Global Famine: My items can be automatically upgraded.

Song You picks and chooses.

Suddenly, it occurred to me that among these raw materials, could there be subway tracks guarded by red-eyed toads?

It seems that the subway rails contain a lot of magnetized molybdenum, which makes the proportion of sword blanks containing magnetized molybdenum here unusually high.

The people around looked at Song You in surprise. It was rare to see someone betting with five sword blanks at the same time.

Chen Anzhi on the side looked at the sword blank and calculated the price.

The prices of forgings by different shapers are not the same.

For someone as famous as himself, even a sword embryo would require ten high-level crystal source cores. For other novices, a sword embryo would only be worth ten intermediate-level crystal source cores.

Of course, Chen Anzhi did not use his own name, but used the pseudonym Chen Yixing.

"A total of fifty intermediate crystal source cores."

Chen Anzhi looked at Song You with suspicion, doubting whether this man in dirty and ragged clothes could come up with so much money.

"Hmph, I think he's just a poor fellow pretending to be rich to gamble with swords. He might even have borrowed money from a loan shark at Shelter 8. He can't even afford my sword blanks, instead buying those of mediocre people."

One of them, a shape-shaping psychic named Wang, who had a relatively high status, sneered.

Recently, the circulation speed of the crystal source cores in Shelter No. 36 has been very fast, which has led to an appreciation trend in the value of the crystal source cores. In other words, there are not enough crystal source cores on the market.

Hunting ferocious beasts in the wild to obtain crystal source cores is much more troublesome than printing money in the old days.

Not only is it time-consuming and laborious, it is also life-threatening.

For a large number of new psychics, there are too many places to spend money. Not to mention purchasing weapons, even lighting up talents is a huge expense.

When the supernatural talent is activated, the crystal source core disappears immediately.

This has resulted in a severe shortage of crystal source cores in the market.

Therefore, the proximity of Shelter No. 36 provides a large amount of funding for Shelter No. .

The funds are not given for free, but are borrowed with interest.

Looking at the clothes that Song You was wearing that were stripped from the drunkard, the psychic named Wang became more and more certain of his guess.

His words made the faces of several shape-shaping people in the crowd change, but due to Lao Wang's identity, they could only swallow their anger.

"That sword blank is Xiao Liu's work, right? Haha, that's the eighth sword blank he's made, right? The previous seven all cracked during the quenching process." Old Wang said to Song You in a soothing tone, "I think you should pay back the loan shark as soon as possible, so that the interest can be lower. Sword gambling is not something a poor person like you can afford."

"What if I draw my sword?"

A dangerous smile appeared on Song You's face.

“You can’t possibly open it.”

Lao Wang looked at him with contempt.

"How about we make a bet?"

Song You raised his eyebrows

"What bet?"

Lao Wang didn't care.

"If all the sword blanks I picked are useless, I will give you this crystal."

As Song You spoke, he pulled out a finger-sized crystal from his pocket. The sparkling crystal reflected the flames from the gas stove, emitting a dazzling light.

This made everyone present gasp. A crystal of this size, even if sold in a hurry, would not cost less than three high-level gold source cores.

Although the sword blank that Song You chose was just fifty intermediate gold source cores.

Lao Wang looked at the glowing crystal greedily. He thought he was sure to win. This fool was simply giving him money for free.

"And if I win, that piece of electrified gold will be mine."

Song You pointed to a bulletproof glass display stand in the store. Inside was a dull, unremarkable piece of golden metal.

Gold and silver have the third and first highest electrical conductivity of all metals, respectively. Silver's conductivity is second only to superconductors. When exposed to strong magnetic fields and intense radiation, they gradually degrade into electrochemical silver and electrochemical gold.

The harsh formation environment makes their numbers very rare.

Because gold and silver are both inert metals.

Electrochemical gold and electrochemical silver also inherit this property.

This makes them mostly appear in the natural environment in the form of single elements.

They can be knocked out of ordinary gold and silver by just tapping them lightly with a small hammer.

This is particularly valuable because its elemental form makes it easier to handle than other mutant metals.

Among them, electrochemical silver can amplify and increase mental waves, and enhance the brain's control over mental waves.

An electrochemical silver antenna with a length of one meter and a diameter of 1.2 mm can increase the intensity of mental waves by 1.5 times.

Therefore, some people with special abilities who specialize in mental waves usually use electrochemical silver to tattoo their bodies. These tattoos serve as their antennas.

An example of this was when Song You was taking Lina out of Shelter No. 36 and rushing to Shelter No. , he encountered a psychic who specialized in shooting.

Electronized gold is even more precious, as it can enhance superpowers and strengthen one's control over them. The shooting expert I encountered earlier was using a superpowered sniper rifle made of electronized gold.

The barrel of the gun was coils of electroplated gold wire, and the bolt was a diamond.

The user only needs to focus the energy on the diamond and launch it.

The supernatural powers strengthened by circles of electrified gold wires will possess enormous energy, just like a laser, which can easily ignite the enemy and turn them into ashes.

A more common usage is to pour it into the sword body, extending from the tip to the hilt.

In this way, when using superpowers, the power of the skills can be enhanced.

As soon as he heard that he was going to bet on the electrochemical gold, the greed in Lao Wang's eyes immediately dissipated a little. This electrochemical gold was not his, but belonged to the research institute.

Or in other words, Chen Anzhi has the final say.

"That won't do. This piece of electrochemical gold is hundreds of times more valuable than your crystal."

Electrochemical gold is one of the few materials that is more precious than ordinary gemstones. The value of a small piece of electrochemical gold still exceeds the total property of most people.

"But the probability of my winning the bet is much less than one percent."

Song You placed the crystal on the edge of the gas stove. The crystal reflected the light of the flame, shining so brightly that Old Wang blinked.

Old Wang took a deep breath and turned to look at Chen Anzhi in a very subtle way.

Chen Anzhi nodded calmly.

Lao Wang turned around again and glanced at the sword blanks.

One of the forging experts had worked with him in the research institute for several years, and he was very familiar with their craft.

If they use steel that has been purified and calibrated, and they are lucky, they may be able to forge a sharp sword.

They directly used unknown steel collected from scavengers. They quenched and broke each piece of steel into pieces, and only put it here to gamble with swords.

The other sword blanks were all made by newcomers.

The only difference is that one of them is named Chen Yixing. Who is he?

I haven't heard of them. There are too many newcomers recently. I guess they are also psychics who have just returned to shaping.

Thinking of this, he strengthened his confidence.

"I'll make a bet with you, but the sword you choose must be able to cut through this nine-centimeter-diameter steel pillar to win."

Lao Wang added another one.

Disdain filled the faces of everyone present. As a relatively well-rounded veteran within the entire institute, Old Wang's best forged weapon could only cut through a seven-centimeter steel column. There was no way anyone here could forge a weapon capable of cutting through a nine-centimeter steel column.

Song Youze pretended to be hesitant. He knew that if he agreed without hesitation, it would make Lao Wang suspicious.

Cutting off a nine-centimeter-diameter steel pillar is not something that can be done by a human being. No one present has the strength to do so.

But the institute has a hydraulic arm specifically designed for testing longswords, which can hold a longsword and chop with a force of up to three tons.

Most long swords would break when colliding with a steel column under this force, so very few people have the confidence to conduct the test.

Song You was very confident in Chen Anzhi's craftsmanship, and the quality of the subway track was indeed excellent. If it could pass the quenching stage, cutting off the nine-centimeter steel column would definitely not be a problem.

"can!"

He pretended to be irritated by the mocking expression on Lao Wang's face and nodded.

"Okay, let's get started."

Lao Wang's face was full of smiles. In his opinion, the crystal had fallen firmly into his hands.