I can equip strange items

Chapter 93 Dissolving and Refining

"No problem, I'll go find Director Zhao right away."

Li Yuan hung up the phone, put the motorcycle into the melting factory, and then walked straight to the temporary military camp in the western suburbs.

He saw Zhao Desheng again at the entrance of the military camp.

"Mr. Li, I didn't expect to see you again so soon," Zhao Desheng said with a smile, clearly having already received the news from Lu Jiayin.

"Thank you for your help, Director Zhao." Li Yuan nodded.

"No trouble at all. We happen to have some supplies to transport to Pingchuan County. I'll have a soldier take you there and help you familiarize yourself with the route."

As Zhao Desheng spoke, he beckoned to a young soldier who looked very capable: "Xiao Li, take Mr. Li to the temporary military camp in Pingchuan County and find Commander Wang. I've already completed the formalities."

"Yes, Chief!"

The soldier named Xiao Li gave a standard military salute, then looked at Li Yuan: "Mr. Li, please come with me."

The two did not linger and got into a military jeep.

The car started, rolled over the snow-covered road, and headed towards Pingchuan County.

A 40-minute drive is neither long nor short.

Most of the road was covered in snow, but fortunately the military jeeps had good off-road capabilities and were not slow.

When the car had traveled about halfway, it passed through a low hilly area.

Suddenly, a series of hurried sounds came from the withered yellow grass by the roadside.

"Be careful!"

Li Yuan's senses expanded, and he instantly detected a threat lurking in the bushes ahead.

The next moment, three mutated wild dogs, each as big as a calf, suddenly sprang out of the bushes and charged at the jeep, howling.

Their eyes were bloodshot and drool was dripping, clearly indicating that hunger and bloodlust had taken over.

The soldier driving the car, Xiao Li, turned pale and instinctively tried to jerk the steering wheel.

But Li Yuan reacted even faster, his left fingertips twitching slightly.

"Chirp!" "Chirp!" "Chirp!"

Three thin, yet extremely dazzling, silver-white bolts of lightning flashed by and precisely pierced the heads of the three mutated wild dogs.

The next moment, their movements froze, and they rolled a few times on the ground due to the inertia of their forward momentum, before lying motionless in the snow, completely lifeless.

Xiao Li froze, incredulously saying, "He's... dead?"

"Yeah, just three blind beasts."

Li Yuan answered casually, and after a slight pause, he immediately had a thought.

The next moment, the corpses of the three mutated wild dogs vanished into thin air and were taken into the space of the dissolving factory.

Having witnessed this scene, Xiao Li was immediately astonished and looked at Li Yuan with a puzzled expression.

However, Li Yuan clearly had no intention of offering further explanation.

He knew that by collecting the corpses of mutated creatures in this way, it was inevitable that he would expose something.

But it's not a big problem; all we have to do is push the blame onto the "mysterious organization" behind us.

Moreover, appropriately showcasing some strength can make subsequent transactions smoother.

Although Xiao Li was extremely curious, he didn't ask any more questions.

He looked away and focused intently on driving.

The rest of the journey went without any further incidents.

About forty minutes later, the vehicle entered a temporary camp consisting of military tents and simple prefabricated houses.

This is the temporary military camp in Pingchuan County.

Xiao Li showed his identification, drove the car into the camp, and then led Li Yuan to the largest tent in the center of the camp: "Mr. Li, Commander Wang is inside."

Li Yuan nodded, lifted the tent flap, and went inside.

Inside the tent, a middle-aged man in camouflage was sitting behind a makeshift desk.

He had dark skin and sharp eyes; he looked like a seasoned veteran.

"Hello, Mr. Li, I am Wang Zhigang." The middle-aged man stood up, extended his hand, and spoke in a loud voice.

"Commander Wang, hello, I am Li Yuan." Li Yuan reached out and shook hands with the other party.

"Director Zhao has already told me—"

Wang Zhigang cut to the chase: "I heard you want to buy our batch of mutated creature flesh and blood?"

"That's right."

Li Yuan nodded: "I heard you have about eighteen tons here, and I'd like to buy them all."

"Eighteen tons, thirty yuan per kilogram, total price 540,000 yuan."

Wang Zhigang quoted a price: "These are all ordinary goods, not worth as much as the flesh and blood of those mutated monsters. Are you sure you want them?"

"Sure."

Li Yuan replied, "We can trade now."

"readily!"

Wang Zhigang laughed heartily, and without further ado, directly summoned his adjutant to prepare the formalities.

The transaction went very smoothly.

After Li Yuan paid 540,000 yuan via QR code, a soldier led him to a cold storage warehouse at the back of the camp.

This warehouse is slightly smaller than the one in Donghe City, but it contains even more mutated creature corpses.

Corpses of various sizes and types were wrapped in plastic wrap and neatly stacked on metal shelves, emitting a faint smell of blood and cold air.

Because his ability to collect items out of thin air had already been exposed, Li Yuan didn't send anyone else away this time.

Anyway, Zhao Desheng probably has some doubts too.

As long as one's strength grows and one's influence increases, no one will dare to touch one.

With that thought in mind, he walked directly to the shelf, placed his right hand on the carcass of the largest mutated wild boar, and with a thought, the carcass vanished instantly.

One, two, three —

He moved swiftly through the warehouse, and wherever he went, corpses vanished into thin air.

In less than fifteen minutes, he had emptied the entire warehouse of eighteen tons of mutated creature corpses.

The soldier leading the way was dumbfounded and speechless for a long time.

Li Yuan ignored him, turned around and walked out of the warehouse. After saying goodbye to Commander Wang Zhigang, he returned to Donghe City in a jeep, accompanied by Xiao Li.

This time, there were no further unexpected events on the road.

Perhaps it's because the military has eliminated all the mutated creatures.

Of course, it could also be because the heavy snow blocked the mountains, and the mutated creatures all hid.

Because the inspection of the living conditions in Donghe City had taken up a lot of time, it was already evening when they returned to the resettlement area in Donghe City.

Back in the prefab house, Li Yuan immediately closed the door, sat cross-legged, and immersed his consciousness into the melting factory.

Eighteen tons of mutated creature flesh and blood were piled up there, emitting an alluring "aura".

Previously, just twelve tons was enough to directly raise my strength from Level 6 to Level 8 of the Oddity Realm. This time, with a full eighteen tons, how much will it raise my strength again?

He took a deep breath and directly selected five tons of mutated creature corpses, activating the "Dissolve" ability.

"The moment the explosion occurred, a powerful suction force emanated from the melting plant."

Immediately afterwards, his vital energy began to be drawn out and consumed at an alarming rate.

However, unlike before, his foundation is now completely different. Although the consumption is still huge, it is now within his tolerance range.

Under the influence of the dissolving power, the five tons of flesh and blood rapidly melted and decomposed, transforming into a dense, almost solidified, golden mist.

After the light mist was completely absorbed and transformed by the dissolving factory, a massive torrent of primordial nutrients seemed to surge directly from the deepest part of his body.

This magical power surged wildly into his limbs and bones, rapidly strengthening his flesh, bones, and internal organs.

"They're here!"

Li Yuan quickly closed his eyes and carefully felt the sensation.

He felt all the muscles in his body tense up because of this sudden force.

Then I felt as if I were immersed in magma, every cell of my body greedily absorbing this purest life energy.

During this process, his bones made a series of crackling sounds as they became increasingly tough and dense.

Under the cleansing influence of this energy, the internal organs are revitalized.

Even his mental strength was growing at a clearly perceptible rate.

This all-around enhanced feeling is so comfortable that it almost makes you groan.

This process lasted a full ten minutes before slowly coming to an end.

"Um?"

After regaining his senses, Li Yuan couldn't help but frown slightly: Why does this improvement feel less powerful than he had imagined?