However, just as Ren Facai was being dragged away, an inconspicuous object fell out of his sleeve and hit the ground with a crisp "ding" sound.

Engineer Xiao was sharp-eyed and picked it up immediately.

It was a fingernail-sized piece of metal with a rough surface and a dull silver-gray color, looking unremarkable.

"What is this?" Engineer Xiao asked curiously.

Mou Xuan also came over and observed carefully, but couldn't see any clues.

"I don't know, let's take it back and study it."

After returning to the base, Engineer Xiao immediately sent the metal sheet to the laboratory.

After a series of complicated tests, the results were surprising.

"This piece of metal actually contains unknown energy fluctuations!" Engineer Xiao's voice trembled a little. "This energy fluctuation is very weak, but extremely stable. It seems to contain some powerful force."

Mou Xuan frowned, and a feeling of uneasiness surged into his heart again.

A few days later, the base expansion project was officially launched.

The excavators roared, the workers were busy at work, and the whole base was full of vitality.

However, the good times did not last long.

Early in the morning, Ren Facai led a group of rabble and rushed to the construction site in a menacing manner, holding sticks and knives in their hands, clamoring to take back the land and building materials.

"Ren Facai, are you crazy?!" Chen Yao stamped her feet in anger, "You are openly challenging the authority of the alliance!"

"Provocation? I am here to provoke you! This land is mine, and the building materials are mine too! All of you get out!" Ren Facai waved the machete in his hand like a mad beast.

Mou Xuan's eyes turned cold, knowing that this time there would be no peaceful resolution.

He took a deep breath and activated his time ability.

In the eyes of others, time seemed to stand still.

Only Mou Xuan could clearly feel the passage of time.

His body was as fast as lightning, shuttling through the crowd in an instant, and every move he made was extremely accurate.

He increased his speed tenfold. Those thugs that seemed extremely ferocious to ordinary people seemed ridiculously slow in his eyes, as if they were moving in slow motion.

There were only a few muffled "bang bang bang" sounds, and before Ren Facai's men could react, they were beaten to the ground by Mou Xuan, with wailing everywhere.

Ren Facai watched his men fall down like wheat being cut. He was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, shitting and pissing himself.

"You... who are you?!" he asked tremblingly.

Mou Xuan did not answer, but just looked at him coldly.

Soon, Ren Facai and his men were captured by the Alliance Guard again, and this time, even more severe punishment awaited them.

The construction site returned to calm again. The workers looked at Mou Xuan.

"Brother Mu is so awesome!"

"Brother Mu is so awesome!"

Cheers rose one after another, echoing throughout the construction site.

Chen Yao walked up to Mou Xuan with a look of worry on her face.

She noticed that there was a small wound on the back of Mou Xuan's left hand, and the skin around the wound was a strange purple color.

"Brother Xuan, are you hurt?" Chen Yao asked cautiously.

Mou Xuan looked down and discovered the wound on the back of his hand.

He frowned, as if remembering something.

This wound seemed to be caused by that mysterious piece of metal.

"It's okay, just a minor injury." Mou Xuan said lightly, trying to hide his uneasiness.

Chen Yao grabbed his hand and carefully examined the wound.

"Brother Xuan, this wound doesn't look right. Let's go to the infirmary."

Mou Xuan shook his head and looked into the distance with deep eyes.

He vaguely felt that an unknown crisis was quietly approaching.

A depressing atmosphere suddenly filled the air, making it difficult to breathe.

Just then, a luxurious armored vehicle slowly drove into the construction site.

The car door opened and a man in a suit and tie walked out with a playful smile on his face.

"Good morning, everyone." The man took off his hat gracefully and bowed to everyone, his tone frivolous and confident.

"I'm Dou Xiao, a businessman. I came here today to do a big business with you."

He paused, his eyes swept across everyone, finally landing on Mou Xuan, a meaningful smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"The price of building materials has skyrocketed recently. You should all be aware of this, right? I have a batch of high-quality building materials here. The price is fair and I will not cheat anyone. But…" Dou Xiao deliberately dragged out his voice.