110 Days of Scavenging

Having been in this world for several years, the little robot has spent most of his time cultivating, but that doesn't mean he's forgotten what he was originally meant to do.

Even on Qilian Mountain, the little robot would occasionally wander around the area, picking up trash. When it came time to go down the mountain to do small tasks, it would also exchange trash in the surrounding villages and towns.

Trash cans containing teleportation scrolls were intermittently spread out around the Qi Refining Mountain.

Moreover, the teleportation scrolls of the magical world, after being refined by the weapon-refining techniques of this world, no longer need the step of timely replacement, and have become permanent.

It also makes it easier for the little robot to collect trash.

His little world also contains a lot of various kinds of trash and objects collected from his previous worlds. Now that his talent for crafting weapons requires him to refine all kinds of items, these things come in handy.

The little robot was trained with such dedication that he forgot to eat and sleep.

These artifacts, crafted using a blend of "technology, magic, and cultivation," possess a myriad of strange and wonderful effects, greatly attracting the attention of cultivators in this world.

The little robots weren't hidden away; they were all handed over to the shops at Qilian Mountain so they could sell them freely.

For a time, the little robot was even given the nickname "Wonderful Immortal Lord" by everyone.

However, this time the little robot came out to find ore, not for the purpose of garbage recycling.

Instead, they wanted to improve their own little world.

From the moment it formed its golden core, the little robot found that its connection with the recycling bin had become increasingly close.

Moreover, he vaguely felt that his recycling bins could be further upgraded.

This upgrade is not a system upgrade based on a certain energy level, as was done in the past, but rather a "refinement and improvement".

Especially after the Flower Rain White Soul Serpent moved into the small world, the little robot's feeling became even stronger.

He checked the information in the Weapon Refining Mountain Library for this strange feeling, but found nothing. He then asked his masters, but they had no experience with it either. However, they were, after all, great masters who had come so far on the path of cultivation, and they quickly gave the little robot another affirmative answer.

This mysterious feeling might just be a stroke of luck for the little robot.

In short, tell him not to be afraid and to just follow his instincts.

So, the little robot is now out looking for minerals because, some time before it reached the Nascent Soul stage, a thought popped into its mind that its little world was lacking in mineral resources.

The little robot wasn't sure if this so-called "mineral resources" was simply collecting some ore and putting it in, or something else entirely, since the Refining Mountain had no shortage of various mineral materials.

He selected some items and put them into the small world, but felt that nothing had changed. The things that were "missing" were still "missing".

It's possible that too few minerals were added, or it's possible that the "mineral deficiency" doesn't actually mean that real minerals are being added.

In any case, staying on Weapon Refining Mountain indefinitely wouldn't solve the problem. So, after discussion among their masters, the little robot decided to go down the mountain for training.

Of course, on this trip down the mountain, his masters stuffed him with countless treasures of all kinds. There were a whole bunch of defensive magic weapons, not to mention offensive, escape, and life-saving ones, as well as all sorts of strange and wonderful things. In short, they were afraid that something might happen to their precious disciple on his way down the mountain.

When Ding Yi learned that he would be traveling with Ding Yi's group for a while, Ding Yi was also given a long lecture by his master, other elders, and the sect leader.

Of course, even if they didn't specifically tell him, Ding Yi would definitely take extra care of this junior brother.

The journey was smooth and uneventful; the group from Qilian Mountain encountered no trouble and soon came into view a region where yellow sand and green forests intertwined.

"Attention everyone, we have entered the target area. Let's find a place to stay first, and then split up to explore the location of the Rock Dragon."

Under Ding Yi's command, everyone controlled their flying magical artifacts to descend to the ground.

Even small robots are no exception.

As he landed, he observed the scene before him.

It has to be said that it's no wonder that cultivators are needed to help. This place should have been a continuous green forest, but after encountering the rock dragons that went astray, so many places have been eroded into yellow sand, and it's all irregular, like a bald head. Whether from the perspective of appearance or the living environment of the residents, it is necessary to drive those rock dragons back to the correct path.

With the information provided by Zhu Baiwen, along with conversations with everyone along the way and explanations from Senior Brother Ding Yi, the little robot is now quite familiar with the rock dragon.

Despite having the word "dragon" in its name, this creature is not aggressive at all; in fact, it can be said to be quite docile.

Of course, a docile nature does not mean that such a creature is easy to bully.

It could even be said that its docile nature is largely due to the fact that this creature has few natural enemies, is thick-skinned, and most attacks are like tickles to it, so it doesn't need to care at all.

Moreover, their food is very easy to obtain, which is earth-attribute spiritual energy.

It can be said that they can live wherever there is soil.

Therefore, in such a stress-free life, one naturally lives a carefree, docile, and slow-paced life.

But if this creature swallows something slowly, it's easy for it to go astray.

If he takes the wrong path, it will affect the lives of a large number of residents.

Sometimes they can even wreak havoc on the territory of cultivators near the wrong path.

Fortunately, rock dragons spend most of their time sleeping, waking up only once every ten years and then venturing out for about half a year. So, it's not very common to encounter them getting lost.

However, driving such creatures onto the correct path is not of any benefit to ordinary cultivators.

Rock dragons are not easily killed as long as there is soil. Their skin is covered with nothing but ore, and there's hardly anything of value to be found, not even rare materials. Therefore, cultivators are generally not very willing to do this kind of task.

Most of the time, it's only sword cultivators, weapon cultivators, and Buddhist cultivators who take on these kinds of missions.

Sword cultivators are drawn to the rock dragon's tough hide and thick flesh, believing it to be particularly suitable for sword practice, since the ore on its body is even harder than the testing stones commonly used by sword cultivator sects.

The Buddhist monks weren't after anything in particular; they were simply trying to prevent the rock dragon from affecting the lives of more people.

Those who specialize in weapon crafting actually enjoy doing the Rock Dragon quest the most.

There's nothing we can do about it; they need an enormous amount of mineral materials, the more the better, they'll take anything that comes their way.

Not only are rock dragons themselves made entirely of mineral materials, but the places they live in also gradually transform into vast mineral mountains under their influence. Their various products are also highly refined minerals.

In such an environment, the possibility of finding top-quality minerals is naturally very high.

How could the weapon repairmen not be extremely envious?

The little robot landed on the ground with the group and immediately sensed the dense earth-attribute spiritual energy around it, as if it had entered the underground.

Although the soil underfoot looked like yellow sand, it was much harder than ordinary sand. Upon closer inspection, it could be seen that it was mostly made up of tiny mineral fragments, and even some earth elemental crystals.

If it were to develop for another few decades or centuries, one could easily imagine that not only would a mineral vein be formed here, but also a vein of earth spirit stones.

However, by then, the human cities in this area would probably have been covered by yellow sand and disappeared without a trace.

That won't do.

"Senior Brother Ding! There are traces of a rock dragon here!"

"They're here too!"

"We found it here too!"

The sounds rose and fell, clearly indicating that the disciples who had scattered to investigate the rock dragon had all made some progress.

The little robot also used its spiritual senses to locate a place with an extremely high concentration of earth spiritual energy.

Upon closer inspection, the ground here is slightly sunken, which indicates that there is a rock dragon underground.

The little robot also loudly told Ding Yi.

Yes, there is more than one rock dragon.

This is a social creature.

The group marked the locations they had identified and then continued to expand outwards.

As mentioned before, these rock dragons are docile, so even if they make such a big commotion in this territory, they won't be disturbed and can move around freely.

It took about an hour for the group to figure out the number of rock dragons in this area.

There are a total of thirty-seven articles.

Ding Yi already had the correct route that the Rock Dragons should have taken. After confirming the number of Rock Dragons, he explained the route to everyone again and then gave the order to form a battle formation.

The spiritual energy conversion array shifted with the cultivators' movements, rapidly taking effect in the area.

The abundant earth elemental energy provided tremendous support for the formation, and it was continuously transformed into water elemental energy through the formation.

The air is getting increasingly humid.

Water droplets began to appear in the green forest, and the ground became damp.

As time went by, more and more water vapor condensed in this area. When it reached a certain critical point, with a whoosh, the entire area surrounded by the formation instantly turned into a vast ocean!

"The rock dragon is about to emerge, get ready!"

As the damp water took over the Rock Dragon's territory, these creatures, who hated water above all else, finally stopped being indifferent. One by one, they gurgled and pushed through the soil, emerging from the ground.

Thirty-seven rock dragons instantly plunged the area into darkness.

Yes, the rock dragon is quite large.

The little robot maintained one corner of the formation while watching the rock dragons awakened by the water.

A mysterious and elusive thought popped into my head again—

I want a rock dragon to live here.