Chapter 269 Business Progress (2)
Besides his wives, His children also created something worthy of attention.
First, Lily, with her profession as a material and natural alchemist, created a set of bizarre biological eyes.
Their function is similar to the micro-surveillance bots Maximus created.
However, unlike his bots, these biological eyes are not affected by the abyss aura.
Furthermore, regardless of the distance, as long as the biological eye has energy, it can emit signals for long-distance reconnaissance.
Of course, it also has weaknesses; it is too expensive.
Unlike Maximus's micro-surveillance bots, which only use Atomic God Metal and some miscellaneous materials.
Creating one biological eye is equivalent to creating a tier 8 alchemy item.
Nonetheless, it became famous after its release.
Now, it is a must-have item when venturing into the abyss realm.
Even though it costs billions, it becomes a sought-after item as soon as it is released.
Fortunately, this time, the top guild was able to reverse-engineer and create it.
However, they still faced the old problem because many rare and unknown abyss materials are needed.
Creating one is very expensive.
Most would rather wait and buy one from the Shadow Hunter Pavilion than create it.
However, for those who can't wait, regardless of the price, manufacture it independently.
There was also his daughter Lydia, a pure Natural Alchemist.
His daughter was as lovely as usual and created a purifying tree.
This tree can absorb abyss aura and exhale pure mana.
This kind of wonder was first seen in the abyss.
Although many items can purify the abyss, they are all artificial and require some energy or mechanism.
However, these trees' energy source is the abyss aura itself.
This has a huge implication.
If this kind of tree is planted all over the abyss, it can turn this hell into a paradise.
Of course, Lydia did not entirely create this tree; she only strengthened it.
This kind of tree has long since existed in the Ethereum Realm, specifically the curse continent.
It was mutated after a long precipitation of time and the magic of the amalgamation of will.
Unfortunately, its capability to absorb abyss aura was too weak to be noticed.
Lydia was merely curious about the tree and took it out in her small world to study.
Coming to the abyss after a long time of study and various experiments.
The tree's ability to absorb the abyss aura was somewhat enhanced.
Unfortunately, even then, such a tree was just redundant.
Even if every inch of land in the abyss were planted with this tree, it wouldn't be able to withstand the abyss's natural energy production.
However, such a tree is not without hope.
After Lydia had more knowledge, she could further enhance its capability, creating a biological weapon that could purify the abyss.
Thus, with little use, such a tree was merely a decorative plant and was not popular.
Maximus didn't dissuade his daughter either.
In fact, if Maximus had spare time, he would also like to study these miraculous trees.
Maybe in the near future, it can be used as a main weapon in the abyss.
Not just this piece of the abyss realm near the Etherium Realm but the whole Abyss Dimension.
Luke, His son, who has a passion for machines, also created something truly remarkable.
He developed a transportation vehicle that the abyss aura couldn't corrode.
It was a remarkable achievement that, if known, would shock the world.
With these vehicles, there is no need to stay in any outpost.
One can simply rest in their vehicle when tired and get going into the depths of the abyss.
Unfortunately, to create one of these vehicles costs hundreds of trillions.
Further considering the manpower needed, Maximus shelved this product for their exclusive use.
Releasing this high-profile item to the masses is not feasible, as most of its core components are usually found in the depths of the abyss.
Maximus even estimated that some materials can only be found in the main abyss dimension.
Now, three of these vehicles are already used by his family for daily travel.
Thanks to them, trillions of kilometers can be covered within just a few days, providing more abyss sources to harvest.
Besides his three children who created something worthwhile.
The others were mainly fighting in the abyss to get some abyss source.
Some also had their duties and goals.
Like Liam and Lux, who oversaw the construction of the Shadow Hunter Hubs.
These two sons of his were so addicted to construction that their feet never touched the ground.
Even Liam's two wives often complain because of their workaholic husband.
Of course, they were merely ranting; they already knew the nature of their husband through and through.
Working seems to be his natural breathing rhythm.
There is also Neo and Cyra, who were in charge of the entire family's source of intelligence.
Cyra was responsible for the expansion and reorganization of the information-gathering capacity of the Shadow Hunter Pavilion.
It seems that her daughter was talented in this regard.
As a result, the information-gathering capability of the pavilion has skyrocketed by a large degree.
On the other hand, Neo analyzes and summarizes every piece of intelligence gathered by the Shadow Hunter Pavilion.
With the awakening of Neo's physique, Heaven's Calculation, such a task became a piece of cake.
By now, his brain can process and analyze billions of pieces of information every second, like a human supercomputer.
Because of this, the abyss realm seems open to them.
Any trouble can be solved without it even happening.
All kinds of resources can be intercepted before they reach their destination.
Various hidden agendas are not concealed and can be perfectly resolved.
It also makes their progress smooth sailing, as if they were not in the abyss realm.
Besides them, there are also Asha and Lila, who didn't fight the abyss monsters.
These two spoiled brats are shopping and playing all over the cities and outposts in the abyss realm as if it's their home.
Fortunately, they haven't encountered any danger yet due to their luck and beauty.
...
Time passed.
Ten years since Maximus returned to the abyss realm.
In a Shadow Hunter Hub somewhere in the abyss.
Zach and his team of five are in trouble.
"Leader, what should we do?" his teammate Sebas said in a hurry.
Unknowingly, they have come so far away from their outpost that they don't have enough supplies to return.
Staying here without supplies, they would be devoured by the abyss sooner or later.
"It's because of you, Dylan!"
"If not for your 'good' idea, we would not have come here!"
"What about me? I was just talking nonsense. Who knew we would really come here?" Dylan sighed in despair.
"Alright, that's enough," Zach said coldly.
"What do you mean, leader?! We were about to die, and you still tell us to shut up?" Sebas said, defying his leader.
"That's right! If not for your command, we wouldn't be here."
"Sigh, is there still any hope?"
Zach didn't continue to speak and just looked at them coldly.
After a few minutes of silence, the others finally relented and asked for his opinion.
"Leader, what do you think we should do?"
Zach: -_-
"Leader, stop acting coldly and tell us what you think!"
Zach: -_-
"Leader, come back with us. We still need you!"
"What's the matter? I thought you forgot that I was still your leader," Zach said coldly.
"We're merely venting, leader. Everything is still up to you," Sebas and the others apologized.
"Hmph!"
"Leader, come on, tell us your plan."
Seeing that they finally calmed down, Zach continued to speak.
"Do you think I would agree with Dylan's stupid idea if I didn't have a plan?"
Zach's answer seemed to be a life-saving straw as their despair had vanished.
"Near around here is a branch of the Shadow Hunter hub."
"Shadow Hunter Hub?"
"Is it public, leader?!"
"Can we get inside and exchange some supplies?!"
They asked excitedly, hearing that there was a hub near them.
"Shadow Hunter hub is a property of Shadow Hunter Pavilion."
"It was a public hub built over a year ago, becoming the heaven in hell for us travelers."
"Tsk, you should read the news from time to time."
"You don't even know this vital piece of information. How can you live in the future?" Zach advised.
"Got it, Leader!"
"Leader, this is your job; we just need to fight!"
"Hahaha, as expected of the leader, you're quite knowledgeable!"
The group quickly flattered their leader, hoping to get his forgiveness.
"Should we get there immediately?"
"By the way, how do we get there?"
Suddenly, they were stunned, not knowing where the Shadow Hunter Hub was.
The abyss is like a maze, with various crisscrossing lands constantly moving.
Usually, to find an outpost, they had a one-way compass directly pointing to it.
As for the Shadow Hunter hub, their compass couldn't detect it.
"Just leave it to me; I already arranged everything..." Zach comforted, taking out a brand new compass.
This unique compass could only point toward a Shadow Hunter hub.
He bought it from the Shadow Hunter Pavilion for a few billion.
These billions of crystal merits are already a few years of their income.
Thinking of it, he can't help but grit his teeth, cursing the Shadow Hunter Pavilion for being a profiteer.
They dare to advertise it as a free public resting place, yet a mere positioning compass is priced in billions.
If not for their need for such a place, Zach would not even come near such a black shop.
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