183: Misfortunes never come singly

"Search for me! See if there are any traces of intruders around!" Gu Qiyuan roared, veins bulging on his forehead.

The guards scattered in a hurry, searching every inch of the surrounding land.

But they turned the surroundings upside down and found nothing.

There were no traces around, as if the explosion had occurred out of thin air.

"Family Head... no traces of intruders were found nearby."

The guard captain said, gritting his teeth.

Gu Qiyuan's face grew even darker, and he pointed at the deep pit, saying sharply, "Dig! Dig down for me immediately!"

The warehouse was buried deep underground, and the excavation work was extremely difficult.

A large number of people were mobilized, and earth-element ability users worked at full capacity, trying to clear a passage to the underground.

Soil and rubble were continuously transported out, and the scene was a mess.

As the excavation deepened, the hearts of the Gu Family members sank little by little to the bottom.

Nothing, there was nothing!

The Materials that should have been piled up like mountains seemed to have evaporated into thin air, leaving no trace.

Did the other party empty out the Materials inside before detonating it?

But with such a huge inventory, how did they manage to do it?

Moreover, without alarming any guards... Gu Qiyuan stood by the pit with a livid face, watching the busy figures below, his heart burning with rage.

He really couldn't figure out how the other party had broken through layers of defenses and infiltrated the underground warehouse.

Just then, a guard ran over in a hurry:

"Family Head, Marquis Ningshuang is here! She also brought the Federal Army, saying she wants to... she wants to search our Gu Family!"

"What?"

Gu Qiyuan turned abruptly, fire practically spewing from his eyes.

"Search? What right does she have to search my Gu Family? Just because of a few explosions? This is my Gu Family's private property!"

This woman clearly wants to take advantage of the situation!

He instinctively wanted to refuse, but Marquis Ningshuang represented the Federation, forcing him to suppress the anger in his heart.

"You continue digging, I'll go meet her!"

He said through gritted teeth, then strode towards the entrance... At the gate of the Gu Family, the atmosphere was tense.

Marquis Ningshuang stood tall and slender, her gaze cold.

Behind her, a team of fierce-looking soldiers, armed with weapons, stood ready.

She immediately locked eyes on Gu Qiyuan, who was rushing over:

"Family Head Gu, according to our intelligence, the important criminal who privately hoarded space stones has appeared near Vast Sea City."

"According to federal regulations, the Gu Family needs to be searched now. Please cooperate."

Gu Qiyuan's chest heaved violently, he was almost exploding with anger.

The warehouse was inexplicably blown up, and the heavy losses made his heart bleed.

Before he could recover, the Federation came to pin the blame on him and even wanted to search?

He suppressed his anger and squeezed his voice through his teeth:

"Marquis Ningshuang, what do you mean by this? My Gu Family was attacked by an unknown force and suffered huge losses!"

"You don't go after the real culprits, but instead come to my Gu Family to kick us while we're down. What kind of logic is that?"

"You said the missing people are back? That's absurd, if they were back, wouldn't I know?"

Gu Qiyuan trembled with anger.

In the battle for the space stone ore vein, their Gu Family suffered the greatest losses.

Not only did they not get a single space stone, but even the people they sent out disappeared.

Afterwards, they were suppressed by various forces... Now that the situation had just calmed down a bit, Marquis Ningshuang came to cause trouble again, which was simply too much!

"Family Head Gu, the Federation will investigate the attack separately. But searching for the important criminal is an urgent military matter that cannot be delayed!"

Marquis Ningshuang remained unmoved, her tone cold.

"If your Gu Family is innocent, why obstruct?"

She paused slightly, her gaze coldly fixed on Gu Qiyuan.

"Or are you saying... the Gu Family indeed hid people they shouldn't have, and those missing space stones..."

Gu Qiyuan's face was livid, unable to offer a single word of defense.

The people haven't returned, and the items haven't been seen, and now they're being forced to take the blame?

He looked at Marquis Ningshuang's resolute gaze and knew that today's search was unavoidable.

The other party's attitude was exceptionally firm, as if she had some evidence, and forcefully obstructing would only make things worse.

In the end, he could only reluctantly make way, almost squeezing the words through his teeth:

"Search! You can search all you want! The humiliation my Gu Family suffered today, I will certainly demand an explanation for it someday!"

Their Gu Family belonged to the Star Pavilion, and they were by no means people to be easily manipulated.

Once the other party found nothing, he would definitely ask the Star Pavilion to pressure the Federation to hold Marquis Ningshuang accountable.

"If there is an injustice, the Federation will give you an opportunity to appeal."

Marquis Ningshuang replied indifferently, then waved her jade hand, issuing an order:

"Search carefully, don't miss any suspicious places! Focus on detecting space energy..."

"Yes!"

The Federal Army soldiers immediately took action, swarming into the Gu Family mansion like tigers and wolves.

The Gu Family members watched the soldiers freely searching their home, feeling as uncomfortable as if they had swallowed a fly.

These people were definitely doing it on purpose!

... In the Inner World, Central Plaza.

The Materials plundered from the Gu Family were piled up into a small mountain.

Lin Xingyu and the others were directing the goblins to sort and organize the Materials.

"The Gu Family is indeed a big Family, they even have this kind of thing!"

Jin Yaotian held an Ore emitting a strange flowing light, his fingers trembling slightly.

This was "Molten Core Gold Crystal," and long-term consumption could slowly improve the Bloodline of exotic beasts.

This Material was very rare, and he had been searching for it diligently but had never found it.

He never expected to see it here!

His golden griffin had low potential and stopped improving after reaching Rank 4.

As his own Rank continuously increased, the griffin had gradually fallen behind his growth.

But the griffin had followed him for a long time, and its appearance was extremely cool, so he couldn't bear to eliminate it.

"Old Jin, I'm not saying anything, but this thing is too slow!"

Wang Ledian leaned over, glanced at the Ore in Jin Yaotian's hand, his face full of disdain.

He knew this thing; its effect was indeed good, but it required a long time of feeding.

By the time the beast's Bloodline improved, he himself didn't know how many Ranks he would have ascended.

"We have a specialty here that's much better than this thing!"

Saying that, he pointed to the heavenly spirit tree in the distance.

Before, because he was in a hurry to snatch from the Withered Bone Mercenary Group, he only introduced the World Tree and the evolution fruit to the two of them, and didn't have time to introduce the heavenly spirit tree.

"Specialty?"

Jin Yaotian was startled, subconsciously looking at the gigantic tree that was entirely light blue.

"See that fruit? That's the marrow-shedding fruit..."

Wang Ledian put his arm around Jin Yaotian's shoulder, saying proudly.

"And that one, that's the spirit shaping fruit..."

Listening to Wang Ledian's narration, Jin Yaotian's breathing gradually became hurried.

Having something like the evolution fruit that could quickly increase one's Rank was already Heaven-Defying enough.

He never expected that there were also fruits here that could change one's talent, and they could be generated infinitely!

He had also heard of things similar to the spirit shaping fruit.

These things were rare, and their effects were completely random.

He didn't dare to use them at all, fearing that if it randomly turned into a trash talent, he would be heartbroken.

However, if the quantity of these things was infinite... "Boss, can I use it?"

Jin Yaotian wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, looking eagerly at Lin Xingyu.