Chapter 93: Huh? Where is everyone?

Sun Fei watched Oleg’s reaction and knew that this fat guy really understood his thoughts this time, so he nodded with relief.

He did not say anything more.

With a thought, he placed a red Magic Stone on the table in front of him and asked, “Come over and take a look. Do you recognize this?”

“This is a low-grade Fire Element Magic Stone.”

A trace of surprise appeared on Oleg’s face as he answered honestly.

“Hmm, since you recognize it, tell me, how much do you know about Magic Stones?”

Oleg did not know why the King suddenly asked about Magic Stones, but he did not dare to slack off at all. After thinking for a moment, he answered seriously, “Magic Stones are strange gems that contain rich elemental power. They can be divided into five grades: low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, top-grade, and legendary. On the Azeroth Continent, Magic Stones are a symbol of wealth above Gold Coins. Especially for many Mages and Warriors, the significance of Magic Stones far exceeds that of Gold Coins because Mages can use the elemental power within them to enhance their magic, construct Magic Arrays, make Magic Scrolls, and create Magical Equipment. Warriors can also absorb the elemental power to improve their Battle Qi cultivation and speed up the process of condensing Battle Qi into stars…”

“Oh?” Sun Fei was stunned. “So you’re saying Warriors can also use Magic Stones to increase their Battle Qi cultivation?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Hmm… Alright. Now tell me specifically about the differences between low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, top-grade, and legendary Magic Stones. Can they be exchanged at certain ratios?”

This was what Sun Fei truly cared about.

“Of course, Your Majesty. The grade of Magic Stones is mainly distinguished by the elemental energy they contain. Generally, a mid-grade Magic Stone contains 100 times the elemental energy of a low-grade one. A high-grade Magic Stone contains 100 times the elemental energy of a mid-grade one, and a top-grade Magic Stone contains 100 times the elemental energy of a high-grade one. Of course, this is just a rough general standard.”

Oleg spoke slowly, trying to make his answer as detailed as possible.

“…The exchange ratio between different grades of Magic Stones originally followed this 1:100 ratio. However, most of the time, because higher-grade Magic Stones are relatively scarce, they cannot be measured solely by the amount of elemental energy. Often, the exchange price for one mid-grade Magic Stone can fluctuate to more than 100 low-grade Magic Stones. In certain special times, such as during a war, high-grade Magic Stones can be used to create large Magic Scrolls, and the demand increases. At such times, the exchange ratio between different grades of Magic Stones can even reach 1:150 or even 1:200 or more.”

Sun Fei was overjoyed.

His earlier speculation was confirmed, which meant his subsequent plan could proceed smoothly.

It was clear that the so-called low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, top-grade, and legendary Magic Stones corresponded to Chipped Gems, Flawed Gems, Standard Gems, Flawless Gems, and Perfect Gems in the World of Diablo. However, in Diablo, the synthesis ratio for each grade of gem was 3:1. Next, as long as he found the Horadric Cube in the Halls of the Dead in Lut Gholein, Sun Fei could freely synthesize high-grade Perfect Gems. Then, by taking advantage of the huge exchange ratio difference between the real world and the Diablo World, he could amass enormous profits.

“Is there any way to exchange Magic Stones in our Shampoo City?”

Sun Fei suppressed his excitement and continued to ask.

“Your Majesty, it is true that Magic Stones can be exchanged at some large merchant groups. However, Shampoo City is relatively remote, so few large merchant groups or caravans come here. If we want to exchange Magic Stones, we must send a caravan out to contact them ourselves.”

“So, there is no ready-made channel for exchanging Magic Stones in Shampoo City at the moment?” Sun Fei was a bit disappointed.

“Let me think… Oh, there is one channel. The church of the Holy Church can do it, but it is generally not open to people outside the Church.” Oleg thought for a moment and said with a troubled expression.

The Church?

Sun Fei’s eyes lit up instantly.

An idea suddenly came to his mind.

“Alright, you may go now… Oh, and the renovation of the Iron Prison Water Dungeon should be sped up appropriately, but don’t overwork the soldiers and blacksmiths. Remember, when it comes to their food and the craftsmen’s pay, you must not shortchange them. I think you know very well what to do. If you cause any trouble for me, I’ll make sure you regret it.” Sun Fei said with a laugh.

Oleg was clever and knew that the King’s joking tone meant he was satisfied with his recent performance. He nodded repeatedly, bowed respectfully, and turned to leave the hall.

Sun Fei sat quietly for a while and thought. Since there was nothing else for him to handle here and the time was about right, he ordered the guards to secure the stone hall’s entrance and not allow anyone to enter. Then, he directly opened a Portal in the stone hall and entered the Diablo World.

…

Diablo World.

Deep in the Dry Hills outside Lut Gholein.

Third underground level of the Halls of the Dead.

Sun Fei and the Mercenary Beauty Ileena finally arrived here again.

The Halls of the Dead was an underground tomb. Its layout was somewhat similar to the Underground Grotto Labyrinth behind the Back Mountain of Shampoo City. It was also a buried underground grotto maze, but it was much more magnificent than the Shampoo City grotto maze. There were long corridors with faint murals carved on the stone walls, telling stories of ancient prosperity through the passage of time. Besides the murals, huge stone pillars could be seen everywhere. The doors of the secret rooms were covered with strange Magic characters, and the power of Magic elements flickered in and out. With just a slight touch, the doors would sink into the ground with a rumble, revealing the space inside the secret rooms behind the stone doors.

Sun Fei bit on a health potion, blocking the entrance of a secret room like a tank to prevent the densely packed monsters inside from rushing out. He swung his huge axe, slashing through them repeatedly. Ileena’s Ice Arrow whizzed past Sun Fei’s hair, accurately hitting the monsters ahead.

The two had cooperated countless times in such environments and were already very familiar with it. A single glance or movement could spark countless synergies, making them the perfect team.

Under such coordination, the chief Boss of the Halls of the Dead, the Crazy Blood Witch, finally couldn’t hold on. She let out a final howl, spewed blood, and fell into a pool of blood on the ground, filled with resentment.

As she fell, a soft ‘ding’ sound was heard, and a faint golden light shimmered. A dark golden box covered with mysterious patterns appeared on the ground, emitting a dizzying grayish mystical glow.

“It’s the Horadric Cube!”

Sun Fei was overjoyed. Ignoring the one golden and three blue pieces of equipment that dropped at the same time, he stepped forward and picked up the Horadric Cube. It was as if he had picked up some priceless treasure. He carefully checked it over and over again before finally calming down.

From the outside, the Horadric Cube looked like a box made of dark iron, about twenty centimeters in length, width, and height. The box was bound with dark yellow metal strips, forming ancient patterns resembling vines wrapped around it. It looked very heavy, weighing at least thirty to forty pounds, but it felt as light as a feather in his hand.

Sun Fei quickly opened the Horadric Cube. Inside, it was like a Belt Space, with a total of twelve slots arranged in 3 wide and 4 high, exactly like in the computer game from his previous life.

He eagerly took out three Chipped Rubies he had prepared earlier from his backpack, placed them inside the cube, and closed it. Then, he pressed his palm against the S-shaped pattern on the top of the cube and injected a weak stream of Magic.

A sound like celestial music, indescribably beautiful, reached his ears.

When he opened the cube again, the Horadric Cube’s magical synthesis effect had indeed taken place. The three Chipped Rubies that were originally inside had now turned into one Flawed Ruby. Its appearance was much more perfect than the previous Chipped Rubies, and the Fire Element energy contained within it had surged by no less than 100 times… The synthesis effect of the legendary artifact, the Horadric Cube, was indeed not as simple as one plus one.

Sun Fei felt greatly reassured.

This marked that his money-making plan was more than halfway complete.

Now that he had obtained the Horadric Cube, Sun Fei was no longer in a hurry to complete the next mission. Since he had already adjusted his upgrade plan, he directly took Ileena back to the Rogue Encampment. Then, he shut himself in his temporary tent and began his ‘Gem Synthesis Plan.’

During this process, Sun Fei quietly opened numerous Portals, going back and forth between the Diablo World and the real world thirty or forty times. Using the Barbarian’s Belt Space, he brought half of the box of Magic Stones previously offered as tribute by Mazzola into the Diablo World and selected a portion to begin synthesis.

After more than half an hour, Sun Fei managed to synthesize 10 Flawed Gems, 10 Standard Gems, 5 Flawless Gems, and 2 Perfect Gems. Then, he sold the remaining 60-plus Chipped Gems to Acarra, earning nearly 50,000 Gold Coins in total. Combined with the more than 30,000 Gold Coins he had saved earlier, his Barbarian Character now possessed a huge sum of over 80,000 Gold Coins.

“Wahahahaha, I’m rich, I’m rich!”

Sun Fei was so happy he was practically bouncing. With these Gold Coins, he could buy a set of super-strong armor and powerful weapons from the high-level NPCs in Lut Gholein. This way, his Barbarian Character’s power would instantly increase by one or two times.

Excited by the thought, Sun Fei did not hesitate at all. He walked out of the tent, found the blue-clothed Warriv in the camp, and was about to choose [Head East] to go to Lut Gholein…

Just then, a timid voice suddenly reached his ears.

“Lord Sun Fei, please wait!”

“Lord, we also want to visit Lut Gholein. Can you take us with you?”

“Yes, Lord, please take us. We promise not to cause any trouble. We just want to look around the streets of Lut Gholein and see the splendor of a big city…”

More than ten young and beautiful Rogues blinked their bright eyes and surrounded Sun Fei, flirting with him through their glances. Last time, the girls were pleasantly surprised to discover that Warriv could teleport people thousands of miles away to the desert pearl, Lut Gholein, without having to endure more than two months of hardship. They were overjoyed and all wanted to visit the big city. However, Warriv’s teleportation ability had no effect on them. Left with no choice, they came to ask Sun Fei for help to take them along.

Sun Fei was dazzled by the flirting glances of the group of beauties.

“No problem, I’ll take you all with me, haha…”

Someone boastfully agreed to the Rogues’ request. Then, he spoke with Warriv and chose [Head East]. With a flash of white light, Sun Fei disappeared before the Rogues’ eyes, but… The female Rogues looked at each other, all stunned and rooted to the spot.

Lut Gholein.

“Hahaha, we’re here, we’re here. You can move around freely in the city, but remember, don’t go into the sewers or leave the city. The monsters and demons there are very powerful, and you are no match for them… Huh? Where is everyone?”

Sun Fei was speaking when he turned around and saw that there was no one behind him.

What was going on?

How come… did those female Rogues suddenly change their minds and not come along?