"Everything's taken care of. We should leave."
Lu Yuan glanced to the side at the three bodies, already devoid of life.
Without another word, he walked straight to where the meteorite had fallen.
A huge crater lay there, still steaming.
At its center was an irregular stone, its surface pitted and uneven. There was nothing remarkable about it.
Then he crouched down and picked it up. He could feel the heat radiating from it.
Something otherworldly was gestating inside.
And it was something he had to get his hands on.
Originally, Lu Yuan had planned to rest for the night after obtaining it, then leave.
But after hearing the news from Captain Zhao, he fell into deep thought.
"Plenty of powerful factions noticed the meteor shower and have already started taking action. Other than the piece in my hands, most of the meteorites vanished as they entered the atmosphere. The ones that did fall contained nothing. So they'll definitely keep investigating in secret."
Lu Yuan thought about how powerful those factions were. They would certainly discover that he had bought the farm.
If he simply carried the meteorite away, there was no guarantee they wouldn't grow suspicious.
There was no way to tamper with the crater in front of him.
And with only a few days left,
he didn't want anything unexpected to happen.
So, after a moment's consideration,
Lu Yuan didn't hesitate. He broke the meteorite apart with his bare hands.
In an instant, fine black powder fell to the ground. Before long, most of the meteorite had completely crumbled.
Only the very center remained.
It was a black sword embryo, about the size of a palm.
But it was extremely crude, and there was nothing remarkable about it.
The sword embryo was heavy, though, and on close inspection, he could see what seemed to be a strange force within it.
For some unknown reason, that force appeared and vanished intermittently, as if sealed away.
Lu Yuan knew.
It was because the world had yet to undergo its transformation. The sword embryo had not fully awakened.
Once the time came, it would unleash unimaginable power.
In his previous life,
an unrivaled powerhouse had wielded this sword embryo and swept across the world, cleaving the nine heavens with his sword and reigning supreme throughout the cosmos.
Lu Yuan had once witnessed it from afar. When that sword came down, its radiance surged until it eclipsed even the sun. It seemed capable of cutting down the stars, and the enemies beneath it vanished in an instant.
To say that one sword had shattered the nine heavens would not have been an exaggeration.
Thus,
the sword embryo had another name: the Great Luo Sword Embryo!
"We should go."
Lu Yuan gathered his thoughts and tucked the sword embryo inside his clothes.
He had crushed the meteorite completely. Even if those powerful factions had their doubts, they would first study the powder.
Besides, he was an ordinary person and wouldn't attract much attention. By the time they realized what had happened,
the world's transformation would have already begun.
Soon,
Lu Yuan returned to the farmhouse at the farm.
He carried out the Wordless Stone Tablet and drove away.
Today was bound to be chaotic. Staying here would only bring trouble, so he might as well leave.
And just as he had expected,
less than an hour after Lu Yuan left,
another group showed up at the farm. They wore black and had sharp eyes. Unlike the previous group, each of them carried firearms, making them far more formidable in a fight.
When they saw the crater and the dead Captain Zhao and the others, they understood at once.
"They're from Chang Sheng Gene. The identity of the person who did this is unknown. Report it to headquarters."
Their leader spoke, preparing to report what had happened.
The others
searched the area. When they found powder left behind by the meteorite, they prepared to collect it.
But then several more groups arrived by car.
They belonged to different factions.
The moment they saw one another, they barely exchanged a word before starting to fight.
The scene instantly descended into chaos. Shouts and gunfire rose one after another.
Still, these people showed some restraint. After getting their hands on the meteorite powder, they each withdrew.
At the same time,
in Shanghai City,
inside a luxurious villa,
Zhou Yunqiong sat on a leather sofa, gently swirling the red wine in her hand.
She was truly beautiful. Even her loose nightgown couldn't hide her curvaceous figure.
"Miss."
Uncle Zuo walked over, his face deferential. "We just received word that a meteorite did fall at that farm outside Wuzhou City. People from Chang Sheng Gene were waiting there, but they were killed. The person who did it was very skilled, and wasn't an ordinary human."
"Oh?"
At that, Zhou Yunqiong frowned. "What happened to the meteorite?"
"It turned to powder. Our people got some as well, and they're preparing to send it to the lab for analysis."
Uncle Zuo paused to think, then continued, "But people from Tianshen Technology and Beidou Biology also got some amid the fighting."
Naturally, people from the Wuzhou Group had gone to the farm as well.
And during the battle,
each faction had obtained some of the meteorite powder.
Although they had failed to buy some of the Starfall Lands, that didn't stop them from investigating in secret. It merely lowered those places' priority.
"How amusing. They say in public that they won't fight over it, yet they make their move in secret."
Zhou Yunqiong sneered, took a sip of wine, and spoke again. "I heard that farm was bought by my classmate, Lu Yuan?"
"Yes."
Uncle Zuo took out a file. "He got there first, which is why we failed to acquire it. We also found out that he'd been staying at the farm for some time, but he wasn't there tonight. Miss, should we look into him and see if he discovered anything?"
He meant that Lu Yuan might have been involved too.
"No need."
Zhou Yunqiong shook her head. "He's just an ordinary person."
"Back when we were in college, we thoroughly investigated every classmate around us. There was nothing special about him."
"Didn't you secretly take samples of their hair to study? Not one of them had any chance of awakening."
From the beginning, she had never taken her so-called college classmates seriously.
The reason was simple.
They were all ordinary people.
They didn't belong to the same world as her. There was no need to pay them any attention.
As for the farm, it was just a coincidence.
And even if it wasn't a coincidence,
what could Lu Yuan possibly do against people from Chang Sheng Gene? He was far too weak.
"Yes."
Uncle Zuo realized he had probably been overthinking it and nodded.
Before long, the whole world would change.
Ordinary people would remain ordinary. They could never stir up a storm and would always be at the very bottom, unless they were among the few blessed with extraordinary opportunities.
Lu Yuan might have a little money, but after that, it would all turn into worthless paper. If not for his connection to Miss, he would be nothing but a minor figure not worth caring about.
"All right, enough about that. The meteorite is a small matter. Have you found that person yet?"
Zhou Yunqiong waved a hand and turned to ask about something else.
That person
was the real matter of importance to the Wuzhou Group!
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