Beast Taming: Invincible Breeder-Chapter 382 - 357: Zhong Monarch
Hammer Forger, also known as ’Hammer Forging Mechanician’.
Li Cunxu’s original plan was to contract a Hammer Forger, but last time he visited the Mechanical City, he couldn’t find one and ended up contracting a Mechanical Pupil instead.
This time, while searching for a Hammer Forger, Li Cunxu was very confident.
Because he brought along the lucky star, Jiang Lingyun.
For Jiang Lingyun, the junkyard of the Mechanical City was also a treasure trove. Her treasure-hunting mice found many high-value rare metals from the junkyard.
In just one day of searching, the treasure-hunting mice uncovered rare metals worth ten Purple Gold Dragon Coins, which, when converted, equals one billion two hundred million Alliance Coins.
Three days later, with guidance from Jiang Lingyun, Li Cunxu found a group of junk sorting mechanicians holding hammers.
When Li Cunxu expressed his wish to take them away,
over a dozen anti-aircraft cannon turrets rose from the garbage mountain, their dark barrels aimed at Li Cunxu.
These Silver-level anti-aircraft cannons were all crafted by Bronze-level Hammer Forgers, showcasing the Hammer Forgers’ formidable crafting abilities.
The head Hammer Forger, carrying a hammerhead, walked out.
"Human, I can see you’re extraordinary, but we don’t want to be anyone’s pet beast, so you’d better leave, or don’t blame the cannon fire for being merciless."
The Flame White Horse was so majestic that the leading Hammer Forger instantly recognized Li Cunxu’s extraordinariness.
Li Cunxu released his spiritual domain.
All the Hammer Forgers lay down.
The Hammer Forgers collectively had a big question mark in their eyes, as their mechanical brains couldn’t compute why a lord-level powerhouse like Li Cunxu would be wandering around a junkyard, trying to subdue them.
Li Cunxu split a dozen threads of spiritual power, winding them around the cannon barrels, instantly twisting them into a spiral shape.
Having witnessed Li Cunxu’s strength, the Hammer Forgers were now all willing to follow him.
It wasn’t because the Hammer Forgers admired strength but because they were smart, knowing that a wise man doesn’t court trouble.
Hammer Forgers are the product of junk sorting mechanicians merging with the fragments of the Emperor’s Artifact: Mechanical Divine Hammer, their intelligence several times that of ordinary mechanical pets.
There were thirteen Hammer Forgers in total, each with the potential to become a King.
Subduing them meant a huge gain for Li Cunxu.
Li Cunxu assigned all thirteen Hammer Forgers to work on the assembly line in the Hidden Mechanism Space of the Mechanical Pupil.
Faced with the monotony of making weapons on the assembly line, the Hammer Forgers enjoyed it immensely.
Hammering things and continuously pounding with their hammers was both the interest and hobby of the Hammer Forgers, and they super enjoyed it.
The talent of the Hammer Forger is hammer forging, a White ordinary-level talent, with the effect of speeding up the crafting of machinery.
This talent is a bit special, and its evolution conditions are super easy to meet.
For example, forging one thousand mechanical pieces individually can meet the condition to evolve into a Green Elite-level talent.
Hammer Forging (Green)
Hammer Forging (Blue): Forging ten thousand mechanical pieces individually.
Hammer Forging (Purple): Forging one million mechanical pieces individually,
Hammer Forging (Gold): Forging one hundred million mechanical pieces individually, and participating in crafting one King-level mechanical piece.
Thirteen Hammer Forgers? Evolving all of them to obtain thirteen Gold Legendary talents of Hammer Forgers?
No, that’s not possible.
The Hammer Forging talent has a bit of a limitation; only one Golden Legendary-level Hammer Forging can exist at the same time.
Simply put, if one of the thirteen Hammer Forgers attains Hammer Forging (Gold), the other Hammer Forgers’ talents can only evolve up to Hammer Forging (Purple), even if the conditions for evolving to a Golden Legendary talent are met, evolution won’t occur.
Unless the Hammer Forger with the Hammer Forging (Gold) talent dies, the other Hammer Forgers can then elevate their Hammer Forging talent to Golden Legendary.
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There was a dilapidated clock house in a remote alleyway, ignored and untouched.
Li Cunxu kicked the door open, dust hit his face, and he waved it away with his hand as he entered.
Inside the room, rows of brass clocks hung silently on the walls, each clock emitting the unique icy glow of metal, reflecting throughout the room.
The clock hands moved continuously, emitting a faint "tick-tock" sound, as if it were the footsteps of time. In this room filled with mechanical ambiance, every second felt exceptionally clear, making one feel the passage of time to be so real and relentless.
At the center of the room stood a massive mechanical pendulum clock, the focal point of the entire room, its hands large and conspicuous, each tick able to capture one’s attention.
The "tick-tock" sound emitted from this mechanical clock was louder than that of the others, as if it were the heart of the room.
Jiang Lingyun said, somewhat surprised, "In this land-scarce Mechanical City, there exists such an empty house."
Though the outer city of Mechanical City was quite terrible, there were still many willing to immigrate there, leading to some areas being overcrowded.
The reasons people were willing to move to Mechanical City were:
Firstly: Mechanical City was second only to the top ten Holy Cities in terms of prosperity and safety, making it very attractive to people from first and second-tier cities.
Secondly: Except for Ice City, obtaining residency in the top ten Holy Cities was difficult, while Mechanical City welcomed everyone with open arms.
Thirdly: People were gambling that Mechanical City would one day become one of the top ten Holy Cities.
Fourthly: Mechanical City offered a branch profession of Beast Master, the Mechanician, which was highly appealing to young people.
Li Cunxu replied, "Because this is a ghost house, and nearly all the tenants here have mysteriously disappeared, so the landlord was afraid of more incidents and stopped renting it out."
Jiang Lingyun wrapped her arms around herself, slightly afraid.
"A ghost house? In the Mechanical City, filled with rocket cannons, there are still people scared of this? The landlord must not be a local."
"I’m not sure if he’s local, but he did blow up this house once."
"Blow it up? I don’t see any signs of an explosion?"
Jiang Lingyun looked left and right, seeing only clocks and thick dust covering them.
"It’s because there are no explosion marks that the landlord is afraid, since he blew up the house completely, but it reappeared intact the next day."
In the silent night, coupled with the ticking clock, Jiang Lingyun fearfully hid behind Li Cunxu.
"Boss, didn’t we come to the Mechanical City to enter the secret realm? Why are we exploring this eerie ghost house?"
"The entrance to the secret realm is right here," Li Cunxu said. "The reason those tenants disappeared was that they unintentionally entered the secret realm."
"Then how did the house, destroyed in an explosion, reappear the next day?"
"This house was bestowed with a Past Time Law, and if destroyed by ordinary means, the Past Time Law will restore it."
"Laws are valuable, especially time laws, but why does this house possess such a precious thing?"
"Because this was the childhood home of Zhong Monarch."
"Zhong Monarch? A Monarch powerhouse?"
"Yes."
Jiang Lingyun tugged on Li Cunxu’s sleeve.
"Isn’t there any risk in intruding into the childhood home of a Monarch powerhouse?"
"No risk, he’s already dead," Li Cunxu said with slight regret.
Zhong Monarch was a man of great talent who would undoubtedly become an emperor if he lived.
Unfortunately, he discovered the secret of the Evil God Sect’s Pope and was killed by the Mechanical Emperor.
Though he only appeared in the game as part of the background story, his reputation among the players was very high.
