Chapter 2023

As soon as the sunstones were mined, their energy would slowly diminish.

If the skill of the miners or equipment weren’t matured enough, the loss of energy in the sunstone would be significant. Not to mention that the spread of energy might cause a disaster.

The equipment provided by the Lab of Gods, however, was able to reduce the level of energy loss nearly to zero.

It was astonishing, yet frightening.

The final equipment used to store the sunstones was the scariest of them all, as it could preserve the sunstones’ energy completely.

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The Lab of Gods was frightening indeed!

After a night of observing the mining process, Levi had a clear vision of the procedures, including the repository and transportation of the sunstones.

Now, all they have to do was wait for the transportation to begin in three days.

On the other side, Zoey trained intensively and got stronger. In fact, she even gained the skill to unleash her hidden potentials.

“Cryptic Stream Corporation signed a contract with the Four Heirs. Looks like they’re planning something since everyone involved was some big shot in the company. They even got Jefferson to take part.”

“I remember Jefferson was the one who informed Lab of Gods about Levi’s existence at the Goldenport Island. He was also one of the murderers who ended Levi!”

“Yes, he is indeed!”

Wynona was discussing matters related to Cryptic Stream Corporation with Mia. Zoey, who just arrived, overheard their conversation.

“Levi’s murderer is here at Erudia?” Zoey asked.

Wynona nodded and said, “You could say that. After all, Cryptic Stream Corporation was responsible for what happened to Levi too.”

Wynona paused and realized something off. She quickly persuaded, “Zoey, you must stay calm. Now is not the best time to seek revenge!”

Zoey nodded. “Don’t worry. I know what I’m doing.”

Not only was she planning to take action against Cryptic Stream Corporation, but she also aimed to exterminate the Lab of Gods, too.

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The past few days had been purely tormenting, especially to Bruce and his men.

Bruce couldn’t rest until he saw the sunstones in person. So, he put aside all his work to monitor the mining progress of the minerals for two days.

Within those two days, all forces in Erudia, including the Dragonites and The Cardinal Hall, were alerted by Cryptic Stream Corporation’s operations and commenced a survey on the matter.

On the other hand, the families of the Four Heirs fully understood the agenda of Cryptic Stream Corporation’s recent acquirement of the lands, which was to mine the newfound resources.

The organization had already begun mining the sunstones without having them participate in the activities. This was not at all what they had agreed on beforehand, but the families did not object.

Cryptic Stream Corporation was free to do whatever they wanted as long as the Four Heirs remained their ambassadors and could continue sharing the organization’s glory.

The Cardinal Hall, on the other hand, was the first to catch wind of Cryptic Stream Corporation’s plans. They eventually discovered that the corporation was mining resources on the six pieces of land.

Although they were unsure about the details, they were confident that the true purpose would be revealed soon, even if they couldn’t take any action against the company.

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Soon, three days had gone by.

Throughout these three days, Bruce, Ryker, and the rest of the crew didn’t even have the time to sleep a wink.

The first batch of sunstones was mined.

Having been overly exerted, Jefferson and the Four Heirs stared blankly in different directions.

“Mr. Jefferson, let’s go celebrate our success after we transport the stones!” Roscoe suggested excitedly, to which Jefferson agreed joyfully.

They had been feeling on edge since they arrived at Erudia to supervise the mining procedure. They even sacrificed their entertainment just to monitor the progress of the mission.

Naturally, the crew needed to take a break after concluding their tasks.

Soon, the transportation team arrived at the six major mining sites. They loaded all the sunstones onto the transport ship and were fully prepared for the shipment to head back to Zarain.

The members of the transportation team gathered at the port. Although Bruce was sure that no one in Erudia would dare disrupt their progress, he still arranged for some of the most highly skilled people to escort the minerals.