Chapter 76: Star Sand

Unable to find Hancock, Li Mochen had no choice but to detour to the Linden Academy library. Amidst the vast collection of books, he finally discovered the origin of those four stones.

This object is called 'Zhuxing Shenhe' in the East, and 'Stardust Stone' in the West. Comparatively, the Western name is simpler and more direct. It is formed by legendary-level or stronger cultivators entering the Star Realm, collecting stardust, and refining it.

This item can be used for artifact crafting or to enhance a cultivator's ability to sense the stars.

It is extremely rare, something one can only encounter by chance. One must happen upon a Star Realm storm in the Star Realm and endure its ravages for a certain period to collect it.

In this world, the number of cultivators capable of this is already small, and those with sufficient strength may not have the luck to encounter such a Star Realm storm nearby.

Thus, although the 'Stardust Stone' is inferior in practical value to the most顶级奇珍异宝, it surpasses them in rarity.

Li Mochen did not know where Li Chunchu had obtained such a thing, but he understood that the original owner must have paid a considerable price for it.

Additionally, the third spell of the pocket watch, called 'Divine Descent,' could be used once a week. Activated after injury, it greatly enhanced one's physique, strength, speed, magic, and source power for half a minute, and could resist most control-type spells. Its powerful function was astonishing, directly raising Li Mochen's valuation of the watch by several levels. He thought that such an item might cost over a million gold shields to purchase.

This also affected Li Mochen's mood, and he couldn't shake it off until the afternoon when he went to the cold weapon combat club for practice.

Although his new home now had a dedicated practice room, neither the space nor the professionalism of the equipment could compare with that place.

It was evident that the several coaches there had completely ostracized him. During today's group combat training, they didn't even give Li Mochen a substitute spot. However, the Medici girl remained as enthusiastic as ever.

After two classes, Angela even tried to chat with Li Mochen: 'I feel like you're in a bad mood today, Andrei. Did something happen?'

Li Mochen naturally shook his head slightly. Seeing this, Angela looked puzzled: 'That's strange. You got A's in both unit tests today. If you're not happy with that, then I should be crying.'

Li Mochen asked in surprise: 'Did you not do well this time?'

At that moment, Angela inexplicably felt very happy, thinking she had finally made this stubborn stone speak.

'I also got A's, but A and A are different. I went to the academic office today on business and saw your test papers. You got full marks! Several teachers were surprised by your results. Some of the math problems this time couldn't even be solved by college students.'

'I see!'

Li Mochen keenly detected a hint of unwillingness and defiance in the girl's eyes. He secretly laughed to himself, but his face remained indifferent: 'Do I need to be happy about that? My grades have always been like this. As for you, Angela, if you put more effort into your studies, I believe you will improve.'

Before he finished speaking, Li Mochen clearly sensed that Angela's aura had changed. At that moment, he directly stood up from his seat: 'Let's call it a day. I'll head back first.'

Then he leisurely walked out of the gymnasium and returned to his apartment. Li Mochen had to go back early because he had called in the morning for Elisa Targaryen to deliver his share of beast meat.

The latter kept her word and arrived in the evening as promised, also taking the opportunity to tour Li Mochen's new residence.

However, aside from a few exclamations of surprise, Alyssa showed no other expression throughout. She came from a prominent family and had seen hundreds of luxurious mansions; Li Mochen's duplex apartment was truly nothing special. And if the treatment Nathan Sports Group gave Li Mochen didn't even reach this level, then its upper management would be utterly incompetent, and Li Mochen probably wouldn't sign with them.

It wasn't until Alyssa arrived at the martial arts training room and saw the little dragon vein struggling with all its might to do weighted flight training that she was slightly shocked.

Li Mochen had actually tied several small barbells to this Inferno Dragon, making it fly around the martial arts training room. The little creature had been practicing for who knows how long; in any case, when Alyssa saw it, the little Inferno Dragon was drenched in sweat.

"Isn't this animal abuse?"

Alyssa was speechless: "Even if it hatched from a dragon egg, you still have to be careful it doesn't turn on you."

"I know what I'm doing."

Li Mochen walked over and removed the barbells from the little Inferno Dragon. But just as Alyssa thought he was going to let it off the hook, she saw him prick the little creature with a few needles, then take it to the gym, where he attached two ropes to the seated back extension machine and hung them on the little Inferno Dragon's legs.

This guy had even set the weight stack at one hundred twenty kilograms. That weight would be difficult even for some adults without magical energy to lift, let alone a little creature born less than four months ago—

"And you say you know what you're doing? I think you've given up on yourself."

Alyssa felt that Li Mochen's magical pet wouldn't last much longer. She had known a week ago that this Inferno Dragon didn't come from a dragon egg but was bought by Li Mochen on the black market. Not only did it lack a proper license, but it was also a finished product already three months old—the most dangerous kind.

Alyssa now only hoped that this little Inferno Dragon would leave sooner rather than later, and not stab them in the back during their hunt.

Li Mochen ignored her. Next, he took a sword and a suit of armor from the weapon room. The sword was the 'Holy Thunder Judgment,' and the armor was a medium-sized battle armor model named 'Black Rhino.'

"You should know a blacksmith on the black market. If so, help me sharpen this sword and unlock the sealing array on the battle armor before Friday."

Alyssa's brows furrowed slightly, knowing this was a top-tier magical weapon worth up to two hundred thousand gold shields.

Although the threshold for using this thing was only level four, making it a low-to-mid-level weapon, Nathan Sports Group had integrated several high-power spells into this 'Holy Thunder Judgment,' which was precisely the value of this level-four magical weapon.

Moreover, although the sword weighed only twelve kilograms and was as thin as a cicada's wing, its blade was exceptionally sturdy, capable of going head-to-head with many magical weapons above level ten.

Alyssa could see that this thing could at least double or triple Li Mochen's combat power, but the problem was—

"This is a competition item sponsored by Nathan Group, right? Is it okay for us to use it in the dark world hunt?"

"Since they've sent it over, it's mine."

Li Mochen's tone was blunt: "I asked Carl, Mr. Peyton's assistant. He said as long as I don't use it to hurt people, nothing will happen; the company will turn a blind eye."

Carl Holton couldn't have said it directly, but that was the gist of his words.

"Alright then! I'll find someone tonight to get the sharpening done."

Alyssa no longer refused and readily took the Holy Thunder Judgment from Li Mochen. She was happy to see anything that could improve their hunting efficiency and was willing to help.