Only when Li Wei saw Steven open his briefcase did he realize Steven hadn't brought it along just to show off.
Inside were his tools for studying minerals, neatly arranged and fitted into designated slots.
There was even an entrenching shovel and a short pickaxe...
Good grief, he carried an entrenching shovel around!
That's Steven the Great Miscalculation for you!
The corner of Li Wei's mouth twitched.
Steven didn't notice the change in Li Wei's expression. He was wholly focused on studying the meteorite.
After examining it carefully, Steven murmured,
"There's light inside."
Steven looked up, a questioning look in his eyes.
"To make a more accurate assessment, I'll need to chip away part of this meteorite. I'll need your permission for that."
Li Wei nodded. "Go ahead."
Actually, Li Wei had wanted to chip it open all along, but he wasn't a professional and didn't have suitable tools. He could easily damage it.
That was why he had never tried.
With Li Wei's permission, Steven switched tools and began chipping along a fine crack on the meteorite's surface.
Once Steven removed a piece of the outer layer the size of a fingernail, rainbow light shone from within the meteorite.
Li Wei wasn't particularly moved, since the system's appraisal was the same as before.
[A meteorite containing rainbow light]
Li Wei knew what it was, but not what it did.
Steven was a different story. Rainbow light reflected in his pupils as he stared at the glow with burning eyes.
That look was called fervor.
Li Wei didn't hurry him. Steven stood rooted to the spot for quite a while before he began studying the meteorite.
After a long time, Steven looked away from it. "This meteorite really does closely resemble the legendary meteorite..."
At this point, Steven's