Having been instructed beforehand, Sun Jinchuan dared not ask any further questions and could only watch Shen Yanming leave with his long tail trailing behind him.
"By the way, you can go ahead once you're done. Don't wait for me. I'll head back on my own once I've finished my business here," Shen Yanming said, turning around.
"Oh, okay, I understand!" Sun Jinchuan nodded blankly, and only after the others had walked a long way did he lock the warehouse door and go to help another team.
Shen Yanming dragged a long string of plastic buckets to the tarmac, looked at the bare, unspoiled place and smiled.
"I wonder which volcano erupted from," he murmured involuntarily, but no one answered.
Shen Yanming wasn't annoyed; he put his hands to his lips and breathed on them.
Feeling a bit hungry, he looked around and, seeing no one in sight, reached into his backpack and took out some hot milk and a small bread roll, which he wolfed down. After finishing, he chewed on a few pieces of dried meat until his stomach was full.
Shen Yanming waited in the same spot for another half hour. When he saw that the time was almost up, he checked again to make sure no one was around before taking out a wet wipe to clean his fingers. Then he unscrewed the plastic bucket, put his hand inside, and with a thought, a thin stream fell to the bottom of the bucket.
Without a doubt, it is indeed spiritual spring water.
Because the space had absorbed that black stone, Bi Qiaoan's control over the mountain had increased considerably.
Although you can't reach the Spirit Spring Lake, as long as you carry the Spirit Spring water to within your consciousness's reach, you can put it into the storage area.
This saved the couple a lot of effort. As a result, they filled the storage area with a large amount of spiritual spring water, which was more than enough to fill these ten plastic buckets.
Once the bucket was full, Shen Yanming was tired of standing. He simply laid one down and plopped down on it.
The spiritual spring water he just retrieved from his spatial storage was still warm, around 20 or 30 degrees Celsius, not cold at all. But it was freezing outside, and within minutes it was already showing signs of freezing. It was so cold that Shen Yanming's bottom almost caught a chill.
He quickly got up, sighed deeply, paced back and forth, and occasionally looked up at the sky.
Half an hour later, a helicopter arrived as scheduled. Two guards disembarked and greeted Shen Yanming familiarly.
"Captain Chen, is this what we need to bring back to the capital?"
Shen Yanming smiled and said, "Yes, thank you all for your help. Was the journey smooth?"
"Fortunately, I managed to avoid the turbulence several times."
"Okay, be careful on your way back. It's better to go slowly and be safe."
The other person smiled but didn't speak. After loading the plastic bucket onto the helicopter, they asked Shen Yanming, "Isn't Officer Wen here? And that Black Stone...?"
Shen Yanming was stunned, thinking to himself that Wen Chaohui hadn't told him any of this. Of course, he assumed the other party was just coming to pick up something, so he hadn't told Wen Mengguan Ming. Now it seemed there had been ineffective communication.
"As you can see, our base has been destroyed, and there is absolutely no possibility of rebuilding it. Wen Mengguan led everyone to Yunling Mountain, where they dug caves and dug dugouts to resettle the disaster-stricken people as quickly as possible."
Wen Mengguan was worried that it wouldn't be safe to leave the black stone unattended here, so he took it with him. "What do you think? Do you want to come with me, or wait for me to go back and have someone bring it over?" Shen Yanming explained.
"Let's take a helicopter, it'll be faster."
Shen Yanming: "...Can we stop in the mountains?"
"Sure! Ours can adapt to all kinds of terrain, and its performance is top-notch."
Shen Yanming nodded in admiration: "I was so ignorant!" So he could have just taken the bucket back, found a secluded spot to fill it with water, and then leisurely waited for the plane to arrive? So he wasted several hours standing in the cold wind?
However, there is one advantage: he doesn't have to explain to people where his water comes from or what the purpose of using bottled water is. He also doesn't have to ask for help to move those incredibly heavy water buckets.
"Alright, please come up and show us the way."
Shen Yanming nodded and stepped onto the helicopter for the first time, a helicopter he had seen many times but had never boarded before.
The helicopter has a simple exterior, but its interior is quite luxurious. By luxurious, I don't mean that the interior is expensive, but rather that the materials and lines clearly indicate that it is a high-end product.
He glanced at it and then looked away. The view from the air was quite different, and worried that he might not be able to clearly describe the location of Yunling Mountain, Shen Yanming simply gave him the latitude and longitude.
The driver was surprised, somewhat astonished that an ordinary person could remember the latitude and longitude of a mountain range. But he only thought about it briefly, showing no interest in investigating further. Driving in that direction, he found a flat spot to rest a few minutes later.
As the plane landed, Shen Yanming exclaimed sincerely, "That was fast!" He didn't even have to walk for several hours to get back.
After observing the surroundings and discovering that this was the fourth mountain peak, they led their men back. They circled around to the east and quickly found Wen Chaohui.
Wen Chao was quite surprised to find that Shen Yanming had brought people with him. He only learned the purpose of the visit after asking.
He did remember that the capital was coming to collect the stones, but he'd forgotten the exact time. He was so busy he'd completely forgotten!
"Sorry, sorry, I've been so busy here that I completely forgot. I've made you come all this way."
"It's alright, Officer Wen, these are minor matters. Here is the proof, please take a look."
Wen Chaohui took the order, and after confirming that everything was correct, he nodded: "Okay, I'll take you to move the stones now."
"Okay, thank you!" the other party said politely.
Wen Chao asked tentatively, "What exactly is the use of this black stone? Is it really that important?"
"We don't know either. Usually, Dean Xu and Engineer Jiang are in charge of these matters. They have a wide range of expertise and use a lot of materials. We are only responsible for running errands, and we don't have any other contact with them."
"Oh, I see!" Wen Chaohui said with some regret, "It's been so long, and all I've managed to get is this one piece. The base staff have been researching it for a long time without any breakthroughs, and we were hoping to hear some good news from you."
"There will be good news, it's just a matter of time." The guard's words were vague, and Wen Chao smiled without asking any further questions.
Upon reaching the warehouse, they had someone haul out the black stone. Despite its small size, it was incredibly dense; it would take four or five people to lift it. However, it was quite far from the machine's location, and relying solely on manpower would be too much of a hassle.
Fortunately, there was a small cart, the kind used for hauling goods. They put the stones on it, one person pulled from the front, and several others pushed from behind. It didn't take much effort to get them to the plane.
"Thank you, Lord Wen!"
"Well, there's no need to be so polite. Just send a copy to Shanghai whenever the capital has any scientific research achievements."
"Don't worry about that. Before we came out, Leader Qiu said that if there is a breakthrough, apart from the researchers, you and Hai Shi will be the ones to deserve the most credit!"
Wen Chao smiled and nodded, but he wasn't overwhelmed by the good news. His heart ached a little, as if it were bleeding.
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