67: A rare Qi Stone from the Misty Phoenix! Also found: a blueprint for crafting space equipment!

[Buzz!]

[You have received a trade request from the Mist Phoenix Bird!]

[Mist Phoenix Bird's Opportunity Mission: The Mist Phoenix Bird found you, who is currently making gold, through the sunlight reflecting off the gold you manufactured! It wants to use a white-grade manufacturing blueprint to exchange for 30,000 gold bricks. The trade deadline is before this evening!]

[If you accept this mission, you will additionally gain the friendship of the Mist Phoenix Bird and obtain the opportunity to explore the Giant Tree Forest!]

[If you refuse this mission, it will use force against you and turn you into a puppet!]

[Note: The more gold bricks you provide, the greater the benefits you will receive.]

... "Uh! In other words, this is a mission I have no choice but to accept! What other option is there then!"

Su Lie pursed his lips and looked up at his surroundings.

As he looked up, he suddenly froze.

He saw a Phoenix Bird appear overhead, one that could actually be penetrated by sunlight.

The Phoenix Bird's wingspan was over twenty meters.

Its entire body shimmered golden.

It looked as if it were carved from gold, yet adorned with transparent crystal.

It appeared extraordinarily divine.

And under his Monster Prompt Skill.

He saw some information regarding the Mist Phoenix Bird.

Mist Phoenix Bird, Level 50, Life: ??????; Spirit: ??????.

"Uh! Do the question marks mean I'm not worthy of seeing it?"

Su Lie pondered silently.

At that moment, the Mist Phoenix Bird abruptly lowered its head and looked over.

Su Lie felt a deathly crisis in his heart, quickly lowered his head, and immediately replied, "I accept!"

Chirp!

The Mist Phoenix Bird let out a joyous cry, as if saying, "Work hard! I'll come to pick up the goods before dark!"

Whoosh!

As the sound faded, a gust of wind swept up.

When Su Lie looked up again, the Mist Phoenix Bird had already vanished into the air.

Cold sweat broke out on Su Lie's forehead, and he secretly felt relieved.

If he didn't have the protection of the mist rule.

He truly would rather die than live!

Subsequently.

Su Lie did a quick calculation.

His current Spirit value was 5,900 points, having just consumed 1,000 points.

"In other words, I can produce 1,000 pieces in 5 minutes, or if I speed up, I can complete that amount in at least 3 minutes!"

Su Lie's mind raced: "I need to continuously produce for two and a half hours to complete the mission! But my Spirit value cannot sustain the refining process for more than two hours!..."

"However, after my Spirit value is depleted, I can recover by sleeping on the Solid Wood Bed, but that nap requires 1 hour! Therefore, if I want to finish producing 30,000 gold bricks before dark, my attribute points are insufficient!"

"This is troublesome!"

"How exactly should I solve the problem of Spirit value?"

"Can the fish fresh pot do it?"

"Huh!"

"If I add points to Spirit, can it completely restore the consumed Spirit value?"

The last possibility was a piece of common sense from when he played games.

Thinking of this, he began to try it out.

After adding 1 point.

He was pleasantly surprised to find.

The consumed attribute value could indeed be replenished by adding points.

"Now I finally don't have to worry!"

Su Lie grinned.

He had 2,777 free attribute points.

Even if he added points until dark, it would be enough.

Immediately.

He stopped delaying and began using the Gathering Earth into Gold Skill to refine gold bricks.

Time passed bit by bit.

Su Lie completely fell into the refining cycle, entering a state of selflessness.

When the sky was about to darken.

As the sun set in the west.

The Treasure-Swallowing Golden Toad brought the Little Skeletons back to the Shelter.

Before the Treasure-Swallowing Golden Toad and its companions could report their gathering results.

The Treasure-Swallowing Golden Toad's entire body trembled involuntarily.

A chill spreading throughout its body caused it to freeze in place.

Su Lie sensed an intense, scorching gaze falling onto the Treasure-Swallowing Golden Toad from above. He looked up and realized that the Mist Phoenix Bird, which had issued the Opportunity Mission, had arrived sometime without him noticing.

Seeing that the creature was about to strike at the Treasure-Swallowing Golden Toad.

Su Lie quickly shouted, "Senior! I am willing to hand over all the gold bricks refined today as mission items to you!"

To be honest.

He had been busy for nearly 5 hours and 30 minutes.

He consumed 19 free attribute points.

He had cumulatively refined 110,000 gold bricks of 100% purity.

He now had 2,100 Spirit points remaining.

This was nearly four times the mission requirement.

After hearing this, the Mist Phoenix Bird lowered its head and looked at the large amount of metal in front of the Shelter, its eyes flashing with dazzling light.

"If you have any further needs, please come find me again in the future!"

Su Lie said again.

The Mist Phoenix Bird nodded intelligently, opened its mouth, and inhaled.

These gold bricks, totaling approximately 11 million kilograms, were swallowed by the large bird in a single gulp.

Afterward.

It flapped its wings, and two beams of light descended.

One beam of light landed on the back of the Treasure-Swallowing Golden Toad.

One beam of light landed in Su Lie's hand.

At the same time, a scroll blueprint also drifted down.

Chirp!

Only then did the Mist Phoenix Bird spread its wings and fly away, completely satisfied.

And at this moment.

[Buzz!]

[Congratulations on completing the Mist Phoenix Bird's Opportunity Mission!]

[You have received the Mist Phoenix Bird's reward: 1 blue rare quality space equipment manufacturing blueprint! 1 Qi Stone containing the Mist Phoenix Bird's aura, and 1 Death Immunity Mark.]

[Because of this Opportunity Mission, you have been remembered by the Mist Phoenix Bird! And you have obtained the right to continuously receive Mist Phoenix Bird Opportunity Missions!]

[Special Reward: 10,000 Mist Points!]

"Good heavens! If I hadn't played the obedient grandson, my precious toad would have been swallowed!"

Muttering, Su Lie looked at the Treasure-Swallowing Golden Toad: "However! This reward actually includes a space equipment manufacturing blueprint and 10,000 Mist Points! It was worth it!"

The Treasure-Swallowing Golden Toad sensed something, turned its head, and asked Su Lie, "Croak! Master! Can the mark on my rear be removed?"

"That should be the Death Immunity Mark given to you by the Mist Phoenix Bird! In the future, you won't have to worry about being eaten by this group of Mist Phoenix Birds!"

Su Lie glanced at the golden mark, a slight smile forming at the corner of his mouth: "I've been remembered by another high-level existence! I truly am lucky!"

The Treasure-Swallowing Golden Toad rolled its eyes, turned, and dejectedly walked into the Shelter: "Damn it! My rear is not for that bird thing to leave a mark on! This is my Master's sofa... When I grow up, I must swallow that bird!"

Su Lie looked at the two items in his hand, then looked at the Mist gradually rising around him.

In the blink of an eye.

The sky had already darkened.

The dense Mist obscured his vision.

"I can't kill monsters tonight!"

Only then did Su Lie return to the Shelter.

After the Shelter door closed.

Su Lie said in a low voice, "I must roast this bird thing later! How dare it threaten me!"

Saying this.

He took out the two items given by the Mist Phoenix Bird.

First, he looked at the Qi Stone.

This was a golden jade stone resembling a red date.

Inside, the image of a Mist Phoenix Bird was soaring with spread wings.

Under Su Lie's gaze.

He saw the panel for the Qi Stone.

[Mist Phoenix Bird's Qi Stone: Blue Rare quality; A jade stone containing the Mist Phoenix Bird's aura. Holding it allows free entry and exit from the Mist Phoenix Bird's territory, and grants the right to receive Mist Phoenix Bird missions first.]

Note: This stone is also known as the Slavery Marker Stone. Although you will not be attacked by the Mist Phoenix Bird, in their eyes, you have become their slave for resource acquisition.]

The difference between you and other Survivors is that you possess greater value for survival than they do.]

"This is damn realistic! Without power, one can only survive based on value! Once I gain strength, I must roast this bird and eat it!"

Su Lie angrily wanted to throw the stone away.

But in the end, he put it away.

After all.

This item was an authorization that allowed him to receive first-hand missions from the Mist Phoenix Bird.

It would be too much of a pity to lose it!

As he placed the stone in the bamboo tube beside his bed.

A thought popped into his mind: "If I Enhance this stone to red god-tier... what would happen? Would my status change as well?"