Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

It seemed that the current stage of the competition had nothing amazing to offer compared to the previous ones. It might have had something to do with Zachary's outstanding performance in the second stage that people just assumed the next one would be much better.

Polly and her brother Pollard were also watching the competition.

"Pollard, that man never told me the truth. That day I asked him if his weapon refining aid was the Ghostly Fire Furnace, but he lied to me," Polly grumbled as she stared daggers at Zachary. After she asked him the question the other day and got his answer, only to have her father point out that she'd been fooled by him.

"It's because you believe whatever he says. You're too easily fooled! I'm worried Harley may fool you into agreeing to be his wife one day. Ha-ha!" Pollard chortled.

"Dad, did you hear what Pollard just said?! He's making fun of me, his own sister!" Polly's face turned bright red at her brother's teasing.

"He's right. You are too naive. But you should learn from your mistakes in the future. Your mother would despair of her luck in not giving birth to a smart daughter if you do end up being fooled into becoming his wife," Jace said, pretending to be serious.

"You two are so bad. I'll tell Mom you bullied me once I get home." Polly knew that they were merely teasing her, so she pretended to be mad.

"Well, and I will tell her that you have feelings for Harley!" Pollard countered with a cunning smile on his face.

"What are you talking about? I'm not the least bit interested in him!" Polly shot him a glare.

"If you're not interested in Harley, why do you care that he lied to you? Didn't you always ignore all men? I've never seen you care so much about a man. I'm your brother. I know you quite well. Don't lie to yourself!" Pollard's tone turned serious.

His words stunned Polly. If she really thought about it, then she'd have to admit that yes, she did care a little about Zachary.

Jace smiled at his daughter and said nothing, lost in thought.

On the other side, the battle between Zachary and Anthony wa

ion also appeared on Anthony's face as he stared at Zachary. Yet, he soon became composed. A weapon that could be done in such a short time couldn't possibly be of good quality. There was no way it could be anything but rubbish.

Just as the weapon cracked open, Zachary instantly smashed it directly into the other one. Bang! The sound of objects colliding with each other echoed in the air. Sparks could be seen.

The weapon was completely torn apart. But strangely enough, it turned out the weapon was a hammer. It was rather an ordinary one at that, definitely not on any star level.

"It's... What kind of weapon is this? It is actually a zero-star weapon."

"It doesn't look like a weapon. It's just an ordinary hammer."

"Why did he forge a hammer for no reason at all?" The crowd roared.

No one had expected Zachary would end up refining such an ordinary hammer.

"Humph! He is just trying to appear mysterious and enigmatic. His strength is just so-so," Anthony snorted coldly. He put the completed weapon in the cold tank. Once it hit the water, a loud hiss floated through the air as smoke diffused around it.

Suddenly, with a loud bang, the cold water tank burst into pieces, water splashing everywhere. A cool sword-shaped weapon fell out, flashing and eye-catching, emitting a strong aura. The energy coming from it proved to everyone that it was not an ordinary weapon.