NOVEL NEXT Chapter 369: Major Discovery!
In the temporary conference room.
Upon hearing Zhao Qianju's words.
Lin Li's pupils narrowed slightly:
"Violet Fox? Are you sure?"
This time, Zhao Qianju appeared very confident, his lips curling up as he replied:
"Mr. Lin, I'm not bragging, but in Donglin City, few can match me in fabrics.
Like that bus back then, just by touching the fabric on the seats, I could guess its value.
So every time a shipment of Violet Fox fur arrives, the Zhu Family calls me over for inspection.
I'm not sure about other goods, and I won't make big claims, but I'm certain there are Violet Fox and other beast furs."
Hearing this, Lin Ziming exchanged a covert glance with Dai Chaohong.
The two of them nodded in tacit agreement.
The situation described by Zhao Qianju was almost identical to what Red Dragon mentioned, and the Violet Fox merchandise also matched Red Dragon's trade information perfectly.
There's no denying it.
This is a very crucial piece of information.
After Zhao Qianju left, Lin Li and the others interviewed a few refugees from Donglin City who were previously involved in trade.
Some of these refugees knew nothing about the existence of the Barbarians, while others disclosed a great deal of important information.
Some of it pertained to the number of people in the caravans, and some to the goods being traded.
One refugee who previously worked as a laborer for the Zhu Family had seen Red Dragon in person and identified him from images captured by Lin Ziming's portable recorder.
In the end, it was confirmed that Red Dragon was indeed the leader of the caravan that previously traded with Donglin City.
At this point, the authenticity of the Barbarian Commerce Association was already pretty clear.
In other words.
The tribe behind Red Dragon indeed had the capability to conduct periodic trade, rather than just seizing an opportunity and then disappearing.
Even Ouyang Cai no longer insisted on her viewpoint, as her initial concerns were based on perceived risks.
Now that the risk was not present, she naturally supported Shi Zehong's idea of long-term trade.
Seeing this, Lin Li cleared his throat and was about to summarize and unify everyone's opinions.
However, before he could speak, he was interrupted by the sudden rush of a figure:
"Report to Captain Lin, there's a major discovery!!"
The person who came must be a high-level member of the camp, and upon hearing this, Lin Li was startled.
He promptly looked over.
The person wore a lab coat, was panting heavily, and had sweat-soaked hair clinging tightly to their forehead.
It was none other than Wang Jun, the chemical group leader who had previously analyzed Mo Peidong's bones.
And not long ago, Wang Jun's group had received another task—
To analyze the chemical composition of Ignistone!
Therefore, Lin Li's thoughts raced, and he immediately sensed something, asking proactively:
"Researcher Wang, is there a new discovery regarding the Ignistone?"
To his surprise, however, Wang Jun shook his head:
"Captain Lin, it's not about the Ignistone.
Although Ignistone possesses very unique properties, self-heating minerals are not uncommon here.
According to our tests.
Ignistone contains a special catalytic-like substance.
It can prompt a low-heat reaction between the air and some substance in the mineral, releasing a certain amount of heat.
As for the so-called 'tempering' effect on the human body, it's still under observation; this kind of experiment definitely can't yield specific results in the short term."
Hearing this, Lin Li couldn't help but be puzzled:
"Not Ignistone? Then what is it...?"
Before he could finish his sentence, he realized on his own:
"Could it be the Stone Whistle?"
Wang Jun exhaled heavily, confirming:
"That's right, it's the Stone Whistle!"
Curiosity flashed in Lin Li's mind, and he quickly invited Wang Jun to sit down, signaling to Zhang Guanghua to pour a glass of water:
"Researcher Wang, everyone here is authorized to access classified information, feel free to share any findings."
Wang Jun nodded, carefully taking out a box from his person, and placed it solemnly on the table.
The packaging resembled a ring box, with an indiscernible black base below and a transparent glass cover above.
The Stone Whistle was securely placed in the middle.
At the same time, Wang Jun also took out a report and handed it to Lin Li:
"Captain Lin, take a look at this."
Curious, Lin Li accepted the report and examined it closely.
"Diphenylguanidine adsorption rate 24.5%.....
Empty-based gray label 28.68, received base 26.10....
Low volatile heat 4423....
1,10-Phenanthroline spectro..."
The data in the table was complex, and most people could read the words but wouldn't understand the content.
But for someone authoritative like Lin Li, it wasn't particularly difficult.
As his eyes scanned over it.
An inexplicable feeling of peculiarity suddenly arose in Lin Li's mind.
From the material perspective.
The composition of the Stone Whistle, although different from most rocks, wasn't astounding.
If the rarity of the Spirit Stone is 1000, the Moon-exclusive Kreep Rock is 200, and ordinary granite is 1.
Then according to the data in the front half of the report.
The Stone Whistle would only be a 30 or 40.
That is, uncommon but obtainable with some effort.
This kind of finding is commonplace in the Damo Realm and theoretically wouldn't attract the attention of Lin Li or the rabbits.
But the strange thing is...
Such a stone, its research report gave Lin Li a dissonant sense of déjà vu.
As if he had seen it somewhere before.
He looked at the report with a hint of confusion, until his gaze locked onto one column under the thermal field emission scanning electron microscope—FESEM results.
"Photoreceptive capacity 20.531...."
Suddenly.
He jerked his head up, staring intently at Wang Jun.
After a moment, two words blurted out:
".....Stone Tablet?"
Wang Jun nodded heavily, speaking with gravity:
"Exactly, the stone tablet from the Mo Family's secret chamber, suspected to be left by an advanced civilization."
Hearing Wang Jun's words, Lin Ziming, who didn't understand what was happening, realized:
"Is it the stone tablet that supposedly predicts the future and is etched with an image resembling Wu Fan?"
"Yes, it's that stone tablet."
Wang Jun took a deep breath and explained:
"Through extensive research on the Stone Whistle, we found results that even I found surprising.
We discovered that the material of the Stone Whistle is identical to that of the Stone Tablet, both being rare minerals in the Damo Realm.
Disregarding its electric capacity, the rarity of this mineral is about the same as the lanthanide rare earths back on Earth.
However, when you add its unique electric capacity feature... it becomes extremely special."
When Teacher Mingmou made a breakthrough in the forecasting technique, Wang Jun's team also made a significant discovery regarding the Stone Tablet:
The Stone Tablet is at least two million years old and high-intensity residual electron energy levels were detected on it.
In other words, the stone tablet images may have been laser-etched.
At the time, Lin Li and the others used this as a starting point to theorize the possible existence of an ancient predecessor civilization in the Damo Realm.
Moreover.
For a Stone Tablet to detect electron energy levels from 2 million years ago, it must have a certain capacitive property to prevent electron leakage.
Common rocks aren't good conductors of electricity, a fact even junior high students know.
So the material of the Stone Tablet is chemically rare and its physical properties even rarer.
Now the Stone Whistle and Stone Tablet share the same material....
This discovery is somewhat mind-boggling.
.....
Note:
The third update is still at midnight, no need to wait on purpose.