"What do you think the District Government is actually looking for?" Xu Huo asked again.
The man smiled, his mind already wandering to grand possibilities. "It's got to be the formula for Dr. Wu's Perfect Potion."
"Origin Stones and Perfect Potions don't hold a candle to the formula. Dr. Wu must have come here because this place has the ingredients for the Potion. If we can figure out the formula, no other sub-district could hope to match District 025's standing at the A-class wormhole point!"
Xu Huo said nothing more. The District Government was searching on such a large scale—how could not a single rumor have gotten out? Even if they were keeping everything under wraps, as soon as Dr. Wu was involved, people would speculate along those lines.
That made it hard to tell what was true and what wasn't.
He memorized the map and gestured for the man to leave.
The man looked at him doubtfully, unconvinced that he would be so kind. But Xu Huo had already turned away and leaped onto a nearby building. He didn't seem inclined to stick around.
After waiting a little longer, the man finally came out of the workshop. He hesitated for a moment before daring to leave for real. He hadn't gone far when a burst of Space Power pierced his head. He collapsed to the ground, lifeless.
Several Players concealed nearby left one after another once the body had fallen.
Following the map, Xu Huo found the area near Mining Shaft No. 3. He didn't recklessly damage the seal. Instead, he found a suitable spot nearby and entered the shaft from underground.
Mining was done by machine, so the passageways were very wide. There were fresh footprints near a few ore pits, but thick dust covered most of the