I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 500: Chapter 410: The "Gods" Meet, Images Shattered (2)

True Martial Emperor said despondently, "This is the thing I regret most in my life."

"Haha!"

The crowd burst into even more enthusiastic laughter.

Qin Tian watched the relaxed and humorous scene before him, the corners of his mouth slightly raised — it seemed the Mythical Society was not just full of aloof and distant geniuses, but it also had its lively, down-to-earth side.

"Hades, this is the daily life of our Mythical Society — don’t be fooled by the code names being all ’gods,’ in reality, everyone is more like familiar online friends, gathering in this virtual space when free to chat, exchange resources, and share scarce materials."

Poseidon kept his cheerful smile, "In the future, if there’s something you want, like special spiritual materials or rare cultivation techniques that you can’t figure out how to obtain, feel free to tell us. Perhaps what seems like a ’problem’ to you, others can solve with ease — after all, everyone’s connections and areas of expertise are different."

Qin Tian nodded upon hearing this, his understanding of the Mythical Society deepening: "Alright, I understand."

"Now that the newcomer is here, let’s start today’s ’exchange.’" Poseidon turned to Taoist Duobao with a slightly expectant tone, "Duobao, the two Spiritual Artifacts I commissioned last time should be finished now, right?"

"Prepared long ago." Taoist Duobao lightly flicked his dust whisk, his tone composed, waving his hand grandly, two streaks of flowing light instantly appeared in front of him — a set of armor completely black, its plates covered in intricate dark patterns, exuding a cold metallic luster; beside it stood a thick iron rod, engraved with golden runes, though quietly suspended, one could vaguely feel the immense power contained within.

"According to your needs, this ’Black Water Profound Armor’ primarily focuses on defense and flexibility, able to shrink freely with body shape, even if an animal transforms, it won’t affect the armor’s protection; as for this ’Golden Hoop Rod,’ the material is deep-sea black iron mixed with star core sand, its hardness far surpassing ordinary Spiritual Artifacts, and it can freely change size as you mentioned." Taoist Duobao carefully explained, his tone filled with confidence in his work.

"Perfect!" Poseidon’s eyes shone, didn’t even inspect them, and directly reached out his hand; the black armor and golden hoop rod transformed into two streaks of flowing light, instantly merging into his palm and disappearing.

He turned to Qin Tian and specially explained, "The golden token we hold, besides letting us access the virtual space, also has storage capabilities. You can store items in the token in everyday life, and it’s convenient for using them in reality or summoning them for trading within this Mythical Palace, without being constrained by distance limits."

Qin Tian’s eyes shifted slightly, secretly marveling — a trading platform that disregards real-world distances is simply a rare opportunity.

If put to good use, whether acquiring rare spiritual materials or exchanging crucial intelligence, it could save countless troubles and even have unimaginable effects at critical moments.

Additionally, from the simple dialogue, two pieces of information could be inferred: Taoist Duobao, true to his name, is an Artifact Refiner, and Poseidon commissioning Duobao to make armor for beasts indicates he’s likely a Beastmaster.

"Duobao, here is your commission fee, Star Iron Essence and Mother of Scarlet Gold." Poseidon waved his hand grandly, two metallic gleams instantly lit up before him.

Two fist-sized ores quietly floated, one emanating a deep silver-blue glow, a surface seemingly flowing with tiny stars, precisely the "Star Iron Essence"; the other showing a scarlet-golden hue, its texture dense, faintly revealing internal metallic luster, a rare "Mother of Scarlet Gold."

Taoist Duobao’s eyes lit up instantly upon seeing the two ores, quickly stepping forward two steps, gently pressing both hands against the ores’ surfaces, using spiritual senses to carefully perceive inside.

Moments later, he withdrew his hands, his face full of satisfied smiles, expressing gratitude: "Poseidon, being able to acquire such rare ores of this level means I’ve profited from this transaction. Thus, if you need me to craft another Spiritual Artifact next time, I’ll do it for free to offset the material cost."

"I won’t be polite then!" Poseidon laughed even more joyfully, raised his hand, and pushed the ores to Taoist Duobao, completing their transaction.

"My turn."

Ares, seeing the two finished exchanging, stepped forward and raised his hand, summoning dozens of transparent glass containers which appeared out of nowhere, neatly suspended in mid-air.

The containers were filled with vivid red blood, soaking various organs of different shapes — some resembling hearts, emitting a scorching aura with every beat; some similar to tough tendons, shining with a faint metallic sheen; others like livers, their surfaces covered in intricate patterns.

"Athena, these are organs stripped from a Tier Six giant dragon, including dragon heart, dragon liver, dragon tendons, and dragon scales." Ares’ gaze fell on the central container, his tone with a hint of solemnity, "Especially this one—it’s the dragon heart of a Tier Seven Red Dragon King, freshly stripped and still active, containing pure fire energy."

Everyone’s eyes focused on that container — the massive dragon heart gently beat in the blood, each pulse causing the surrounding air to tremble subtly, its scorching aura transmitted through the glass, clearly felt by even Qin Tian from afar.

Athena’s eyes lit up, without hesitation, she raised her hand and took out a large pile of white jade porcelain bottles, neatly arranging them in front of Ares,

"Here are the Ice Heart Pills you wanted, totaling three thousand pills, along with one thousand Spirit Essence Pills, five hundred Vitality Pills, and five hundred Detoxification Pills. Three days was too tight a timeline, and I could only gather this many for now."

Ares looked at the porcelain bottles, showing a grateful expression, quickly collecting the elixirs: "This is enough. These elixirs helped me greatly, thank you."

"You’re welcome." Athena waved her hand, her tone frank, "To be honest, the value of these elixirs actually doesn’t compare to those dragon organs — especially the heart of the Red Dragon King. If I had a few more days, I could gather more than double the elixirs, but, alas..."

"There’s not enough time." Ares gently shook his head, "I only have three days."

Qin Tian stood quietly aside, pondering to himself — for Ares to hunt a Tier Six giant dragon and even acquire the heart of a Tier Seven Red Dragon King, his strength must be formidable.

Yet the Ice Heart Pills, Vitality Pills, and others he sought aren’t considered high-grade elixirs, clearly intended for people around him.

Reflecting his urgency in speech, it’s likely there’s trouble in reality, requiring these elixirs urgently to save someone.

And Athena being able to gather thousands of elixirs in just three days points to the formidable backing and financial strength behind her.

"Ares."

At this moment, Qin Tian spoke up, "How much dragon blood like this can you acquire?"

Ares replied, "Acquiring dragon blood isn’t difficult, but storing blood is an issue; I don’t have containers large enough."

"That’s simple, I have a Spiritual Artifact named Blood Spirit Bead, capable of storing blood."

Qin Tian continued, "I’ll entrust this artifact to you, so that when you hunt dragons in the future, store the dragon blood within, and deliver it during our gatherings. In exchange, whatever elixirs you need — be it Ice Heart Pills, Vitality Pills, or others, provide a list and I can collect them; and besides, I’ll provide a batch of explosive weapons, which might help with your current troubles."

"Explosive weapons?"

Hearing this, Ares immediately showed interest, eagerly asking, "Are they powerful?"

Qin Tian explained, "One explosive weapon can kill a Tier Four Spiritualist, the blast range covers 500 meters, ten explosives would make survival for anyone under Tier Five nearly impossible, and over a hundred explosive weapons could even injure Tier Six Powerhouses, powerful enough to destroy a medium-sized city."

What!

This revelation stunned everyone present — explosives aren’t rare, and the Empire has developed numerous powerful explosive weapons.

But weapons that can threaten Tier Six, and a hundred creating city-level destruction, definitely fall under the Empire’s high-level controlled weapons. Who exactly is Hades, to possess such items?

Ares’ body shook, his eyes bursting with joyful excitement, "Hades, how many of these explosive weapons can you provide?"

Qin Tian smiled faintly, uttering a number that left everyone dumbfounded.

"5000."

As those words fell, silence enveloped the scene, not a sound was heard.

Even True Martial Emperor, sitting in the corner, sharply raised his head to look at Qin Tian, as if perceiving him anew.