It's not easy to code words, and kneel down to beg for subscription support.

"Stomp, stomp."

And in front of him, Qiang Balu and Na Kai Rui also exchanged a look with each other, and then came together.

The two of them hadn't taken a step before the eight-armed man felt his heart thump, like a drum.

What he is good at is the attack of the blade, and his multi-hand advantage also happens to come from this ability, so that when he goes out, he hides a lot of weapons in his clothes, just to cause the weapon to break.

However, now, all his weapons have been destroyed, and when he is bare-handed, he can't exert any power at all, just like the sea king meat on the chopping board, which is no longer useful.

And the step-by-step closure of Qiang Balu and Kerry also filled the eight-armed man's heart with despair, it turned out that it was not Kerry who was really looking for death, but himself!

"Even if I die, I won't let you go."

Faced with such a situation, the eight-armed man was almost on his knees, but he was obviously not very willing, he picked up a blade from the ground that had not been completely melted, held it in his hand, and kept waving it, towards the approaching two, making a final demonstration and resistance, it seems, it also has his heroic side.

At this time, the eight-armed man, with the strength of one person, had to resist the joint attack of Kerry and Qiang Balu, and under the sunset, his back had the gloomy meaning of a lonely hero.

The eight-armed man's heart felt extremely sad.

This time, the reason why he wanted to go to sea, came to Skull Island, and hibernated behind this reef, was also to find an opportunity to kill Li Xiao.

Because, during this period of time, Li Xiao is undoubtedly the guy who is in the limelight on the great voyage.

If so, if he can be killed, then he will inevitably become famous and remembered by everyone, and his own fame will also rise.

At that time, he will be able to use his name to wave the flag, and then form his own adventure group, and then go to conquer this sea, and even find the legendary treasure of one piece that countless people have longed for, which is the ideal he dreams of in his heart.

Of course, this was the perfect fantasy he had before.

However, with his own defeat, and his idea was like a phantom in the water, it was completely shattered, and now there is not even a slag left.

What's funny is that he can't even solve Li Xiao's side and two subordinates, let alone want to eradicate Li Xiao himself, which is even more difficult than ascending to the sky.

At the beginning, he was blinded by what kind of lard that he remembered to make such a move that he didn't know whether to live or die.

Thinking of this, the eight-armed man was already in a daze.

Of course, before sitting still, he also wants to let out his own shouts and majesty, just like the joke said, in the face of a fierce tiger, when there is no way to avoid it, you should put your hands on your hips and scold each other loudly, so that you can die more courageously.

"To be able to scold fiercely before dying, I should be one of the few overlords in this sea area!"

In his heart, he couldn't help but think like this, in order to soothe his wounded heart.

"How about it, are you ready to die?"

Qiang Balu had already come to the eight-armed man, his burly and sturdy body, like a shadow, covering him, and there was a strong sense of threat in his words.

At this time, no one would doubt that as long as this Qiang Balu gently pinched his fingers, he could easily crush the eight-armed man.

After all, if he has no weapon, it is equivalent to losing the ability to fight, so looking around, this eight-armed man seems to have the only option to sit and wait for death.

And the eight-armed man seemed to be truly aware of the current situation, and slowly closed his eyes, waiting for the judgment to come.

"Wait."

Just when Qiang Balu was about to make a move, Li Xiao, who was silent on the side, suddenly raised his hand and interrupted the other party's move.

For Li Xiao's order, Qiang Balu naturally did not dare to disobey.

Not to mention them, even if it is on Skull Island, then Li Xiao is also an existence that covers the sky with one hand, in this realm, no one dares to disobey Li Xiao's will, not to mention that after being rescued by Li Xiao, he is loyal to the latter.

After hearing his words, Qiang Balu slowly lowered his fist, and then walked to the side with Kerry, waiting for orders.

"Octopus Kid, what's your name?"

Li Xiao walked forward slowly, looked down at the eight-armed man condescendingly, and spoke, and unconsciously, he also gave the other party the title of octopus, so it seems very appropriate.

"Why, do you want to humiliate me before you die? Lao Tzu Xing does not change his name, he does not change his surname, he is called Rogel! ”

"I'm a demonic ability who has eaten the fruit of the tentacles, these six arms, that is, the abilities that have been given to me, giant axes, long swords, spears, these weapons, I have played well, in order to become a generation of weapon masters, to challenge heroes from all walks of life, but, unexpectedly, it was in your place to sink the sand...... Hey, I really capsized in the gutter. ”

The eight-armed man suddenly opened his eyes, puffed up his chest, and in a loud voice, reported his name, and made a bold statement, talking about the sound and color, but, in the end, there were obvious ups and downs in the tone, which also showed that he was unwilling in his heart.

"Roger, would you like to join the Dragon Adventure Party?"

Facing Rogel's somewhat angry gaze, Li Xiao said a somewhat unexpected word.

"What, you're letting me join you?"

After Roger heard this, he was directly on the spot and blinked in disbelief.

He would not believe that he was killed, at this almost dead moment, then Li Xiao would hand an olive branch to him, a defeated general, it can be said that this is a scene that he never even imagined.

You know, the winner is king, and the loser is the loser.

Besides, he wanted to assassinate Li Xiao, and after he failed, he would inevitably be killed, and he didn't have any complaints about this, but now, Li Xiao proposed to open up to him, how could this make him not moved?

And with Li Xiao's proposal, the only unwillingness and resentment he had just had disappeared in an instant, and he disappeared completely.

"I have to say that my patience is limited, if you don't answer again, I will have to give up this opportunity depending on your choice."

Li Xiao touched his nose, glanced at Rogel, and said impatiently.

"Can I really be a member of the Dragon Adventure Party...... Yes, of course I do! ”

Roger swallowed deeply, then nodded heavily, and his originally desperate eyes were rejuvenated with hope!

I'm afraid that if I answer one second late, this hard-won opportunity will be fleeting.

In fact, when he was before, he had heard that the treatment of the Shenlong Adventure Group was very generous, with villas, high salaries, status, and prestige, and many people were extremely eager to join.

However, at that time, Roger stopped there.

His ambition is great, and his goal is the same as Luffy's, which is to find One Piece, but compared to Luffy, his goal is too slim and difficult to achieve.

In order to realize his ambitions, Roger even hopes to slash Li Xiao, and then accumulate his fame and prestige in turn to lay the foundation for the future.

However, after Fang Cai's first battle, he was surprised to realize that he had been sitting in a well and watching the sky, and there were heavens outside the sky and people outside the people.

Wanting to kill Li Xiao is simply a fantasy joke, the probability is infinitely less than zero, and at the same time, he also realizes that the gap between himself and Li Xiao may be as big as a red clay continent.

In front of Li Xiao, he is just an ant, and for ants, what choice is there.

Besides, not only can he escape death, but he can also join the Divine Dragon Adventure Group, such an adventure group that is expected to dominate the great route, what else is there not to be willing to? God forbid.

Therefore, he did not hesitate to agree to Li Xiao's request.

"Master, you really want to take him, I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate, he wanted to assassinate you before?"

Seeing this, Qiang Balu frowned slightly and said with some concern.

If you keep this person by your side, it is simply a matter of raising tigers, is it too dangerous, and Qiang Balu doesn't understand what Li Xiao's purpose for choosing to do this is.

It's a bit puzzling to think about it.

"In this sea area, if you don't even have to be challenged to consciousness, it's better to leave as soon as possible and don't get involved."

Li Xiao wrapped his hands around him, the corners of his mouth hooked a trace of arc, and said with a faint smile, revealing incomparable confidence and courage.

In this era of the rise of the heroes, there are crises everywhere, the times are changing, and everyone is trapped in a huge whirlpool, unable to dodge, unable to be alone.

Some people are constantly attacking and challenging the strong, and only by truly resolving these challenges can it be possible to stand on top of the world.

It's like that white beard, as a generation of heroes, I'm afraid, every day someone wants to challenge him, Dahai Zei, Haijun, Qiwu Hai, and even the other Four Emperors.

In this sea, the battle has never stopped, and Whitebeard, precisely because he can be fearless of challenges, makes him able to become stronger and stronger in the battle again and again.

If you want to become a real strong, then you can't hope to be too comfortable, because if you are too comfortable, you will slack, and many people are defeated step by step because of slackness, just like the giant clan a hundred years ago, it is based on this reason.

Therefore, the more others challenge, the more they can stimulate the ambition in Li Xiao's heart, which is also his concept of not being afraid of challenges.

Besides, the strength shown by Roger is also the reason that drove Li Xiao to make this decision, Roger's combat power is still good, if it is on Skull Island, it will definitely be ranked in the hundredth, if it is not for the reason of relying too much on weapons, it is really difficult to say between him and Qiang Balu.

Moreover, Roger has ambition, great ambition, such a person is very purposeful, if he can use it for himself, he will benefit immensely, and he is worthy of the forced character of the Shenlong Adventure Group.

"So that's the case, the master's courage and courage are really admirable!"

After Qiang Balu heard the words, he suddenly woke up.

Immediately afterwards, his face also turned red, because, Rogel, at least he still had the courage to challenge Li Xiao.

However, there is no reason for Qiang Balu to even have such courage, because the gap between the two is too big, like a chasm in one day, difficult to cross.

And Rogel, at least there has been such an attempt, which is very difficult, at least, if he is replaced by Qiang Balu, he will not dare to take this step.

After a while, Li Xiao turned his head, looked at Roger, and said with a chuckle: "Roger, work hard to become stronger, I'm looking forward to your next challenge." ”

Li Xiao's smile was filled with a kind of confidence and majesty of a strong man.

Facing Li Xiao's expectant eyes, Roger couldn't help but feel a move in his heart, and then he was in awe.

Now, he finally understood why Li Xiao was able to defeat Moria, and even give Hai Jun a head-on blow, because just such a meritocracy and courage are something that others don't have.

And this is also the reason why Li Xiao can be called a hegemon!

"Island Master, I will definitely do my best to become stronger!"

Roger knelt on the ground, silent for a long time, twitched his sour nose, tears swirling in his eyes, and after a moment, those two lines of hot tears could no longer be held back, and burst out of his eyes.

Facing the man in front of him, Rogel was really convinced, convinced, without any controversy, and even, in his heart, he had silently made a decision, that is, in this life, he has been following Li Xiao's left and right, before and after the saddle, it is also incumbent.

can follow such a boss, why can't you realize your ideals or ambitions?! In Roger's heart, he thought.

……

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"Well, Octopus Kid, come on."

Li Xiao helped Roger up from the bottom of the beach, then patted the other party's shoulder, and said with a little relief, and then, Li Xiao instructed Qiang Balu again: "Qiang Balu, you can take him to the registration office to go through the formalities now." ”

The Shenlong Adventure Group, under Li Xiao's management and management, adopts management similar to that of an enterprise, so if you join, you also have to draw up a contract and go through the formalities, which is reasonable.

Of course, it can also make these soldiers feel a sense of belonging, which can effectively increase the cohesion between each other's partners.

"Okay, I'll go now."

Jamparu nodded, and he led the way in front of him, leading Rogel in the direction of the island.

It is worth mentioning that in the face of Rogel, Qiang Balu's expression also showed a hint of a smile, and his stern look eased a little.

Li Xiao once told them that as long as they face their partners, they must show a friendly side, which is conducive to everyone's unity.

Only when all the members of the adventure group can twist into a rope and move towards a goal together, can their dreams be realized.

After releasing their previous suspicions, Qiang Balu and Roger also got along very well, and soon hooked their shoulders together, talking and laughing, frolicking and having fun, and they looked very harmonious.

"These two guys should get along well in the future."

After watching the two leave, Li Xiao also slowly withdrew his gaze, and then turned his head to look at the undulating blue sea, at the same time, a trace of essence flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Kerry, you should already be sure about that matter, right?" ”

"During this time, I have tried many times, failed several times, the success rate is about a third of the time, I have done my best to experiment, this is a very precise and long process, I myself, can not guarantee whether it can be 100% completed."

After thinking for a moment, Kerry said with a slight sigh, showing a look of embarrassment.

The two of them said a word, although they didn't say anything about it, but they seemed to have a very tacit understanding with each other, with a veil of mystery, and it was obvious that they had communicated and discussed before.

"There's only a one-in-one chance, which means there's a good chance of failure."

Li Xiaomo rubbed his chin and muttered, his brows furrowed, as if he had immersed his consciousness in some kind of thought, and carefully considered it.

This is a habitual behavior that he will have when thinking about things.

"Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, you have to give it a try, as the saying goes, give it a go, and turn a bicycle into a motorcycle."

After a moment of hesitation, Li Xiao's fist hit the palm of his hand, making a crisp sound.

The confusion and hesitation in Li Xiao's eyes were swept away, replaced by incomparable firmness, and after thinking about it, Li Xiao seemed to have made an important decision.

This decision, even, is crucial to his future journey, so it is enough for him to be careless, it is enough to see how difficult it is to make this decision.

Then, his mind moved, the red light flickered, and after a blur in his hand, there was already an extra sword blade in the palm of his hand.

This long sword is a fiery red color, and the edge is extremely sharp, and a slight stroke can cut through all the stones.

With a simple and delicate black pattern, winding down, extremely weird, in addition, there is a little bit of unicorn blood shadow dotted in it, revealing a thick and atmospheric sword body, you can feel a distant atmosphere of the ancient flood period, rushing to the face.

When the sword was unsheathed, even the air around it seemed to become hot, as if it was deep in a huge oven, and even the air became distorted by the scorching flames.

The Red Flame Sword was unusually hot, mixed with the boiling hot wind, and the cool sea breeze, as if it was as distinct as Jing Wei, separated by two areas, one cold and one hot, completely different.

From time to time, there is also the roar of the divine beast, there is no doubt that this is the roaring sound of the unicorn beast soul that is in the bones, as if it is a magic sound in the ears, which is not to be underestimated.

The Chiyan Sword was between Li Xiao's palms, beating gently, and it made a buzzing trembling sound, like a trembling spirit snake that was about to jump out of Li Xiao's side at any time.

"This sword is really evil!"

When he saw the Red Flame Sword, Kerry sighed, and there was also a hint of jealousy in his eyes.

He has an intuition that this Red Flame Sword is like some kind of ancient fierce beast, wild and violent, and it is very easy to get out of control, when it appears, it seems to produce a terrifying suction, as if it wants to drain people's qi and blood, and it is extremely terrifying, so that Kerry's heart is throbbing.

This Chiyan Sword was originally a Huolin Sword, and after that, Li Xiao entrusted the master of the Bad Sky Iron God to use rare refining materials such as Chiyan Stone to re-forge and refine, and finally it was a weapon formed.

Such a weapon, with a sharp and sturdy sword body, with the blood of the unicorn soaked in Yin, diluted materials as an auxiliary, but also played a magical strengthening role, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a peerless divine weapon.

It's just that what is a little eye-catching is that on the top of its sword body, there is actually a fine crack, from the hilt of the sword, it has been spreading to the middle, which looks a little shocking, destroying the overall beauty, and it seems that its power has been suddenly reduced by a point.

Li Xiao saw it in his heart, and he was faintly unhappy in his heart.

This gap on the Chiyan Sword was the gap caused by Li Xiao's fierce confrontation when he was fighting with the yellow ape.

I have to say that the shining fruit of the yellow ape, the conjured Tiancong Cloud Sword, is really weird, containing a strange power, as if it can make the collided things quickly attached and devoured by photons.

Of course, this does not rule out that the Chiyan Sword was overwhelmed by too many battles, so the sword body would be damaged, and the possibility of this was not small.

After all, no matter how strong a sharp weapon is, after a long time, there will be times when it will be damaged, Li Xiao shuttles through the movie plane, for such a long time, and this sword has always been by his side.

In thousands of battles, the edge of the Red Flame Sword was gradually worn away, and at the same time, it began to reveal its fragile side, which already had a kind of meaning of the end of a strong crossbow.

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Looking at the palm of his hand, there was an extra gap in the Red Flame Sword.

Li Xiao's heart was a little uncomfortable.

This feeling is like watching a friend who has been with you for many years slowly age, get injured, and even have a tendency to wither.

This is undoubtedly very uncomfortable.

You must know that in the shuttle of many movie planes, many times, it is relying on this Chiyan Sword that fights bravely with the enemy, so to speak, the two are partners who fight side by side.

It's just that the current Chiyan Sword has become fragile, which is an indisputable fact.

In the battle with the yellow ape, it was overwhelmed, and there were faint signs of decay, if it continued to hold on, it would only usher in a reduction in its power, and finally destroy and fall, which Li Xiao did not want to see.

Besides, this doesn't make any sense, he doesn't want the Chiyan Sword to leave him with such an ending, if he wants to let the Chiyan Sword be destroyed, it is better to make a decision as soon as possible and let it stay by his side in another form.

Li Xiao's heart moved, and the light resurfaced.

Edelman's throwing knife and magic sword appeared in his palm at the same time.

These two weapons are also of great significance to Li Xiao.

The Edelman alloy is an indestructible indestructible form formed by mixing the extraterrestrial meteorite component into the carbon alloy in the Marvel movies.

Of course, it's also the hardest metal known on Earth.

It is Wolverine's bones and weapon materials, and it is also similar to the composition of the vibranium shield in the hands of Captain Mi, and even has the effect of rebounding attack power, and its toughness can be seen from this.

After completing the plane task of Captain Mi, when he drew a big red envelope reward, he obtained a piece of Edelman's alloy.

Later, after returning to the present world, he also handed it over to his brother, and asked him to use some equipment in the metallurgical factory to process and forge the unopened Edman alloy, and reshape it into the form of a flying knife.

This and Li Xiao's secret book of Xiao Li's flying knife obtained from the plane of "Tang Bohu's Autumn Fragrance" also complements each other and echoes each other, like a tiger with wings, Edelman's flying knife has been used by him to this day, and it is still the same blade as before, without any depressions and gaps, as if it is as new.

And this magic sword, which he obtained in the plane of Mr. "Zombie", is made of diamond metal, and it is also very tough, in addition, it contains a trace of heroic righteousness, which has the effect of restraining ghosts and ghosts, not only the blade is sharp, but the attack power is strong.

Moreover, if it is used to do things or cast spells, it is twice the result with half the effort, it is very magical, it can be said to be Uncle Jiu's favorite magic sword, and it was finally obtained by himself, which is also thanks to his care.

"I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, so many years have passed."

Seeing things, thinking about people and things, a scene from the past appeared in Li Xiao's memories, which made him feel emotional.

Indeed, at that time, I was like a hairy boy, and I plunged into the point of no return of the red envelope system, and the time was three years, and it flew by.

With the continuous shuttle of the film and television world, and Li Xiao is also growing up at a rapid speed, and he has lived until now without danger, I have to say that there is really a systematic credit and God's blessing.

Li Xiao thought so, and the corners of his mouth also evoked a self-deprecating smile, as if he was sighing and sighing, those good memories of his past.

"Thank you for your company."

Li Xiao took a deep look at them again, as if he wanted to imprint their color, shape, appearance, and temperature firmly in his mind.

"Master, are you alright?"

Kai Rui on the side, looking at Li Xiao, sometimes laughing, sometimes frowning, sometimes stunned, and thinking that the other party was stunned, with a worried look in his eyes, trying to wake up the stunned Li Xiao.

"Hehe, when did it become so sentimental."

Hearing Kerry's words, Li Xiaocai came back to his senses from his long thoughts, he smiled bitterly, shook his head, and shook these messy thoughts out of his head.

There was hesitation and hesitation in his eyes, and a look of determination flashed.

"Let's go, let's go to the forge room."

Li Xiao took a deep breath, took a step, and came to a basement a few miles away with Kerry behind him.

This basement was specially opened up by Li Xiao when he was building Skull Island, it is hidden underground, and there is a bunker above, which is very secretive and difficult for ordinary people to find.

Not only that, but there are also many facilities dedicated to forging weapons.

The frame structure here is stable, and the hard and tight diamond is used as the wall material, except for the vents, which is completely isolated from the outside world, which can prevent the leakage of the edge when forging the metal.

On the other hand, there are all kinds of smelting rooms, cold treatment rooms, ventilation and drainage devices, etc.

In order to create the best environment for forging weapons, a constant temperature is established 24 hours a day, and the moisture, temperature, light, and dryness in it are all strictly controlled in accordance with the regulations, in order to contribute to the production of weapons.

Li Xiao put the three blades, including the Chiyan Sword, the Edelman Flying Knife, and the Magic Sword, on the table, then turned around and said to Kerry, "This matter will be handed over to you." ”

Under Li Xiao's imagination, these three weapons have their own characteristics, they are either sharp, or they contain the heroic righteousness of the Dao Law, or they have the beast soul of the Flood Desolate Divine Beast, and the furious fire attribute.

These are all destined to be extraordinary, and with so many advantages, can they all be combined into one, so as to forge a peerless divine weapon?

For example, in many games, a weapon can be strengthened, inlaid with various support gems, and even manually upgraded to increase its power.

You must know that the alchemist Kerry, whose ability is that he can smelt different metals into a new metal, and his thinking is divergent, so can he melt the weapons made of different metals and forge them into new weapons.

When he was in the Chambord Islands, the GR1 auction house, the inspiration came to his mind, so Li Xiao spared no effort to rescue Kerry, and even did not hesitate to offer a price of more than one billion Bailey.

However, as mentioned earlier, Li Xiao didn't spend a penny, so he did this thing, and he also beat up the humanoid weapon developed by the world's zf, which caused an uproar and shocked everyone.

And isn't this the plan to rescue Carry?

Such thoughts, once they popped up, couldn't stop, lingering in Li Xiao's mind from time to time, making him eager to try and excited.

Even if Li Xiao knew that this idea would be very risky, because if it failed, then these three weapons might also disintegrate and cease to exist.

In the end, it is not ruled out that the bamboo basket will be empty.

However, after the battle between heaven and man, Li Xiao still decided to give it a go.

As the saying goes, how can you win if you are not greedy? If you don't try it, how can you know if it's a success or a failure, besides, if the Red Flame Sword is allowed to be damaged like this, if it is scrapped, it will have no chance at all.

Therefore, Li Xiao hoped that he could try to smelt it with the Erdman Flying Knife and the magic sword before the Chiyan Sword was scrapped, so he pinned his hopes on Kai Rui, and looked at Kai Rui's gaze, which also revealed a look of expectation.

"Master, I will do my best."

Facing Li Xiao's burning gaze, Kerry's expression also became solemn and solemn, and he said in a deep voice.

Although he had conducted many experiments on this before, and he himself had experience in smelting metal, forging a sword blade was a very delicate job that involved many factors.

In the end, the chance of success is only one-in-one, which means that it cannot be ruled out that it will fail, so he does not dare to swear to guarantee, or it is difficult to guarantee that the world's top blacksmith or master of forging weapons is foolproof.

What Carrey can do is use all his strength, and there is no doubt about this, what he can be sure of is that he will inject 100% of his heart.

Because, just by looking at the owner's fanatical look, he knew how much he cared about this plan, and Kerry's life was saved by Li Xiao, so no matter what, he also wanted to help Li Xiao realize his wish.

After Li Xiao instructed Kai Rui for a while, and then took a deep look at the Chiyan Sword, he left with a little reluctance.

In the forging room, Kerry was the only one left, and there was the sound of machinery humming when the various forging facilities were running.

"The host has given great expectations, and I will do my best, without ambiguity."

After watching Li Xiao leave, Kai Rui's gaze also fell on the three blades of the Red Flame Sword, the Edelman Flying Knife and the Magic Sword.

In particular, the Red Flame Sword was the most eye-catching, and it was difficult to skip it.

When he was on the Chambord Islands, Kerry had seen Sauron draw his sword and rise up to fight against the humanoid weapon, and he had also witnessed his three generations of ghosts, black swords, and the demeanor of the Japanese Tao.

However, no matter which sword it is, it is not as sharp as the Chiyan Sword in front of it, sharp, turbulent, and palpitating, it is like a hegemon in the blade, but the gap that clings to its sword body makes it have a trace of decadence.

"Alright, let's get started."

Kerry took a deep breath, he suppressed the anxiety in his heart, stretched out his hands, and put it on the most smeltable magic sword, as time passed, the sword body of the magic sword was melting and peeling off little by little at a speed that was difficult to capture with the naked eye, and finally formed a silver-white trickle of molten iron, exuding a crystal luster, along the diversion pipe, into the sword refining pool.

And when Kerry uses his abilities, he also consumes his physical strength.

In a short time, there were already beads of sweat on his forehead, bright beads of sweat down his cheeks and nose, dripping down to the ground, and he didn't bother to wipe them.

However, it has to be said that even the best smelting blade among the three types is extremely tough, and even if it took more than three hours, Kerry only smelted about one-twentieth of the progress.

Therefore, as expected, this is also destined to be a long process, Kerry did not dare to be distracted, he gathered all his attention and devoted himself to it, in order to complete the task assigned to him by Li Xiao as soon as possible.

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