In the underground storage room of the new Starfire Resources, Ren Zhong stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the regular icosahedral crystal gleaming with a ghostly blue light under the lamp.
After a long time, he pressed a button.
A set of mechanical arms moved the crystal into a custom-made large Crystal Chip storage box with a side length of one meter.
Meanwhile, one Qingfeng Heavy Truck after another shuttled back and forth between the Bone Valley and Starfire Town, collecting the scattered Liquid Metal from the ground and depositing it in another warehouse.
Ren Zhong was contemplating something.
Firstly, the commotion from hunting the Descending Demon Baby was too loud to cover up.
So, whether to sell or not sell the body and the Crystal Chip of the Descending Demon Baby, and how to sell it.
There are many different ways for Ruined Beasts on Source Star to be born, such as through maternal splitting, pseudo-natural reproduction, or naturally emerging relying on a metal mine — all vary greatly.
However, the Demon Infant is undoubtedly an extremely special existence among them.
Based on his analysis combined with the rumors in Starfire Town, Ren Zhong concluded that the Demon Infant was initially formed into a Crystal Chip structure relying on the skulls of the dead in Bone Valley, then became a special life form by absorbing the remaining memories of the dead from the underlying information stream.
To describe it in a more mystical way, the Descending Demon Baby is like a vengeful spirit that has cultivated for many years to become a fierce ghost and reincarnate attached to a body. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on NoveIꜰire.net
It surely possesses intelligence; there is no doubt about that.
Therefore, its regular icosahedral crystal must not be an ordinary item.
He really wanted to keep it.
Unfortunately, Ren Zhong didn’t have the capability to process the Crystal Chip.
He didn’t even know what to do with this thing.
After much consideration, he sighed.
Although he wanted to uncover the secrets of the Demon Infant Crystal, that was far beyond his ability and knowledge boundaries, he might as well sell it to the Tanggu Group to forge a personal connection.
Just the thought of the Tanggu Group’s pricing on Level Five Ruined Beasts left him speechless.
Usually, town-level resource recycling companies purchase the Crystal Chips and carcasses of Level Four Ruined Beasts from Scavengers at prices in the thousands.
When these town-level recycling companies sell them to higher-level enterprises, they can basically double the profit.
For instance, if a Level Four Maze Bug’s Crystal Chip is bought for 2000, then the town-level resource recycling company could get 4000 points.
Thus, by conventional rules, the output value of a Level Five Ruined Beast should be in the tens of thousands.
As a special type of Ruined Beast moving from Level Five to Level Six, the Descending Demon Baby should be priced in the hundred thousand range.
However, even if the Tanggu Group offered 990,000, Ren Zhong still found it quite ridiculous.
Not to mention the military expenses for today’s sweep of Bone Valley; after all, he did make a profit from the Crystal Chips along the way.
Just speaking of the battle against the Descending Demon Baby, in the short span of less than ten minutes, about five thousand people consumed conventional military gear worth tens of millions in total, and he covered all these expenses.
His personal expenditure was even greater.
A custom virus computer worth five million.
His armor’s anti-scan coating was also damaged, and to perfectly repair this coating, he would have to spend another two million.
Additionally, he took out nearly three million to distribute bonuses to all the Professionals involved in today’s operation.
After this calculation, Ren Zhong’s action cost today was as high as twenty million.
Selling the items to the Tanggu Group for less than a million was a foolish move, but if they wanted it, it would be hard not to sell.
Just as he walked out the door of the storage room, he indeed received a notification from the Tanggu Group.
This time, it was not Ma Shu contacting him, but the general manager of the Liao Yuan County Resource Recycling Company, who was considered his direct supervisor.
The other party first asked Ren Zhong about the purpose of this large-scale operation.
Ren Zhong answered truthfully: "Currently, the only hunting point for quality Level Three and Level Four Ruined Beasts in Starfire Town is the abandoned mine pit. Although the yield in Bone Valley is a little less than the abandoned mine pit, it can also support a five-person team of Fourth Level professionals to hunt there every two days, creating nearly one and a half to two million in profit monthly. I cannot tolerate watching my assets become fodder for the Demon Baby’s evolution due to its presence. Also, I can’t determine when the Demon Baby will complete its evolution. I currently don’t have the capability to confront Level Six Ruined Beasts, so I chose to strike first."
The other party was silent for a moment and then asked, "But the battle report shows you took significant risks, even entering the Demon Baby’s body personally."
Ren Zhong smiled slightly, "I am a Fourth Level Mechanical Warrior. My Exoskeleton Armor costs two billion, and its performance surpasses that of regular Level Five standard equipment. I didn’t take any risks. Those who truly took risks were the Scavengers working auxiliary tasks today."