Destiny Mission of game ‘Star Ring’
Chapter 492 - 492 437 Love but Cannot Have_4

492: Chapter 437 Love but Cannot Have_4 492: Chapter 437 Love but Cannot Have_4 Li Ruiqi reported to Spade, “The last transport ship has returned; all teams that could be contacted are back.

However, more than forty-three military teams and sixty-three exploration company teams have completely lost contact.

The odds of their annihilation are over ninety percent, but we can’t rule out the possibility of survivors.”

Spade took a deep breath and said, “I officially declare the Thief Plan concluded.

I feel deeply sorry for our comrades who couldn’t return.

Set sail!”

It wasn’t that Spade was heartless, but rather the commotion caused by their operation was a bit too large.

He had a strong premonition that if they didn’t evacuate now, big trouble could arise, and Black Light itself might even come under threat.

“Understood.”

Li Ruiqi replied after a few seconds of silence.

“Putmi, I’ll leave the aftermath to you for now.

After some time, we’ll hold a memorial service in person,” Spade said as he stood up.

“Understood.”

Putmi responded respectfully.

Then Spade turned to look at Delair.

“Mr.

Delair, please come with me.”

“Okay.”

Delair replied, looking somewhat uneasy.

Now that the mission was over, from the feedback received thus far, although many had died or been injured, the profits were considerable.

Especially since they had secured that thing, it was now time to divide the spoils.

It was natural for him to be apprehensive; history was replete with examples of betrayal.

Soon after, Spade took Delair to the special operations meeting room, which was, as ever, heavily guarded.

After verifying their identities, the door opened.

Spade and Delair walked in to find Augustus already inside, and in front of him stood a mechanical pillar upon which rested a special black box, enveloped in an energy shield.

This was the box that Kevin had brought out of the Secret Room in the National Treasury.

Upon seeing the box, Delair’s aged face showed an uncontrollable flash of greed, but reason quickly helped him conceal it.

The item was desirable, but life was more precious.

Augustus and Spade exchanged glances and nodded at each other, then activated the interstellar communication device.

It didn’t take long for the communication to be successfully established.

The virtual images of Long Ming and Ithlin appeared.

Both Augustus and Spade bowed to Long Ming in respect.

“Council President!”

“How did things go?”

“Although there were some unexpected occurrences, the mission generally went very smoothly, and we’ve got the item,” Spade said solemnly.

“Good.

Open it!”

Long Ming got straight to the point.

Spade stepped forward, waved his hand, bringing up the virtual operation platform, and operated it through the air.

Two small mechanical arms extended and deftly opened the black box, revealing inside a perfectly square metal black case embroidered with patterns and emitting a faint black halo.

For some reason, the black halo emanating from it made Spade and others feel a bit uncomfortable, yet they also felt an unusual sense of longing.

Afterward, Spade carefully operated the mechanical arm to open the black box.

As soon as the black box was opened, a black crystal fragment floated up, continuously radiating black halos.

Looking at the black crystal fragment, Delair’s old face twitched uncontrollably.

Council President Long Ming turned his head to Delair and asked, “Mr.

Delair, shouldn’t you explain to us what this is and its use, if any?”

Taking a deep breath to calm his emotions, Delair replied with a bitter tone, “We call these Negative Energy Crystal Fragments.

Their specific use is not very clear to us.

All we know is they attract a large number of monsters, and the Monsters that consume these crystals evolve, becoming incredibly powerful.”

Upon hearing this, Spade and Augustus’s expressions immediately turned very ugly.

Wasn’t this like a bomb?

After pondering for a few seconds, Council President Long Ming responded, “Mr.

Delair, we have been open and honest with you, and I hope you will think carefully again.

Is there any use for this thing that you might have forgotten?”

Delair’s face twitched upon hearing Long Ming’s words; he clearly perceived the warning in Long Ming’s tone.

He sighed and said.

“Council President Long Ming, I really haven’t lied.

I truly don’t know the specific use of this thing.

But one thing I can tell you is that this is definitely a valuable item because Star Ring City recycles these, and the price is incredibly high—each fragment can fetch 10 billion Star Coins!”

Hearing Delair’s words, Spade and the others’ eyelids also twitched.

This thing was worth so much money.

“Really?”

“Of course it’s true.

Actually, we didn’t know at the beginning that this thing was so valuable.

It was after coming here that we learned through the people from the previous Heavenly Cup sites.

To tell you the truth, you are the third group of Summoners participating in the Heavenly Cup, and we were the second, with yet another group before us.

These crystals were discovered by the first group of contestants, and it is said that only the first group knows their true purpose.

But this is beyond verification now.

Nearly all the first group of contestants have died, but that’s not what’s important.

The important thing is that Star Ring City is willing to spend so much money to recover these things, which shows how precious they are.”

Delair said, actually feeling an infinite regret in his heart.

If he had taken this thing with him when he fled, the money he could have exchanged for it would have been enough for him and his family to live in Star Ring City until their deaths.

“Council President Long Ming, why don’t we sell this thing?

It would be perfect for exchanging the urgently needed supplies,” Spade said excitedly.

Long Ming shook his head, “Our situation is still manageable now; there’s no need to sell it so quickly.

Mr.

Delair is right about one thing: something that even Star Ring City wants so badly must have an extraordinary use.

One must be far-sighted.

We cannot rely on Star Ring forever for survival.

Let’s keep it for research, and only consider selling it when we really can’t hold on.”

Long Ming replied simply.

“I agree.

I think Council President Long Ming’s point makes a lot of sense.”

Augustus responded with a firm nod.

“Alright, how did we do with the other aspects of this operation?”

Long Ming inquired about other matters.

“We had quite a rich harvest.”

Spade responded simply.

Turning to Delair, Long Ming said, “Mr.

Delair, thank you for your assistance.

You played an indispensable role in the smooth conduct of this mission.

According to the agreement, I will have them allocate five percent of the earnings to you.

Of course, this crystal is not included in the distribution, I trust you understand.”

Delair’s face instantly became somewhat unnatural, then he replied helplessly.

“Alright.”

“Also, I do not wish for others to know about this.

If it leaks, you understand.

Alright, let’s end the matter here; I look forward to your performance next time,” Long Ming said, a hint of murder in his eyes as he looked at Delair.

Delair shivered involuntarily and hastily replied.

“Yes, absolutely!”

Actually, it wasn’t that Long Ming wanted to warn Delair; from the beginning, he had been watching the man closely.

He noticed the greed flashing in Delair’s eyes, so he decided to give him a good scare.

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