242: Chapter 242 Can Stones Kill?

The saying goes, everyone has a love for beauty.

The dazzling stones left the animals and savages spellbound, reluctant to leave.

Many savages were excitedly wanting to take some back with them.

That way, they would have natural lighting at night.

Both the animals and savages looked eagerly at An Ke, waiting to hear his opinion.

If An Ke agreed, they would definitely start mining them.

However, An Ke shook his head.

He said gravely, 'These stones are dangerous. It's best not to touch them for long periods, or they can kill people.'

Little Tiger and Little Wild Leopard, the two little ones, had been curiously pawing at these glowing stones with interest.

Upon hearing An Ke's words, their world seemed to collapse.

They can kill tigers (leopards)!?

As their expressions changed drastically, they 'whooshed' to the side, putting distance between themselves and the glowing stones.

However, since they had just touched them, the fear of death made them run to An Ke with woeful faces.

Whimpering, they said:

'Master, master, we just touched these stones, what should we do?'

'I feel like these paws are no good anymore. Should you just chop them off?'

'If you don't chop them off, we won't die, will we?'

'...'

All around, the other animals and savages also changed expressions drastically upon hearing An Ke mention death.

They should stay away from those glowing stones.

The stones that had seemed so beautiful in their eyes now appeared like alluring poison.

It sent chills down their spines and filled them with terror.

At the same time, they were also very confused.

Why could stones take human lives?

Isn't it fine as long as you don't get hit by them?

'Little friend, Old Crocodile here can't understand. How can these stones kill us?'

Old Crocodile inquired.

'Could it be they eat people?' Leopard Mom frowned and asked.

Savage Yi felt a bit panicked: 'Chief, what should we do now?'

'These glowing stones are everywhere here.'

'...'

Even stones can take lives? This cave is too terrifying!

Outside, in the live broadcast room.

Forget the animals and savages not understanding, most of the audience couldn't understand either.

'Is Boss An joking? How can stones possibly kill people?'

'Is it a bad habit acting up, scaring these animals?'

'Probably not. Boss An has never joked before.'

'It seems these stones are truly dangerous.'

'@Xiao Liang, Professor Xiao Liang, come out and explain.'

'...'

In the high-level meeting room, Xiao Liang felt utterly helpless.

He was an animal expert, not a stone expert.

How would he know why these stones could kill people?

But soon, An Ke in the live broadcast provided the answer.

Inside the broadcast.

An Ke looked at the two little ones who were now dislikeing their own paws, finding it both funny and exasperating.

He bent down and rubbed the heads of the two little ones.

Then, he explained to the animals and savages:

'The reason the stones are dangerous is due to their radiation.'

In the wild, many glowing stones possess a certain level of radiation.

It's just a matter of varying levels of radiation.

Fortunately, the radiation from the stones here is not very high.

Only with prolonged, accumulated exposure would they affect a living creature's body.

Causing cells to become cancerous.

'Brief contact poses no major harm.'

'So, everyone doesn't need to worry too much.'

Hearing An Ke's words, the animals and savages present all breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they didn't understand what radiation and carcinogens meant in An Ke's explanation.

Since An Ke said not to touch them for long periods and it would be fine.

Then it really was fine.

Just listen to An Ke, that's all!

The ones who sighed with the most relief were still the two little ones.

They had originally thought the two paws that had 'played' with the stones were no good anymore.

Luckily, it was fine, so they didn't have to get their paws chopped off.

'Master, does that mean we can still play with these glowing stones?'

Little Tiger inquired.

The two little ones were extremely curious.

An Ke shook his head: 'Most of these glowing Fluorite stones here have relatively low radiation.'

'But inevitably, there are some with higher radiation.'

Once you touch stones with higher radiation, even with his [Poison Immunity Constitution], An Ke couldn't withstand it.

'So, it's best not to touch them at all.'

Upon hearing this, Little Tiger and Little Wild Leopard once again distanced themselves from the glowing stones.

Too scary!

'Later, when we explore deeper, Ah Giao and I will walk at the front.'

'You all stay close to me.'

With [Spider Foresight], An Ke could foresee danger the moment it arose.

With him in front, they could avoid many fatal dangers.

An s-rank instance was not something to take lightly.

Outside, in the live broadcast room.

'So it's because of radiation!'

'Is this what an s-rank instance is like... even the stones are dangerous.'

'It's like a natural trap.'

'I really admire Boss An's extensive knowledge.'

'If it were me, I'd probably foolishly stuff these glowing stones in my pocket.'

'Eyes: Wow! So pretty!

Brain: Quick, grab them!'

'Hahaha! So true! And then you'd die without even realizing it.'

'Seeing Boss An's vast knowledge boosts my confidence.'

'Hahaha, if not for An Ke, the two little ones might have chopped off their own paws.'

'The way they dislikeed their own paws earlier had me dying of laughter.'

'...'

An Ke's professionalism slightly eased the hearts of the Dragon Country Masses.

It also made many academicians breathe a sigh of relief.

They had immediately suspected these Fluorite stones might have radiation.

But they were anxious, having no way to inform An Ke via bullet comments.

They hadn't expected An Ke to understand this as well.

This made many academicians quite impressed and appreciative.

A talent seen once in a hundred years.

At the same time, they prayed in their hearts that An Ke and the others wouldn't encounter elements with too powerful radioactivity.

Such as radium...

Inside the broadcast.

After some thought, An Ke ultimately decided to take some of the glowing stones.

Because these radioactive stones contained special elements.

Some of these elements were quite rare, and they might come in handy later.

With proper equipment, using radioactive elements, one might even be able to handcraft a Nuclear Bomb.

Care for some 'Nuclear Peace'?

Of course! That was just a thought.

With An Ke's current knowledge, he wasn't sufficient to handcraft a Nuclear Bomb.

After all, this technology was too advanced, and even his golden finger didn't cover this field.

With the help of the savages and Three Hairs, An Ke collected over a dozen glowing stones.

To avoid radiation hazards, An Ke placed all of them into his Portable Space.

Once these glowing Fluorite stones were removed, the ambient light dimmed slightly.

At first, nothing happened, but soon an animal noticed something strange.

'Boss, it's weird. What are these glowing particles floating in the air?'

In the void, some glowing particles began to float.

They looked a bit like fireflies, but they weren't.

Moreover, they weren't living beings.