The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 475 - 479: Rebirth in the Apocalypse (16)

Chapter 475: Chapter 479: Rebirth in the Apocalypse (16)

Su Shaoqing nodded apologetically toward Su Li and her daughter, maintaining silence throughout their journey.

Su Fugui wanted to liven up the atmosphere, yet facing Su Shaoqing’s particularly imposing demeanor, even Chairman Su, who was seasoned in the business world and typically unflinching, felt somewhat discouraged.

Su Shaoqing’s car, instead of heading home from the airport, took a different route, becoming more remote as they drove, with fewer and fewer vehicles in sight.

However, the surrounding scenery improved dramatically, and the air became much fresher. Su Li could sense an increase in spiritual energy floating in the air.

She couldn’t help but speculate.

Not only that, she also sensed some unobtrusive glances sweeping over their vehicle.

Despite the desolate and sparsely populated surroundings, an unknown number of guards were hidden in the dark.

As they proceeded, the number of discreetly stationed guards grew, and their monitoring became more meticulous.

Being the only one among the three who was unaware of the situation, Su Fugui, though puzzled, wisely chose not to ask any questions.

Instead, he cheerfully admired the unique scenery outside the car window.

After driving for about twenty minutes through a twisty mountain road, they could finally see a small farmhouse at the foot of the green hills drawing closer.

Upon alighting from the car, Su Fugui took a deep breath, stretched his limbs, and exclaimed with surprise, "This place is a great spot for retirement, it feels like both body and mind are being cleansed."

"Once I’m old, I’ll find a place like this to retire too."

Su Li said meaningfully, "Daddy, you sure have wishful thinking; do you think such a prime location is for ordinary people to live in?"

Su Fugui, not exactly clueless, had noticed something unusual during their trip, and immediately braced himself internally, maintaining a relaxed and cheerful appearance, though his mind was already highly alert.

Su Fugui responded, "True, I don’t have that much good fortune."

That was to be expected; near the Capital City, land was exceedingly valuable. This place, not far from the city, with a vast undeveloped mountainous area and beautiful scenery, would normally have been crowded if it were ordinary. The current state of affairs was quite telling.

Just as Su Li and her group stepped down from the car, Su Guosheng was already waiting outside the courtyard wall.

After a succinct greeting, they heard Su Guosheng’s very subtle hint.

Only then did they understand that today they were to meet a very important person.

The farmhouse had a strong sense of life, with flowers and cultivated fields.

Crops suitable for the season filled the fields, and every bit of soil in the courtyard was utilized.

The courtyard was full of cucumbers and tomatoes, each hanging glistening on the vine.

An old farmer, wearing a straw hat, with rolled-up trousers and sleeves, moved about with a basket among the fruits and vegetables.

Upon meeting him, Su Li immediately sensed the dense Merit Power surrounding him.

This was a person of great merit.

Considering the many beneficial acts he must have performed for the state and its people, the breadth of his accumulated merit could be inferred.

His identity as a humble old farmer seemed quite apparent.

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Leaving the farmhouse, Su Fugui was dazed, his fingers trembling with excitement.

Su Guosheng was also visibly pleased, but apologetically told Su Li and the others, "Sorry, the old man suddenly decided he wanted to meet you, and I couldn’t notify you in advance..."

Su Li replied, "It’s okay, Uncle."

After meeting the old man, it was almost certain that they had the support of Hua Country’s highest decision-makers. All their exploratory measures against Qi ersheng would now become overt.

More importantly, they would have the support of the entire nation.

From today, directives across various sectors would be relayed, and each gear of the huge machinery would start rotating rapidly.

Top talents from all fields within Hua Country would gather to participate in a top-secret operation.

Emergency measures related to potential disasters were also put into action.

All these were concealed beneath the bustling prosperity of Hua Country, unknown to anyone except those involved in the operation.

Each action was well-founded and justified, even if surprising to some, but still within reason.

Some quick-minded individuals might have noticed something amiss, but faced with such high-level secrecy at the uppermost layers, they could find no clues and had to give up.

The national machinery had been activated, and Qi ersheng, a key figure in this operation, was still unaware.

He had gathered a significant amount of funds and, according to plan, used the Jade Pendant acquired from a procurement manager to go to the raw stone site, where he easily collected a large batch of raw stones.

Some of these stones, he verified through the system without cutting, and could confirm that about ninety percent of them had a green yield.

This left him both proud and delighted, as his profits soared to an astonishing amount.

However, Qi ersheng also wanted to covertly test the remaining eighty percent of the raw stones, but the other party grew impatient, and without a good opportunity, he had to let it go.

Considering they all came from the same batch, even if the remaining ones weren’t as good, they couldn’t be too bad.

Quality raw stones were always assessed by experienced masters.

With that thought, Qi ersheng no longer worried and, exhilarated, took the batch of raw stones back to his headquarters.

That evening, in his secretly arranged villa, all the raw stones were laid out before him.

Unable to suppress his excitement, Qi ersheng hurriedly summoned the system and began placing the first stone into the third system interface slot under the Universal Coin category.

"Minimum exchange limit not reached."

"Minimum exchange limit not reached."

"Minimum exchange limit not reached."

The system emitted a series of sharp beeps as red, eye-catching text rapidly flashed on the screen.

There was only one reason for this situation: the energy contained in the raw stone did not reach the system’s minimum activation threshold.

After several warning tones, the raw stone, which had vanished momentarily when touched by Qi ersheng’s hand, reappeared in its original place a few minutes later.

Now, it was covered with dense cracks.

With continuous "crack" sounds, the stone’s surface automatically peeled away, revealing its true form.

A greenish yet dull jade emerged.

The value of such quality was self-evident—it didn’t even achieve one-third of his initial profit.

In short, it was a loss.

Seeing this result, the confidence Qi ersheng had just had was harshly slapped away.

His face turned an ashen blue, and he was quite upset.

Mainly because his expectations had been too high, this result was entirely unexpected.