Chapter 53 53 Chapter - Armored Core!
53 Chapter - Armored Core!
"What is this?"
Bai Cheng stopped, casting a puzzled look at the blueprint before her.
The style of this blueprint was completely different from any she had seen before; not only was it circular, but it also had intricate grids.
Even without being able to view its information, she could tell at a glance that this item was extraordinary.
It was like a guaranteed gold drop after many draws.
"A special blueprint?" Yu Nian also asked, curious.
Bai Cheng took a look, found no useful information, and after putting the blueprint away, the group followed the stairs upstairs.
The second floor was still dim but no longer empty; countless rooms lined both sides of the long, narrow corridor.
Unlike the first floor, this time there was a palm-sized screen on the wall near the staircase connection, displaying some information.
Bai Cheng and Yu Nian both stepped forward and looked closely.
"Station Introduction: The Snow Mountain Castle has been abandoned for many years and is contaminated by countless unknown objects. Clear them out, and you might receive some rewards, or perhaps danger."
"Current Clearance: 8%"
"Friendly Reminder: When clearance is below 50%, the Station will be difficult to operate and unable to depart normally."
"Remaining Departure Time: 5 hours 28 minutes / 4 hours 28 minutes"
"So, it's forcing us to open blind boxes, huh?" Yu Nian immediately understood, then said in surprise, "By the way, Xiao Cheng, why do you have one more hour of stay time than me?"
Bai Cheng rolled her eyes: "It seems that throne from just now was one of the contaminated items."
And coincidentally, breaking that throne yielded a reward?
The task was simple, but they needed to explore the entire castle.
Bai Cheng pondered for a moment and said, "We don't know how big the Station is yet, and time is limited, Yu Nian, let's split up."
After speaking, she looked at Zi Yuan and continued, "I'll have my employee follow you; there won't be any danger."
Yu Nian paused, but realizing the logic in her words, she nodded and said, "Alright then."
"You take the odd-numbered floors, I'll take the even-numbered floors. Let's hurry."
"Okay."
Then Yu Nian took Zi Yuan upstairs, while Bai Cheng and Scarlet Flame entered the corridor on the second floor.
As for why she didn't let Scarlet Flame follow Yu Nian, Bai Cheng was truly worried that his burly appearance would scare her.
Splitting up to save time was only one reason; more importantly, she didn't want Yu Nian to gain nothing inside the Station, as she also needed to develop.
The air was filled with a musty smell, and the wooden doors on both sides of the corridor were dark and decaying; no one knew what lay behind them.
Bai Cheng glanced at them: "Now it's really opening blind boxes, Scarlet Flame."
After saying that, she proactively stepped back.
Scarlet Flame immediately stepped forward, punched open the dilapidated wooden door in front of him, and then entered first.
"Miss, no danger."
Only then did Bai Cheng step inside, and by the light of the flames emanating from Scarlet Flame, she could see the room's layout.
A classic double bed, an exquisite wine-red carpet, a brass dressing mirror—this was clearly a bedroom.
But if asked what in the room seemed out of place, Bai Cheng truly couldn't tell at first glance.
To be safe, she immediately said, "Scarlet Flame, destroy everything."
A wave of flame energy instantly surged out, sweeping across the entire room. The wardrobe within suddenly shattered, and two specters instantly attacked.
However, they were clearly no match for Scarlet Flame and were instantly annihilated.
With his elite-level strength, he was undoubtedly a dimensionality reduction strike even on Second Station, which was why Bai Cheng wasn't worried at all.
Then, the wall lamps in the room also lit up, their dim flames dispelling the darkness.
Bai Cheng immediately saw a few green crystals scattered on the nightstand and couldn't help but ask, "What are these?"
She stepped forward to examine them, discovering they were three egg-sized spheres, entirely translucent and resembling gemstones.
They felt cool to the touch, like large glass marbles.
"Miss, these are... Magic Crystals." Scarlet Flame also seemed a bit surprised.
Bai Cheng turned back, casting an inquiring look, and he immediately continued to explain.
"These are items that only drop from killing ordinary-level magical beasts or higher. Absorbing their energy can make one stronger."
Bai Cheng suddenly understood, so they were experience-boosting items.
"These are really good things, too bad there are only three."
Aside from these, there was nothing valuable in the entire bedroom, but there was a huge window in the room, which immediately piqued Bai Cheng's curiosity.
Last time at First Station, the surrounding wall prevented her from seeing the distant scenery.
Of course, most importantly, this would help Bai Cheng understand the terrain ahead.
She stood on tiptoe and pulled open the window in front of her.
The wind howled like ghosts crying, and biting wind and snow instantly poured in, causing the temperature in the entire room to plummet.
Bai Cheng instantly shivered from the cold, quickly closed the window, and didn't even have time to look at the scenery outside.
"Oh my god, are you kidding me!"
At this moment, she suddenly realized: "Muddy Mine, the next terrain is Muddy Swamp, and ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) this Station is called Snow Mountain Castle..."
Clearly, Bai Cheng was about to experience the charm of a snow country.
"I hate winter..."
Afterward, until Bai Cheng and Scarlet Flame cleared the last room on the entire second floor, they didn't encounter any more Magic Crystals, or even blueprints.
"What's this about danger and reward coexisting? It's clearly 80% danger!"
Bai Cheng grumbled, leaving the room with a look of complaint.
At the same time, as she re-entered the corridor, all the wall lamps on both sides suddenly lit up.
And at the end, illuminated by the orange-red flames, a half-human-tall treasure chest stood quietly.
"An unexpected gain!" Bai Cheng's face immediately lit up with joy.
This treasure chest was different from those she encountered in the wilderness; not only was it larger, almost like a storage box, but it also had no patterns or level indications on its surface.
Upon opening it, it turned out to be a Spatial Treasure Chest with five storage slots.
Each slot held twenty units, so Bai Cheng obtained a total of 100 copper ore, all of which were put into her backpack.
This reward left her somewhat disappointed, but after smelting the copper ingots, she would be able to successfully unlock Bronze Age products.
Returning to the stairwell, the cleaning progress displayed on the screen had already reached 49%.
Bai Cheng and Scarlet Flame did not see Yu Nian or Zi Yuan on the third floor, indicating that their speed was also very fast.
Arriving on the fourth floor, unlike the living area of the second floor, there was no dark corridor and countless rooms here, but another spacious hall.
At the end, directly opposite the entrance, was a large screen. By its dim white light, Bai Cheng saw a uniquely shaped structure in the center of the hall.
It was hemispherical, surrounded by irregular black metal bars clustering together to a peak, supporting a rhombus-shaped crystal that occasionally emitted a brownish glow.
And around this structure, there were four piles of what looked like trash.
Intertwined branches wrapped around unknown objects, black mist rose, and green ghostly lights flickered continuously.
The moment Scarlet Flame stepped into the fourth-floor hall, four masses of black mist suddenly surged, and four strange green creatures appeared out of thin air.
Their eyes bloodshot, they immediately launched an attack on Scarlet Flame.
The result was predictable: they were still easily annihilated.
Even the four piles of trash were incinerated, and the crystal of the central structure also fell to the ground with the fluctuation of the flame energy.
At the same time, a line of information appeared on the nearby screen.
"Congratulations! You have obtained the Train Armored Core!"
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