22: Chapter 22 This is the Void Stone
This person is far too cautious.
He is becoming more and more like a fugitive on the run.
Fang Bin muttered to himself while taking the documents back.
"I understand your concerns about not wanting to disclose your account information."
"It doesn't matter. If you need it, our Alliance can issue you an exclusive alliance black card."
Fang Bin stared at Lin Fan's white mask and said slowly.
Hearing the words "alliance black card",
Lin Fan's eyes lit up behind the mask, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
This finally solved his urgent problem!
He had just been racking his brains.
Thinking about how to explain that he didn't have an account.
The alliance black card.
It is a type of black card specially issued by the Alliance for those who cannot use conventional payment methods for various reasons.
This type of card is rarely seen.
But it has an extremely high limit, with a maximum deposit of 100 million, and it can be used in banks all over the world.
"Then let's issue an alliance black card."
Lin Fan steadied himself and said.
Fang Bin nodded, stood up, and said.
"Please wait a moment; I will go and process it for you right now."
"Wait."
Just as Fang Bin was about to walk out of the office,
Lin Fan suddenly called out to stop him.
Fang Bin stopped in his tracks.
He turned his head and looked suspiciously at this mysterious Chen Ping.
The other party did not speak.
He just flicked his thumb gently, and something flew towards him.
The object did not fly fast.
With Fang Bin's strength, he could easily see it clearly and catch it.
It was a small, completely transparent stone.
Fang Bin caught the stone.
He placed it in his palm and examined it carefully, clearly feeling the strange magical fluctuations contained within it.
Yet he couldn't recognize what it was at all.
Seeing the confusion in his eyes, Lin Fan guessed that he did not recognize the void stone, so he pointed it out directly.
"This is a void stone."
Fang Bin glanced up at him.
A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Then he lowered his head again, staring at the stone in his palm and examining it closely.
He always felt that the name "void stone" sounded familiar.
But he just couldn't remember where he had heard it.
"Please wait a moment, I will be right back."
Fang Bin left this sentence behind, turned around, and walked quickly out of the office.
He wasn't worried about Chen Ping doing anything sneaky in the office.
After all, there was nothing here worth a mage coveting.
After Fang Bin left, only Lin Fan was left in the office.
He had nothing to do.
He simply started to recall all the experiences of hunting outside the city today.
The feeling of exhilaration when using magic and fighting against magical beasts swept over him again.
Making him unable to help but reveal a bright smile.
This trip out not only improved his strength but was also great fun.
He also earned his first pot of gold in life; it was simply a huge harvest!
He thought about the academy again.
Recalling those humiliating fragments in the original owner's memories.
A cold arc curled up on the corner of Lin Fan's mouth.
"Just wait; before long, I will make all of you very surprised."
He murmured in a low voice, and the competition to be held next week appeared in his mind.
He was still wondering how much this void stone could be sold for.
After all, this thing was picked up near a space rift and contained strange magical power, so the price shouldn't be too low, right?
Just as Lin Fan was immersed in his memories,
Fang Bin had already left the office and was walking quickly towards another floor of the Alliance Building.
A few minutes later, he stopped in front of a huge door and pushed it open without hesitation, walking inside.
This was a spacious room.
Various equipment and items were displayed in glass cabinets.
The shelves along the walls were also filled with a dazzling array of magical props, looking just like a magical item exhibition hall.
Not far from the entrance was a smooth jade reception desk.
Behind the desk sat a man in his fifties, his face bearing the traces of time.
He was wearing a long yellow mage robe, with a white shirt and black trousers underneath, and a pair of glasses perched on the bridge of his nose.
He was looking down, focused on a thick ancient book.
The sound of the door being suddenly pushed open startled him.
He slowly raised his head and looked at this uninvited intruder.
When his gaze fell on Fang Bin, a faint light flashed across his lenses.
He sighed helplessly.
"Fang Bin, can you say hello before coming in next time?"
"You are always so sudden every time, making this old bag of bones of mine jump with fright."
The man put down the ancient book, looked at Fang Bin, and a helpless smile appeared on his face.
Fang Bin waved his hand, obviously in no mood to banter with him.
"Old Wang, stop joking. I have something important to ask for your help with."
He walked forward with a serious expression.
And said to this old senior of the Alliance branch.
The seemingly elderly man in front of him was actually a powerful mage whose strength was not inferior to his own.
How could he be frightened by such a small disturbance?
Hearing Fang Bin's grave tone,
The smile on Old Wang's face also gradually faded.
He pushed up his glasses, and his expression became serious.
"What is it?"
At this moment,
Fang Bin had already walked to the office desk.
And placed that small void stone in front of him.
"You are the chief appraiser of our Alliance; I would like to ask for your help in identifying this thing."
Old Wang lowered his head and glanced at the stone, reached out to pick it up, and stared at it for a few seconds.
Seeming to be trying hard to recall something.
Only three seconds later, Old Wang's eyes widened suddenly, and his mouth opened slightly.
As if he had something to say, but it was stuck in his throat.
Seeing his reaction, Fang Bin was even more certain.
Old Wang must recognize this void stone.
A flash of eager curiosity crossed his eyes, and he was just about to ask further.
But Old Wang was stunned on the spot and didn't speak for a long time.
Fang Bin had no choice but to take the initiative to remind him.
"He said this is a void stone."
Hearing this,
Old Wang finally came back to his senses and stopped staring blankly at the stone in his hand.
"I know it is a void stone."
He said in a deep voice.
"Then what exactly is a void stone?"
Fang Bin hurriedly asked.
He remembered that he had indeed heard this name before.
But he couldn't remember the specific information at all; he just felt it vaguely familiar.
Old Wang was silent for a moment, then spoke slowly.
Every word was heavy in tone.
As if he wanted to make Fang Bin understand the seriousness of this matter.
"Space rift... void stone, it is only born in places where space rifts appear."
As expected.
Hearing the words "space rift", Fang Bin's expression changed instantly.
Shock and fear were intertwined on his face.
Scenes of bloody memories flashed through his mind.
He had not yet recovered from the shock.
Old Wang threw out another question.
"You just said 'he'; I guess this thing was given to you by someone else, right?"
Fang Bin nodded.
His expression was terribly grave, and he said nothing.
"Who is he?" Old Wang asked.
Fang Bin then recounted the whole story.
He met a masked mage who called himself Chen Ping.
The other party came to the Alliance to register as an adventurer.
He went out of the city to hunt early this morning, and after returning, he handed this stone to him.