Eternal Stone, World Event Ended

"Buzz, buzz!!"

With a thought, Chen Ming activated his talent.

A ghostly light bloomed from his hand and fell upon the [blazing sun furnace].

[Ding! You have used your Forbidden Talent on the target [blazing sun furnace], obtaining a Tier 3 enhancement.]

[Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the item — Eternal Forge (Eternal Grade).]

[Ding! You have used your Forbidden Talent on the target [blazing sun furnace], successfully adding a Blue Attribute: Infinite Durability.]

As the notification chime faded, a burst of seven-colored holy light radiated from the furnace before him.

[Eternal Forge]

[Quality: Eternal Grade.]

[Durability: ∞/∞.]

[Effect: You can expend Gold Coins to use this item to manufacture a special item — Eternal Stone.]

[Eternal Stone: A special item condensed from the essence of the universe. Eternal and immortal, it cannot be destroyed.]

[1,000,000 Gold Coins can produce 1 Eternal Stone.]

[Additional Attribute: Infinite Durability (Blue): This item will no longer be limited by durability and can be used infinitely.]

[Description: Eternal and Immortal!]

..."Eternal Stone!!"

After reading the specific effects of the [Eternal Forge], Chen Ming couldn't help but gasp.

Eternal Stone!

It was one of the most suitable items for building a city.

It was said that the ten grandest main cities currently in "Eternal" had all used some [Eternal Stones] as raw materials during their construction.

Besides its Eternal and immortal nature, the most important characteristic of the [Eternal Stone] was that it could continuously self-evolve as time passed.

The longer an [Eternal Stone] existed, the sturdier it would become.

For example, the oldest main city in "Eternal" today — Myriad Gods City.

It was built with a massive amount of [Eternal Stones] as its foundation.

Over the long years, the defensive power of this city had become so strong that it could easily withstand attacks from gods.

However, [Eternal Stones] were extremely rare and almost impossible to forge. Normally, they only appeared in specific treasure chests or world events, and each one cost as much as several million Gold Coins.

Furthermore, they were basically unavailable even if one had the money.

"In the future..."

"Perhaps I can build a city entirely constructed from Eternal Stones... the strongest main city."

Muttering softly, Chen Ming felt a surge of excitement in his heart.

One must know that in the current "Eternal," there has never been a main city built entirely out of [Eternal Stones].

"1,000,000 Gold Coins can refine one Eternal Stone. To build a main city entirely out of [Eternal Stones], even the smallest Level 1 main city would require at least billions of [Eternal Stones]. This means it would take at least several thousand quadrillion Gold Coins to create a city entirely made of [Eternal Stones]."

"And that's just for the lowest Level 1 city. Upgrading the city and expanding its area later would require even more [Eternal Stones]."

Chen Ming clicked his tongue in amazement.

Several thousand quadrillion Gold Coins... even if you added up all the gold held by every player of some civilized races, they might not necessarily possess that amount.

"To build such a city... the road is long and the task is heavy!"

Chen Ming sighed inwardly, then put the [Eternal Forge] into his backpack.

[Ding! This world event has ended. All participating players will be forcibly removed from the current secret realm in 10 seconds.]

[10...]

[9...]

...As the ten-second countdown ended.

A pillar of white light descended from the sky, enveloping Chen Ming's entire body.

Chen Ming felt his vision go dark.

When he opened his eyes again, he was back in the small inn within Myriad Beast City.

"It's over!"

Chen Ming let out a long breath and glanced at the sky outside.

It was already late at night, and darkness shrouded the land.

Chen Ming went downstairs to have a simple meal, then returned to the inn and fell fast asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

During this world event, he had been in a state of high-intensity combat and had hardly rested at all.

Now that the world event was over, the accumulated fatigue hit him like a tidal wave.

It wasn't until noon the next day that Chen Ming slowly woke up to the stinging glare of sunlight.

"Refreshing!"

Chen Ming stretched his limbs and began to calculate his future plans.

The primary goal was definitely to complete the Tier 2 advancement trial first.

"However, before that, I should deal with the equipment in my backpack."

Speaking of which, Chen Ming took a look at his backpack.

After this world event, his backpack was piled with a large number of equipment and items. The lowest quality was Gold Grade, with a total value close to ten billion.

Before, ten billion Gold Coins would have been an unimaginably huge sum of money.

But after learning how many Gold Coins were needed to build a city entirely out of [Eternal Stones]...

To Chen Ming, ten billion Gold Coins... was nothing more than a drop in the bucket.

"Actually, with my Forbidden Talent, it wouldn't be difficult at all to acquire a large amount of Gold Coins in a short period of time."

"I would just need to buy low-quality equipment in bulk, enhance it, and then sell it."

"However... doing so would very likely expose my talent."

Chen Ming sighed inwardly.

In his past life, a player from the Goblin race had accidentally awakened the SSS talent [God of Alchemy].

[God of Alchemy]

[Quality: SSS Grade.]

[Effect 1: You have a unique talent for alchemy. Learning speed for all alchemy subjects +1000%, and proficiency gain for all alchemy skills +500%.]

[Effect 2: You possess the inheritance left behind by the God of Alchemy. Every time you level up, you can randomly unlock an alchemy recipe (the higher the level, the rarer the recipe).]

[Effect 3: When crafting all alchemy items and potions, the success rate +1000%.]

[Description: You are the next Great Master of Alchemy.]

...According to common logic.

With such a powerful talent, that Goblin player should have been able to grow into an Alchemy Master or even the God of Alchemy in a short time.

But as his talent's effects were exposed, it wasn't long before he was forcibly abducted and imprisoned by a faction called the Endless Cult, becoming a tool for refining various alchemy potions.

Even though the Endless Cult was eventually destroyed and he was rescued, he was quickly kidnapped again by another mysterious faction.

Therefore, before having absolute strength, Chen Ming would never blindly expose his talent.

A low-level player selling high-quality equipment on a large scale for a long time...

Would definitely attract the attention of those with ulterior motives.

In fact, if it weren't for the cover provided by this world event, he would never have sold so much equipment at once.

Just as Chen Ming was thinking about this, a friend message notification suddenly caught his attention.

"Brother Calamity, I heard you're also in Myriad Beast City. Do you want to come out for a drink?"

The sender of the message was none other than [Dragon Soul - Tie Bu Shan] from the Dragon Soul Guild.