As expected, not long after Shen Qiu and his companions entered, they were blocked by dozens of people.
Shen Qiu looked back and saw a large group of people appearing behind him.
For a while, Shen Qiu and the others were surrounded.
"What are you going to do?"
Shen Qiu asked calmly.
At this time, a man with dyed yellow hair, tattoos on his neck and arms, and a very arrogant expression walked out and said.
"We should be the ones asking you this, little fat sheep!"
"You guys aren't going to rob us, are you?"
Shen Qiu looked at them with a strange expression.
"Stop talking nonsense, take out everything you have on you, put your hands on your head and squat down, otherwise don't blame us for being rude."
The leading man threatened directly.
"What if we don't?"
Shen Qiu replied helplessly.
"Brother Tuduo, why waste your time talking to them? Break one of their hands first."
The younger brothers present drew their weapons and looked at Shen Qiu and others with grim smiles.
Facing the people with ill intentions, Shen Qiu responded with a very strange expression.
"You guys have made a mistake. This is the City of Stars. Robbery and violence here will result in very severe punishment."
"Haha! You are so naive. This is our territory. Do you think the City of Stars would know about this?"
Tudor sounded as if he had heard something very ridiculous.
All the younger brothers present burst into laughter, as if they were looking at a fool.
Shen Qiu looked at them calmly and said.
"Yeah?"
He could see that these people were not ordinary thugs. Normal thugs had a hard time migrating to the City of Stars, but they didn't have the courage to do this.
"Humph, I don't want to waste my time talking to you guys, just follow me!"
Seeing that Shen Qiu and the others showed no sign of compromise, Tu Duo decided not to be polite either.
Just when he was leading his little brother up, Shen Qiu took out Mapesa's business card from his pocket and showed it to him.
Tuduo's face suddenly changed, and he immediately opened his arms to stop his younger brother.
"stop!"
The younger brother present was slightly stunned and looked at Tuduo in confusion.
"What's wrong, brother?"
Tuduo ignored them and walked up to Shen Qiu, looked carefully at the business card in Shen Qiu's hand, and stared at Shen Qiu.
"How did you get Lady Mapesa's business card?"
"I'm her friend, take us to see her."
Shen Qiu spoke straight to the point.
Tuduo hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke.
"No problem, come with me, but you'd better not play tricks on me, otherwise when you see Lady Mapesa, it will be your death."
"rest assured."
Shen Qiu replied calmly.
Tuduo then waved his hand and led Shen Qiu and the others towards the Huika Community Center.
…
In a pigeon building at Huika Community Center.
The narrow suites were connected one by one to form a fairly spacious conference room.
Mapesa was seen sitting on a sofa chair with one foot crossed over the other, a cigarette in her hand, and a group of subordinates standing behind her. She looked at the people in front of her with cold eyes.
In front of Mapesa, there were three guys with ill intentions sitting. The one on the far left was Baikatu. Although the Grey Scorpion Legion he led suffered repeated losses in the early days, after his immediate superior Amilang died in the Thousand Hidden Kingdom, he took over and reorganized his remaining subordinates. After a period of forbearance and development, he successfully entered the upper echelons of the Grey Alliance.
Sitting in the middle was a middle-aged man with a face full of fat and scars, wearing a fur coat and various jewel rings on his hands.
The man's name was Bix. He was a warlord of the Gray Alliance, and many people secretly called him the third in command behind his back.
Sitting on the far right is a fat woman who weighs over 300 pounds, has an afro and a mean look. This woman is called Anman, and she is the leader of the Skunk Legion.
Bix took a puff of his cigar and said to Mapesa with contempt.
"Mapesa, I don't know why Lord Gilravy allocated so much territory to you, but don't you think it's a bit too much?"
"Bix, if you have any opinions, you can go to Commander Gilrave. You don't need to talk to me."
Mapesha replied nonchalantly.
Bang~
Aman slapped the table and stared at Mapesha with his round eyes that seemed to be bulging out.
"Mapesa, stop pretending. You are just relying on those despicable means to confuse Lord Gilravy. What's so great about this? If you know what's good for you, just carve out some territory."
"Why? Do you think I'm easy to bully?"
Mapesha replied coldly.
Bix spoke at this time.
"It's not that we think you're easy to bully, it's just too unfair. When you were arrested by the Red Alliance and put into prison, the Gray Alliance spent a lot of money to redeem you. Later, the Gray Alliance settled in the City of Stars, and everyone paid a lot of money. In the end, you didn't pay anything, but you got such a large piece of land. Do you think it's appropriate?"
"Master Beaks is right, this is so unfair."
Baikatu echoed.
"What if I don't give it to you?"
Mapesa replied coldly that although she was allocated a lot of real estate, she had too many people to accommodate and it was not enough.
How could she hand it over so easily? Once she gave in, according to the Gray Alliance's habit of the survival of the fittest, the trouble would really begin.
To put it bluntly, these people are so fearless because they know for sure that they have been arrested for a long time and their power and strength have been weakened.
"That's not up to you!"
What Amman said was very harsh.
Just then Tudor hurried into the meeting room and reported to Mapesha.
"Lady Mapesa, someone is visiting!"
Mapesa was also a little surprised.
At this moment, Anman's eyes suddenly became fierce, and he turned to look at Tuduo and cursed.
"Didn't you see we were discussing something? Get that guy out!"
Tudor's whole face was filled with anger, but he didn't dare to talk back.
"Who is so arrogant?"
At this time, Shen Qiu walked in with Yun Xiaoxi and others and spoke calmly.
Although Shen Qiu was wearing a mask, when Baikatu heard Shen Qiu's voice, he instinctively stood up and looked at him straight.
As for Mapesa, he smiled brightly when he saw Shen Qiu.
"Why are you here?"
"I have something to talk to you about, but it seems like it's very busy here. Is it a bad time to come?"
"How could that be?"
Mapesa said with a bright smile.
"Who are you?"
Bix stared at Shen Qiu with a frown on his face and asked. The man in front of him gave him a feeling that he couldn't see through him, while the companion behind him gave him a very dangerous feeling.
Without waiting for Shen Qiu to answer, Baikatu said with a tense face.
"He is Shen Qiu."
"It's been a long time since we last met, Baikatu."
Shen Qiu looked at Baikatu with surprise.
When Bix and others heard Baikatu's words, their hearts skipped a beat and they suddenly reacted.
"Are you the third star envoy Shen Qiu?"
"Yes."
Shen Qiu admitted it openly.
Mapesa's mind moved, and he deliberately got very close to Shen Qiu, pretending to be very intimate, and said to Bix and others.
"Three of you, do you want to continue talking?"
Shen Qiu frowned slightly. He knew that Mapesa was taking advantage of the power of others, but he did not refute.
"A bitch is a bitch. She really knows how to find a backer for herself!"
Amman sneered angrily.
"That's better than you. With your figure, no one would want you even if you gave me money!"
"you!"
"What do you want?"
Mapesa said sarcastically with a smile.
Just as Anman was about to lose her temper, Bix reached out to stop her, stood up and said.
"Mapesa, since you have an important guest coming, we will leave first and talk again another day!"
"Okay, take care!"
Mapesha replied with a smile.
Although Baikatu and Anman were very unwilling, they still took their people and left with Bix.
After everyone had left, Mapesa looked at Shen Qiu with a smile.
"Master Shen Qiu, I thought you would come to see me, but I didn't expect you to come so early. It's not even dark yet, or do you prefer daytime?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Shen Qiu is not that kind of person."
Yun Xiaoxi replied even more angrily.
"Oh, really? Oh, that's such a pity. I'm ready to sacrifice myself."
Mapesha looked very regretful.
"Mapesha, I'm here to talk to you about something serious. Don't talk to me about that."
Shen Qiu took a deep breath, calmed his fluctuating emotions and said.
"Okay, in that case follow me."
Mapesha said with a smile.
"good!"
Shen Qiu and others followed Mapesa out of the meeting room.
When they walked to the stairs and were about to go upstairs, Mapesa suddenly stopped and spoke to Yun Xiaoxi and others.
"Please stay."
"Why?"
Yun Xiaoxi looked at Mapesa warily.
"Sorry, I don't like talking to people."
Mapesha made up a reason.
Yun Xiaoxi didn't believe it at all, but just when she was about to speak, Shen Qiu reached out to stop her.
"Xiao Xi, wait here for me. I want to talk to her alone."
"All right."
Although Yun Xiaoxi was a little worried, since Shen Qiu said so, she didn't refute.
Mapesa smiled at Yun Xiaoxi and the others, then proudly took Shen Qiu upstairs.
Yun Xiaoxi's face puffed up with anger and she stomped her feet.
"snort!"
A few minutes later, Shen Qiu and Mapesa entered a luxurious suite, and Mapesa closed the door casually.
"Sit anywhere. I'm going to change my clothes."
Mapesha said as she walked towards the bedroom.
Shen Qiu sat directly on the soft sofa, waiting patiently.
Not long after, Mapesa changed into a sexy white lace pajamas, her enchanting figure was faintly visible, and she was holding two glasses of red wine in her hands.
She walked straight to Shen Qiu, bent down and handed him a glass of red wine.
"Have a drink."
Shen Qiu could clearly see the deep groove. He raised his eyebrows slightly, hesitated for a moment, and took the red wine.
Mapesa then sat next to Shen Qiu, her whole body pressed so close that Shen Qiu could clearly feel the soft touch of her skin.
Shen Qiu then sat a little further away.
"Don't be so nervous, I'm not going to eat you."
Mapesa took a sip of red wine, and her rosy lips looked even more attractive.
"I'm here to talk to you about serious matters. There's no need to sit so close."
Shen Qiu said in a deep voice.
"I know. Aren't we talking about it right now? Lord Shen Qiu, you can just say it directly. As long as I can satisfy you, there will be no problem. If I can't satisfy you, I will try my best to satisfy you."
What Mapesa said was extremely ambiguous.
Shen Qiu felt that Mapesa was increasingly troublesome. If it were a normal situation, he would have gotten up and left, but now he had no choice but to endure it.
"I'm not going to joke around or chat with you. I'm looking for you because of that Master Hydra."
"Hydra? The forger?"
When Mapesa heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
"Yes, I want to forge a weapon, but you also know that my relationship with your Gray Alliance is very tense. Hydra is from the Gray Alliance and is not willing to help me at all, so I want to see if you have any solution?"
Shen Qiu explained the situation frankly.
“Hehe~”
After hearing what Shen Qiu said, Mapesa immediately covered her mouth and laughed.
"Huh? What's so funny?"
Shen Qiu looked at Mapessa in confusion.
"Master Shen Qiu, you are such a joke. Do you really need my help for such a small matter? You are the Third Star Envoy! You have so much power. That old man is so disrespectful to you, you can just arrest him, or drive him out of the City of Stars, or even close his store. Aren't these all things done with just a flick of your finger? To put it bluntly, that old man is just an ant in front of you, you can easily crush him to death."
Mapesha replied with a smile.
"Am I that kind of person?"
Shen Qiu replied unhappily, although they had different positions, they had already caused people to become homeless before, and if they continued to do so now, it would really be a shameless act.
When Mapesa heard Shen Qiu's words, her charming face froze for a moment, but then returned to normal and she said with a smile.
"That's right, how could Lord Shen do such a thing?"
"Let's not talk about anything else. Just tell me, do you have a solution?"
Shen Qiu asked directly.
"Let me put it this way. The old man Hydra was originally a top craftsman of the Gray Alliance. He has an extremely stubborn temper and is indeed difficult to deal with. But there is a way. If I help you, how do you plan to repay me, Lord Shen Qiu?"
Mapesa came close to Shen Qiu and spoke in a sweet voice into his ear.
"This is a villa in the 1st ring of the City of Stars. I don't need to tell you how much it is worth. And you should need it now. You don't want to live in the 10th ring, right?"
Shen Qiu took out the property certificate he had prepared in advance and said.
When Mapesa heard Shen Qiu's words, a hint of surprise appeared on her charming face. This property cannot be bought with money.
But Mapesa's expression quickly returned to normal, and she said with a smile.
"Master Shen, you are so generous, but I am fine living here and have no plans to move, so I don't want it."
Shen Qiu was also surprised that Mapesha actually refused, he asked in a deep voice.
"So what do you want? Equipment? Modules? Or money?"
"I don't want any of that. I just want you, Master Shen Qiu, to protect me, and I can serve you."
Mapesa reached out and held Shen Qiu's arm.
Shen Qiu shook off Mapesa's hand, stood up and refused in a cold voice.
"no!"
"Why? If you are not satisfied with something, I can change it."
Mapesha pleaded coquettishly.
"No means no. I don't want to be your backer. The reward is this property. If you accept it, then accept it. If not, then forget it. I'll find someone else."
Shen Qiu said in a decisive tone.
Shen Qiu knew better than anyone what kind of person Mapesa was. She was not as harmless as she seemed.
You know, according to rumors, she is Gilravy's venomous lover, specializing in intelligence and assassination, and her methods are extremely ruthless.
If I protect her, I don't know how many times I will have to clean up her mess.
Seeing Shen Qiu's firm attitude, Mapesa smiled and said.
"Master Shen, please don't be angry. If it's not possible, then it's not possible. How can I not agree to it?"
"Give!"
Shen Qiu directly took the property certificate in his hand and handed it to Mapesha.
"That's not necessary. Of course, you don't have to worry about owing me a favor. Didn't you just help me drive away Bix and the others? That also helps me keep my territory. We are even now."
Mapesa did not take the property certificate handed over by Shen Qiu, and said with a smile.
"Okay, so what are you going to do?"
Shen Qiu hesitated for a moment and replied.
"Don't worry about this. I promise to get it done for you. Let's go meet the old man."
Mapesha said simply.
"OK."
Shen Qiu responded immediately.
…
A few hours later.
A number of off-road vehicles stopped in front of Hydra's house.
Then the door of the vehicle opened, and Tudor came down with a group of ferocious-looking followers. They shouted at the people who were lingering at the door of Hydra's house.
“All gone!”
"Disperse!"
…
Although the people present were very unhappy, they all left tactfully.
Even a fool would know that these people are here to cause trouble, and no one wants to get involved.
At this time, Shen Qiu and Mapesa got out of the car.
Tudor walked up to Mapesha and said respectfully.
"Sister, everyone has dispersed."
"Knock on the door, and remember to be polite!"
Mapesha said with a smile.
"clear!"
Tuduo then walked to the door, banged on it hard, and shouted loudly.
"Open the door! Open the door!"
Yun Xiaoxi looked at how violent they were and asked Shen Qiu with some concern.
"Shen Qiu, is this really okay?"
"Not sure, we'll wait and see what happens."
Shen Qiu was also feeling nervous and unsure.
At this time, the door opened, and Hydra yelled angrily at Tudo who was knocking on the door.
"Who are you? Who told you to knock on the door like that?"
"I told him to knock like that. It's been a long time since I last saw Hydra."
Mapesa came up and looked at Hydra with a smile.
Hydra turned his head to look at Mapessa, his old face suddenly changed, and he replied vigilantly, as if he had seen a poisonous snake.
"It's you, Mapesha."
"Yes, it's me."
"Why are you here? You are not welcome here."
"Of course I came here to talk to you about something, and are you sure you want to talk here?"
Although Mapesa's tone was very gentle, the threat was evident between her words.
"snort!"
Hydra snorted coldly and walked straight in.
"Let's go in, please."
Mapesa smiled and turned to Shen Qiu and the others.
"Mapesha, Hydra seems to dislike you, are you sure it's okay?"
Shen Qiu asked with some doubt.
"Don't worry, leave everything to me!"
Mapesha assured calmly.
Shen Qiu didn't say anything and followed them in with his men.
Not long after, Shen Qiu and the others arrived at a simple living room, which was furnished with wooden chairs and tables, and a projection TV in the front.
"If you have something to say, say it now. If you have something to say, say it now. I'm busy."
Hydra snorted coldly.
"Actually, I came to see you this time for just a small matter."
Mapesa looked at Hydra and said politely.
"Humph, if you want to forge weapons for Shen Qiu, then there's no need to say more, no way!"
Hydra didn't give Mapesha any face at all.
"Old man, how dare you speak to our eldest sister so arrogantly? You are nothing but a stinky craftsman."
Tuduo's eyes flashed with ferocity, and he sneered in reply.
"I'm just a lousy craftsman, but this is the City of Stars, what can you do to me?"
Hydra replied toughly.
"It seems that you have become more arrogant since you escaped from the Gray Alliance, but it doesn't matter."
Mapesa glanced at Tudor with a smile.
Tudo immediately understood what he meant. He walked straight up to Hydra and said with an evil smile.
"Old man, you are tough and you are not afraid of anything, but I remember you have a granddaughter, and I heard she is still very healthy."
"court death!"
Hydra was furious, all his energy burst out, his clothes shattered instantly, revealing his dark and hard muscles.
Tudor was not afraid of Hydra at all, and looked fearless. After all, he had his elder sister backing him up, he said viciously.
"Do you think we dare?"
When Shen Qiu saw this scene, he turned around with a dark face and said to Mapesa.
"Marpesa, this is the method you told me to use? Isn't this nonsense?"
Mapesa said to Shen Qiu helplessly.
"There's nothing we can do about it. You may not know this, but this old guy has a very stubborn temper and doesn't have many friends. It's impossible to talk him down unless you find his weak spot. Besides, I did this evil thing. It has nothing to do with you. Just watch and watch."
After hearing what Mapesa said, Shen Qiu couldn't help but frown, and his expression kept changing.
At this time, Hydra was like a lion about to go berserk, staring at Tudor and Mapesa with bloodshot eyes. He knew better than anyone how dirty these people were and there was nothing they could not do. In the end, he spoke each word with gritted teeth.
"Okay, I'll help him forge it."
Mapesha said with a smile.
"It would have been better if you had agreed to this earlier."
“Wait!”
At this time Shen Qiu suddenly spoke.
Hydra and others turned their heads to look at Shen Qiu at the same time, only to see Shen Qiu walk up to Hydra and say apologetically.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know that Mapesa was using this method to make you compromise. Let's just forget about this matter. I'll find someone else. Sorry for disturbing you."
Shen Qiu really felt uncomfortable, so he decided to go back to the Red Alliance to see if there were any good blacksmiths.
"Don't be so, Boss. This is the best blacksmith, and other blacksmiths are hard to find!"
Chen Ye suddenly became anxious and tried to persuade him.
In fact, what Chen Ye said was right. Hydra was now recognized as the best blacksmith, and the top five blacksmiths in the world were all from the Gray Alliance. As for the Red Alliance, although there were also relatively outstanding blacksmiths, they were few and their technology was slightly inferior. As for the Blue Alliance, there were almost none, and they were all researching machine mass production.
The reason for this is very simple. It is mainly because the Gray Alliance region is technologically and economically backward and has always maintained primitive human forging. To put it bluntly, it is because of poverty and backwardness that this industry has been preserved.
However, with the coming of the Night of Apocalypse and the rise of cold weapons, the forging industry regained its vitality.
"Chen Ye, stop talking."
Shen Qiu stopped Chen Ye from continuing.
"well!"
Chen Ye couldn't help but sigh.
At this time Hydra snorted coldly and said to Shen Qiu.
"No need to pretend, I will forge it for you since I promised."
“I don’t like to force people.”
Shen Qiu said sincerely.
"Humph, there's no point in forcing it. Even our own people in the Gray Alliance don't care, so why should I care?"
Hydra sneered directly.
Shen Qiu was also very embarrassed when he heard this, but Mapesa smiled and said without caring at all.
"Old man, times have changed. There's no point in being so fussy about things. In this era, just being able to survive is enough."
"Humph, I don't want to see you here getting in the way, you can go now."
Hydra didn't bother to say a word to Mapesa.
Mapesa was not angry either, she said to Shen Qiu.
"Master Shen Qiu, you can rest assured to stay and forge. Hydra, this old stubborn man, still has professional ethics. Otherwise, we will not stay and cause trouble."
"Um."
Shen Qiu nodded in response.
"let's go."
Mapesa waved her hand and left with her people.
Soon Shen Qiu and Hydra were the only ones left in the living room, and he said to Shen Qiu.
"What kind of weapon are you going to forge? Show me the materials."
"This is the material for forging."
Shen Qiu took out the mechanical capsule and threw it on the ground, then took out a block of black metal from it and handed it to Hydra.
When Hydra saw Shen Qiu take out the materials, his expression suddenly became very serious. He immediately stretched out his hands to take them, and then began to explore and observe them.
The more he examined, the more uneasy he became.
Shen Qiu looked at the changes in Hydra's expression and realized that he had found the right person, so he asked politely.
"Master, what kind of material is this?"
"I don't know. The texture of this material is very special. I have never seen it before. Where did you get it?"
Hydra's expression became more and more excited.
"A friend from another world gave it to me."
Shen Qiu replied immediately.
"grandfather?"
At this time, a timid voice sounded.
Shen Qiu and others looked in the direction of the voice and saw a girl about sixteen years old with fair skin, bright eyes and wearing a blue skirt walking out from the back hall. There was an uneasy look on her face.
"Haiyue, please greet the guests."
Hydra said to Haiyue.
"OK."
Haiyue responded obediently, then immediately returned to the back hall to prepare tea and cakes.
Hydra said to Shen Qiu and others.
"You guys sit here, I'll go test the properties of this material."
"Thank you for your help."
Shen Qiu replied politely.
Hydra didn't say anything and left with the material.
At this time, Chen Ye came close to Shen Qiu and whispered in his ear.
"Boss, this old man doesn't even know the materials. I feel a little worried! After all, even Angie can't handle this. Do you think he can handle it?"
"That's right. If I can't do it, I don't believe that old man can do it."
Angie popped her head out and said proudly.
Shen Qiu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, so he reached out and pushed Angie back, explaining helplessly.
"There is a saying that goes, trust the people you employ, and don't employ the people you doubt. Since we have chosen Master Hydra, we must trust him."
"All right."
Chen Ye scratched his head and replied.
At this time Haiyue brought tea and snacks over and whispered to Shen Qiu and the others.
"Gentlemen, please have some tea and something to eat."
"Thanks."
Shen Qiu thanked him politely and then waited quietly.
…
…
Inside the office of the Parliament Administrative Building in the City of Sunken Stars.
Council Chairman Long Yan was reviewing documents one by one when Secretary Lin Ping strode in and reported respectfully.
"President Longyan Council, Commander Gilrave of the Gray Alliance will soon arrive at the underground Special Zone 1 parking lot."
Long Yan paused, put the pen in his hand on the table, thought for a while, then stood up and said.
"Let's go and meet him."
"good!"
Lin Ping replied respectfully.
So Long Yan took Lin Ping downstairs and they came to the special underground area.
At this time, an inconspicuous car drove over, and then the door was opened. Vice Speaker Wang Heng and Commander Gilravi got out of the black car, talking and laughing.
At this time, Council Chairman Long Yan walked up and greeted him with a gentle smile.
"Welcome! Welcome."
When Commander Gilravi saw Speaker of the Longyan Council coming towards him, he immediately took two quick steps forward, stretched out his hand, and shook the hand of Speaker of the Longyan Council enthusiastically.
"Chairman Long Yan, long time no see."
"yes!"
Long Yan replied with a smile.
"Chairman Long Yan Council, to be honest, I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time, and this time it finally happened."
Commander Gilravi was very humble.
"It's my fault. I wanted to visit you a long time ago, but I was so busy with official duties that I couldn't get away."
Long Yan replied politely.
In fact, Gilrave had expressed his intention to visit him a long time ago, but Long Yan didn't want to see him at all. However, now that the Gray Alliance has settled in the City of Stars, he can no longer refuse.
"I understand, I understand. Speaker Long Yan, why don't we find a quiet place to have a good chat?"
Gilravy hinted with a smile.
"Okay, Wang Heng, you guys go and rest first. I have something to discuss with Commander Gilravy."
Long Yan then said to Vice Speaker Wang Heng.
"good!"
Vice President Wang Heng nodded in response.
"This way, please."
Long Yan then took Commander Gilravi upstairs.
Soon the two came to the private meeting room, and Long Yan and Jillavi sat opposite each other on the sofa.
"Have some tea."
Long Yan enthusiastically poured a glass for Jillavi.
"Thank you, Council President Long Yan, you are so polite."
"You don't have to be so polite. I heard that you recently moved into the City of Stars. Is everything going well?"
"It went very smoothly. Lord Long Yan, we have now settled in the City of Stars. From now on, we are all one family. Please forgive me for any offense I have caused you in the past. Don't take it to heart."
Gilravy said with a smile.
"Let the past be the past and don't mention it anymore."
Long Yan hesitated for a moment and replied.
Under normal circumstances, Long Yan would definitely not let the Gray Alliance go so easily, considering how many people died in previous conflicts.
But the situation is different now. The Gray Alliance has made a lot of compensation and handed over many prisoners. Moreover, the situation is getting worse and worse, and Long Yan no longer has the energy to fight the Gray Alliance to the death.
"Chairman Long Yan is so generous. I will have to rely on your care in the City of Stars in the future."
When Jillavi heard Long Yan's words with his own ears, a bright smile appeared on his face.
When he came, he was still unsure, fearing that the talks would not go smoothly. If the Red Alliance still held on to past events, his life would be difficult in the future.
"Yes."
Long Yan responded politely.
At this time, Jillavi suddenly lowered his voice and spoke to Long Yan.
"Chairman Long Yan, there is one more thing that I believe you will be very interested in."
"Oh, what is it?"
Long Yan narrowed his eyes. It was obvious that Gilravi was trying to show goodwill, but he was not quite sure what the other party was trying to show goodwill with.
"It's like this..."
…
…
City of stars.
Shen Qiu and others sat quietly waiting, Chen Ye scratched his head and said.
"Boss, it's been more than five hours and he still hasn't finished his inspection. He's so slow!"
“Be patient!”
Although Shen Qiu was a little unsure, he replied calmly.
Fortunately, Master Hydra came out from behind at this time.
Shen Qiu immediately stood up and walked over to ask.
"Master, have you detected what material this is?"
"No, I have tried all the detection methods, but I couldn't detect what material it is made of."
Master Hydra shook his head and replied.
"Can it still be forged?"
Shen Qiu asked with some disappointment in his heart.
"Of course I can. Although I don't know what this material is, its hardness, toughness, and corrosion resistance are all super strong. As long as it can be forged into a weapon, it will definitely be a top-notch weapon."
Hydra replied confidently.
Chen Ye couldn't help but say.
"That's premise. It has to be meltable. This thing is like a stone from a shit pit. Under a high temperature of 5,000 degrees Celsius, it has no reaction at all. It's impossible to move it at all."
"Humph, you underestimate me! Follow me, I'll open your eyes today!"
Hydra also became interested and waved at Shen Qiu and others.
"good!"
Shen Qiu suddenly became interested.
They followed Hydra to the back, passed through the back hall, and went through a door, and suddenly the view became clear.
A heat wave hit us head-on, and the air temperature soared.
"It's so hot? Is the forging area ahead?"
Shen Qiu asked with some surprise.
"Yes, I demolished all the houses in this area and transformed it into a forging area."
Hydra replied simply.
Shen Qiu looked around, and then saw several naked men hammering at different types of weapons.
Clink, clang, sparks flying.
At this time, a tall and muscular man with a buzz cut came up and greeted respectfully.
“Master!”
"Well, is Sandu ready?"
Hydra asked simply.
"I'm ready."
Sandu responded immediately.
"bring it on."
Hydra waved his hand and led Shen Qiu and others inside.
Shen Qiu and others became more and more curious about what this Hydra was taking them to see.
Not long after, Hydra brought Shen Qiu and others to a wall. Sandu put his hand on the wall and shouted loudly.
"ah!"
His muscles swelled and the entire wall was pushed open like a revolving door, revealing a secret room.
Shen Qiu was also very surprised. This secret room was very creative. There was no mechanism and it could only be opened by brute force.
Hydra led Shen Qiu and others into the secret room. The entire secret room was very spacious, with various forging equipment located here. The most eye-catching one was the central area, which was a giant furnace that was ten meters high.
The entire furnace is full of a sense of history, and from its appearance and texture, it can be seen that it was not made by the Three Alliances, but was probably brought back from the ruins.
“What a huge furnace.”
Yun Xiaoxi and others said in surprise.
"This furnace is called the Lava Heart. I spent a lot of money to get it back from another world. There is no material in this world that it cannot melt."
Hydra said proudly.
"Boss, there is hope!"
Chen Ye said to Shen Qiu happily.
"Um."
Shen Qiu looked at the furnace carefully and nodded in response.
After the introduction, Hydra said to Sandu.
"Turn up the furnace!"
"yes!"
Sandu walked behind the furnace and turned on the switches one by one.
In an instant, indicator lights on the entire huge furnace lit up one by one.
Hydra walked forward, opened the feed port at the bottom of the furnace, placed the black metal block in, then closed the feed port and shouted at Sandu.
"Open!"
Sandu then started the furnace, and the patterns on the entire surface of the furnace began to light up, and the temperature began to rise continuously.
"How long will it take before we can see the effect?"
Shen Qiu asked curiously.
"The highest record of the materials I have so far is that they only lasted less than five minutes in this furnace. This piece of material will probably take a little longer, but not too long."
Hydra said confidently.
"good!"
Shen Qiu became more confident after hearing what Hydra said.
Soon five minutes, ten minutes, twenty minutes, and half an hour passed.
Hydra frequently opened the observation baffle on the furnace and looked inside.
As a result, the piece of black metal did not react at all.
Hydra's brows were getting more and more furrowed, almost twisted into a mess.
"Why is there no reaction yet? Is the temperature not high enough? Do you want to increase the temperature?"
Chen Ye stretched his neck to look and asked anxiously.
"How is that possible? It's 10,000 degrees Celsius."
"Don't be anxious, Chen Ye. Watch patiently."
At this time, Shen Qiu was a little panicked. If he couldn't even melt this, then there would be no hope.
Chen Ye then fell silent. Half an hour passed, and the black metal block still did not react. The temperature in the furnace continued to soar.
At this time, Hydra waved his hand and said to Sandu.
"Add smelting catalyst!"
When Sandu heard this, a look of surprise appeared on his face. This catalyst was very expensive and his master usually treated it like a treasure, but he still went to get it immediately.
Soon Sandu brought some square catalysts, which were very similar to the cube modules. Hydra opened an addition port and threw them down.
After the catalysts entered the furnace, they immediately melted and evaporated, and the color inside turned from red to black.
Unfortunately, the black metal block still did not respond.
“It still doesn’t work!”
Yun Xiaoxi said a little nervously.
At this time, Hydra felt a little embarrassed, and he immediately said to Shen Qiu and others.
"You guys go and rest first. This will take some time. It won't be that fast. I'll let you know when there's any progress."
"All right."
Shen Qiu also noticed that Master Hydra was under some pressure, so he nodded in response.
So they turned and left.
Soon only Hydra and Sandu were left in the smelting room, and Sandu asked in confusion.
"Master, what kind of material is this? Why hasn't the Lava Heart changed in such a long time?"
"Why are you in such a hurry? Be patient! I don't believe it can't be melted."
Hydra said unconvinced.
"All right."
Sandu then fell silent.
Time just passes by little by little.
Suddenly it was night, and the black metal block still had no reaction.
Hydra kept walking back and forth with his hands ready, asking Sandu questions from time to time.
“Are there any signs of melting?”
"No, there has been no change at all."
Sandu replied helplessly.
Hydra's patience had reached its limit, and he couldn't help but speak.
"Sandu, turn on all the backup energy switches and start the furnace's overclocking device."
"Master, do we really want to do this? This will use up all our energy reserves."
Sandu was also shocked.
"Just do it if I tell you to. Stop talking nonsense!"
Hydra said irritably.
"yes!"
Sandu didn't dare to refute Hydra, and immediately ran to turn on the backup energy switches one by one, and then started the overclocking switch of the Lava Core.
In an instant, the entire surface of the lava core lit up, and the temperature inside soared explosively.
Hydra stared through the observation port at the block of black metal.
At this time, the black metal block began to turn red.
Sandu shouted in surprise.
"The master has responded."
"Great, melt quickly!"
Hydra replied excitedly.
However, at this moment, the red black metal block did not melt. Instead, a creepy eyeball suddenly opened on its surface.
The whole eyeball rolled around.