Chapter 96. Gathering of Bigwigs

     On Tuesday, from 10 AM to 5:30 PM, half of the ore materials in Ye Mo’s space were reduced, all transformed into lumps or blocks of different metals.

     In the process, to perfectly adjust the alloy element content, another 60 points of metal reducing agent was purchased.

     Others may not know, but in the eyes of Xiao Fang, the administrative assistant, her new boss is both cool and beautiful, a workaholic. Perhaps successful people are all like that, and she has also started to delve into professional books.

     ZzZ… Off work?

     In the evening, Ye Mo returned home and started the first preliminary artificial cold forging in the old small studio. Her mental power increased. The precise scale of some blanks in this batch increased from micron level to nanometer level, and 1 micron equals 1000 nanometers.

     It’s not that she has high standards, but rather yesterday’s study plunged Ye Mo deep into the sea of numbers. Perhaps the success rate and high efficiency of the array are related to its high precision, but in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, Mr. Meng Sheng and others couldn’t perceive such subtle changes with the naked eye.

     Therefore, Ye Mo increased the precision of each step, from high precision to ultra-high precision, and finally to an almost perverted level of precision. Such a level of precision is simply impossible for human hands to achieve. It can only be done by using a basic manipulation technique, where mental power is used for precise detection, followed by mental manipulation of the blade for detailed processing

   【Survivor Ye Mo has exceeded their mental limit. Their Spirit stat has increased by 1.】 ×3

     This process consumes a lot of mental power. Naturally, the breakthrough rate is higher than before, and the speed is also much slower.

     But there is no doubt that mental power will become a unique killer of Ye Mo’s props and weapons. Others cannot copy it, and others don’t know it. They mostly attribute it to talent.

     The above process was repeated the next day.

     However, in the laboratory, there are a series of additional processes such as heat treatment of cold forging blanks last night, while at home, there are a series of subsequent processes such as purchasing spirit stones, monster cores, engraving formations, and magic processing.

     Before starting on the spiritual arrays, magic stones, or performing magic processing, Ye Mo took out the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array and a pile of drained magic beast crystal cores from her storage space. She placed the magic beast crystal cores on herself and sat on the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array to work.

     Repeat the above work on the third day.

     Because Ye Mo was initially practicing the fusion and matching problem of alchemy and the five-element array, the process except smelting was many times more complicated than before, and coupled with the limited mental power problem, it took longer.

     However, the result was gratifying. When she mastered the distribution of the five-element energy and the principle of the mutual generation and repulsion of the five elements, she felt much more relaxed when looking at the alchemy formula and the alchemy array, and she was no longer confused.

     And these alchemy formulas and alchemy arrays can provide new concepts and design ideas for the five-element array.

     Facts have proved that if you master the principles, the two can be connected, and combining them is only a matter of time.

     As of Friday, it’s notable that by around 6 PM on Saturday, the energy of the deceased from the neighboring factory had nearly dissipated. The spirit lingered for approximately 6 days and 4 hours.

……

     Even with the help of a personal laboratory, due to the first joint experiment of the spirit array and magic array, Ye Mo’s metal product was completed at 5 pm on Sunday.

     During the experiment, a lot of materials were wasted, and the product obtained was barely a little higher than expected.

     The total cost was 5900 points, which included 1500 points for raw materials, 250 points for various additives like catalysts, and 4150 points for rare items such as spirit stones and monster cores. After paying these costs, only 13 points were left in the system. Additionally, 500 points were borrowed from both Wang Xue and Watson.

     Results:

     Zhang San Group Inventory: [Testing Array (system store value: 3000 points), Martial Arts Mechanism (4200 points), one high-grade weapon (2500 points), three mid-to-high-grade weapons (1500 points). The following crafting fees can be charged: 1500+2100+1050+750 = 5400 points.]

      Maria’s Shop Weapons: [3 high-grade attribute weapons, 14 mid-to-high-grade attribute weapons, 69 mid-grade attribute weapons, 181 low-grade attribute weapons. PS: Including swords, bows, brooches, cuffs, shoes, daggers, and Li’s Willow Leaf Sword.]

     A separate collection of five-element weapons that stand apart from the magic array: [2 high-grade swords, 7 mid-to-high-grade weapons, and 31 low-grade weapons. Unlike Maria’s assortment, these weapons are exclusively Chinese and include a variety of hidden weapons such as flying needles.]

     In addition, there were Watson’s water-type spirit gathering array, Wang Xue’s high-grade sword, Ye Mo’s small-scale heat-forging spirit energy equipment mechanism, a mid-to-high-grade cold-forging hammer, two mid-grade files, several attribute-imbued grinding wheels, drills, cutting knives, screwdriver bits and sockets, hole punchers, wood carving knives, and various tools and spare parts.

     The yield was enormous.

     Interestingly, even depleted monster cores can be partially replenished by the spirit gathering array, and higher-ranked cores yield better results. However, the recovery rate is still relatively low.

     In short, these past few nights have been spent absorbing energy, and each core has regained about 5% of its power. The system’s five-element array has also consumed a similar amount of spirit stones.

     As a result, Ye Mo’s constitution has increased by two points, strength by one, and mental spirit by a significant 15 points.

     It’s clear that hard work pays off.

…

     Ye Mo went upstairs to have dinner first, then returned to the basement to take a picture of the weapons on a wall and shared it with Wang Xue and Watson, adding, 【The work Běn jù zǐ has created, now shared with you all.】 

     Before Watson came online, Wang Xue’s reply came quickly: 【Damn, Sister Jing, where did you rob an entire country’s weapons arsenal?】 

     Ye Mo:【Probably still a bit short of being rich enough to rival a country.】 

     After the joke, Ye Mo passed Wang Xue her custom-made sword, along with an extra sword, a dagger, and some defensive brooches. As for the hidden weapons, he would give them to her once Watson finished refining the waste poison.

   【Thank you, Sister Jing. What about Wang Wu and her friends? Do you want to contact them? 】

   【Trade again at 9 am tomorrow. All future transactions with the national team will be fixed at this time, even if the time period overlaps with Maria’s shop by chance. 】

   【OK.】 

     After chatting with Wang Xue, Ye Mo sent a “yes” to Ji Li, who replied in about three minutes.

   【The intermediate attribute willow leaf sword you customized last time is ready, but I think you may need a similar high-level willow leaf sword (strength +6, agility +4, constitution +1)? 】

     Ji Li knew that the high-level attribute swords in the system mall were all above 2,000 points, and he couldn’t afford them, so he replied: 【Conditions. 】

     Ye Mo: 【The undead appeared in the real world, right? Can we exchange some information about the undead? What is the difference between the undead in the real world and the dungeon world? Are there different levels of undead? 】

     Ji Li: 【Deal.】

     Ji Li: 【Since the first round of dungeons, the real world has been changing, but the undead could not take shape at that time; after the second round of dungeons, people who died in the real world will become undead, but the survivors will not, because their souls have dissipated in the dungeon world, after the third round of dungeons, the undead stayed in the real world for a longer time, which is related to the aura in the air. They are now the lowest level of undead and will not cause harm to people. Simple strong light can destroy them, but if they continue to develop, or if there are survivors who die in the real world, higher-level undead may appear, but it is not certain, because the soul and physical fitness are still different.】

   【Undead classifications differ between civilizations and can be categorized similarly to the abcdef ability system. The highest undead tier I’m aware of is E, whereas F-tier undead don’t exist in reality…】

     Ji Li is very trustworthy. He gave a lot of detailed information. After he finished speaking, Ye Mo passed both swords to him without hesitation, and the two completed the first transaction.

   【Happy cooperation. If you have any information or weapons you want to know in the future, you can cooperate again at any time. 】

   【Okay. 】

…

     Ye Mo closed the chat with Ji Li, took out her laptop, and started editing the document. After browsing it correctly, she copied it to the survivor forum and clicked New Post to send it out.

   【Poster: Maria

     Title: Weapons and Equipment for Sale, Limited Quantity, First Come First Served.

     Content: The OP will check their private messages regularly and reply selectively. Bargaining will result in being blacklisted.

     Following are all the items:

    * High-tier attribute weapons: One high-tier fire attribute Gurkha kukri (strength+7, agility+2, constitution+1), 2400 points; One high-tier attribute Tang dao (strength+6, agility+4, constitution+1), 2400 points; One…

    * Mid-high tier attribute weapons: [List of items]

    * Mid-tier attribute weapons: [List of items]

    * Low-tier attribute weapons: [List of items]

    * ps: Important reminder, those who are not interested in purchasing, please go to the system store to shop, otherwise, you will be blacklisted, thank you!】

     As soon as this post came out, it immediately became popular.

   【First floor: High-tier weapons, there are actually high-tier weapons! I only have 800 points. Drooling over Maria’s post. Boss, wait for me until I finish the next, next, next, next dungeon.】

   【Second floor: At first glance, these weapons must be worth 100,000 or 200,000 points, right? Maria, which consortium are you from?.】

   【Third floor: Buy, buy, buy! I’ll buy a low-tier attribute one. I’ve sent you a private message, Boss, please check it out!. 】

     Just as the survivors were discussing it, familiar groups or accounts appeared in the comment area one after another——

     The Arthurian Legend · Arthur: 【Maria, congratulations on the reopening of the store, I have sent a private message, happy cooperation!】 

     King Cobra · Bella: 【Maria, I am very happy to meet you, I wish the store a big sale.】 

     Free America: 【Look forward to working with you. 】

    Fúsāng Medical Group·Masao Nakamura: 【Maria, I wish the product will sell well. I have sent you a private message. Happy cooperation. 】

     Alexander: 【Maria, I have sent you a private message. Happy cooperation. 】

     Lani Shannon: 【Maria, I have sent you a private message. I look forward to working with you. 】

     Pea Shooter Qiu Qianren: 【Good luck in opening the store! 】

     …More omitted.

     “!!!”

     At that moment, countless people in the world dropped their phones in shock. Some even crushed their phones into pieces. Some rubbed their eyes or pinched themselves hard to make sure they were not dreaming.