Chapter 1 What's New?

"How have things been these past few days? Any new discoveries?" Nie Yan asked.

"It's been the same as usual, nothing new or special. But there's one thing I've noticed. The Zi Tong Dilong (Purple-Eyed Earth Dragon) that comes out to drink water these past seven days isn't the same one as before. I'm guessing the Zi Tong Dilong must be taking turns drinking water in an orderly fashion. According to my calculations, one Zi Tong Dilong might drink water for 7-13 consecutive days. I don't know if my deduction is correct," Yin Hui Zhi Ye said. This was just his guess, and whether it was correct would require further observation to verify.

Nie Yan nodded. This could be considered a discovery.

Everything was ready. The group leveled up by grinding monsters nearby for another two hours. Finally, news came from the Niu Ren (Amazing People) Tribe guild. The cage he commissioned the craftsmen to make was complete.

Nie Yan used a fixed-point teleport and appeared inside the Niu Ren Tribe guild headquarters. He entered the special conference hall, and a huge cage appeared before him in the center of the open hall. It was about five yards tall and made of golden bars. These bars were as thick as arms, giving people a sense of indestructibility. They were covered with small magic arrays, especially at the joints, where the magic arrays were particularly dense. The design of this cage was not just a simple cage; it had many mechanisms.

"Guild Leader Nie Yan, the iron cage is complete. It's made of 1,200 pounds of Kru alloy, 17 pounds of mithril, 32 pounds of Rhode metal, and 36 kinds of rare metals melted together. Its strength can withstand 600,000 pounds of impact force. No matter what magic is used against it, it will have no effect. Even if it's dropped from a height of 6,000 yards, it will still be safe and sound. Moreover, it incorporates the most ingenious design. There are two mechanisms here. Once triggered, any creature locked inside will be firmly locked in place and unable to move at all," a mechanic introduced the cage to Nie Yan.

Looking at this huge cage, Nie Yan was quite satisfied. It was similar to what he had envisioned. If this big guy still couldn't trap the Zi Tong Dilong, then it would be absolutely unreasonable.

"In addition to these basics, we also studied the physical structure of Dilong creatures and found that its abdomen, the reversed scale on its neck, and its collarbone on its back are its weak points. If it really doesn't work, pulling this red iron gate will completely subdue its weak points," the mechanic continued.

Nie Yan nodded. He had a very clear understanding of the cage's structure and how to use it.

He would try it out first to see if the cage was effective, and then decide whether to make a second one.

Soon, more than a dozen mages, led by Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan (Indestructible Scoundrel) and Xia Chong Yu Bing (Summer Insect Speaks of Ice), entered the special conference hall. They began to set up a large teleportation array on the ground, just like before. After spending another few hours, they finally set up the large teleportation array.

Nie Yan summoned dozens of strong warriors, who slowly pushed the golden cage to the center of the teleportation array.

Everything was ready. It was almost time to log off. The Zi Tong Dilong would only come out to drink water at eight o'clock tomorrow. Nie Yan and the others logged off one after another.

During the day, Nie Yan and Xie Yao drove to other cities and spent the day sightseeing. Time passed quickly.

The next day, after logging in, Nie Yan and the others immediately rushed to the Valley of Fate. They lay in ambush near the spring, quietly waiting for the Zi Tong Dilong to appear.

In the empty plain, there was no activity of any large creatures except for the occasional chirping of insects. This was because it was the Zi Tong Dilong's activity range. The Zi Tong Dilong often appeared here, so most of the creatures had been scared away.

Time passed slowly. Nie Yan's voice communication rang. It was Yin Hui Zhi Ye. He connected to the voice communication.

"Guild Leader Nie Yan, a Zi Tong Dilong is heading your way!" Yin Hui Zhi Ye said in the team chat.

It was finally here. Nie Yan smiled slightly and looked at Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan and the others. "It's coming! Prepare to act!"

"Understood!" the team members replied in unison. Many of them quickly retreated and flew away into the distance, at least five hundred yards away, so they could ensure absolute safety.

Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan walked towards Nie Yan.

Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan held his right hand up, palm facing upwards, and began to condense mana. Soon, a circular water ball appeared above Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan's palm, rotating continuously, just hovering in the air like that.

"Let's start," Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan said to Nie Yan.

After thinking about it, Nie Yan decided to use two bottles of Zhi Hun Mi (Coma-Inducing) potion at once to avoid insufficient dosage. He took out two bottles of Zhi Hun Mi potion and slowly poured them into the water ball. A trace of black liquid appeared in the water ball, spreading out little by little, eventually dyeing the water ball completely black. After pouring in all two bottles of Zhi Hun Mi potion, the water ball was completely dyed as black as ink.

"Are you sure? Don't break it. This is a very difficult technical job!" Nie Yan still carefully reminded him.

"Don't worry, Guild Leader Nie Yan. Aren't you confident in my abilities?" Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan said with a confident smile.

Two bottles of potion was a whole 600,000 gold coins. Once it was scrapped, 600,000 gold coins would be gone. Nie Yan had to be careful. However, he still had a lot of trust in Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan. If Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan couldn't complete it, it was estimated that not many people in the Niu Ren Tribe could do it.

After completing these procedures, Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan walked to the pool with the water ball and put the water ball into the pool. The water ball slowly sank.

After the water ball entered the water, it did not explode. It firmly locked the Zhi Hun Mi potion liquid, preventing it from mixing into the spring water. Moreover, Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan could control the rise and fall and movement of the water ball in the water.

"Okay, what's your maximum control distance?" Nie Yan asked.

"Two hundred yards. If I drink magic enhanced potions, it can reach more than three hundred and fifty yards," Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan said.

"That's enough," Nie Yan nodded and said, "Pay attention to using the cloak of invisibility later."

"Okay."

Several anxious shouts rang out in the team chat: "Guild Leader Nie Yan, the Zi Tong Dilong is coming!"

Nie Yan glanced into the distance and saw a purple dragon approaching from the end of the distant horizon. Nie Yan and Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan quickly flew to the side and found a place to hide. There were many places in the grassland where the grass was very lush, which were excellent hiding places.

Soon, the purple dragon approached the spring. Nie Yan entered stealth mode, while Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan and the others put on their cloaks of invisibility, carefully hiding their tracks and peeking at the purple dragon's every move.