Beetle and the Treasure in the Stone Monuments

Face to face with the stone tablet.

Kevin pulled it out and performed a very detailed examination and scan, scaling his circle completely.

It was only placed on the stone tablet.

Unfortunately, a circle doesn't have the ability to go inside an object to inspect it.

Not to mention the extremely dense stone tablet in front of us.

Just as the group was examining the stone tablet...

The Three-Tails, which was sitting on the stone tablet, suddenly sensed something, jumped up, and landed on Kevin's shoulder.

"Next, next!"

Upon hearing this, Kevin immediately jumped back.

Rukira grabbed Kurapika and flew into the sky, while Kurapika swung out the Chain, pulling Pairo and Bianluoke into the air as well.

Everything happened extremely quickly.

Kevin immediately expanded his circle downwards.

The scan instantly detected a creature emerging from the ground.

Kevin already has some PTSD, mainly due to the sudden appearance of creatures underground.

The destructive power of Sand Worm is still a major concern.

However, his instantaneous scan immediately sketched out the creature's shape.

This is a Beetle- like creature that moves through the ground as if it were flat ground, burrowing through the sand and gravel. The sand and gravel it burrows through are instantly sent behind it, filling the gaps left when it burrows.

In other words, this Beetle- like creature does not leave holes when it burrows underground.

The Beetle was enormous, but in the Giant Beast Kingdom, it would only be considered average. Compared to the Sand Worm, which was of an exaggerated size, it was not even in the same league.

But there's no doubt about this Beetle's strength; it's definitely a Lord Level.

Kevin remained vigilant and kept his distance.

Within his circle, the Beetle flipped its body ninety degrees as it approached the ground.

Then a crack appeared in the ground, and something emerged.

As the ground rose, a stone tablet grew out of it.

The stone tablet grew upwards until Maitai.

After doing all this, Kevin didn't even see the Beetle's face before sensing that it had burrowed back into the ground, completely ignoring Kevin and the others.

It rotates downwards at an extremely high speed.

Kevin kept a clear view of his opponent until the opponent completely left the circle of his perception range.

It silently waved to the sky.

Rukira landed on the ground with several people.

"Is this how these stone tablets were made? What just happened underground?"

Bianluoke approached and murmured a question.

They were able to use the circle to probe the ground, but without Kevin's orders and without knowing the other side's situation, they abandoned the idea of using the circle underground.

Therefore, they had no idea what was underground.

Kevin, deep in thought, stroked his chin.

He gave the stone tablet a strange look.

"Hmm... if I had to put it that way, this stone tablet is the excrement of some kind of Beetle."

Everyone fell silent.

He looked at Kevin, then at the stone tablet.

"Poop!"

"So we're actually in the excrement field of some Lord Level creature?"

That is, the toilet.

They're still wandering around here.

"Uh, right?"

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

In other words, the stone tablets they just examined for so long were actually the excrement of other creatures.

Kurapika coughed, walked back to the stone tablet, and tapped it with his hand.

"It's hot."

The surface of the newly grown, ten-meter-tall medium-sized stone tablet in front of us was slightly scorching hot; given its high density, the internal temperature of the tablet must be even higher.

"If this really is the excrement of some creature, it can't be matched with the creature in the usual way, since it's arranged in such solid rocks."

The group nodded, offering no objection.

There was no sign of disgust or revulsion on her face, just a slight feeling of oddness.

Even in human society, humans use the excrement of many other organisms.

"But if the other party is Lord Level creature, shouldn't it be able to sense that we're right here? Yet it completely ignored us."

Pairo was even more curious about this and couldn't help but ask.

Kevin tapped the stone tablet in front of him. "Perhaps this Beetle mainly inhabits underground and rarely appears on the surface, so it's not interested in creatures on the ground."

This speculation is possible.

Because when the other party left Kevin's exploration range, they did not go into the distance, but rather into the depths of the earth.

"But why don't I feel anything for this stone tablet? The excrement of Lord Level creature should at least be a C-Rank material, right?"

Kevin stared at the stone tablet in front of him and muttered to himself.

C-grade Material are very diverse; anything with even a slight effect, such as being usable in medicine, can be considered C-Rank.

How could the excrement of a Lord Level creature not be classified as C-Rank?

Bianluoke carefully examined the stone tablet in front of him.

"Based on the information we just gathered, if this Rock tablet, with its extremely high density, is made of excrement, then it means that the organism that created it originally consumed various minerals."

"Perhaps by dumping out the useless sand and soil covering the minerals, we could form the kind of stone monument we see before us."

Kevin stretched out his hand and made a knife-like palm strike.

"Let's cut it open and see."

Since it's the excrement of other creatures, it's unlikely to be anything like a seal.

The Nen Aura surged forth and shaped.

It struck the stone tablet, producing a crisp metallic sound.

The stone tablet was much harder than they had imagined.

Kevin could only make the surging Nen Aura spin wildly in a jagged pattern.

As the chainsaw appeared, it touched the stone tablet and slowly began to cut.

With a piercing sound, everyone's eyes were fixed intently on the cut.

As you continue cutting inwards, the resistance becomes quite high.

Even after Kevin loosened his grip, the outside remained hard, but a certain area inside seemed to relax.

"Is there something else wrapped up inside?"

Pairo immediately made a judgment and asked.

Kevin nodded slightly.

After thinking for a moment, I changed my position and continued cutting upwards.

It was only after hitting a metallic object again that it was pierced through from the side.

A flat stone was completely cut off and then pulled out.

A section facing inwards was revealed, and everyone looked at the metal encased within.

"I'm not mistaken, that thing is gold, isn't it?"

Under the light, the gold inside is very visible.

The group exchanged glances.

"Let's cut around it."

As Kevin spoke, he made a cut around the surface of the gold, creating a ring.

Sure enough, the center of the stone tablet was covered in gold.

Kevin had already cut out a piece of gold and was holding it in his hand.

It shimmered with a beautiful metallic luster under the sunlight.

"It's gold, and very pure."

"You can tell that, Uncle?"

Kurapika asked curiously.

When gold reaches a certain level, its purity becomes indistinguishable. In their eyes, this gold is not much different from the gold in the human world.

In human society, most gold is made up to Ninety-Nine % Pure Gold.

"Because of my yearning, in my yearning, this piece of gold reached B-Rank."

I noticed a slightly puzzled look on this person's face.

Kevin explained briefly, "Even if it were 99.9% Pure Gold in human society, my desire for it would only be a very, very ordinary C-Rank."

Simply put, there's not much need to use it in medicine.

It's not even as good as some more common medicinal herbs.

The main materials used in pharmaceutical manufacturing are biological and plant materials. Minerals can also be used in medicine, but they are a small part.

Moreover, if minerals are used as materials, their properties are generally quite well-defined.

"Whether it's four nines, five nines, or six nines after the decimal point, to me it's all C-grade Material. It's just that the higher the purity, the more sought-after it is within C-Rank, but none of them go outside this category."

Therefore, it can be determined that the higher the purity of normal gold, the more Kevin desires it.

The one in front of us has reached B-Rank.

While it's rare for Pure Gold to be 100% pure in nature, it at least indicates that the gold in your hand is very close to 100%, perhaps even reaching a dozen or so decimal places.

"So, what's the use of such high purity?"

Bianluoke couldn't help but ask.

He didn't quite understand; he remembered that besides its monetary function, gold's greatest role was in various industrial sectors.

Moreover, most of them are used in the field of electronic devices.

This thing suddenly touched on a blind spot in their knowledge, leaving them staring at the gold, unsure of what to do.

"At least it's valuable. Unless we completely isolate ourselves from human society, gold will always be useful."

Kurapika spoke of the most obvious value.

The ten-meter-long stone tablet in front of us, plus the third of it buried in the ground.

After the medium-sized stone tablet, which is ten meters long, is pulled out, its height is about fifteen meters, its width is about three meters, and its thickness on the side is about 1.5 meters.

Let's peel it all open and take a look.

As Kevin spoke, he started to get to work, and the others began to help.

After parting it...

A whole piece of gold appeared before them.

The gold encased within the square stone tablet also exhibits the structure of a gold ingot.

Kurapika took a measurement.

"14 meters high, 2.5 meters wide, and 1.25 meters thick."

"Holy crap, 850 tons!"

"Pairo exclaimed in surprise from the side."

Their eyes widened in surprise.

Even Rukira showed a surprised expression.

Kevin patted the enormous gold brick in front of him. "Wow, it's this heavy! It's gold."

Because of human culture, the love for gold is practically ingrained in our genes.

Even Kevin, looking at the gold bricks in front of him, felt an overwhelming surge of joy and delight.

Not to mention such a large piece.

Pairo had already calculated it in his mind.

"Give me two of these; they're almost as good as Red Stone Pharmaceuticals."

Although Red Stone Pharmaceutical Group has extremely high value, it is, after all, a newly established pharmaceutical company.

Upon hearing this, Locke suddenly looked around.

Looking around, three different sized stone tablets were haphazardly arranged on the plain, stretching as far as the eye could see.

At that moment, everyone fell silent.

Because its value is simply too great.

"This is poop."

Rukira suddenly made a sarcastic remark.

This drew sidelong glances from everyone, who then burst into laughter.

Haha, you actually have a good sense of humor.

The usually serious and earnest Rukira said something strange, but it was more humorous than a normal person's joke.

Is this thing very valuable?

Three-Tails sat on the gold brick, patted it with her palm, and asked curiously, as she didn't think it had any value at all.

It took the crowd a while to calm down in the face of the enormous amount of gold.

Kurapika looked at the small stone tablet that they had pulled out earlier and the large stone tablet that had not been pulled out, which were not far away.

"What's the difference between the different shapes? Why are there three sizes? Is it because the feeling of defecating is different each time?"

This is clearly incorrect, because all the square stone tablets here are grouped into three different sizes.

The differences between the smaller ones are almost imperceptible; even when compared using circles, it is nearly impossible to tell the difference between stone tablets of the same model.

"Perhaps the contents inside are different."

Bianluoke suddenly said.

Upon reflection, everyone realized that this was very likely the case; otherwise, why would there be three different models?

"Let's open it and take a look."

Kevin said as he arrived at the small stone tablet that they had pulled out earlier.

He began his cutting work.

However, as the cut penetrated deeper, a crisp cracking sound rang out, and the resistance increased significantly.

"It seems the contents inside are indeed different; this time, the contents inside are much harder than the contents outside."

Then he started "peeling" again.

Because the inside is harder, we don't need to be too careful this time; we can be a bit more rough around the edges.

After a series of cuts, a pile of rubble accumulated around the site.

What was originally wrapped inside was now revealed to everyone.

"Diamond?"

"I ask you this in surprise, "Pairo asked.

Because what was presented to them was a square, transparent diamond.

That's why it appears harder than ordinary rocks; after all, the hardness of diamonds is undeniable.

"It's definitely not a diamond."

Kevin gently stroked the surface of the transparent gemstone, which resembled a diamond.

"What level, Uncle?"

For Kevin to say something like that, he must be someone of a higher level.

"A-Rank, barely A-Rank, but this is an A-Rank mineral material; I haven't encountered many like it."

In human society, diamonds are not even something Kevin desires, meaning they cannot be used in medicine.

But the diamond-like mineral in front of them was A-Rank.

And it's such a big piece.

They're everywhere, covering such a large area.

This essentially provides an inexhaustible supply of A-Rank materials.

"Let's call it the Treasure Diamond for now."

After stroking it for a while, Kevin clenched his fist and slammed it hard onto the surface of the Treasure Diamond.

The strong recoil caused Kevin's hand to slightly retract.

The skin is slightly red.

However, no cracks appeared on the surface of the diamond.

Is it this hard?

Kurapika exclaimed in surprise from the side.

Kevin's punch just now didn't seem to be just a light tap.

"It looks like it won't be easy to cut this thing open."

For them, the value of Treasure Diamond is obviously greater than that of gold. However, from a psychological perspective, gold gives them more shock and joy than Treasure Diamond.

"Those kinds of large stone tablets?"

The group looked at the large stone tablet standing nearby.

My curiosity only grew stronger.

It was just a stone tablet; I never imagined it contained such a treasure.