Chapter 1170: Chapter 478: Opportunity for Promotion_2 Chapter 1170: Chapter 478: Opportunity for Promotion_2 He Jijun’s face lit up with joy.

He was in a half-human half-mechanical state, and although his mechanical body was strong, it required regular maintenance.

Since maintenance was necessary, there would definitely be a lot of tools and materials involved. Each time he set off on a long journey, he would take a large number of tools and materials with him, which was a bit inconvenient.

If he had such a chest, he could put the tools and materials inside, which would make things much more convenient.

Not only the tools and materials needed for maintenance but even mechanical body parts like arms! Afterward, if he encountered intense battles and his body got damaged, there was no need to panic because he could directly replace them on the spot! Just thinking about it was thrilling!

Of course, besides Xiang Hongbin, everyone else also thought that this treasure chest was quite nice. With this chest, all sorts of equipment and living supplies could be placed inside, making them truly ready to move at a moment’s notice. It would greatly enhance their mobility!

Wang Tao clearly saw what everyone was thinking and said to Xiang Hongbin:
“Old Xiang, try and see if you can lift the treasure chest.”

“Of course, that’s no problem! This looks like it’s made of wood, right? Even if it’s solid wood, it’s not too–”
Xiang Hongbin, who had his hand on the treasure chest, suddenly choked up.

“Damn, what kind of material is this, so heavy!”

He couldn’t lift it!

“This is the downside of the treasure chest–it’s very heavy.”

Wang Tao spread his hands helplessly.

When he went to get the Ordinary Treasure Chest, he also tested it and found that the quality of the treasure chest was related to its weight–the Fine Treasure Chest was heavier than the Ordinary Treasure Chest.

He could barely lift the Ordinary Treasure Chest with all his strength, but for the Fine Treasure Chest, even when he gave it his all, he could only slightly shake it–when he was at the center of the lake, he thought given time he could lift the Fine Treasure Chest. The reality proved otherwise. He could only create a shallow gap between the chest and the ground. That was it.

As for the Excellent Treasure Chest, he saw at the end, he couldn’t lift it no matter what. Its weight was beyond his comprehension…
However, Wang Tao felt that it wasn’t just heavy but also restricted by some rule he couldn’t understand. Because if the chest were so heavy it would have left a deep imprint on the ground, even collapsed it. But that didn’t happen in reality.

Moreover, when Wang Tao attempted to lift the chest, he managed to crack the ground, but the ground beneath the chest remained unchanged… It was as if there was a force preventing him from lifting it.

However, for the time being, Wang Tao couldn’t figure out what was happening and could only understand it as “very heavy.”

After Xiang Hongbin’s attempt, the others also tried and found they couldn’t lift the treasure chest either, even though it was the lightest Ordinary Treasure Chest.

Seeing this, Wang Tao suddenly wondered if the prerequisite for lifting the chest could be related to their levels?

After all, Xiang Hongbin and the others were quite strong. Even if they couldn’t lift it, they should at least be able to shake it a bit. It shouldn’t be utterly immobile…

But this was only Wang Tao’s speculation. They could only try again after their ascension to Level 5.

Now the question arose–if none of them could lift the treasure chest, could it even be placed in a car? If they couldn’t take the treasure chest with them when they left, then its usefulness would be severely diminished…

“We’ll know once we try it with a car later. We only have one vehicle after all, and if it gets damaged, that would be troublesome.”

Wang Tao explained.

Everyone nodded.

“But there’s still another problem that needs to be addressed. I saw an even more advanced treasure chest, but I don’t have the key. I need someone to open this chest…”

Wang Tao also mentioned that Fine Treasure Chests and above required an Awakening Key to open.

Only then did everyone learn that this gadget actually needed an Awakening Key to unlock! Although the cost was not small, the security was very strong.

However, when they heard Wang Tao say that the Excellent Treasure Chest he saw actually required an Advanced Secret Key, everyone was still somewhat shocked. That cost was terrifying!

“Who will open this chest?”

Wang Tao looked at the group. Whoever did it, the chest would belong to him. After unlocking it with the key, it would lock and only the owner could unlock it.

“We’ll save up keys for you, and you can open it yourself. Didn’t you say that the Advanced Awakening Secret Key formed by merging 100 Awakening Keys is physical? Then after we merge the keys, we can just give it to you.”

Ding Yuqin said.

It wasn’t that they didn’t want the treasure chest, it’s just that it was too heavy for them to move. Since Wang Tao had a way to put the treasure chest away, it certainly made more sense for him to carry it.

“Uh… seems like it.”

Wang Tao had forgotten about that.

Since that was the case, there was nothing more to discuss. After all, he could put the treasure chest into his Space Backpack, and then everyone could use it later.

After seeing that Blacky had finished eating the mutated plant corpses left behind on purpose by Ding Yuqin and others, Wang Tao said to everyone:
“Then let’s get started.”

“Let’s go, let’s go! I’ve been resting for two hours now, and I’m getting impatient!”

Xiang Hongbin laughed out loud.

This floor had many Level 4 Lords, and given the current situation, gathering 100 Awakening Keys shouldn’t be a big problem. It was just a matter of how long it would take. He hoped it wouldn’t be too long since he planned on checking on the students later.

Wang Tao immediately let Blacky lead the way, with everyone quickly following.

Soon, Blacky informed Wang Tao that there was a Level 4 Lord ahead.

When Wang Tao spotted the Level 4 Lord, two High-Temperature Rays shot out. The mutated plant lord hadn’t even figured out what was happening and was left with a sliver of HP.

Seeing that the opponent wasn’t dead, Wang Tao satisfactorily nodded. His [Scorching Eyes] could adjust the firepower, and the more power used, the more Awakening Energy it would consume, and vice versa. He had just used a low-power ray, unable to instantly kill a Level 4 Lord, but this was perfect as it made it easier for others to assist in killing.

Han Rui sent a Shockwave, just right to take the head of that Level 4 Lord.

Wang Tao had Han Rui collect the Awakening Keys mainly because his Perception Ability made him work more efficiently with Wang Tao.

After killing the Level 4 Lord, Wang Tao didn’t stop. He continued following Blacky, with Han Rui quickly keeping up. The others became the logistics team, dealing with the bodies of the lord zombies just killed.

“So powerful!”

Xiang Hongbin sighed. Although he had witnessed Wang Tao’s strength after reaching Level 5, he couldn’t help but marvel. He didn’t even get the chance to fight monsters, planning to engage in battle, but ended up on logistics instead…

In this efficient slaughter, Wang Tao crazily accumulated Awakening Keys for Han Rui.

It had to be said, the rift was truly teeming with lords. Back outside, if Wang Tao wanted to gather 100 Awakening Keys, he could only have done so using Night Demon Parasites in a Night Demon’s Nest, otherwise, it might take half a month to gather enough. It wasn’t that he couldn’t defeat them, but encountering lord monsters…

But now it was different. In as short as a minute or two, or as long as several minutes, they would encounter a Level 4 Lord. They even came across a situation where there were five Level 4 Lords together!

There was no end, they just couldn’t be killed!

Wang Tao suddenly realized something. He could totally let Han Rui and the others help him accumulate Advanced Awakening Secret Keys! With so many lord monsters in the rift, his fourth Awakening might come much sooner than expected, maybe just in a few days!

And Ding Yuqin and the others also had the opportunity for a second, third, or even fourth Awakening!

Including the students from the Awakeners School, with so many Level 4 Lords, there would be enough to go around…

This was a chance for the overall strength advancement of Changhe Base!

…

Two hours later, Han Rui suddenly called out to Wang Tao.

“Wang Tao, we’ve got enough keys!”

“We do? Let’s clear out a few more spots Blacky discovered, then we can pull out.”

After all, they couldn’t waste the areas Blacky hard worked hard to explore.

“Okay!”

Another half-hour passed, and then Wang Tao finally stopped.

“After you guys have gathered the spoils of war, head straight to Stone Forest. I’ll go get the treasure chest on the second floor.”

“Understood!”