Resource Recovery Office, Warehouse No. 4.
Lin Qing emptied every core from his bracelet, piling them into a small mountain.
Looking up, the tip of the pile could even touch the warehouse ceiling.
Though the staff nearby looked astonished, they quickly recovered and pushed carts over, voluntarily sorting the cores by attribute.
"[Elemental] Path, a major family..."
Lin Qing stood to one side. He appeared to be supervising, but in truth, he was contemplating the origins of that "Miss Ye."
Other than water and wind, the attributes of these [Cataclysm] Cores made their place of origin obvious at a glance.
To acquire such a vast quantity, one had to venture deep into the eastern Mist.
And the prerequisite for entering the deep-sea mist was a professional Exploration Team with an average level of at least fifth-tier.
The leader had to be, at the very least, a peak sixth-tier or even a seventh-tier Awakened.
Starting from scratch to assemble such a team would not only be costly, but highly inefficient as well.
Without at least a year or two of accumulation, there was no way one could gather this mountain of Calamity Cores before his eyes.
Yet she had actually said she could provide as many as they needed.
That meant there had to be an enormous force behind her, one that had endured for many years.
But when he reached that conclusion, he instead felt inexplicably relieved.
So what if it was a major family?
The larger the force, the tighter the official restrictions.
Even if they had an eighth-tier expert at the top, their influence could not extend into other Base Cities.
Besides, among the current eighth-tiers, not one was surnamed Ye...
Even if he made a move against this "young lady," her family would have to apply through