Chapter 201: They Are Trustworthy!

Zhou Chu frowned deeply; he had not expected that the Emperor Tomb would be unable to directly hatch this Dragon egg.

Clearly, the hatching conditions required for this Dragon egg were more specific and could not be met by ordinary cultivation methods.

It seemed he was not fated to enjoy this Dragon egg.

However, he quickly thought of someone; perhaps only that person could find a way to hatch the Dragon egg.

At this, Zhou Chu could only offer a helpless smile.

There was no help for it; this Dragon egg would just have to go to someone else.

Carefully putting the Dragon egg back into his Storage Space, Zhou Chu searched through the Soul Crystal Mine for materials he could use to upgrade his Life Soul Artifact.

However, these Soul Crystal Stones were all raw stones that had not been refined, and they could not be used as high-precision Soul Crystals.

Looking at the Soul Crystal Raw Stones scattered everywhere, Zhou Chu could not help but frown.

According to the God of Nature, to refine Soul Crystal Raw Stones into Soul Crystals, one not only needed to distinguish their purity but also had to put them through several processes.

This cumbersome and delicate craft was once exclusively monopolized by the Elf race, and later, with the decline and fall of the Elf race, this craft also fell into obscurity.

Zhou Chu estimated that some of the current experts specializing in Soul Crystal mines might not necessarily have mastered this technique, so there was still a long way to go before he could refine high-purity Soul Crystals.

How to quickly refine Soul Crystals was the greatest problem placed before Zhou Chu.

He knew nothing about Soul Crystal Stones, and since even those mining experts could not solve the problem, he was naturally even more helpless.

At this moment, the God of Nature once again transformed into a Guardian Elf and flew out from Zhou Chu's body, picked up a Soul Crystal Raw Stone from the ground, and used her Divine Power; it took her nearly a minute to transform that raw stone into a Soul Crystal.

The Soul Crystal was teardrop-shaped, and its surface was as smooth and crystal-clear as a gemstone.

To refine this Soul Crystal, the God of Nature seemed to have exhausted quite a bit of Divine Power, and a trace of fatigue appeared on her face; holding the Soul Crystal, she said to Zhou Chu, "Zhou Chu, you see, refining Soul Crystals is no easy task. With my current abilities, it takes a lot of energy to refine just one."

"So the best method is to find someone who has mastered this refining technique as soon as possible; otherwise, relying solely on Divine Power to refine them, I can refine at most one a day, and it takes three days to recover the Divine Power."

In fact, the God of Nature was also quite helpless.

In this era dominated by human Soul Professionals, the infrastructure was built quite impressively, but the traditional crafts were a complete mess.

She had originally thought she could quickly have Zhou Chu's Life Soul Artifact upgraded, and then help herself reshape her remnant body as soon as possible and get rid of the nourishment of Zhou Chu's Soul Power.

Now, this was a fine mess: they had the ore but no technique, and the plan would have to be shelved indefinitely.

"However, I can currently help you identify the purity of the ores, so you can avoid taking many detours in this regard," the helpless God of Nature finally said.

Zhou Chu was just worrying; let alone refining the ore, even identifying the purity of the ore was already a major problem for him.

Hearing that the God of Nature could do it for him, it would indeed save a lot of unnecessary wasted time.

As long as he picked out raw stones with sufficient purity, the next step was to do everything possible to find someone who could refine Soul Crystals.

The Shenxia Kingdom was vast and rich in resources, with many talented people; he did not believe that in such a large country, there would be no one who knew how to refine Soul Crystals.

Thus, Zhou Chu immediately pulled a specialized excavation tool from his Storage Space and, under the direction of the God of Nature, began to rummage and dig through the Soul Crystal Raw Stones covering the ground.

Wherever the God of Nature pointed, the raw stone would emit light of varying intensity; the higher the brightness, the higher the purity.

Li Er, who was to the side, was not idle either; she conjured a device that looked like both an electric drill and a chainsaw in her palm, and with a light shake, the tool in her hand emitted a buzzing sound.

She cleared away the crushed ore around the high-purity Soul Crystal Raw Stones pointed out by the God of Nature to make it easier for Zhou Chu to dig.

It had to be said that with Li Er's assistance, Zhou Chu's excavation speed had increased significantly.

Zhou Chu was even more selective, picking only the best from the high-purity ones, specifically digging for the raw stones with the most dazzling light.

Time passed unconsciously, but Zhou Chu worked tirelessly among these raw stones.

At this time, at the entrance of the Soul Crystal Mine.

Seeing that the map of the mine had been completed, Wu Guangzhou and Long Aofei both involuntarily let out a long sigh of relief.

At the same time, the nerves of both men, which had been tense, also relaxed.

A trace of a gratified smile could not help but appear on Wu Guangzhou's face, and he could not help but sigh, "It's finally finished; this period of time has really been nerve-wracking."

"As expected of the Demon Snipers, they really are a cure for all ills, hahaha."

As he spoke, this highest-ranking officer of the Military Department could not suppress the joy in his heart and burst into laughter.

Seeing that Zhou Chu could complete the mission so quickly, the smile on Long Aofei's face was even more brilliant: "Chief, you should be at ease this time, right? In the future, whenever there is a mission in this regard, just confidently hand it over to the Demon Sniper Squad to handle."

Wu Guangzhou smiled and nodded, saying, "Indeed, the performance of the Demon Sniper Squad this time has truly made me look at them with new eyes. I was worried before that the mine mission was too arduous for them to handle, but now it seems I was overthinking it."

Long Aofei responded with a smile: "That's for sure. That kid Zhou Chu, don't look at how he usually seems casual; at critical moments, he is never ambiguous. They are trustworthy!"

Wu Guangzhou smiled, his gaze returning to the virtual map, and then he looked at the location of the entrance, frowning slightly, a trace of worry flashing in his eyes: "That may be so, but they have been inside for so long, why haven't they come out yet? Nothing has gone wrong, has it?"

Long Aofei checked the time, a trace of worry flashing in his eyes, but he still had firm faith in Zhou Chu's ability, so he said, "It shouldn't be. Last time when dealing with the crisis in the Nightmare Land, it only took two hours."

"I think the situation in the Soul Crystal Mine this time is a bit trickier than the Nightmare Land, so it should take a little longer in terms of time."

Wu Guangzhou nodded: "I hope so. Then let's wait a bit longer; if he hasn't come out after another while, we will have to organize personnel to go in and look for them."

Just as the two were discussing, Zhou Chu and Li Er walked out from the mine entrance.

Seeing Zhou Chu and Li Er walk out of the mine safe and sound, the worry on the faces of Wu Guangzhou and Long Aofei instantly turned into surprise.

Although Long Aofei looked calm on the surface, he had long been anxious in his heart.

He quickly stepped forward, looked Zhou Chu and Li Er up and down, and said with a smile, "Oh my, you finally came out; you worried us to death. How was it? Was the mission successful?"