"Hurry!"
The moment the beam of light disappeared, a group of chemical defense squad members dressed in white protective suits rushed directly towards Su Mu.
Judging from the situation, it was as if they thought Su Mu was a zombie and that they had to take precautions against biological and chemical attacks.
Su Mu was stunned for a moment at this scene; he hadn't seen this team before.
"Don't be nervous, they're just checking the items that have been sent over to see if there are any germs or anything like that."
Zhou Jianhua, who was some distance away, had already retreated far away and was dressed in various protective gear with great discipline, as if he were afraid of any germs.
Not only Zhou Jianhua, but everyone else was the same.
Su Mu's face darkened. "You told me not to be nervous, then why were you hiding so far away?"
After carefully going through all the procedures and confirming that there were no bacteria whatsoever on the ring that had been transmitted, Zhou Jianhua breathed a sigh of relief.
The chemical defense team sprayed Su Mu with various disinfectants, and then started spraying the Teleportation Array.
Su Mu stepped forward and took the core part of the Teleportation Array. He then went back to the Immortal Cultivation Realm and took the core of the Teleportation Array there, thus ensuring that no one else would use the Teleportation Array.
Actually, there's really nothing to worry about. The core of the Teleportation Array's layout is essentially a location function.
Outsiders only see the core exterior and don't know how it was initially set up, so they can't build Teleportation Array with the same positioning and function. It's essentially a kind of anti-counterfeiting measure for cultivators.
"Alright, it's good that you're alright!"
After confirming that everything was alright, the surrounding troops and Zhou Jianhua all breathed a sigh of relief. Zhou Jianhua stepped forward and looked at the ring in Su Mu's hand with a somewhat puzzled expression. "This is what you teleported back. It contains all sorts of treasures, right?"
"Yes, there are indeed quite a few treasures."
Su Mu couldn't contain his excitement. A flash of light appeared in his hand, and a long robe he had obtained in the High Antiquity ruins appeared directly in his hand.
Su Mu didn't stand on ceremony and put it on directly.
When Su Mu first put on the long robe, a flash of inspiration appeared, and the landscape painting engraved on it lit up. Then it disappeared, and it looked like an ordinary coat, even longer than a trench coat.
However, this long robe was as thin as a cicada's wing, completely transparent, and moved without wind, adding a touch of ethereal elegance to Su Mu.
Zhou Jianhua's mouth watered at the sight; was this truly a treasure from the Immortal Cultivation Realm?
"Well, is there anything we don't need? We could give the country some to study. Look at how much electricity we've wasted this time, not to mention the huge commotion we've caused. The whole world probably knows about it now."
"That beam of light just now illuminated half the Earth. We'll probably be facing all sorts of questions tomorrow."
Su Mu recalled the beam of light from just now and immediately felt a headache coming on. "Was it really that exaggerated? It illuminated half the Earth?"
"Of course it is! This beam of light reaches outside the atmosphere! You know light refracts through the atmosphere, right? There's nothing impossible about it illuminating half the Earth."
Zhou Jianhua said directly, "Also, didn't you know there would be such a big commotion? Why didn't you tell me beforehand?"
He had prepared smokescreens to conceal his presence, and he had even waited for other countries' satellites to move away at this particular time. All his calculations had been in vain, which was something he hadn't anticipated.
Su Mu shrugged. "To be honest, I don't know either."
"Is there anything we can research? Whatever you need, the government will try its best to provide it—money, cars, anything."
Zhou Jianhua then steered the conversation back to the original topic.
There must be something I'm asking you to research.
As Su Mu spoke, he directly took out a spirit rice plant, "This is spirit rice from the Immortal Cultivation Realm, but the yield is too low. Isn't there a great man in our country? Please ask him to study these spirit rice plants and create hybrid spirit rice with a higher yield."
Zhou Jianhua was stunned, and it took him a long time to come to his senses. This seemed a little different from what he had expected.
However, as he requested, Su Mu did indeed provide something for the country to study, and this thing was from the Immortal Cultivation Realm, so there was nothing wrong with it.
but
Zhou Jianhua looked at the spirit rice plant and felt a pang of loss, as if he had been used.
Isn't this helping the other person with their work? Why do you have to ask for help yourself? Isn't it better to wait for them to ask?
"Um, didn't you just say we could make requests?"
Su Mu hadn't forgotten this, and said it directly.
Zhou Jianhua was a little frustrated. Good grief, you still have demands!!
I'm working for you again, and you still want to ask me for favors!!
"Tell me what you want." She felt a pang of sadness, but having already said it, she couldn't back out. Their cooperation had only just begun; she couldn't afford to make a bad impression.
"I haven't thought of anything yet, but if I ever need money or anything else, you have to make sure I get it."
Su Mu didn't ask for it directly; he figured he could just leave it as an obligation and not worry about the other party defaulting.
"OK!"
Zhou Jianhua nodded and readily agreed. His superiors had given him considerable authority so that he could communicate more with Su Mu, so he didn't hesitate at all when he agreed.
"Alright, stop looking so sad," Su Mu shook his head, took out all the spirit rice plants, and then took out a small spirit spring.
"This thing is called a miniature spiritual spring. The spring water contains a large amount of Spiritual Power. The spiritual rice plants need this to survive; otherwise, the Spiritual Power on Earth is too thin, and they won't grow."
"You can also study this spiritual spring, but be careful. Spiritual rice can strengthen the body for mortals, but these spiritual rice plants don't come easily."
Su Mu didn't say much more, but Zhou Jianhua understood what Su Mu meant and nodded directly.
"Don't worry, it's something for research purposes, we understand."
As he spoke, his eyes remained fixed on the spiritual spring, which was enclosed within the artificial hill. The mist emanating from the flowing water was truly wondrous, which explained his intense gaze upon it.
"Once the spirit rice plants are planted, you can simply place the spirit spring anywhere and draw out its energy."
Su Mu explained how to use the item, and after confirming that the other party understood, he handed over both the spirit spring and the spirit rice plant.
Zhou Jianhua's expression turned serious. "Level one alert! Transport these two items back to the Azure Dragon Base at top speed. No mistakes are allowed on the way, understand?"
"Yes!"
A fully armed special forces team responded loudly, carefully loaded the supplies onto the armored vehicle, then mobilized the rest of the special forces team to clear the way. They also dispatched three attack helicopters, checked their live ammunition, and immediately set off.