Shuncheng Street in Chilin District, adjacent to the commercial street, although it is not as prosperous as the city center, it is not bad. At this time, it is just after nightfall, and people's nightlife has just begun.

Qin Ji Tavern, a relatively famous tavern on Shuncheng Street, also operates a night market outside the tavern, and diners also come to dine in an endless stream. A man who appeared to be about forty years old was busy at the night market stall with the rest of the tavern staff.

After a while, the man heard the roar of an engine, and he looked up with a smile on his face. A young man stopped and walked towards him with a smile.

"Brother Qin! Busy? The young man was Yao Yingjie, and I saw him smiling and greeting the man.

The man, who was called "Brother Qin" by Yingjie, also walked towards Yao Yingjie. After the two came together, the man pretended to be in a gesture, raised his hand to look at his watch, and said, "You're not right, why are you half an hour late for the agreed time?" It's not like your style. What's wrong, what's the tricky problem on the road? ”

I saw Yao Yingjie bring a stool from the side and sit on it, picked up the juice on the table next to him and took a sip, and said, "I haven't encountered any problems, just a C-level reward order, and it can't help me." Mainly by the way, I piggybacked a girl from out of town, took her to where she was going, and took a detour, so I came back a little late. ”

"Piggybacking on a girl along the way?" Brother Qin pretended to be questioning, and asked again: "That's not right, you've never been so enthusiastic about strangers, even if the other party is a woman." How? You fell in love with her at first sight? ”

Hearing this, Yingjie, who was drinking juice, almost squirted out the juice he had just drunk in his mouth, with a crying and laughing expression on his face, and said, "Brother Qin, don't make fun of me. We just met in the water, and we didn't know each other, what love at first sight! When I cleaned up those four guys, I almost hurt her by mistake, so I took her for a ride along the way, which can be regarded as an apology and apologization."

Hearing Yao Yingjie's explanation, Brother Qin thought for a moment and said, "So that's the case." Alas, that's a bit of a pity, I thought you were in love. Hearing this, Yao Yingjie had a black line.

"Is she pretty?"

"It's beautiful, and the figure is ......" suddenly noticed that something was wrong, Yingjie felt that Brother Qin was deliberately "trapping" him again, and halfway through speaking, he stopped talking about it. Then he fought back fiercely with his eyes, Brother Qin.

"Hahahaha, okay, okay, I won't tease you." Brother Qin laughed for a while, and then said, "You've been wandering outside for two years, now that you're back, let's rest for a while, and put other things aside." ”

"I want to take a break, but the conditions don't allow it." Yao Yingjie then stood up, approached Brother Qin and whispered, "Come, go up to the second floor and show you something." With that, he walked up the stairs next to him and prepared to go up to the second floor.

Looking at the somewhat mysterious Yao Yingjie, Brother Qin was confused: "What's the matter?" Such a mysterious ......" then instructed his subordinates to worry more about it. Then he followed Yao Yingjie to the second floor.

On the second floor, in Brother Qin's office room, Yao Yingjie sat at the table, and after Brother Qin came in, he sat next to Yingjie and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

I saw Yingjie holding a small glass ball with a faint colored light in his hand, and then handed this strange stone that resembled a glass ball to Brother Qin.

Brother Qin stared at this thing carefully for a long time, as if he suddenly remembered something, and suddenly asked Yao Yingjie with a serious expression: "Where did you get this thing?" ”

Looking at Brother Qin, who suddenly became very serious, Yao Yingjie realized that this thing might not be simple. Then he replied: "A middle-aged uncle gave it to me." ”

"Middle-aged uncle?"

"Yes, a middle-aged uncle. He looked to be in his fifties, and he was dressed quite modestly. Height...... Slightly taller than me. Yingjie continued.

"Middle-aged uncle...... What's his name? ”

"I don't know, I just know, he asked me to call him Uncle Long. As for the name, it's not clear. I didn't ask either. He said that if there is fate, I will naturally know his name the next time we meet. ”

"Uncle Long, an uncle in his fifties...... Have you seen him before? Brother Qin continued to ask.

"I saw it two years ago, when I went to visit my father in the cemetery. I met him at the same place this time. Listening to what he said, it seems that he has just come back from outside, and he must have been floating outside for many years...... By the way, he should be a brave man. Although in him, the aura of the inner source force I felt was very weak, and it was estimated that he was deliberately restraining his own aura. Yao Yingjie said.

"Let you call him Uncle Long, in his fifties, a brave man, taller than you, and he has been traveling abroad for many years, is it ......" Brother Qin thought carefully, and said to himself with some uncertainty: "Could it be ...... It's him? ”

Hearing this, Yao Yingjie asked, "Brother Qin, do you have a clue?" Do you know who he is? ”

"No...... Not so sure. But ......" was halfway through his words, Brother Qin didn't speak again, as if he was thinking about something. After a moment, he said: "This middle-aged uncle is definitely not an ordinary person, and there is ......" As he spoke, he picked up the strange stone in his hand: "This stone, if I judge correctly, should be...... Demon Spirit Stone. ”

"Demon Spirit Stone?" When Yao Yingjie heard this name, he felt as if he had heard it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

"Don't you know the Demon Spirit Stone?" Seeing Yao Yingjie's expression, Brother Qin asked.

Yao Yingjie thought for a moment and said, "This name, it seems that I heard those tutors say it when I was in the academy before, and I don't know the others. What is this Spirit Stone? ”

Seeing that Yao Yingjie didn't know what the Demon Spirit Stone was, Brother Qin didn't expect Yingjie to not know. Then, he said slowly: "Speaking of this, first of all, we have to talk about the spirit stone. I'm sure you know what the spirit stone is. ”

Seeing Yao Yingjie nodded, Brother Qin continued: "Our world, or planet, contains a very expensive mineral deposit, the Spirit Stone Mine. Spirit stone is also a substance refined from these ores, similar in appearance to translucent glass, just like diamond, but harder than diamond, and at the same time has a certain toughness under certain conditions. I'm sure you know a little bit about that. And the magic spirit stone is actually a spirit stone. Because it was first discovered that external energy could be stored in the spirit stone by some means, coupled with the characteristics of the spirit stone itself, it was naturally applied to the energy storage piece. ”

Hearing this, Yao Yingjie seemed to think of something: "...... storing energy?" ”

"Yes, it does have this feature. The reason why it is called an expensive mineral deposit is because although there are not a lot of proven reserves of spirit stone, 90% of the ore is buried deep underground, and the cost of mining is very large, and the refining of spirit stone, this technology is currently only available in the six major countries, so the spirit stone and its mineral deposits will be very expensive. Moreover, even if the six major countries have refining technology, with their current capabilities, they will not be able to achieve mass production, so ...... Spirit stone resources are very rare. ”

"You're saying it's very expensive?" Yao Yingjie asked.

"It's expensive, it's not just expensive. The so-called magic spirit stone refers to the spirit stone that stores magic energy. What magic is, do you know? Brother Qin asked rhetorically.

Yao Yingjie pondered for a moment and replied, "Is it the energy of the Demon Soul Stone?" ”

"That's right. The energy of the Demon Soul Stone is what we call it Demonic Energy. You should know, what is the Demon Soul Stone...... It's the craziest thing in the world, and the enormous energy in it is terrifying. Although the energy is large, it is only a stone after all, and if we want to use the energy in it, it is inevitable that there are some limitations, such as distance, controllability, privacy, etc., which are very inconvenient to use. However, if a small part of the energy transfer is stored in the spirit stone, where the magic energy is needed, the spirit stone with the magic energy will be brought over to provide the magic energy, which is more convenient, and because the amount is relatively small, it is easy to control, so the magic spirit stone was born in such a situation. ”

Listening to the information that Brother Qin said, the surprise in Yao Yingjie's heart was gradually deepening, and a trace of surprise appeared on his face.

Looking at Yingjie's expression, Brother Qin continued: "This spirit stone he gave you should be a magic spirit stone, but judging from the appearance, the fluorescence emitted is already very weak, and it is estimated that the energy is basically not much." But even so, for people, the energy is huge. ”

"To people? What do you mean? Yao Yingjie was puzzled when he heard this. What does magic have to do with human energy?

“…… Alas. You're still a young man after all, and there are a lot of things you don't know yet. Magical energy can be integrated into the human body and can be driven by people. Most of the brave people know this. Even if you don't know the details, you should generally understand something. Brother Qin sighed and said.

Yao Yingjie's eyes widened, and he felt incredible! How is it possible that magic energy can be integrated into the human body.

Shocked for a moment by Brother Qin's words, Yao Yingjie seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly asked, "This is not right, right." As a brave man, he should know a truth, that is, powerful power needs to be borne by a strong carrier. It is also for this reason that in addition to improving the density and quality of the internal source force and the precision of manipulation, our cultivation is also a necessary thing to temper our own physical body, which is a foundation that must not be ignored. Because once your body is not strong enough to carry too strong force, you will be eaten by the power. ”

"That's right. But the fusion of magic energy is not such a simple thing, and there is no unique thing involved. Since the discovery that magic energy can be integrated into the human body, it has been hundreds of years since it was applied to fusion experiments and many people have died. Therefore, nowadays, all countries, and even the entire world, have explicitly banned the human fusion experiments of the Demon Soul Stone. But is that really the case? It is forbidden on the surface, but who can guarantee that there will be no such experiments in the dark? ”

"This is crazy, in order to get power, you can directly use people as experimental subjects......" As he spoke, Yao Yingjie clenched one hand into a fist and smashed it on the table very angrily: "Engaging in such an experiment is simply a matter of careless human life, is human life really worthless in their eyes?" ”

"Alas...... Alright, you don't have to be so angry. Fortunately, the whole world now explicitly prohibits such experiments. And if this kind of experiment wants to be carried out secretly, it is not easy, after all, magic energy is not a joke, and it is basically impossible to fuse the experiment without making movement. At the very least, it has now been made clear that there are a total of 16 Demon Soul Stones in the world, more than half of which are owned by various major countries, and only a few are currently missing, so that kind of thing is basically impossible to happen. Seeing Yao Yingjie so angry, Brother Qin gently patted Yao Yingjie's shoulder with one hand and comforted him.

Yao Yingjie stared at this magic spirit stone, thinking about it repeatedly, and the more he thought about it, the more unreasonable he felt: "Since this thing is so expensive and so rare, how could he give it to me so easily?" ”

"I don't know. If the energy provided by a single Demon Spirit Stone is used to generate electricity, it can supply nearly a month's electricity consumption for the entire Akagi. Some people have paid tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of dollars for this thing in the underground black market, and they have not asked for information on how to sell it...... Although there is not much energy left, the other party will send you directly, which is also outrageous. Brother Qin also felt a little inexplicable.

Yao Yingjie suddenly smiled evilly, and said: "Either this thing will be put here for you, it will be useless to me anyway, and it is so valuable, take it to the black market and sell it, Brother Qin, you will be developed." ”

Hearing this, Brother Qin immediately threw the Demon Spirit Stone to Yao Yingjie, then gave him a blank look and said, "I thank you." This thing is a hot potato, sell it for money? You think too much, if you really sell it on the black market for money, it's unknown whether I can live a good life. You kid want to trick me? ”

"Hahaha." Yao Yingjie laughed loudly, then put away the magic spirit stone and said, "Just kidding, I'm not so reckless. Since that uncle gave me this, there should be some other meaning. I'll just leave it like this for now, and then ask him for advice the next time I run into him. ”

"That's the only way to do it first, remember, this matter has to be kept secret, and you can't let anyone else know about it except me. Otherwise, it's easy to get into some trouble. Brother Qin instructed.

"Boss, there's a young lady downstairs looking for Yingjie!" As soon as they finished speaking, the two heard someone shouting outside the door.

"There's a young lady looking for you, haha, it can't be the beautiful woman you brought today, right?" Hearing the shouting outside the door, Brother Qin smiled.

"Alright, let's go down." Yao Yingjie hurriedly got up and opened the door and walked out, for fear that if he stayed for one more second, he would be teased by his big brother again.

Looking at Yao Yingjie's hurried expression, Brother Qin also got up and went out and said, "Okay, I'll see which beauty can cover your ice cube." ”

With that, the two walked down the stairs together, one after the other.