Chapter 24: Thunderous Wings!

  Chu Zi Feng entered an antique shop. Although it was daytime, the interior of the store wasn't very bright, relying solely on a few oil lamps to emit a faint glow.

  In the antique shop, an old bald man sat in a rocking chair, constantly smoking a water pipe.

  When Chu Zi Feng entered the store, the bald old man stood up from his rocking chair with a smile all over his face and asked: "Boss, what do you need?"

  Business came to the door, and the old man was naturally delighted. However, when he saw Chu Zifeng's age clearly, the old man was a little disappointed.

  This is an antique shop, and although there aren't any priceless antiques, with Chu Zi Feng's age and attire, I reckon he can't even afford to buy a single item here.

  Chu Zi didn't care whether the things in the antique shop were genuine or fake, because his purpose for coming here wasn't to buy antiques either, but to see if there were any of the raw materials recorded in "Treasures of Refining" in these places.

  "Old man, I'd like to ask, do you have something called 'Phoenix Stone' here?"

  Chu Zi Feng obtained the "Ice Stone" from Huang Chang's body. This "Ice Stone" is a cold-natured object, and if used in other ways, it won't have much effect. It's estimated that Huang Chang only used it as a fan in the summer, but for Chu Zi Feng, it was an invaluable treasure.

  Having the "Ice Stone" is not enough, Chu Zifeng is now looking for a stone that is interdependent with the "Ice Stone", called the "Phoenix Stone", which is also recorded in the "Treasured Equipment Manual".

  "Listen, kid, I've been in this business for decades and I've never heard of any 'Phoenix Stone' you're talking about. You'd better go check with someone else."

  Business is business, and the old man won't say anything too unpleasant, after all, he's relying on this store to support his old age. He doesn't want to offend anyone powerful, or else he'll have a hard time himself.

  Chu Zi Feng didn't have much hope anyway, since it's not here, he can only go somewhere else to take a look.

  After leaving the antique shop, Chu Zifeng went to several other antique shops, but the result was the same, and there was nothing that Chu Zifeng wanted.

  In the midst of despair, Chu Zi Feng unknowingly arrived at a coal mine trading market. The place was very dirty, but many people came to buy coal mines, mostly from fertilizer factories.

  "Brother, are you interested in taking a look at what I have here? This is good stuff."

  Chu Zi didn't even look at the middle-aged man who was talking to himself and shook his head as he turned to leave.

  A middle-aged man suddenly grabbed Chu Zifeng and said, "Brother, take a look, maybe you'll need it. I'll sell it to you cheaply, how about 50 yuan per serving?"

  "You're this kind of person..."

  Chu Zi Feng couldn't find what he was looking for, and his mood was already bad. Now being pulled by these coal sellers, he naturally got angry.

  Chu Zi Wind took a glance at the coal mine sold by this middle-aged man, and suddenly his eyes lit up. These coal mines were a bit strange, they weren't black in color, but dark red, with all sorts of shapes, and there were a lot of them, at least fifteen tons, loaded onto the truck.

  "Boss, what are these stones called?" Chu Zifeng asked.

  "Flint, and a very special kind of flint, which I brought all the way from Hunan."

  "How much did you say it costs per meal?"

  "Five... uh, make it cheaper, thirty yuan per meal."

  "How much?"

  "It's all here."

  "Alright, I'll take everything. But I don't have cash on me, can you deliver these things to the place I specify and then go with me to the bank to get the money?"

  "Of course no problem. Brother, get in the car, I'll deliver it right to your doorstep."

  The middle-aged man was overjoyed this time, but in fact he was just an outsider to the coal mine business. It was his first time doing this business and he didn't expect to be cheated when he was back home. With no other choice, he could only drag a cart of worthless rocks to Yanjing, hoping to make back his investment.

  After so many days, no one has bought his coal mine. When he didn't even have money for gas, he ran into Chu Zi Feng, that foolish kid, who actually bought all of his coal mines!

  The middle-aged man was overjoyed, but Chu Zi Feng was even more delighted, because these stones were the "Phoenix Stones" he had been searching for, and there were so many of them. They would pair perfectly with a small amount of "Ice Frost Stone" to refine a piece of equipment.

  Next, Chu Zifeng rented a house in the suburbs of Yanjing and withdrew money from the bank to give to the middle-aged man. Afterwards, Chu Zifeng stayed in the one-thousand-yuan-rented house and moved all the "Phoenix Stones" inside, starting to refine the magical instruments.

  For a whole day, Chu Zi Feng had used up almost all of the "Phoenix Stones", and even the "Ice Stones" were left with only a little bit. Just when Chu Zi Feng thought that his first attempt at refining equipment was going to fail, suddenly, a purple light flashed out from within the room, this purple light rose to in front of Chu Zi Feng, quickly changing into a pair of wings, a pair of purple wings.

  As the purple light gradually dissipated, Chu Zifeng clearly saw that this pair of small purple wings was actually formed by two flying knives, with a very exquisite appearance and flashing purple knife lights.

  He took out the "Refining Treasure Classic" and compared the purple flying knife feathers he had refined with the ones drawn in the "Refining Treasure Classic". The result was exactly the same.

  "'Surprise Thunder Wings' can transform into a pair of wings, merging with the owner as one, instantly releasing countless flying knives to attack enemies with thunderous momentum. Additionally, it can help the owner withstand all attacks... The downside is... it cannot fly."

  Chu Zi Feng read through the instructions on the "Refining Equipment Manual" once, then stretched out his hand to touch the first piece of equipment he had refined.

  Suddenly, the "Surprise Thunder Wings" flashed a purple light and actually merged into Chu Zifeng's body. Immediately after that, on Chu Zifeng's back, a pair of purple wings really grew out, each feather formed by a purple flying knife. The wings could be large or small, with more or fewer feathers, and were constantly flapping.

  "This is indeed a good treasure, with this treasure, even if I face many more enemies in the future, I won't have to worry, it can attack in groups and protect me... The only drawback is that it can't fly!"

  Chu Zi's expression fell slightly, he had grown a pair of wings, but unfortunately, they were not for flying, only for attacking others and self-defense, what a pity!

  "Whatever, the first magical instrument having such an effect is already quite good. When I find more original materials in the future, I will definitely refine a magical instrument that can take me flying, and it can also be considered as fulfilling humanity's dream of flying in the sky in my own way!"