The old man didn't explain the situation of finding them when he came up.
Instead, he asked rather kindly:
"How is the production of [Tesla Grenade]? Do you want the old man to give you some more advanced engineering knowledge for free?"
Helo knew as soon as he heard that it was definitely not a good thing to find them.
There is no pie in the sky.
His friendship with the old man is definitely not that high, and even Guzman, the system mentor, would not be so kind to him.
Even though he triggered the fusion of soul circuits in the process of transforming his eyes, in the eyes of his mentor, before the results of the formal experiment are obtained, the reward is only 580 soul coins free of tuition.
"I just brought it to you. I made a total of 35 pieces while I was still free during this period. Please give me the money."
Hero walked into the room and took out 35 grenades directly from the [Flea Skin Pouch], and put them in front of the old man, waiting for his appraisal.
"No hurry, no rush, I have to take a look first."
Fortunately, the old man had dismantled the grenade made by Holo before.
I still understand some of the features very well, so I checked them all within a short while.
"There's nothing wrong with the goods, but what does the inscription on it mean?"
The old man frowned, pointed at a row of words on the arc-shaped shell of the grenade, and asked in confusion.
He flipped through it in his mind for a long time, but he couldn't remember which era this kind of writing came from, let alone recognize it.
The originally expressionless Hero couldn't help but smile when he heard the old man's doubts:
"The word 'Lockheed' from my hometown is just a certification I made."
Hero's explanation made the old man nod in approval.
This situation is very common, but most of it exists in those engineering masters and soul machine masters.
After all, this kind of certification is a kind of quality assurance.
But Hero... doesn't have much of a reputation in the short term. Maybe those potential customers will become loyal customers after they taste the sweetness of 'Lockheed' products.
The old man called to 'Lilith' to get a money box.
When you open the money box, there are coded soul coin money bags inside.
A bag of 100 soul coins.
The old man counted out 17 money bags, took out a commonly used money bag from his pocket, and poured out 50 soul coins.
"Please count the 1,750 soul coins. After you leave this room, you will not be responsible for the money or goods."
The old man pushed all the money in front of Hero.
Hero didn't expect that the wealth brought by 35 grenades would be so shocking.
The equivalent of two sacks of coins.
Even Byrne, who was accompanying the count, was a little shocked.
"It's so profitable! You can earn 1,750 soul coins in just one week!"
Holo saw some redness in Byrne's eyes.
The child had been stimulated by him since the last time in the cave.
Since then, talking about Moneybine has been easy to get emotional.
I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing...
"You also want to study [Engineering]?"
Byrne nodded frantically like a woodpecker.
"Is your soul circuit helpful in this regard? Or are you confident that you can keep the cost down?
Just these 35 grenades, I consumed 100 raw materials, which means I wasted more than 200 soul coins. This was only possible with the help of my soul circuit.
Just because of the time it took to carve out the inner soul formula, I haven't had a good rest these days. "
Holo calmly described the difficulty of this choice.
Of course, he was making it up about the cost. How could he tell the secrets of Lockheed so casually?
"I was blinded by the benefits!"
After Byrne said these words with great sincerity, he no longer wanted to subscribe to [Engineering] and counted the soul coins with peace of mind.
Wait until Hero puts all the soul coins into the [Flea Skin Pouch].
He just sat down on the sofa and asked the old man calmly.
"Now that the business is over, let's talk about what you need from us."
"Hey, it's not a big deal for me, old man, but it's a good thing for you."
"Good thing? So what do we have to pay?"
Hero didn't think that under the premise of equal exchange of towers, there would be no need to pay for any good things.
"Have a good time, let's take a look at this and then talk about it."
The old man seemed to be prepared, and took out a piece of parchment from his sleeve.
When Hero took it and opened it, a stream of black dust floated in the air as the parchment unfolded.
Hero subconsciously held his breath and looked at the old man, his eyes full of questions.
The old man shrugged his shoulders, pinched a few floating dust particles in his hands and explained:
"It's just mine dust, and it's not harmful to magicians. The soul energy will naturally expel them from the body.
This invitation paper came from [Kanya Mine], you can find out about it first. "
"[Kannia Mine]? Is it the mine where demons were born? The one outside the imperial capital?"
Byrne, who was holding his breath next to him, couldn't help but hold his breath when he heard the name of the mine, and exclaimed.
"Is this mine famous?"
Although the old man said there was no harm, Hero waved away the dust in front of him, and then asked while looking at the contents on the parchment.
But it was not Byrne who explained. He had only heard of this mine. The old man pulled up a chair and explained to the two of them:
“Because it appeared on the plains outside the imperial capital, this mine that was once defined as a [forbidden area] was quickly cleared away by those old monsters who had been bored for hundreds of years.
The various ores inside have also become a scarce resource, but when the ores were dug out and everyone lowered their guard, the door to hell in the deepest part of the mine opened, and endless demons emerged from the door.
Although they were all jointly eliminated by high-level magicians in the end, the Gate of Hell cannot be destroyed. It will be reopened every once in a while, releasing the demons on the other side of the door, and the mineral resources in the mine will be enriched again. "
"Is there a world of demons on the other side of the door?"
"The upper levels of the tower have discussed that this kind of door connecting two worlds is not uncommon in the empire. There are even many small worlds that have been conquered and occupied by the empire, but that time it was a bit unexpected."
At this time, Hero also finished reading the invitation content on the parchment.
Dear magician:
Hello!
[Seagram Platinum Chamber of Commerce] is honored to invite you to participate in the expedition feast held at [Kanya Mine] on the 23rd of this natural month!
The items obtained from this feast will all belong to you. Of course, you can also hand them over to the Chamber of Commerce for recycling!
For the magicians participating in this feast, an additional small standard staff made of ghost needle branches will be given as a gift.
Sincerely looking forward to your arrival on time!
.....
[Seagram Platinum Chamber of Commerce], Nopas Branch, sincerely!
.....
"[Seagram Platinum Chamber of Commerce]..."
Hero had heard that he was very famous among magicians of all levels. The president of the Chamber of Commerce was a grand public magician. He traveled among the thirteen towers, and his connections and financial resources were very terrifying.
"So what should we do?"
Holo raised his head, handed the invitation letter to Byrne, and listened to the old man continue talking.
"Because [Kannia Mine] is too special, the gate of hell cannot be opened from our side. To counterattack, we need to seize the moment when the door opens, but the number of demons swarming out when it opens is too huge. .”
"Can't we use powerful soul skills to directly clean out those demons? A few archdukes should be able to do it together, right?"
Hero expressed his opinion.
"You can, but you can't! [Kannia Mine] is located under the Imperial City tectonic plate. A powerful soul spell will cause the tectonic plate to collapse, causing a part of the space in the Imperial Capital to collapse."
Holo understood what the old man meant by space collapse.
If it's just for ordinary citizens, the tower will definitely not care.
Then this space refers to...
"Will the tower collapse because of this?"
The old man nodded heavily, then shook his head.
"The space where the tower is located has already been finalized. The collapse will not cause it to collapse, but it will affect some floors. But even just a few floors will be a heavy damage to the tower. It will take a long time to repair it. .
And more importantly, the spatial instability caused by plate collapse is random. No one knows which tower will be affected. The towers seem to be motionless, but in fact, their positions will change every once in a while. Rotation occurs, which is also to prevent outsiders from positioning. "
Hero understood this.
No tall tower is willing to be taken advantage of.
If it were him, why would a piece of my house collapse and then the benefits be shared?
Even if you allocate some more benefits to me, the unknown resources on the other side of the door may not be as valuable as my collapsed value.
