"Nuggets?"
Both Wei Ling and Shu Gong saw the surprise on each other's faces.
Based on their experience in Iasi County, mankind's current exploration and utilization of mineral deposits in the earth's mantle has basically achieved unlimited demand for various minerals, and there is no need to use traditional methods to mine for gold.
The two walked up to the black-robed warlock and looked at each other:
"Are you recruiting partners?"
When the black-robed warlock saw Wei Ling guarding the palace, he was naturally sizing up the two of them. At least Wei Ling's appearance as a Daxia man would not make him too cautious:
"Yes, are you interested?"
"I have some interests, but I don't know much about it. I don't know what gold to dig for?"
Seeing that Welling didn't even know the basic situation of the Nuggets, the young black-robed warlock hesitated:
"Are you a citizen of the Empire? Don't you know about pangolins?"
Welling was a little confused:
“Of course I am a citizen of the Empire, both of us are, what is a pangolin?
Are pangolins warlocks? "
The black-robed warlock could confirm that Wei Ling and Gong Gong were both amateurs. He explained patiently:
"It's like this. Pangolin warriors are a profession mainly focused on finding valuable mineral deposits and gold nuggets. The practitioners are mainly earth spirit warlocks."
"Oh, that's right. Haven't the empire developed mineral deposits in the mantle layer on a large scale? Why are you still taking risks to dig for gold on the surface?"
The black-robed warlock didn't know whether to laugh or cry. If it weren't for the fact that Wei Ling and Shou Gong were warlocks from the empire, he would have ignored them long ago:
"Nugging means digging for T205 metal, which is only found on the surface. Do you know T205 metal?"
Wei Ling suddenly realized that he and Li Lingyou and Li Kongqing had discussed what the wilderness hunters did, but they were looking for this so-called divine metal.
So, Wei Ling took out a small bottle from his arms. He didn't use it for Nan Xing and others that day, but there were still a few small bottles left.
Even this golden liquid, even through the plastic vial, dazzled the eyes of the black-robed warlock and the "square" Xixuan man.
"Is this what it is?"
Welling asked with a smile.
The black-robed warlock was immediately attracted to the vial in Welling's hand. He carefully looked around and saw that there was no suspicious person, so he eagerly threw out the information package:
"Brother, put it away quickly. It's too dangerous for you to do this... The current wilderness hunters in the Federation are crazy about T205 metal, and they don't hesitate to kill people and get goods."
Welling thought for a while and realized that the reason for this situation was probably due to the Treaty of Pat.
The Empire demanded compensation for the huge amount of T205 metal, which caused the Federation's extreme urgency and scarcity of this material.
Seeing Wei Ling put away the vial, the black-robed warlock breathed a sigh of relief:
"Brother, for the sake of being citizens of the empire, to put it bluntly, you really have no experience in the world of martial arts. You don't know how to keep your wealth secret."
Wei Ling and Shou Gong burst into laughter. Judging from their eagerness for the vial of metal, they were probably the ones who wanted money rather than their lives:
"Well, it's a bit careless. We haven't traveled much... um, Jianghu... we haven't paid much attention to this issue. However, among peers of the same level, the two of us are relatively capable of fighting and are not afraid."
Wei Ling felt a little inconsistent in his heart. What era was it? It was already the era of divine enlightenment, and he was talking about the "jianghu" in ancient times.
Seeing that Wei Ling and Gong Gong both humbly acknowledged his instructions and admitted that they were better at fighting, the black-robed warlock's interest suddenly increased:
"Let me introduce myself first. I am Xiao Duhuo. I come from the Xiao family of Lanling in the empire. However, I am no longer a member of the Xiao family of Lanling. I have given up my family and am considered a member of a poor family."
Hey, I met another kid from an aristocratic family who gave up on his family!
Wei Ling couldn't help but be a little wary:
"I am Wei Ling, a citizen of the Iasi Empire and a wisdom warlock. This is the guard girl, a fighter, and my follower partner."
Shou Gong rolled his eyes at Wei Ling and introduced again:
"Brother Duhuo, I am the palace guard and the maid of Wei Ling."
Xiao Duhuo chuckled, seeming to have a deep understanding that the guardian did not agree with the "follower plus partner" relationship in Wei Ling's words. He pointed to the Xixuan dwarf beside him:
"Well, this, he is Mangcao, my subordinate."
The dwarf, who was like a ball with a round head and a round face and a round nose, sniffed hard. A circle of red beard around his round face trembled together, and his bright little eyes stared at Welling:
"I am your personal property, and I and several other brothers are reformers.
But Your Majesty treats us as human beings, and we swear to be loyal to Your Majesty to the death... Lord Welling, your metal purity is very high, and you are very professional! "
Upon hearing the words "transform people", Wei Ling immediately became interested.
He looked around. Although there were not many people, standing on the street and communicating like this was not an option:
"Brother Duhuo, if it's convenient, let's go to this pub and I'll treat you two to a drink?"
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders, Brother Wei Ling, please!"
Xiao Duhuo happily agreed.
Several people walked into the tavern.
At this time, it was not yet the time for the tavern to serve customers, so the entire tavern was empty.
Rows of wine tables made of rough logs are filled with sunlight pouring in from the window.
The sloppy tavern owner was napping behind the counter. He was startled by the slight footsteps of four people walking in. He raised his hazy eyes and looked at the few people.
"Boss, please have four large glasses of ale."
Xiao Duhuo threw out the message and walked to the window facing the street with Wei Ling and others to sit down.
After a while, four large glasses of yellow ale were served, with fine, dense and sparkling hops.
"Brother Duhuo, let me ask a little digression first. What is going on with transforming people?"
Welling asked him directly what he was interested in.
Xiao Duhuo didn't hide it and directly threw a message:
"Are you interested in the origin of transformed people? It's very simple!
After the Great Annihilation, the Xixuan Federation started with genetic modification because their warlock activation ratio was always lower than that of the Empire, hoping to cultivate powerful warriors to offset the lack of strength to fight against the Empire.
Their genetic modification direction is different from the empire's genetic optimization and telomere strengthening. It is completely violent modification, directly creating many monsters that look like humans but are not human. Most of these monsters are mentally deficient. It is not until the third generation of finished products that they are considered normal. people.
Haha, I can tell you about other Mangcao myself. This is something that many people in the Xixuan Federation know about, but not many people know about it in the empire. "
This topic obviously made Mangcao a little sad.
He took a sip of wine, closed his eyes comfortably, savored it, and then threw a bag to the three of them.
"We are considered the third generation of modified humans. We are also failures of the federal genetic biological modification project and were sold as goods..."
Along with Mangcao's information, the three of them had some horrific image memories in their minds.
There are giants with pus flowing from their seven orifices like stitch monsters, dwarfs with arms all over their bodies, tall and thin people with two heads, countless female humanoids who only know the instinct of peace, and can change their skin color according to the environment. They can only crawl on their hands and feet. Humanoids, and even anti-articulated humanoid forms.
Most of these life forms could only live for a few years before dying. Some died of sudden genetic disintegration, some were killed after going crazy, and some died of inexplicable illnesses themselves.
During the chaotic period after the Great Annihilation, the federal scientific research institutions completely let their minds go, abandoned the basic bottom line of mankind, and conducted various experiments that were outrageous, completely unfettered by human ethics and moral concepts.
But it wasn't until the third generation that their plan finally made fundamental progress. After much stumbling, they cultivated modified humans like Mangcao, with stable and heritable gene combinations and corresponding various abilities and characteristics. However, this was still Falling far short of federal needs.
In order to raise resources, the corresponding federal agencies sold these failed products through some secret special channels in the name of slaves or intelligent humanoid devices.
The characteristics of Mangcao are actually quite simple: sensible (having a certain level of intelligence), obedient (high obedience), and capable (infinite strength).
"Then do they have fourth or fifth generation reformers?"
Wei Ling suppressed the discomfort in his heart, dropped his bag and asked.
"We don't know about such high-level secrets. After all, we are just pangolins who bought a few products they thought were waste."
Xiao Duhuo also felt a little sad:
"Mangcao and the four of them are actually pretty good people."
After receiving this comment from Xiao Duhuo, Mangcao took another sip of wine. His round eyes turned red and his red beard was stained with wine stains.
Being respected by the adults and considered as equal personalities, even if a few of them died serving the adults, he would have no regrets in his heart.
In fact, Wei Ling and Shou Gong had already scanned Mangcao using their own methods.
In their opinion, this is actually just an ordinary mutant, but his abilities are reflected in physical strength and are not considered warlock abilities.
Welling throws the question:
"Well, it can be seen that Mangcao is a good person.
Brother Duhuo, why do you need to recruit people? Isn’t it enough for you to dig it yourself?
I remember, isn’t T205 metal all cohesive, will it aggregate on those scrap metals? "
In response to Wei Ling's question, Xiao Duhuo nodded:
"Brother Wei Ling is right in the general direction, but think about it, if there is no carrier for T205 metal to gather in the endless Gobi and desert, what will happen to those metals?"
Wei Ling thought about it:
"It will gather on its own and become a clump, and then accumulate more and more in the low-lying shallow underground."
Xiao Duhuo applauded lightly:
"Brother Wei Ling is so smart. The main job of the pangolin profession is to find the aggregation of divine metals. The euphemistic name is pangolin, which sounds good, but damn it, he is actually a prospector.
Otherwise, the empire has such a large demand for T205 metal, and there is no mechanism like the Wilderness Hunter in the Xixuan World. How would it obtain these resources? "
Wei Ling Gonggong immediately understood the key and was a little excited:
"Therefore, only warlocks with earth spirit attributes can possibly discover these resources."
Xiao Duhuo nodded:
"Not necessarily, Earth Spirit Warlock is just relatively easy.
But this profession is very risky and very hard. Who is willing to do it as an ordinary warlock?
Spending most of the time in the wilderness, various mutant beasts, poisonous snakes, and wilderness hunters can become terrifying enemies at any time.
This kind of hard work means that only earth spirit warlocks from poor families can do this for a long time. However, if you are lucky, you can get great rewards. "
Wei Ling strongly agrees with Xiao Duhuo’s message:
"Yes, the work is hard, lonely, and dangerous.
Since Brother Duhuo is a member of the Lanling Xiao family, why did he abandon his family status to do this? "
Xiao Duhuo's face flashed with pain, but he did not reply to this message:
"It doesn't matter if you don't mention the past, it's your choice...
In my life, I must build my own aristocratic family, haha. Brother Wei Ling and Miss Shou Gong, do you have any thoughts on joining the aristocratic family? "
Wei Ling was a little hesitant, but still told the truth:
"This... the two of us can be considered peripheral members of the Li family."
Xiao Duhuo was a little disappointed:
"Oh, let me just say, I feel that Brother Wei Ling has great potential. No wonder, no wonder, he is a person that even the Li family can like.
It's a pity, but it doesn't affect our cooperation. Li Clan has a good reputation. Although everyone knows that Li Clan is fierce, unreasonable and uncultured, he is fastidious in doing things and has a bottom line. "
Wei Ling and Shou Gong looked at each other and smiled. I really don't know how Li Kongqing and Li Lingyou felt about Xiao Duhuo's evaluation.
Wei Ling is also interested in Xiao Duhuo's obsession with establishing his own clan:
"So, how far is Brother Duhuo from establishing his own family?"
Xiao Duhuo laughed:
"Haha, let alone a wealthy family, just a big family, that's just a daydream of mine! If I can become a beyond-top warlock in the future, there will be dozens of mid-level and high-level guests, and hundreds of junior warlocks, If you are at the forefront of the empire in the pangolin industry, you can be considered an independent family.
When I give birth to dozens of children and expand the size of my family to my grandson and great-grandson, it will probably be the prototype of a new aristocratic family.
If you can maintain this status and influence a hundred years later, it will be considered a success. "
Wei Ling secretly dumbfounded:
"It's so troublesome and difficult! What's the point of building a powerful family?"
"As for the meaning, it actually doesn't mean anything. They are all going to die anyway, and in the end, the wealthy family will also die. All of this is meaningless. It's just a matter of fighting for my reputation while I'm alive."
Shou Gong’s view of Xiao Duhuo was actually somewhat appreciative:
"Brother Duhuo is very sober and rational. The situation is as difficult as you said. Maybe failure is inevitable and success is just accidental.
After all, the powerful family is not established by anyone, nor is it awarded by anyone, but is recognized by the world. "
"Thank you Miss Ghougong for your positive comments. When you are alive, you must give yourself a goal. Otherwise, I should have asked for death."
Both Wei Ling and Shou Gong could see that Xiao Duhuo must have a lot of resentment towards the Lanling Xiao family, otherwise he would not have left the family and tried to build his own family.
But since he didn't tell the reason, he didn't take the initiative to inquire.
Welling even had a guess that the name "Linghuo" might not even be his original name.
People who live alone may live alone.
But those who have dreams will definitely live a more exciting life.
