Our factory traveled through time

Chapter 48 A Crystal Core Was Found Inside the Stone

"You're just feeling guilty. She has light powers, not Magneto. How could she possibly hear the vibrations?"

Wang Ce jumped directly from the rooftop and pulled himself up, while Huang Feipeng slid down the pipe.

At their level of life, their physical abilities have already surpassed their limits.

Taking the stairs is a real hassle because they're winding and circuitous, and as for taking the elevator, nobody dares to take it these days.

If the power were to go out by accident, that would be a horror story.

"Manager Zhang, how should I put it, is there... is there any arrangement?"

Huang Feipeng stammered a little, his small eyes darting around. He admired Zhang Luoyan for using her superpowers more skillfully than he did, and for being extremely diligent.

Seeing Huang Feipeng's shifty eyes, Zhang Luoyan glanced at the two of them with some suspicion, then looked at the composed Wang Ce before speaking:

"Hou Ji of Suqu Jewelry Factory has made a major discovery!"

Wang Ce's eyes lit up. If Zhang Luoyan considered it a major discovery, then it must truly be an extraordinary gain.

He also knew Hou Ji from Suqu Jewelry Factory; he was very thin and extremely serious about his work.

Moreover, he is the only physical evolutionist in the Suqu Jewelry Factory, and his evolution is through both legs.

Although Suqu Jewelry Factory has always been a factory with little presence, its employees are diligent, and Hou Ji was indeed daring and aggressive when attacking Black Hawk's lair.

Therefore, Wang Ce turned a blind eye and tacitly allowed Suqu Jewelry Factory to remain.

"What could they have discovered? Did they find some spiritual fruits or plants while gathering and hunting?"

Huang Feipeng really couldn't imagine what else Suqu Jewelry could discover.

"Let's go to their factory first. Hou Ji was the first to notify us. If he really reported it selflessly, we can give him special support later."

Seeing Zhang Luoyan's urgency for the first time, Wang Ce didn't delay, and the three of them ran directly towards the Suqu Jewelry Factory.

The distance isn't far, and given their current physical condition, driving there is even slower than running.

When the three arrived, they found Hou Ji already at the factory gate, seemingly waiting for them.

"Manager Zhang, you've finally arrived! Come upstairs quickly, we've really struck it rich this time!"

It was clear that Hou Ji was very excited. The fact that this honest and hardworking man could show such an expression made the three of them even more curious.

After Wang Ce and the other two went upstairs, in Su Qu's office on the fifth floor, besides Xiao Yong, there was a middle-aged man.

"This is my third uncle. He's the one who found it. Look at this."

Xiao Yong's third uncle took out a peach wood box, inside which was a crystal core the size of a fist.

Its color is light red, and although it is of Tier 1 quality, it is larger than the crystal cores of the Ancient Crocodile and the Black Eagle.

When choosing a crystal core, first consider its quality; the higher the level of life it represents, the better. Second consider its size; given the same quality, the larger the size, the better.

It seems that Zhou Jiakun's publicity work is indeed very effective. Even though the method of absorbing the crystal core has now been made public, Xiao Yong's third uncle still keeps it in the box.

Huang Feipeng, however, said nonchalantly, "It's just a first-tier crystal core. It is indeed large, but there's nothing special about it."

"We're not at the stage of collecting large crystal cores yet. Since you discovered this crystal core, you can use it yourself."

In peacetime, such large crystal cores might have some collectible value, but now that we've all traveled through time and are living hand to mouth, who has the energy for all that fancy stuff?

"This thing, this thing wasn't dug out of an animal's body."

Xiao Yong's third uncle was not good with words; he waved his hands repeatedly and couldn't finish a sentence for a long time.

Huang Feipeng smiled and said, "You found it while you were out hunting, right? You guys are pretty lucky. Don't tell me you also found some ancient corpses with magic powers on them."

Seeing that his third uncle was getting to the point, Xiao Yong couldn't help but speak up: "No, we extracted this crystal core from a rock!"

"What?! You've extracted a crystal core from a rock?!"

The three of them were completely shocked this time, and the implications of that were self-evident.

If you can dig up one, there will be a second and a third, and maybe even another crystal core deposit.

"That's right, our factory's equipment has been shut down for a long time. We still have weapons and equipment, but we haven't turned it on to save on electricity bills."

"Today a worker brought back a stone. He used to like gambling on stones and insisted that he could find an imperial green jade inside."

"We thought, since we're under a lot of pressure right now, we might as well cut one out for fun. Turns out, we actually cut out a crystal core!"

Wang Ce instantly realized the importance of seizing the initiative and asked, "How many people know about this?"

Before Xiao Yong and the others could reply, Zhang Luoyan immediately asked, "Why didn't you conduct the survey yourselves? Why did you notify us first?"

Xiao Yong replied without hesitation, "The crystal core hasn't been removed yet, so the worker who discovered the stone doesn't know about it."

"In other words, currently only my third uncle and I know about this."

"The reason we notified you so quickly is firstly because we couldn't stomach it; we understand the principle that possessing a treasure invites trouble."

"Secondly, Shenghong has indeed treated us very well. Unlike the other factories, we are not capable of producing gunpowder, building ships, or constructing power systems."

"But you still provide us with food and evolutionary slots. I, Xiao Yong, am not one to stick to principles, but I still understand the importance of repaying kindness."

Wang Ce nodded slightly. This Xiao Yong was reliable and had a clear mind.

He knew perfectly well that secrets don't stay hidden forever, and that sooner or later they would be discovered moving stones into the factory.

Rather than waiting for an awkward ending, it's better to hand it over to Shenghong sooner rather than later, so that they can have a strong protective umbrella.

Secondly, having dealt with Sheng Hong for so long, they knew that since Sheng Hong had gained such a great benefit, their interests would certainly not be spared either.

"Where was the stone found? You and the worker who found it, come with us on this trip."

Wang Ce's words relieved Xiao Yong.

Fortunately, it was only a matter of him running errands with that worker. If his third uncle had been involved, he would have suspected that Wang Ce was going to silence him.

"I, Zhang Luoyan, am capable of taking the lion's share of the profits, but you don't need to worry about me killing someone to cover it up."

Zhang Luoyan saw that they had already moved dozens of meters away from the factory, and Xiao Yong was still checking whether his third uncle upstairs was still alive. She smiled knowingly.

"Ahem, it's not that I don't trust Manager Zhang."

Xiao Yong coughed twice. The main problem was that some good person had run over and killed two people in a Hummer on their very first day after transmigrating.

It was the hottest time of day, but the group of five didn't rush, instead proceeding as if they were on a normal hunting patrol.

The people from the other two factions are very shrewd; they will notice even the slightest abnormality.

Releasing Zhou Jiakun earlier was merely a smokescreen and did not completely reassure these people.

"Manager Zhang, this place is indeed a bit far and very remote. We had to search around before we got there."

Wang Ce curled his lip; this was no ordinary distance.

Their third hunting route was located to the west, at the upper reaches of the great river.

Further west, there is a towering mountain, a truly towering mountain, so high that even birds cannot fly over it.

The location where the crystal core stone was found was very close to that high mountain.

This place is already far from the third hunting route and far from the seventy-second watchtower; it's as remote as it gets.

"Don't move! We can't go any further!"

The worker from Suqu Jewelry who discovered the stone is leading the way; he just said we're almost there.

Upon hearing Zhang Luoyan's words, he stopped abruptly.

Everyone stood still, warily watching their surroundings, before turning their gaze to Zhang Luoyan, whose expression was grave.

"This shouldn't be happening here, how could something like this be here?"