An Unexpected Harvest

Luo Yan reached out and grasped the ' Primordial Stone Fragment ' in his hand, but as before, the rhomboid crystal did not react at all.

He sighed softly, "Could it be that my Divine Treasure can no longer break through?"

"Or perhaps, other stimuli are needed to continue breaking through?"

Looking at the piece in his hand, Luo Yan certainly wouldn't miss it. Even if he couldn't use it himself, he could exchange it for contribution points at the Legion or the ' Giant Beast Strategy Department '.

If not, giving it to Bai would also be fine; Luo Yan still hasn't had a chance to repay her for saving his life.

Thinking this, Luo Yan took out a palm-sized metal combination lock box from his pilot suit, which contained another 'fragment'.

Unlocked with fingerprint, the box popped open, and Luo Yan placed the two ' Primordial Stone Fragment ' together.

When these two things are placed together, they vibrate simultaneously, and then, like magnets attracting each other, they suddenly stick together.

The contact points instantly blended together, permeating each other like water and milk. Both 'fragments' emitted a hazy, clear light, and a faint, almost imperceptible fragrance of flowers and grass filled the air.

The yin- Taiji symbol on the 'fragment' then rose up in light, disintegrating layer by layer, seemingly formed by the superposition of countless layers of graphics.

Each layer of the diagram contained information that humans could not understand. The amount of information was astonishing. When these layers of diagrams were further dissected, they formed countless symbols that almost filled Luo Yan's field of vision!

Looking at the two 'fragments' in the box, they have now completely fused together, turning into a crystal-clear, jelly-like object.

The thing wriggled and reshaped itself, and after a moment, it became a sphere the size of an eyeball.

Immediately afterwards, the symbols that were fluttering in the air recombine, forming layers of patterns, and then are orderly imprinted into the small ball.

Layer upon layer, constantly overlapping, eventually forming a symbol resembling oracle bone script.

It seemed to be a character, but unfortunately Luo Yan didn't recognize it at all. He only knew that the symbol contained the concepts of Taiji and Yin Yang, which was different from the pattern on the previous ' Primordial Stone Fragment '.

This symbol now seems to have a deeper meaning than the pattern.

In other words...

After the two ' Primordial Stone Fragment ' merged, they should have formed something of a higher level.

Thinking of this, Luo Yan held his breath, reached out, and gently tapped the sphere in the box.

In an instant.

The symbols and countless fine lines inside the sphere instantly lit up, and the crystal sphere floated into the air, reaching a point where it was level with Luo Yan's line of sight.

It suddenly struck his forehead.

Luo Yan instinctively tried to dodge, but it was too fast. Before Luo Yan could even think of it, it was already imprinted on Luo Yan brow. Then, the crystalline sphere melted away as if it were ice being exposed to the sun, leaving only the mysterious and ancient symbol imprinted on Luo Yan's brow. It then gradually seeped into Luo Yan's skin and finally disappeared.

The next second.

A point of clear light shone from between Luo Yan's eyebrows, and then the light spread, illuminating the capillaries and nerves throughout Luo Yan's body, forming a mysterious pattern.

This process is very fast, almost instantaneous.

In the blink of an eye, Luo Yan returned to normal, showing no signs of anything unusual.

However, it is an undeniable fact that both fragments inside the combination lock box have disappeared.

Then, Luo Yan heard the sound of a car outside the carriage.

Luo Yan put away the combination lock box, closed the suitcase, and went outside the truck.

Tanks lined up all around, their doors opened, and squads of soldiers disembarked in an orderly fashion, quickly dispersing and forming a defensive line.

A group of people then strode in, led by a man with a square face. A capable-looking young woman beside him introduced him to Luo Yan, saying, "This is Commander Hu Yu, the commander-in-chief of the Guangling Armed Corps."

The man Hu Yu nodded and looked at Luo Yan: "Nothing inside is missing, is it?"

Luo Yan replied succinctly, "Nothing is missing."

"That's good." Hu Yu said calmly, "Thank you for your hard work. We'll handle the rest; there's no need to trouble the military."

Luo Yan didn't say anything and turned to leave.

Unexpectedly, the capable-looking woman behind him cleared her throat and said, "Wait a minute."

Luo Yan turned and glanced at her.

The woman with short, neat hair said expressionlessly, "As is customary, we need to conduct a necessary check on you, since you just entered an important supply truck."

"Now, please take out your belongings and cooperate with our work."

Luo Yan's eyes turned icy cold.

His thumb was already on the hilt of ' Star Splitter ', ready to draw the sword at any moment.

"Don't be rude, Xiao Lin."

Hu Yu then spoke.

Then, looking at Luo Yan, he said, "Please don't take offense. Xiao Lin didn't mean it; it was just his duty."

"But I believe in you, I believe in the Corps."

Please make yourself at home.

Luo Yan then nodded.

He returned to his mech and then went back to the Battlefield.

Watching the mech depart, Hu Yu said in a deep voice, "Take inventory of the items in the vehicle, compare them with the list of supplies we obtained from the base, and see if the Mech Master has embezzled any of it."

The capable-looking woman beside him, Xiao Lin, nodded, took out a tablet computer, and led a group of soldiers onto the truck.

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Forbidden Zone 3, Misty Canyon.

Since the torrential rain that night, those who entered the Forbidden Land have noticed that Forbidden Land seems much quieter than usual.

Even on ordinary days, when venturing to the edge of the Forbidden Land, one can hear the roars of giant beasts emanating from Forbidden Land depths.

However, recently, while such roars have not completely disappeared, they have become much less frequent. Sometimes, only two or three roars can be heard throughout the entire day.

The Forbidden Land Zone 3, Medicine Valley.

This area, which was once occupied by the 'Black Wave' company, is now jointly managed by ' Hanli Pharmaceutical Company ' and several other Medicinal Materials companies, and is also open to other companies for mining.

By simply paying the stipulated fee, one can enter the Medicine Valley to mine raw materials, making the Medicine Valley far more bustling than before.

Today, Yang Lixie personally inspected the Medicine Valley. Now, this Medicine Valley has become the company's biggest cash cow. Even if 'Hanli Company' doesn't mine Medicinal Materials, it can still make a lot of money from the quarterly dividends alone.

Standing in his newly built management office, looking through the floor-to-ceiling windows at the bustling scene in the Medicine Valley, Yang Lixie sighed, "If only Classmate Luo were here too. This is the 'empire' we built together."

He then muttered to himself, "No, no, no, Yang Lixie, you can't be arrogant. Early success makes it easy to fall into a trap."

"You need to have a longer-term vision and a broader perspective. You're already so proud of yourself because of just one Medicine Valley. How can someone like that be worthy of being Classmate Liu?"

"Let's set a small goal: Hanli Pharmaceutical will monopolize the Medicinal Materials business in the entire Misty Canyon!"

He nodded.

Just then, the alarm in the management building suddenly went off.

The piercing alarm startled Yang Lixie for a moment, then the loudspeaker blared. "Attention! Attention!"

"Traces of a giant beast have been spotted in the Third Alert Zone of Medicine Valley!"

"The Third Alert Zone has been breached!"

"The Third Alert Zone has been breached!"

Yang Lixie turned pale instantly, turned around and left, taking out his phone as he went. "Quick, prepare the car, I need to leave immediately."

After explaining the matter, he put down his phone and said with a wry smile, "If only Classmate Luo were here, I wouldn't have much faith in the others."

"However, a repulsion system has Zhou Ming Medicine Valley, which releases high-frequency sound waves that the giant beasts hate 24 hours a day."

"This system cost me a fortune, what's wrong, it's malfunctioning?"

"Or is it Mid-tier Giant Beast that has arrived?"

Thinking of this, Yang Lixie quickened his pace. If it were Mid-tier Giant Beast, those few old-model mechs in Medicine Valley would be far from enough to defend against it.