Chapter 163: Luring the Tiger Away from the Mountain

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Secret realm, [Scorching Purgatory].

Wang Xiao and the others sat on the back of the Dark Swamp Crocodile Dragon and circled in the air. The commotion caused by the Blazing Golden Crow on the ground had gradually calmed down. Countless sand particles collapsed and buried the copper mine again.

“It’s finally quiet…”

Zhao Yunyan heaved a long sigh of relief. At this moment, when he looked down from the sky, he could vaguely see the outline of the [Blazing Golden Crow] from the sand. However, it had indeed not moved for a long time.

Yi Han pouted unhappily. “The body of the [Blazing Golden Crow] is too big. We won’t be able to gain an advantage when fighting. Now, we can’t even pick ore…

Are we going back empty-handed?”

“You don’t have to be so disappointed. After all, safety is the most important.”

Xu Junrou patted Yi Han and comforted him. As she spoke, she had already taken out the secret realm key. “After we go back, we can investigate the weakness of the Blazing Golden Crow and challenge it after we’re ready.”

Yi Han pursed his lips and nodded. He was obviously still a little unwilling. However, he was used to acting cautiously with Xu Junrou, so he had no objections.

Seeing Yi Han’s attitude, Zhao Yunyan also took out the secret realm key. Just as the few of them were about to crush the key and leave, Wang Xiao suddenly said, “Don’t be in a hurry to withdraw. I have a way. Perhaps we don’t have to fight.”

Hearing this, the few of them perked up. Wang Xiao was not in a hurry to explain. Instead, he opened the interface and rummaged through the warehouse.

“Strange… There’s clearly another one… Where did it go?”

Wang Xiao muttered as he quickly swiped the interface. Other than Zhou Xiruo, the corners of the others’ mouths could not help but twitch when they saw this scene.

Their warehouse interface would at most reach the end after more than ten swipes, but Wang Xiao had not reached the end after so long. How many resources did he have?!

Finally, just as the others were about to have the intention to kill and plunder, Wang Xiao finally found what he wanted. Then, his mind connected to his territory, and a metal that flickered with black light appeared in Wang Xiao’s hand.

“What’s this?”

Seeing this metal, everyone was interested.

Xu Junrou looked at it carefully for a moment and guessed, “It looks like some kind of alloy, but there are no impurities on the surface… Why have I never seen this material before?”

Looking at everyone studying carefully, Wang Xiao pursed his lips and chuckled. “This is the Black Gold Ore.”

“[Black Gold Ore]?!”

Xu Junrou and Yi Han exclaimed at the same time. Only Zhao Yunyan still had a confused expression. “What is the [Black Gold Ore]?”

“It’s a very rare strategic resource.”

Xu Junrou casually explained, “In the current market, it costs about a thousand units of purple gold mineral to exchange for one unit of Black Gold Ore.” “One unit of purple gold mineral is 10,000 star coins. 1,000 units for one unit…’

Zhao Yunyan counted with his fingers for a moment and suddenly widened his eyes in surprise. “Such a small piece is worth ten million star coins?!”

“This is only the market price. In fact, it’s far more than that because no one will sell this thing at all!”

Yi Han stared fixedly at the [Black Gold Ore] and added. His eyes even revealed a greedy expression because this thing was really too precious!

Seeing their reactions, Wang Xiao and Zhou Xiruo looked at each other and revealed surprised expressions.

They knew that the [Black Gold Ore] was very rare, but they did not expect it to be so attractive. Even the usually rational Xu Junrou’s eyes were a little fixed at this moment.

“Idol, can I ask you for a favor?”

Yi Han rubbed his hands and probed, “I want to buy this Black Gold Ore. You can name your price… But I don’t have that much money now. Can I give it to you in installments?”

Wang Xiao did not expect Yi Han to be so proactive. He was stunned for a moment before smiling bitterly. “If it’s just a unit, I can even give it to you…”

Before he could finish speaking, Yi Han’s eyes suddenly lit up. “Really?! Thank you, idol!”

As he spoke, Yi Han was about to reach out to take it when Wang Xiao suddenly retracted his hand.

“Wait for me to finish!”

Wang Xiao protected the Black Gold Ore with one hand and pressed Yi Han with the other. “I can give you this Black Gold Ore, but you have to do me a favor. In the future, if you encounter a secret realm containing the Black Gold Ore, mark it and tell me.”

“No problem!”

Yi Han nodded and agreed without thinking. After all, this was really not a big deal.

Xu Junrou, who was at the side, revealed a difficult expression. “But the content of the Black Gold Ore in many secret realms is extremely low. It’s very difficult to mine. Sometimes, you might not even be able to mine a unit in a few months… Do vou have so much time?”

“You don’t have to worry about that. I have my ways.”

Wang Xiao smiled and brought the topic back. “My idea is that if the [Blazing Golden Crow] is really interested in ores, we can use the [Black Gold Ore] to lure it away. If we’re lucky, we might even be able to defeat it in one go!”

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone revealed hesitant expressions.

Not to mention the success rate of this plan, even if it really succeeded, they could only “battle”. After all, mining the mineral vein required time and Wang Xiao definitely could not delay for so long.

As if seeing through everyone’s thoughts, Wang Xiao shook the [Black Gold Ore] and continued, “Of course, I’m just making a suggestion. If you think it’s impossible, we can withdraw now.”

Yi Han, Xu Junrou, and Zhao Yunyan looked at each other.

Zhao Yunyan took out the secret realm key and smiled awkwardly. ‘Wang Xiao, it’s not that I don’t believe you, but you also know my strength. A battle of this level is not something I can interfere in. Even if I stay, I’ll only cause trouble for you…”

Wang Xiao smiled. “You don’t have to say so much. I understand. We’ll cooperate next time if there’s a chance.”

“Good!”

Zhao Yunyan agreed and immediately crushed the key to leave the secret realm. He had already obtained 1,000 units of refined copper ore, so was not really returning empty-handed.

Wang Xiao then looked at Yi Han and Xu Junrou. “I want to try. What do you think?”

Yi Han was about to speak when Xu Junrou took out the secret realm key. “I did some calculations. There are about 100,000 units of refined copper in the entire mineral vein. If it’s just the two of you, it’s alright, but it’s a little too little for four people.”

“Understood.”

Wang Xiao nodded. Xu Junrou then asked Yi Han to take out the secret realm key. Then, the two of them crushed it and left.

In the blink of an eye, only Wang Xiao and Zhou Xiruo were left on the back of the Dark Swamp Crocodile Dragon. Apart from being spacious, it was also inexplicably cold.

Wang Xiao looked at Zhou Xiruo and chuckled. “In the end, only you and I are left.”

“Sigh… Who asked you to always have such radical thoughts?”

Zhou Xiruo smiled bitterly and stood up to stretch her muscles. “Don’t waste time.. Lend me your [Metal Devouring Ant] later!”