Chapter 577: [Chaos Magic] and [Item Forging]

When Old Tree Monkey was young, he was also a ruthless character who snatched food from the mouths of Marauders.

Unfortunately, now that he was getting on in years, the few Gene Chains in his body could completely not support his currently decrepit body.

Several internal organs in his body had already been replaced with mechanical organs. The days of Living on the Edge were long no longer suitable for him.

That was why he organized such a Scavenger Squad, wanting to try his luck and earn some pension money.

As the Boss in the scavenger team, he was the true decision-maker. His seemingly decrepit and hunched body was also enough to erupt with power that made the other Squad Members fearful.

The feelings, or intuition, of the other Squad Members clearly didn't have much persuasiveness. They could only honestly follow the Boss forward.

Old Tree Monkey wasn't truly without any suspicions, it was just that he would rather suppress his own suspicions about such an unusual matter.

Under normal circumstances, it was always accompanied by certain secrets, and secrets were very valuable.

A scavenger amphibious Spaceship passed through the high-altitude acid rain layer, setting off towards the target.

This thing looked square, thousands of meters tall, even protruding out of the acid rain layer. At regular intervals, there were thick metal columns arranged, and the entire thing was embedded into the mountain body.

There were also some broken stones on the Ground. The cracked edges looked very new, as if they had collapsed from this mountain body.

After observing from a close distance, the old Smart Terminal quickly outlined a model, projecting it in front of everyone.

"This thing... looks a bit strange."

"Yeah, those straight metal columns are arranged very neatly..."

"...The gaps between them are stuffed full of stones, which is why the sonar ripples outlined such a strange exterior..."

"...Why do I feel like this Cage directly appeared inside the mountain body, which is why those stones were squeezed out..."

The numerous Squad Members were discussing, failing to make out what this thing actually was for a time.

"This is a Cage." Old Tree Monkey suddenly spoke up. The crowd was taken aback, and then someone immediately said: "The Boss is still the most knowledgeable, telling that this thing is a Cage at a glance."

"Damn it, stop kissing ass. Hurry up and go down to take a look. I feel like there are definitely good things inside." Old Tree Monkey could be certain that this Cage was absolutely not on this planet before.

Otherwise, it would have been drilled through by someone long ago. How could it be left until now?

And this thing was obviously not erupted from a Cosmic Volcano.

He had a premonition that a lifetime of wealth might just fall on this thing.

The Transport Vehicle rapidly descended, its exterior undergoing a transformation. Metal tracks extended from beneath the old shell, and a gleaming metal drill bit emerged at the front. It was the newest-looking thing on this Spaceship.

The drill bit buzzed, forcefully breaking through the surrounding rocks, advancing towards the depths of this Cage.

Clatter!

Soon, the tip of the drill finally pierced through the rock and entered an open area.

All the Squad Members walked down, turned on their searchlights, and observed the surrounding environment.

Here was a 10x10 space. The stone walls were flat, as if cut by something.

From the four corners, thick black metal chains extended, finally converging on a silver-white metal platform in the center.

"Boss, why do I feel this place is a bit weird?"

Between Cages and Chains, it made these guys feel somewhat creeped out.

"Weird my ass! I feel there's nothing more comfortable than here." Old Tree Monkey glared fiercely at the other party, and then shouted: "All standing there like fucking corpses, get to work!"

"If you don't work, don't even think about getting your salary this month!"

Hearing this, everyone immediately took out various detectors and began to scan the surroundings.

The metal chains and the metal platform were key areas, naturally impossible to overlook. Someone muttered: "There are no signs of rust at all. This must be some kind of high-strength alloy."

He carefully took out a thumb-thick metal knife from his pocket and lightly scratched it across, leaving no marks whatsoever.

"Damn, the strength is even higher than B-Class alloy! Just cutting off these few Chains and taking them out would be a massive fortune."

Hearing this, everyone became increasingly excited. The better and higher the quality of this thing, the higher their share would be.

However, this also meant there were more unknown risks.

"What are you howling for, quickly bring the cutting gun." Old Tree Monkey said angrily.

The Squad Members excitedly brought over the high-energy plasma cutting gun. This cutting gun propelled by compressed energy could spew flames up to five hundred thousand degrees.

It could be considered the most precious thing of their entire Scavenger Squad.

There was no helping it. For scavengers like them, what they feared most wasn't not finding good things.

But finding good things and having no way to take them away. Therefore, they absolutely could not skimp on mining equipment.

However, an event that made them dumbfounded occurred.

They only saw the blazing blue-purple flames spewing onto those Black Chains, yet still failing to cause any damage. The Chains didn't budge an inch.

"Oh my god, even the high-energy plasma cutting gun can't cut it. Even forging an A-Class Energy Engine wouldn't use such a hard material, right?"

His expression was astonished, and then fell again. The good news was that this thing was far more precious than he imagined; the bad news was they couldn't take it away.

Old Tree Monkey flew into a rage and took action himself, but ended up failing to leave any marks despite trying everything.

He could only resentfully stop. Just this bit of effort, the high-energy plasma cutting plus the consumed compressed Energy Blocks were a not-inconsiderable sum of wealth.

The flame of excitement in everyone's hearts seemed to be extinguished by a basin of cold water.

"No way, we clearly discovered an unknown Civilization Ruins, yet there's no valuable harvest. Did we make a wasted trip?" A Squad Member began to wail.

"Stop dwelling on this thing, go check the metal platform in the center." Old Tree Monkey was reluctant to part, but could only turn his head and leave.

Under the great ups and downs, everyone's mood was somewhat sorrowful. If they had found nothing at all, their mood might be even better than now.

The silver-white metal platform seemed like a column embedded in the stone.

It was just that after a Squad Member dug down tens of meters along the edge, they determined that this thing wasn't embedded in the stone at all, but integrated into the entire outer Cage.

"Damn it, I don't believe there's nothing in here!"

"Such a massive Cage, such sturdy materials, it must be imprisoning something unimaginable."

"I beg you, open..." Old Tree Monkey sometimes flew into a rage, sometimes wept bitterly, and even knelt before the metal platform to perform some ancient rituals.

The other Squad Members Looked at Each Other in Dismay, and could only search the surroundings to see if there were any clues.

Right at this time, accompanied by a click, luminescent cracks appeared on the surface of the silver-white metal platform, and then it slowly opened.

Old Tree Monkey, who was already preparing to drip blood, hurriedly stopped his actions. That was a method from some ancient Civilization.

The silver-white metal platform split from the center, and a tray slowly emerged in the middle. On it was a black metal box with a smooth surface, devoid of any visible seams.

"Boss, how did you do it?"

"Haha, finally a harvest."

"What is this thing?"

Everyone gathered around in pleasant surprise, touching here and knocking there.

Although they didn't know what this thing was, looking at this exterior and the sturdiness of the metal, they wouldn't have to worry about not being able to sell it in the Black Market.

"I've seen all sorts of things in the world, I naturally have my ways." Old Tree Monkey climbed up from the Ground, looking unfathomable.

In his heart, he was also secretly muttering, was that crying and complaining just now really useful?

"Fuck, this thing weighs a full 1346 tons. Just what density of metal is this, it seems only the core density of a neutron star can compare..." A Squad Member had already familiarly begun testing.

Although this thing had a very high density, fortunately they had relevant Instruments and could still take it away.

"This looks like a box. There wouldn't be some treasure inside, right?"

"Even if there is, it's not something we can open."

"Damn it, just getting a box, I'm too unwilling."

"It's good enough that there's something!" Old Tree Monkey glared at him:

"Go back and make up a story about an ancient Civilization Ruins, just say this thing contains a massive secret. Coupled with this high-density, high-strength alloy, it should fetch a good price."

He immediately greeted everyone to load this device onto the Transport Vehicle.

Something of this density placed into a Compressed Space could easily cause the interior of the Compressed Space to Collapse.

Inside here, only this thing could be taken away. No matter how unwilling everyone was, they could only temporarily leave.

It was just that, in the Spaceship, one of the Squad Members said thoughtfully:

"This entire Cage wouldn't be made of that special metal, right? If so, although we can't cut it, we could take the whole thing away."

"Stop dreaming. The density of this metal is too great. Didn't you see the surrounding crust had a tendency to Collapse? To take this giant Cage away, you'd at least need a Sureyas-class super Transport Vehicle."

"Selling the few of us wouldn't even be enough for one of their tow hooks."

Everyone couldn't help but shake their heads. Only Old Tree Monkey's eyes flickered. Although he couldn't take it away, he could use this Cage as supplementary information for the black metal box.

I'm afraid, there would be people interested.

The Spaceship quickly drove away from here. Old Tree Monkey knew that the most important thing right now was to sell this thing as soon as possible.

Otherwise, once this Cage was known by others, that supplementary information wouldn't be worth money anymore.

………

[Special Item—Chaos Power: Chaos Magic from the Scarlet Witch, possessing the ability to change everything.

After use—can modify reality to a certain extent.]

The crimson witch action figure flipped continuously in his hand, its tiny face seemingly very angry.

This naturally was the harvest from the Scarlet Witch. It was just that this time, Number Two still didn't manage to kill this Scarlet Witch.

Last time he was forced back by Doctor Strange using the Time Stone. Due to various external factors, plus the entire Avengers looking for him.

He also came into contact with this Scarlet Witch. He was about to kill her, but who knew the Chaos Magic inside the Scarlet Witch would suddenly experience an Explosive Potential. Number Two missed, letting the other party escape.

He only obtained this [Chaos Power].

Chaos Magic and the Reality Stone achieved the same result through different means. Not only because they were both red, but more so because they could change reality.

Although this [Chaos Power] was a consumable item, not comparable to the [Reality Stone], this thing didn't require Li Yu to bear the cost.

Of course, besides this thing, there was another quite interesting item, coming from Iron Man.

Not long after the Scarlet Witch, he ran into this protagonist among protagonists.

This guy couldn't compare to Divine Spirits yet, and was GG'ed in one round. But Number Two didn't kill him, instead taking him away, seemingly preparing a Trap.

Even so, under multiple beatings, there was still an unexpected harvest.

[Special Item—Item Forging: A skilled manufacturer can forge multiple items into something stronger.

Fusing two or more items together can birth a new item, or result in failure.

(Note: The higher the compatibility and the fewer the quantity, the higher the success rate)]

Interesting... Li Yu rubbed his chin. This thing might forge a relatively powerful item, but could also cause huge losses, like a Gamble.

However, if the compatibility was relatively high, it could increase the success rate. This point was still somewhat comforting.

This thing was quite interesting. Li Yu's eyes flickered slightly. He was already thinking of certain uses, such as strengthening the Death Star.

But he didn't act rashly. What Li Yu cared about wasn't the specific efficacy, but the hidden information in this description.

Under the Cosmic Rules of the Main Universe, Entity items clearly couldn't undergo "forging fusion".

This also meant that this "forging" was completed by the System, and the ability was also granted by the System.

After success, that item would become a System item, and it would definitely come with a manual.

The "manual" was quite formidable. Basically, all things would have nowhere to hide in front of the System, arranged clearly and unmistakably.

He casually flipped through the System page again. Of course, there were some other things, all obtained from wanton destruction and killing.

Things like [Title - Homicidal Maniac] and [Anti-Explosion Shield] had no use to him.

Getting these two items put Li Yu in a good mood. The anxiety caused by the slow progress of the Titan Gene Chain during this period also relaxed.

Modulating the Titan Gene Chain was clearly not a simple matter. Even with enough Gene Samples, it required a massive amount of time to perfect.

Fortunately, Li Yu now had enough manpower and abundant resources. It was no longer the impoverished situation from before where he couldn't keep up in all aspects.

Coupled with the previous experience of modulating the Celestial God Gene Chain, the numerous researchers had a Tacit Understanding. Although the difficulty had risen, the modulation time was shortened.

(End of Chapter)