Arachi Metal

What does it look like when a seven-story apartment building comes crashing down?

Probably about the same as a small hill suddenly collapsing.

It was a massive thing, roughly thirty meters tall.

Its collapse was more than enough to bury everything around it!

Especially when it was smashed by a meteorite, even more so!

All kinds of scattered debris were directly given extra powerful momentum by the meteorite's impact.

Certain flying bricks could easily fly over a hundred meters, then, like a meteor hammer, randomly blow some unlucky bastard's head off!

And those walls tilting in every direction would bury everything nearby on the spot, turning living people into meat paste on the spot.

So.

At that moment, the workers could only regret not being born with two extra legs.

They all ran like hell!

Even the lawyer beside Xi Shenlian instinctively tried to bolt.

But when he looked at Xi Shenlian, he noticed that the other party showed no panic at all.

It was as if he was just watching a child's sandcastle collapse.

Not a trace of fear.

All there was.

Was just a bit of mild interest.

In that instant.

The lawyer's brain started spinning at full speed.

In the end... he made a judgment.

That standing next to Xi Shenlian was far safer than running around randomly!!

So, he immediately stood by Xi Shenlian's side, put on a look of loyal protection, vowing to advance and retreat together with his employer.

To put it bluntly, if this scene was photographed and entered into a contest, it would at least win a photography award!

The only flaw was that the lawyer's legs were too weak, trembling nonstop.

Like a frightened quail.

Seeing this.

Xi Shenlian just let out a casual, indifferent chuckle, without making any extra moves.

He simply stood there quietly.

Calmly watching the apartment building more than ten meters ahead collapse with a roar.

Letting all sorts of bricks and debris fall around him.

In his view.

Being destroyed by a meteorite.

Was undoubtedly more spectacular than being slowly demolished by construction equipment!

So.

He had to enjoy the view properly...

During this process.

The lawyer, who had been terrified at first, quickly noticed that even the large debris seemed to deliberately avoid this spot, none of it falling here.

Only some harmless little fragments came close.

But those fragments would often suddenly explode in midair...

As if intercepted by something invisible!

And his employer, Xi Shenlian.

Still wore that mildly interested expression.

As if he was appreciating something.

His upright body hadn't moved an inch from start to finish.

His face was calm and composed.

Full of unruffled composure.

This situation.

Made the lawyer involuntarily swallow his saliva, and he began secretly pinching his own thigh hard, trying to force his legs to stop shaking...

He felt he absolutely had to pull himself together at the critical moment!!

We absolutely cannot let the big shot look down on us!!

But unfortunately, his legs still weren't listening to him, trembling like a Parkinson's flare-up...

Half a minute later.

When everything had settled.

Xi Shenlian looked at the apartment building that had finished collapsing.

He snapped his fingers lightly.

"Now, go ask about the casualties and losses among the workers nearby. If there are any, tell them I'll compensate at full price."

"Then, have them dig open the rubble."

"I'm a bit interested in the meteorite inside."

He had no idea what it was.

But based on the feedback from Extra Talent, he knew it had to be valuable.

"Huh?"

After a moment of stunned silence.

The lawyer, realizing the big shot was giving him orders, immediately nodded like a pecking chicken:

"Sure, sure, I'll get right on it!"

A few minutes later.

The results came in.

Though the damage to construction equipment was considerable, personnel losses were minimal—only two unlucky guys got their legs crushed and needed emergency medical attention.

For folks in the construction business, that was just another day at the office.

Even getting your skull cracked open by falling debris on-site wasn't a big deal...

So.

Soon enough, following the employer's instructions, the workers started right away.

Some of them even looked excited.

Because this was the first time in their lives they'd seen a meteorite smash into a building!

And the first time digging one out!

It'd be a solid story to brag about over drinks later.

That made everyone pretty happy.

Only the two unlucky guys with broken legs were wailing like banshees.

Truly, joy and sorrow don't mix!

Some time later.

The digging continued.

Along the way.

Even the police showed up.

Because when the meteorite pierced the apartment, tons of debris flew everywhere, startling many Civilians.

But after investigating the situation, finding it was purely an accident, and hearing Xi Shenlian offer to pay compensation, they could only twiddle their thumbs and leave.

At this moment, with the effort of heavy machinery and workers, a large pit was finally being dug out.

It was then.

Everyone realized that after the meteorite had effortlessly punched through seven floors like poking through Styrofoam.

It had also, like a space-based weapon, smashed straight through the foundation, its momentum unstoppable, burying itself dozens of meters deep into the earth!

Honestly.

That kind of power was more than enough to break through most Defensive works!

When the meteorite was finally unearthed.

Though it was only the size of a car.

It revealed an exceptionally heavy nature.

Even a crane couldn't lift it!

It had to be left in the pit.

Besides that, the people on-site noticed the thing had a slight metallic sheen.

Xi Shenlian, looking at the dug-up meteorite, showed a thoughtful expression for a moment, then simply pulled out his phone.

After all, if you don't know something, look it up online!

Staring at it blankly was useless!

Next.

Through the Auxiliary AI's retrieval of global network information, he quickly learned what the thing in front of him was.

Arachi Metal.

This is an ultra-rare metal from Outer space.

Acquiring it usually comes down to luck alone.

On it, Earth, its reserves are extremely scarce.

The unit of measurement is typically grams.

It has a critical impact on aerospace and various high-precision machinery!

Its value is hundreds of times that of gold of the same weight.

And this stuff's weight per same volume is already hundreds of times that of gold.

So.

For this car-sized chunk of Arachi Metal, if defined in terms of gold value, its actual worth is at least equivalent to tens of thousands of car-sized solid gold blocks—starting at hundreds of thousands of tons of gold, or even millions of tons...

In Xi Shenlian's previous life, the total gold ever mined by all of humanity was only a fraction of that number.

Likewise.

Even if this world's total undeveloped and developed gold reserves are greater, given the difficulty of mining gold and its status as a precious metal, it's still enough money to buy all of Dongying outright, with plenty to spare.

Hundreds of trillions of yen?

Quadrillions of yen?

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