I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts

Chapter 119: Chapter 18: Your Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Ancestor Just Bought a Bottle of Mineral Water (Bonus)

Han Zhan walked with October along Dawn Street.

When passing by a convenience store, they went in to buy a bottle of mineral water.

”I’ve installed family payment on its arm, just scan it directly,” Han Zhan pointed to the electronic pattern on the arm of the small robot and said.

The cashier, being knowledgeable, said nothing and completed the payment transaction directly with the small robot.

As they left, the cashier glanced at the name of the payer with some surprise, ”Shang Jianyue? Why does that name sound so familiar?”

”Quick, check how much wealth value you have left after the payment!”

After leaving the store, Han Zhan urged impatiently.

He now felt like he was unboxing a surprise gift, eager for the feeling of getting rich overnight someday.

Upon hearing Han Zhan’s inquiry, October seemed to freeze for a moment, then began mechanically speaking: ”My current wealth value balance is: one, zero, zero, zero, zero...”

After saying eleven zeros, it stopped.

Han Zhan, who was walking in front, also stopped.

”A trillion?” He could hardly believe it, thinking his ears were deceiving him.

”Could it be the language system got stuck? No way, I’ve got to have a word with that old man who changed the parts. It’s still within the warranty period, isn’t it?”

”The language system is normal,” October answered.

So, there really is a one with eleven zeros behind it? How much money is that, a hundred billion Titan coins!

If Han Zhan wanted, he could buy an entire civilian Star Destroyer and race through the Star Sea with those Shang Family playboys!

This was too outrageous.

Why does the small robot’s account have so much money?

Could it be related to that film it swallowed... ”Could that old man be someone extraordinary?” Han Zhan muttered to himself.

But in this way, there’s money now!

With money on hand, Han Zhan could start purchasing large quantities on the market without restraint.

Speed is of the essence in warfare.

He had to acquire the Energy Bricks before Can Shang Company reacted, then leave this place.

At the Heaven Net Center, in the main control room.

The investigation results concerning the Mechanical Research Institute hadn’t come out yet, and the higher-ups were very angry, withholding the entire performance of the month for the investigators in charge of this matter.

Moreover, they dispatched Shang Family’s direct lineage from the Can Shang Company to intervene in this incident.

Not all members of the Shang Family were brainless mechanical fanatics; there were always a few business-savvy lunatics who detected something unusual in this matter.

”It’s been investigated before, that Wang Chunyu was once the guardian of Great Xia and was in love with Shang Family’s Shang Xiaoyun, then they formed a covenant.”

”Shang Xiaoyun was later captured and brought back to Titan City, used as experimental material for Mechanical Ascension No. 289, and underwent ascension experiments.”

”After the experiment failed, she didn’t completely die and was placed in the Mechanical Research Institute’s nutrient box for further observational research.”

”According to the experimental data report analysis at the time, during Shang Xiaoyun’s Mechanical Ascension, the compatibility completion with the terminal was 56%, higher than half, possibly partially merging with the terminal, glimpsing the Shang Family’s secrets.”

This report was written in detail and analyzed comprehensively.

Shang Zexian, of the Shang Family’s direct line, perused this report, lost in thought.

Behind him were several investigation specialists responsible for the entire incident, cautiously following, not daring to breathe.

What a joke, this was Shang Zexian, the appointed successor and true direct lineage of the Shang Family; no one expected this matter to alarm this big shot!

”Anything concerning Great Xia shouldn’t be underestimated. I’m not that foolish, love-struck brain dead sister of mine.”

Shang Zexian said, and the people behind him immediately nodded and agreed obsequiously.

”Has the Mechanical Research Institute’s surveillance been repaired yet?”

”Since Shang Xiaoyun and Wang Chunyu are lovers and covenant partners, Wang Chunyu’s motive must be to rescue Shang Xiaoyun.”

”But later, why didn’t Shang Xiaoyun escape with him? Who was he protecting? Or, who was more important than Shang Xiaoyun?”

Shang Zexian raised a finger, gently tapping the table, thinking swiftly, faster than the others could follow.

”No, it doesn’t add up.”

”Logically, it doesn’t make sense.”

”Wang Chunyu already met with Shang Xiaoyun, but Shang Xiaoyun didn’t leave the research room. Wang Chunyu left with another person, and from the Abnormal Skeleton Warrior and Super Alloy Robot feedback report on site, both were killed.”

”However, there’s never been a rule that two capsule bombs exploding means two people are necessarily killed.”

”Because there were three people in the entire Mechanical Research Institute at the time!”

Shang Zexian’s words suddenly enlightened those scientific investigators.

”Hasn’t the proposal to wake the Celestial Net’s intelligence for a deep-dive filter been approved yet?”

”No, every other member besides you voted against it.”

”These idiots!” Shang Zexian cursed in anger.

The others lowered their heads as if they hadn’t heard a thing.

Just then, the Celestial Net’s intelligence began to beep suddenly.

”What’s going on?” The on-site staff became nervous; the Celestial Net’s intelligence alert only ever signals a major incident.

At present, with the future Captain of the Shang Family, Shang Zexian here, it was akin to instruments malfunctioning during a leader’s inspection, inevitable chaos ensued.

”I’m Shang Zexian, tell me, what happened?”

Shang Zexian spoke towards the large screen in front of him.

”Detected a special individual, personnel identification in progress, identification complete.”

”Subject: Shang Zexian, identity level: highest, usage rights unlocked.”

”Commencing summary of alarm causation.”

The Celestial Net’s intelligence finished speaking on its own, then a while later, it spoke up again.

”The cause for this anomaly report has been summarized: Your great-great-great-great-grand ancestor just bought a bottle of mineral water.”

”?”

Not just Shang Zexian, but all the on-site staff were dumbfounded.

”Wtf, this darn Celestial Net intelligence must be bugging again,” a staff member muttered quietly.

”Employee number 9527, I am not bugged,” the intelligence responded by calling out.

The employee quietly removed his work badge and stuffed it into his pocket.

”The Celestial Net’s intelligence sometimes acts like this, you should understand, it handles tens of billions of things daily but only allocates one percent of processing power, an occasional bug occurs, and we...”

The staff at the Heaven Net Center continued explaining to Shang Zexian.

In Shang Zexian’s mind, he was already calculating who his great-great-great-great-grand ancestor might be.

It was the founder of Can Shang Company, the Shang Family’s ancestor, Shang Jianyue!