33: Chapter 33 An Unexpected Joy

After killing Agale, the system prompted that the class change quest could be submitted.

However, Su Chen did not proceed immediately. His eyes swept over the ruined yet treasure-laden palace, a cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth. "There's still time. Let's empty this place completely first."

He chose to delay submitting the quest, remaining in the Fallen Royal City to begin a 'demolition-style' plunder.

From the palace treasury to the underground chambers, from the crumbled city walls to the depths of mineral veins, he left no corner untouched.

After a day and night of relentless searching, the entire royal city was stripped bare, resources piling up like a mountain in his inventory.

System prompts chimed incessantly, the harvest list overflowing:

[Ding! Obtained Dark Gold Materials: Ancient Meteorite ×3, Dragon Agate ×5, Shadow Crystal ×8!]

[Ding! Obtained Legendary Materials: Star-Vein Ore ×1, Dragon Scale Fragments ×10!]

[Ding! Obtained Epic Gems: Thunder Gem ×2, Flame Gem ×1!]

[Ding! Obtained Dungeon-Exclusive Materials: Royal City Foundation Stone ×15!]

Su Chen checked his inventory and nodded in satisfaction. "These materials are enough to craft two sets of top-tier equipment. My armament reserves are now fully stocked."

Only after confirming nothing was missed did he initiate the quest submission, his figure instantly teleporting out of the dungeon.

The moment he stepped out, the glaring sunlight was blotted out, replaced by a suffocating pressure that rushed towards him.

Su Chen looked up to see the sky completely obscured by a dark purple, colossal silhouette with a wingspan of forty to fifty meters.

A deafening dragon roar shook heaven and earth, a terrifying draconic aura swept in all directions, and the very ground trembled faintly.

"What is that?" Su Chen instantly grew alert. He immediately pulled up the inspection panel. Upon seeing the giant shadow's attributes, his pupils contracted sharply:

[Monster: Thunder Wyvern]

[Level: Lv118 Sixth-Class-Change Epic BOSS]

[HP: 50,000,000/50,000,000]

[Attack Power: 35,000]

[Talents: Wyvern Bloodline (30% Damage Reduction + All-Element Resistance), Thunder Affinity (Double Damage for Thunder Skills)]

[Note: Overlord of the Duantian Mountains, formidably powerful, invincible.]

"Nearly a hundred levels difference, a Sixth-Class-Change Epic BOSS..." Su Chen sobered up instantly, quickly assessing their relative strength. "In my current state, I can't withstand a single hit. One touch would mean instant death."

At that moment, the Thunder Wyvern flapped its wings and soared past. Its immense shadow enveloped Su Chen, its draconic aura nearly crushing him.

In the heat of the moment, Su Chen instinctively activated the active skill [Hand of Heaven Stealing]. He didn't lock onto a specific target; it was purely an instinctive probe.

[Ding! [Hand of Heaven Stealing] activated successfully. Obtained item: Thunder Wyvern Egg!]

The system prompt rang out. Su Chen was stunned for a moment, then ecstatic. He hurriedly retrieved the egg from his inventory:

[Item: Thunder Wyvern Egg]

[Quality: Epic]

[State: Unhatched]

[Effect: After hatching, automatically transforms into a pet, inheriting some talents and skills from the parent.]

"I actually stole a dragon egg?" Su Chen was inwardly shocked, then realized. "This wyvern was probably just passing by. It never expected me to steal its offspring right from under it, and it didn't even notice!"

Fearing the Thunder Wyvern might notice something amiss and return, Su Chen dared not linger. He immediately activated [Divine Stealth], his figure instantly turning invisible. Holding his breath, he swiftly fled into the distance.

Only after running several kilometers, confirming the Thunder Wyvern had flown far away and completely vanished over the horizon, did he deactivate Divine Stealth. He found a hidden corner and stopped.

Su Chen carefully took out the Thunder Wyvern Egg. The egg was dark purple all over, its surface etched with faint, crackling lightning patterns, emitting a weak draconic aura.

He clicked the hatch option, and a system prompt immediately popped up:

[Ding! Initiate Thunder Wyvern Egg hatching? Hatching Duration: 24 hours. Cannot be interrupted during hatching.]

[Ding! After successful hatching, the egg will automatically form a contract with the host, becoming an exclusive pet.]

"Initiate hatching!" Su Chen confirmed without hesitation.

The egg instantly began to glow with a faint purple light, entering the hatching state.

Watching the ticking hatching countdown, the smile on Su Chen's lips deepened. "After my class change, I'll have an Epic dragon pet. From now on, this heavy-armor assassin is going to become a dragon rider!"

Putting away the egg, Su Chen began pondering his next steps.

Looking at the massive amount of dungeon materials in his inventory and the previously discovered mithril vein, his brow furrowed slightly. "Mining the vein and processing these materials personally is too inefficient. To quickly convert them into strength and resources, I must cooperate with the authorities."

He immediately took out his communicator and dialed Mayor Jiang Yu of Yunlan City.

The moment the call connected, Jiang Yu's steady voice came through. "Su Chen? Have you completed your class change quest?"

"Mayor Jiang, the quest is nearly done, but I have more important news to tell you," Su Chen said calmly, yet with undeniable weight. "Deep within the dungeon, I discovered a brand new, unexplored large-scale dungeon. It contains not only vast amounts of rare materials but also a massive mithril vein."

The other end of the line fell into dead silence, followed by Jiang Yu's flustered voice, filled with shock. "What did you say?! A new, unexplored dungeon? And a mithril vein? Su Chen, are you sure you're not joking?"

As the mayor of Yunlan, Jiang Yu was well-traveled and knowledgeable, yet he never imagined Su Chen could discover such crucial strategic resources.

After all, an unexplored dungeon meant limitless treasures and resources, and a mithril vein was an exceedingly scarce strategic material, enough to drive the entire development of Yunlan.

"I have no reason to joke about something like this," Su Chen said plainly. "I can share the dungeon's location with the authorities, but I have one condition: I want sixty percent of the resources mined from the dungeon. Furthermore, the authorities must provide me with mining equipment and security. We cooperate for mutual benefit."

"Sixty percent? No problem!" Jiang Yu agreed almost without hesitation. "As long as you can confirm the dungeon's authenticity, not just sixty percent, even seventy percent, I have the authority to approve it!

"Su Chen, you've rendered a great service to Yunlan this time. From now on, you are a partner of Yunlan. Any needs you have, the authorities will fully cooperate!"

Hanging up the call, a cold smile tugged at Su Chen's lips.

From this moment on, he was no longer merely a top-tier genius.

He was a 'major arms dealer' controlling core strategic resources, a partner that the Yunlan authorities had to take seriously.