Chapter 159: Chapter 159: Blood Essence Stone
Translator: 549690339
Song Jian bought a machine called “Ore Processing Machine,” which combines crushing, decomposition, and extraction functions, allowing the ore to be directly refined into corresponding products;
For example, putting in a unit of iron ore will directly decompose it into a metal iron ingot, and putting in a gold ore will directly obtain a complete piece of gold;
The ore processing machine looks like a rectangular metal box, more than half a person’s height. When in use, it must be taken out of the inventory and can be put back into the inventory when not in use, making it very convenient.
This item is also extremely expensive, costing two thousand Doomsday Coins, which ordinary players cannot afford;
Song Jian had a profound understanding of the price of materials and finished products after his first contact with the Doomsday supermarket. Selling a piece of “zombie meat” could only earn one Doomsday Coin, but making it into “fried meat” or “grilled meat” would be worth twenty to thirty Doomsday Coins, a twenty to thirty times increase in price;
Obviously, if selling ore, it can only be considered as materials, and the price will definitely be very low, but if decomposing the finished product, the price will naturally increase accordingly;
With the help of the light from the convenience store, Song Jian walked towards the subway platform. After walking a few hundred meters, a faint light appeared in front of him. When he got closer, he found that it was the ore from the subway tracks on both sides, emitting faint light;
What used to be concrete passages on both sides of the tracks were now covered by a layer of rock, with colorful lights glowing inside, making them look dreamy and beautiful;
In the depths of the subway track, Song Jian saw a heavily corroded subway that had derailed and lay horizontally in the tunnel, covered in a thick layer of green moss;
Song Jian jumped down from the platform onto the rails and took out a palm-sized compass, exploring left and right; he had just bought it from the convenience store. It was an “Ore Detector” that could detect ores within a range of three meters;
The Ore Detector looks like a radar with a metal shell and a transparent glass layer on the front. There is a pointer in the center, and under the pointer is an LCD screen displaying a thin line – like a life detector in a hospital, constantly making small jumps. As Song Jian’s position changed, the pointer of the Ore Detector also kept shaking;
Song Jian walked along the rocks on both sides of the subway track. After walking about five or six meters, the Ore Detector suddenly issued a series of rapid “beeps,” and the pointer swiftly jumped to the far left. At the same time, the constantly jumping line on the LCD screen below the pointer began to jump violently;
Song Jian followed the direction indicated by the pointer and found a rock wall emitting red light. As he moved up and down this rock wall, the entire Ore Detector’s glass screen suddenly emitted a gentle green light when his left hand was one meter above the ground;
“This is it!” Song Jian put away the Ore Detector and punched the rock wall;
Bang, bang, bang-
Cracks appeared on the hard rock wall, and debris flew. Song Jian felt a slight stinging sensation in his fist. It seemed that it would be more difficult than collecting rocks;
After punching for about ten minutes, a red light emerged from the rock wall and entered Song Jian’s inventory;
System: You have collected one unit of “Blood Essence Stone,” and your Mining Skill experience points increased by 25 points;
“Blood Essence Stone?” Song Jian’s eyes lit up. To upgrade the Blood Pool from level one to two, he needed a hundred units of Blood Essence Stone. He originally thought about buying it, but the Blood Essence Stone was too expensive, so he put the matter aside. Unexpectedly, he could gather Blood Essence Stone here, which is a delightful surprise;
“Blood Essence Stone (White): Material, can be used for enchantment, engineering, and potion-making; Usage requirement: Possess the corresponding production skills;”
Looking at the Blood Essence Stone in the inventory that emits a faint red glow, Song Jian thought to himself, “The application of Blood Essence Stone is really extensive, no wonder the price is so expensive. Could this be a Blood Essence Stone vein? If so, 1’11 be rich.”
Taking out the Ore Detector, Song Jian continued to explore;
The Ore Detector was easy to use and accurately found the precise location of the ore, but it took a lot of time. In more than half an hour, Song Jian had only collected three units of Blood Essence Stone;
“I’d better finish the test mission first, as long as 1 know the location of the gathering site, I’ll be able to gather Blood Essence Stone sooner or later,” Song Jian thought to himself.
He gave up the red ore in this area and walked deeper into the tunnel along the tracks;
Obsidian should be an ore emitting black light, and soon, Song Jian saw that on the rock wall beside the sideways train, there was indeed a black glow;
He jumped on the train, took out the Ore Detector, and started searching;
The Ore Detector could detect the specific location of the ore but not the type of ore it was, so Song Jian could only guess that Obsidian should be in this black-glowing area based on the name of the ore;
Beep, beep, beep-
The Ore Detector made a rapid sound again. Following the direction of the pointer, Song Jian stepped towards the middle of the train;
“This is it!” Seeing the Ore Detector emit a gentle green light, Song Jian smiled and punched the rock wall;
At this moment, Song Jian suddenly felt a slight tremor under his feet, followed by a deep growl that came from the train carriage below;
“Monster!” A light flashed in Song Jian’s mind, and he quickly put away the Ore Detector, drew his dagger, and prepared to jump down;
Boom-
A big hole suddenly burst open in the compartment below him, and a dry arm stretched out from the hole, tightly grabbing Song Jian’s ankle;
Then, a strong force came through, and the monster below seemed to want to pull him into the carriage;
Song Jian frowned, and his body instantly turned into a cloud of black mist, floating upward;
The monster reached out and groped around twice more. When it realized that it had lost Song Jian, it furiously roared and snarled, grabbed the metal around the hole with both arms, and forcefully tore to the sides. In a short while, it had torn a large hole large enough for a person to pass through;
Soon, a zombie with a bare upper body crawled out of the hole and roared at the black mist above;
This zombie’s body surface was covered with a thick layer of scales, emitting a dark glow as if it were draped in iron armor. Even its cheeks were covered with fingernail-sized scales;
“LV10 Armored Zombie (Elite), Vitality Points: 1100/1100, Features: Super Defense, Skills: ????”
“A level 10 Elite Boss, this will be a bit difficult!” Song Jian stared at the roaring Boss below and felt a little overwhelmed. He came here not to fight monsters and kill Bosses, but to mine ores. However, without killing the Boss in front of him, he couldn’t continue the mining process;
“If my Rocket Launcher wasn’t broken, dealing with this Boss wouldn’t be that difficult, but now…” Song Jian hesitated for a moment, controlling his body and gradually descending towards the Boss;
