73: Chapter 73 The Locksmith's Speechless Moment

"Damn it! 500 star coins for just half an hour of playtime, are you kidding me?"

Yang Bai jumped out of the [Silver Battle Armor] mechanical pod, feeling reluctant, and complained.

Hearing Yang Bai's complaint, Zhou Yanlie immediately grabbed Keke by the neck, hoisted her up, and said viciously: "Do you want to die? How dare you displease our Lord!"

Beside them, Chen Jianfeng didn't say a word, but his expression turned gloomy as he drew his longsword.

Yang Bai waved his hand to make Zhou Yanlie stop, while simultaneously signaling Chen Jianfeng with his eyes to put his sword away. "Alright, alright, put her down. She's just an employee."

"Hmph, you should be thankful you kept your life."

Zhou Yanlie huffed and tossed Keke aside.

"*Cough, cough*, thank you for your mercy, Lord Bai Mu." Keke coughed and bowed to Yang Bai.

Yang Bai apologized and then said: "Sorry, my subordinates are a bit hot-headed. Take me to see other places."

"Very well, please follow me." Keke said respectfully.

Led by the guide Keke, Yang Bai arrived at a place where fossilized creatures were cultured. Seeing the fossilized eggs in the petri dishes, Yang Bai's eyes lit up.

Pointing at the fossilized egg in front of him, Yang Bai asked: "Can this thing still hatch?"

"Of course it can. Xiju Mining Company has a long-standing business relationship with the Ren'an Biological Research Institute."

"All the ancient fossils excavated by Xiju Mining are cultured by the Ren'an Biological Research Institute, which is dedicated to resurrecting powerful ancient dependents."

Keke said with a serious face.

Yang Bai pondered for two seconds and then asked: "Can I touch it? To listen to the movement inside?"

"This~"

Hearing Yang Bai's request, Keke looked troubled. She was about to refuse, but seeing Chen Jianfeng slowly drawing his sword blade, she chose to change her mind.

"Certainly! The shell of the fossilized egg is quite sturdy, as long as it isn't intentionally damaged." Keke nodded quickly.

Yang Bai approached the fossilized egg and leaned his ear against it. Before long, a slight rustling sound came from within the fossilized egg.

"Biotechnology is truly an interesting thing; even things that have turned into fossils can be resurrected. It's truly miraculous."

Yang Bai closed his eyes, listening intently to the agitation of this life from thousands of years ago, and sighed with emotion.

"*Crack, crack...*" The fossilized egg made a soft sound, as if responding to Yang Bai.

— — — — — — — —

"*Crack, crack...*"

"*Snap, snap...*"

"*Click, click, click————*"

In front of the massive alloy vault door, five dials the size of a human head were spinning rapidly.

Liu Quan pressed his ear against the alloy vault, his brows furrowed, concentrating intently as he used spiritual energy to pick the lock.

Fan Heng wiped the blood off his dual blades and said: "Liu Quan, aren't you known as the Saint of Thieves? You've been at this lousy lock for over three minutes, and you still haven't opened it?"

Liu Quan's face twisted in bitterness, and he said angrily: "Can you stop nagging? If you hadn't killed the only person who knew the password the moment you walked in, I wouldn't be stuck here picking the lock."

"Get away! Don't distract me."

"Fine, fine, my fault. You continue, I'll go check if there's anyone else alive." Fan Heng raised his hand in apology, then walked up the stairs towards the third floor of the villa.

This was a luxurious private villa, located in a famous wealthy district of Zhatie City.

Just a moment ago, Mu Ziyu had led a group of Foundation Establishment Cultivators to raid this place, killing all the guards—over thirty first-tier Nature Elves.

Now, the first floor of the villa was covered in green blood and the severed limbs of beautiful elves, and the villa's hall was filled with traces of the battle.

After killing all the guards, Mu Ziyu ordered the Foundation Establishment Cultivators to explore the villa and collect everything of value.

Meanwhile, Liu Quan and Fan Heng explored the villa owner's office. It was an elderly Nature Elf, who could be considered a mage-level unit.

But unfortunately, before the opponent could even use their magical items, they were decapitated by Fan Heng through the door with dual blades faster than the wind.

Originally, it wasn't a big deal, but Liu Quan discovered a hidden door behind the office bookshelf, inside which was a massive alloy vault requiring multiple passwords.

The two looked at each other, then at the elderly elf dead on the floor, and fell into a long silence.

That led to the situation where Liu Quan was picking the lock while Fan Heng complained.

Arriving at the third floor, Fan Heng pricked up his ears to catch the slight movements in the air. He heard two faint gasps in the wind.

'Is there anyone else?'

Fan Heng spun his dual blades in his hands, then went to the door of the room where the gasping came from and kicked it open.

He approached the wardrobe, used the tip of his blade to break the lock on the closet, and slowly pulled the doors open.

What met his eyes were two Nature Elf girls huddled together, faces covered in tears and looking pitiful. One of them couldn't even be considered a girl yet; she was just a little loli.

Seeing Fan Heng's arrival, the two trembled, staring with watery eyes, begging Fan Heng to spare their lives.

"Children?"

Fan Heng frowned, sighed, and his desire to fight immediately extinguished.

After a brief moment of thought, he put down his dual blades and said: "You are lucky; I don't harm the elderly, the weak, women, or children."

After saying this, Fan Heng stepped back a few paces and walked toward the door.

"Fellow Daoist Fan, being soft-hearted is not a good habit."

At the doorway of the room, a cultivator with blood-red eyes leaned against the door and smiled.

Fan Heng snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: "It's not being soft-hearted, I just don't want to do it. Besides, you were waiting outside, weren't you?"

Feng Yeli smiled and said: "Oh, you noticed? I thought my Blood Concealment Technique was quite stealthy."

"The wind is filled with your scent; it would be hard not to notice." Fan Heng pointed at the two elves in the room, his dual blades flashing with cold light, and asked: "So, do you need my help?"

Feng Yeli waved his hand and quickly said: "That won't be necessary. After all, fresh ones are the most delicious."

"Do as you please."

Fan Heng sheathed his dual blades and walked out of the room.

Feng Yeli walked into the room, approached the wardrobe, and looked at the two Nature Elf girls with tender, smooth skin and slender figures, nodding with satisfaction.

"What's wrong? Did you breathe a sigh of relief just now?"

Feng Yeli grinned, revealing a terrifying smile, and his mouth was filled with sharp, pointed red teeth.

"Hehehehe... you don't actually think you can survive, do you!"

Feng Yeli laughed strangely.

"Ahhhh!!!"

"No, *hiss* ahhh—"

"*Crunch, crunch...*"

Two harrowing screams came from the room, sending a chill down the spine of Fan Heng, who hadn't walked far yet.

Fan Heng spat and said speechlessly: "Damn, what a pervert. Eating anything else would be better than eating that."

Returning to the office, Fan Heng glanced at the elderly elf's head and saw the elderly elf's eyes staring fixedly at him.

This made Fan Heng feel quite annoyed.

"What are you looking at your daddy for?" Fan Heng raised his foot and crushed the head, cursing.

"*Beep!*"

The alloy vault made a soft sound, and a glass screen appeared on the door.

Liu Quan breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said: "Whew, this lock is designed so ingeniously. Even a mechanism master like me had to take five minutes to crack it. Alright, Fan Heng, bring that old man's head over; it seems like only facial recognition is left."

Fan Heng blinked, looked at the green and white mess under his feet, slowly lifted his foot, and asked: "Do you think it can still be used like this?"

"Fan Heng! You did that on purpose, didn't you? I just finished unlocking it, and you go and stomp on his head. What did he ever do to you that you had to mutilate the corpse like that!"

Seeing the mushy substance on Fan Heng's shoe, Liu Quan was stunned.

Fan Heng didn't say much more, walked to the vault door, and drew his dual blades.

A flash of blade shadows passed, and the next second, the alloy vault door was hacked open, shattering all over the floor.

Fan Heng sheathed his dual blades and said disdainfully: "So much trouble!"

"You could just hack it open? Then why didn't you do it earlier?" Liu Quan's mouth twitched, and he said angrily.

"I thought you were having fun unlocking it, so I didn't want to disturb you." Fan Heng shrugged and said sincerely.

"Screw you!!!"

[White Jade Capital — Liu Quan (Saint of Thieves)] [White Jade Capital — Feng Yeli (Bloody Sea Butcher)] [White Jade Capital — Fan Heng (Gale Awakening)]