Robert's List
Gu Ding and his group only spent one day exploring Number Three Trading Zone.
Gu Ding spent most of his time picking up valuable items detected by the Sea Emperor. In one day, he acquired seven items worth more than five-star divine artifacts and about ten items comparable to five-star divine artifacts.
Among them, the Sea Emperor identified two items as the most valuable, both far exceeding the value of five-star divine artifacts. One was the inheritance of an eight-star Half-Step True God Realm, and the other was a piece of ore called Fallen Heart Divine Iron.
That inheritance was remarkably complete, about 80% intact, with the missing parts being relatively minor. What surprised the Sea Emperor even more was that the inheritor was a powerful illusionist. Besides a complete set of supernatural abilities and God Skill, the inheritance also contained a wealth of the illusionist's Cultivation Experience.
As for that ore, it is an extremely rare mineral, born alongside the Fallen Heart Fire. The Fallen Heart Fire itself is a flame capable of directly attacking the soul, and the Fallen Heart Divine Iron, as a byproduct of the ore, is the primary material used to craft soul-type weapons and armor.
Apart from Gu Ding, everyone else also gained something.
Guided by Blue, Liliath and her companions discovered three rare minerals, each more valuable than a five-star divine artifact.
In addition to their Gun Armament, Robert and Dokter also found two rare metal materials.
As for Bigge and his team, they initially went there for food, but there were almost no places to buy ingredients in this area. With the help of the Sea Emperor, they managed to find three items that were relatively close to them, all of which were quite valuable.
The group shopped until nightfall, and most of the items that caught the Sea Emperor's eye were bought by Gu Ding Team at low prices. Only two or three items were recognized by other powerful individuals and bought ahead of time, making it a very fruitful haul.
As night fell and darkness gradually descended, Gu Ding and the others returned to the hotel and gathered together.
"Did anyone find anything good today?" Gu Ding grinned at the other members.
"Blue is amazing! He found several kinds of rare minerals." Liliath was having a great time.
"We've made some progress," Robert said with a faint smile.
"We went there for the ingredients, but we didn't find any rare ones. However, with the Sea Emperor's guidance, we did manage to get a few items," Bigge said somewhat embarrassedly.
"I've found some good stuff. And two of them are perfect for our team members." Gu Ding said, taking out the long sword that even the Sea Emperor couldn't quite understand and handing it to Bigge. "I don't know if this sword is a real treasure. The Sea Emperor said he only sensed it for a moment and then couldn't detect anything unusual. Bigge, take a look."
Bigge nodded and took the longsword from Gu Ding. The moment his fingers touched the scabbard, a subtle change occurred in his expression. After a moment, he shook his head and smiled wryly, "It's not the sword, it's the scabbard. The sword isn't worth much, but the scabbard is a true spiritual object. However, the spirit of this scabbard is severely depleted. It has fallen into a dormant state, so its aura is barely perceptible."
"A spirit object?!" Gu Ding and Liliath couldn't help but exclaim.
The term "spiritual object" refers to something that surpasses the rank of a divine object. Typically, only powerhouses at the True God level can gain the recognition of a spiritual object. In other words, this scabbard was likely an item carried by a True God-level powerhouse in the past.
"Moreover, because it's just a scabbard, it hasn't participated in many battles, so I can't obtain the true god's inheritance from it. However, the advantage is that it has witnessed battles at the true god level, and these memories are very valuable to me." Bigge's Blade Heart ability is indeed incredibly powerful. It can read the memories of swords and scabbards, but unfortunately, it's just a scabbard. "It's a bit of a pity, but it's still a pretty good gain."
"There's another thing that's quite suitable for Liliath. It's the inheritance of an eight-star Half-Step True God Realm expert. That expert was an illusionist. However, the inheritance isn't complete. The Sea Emperor has sorted it out and will transfer it directly into your mind later." Gu Ding turned to look at Liliath.
"The inheritance of an eight-star Half-Step True God Realm expert?! This is a treasure. If we really want to buy it, it would cost at least tens of billions of source stones." Liliath didn't expect Gu Ding to have such a gain.
Sea Emperor quickly inputted the revised results of that inheritance directly into Liliath's mind.
"Speaking of Lily, we've also acquired something here that would be perfect for Lily," Robert said, pulling out a pair of gloves.
Looking at that pair of gloves, which were of the highest quality and were considered to be Three-Star Divine Object, the others were somewhat puzzled.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Robert smiled and placed his hands on the back of his gloves. The gloves then emitted two red rays, which scanned Robert's hands before emitting a mechanical female voice, "Scan complete, access granted."
As soon as the voice fell, the two gloves each wrapped around Robert's hands and began to rapidly reassemble, instantly transforming into two heavy machine guns.
"This is Gun Armament?!" Liliath was excited; she hadn't used Gun Armament in a long time.
"This is Gun Armament manufactured by our Mechanical Race. It is comparable to a five-star divine artifact, or even more precious, enough for you to use up to the Peak-rank God." Robert restored the firearm to its glove-like form. "You can re-bond it."
Liliath quickly took the gloves; they were a gift she had always dreamed of. In the Universe Sea, god-level firearms were extremely rare because no one in this era could manufacture them; they could only be obtained with a very low probability from various ruins.
"By inputting divine source, one can unleash an attack that transcends a major level." After the recognition was completed, Liliath was startled when she saw this attribute.
"Yes, it was designed to be compatible with various energy sources. Besides divine energy, you can also put in Source Energy Crystal or other energy ores. However, you need to be careful about the intensity of the recoil force that your body can withstand," Robert reminded.
"I will cultivate my physical body and divine source diligently." Liliath nodded vigorously, knowing that with her current physical condition, she would not be able to unleash the full power of this set of Gun Armament.
"I hope I can find enough materials here to advance to the level of High-rank God. That way, I can not only create Three-Star Divine Object, but also seventy percent of Four-Star Divine Object," Robert said, revealing his goal.
"I also found some materials today, Robert, see if there's anything we can use," Gu Ding said, taking out all the ores he had found.
"We have some too!" Liliath and the others also brought out all the ores that Blue had found earlier.
"I have a few here too." Bigge also took out the ore he had collected.
Blue's mouth watered at the sight of the pile of ore, but Liliath's two fingers clamped the flesh of his neck, preventing him from getting close to the mountain of ore.
"I can use the Fallen Heart Divine Iron, and I've also found three kinds: Quicksand Gold and Violet Crow Copper. These three are all very rare materials." Among nearly twenty kinds of ores, Robert found three useful rare materials.
After Robert removed the three materials, he quickly integrated them into his body.
Liliath then released Blue's neck, Blue quickly jumped over and started gnawing on the largest piece of ore.
"Let's go to Number Two Trading Zone tomorrow. There are all kinds of minerals and materials there. Let's finish Robert's business first, and we can put the rest on hold." Gu Ding looked at the other members. "Robert, give each of us a list. Tomorrow, Sea Emperor will scan which stalls have it first, and then we'll split up and buy it. That way it'll be faster."
"I'll stay at the hotel tomorrow. It'll be too slow for you guys to take care of me." Miko thought for a moment and realized that she might be a burden to everyone, because if she were there, someone would need to take care of her.
"It's not safe for you to stay in the hotel alone," Gu Ding, somewhat worried.
"I'll stay and look after him; it's inconvenient for me to go shopping anyway," Tagore offered. "And Blue should stay too; I'll watch over them both."
"Yes, this is better for efficiency." Miko nodded. "With Tagore around, my safety and Blue's safety won't be a problem."
"Alright then," Gu Ding finally agreed. He was actually quite reluctant to leave any member alone. Robert used to always be doing experiments by himself in the room, and he had always hoped that Robert would stay with the others. Fortunately, Robert had some free time later and started to join the group. "While efficiency is important, safety is still a priority. Bigge and I can go our own way, but the rest of you should at least be in pairs tomorrow."
No one objected to this arrangement, after all, Gu Ding was the result of a large amount of materials; otherwise, at least eight hundred more materials would have been Demigod Prodigy Ranking.
For the Mechanical Race, advancement in rank, besides requiring a large amount of energy, is troublesome because it necessitates a vast amount of materials to rebuild their bodies. However, in places where materials are abundant, their advancement is incredibly simple. Therefore, Middle Ancient Era, when the Mechanical Race was at its most powerful, they never lacked advancement materials, and this was also the time when the Mechanical Race had the most powerful individuals. Moreover, for manufacturing-type Mechanical Race, the higher the rank, the more powerful the weapons they can create, forming a virtuous cycle that makes the Mechanical Race increasingly powerful. (To be continued... Chapter 449 Robert's List)
Chapter 449 Robert's List