Chapter 158: Gold Will Always Shine

Hearing that Zhou Xiruo had an idea, Xu Junrou immediately perked up. “Tell me quickly!”

Because she was always covered up by Wang Xiao’s brilliance, Zhou Xiruo was no longer used to expressing her opinion in front of everyone. After talking for a long time, everyone around her was confused.

The more this was the case, the more nervous Zhou Xiruo became. Her mind was completely in a mess. In the end, even she did not know what she was saying.

After biting the bullet and saying a few more words, Zhou Xiruo finally could not hold on anymore. Her shoulders sank as she whispered, “I can’t explain clearly. Why don’t we go back…”

“Don’t be anxious. Speak slowly.”

Wang Xiao patted Zhou Xiruo’s shoulder and had a “I think highly of you” smile on his face. “In the past, I always took matters into my own hands and didn’t listen to your suggestions. However, I’ll slowly change in the future. You have to get used to this feeling.”

Yi Han and Xu Junrou looked at each other. Zhao Yunyan’s expression was also a little strange. The three of them did not understand what was going on with this sudden reflection.

Only Zhou Xiruo understood what Wang Xiao meant. Apart from feeling amused, her nervousness also eased a lot.

Under Wang Xiao’s encouraging gaze, Zhou Xiruo took a deep breath and composed herself. After reorganizing her words, she said, “Actually, our current problem is not whether we can change the attributes of the venue, but the attack distance.”

“The [Blazing Golden Crow] is at least a few kilometers in the air. Ordinary soldiers can’t reach it. Even soldiers with flying abilities will find it difficult to resist this high temperature after approaching unless they are also fire attributed…”

At this point, Zhou Xiruo realized that everyone was looking at her in a daze. The nervousness that had just dissipated gathered again. “W-Why are you looking at me like that? Did I say something wrong?”

“No, no! You said it very well!”

Yi Han came back to his senses and shook his head like a rattle drum. “I’m just a little surprised. I didn’t realize that you were actually so smart!”

“Shut up if you don’t know how to speak!”

Xu Junrou punched Yi Han and looked at Zhou Xiruo encouragingly. “Ignore him. Continue.”

After obtaining their affirmation, Zhou Xiruo immediately became much more confident. She nodded and continued, “My idea is to build a huge arrow tower and use heat-resistant materials to forge bows and arrows for long-range attacks!”

“Wonderful!”

Zhao Yunyan clapped in surprise. “The attack range of the arrow towers is even further than the soldiers. Moreover, we don’t have to approach the target. As long as you have enough arrows and energy, you can continue attacking!”

Yi Han’s eyes also lit up. “I can ask Xiao Rou for help in building large machinery. I can also add the ice attribute to the arrows. If so, the matter of the attack power and heat resistance will be settled!”

“But there’s still a small problem..

Xu Junrou hesitated and spoke, as if she was afraid of dealing a blow to Zhou

Xiruo. “Once the battle starts, the [Blazing Golden Crow] will definitely not sit still and wait for death. Moreover, it takes time for the large machines to aim. What if they take the opportunity to counterattack?”

“Leave this to me!”

Wang Xiao took the initiative to speak. He looked at Zhou Xiruo and teased, “Do you think it’s okay, lord Zhou?”

Zhou Xiruo immediately did not know whether to laugh or cry, but she still pretended to pat Wang Xiao’s shoulder. “I’ll leave this mission to you. Don’t disappoint me!”

“Yes, sir!”

Wang Xiao cupped his hands and everyone immediately took action.

First, Yi Han activated the [Elemental Overlord] talent and froze the ground within a hundred meters to lower everyone’s temperature. Otherwise, they would probably faint from the heat before they could build the arrow tower.

Everyone contributed their materials one after another. Xu Junrou built the main structure of the arrow tower first. Then, Zhou Xiruo used her talent as a construction lord and installed a powerful crossbow on the main body.

The efficiency of the construction lord and the alchemist was not as simple as “one plus one equals two”.

In less than an hour, the [Giant Arrow Tower] that originally needed five hours to complete stood in front of everyone.

Xu Junrou also imitated the structure of the [Spider Mobile Fortress] and added eight mechanical legs to the bottom of the [Giant Arrow Tower]. This way, even if there were any fish that escaped Wang Xiao’s defense, the [Giant Arrow Tower] could dodge on its own and not be passively beaten.

After preparing, Wang Xiao looked up at the sky. “The Blazing Golden Crow is still relatively stable at the moment. Everyone, search for resources in the surroundings first. Remember not to go too far and be prepared for battle at any time.”

“Good!”

Everyone agreed and scattered. Wang Xiao protected the [Giant Arrow Tower] and did not move, but he summoned 5,000 [Metal Devouring Ants] from his territory.

With a cracking sound, the various minerals in this white desert began to be extracted bit by bit by the [Metal Devouring Ant].

Wang Xiao looked at it for a while before placing his attention on the Blazing Golden Crow. His face also revealed a difficult expression.

The main reason why he was exploring the secret realm this time was to find a fire attribute environment to fuse into his territory.

Although the [Scorching Purgatory] was a fire attribute secret realm, it was mostly because of the existence of the [Blazing Golden Crow]. If he simply fused this desert into his territory, the fire elements in it would probably be quickly exhausted.

Therefore, the best way was to subdue a Blazing Golden Crow and directly create a fire element venue in the territory. However, the problem was that Wang Xiao’s mutated beast pits were all filled and there was no longer any space for the Blazing Golden Crow.

After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiao could only give up helplessly. He planned to search for other fire attribute secret realms after the exploration of this secret realm was completed.

After waiting for another half an hour, the people who had gone out to search for resources returned one after another.

This secret realm was a thousand miles wide. It seemed that other than the Blazing Golden Crows, there were no other living creatures. Zhou Xiruo and Xu Junrou found nothing.

Yi Han’s luck was relatively good. He found a small copper mine, but he only mined 300 units of [Fine Copper Mine].

To everyone’s surprise, Zhao Yunyan was actually the luckiest. Not long after he walked out, he found a copper mine that was a few kilometers long. A conservative estimate was that there were tens of thousands of units.

However, firstly, he did not want to monopolize it. Secondly, because it was too hot, he only mined 1,000 units before leaving a mark and returning to gather.

However, even if they did not gain anything, everyone did not feel discouraged.

This was because in the gains of a secret realm, the various resources gathered only accounted for a small portion. The true highlight was the various resources dropped after defeating the creatures in the secret realm!

After calling for everyone to collect the minerals extracted from the [Metal Devouring Ant], Wang Xiao rubbed his hands and looked at the sky. “Those who need to rest and replenish, hurry up.. We’ll start the attack in ten minutes!”