Bab 302: Gloomy City
The reason why he came to the Seahawk Empire this time was firstly because he wanted the Mechanical Heart breathing technique to evolve. Secondly, he wanted to awaken it.
Originally, he did not have much hope. After all, he had entered this dungeon for a long time and had not triggered the Awakened mission. Thus, he did not expect it to suddenly be triggered.
Ding… "Sensing Eden Adams' determination to kill, this is a battle between old enemies. After killing Eden Adams, the player will completely awaken."
"Adams." A sharp glint flashed across Li Feng's eyes when he saw this mission.
This was a powerful enemy, but he was confident. After all, his opponent was also at the Class Rank. Thus, he was not afraid of fighting someone of the same level.
Up until this moment, Li Feng didn't know that Li Feng had already quietly stepped into the Awakened Rank and was still searching for his whereabouts.
"How should I find him?" Then, Li Feng was a little troubled. He was alone and helpless in the metal world. Without any intelligence sources, it was very difficult to find him.
In the end, Li Feng could only take it one step at a time. He decided to travel around and inquire about some information.
Three days later!
Li Feng arrived at a vast city. This city was extremely large and covered an area of about 100,000 kilometers. It looked like a bird's nest covered in steel.
He looked at his attribute panel. If he wanted to completely form a new talent, it would take a while. This situation made Li Feng somewhat happy. Back then, the formation of the Dark Domain and spatial molecules didn't take this long. This meant that this new talent was very impressive, which was why it took so long. At that time, his strength might be able to increase by a bit.
Then, he sized up the city in front of him.
Over the past few days, he had also obtained a lot of information. The metal lifeforms had all kinds of strange forms, and many of them were in human form. After Li Feng confirmed that there were no problems, he directly stepped into the city because he felt that no one would discover him.
His expression was very calm, as if he was very familiar with this place.
The entrance to the city was a large door that didn't have many tests. Thus, Li Feng allowed himself to enter. There were many people coming and going, and he was among them. Thus, it didn't seem strange at all.
"A modern big city!" After walking in, Li Feng took a rough look and realized that the technology in this city was very advanced. There were hover cars and various tall buildings made of steel. Furthermore, the streets were very lively and there were many lives.
The level of technology here could completely compare to that of the Seahawk Empire.
"Perhaps the technology of the Seahawk Empire was obtained from these dungeons," muttered Li Feng, thinking that this was very likely.
However, compared to the Seahawk Empire, the satellites in the sky were less monitored and were more at ease.
"Sir, do you need a tour guide?" Suddenly, a voice sounded.
Li Feng looked over and realized that it was a child who wasn't even 1.2 meters tall. The clothes he was wearing were very shabby, but his attire was very clean. There was a glint in his eyes.
However, he knew that the child was not human. This was because the child's skin was purple and suffused with a bright luster.
However, Li Feng didn't care about this. He needed someone to lead the way for him. Thus, he simply said, "Yes."
"That's great!" Upon hearing the reply, the child was clearly very happy. He said, "I've lived here for more than ten years. Other than some special places, I know the environment here like the back of my hand. By the way, Lord, you can call me Lan Jie."
Li Feng nodded. Then, he suddenly thought of a very important question. "Lanjie, how do we pay here?"
"You just have to pay for some special metals," said Lan Jie.
"A special metal?" Li Feng thought for a while and said, "Can gold be used?" He didn't have any extra metal on him, only gold.
At the same time, he was somewhat regretful. If he had known earlier, he would have killed the Dark Thunder God and Utopia and left their corpses behind.
These two were both metallic lifeforms. After death, they would transform into a pile of special metals.
"Of course." Lan Jie's eyes lit up. Then, he said happily, "Sir, do you have a lot of gold?"
For the metallic lifeform, their evolutionary pathway was very simple. They either devoured metal of special materials or consumed large amounts of energy. This was why so many people were fighting over the fire seed.
Meanwhile, gold was a very rare metal material for metal lifeforms. Thus, they hadn't expected Li Feng to be so generous as to actually take out gold as a reward.
"Not much, just a little." Li Feng frowned slightly. When he saw Lan Jie's eager expression, he understood that gold was very precious here. However, he wasn't worried that Lan Jie would find trouble with him.
This was because Lan Jie was not old. He had probably just evolved into a metallic lifeform and was not strong.
"Sir, this should be your first time in the Gloomy City, right?" Lan Jie said warmly, "Let me introduce the situation here to you."
Li Feng nodded and asked curiously, "Why is this place called Gloomy City?"
There was plenty of light in this city, and various colored neon lights flickered. No matter how one looked at it, it didn't look like a dark city.
Lan Jie said, "This city wasn't like this decades ago. In the past, it was always shrouded in darkness. This is because the original owner of this city was a metal lifeform evolved from a piece of dark metal. That's why it's called the Gloomy City.
"However, this city has experienced a few major storms. It has long changed its owners. Now, it is controlled by several major factions. However, its name is still inherited."
Li Feng nodded in understanding. Then, he asked, "Are there many guides like you?"
"There are quite a number of them," said Lan Jie. "We are small and weak metallic lifeforms, but we only dare to live in large cities. If we are outside, it will be very dangerous. We might be treated as food at any time. Therefore, many people come here to be guides for life."
When he said this, his expression was very calm, as if he was used to seeing death.
The evolution process of the metallic lifeform was very cruel. Once a piece of metal had consciousness, no matter how ordinary it was before, it would transform into a special metal material after transformation. This would incur the greed of many people.
Then, after Li Feng understood a few more things, he said, "Is there any place here that can search for information?"
He couldn't find any traces of Eden Adams now. Perhaps he could rely on the power of native life to help him find him.
"If you want to understand information, it's best to go to the Dark Moon Agency." Lan Jie explained, "The Dark Moon Agency is established by a few large factions in the Gloomy City. The information inside is guaranteed to be real and effective. However, the only flaw is that the cost is very expensive. Of course, there are other places where intelligence can be investigated, but the information might not be accurate."
"Then let's go to the Dark Moon Agency!" Li Feng said calmly. If they wanted to find Eden Adams, ordinary forces couldn't do it.
"Alright." Upon hearing this, Lan Jie skillfully called for a taxi and called Li Feng to get in.
Li Feng was a little speechless. Fighting in the other world was a very special experience, making him feel like he had returned to the Sky Blue Planet.
The taxi drove very quickly. On the way, Lan Jie even introduced some of the forces in the Gloomy City to Li Feng.
"Over here, there are three factions that can't be provoked the most. They are the Dark Tiger Gang, the Holy Spear in the lake, and finally, the Emerald Ridge."
Very quickly, Li Feng understood the survival rules of this city. The Dark Moon Organization that he was heading to was formed by these three forces.
Meanwhile, this dark city was also controlled by these three forces. It could be said that they had monstrous power. Behind every force was a general-level character. Furthermore, they had also planted an elite mechanical army in this city. If necessary, they could easily eliminate any enemies.
"Although the three large factions often fight openly and secretly in this city, they will stand on the same side when facing external enemies." Lan Jie spoke frankly with assurance. Then, he suddenly stopped talking.
Li Feng became more cautious. This "tour guide" who took the initiative to approach him knew too much. However, he wasn't afraid. If the other party really had malicious intentions, then the one who would regret it in the end would probably be him.
"Hehe." Lan Jie smiled awkwardly. "This is all I know now. As for higher-level information, I'm not qualified to come into contact with it."
Li Feng glanced at him sideways but didn't expose his lie.
There was silence in the car, but it didn't take long for the taxi to arrive at its destination. Lan Jie took the initiative to pay for a special metal that was the size of a fingernail.
After Li Feng got out of the car, he saw a 500-meter tall building appear in front of him. The outside of this building was crystal blue. When the sun shone on it, it was very dazzling.
"Sir, this is the Dark Moon Agency. If you want to ask for information, you can just go in. A 'tour guide' like me isn't qualified to enter. I'll wait for you outside," said Lan Jie. A trace of envy flashed in his eyes as he looked at the creatures that freely entered and exited the building.
Li Feng nodded and said, "Wait here for a while!"
Then, he stepped into the building. Just as he walked into the building, a machine that resembled a television screen slid in front of him.
"Hello, sir. May I help you with anything?" A neutral voice sounded from the machine, and various information appeared on the screen.
Li Feng said, "I need to purchase intelligence."
"We need to go to Room 404 on the 18th floor to purchase information," answered the machine.
After understanding the exact location, Li Feng simply passed the machine and took the elevator. Very quickly, he arrived at the 18th floor.
He walked out of the elevator and arrived at a spacious corridor. There was a long carpet on the ground, and rooms were adjacent to each other on both sides of the corridor. They were very densely packed, and there were numbers placed on the doors of every room.
Li Feng walked along the corridor. As there was a blanket, he didn't make any sound. This place was very quiet. Not long after, he found Room 404. Then, he pushed open the door and walked in.
However, the moment he entered, he was somewhat shocked. What appeared in front of him was a giant python. Its skin was very dark and had strange patterns on it.
At that moment, the python's red eyes were also staring at Li Feng.
Li Feng held his breath. Although he could be considered an expert now, he still felt his blood run cold against creatures like snakes. He wanted to make a move and kill this giant python.
However, at this moment, the giant python spoke. "What information do you want to purchase?" Its voice was very gentle, like that of a female, which did not match its appearance.
"Hu!"
Upon hearing this, Li Feng heaved a long sigh of relief. Just now, he almost thought that he had been tricked by Lan Jie. He didn't expect that this was really a place to sell information. He cursed in his heart, "No matter what, the customer who buys information is a big customer. Why did they let such a hideous creature serve them?"
Fortunately, they did not make a move. Otherwise, they would probably provoke the three great factions and be pursued endlessly.
Without thinking further, he said, "I want to know about the recent events. The more detailed the better."
The python's scarlet eyes moved slightly. "Such information requires a lot of money. Are you sure you need it?"
"Yes, how much is it?"
"Ten kilograms of special metal," answered the giant python.
Li Feng took out a piece of gold the size of a watermelon from his storage ring and threw it to him. "Is that enough?"
This was something he had deliberately obtained when he was suppressing the dungeon. He might not have much else now, but he had enough gold.
"That's enough!" The giant python's sinister face revealed a look of joy. However, no matter how one looked at it, it didn't look pleasing to the eye. A rectangular book appeared on the top of its head. Then, it handed it to Li Feng and said, "This book records the major events that have happened during this period of time."
Li Feng nodded, took the small book, and began to flip through it. The first piece of information on it made a strange expression appear on his face.
"General Utopia was killed by an unknown lifeform. Many factions are investigating this. If anyone can provide information about this expert, they will be rewarded generously."
There were some precious and special metals listed on the list. Some of them were even stained with God's blood. They were extremely rare, and even Li Feng was rather tempted. He wanted to report him.
[The Dark Thunder God is suspected to have gone to the extreme east. His last traces disappeared into the snow mountain. He's suspected to have found a hidden place to devour the fire seed.]
Li Feng was a little speechless. The second message was also related to him.
[General Underworld Tiger discovered a new Energy Mineral Area that attracted many enemies to fight over it.]
"…"
He looked down carefully and realized that most of the information wasn't what he wanted. Li Feng immediately had the thought of returning the money.
However, when he saw the last message, he trembled. "I finally found it."
"The Sky Blue Planet intruder, Adams, appeared in the snow mountain. Then, he went to the Godly Emperor Forest. I think he's looking for someone."
Li Feng looked at this message again. However, this message was from a few days ago. Adams definitely wouldn't stay where he was.
What is he looking for? Could it be that he's looking for me? He thought to himself. This was very likely.
Furthermore, the Lightning Goblin had been to the snowfield before. It was very likely that it had discovered the Dark Thunder God's corpse and deduced that the fire seed was in his hands.
Upon thinking of this, he felt a little regretful. He had not done a clean job back then and had left some bad loopholes.
Although Li Feng really wanted to find him, he didn't want Adams to know that the fire seed was with him. After all, if he didn't handle it well, the entire metal life world would probably surround and kill him.
However, up until now, no one had leaked any information about him. Thus, it was very likely that Adams did not want others to know about the whereabouts of the fire seed.
Li Feng's expression flickered between dark and clear. Many thoughts flashed through his mind, and he began to understand. The goal of killing the Dark Thunder God and obtaining the fire seed was too big. However, if he killed the Dark Thunder God and obtained the fire seed, his goal would be much smaller. This was because no one knew that the fire seed was with him. Thus, even if he was killed, it would not attract the attention of others.
This meant that Adams was very confident that he could definitely kill him.
Upon thinking of this, Li Feng heaved a sigh of relief. At the same time, he sneered, "I wonder if you have the ability to kill me and snatch the fire seed."
Although it was a good thing that the news of the fire seed had not been leaked, he was still somewhat unhappy that he had been underestimated.
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