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Upon hearing this conclusion, Jing Yuan immediately scanned it with his mental power.
Although his mental power wasn't X-ray vision, he could still sense the uneven distribution within.
But based on this alone, it's difficult to know what it is.
The technicians suggested cutting it open to see what was inside.
Uto nodded in agreement.
The technicians took out a portable cutting machine and immediately prepared to cut the cylinder.
The result, however, left everyone dumbfounded.
This portable cutter failed to cut through the surface of the cylinder.
There wasn't even a trace left.
The alloy's incredible hardness left everyone speechless.
Everyone instinctively thought it was a good thing!
"Chief, this might not be an ordinary alloy!"
Uto asked, "Is there any way to figure it out?"
"Let's take it back to the lab for further examination."
Uto nodded and then arranged for someone to send the items away.
Jingyuan stepped forward and said to Uto, "Chief, although this thing was dug up in your land, we still discovered it..."
"So what if you found out?" Uto's expression was not good.
Jingyuan smiled and said, "Since we discovered this together, if there are any research findings, could you share them with us?"
"This is my territory. Whether I share it or not is up to me."
Jing Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly. This guy has absolutely no sense of morality!
He wanted to argue further, but Suixing pulled him back and whispered, "Forget it. Don't forget our mission."
Uto also said with a smile, "Since you helped me dig this out, I will arrange for workers to mine continuously and try to extract what you need within a day."
“Alright! Thank you very much, Lord Utopia!” Shattered Star replied with a smile.
Uto looked at Quaid beside him and instructed, "Take good care of the guests from Dragonbone Village."
"Yes!"
Uto followed the technicians as they left.
Quaid also said to the Dragonbone Village group, "Please, everyone!"
Shattered Star glanced at Quaid but said nothing.
Qianli patted Jingyuan on the shoulder, signaling him not to speak either.
Quaid first took the four of them to dinner, and then arranged rooms for them to rest.
The environment in the underground base was even more oppressive than that of the lighthouse.
But for now, all we can do is rest and wait in our rooms.
After Quaid left, Qianli couldn't wait to ask, "Jingyuan, do you know what that thing is?"
Jingyuan shook his head, "I don't know either!"
Sui Xing said, "Jing Yuan and I suspect that what caused the worker to faint was that thing. The fact that the worker didn't faint again after going down into the mine is proof of that."
"What if the cause of the coma just happened to have stopped?"
“If that’s the case, then it won’t be long before they stop work again,” Shattered Star said. “Don’t worry! They’ll let us know when they stop. If they can’t handle that thing, they’ll come looking for us too.”
Jingyuan looked at Suixing with a puzzled expression, "If they can't handle that thing, why did they come to us?"
Shattered Star smiled smugly and said, "Don't underestimate Steelflame Fortress just because it's a remnant of an old world military base. Over the years, their cutting-edge science has been largely lost. Their technological level is far behind not only our Dragonbone Village, but even the Lighthouse!"
Jing Yuan smiled slightly; Sui Xing's words were interesting.
She not only mocked the technological level of Steelflame Fortress, but also revealed that Dragonbone Village's technology was even more advanced than that of the Lighthouse.
Jing Yuan asked curiously, "Since their technological level is low, what exactly are the ore extracts you trade with them for?"
I asked Jingyuan and Suixing this question when they went down into the mine.
Sui Xing wanted to speak up at the time, but Jing Yuan discovered the metal cylinder, so she didn't have time.
But having missed the opportunity, Suixing was reluctant to talk about it anymore.
Jingyuan looked at her and said, "Think about it, is there any connection between the ore you want and this metal cylinder? Tell me, and we'll all think about it together. Maybe we can find a clue."
Qianli looked at Suixing and said, "Why don't we just tell him? I think Boss Bai will agree."
Jingyuan looked at Qianli, then at Guayan, and finally pointed to himself, "So I'm the only one who doesn't know."
Qianli laughed and said, "That's normal. When I first arrived, they kept all sorts of things from me. Once we got to know each other, everyone knew what they needed to know."
"What do you mean?"
“I am an outsider like you, not a native of Dragon Bone Village.”
Shattered Star sighed and said, "Alright! I'll tell you. Actually, the main item we're trading with Steelflame Fortress is a catalyst. This catalyst is refined from the ore we saw earlier."
"Catalyst? What kind of catalyst?"
Jingyuan looked at Suixing with a puzzled expression, expecting her to continue explaining.
Shattered Star hesitated for another second before saying, "A special catalyst that can be used to generate antimatter."
"Antimatter? What's it used for?"
"It can be used as an energy source!"
Jingyuan had only read about antimatter in some books and didn't know much about it.
Antimatter can indeed be used as an energy source, and it is a highly efficient and clean energy source.
Jingyuan suddenly fell into thought, because he knew another use for antimatter.
That is, antimatter can be used as an energy source for spaceships.
Could it be that Bai Yuekui is building a spaceship in Dragon Bone Village?
So even Bai Yuekui has no way to fight against the Mana ecosystem?
Are they building spaceships to escape Earth?
For a moment, Jingyuan's mind was filled with many thoughts.
However, he didn't ask directly.
Suddenly, the door opened, and Quaid walked in, saying to everyone, "Guests, there has been new progress in our research on that metallic object. The leader wants me to invite you to the research institute."
Chapter 163 Items from Fifty Million Years Ago
Jingyuan glanced at Suixing, surprised that she had actually guessed correctly.
Quaid has come over, and he's being so polite; he's probably here to ask Dragonbone Village for help.
Jingyuan and the others followed Quaid to their research institute.
The layout of the entire underground base of Steelflame Fortress is pretty much the same. Without Quaid leading the way, Jingyuan probably wouldn't even be able to find his way.
The layouts in different places are too similar.
Jingyuan noticed that there were also piles of miscellaneous items at the entrance of their research institute.
Judging from the layout of their research institute, they do not seem to place much importance on scientific research.
After entering the research institute, Quaid led them into a laboratory where a metal cylinder was placed in the center.
By now, the metal cylinder had been cleaned up.
Compared to before, the cylinder now has two more black scratches on its surface, one horizontal and one vertical.
It seems they tried cutting the cylinder, but all attempts failed.
Shattered Star glanced at Uto and said with a smile, "Chief, why are you out of ideas so quickly?"
Shattered Star immediately started criticizing, which made Utopia very unhappy.
When Uto made his first cut in the mine, he realized that this might be a good thing.
So when he was preparing to bring the cylinder to the laboratory, he never thought of sharing it with the people of Dragonbone Village.
He was truly out of options, which is why he called the people from Dragon Bone Village.
Uto hesitated for a moment, then said, "The origin of this thing is more complicated than we thought."
"How complicated is it?"
Uto stated directly, "By conducting carbon-14 dating on the rock layers on the surface of the cylinder, we discovered that it was buried here at least 50 million years ago."
"Fifty million years!" Sui Xing's eyes widened in shock. "Are you sure it's fifty million years, not five thousand years?"
Before dating, they all thought it might be a relic from the Old World.