Chapter 222: Heading to Pain Manor

Daxia City, Military Department, office of the highest-ranking officer.

After Wu Guangzhou finished listening to Zhou Chu's report, he could not calm his heart for a long time.

The Demon Suppression Tower, which was considered a forbidden area by the entire Daxia Military Department, had all the powerful demons imprisoned inside wiped out by Zhou Chu alone.

One must know that these demons were all existences with formidable strength and heinous crimes.

Every single demon had hands stained with the blood of numerous Daxia soldiers.

To put it bluntly, if the Military Department from top to bottom hadn't been unable to do anything about these demons, they wouldn't have been imprisoned in this Demon Suppression Tower.

Although the Demon Suppression Tower could greatly suppress the demons' power, it was ultimately not a long-term solution.

Once the energy of the energy core that suppressed the demons' power in the Demon Suppression Tower was exhausted, that would be the moment this group of demons broke out of the tower.

Therefore, in order to keep the energy core in the Demon Suppression Tower from being exhausted, the military had tried almost every possible method and finally greatly reduced the consumption rate of the energy core's energy.

However, it could only last for less than two years at most.

Therefore, the matter of mining the Soul Crystal Mine appeared imminent.

Never would he have thought that these two major problems that had plagued the Military Department for years would be easily solved by a fledgling Zhou Chu.

Wu Guangzhou looked at Zhou Chu with a solemn expression and said, "Zhou Chu, you perhaps do not yet know that the matter of the Demon Suppression Tower's energy core has always been a heart-worrying disaster for the Military Department."

"Once this energy core's energy is exhausted, the demons inside the Demon Suppression Tower will swarm out, and the consequences will be unimaginable. We have tried every method to delay the energy consumption, but we can only hold on for less than two years at most. And the Soul Crystal Mine is the key to replenishing the energy core."

Zhou Chu nodded and couldn't help but ask, "Chief, has the mining of the Soul Crystal Mine begun?"

Wu Guangzhou shook his head with a bitter smile: "It is not that easy. Recently, experts have been working day and night on mining plans, but due to the lack of mining methods for soul crystal mines and the complex environment within the Soul Crystal Mine, progress has been very slow."

"To overcome this difficulty, it is estimated that it won't be done in a year or half a year."

"As for the request you mentioned earlier, it seems it will have to be shelved for the time being. If the mining problem cannot be broken through, I presume it is hard for anyone who knows how to refine Soul Crystals to exist."

"Unless we let the Elf race that perished ten thousand years ago come back to life."

After hearing Wu Guangzhou's words, Zhou Chu also understood the difficulties currently faced by the military.

If the mining difficulty could not be overcome in a short time, then the refining speed of the soul crystal ore would be infinitely extended.

Fortunately, this difficulty had been overcome by Lich King Pantos, and recently he had been continuously refining Soul Crystals, and the soul crystal ore collected earlier had also been almost consumed.

Moreover, Zhou Chu also knew that once it was announced that Pantos had overcome the technology for refining, on one hand, it would make Shenxia's soul crystal stone technology far exceed other countries, and on the other hand, it would also arouse the covetousness of various forces.

Therefore, Zhou Chu planned to keep it secret for the time being; now the country first needed to solve the mining problem, as for refining, that belonged to the subsequent processes.

It is just as the saying goes, a clever housewife cannot cook without rice.

Without raw materials, even if one only mastered the later processes, it would ultimately be in vain.

"Regardless, you have helped the Military Department and even the entire country eliminate a huge hidden danger this time. Without the threat of the demons in the Demon Suppression Tower, we can deal with the matter of the Soul Crystal Mine with peace of mind."

"In view of your outstanding contributions, feel free to make any requests. Except for what we currently cannot do, everything else will be satisfied."

Wu Guangzhou stood up and said with a relaxed smile.

Zhou Chu thought that if the mining technology could not be broken through for a day, it would also have a huge impact on his refining of Soul Crystals.

Now it seemed he could not just wait; perhaps he could also try to explore and research it himself.

"Chief, I would like to enter the Soul Crystal Mine again to investigate. Although I am not a professional in geology and ore veins, after the last clearing operation, I have also gained some understanding of the situation inside."

"Perhaps I can help find the distribution of the ore veins inside. If the ore source can be found, it is estimated that there will be a breakthrough in mining methods."

Zhou Chu proposed.

In reality, there was another reason for Zhou Chu to propose entering the Soul Crystal Mine, which was to collect some raw materials for refining crystals along the way.

This could be considered some of his own small selfish motives.

After hearing Zhou Chu's proposal, Wu Guangzhou's eyes couldn't help but light up. After pondering for a moment, he nodded and said: "You may. If you have any ideas, go ahead and act boldly. As long as it is something beneficial to mining, the Military Department will definitely do its utmost to support it."

"I will adjust the permissions of your Officer Card to the highest level, and then you will be able to reach the Soul Crystal Mine directly through any teleportation array of the Military Department."

At this time, Wu Guangzhou raised his eyes to look at Zhou Chu and continued: "I have also heard about you discovering a Black Dragon Egg in the Soul Crystal Mine last time."

"Long Aofei spent almost half his life trying to find the Dragon Egg. That you were able to discover it by chance can be considered fulfilling a wish for him."

"During this recent period, he will definitely put all his energy into hatching the Dragon Egg and refining his Life Soul Artifact. I will take over the relevant matters of the Military Competition, and you, as the challenger instructor for this time, must cooperate with me to complete this competition."

Leaving Wu Guangzhou's office, Zhou Chu rushed to the Pain Manor in the Abyss without stopping.

Meilanni the Witch of Poisonous Mist was his next target.

Under the guidance of Gadi's Void Shuttle, Zhou Chu arrived at the Abyss once again.

Almost in the blink of an eye, Zhou Chu appeared, and a dilapidated and massive manor appeared before his eyes.

Because the Pain Manor was located in a large swamp, it was not only shrouded in thick poisonous mist but also had bottomless mud pits; one would fall into them if not careful.

Therefore, Zhou Chu had to perform Soul Entanglement with Ganas the Lord of Treacherous Poison. Relying on the poison resistance ability on the other's body, Zhou Chu could be unaffected by the poisonous mist.

Following that, Zhou Chu transformed into the appearance of a swamp poison lizard and headed deep into the manor.

The special body structure and wide, flat feet of the swamp poison lizard allowed Zhou Chu to walk on flat ground in the swamp full of mud pits.

Soon, Zhou Chu arrived in front of a decaying building in the manor. This building looked precarious, its walls covered with moss and cracks, emitting an aura of decay.

Zhou Chu slowly pushed open the gate that was about to be corroded until only the frame remained and walked in. The entire room was filled with even thicker poisonous mist, almost obscuring his vision.

He saw a figure looming in the center of the room.

As Zhou Chu approached, the figure gradually became clear; it was none other than the Poison Mist Witch, Meilanni.

She sat askew on a chair woven from purple vines, resting her head with one hand, seemingly dozing off.

Perhaps having heard a slight movement, the Poison Mist Witch gently lifted her eyelids and saw a swamp poison lizard sneaking closer.

"A tiny little beast dares to disturb me!" the Poison Mist Witch muttered impatiently.

Yet he saw her other hand wave violently, and a mass of green liquid left her hand, immediately transforming into a sharp poison arrow that shot rapidly toward that swamp poison lizard.