The small village in the early morning was quiet and serene.
Luo Kai came to a big pit at the entrance of the village and patted the head of the Three-Horned Lizard that was sticking out of the ground.
The Three-Horned Lizard opened its eyelids and growled. It reluctantly spat out a sticky flame that adhered to the ground and burned fiercely.
Luo Kai reached out to touch the flame and felt the burning sensation. After a while, he felt the surface of his skin showing signs of being burnt. He withdrew his palm and rubbed it. A layer of burnt black ash fell down. He stared at the blue flame and pondered.
These days, he had been thinking about how to use the fire ability. Fire was different from other elements. It was very rare in nature. Before he reached the ability to convert the five elements, he could only control and use it artificially. Generally, Fire Elementalists would carry storage tools or containers with them.
The flame that the Three-Horned Lizard spat out was a secretion with extremely high burning power. The temperature was very high and could almost melt metal in an instant. Covering it with water only diluted it and made it look more intense. He could only brew a high temperature, but it was difficult for him to make a substantial flame. Could it be that he had to find a way to make his body simulate this secretion?
He could not help but look at the Three-Horned Lizard again.
The Three-Horned Lizard sensed his bad intentions and whimpered in a low voice. Its four limbs quickly dug into the ground and its huge body sank into the ground.
Luo Kai stood up and looked back at the quiet and peaceful village. The Three-Horned Lizard was a scaled creature. When it moved, its energy consumption would naturally be huge. However, when it hibernated, its energy consumption would be reduced to the minimum. In fact, it did not need much food. Moreover, Thirteen and Brown Bear had Big Beard to take care of them. There should not be any problem. He should go.
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Rosy Cloud City was a commercial city. The mayor and the deputy mayor were the leaders of two major commercial groups. One was a sub-league of the Green Lotus Commercial Alliance, the largest commercial alliance of the human race. The other was the local commercial alliance, the Flowing Gold Society.
The Night Gold was a necessary material for the production of powerful weapons and equipment. As the world became more and more chaotic, its value increased. The Flowing Gold Society controlled the mining and production of the Night Gold, while the Green Lotus Business Alliance controlled the sales.
There were only a few places where Night Gold was produced in the entire Human Territory. The other places were almost exhausted. Only the Azure Sky Plateau still had a relatively large amount of Night Gold. As the world became more and more chaotic, this place became a place where the big forces would fight for. In recent years, the Green Lotus Business Alliance had become more and more powerful, cutting off their sales channels. As a result, the Flowing Gold Society had no choice but to share Rosy Cloud City with them. However, the two had a win-win relationship. One was in charge of production, while the other was in charge of sales.
Luo Kai walked into the city. The streets of the city were filled with dazzling lineups. Most of the shops were open for business. There were also many people who were casually spreading out a piece of cloth to sell some sundries. All kinds of people were unceasingly shuttling back and forth. Most of them had a valiant look on their faces.
To his surprise, there were also many animals in the city. There were plateau yaks, each of which was two to three meters tall and had a huge body. They were used as transportation tools, pulling rack carts. Presumably, because of the lack of oil, coal, and other resources in this place, they could only rely on animal power.
Gradually turning to the southern part of the city, Yang Kai saw a large trade market. All kinds of people were trading here. It was very lively.
From time to time, teams of fully armed soldiers patrolled the market. There were also a few armored vehicles parked here. The security was very tight.
This was the largest trade market in Rosy Cloud City. Not only did it sell a variety of food and weapons and equipment, but it also sold a lot of vicious beast meat. The meat of vicious beasts was very tough. It would not rot even after ten days. There were no other vicious beasts in the Azure Sky Plateau except for insects. Therefore, vicious beast meat was very expensive.
Luo Kai silently observed along the way. He had brought a lot of materials unique to mature vicious beasts, such as fur, claws, and horns. These were the best parts.
After checking the prices, Yang Kai went to exchange for some celestial essence. Then, he walked into a relatively large equipment store. A one-eyed young man immediately greeted him, "Big Brother, what do you need?"
"Do you have any good bows and arrows?"
Luo Kai glanced inside. He had run out of arrows and needed to replenish some. Bows were a powerful means of long-range attacks. It was much simpler and more efficient than fighting head-on.
"Of course, please come with me."
The young man smiled and led him to a room on the side. It was filled with all kinds of longbows. Most of them were alloy longbows, but some were made of wood. Wooden longbows were made from some mutated plants. They were more flexible and more expensive. However, they were not easy to smelt.
He pointed to the weapons on the iron rack on the side and introduced them, "This is an ironwood arrow. Its hardness is no less than an alloy. It is also the cheapest. This is a thorny arrow. It is mixed with night gold. Its speed is much faster than ordinary bows. Of course, it is more expensive … …"
Luo Kai interrupted, "Do you have any arrows made of pure night gold?"
The young man's remaining eye lit up. Weapons and equipment made entirely of night gold were extremely expensive. Understanding that a big customer had arrived, he hurriedly said, "Wait a moment. I will go to the warehouse and get it for you."
Luo Kai nodded and wandered around the weapon store. This place not only sold a variety of cold weapons but also a large number of firearms and ammunition. Most of them were mixed with night gold, which made them more powerful than ordinary firearms made of metal.
Soon, the young man came out with a bottle of arrows. A night gold arrow cost 200,000 celestial essence. This bottle of arrows cost 2 million celestial essence. As a consumable, it was indeed very expensive.
After the transaction, the young man did not forget to say to Luo Kai, "Big Brother, my Green Lotus Business Union will hold an auction at the Rainbow House tonight. At that time, we will sell a lot of night gold. I heard that we will also sell the newly developed mecha from Shang Jing. Ordinary people who have not learned how to operate mecha can pilot them. If you are interested, you can go and take a look."
Luo Kai had no interest in these things. He found a place where no one was around and soared into the sky, disappearing into the horizon.
The Realm of Shattered Spirit was not fixed in one place. Instead, it randomly appeared in a location on the Blue Sky Plateau. It could be a mirage on the horizon, or it could be the center of a strong wind that blew every day. Wanting to find it required a lot of luck and patience.
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At night, the temperature in Rosy Cloud City plummeted. The pedestrians on the streets quickly disappeared, but the buildings became lively.
This city did not have any strict laws. Gambling houses and brothels were everywhere. The Rainbow House was the largest gambling house in the city. It was owned by the Flowing Gold Society, the largest local business group. The Flowing Gold Society had been rooted in Rainbow City for hundreds of years. It was originally the nominal owner of Rainbow City, but unfortunately, it was no longer the case.
Su Chengbo stood on the top floor of the gambling house. The entire city was enveloped by his spiritual force, attracting all the light energy. The sky above the city grew brighter and brighter, but the inside of the city grew darker and darker.
He especially liked the feeling of looking down on all living things from a high place. It was a feeling of everything under his control. It was a feeling of ultimate freedom, where he was not bound by any rules or energy.
In a trance, he felt like he was a god.
The Three-Eyed Race had silently weaved a large net to cover the entire human race. Their goal was not only this. Heaven and earth had its own way of balance. The rise and fall of species determined the birth of the highest level of life. By controlling the huge human race, they could borrow their luck to create a large number of Saints and even Gods!
The essence of Gods was not faith or power, but a kind of spiritual will that could affect and control the entire world. It was everywhere, just like the Heavenly Dao!
That was the pinnacle of life. It was the only goal he pursued.