It's Not That I'm Talking About You

This was a series of slaps in the face, almost swelling Liao Feijun's face.

Others didn't say anything, but even among Liao Feijun's cronies, some couldn't help but laugh.

Liao Feijun was furious, "Pretentious brat, without evidence, you can make up whatever you want. This is clearly a Flood Dragon Eye!"

"It's indeed difficult to distinguish between a Flood Dragon Eye and a Demon Dragon Eye unless you conduct a destructive test," Meng Chao said. "Any kind of Demon Dragon Eye has slight toxicity. If you can drill a hole, scrape out some powder, and put it in a toxin test reagent, there should be a reaction."

"After all that talk, you've shown your true colors. Drilling a hole in the crystal core will ruin the material. You know we can't conduct such a test, so you're recklessly talking nonsense, right?" Liao Feijun was so angry that he laughed, shaking his head repeatedly, seemingly regretting how he could argue with such a person, truly lowering his status.

"If you don't conduct a destructive test now, are you going to wait until this 'Young Master Nie' concocts the Demon Dragon Eye into a Gene Serum, eats it to break through to a higher realm, suffers Qi Deviation, bleeds from all seven orifices, or even dies on the spot before you admit it?" Meng Chao said seriously.

As he spoke, he looked at Young Master Nie with great sympathy.

Young Master Nie's expression changed.

"Nie Lao Si, you don't believe me?" Liao Feijun was going crazy. "You believe a high school student living in public housing?"

"That's naturally not what I meant." Young Master Nie frowned, thinking, Damn it, it's not like you're the one eating it, so of course you don't care. What if you're really wrong?

They were just drinking buddies, not close enough to entrust their lives to each other.

"Eight million!"

At this moment, Ning Shewo strode onto the stage, his voice like a bell, "Little Nie, give this old man some face. I'll offer eight million to buy this unknown material from you, and we'll identify it on the spot. Whether it's toxic or not, whether it's a Flood Dragon Eye or a Demon Dragon Eye, we'll know at a glance!"

"Whoa!"

Seeing Ning Shewo come on stage to support Meng Chao, everyone exclaimed.

This trade fair was truly full of twists and turns.

"No need. I don't care about a few million small change. Since Old Ning has stepped forward, let's identify what this thing is now!" Young Master Nie held out the unknown material.

Liao Feijun's face was extremely ugly, but he was in a difficult position and could only bite the bullet, "Then let's identify it. Hmph, ruining millions of materials for a stupid kid's nonsense!"

"That's right. Although the Demon Dragon Eye is toxic, changing the formula to modulate it can stimulate the human body's potential, and the effect is better than the Flood Dragon Eye. Unfortunately, once the destructive test is done, its quality will be greatly reduced, and at least several million will be lost," Meng Chao shook his head, his face full of regret.

Since things had come to this, there was no way to resolve it peacefully. The trade fair had various identification instruments and test reagents. Ning Shewo personally took action and quickly fixed the unknown material, using an ultra-micro drill to gently drill a small hole the thickness of a hair on the surface of the material, inserting a probe as thin as a cow's hair.

The moment the material was drilled through, a seven-colored light burst out, and the whole room was filled with fragrance.

Everyone sighed, knowing that the Spirit Energy sealed in the crystal core had leaked, and this crystal core was ruined.

Some experienced Harvesters' expressions changed, and they became suspicious and surprised.

They had already smelled some signs from the overly strong fragrance.

Usually, only toxic materials have such a sweet and greasy fragrance.

Sure enough.

The powder scraped from the core of the unknown material was placed in the toxin test reagent, and soon the test reagent showed pink bubbles, rolling like boiling water.

Toxic!

The toxicity was very slight, but it was enough to prove that this was not a Flood Dragon Eye!

This was the Demon Dragon Eye that no one had ever seen or even heard of, known only to Meng Chao!

"This..."

Instantly, all the Harvesters, buyers, and sellers wore complex expressions. The way they looked at Meng Chao now contained three parts awe and seven parts confusion.

Liao Feijun was dumbstruck, instantly breaking out in a cold sweat.

The Zhao Surname Strongman from the Blood Wolf squad amplified the adoring gaze he had just given Liao Feijun fivefold and directed it at Meng Chao.

Young Master Nie, who had almost refined the poisonous material into a Gene Serum and consumed it, wore an ashen face and glared at Liao Feijun with great displeasure.

Ning Shewo breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes full of admiration as he looked at Meng Chao.

Ning Xueshi covered her mouth, laughter leaking through her fingers.

And in Meng Chao's vision, new information popped up:

[Elite Citizen Ning Shewo has been enlightened by your guidance and recognized a brand new material. His knowledge has increased, Contribution Points +18]
[Ordinary Citizen Ning Xueshi has been enlightened by your guidance and recognized a brand new material. Her knowledge has increased, Contribution Points +9]
[Ordinary Citizen Liao Feijun has been enlightened by your guidance and recognized a brand new material. His knowledge has increased, Contribution Points +11]
[Elite Citizen...]
[Ordinary Citizen...]

Dozens of messages appeared. Almost everyone had been enlightened by Meng Chao, their knowledge had increased, and Meng Chao had harvested more than five hundred Contribution Points in one go.

"Hey, this is pretty good!"

Meng Chao's eyes lit up.

It seemed like he had discovered another way to harvest Contribution Points.

Liao Feijun gritted his teeth fiercely and was about to quickly step down from the stage when Meng Chao suddenly called out to him.

"Wait, it is impolite not to reciprocate. You gave me a few words just now, so now I'll give you a few words in return."

Meng Chao pondered for a moment. He wasn't just trying to get revenge.

He genuinely wanted to give Liao Feijun some guidance to see if he could harvest some more Contribution Points.

"Old Man Ning and I are friends despite our age difference. He's your grandfather's generation. By seniority, I should be your grandfather."

Meng Chao said sincerely, "But we're about the same age, so it wouldn't be right to take such a big advantage of you. Since you're calling me 'Martial Uncle, Martial Uncle,' I might as well lower myself a generation and barely count as your uncle. Nephew Liao, now Uncle Meng will tell you some principles of being a Harvester.

"To know is to know, to not know is to not know. Given the treacherous and unpredictable nature of the Mist, the vastness of the Other World, and the endless emergence of various mutated ferocious beasts and even demons and monsters, as well as countless rare materials, how could we possibly recognize all the materials in the world?

"Even the most powerful Harvester, what does it matter if they dare to admit that they know nothing about a certain material? If you don't know, then learn. There's no shame in that at all.

"What's scary is knowing only a little, pretending to understand when you don't, mistaking the Demon Dragon Eye for the Flood Dragon Eye. You might be showing off, but if someone eats it, they'll die!"

Liao Feijun was speechless, his face alternating between green and red, his mouth twitching non-stop, as if he was about to have an epileptic fit in the next second.

"Being a Harvester is like this, and so is being a person, including Dragon City's external strategy."

Meng Chao said from the bottom of his heart, "Right now, we still know nothing about the world outside the Mist, yet we're already talking about 'a steel torrent, a rapid advance, sweeping across the Other World.' That's really too arrogant. As the saying goes, 'Civilization is not destroyed by weakness, but by arrogance.' Nephew Liao, I'm not saying this to you, but I think you were really arrogant just now."

Liao Feijun was so angry he wanted to jump up.

Young Master Nie, whose background was similar to his and who had almost been tricked by him, laughed out loud without giving him any face.

Meng Chao blinked. He had spoken earnestly, but hadn't gained even half a Contribution Point.

Was this Liao Feijun so impervious to reason?

After pondering for a moment, he realized that Liao Feijun had misunderstood.

"Don't misunderstand, Nephew Liao, I'm not interested in slapping your face or anything. I'm sincerely pointing out some principles of how to conduct yourself. Calm down and think carefully about what I said."

Meng Chao said with twelve thousand points of sincerity, "The world in the future, including your life, may undergo earth-shattering changes. If you continue to be so arrogant, be careful you don't end up dying without a burial place."

"You—" Liao Feijun was furious. "Dare you threaten me?"

Meng Chao felt extremely wronged. Why couldn't this person understand human language? "No, no, no, definitely not a threat. Uncle Meng is doing this for your own good. Even if you don't understand now, it doesn't matter. Keep Uncle Meng's words in your stomach, along with today's events, and take them out to think about carefully when you have time. Strive to change your life and become a better Liao Feijun. One day, you will be grateful..."

Before Meng Chao could finish speaking, Ning Shewo and Ning Xueshi, one holding his arm and the other covering his mouth, pulled him off the stage.

"Sorry, everyone, this old friend of mine is a... is a tech geek. He has a good heart, but he's clumsy with words and doesn't know how to deal with people," Ning Shewo smoothed things over for him.

"Ning Shewo!" Liao Feijun was furious. "You dare to condone such a mad dog to bite people. Are you disregarding my grandfather?"

"Liao Feijun, is that a name you can call?"

These words completely ignited Ning Shewo, who had been preparing to smooth things over. His expression changed instantly, and his voice was stern, "Little Friend Meng is absolutely right. Your grandfather only taught you harvesting techniques and didn't teach you the principles of being a person!

"Little Friend Meng was brought here by me. Today, anyone who doesn't give him face is not giving face to me, the White-Haired Ghost Hand! I can't be bothered to argue with you juniors for not giving the old man face. I'll go directly to Liao Santong to settle the score!"

With the White-Haired Ghost Hand's anger, the entire hall fell silent.

Liao Feijun gritted his teeth, "What do you want?"

"I've been fighting with Junior Brother Liao for decades. I know the color of his farts. Hmph, wanting to take advantage of my poisoning to step on my head? Then let him get his wish!"

Ning Shewo said proudly, "A month later, the 'Ghost Hand' and the 'Poison Hand' will publicly compete to resolve today's conflict. Does Liao Santong dare?"

"Good, good, very good!"

This was what Liao Feijun had been waiting for. He glared at Meng Chao fiercely, "Then it's a deal. Everyone present is a witness. A month later, the 'Ghost Hand' challenges the 'Poison Hand' to see who has obtained the true inheritance of the Jade Testing Method. At that time, don't say that my grandfather is bullying you, a crippled old man with trembling hands!"

"To deal with Liao Santong—" Ning Shewo narrowed his eyes, his beard and hair trembling, "Even crippled, it's enough!"

The White-Haired Ghost Hand's appearance immediately caused a huge uproar.

"The Ghost Hand actually challenged the Poison Hand!"

"Could it be that Ning Ghost Hand's injuries have healed? There's no reason, he can't possibly defeat Liao Poison Hand in his current state."

"Who exactly is this young man? His knowledge is so profound, and he even has Ning Ghost Hand protecting him like this. If Ning Ghost Hand isn't his master, then what kind of all-powerful figure is his master?"

"Meng Chao? I've remembered this name!"