I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

"That's... the end?"

In the shattered, deep pit, an extraordinary being couldn't help but ask himself a question.

He looked around. After being ravaged by countless supernatural beings, the entire mantis-man's lair was in ruins, with hardly any architectural remains left. But one thing was certain: there wasn't a single living supernatural being to be found nearby. However, some valuable materials remained after the supernatural beings had been exterminated.

For example, the arthropod's limbs are considered rare materials and can be used as auxiliary materials for forging rare magical artifacts.

After the extraordinary and bizarre death, countless rare second-tier cursed artifacts were extracted from it.

Many extraordinary beings have never seen so many second-tier cursed artifacts!

Most importantly, after this battle...

Not only did no extraordinary beings perish, but there were also no seriously injured individuals; only a few extraordinary beings suffered minor injuries. After chugging life-saving potions, their wounds are now almost completely healed.

The war was won with extraordinary ease, so easily that it felt unreal.

"But we humans have gathered dozens of extraordinary individuals, a lineup that was unimaginable in the past. With so many powerful individuals, it's only natural that we were able to take over the Mantis's lair with ease."

"Yes, not only was the victory easy, but it is also very memorable. This may be the first time that we humans on Earth have wiped out a strange force! Decades from now, when future generations evaluate it, it may be a milestone in history."

There is such a transcendent path.

The other powerful individuals were also filled with excitement upon thinking about it.

After this battle, these extraordinary participants gained a great deal!

Apart from the local extraordinary beings in Lindong who explicitly refused any spoils of war, everyone else, in addition to sharing the spoils of the various cursed items, treasures, and materials obtained in this battle, will also receive a sum of contribution points issued by the safe zone.

The bountiful harvest gave some extraordinary individuals a taste of success.

Especially those extraordinary individuals from the camp.

They are poor.

But there are also many extraordinary things I feel bad about.

Slaying the strange forces is clearly the responsibility of all supernatural beings, yet the shopkeeper is contributing both effort and money.

"No matter what, we can't let the store manager lose money."

"Manager, this is the most valuable loot from this battle—'A Marvelous Item: Mantis Condensate,' but it doesn't seem to be of much use to us humans."

Russell said.

Shi An took the strange object from her hand and examined it carefully.

At first glance, this strange object looks like a semi-transparent stone, containing a small amount of a peculiar dark green liquid.

"Mantis Coagulation Liquid"

Type: Curious Item

"Effect: Spreads a Mantis-like memetic contamination once. Using this artifact requires paying a certain amount of Mantis Essence and delivers 'Condensate' to the target area."

This strange object isn't actually that powerful.

The Mantis people were able to quickly corrupt the entire city of Lin Dong, using not only strange objects but also other methods.

Moreover, this strange object has a very narrow range of applications, no wonder Luo Susu said it was useless.

Fortunately, Shi An didn't have high expectations for the strange object itself.

"The reason the Mantis Contamination was able to spread this time is because of that treacherous person, the Salvation Society's president..."

"What if there were some kind of wondrous object that could unleash devastation remotely without requiring any physical delivery?"

"Or perhaps, there exists a strange object that possesses the rule-based ability to 'curse' someone remotely."

Shi An believes that all of these types of strange objects may exist.

The nightmare world was indeed too dangerous.

Shi An sealed away this dangerous and wondrous substance, the mantis condensate.

Besides the rare items, Russell also brought back a large amount of spoils.

For example, the cursed artifacts extracted by the leader of the Mantis People.

After conquering Nightmare, a rare spell scroll was bestowed upon me by the rules of the world.

In addition, there are 10 rare-grade spell items, 15 rare-grade precious medicines, 30 rare-grade materials, 120 complete-grade spell items, 5000 dream crystals, and so on.

Other extraordinary beings who participated in the battle also received a considerable amount of spoils.

It must be said that although the strange forces are extremely difficult to attack, once conquered, the gains are far greater than defeating a few wild extraordinary strange beings. "After all, only intelligent strange beings collect treasures and have valuable hoards."

"No wonder Li Feng said that there are already extraordinary beings attacking from the side, and asked when there will be similar missions."

"However, such an operation to destroy the lair of a strange force is rare and can only be done by chance. This time, it can be said that the timing, location, and people were all in sync. It will be difficult to carry out a similar operation again in the short term."

"Besides, not all eerie strongholds can be destroyed as easily as this one."

Shi An has prepared many backup plans.

For example, at the beginning of the great battle, Luo Susu, Fa Gui, and others used membership cards to gather the strength of several dozen members and open the gate to the safe zone in the Mantis's lair area.

This is one of the safety net guarantees.

In addition, he, the store manager, was ready to take action at any time. When he saw the Mantis leader's aura erupt, he thought that this leader was about to merge with the nightmare and take control of the entire area to cause a great disaster.

But no, it didn't happen.

This mantis leader, who was at the half-step Ascension Realm, was even stronger than the other hall masters.

"It's not that the mantis leader is weak, it's just that such a landmark campaign has proceeded without any surprises."

Shi An, on the contrary, felt a little uncomfortable.

at this time,

After thoroughly looting the entire area of ​​the Mantis' lair, the extraordinary beings quickly left.

Shi An left a few magic eyes in place.

After a while, the terrifying and bizarre things he had anticipated did not appear, but some strange things still wandered over, and even some extraordinary strange things appeared. Several extraordinary strange things then started fighting.

Shi An no longer pays attention.

He instructed Luo Susu to put the spoils into storage, then returned to the store manager's lounge and closed the door.

Open the panel.

After reviewing the prompts one by one, Shi An revealed a pleased expression.

"The spoils we humans reaped from the attack on the Mantis tribe were plentiful, but compared to what I have now, they are nothing." Even if he doesn't take any spoils from his safe zone;

Even if he increases the rewards for extraordinary individuals tenfold when issuing missions;

He still made a fortune!

"This raid on the hideout of the strange forces yielded a total of eight loot items. Aside from a few relatively ordinary ones, there are also..." "Hint: Obtained 10 Premium Membership Cards."

Hint: Obtained the artifact blueprint "Thousand Transformations Umbrella (Rare)".

This time he obtained two rare-grade blueprints for magical artifacts.

The other one was just okay, but this ever-changing umbrella really caught his eye.

"Cursed artifacts are weapons of the transcendent realm."

"Dream Fallen beings below the level of the extraordinary use cursed objects, and all their power relies on these objects. But for the extraordinary, their power has already returned to themselves, and the power of the cursed objects themselves is of little use to them."

The extraordinary are not lacking in the power of cursed objects.

Even a second-tier cursed object.

Therefore, those who are extraordinary often do not use incantations, but only incantations, either as weapons or as a means of amplifying themselves.

Therefore, a cursed artifact needs to meet one of two conditions.

It must be either hard and sharp enough, or its strength must be rooted in the same source as that of an extraordinary person, which can amplify one's own innate abilities.

The most suitable magical artifact for oneself is one that meets both conditions.

"But such cursed artifacts are extremely difficult to find. After all, there are so many abilities of extraordinary beings, and they need cursed artifacts with the same power as them, and they also need to be handy with the cursed artifact. It is normal that they cannot find them."

Like Chen Jianghuai, his talent is his ability to shatter earth, and his preferred fighting style is using his fists.

Therefore, the most suitable cursed weapon for him needs to meet the two major conditions of being earth-based and arm armor-type.

Chen Jianghuai certainly didn't have a suitable magical artifact.

Many extraordinary beings don't even have unsuitable magical artifacts.

"But this Thousand-Transformation Umbrella possesses the ability to transform. Not only can it transform into various weapons such as knives, swords, staffs, guns, arm armor, and machine guns, but it also possesses a crucial characteristic—'The Thousand-Transformation Umbrella has no attribute preference when it leaves the factory; whatever type of magical power the first user infuses into it, the Thousand-Transformation Umbrella's attribute preference will change in that direction.'"

With this characteristic, the Thousand-Change Umbrella is suitable for almost any extraordinary individual.

The Thousand Transformations Umbrella's drawback is that it only remembers the power nature of the first user, which is why this cursed artifact doesn't fetch a high price on the secondhand market. "But this drawback isn't a problem at all. By the time a superhuman no longer needs a cursed artifact, it's almost completely worn out."

"Moreover, the Thousand Transformations Umbrella has another advantage—the core material of this cursed artifact can be obtained from the fake human superhuman!" Originally, the materials for forging cursed artifacts were extremely rare, but since he possessed the fake human dungeon, he could wholesale the Thousand Transformations Umbrella however he wanted.

Perfect!

Shi An then looked down at the spoils of war.

Hint: You have obtained the item "Cloud Dream Incense Burner (Excellent)".

Hint: Obtained the potion blueprint "Awakening Potion (Excellent)".

Hint: Obtain the complete special building "Arena (Excellent)".

Three exceptional loot items!

One of them was a building of exceptional quality that he had always longed for.

"I've struck gold! I've really struck gold this time!"

"Praise to the praying mantis."

It may be related to the mysterious forces of "Shoutong", but such a generous reward is still somewhat beyond expectations.

"Yunmeng Incense Burner (Excellent)"

"Instructions: Place an incense stick in the incense burner. When the incense burner burns out, it will change the 'Dream State' of all those in the surrounding area (50-meter radius). If a person in a nightmare world is in the dream world, they will return to the present world. If a person in the dream world is in reality, they will fall into a dream."

"Note: Yunmeng Incense Burner generates 3 special incense sticks daily, which can be stored for up to 7 days."

"This prop..."

Shi An stroked his chin. "At crucial moments, it might play an important role. For example, this time, the arrival of our safe zone reinforcements in Lin Dong City was actually a bit late, which caused the Dreamers to almost be unable to stop the strange waves in the early stages."

But it's not that the members are too slow; it's simply that... the Fallen Dream and the Return are beyond their control.

After removing the Dream-Fallen Pearl, those who had fallen into dreams claimed they would return to reality more quickly, but this "quick" could mean anywhere from a few minutes to several hours. If they had possessed the Cloud Dream Incense Burner at the time, they could have brought a large number of those fallen into dreams back to the real world in a much shorter time!

"This prop is good; it can be given to the mission department."

"Awakening Potion (Excellent)"

"Note: This potion can significantly increase the user's mental strength limit. It is not recommended for use below the Transcendent Realm. A single person can use a maximum of three Awakening Potions."

"Materials required for the potion: 1/3 Thousand Refreshing Herb (Excellent), Hundred-Year Tree Heart (Rare) x2, Hundred-Gourd Fruit (Rare)..." "Note: In addition to the main ingredients, the auxiliary materials for this potion can be replaced by other precious medicines with similar properties."

"Note 2: This potion can only be recorded for crafting in a superior workshop-type building, or it can be crafted by hand by a master alchemist."

Shi An: ..…….…”

Good news! This energizing potion is a divine medicine that can significantly increase the upper limit of mental power, and it is worth a fortune.

At least, Shi An had never even heard of it.

This is even rarer than potions that increase physical limits.

and……

"With the improvement of mental strength, the perception ability and the range of control of the talent of the superhuman will also be improved. This directly improves the combat power of a superhuman. If it were put up for auction, I'm afraid even the strong in Tiannan City would be in an uproar."

However,

The bad news is that Shi An can't refine it right now; he doesn't even have any for himself, let alone sell it.

"A master alchemist? Where am I supposed to find one?"

"Let alone masters, there aren't many pharmacists in the entire Baijiang City who can refine ordinary-grade potions. It's more reliable to find a way to upgrade the workshop to the superior grade."

"but·……"

Considering that the auxiliary medicine could be replaced by other precious medicines, Shi An still longed for a skilled alchemist, or at least a specialist in precious medicines.

However, no.

The Earthlings have only been exposed to the nightmare world for a short time, and their systems are incomplete. Where can they find experts and masters?

He looked at the last piece of spoils.

"Drill Grounds (Excellent)"

"Ability · Training Space: The training ground has 100 parallel spatial arenas, each an oval-shaped arena with an area of ​​80000 square meters." "Ability ② Martial Arts: Various weapons can be conjured within the training ground, supporting both individual practice and multi-person martial arts combat. Furthermore, users within the training ground are immune to fatal injuries and possess a 500% recovery rate for stamina and magical energy."

"Ability 3 - Martial Arts Competition: Within the training ground, 'Martial Arts Students' with the same abilities as oneself can be manifested. Martial Arts Students can continuously evolve their innate abilities based on this, and can also fight against oneself or possess oneself to conduct martial arts competitions. Activating this ability requires a large amount of Dream Crystals."

"Ability 4 - All Martial Arts Initiation: When the user has accumulated enough experience in the training ground and defeated the perfect martial artist based on himself, he can receive an initiation equivalent to "the user has trained in the consciousness space for a year", which greatly improves his combat experience and talent application skills, and at the same time there is a high probability of awakening additional extraordinary characteristics.

Shi An took a slight breath!

Strictly speaking, this was his first building of the Excellent class.

It truly lives up to its superior quality.

"The training ground is a great building for combat, and the training effects within it can also allow users to see the various development possibilities of their own talents." "The most outrageous thing is the All-Martial Initiation. In addition to gaining a lot of experience and skills, it can even awaken additional talent traits?" The Transcendent Realm can only have three talent traits. This is common knowledge in the high-end Dream Circle.

But the training ground defied this common sense.