Chapter 4159 Underground Black Market
With a huge roar, a train came from a distance.
When the train stopped, passengers after a long journey poured out of the platform like water.
The staff at the platform kept wandering, looking for suspicious objects in the crowd.
In the last carriage, Tang Zhen walked down slowly, followed by Hans in a coat.
He blended into the crowd and quickly left the station.
The temperature dropped sharply last night, snowflakes fell from the sky, and pedestrians on the road quickened their pace.
This is Frost City, located in the northernmost part of the empire, with weather with distinct four seasons.
Tang Zhen came here because the official organization was very weak in this border city.
Practitioners from many countries gathered in Frost City and called it the City of Freedom.
If Tang Zhen wants to improve his strength and find useful clues, Frost City is the best choice.
After arriving at Frost City, you can easily find quite a few clues by searching carefully.
For example, in some corners, there are marks that can only be seen by monks, and in some taverns and gambling houses, there are special contact persons.
As long as you follow the other party's instructions, you can go to the area where the practitioners are active.
Tang Zhen found a middle-aged man, revealed his identity, and gave him a reward.
The middle-aged man led Tang Zhen to an old house in the city, which seemed to be hundreds of years old.
After entering, I discovered that there is a unique cave here.
It turns out that there are ancient underground caves connected under the house. The interior is criss-crossed, and even the border defense line can be easily crossed.
The cave is not only spacious enough, but also has hot springs and underground fires, and is home to various luminous plants.
There are gathering places, tavern shops, and places to sell information underground.
According to official statistics, the total number of practitioners and ordinary people living underground is feared to exceed 200,000.
All kinds of practitioners shuttle back and forth here, mixing with ordinary people, making it the most lively place in Frost City.
Because the number of practitioners was too large and their strength was too strong, the officials had to turn a blind eye and acquiesced in the existence of this place.
When Tang Zhen came to the underground city, he did not attract much attention. There were many outside practitioners like him coming in and out every day.
The purpose of Tang Zhen's trip is to obtain more high-level materials and increase his strength to the king level.
Only after reaching the king level can one barely use the perception technique to deduce the approximate location of the fragments of the divine body.
Using a mortal body to calculate gods is an act that defies heaven and will inevitably suffer fatal backlash.
In order to fight backlash, Tang Zhen must also be prepared. He must first refine a batch of substitute talismans.
As long as there are enough talismans, Tang Zhen's skills can be used indefinitely without worrying about any backlash.
In addition, in his hands, there are forbidden items from the ancient tombs, which he must find a way to sell in exchange for money.
After asking about the trading rules, it turns out that it can be sent to a street auction house, and can be bid at a public auction at any time.
Tang Zhen found the person in charge, showed his items to him, and then qualified for the auction.
10% of the proceeds from the auction are used as handling fees, and 90% belongs to the holder.
This price is quite reasonable. If there were no such auction channel, not only would the sales be very difficult, but the sales price might also be greatly reduced.
Not long after, it was Tang Zhen’s turn to put on display.
After hearing the auctioneer's introduction, the practitioners on the street and the businessmen acting as second-level dealers all showed expressions of interest.
Forbidden items are strictly controlled and contained in other places, but they appear from time to time in Frost City.
The stolen goods that are difficult to sell in other places will also be sent to this underground black market, and a suitable buyer will always be found.
These items in Tang Zhen's hands contain extremely high energy values, which have attracted the interest of many practitioners.
They look at the item introduction, compare the price and performance, and make a bid when they feel it is suitable.
All the fifteen items submitted for auction were successfully auctioned, and a lot of money was obtained in exchange. After the money was obtained, it did not stay long, and was soon replaced by a pile of materials.
Finding a remote cave and asking Hans to guard the door, Tang Zhen began to retreat to refine the talisman.
In the following period, spiritual talismans were refined one after another, which could help Tang Zhen resist the backlash of divine power and effectively kill enemies in battle.
The accumulation of profound knowledge allows Tang Zhen to do these things with ease. As long as he is given a little time to overcome the initial difficulties, it is possible to create miracles in the future.
After spending several days, Tang Zhen finished refining the talisman and all the materials in his hand were exhausted.
The next thing to do is to arm the zombie Hans to give him a more powerful combat capability.
As Tang Zhen's personal servant, the corpse ghost Hans will serve as the main force in the battle until he is promoted to the king level.
Since you undertake an important mission, you must be well armed. Hans can defeat the enemy with overwhelming force, and the beneficiary will naturally be Tang Zhen.
In Tang Zhen's eyes, Hans is a combat platform that can be freely modified.
If conditions were not restricted, he could really arm the corpse Hans to the teeth.
If necessary, Tang Zhen will create a few more corpses so that he can have more powerful combat power.
After coming out of the retreat, Tang Zhen reappeared in the underground black market and purchased a large amount of materials.
Then go to the blacksmith shop, rent various tools, and start designing and manufacturing the required equipment.
Steam engines in this world have been widely used, and various machines exist in underground caves.
Work such as stamping and forging can also be completed easily, but the production capacity is pitifully low.
Tang Zhen is not picky. With the help of these tools, his operation speed can be doubled.
In just a few days, Tang Zhen built a battle armor for the zombie Hans and turned it into a real iron can.
It is not an ordinary metal plate armor, but an alloy equipment engraved with special runes, which has a very powerful amplification ability.
In addition to improved defense capabilities, it is also equipped with a large-caliber musket, a high-speed chain saw, and an extremely sharp claw knife.
At the same time, there is a special medicine box inside the armor, which contains potions that can make the corpse go crazy.
After some transformation, the combat effectiveness of the zombie Hans has been greatly improved, becoming a qualified human shield and combat power output.
After completing the transformation of the corpse ghost, Tang Zhen came to the market again. While collecting intelligence, he was also looking for some high-return employment tasks.
Hans, who is fully armed, makes it very easy to take on tasks. As long as the employer is not blind, he can see that this ghoul is powerful.
Compared with Hans, the other corpse monks are not at the same level at all.
Soon Tang Zhen received the mission to go to the border with a group of practitioners to explore an ancient secret ruins.
The rewards for the tasks are generous. The employees only need their own items, and all the items harvested by the participants belong to themselves.
After accepting the task, the employer sent a carriage to transport Tang Zhen and other monks.
After five days, we finally arrived at our destination, a valley shrouded in snow all year round.
Under the guidance of their employer, everyone entered a cave and were soon attacked by various monsters.
While cleaning up the monsters, everyone walked along the cave and encountered fatal dangers several times.
At every critical moment, Tang Zhen stepped forward and not only resolved the disaster, but also saved the lives of several monks.
Superb methods, profound knowledge, and powerful slaves like Hans.
In just a short period of time, Tang Zhen won the trust of the monks and became the leader of the team.
In the following time, Tang Zhen directed the monks to reach the core of the cave without any danger.
There is a temple here that houses items needed by the employer, and there are also many taboo items scattered around.
The mission was successfully completed, the monks returned home with a full load, and Tang Zhen's reputation gradually spread.
(End of this chapter)