Chapter 2737: Opening the Box
The number of items wasn't large, but the instruments were very generous.
Besides the jamming devices used to interfere with spatial attacks, there were even more small instruments targeting energy instruments, such as micro-mechanical bees. These instruments could automatically search for and fly toward nearby instruments to jam them. They only interfered with positioning systems and came with their own anti-jamming programs, making them a type of micro-instrument that was both plentiful and hard to guard against, capable of surprising effectiveness in large-scale chaotic battles.
In addition, functions like target locking and tracking traces were far superior to the watered-down versions Xu Huo had bought in other districts before. They could determine the instrument layout within a city from a great distance.
There were also quite a few large-scale defensive instruments. Probably because instruments could be mass-produced, Werner had been very generous. The scale of defense was not something Xu Huo could compare with the instruments he had previously obtained from instance rewards. Of course, one downside was that the instruments were relatively large in size, requiring separate placement when used and making them difficult to carry around.
Naturally, this type of instrument couldn't be used without restraint either. Although they could be activated continuously, once they broke down, they were hard to repair.
Attack-type instruments were essentially equivalent to weapons, but unlike the hot weapons judged by the game, instruments could be placed in the item slot and carried around.
For example, "City Electric Eel" could release a powerful electric current covering an entire city for indiscriminate attacks.
Another example, "Meteor Streak," would randomly release spatial rays within a certain range, piercing through space like shooting stars.
These instruments didn't have overly strict usage restrictions; they simply broke down when worn out.
Of course, besides defensive and attack types, there were also some teleportation instruments. Compared to the harsh usage conditions of items, teleportation instruments could last for a longer time and teleport more people.
Apart from these, there were also some higher-grade potions, such as self-healing agents that could cause broken bones to grow and repair in a short time, emergency potions that quickly boosted energy and reaction speed, and potions labeled as promoting secondary evolution, and so on. There were many types of potions, but Xu Huo didn't plan to use any of them. He handed them all over to Dr. Deng, letting him use them as he saw fit.
Dr. Deng looked down on them and put them in his own laboratory.
Once he had sorted things out, Xu Huo planned to take a look at the item suspected to be a super item that he had obtained from underground in the mobile district.
To avoid trouble, he went to the mountaintop he had bought earlier, purchased a higher-grade location item, prepared jamming instruments, and put on a sufficiently thick protective suit before reopening the box.
Unexpectedly, the outer shell of the spherical object had already dissolved. Amidst a piece of hard shell mixed with moss-like plants, there was only a stone the size of an eye at the center. The instrument detected an extremely strong spiritual energy from the stone, determining it to be a low-quality primordial stone.
As for the surrounding broken pieces, they were devices used to seal and release energy. Now that the devices were gone, the item was damaged, leaving only the primordial stone, the raw material, still intact.
Primordial stones could facilitate the formation of subclass stones, but Xu Huo hadn't specifically studied what environment or how much time was needed. It probably wasn't that easy. And as for using primordial stones to craft items, from what he had seen, most people chose to preserve the original state of the primordial stone.
Holding this dark red primordial stone up to his eyes, Xu Huo felt doubtful. Primordial stones could affect subclass stones, but he wondered if they could also affect the human brain...
However, this thought faded as quickly as it came. If spiritual-type primordial stones really had this effect, Dr. Zhang might have already put it into practice. And the human mind and body themselves were variables that were difficult to control; no one could say for sure that a good result would occur.
It seemed it could only be used for crafting items.
He changed to another box, placed the primordial stone inside, and stored it in the luggage compartment. Then he took out another metal box from the bounty.
This box had never been opened since he got it. Opening it now was simple. Earlier, the golden-eyed player had chased him for so long just to get this box and obtain the primordial stone. The box itself was quite valuable, and he didn't know what was inside.
Moreover, this type of box was very peculiar. Generally, the containers used by the Game Government to prevent interference from spiritual energy were made of special metals. The hardness of such metals could weaken interference, but they rarely had other decorations on them, because carving would damage the metal, creating unnecessary weak points.
This box was similar to the one the golden-eyed player later found. Not only was it carved with patterns, but it also seemed to have some interference capability. Just looking at it gave a sense of pressure.
To be cautious, he retreated outside the location item and had a robot open the box.
With a "bang," a cloud of black smoke first sprayed out. The highly corrosive poison immediately caused the robot and the ground of the location item to lose their luster and develop holes of various sizes. After landing, these poisonous fumes visibly expanded, quickly devouring a small part of the location item.
Xu Huo had already seen the inside of the box. Besides a small device spraying poison, the four walls of the box were all carved with the words "Go Die." The handwriting was sloppy and filled with resentment, shocking to the eye.
Now it could be confirmed that no one had opened this box before him.
This was a trap specifically designed to kill. It was unclear who it was originally meant to kill, but it was mostly related to the party offering the bounty on the black bounty list. It just happened to fall into his hands by chance.
There was no need to trace the origin of a trap box. He arranged for the robot to go in and deal with the poison, while he himself took some samples and returned to Rose Castle.
After testing, Dr. Deng was startled. "S-class toxin. Where did you get this from?"
"You'd better be careful. S-class toxins don't have universal antidotes. For many of them, you need to identify the type of toxin before you can buy the corresponding antidote. Ordinary people can't wait for the toxin test results. Don't rely on your large stock of antidotes and act recklessly."
"Try the detoxifying fungal liquid," Xu Huo said. "I gave you some before."
The King Fungus had grown wildly in the mobile district, and he could somewhat sense a change.
Dr. Deng smiled at this mention. "The fungal liquid you brought back this time is better than before. The mycelium survives longer and is more vigorous. After cutting off a part, it can still grow on its own. It should be possible to make a better antidote."
"But still, as I said, antidotes will always be fewer than toxins. Don't capsize in the gutter."
Xu Huo accepted his good intentions. "Then I'll trouble you to make a few poison agents. Aren't there some 'stockpiles' in the Herta family lab that haven't been cleared out yet? Let's make use of the waste."
Dr. Deng's expression was quite complex. "I don't usually see you using these poisons, but you sure like researching them. Do you have some special fetish..."