Space Odyssey from Abandoned Mining Space Station

Chapter 652: Chapter 199 Promotion_3

”Yes, Surprise asked me to pass it on.”

Wu An said as he took out a spindle-shaped crystal, just about the size for one hand to grasp, and a piece of paper from his pocket, handing them to Bai Quan.

This crystal is the natural shedding of the Energy Crystal Crab’s shell from recent times, shimmering with a splendid luster under the hall’s light.

Before Bai Quan could inquire or Wu An could introduce, Cheng Xinghai, like a little girl drawn to shiny things, immediately said, ”What a beautiful stone.”

Bai Quan took the crystal, glanced at it a couple of times, then handed it over to Cheng Xinghai, whose eyes lit up nearby, and then picked up the paper.

This was a test report.

Although Bai Quan wasn’t a specialist ship designer, he was clear about what kind of abilities and performance each component of a warship should have, and what was good or bad.

Thus, when he saw this test report, his heart was first surprised by the material’s inherent properties, and then shocked upon seeing the actual specific data with his own eyes.

Finally, joy followed upon understanding the reason why Chen Ming and Wu An brought this thing to him.

The profits brought by such a material capable of outclassing all present energy storage devices once mass-produced are immensely significant.

And soon, countless people throughout the Empire will be eyeing this morsel of fat.

While nobody will overtly seize this technology thanks to Wu An and Chen Ming, all sorts of subtle tactics are bound to emerge one after another.

Those people will not only try to meddle but also figure out ways to replicate, and some might even attempt to obtain the complete production method and system.

Even though Wu An and Chen Ming both have connections and personal capability, they don’t possess enough power.

The Spiritual Ability Association is after all a loose organization, unable to really help them in such matters.

Thus, they need a force within the Empire with sufficient weight to protect this exclusive business.

And their final choice was him, Bai Quan.

Bai Quan’s lips curled up as he said, ”So what’s in the crate is?”

Wu An nodded slightly and stepped forward to remove the cloth covering the Energy Crystal Crab observation crate.

Two large and two small Energy Crystal Crabs totaling four appeared in the sight of everyone present.

The two large ones were given to Wu An by Chen Ming earlier, while the two small ones were hatched from two eggs previously given to Wu An by Chen Ming.

At this moment, Cheng Xinghai, standing next to Bai Quan, her gaze lingering on the test report in Bai Quan’s hands, immediately had her attention diverted to the few shiny crabs bustling around.

She quickly asked Wu An, who had just removed the cloth, ”Uncle Wu, what is this?”

Although Wu An wasn’t particularly familiar with Bai Quan, and even less so with Cheng Xinghai, since his arrival here a few days ago, Cheng Xinghai knew he was a top Psychic in the Spiritual Ability Association.

She would occasionally come over under the guise of having matters with Bai Quan to hang around when the two chatted, consulting on matters concerning spiritual energy, thus becoming acquainted over a few days.

Cheng Xinghai had just reached adulthood, so calling out to Wu An, actually in his thirties, was not considered impolite.

After confirming with Bai Quan through eye contact, Wu An, wearing an expression of regard for the younger generation, explained, ”This is the Energy Crystal Crab, the animal that produces that crystal.”

Cheng Xinghai blinked, her dark pupils reflecting the crystal’s beautiful light.

Her gaze gradually moved away from the crystal in her hand, and she asked, ”Does this crystal have any special properties?”

”It is a special energy storage material, by far more effective than all current professional energy storage materials and devices, and there are specially tested data to prove this.”

Although Wu An said this in response to Cheng Xinghai’s question, it was evidently meant for the other people present.

Among the Fourteenth Legion’s partners surrounding them were clearly many business people, and some immediately realized something, asking Wu An, ”Mr. Wu An, the data you mentioned?”

Wu An pointed to the corner of the box and said, ”You can see it by using a terminal to read this string of code here; I’ve got results measured by an energy materials research institute with government-issued qualifications, and they have stamped it.”

The crowd accompanying Bai Quan immediately gathered near the observation crate, quickly seeing the same contents as Bai Quan’s test report.

Several representatives specializing in energy storage materials and equipment became heavy-breathed.

They understood how much impact such materials, if they existed and could be mass-produced, would bring to the entire market.

Wu An did not keep them in suspense, directly saying, ”If you’ve been following Bai Quan’s movements, you must have heard about Chen Ming, right? This is the technology Chen Ming secured from Dusk.”

”Can Chen Ming already mass-produce this material?”

Upon hearing someone ask this question in the crowd, Wu An recalled what Chen Ming previously mentioned to him, answering, ”Basically yes, but the initial production will be somewhat low; it will gradually increase later.”

”What about Dusk’s side?”

When hearing this question, Wu An wasn’t surprised in the slightest.

As he previously discussed with Chen Ming, right after knowing such a thing exists, some people immediately have strange thoughts.

However, he straightforwardly answered, ”Before leaving Dusk, Chen Ming had already successfully uprooted and brought along the entire research institute of these creatures, acquiring the complete cultivation method and equipment.”