The Game of Global Mining

Chapter 543 - 401: The Black Dragon Secret Abyss City That Can Fly to the Void

Chun looked at the results of Aileen’s work. Although it was a bit like a scratchy massage, gaining proficiency was what mattered.

Anyway, now that the Bronze Flower was settled, what Chun needed was to wait for Mina to grow stronger through her experiences. Patience was not lacking, so just keep acting.

Half an hour later, Chun’s hunger level surpassed 70%, and he was already sluggish and failing in various ways. Honestly speaking, relying on this hunger-focused training method wasn’t very reliable.

But it also gave Chun an inspiration: since he was so hungry that it was deforming him, why not simply crawl onto the machine and lie down, turning himself into a mop with an apron wrapped around him, calling it the salted fish lying flat style of cleaning!

This posture also allowed him to discreetly take out the Beelzebub Crystal Core, and even secretly activate the Sea Light Pearl. So even if the Ten Lords monitored the whole process, they wouldn’t figure it out; they’d likely think it was just the mysterious apron given by the head chef working its magic!

With the thought in mind, Chun made the difficult climb onto the machine—system prompt: You have successfully climbed under hunger conditions, gaining climbing skill proficiency.

Uh, even the climbing skill I hadn’t practiced for a long time popped up. Is hunger training for climbing unexpectedly reliable?

After getting on, he first tried some salted fish wriggling! No effect.

Then he tried some salted fish rolling, still no effect. No rush on the foreplay...

After loafing around for a few minutes, Chun decided not to rush using the Beelzebub Crystal Core, the ultimate weapon, first. Instead, he tried activating the Sea Light Pearl to test its effect, as it didn’t need to be taken out and just by placing it in the inventory, it would work as long as his belly blocked the light to avoid impeccable monitoring.

Activate!

—System prompt: The oil stain crystallized from your 32 filtered Sea Light Pearls will undergo a dissolving reaction with the apron’s oil stains. Continue?

Hmm? What does filter mean?

Chun immediately checked the inventory and was surprised to find those 32 unusable blackened Sea Light Pearls were activated, with the black mass inside starting to vortex rotate!

Holy Shit, what’s going on?

Back then, while on the Old Turtle in the Sea of Creation, he obtained 64 Sea Light Pearls from a giant shell. Among them, 32 turned black while purifying the shell’s black oil, even though he upgraded to Expert level Purification and realized "Sea Light Pearl Cleaning" could restore them. But first, he didn’t have time to clean them, and second, he knew the black oil’s potency and wondered if it could be reverse-engineered to deal with the Ten Lords and those angels as a dirty weapon, so he never cared about them.

Yet now, there’s a dissolving reaction? Could it be like soap dissolving grease, gasoline melting plastic type of dissolution?

Continue!

Those blackened Sea Light Pearls continuously expelled black oil, and Chun’s belly and the apron secreted a layer of black oil foam, resembling soap in effect!

—System prompt: Your equipment "Vintage Greasy Pink Apron" has dissolved the grease, gaining a certain degree of adsorption purification effect. Activated special skill: Level 1 Adsorption Purification. Purification effect increased by 5%.

Chun was shocked and immediately checked the apron attributes:

—Vintage Greasy Pink Apron: Cloak type, Defense +29, Magic Defense +99, Weight 99, Durability 500+??, Special Skill: Level 1 Adsorption Purification.

Holy Shit! Defense, Magic Defense, and Weight all decreased by 1 point, the previous question mark attribute of the special skill had a level now! The last equipment with a levelled special skill was his Magic Gold Ring, whose level increased with more absorbed resentment. Clearly, this apron has the potential of a Divine Artifact!

That said, both the black oil in the Sea Light Pearls and the grease on the apron are treasures; can’t overuse them, better stop now! Let’s see the effect of the current foam first.

Then Chun put on a mysterious act, continuing a few more salted fish wriggles! This time he clearly felt something different under his belly...

Finally, when Chun wiped with a cloth, it was as smooth as a chalkboard eraser!

—System prompt: Congratulations! Your Mop Mastery has successfully upgraded to Expert Level 2...

—System prompt: Congratulations! Your Purification Technique has successfully upgraded to Master Level 2...

—System prompt: Congratulations! You have successfully synthesized and manufactured "Super Dissolving and Filtering Oils," and your Alchemy has advanced to Advanced Level 1, gaining achievement: Physical Strength +21, Load +21, Mana +21, and extra achievement: Spirit +3, Life +21.

Holy Shit!

Although Chun knew it worked out, he didn’t expect it to be from scratch, directly hitting the mark while even comprehending an Advanced Alchemy! It shows the so-called oils are quite high-end, and at this momentum, reaching Expert level won’t be a problem! Wahahahaha~~~ Initially thinking of funding Sherry to study Alchemy as a long-term meal ticket, but now it seems, I’ll probably end up teaching her after mastering it!

Speaking of which, Nan is also researching a kind of soap in the Lost Paradise; I wonder when I can discuss the formulation with her?

As for what’s next, there’s no problem at all with this mission. When the Bronze Flower sees it, the favorability will definitely skyrocket...

...

The sixth layer of Hell.

The Uriel team escorted the convoys of the Black Dragon Fortress, the Beelzebub Commerce Association, and the Mammon Commerce Association through the Dark Red Thorn Jungle. This is a plant that can survive in magma; rather than calling it a jungle, it’s more of a magma swamp.

Although it’s called the Black Dragon Realm on the sixth level, it seems like the true rulers here are the insect swarm. Additionally, the earthquakes on the sixth level are intense, and the magma pushes the landmasses to constantly shift, leaving no strictly defined land routes. Most supplies rely on aerial transport by Black Dragon members. However, flying low means battling the insect swarm, and when the fight gets intense, the Black Dragons are forced to drop goods, resulting in high loss costs. That’s why this trade mission of Uriel holds significance.

Now, the massive body of the commerce association’s Volcano Dragon is at the forefront, flattening the immature shrubbery and paving the way. Mining Grandmaster Duodolin and Bast follow closely behind. Although grandmaster is only a superficial title for them, their real expertise lies in sensing magma surface changes to select the most suitable path.

Five female mercenary shareholders of the association closely guard the vehicles. Shoe Angel, Plague Angel, and Wine Angel are on aerial alert, while former Silver Guardian God Pava Landing oversees the entire situation.

As for the helpers sent by Beelzebub and Mammon... Uriel really wants to curse!

While there are many helpers, each over a hundred, they are mainly low-tier demons here to gain battle experience and their strength isn’t much more than a B-level mercenary. This kind of fodder is not worth mourning over, but if a few get trained, coupled with the high profits of this cargo, it’s a huge gain overall.

Fortunately, Uriel’s entire set of divine artifacts is specifically aimed at the insect swarm, and the members of the commerce association are indeed powerful. The Secret Abyss City is within sight.

Due to frequent earthquakes on the sixth level, this city isn’t on the ground at all, but rather, it floats on a Magma Pool like the Golden Divine Throne. While the Golden Divine Throne’s floatation mainly relies on the weightlessness of the Void, the Secret Abyss City appears even more advanced.

In the next moment, a large number of the Black Dragon Legion flew out to meet them, so as long as it gets to this point, the mission is nearly complete.

Thus, under the cover of the Black Dragon Legion, the convoy reached the shores of the Magma Lake and then teleported into the city.

—— Dios Commerce Association notification: Dios Commerce Association completed the Black Dragon Fortress mission "The First Trade to Secret Abyss City", accomplishing the cooperation task with the Beelzebub Commerce Association, Mammon Commerce Association...

Success!

Though the overnight and daytime ride left Uriel exhausted, there wasn’t much time for rest. Upon returning, preparations to launch an attack on the village awaited.

Then a personal guard of the Black Dragon delivered a message: "Sage, the Black Dragon God wants to see you!"

Uriel’s whole body shook; this Black Dragon God wasn’t the little Black Dragon God of the village. In the original game Genesis, his power was that of a true god, comparable to the Eight Great Demon Gods. Specifically, the Black Dragon God also had a massive physical form, strong magic power, and magic resistance, requiring three Demon Gods to jointly subdue him. But that was in the original, where the game’s Genesis world ended with the God and Demon Wars server shutdown, and in that war, the Black Dragon God, on the demon side, sustained significant injuries.

Uriel stepped into the Dragon God Hall and saw a phantom image in the center of the hall. This was actually a clone of the Black Dragon God. As for how much strength this clone retains from the original, not even the game’s developers could verify.

Uriel saluted: "Greetings, Dragon God Lord."

The Dragon God said: "An extraordinary young sage, I heard your commerce association also found my grandson, lost for a century in the mortal world."

Uriel replied: "That’s just what I was supposed to do."

The Dragon God asked: "Why didn’t your president come?"

Uriel answered: "He went to participate in the S-level trial of the Demon God Family’s new show, and he’s having a bit of difficulty at present. However, I believe in the president’s ability to complete the trial."

The Dragon God solemnly said: "The Void Golden Divine Throne? A thousand years ago, I fought against hundreds in the Void, almost breaking through the gates of the Divine Realm! Young sage, what great aspirations do you have?"

Uriel’s brow twitched; the content he’s mentioning belonged to the original end-times battle! The gate of the Divine Realm is in the Void! As for plans, he must seriously answer, as it relates to subsequent tasks.

Uriel thought for a moment: "I also wish to go to the Void once I am strong enough."

The Dragon God said solemnly: "In fact, going to the Void is very simple, it can be done directly from here! Even with enough energy, this entire Secret Abyss City can fly to the Void! As long as the whole Secret Abyss City is supporting me, I will not repeat the mistakes of a thousand years ago."

Uriel was shell-shocked! Going directly from the sixth level of Hell to the Void? Secret Abyss City wasn’t set up this way; indeed, the transition between new and old games seems to have changed?

However, the new game’s goal is actually to suppress the out-of-control original artificial intelligence Emperor from the old game, allowing the Black Dragon God to take revenge and smash Emperor’s system would be good too.

Uriel said: "Then I will strive to develop trade with Secret Abyss City, so that Secret Abyss City can accumulate enough energy to re-enter the Void!"

The Dragon God laughed heartily: "What an ambitious young man, I truly look forward to it!"

—— Dios Commerce Association notification: The commerce association has received the blessing of Black Dragon God Marsala. The association skill "Gift of the Black Dragon" has upgraded to "Gift of the Dragon God," providing commerce association members with additional benefits from the Black Dragon clan and relevant Dragon Race affinity.

Leaving the Dragon God Hall, Uriel couldn’t calm his emotions and immediately contacted Michael in the chat group: "Boss, the latest situation in Secret Abyss City..."

The Ten Lords were all shocked: "Secret Abyss City flying to the Void? It could completely oppose the Golden Divine Throne!"

Michael furrowed his brow: "In the original Genesis, the Black Dragon God and some Demon Gods were defeated at the gates of the Divine Realm, and much of their power scattered into the Void. So does this event intend to recover his lost power in the Void?"

Sela laughed: "Wouldn’t that be great? After all, boss’s void exploration ship is set to depart at dawn."

Michael smiled: "Indeed, this truly is an unexpected task."