Chapter 289 - Crystal Ore
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n“Oh, Night Owl…”
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nChen Yu stammered.
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n“About that… actually, I’ve recently been… deployed somewhere. I’m no longer in charge of that side. Why are you asking about this…”
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nThe corners of Fang Heng’s mouth twitched, and he said, “So after you have been used, they kicked you out of the investigation team, is it?”
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n“Uh… Fang Heng, Don’t rub salt into the wound at this time…”
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nChen Yu smiled bitterly in his heart, picked up the coffee on his desk and took a small sip.
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n“I’ve been entrusted with another role by the leaders. Recently, I’m mainly in charge of the overall planning of the recent Blood Moon incident in Server 8.”
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nFang Heng interrupted, “Do me a favour. I heard that Night Owl might be doing something in the Desert Gobi region. Help me find out if there’s any specific news from there?”
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n“Is that so? I haven’t heard about it. I’ll go and ask around. Wait for my call.”
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n“Okay.”
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nFang Heng hung up the phone, sat cross-legged on the futon and closed his eyes to meditate.
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nAbout half an hour later, Chen Yu’s call came again.
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n“Fang Heng, you’re right. I’ve asked a few friends about it. There has indeed been a secret emergency operation in the past two days. The location is in the Desert Gobi region.”
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n“I have a feeling that this matter might be related to Night Owl because the person in charge of the operation is Zhang Zhe.”
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nChen Yu’s tone was also a little uncomfortable.
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n“I just tried to ask Zhang Zhe, but he said ‘it’s a secret’ and did not reveal anything after that.”
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nFang Heng pursed his lips.
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nIt’s him again! Zhang Zhe!
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nFang Heng’s impression of Zhang Zhe had never been very good.
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nIf it was Chen Yu who was in charge, Fang Heng was prepared to discuss it with him and seek revenge on Night Owl together.
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nSince the person in charge was Zhang Zhe, there was no need to do that.
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nSensing that Fang Heng had gone silent, Chen Yu had a bad feeling.
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n“Uh, Fang Heng, something on your mind?”
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n“Don’t do anything rash. Leave it to our Federation to handle.”
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n“Yes, I know. Contact me if there’s anything next time.”
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nHearing the call hang up, Chen Yu sighed silently.
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nHe felt that with Fang Heng’s personality, he would most likely cause some trouble again.
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nAfter thinking about it, Chen Yu decided to send a message to Fang Heng to tell him to be more vigilant and be more careful.
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nHe had just finished typing and sent it over.
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n“Fang Heng refuses to accept your call…”
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nHe was blocked!
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nChen Yu gritted his teeth and turned off his phone.
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n…
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nFang Heng decided to do it himself.
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nFederation? Night Owl?
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nHis 200 Lickers would be enough to crush them, right?
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nAs the saying goes, “The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole follows.” He would let them fight first, and then he would sit back and reap the benefits.
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nAfter making up his mind, Fang Heng returned to the research room and prepared to lead the group of Lickers that had just completed their evolutionary transformation to join the battle.
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n“Qiu Yaokang, how’s the Licker transformation going?”
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nQiu Yaokang was operating the machine table with a few researchers. He did not even turn his head. “The last batch is still in the process of transformation. It will be completed in ten minutes.”
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nFang Heng nodded.
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nTo save some money, Fang Heng did not choose to use his survival points to complete the transformation in an instant. Instead, he would use the time slowly.
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nHe walked to the side of Qiu Yaokang.
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n“Oh right, there’s still this thing. Help me check it.”
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nQiu Yaokang took the small rock in Fang Heng’s hand and carefully examined it under the light.
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n“Interesting. Where did it come from?”
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n“I picked it up from a cave in the desert.”
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nQiu Yaokang walked to the experiment table at the side and put the rock under the microscope to observe.
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n“It’s a very strange crystal structure. It’s very rare. I need to conduct a thorough examination.”
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nHalf an hour later, Qiu Yaokang found Fang Heng with a detailed inspection report.
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n“Fang Heng, you found another good thing.”
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nFang Heng’s eyelids twitched.
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nEven Qiu Yaokang thought it was a good thing…
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n“What is it?”
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n“Do you still remember the high-level energy crystal that you obtained from the Meteorite Company in Pine City not long ago?”
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n“It’s this?”
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nFang Heng had a very good impression of the high-level energy crystal.
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nIt was a blue square crystal.
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nThe high-level energy crystal contained extremely powerful energy.
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nIt was a little difficult to use as a power source, but it could be used to activate the space tearing device.
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n“Yes, it’s a homologous ore, but the ore in your hand is a very low-quality crystal. Its utilization rate is very low, so it can’t be made into a high-level energy crystal. It can be made into the lowest-level energy crystal.”
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n“I’ve seen the information you brought out from the Meteorite Company. Where did you find it? I’m sure there should be a high-level crystal ore nearby.”
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n“High-level crystal ores are usually produced in small quantities. If there’s a chance, it’s best to think of a way to collect them.”
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nIt was a high-level ore!
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nFang Heng was first delighted, but then he realized that something was not right.
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nNight Owl had gathered a group of players from the black market just to mine?
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nThere must be a problem!
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nCombined with the information from Chen Yu and Deng Xin, there were very few official members of the Night Owl organization who were operating in Server 8!
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nMost of Night Owl’s operations were through Old Black acting as a middleman, recruiting mercenary groups like Deng Xin from the black market to work.
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nThis meant that the investment of the Night Owl organization in Server 8 was very small.
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nAt this stage, they had no intention of establishing a shelter at all.
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nIf that was the case, did Night Owl need this kind of high-level energy crystal?
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nNot only did they not have the space tearing device, but they also had no way to transport the ores to another game world.
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nJust to sell for money?
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nFang Heng lowered his head.
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nHe suddenly thought of what Deng Xin had said, that Night Owl had buried a large number of explosives in the iron mine…
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nCould it be…
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nA trap?
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nNight Owl had deliberately let the Federation discover them, then lured the Federation into the passage, and then thought of a way to bury them alive together with the crystal ores?
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nGood fellow!
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nFang Heng called him a good fellow.
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nThe best hunters often appeared as prey.
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nWas it the Federation who had set up a trap for Night Owl or Night Owl who had plotted to trap the Federation?
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nBut if that was the case, what would happen to the laboratory that had been deliberately sealed and buried by the Meteorite Company?
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nFang Heng scratched his head.
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nHe felt that his intelligence was a little lacking.
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n“F*ck…”
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nFang Heng cursed softly.
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nRegardless of whether the Federation had taken the bait or not, he had already taken the bait.
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nThe space tearing device was too useful! It was too convenient!
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nDuring this period, he often used the space tearing device to run around the world.
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nHe was already addicted.
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nThe remaining high-level energy crystal could continue to open the space tearing passage for about a day.
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nIf he did not find new energy, he would not be able to continue using the device to teleport.
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nIn addition, after the completion of the Tier 3 space tearing device, there was also a gap in the energy.
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nAccording to Victor, the Tier 3 space tearing device would give rise to a
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ntime passage. At that time, it would consume even more energy!
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nHe needed more high-level energy crystals!
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nCrystal ores!
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nHe had to get them!
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nFang Heng took out the hand-drawn map made by Deng Xin from his backpack.
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n“No matter what tricks Night Owl and the Federation are up to, I want these crystal ores…”
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nFang Heng muttered to himself.
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n“It doesn’t matter if it’s by brute force or dirty means…”
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