In the Laboratory, Professor Yan was engrossed in studying the patterned life crystal, his eyes gleaming with fanaticism and excitement, as if he had discovered a new field of science.
Xiao Dian Dian gently pushed open the door and walked in, handing the Pigeon egg in her hand to Professor Yan and softly saying, "Professor Yan, these are different types of patterned Pigeon eggs, one of each kind. Please take them all for your research."
Professor Yan took the Pigeon eggs, carefully placed them on the experimental table, and meticulously examined the mysterious patterns.
He murmured, "These patterns seem to contain some kind of energy fluctuation, and the arrangement of patterns on each Pigeon egg is not quite the same. I'll study them first."
After speaking, Professor Yan eagerly immersed himself once again in the analysis of the patterned life crystal, which was currently his most interesting sample.
On the other side, Da Bai Tu and Da Mi Tao had already arrived at the first-floor working area where Da Yuanyuan received personnel for weapon handovers from various factions. Da Yuanyuan was conversing with several representatives from different forces.
Seeing Da Bai Tu and Da Mi Tao arrive, she smiled slightly and gestured for Lu Youyou (Xiao Dian Dian) to help her receive the faction representatives first.
Da Bai Tu asked directly, "Da Yuanyuan, where are Iron HanHan and Iron BenBen?"
Shui Rou softly said, "They are in the fourth-floor Weapon Forging Area. Bai Duanqian is with them. What's wrong? Is there something important?"
Da Bai Tu immediately pulled Shui Rou aside and whispered, "Good news! You handle your matters first, and I'll tell you tonight."
Shui Rou was slightly stunned, then nodded. At the moment, she still had to discuss the purchase of a-grade metal weapons with these factions and was incredibly busy.
Da Bai Tu pulled Da Mi Tao and hurried to the fourth-floor Weapon Forging Area. As soon as they stepped into the fourth-floor Weapon Forging Area, they heard deafening hammering sounds. The two walked directly into a separate forging room.
This was Bai Duanqian's independent forging room, filled with sparks and clanging hammers.
Bai Duanqian was standing in front of the forging table, swinging her hammer with focused concentration. As for Iron HanHan and Iron BenBen, they were left in a pool filled with loss crystals of three lines or more, their tiny bodies submerged by the loss crystals.
Although they couldn't see them, Da Bai Tu and Da Mi Tao both knew that the two little guys, Iron HanHan and Iron BenBen, were in the loss crystal pile.
This was also Da Bai Tu's discovery: as long as there were loss crystals nearby, these two little guys, Iron HanHan and Iron BenBen, would continuously consume loss crystals to produce a-grade metal.
The conversion ratio, based on three-line zombie crystals, was: one three-line zombie crystal produces one Pigeon egg-sized a-grade metal, four-line zombie crystals increase it tenfold, five-line zombie crystals a hundredfold, six-line zombie crystals a thousandfold, and seven-line zombie crystals can even reach an output efficiency of ten thousandfold.
Therefore, when a large quantity of a-grade metal was needed, Da Bai Tu simply threw these two little guys directly into the loss crystal pool, letting them consume and convert on their own.
"Iron HanHan, Iron BenBen, come out!"
With Da Bai Tu's call, Iron HanHan and Iron BenBen, buried in the loss crystal pile, made joyful squeaking sounds and crawled out of the loss crystal pile. As they emerged, they were still carrying several freshly produced a-grade metal balls in their mouths.
They hopped and skipped to Da Bai Tu, their eyes sparkling with excitement, clearly showing off their achievements.
Da Bai Tu squatted down with a smile, gently stroking the small heads of Iron HanHan and Iron BenBen, and looking at the a-grade metal balls they held in their mouths, she praised them unreservedly, "Excellent! You truly are our little treasure mines."
At this moment, Bai Duanqian stopped her hammer, turned around, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and looked at Da Bai Tu and Da Mi Tao with a hint of confusion, asking, "Why are you here?"
Da Bai Tu said with a smile, "There might be good news, but we need to confirm it first."
Bai Duanqian raised an eyebrow at that and said, "Oh? Then tell me, what good news?"
Da Bai Tu smiled mysteriously, then lowered her voice and said, "Look, these two little guys have evolved to four vertical stripes, so they should be producing higher-grade a-grade metal."
Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Bai Duanqian's eyes, and then her gaze immediately became fervent. a-grade metal was already a desirable quality; what could higher-grade metal be?
She eagerly stepped forward and carefully observed the four vertical stripes on the foreheads of Iron HanHan and Iron BenBen, then immediately jumped into the loss crystal pool without hesitation, searching meticulously.
The a-grade metal produced by Iron HanHan and Iron BenBen was all in this pool; if there was higher-grade metal, it would certainly be in this pool as well.
Da Bai Tu and Da Mi Tao exchanged glances and then followed, jumping into the loss crystal pool. The three of them worked together to search.
The loss crystals in the pool were piled high, each shimmering with a faint glow, mixed with a-grade metal. Iron HanHan and Iron BenBen hopped around nearby, seemingly adding to the excitement of this "treasure hunt."
Suddenly, Bai Duanqian cried out in surprise, holding a silver, patterned Pigeon egg in her hand: "There really is one!"
Although the quality of this silver Pigeon egg could not yet be determined, its unique patterns already indicated its extraordinary nature.
A moment later, the three women finally found four a-grade metal Pigeon eggs with silver patterns in the pile of loss crystals.
Bai Duanqian carefully held one of them, her eyes filled with excitement and disbelief. She immediately and unhesitatingly used her skill—Metal Detection.
But this time, her Level 5 Metal Detection skill did not display the specific information of this silver-patterned Pigeon egg. Bai Duanqian showed no disappointment; instead, she became even more excited.
Because this meant that the quality of this metal egg had already surpassed the detection range of her current skill.
With a Level 5 Metal Detection skill, even for a-grade metal, she could vaguely obtain some basic information. Yet, this silver-patterned Pigeon egg showed no feedback. What level had it truly reached?
Bai Duanqian's heart involuntarily quickened, and countless possibilities began to surface in her mind.
Da Bai Tu said with a smile, "Don't get too excited yet; there might be other surprises too."
Upon hearing this, Bai Duanqian looked at Da Bai Tu and Da Mi Tao with a hint of confusion. Could there be something even higher-grade than the silver-patterned Pigeon egg in front of her?
She subconsciously tightened her grip on the metal egg in her hand, her eyes sparkling with anticipation and curiosity.
Da Bai Tu smiled slightly, then, with a grin, beckoned to Iron HanHan and Iron BenBen, saying, "Little ones, come here."
Iron HanHan and Iron BenBen wobbled over to Da Bai Tu, excitedly rubbing against her palm.
Da Bai Tu gently stroked their heads, and then, in her palm, two eight-line zombie crystals slowly appeared.
To Bai Duanqian's astonishment, after Iron HanHan and Iron BenBen consumed the eight-line zombie crystals, they actually produced two patterned silver Pigeon eggs, identical to the one Bai Duanqian held in her hand.
Bai Duanqian's eyes widened, her mind filled only with shock and disbelief.
She simply couldn't believe her eyes; these silver-patterned Pigeon eggs, even higher-grade than a-grade metal, could actually be mass-produced!