Chapter 619: The Materials That Almost Went Wrong

"This Dungeon is finally over," Su Sheng said with some emotion; it was the longest Dungeon he had tackled so far.

But the loot was pretty good; basically everyone leveled up, and Bai Pangpang missed leveling up by only a hair.

At this stage, gaining a level isn't easy.

Besides, Su Sheng obtained a Magic Snake Fang, his ring upgraded again, and there was also an orange material of unknown use.

"By the way, Pangpang, your secondary class is Enchanter, right?" Su Sheng looked at Bai Pangpang.

"Yes," Bai Pangpang replied.

"Can you enchant the Divine Craftsman Stone?" Su Sheng asked.

"I can," Bai Pangpang nodded.

"Go ahead and enchant this," Su Sheng immediately produced the Magic Snake Fang and the Divine Craftsman Stone.

This was Su Sheng's original plan: after clearing those Demon Energy spirits, he could level up, and at level 55, with the Divine Craftsman Stone, he could swap in a Poison Snake Fang.

But because they were inside the Dungeon, he couldn't go out to enchant.

However, Bai Pangpang is an Enchanter.

According to Su Sheng's initial idea, if Bai Pangpang could enchant the Divine Craftsman Stone, after upgrading it they could equip the Poison Snake Fang and then fight the final boss.

He wanted to test whether the Poison Snake Fang's anti‑healing toxin would affect the boss.

If the fang's effect could prevent the boss from healing, the equipment's value would rise another tier.

After all, in the game "Zhu Lu," for players facing the Fourth Calamity, the boss's main difficulty is its regeneration.

But fate is beyond calculation; they realized the experience was still a bit short, and the final boss of this Dungeon turned out to be unusually special.

Fortunately, everything else went smoothly.

"Alright," Bai Pangpang nodded.

Then Bai Pangpang took the items from Su Sheng's hands, pulled out a bunch of tools, and began tinkering.

Everyone watched the scene curiously.

It took about four or five minutes.

"Done," Bai Pangpang handed the Poison Snake Fang back to Su Sheng.

Su Sheng glanced at it; the Divine Craftsman Stone was already enchanted.

"Not bad," Su Sheng said with a smile as he equipped the Poison Snake Fang.

Although compared to the Magic Resistance Ear, swapping in the Poison Snake Fang reduced Su Sheng's max HP by 500.

However, it added 100 agility.

But if this anti‑healing toxin works on the BOSS, that 500‑HP 'mosquito leg' loss isn't a big deal.

Moreover, the newly upgraded ring added over a thousand to max HP and 100 constitution, roughly a 2,000‑HP increase.

Losing 500 max HP isn't a big problem; the other four attributes are all 'mosquito legs'.

At this moment, Su Sheng's stats while holding a shield were 4,692 attack/defense and 39,120 max HP, nearly forty thousand even without Priest Buff.

Dual‑wielding spears without a shield gave 4,292 attack/defense and 37,720 max HP.

He glanced at his shield: a level‑50 purple shield, top‑tier gear now, but it was starting to lag behind Su Sheng.

But for now there's nothing better, so he'll keep using it.

The Magic Wolf Ear—Li Wenwan gave up the post‑Dungeon reward share this time and took it.

After sorting out all that, Su Sheng finally checked his Trial Mission.

Level 55, new skill trial.

Right after clearing the Dungeon, a System Notification arrived together with the Dungeon clear notice, but Su Sheng didn't see it at the time.

He ignored the flashy description and read the mission requirements directly.

Solo a single elite‑level or higher Boss whose level exceeds his own.

Su Sheng curled his lip; this trial mission was getting unreasonable.

Luckily, it didn't demand a no‑damage run.

"Let's go out; the garrison over at Huan Yu is almost ready. Guarding Huan Yu's garrison should be the next Ding‑Seizing War,"

After surveying the surroundings of the Cave and confirming nothing was missing, Su Sheng looked at the Dungeon Teleport Array that had appeared on the cave wall.

The Teleport Array appears once the Dungeon is cleared.

Everyone nodded; the world's help secured their own garrison.

On the Yanhuang side, they definitely have to help defend Yanhuang's garrison.

"We need to set out early, since Brother Tang's garrison is just a village without a Teleport Array, not as convenient as ours,"

Li Wenwan complained.

"Hmm."

Su Sheng nodded, then led the way toward the Dungeon exit Teleport Array.

However, when passing the ruins of the Demon Energy Well, Su Sheng frowned.

Gurgle~

The river water bubbled.

Su Sheng's party emerged from the river.

The Dungeon was cleared, so the Dungeon Entrance Teleport Array naturally vanished.

Splash~

The group crawled from the river onto the shore.

Thinking back, at the critical moment I still had a trick up my sleeve; I almost overlooked this thing.

Su Sheng said, feeling somewhat relieved, and at the same time took out a dull black crystal to examine.

Demon Energy Crystal Core (Red)

Special material, function unknown.

Note: omitted.

A piece of red material lay right on top of the collapsed Demon Energy well.

If it weren't for Su Sheng happening to walk by there, noticing that this inconspicuous black stone felt off, he would have really missed it.

This dungeon run directly yielded two puzzling materials.

Demon Energy Reverse Scale (Orange)

Demon Energy Crystal Core (Red)

They are both Demon Energy materials, but I don't know what they're used for.

Su Sheng shook his head, turned back and asked Iron Hammer.

We're heading back.

The entire group mounted their horses.

…

Returned to Yan Huang Base, there were still over forty minutes of game time.

At this time, Yan Huang Base was still very lively.

Although not to the point of being overcrowded, there were still many players strolling about.

The value of the first player base!

Moreover, it's a town; if it were a village, even if opened, it definitely wouldn't have this many people.

After all, a village has no teleport array; running five or six hours over just to take a look is really boring.

But the town is different; now gold coins are as cheap as cabbage, a one‑coin teleport fee is something anyone would still spend.

Even, many guilds are already contacting Huan Jie to discuss purchasing a shop.

However, Qiancheng Muxue and the Imperial Dynasty are still very far‑sighted; they didn't come over to feel out of place.

Furthermore, even Dawn is asking.

However, Cloud didn't ask; I don't know if it's out of embarrassment or because they lack backing.

But this isn't what Su Sheng cares about; anyway, he doesn't lack Cloud's one guild.

After going around, Su Sheng didn't see Iron Hammer, and couldn't help but feel a bit surprised.

After asking a dwarf, he found out it was in the town center.

Su Sheng ran over and saw Iron Hammer the dwarf in the courtyard at the town center's gate, staring blankly at a sapling.

Although Yanhuang Town is open, the town center is off‑limits to other players; only Yanhuang members and dwarves who are residents of Yanhuang Town may enter.

"Your Excellency Iron Hammer, what are you looking at?" Su Sheng asked.