Chapter 2696: 2696

Chapter 2696 – Ancient Fragments

Under Liang Jing’s lead, Melancholic Smile and several other people entered the luxurious and spacious conference room . Dressed in white lab coats, the group looked very much like a bunch of scientific researchers .

At this time, Melancholic Smile and the others looked much more worn out than before . Exhaustion was apparent on their faces, and their hair was a mess, as if they had just recovered from a serious illness . Shi Feng couldn’t help his surprise at this situation .

“What’s the matter with you? Why do you all look so haggard?” Shi Feng asked curiously .

Since Zero Wing was now a large organization, it had plenty of management and production talents . There was no need for Melancholic Smile and the others to handle everything personally .

“Guild Leader, I want to file a complaint!” protested Cream Cocoa, who had a shy personality .

“A complaint?” Shi Feng was taken aback .

Cream Cocoa was a Master Forger of Zero Wing . She also ranked among the top three in forging standards . It was only a matter of time before she became a Grandmaster Forger . Countless people in Zero Wing were hoping to get her to make them a weapon . If these people were to form a line, it would stretch from one end of Fenglin City to the other .

After all, although Cream Cocoa and other Master Forgers had a meager chance of producing Epic Weapons and Equipment, their chances of making Dark-Gold Weapons and Equipment were considerable .

In God’s Domain, Epic Weapons and Equipment were exceedingly rare . Even the core members of first-rate Guilds wouldn’t necessarily own one . Hence, Level 100-plus Dark-Gold Weapons and Equipment could already draw envy from passersby, what more custom-made Dark-Gold Weapons and Equipment .

To put it simply, nobody in God’s Domain would dare bully Cream Cocoa . Anyone who did would be fortunate if Cream Cocoa just outright ignored them .

“Yes! I want to complain, Guild Leader!” Cream Cocoa said resolutely .

“What do you want to complain about?” Shi Feng asked curiously .

“Aqua Rose and Gentle Snow!” Cream Cocoa said with her cheeks puffed out . “They’re too much! Guild Leader, you need to give me justice!”

“They’re bullying you? That can’t be, right?” Shi Feng couldn’t help being surprised once more .

Aqua Rose and Gentle Snow were the Vice Guild Leaders of Zero Wing . They managed the Guild properly, and everyone in the Guild also respected them . He found it hard to imagine the two bullying a cute girl like Cream Cocoa .

“The two Vice Guild Leaders asked us to complete 500 customized Dark-Gold Weapons in five days . They even threatened to cut our research funding if we don’t meet the quota,” Cream Cocoa complained . “Guild Leader, you’re a Master Forger too, so you know how difficult it is to make Level 100-plus Dark-Gold Weapons . Let alone five days, we’ll barely be able to make 500 in ten days .

“The whole forging department has been working overtime, but we are still short 300 weapons after three days . No matter how you look at it, we can’t complete them within the next two days . ”

Melancholic Smile and the others nodded in agreement with Cream Cocoa’s words .

Customized Level 100-plus Dark-Gold Weapons were not cabbages . They were delicate works that required all of a forger’s attention; the slightest mistake would lead to failure .

“That many?” The number Cream Cocoa reported shocked Shi Feng .

Five hundred customized Dark-Gold Weapons was a significant number . Moreover, these weapons were Level 100-plus weapons . So many of such weapons could elevate a first-rate Guild’s core team’s overall combat power to a whole new level .

“What weapon did those two ask you to make?” Shi Feng asked .

“It’s this one . ”

Cream Cocoa pulled out a tablet from her coat and swiped her finger across the screen, transferring the information on her tablet to the conference table’s holographic projector .

The projection of a black spear appeared above the table . The spear was as tall as an adult human, and engraved on it were intricate magic patterns . The spear looked extraordinary at a glance .

“What a powerful spear . ” Surprise filled Shi Feng’s eyes as he read the spear’s detailed information .

…

[Thunder Spear] (Spear, Dark-Gold Consumable)

Level 110

Equipment Requirement: Strength 2,000

Ignore Levels +30

Ignore Defense

Throwing distance increases according to the wielder’s Strength with a maximum of 3,000 yards . Causes 1,000% lightning damage to a 20-yard radius upon impact .

…

How is this even a weapon? It’s a long-range missile!

Unfortunately, the spear was only for one-time use . If it had no limit, raiding Field Bosses would be child’s play . Even Tier 2 players could easily challenge Tier 4 Mythic Bosses with such a spear .

If they could mass-produce this spear, siege warfare would become a joke .

However, Shi Feng also had to admit that the Thunder Spear’s production was truly challenging . The required materials were secondary, costing only 20 Gold or so in all . The crucial problem was the drawing of the magic patterns . If one weren’t at the Master Magician standard, the production success rate would drop dramatically .

“Guild Leader, please talk to the Vice Guild Leaders . Five days is too short . We need ten days, at least,” Cream Cocoa pleaded pitifully .

“I can talk to them about it . ” Shi Feng nodded . He felt that Aqua Rose and Gentle Snow were indeed being difficult .

“That’s great! You’re the best, Guild Leader!” Cream Cocoa breathed out a sigh of relief .

However, no sooner had Cream Cocoa finished speaking than Shi Feng did a U-turn, saying, “However, I hope you all can do your best to make 3,000 Thunder Spears during this period . ”

“Guild Leader?”

Cream Cocoa couldn’t believe her ears .

“I’m not trying to trouble you . ” Slowly, Shi Feng explained, “This item is indeed very important, especially with Zero Wing lacking in high-end combatants . With this trump card, we can teach those hostile superpowers a lesson . ”

The various superpowers currently didn’t recognize Zero Wing as a superpower because of the Guild’s lack of high-end combatants . However, a sufficient number of Thunder Spears could compensate for the Guild’s inadequate combat power .

“Of course, I won’t make you work in vain . ” Shi Feng chuckled as he looked at Cream Cocoa’s bitter face . He then brought out the unknown metal’s information and said, “So long as you guys can complete this task, I’ll let you research this metal . ”

Cream Cocoa immediately criticized Shi Feng’s words in her mind, lumping her Guild Leader and Vice Guild Leaders in the same group . He was completely ignoring her wishes and ruthlessly using her as a beast of labor . She couldn’t engage at all in the crafting job she liked .

However, after seeing the information displayed above the table, she fell into a daze .

Besides Cream Cocoa, Melancholic Smile and the other Master Forgers present were also stupefied, a passionate flame igniting in their eyes as they stared at the projection above the table .

“It expels all Mana?”

“How is this possible?!”

“There’s such a metal in God’s Domain?”

Cream Cocoa and the others muttered to themselves as if possessed . The exhaustion on their faces had also vanished completely as countless thoughts flooded their minds, as if the door to a new world had just opened to them .

Shi Feng wasn’t surprised by this situation, either .

For those devoted to the forging profession, a material like this only appeared in their dreams . After all, Mana was the foundation of all things in God’s Domain . If one could completely expel Mana from an object, one would be unstoppable .

Just the thought of producing a weapon using such a metal excited these Master Forgers greatly .

“Why does this look familiar?” Cream Cocoa mumbled as she read the metal fragments’ information .

“Familiar? You’ve seen them before?” Shi Feng asked with concern .

These metal fragments were so mysterious that even his Omniscient Eyes couldn’t glean any information from them . Hence, he planned to give it to the forging department for research .

“Mhm . I think I read about them in an ancient book . ” Cream Cocoa nodded after giving the matter some thought . “This type of metal existed in ancient times . However, it wasn’t something that appeared naturally in God’s Domain but was created by Ancient Gods . Moreover, based on the appearance of these metal fragments, they should originally be parts of a whole . ”

“You’re right . These metal fragments indeed look like the fragments of a sword,” Shi Feng said, nodding . “Yet, for some reason, they can’t be fused like Fragmented Legendary items . ”

“Although they can’t be fused, I have a way to put these fragments together,” Cream Cocoa said . “But I’m not certain if this kind of patchwork will allow the weapon to exert its former power and effects . ”

“You have a way?” Shi Feng was even more surprised to hear this .

These fragments were extraordinary . If they could be repaired to a certain extent and the resulting weapon only had the effect of expelling Mana, it would still be a great weapon .

“There shouldn’t be any problems,” Cream Cocoa said with greater confidence .

“Okay . I’ll leave these metal fragments with you . Just ask Melancholic for the materials you need . ” Shi Feng did not doubt Cream Cocoa’s confidence . After all, her talent was no joke . Only the short time she had come into contact with God’s Domain limited her .

“You said it yourself, Guild Leader . You must open all materials in the Guild’s material warehouse to me,” Cream Cocoa said, beaming at Shi Feng .

All Lifestyle players desperately needed precious materials . However, let alone Legendary materials, even Inferior Legendary materials were hard to come by . Not even Super Guilds would give Lifestyle players of her caliber free use of such materials .

Now that Shi Feng gave her carte blanche to use such materials, she naturally couldn’t let this opportunity get away .

“Sure . ” Shi Feng nodded . After giving the matter some more thought, though, he added, “However, you still need to use them conservatively . Collecting those materials wasn’t easy . ”

“Please rest assured, Guild Leader . I promise you I won’t use them all,” Cream Cocoa promised with a smile, afraid that Shi Feng would take back his approval .

Cream Cocoa behaved like a child who had just gotten a new toy, and Shi Feng didn’t know whether he should cry or laugh as he looked at her . Afterward, he sent all the information relevant to the metal fragments to Melancholic Smile and the others . As for whether the fragments could be repaired, he would leave that to luck .

“By the way, Guild Leader, the Azure Chamber of Commerce’s members arrived yesterday . They are currently training with our Guild’s core members, and Duan Hanshan is their leader . However, as you have been busy, I didn’t bother you about it,” Liang Jing suddenly said .

“Duan Hanshan came in person?” This piece of news puzzled Shi Feng .

Duan Hanshan was a giant in the Azure Chamber of Commerce . Typically, sending a management staff for a training meeting between Guilds would be more than enough . It was inconceivable that a bigshot like Duan Hanshan came in person .

“Do you want to meet them now?” Liang Jing asked .

“Since Duan Hanshan came here in person, as the Guild Leader, I naturally have to meet him . Make the necessary arrangements,” Shi Feng said .

“I’ll get it done now . ” Liang Jing promptly left the conference room .

…

Meanwhile, as Shi Feng discussed the ancient fragments with Cream Cocoa and the others, two men and two women walked toward Zero Wing Tower . And leading this group was an amiable, middle-aged man .

After observing Zero Wing’s internal members coming and going from the building for some time, Kerui, the cute girl in a red dress, turned to the peerless beauty beside her . Smiling, she said, “Big Sis, it looks like Zero Wing is only average . Not only are there barely any people here, but most of them haven’t even reached the Refinement Realm yet . I can’t imagine what powerful experts Zero Wing can offer the operation this time . ”

Although Zero Wing’s headquarters’ prosperity wouldn’t necessarily have any relation to Zero Wing’s strength, it should still reflect some of it .

Muxin remained silent in response to Kerui’s comment . While she knew that Zero Wing had just recently emerged, she never thought that the Guild’s headquarters would have so few members stationed in it . Moreover, the average strength of these members was appallingly weak . Let alone superpowers, they couldn’t even hold a candle to the members found in the various pseudo-superpowers’ headquarters .

“Alright, let’s go in and have a look . ”

Uncle Hong frowned slightly . However, he didn’t dwell on the matter, entering the lobby of Zero Wing’s headquarters together with Muxin and the others .