Hearing what Wen Mengguan said, their envy lessened somewhat.
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan also arrived, carrying space stones the size of goose eggs. Amidst everyone's astonished gazes, they completed the registration.
Many people asked, "Where did you find this rock? It's huge!"
To be honest, it's not that they haven't seen big ones before, it's just that the big ones they've seen are all exceptionally large. As big as a bathtub.
The smaller ones are very small, either the size of a fingernail or a quail egg. Those the size of a goose egg are truly rare.
Many people became envious.
Shen Yanming said with a smile, "In Suzhou, I almost died because of these two space stones."
"Oh, I see!"
Many of those who came to register were not guards. They were unaware of the inside story, only hearing that several teams that had gone missing on missions to Su City had disappeared. If it weren't for Wen Mengguan's insistence on rescue efforts, they would probably be buried there.
"Yes, it's very dangerous there. It's best not to go there," Shen Yanming warned.
"But the gains were quite significant!" Some people were still envious.
Shen Yanming smiled but didn't say anything.
The person next to him tugged at his arm: "Even the guards have suffered losses. You're just an ordinary person. You might get in but not be able to get out!"
The man dismissed the idea, saying, "Wouldn't Lord Wen send someone to rescue them?"
The person next to him rolled their eyes: "They already warned you, but you still act recklessly. Who's going to save someone as troublesome as you?"
"Of course I am, I'm part of the base too."
"But you're not as important as the guards!"
A heated discussion ensued. Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan exchanged a glance, said nothing, and quietly slipped away.
A while later, Qi Xili arrived, along with Qi Lin. The father and son each handed over a space stone, both about the size of a goose egg.
When asked by others, Qi Xili said, "Many of our brothers died there. That place is too dangerous. You'd better not go."
“That’s right, we were trapped in the mountains for half a month. If it weren’t for Wen Mengguan’s timely appearance, we would probably be dead by now.” Qi Lin also chimed in, trying to gain sympathy.
The father and son acted in unison, convincing many people to believe them.
Soon, word spread throughout the base that there were space stones in Su City, but they were not something that ordinary people could obtain.
That place is full of abysses, and you could fall in if you weren't careful, without even being able to send a distress signal.
Many people took this to heart and deliberately avoided that place when searching for the space stone.
Of course, there are also some radicals who specifically go to Suzhou to make a fortune.
If you're lucky, you might actually find something. But every time you go, a few of them never come back.
Over time, no one dared to go there anymore.
Three days after the registration was completed in Haishi, the helicopter from Teikyo arrived.
The guard solemnly took the storage ring from Wen Chaohui, checked the registration information, and handed out two rings: "These are for you and Captain Qi. Engineer Jiang upgraded them."
Wen Chaohui was very excited and accepted the gift after expressing his gratitude repeatedly.
"I have some more here, they're for the guards who went on that mission. Please ask Officer Wen to invite them over."
Wen Chaohui waved his hand, instructing Jiang Shulian to fetch someone. Liang Huaxin arrived with his men, looking at them expectantly.
The guard smiled and took out more than twenty storage rings from his pocket. He gave one to Shen Yanming, and the rest to each of them.
"General Li said he was very grateful for everyone's contributions to the alliance. He asked that the previous matter should continue to be kept confidential."
"Don't worry, the brothers are tight-lipped," Liang Huaxin said excitedly, putting the ring on his finger and promising with a smile.
"Yes, yes, we don't know anything. We just took a nap and woke up back in Haishi."
The guard smiled and nodded, greeted Wen Chaohui, and then left.
As soon as he left, everyone went wild. They jumped around and shouted, completely losing their previous composure.
Shen Yanming probed his consciousness into the storage ring and found that it was not only over a thousand square meters in size, but also piled with fruits, fish and shrimp in the corners.
He shook his head and chuckled, thinking that the uncle and nephew had practically exposed his true identity, yet they still managed to prepare so many supplies for him.
Ah, what a sweet burden.
He quietly accepted it, and then heard Liang Huaxin excitedly say, "Hey, how big is your space? Mine is almost a hundred square meters."
"Mine too!"
"I don't know how big it is inside, but it's about the same size as my house before the apocalypse."
"Hehe, it's so big, isn't it even bigger than the storage devices we can make with the space stones we handed in?"
"I'm not sure about that. But this is a reward from above, so no matter how big or small it is, it's a huge profit!"
"Oh dear, I'm going back to brag now. You guys keep chatting, bye-bye!"
"Hey, wait for me! I'm coming too!"
The crowd dispersed in a flurry. Qi Xili raised an eyebrow at Wen Chaohui, as if asking, "What about yours?"
Wen Chaohui smiled and shook his head, mouthing, "Double!"
Qi Xili nodded, not asking how many times the price would increase. Anyway, his 1,000 square meters was enough to store a lot of things.
After Shen Yanming returned home, he asked An'an, "How big is yours?"
"Just like everyone else, 100 square meters. Dad, is yours bigger?"
Shen Yanming gave his storage ring to An'an: "Use this from now on, but keep a low profile for a while."
An'an nodded, thanked them, and accepted the gift.
Shen Yanming gave An'an's to Nuannuan: "Baby, when the new one from the capital comes back, I'll get you a new one."
She smiled warmly, indicating that she didn't care. Since she spends every day with her parents, it doesn't matter whether she has a storage space or not.
Bi Qiaoan asked her for the storage ring, put a bunch of supplies inside, and patted her on the shoulder with a smile: "Better safe than sorry."
After saying that, he filled An'an's storage ring with all kinds of cooked food.
After that, the family of four lived a very secluded life, keeping a low profile. It wasn't until two months later, when the first batch of storage rings returned to Hai City, that Shen Yanming and An'an dared to appear openly in front of everyone.
However, the two rarely used the storage device, and even when they did, they were used to concealing it.
Nuannuan's was replaced with a new one, which wasn't much bigger than An'an's. Bi Qiaoan picked up the old one to use as a cover.
Now, their whole family had a storage device.
"Oh dear, isn't this a bit too high-profile?" Bi Qiaoan asked worriedly.
Shen Yanming also felt that his family had too many storage devices, so he said, "How about we hang them around our necks? If no one notices the storage space, it's fine. If someone does notice, we can just say they are storage devices."
An'an frowned: "Actually, Nuannuan and I should be the ones hiding. We're still young, and if others want to take advantage of us, they'll target us."
Shen Yanming thought it made sense, so he packed a lot of medicine powder for the two babies.
There are sleeping pills, itching powder, poisons, and the like. The corresponding antidotes are also available, but I'm afraid the child might accidentally get the wrong one.
"Hey, put in a couple more kitchen knives, and this too, and a few stun guns. Put in some wound medicine, and what else? Oh right, bulletproof vests."
"Dad, that's enough, that's enough! It's not that serious! At worst, I'll just wear the ring around my neck too."
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