CHAPTER 430: CHAPTER 100 DEPARTURE (FIRST UPDATE)

After searching the corpse, apart from a dagger made from an unknown material, there was nothing else, not even an Energy Stone, suggesting this might be a Death Warrior who infiltrated the city.

"What a pity, there’s only this weapon."

He picked up the dagger and examined it carefully against the night sky.

Due to the Energy Particles in the air, the minerals in the Underground Cave World undergo unknown changes.

Thus, weapons forged from the ores in the Underground Cave World have their own mysterious effects.

"This is a good item. If taken to exchange with the government, it could at least be traded for a D-level weapon!"

The sharp cold blade shimmered in the darkness.

Li Weifeng could clearly sense that his Qi Blood seemed to easily communicate with this weapon, spreading across its blade, significantly enhancing its power.

Selling it to the government was out of the question since their prices were generally 50% lower than purchase prices.

Besides, he could now manipulate his Qi Blood.

So perhaps he could refine this dagger a bit.

He put the dagger away and then began handling the aftermath.

He called the patrolling soldiers to turn in the corpse of the Cave Human to the government and received over a dozen points as a reward.

This is the reward for killing a Cave Martial Artist; points can be exchanged at the official exchange for many good items. One point can exchange for a Qi Blood Pill, which is valuable.

That night’s raid saw quite a number of Cave Martial Artists infiltrating the city. While causing significant damage to Pioneer City, many were also killed on the spot by Martial Artists, and the Cave Martial Artist killed by Li Weifeng was just one of many spies, attracting no special attention.

Time flew by quickly, and the night passed swiftly.

The city remained chaotic, the alert was still strict, and soldiers were busy with disaster relief. The battle in the city had destroyed many houses, and many Martial Artists were killed as collateral damage.

From conversations with townspeople, Li Weifeng roughly understood the situation last night.

The City Lord of Celestial South City in the Underground Cave led a large number of High Tier Martial Artists intending to launch a surprise attack on Pioneer City last night. Ten miles outside the city, the Cave Human army had already gathered.

But Pioneer City officials were well-prepared, invited several experts hiding in the city, setting up ambushes, nearly leaving the City Lord of Celestial South City there.

This time, they severely injured the Celestial South City Lord, with significant damage to their High Tier combat power.

After this, Pioneer City was basically safe.

These unofficial reports, whether deliberately directed by the authorities or actual events, brought stability to the city.

By noon, that chubby boss sent someone over, telling Li Weifeng that due to the attack on the city, the expedition out of the city would be postponed for a few days.

This was exactly what he wanted.

The following days, Li Weifeng spent most of his time on Cultivation and refining the dagger captured from the Cave Martial Artist.

From the Bone Tempering thrice to becoming an Official Martial Artist, he consumed a whole fist-sized First Grade Energy Stone, and the energy absorbed was not fully used up, with much still stored in the body.

By relying on refining the residual energy, his Cultivation Level continued to improve rapidly within a few days, breaking through to the middle stage of the First Grade.

It was worth using so many resources for three Bone Temperings, as advancing to an Official Martial Artist indeed significantly enhanced his aptitude, with cultivation speed a level higher than ordinary Martial Artists.

At the same time, the refining of the dagger was nearly complete.

By using Qi Blood to wash over it, while his Spiritual Power mixed into the Qi Blood, cleansing the dagger completely, he gained considerable insights.

Following the patterns within the weapon, combined with some knowledge in Li Weifeng’s mind, during nurturing, using Qi Blood to inscribe some fine lines inside, significantly enhancing the sharpness of this dagger.

In terms of attack power, it might already be comparable to some B-level metal alloys.

This technique was named Enchantment by Li Weifeng.

Of course, this Enchantment was just a prototype, lacking a systematic Cultivation Method.

But he was not in a hurry, taking his time to explore and naturally understand some patterns of this world.

After dealing with some loose ends, several days passed in a flash.

On this day, the chubby stone dealer finally came to him again.

In these few days, Pioneer City had already calmed down.

Moreover, due to the heavy blow to the Underground Celestial South City, the environment was relatively safe, and very soon, life returned to how it was.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Fatty Han naturally began to take action.

...

"Come, come, let me introduce you, this is Slim Monkey, this is Third Brother, this is Madman, and then our boss, Second Master, they all call me Fatty Han, and you, little brother, can call me Fatty Han as well."

Inside a room, Fatty Han was pulling Li Weifeng, introducing him to his teammates.

Slim Monkey was a lean and thin guy, Third Brother looked perfectly ordinary and unnoticeable, Madman with his messy hair had eyes that showed a kind of bloodthirsty madness.

Second Master, on the other hand, was a grey-haired old man with a stern and murderous aura.

His hands were round and smooth, not looking like those of an old man. Though he was not particularly tall, he exuded an intimidating presence, like a retired big brother from the underworld.

Fatty Han introduced them enthusiastically, giving a welcoming feeling.

But in reality, Li Weifeng didn’t know any of their real names.

"Hello everyone, my name is Li Weifeng, just call me Weifeng. Nice to meet you all."

A few people with ulterior motives exchanged pleasantries to get acquainted.

This formed a temporary adventure team.

Without much delay, they got to know each other briefly, discussed a combat plan, and then left the city.

...

Two days later,

outside Pioneer City, the group cautiously traversed the mountain forest, avoiding the village gathering points established by Cave Humans. After spending considerable time, they finally reached a mountain covered by huge unknown trees safely.

"Be careful, we’re almost there, those damned guys for some reason have been occupying the area recently. We must get rid of them and reclaim our mine!"

Li Weifeng followed in the team, his eyes flickering.

On this trip, he learned a lot.

How to avoid the villages of Cave Humans, how to evade wild beasts and Demon Beasts in the mountains, how to procure enough fresh food from the outside...

Although Fatty Han and the others did not explicitly teach these, Li Weifeng picked up their behaviors and habits in the wild.

"This trip was not in vain."

Li Weifeng silently followed at the back of the team.

The group climbed up the hill and hid among the large trees. In front was a giant river valley.

By the river valley bank, several makeshift tents built with branches and leaves were set up nearby, with a few ant-sized figures faintly seen moving back and forth.

"Damn it, what the heck have those guys been doing!"