"Originium would have been an incredibly convenient thing if not for Oripathy."
At a high-end hotel beside Dagu Plaza, Shen Fei lounged on a sofa, lightly tossing a fist-sized cube of black crystal in his left hand.
This was refined Pure Originium, purchased through Rope from Lungmen's underground black market to serve as automotive fuel. Terra's entire technological system was built upon Originium. Whether in daily life or industrial production, Originium was indispensable.
Originium was a crystal containing enormous energy. The chunk in his hand could power a car all the way from Lungmen to Victoria without any problem.
Given the distance between Lungmen and Victoria, that meant this piece of Originium could keep a car running continuously for over a month. Such a powerful energy source was naturally immensely popular. Even though it spread the fatal disease known as Oripathy, few people could resist its allure.
Of course, under normal circumstances, no one would use such high-grade refined Originium to power a car. The Originium used for vehicles was generally ordinary-grade. Refined Originium was reserved for higher-level industrial equipment or mobile cities.
The reason this world could build such enormous mobile cities was entirely because of Pure Originium. Its refinement technology was also a closely guarded secret of every nation and major corporation. Under normal circumstances, buying it was extremely difficult. Money alone was not enough; one needed the proper qualifications.
Given Shen Fei's current situation as a newcomer to Lungmen, he clearly did not possess those qualifications. Asking Swire to buy it for him was even less feasible. Private Pure Originium transactions were strictly prohibited by every country. As a senior superintendent of the Lungmen Guard Department, if Shen Fei dared make such a request of her, what awaited him would probably be the Guard Department's famously terrible