Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!

He no longer concealed information in a mysterious manner as he used to, but poured out all the information he had.

Without any reservation.

Shen Yue was satisfied with his attitude, but what followed was a deeper confusion.

Ring...

What exactly is it?

What is this so-called magical effect?

Thinking of this, Shen Yue spoke:

"I must meet your leader."

"Also, I want to see the so-called 'miniature' ring."

"Sure!"

Wang Lizhi nodded without hesitation.

"I will arrange a meeting as soon as possible----I will have the leader come to Jinling New City to meet you."

"But for now, can I see the material?"

"I only have video images."

Shen Yue shook his head and said:

"The sample of the material hasn't been delivered yet----whether from Mountain City or Shen City, none can be delivered in the short term."

"Images are fine! Let me take a look first!"

Wang Lizhi nodded again and quickly added:

"Later, I will bring the images and samples back to the leader, this will take time."

"But I will do it as soon as possible!"

"A week, give me a week's time."

"No problem."

Shen Yue opened the PDA, and when the video from Shen City finished playing in front of Wang Lizhi, the muscles on his face started slowly twitching with excitement.

"This... is what we're looking for!"

.....

Meanwhile, in Shen City.

After receiving confirmation from Shen Yue, the underground excavation work resumed once again.

The deeper they went, the higher the concentration of the special metal. When excavating to three meters underground, the metal material had almost formed a rock layer.

The bad news is, the thickness of the rock layer is not small.

The good news is, these accumulated metal materials did not form a compact structure, the texture is relatively soft, and can still be penetrated and broken down with a digger's bucket.

Piles of "Active Metal" lay atop the mound of earth, Jin Zhong and Huang Meng squatting nearby, trying to twist and bend the metal while casually discussing this strange material.

"...According to the message from Shen Yue's side, this stuff is likely related to the Ring Chamber of Commerce's ring."

"So, is it considered a special material created for a purpose? But what exactly is its use?"

"Is it a conductor for electricity? Or some sort of protective material?"

After Huang Meng spoke, a rare smile appeared on Jin Zhong's face.

He tossed aside the piece of material that had been completely twisted out of shape and said self-deprecatingly:

"Have you heard the joke told by the chief? The one about whether rockets should use anthracite or washed coal?"

"Our discussion right now is actually no different from that joke."

"It's obvious that the so-called ring involves the apex of pre-catastrophe technology, something even the chiefs don't necessarily understand completely, let alone us."

"There's no point in discussing this.... We might as well think about how to dig faster."

With these words, Huang Meng couldn't help but let out a sigh.

"I was just chatting idly, I didn't really expect to come to any conclusions."

"But speaking of which, isn't it strange to you?"

"This material seems to have only appeared in Shen City, no record of it in any other city."

"If it's manmade, surely the Ring Chamber of Commerce would have found clues by now."

"If it's a natural product... then why is it not found elsewhere?"

"It seems as though some special force placed it here... What's special about this place, Shen City?"

Jin Zhong furrowed his brows.

After thinking carefully for a long time, he replied:

"No."

"At least according to the information held by the Mechanical God Sect, this site holds no special significance."

"It doesn't have a rich abundance of usable resources like other sites, nor any particular technology worth excavating."

"Furthermore, its natural resources aren't particularly outstanding compared to others, even the monsters living here are... plain and ordinary."

"I really can't think of any traits that would attract these 'Active Metals' to concentrate here."

"Maybe it's purely..... a coincidence?"

"That's possible."

Huang Meng stood up, and at this moment, the final excavation work was just completed.

"Report to the company commander, I see the main passage door!"

The operator's voice transmitted from the digger, energizing Huang Meng, who immediately turned his gaze towards the direction of the passage.

Amidst a pile of glistening silver Active Metals, a corner of a somewhat 'aged' metal door was exposed.

Finally, they've dug to it.

Huang Meng let out a long breath and ordered:

"Prepare to execute a blast."

"We need to use high-performance explosives to open this passage, insert a signal emitter and attempt to establish a connection between Fu Xi and the communications network within the installation."

"If this installation is still in its operational period, perhaps we can directly open the main passage."

"If..."

"This is Fu Xi."

Before Huang Meng finished speaking, Fu Xi's voice suddenly interjected.

"Detection of 016 Shen City disaster recovery installation signal has been completed, connection established."

"Please organize a retreat for personnel, I am about to proceed with active opening operations."

"Understood!"

Huang Meng immediately responded, but simultaneously, a wave of doubt surged in his mind.

Why did the signal suddenly appear?

His eyes glanced towards the uncovered Active Metals, and immediately he came to a realization.

It was precisely these metal materials covering the installation entrance that shielded the communication network signals, and once uncovered, the shielding layer was destroyed, and the signal reappeared, which was natural.

This is good news!

This proves that the installation is likely still in stable operation!

The equipment and devices inside may still be usable, and as long as they can be supplemented, the strength of the Huaxia Army can be elevated once more!

Without any hesitation, Huang Meng immediately commanded everyone to retreat.

A few minutes later, when he sent the ready signal to Fu Xi, the sealed isolation door slowly opened amidst loud noise.

The Active Metals emitted a piercing sound during the squeezing and colliding, Huang Meng tightened his earphones with a furrowed brow, but his eyes never left the direction of the installation's main passage.

It took a full ten minutes for the installation's gate to fully open.

In the depths of the installation, the lights had already come on.

At this moment, Fu Xi's voice sounded again.

"Confirmed that installation 016 is in a partially damaged state."

"The main computing unit is partially damaged, and the main communication unit is destroyed."

"The life-support system is operating normally, and basic functional systems are running normally."

"The rest of the situation is temporarily unclear."

"But based on the current situation, the risk is low, entry is permissible."

"Understood!"

Huang Meng turned and gave Jin Zhong a glance, and without any hesitation, the two of them proceeded to the installation's entrance.

Before entering, Huang Meng thought this would be an ordinary installation not much different from the 011 installation.

But very quickly, he realized he was mistaken.

Behind the opened gate, there wasn't the familiar living area he had seen in the 011 installation, but a huge space filled with complex cables, interspersed with many completely unfamiliar devices that he could not even describe.

"This..."

Huang Meng stepped forward, reaching out to gently stroke the surface of the equipment.

Dust adhered to his fingers, and after a brief silence, he asked aloud:

"Fu Xi, what is this?"

After a short pause, Fu Xi's voice came through the headphones.

"Unknown equipment, function unknown."

"Quantum communication signal detected."

"Communication signal direction confirmed."

"Coordinates verified."

"Shen City."

"Han Shui."

"Naqqu."

"Islamabad."

"Tehran..."

"Wait!"

Huang Meng interrupted Fu Xi's report.

"Mountain City?!"

"This equipment here is related to Mountain City??"

"Not certain."

Fu Xi responded again:

"Currently can only determine the coordinate orientation is towards Mountain City, cannot confirm direct linkage between both locations."

"Wait, something's not right."

Huang Meng interrupted Fu Xi again, then looked down at the PDA.

He shrank the map on the PDA to its widest view.

Then, he exhaled deeply.

"If we connect the locations you mentioned earlier..."

"This damn thing... isn't it just a ring??"