When the train stopped, passengers after a long journey poured out of the platform like water.
The staff at the platform kept wandering, looking for suspicious objects in the crowd.
In the last carriage, Tang Zhen walked down slowly, followed by Hans in a coat.
He blended into the crowd and quickly left the station.
The temperature dropped sharply last night, snowflakes fell from the sky, and pedestrians on the road quickened their pace.
This is Frost City, located in the northernmost part of the empire, with weather with four distinct seasons.
Tang Zhen came here because the official organization was very weak in this border city.
Practitioners from many countries gathered in Frost City and called it the City of Freedom.
If Tang Zhen wants to improve his strength and find useful clues, Frost City is the best choice.
After arriving at Frost City, you can easily find quite a few clues by searching carefully.
For example, in some corners, there are marks that can only be seen by monks, and in some taverns and gambling houses, there are special contact persons.
As long as you follow the other party's instructions, you can go to the area where the practitioners are active.
Tang Zhen found a middle-aged man, revealed his identity, and gave him a reward.
The middle-aged man led Tang Zhen to an old house in the city, which seemed to have a history of hundreds of years.
After entering, I realized that there is a different world here.
It turns out that there are ancient underground caves connected under the house, which are so crisscrossed inside that even the border defense lines can be easily crossed.
The cave is not only spacious enough, but also has hot springs and underground fires, and is home to various luminous plants.
There are meeting places, running taverns and shops underground, as well as places where information is sold.
According to official statistics, the total number of practitioners and ordinary people living underground is feared to exceed 200,000.
All kinds of practitioners shuttle back and forth here, mixing with ordinary people, making it the most lively place in Frost City.
Because the number of practitioners was too large and their strength was too strong, the officials had to turn a blind eye and acquiesced in the existence of this place.
When Tang Zhen came to the underground city, he didn't attract much attention. There were many outside practitioners like him coming in and out every day.
The purpose of Tang Zhen's trip is to obtain more high-level materials and increase his strength to king level.
Only after reaching the king level can one reluctantly use the perception spell to deduce the approximate location of the fragments of the divine body.
Using a mortal body to calculate gods is an act that defies heaven and will inevitably suffer fatal backlash.
In order to fight backlash, Tang Zhen also had to be prepared. He first had to refine a batch of substitute talismans.
As long as there are enough talismans, Tang Zhen's skills can be used indefinitely without worrying about any backlash.
In addition, in his hands, there are forbidden items from the ancient tombs, which he must find a way to sell in exchange for money.
After asking about the trading rules, it turns out that it can be sent to a street auction house, and can be bid at a public auction at any time.
Tang Zhen found the person in charge, showed his items to him, and then qualified for the auction.
10% of the proceeds from the auction are used as handling fees, and 90% belongs to the holder.
This price is quite reasonable. Without this auction channel, not only would sales be difficult, but the sales price might also be greatly reduced.
Not long after, it was Tang Zhen's turn to display his items.
After hearing the auctioneer's introduction, the practitioners on the street and the businessmen acting as second-level dealers all showed interested expressions.
Taboo items are strictly controlled and contained in other places, but they appear from time to time in Frost City.
Stolen goods that are difficult to sell in other places will also be sent to this underground black market, and a suitable buyer will always be found.
These items in Tang Zhen's hands contained extremely high energy values, which attracted the interest of many practitioners.
They look at the product descriptions, compare prices and performance, and make bids when they feel they are suitable.
The fifteen items submitted for auction were all successfully auctioned and a lot of money was exchanged for them.
After the money was obtained, it did not stay long, and was soon replaced by a pile of materials.
He found a remote cave and asked Hans to guard the door. Tang Zhen began to retreat and refine the talismans.
In the following period, spiritual talismans were refined one after another, which could help Tang Zhen resist the backlash of divine power and effectively kill enemies in battle.
The accumulation of profound knowledge allowed Tang Zhen to do these things with ease. As long as he was given a little time to overcome the initial difficulties, he would be able to create miracles next.
After spending several days, Tang Zhen finished refining the talisman and all the materials in his hand were used up.
The next thing to do is to arm the zombie Hans to give him a more powerful combat capability.
As Tang Zhen's personal servant, the corpse ghost Hans will serve as the main force in the battle until he is promoted to the king level.
Since he is undertaking an important task, he must be well armed. Hans can defeat the enemy with overwhelming force, and the beneficiary will naturally be Tang Zhen.
In Tang Zhen's eyes, Hans is a combat platform that can be freely modified.
If conditions were not restricted, he could really arm the zombie Hans to the teeth.
If necessary, Tang Zhen will create a few more ghouls so that he can have more powerful combat power.
After coming out of seclusion, Tang Zhen reappeared in the underground black market and purchased a large amount of materials.
Then go to the blacksmith shop, rent various tools, and start designing and manufacturing the required equipment.
The steam engines in this world have been widely used, and various machines exist in underground caves.
Work such as stamping and forging can also be completed easily, but the production capacity is pitifully low.
Tang Zhen is not picky. With the help of these tools, his operation speed can be doubled.
In just a few days, Tang Zhen built a battle armor for the zombie Hans and turned it into a real iron can.
It is not an ordinary metal plate armor, but an alloy equipment engraved with special runes, which has a very powerful amplification ability.
In addition to improved defense capabilities, it is also equipped with large-caliber muskets, high-speed chain saws, and extremely sharp claws.
At the same time, there is a special medicine box inside the armor, which contains potions that can make the corpse go berserk.
After some transformation, the combat effectiveness of the zombie Hans has been greatly improved, becoming a qualified human shield and combat power output.
After completing the transformation of the corpse, Tang Zhen came to the market again. While collecting intelligence, he was also looking for some high-return employment tasks.
Hans, who is fully armed, makes it very easy to take on tasks. As long as the employer is not blind, he can see that this ghoul is very powerful.
Compared with Hans, the other corpse monks are not at the same level at all.
Soon Tang Zhen received a mission to go to the border with a group of practitioners to explore an ancient secret ruins.
The rewards for the tasks are generous, and the employees only need their own items, and all the items harvested by the participants belong to themselves.
After accepting the task, the employer sent a carriage to transport Tang Zhen and other monks.
After five full days, we finally arrived at our destination, a valley shrouded in snow all year round.
Under the guidance of their employer, everyone entered a cave and were soon attacked by various monsters.
While cleaning up the monsters, everyone walked along the cave and encountered fatal dangers several times during the process.
At every critical moment, Tang Zhen stepped forward and not only resolved the disaster, but also saved the lives of several monks.
Superb skills, profound knowledge, and a powerful slave like Hans.
In just a short period of time, Tang Zhen won the trust of the monks and became the leader of the team.
In the following time, Tang Zhen directed the monks to reach the core of the cave without any danger.
There is a temple here, where items needed by the employer are placed, and there are also many taboo items scattered around.
The mission was successfully completed, the monks returned home with a full load, and Tang Zhen's fame gradually spread.