Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn

Chapter 761: Chapter 97: Stone in the Lake (Part 2)

The appearance of the helicopter was somewhat comical, its body small, dragging beneath it a steel wire net that covered an area four to five times larger than the body itself.

Xiao Xian was quite familiar with this net, it was specially woven from experimental materials provided by the Wang Family, after Xiao Xian had processed it. The net was very sturdy, yet it weighed very little. Xuerou only asked Xiao Xian to help weave this type of net, saying it would be of great use to her.

Among the two young girls who had been inside just now, Zhang Yiyi stopped by the lake to inspect.

The other girl, sporting a short haircut, was holding a remote control, and she was the one piloting the helicopter.

"What’s her business with my grandpa?" Are there really such formidable people in our country? Initially startled upon hearing this, Xiao Xian couldn’t help but feel a bit alarmed. Purely in terms of agility and strength, Xiao Xian was no match for Yiyi.

Even for Yiyi in front of Wang Fenglei, it was a case of being the lesser of two martial arts skills. Since Zhang Lvxiao is Wang Fenglei’s wife, that would make her Wang Shuai’s grandma. Unexpectedly, other than Wang Fenglei, the Wang Family had concealed such a formidable figure.

"Can’t tell you, can’t say," Wang Fenglei spoke, and with that, he launched himself off the balcony, disappearing below. The wind blowing gently from Sha Lake carried Wang Fenglei’s hearty laughter: "Little ladies of various surnames, tell that lizard girl I’m quite fond of her."

Over at Sha Lake, the wind carried the cheering voice of Yiyi.

Xiao Xian swooped down, and the helicopter’s net was closing up. Inside the metallic weave, something shiny was caught, extracted from the waters of the lake.

Xiao Xian hesitated for a moment, then looked down below the balcony, only to find no trace of Wang Fenglei.

By the time Xiao Xian reached the lakeside, the helicopter had already landed on the shore, and Xuerou and Yiyi were untying the net, a stone weighing approximately five or six kilograms rolled out of the bag.

"A transparent stone?" Yiyi knew it when pulled out by Xuerou, the person inside the house was Wang Shuai’s grandpa, who also happens to be the foremost figure in the domestic Cultivation World.

Remembering that she had dared to challenge the number one person in the domestic Cultivation World, Yiyi felt embarrassed.

Fortunately, the sudden appearance of the stone successfully shifted the attention of all three present, including herself.

The exterior of the excavated stone was almost transparent, only in the very center was there a white crystalline section that emitted a faint glow.

Looking at the structure of the stone, Xuerou could roughly understand why she sometimes saw a bright color in Sha Lake and sometimes did not.

It was very possible that the stone was originally entirely crystal white, but later on, its energy or color decayed due to some reason, causing the light to dim, sometimes shining and sometimes dimming.

"Xiao Xian, do you recognize this kind of stone?" Ever since the first time she spotted a bright light in Sha Lake, Xuerou had been observing the lake’s changes. Even though Yiyi and Xiao Xian claimed they saw nothing, Xuerou was certain there must be something in the lake. She also had a special skill, "Treasure Eye," which likely allowed her to see the gleam that Xiao Xian and Yiyi could not.

"It looks a bit familiar," Xiao Xian recalled, "I remember now, the feeling of seeing this kind of stone is very similar to when I first got the Spiritual Rhinoceros Cutting Stone."

"Not just that, I also found out this stone is identical to the one inside the robots’ bodies in the Campus area," Xuerou gestured for Xiao Xian to bring out the Spiritual Rhinoceros Scissors and then asked Xiao Xian to cut open the stone retrieved from the water.

Before the scissors, the stone was as easy to cut as tofu.

With the sharp Spiritual Rhinoceros Scissors, the stone was easily dissected, leaving transparent shards all over the ground.

The stone preserved by Xiao Xian was roughly the size of a fist, and even in the very center, a faintly glowing light could be seen, now visible to both Xiao Xian and Yiyi.

"So you mean this thing used to maintain the desert conditions in Zone C? And the battery-like things inside the robots are all made of this?" Yiyi asked several questions in a row, the same questions that Xiao Xian shared.

"It should be the case," Xuerou took over the stone, "At first, when I was checking Romeo One’s body, I thought it was due to outdated equipment that it occasionally short-circuited. Now it seems the stone within is the cause for its apparent decrepitude," Xuerou said, holding the small stone which surprisingly powered the robots in Campus without any external power source for over a decade, making its composition and material valuable.

"Xuerou, you don’t mean to?" Xiao Xian noticed the irrepressible excitement in Xuerou’s eyes. For some reason, after seeing that excitement, Xiao Xian felt a chill.

Despite being the most composed of the three, considering her love for racing, and the night when she burst two tires but still stubbornly chased after the Xu siblings, Xuerou might be the most dangerous of the trio.

"Xiao Xian, cut this stone into three pieces, don’t worry, I’ll act within my means, I won’t cause trouble again. I have to leave the school for a few days; in these days, you guys should be careful and not get in direct conflicts with Xu Lan Ya and others." After Xiao Xian had divided the stone into three pieces, Xuerou hurriedly left the Campus with the stone.

Yiyi and Xiao Xian both had perplexed expressions, and after a long pause, Yiyi exclaimed: "Oh no, I feel like I’ve caused a big problem this time." (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to come to Qidian () to cast recommendation tickets and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)