Martial Arts: I Have Diligence Reward System

”Son, where did these things come from?”

Su Qingfeng stared at the Star Cleansing Stones scattered across the ground. His face was as dark and rigid as a heavy boulder.

He then locked his eyes onto Su Yue, his gaze exceptionally solemn.

Bai Zhiyong and the rest of the Ketone Trust Group were already shocked speechless. The team of experts hurriedly stepped forward, pulling out instruments powered by Origin Energy Stones.

After a series of scans, the results confirmed the unique fluctuations of Star Cleansing Stones. There was no room for error. The energy fluctuations within these Star Cleansing Stones even surpassed those currently held by the Research Institute.

The rest of the Jade Waterchestnut Bamboos were also perfectly normal.

Bai Zhiyong’s eyes flickered. Damn it! The plan had changed.

Bai Zhiyong had exhausted every trick in the book to secure the authority to lock down the bamboo forest. He had even thrown his weight around by invoking Yuan Longhan’s name. But now, all his efforts were in vain. Su Qingfeng’s Divine Return Tower had been missing just two raw materials, and now they were all gathered, with plenty to spare. Why did it turn out like this?

Where did Su Qingfeng’s son get so many Jade Waterchestnut Bamboos and Star Cleansing Stones? It was utterly unbelievable. Bai Zhiyong could not have anticipated this, even if he racked his brains.

Now, all his leverage to threaten Su Qingfeng was gone. Without Su Qingfeng’s Qi Blood assistance and the naming rights to Heiye, his chance of breaking through to the Eighth Rank would be indefinitely shelved. At the very least, there would be absolutely no hope for the next three to five years. If his luck remained poor, he might be permanently shackled to the Seventh Rank, never to break through again.

Bai Zhiyong’s face turned deathly pale. He was utterly unwilling to accept this!

His assistant clenched his fists tightly. Compared to Bai Zhiyong, the assistant was even more furious. If Bai Zhiyong ate the meat, he could at least drink the broth.

This coercion plan targeting Prince Qing was formulated entirely through the assistant’s analysis of various data, which was exactly why he had earned the right to be Bai Zhiyong’s confidant. If this plan failed, the assistant’s status would plummet. He simply could not afford to lose.

Because of his own breakthrough, the assistant had racked up a mountain of loan shark debt. Without a massive salary and bonuses, his only remaining option would be to head to the Wetlands to fight for his life. After all, the assistant was just a high-level corporate drone—a mere lapdog.

”Hahaha! Su Yue, you truly live up to your reputation as a miracle worker. To think you could turn the tide even in a situation like this!

”You’ve done your dad a massive favor!”

The major general laughed heartily, then cast a disdainful glance at the people from the Ketone Trust Group. He hadn’t stopped the Ketone Trust Group from testing the items, as he too wanted to verify their authenticity. They were the real deal.

Looking at the expression on Bai Zhiyong’s face right now, the major general practically wanted to set off some firecrackers. Unfortunately, there were no firecrackers in the Wetlands.

”Su Yue, where did these things come from?” Su Qingfeng asked once more, his expression dark and grave.

”Uh, I was chasing down a Short-Snouted Pig when I accidentally stumbled upon a massive boulder. My instincts told me something was off, so I sneaked over and hacked at it with my axe. Who knew that rock would be so terrifyingly hard?

”I never expected it would actually help Dad!”

Su Yue still felt somewhat excited. He had eavesdropped on the Ketone Trust Group’s conversation the entire time, never expecting that these scumbags were planning to use Star Cleansing Stones to threaten his dad.

Su Yue had once read an article detailing how Combat Martial Artists would digest Qi Blood Pills on behalf of Qi and Blood Martial Artists. It was a thankless task that inflicted exceedingly high damage on Combat Martial Artists. The damage could even be permanent.

The fact that the Ketone Trust Group used this to threaten his dad proved just how crucial this matter was to him. Thank goodness! This was the perfect cure for that headache.

SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK!

Pig Wisdom squeaked twice in Su Yue’s palm in protest, as if to say, ”I’m the one who risked my life to lead the way, and yet you completely erased my contribution!”

SQUEAK!

However, after Su Yue gave it a vicious squeeze, Pig Wisdom let out a sharp shriek and didn’t dare make another peep.

”Su Yue, your luck is truly heaven-defying!

”But you’re the only one who could have seized such an opportunity. If someone else had noticed it, they likely wouldn’t have been able to cleave it open.

”Yet, if a Grandmaster were to cleave it, the Star Cleansing Stone would lose its original effect.”

The major general squeezed Su Yue’s shoulder firmly, his eyes brimming with uncontainable admiration. He was around the same age as Su Qingfeng and even found himself lamenting why he didn’t have such an exceptional son. If the heavens could grant him a son like this, he would gladly forfeit his own status as a Grandmaster. It was far too enviable.

”Everyone, may I interrupt for a moment?” At this moment, the assistant rushed forward and hastily asked, ”Mr. Expert, let me ask you: can you determine the approximate time these Star Cleansing Stones and Jade Waterchestnut Bamboos were unearthed?”

”It’s a bit scattered, but they were all likely within the past three days!” the expert replied.

”Then that confirms it!

”Hello, Student Su Yue. While it is true that you found these items in the bamboo forest, unfortunately, as of a week ago, the ownership of this bamboo forest already belongs to the Ketone Trust Group!

”According to the laws of the Divine Land, any items you take from the bamboo forest right now are considered illegally obtained.

”The Ketone Trust Group does not have the authority to confiscate these materials, but we will have to go through the Divine Land Government’s adjudication.

”I am very sorry, but Prince Qing cannot take these materials away right now!”

The assistant had finally found a glimmer of hope. He was a pettifogger trained by Bai Zhiyong. Having studied the various laws of the Divine Land since middle school, he was most adept at finding minor legal loopholes.

The assistant didn’t claim that the Jade Waterchestnut Bamboos and Star Cleansing Stones belonged to the Ketone Trust Group; he merely pointed out that there was a dispute over the ownership of the materials.

Since there was a dispute, it would involve a lawsuit. A lawsuit could drag on for ten long years. As long as the Divine Land’s courts held a hearing, the Ketone Trust Group would have plenty of time to drag the litigation out for a year or two. For the Ketone Trust Group, this was already a form of victory.

The very reason Prince Qing had compromised time and time again was because he was in desperate need to use the Divine Return Tower.