They had already been shocked by Li Qingming before, but now, looking at the dazzling array of boxes before them, they were even more stunned.
It was fair to say they were somewhat horrified.
"Did you raid the Imperial Treasury? Where else could you have gotten so many resources?"
"Taken together, these resources are far too numerous. Not even the entire Imperial Academy could produce this much."
Meng Hongchen sounded the most astonished. Compared to ordinary soul masters, Soul Engineers were far better at identifying spirit herbs.
With just a cursory appraisal, she could tell that there were no shortage of Thousand-Year Spirit Herbs among them.
Moreover, the vast majority were likely spirit herbs over a thousand years old. How could she not be shocked?
One had to know that Thousand-Year Spirit Herbs were rare even throughout the Sun Moon Empire.
Even as Jing Hongchen's biological granddaughter, she needed to submit a report or rely on her grandfather's connections if she wanted to obtain and use them.
Yet the amount Li Qingming had brought out was beyond anything she would have dared imagine.
With such a terrifying quantity laid out before them, anyone would be shocked.
Li Qingming said nothing in response to the two girls' astonishment.
He slowly rose to his feet, bringing Wang Dong'er up with him, then extended a hand toward Meng Hongchen.
Meng Hongchen rolled her eyes at his outstretched hand, but she did not refuse. She placed her slender jade-like hand in his palm.
As Li Qingming led the two of them to their feet, the trio headed deeper into the research facility.
Unlike the other research facilities, this one had a complete assembly room set aside for assembling and storing precious materials.
There was also a massive alchemy room, furnished with the most advanced