87: Energy stone

Relying on his formidable physical fitness, Xu Jingzhe struck with ruthless precision, holding absolutely nothing back.

One robot after another was destroyed by him, their arms, legs, and heads severed, sending sparks flying everywhere.

The crackling and popping sounds were constant, like a string of firecrackers.

"Clang!"

"Clank!"

"Riiip!"

This place had become Xu Jingzhe's home turf, and the five women outside watched with hearts in their eyes, almost drooling.

This physical fitness was just too strong.

Yezi's "Little man" was just too domineering!

No wonder Yezi didn't want to come out all afternoon; who would want to?

The reason Xu Jingzhe could attack so recklessly was thanks to the group in front of him drawing fire; their bullets were spent, and the energy for their green laser beams was running low.

Otherwise, he would definitely have suffered greatly.

After dealing with the robots, Xu Jingzhe walked out, clapping his hands, looking incredibly dashing.

Disregarding her weak body, Yezi threw herself at Xu Jingzhe, wrapping her legs around his waist, and said shyly, "Little man, you're so amazing."

Xu Jingzhe patted Yezi's head and asked, "Are you alright?"

"Mm, I'm fine, but the Boss and the others are all injured."

Xu Jingzhe walked over while holding Yezi and asked, "Are you alright? Should we leave?"

Lu Xiaoxiao shook her head and said, "This is only the third floor. Let's keep going up and take a look. After suffering such a big loss, it would be a wasted trip if we don't take something."

Dilisi also agreed while rubbing her chest, thinking about returning to Nüwa City for a massage and some maintenance.

Not far away, Zhou Bo stared at Xu Jingzhe, his eyes filled with jealousy.

Especially with the great beauty Yezi hanging on him and refusing to get down; the misery in his heart was imaginable.

"Guan Lu, are you alright?"

"Miss Lu, do you have any hemostatic agent? Guan Lu is seriously injured; please help." Zhou Bo feigned pity.

Lu Xiaoxiao looked at Zhou Bo, who was groaning on the ground, thought for a moment, and tossed a reagent over.

"Thank you, Miss Lu," Zhou Bo said.

After the group finished resting and adjusted themselves.

They decided to continue up to the fourth floor; having suffered losses, it wouldn't do not to earn something back.

"Liu Xiao, you go up first," Zhou Bo said.

They went up the stairs and arrived at the fourth floor, which also had glass doors.

On the glass door on the right, there was a password lock and facial recognition equipment.

Liu Xiao took his computer, connected the data cable, and performed a series of fierce operations.

"Beep beep~" The glass door opened.

The group entered, filing in one after another.

Xu Jingzhe blocked in front of Yezi, preparing for any eventuality.

Entering the room and turning on the lights, they saw rows of grid bookshelves, and on the shelves were fist-sized transparent crystals, emitting a faint light.

"Whoa!" Lu Xiaoxiao and the others were stunned. Energy Stones.

Fist-sized Energy Stones; how much energy must be stored inside them?

"Autumn Cicada, pinch me; am I dreaming?"

"Boss, I think it must be a dream."

"If any one of these were put outside, all the major families would be up in arms again."

The five of them chatted back and forth, leaving Xu Jingzhe and the other two not quite understanding.

Because they had never seen Energy Stones, nor did they understand their function.

A few minutes later, the five of them calmed down. "How do we split them among the nine of us?" Yezi asked.

"Split them? Little Yezi, has your brain been kicked by a donkey? We're taking all of these for ourselves."

"Of course... your Little man can have two," Dilisi said.

"Hmph, why only two?" Yezi pouted, saying dissatisfiedly.

"Uh... can I interject?" Xu Jingzhe asked.

Lu Xiaoxiao nodded.

"What are Energy Stones?" he asked.

"Energy Stones, as the name suggests, are 'stones' that store energy. They are neither naturally occurring nor earth-grown, but rather energy compressed to the extreme using high technology, without changing the internal structure of their elements."

"Generally speaking, Energy Stones are used by Star Expedition teams to ensure the energy needed for maintenance while expedition members are in hibernation."

"Of course, humans can use them too, but it's very extravagant and wasteful, because the conversion rate when humans absorb Energy Stones on their own is too low, less than twenty percent."

"And the current technology on Blue Star can only create Energy Stones about three centimeters in size, which cannot store much energy."

"This fist-sized Energy Stone, how much energy it contains is hard to estimate."

The four of them were deeply shocked upon hearing this.

A fist-sized Energy Stone was actually that terrifying; the point was that current Blue Star technology couldn't compress that much energy at all.

"Then how much can one of these Energy Stones sell for?" Zhou Bo asked, the greed in his eyes unable to be concealed.

"Money?" Lu Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow and sneered, "Money cannot buy these Energy Stones at all."

"An Energy Stone that big, I estimate each one would require thirty-year pollution cores to trade for!"

It was no wonder that even Lu Xiaoxiao and the five of them were shocked. They came from the Blue Star First Women's Academy and had lived in major families since childhood; what hadn't they seen?

Only things that defied common sense could surprise them.

Zhou Bo's eyes turned red; he strode over, picked up an Energy Stone, and channeled the energy within his body to absorb the energy inside the Energy Stone.

"Bastard! Who told you to touch it!" Lu Xiaoxiao shouted, about to make a move.

However, Zhou Bo had a strange expression; why couldn't he feel a single trace of energy fluctuation?

"Wait, there's something wrong with this Energy Stone!" Zhou Bo shouted loudly.

"There's not a shred of energy at all!"

"Nonsense!" Lu Xiaoxiao stepped forward, picked up an Energy Stone, and felt it carefully.

Then, the expression on her face changed, filled with endless disappointment.

However, she wouldn't give up and tried a few more, all of which were the same.

Inside these Energy Stones, the energy was long gone, leaving only an empty shell.

"Boss, what's wrong?" Ming Xixi asked.

"These Energy Stones, under the long river of time, have all 'escaped' and returned to this world."

The group was all extremely disappointed; this was equivalent to hundreds of thirty-year pollution cores, all fucking ruined.

Heartache!

Bleeding!

If the higher-ups of the major families came, they would probably go crazy.

"Things from tens of thousands of years ago, it's not normal for the energy to dissipate?" Xu Jingzhe muttered, his voice not loud.

But it was still heard by the others, and even Yezi glared at him.

He had absolutely no idea what a fist-sized Energy Stone meant.

Lu Xiaoxiao pushed Zhou Bo, her eyes sharp as she said, "If you dare to touch anything randomly again, I'll crush your balls!"

Zhou Bo wore a fawning smile on his face and said, "Miss Lu is right. I was just too excited and lost my head. I won't do it again next time."

The group continued to move deeper inside, trying every Energy Stone, and sure enough, they were all useless.

Xu Jingzhe was curious and picked up an Energy Stone they had casually discarded; he didn't even need to do anything.

His abdomen warmed slightly, and the golden pollution core inside his body shot out countless golden threads, as if chasing and playing, instantly reaching the palm of his hand, greedily sucking on the Energy Stone that was nothing but an empty shell.