An army is trained for a thousand days to be used in a single battle! The Dragon Crystal Plan, execute!

The atmosphere in the conference room was a little heavy.

Lin Xiyue and the Elders sat quietly, awaiting the final analysis results.

A moment later, an old man with white hair and reading glasses, led by a secretary, hurried in.

He was Academician Liu En, the leading authority in mineral research in Daxia.

"Academician Liu, please sit."

"No, Elder, I'll just report standing."

Academician Liu waved his hand.

He had obviously done his homework in advance and went straight to the point: "Regarding the special crystal stone sent over, named 'Dragon Crystal,' we already have preliminary analysis results."

"Please speak."

Academician Liu pushed up his glasses, picked up a report, and spoke very quickly:

"This reddish crystal is essentially an extremely rare associated Ore."

"It only exists in specific volcanic rock formations, and its formation conditions are extremely harsh."

"It requires a long time in the high-temperature and high-pressure environment deep underground, coexisting with certain special elements, to crystallize and form."

"Based on our existing geological exploration data, this Ore's reserves within Daxia's borders... are not optimistic."

"It is mainly distributed deep within several large active volcanoes and in the surrounding areas of some dormant volcanoes."

"The reserves are scarce, and the mining difficulty is extremely high."

Academician Liu's words made everyone present feel their hearts sink.

"Extremely difficult to mine... specifically what?" The Third Elder pressed.

"Specifically, most of these Ores are buried deep inside volcanoes, hundreds or even thousands of meters from the surface."

"At that location, the geological structure is extremely unstable, and the temperature is frighteningly high. Ordinary mining equipment simply cannot go deep, and cannot even be deployed."

"If manual mining is used..." Academician Liu paused, then added solemnly: "That would be playing with lives."

"Even wearing the most top-tier heat-resistant protective suits, one cannot work for long in such an environment."

"There is always the risk of fatal dangers such as magma eruptions, toxic gas leaks, and rock layer collapses."

"Therefore, to mine this Ore on a large scale, with our current technological means, it is almost an impossible task."

After listening to this detailed and brutal analysis, the atmosphere in the conference room became even heavier.

"I see... it doesn't sound optimistic." Everyone seemed to have had cold water poured on them.

A moment later, the Fourth Elder looked up and couldn't help but ask: "What about the other types of Ores? The special Ores that can contain Spiritual Qi."

At the mention of this, Academician Liu's expression finally softened a little.

He turned to the next page of the report and replied: "The situation with these types of Ores is much better."

"Although they are also rare, the difficulty of mining them is a world apart compared to 'Dragon Crystal'."

"According to the data, the reserves of these types of Ores within Daxia's borders are quite considerable, and globally, their distribution is also relatively widespread."

"With our current industrial capabilities, large-scale stable mining can be fully achieved."

This news was finally good news, allowing everyone's tense nerves to relax slightly.

"Good."

"Academician Liu, then you will take the lead, immediately organize a team, and be responsible for assisting the military in mining and stockpiling those types of Ores with Artifact Refining potential."

"No problem, right?"

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!" Academician Liu immediately stood at attention and saluted without hesitation, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

For a scholar who had studied Ore his entire life, being personally involved in such a great undertaking that could change the future of the country was the highest honor.

After receiving the order, he did not delay at all, taking the report and turning to leave the conference room in a hurry, obviously eager to form his team.

After the Academician left, Lin Xiyue picked up the warm "Dragon Crystal" on the table again, tossing it in her hand.

And couldn't help but complain: "No wonder I always felt the Spiritual Qi inside was warm, like a small hand warmer."

"So, it's a Spirit Stone that grew near a volcano?"

"Hiss... Then, does this mean the Spiritual Qi inside is actually a fire-attributed Spiritual Qi?"

A thought suddenly popped into her mind.

Does Spiritual Qi have attributes?

The answer is yes.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi absorbed by ordinary Cultivators is mostly un-attributed, peaceful and neutral, and can be refined by any Cultivation Technique.

But in some Heaven And Earth Treasures born from the essence of Heaven and Earth, the Spiritual Qi contained within will carry unique attributes.

This attributed Spiritual Qi is a highly sought-after treasure for Cultivators who Cultivate specific Cultivation Techniques.

For example, if this fire-attributed Spiritual Qi is used by someone Cultivating a fire-element Cultivation Technique, their Cultivation speed will advance by leaps and bounds.

Conversely, if the Cultivation Technique you Cultivate leans towards water or ice, then this fire-attributed Spiritual Qi will not only be unhelpful but will also conflict with your own Spiritual Qi, causing a backlash.

"Little Xiyue, we don't quite understand what you're saying." The Fourth Elder was confused and asked directly: "Then is it considered a Spirit Stone or not?"

"Strictly speaking... probably not?"

Lin Xiyue thought for a moment, organizing her words to explain: "I remember My Brother saying that the Spirit Stones in Cangxuan Great Realm all contain the purest, un-attributed Spiritual Qi."

"And this kind of crystal stone, which contains attributed Spiritual Qi, has already exceeded the scope of ordinary Spirit Stones and should be considered a Heaven And Earth Treasure."

"Ah, this... not a Spirit Stone?" The Second Elder immediately became anxious upon hearing this: "Then we were happy for nothing!"

"No, no." Lin Xiyue quickly waved her hand, "Even if it's attributed Spiritual Qi, it's still Spiritual Qi in essence!"

"At most, when refining it, if you don't want your Spiritual Qi to be too contaminated with fire attributes, you'll have to spend more effort to remove them."

"It seems a bit troublesome."

"But for me, it's not a problem."

"Perhaps it's because the grade of the Cultivation Technique I'm currently Cultivating is too high; I can easily remove the excess from the Spiritual Qi."

How overbearing was the Nine Tribulations Immortal Slaying Sword Scripture? A mere fire attribute could not cause any impact on her Spiritual Qi.

So Lin Xiyue didn't really mind the Spiritual Qi having attributes.

"Well, it's good enough to have something to use."

"If we still complain about its attributes, it would seem a bit ungrateful."

The Third Elder sighed, accepting this reality.

"So the problem is, this Ore is distributed around volcanoes, or even inside volcanoes, and the reserves are even greater near active volcanoes."

"How should we mine it?"

He quickly brought the topic back to the most crucial question.

"In such a place... even machines are difficult to enter."

"It's really hard!"

The Fourth Elder also fell into deep thought.

For a time, everyone was silent.

Academician Liu's words still echoed in their ears; with current technological means, large-scale mining was almost impossible.

Just as the atmosphere became heavy again, the Second Elder suddenly slammed the table and said confidently: "If machines can't get in, just send people! How simple is that!"

"What you're saying is too easy!" The Third Elder immediately retorted!

"That's around a volcano! If people are used for mining, the risk is too great!"

"Do you think the young men of our Daxia are all supermen, who can wield picks and move like flying in a volcano?"

"Huh?!"

As he spoke, his voice grew softer and softer, and finally, he himself was stunned.

Superman?

Moving like flying?

"Tsk, have you realized it now?" The Second Elder proudly raised his chin, "Our Daxia indeed has a group of supermen now!"

"And there are quite a few of them, tens of thousands!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes in the conference room lit up.

Mining Ore in or near a volcano, especially an active one, was undoubtedly a life-and-death task for ordinary people.

But for a group of Cultivators, all at least Body Tempering First Level, whose physical fitness far exceeded ordinary people and whose strength started at several hundred catties, what was this?

Just digging Ore in a volcano, wouldn't that be easy?

"As the saying goes, 'train soldiers for a thousand days, use them for a moment!'"

"It's time for Daxia's extraordinary army to make its first contribution to Daxia's extraordinary cause!"

"I will now issue an order for them to immediately head to various volcanoes and execute... the 'Dragon Crystal Project'!"