Resurrection Empire

Days passed one by one, and before he knew it, four more days had gone by, reaching the 79th day of the Ren Zhong Era.

There was another disturbance in the "Dream Inn".

He felt a bit confused.

Sun Miao had clearly said he wouldn't contact him again in the short term, so why, just 12 days later, still within the maximum timeframe to report safety, did he come again?

Entering the game, Ren Zhong saw this line of text.

"Dad's plan for picking up girls has reached a critical stage. Busy lately, might dive for half a month before resurfacing. Don't miss me. I'm fine, no need to worry."

Ren Zhong understood.

It could be Sun Miao's personal work, or perhaps a major project from the Mengdu Group, but in any case, he would be in seclusion until the 94th day for contact.

Ren Zhong couldn't help but feel a strong sense of urgency.

Despite his best efforts, the two issues he most wanted to solve remained unaddressed.

The handling of the Demon Baby Liquid Metal would have to wait until the 95th day.

The matter of the Alien Ore was still at a complete impasse.

He again contacted the Purple Crystal Mining Laboratory through Wu Dazui, trying to explore the laboratory's specific processes, to see if he, as an investor, could both finance and provide technology, achieving a technological breakthrough for Purple Crystal Mining, optimizing the process to speed up progress.

The lab's head, upon hearing his request, thought he was crazy, wondering if there was something wrong with his mind.

If someone else had said something like that, this head would have cursed them out.

Do you think research is like cooking?

Just any random person dares to talk big about improving the process? Who do you think you are?

But after all, Ren Zhong was a major investor who could easily put up 50 million, and this was private work, meaning profits would be shared among the lab staff, improving their lives, so the head's attitude was quite tactful.

He merely said, "Mr. Ren, you must be joking. Although a laboratory-grade production line is much more agile than an industrial one, our material processing procedure has also gone through extensive verification and optimization and is self-contained. It can't just be changed at the drop of a hat."

"If any outsider could suggest improvements and our process truly improved, then we wouldn't be necessary. Besides, Mr. Ren, just wait a bit, it's only a matter of twenty days or so."

"We know you've already announced externally that you're preparing to face the Butcher, and you want to incorporate this material into your armor to enhance its performance, correct? Is this what you're anxious about? I've already completed a preliminary analysis here, and these liquid metals can indeed provide your armor with powerful self-repair capabilities, their value is truly considerable. But I must be frank, from today till the Starfire Town census, there are only nine days left, at best, so it's impossible."

Ren Zhong felt quite awkward too.

Back when he managed a lab himself, he particularly hated the client's interference.

He also knew his suggestion was too presumptuous, even showing ignorance.

But he was indeed rushed due to reasons he couldn't express.

Of course, he also had his considerations.

The other side thought there were only nine days left, but if he wanted, he could indefinitely magnify these nine days.

Unfortunately, it was a reason he couldn't explain, so Ren Zhong changed his words: "How about this, I also come to the site to take a look? After all, I've spent so much money, it's not too much to take a look at the specific process, is it?"

The other party was initially stunned, then said, "If the laboratory were still in the previous city, Mr. Ren, you could come at any time. But the Chenhui Mine belongs to the leading project of the Purple Crystal Mining's thousand-mines plan, it's extremely important, and unrelated persons cannot enter easily. You might need to talk to the mine's manager a bit."

"Alright, I understand."

After terminating the communication, Ren Zhong immediately informed Wang Zhaofu and asked him to contact Yu Junren, the general manager of the Chenhui Mine.

True Networker Wang and Yu Junren had been acquainted for a long time, and indeed had things to talk about.

After about five minutes, Ren Zhong received the communique code to contact Yu Junren from Old Wang and established a video call.

Recently, Yu Junren seemed to be so busy that he hadn't even noticed the major changes happening in nearby Starfire Town.

Upon seeing Ren Zhong himself, Yu Junren first greeted with slight confusion, "Hello, Mr. Ren. How may I assist you?"

Having been introduced by Wang Zhaofu in advance, Yu Junren knew that Ren Zhong was the new owner of Starfire Resources.

Before Ren Zhong had a chance to speak, Yu Junren suddenly remembered, pushing his gold-rimmed glasses, "Ren… Ren Zhong? The Ren Zhong who found the Source Stone? I remember you! Wow, what a guy! In just over a month, how did you... wait, your strength, what's that about? Did you use Star Origin Injection Liquid made from the Source Stone?"