Chapter 233

"Chi Yun?!!"

Looking at the name written on the contract by the other party, Su Hao gave a slight start.

He always felt that the name was very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

But according to his memory, among those skilled in using fire, there didn't seem to be anyone called Chi Yun.

But he soon stopped thinking about it; perhaps it was just someone's name that happened to coincide with the woman before him.

After all, the Chi Yun before him possessed Supernatural Grade Fifth Rank abilities and, for unknown reasons, was trapped in this cave.

Given Shensha's abilities, it's not surprising that Chi Yun is also trapped.

All right, the contract has been signed; let's discuss the specific transaction details.

"I still say the same thing: as long as the price is right, I have as many Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruits as you want, even higher-rank ones I can produce; I just don't know what you intend to offer in exchange."

Actually, in Su Hao's mind, he originally had a decent trade target: Lava Tea.

But thinking that Lava Tea might be synthesized with Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit, its demand wouldn't be large, making it unsuitable for long-term trade.

Moreover, proactively stating what he wants would cause him to lose some initiative in the trade, so Su Hao didn't bring it up.

"Trade items…"

Hearing this, Chi Yun's eyes flickered; after a moment's hesitation, she lightly waved her hand, dispelling the flame curtain in the room.

Take a look and see if you want any of these; as long as they're fire-attributed materials, I can supply them without limit, but I'll say this up front: this really isn't my room—my room isn't this messy!

Su Hao: ……

Sis, haven't you heard the saying 'there's no silver worth three hundred taels here'? The more you explain like this, the……

"Of course, this definitely isn't your room—I'm absolutely certain!"

Su Hao nodded heavily, gave a serious answer, then walked into that pile of miscellaneous items and began carefully searching for anything useful to him.

Come on, I'm not an idiot with zero EQ; how could I speak the truth at a time like this?

In that pile of miscellaneous items, everything was Supernatural Grade items, most ranging from First Rank to Second Rank, with a small portion reaching Third and Fourth Rank.

Logically, given Su Hao's current situation, he certainly wouldn't be interested in First- and Second-Rank Supernatural Grade items.

But among those items, there was a Second-Rank Supernatural Grade item that caught his attention.

It was a piece of crystal wholly crimson-red, called Crimson Flame Crystal.

Its greatest function is that when used together with Energy Crystals, it can boost the Energy Crystals' energy conversion rate.

Although this energy conversion rate isn't high, for Su Hao the effect is quite significant.

In Su Hao's territory, there are large quantities of items that all require Energy Crystals, even the dwarves' forged equipment needs Energy Crystals.

Even if the Crimson Flame Crystal only increases the energy conversion rate a little, over time it can still save Su Hao a large amount of Energy Crystals.

If the Crimson Flame Crystal is further combined with the Gigantic Crystal Core, the amount of Energy Crystals saved can be increased even more.

The energy conversion rate could perhaps reach seventy percent, which is no small number.

Before, out of one million Energy Crystals, only three to five hundred thousand were actually usable.

But using the Crimson Flame Crystal together with the Gigantic Crystal Core, the same one million Energy Crystals could achieve an actual utilization rate of five to six hundred thousand, equivalent to gaining an extra one to two hundred thousand Energy Crystals out of thin air.

Although the other Third- and Fourth-Rank materials are also good, after some thought Su Hao still decided to use the Crimson Flame Crystal as the trade material.

As for Su Hao's decision, Chi Yun naturally had no objection.

All fire-attributed items in this room, whether First or Second Rank, Third or Fourth Rank, only need to consume some fire-attributed energy and the corresponding time to be produced without limit.

Even if one were to trade Third- or Fourth-Rank Supernatural Grade materials for Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit, she would gladly agree, let alone that Su Hao merely wants a Second-Rank Crimson Flame Crystal.

Since the Crimson Flame Crystal isn't anything valuable to Chi Yun, and the Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit is easily obtainable for Su Hao, after a brief discussion they settled on a trade price.

Since the Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit is relatively more valuable, the final price was set as one ordinary Second-Rank Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit exchanged for two Second-Rank Supernatural Grade Crimson Flame Crystals.

A giant-sized Second-Rank Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit, however, trades for ten Crimson Flame Crystals.

The trade price for a Third-Rank Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit hasn't been set yet, as Su Hao himself hasn't yet synthesized a Third-Rank Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit, so he doesn't know its effects.

Likewise, Chi Yun hasn't tried a Third-Rank Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit either, so whether it would satisfy her is currently unknown, making it impossible to fix a price.

Their agreement is that next time he comes, Su Hao will bring a Third-Rank Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit, and then they'll confirm the trade price.

Furthermore, at the end Su Hao also suggested taking a few cups of Lava Tea with him, and Chi Yun readily agreed.

Anyway, to her these are just worthless things; she can have as much as she wants, and if Su Hao needs a larger quantity she might raise the price, but for just a few cups she simply gave them away for free.

After settling the long-term trade matters, Su Hao chatted a bit more with Chi Yun, took fifty of those small flame-made bags from her hand, and left the cave alone.

As for the several Pale Skeleton Warriors that had entered together with him, Su Hao dismissed their summoning, turning them into Pale Bone Pearls, which he stored in his Storage Bag and took away.

Since he had already signed a contract with Chi Yun, to prevent any mishaps Su Hao naturally could not allow those Pale Skeleton Warriors to remain alive.

If for any reason those Pale Skeleton Warriors were to expose this place, Su Hao would be considered in breach of contract and would suffer the contract's backlash.

Anyway, once the Pale Skeleton Warriors are dismissed, they turn into Pale Bone Pearls.

At that point, merely consuming some spiritual power will allow him to summon new Pale Skeleton Warriors, which for Su Hao entails no loss whatsoever.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have eaten that stuff randomly; I also don't know when I'll be able to leave this place……"

Watching Su Hao's retreating back, Chi Yun picked up a dragon fruit and took a bite, a hint of envy flashing in her eyes.

It's quite obvious that being trapped in this place unable to leave has caused her great trouble.

But soon, he looked at the Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit in his hand, and the envy in his eyes was replaced by anticipation.

"If the Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit can truly be supplied without limit, perhaps it could greatly shorten the time it takes for me to break free."

"Mmm… and besides, the Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit tastes quite good."

But when she saw the skin on the Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit, her expression turned somewhat vexed: "The Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit still needs to be peeled—what a hassle! If I had known, I would have had Su Hao leave a skeleton or two to help me peel it……"

Chi Yun kicked off her shoes, lay on the ground with her legs crossed, swinging her pale little feet, and wearily peeled the skin off the Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit.

Peeling is a bothersome task; having to do it oneself is annoying, but not peeling it greatly affects the taste, making it a truly vexing matter.

……

At the same time.

Su Hao rode on the back of the pale bone dragon, flying out from the Sunset Volcano.

Whoosh—!

Damn, that's dangerous!

Looking at the mountain range below covered in flames, Su Hao involuntarily let out a breath.

Who would have thought that a mere trade of first- and second-rank supernatural items would actually lead to an encounter with a Supernatural Fifth Rank?

If it weren't for Su Hao possessing the Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit and also having the banner of the Night and Death Goddess,

I'm afraid Su Hao would really have to call Xue Nv for rescue, and he himself would suffer many fleshly wounds, possibly even meeting his demise here.

After all, Su Hao is merely harder to kill now, not unkillable.

If Su Hao's blood were all baked dry, or his soul burned to ashes, then there would be only a dead end.

Looks like I need to quickly raise my Supernatural Grade, and I don't know if Andelu Daye's thatched hut has been found yet.

Although increasing mental strength and physique can also boost one's combat power and survival ability, these are merely enhancements based on the original foundation, equivalent to a change in numerical value.

To bring about a qualitative change in one's abilities, one still needs to raise the level of Supernatural training.

Especially since Su Hao possesses the Synthesis Heart, each time he raises his Supernatural Grade, he can gain an entirely new Supernatural sequence, boosting his strength far beyond that of others.

However, correspondingly, the difficulty for Su Hao to raise his Supernatural Grade has also become greater.

Others only need one, at most two magic potions to raise their Supernatural Grade.

But for Su Hao, when he was at Supernatural Second Rank, he needed two magic potions; now, having risen to Supernatural Third Rank, he requires three Third Rank magic potions.

For most people in this world, obtaining a single bottle of Third Rank magic potion is already extremely difficult, let alone three.

But fortunately, with Andelu Daye, a living fossil who once was Supernatural Sixth Rank, a Third Rank necromancer's magic potion is no problem.

If things go smoothly, perhaps in Andelu Daye's thatched hut one could also find a Third Rank blood mage, as well as formulas for other Third Rank magic potions.

The troublesome part is that the Dark Forest is truly huge; even though Andelu Daye's thatched hut is highly recognizable, finding it still requires considerable time.

After a moment's thought, Su Hao sent a message to Ling Xue'er, urging him to speed up the search for the thatched hut.

As long as someone can provide accurate information, he is willing to offer a Supernatural Second Rank piece of armor as payment.

Although Su Hao no longer thinks much of Second Rank supernatural items, in today's world, few people possess even a First Rank supernatural weapon, let alone a Second Rank supernatural armor.

In the apocalypse, nothing is more important than one's own safety; possessing a Second Rank supernatural armor is like gaining an extra immunity medal, greatly boosting one's survival capability.

Su Hao believes that with such a tempting reward, many people will surely drop what they're doing and head to various parts of the Dark Forest to search for that pink thatched hut.

Moreover, with Su Hao's army of undead creatures in his territory, finding that thatched hut and obtaining the Third Rank magic potion and its formula will greatly reduce the required time.

As long as that thatched hut is found, Su Hao's progress toward upgrading his Supernatural sequence to Supernatural Third Rank will not be far off.

Afterward, Su Hao stopped thinking about it, sat on the Bone Dragon's back, and took out a fire storage bag from his sack.

Since these fire storage bags are also self-contained space storage items, they cannot be placed inside a Storage Bag, so Su Hao could only hold a large sack to pack them in.

All fire storage bags are of the same specification, containing a space of ten meters by ten meters by ten meters.

However, inside a fire storage bag, only flames can be stored; other items cannot be placed inside.

The fire storage bag has two functions: first, it converts flammable materials into a special energy and stores it inside the bag.

This is also the only thing besides flames that can be stored in a storage bag.

Actually, strictly speaking, this special energy also counts as a special kind of flame, at least it retains the form of flame.

The other function is to allow the flames stored except for the fire belt to maintain a continuously burning state.

If the flame requires fuel to burn, then that special energy can automatically serve as fuel, providing the energy needed for the flame to burn.

The only thing that dissatisfies Su Hao is that the fire storage bag's Supernatural Grade is too low; once the Bloodthirsty Soul Fire is placed inside, it won't be long before it burns through and shoots out fire.

Therefore, the fire storage bag still needs to undergo synthesis one or two times before it can be used to store the Bloodthirsty Soul Fire.

Unfortunately, today's synthesis quota has been used up; to synthesize the fire storage bag, one must wait until tomorrow.

However, this matter isn't urgent right now; Su Hao didn't dwell on it, and after checking the fire storage bag's related information, he simply set it aside.

Su Hao sat on the Bone Dragon's back, flying toward the ruins while using skills like the Fourth Rank Scarlet Spot and Fourth Rank Bloodthirsty Soul Fire, adapting to the changes brought by his mental strength and physique reaching Supernatural Fourth Rank.

The pale bone dragon's flight speed is great; it only took two or three hours for Su Hao to return to those ruins.

Su Hao big shot, you're back!

As soon as he landed, Tie Geda ran over with a piece of cowhide paper and handed it to Su Hao.

Su Hao big shot, the preliminary survey of the ore vein is complete; the energy crystals in this vein are more than we initially estimated.

According to the current survey results, this ore vein contains at least five million energy crystals; if the vein is deep enough, the energy crystals might even break through the ten-million mark!

That many?!

Upon hearing Tie Geda's report, Su Hao's heart jumped in shock, frightened by those energy crystals.

He immediately ordered Tie Geda to prioritize mining these energy crystals.

And tell Tie Geda that he will soon send over the Purple Gold Ball Dragon Clan and Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit to strengthen the Dwarf Clan's physique, which will also speed up the mining of the vein.

(End of Chapter)