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"Those guys who accidentally inhaled the stench are probably going to have trouble eating for days..."
"These Earth-Splitting Poison Weasels are truly disgusting creatures. Not only do their farts stink, but their flesh is also incredibly pungent and foul. I tried to make a cold-weather relic from this beast's hide before, but it was so smelly I couldn't wear it..."
"Indeed, you can smell the stench from three alleys away..."
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The people in the armored vehicle complained indignantly as they disgustedly cleaned up the few Earth-Splitting Poison Weasels that had managed to jump aboard.
Ye Feng walked up curiously and began to converse with them.
In this post-apocalyptic world, people with strength always earned the friendliness and kindness of others!
Ye Feng's earlier powerful display had clearly earned the approval of the people in the armored vehicle. They were not impatient with Ye Feng's novice questions and explained everything in detail.
After a conversation, Ye Feng learned that the middle-aged man with the bamboo leaf hat had two brothers. They were the leaders of two squads within the convoy and were also mecha masters...
This made Ye Feng look at the strength of Mecha City with even more respect, as the middle-aged man with the bamboo leaf hat was at least at the Steel Intermediate level...
Next, the convoy continued to move forward rapidly, encountering many zombies and monsters along the way, but they were all eliminated by the convoy members...
.........
Around noon,
The convoy finally arrived near the Black Wind Ridge ore vein that Shen Yun Yao had mentioned.
"Whoa..."
Seeing the scene before him, Ye Feng couldn't help but be surprised.
The road they were traveling on was flanked by piles of miscellaneous rubble. Green vegetation was practically nonexistent, and mechas and vehicles occasionally passed by.
What surprised Ye Feng was that in the distance, a gust of wind on the hillside stirred up the dust from the ground, instantly shrouding a large area in darkness...
"That's an open-pit coal mine. The dark area stirred up by the wind is coal ash... That's also how this place got its name, Black Wind Ridge Ore Vein!"
As if sensing Ye Feng's confusion, Shen Yun Yao explained.
"Rumble!~"
As Shen Yun Yao finished speaking, the convoy ahead shifted to the left and began to head towards the open-pit coal mine.
"Yun Yao, what's going on?"
"Isn't the Arcane Crystal ore vein you mentioned directly ahead on this road? Why is the main convoy heading towards the open-pit coal mine?"
Ye Feng looked at Shen Yun Yao with some bewilderment.
Shen Yun Yao looked at Ye Feng speechlessly, "Ye Feng, do you think Arcane Crystals are as common as cabbage? Out of dozens of trucks, only one is here to transport Arcane Crystal ore. The rest are for transporting coal!"
"Uh... Okay~"
Ye Feng thought about it and realized that it made sense.
After the Hummer continued to drive for about ten minutes,
Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Shen Yun Yao arrived at a heavily guarded mountain pass. All the people here were fully armed burly men.
The Hummer's driver clearly wasn't a stranger to this place. He got out to explain to the guards and presented a token. Then, the leader of the guards walked over.
"Young Lady!"
Seeing Shen Yun Yao in the Hummer, the guard leader immediately greeted her. Shen Yun Yao nodded at him.
"Let them pass, let them pass!"
The guard leader jogged back, simultaneously signaling his subordinates to move the obstacles.
The Hummer drove further in for another ten minutes, arriving in front of a very large, classical building constructed of giant stones.
"Teacher Cang!"
As soon as Shen Yun Yao got out of the car, she shouted towards the giant stone classical building, which sounded a bit awkward to Ye Feng.
"It's Yun Yao!"
A few seconds later, a man with a square face, who looked to be in his fifties, appeared on the third-floor balcony of the giant stone building. He was indeed Teacher Cang, Cang Shi, as Shen Yun Yao had called him.
"I'll be damned..."
Seeing Cang Shi, Ye Feng was speechless.
Because Cang Shi's hair was extremely long and all pointed straight upwards. Even more bizarre, his hair was green, making him look very strange...
"Ye Feng, let's go!~"
At this moment, Shen Yun Yao called out to Ye Feng and then walked towards the entrance of the giant stone building.
Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao quickly followed.
.........
On the third floor of the giant stone building,
"This building..."
As Ye Feng walked to the third floor, he was quite surprised.
Because the temperature outside was at least 35°C, it was quite hot. However, it was very cool inside this giant stone building. Yet, after Ye Feng's inspection, he couldn't find any air conditioning equipment.
"Ye Feng, it's an Arcane Array set up by Teacher Cang!"
At this moment, Shen Yun Yao's voice reached Ye Feng's ears.
"Arcane Array?"
Ye Feng looked at Shen Yun Yao with confusion.
"Mhm!"
Shen Yun Yao nodded, "This stone building was built by Teacher Cang himself. Teacher Cang is a very powerful master of Arcane Runes. This giant stone building incorporates an Arcane Rune array, which can achieve the effect of being warm in winter and cool in summer, even better than air conditioning!"
"Most importantly, this giant stone building doesn't consume electricity, solar energy, or the like like air conditioners do!"
"This is the only building in all of Mecha City like this!"
Speaking of this, Shen Yun Yao seemed quite excited.
"Ahem~"
"The Arcane Rune array in this giant stone building was not made by me. I merely pieced it together... and at most repaired some of the damaged parts!"
Cang Shi cleared his throat twice and joined the conversation.
"Young man, you must be Ye Feng? I heard your evaluation on the testing stone was 'Perfect'!"
"That's something only the first-generation lord of Mecha City, Shen Lang, ever achieved!"
After a pause, Cang Shi spoke again.
"Uh... Coincidence~ Coincidence!~"
Ye Feng casually waved his hand, then walked towards the wall, observing the Arcane Runes on it.
Honestly, he was quite interested in this kind of Arcane Rune array that could regulate temperature. After all, although the [Shop] did refresh air conditioners, they were not very convenient to use, and energy was also a problem. He had already broken several of them.
"Ye Feng, are you also interested in Arcane Rune arrays?"
Cang Shi followed him, looked at Ye Feng, and asked.
"Mhm!"
Ye Feng nodded, "Your Arcane Rune array design is quite ingenious. Can you teach me?"
"Uh..."
When it came to this, Cang Shi's face showed a hint of embarrassment. "Ye Feng, I do have some knowledge of Arcane Runes, but this Arcane Array that keeps it warm in winter and cool in summer was not designed by me!"
"Although its function is quite ordinary, the layout and the Arcane Runes on the Arcane Array are not simple at all!"
"I accidentally discovered this Arcane Array in a collapsed pit. The giant stones for this building were also dug out from that pit!"
"I just reassembled and repaired it!"
Cang Shi quickly explained to Ye Feng.
"Collapsed pit?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng's interest was immediately piqued. "Where is that pit? Can you take me to see it?"
"It's nearby here in Black Wind Ridge. Since this is your first time here today, I'll take you for a tour!"
Saying this, Cang Shi looked at Shen Yun Yao, who was chatting with Xiao Xiao by the window. "Yun Yao, go get some drinks, we're going out for a walk!"
"Okay!~"
As soon as Cang Shi finished speaking, Shen Yun Yao walked to a cabinet as if she knew the way, opened it quickly, and took out 4 bottles of Coke.
.........
About half an hour later,
Ye Feng and his group drove to the mountainside of a small hill.
"Huh?"
As soon as they got out of the car, Ye Feng's gaze was attracted by a somewhat messy pile of stones on the mountainside.
"It's actually another entrance to a formation-based secret passage!"
After a closer inspection and carefully sensing with his eyes closed, Ye Feng was quite surprised.
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