Chapter 141 Priceless Treasure

The power of the three rocket launchers was enough to destroy the protective layer that the old locust tree had set up for its crystal core, but not enough to damage the crystal core itself.

With the crystal core present, it quickly mobilized the surrounding branches to protect the main body and relocated the crystal core.

However, with Feather Fan and Shake present, they quickly located the crystal core.

"Fifteen meters to the left front!" Xia Ke shouted.

"Following the guidance of this light!" The feather fan directly condensed a transparent spiritual light.

While Shak's mental detection could pinpoint the location, it was difficult to describe it precisely.

Seeing the guidance of the feather fan, everyone finally understood why the leader had asked them to protect it at all costs.

This time, the bombardier took the initiative to pick up the three rockets that Tang Tianhua had taken out for the second time, without waiting for the detachment leader's orders.

"One, two, three! Fire!" Qin Fen shouted decisively, pointing to the spot indicated by the light.

"Boom, boom, boom!" Three more loud explosions rang out, and this time, the old locust tree's crystal core was blasted open with several cracks.

After all, this was a branch unit that was temporarily reassigned, and its protective capabilities were much weaker than before, so it naturally could not withstand the power of the rockets.

It was forced to move the crystal core again, but in its haste, it couldn't think of a safer place and could only bury it deep underground.

"He Wenli, twenty meters underground!" Yu Shan pointed to the large crater that had just been blasted out.

He Wenli glanced at Fang Jiajia, who immediately conjured a large fireball. He Wenli then used his earth-elemental ability to envelop the fireball in soil.

The large earthen ball encasing the fireball moved twenty meters underground from the bottom of the pit, and then said to Jiajia, "Explode!"

With that sound, the soil layer enveloping the fireball dispersed, and the fireball exploded, shattering the already cracked crystal core and igniting the surrounding root system.

This move caught everyone off guard. The old locust tree's limited intelligence was simply insufficient. The moment the crystal core was shattered, it lost the ability to command its branches.

The rattan whips that had been lashing the soldiers on the ground all fell down instantly.

Unlike animals, plants, even if they have lost their vitality, still appear green and lush for a short period of time.

Only Yu Shan and Xia Ke could sense that the old locust tree had completely lost its vitality.

For it, withering was only a matter of time; the harm it posed to the surrounding area had been completely eliminated.

The reason why the higher-ups sent the third squad here was because a metal-attribute ability user sensed an unknown metal in this area.

This metal caused the passing metal-type ability user to feel his metal-type ability become exceptionally active.

The third team's mission was to locate the metal and, ideally, bring back a sample.

The old locust tree was about fifty meters away from their destination, blocking their way.

Qin Fen was only thinking about completing the mission, but the old locust tree jumped out recklessly, forcing them to remove it first.

This is a classic case of "if you don't do stupid things, you won't get yourself killed."

After the roadblocks were cleared, everyone was in high spirits.

If Feather Fan hadn't come along, Xia Ke, as his bodyguard, naturally wouldn't have been able to come with him in this battle.

Without being able to pinpoint the location of the crystal core in time, even with rocket launchers, the bombardment would be aimless and unable to destroy the crystal core.

As long as the crystal core remains, the old locust tree's fighting power will remain, and who knows how many people will die or be injured in the process.

The purpose of having the feather fan accompany the mission is to purify wounded warriors when encountering zombie attacks, reduce casualties, and increase the awakening rate of supernatural abilities.

The result was that everyone survived, with only a few suffering minor injuries.

Qin Fen's gratitude towards this newcomer was like a surging river.

"Comrade Zuo, our Third Detachment owes you a great favor. From now on, if you ever need our help, we will go through fire and water for you!" Qin Fen gave her a serious military salute.

"Captain Qin, you're too kind! We're all working for the country and its people. Now that we've been chosen, we must do our best," Yu Shan said frankly.

Xia Ke's eyes sparkled. Originally, his mental ability level was the highest in the ability group. He was also a graduate of the command department and had enough reason to be proud.

But now that he has witnessed Comrade Zuo's extraordinary abilities firsthand, he is truly convinced.

They thought she only possessed a special purification ability and deserved to be protected.

But now I realize that she is far superior to him, a third-tier ability user, in terms of detection.

Even without the aid of her special abilities, her combat strength is in no way inferior to that of a well-trained special forces soldier.

They were no weaker than their four bodyguards.

Do people like this really need their protection?

Then he realized that the apocalypse was full of dangers, and even if she was strong, she would definitely suffer if she fought alone.

Therefore, with the four of them by her side, they could die in her place at crucial moments to save her, this monstrous genius.

At this moment, Xia Ke became even more determined to protect her with his life.

As soldiers of the nation, protecting her is tantamount to protecting the nation's precious resources.

Xia Ke believes that, given time, she will surely become a pillar of the nation.

The group has relatively few metal-type ability users. The reason they sent the third team this time is because they have a second-tier metal-type ability user.

With the old locust tree no longer blocking their way, the group quickly reached their destination.

Peng Qi, a metal-type ability user, released his ability to sense the unknown metal.

Feather Fan also activated its spiritual eyes, scanning its surroundings.

Shak then used his psychic abilities to probe.

Peng Qi was the first to get excited, and his metallic supernatural power became unusually active, like an athlete who had taken performance-enhancing drugs.

Shak sensed a strong energy fluctuation.

The feather fan was the most direct method; his spiritual eyes swept across it and he immediately saw a stream of golden spiritual energy flowing like a stream.

“It’s a mineral vein!” she blurted out, “and it’s a gold spirit stone vein.”

Spirit stone veins are highly sought-after opportunities even in the Misty Heaven Realm, let alone spirit stone veins with the five elements attributes, which are extremely rare even in the Misty Heaven Realm.

Unexpectedly, the spiritual energy of Blue Star had only just begun to recover, yet a vein of gold spirit stone had already been discovered.

Yu Shan was extremely grateful at this moment, because this spiritual vein originated from China.

The planet Earth is currently divided into countless countries, and China is her homeland. Her relatives and friends all live in China, so of course she hopes that China will become strong.

Fifteen minutes later, after repeated confirmation by Peng Qi, Xia Ke, and Yu Shan, the reserves of this mineral vein exceeded thirty cubic meters.

Don't underestimate thirty cubic meters. In the Misty Heaven Realm, spirit stones circulating in the market are usually cut into the size of longan, with each piece having a volume of about four cubic centimeters.

Based on this ratio, it's equivalent to 7.5 million spirit stones.

Having absolutely no knowledge of spiritual veins, Xia Ke and his group had no idea how valuable this particular spiritual vein was.

However, Yu Shan understood that this spiritual vein was invaluable to Blue Star, where spiritual energy was just beginning to recover.

Thinking of this, she immediately beckoned to Xia Ke and called him aside, then wrote on the ground with a twig:

"Immediately contact Commander Jiang and send him a message to tell him that we have discovered a priceless treasure and to ask him to send more people to meet us."

"Have the earth-elemental ability users dig it up immediately and put it into Tang Tianhua's spatial storage to take away."

Shak's eyes widened. He knew this vein was valuable, but he never imagined it would be this valuable!

As a result, Comrade Xiao Zuo didn't even dare to use voice communication, for fear that there might be a spy in the team who would leak the information.

“Okay, I understand!” Xia Ke nodded and first used the encrypted channel of the satellite phone to send a message to Jiang Tao.

Then he turned to He Wenli and the two second-tier earth-attribute ability users from the third squad and ordered them to start mining on the spot.

"Is it really necessary to be in such a hurry?" He Wenli muttered to himself, but he didn't dare to delay.

His mission was to protect Comrade Zuo's safety, and this order was clearly conveyed by her through Xia Ke. As her bodyguard, he naturally dared not disobey.