By the streetlamp, Yu Sheng was on the phone, listening as Baili Qing told him about the absurd situation where the iron ingot Huli had taken out had casually been made into a hammer, which then developed a weapon spirit.
Not far away, the fox girl was squatting beside the greenery, earnestly digging a hole, apparently planning to bury a stone she had picked up from somewhere.
Yu Sheng barely had time to remind Fox Girl not to damage the greenery—the situation Baili Qing had revealed was simply too outrageous.
"The laboratory was originally planning to immediately manufacture a series of items to test that material's... 'spirit attachment' property. But considering that this material might be very valuable, I halted their tests," Baili Qing explained rather seriously. "The properties displayed by that material are very puzzling. Its composition isn't special, yet after simple processing, it displays incredible energy activity. So we're very curious about what exactly it is, and whether Miss Huli can provide more samples."
She paused, then added, "Of course, we'll pay for them."
Yu Sheng rubbed his forehead and said as he recalled the matter, "That thing... Huli said it was some kind of reactor-core product after a reaction. Judging from what she said, it seemed pretty worthless—at least in her hometown."
As soon as he said that, Baili Qing fell silent for at least ten-odd seconds. Only after quite some time did she respond, "A reactor?! You mean Huli has a reactor in her stomach?!"
"Seems like that's what she meant?" Yu Sheng only now belatedly grasped the situation. Stroking his chin, he pondered, "That sounds a little outrageous?"
"...A 'little' outrageous?!" It was the first time Yu Sheng had heard this faintly frantic tone in Baili Qing's voice. The usually calm and detached female director's