Faced with Du Hong's doubts, Xiao Bai decided to tell the truth. "Yes, I'm here to deliver supplies to him."
Du Hong didn't waste any more time. "Okay, then take me to him now."
It was impossible to find Ding Meng. The one-person tunnel was less than a meter in diameter, and only Xiao Bai and Ding Meng could barely squeeze through. The others couldn't enter, and they didn't dare to force their way in. Without a statistician to assess the situation, a careless excavation could cause the tunnel to collapse, so they could only wait.
At this time, Ding Meng had already advanced to the place where the "poison source" was located. Ding Meng had also dug a cave here. Inside the cave lay a huge pile of scrap. It looked like a section of a spaceship that had been cut off and mixed with various strange metals. Due to the passage of time, it had already formed a state of chaotic fog.
According to Little Rascal's analysis, the main component of the scrap was an extremely high-grade platinum metal. It also contained a large amount of rainbow gold. Based on this alone, it could be inferred that this was definitely the work of some research team or research institute of the frogmen. The frogmen had definitely wanted to create weapons or armor similar to Catoptric Deflection, but in addition to the basic materials, there were also two more important things: krypton gold and water luster.
It was obvious that this pile of scrap didn't have these, so it was treated as trash halfway through the modification. It was a waste of resources.
In addition to the aforementioned components, this pile of scrap also contained some source cores and silver core stones. Ding Meng could even feel a trace of the reverse source crystal's power during the absorption process.
Little Rascal couldn't help but sigh. "These frogmen are really good at snatching resources."
Xiao Ai said, "According to the database, the frogmen's army is not only scouting the Fertile Chalk System, but the civilian armed forces are also active there. The rare metals on the black market are very expensive."
Little Rascal said, "What a waste of materials. This poison source should be a toxic reverse source crystal. It should be a highly dangerous substance in the universe."
Xiao Ai said, "I've compared the data. This should be a type of Auric Element. It's very harmful to low-level creatures, but it's not a threat to Serum Susan. The frogmen's research direction was not wrong. The only mistake was that they didn't understand the theory behind it. This saved Ding Meng a lot of trouble."
Her original conservative estimate was the first three Origins, but this poison source was an unexpected surprise because it had completely restored the first six Origins of Ding Meng. Not only did it remove the remaining imprisonment energy of the Demons, but it also made the Origins stronger and more stable than before.
As soon as his strength recovered, Ding Meng's perception range also recovered. He slowly opened his eyes. "I didn't want to cause trouble, but trouble still came."
Sure enough, Xiao Bai quickly ran over from the passageway behind him. "Big Brother Ding Meng, bad news, Du Hong specifically asked for you."
"It's okay!" Ding Meng patted him on the shoulder. "I know. Don't worry."
Although he had never met Du Hong, he knew that this so-called Du Hong would not threaten Xiao Bai because Xiao Bai was an inferior race in the Steel Mane Tribe. This kind of person was no different from a cripple. The Steel Mane Tribe was unwilling to accept Xiao Bai, but Du Hong allowed Xiao Bai to move around in the T30 area. It was clear that Du Hong was not the evil person he imagined.
On the bridge, Ding Meng and Xiao Bai's figures quickly appeared at the checkpoint. Du Hong was surrounded by a group of people, and there were two gorgeously dressed beauties beside him. However, Du Hong's attention was on Ding Meng.
He was observing Ding Meng, and Ding Meng was also secretly scanning him. Du Hong was also wearing a wristband. This alone showed that not only did this person have a high status in the Underground, but he also had a lot of dealings with the Base Center.
"Hello, Ding Meng!" Du Hong walked forward and stretched out his hand in a friendly manner.
"Hello!" Ding Meng also stretched out his hand. His principle had always been that if you don't offend me, I won't offend you.
However, this time, he was wrong. The moment Du Hong shook his hand, he secretly gathered his Origin Energy in his palm. He trained in the Electromagnetism Grand Technique. If the Electromagnetism Grand Technique was transmitted, the other party's arm would go numb, and if the Electromagnetism Grand Technique was serious, the other party would kneel on the spot.
Unfortunately, Ding Meng did not go numb, nor did he kneel. Ding Meng's expression was very calm as he calmly held his hand.
Du Hong was stunned. He had used the energy of a beginner War Supremacy, but Ding Meng was as steady as Mount Tai, as if nothing had happened.
Du Hong took a deep breath and slightly tightened his grip on Ding Meng's hand again. This time, a stronger Electromagnetism Grand Technique drilled into Ding Meng's palm. Ding Meng was still cold and expressionless. He did not even move.
Du Hong did not dare to try again. He let go of his hand and said, "Nice to meet you!"
Ding Meng nodded and gestured for Little White to bring up the small box that he had prepared earlier. "I don't dare. This is my first time working in the T30 area. I hope Brother Du Hong will accept this small gift. Please take care of me in the future."
The one-armed Steel Mane man stepped forward and took it. He looked at the contents of the box and his eyes were full of surprise. "Brother Du, tricolor gold."
Du Hong nodded. "Brother Ding's gift, I will keep it well!"
His words meant that he did not treat Ding Meng as an enemy. Everyone was secretly relieved.
Ding Meng also nodded secretly. This Du Hong was not stupid. Even if Du Hong was a Combat Master, Ding Meng was confident that he could kill him in one move. Of course, now that he was trapped in such an environment, Ding Meng did not want to make enemies. Finding a way to leave the Steel Mane Empire was the most important thing.
Du Hong paused and continued, "Brother Ding, you were originally an alien refugee, but your household registration is from a village in Qingze Town, Autumn Lake City of the Norse Empire. Eight years ago, you were a third-class soldier of the Norse Empire and served in the special operations fleet of the empire's military …"
It was not surprising that he could get this information, because the empire's military system must have records, and he had the empire's wristwatch, so it was easy for him to find this information.
However, when this information was revealed, it sounded different. In everyone's eyes, Ding Meng's strength was unfathomable. Eight years ago, he was a third-class soldier, and a third-class soldier was already a high-level warrior. Now, no matter how weak he was, he should have the strength of a War Elder. In the T30 zone, a War Elder could basically do whatever he wanted.
Ding Meng said in a deep voice, "Brother Du, what do you mean?"
Du Hong smiled, turned around and waved. "Ah Fang!"
A beautiful woman behind him immediately walked over and said with a charming smile, "Brother Du, what can I do for you?"
Du Hong smiled and said, "Brother Ding gave me such a valuable gift. I want you to accompany him for two nights. What do you think?"
Ah Fang replied with a smile, "Of course, no problem."
This Ah Fang actually had good looks and a good figure. She was also wearing a set of clothes that exposed her chest and back. She was quite tall, and her two long legs were very eye-catching. However, the aura of a prostitute was too strong.
"I don't like this one!"
Ding Meng replied indifferently. He was not lying, but he was really not interested. After all, there were too many beautiful women around him over the years. Starting from Qu Xiaoqing, Dai Yi, Meng Yan, Lan Bing, Transit String, Lu Qing, Liang Yi, Su Lingyue, and the others. They were all top beauties. How could he be interested in someone like Ah Fang?
Of course, the fundamental reason was that Du Hong must have a deeper meaning.
Sure enough, Du Hong gently waved his hand, and Ah Fang immediately retreated.
"It seems that Brother Ding is very knowledgeable in digging." Du Hong changed the topic. "Are you interested in a private chat?"
Ding Meng smiled. "I'm new here. I don't know the rules here very well."
Du Hong walked to the railing of the bridge. "In fact, this Akasinalapan Mountain has been very peaceful all these years. Do you believe it?"
"Oh?"
Ding Meng was a little surprised. This kind of underground mining area was the area with the most disputes and accidents. Fights broke out every two to three days, and people died from time to time. This was a common occurrence. However, it was hard to believe that this place was peaceful.
"It's true!"
Du Hong's expression did not look like he was lying. "The entire Akasinalapan concentration camp has a total of nearly 200,000 people, including the human race and the Steel Mane race. There are nearly 100 big and small forces, but only 10 of them are really influential."
Ding Meng said, "Brother Du, you should be considered one of them. Otherwise, this T30 area would not be in your hands."
Du Hong's expression became serious. "To be honest, this T30 area has cost me a lot."
Ding Meng was curious. "Oh?"
Du Hong said, "Everyone has been living peacefully on this garbage mountain for so many years. That is because there is a private way to resolve disputes. Everyone has reached a consensus."
Ding Meng asked, "What kind of way?"
Du Hong said word by word, "The arena!"
Ding Meng was really curious this time. "There's an arena at the bottom of this garbage mountain?"
Du Hong nodded. "Let me give you an example. For example, if two parties discover a new mining area and they can't agree to it, they will usually settle it through the arena."
Ding Meng said thoughtfully, "Is that how you got your T30 area?"
Du Hong sighed. "Because of this area, I lost two good fighters."
Ding Meng pondered for a moment before she asked, "Have there been any new disputes recently?"
Du Hong smiled. "It's always nice to talk to people from the Empire. A batch of crystal-carrying matrix bodies was recently dug up in T42."
Ding Meng said in surprise, "You can dig up something like that at the bottom of this garbage mountain?"
Du Hong said, "Preliminary judgment is that they were collected from the wreckage of the starships that the Frogmen Kingdom cleaned up during the war with the Empire. At that time, the civilian technology of the Frogmen Kingdom was still very backward, so they didn't know what it was. Thus, they mistakenly treated it as trash and disposed of it. That's where the problem lies. This batch of resources was discovered by the expert collectors of the six families."
Ding Meng immediately understood. How they would distribute this batch of goods would be a problem. Everyone would definitely claim that they were the ones who discovered it first and demand priority in distributing it.
"You want me to represent T30 in the arena?" Ding Meng stared at him.
Du Hong said meaningfully, "Since Brother Ding isn't interested in beauties, I wonder if you're interested in this?"
Ding Meng also smiled meaningfully. This guy was really full of schemes. He only invited him after testing him. "What can I get out of this?"