Chapter 17

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“It is very special. As long as one enters the Sacred Grounds, their mental state will become very good, making it easier for them to break through their limits. Moreover, even if they leave the Sacred Grounds, their good mental state can last for quite a long time. Due to this, many big shots in the City of Light want to enter the Sacred Grounds.” Chen Kemeng looked at Lu Jin, who was very interested, and smiled faintly. “But because the sacred grounds’ quota is limited, there are many people in the queue, and they have even made appointments half a year in advance.”

“But if CEO Lu is willing to sell those materials, especially that Magical metal ore, I can make arrangements to let CEO Lu enter right now without charging any fees. What do you think, CEO Lu?”

Breaking through one’s limits was extremely difficult, and the more one progressed, the more difficult it became.

The growth of the AR system followed the progress of the players. If players progressed faster and reached a higher AR level, they could have a longer lifespan.

Chen Kemeng believed that no one would reject her offer.

“Alright, I can sell it to you.” Lu Jin gave it some thought and did not reject the offer. Besides, he also wanted to take a look at the sacred grounds. “But I don’t want memory fragments. I want to trade those materials for a blueprint of a high-level item.”

“A blueprint of a high-level item?” Chen Kemeng frowned.

A blueprint of a high-level item could not be compared to a blueprint for a Rare item. It was only a more complicated blueprint for ordinary items. However, it was not sold on the market.

Firstly, that was because the supply of high-level item blueprints was very low. Usually, it would only be obtained by hunting teams from the major groups of the City of Light or by teams of Senior Adventurers who headed to normal Regional Dungeons outside the city.

Secondly, blueprints of high-level items could help the craftsmen advance, especially to break through to Level 10.

After reaching Level 10, it was difficult to progress by making ordinary items. Furthermore, Apprentices could not create Rare items. They could only progress by making high-level items that were more difficult to create.

In the entire City of Light, the craftsmen who had broken through to Level 10 were talents that all the major groups would vie for. Even so, how could those talents compete with the craftsmen that were groomed by the groups?

Therefore, in the City of Light, high-level item blueprints were properties of the major groups. They would not be sold.

“Miss Chen, this Magical metal ore of mine is not simple. It’s a truly superior item. Not only is it an important material for making Magical-type weapons and equipment, but it can also perfectly repair them.” Lu Jin drew out the metal ore from his backpack.

Fire Silver Ore, Magical-type material, superior grade.

“It’s really a superior item.” Chen Kemeng looked at it and her eyes were filled with excitement.

In the settings of Fantasy World, all kinds of materials were not only categorized into different types, but also different grades. They were the common grade and the superior grade. There were also the exquisite grade and the priceless grade above them. However, under normal circumstances, ordinary people would never see those in their entire lives. The highest grade that they could see was the superior grade.

“How about it? Aren’t you going to consider it, Miss Chen?” Lu Jin smiled. “It’s not easy to come across superior-grade Magical items.”

After defeating the Gale Wolf, the Gale Wolf had left behind a total of 1,164 units of memory fragments, which were enough for him to use.

As for the Rare materials and the Magical metal ore, because of the scarcity of memory fragments, according to market price, it would be good enough to sell them for 3,000 units of memory fragments.

Those 3,000 units of memory fragments were of no use to him at all. Even if he wanted to draw from the Special Item Lottery, he would have to prepare 10,000 units of memory fragments. A chance at the Rare Item Lottery would also cost 5,000 units of memory fragments. He might as well trade it with a blueprint of a high-level item to help Lu Shixue advance. After all, Lu Shixue had been stuck at AR Level 10 for too long. The blueprint of a high-level item would be of help.

Chen Kemeng gritted her teeth slightly and let out a deep breath. “Alright, I’ll agree to your conditions.”

She was helpless as Lu Jin was right. Magical materials were like Magical weapons. They were not easy to obtain.

Moreover, she had witnessed Lu Jin transform an ordinary monster into a Regional Boss.

Chen Kemeng had already made up her mind to get closer to Lu Jin. After all, the benefits and resources that she could gain from that were unimaginable.

Trading was the first step of cooperation!

After that, Lu Jin traded all the materials he had with Chen Kemeng and received a blueprint for a high-level item.

“Shixue, I’ll give this to you. Use it well when you go to Light Academy.” Lu Jin handed the high-level item blueprint to Lu Shixue.

“A blueprint for a small electronic backpack?” Lu Shixue received the blueprint and her eyes lit up with joy. “Thank you, Brother! I’m finally confident of breaking through to Level 10!”

“It’s good as long as you can break through.” Lu Jin looked at Lu Shixue who was excited. That way, he could at least account for the younger Lu Jin.

As long as Lu Shixue could become a craftswoman, she would not have to worry about her future. Furthermore, she could help him as a craftswoman. After all, any Adventurer’s AR level upgrade would require an excellent craftsman.

Furthermore, if he really obtained many precious item blueprints, he would not give them to others so easily.

Then, Chen Kemeng guided Lu Jin to an elevator that led to the basement of the Bestial Battle Arena.

The entire elevator was very narrow. It could only accommodate two or three people, and that was the only elevator that could lead to the depths of the underground. It was obvious that the Sacred Grounds of the Bestial Battle Arena was highly-valued by the Sun and Moon Group. There were even at least four guards, who were comparable to First-Class Bodyguards, at the entrance of the elevator.

After the elevator had descended for more than 10 minutes, the door slowly opened.

A cave that was the size of a stadium appeared before Lu Jin’s eyes. In that empty cave, he could vaguely see some thick mist around the walls. However, the mist only remained at the walls and did not spread further.

That cave was filled with all kinds of fruit trees, and under artificial cultivation, many fruits had been cultivated.

However, what was truly shocking was the giant black rock that was 10 meters tall.

In Lu Jin’s eyes, that was not just a giant black rock. He could see pulses of light surging around it like a river.

He had only stepped out of the elevator, but his entire body had been washed by the pulses of light. That feeling of being washed by the pulses of light was the complete opposite of the feeling that those Shadowrazes gave him.

There was no sense of coldness or gloominess. Instead, it gave him an indescribable sense of comfort.

In just a moment, Lu Jin saw black mist flow out of his body. The black mist seemed to have a life of its own and it formed a shadow with countless eyes.

Lu Jin was extremely familiar with that shadow.

Although there was a huge difference in size, with that aura and appearance, it had to be the Shadowraze that he met when he first woke up.

Now, that tiny Shadowraze seemed to be burned by a flame. It roared and shouted in the pulses of light and was finally burnt into oblivion…

“These flames… are really gorgeous!”

Chen Kemeng suddenly sighed at the side.

“Yeah!”

Lu Jin could not help but marvel at the fading flames.

The Shadowraze, which was a complete disregard of the laws of physics, had no power to resist the pulses of light and had been burnt into oblivion.

That made Lu Jin have a newfound sense of excitement.

The unknown was undoubtedly the scariest. Previously, he could not do anything about Shadowrazes. He could only think of ways to hide and pretend that he was unaware. He did not even know that he had a small Shadowraze attached to him.

But now, he finally knew the Shadowrazes’ weakness!

At that moment, Chen Kemeng, who was leading the way, suddenly became blurry. Her single figure turned into two. One of them turned to look at Lu Jin.

It was a completely distorted face. Although it had Chen Kemeng’s face, there were countless mouths on it. At that moment, those mouths revealed strange and excited smiles.

“You can really… see…”