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Chapter 347: [346] A Tiny Thing with the Power to Change the World

Inside the Silver-lined Mysterious Boat.

"Sir, we will arrive at the 'Ningping War Fortress' in one minute!" a Xuan Shi reported.

Jian Wanli nodded in response.

Through the window glass, he saw the large war fortress standing tall in the wind and rain.

That place was the location of the Lingxiang Demon Factory.

Jian Wanli remembered something and his mouth curled slightly: "In some time, the name of the Ningping War Fortress might change."

The discovery of highly efficient propellant was a matter significant enough to alarm the Divine Sovereign. Given the preference of a certain Divine General in the Dongli War Zone, it was likely that even the names of the war fortress and the Lotus Island would be changed.

The two Xuan Shi beside him listened with confusion, feeling that Jian Wanli was particularly strange today, always saying inexplicable things.

Soon.

Five mysterious boats arrived at the Ningping War Fortress and slowly landed on a landing platform.

Jian Wanli led a large group of followers and walked down mightily.

Cheng Han, accompanied by Deputy Commander Lan Jiayao, stood at the edge of the platform and immediately bowed: "We respectfully welcome Sir Jian Wanli!"

Jian Wanli said very straightforwardly, "Commander Cheng, since you have discovered clues about the spy, find a place to talk to me alone."

Cheng Han also responded straightforwardly, "Yes, sir!"

The group of people looked at each other.

The commander of a war zone personally came to the Ningping War Fortress to meet with a subordinate, all for the sake of the spy?

In fact.

The so-called "spy" was just an excuse.

Considering the significance of highly efficient propellant and the seemingly omnipresent hidden hand behind the scenes, Cheng Han staged this play to prevent the leakage of information.

The letter explained the significance of highly efficient propellant, and naturally, Sir Jian Wanli would be willing to cooperate for the sake of this credit.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be a loss of face for a Xuan Du-level powerhouse? Shouldn't a subordinate's words be taken as truth?

And if we think from the perspective of the hidden hand behind the scenes.

They wouldn't believe that a war zone commander would willingly lower himself to cooperate with a subordinate in a public performance.

This was the first calculation.

Furthermore.

In front of so many people, the commander personally mentioned the word "spy."

This not only exerted pressure on the hidden hand behind the scenes from a distance, but also diverted their attention and tempted them to send more puppets to gather intelligence.

In short, it was a win-win situation.

In terms of plotting and scheming, Cheng Han was definitely an expert. Even the lofty Divine Gods had been calculated by him multiple times.

Since he had the opportunity to make the hidden hand behind the scenes busy with just a few words, he naturally wouldn't miss it.

This was the second calculation.

At this moment.

Cheng Han gestured, "Sir, the oil workshop is nearby. There are only Lingxiang Demons there. Shall we go to the workshop to talk?"

Jian Wanli readily agreed, "Sure!"

The others stayed in place, watching the two of them walk away.

Lan Jiayao remained silent for a moment before suddenly speaking up, saying, "We just received news that a worker at the aquaculture factory was tragically strangled by a fishing net while working on a salvage boat."

This worker is naturally Qu Yuan, who was controlled as a puppet by the mastermind behind the scenes.

Following closely behind the main leader, Wu Lin, furrowed his brows and asked, "Is there something suspicious about this worker's death?"

The female Xuan Shi had an icy expression on her face. "There are traces of extraordinary power left on the body, indicating that the culprit intended to create panic and hinder the progress of the aquaculture factory."

After the death incident, all other workers have stopped their salvage operations, and it is estimated that they will not resume work for the next few days.

Wu Lin asked again, "Does the Falcon Army think this is related to the mole?"

This is a tactful way of asking: Where is the evidence?

He found it hard to believe that the mole incident in the courtyard would be related to the death of a worker at the aquaculture factory.

Lan Jiayao's beautiful eyes were indifferent. "During the investigation of the mole incident in the courtyard, several suspects were found to have traces of puppetry in their spiritual seas."

"This worker also has traces of puppetry, and the Falcon Army does not believe it is a coincidence."

She paused and emphasized, "From the current situation, it seems that the enemy is trying to infiltrate the Lingxiang Demon Factory."

In order to put on a complete show, the "search for the mole" act must continue.

The female Xuan Shi took on this task.

The Xuan Shi from the courtyard felt a bit embarrassed.

After all the trouble in the courtyard, they still couldn't find the mole, and now the enemy is targeting the Lingxiang Demon Factory, and they are only realizing it now.

And in this situation, the courtyard does indeed appear a bit incompetent.

Wu Lin remained silent for a moment and asked, "When did the worker's death occur?"

This is a tactful way of saying: The courtyard wants to examine the body.

If the death occurred not long ago, it wouldn't be difficult to detect traces of extraordinary power. If it's been too long, most of the traces would have dissipated, making it difficult to find much information.

Lan Jiayao immediately replied, "About ten minutes ago."

Wu Lin was a bit stunned and couldn't believe it. "So fast?!"

He immediately questioned, "The Falcon Army has already found out the cause of an incident that happened ten minutes ago?"

Lan Jiayao remained expressionless. "The location of the death is near a port. After the incident, the workers immediately retreated to the port for shelter."

"A Lingxiang Demon stationed at the port sent a message to the leader of the tree spirits, Commander Cheng. Commander Cheng immediately used a secret technique to bring a trace of consciousness to the port and examine the body."

Wu Lin took a deep breath. "Is this the 'Spiritual Mind Empty Profound' technique?"

The female Xuan Shi nodded. "Exactly."

Wu Lin couldn't believe it. "Commander Cheng is only a low-level Xuan Shi, and he can even use such a method?"

Not only him.

The group of Xuan Shi were also greatly shocked.

Usually, only a few who have practiced soul-based Xuan Yin and reached the level of Xuan Shi can use the Spiritual Mind Empty Profound technique.

Lan Jiayao spoke in a matter-of-fact tone, "Commander Cheng, as a human, has become the leader of the tree spirits. This is a rare occurrence in a thousand years."

"Commander Cheng possesses some special abilities beyond ordinary people, so it's not surprising."

Wu Lin felt a bit overwhelmed.

Beyond ordinary people?

I am at least a Xuan Shi, and I can't do this, so in front of Commander Cheng, am I just an "ordinary person"?

Wu Lin thought for a moment and said, "The courtyard will immediately send someone to the port."

The implication was that the courtyard didn't fully believe it and wanted to verify it.

Lan Jiayao's beautiful eyes flickered for a moment, but she didn't say anything.

*

Inside the oil workshop.

Zhu Jianwanli stood by a large water tank, curiously watching the pool full of green algae.

It was precisely the bouncing ball algae.

Cheng Han's voice kept entering his ears.

"...The bouncing ball algae has a rather interesting characteristic. When they sense abnormal disturbances around them, they will suddenly bounce half a meter away, and in some cases, even up to a meter away.

"Considering the size of the bouncing ball algae, which is only the size of a fingertip, this is truly an incredible distance.

"The Void Wind Realm has never had this kind of algae before, so out of curiosity, I studied it thoroughly..."

When Jian Wanli heard this, his face twitched imperceptibly.

While the other commanders in the war zone were busy, this commander had the leisure to study bouncing ball algae.

Truly peculiar!

But Zhu Jianwanli didn't say much.

Cheng Han continued, "The source of high-efficiency propellant is actually the bouncing ball algae!

"A certain mysterious power in the Profound Abyss Realm causes these tiny algae to naturally accumulate a substance, which I call 'Source Essence'."

Jian Wanli's gaze underwent a subtle change.

Cheng Han confidently continued, "I conducted many experiments and found that Source Essence can also enhance the combustion efficiency of fuel, increasing it by about twenty percent.

"Unfortunately, it is difficult to integrate this substance with fuel, which greatly limits the practical application of Source Essence and gives me a sense of empty excitement.

"Later, I discovered that the green rice shrimp particularly likes to eat bouncing ball algae..."

Jian Wanli listened attentively.

Cheng Han took some time to explain the research process in detail.

This was necessary.

This was an event that was destined to shake the heavens, and sooner or later, it would reach the ears of the Divine Generals and Divine Sovereigns.

And most of them were ancient monsters who had lived for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years, not one of them would pay attention to even a grain of sand.

Therefore, the research process must not have any suspicious aspects and must withstand repeated scrutiny.

While Cheng Han was narrating, he walked to another water tank.

The tank was filled with green rice shrimp, jumping and splashing waves on the water surface.

"...Source Essence undergoes a series of complex transformations inside the green rice shrimp's body and miraculously turns into another substance.

"This substance can perfectly integrate with fuel, and the increase in fuel combustion efficiency is doubled."

Cheng Han explained the cause and effect clearly, and ended with a sigh, "Who would have thought that the bouncing ball algae, such a tiny plant, contains the power to change the world."

Jian Wanli nodded, "Indeed, it is surprising."

The commander suddenly understood why this important discovery that could change the world was born in the hands of a low-level Profound Scholar.

There was no other reason.

Powerful researchers wouldn't pay attention to such tiny bouncing ball algae. Those who could see the bouncing ball algae didn't have the ability to study it.

Only Cheng Han had both the ability and an extraordinary curiosity, which led to today's miracle.

In short.

This was not a coincidence.

Jian Wanli immediately asked, "How is high-efficiency fuel extracted?"

"Pa!"

Cheng Han clapped his hands and said, "Please take a look, sir."

A row of spirit oak demons next to the water pool, a total of ten in number, flashed a green light on their surface in an instant.

Jian Wanli glanced at them and his eyes flickered.

As an experienced Xuan Supervisor, he immediately recognized that all these spirit oak demons had condensed tree imprints and were using the tree imprint secret technique.

The next second.

An astonishing scene appeared.

Each tree spirit drooped a branch, on which a bud sprouted and quickly expanded into a flower, blooming into a blossom.

In just a few breaths.

The flowers rapidly grew into a fairly large water bottle-shaped object, with a diameter of over half a meter and a height of no less than two meters.

Cheng Han explained in a timely manner, "Sir, this is the 'heterogeneous tree imprint,' which can give birth to plant organs with special abilities."

As soon as he finished speaking.

The spirit oak demons waved their branches and sank the water bottles into the water pool.

"Gudong~ Gudong~"

With the sound of bursting bubbles, a large number of thin white threads instantly emerged from the bottle, dragging in green rice shrimps one by one.

These water bottles were like insatiable gluttons, no matter how many green rice shrimps they devoured, there was no sign of the bottle being filled.

Not long after.

The water pool became empty.

No more green rice shrimps could be seen.

Jian Wanli had already guessed their origin, "The organs created by the spirit oak demons should be imitating the 'greedy vine' that cleans up the city's sewer garbage, right?"

Cheng Han nodded, "Exactly!"

"Splash~"

With the sound of splashing water.

The water bottle was lifted up, and it could be clearly seen that a kind of amber-colored liquid appeared inside, emitting a faint sea fishy smell.

Cheng Han laughed, "The greedy vine can devour garbage and synthesize fertilizer for plant growth. The 'fuel bag' of the spirit oak demons can convert it into high-efficiency fuel, that's the difference between the two."

Jian Wanli looked at it for a while and whispered, "Impressive!"

This comment came from the bottom of his heart.

As far as he knew, even a Xuan Master who mastered the second-order wood spirit system imprint would find it difficult to transform a plant with the ability to devour and convert.

Because there are too many research fields involved, and countless experiments are needed.

Yet, a low-level Xuan Warrior actually did it so easily in front of him.

Cheng Han quickly modestly said, "You flatter me."

In fact, this is the effect of the second-order Lingmiao Wansen Xuan imprint.

When this imprint was still at the first order, he was studying the heterogeneous tree imprint with a group of spirit oak demons, but progress was not fast.

Later, thanks to Lady Snake's "help," the imprint was upgraded to the second order, and he gained a wealth of knowledge, thoroughly understanding the method of creating tree imprints.

In other words.

If it weren't for Lady Snake, high-efficiency fuel might not have been developed so quickly.

(End of this chapter)