In the crowd, Luo Feng looked up at the screen formed by beams of light above the distant castle. The 68 priceless treasures displayed on the screen stirred a strong sense of possession within him. He suspected that not a single one among the ten thousand adventurers present wouldn’t desire them, though none had the power to claim them.
“Pity no one dares to compete with the Ninth Prince. If the situation weren’t so chaotic, I’d have no choice but to watch helplessly,” Luo Feng thought, glancing at the Ninth Prince, who stood at the forefront, surrounded by attendants.
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“Do you want these treasures?” the old man with a white beard called out with a laugh. “Then just exchange them for Thunder Stones! Every single treasure here can be obtained with Thunder Stones. Look, each item has its detailed price!”
The list on the nearby screen slightly changed.
“No.1: Complete Spatial Secret Art Inheritance Crystal Ball Bank Account (Triple Account). Each account costs ten million Thunder Stones. Once the three accounts are combined, the inheritance crystal ball deposited in the universe’s top bank can be claimed.
No.2: The Owner’s Bank Account, requiring eight million Thunder Stones.
No.3: Domain-level Bloodline Enhancer (one portion), each portion costing three million Thunder Stones.
No.4: …
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No.9: Life Fruits (three pieces), each costing eighty thousand Thunder Stones.
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No.32: D6 Orbital Cannon (three pieces), each costing twenty-one thousand Thunder Stones.
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No.68: Fifth-tier Origin Weapon, the Yanhuo Wheel (one piece), each costing ten thousand Thunder Stones.”
The entire list sent the crowd below into a frenzy.
“What’s a Thunder Stone?”
“Have you never heard of Thunder Stones?”
“If they can be exchanged for such treasures, Thunder Stones must be extremely valuable.”
Murmurs filled the air.
“Are you all puzzled about what Thunder Stones are?” the white-bearded old man, formed by beams of light above the castle, smiled. “Thunder Stones is the name I’ve given to these stones. They are unique to this Realm within Realm. To be honest, they aren’t worth much. But they are exclusive to this Realm within Realm.”
“Look closely. This is a Thunder Stone!” The screen displayed an image of a Thunder Stone, along with detailed descriptions.
Silence.
The ten thousand adventurers quieted down.
They carefully examined the appearance of Thunder Stones or quickly recorded the details using their auxiliary brain devices or intelligent brain devices.
“However, unlike Cosmic Crystals, Thunder Stones have very low energy, so your ‘energy detectors’ will struggle to detect them. To make things easier for you…”
“This is the distribution map of Thunder Stones.” The old man waved his hand, and a map appeared beside the screen. “This is a simplified map of the Realm within Realm. The entire Realm within Realm can be divided into 26 regions based on mountains, swamps, deserts, etc. Thunder Stones are scattered in certain areas within these 26 regions, and the simplified map shows their distribution.”
“Go forth!”
“Go dig for Thunder Stones! You can kill and fight each other for them; I won’t interfere. As long as you have enough Thunder Stones, you can trade with me for any treasure you desire.” A glint of madness appeared in the old man’s eyes. “If you want the treasures, fight for them. I’ll be waiting in the castle!”
“Come to the castle with your Thunder Stones and exchange them for treasures!”
“Go forth!”
The image of the white-bearded old man faded away, leaving only the giant screen above the castle.
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The ten thousand adventurers remained silent at first, and then gradually, murmurs filled the air.
Among the crowd.
“Great!” Thunder God whispered, his face showing excitement.
Luo Feng was also filled with excitement and joy.
“Exchanging with Thunder Stones, and they’re unique to this Realm within Realm. What exactly is this intelligent life ‘white-bearded old man’ planning?” Babata’s voice sounded. “Judging from his expression, this guy has definitely evolved into an intelligent life form. After millions of years of loneliness… intelligent lives can have emotions like ‘touch, attachment, hatred, loneliness,’ etc. After millions of years of loneliness, this white-bearded old man must be twisted.”
“Who cares if he’s twisted or not, as long as he can give us treasures,” Luo Feng thought.
“Fine, I’m just surprised to meet another intelligent life form after such a long time,” Babata said.
Intelligent life forms are extremely rare.
Because evolving into an intelligent life is very difficult. First, one must already be a highly intelligent being. Then, after experiencing many events and an extremely long time, there’s only a rare chance of evolution.
Without evolution.
Intelligence is merely a tool.
Once the breakthrough occurs, it becomes a special form of life! Such as the ‘Mechanical Race,’ one of the peak races in the vast universe. Fundamentally, the Mechanical Race is a race of intelligent life forms, just possessing mechanical bodies and other attributes.
“Hurry up.”
“Quick, quick.”
“The 17th, 18th, and 19th Squads form a team. Head to the nearest swamp area on the map and dig for Thunder Stones.” People from Beilong City shouted loudly, quickly organizing into teams. “All free adventurers, if you want to leave the Thunder World and survive to leave Canglan Star, please help us.”
“Hurry up, everyone.”
“Over here, over here.”
Under the castle, the five factions quickly sprang into action, forming teams of two or three hundred people, and rapidly flying off in various directions to compete for Thunder Stones!
Everyone was clear…
Those who went first to dig would have the highest chance of success.
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Luo Feng and his four companions were part of the 18th Squad from Beilong City. Now, they had gathered nearly 300 people and quickly headed toward the swamp area.
A massive crowd flew through the sky at high speed.
“Crazy,” Thunder God shook his head. “The competition for Thunder Stones will drive everyone mad. Just now, I saw the Ninth Prince, who was at the front, his face suddenly turn very grim.”
“Can you blame him?” Luo Feng laughed. “The treasures were originally meant to be monopolized by the Ninth Prince, but this unexpected twist came up! Well, after a true super expert dies, anyone would want to distribute their inheritance properly.” The master of Yimo Star was like that, and so was the master of Kabu Realm.
“Luofeng.”
“When we came here, along the way, I once discovered two areas with Thunder Stones. I thought they weren’t valuable at the time, so I ignored them,” Babata’s voice sounded.
“Two areas with Thunder Stones?” A surge of excitement filled Luo Feng’s heart.
The Thunder Stone distribution map on the simplified map was very rough.
After all, the Realm within Realm spanned millions of kilometers. The map could only give a general idea of where Thunder Stones might be found. As for the exact location, it would still require careful searching!
“Thunder Stones have very low energy reactions, much lower than Cosmic Crystals. So finding Thunder Stones is difficult for other adventurers. At least in the early stages, we have an advantage.”
“But once the two million troops arrive!”
“I believe those two million troops must be bringing many valuable detection instruments. Then our advantage will be gone,” Babata said. Luo Feng nodded in understanding. This treasure had already attracted the attention of the largest factions in the Heilongshan Empire. How could the subsequent troops not come fully prepared?
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The nearly 300-person team flew through the Realm within Realm. Along the way, team members occasionally fled.
“Thunder Stones are the real treasure. We should dig for Thunder Stones ourselves. Even if we rely on Thunder Stones, we can join other organizations like ‘Heiyun Association,’ ‘Baihu Building,’ ‘Heilongshan,’ etc. I’m sure those organizations will be willing to pay a high price for Thunder Stones. Then we can naturally leave Canglan Star safely.”
“If we’re lucky, we might even exchange for a treasure. Then we’ll strike it rich.”
Many adventurers had such thoughts.
After seeing the treasure, those with great ambition wanted to exchange for treasures. People like Luo Feng and his group.
Those with smaller ambitions also wanted to get Thunder Stones, join other organizations, and sell them for a high price! This caused the nearly 300-person team to often have members escaping during their flight, and the Beilong City personnel were powerless to stop them.
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The Realm within Realm was pitch black.
Five streaks of light were rapidly flying through the sky. It was Luo Feng and his four companions who had escaped from the team.
“Babata, how much longer?” Luo Feng was now in an excited state.
“At this speed, we’ll arrive at the Thunder Stone area in 3 hours and 29 minutes,” Babata responded.
“Good!” Luo Feng felt his blood boiling.
68 kinds of treasures!
Each one was thousands or even millions of times more valuable than Luo Feng’s current wealth! Even a single treasure would be enough to make a Domain-level expert drool with desire. This shows how precious these treasures were!
“If we don’t fight for this opportunity, we’ll be struck by lightning from the heavens!” Luo Feng thought to himself.
“Gods in the way, kill them; Buddhas in the way, slay them!” Thunder God shouted in Chinese.
Crazy.
People can go crazy!
300% profit is enough to drive merchants mad. 10 times profit is enough to make financiers like Luo Hua’s blood boil into madness! And the treasures Luo Feng and his companions were encountering now… even Cosmic-level experts would fight for them, Domain-level experts would kill each other! What about these Star-level experts?
How many wouldn’t go crazy?
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They encountered a team of adventurers midway and took a detour. After 3 hours and 40 minutes, they arrived at their destination. The sky was still pitch black.
This was a grassland area, with lush weeds.
Five people crouched there: Luo Feng, Hong, Thunder God, Tie Nanhe, and Ao Gu.
“Thunder Stones start about 800 meters below, within a 20-kilometer radius. There are a total of 128,926 Thunder Stones,” Babata’s voice echoed in Luo Feng’s mind. “There may be more in the surrounding areas, but a detailed search is needed. I can only detect within a 20-kilometer range for now.”
“128,926 Thunder Stones?” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up, his eyes visibly bloodshot.
He still clearly remembered the exchange prices of the 68 treasures displayed on the screen.
Among them, the last item, the fifth-tier Origin Power weapon ‘Yanhuo Wheel,’ only required 100,000 Thunder Stones to exchange! This meant that the Thunder Stones found within the 20-kilometer radius were enough to obtain a treasure.
“Luofeng, how many Thunder Stones are there?” Hong and Thunder God both looked at Luo Feng.
“128,926,” Luo Feng said softly.
Hong’s face turned red instantly.
Hong’s eyes widened, almost popping out of their sockets, as he let out a single exclamation: “Holy crap!”
“We’re really going to strike it rich,” Hong couldn’t help but say.
“We’ll get even richer. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If we don’t seize it, we’ll regret it for the rest of our lives,” Luo Feng was so excited he could hardly contain himself. “Hurry, let’s go down and start collecting Thunder Stones. Nanhe, you’re responsible for covering the surroundings.”
“Yes, Master,” Tie Nanhe replied respectfully.
Hiss!
Luo Feng led the way, diving directly into the ground first, followed by Hong, Thunder God, Ao Gu, and Tie Nanhe, who followed one after another into the ground.
“Go, Moyun!” With a thought from Luo Feng, numerous long, thin vines extended from his arms, resembling dozens of arms, rapidly stretching out to grab the Thunder Stones.
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