Machine Race Relic Treasure

In the Ice Sand Snow Plain, Qin Cang had been fighting alongside his team members for nearly a hundred years.

During these hundred years, Kailun had mostly led the team to hunt down those World Lord squads, rarely setting his sights on the Immortals.

Although this hunting method was a bit slower, and the speed of accumulating military merits and wealth could not compare to hunting those powerful Immortals, it had the advantage of being stable.

This style of hunting was quite novel to Qin Cang at the beginning, but as time went on, it inevitably became a bit boring. After all, the Yan God Clan required truly high-intensity combat; this type of hunting was suitable for a team like Kailun's, but it was not suitable for Qin Cang.

However, this could also be considered a decent way of cultivation, and Qin Cang's application of his claw techniques was becoming increasingly proficient.

In Qin Cang's plan, he would be able to leave once he had fully grasped Shattered Shadow and the Seven Kills of Burning Sky, and integrated them into the true meaning of Black Hole Evolution.

Finally, on this day, Qin Cang sought out his captain, Kailun.

"I knew you would come to find me." Before Qin Cang could even speak, Kailun spoke first.

"I apologize, Captain. My cultivation method requires day-after-day high-intensity combat. This current life is not very suitable for me. I need to engage in combat with Immortals, but in this team, I rarely get the chance to do so," Qin Cang stated.

Even if it weren't for this, the 10 billion military merits required on the surface and the 10 trillion military merits actually issued by the Virtual Universe Company meant that if he stayed here, he didn't know when he would finish. Moreover, he had many important things to do and could not afford to waste time here.

"Haha, I know. Someone with your exceptional talent wouldn't stay in my team for long, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon," Kailun laughed. He had indeed anticipated this moment, just not so quickly.

"Captain, I still have to complete my teacher's mission. I truly cannot stay in the team for too long; I have many important things to do." Qin Cang was also very respectful toward this captain. Although he was timid, an ordinary World Lord following such a captain could indeed accumulate a significant fortune. Furthermore, Kailun was very generous; he never took an extra share of the spoils due to his status as an Immortal, taking only his fair portion.

"Cao Benqi, do you remember the treasure I told you about?" Kailun suddenly mentioned.

"The treasure? Is that the thing you told me you always wanted to do?" Qin Cang asked. Over the past hundred years, Kailun had mentioned this more than once. At first, Qin Cang had been quite curious, but as time passed without any action, he had gradually pushed the matter to the back of his mind.

"That's right. Before a powerful Machine Race individual fell, they placed all their treasures in a location on the Third Battlefield. Almost no one knows this location. As for me, I saw that great battle from afar and subsequently discovered a palace had appeared there. That's why I guessed that the Machine Race individual had left their inheritance there. I have tried to open it many times, but without exception, I have failed," Kailun said in a low voice.

"Since you can't open it, how can you get the treasure inside?" Qin Cang asked. If it couldn't be opened, that would be frustrating. At this moment, he understood Kailun's mood—having a mountain of treasure but being unable to touch it was agonizing.

Moreover, if a mere backup measure could leave an Immortal like Kailun helpless, it was clearly a method left behind by a Marquis-level or even stronger individual. However, given Kailun's strength, the battle he happened to witness was likely just a fairly decent expert among the Marquises; after all, Kailun did not have the qualifications to come into contact with King-level battles.

"It can naturally be opened. According to my investigations over these years, the best way to open it is with a Fire God Source Crystal!" Kailun laughed, clearly having an answer ready for Qin Cang's question.

"Fire God Source Crystal?" Qin Cang asked, puzzled.

"That's right. The gate of that palace is mainly made of F9-grade metal. I have no way to shake it, but I can blow it open with a Fire God Source Crystal. Generally, as long as an attack reaches the Marquis level, F9-grade metal can be destroyed.

"That Machine Race Immortal was about to fall at the time and didn't have the time to build a sturdier fortress for themselves. Therefore, the defensive runes carved on the gate made of F9-grade metal were quite crude, relying basically on the hardness of the F9-grade metal itself to protect the fortress.

"At the very least, even if we can't take the things inside, just dismantling the gate might sell for a few million Hunyuan Units. If we can take the things inside, then we'll have made a fortune!" Kailun said, introducing the information he had collected to Qin Cang.

If there was anyone he knew who could open this turtle shell, it had to be Qin Cang. Furthermore, he already had his suspicions about Qin Cang's identity; a World Lord with such strength was usually a core member of one of the five major powers.

"But the biggest problem now is that you don't have the money to buy a Fire God Source Crystal." Qin Cang immediately saw the crux of the problem.

"Haha, I didn't expect you to see that. Fire God Source Crystals are too expensive, especially those with an explosive power reaching the Marquis level; the price reaches several million Hunyuan Units. I can't afford it at all, which is why I came up with this idea—to slowly accumulate wealth and then go open the treasure. Before that, I have to ensure my own safety; I can't let those powerful people know, and I certainly can't fall, or all my efforts will be in vain," Kailun said helplessly.

"Furthermore, the explosive power of a Fire God Source Crystal is too great. If other powerful people discover our tracks, we would be doing the work for them, which would be a huge loss. Not only would we lose a Fire God Source Crystal, but we might not even get the treasure," Qin Cang added.

"That is why I am in such a dilemma. My current accumulated wealth is still nearly 100,000 Hunyuan Units short of being able to afford a Fire God Source Crystal with the explosive power of a Marquis-level strike. You and I might as well go to this treasure site together; perhaps we might have some gains," Kailun said. He didn't want Qin Cang to leave at this time. After all, if he invited a Marquis, he would definitely be left with the scraps while the other person took the meat. If he invited an Immortal, he might not get any treasure at all and could even fall there.

But Qin Cang was the perfect candidate in Kailun's heart. His strength was comparable to an Immortal, and more importantly, such World Lords usually had strong backgrounds and generally didn't care for the ordinary treasures inside. With his many hidden cards, going to explore this treasure site with Qin Cang was, in Kailun's eyes, far more cost-effective than inviting a Marquis.

Of course, the most important thing now was whether Qin Cang had any intention of going with him and how much of the profit he wanted to claim.

As for the Fire God Source Crystal, in Kailun's eyes, he would be able to save up enough before long; it was nothing more than taking the risk to kill an Immortal. As long as the plan was sound, the success rate was quite high.

"If I go to explore this treasure site with you, can I have priority in choosing one item?" Qin Cang asked. He was genuinely interested in the treasures left behind by the Machine Race. As long as he could get the spaceship left by the Machine Race, he wouldn't mind giving the rest of the items to Kailun.

If they could build a "tomb" gate out of F9-grade metal, then the spaceship was likely also made of F-grade metal. However, compared to human spaceships, Machine Race spaceships were generally one level higher. In other words, if the Machine Race spaceship was also made of F9-grade metal, it could be sold at the price of a standard G-grade spaceship within the human race!

As long as he got the spaceship, it would be a huge profit. This was a deal he would be a fool not to take.

As for other things, like the secret techniques left behind by a Marquis, Qin Cang didn't have much interest.