Damn it, this boss really has no normal skills.

Ji Ming is a person who respects the elderly, and he really doesn't want to cause trouble to the limited hair of these elderly people.

He coughed lightly and said that he was studying alchemy recently and needed high-quality magic crystals as consumables.

So I came here following the smell... No, I came here following the information I had heard.

"Uh."

The old men finally grasped the clue to solve the case and asked tentatively.

"Mr. Chosen One, doesn't your church... the Holy See... need high-quality magic crystals?"

What I got in return was the clear eyes of God's Chosen One.

"Oh, this is definitely needed, but I haven't discussed it with them, so I don't know the dosage yet."

Now all the players around have turned into sweaty soybeans.

——Oh, I was thinking what a big deal, it turns out to be a personal name!

But God's Chosen One is also a well-known good man. Even if we can't accept the olive branch from the Holy See, we can still strive to be God's Chosen One.

Moreover, as it is an expensive mineral, there is no reason for the Foreign Affairs Bureau not to take out a portion of it in exchange for working capital to fill the hole in working funds.

So I have to sell it anyway. If I can improve the favorability of some important NPCs and make more valuable friends...

Director Zhao: I have no objection!

So after a quiet discussion, they gave a reasonable price based on the origin and asked Ji Ming to buy seven or eight boxes.

"Hmm? This number..."

But Ji Ming was still quite sensitive about prices, so he secretly opened the player forum and looked at the current market price of high-purity magic crystals in Qixia City.

I found that after adding several powerful buffs such as [Distance is Far], [Scarcity Makes Things Valuable], [Seller's Market], [The Whole Family Lives in Secret], and [Buy If You Want, Buy If You Don't, Get Out], the lowest price is ten times of what I see now!

In other words, as long as he transported these boxes of things to Qixia City, Ji Ming could easily earn at least nine times the profit!

Okay, let’s start the argument!

Known: I have a Pegasus and there is a way for players to get goods from me.

It is also known that I have a pass that allows me to travel freely on the Holy Mountain, and that several royal nobles are eager to share their sales channels with me.

So, according to a rough calculation, it takes me about three days to ride Pegasus north. If I try harder, it can be shortened to two days, so...

【? ? ? 】

wrong!

[Ah, fortunately, I was scared to death]

I have a teleportation array!

【! ! ! 】

Therefore, as long as the teleportation array is anchored in the capital, and then all forces are used to transport the high-purity magic crystals here to the entrance of the underground city, a lot of transportation time can be saved and a...

【Stop, stop, stop! 】

[Savior, what kind of nonsense are you suddenly thinking about? ]

"what?"

Ji Ming then realized that he had also been tempted by the high profits and almost became a new profiteer.

——Fuck, human desire! It’s so terrible!

He quickly suppressed his desire for progress and controlled himself not to think about it anymore, and only then did he regain his normal thinking ability.

Since the magic crystal business had been discussed, and he could not make any promises to the External Affairs Bureau on behalf of the Holy See, the two sides ended the meeting.

After thanking the pioneers for their hospitality, Ji Ming said that he had a friend here and asked if they could tell him where she was.

"Well, in order to speed up development, we do have a lot of local employees from Yangyue. I wonder what you are asking about... Oh, it's her, she's here."

However, this time Ji Ming did not ride Pegasus again. Instead, he accepted the invitation from the Foreign Affairs Bureau and went to the station to experience the specialties of the "Manyuan Mine".

Now that players have created tanks that can be used in combat, they can naturally create other types of vehicles by simply changing the engine shell.

Although these things are essentially tractors and the riding experience is certainly poor, they can definitely be used to transport people and goods and increase logistics speed as special means in special times.

For example, this personnel carrier, which looks similar to a bus, has become an important means of transportation for mining workers to quickly travel between mines and factories.

The road was flat and the car was moving again. Following the straight road that had just been opened heading west, Ji Ming soon arrived at a fairly wide valley.

But what is strange is that apart from the normal outer buildings, thick bunkers, and the re-increased level of defense arrangements.

Several greenhouses that are thirty meters high, supported entirely by steel and camouflaged in military green, have been built along the gentle slopes of the valley.

"Is it possible..."

Ji Ming's heart moved, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up into a dragon king-like arc. He probably guessed what the secret weapon developed here was.

Sure enough, when the security personnel opened the door, under the soft light, several tall and strong mechanical creatures like King Kong came into view.

Anyone who sees something like this will feel excited, especially since it is made here.

So the person accompanying Ji Ming came forward ceremoniously and stood at attention in front of him.

"Mr. Chosen One! Please allow us to introduce to you the latest masterpiece of the Yangyue Foreign Affairs Bureau, the Magical Mecha!"

Mechas, indeed mechas. Each of these humanoid mechas is nearly twenty meters tall. They look solemn and dignified, like the gods in the temple who feed on human incense.

Recalling the good old days, Ji Ming couldn't help but think of the first generation armor that Adele brought to Sunshine City.

Although he was so greedy when he saw it for the first time, he was excited all night long just touching the arm armor.

But if you look at it objectively, it's just a piece of experimental product put together.

It is called an exoskeleton, but its size of several meters high is too large; it is called a mecha, but its wearing logic is similar to that of armor, and its structural pressure resistance is really worrying.

In short, I can neither go up nor down, so I'm stuck here.

Moreover, when he first appeared, he broke his arm while saving Ji Ming. After it was barely repaired, the battle of Sunshine City followed immediately, and many components were forcibly added to it.

Now it's changed directly from a magical style to a patched-up wasteland style armor, and it can be directly made into "Fallout" as a player vehicle.

What? There is already a MOD.

That's fine.

Unlike the first generation that had experienced countless hardships, these large-scale mechanical creations that were designed to be mechas from the very beginning were developed from scratch by the Bureau of Foreign Affairs, or China.

Therefore, their bodies are extremely symmetrical and their designs are extremely reasonable. They have smooth surfaces that sparkle with cold light and ingenious linkage mechanisms, which perfectly demonstrate what appearance equals combat effectiveness.

So much so that the old joke that has been circulating on the Internet for a long time immediately popped up in Ji Ming's mind.

——My family, this time we really have a Gundam!

There's something more important.

—This is much better than that stupid thing Netflix designed!

Unfortunately, there were too many people here, and Ji Ming couldn't get mad. He could only suppress his desire to jump up and turned around to ask. "Sir, do these magic mechas have names?"

The escort nodded.

"Yes! They are the first generation of manned mechas independently developed by our Yangyue Foreign Affairs Bureau, codenamed Forerunners!"

Ji Ming subconsciously wanted to ask whether Japan's first generation of mecha should be called Asimo?

But on second thought, let alone the magic mecha, the immortals can hardly figure out even robots, so we should quickly figure out whether the mind project has any possibility of reviving it (great sorrow).

And it was not appropriate for him as God's chosen one to ask such a question that was too earthly, so he just praised it.

"That's right, you pioneers always come up with something new for me!"

"Ah, it's not just our efforts. Many local friends in Yangyue also provided us with help..."

After responding, Ji Ming continued to walk deeper into the maintenance area and discovered that in this shed alone, there were five mechas of the same appearance.

It seems that even if the [Pioneer] has not entered the mass production stage, it has already left the experimental stage and can start mass production and be equipped to the troops.

Imagine that after the summer is over, the wolves gather their superior forces and finally launch a full-scale attack on the wild plains, and as a result, countless Iron Man warriors emerge from the forest.

——"You are called the Overlord of the Grassland, right? Let's see if you can sing and dance well!"

But the fifth mecha located at the deepest part should have just been produced by the factory and is still in the optimization, debugging and running-in stage.

Therefore, much of its armor has been dismantled or opened, revealing its internal mechanical structure to facilitate maintenance personnel to inspect and repair it.

For a big, hard, and iron lover like Ji Ming, this thing is even more star-like than a supermodel's drum! He was so impressed that he couldn't even walk.

But since the purpose of unfolding the internal structure is to optimize and debug, there are naturally many professionals around who are busy up and down the passage, including a light golden figure.

Ji Ming stood below and watched silently until she noticed someone was looking at her.

"Doctor...doctor?"

Adele excitedly jumped down from a height of several meters. Ji Ming was startled and quickly reached out to catch her.

As a result, he was a step too slow to catch it and accidentally bumped into Adele, causing her to fall to her death on the spot.

……

Well, no, Ji Ming was still very fast. He used the Great Shift of the Universe and "inserted" her into the ground like a carrot.

He adjusted his breathing and asked.

"Adele, are you so excited? Why do you want to jump off the building when you see me?"

Adele originally thought she could be hugged for once and was ready to enjoy it, but when she opened her eyes, she found herself standing on the ground unharmed.

I can only be at a loss.

"...No, no, I missed a step..."

But I was thinking in my heart.

Oh damn, I knew those TV shows from Earth were lies!

But this was a workplace, and Ji Ming couldn't chat in front of everyone, so he took Adele to an empty corner of the maintenance table.

Although before coming, he vowed to give this unfilial man who ran away secretly a severe beating.

But if we really meet, how could I bear to let go?

After frowning for a long time, he could only ask one question.

"I thought you would go to the dungeon at most. Why did you run to such a far place by yourself?"

Adele hesitated, her voice low.

"Didn't you run off all alone to a place as far away as the capital? And you didn't even send a letter back."

This sentence made Ji Ming fall into silence, and he started thinking quickly in his mind.

——How should I answer?

Option A: "But I wasn't alone. I went with Father Eleanor and Archbishop Tenith."

Estimated response: "Really? Then why didn't you take me with you? Am I a student less approachable than a colleague?"

The result of deduction: Failure, becoming a bad teacher who forgets his principles when he sees profit, and a bastard who only cares about living off others.

Option B: "I am your teacher, a fully capable adult. You don't need to worry, right?"

Estimated response: "Really? That's my fault as a student. I dared to worry about you without your permission..."

The result of deduction: Failure, becoming a bad teacher who despises feelings, losing all rights of interpretation, and being unable to defend oneself.

Option C: "How can this be the same? You little brat actually dared to argue with the teacher. It seems that the teacher must enforce the family rules today."

Estimated response...

Well, this option doesn't exist at all. Ji Ming has suffered a lot in his family and he wouldn't do such a stupid thing.

——So it’s over, this seems to be a dead end with no answer!

And no matter what, silence itself is actually a form of concession.

So Adele immediately took over the right to speak, and began to oppress Ji Ming's psychological defenses step by step like an ancient Roman shield.

"I've heard that the Glowing Kingdom is a big melting pot. No matter how high a bird flies, it will be dragged into the mud by all kinds of desires and will never be able to escape."

"I didn't believe it at first. At least you! My most respected teacher, such a good person, the hero who saved Sunshine City, you definitely wouldn't be contaminated by those things, right?"

"But I went to see Ms. Blois again and again, asking her if the doctor had sent any letter or sent anyone to report that she was safe. But every time there was no reply! In this situation, huh? How can I not worry?"

——Oh no, this high-end game is broken!

Ji Ming almost forgot that although Eleanor also had a lot to bear, she had never received a proper aristocratic education before and only started to make up for it recently.

Although Aurora is very smart, the constraints of her sick body and the limited time she has means that this genius lacks time to grow and her level is very low.

But when Adele was in school, she was a smart and brave school bully killer. No matter how many green tea girls there were, she could catch them and turn them into ruthless people in an instant.

If her family had not been involved in the royal factional struggle and was massacred by the third prince, with the help of the magic armor, she might have been able to lead Fengxian to become a real powerful aristocrat instead of a vassal of the old man.

Even so, she escaped thousands of miles alone, and while getting rid of the pursuit of the Third Prince, she successfully established a foothold in the old Sunshine City, a place where people were eaten without leaving any bones.

So although this girl who appeared in the Novice Village may look a bit country, she may actually be the girl with the highest rank among the girls Ji Ming knows.

If you are not careful, you will be trapped in the cage of guilt by their dense rhetoric and be severely controlled by them.

Just like it is now.