From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 195 - 161: Repaying a Peach with a Plum, Second Transition Source Material_2

Two minutes had passed when Yuan Hecheng's phone rang. He picked it up and froze, the caller ID on the phone displaying "Yaoyao."

He hesitated for half a second before hastily answering the call, anxiously shouting, "Yaoyao, Yaoyao, is that you?"

"Dad, where did you go? You're not at home waiting for me."

The slightly reproachful voice of Yuan Yaoyao came through the phone.

Relief and joy washed over Yuan Hecheng's face. "Daddy will be right back, Daddy will be right back, don't wander off."

He said this while continuing to talk on the phone and running outside to hail a taxi.

Lin Zeyu quickly gestured to the manager to have someone send him back.

After watching them leave, Lin Zeyu's face was full of confusion, "It's been half a day since then, how did she suddenly reappear?"

Lu Heng glanced at the club hall's wall clock, which showed just after twelve o'clock noon.

Including the call time, Yuan Yaoyao's reappearance and the summoning time were exactly twelve hours apart.

Lu Heng had already guessed the reason in his heart, the Abyss World of level five and above has a different rate of time flow from the main world.

That is to say, Yuan Yaoyao was summoned into an Abyss World of level five or higher.

Reaching level five in the world does not mean that the task difficulty is of level five.

The battle mode has a significant impact on the difficulty of the mission.

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For example, in the same Abyss World, the difficulty in Survival Mode would definitely be lower than in the Enemy Annihilation Mode.

...

An hour later.

Yuan Hecheng and his daughter returned to the Flame Emblem Building.

Yuan Yaoyao shyly hid behind her father.

"Boss Lu, Yaoyao says she has something to give you to thank you for your help," Yuan Hecheng explained the reason for their visit.

Yuan Yaoyao hurried forward, holding an oval-shaped transparent crystal, and handed it to Lu Heng.

Seeing this, Lin Zeyu blurted out from the side, "I helped you too, why are you only giving him a gift?"

Yuan Yaoyao's expression faltered, stammering, "I... I only have one..."

Su Muyu quickly went over and patted her head, "Don't mind this Lin guy, he's just teasing you."

Lu Heng took the crystal and glanced at it, his eyebrows rising slightly.

Because this was a piece of Source Material, and it was Second Transition Source Material at that.

Holding the Source Material, Lu Heng turned to Yuan Hecheng and asked, "Are you really sure you want to give this Source Material to me?"

Yuan Yaoyao pursed her lips, revealing a smile and nodded her head.

Her smile seemed a bit more reserved than before.

Who knows what she had gone through in the Abyss Battlefield to come into possession of such a Second Transition Source Material?

This was a treasure that could only be derived from powerful Abyss Demons at the level of a Flame Demon, how did this young girl obtain it?

Lu Heng's question was mainly directed at Yuan Hecheng, as he was the guardian.

Yuan Hecheng nodded and said, "That's what I thought too, it's better to give it to you. We can't use such Source Material, and the Skill Crystal Core Yaoyao absorbed is too expensive. If we don't use this to offset some of the debt, I may never be able to pay back so much money in my lifetime."

After pondering for a moment, Lu Heng said, "Then it's decided, we'll accept this Source Material. The cost of the Crystal Core that Yaoyao used will be completely offset. In addition, we'll arrange a house for you by Qionghua Tianglu Lake, which you can move into or sell if you like."

"Ah? I've heard that houses by Qionghua Tianglu Lake are very expensive," Yuan Hecheng was stunned.

Their father-daughter duo wasn't well off and hadn't dared dream about housing in the Mingqiong District.

Moreover, ever since the news spread that the state was planning to build a base city, the house prices in the Mingqiong District had soared, and they were now so high that even money couldn't buy them.

Holding the Second Transition Source Material, Lu Heng said, "This Source Material is very valuable, I won't negotiate a price with you. Consider it a gift from me, and then I will give you a return gift."

"Okay, okay," Yuan Hecheng agreed hurriedly.

He too had heard some rumors about the Coastal area's base city plans, and although the exact location was debated—some said Mingqiong District, others said Ningyun District—he was certain about one thing: What he didn't know, a high-ranking person like Lu Heng surely did.

So, if a base city truly was to be built in the Coastal area in the future, it would likely be in the Mingqiong District.

And now that the prices for homes in the Mingqiong District were sky-high, they were well out of his reach.

Yet, the future base city would be the safest place, and of course, he wanted to provide his daughter with the safest environment possible.

Therefore, getting a set of houses in the Mingqiong District filled his heart with gratitude.

...

The Second Transition Source Material given by Yuan Yaoyao was very suitable for the class of Su Muyu.

Now that there were many people around, directly absorbing it posed a safety risk.

After all, after absorbing Source Material, one would initiate a Source Material battle and become a target for other contenders.

Hence, Lu Heng decided to store the Second Transition Source Material first, planning to let Su Muyu use it later that night.

In the past few days, because of the conscription of Yuan Yaoyao, Yuan Hecheng had no mood to participate in Quenching work.

Now that Yuan Yaoyao had safely returned,

Lu Heng asked, "Do you have time to work now, or should I give you a few more days to rest?"

Yuan Hecheng quickly waved his hand, "No need for rest, I can work. I can work right now."

The thought of the possibility of moving to Qionghua Tianglu Lake and facing higher living expenses made him eager to work and earn money as soon as possible.

Moreover, now that his daughter had returned safe and sound, he was filled with energy and wanted to work as hard as possible.

"That's good, follow me into Quenching Castle."

Lu Heng said and stood up, heading towards the direction of the club's bell tower.

"What about Yaoyao..." Yuan Hecheng was unsure of how to arrange things for his daughter and considered taking her home first.

"She can come in as well." Lu Heng waved a hand, signaling them to follow.

"Eh! Eh!" Yuan Hecheng's eyes lit up, and he quickly pulled his daughter along with him.

He had never imagined that his daughter could also enter Quenching Castle.

In the circle of Quenching Masters, Quenching Castle was akin to a Holy Temple and was extremely difficult to enter.

Now, not only could he enter Quenching Castle, but he could also bring his daughter inside.

The group entered Quenching Castle through the bell tower entrance and then directly into the Forging room.

Lu Heng started heating up the Quenching Furnace, preparing for Quenching.

Yuan Hecheng nervously asked, "I haven't been assessed yet, can I use the Quenching Furnace now? I've heard that if Master Gulu is not pleased, he'll throw people out."

Lin Zeyu laughed and said, "In Quenching Castle, aside from Master Gulu, it's Lu Heng who calls the shots. Whoever he wants to let in, gets in. Whoever he wants to train as a Quenching Master, becomes a Quenching Master."

After the preparations were complete, Lu Heng explained the workflow:

"I plan to make you my assistant, mainly responsible for controlling the furnace temperature. Can you do that?"

"I can, there's no problem. The work I'm most confident about is controlling the furnace temperature," Yuan Hecheng quickly nodded.

His Initial Talent was [High-Temperature Balance], which made him much stronger at controlling furnace temperatures than other Quenching Masters.

For Lu Heng to make him an assistant meant that he, indirectly, also had the [High-Temperature Balance] Talent.

"Additionally, I'll leave Quenching Orders below Level 3 to you. You're still an Apprentice Quenching Master, aren't you?"

"Yes, still an Apprentice Quenching Master. Opportunities for Quenching have been rare."

"No worries, you'll slowly move up."

Lu Heng encouraged him a couple of sentences, then began the Quenching process.

The reason for handing over Quenching Orders below Level 3 to him was to share some of the workload in taking orders and to cultivate a Quenching Master with good Talent.

Moreover, after rising to the [Advanced Quenching Master] class, working on Quenching assignments below Level 3 hardly yielded any professional experience.

Lu Heng was hardly gaining experience from Level 3 or below Quenching at present.

It was the perfect opportunity to hand this part of the work over to Yuan Hecheng, allowing himself to focus on Level 3 and above Quenching, saving time without delaying the advancement of Quenching Master experience.

Afterward, Lu Heng completed the thirty-odd Quenching Orders he had accumulated over the past few days.

Then he proceeded to upgrade Su Muyu's Crossbow and Lin Zeyu's SVD sniper rifle through Quenching.

He raised the Quenching Level of both their weapons to +9.

Su Muyu's [Mia's Crossbow] Attack Power increased to 150 points.

As it had not gone through a second Forging, the Crossbow was still at Class C.

For a Class C Crossbow, 150 Attack Power was already formidable.

If there were materials for a second Forging, the Attack Power could immediately break through 200 points.