Chromium Sulfur Field
As the general manager of the Zeus branch, Robin considered himself a man who had seen the world. He could secure deals for not only ordinary mechas worth thousands or even tens of thousands of gold coins, but also military-grade mechas worth hundreds of thousands.
Therefore, when the front desk staff came to tell him that a customer wanted to consign an energy converter, his first reaction was disdain.
Energy converter, as the name suggests, is an instrument that can convert the nuclear energy in nuclear ore into energy for machine operation.
In reality, the Fabricator's mental power can also achieve energy conversion, and it's much more efficient than an energy converter. The nuclear energy loss rate from direct energy conversion by the Fabricator is only between 10% and 50%, with the specific value determined by the Fabricator's proficiency in manipulating the mental threads.
In contrast, the loss rate of energy converters is absurdly high, between 50 and 90 percent. They are designed and produced simply because anyone can use them.
After all, when an accident occurs in the wild, there will always be a situation where the energy bar does not have enough energy. Unless you are a manufacturer yourself, or there is a manufacturer around you, untrained people have no way to extract energy using mental threads.
Therefore, despite the low efficiency of the energy converter, most mecha fighters would still buy a few to carry with them. After all, the probability of digging up natural nuclear ore in the wild is still quite high, and nuclear ore is everywhere in the universe.
Of course, converters with a loss rate of only 50% are in short supply. Only nobles and wealthy people have the channels to buy them. Almost all converters on the market have a loss rate of 70 to 90%.
This kind of thing is being auctioned? It's just on the shelf in the mall!
"What's the loss rate? Fifty percent?" Robin took a sip of boiled leaf water and asked calmly.
If the loss rate is only 50%, it would barely qualify for auction.
For some mecha pilots who go to dangerous areas or engage in large-scale battles, it is necessary to prepare energy converters with high conversion rates. In times of crisis, time is money, and the faster the mecha can replenish its energy, the more it is guaranteed.
The front desk clerk who came to report shook his head.
"Over 60 percent?" Robin frowned. "No, this might fetch a good price at the mall, but it won't be good enough for an auction. Send him away."
The front desk clerk swallowed, lowered his body, and whispered, "Manager, the guest said his converter loss rate is 10%."
"What!" Robin jumped up from his chair, glared at the receptionist, and raised his voice sharply, "How much? Say it again?!"
A minute later, Robin, who was dressed in a very refined manner, straightened his tie, sprayed on a steady and mature elite perfume, combed his hair, and went to the front desk to ask the customer who was consigning the energy converter to come to the backstage for detailed discussion.
——Miru Mountains——
It was the first time that Yu Sheng saw such a dense swarm of insects in real life.
Even the Zerg-themed virtual survival challenge in the rematch of the previous StarNet fighting competition was definitely not one-fifth as disgusting as the scene before him.
Dense swarms of insects crawled along the valley floor and cave walls, making a constant rustling sound as their mouthparts rubbed against each other. A large group of spindle-shaped insects, half a man's height and with spotted hairs on their backs, continuously dripped green mucus from their mouthparts, dripping into the stream of insect fluid that formed on the ground.
This was the "tick-tock" sound that Yu Sheng and Haydn had heard before.
"Who just chose this path!" Yu Sheng rubbed the goose bumps on his body, "Haydn, you are such a jerk!"
Haydn roared, "It was obviously you who chose the path!"
The two were arguing when they heard footsteps deep in the tunnel behind them. Yu Sheng and Haydn stopped talking and quickly looked around, realizing there was nowhere to hide unless they jumped into the pile of insects.
The two looked at each other and nodded at the same time.
"Why haven't we seen any chromium sulfide yet?" a shrill voice echoed from the cave. "Did we take the wrong path? Gary, how are you leading the way?!"
"Let's go a little further." This time it was a more mature male voice.
"Are you stupid? Such precious material would be worthless if you found it so easily." Gary's mocking voice followed, followed by the angry voice of the person who spoke first, "Gary, don't be so ungrateful. The captain is Lawrence, and I can ask Lawrence to fire you!"
"Tsk, get it clear, you are the ones binding me now, not me binding you. If you don't like it, get out."
"you!"
"Forget it, forget it... Brother Gary, don't be angry. How could I possibly fire you? You're such a generous person..."
A weaker male voice sounded, trying to comfort Gary in a flattering manner.
Haydn nudged Yu Sheng beside him and said in a low voice, "Hey, Qiuqiu, it's an old acquaintance. Bah, listen to this bastard's arrogance, he really deserves a beating!"
"You said this cave was absolutely secret, but it has been discovered by others?" Yu Sheng also whispered.
"Hehe, this isn't an accident, an accident..."
The cave entrance they were in was located above the deep valley. Yu Sheng and Haydn used grappling hooks to cling to the rock wall directly below the cave entrance. If they fell, they would be met by a dense sea of insects.
The sound from above was getting closer and closer, and a beam of light shone over Yu Sheng's head and into the valley.
As expected, there was a gasp from the cave entrance.
"Why, why are there Zerg here?!"
"Oh my god, this is definitely a police incident that the Interstellar Alliance hasn't discovered! Let's go! We need to call the police!"
"Could this be a conspiracy by the intelligent Zerg? How did they manage to sneak past the border security scans and bring in so many Zerg? These Zerg can't transform into human form!"
Several people were running out noisily, and then Lawrence's voice was heard, "Hey! Gary! Aren't you leaving?"
Galileo's playful voice appeared right above Haydn, "I'll watch from here and cover your retreat."
"Then do as you please!" The other few people seemed to have no feelings for Gary and quickly ran away.
Yu Sheng tilted his head and asked Haydn with his mouth: What should we do now?
Haydn frowned: "I don't know. Otherwise, go up and reveal your identity! At most, if you find chromium sulfur, you can give it to one more person."
Yu Sheng nodded. Since Gary was a comrade of the Freedom Alliance, he naturally didn't care. He asked Haydn's opinion because he was afraid that Haydn would mind.
Just as the two men were about to climb up, Gary at the entrance of the cave suddenly made a movement.
There was only the rustling of clothes, and a smiling voice came from above Haydn's head, "Oh, finally they're all gone. I was so suffocated."
"Oh!" An ominous premonition suddenly rushed into Haydn's heart, and he immediately spoke out, but it was too late. The warm liquid poured down and hit Haydn's head right on the head, soaking Haydn all over.
"Fuck you, you bastard, you're looking for death!!"
"Hahahahaha!" Impolite laughter echoed in the valley, mixed with Haydn's angry roar. Haydn rushed up in a few seconds and wrestled with Gary.
"Shorty, what are you eavesdropping on down there? Huh? You look so stupid." Gary's fighting skills were better than Haydn's. While fighting, he even took the time to tease Haydn.
Haydn, with the cold liquid on his head, was on the verge of collapse. "I will kill you, you bastard! Die!"
With a loud bang, Gary was pinned to the ground by the angry Haydn. He turned his head to avoid the oncoming fist. Seeing Haydn's furious look, Gary begged for mercy and clasped Haydn's wrists with both hands, "Okay, okay, I lost, isn't that enough? Let's call a truce!"
"Truce? Dream on!" Haydn's face flushed, his anger flaring. "I'm going to piss on you too!"
With that, Hayden freed his hands from Gary's grip and began to take off his pants.
Yu Sheng, who was watching from the side, said: "..."
Gary didn't even try to stop him, he just laid on the ground and let Hayden ride on him, staring at him teasingly as he pulled down his pants.
Seeing that the last layer of underwear was about to be taken off, Yu Sheng couldn't bear to watch and called out, "Haydn! Try the liquid on your head with your own hand!"
"Ah?" Haydn didn't react and stared at Yu Sheng blankly.
Yu Sheng took two steps forward and ruffled Haydn's blue fur with his hand. "This isn't urine at all, it's just water! Are you stupid? He was just teasing you!"
Hayden pulled up his pants in a second and pulled away from Gary, "Damn! How dare you play tricks on me!"
Gary couldn't stop laughing, holding his stomach and lying on the ground, "How come you are so cute, little dwarf?"
"Damn it! You dare to call me a dwarf! I'll kill you!" Before one wave of troubles subsided, another wave arose. The unextinguished fire was ignited again, and Haydn pounced on him again.
"Stop it! Look!"
Yu Sheng interrupted the two people who were making a fuss loudly. Haydn and Gary got up from the ground, walked to Yu Sheng and looked down.
The sea of insects that was so dense just now has disappeared!
"Am I hallucinating?" Haydn rubbed his eyes in disbelief. "Did someone spray insect repellent? They ran away so cleanly!"
The mucus secreted by the Zerg that still remained on the ground and the faint fishy smell in the air told the three people that the sea of Zerg they had just seen was not an illusion.
"Let's go down and take a look." Yu Sheng made a prompt decision and began to climb down the stone wall.
"Wait, let's summon the mecha!" Haydn said, "I don't know where those bugs have gone. With so many bugs, we are no match for them. The mecha will give us more protection."
"Haydn is right!" Gary echoed Haydn, "But we must not use weapons like nuclear cannons. If this mountain collapses, we will all die here."
Three mechas took off into the air and leaped from the cave entrance to the valley bottom.
Gary and Yu Sheng's mechas both perfectly avoided the stream of insect fluid, but Haydn's mecha stepped into it. Suddenly, the two heard Haydn's howl through the communication screen, "Ahhhhh! I'm going to wipe my mecha a thousand times when I get back!"
"Pfft." Gary laughed again and thought to himself, this guy is such a happy guy!
Yu Sheng walked in front. The mecha's spotlight was much more powerful than the small flashlights they carried with them. It almost illuminated the entire valley. There were six holes of varying sizes on the stone wall in front of them. Choosing the wrong one could lead to terrible consequences.
Yu Sheng was hesitating. What should he do if there was no correct answer to these six holes?
"Hey! Choose the hole in the upper left corner!" Haydn suddenly shouted.
Yu Sheng looked towards the upper left corner. That hole was the largest of all the holes, and he seemed to be able to feel the whistling wind coming from the hole.
"Is there any basis for this?" Gary asked seriously, a rare occasion.
Haydn said matter-of-factly, "This is the only hole our mecha can fit into!"
“…”It seems to make sense?
Although it was possible to get in, it could only accommodate one mecha in a row. Gary took the initiative to suggest to explore the way in the front, after all, he was the best mecha operator here.
But Yu Sheng took off his mecha and flew over without saying a word, and Haydn and Gary quickly followed.
He quietly spread the mental power filaments all over the mecha, with a mental power coverage rate of up to 100%, making Yu Sheng feel as if he was walking in this huge cave. His hearing, vision, and touch were all integrated with the mecha, without any sense of stagnation.
The three of them were always on guard for a large number of insects that would suddenly rush out from the front, but the journey was extremely peaceful. No insects came out at all, and there was not even a sound.
The road was so long that the three of them stopped halfway to eat, drink water, and take turns sleeping before setting off again.
Yu Sheng could feel the touch of the wind transmitted to him by the mecha shell through the mental force thread, and thought to himself, could this hole lead directly to the other side of the mountain? Then this trip would be in vain, with no gain.
Just as he was thinking this, the cave came to an end. As the dazzling light of the sun and star suddenly appeared, a large area of yellow appeared on the screen of the mecha, almost occupying the entire screen.
"Oh my God..." Yu Sheng never dreamed that there would be such a large chromium-sulfur field!
"Fuck, we're going to be rich!" Haydn, who jumped out after Yu Sheng, couldn't believe his eyes. "Am I dreaming?! Qiuqiu! Come and pinch me!"
At this moment, the three mechas started to alarm at the same time, the energy transmission was disordered and could not operate normally. Please check the specific problem.
The three people tried it, and sure enough, no matter how they operated it, the mecha was unable to move.
Yu Sheng was the first to jump out of the mecha and put it into the mecha buckle.
The remaining two people did the same. The three of them stood side by side in the center of the golden chromium sulfur, looking at the chromium sulfur field, all of them felt unreal.
This is not just a chromium sulfur field, it is an endless field of gold star coins!
"Ouch!" Haydn suddenly wailed, holding his buttocks and glaring at Gary. "Are you a jerk? You pinched me so hard!"
Gary looked innocent, "Didn't you just let Redus pinch you? I was just pinching him for him."
Haydn was speechless and secretly decided that he would never be on good terms with this bastard from now on!
"Let's collect it quickly! Didn't those people go out to call the police? If they rush over, these 'chromium sulfur' will not belong to us." Yu Sheng quickly took out his tools and started collecting them, using his storage bag to put one huge piece of chromium sulfur after another into it.
"Don't worry, there's no signal in this wilderness. They can't communicate until they leave this area." Gary sat leisurely on a piece of chromium sulphur, not collecting anything. "What we should worry about is the capacity of your storage bag. I'm afraid it can't hold so much, right?"
"As much as it can fit." Yu Sheng secretly thanked his lucky stars that he had borrowed a storage bag when he went to borrow the mecha from Master Miller. The old man's storage bags were all top-notch technology with the largest space capacity. The small storage bags on the market could not compare with them at all.
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