Ding Meng had his reasons for telling Little White to come down in ten days. If he brought these two pieces of high-content platinum to the base center, as long as the appraisers there were not blind, they should be able to tell that they were valuable items. If Little White returned immediately, not only would the base center be curious, the people on the bridge outside would also become suspicious. Therefore, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it was better to tell Little White to come back in ten days.
Ding Meng's thoughts were still relatively cautious. Back then, when Little Four died tragically, it was because he was accidentally involved in the K-virus. He did not want Little White to get involved, because what he was going to do would cause quite a stir.
However, reality shocked Little White. When he returned to the base center with half a piece of platinum, the staff there actually gave him five full boxes of black gold and half a box of special blood-generating agents produced by Anvil Corporation. Not only did they fill the saw with crystal energy, they also gave him an extra small anti-gravity pouch.
This caused Little White to be extremely excited. He happily returned to the barracks and first had a delicious meal. Then, he couldn't wait to put all of his tools into his pouch. In the past, he wouldn't even dare to think about doing something like this. However, Ding Meng had warned him not to go down for ten days. Thus, he obediently slept in the barracks for ten days.
When the ten days were up, Little White decisively picked up his satchel and rushed towards the garbage mountain. This time, the one-armed man on the bridge in Area T30 did not stop him. He followed the original path and crawled into the room he had dug, and then followed the tunnel Ding Meng had dug. Then, he was quickly shocked.
Ding Meng had originally dug a twenty-meter-long tunnel and then carved out a small room. Now, going down this small room, there was a smooth tunnel every fifty meters, and then a slightly larger room. This cycle repeated. As Little White walked, he began to tremble in fear, because he had discovered a pattern. The length of each tunnel was constantly increasing, and the size of the room was also constantly increasing. After passing through more than twenty rooms in a row, Ding Meng was still nowhere to be seen, but the size of the room was already comparable to a small spaceship.
In fact, he did not know that this was because Ding Meng's strength was rapidly recovering. Ding Meng used his telekinesis vision to dig in the areas where the purity of platinum metals was relatively high. The scraps and powders that he mined were all smelted in his palms with the [Diamond Starfusing Art]. After forming a light pupil, they were fused into his blood. After being converted into a technological energy source, he used the smelting space to refine it a second time, and supplemented it with Origin Energy to form an energy storage.
However, this was far from enough to remove the energy imprisonment of the Demons. As Ding Meng continued to dig, he discovered a problem. The deeper he went, the stronger the radiation and magnetic field of the mixed metals became. Due to the passage of time, chemical toxins had been produced in the depths of the earth. These metals were faintly pointing to a source of poison in the depths of the earth. Although he could not analyze what it was with his telekinesis vision, it was getting closer and closer.
Xiao Ai also made an assessment. If they could dig out the source of the poison, conservatively speaking, the first three points would not have much of a problem.
At this moment, Ding Meng was sitting cross-legged on the ground, multitasking. Catoptric Deflection was used as an excavator to dig a tunnel in front of him. Meanwhile, he was doing his best to absorb Origin Energy. At the same time, he spread out his palms, each of them producing a green light pupil. The various metals in the room melted, forming a stream of air that flowed into the light pupil.
After an unknown period of time, Ding Meng suddenly opened his eyes and stopped cultivating. This was because he had already sensed that Xiao Bai was cautiously approaching from the tunnel behind him.
"Big Brother Ding Meng!" Xiao Bai was truly shocked by Ding Meng. "I didn't know you were so strong."
Ding Meng was already prepared. He casually picked up two pieces of purple metal from the ground. "Here, take them. Take them to the surface and trade them for something."
Xiao Bai naturally had an eye for these scraps. He took a closer look and sniffed them. He couldn't help but blurt out, "This is Purple Luminous Gold. I heard that only elite-level and above people can eat it."
Purple Luminous Gold was not only a great supplement for the Steel Mane people, but it was also a good material for forging weapons in the human world. If Ding Meng's Catoptric Deflection had used Purple Luminous Gold as its base material, its combat power would have been greatly increased.
Unfortunately, it was very difficult to obtain this material within the Norse Empire. Of course, this was also why the Norse Empire hated the Frogman Kingdom and the Steel Mane people so much. They had to beg their parents to find such a good material everywhere, but the Steel Mane people ate it as food. Damn it!
"You want me to come back in ten days again?"
Xiao Bai was quite smart. He could already tell that Ding Meng was not bragging. He was indeed an expert in mining. To be more precise, he was an authority in this field.
Such an expensive Purple Luminous Gold would definitely cause a commotion if he brought it out. Keeping a low profile was the way to go.
However, Ding Meng changed his mind. "No, I want you to come back in twenty days. The next time you come, remember to bring a box of Anvil's mixtures, nutrient solutions, or healing potions. Remember, don't put it in your bag. Carry it in your arms and pretend that you're here to deliver supplies. Understand?"
"Understood!
Don't worry!
Big Brother Ding Meng! "
Xiao Bai understood. He knew why Ding Meng was doing this. The next time he came, it would be thirty days. If Ding Meng didn't come out for a month, it was inevitable that people would be suspicious.
Human prisoners of war had an advantage over the Steel Mane people when they worked in the garbage mountain, and that was their endurance. Because most human soldiers were origin ability warriors, they could work for ten days to half a month at a time. These Steel Mane people, who were born with disabilities, only had great strength. They had to rest after digging for a day or two. They couldn't be compared to human soldiers.
Bringing some supplies down could also dispel some people's suspicions. After all, Ding Meng needed to eat supplements.
However, the truth was that Ding Meng didn't need to eat anything. He just kept digging down. He had discovered the benefits of this poisonous technology. It could be combined with Shenguang Technology's energy to form the so-called elemental coating of the Body Hardening System. In actual combat, it could be used to harden the skin. Moreover, this hardened skin was poisonous. Its main effects were paralysis, retardation, and corrosion.
It was only today that Ding Meng truly experienced the wonders of Mou Xing's technique. It was all-encompassing and omnipotent. It was indeed applicable to all systems. He had recovered the first two points. In the past, it could be said that he had concentrated on the thermodynamics, but now it was the poisonous technology. He simply asked Xiao Ai to take out all the biochemical techniques in the space of consciousness for a look. These were all three-star and four-star techniques from the Federal Empire. They were given to him by the Transit String when he was at the Xinghong Group.
With Ding Meng's current strength, he could construct an origin and cultivate a technique in a minute at most. As for the techniques, he could casually exchange a few blows with the shadow in the space of consciousness. After all, these things were too low-level and too simple.
Twenty days later, Little White really did sneak in like a little mouse. Right now, the place Ding Meng was in could no longer be called a room. It was completely an extra-large cave. It was a smooth spherical cave, and there was light all around. It was all emitted by the colorful metal.
However, Little White was coughing violently. As he coughed, he coughed up a puddle of black blood. The poisonous gas in this place was not something a normal person like him could withstand.
Ding Meng spread his hand, and a few drops of blood immediately flowed into Little White's body. A moment later, not only did Little White stop coughing, but his skin also faintly turned gray.
"He really did mutate because of the poison," Little Rascal said decisively.
"Big Brother Ding Meng, what happened to me?" Little White was also surprised by the changes in his body.
Ding Meng said solemnly, "Little White, you were poisoned the moment you were born."
Little White said in silence, "In any case, I've been on this trash mountain ever since I was conscious."
Ding Meng said, "That's right. You became like this because you were contaminated."
"But Big Brother Ding Meng, can you restore me?" Little White's eyes lit up. Even in his dreams, he wanted to become a normal Iron Mane person.
Ding Meng sighed. "I can, but I can't right now."
"Why?" Little White was stunned.
Ding Meng decided to tell the truth. "I haven't recovered yet. Once I do, I'll be able to completely cure you."
The effects of the K-virus were determined by the strength of one's Origin Energy. Once all ten sources were restored, curing Little White would be a piece of cake.
Little White was young, but he wasn't stupid. He had seen Ding Meng make such a huge commotion underground, but he didn't leave behind a single scrap. Ding Meng definitely needed these metals to restore himself.
"Big Brother Ding Meng, what do you need me to do?" Little White immediately puffed out his chest.
Ding Meng smiled and pointed at the ground. "Take this gold and bring it back to exchange for something. This time, I want you to come down in thirty days."
This time, it wasn't that he was afraid of arousing suspicion. Ding Meng was confident that he could reach the source of the poison within a month. As long as he could figure out what the source of the poison was, he was confident that he could restore the first three sources. At the very least, his personal safety would be guaranteed. He didn't want to make the same mistake as Black Gold Base.
However, Ding Meng didn't consider one problem. No matter how strict a plan was, there would always be one or two loopholes. By the time Little White came down for the third time, the bridge was already filled with people. There were a lot of Steel Manes and human men and women. The man in the lead had an imposing appearance and a dignified aura. He was wearing a relatively clean Norse Empire military uniform. In the depths of the mountain of trash, this person's status wasn't low. This person was the boss of Area T30 — Du Hong!
It was said that Du Hong was also a lieutenant in the Imperial Fleet. From this, it could be inferred that he was at least a War Exalt.
"Come here!" Du Hong waved at Little White from afar.
Little White's heart sank. With so many people gathered here, it was very likely that they were waiting for him.
Du Hong's attitude was still quite polite. "I remember that you don't have a name, right?"
Little White lowered his head and said, "Yes, Big Brother Du Hong."
Du Hong stared at him. "But your neighbor has been down here for two months."
Little White knew that this was bad. He also understood where the problem was. Normal human soldiers rarely could stay underground for two months, let alone so deep into the earth's core.