Victor led thirty cultivators out from underneath a mine.

Outside, there were people waiting for them. As soon as they saw them, they immediately boarded a giant mining truck with a group of people.

Above this mine, aircraft were constantly hovering.

Blinding searchlights continuously swept across the bottom of the mine.

Any sign of movement could easily be detected from above. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Victor evidently knew the trajectory of the aircraft, leading them onto the truck smoothly.

The truck was fifty meters high and two hundred meters long.

It looked like a huge behemoth, with a single tire as tall as a building.

The truck was filled with massive metal ores that had just been excavated, dark on the outside but golden inside.

After the roar of the engine, the mining truck started moving.

Someone looked around and asked Victor, "What about us? Do we hide on this truck to enter the conduit?"

Victor shook his head and said, "Of course not. Everyone, take a look at this."

He led everyone to find a gigantic rock on the mining truck.

This rock looked no different from other rocks, standing over ten meters tall, with a maximum diameter of more than twenty meters.

However, outside it had a stone door that could be moved.

Inside the stone door, someone was waiting, pushing it open from the inside, revealing a ring of seats for these people to sit in.

Victor explained, "This ore is our personal modification. Once inside, you can ascend through the transport channel. The rock exterior has a fireproof and heat-insulating layer, capable of withstanding the intense heat of the transport channel."

Everyone took a glance and sighed in admiration.

Wuu De said, "The dragon has the dragon’s gate, and the rat has the rat’s path. You’re quite the sly one."

"It’s a clever idea, but making such a concealed rock house can’t have been easy, right?"

Xiao Ren touched the metal inner wall.

Once inside, they found the ore’s density to be immense, impossible to dig through with ordinary tools.

Victor closed the stone door, telling everyone, "During mining, we distribute special cutting tools. These tools emit intense light, making it easy to cut this open."

Wang Xiaoya curiously asked, "Are you coming up with us?"

Victor nodded, "I need to be with the client."

Everyone chuckled, thinking that this kid was indeed attentive.

Wang Xiaoya curiously asked, "How will you come back down?"

Victor said, "You can use the waste disposal channel of Sky City. Every day, a large amount of trash is dumped from Sky City; I’ve got connections up there."

Everyone nodded, thinking to themselves that this kid had quite the nerve for big ventures.

Long Fei asked Victor, "You’re a Metal Reformer, right?"

Victor nodded, opened the zipper of his close-fitting clothes, and revealed a mechanical body, saying, "I was in a mining accident as a child, and my flesh was shredded. Fortunately, a kind Mechanical Reformer here helped assemble a body for me with some parts. Over the years, I’ve been replacing parts to make do and live a few more years."

Long Fei stared at his chest area, saying, "This is a bionic mechanical structure. The internal organs are constructed like a human’s, not advanced technology, but it’s the simplest."

Victor looked at Long Fei in surprise, not expecting him to know such precise terminology.

He curiously asked Long Fei, "Sir, are you also a Mechanical Reformer?"

Long Fei smiled and said, "Kind of. But I only have theoretical knowledge, no practical experience yet."

Victor excitedly said, "That’s impressive! If you go up there, with your Mechanical Reformer skills, even without any credentials, the upper echelons up there will retain you."

Long Fei nodded and said, "If I get the chance, I can help you modify a body for free. It’ll definitely be better than the one you have now."

Victor knew he encountered someone exceptional, thanked him repeatedly, and said, "Thank you for your generosity, sir. However, I can’t just accept your kindness for nothing. If possible, you can name a price, and I’ll come to you when I save enough."

Everyone smiled, growing even fonder of the local fellow.

Long Fei also liked him, thinking that maybe he could take him under his wing for future use.

As they chatted, the mining truck reached the pit, rumbling its way to the front of the transport channel.

This transport channel was heavily guarded.

The guards here were emotionless Mechanical People.

They conducted a simple check on the mining truck and easily let them pass.

The people above were confident in the temperature within the channel, knowing that no one could withstand it, so the inspection below wasn’t very strict.

After the truck entered, it raised its hydraulic rod and dumped the massive ores into an enormous transport vehicle.

The transport vehicle had a chain structure, continuously moving one transport vehicle after another upward with the engine’s rotation.

After a while of bumping around in the ore, Long Fei and the group calmed down and were transported upwards with the truck.

The cultivators inside didn’t need to breathe and weren’t worried about the lack of oxygen or the bumpiness.

For ordinary people, though, it would be unbearable.

Getting to Sky City, without some skills, was indeed like ascending to heaven.

The truck had been running for a while when they heard a burst of intense flame outside.

The temperature inside the ore greatly increased, akin to being in a sauna.

Thankfully, the cultivators inside were not sensitive to the heat.

Victor reassured everyone, "Don’t worry, we’ve applied a fireproof layer outside. The flames won’t burn through the ore."

Everyone nodded, now placing considerable trust in him.

The channel was very long, probably over a hundred miles.

After the transport vehicle ascended, there was another intense shaking, rolling as if they had fallen from a mountain peak.

Finally, after a few loud thuds, it stabilized.

Victor timed it and opened the stone door of the ore.

They emerged and found themselves on a long conveyor belt.

The end of the conveyor belt was a massive flame furnace.

Once in the furnace, the ore would undergo a second smelting.

Victor led everyone in jumping down, escaping through the underground waste disposal channel of the factory.

Leading the way, Victor finally breathed a sigh of relief and excitedly told everyone, "Everyone, Sky City is just above. This journey is almost over."

The group of cultivators smiled and breathed sighs of relief, but before they could rejoice, a sudden beam of light illuminated the tunnel ahead, almost blinding everyone.

Victor was startled and shouted, "It’s bad, we’ve been discovered. Hurry, go!"

He shouted, pulled out a protective shield, and blocked in front of everyone, signaling for those behind to leave.

"Trying to leave?"

The roadblocker ahead let out a cold snort, raised a hand, and a flame network suddenly lit up in the tunnel behind.

Several cultivators shouted in panic, "The way is blocked!"

The roadblocker laughed, "A bunch of earth rats, I’ve been waiting for you here for days. Ten-odd smugglers have been executed on the spot; it’s your turn now."

Victor shouted, "Everyone, go quickly, I’ll fight them!"

Feeling guilty, he felt he had endangered everyone.

At this moment, disregarding the danger, he charged at the roadblocker ahead with the golden shield.

A beam of light blasted in front, shaking the tunnel fiercely.

Victor let out a tragic scream, his body shattered by the shockwave from the light beam.

As he closed his eyes, ready to face death, a soft light enveloped his head, pulling him back.