Chapter 831: Chapter 362: The Bloodstained Essence Melting Furnace
Wu Chang said calmly, "The refining area for coal essence is not only hidden deep within the mining district but also concealed with a special space magic ritual. It must not want to be discovered."
"But Prime Minister Ron is investigating the Pine Tree Coal Mine explosion. Should Prime Minister Ron have a powerful assistant at his side, like a famous detective from Grimland, it’s quite reasonable for them to find this place through clues and set up a self-destruct program."
Raventon looked at the violently shaking Extraordinary Refining Machine in front of him, his face turning pale as he could feel the terrifying energy brewing within the machine.
If it explodes, the entire Pine Tree Coal Mine will be erased from Grimland.
The composure on his face finally disappeared, and his voice carried a tremor as he said:
"It’s indeed very reasonable, but to avoid unreasonably dying here, we must find a way to reasonably stop it."
Wu Chang stepped toward the Extraordinary Refining Machine and said:
"There’s no need to be nervous. Since it’s a man-made trap, there’s a way to solve it."
The explosion power of the Extraordinary Refining Machine is indeed remarkable, especially with the plane rules embedded within. Not to mention Raventon, even he might die instantly from the blast.
However, for him, surviving the explosion isn’t difficult, and there are many methods.
The simplest method is to use long-distance teleportation to directly take several people back to his villa or Grimland’s slums.
As a Space Mage, it’s a good habit to leave teleportation magic arrays everywhere.
But he doesn’t intend to do that; he still intends to personally take down this Industrial Crown Pearl.
Upon entering the coal essence refining space, he had already taken out the All-Knowing Crystal, keeping his attention on the Extraordinary Refining Machine.
At this moment, he turned his back to Raventon, activated the Weakness Perception ability of the All-Knowing Crystal, and sought a method within the Steam Phantom Plane’s rules to stop the self-destruct program of the Extraordinary Refining Machine before him.
For such problem-solving within plane rules, the All-Knowing Crystal is nearly omniscient.
Under the guidance of the All-Knowing Crystal, Wu Chang teleported to the top of the Extraordinary Refining Machine, opened the machine’s cover, and decoded the mystical ceremony exposed inside the machine, instantly disabling the machine’s self-destruction.
As the roaring of the Extraordinary Refining Machine gradually subsided, Raventon reacted quickly, using a piece of coal essence to replace the will he wrote just before the communication magic activated, tearing the will into pieces.
The next moment, under the cover of magic, the piece of coal essence in front of him transformed into a stream of light and shot toward the surface.
Wu Chang teleported back to the surface, looked at Raventon, who was still in shock, and curiously asked: "What did you write in the letter?"
Raventon twitched his mouth a bit, feeling uneasy as he said:
"Nothing much. You actually managed to stop the explosion. How did you do it?"
Raventon’s attempt to change the topic was clumsy, but since it was personal, Wu Chang didn’t press further. Instead, he said:
"A voice in my mind told me that as long as I did this, I could stop the explosion."
Raventon frowned, doubting Wu Chang’s claim:
"Your intuitions from Inspiration can be this specific?"
Wu Chang counter-asked: "Can’t you?"
Raventon rolled his eyes, "Normal people can’t."
He approached the Extraordinary Refining Machine and said:
"Is this the machine capable of massively refining coal essence? It looks quite different from the experimental machines at Grimlan University."
"Now, let’s see what secrets it holds that made Grimlan University choose to hide its existence in the deepest part of the Pine Tree Coal Mine instead of triggering a revolution in the mining industry by publicizing it."
Wu Chang didn’t join Raventon in closing in on researching the secrets of the Extraordinary Refining Machine.
To him, the presence of the Extraordinary Refining Machine was like a Mine Demon from Thomas’s horror stories, with over thirty pale red grievances surrounding the gigantic steam machine surface.
These grievances seemed to manifest as steam, continuously gushing from the vents of the Extraordinary Refining Machine, filling this blood-stained massive mechanical structure with life force.
He focused his gaze on the darkest-colored one among them, just a hair’s breadth from coalescing into a Blood-Colored Will’s grievance.
As he activated the Exorcism Talent, a scarlet mist spread out, engulfing the entire refining area.
Within the mist, he had already entered the perspective of the grievance’s owner.
The grievance’s owner was dressed like a miner, seemingly no different from an ordinary miner, but Wu Chang could sense that the owner harbored extraordinary energy within.
The grievance owner’s hands were dexterous, with small blades hidden in many corners of his clothing, traits that matched the description of Miner Thieves by Thomas.
Clearly, the grievance’s owner was part of a Miner Thief gang, and they held a significant position.
The Miner Thief at this moment was hiding in the shadows of a temporary rest area, holding his breath as if merging with the shadow.
He watched from afar the violently roaring Extraordinary Refining Machine, clutching a piece of coal essence, a piece of paper, and an about-to-be-completed communication magic.
He seemed ready to communicate everything happening here to someone outside.
However, before the magic could form, a hand reached down, crushing the communication magic he had gathered.
The Miner Thief winced in pain and looked up, seeing only a Transcendent cloaked entirely in a Black Robe standing above him, looking down.
"Who are you?"
The Miner Thief forced a smile and said, "I’m Mick, a miner from Shaft 37. Not sure how I ended up here."
Mick showed a flattery expression, but in the palm of his left hand, he pulled out a blade from inside his sleeve, slashing it toward the Black Robe’s hood.
