"So, when does the jackpot for the Lucky Slot Machine in the large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Tarano refresh? Is it like the small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalagu where it refreshes at eleven o'clock at night, or does the large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Tarano have its own transmission channel, so it refreshes according to that?"

Zhang Yanhang was quite concerned about this question. After all, if it refreshed at eleven o'clock at night like the small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalagu, then he could exploit the jackpot one more time before leaving. But if it refreshed independently, the chance of it refreshing before he left the large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Tarano would be quite low.

"Forget it, let's not think about this for now and just clear out the jackpot first. So, I choose option four, Second Tier Three Star Elite Monster Crimson Iron Destruction Ant."

Zhang Yanhang had already checked the entire jackpot list just now. As expected, since it was the initial jackpot and no refresh had occurred yet, all one hundred monsters inside were Second Tier Three Star Elite Monster Crimson Iron Destruction Ants, they wouldn't even spare a single Second-order Four-star Ordinary Monster Red Iron Fire Ant.

After Zhang Yanhang made his choice, Time Pause ended instantly and the screen on the Lucky Slot Machine started spinning rapidly.

It was unclear if it was due to some special rule, but although he had already reached the Third Tier, when he looked at the images on the slot machine screen, he could still only see afterimages, and the extent was nearly the same as before when he was at the Second Tier.

Zhang Yanhang felt that this definitely was not due to insufficient strength but rather a deliberate setting to obscure visibility.

...

October 29, Thursday, the fourth day after the Double Ninth Festival, and also Zhang Yanhang's first day entering the Ashen World, 5:23 PM, Ashen World, Crimson Iron Ore Vein, large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Tarano, Outer Zone.

After quickly picking up two bottles of Golden quality "Crimson Iron Prince Ant Solid Hormone (High-density Compression)" and one bottle of Dark Gold Quality "Crimson Iron Queen Ant Hormone Gel (Magic Power Extraction)," Zhang Yanhang did not hesitate to activate the Death Wave Skill.

A ring of transparent and invisible waves began to spread out from his body, hunting down the hundred Crimson Iron Destruction Ants that surrounded him.

"Successfully killed a Second Tier Three Star Elite Monster 'Crimson Iron Destruction Ant (Elite)' ×1, Soul points +160."

"Successfully killed a Second Tier Three Star Elite Monster 'Crimson Iron Destruction Ant (Elite)' ×1, Soul points +160."

"Successfully killed a Second Tier Three Star Elite Monster 'Crimson Iron Destruction Ant (Elite)' ×1, Soul points +160."

...

After successfully killing those one hundred Crimson Iron Destruction Ants from the jackpot, Zhang Yanhang waited briefly on the spot and then, as expected, found five Purple Quality Drop Treasure Boxes on the ground.

After quickly picking up these five Purple Quality Drop Treasure Boxes and storing them in his Waist Bag, Zhang Yanhang didn't bother searching elsewhere and simply sat down on the relatively flat surface of a somewhat intact corpse of a Crimson Iron Destruction Ant.

Although he had said he would open the Treasure Box immediately, before opening the boxes, he felt he should first consume the two bottles of Golden quality "Crimson Iron Prince Ant Solid Hormone (High-density Compression)" and one bottle of Dark Gold Quality "Crimson Iron Queen Ant Hormone Gel (Magic Power Extraction)" that he had just acquired.

Zhang Yanhang first picked up the bottle of Golden quality "Crimson Iron Prince Ant Solid Hormone (High-density Compression)" and observed it briefly. Somehow, it felt similar to the Crimson Iron Ant Queen Hormone he had acquired previously, except that the Ant Queen's was in the shape of round milk tablets, whereas this one was more like a long calcium tablet.

For this, he thought it might be because the Nameless Blacksmith had informed the Witch Demon Mage about the previous refinement requirements or methods, which led to the creation of this substance.

Moreover, another similarity was that both contained a tiny blood-red tablet smaller than a fingernail inside a fist-sized bottle, which inevitably made one wonder if it was leftovers from someone else?

Since the two pieces of Crimson Iron Prince Solid Hormone together were only about the size of a thumbnail, Zhang Yanhang simply opened both bottles at the same time, took out the hormone tablets, and consumed them together.

Compared to before, Zhang Yanhang could distinctly feel that this Crimson Iron Prince's Solid Hormone was chewier due to its high compression level. However, that said, it only required him to chew a few extra times before it dissolved completely, barely allowing him a taste.

Flavor-wise, compared to the fruity aroma of the previous Crimson Iron Ant Queen Hormone, this time, the Crimson Iron Prince Ant Solid Hormone oddly had a floral scent—yes, it was jasmine.

For this, Zhang Yanhang could only attribute it to the refiner's personal preference for fragrances, as this addition seemed to be made later. Although not as universally appealing as fruit flavors, as long as it wasn't something like bog myrtle, Zhang Yanhang found it acceptable.

After finishing the two pieces of Crimson Iron Prince Ant Solid Hormone, Zhang Yanhang didn't rush to check his Attribute list. Instead, he immediately picked up the bottle of Dark Gold Quality "Crimson Iron Queen Ant Hormone Gel (Magic Power Extraction)" and began examining its Attribute list.

"Crimson Iron Queen Ant Hormone Gel (Magic Power Extraction)"

[Quality: Dark Gold]

[Type: Artifact]

[Origin: Ashen World, Crimson Iron Ore Vein, large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Tarano, Lucky Slot Machine.]

[Usage Effect: Charm +8, Reproduction Ability +30%.]

[Usage Requirements: Charm below 100 points.]

[Score: 530 (Dark Gold Items score from 441 to 530).]

[Introduction: Watching the male adventurer, whose memories were targeted for deletion through the brainwashing spells of the Witch Demon Mage but still instinctively covered his butt while leaving the maze limping, the Nameless Blacksmith burst into happy laughter. Indeed, running a maze was truly the most suitable job for him.

After placing a scanty reward on the teleportation trap, adventurers led by temptation became non-stop visitors. As the dungeon boss, the Crimson Iron Prince Ant displayed a growing tendency of being exhausted. Recently, it often got distracted during attacks and even occasionally fell asleep due to sheer fatigue.

To further increase production and to also preserve the dungeon boss's dignity from adventurers exploiting the 'malicious BUG' of reduced attack frequency of the Crimson Iron Prince Ant to breeze through the maze, the Blacksmith collaborated once more with the Witch Demon Mage to capture several more Crimson Iron Prince Ants for synchronized work.

As the extraction of Crimson Iron Prince Ant hormones thrived daily, the Nameless Blacksmith began feeling somewhat dissatisfied with the current situation. Besides the Crimson Iron Prince Ant, he felt it essential to obtain the special hormones of the Crimson Iron Queen Ant.

When the Nameless Blacksmith shared this idea with the Witch Demon Mage, who had recently enjoyed the benefits of the Crimson Iron Prince Ant's special hormones and had become even more beautiful, she immediately agreed to his request and set up a new teleportation trap in another tunnel of the maze leading to the Crimson Iron Queen Ant.

This teleportation trap was of a higher-end, not only including the Malicious Transformation Technique and Forced Brainwashing Technique that transformed the trigger into a Crimson Iron Prince Ant and heavily implanted mating memories, but also featuring a positioning tag and status check function. It would automatically teleport the trigger next to the Crimson Iron Queen Ant until their energy was drained before teleporting them back.]

"Goodness, although I had felt earlier that the Nameless Blacksmith Makarov wasn't exactly a good person, leaning towards chaotic evil, it now seems that life's harsh blows have indeed propelled him further into chaotic evil.

The former turning into a female Large Crimson Iron Ant was still bearable, at least one only needed to lie motionless on the ground. But the latter trap not only requires one to act but also to have their energy completely drained before returning, truly chaotic evil, although there might be some insignificant reward to collect.

Yet, after paying such a 'valuable' price, one can only get an insignificant reward, making adventurers who come to this maze truly pure victims."

This experience inevitably reminded Zhang Yanhang of his past gaming experiences, where there was an unknown reward placed at the edge of a cliff. He died many times before successfully picking it up, only to find it was an "Enemy Skull," which seemed like a silent taunt towards him. Perhaps these adventurers also have an unkillable phototrophic nature.

"Speaking of which, can this Crimson Iron Queen Ant Hormone Gel also enhance reproduction ability? Sigh, why can't it all be converted to a Charm attribute bonus? If it were replaced with a Charm attribute bonus, I probably could gain another point or two."

Zhang Yanhang remembered the hormones of two Crimson Iron Queen Ants he had previously consumed had already helped him increase his reproduction ability by forty percent, and now with this additional thirty percent, that would be a seventy percent increase in reproduction ability.

"Really, I'm on the path of self-immortality. What use do I have for so much reproduction ability enhancement? Are they suggesting that self-immortality is hopeless and that properly having children and waiting for retirement is the right path?"

Regarding this, Zhang Yanhang's evaluation would be dreaming as naive as lifting an ice dumpling that sleeps ten hours a day to smash pies with precise kicks.

"But although the reproduction ability enhancement is indeed of no use to me after all, since an Empire with two billion people wouldn't miss me not having children, a raise in the Charm attribute is still useful. Truly worthy of the Dark Gold Quality, and it's even a Dark Gold Quality artifact with a full score, aside from the thirty percent reproduction ability enhancement, it can also increase eight points of Charm attribute value."

During the process of checking the attribute list, Zhang Yanhang also noticed that the Dark Gold Quality score ranged from 441 to 530, a total of ninety points, with a growth rate similar to that of Light Gold and Golden Quality, not too high.

After reviewing the properties of the Crimson Iron Queen Ant Hormone Gel, Zhang Yanhang didn't delay and quickly picked up the bottle of Crimson Iron Queen Ant Hormone Gel, ready to consume it.

But compared to the small crimson tablets from the Crimson Iron Prince Ant, the Crimson Iron Queen Ant's Hormone Gel filled a whole large bottle, likely more than a liter, and was not easy to drink all at once.

Although it was his first encounter with an Alchemy Potion in gel form, Zhang Yanhang did not hesitate to open the bottle and pour it into his mouth, only to be surprised that the gel didn't move at all inside the bottle, as if it were a solid and wouldn't drop.

After a slight hesitation, Zhang Yanhang stuffed the bottle into his mouth and kept chewing and pushing it in.

Compared to the small crimson tablets of the Crimson Iron Prince Ant, the taste of the Crimson Iron Queen Ant's Hormone Gel was truly hard to describe. It was like chewing on flavorless rubber, still somewhat strenuous even with his strong teeth, especially since it was a Fourth Tier Dark Gold Quality gel.

Although Zhang Yanhang had wondered if the correct way to use the substance might involve applying it on the skin like an essential oil or a face mask, he ultimately decided that ingesting it was the most thorough way to absorb it without any waste.

After much effort, Zhang Yanhang finally managed to consume the entire bottle of approximately 1.5 liters of gel.

But despite the difficulty in consuming it, like the small crimson tablets of the Crimson Iron Prince Ant, Zhang Yanhang felt no reaction in his body after eating it. Considering that this time it was supposed to enhance his Charm attribute, he thought the lack of reaction was somewhat normal, although the increase was substantial.

Nevertheless, wanting to confirm that his Charm attribute value had indeed increased, Zhang Yanhang immediately opened his attribute list to check.

[Strength: 75（+3[-5]）]

[Agility: 75（+3[-3]）]

[Constitution: 75（+3[-3]）]

[Intelligence: 75（+3[-3]）]

[Charm: 75（+29[-15]）]

"My current Charm attribute is really outrageous. It overflowed by fifteen points...

One bottle of the solid hormone from the Crimson Iron Prince Ant could increase my Charm by six points, and two bottles together gave twelve points. Together with eight points from the Crimson Iron Queen Ant's Hormone Gel, that's a total increase of twenty points in Charm attribute.

A boost of twenty points in one go in Charm led to the absurd situation of overflowing by fifteen points, making my Charm, a Sub-attribute, the highest among my attributes. If I include the overflow, it would now be ninety points."

However, because Charm was a Sub-attribute for Zhang Yanhang and couldn't exceed other Main Attributes, even if it was genuinely ninety points, it wasn't particularly useful. He would have to wait for his other Main Attributes to increase before unlocking it, so it wasn't as exaggerated as it seemed, well, it was still quite remarkable.

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