After dozens of days of smelting, the treasure chest, cast from g-grade metal Red Flood Fine Gold, was officially separated from the rest of the treasures.
"It's finally separated."
Ender looked at the treasure chest engulfed in flames, suspended in the air under the control of his World Energy, a look of joy on his Face.
At this moment, the base of the treasure chest in the crimson flames had melted, turning into a bright red metallic liquid, slowly flowing out of the treasure chest.
"Now, all that's left is to open the treasure chest."
Ender sat cross-legged in the air, controlling the crimson flames to continue smelting the treasure chest. Due to the long period of smelting before, opening the treasure chest wouldn't take too much time.
Several days later.
Continuing to smelt along the melted base, the treasure chest was finally successfully opened.
"There's only one item?"
Ender used his World Energy to probe inside the treasure chest, discovering only a black flying disk and a small amount of g-grade metal Materials inside.
The material of the black flying disk was unknown, neither entirely metal nor entirely jade.
It was oval-shaped, 120 centimeters long, 80 centimeters at its widest point, and 10 centimeters at its thickest point.
Along the curved long edge of the black flying disk were black metallic wing decorations. Both the main body of the flying disk and the decorative wings were engraved with countless complex and profound Law secret patterns.
From Ender's research into Space Law, the secret patterns engraved on the black flying disk were Space Law secret patterns.
"To be stored in a treasure chest worth tens of billions of Mixed units, it's probably a pseudo Heavy Treasure."
Ender speculated, while simultaneously imprinting his spiritual mark on the black flying disk.
Buzz!
The moment he imprinted his spiritual mark, a piece of information instantly appeared in his mind.
Flying Wing Shuttle, a flying-type ordinary Heavy Treasure. When used, it can increase the user's flight speed and provide a certain level of protection based on the activation degree of the Law secret patterns.
"It's actually... a Heavy Treasure!"
Staring at the rather inconspicuous black flying disk before him, Ender's Face showed pleasant surprise, "And it's a flying-type Heavy Treasure!"
Whether it was a Heavy Treasure or an Arcana treasure, the cheapest were weapon-type and battle armor-type, followed by flying-type, Domain-type, and flying palace-type, with Soul-type being the most precious and rare.
Having obtained the flying-type Heavy Treasure, Flying Wing Shuttle, Ender was overjoyed. It compensated for his weakness in speed, greatly improving his combat pursuit, as well as his ability to escape.
"I never thought, truly never thought!"
Ender's Face broke into a smile, "I thought it would be good enough to get a treasure equivalent to a pseudo Heavy Treasure from the treasure chest in the inner region of this Holy Land, but I never expected to obtain an incredibly precious Heavy Treasure."
Looking at the newly acquired Flying Wing Shuttle, he felt an urge to continue exploring deeper into the core area of the Holy Land, eager to get his hands on even more valuable treasures within.
"Can't be hasty!"
Ender took a deep breath, suppressing his inner desire for exploration, "From the indigenous textual murals I've understood, the core altar still has guardians similar to the Ten Thousand Branch Black Branch Willow."
He still remembered that one mural depicted countless black threads surrounding an altar.
If those countless black threads were indeed the so-called loyal guards of the Holy Land, like the Ten Thousand Branch Black Branch Willow, then his exploration into the core area would be life-threatening.
When the Ten Thousand Branch Black Branch Willow self-destructed, Ender used nearly 80% of the Five Hundred Vine Star-Eating Grass's Immortal Energy to remain unharmed under that terrifying self-destruction power.
Without a second Five Hundred Vine Immortal Star Eating Grass, it would be very dangerous for him to explore the core altar at this moment. If his human main body were to fall there, then the Frost Armor and Molten Crystal would be lost.
Neither the battle armor-type Heavy Treasure Frost Armor nor the Soul-type Arcana treasure Molten Crystal were things he could afford to lose, as they were his reliance in contending with Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal!
"If I remember correctly, King Pheasant Wing and the others haven't finished exploring the inner preparation area of this Holy Land."
Ender muttered to himself, "Exploring here alone carries no small danger. To be cautious, I should wait until my strength has a Breakthrough before coming back."
To prevent his human main body from falling and losing the incredibly important Heavy Treasure and Arcana treasure on him, he decided to wait until he could activate the third form of the Frost Armor, or Break through to Immortal, before coming back to explore.
"Return to the Barracks Base."
After thinking it over, Ender released his Cloud Vine and ordered it to perform Divine Kingdom Teleportation.
According to his original plan, he was going to return to the Primal Secret Realm to Cultivate, but obtaining the flying-type Heavy Treasure, Flying Wing Shuttle, made him eager to use it in actual combat.
Buzz!
Enveloped by the brilliant light rising from the Cloud Vine, Ender softly said, "King Melting Rule, King Slow Chaos, I hope you are still on the Extraterritorial Battlefield."
...
Hongwu Secret Realm, near Barracks Base 123.
After teleporting to the Immortal Energy token's coordinates via Divine Kingdom Teleportation, Ender boarded the Shadow Dragon Universe spaceship and headed towards the Barracks Base.
"Little Dawn, post a bounty in the First Battlefield's Endless Island Secret Realm and Hongwu Secret Realm, offering 10 million Mixed units per person for the coordinates of King Melting Rule and King Slow Chaos."
Ender sat on the sofa in the spaceship's control room, giving the order with his consciousness, "The bounty reward will be primarily for the first contact. Once the coordinates are confirmed to be correct, the bounty will be immediately transferred to the account of the person who discovered the coordinates."
"Yes, Master." Little Dawn's voice sounded, "The bounty has been posted."
"Very good, I hope the coordinates arrive quickly. I'm a bit impatient." Ender's gaze was cold.
He had never forgotten being targeted by the Mechanical Race's King Melting Rule's bounty back then.
Now the situation was reversed. He had the strength to kill King Melting Rule, and it was time for the other party to taste what it was like to have a bounty on their head.
As for King Slow Chaos, he was purely an add-on. Ender had threatened him when rescuing Marquis Ya Yu, and now was the time to fulfill that promise.
...
Human faction Communication Channel.
Due to the special situation of the First Battlefield, which was divided into five battlefields by the Universe Territory Battlefield and the Four Great Secret Realm Battlefields, there were also sub-channels in the communication channel.
When Ender's bounty, with a total value of 20 million Mixed units, was released, it immediately caused quite a stir in the Endless Island Secret Realm and Hongwu Secret Realm.
"What? King Verdant End is offering a bounty for the coordinate information of the Mechanical Race's King Melting Rule and the Demon race's King Slow Chaos, with each bounty reaching 10 million Mixed units?!"
"King Verdant End is truly worthy of being a Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal. A single High Stage King-Level Immortal's coordinates are worth a 10 million Mixed unit bounty. Asking a Pinnacle Stage King-Level expert for help with instant teleportation is also only 10 million Mixed units."
"Heh heh, King Verdant End is no ordinary person. According to the latest news, he killed King Mistflare. Even if he's not a Limit Stage King-Level Immortal expert, he's close."
"Killed King Mistflare? His growth rate is too fast! I remember he was still a World Master a few thousand years ago. I never thought he would have grown to this level of strength now."
"King Verdant End's identity is not simple. Rumor has it that he is a Disciple of an existence beyond a Universe Venerable. Because he didn't join the Cultivation System of the five Leviathans of Humanity, his reputation was not prominent until he made a name for himself on the Extraterritorial Battlefield."
"So he's a Disciple cultivated by an existence beyond a Universe Venerable, no wonder he's such a Prodigy..."
As Ender's bounty was released, stirring up quite a ripple in the communication channel, his consciousness had already entered the palace on Thunder Island.
Since he had already joined the Hong Alliance, his teleportation target permissions now included an additional target: ' Hong Alliance Virtual City'.
Swish!
Ender disappeared from the palace and arrived in the Hong Alliance Space.
The highest-level planar space in the entire Virtual Universe, and the planar space where the most experts gathered, was the Hong Alliance Space.
In the boundless and vast starry sky, surrounded by stars, an ancient and majestic city floated. This was Hong Alliance Virtual City.
Buzz!
As Ender descended, one of the countless stars surrounding Hong Alliance Virtual City also faintly brightened.
"Master, the Hong Alliance Virtual City Management System just sent a message notification: all official members in the outer city of Hong Alliance Virtual City have a residence area of 3200 square meters."
Ender had just appeared in a living room less than a thousand square meters when Little Dawn, appearing as a little elf, prompted, "And Hong Alliance Virtual City is not a place for combat practice, but rather a platform to provide all experts with a place to communicate and gather. All experts' physical qualities are the same, maintaining the fragile body of an Apprentice-level."
"Mm."
Ender nodded slightly; he could feel the fragility of his body.
Just as the Hong Alliance Virtual City Management System said, like many public areas in the Virtual Universe, this was not a place for Cultivate combat.
However, in places truly meant for Cultivate combat, such as 'Yu Xiang Mountain', the gathering place for Geniuses of the Virtual Universe Company where he resided, if one was Universe Level Ninth Order in reality, then they would be Universe Level Ninth Order in Yu Xiang Mountain.
After Breaking through to Domain Master Ninth Stage, the physical qualities in Yu Xiang Mountain would synchronize, elevating to the same Domain Master Ninth Stage as in reality, so that Geniuses could Cultivate secret techniques and engage in combat.
"All experts have the same physical qualities, so I need to be careful when moving around in Hong Alliance Virtual City. I don't want to accidentally offend a Universe Venerable, as they are no different from a King-level Immortal when not releasing their pressure."
Ender said, walking out of his residence, "Hmm... it's not difficult to identify them. I can identify their identity based on the number of stars on their arm. Generally, there won't be any mistakes."
...
Out of the residence.
Arriving in the vast residential area, what met his eyes were residences of varying styles and designs. Each residence, including its open space, was 3200 square meters and two stories high.
Walking on the residential street.
Ender saw residences with vastly different architectural styles, and at the same time, he also saw strange-looking, different life-form alien experts on the street.
Rock life forms, metallic life forms, energy life forms, as well as flesh and blood life forms similar to humans—it was clear that many alien experts resided in this community.
Ender looked up at the sky, seeing the endless starry sky. The stars were densely packed. "According to the information I saw before entering Hong Alliance Virtual City, every star in the sky of Hong Alliance Virtual City represents an expert."
"Among the more than three million experts in the Hong Alliance, our Human Race experts probably number only around one hundred thousand, which is less than one-thirtieth."
He then looked at the alien experts around him and thought, "It's not strange to see many alien experts in one community, given the small number of Human Race experts and the large number of alien experts. Even among the King-level Immortal experts on the Extraterritorial Battlefield, alien allies are the majority."
"King Verdant End?"
Suddenly, a low voice sounded in Ender's ear.
Hearing the voice, he felt it somewhat familiar. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a Flame God Race expert standing twenty to thirty meters away, looking at him with an uncertain expression.
Seeing the Flame God Race, Ender instantly recognized him, "King Raging Waves."
King Raging Waves looked at Ender not far away, recalling the situation where he had lost Face before, and his expression immediately turned somewhat gloomy.
However, he then thought of the recent unofficial news he had received, and a desire to make friends arose in his heart. After a brief internal struggle and thought process.
Ultimately, the benefits of making friends gained the upper hand, so King Raging Waves composed himself and walked towards Ender.
"King Verdant End, welcome to the Hong Alliance."
King Raging Waves's Face held a somewhat forced smile as he tried to build a connection, "I never thought we'd be so fated. We're neighbors on Thunder Island, and now we're in the same community in the Hong Alliance."
"Hmm... What's up with this King Raging Waves?"
Ender was puzzled internally, "The last time I met him, it ended unpleasantly. Why is he acting like this today?"
As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling person.
Facing King Raging Waves, who was smiling, even if his smile was stiff, Ender still smiled back and replied, "Yes, it's quite a coincidence. I never thought I'd be in the same community as King Raging Waves."
Seeing Ender's smiling reply, and that he didn't mention their previous unpleasantness, King Raging Waves's smile became a bit more natural, and he thought, "Since you're actively showing goodwill, I'll temporarily forgive your previous offense."
"King Verdant End, are you new to Hong Alliance Virtual City?" King Raging Waves asked with a smile, inviting, "Do you want to go for a drink? If you have anything you don't understand about Hong Alliance Virtual City, I can also help you clear it up."
"Hmm?" Ender was even more puzzled internally, "What's going on with this King Raging Waves being so enthusiastic towards me?"
Recalling his last encounter with King Raging Waves, his arrogance and seemingly ill-minded thought process, he couldn't understand what his intentions were today.
"Is it appropriate? Will I be disturbing you?" Ender asked.
King Raging Waves smiled, "Of course not. Such a small matter is nothing."
"Then I'll trouble King Raging Waves." Ender nodded.
Although he couldn't understand what King Raging Waves was planning, what he could do in Hong Alliance Virtual City was extremely limited, so he didn't pay much attention to the other party's strange behavior.
"Come, come, come." King Raging Waves said happily, "King Verdant End, I'll take you to meet some friends from the same community."
"Alright." Ender nodded slightly.
The two quickly arrived at an open space where many tables and chairs were set up. Various clan's experts, in groups of two or three, were holding drinks and chatting and laughing with each other.
At a glance, there were hundreds of them, but among them, only seven were Human Race experts; the rest were alien experts of various forms.
"King Raging Waves."
"Long time no see, King Raging Waves."
"Hey, Raging Waves."
Seeing Ender and King Raging Waves arrive, many experts raised their cups and even stood up to greet them.
"Haha, long time no see."
King Raging Waves greeted them with a smile, occasionally nodding to some of the experts.
"Heh, this King Raging Waves seems to be enjoying boundless prestige, with many experts here greeting him, but in reality..."
Ender followed beside King Raging Waves, carefully observing the expressions of the many experts present.
He noticed that many people, although smiling and greeting King Raging Waves, actually had more or less dissatisfaction in their expressions.
Some even bothered to feign nothing, directly ignoring King Raging Waves and continuing their conversations.
After King Raging Waves greeted the various experts, he loudly introduced, "This is King Verdant End, a newly rising Pinnacle Stage King-Level expert from our Human Race!"