The Second Piece of Level 9 Metal
"This Nation-Protecting Flood Dragon Sky Crossbow is terrifying; it can kill an 8th-level evil beast in one shot."
"This is incredible! Young Master Cao's forging skills are amazing! He can actually forge such a powerful weapon."
Inside the secluded valley, Xiao Youya looked at the corpses of a group of level 7 and 8 Wood Calamity Beast and felt an unprecedented sense of ease and simplicity.
Just like last time when they faced that level 6 evil beast horde, they easily annihilated it with the weapons Cao Fengqi gave them.
"Captain Xiao, now that we have this weapon, along with the Vulcan Autocannon, shouldn't we go find those guys at Dragon Head Mountain and take our revenge?"
A young man looked at Xiao Youya with a hint of anticipation in his eyes and asked.
"Go for it, Captain! We didn't provoke them at all, yet they attacked us, trying to kill us and seize our equipment and territory."
"Last time you were seriously injured, and we were almost wiped out by them. Now, with our strength, we are more than capable of wiping them out. They have quite a few good things."
"We'll get a significant boost from these weapons and equipment. Besides, since Young Master Cao lent us so many valuable weapons, we should also equip him with some of our own."
Even if Young Master Cao doesn't need it, it would be fine to give it to his parents or sister-in-law.
The middle-aged members of the group, also eager to try, offered their encouragement.
"Good!"
Xiao Youya was not one to hesitate. Her gaze fell on the Divine Granny: "As long as the divination results are favorable, then we'll proceed!"
"OK!"
The Divine Granny smiled and nodded.
"The Fengqi, and your Sister Youya is here."
Cao Fengqi had assumed that Xiao Youya's team would emerge from the Lost Land soon.
After waiting for more than half an hour without any response, he went straight home.
In the evening, inside the Cao Family's Transcendent Shelter, the mother's voice could be heard.
"Hey, Youya, why are you carrying so much stuff?"
"Auntie, I made these two dresses. Try them on."
"You're too Youya, these things are too expensive, Auntie can't accept them."
The sound of the two talking drifted over, Cao Fengqi walked over, raising an eyebrow as he looked at the items she was holding.
We had a good day.
Seeing him approach, Xiao Youya greeted him with a pleasant expression, "A small gift."
"Hehe."
Cao Fengqi smiled and patted his mother's shoulder, "Mom, please accept it. Sister Youya is family, no need to be polite."
"..."
Liu Xiuxiu paused slightly, then quickly smiled and said, "Ahem, then I'll accept it. Hehe, you two children chat."
"Youya, we'll be eating here later."
"No, Auntie."
Xiao Youya ignored Cao Fengqi and replied with a smile, "I'm delivering weapons to him. I have something to do later and need to leave first."
"Oh, I see. Then you can chat with Fengqi."
Liu Xiuxiu glanced at her son, and with great tact, left immediately.
Where should I put the weapon for you?
Xiao Youya looked at him and asked.
"Put it in my room."
Cao Fengqi gestured to her.
Xiao Youya looked at him warily. "I'll leave it here at your door; you can take it yourself."
"..."
"Sister Youya, are you trying to protect yourself from wolves? Do you think I'm that kind of person?"
"Are you that kind of person? Ask yourself honestly."
"..."
I can't ask a single question.
Cao Fengqi silently chatted with the wary and Sister Youya for a few minutes, then watched her leave.
"Ugh, Sister Youya is no good; she doesn't understand gratitude and kindness."
He shook his head and muttered something.
"Son, the items that Youya sent are all level 7 items, along with some rare spiritual herbs and fruits."
"What is your relationship like now?"
Seeing Xiao Youya leave, Liu Xiuxiu walked over and couldn't help but ask with a gossipy look on her face.
"Your daughter-in-law."
Cao Fengqi said directly.
"???"
Liu Xiuxiu was stunned for a moment, then looked at him in surprise. "Really? Does your Sister Youya know about this?"
"Almost."
Cao Fengqi said with a smile.
"..."
"That would be Youya! You're not getting any younger. If you two really get together, you could have a child first..."
"..."
"..."
Cao Fengqi looked at his mother, whose face was beaming with joy and excitement, and turned away speechlessly.
He had some free time for the next few days.
They went into the mine every day to count the 'gold'.
Nowadays, the Bloody Scarecrow, Guilou, and Fangelanya Demon can mine about 9.5 tons of Radiant Obsidian Gold per day.
"It's more than I expected, at this rate..."
Cao Fengqi looked ahead at the level 9 metal, his eyes flickering slightly. "We should be able to dig it up in a little over five days."
"The exchange meeting in Tianbei Base City seems to be in nine days."
"By then, I will have at least 90 tons of metal, enough to exchange for the items I need."
"Moreover, I can also go to the Fate Witch Grand Church during this time to upgrade my battle pet's level."
He calculated and pondered in his mind, "Since I have nothing to do these few days, I'll study the level 9 shell and see if I can make it."
"Huh, I actually managed to figure this out myself."
"But..."
As time passed, Cao Fengqi, who had a relatively leisurely life, also seriously studied the level 9 shells.
Although Director Xu provided relatively little metal material, he managed to figure it out thanks to his extensive knowledge and skills.
However, this shell is a bit too big.
He looked at the one-meter-long shell in front of him, which had consumed 250 kilograms of level 8 metal, and shook his head.
[Unnamed Weapon: Tier 8 Quality]
[Effect: Forged from over sixty kinds of metal materials including Fallen Star Obsidian Gold, Crimson Flame Refined Iron, Cold Soul Steel, Azure Pattern Copper, and Nether Marrow Silver Crystal, this bullet unleashes powerful damage comparable to a level 9 weapon upon collision with an object. A single-use bullet.]
"The power is sufficient, but the bullet is too large. Creating a launcher, plus the fact that this thing is a consumable item, would probably be too much for even the Great Xia to handle."
Cao Fengqi thought to himself, "There are still too few types of level 8 metals. If there were more, the size could be reduced considerably."
Secondly, this bullet has another drawback: it was made using eight types of level 8 metals, 24 types of level 7 metals, and 33 types of level 6 metals.
The internal structure is too intricate; it would probably take a week for a skilled Smelter to forge one.
The cost is too high, and the cost-effectiveness is too low.
"Roar!"
Just then, Fangelanya Demon low growl came from ahead.
"Um?"
Upon hearing Cao Fengqi immediately looked over.
The next second, his eyes lit up.
"Haha, did you find that level 9 metal?"
He immediately walked over and looked at the large piece of Radiant Obsidian Gold Essence on the ground.
[Radiant Obsidian Gold Essence: Level 9 Quality]
[Effect: 2577 kg of Radiant Obsidian Gold Essence, which can be used to craft weapons, equipment, and shelters!]