Chapter 678: Completing the Task
Seeing the clear and translucent stone, An Xue was taken aback for a moment, "Just this?"
"Yes, because it’s at the bottom of the sea, we’re all helpless, and now we can only rely on you!" Ling Feng said with a wry smile.
"Okay, leave it to me!"
An Xue nodded, thinking to herself that the task seemed to be quite simple, it wasn’t an issue at all.
After she spoke, she prepared to get into the water. However, because she was wearing sports attire, she bit her lip and said, "Um, Mr. Ling, could you look away for a moment?"
"Hm?"
Ling Feng was momentarily startled, then quickly realized what she meant, chuckling sheepishly, "Look at me, I got too excited and forgot about this!"
After saying that, he looked at Li Shiyun and the others, "I’ll go outside and wait!"
The rest cast amused glances at him, but no one said a word.
Ling Feng left The Fifth Layer and sat down on the grass, taking out all the Spirit Stones he had.
Now, there were only those the size of a fist, totaling forty pieces. In order to meet Chen Ping’s requirements, he needed at least ten more.
The amount wasn’t substantial, after all, Ling Yao had said that beneath The Fifth Layer’s sea, there were as many as a hundred stones of this size.
Having gathered the number Chen Ping needed, and if there was time, he’d have An Xue collect more, as it wouldn’t do for him not to have any at all.
With such a miraculous ability, she might be tasked with opening up The Fifth Layer of Heaven down the line.
Thinking this, Ling Feng made a decision. Since it was an employment relationship, he naturally wanted to treat her well.
After an indeterminate amount of time, a figure appeared before him, and Li Shiyun and the others came out along with An Xue.
Her hair was still damp, clearly just out of the water, and Ling Feng immediately jumped up, "How did it go?"
"Thanks to sister Yaoyao’s help, it didn’t take me long to find this!"
An Xue smiled, taking out a Spirit Stone from the bag she held in her hand.
The bag was prepared by everyone for her, to make it convenient to carry items underwater. Otherwise, with her small hands, she would only be able to hold one stone at a time.
Upon seeing it, Ling Feng was overjoyed, seeing that it was indeed the fist-sized Spirit Stone he was talking about, "You are really amazing, you’ve solved a big problem for me!"
"That’s not all, Uncle, there’s a surprise for you too!"
Li Fei’er smiled and reached her hand from behind her back, "Look at this!"
"Ah?"
Ling Feng’s eyes widened instantly, as in Li Fei’er’s hands was the large stone the size of a soccer ball!
"My goodness, you actually found such a big one?"
An Xue smiled slightly, "It wasn’t me who found it. While collecting the smaller ones, I stumbled upon this big one and took it out incidentally."
"Didn’t run into any danger, right? Were there any creatures underwater?" Ling Feng asked.
"Just some fish, all harmless types. I think I saw a shark, but I came back quickly, and it didn’t chase me!" An Xue said with a smile.
Seeing that she wasn’t the least bit nervous, having encountered a shark and still able to joke about it, Ling Feng shook his head with a wry smile, "Next time you’re not allowed to do that again, I only need the small ones for now, we can talk about the big ones later!"
"Alright, I understand!" An Xue nodded.
With the task completed, she was very happy inside. After all, she had helped Ling Feng, and it was also a way of repaying the kindness he had done for her.
However, at this moment, Li Fei’er suddenly said, "Uncle, since An Xue sister has helped you out, shouldn’t you consider her reward?"
Ling Feng chuckled, "Don’t worry, I’ve thought this through. I’ll give her five hundred thousand in the morning. Do you think that’s satisfactory?"
"Isn’t that a bit too little?" Li Fei’er cocked her head. "I heard you’re now worth tens of billions, Uncle!"
"Uh..."
Ling Feng didn’t know who she had heard it from. He had wanted to surprise everyone with the news, but it seemed they already knew!
As he was at a loss for words, An Xue waved her hands nervously, "No, no, I can’t take it!"
"Don’t be nervous, it’s what you deserve. Ling Feng isn’t short of money, and besides, without you, he’d certainly be having a headache right now!" Li Shiyun said with a smile.
"Exactly, just take it confidently, Sister!" Li Fei’er chimed in.
An Xue was still somewhat nervous, and seeing this, Li Shiyun simply took her arm, "Give Ling Feng the Spirit Stone, we’ll take you somewhere nice!"
Ling Feng haste to them, "Yes, yes, you take An Xue out for fun, I’ll go settle the debt with the Spirit Stone!"
After saying that, he looked at Li Shiyun with gratitude.
But she didn’t bother with him, instead, the group took An Xue to the First Layer of Heaven.
Ling Feng laughed helplessly and teleported back home.
Afterward, he drove straight to Longyuan and handed over the Spirit Stones to Chen Ping at the first opportunity.
Seeing the fifty Spirit Stones, Chen Ping’s face bloomed into a grin.
He patted Ling Feng on the shoulder, "You young man, are really something!"
"Let’s skip the pleasantries. When can I get the items I asked for?" Ling Feng asked in a laid-back manner, reclining with his legs crossed.
"Don’t rush, I’ll coordinate it right away. I’ll have it delivered to you within two days!" Chen Ping didn’t mind his attitude, saying cheerfully.
"That’s perfect, I actually want to add a few things."
Ling Feng sat up straight upon hearing this, leaving Chen Ping taken aback, "What else do you want?"
"I want underwater equipment!"
"Haven’t we already talked about this? Currently, we only have underwater detectors, and you didn’t want it!" Chen Ping’s eyes bulged with surprise.
"Now, what I want are high-quality diving suits and individual underwater weapons. These things should be available, right?" asked Ling Feng.
Chen Ping was a bit baffled and looked at him, "What on earth are you planning, young man?"
"You don’t need to know that, just think of a way to help me out, I have already brought the fifty Spirit Stones," Ling Feng said with a smile.
"Alright, I’ll try. It should be possible to get them, and if all else fails, I’ll pay for them myself!"
Chen Ping glared at him, clearly annoyed, but inside he was very pleased!
Because he knew very well that with the fifty Spirit Stones handed over, not only the items Ling Feng requested but even planes and cannons could be acquired!
After Chen Ping put the items away, he turned back to see Ling Feng still sitting there and asked with some confusion, "Aren’t you leaving, kid? What time do you think it is?"
"It’s fine to sit for a while longer, isn’t it, Director Chen? You know about what happened in the county, right?" Ling Feng asked.
"Are you talking about the Fierce Tiger Gang? I’ve known about that for a while, they were already on the Security Bureau’s watchlist. Why are you asking about this?" Chen Ping inquired.
Ling Feng just made a sound of acknowledgment and then said, "I find it a bit strange that such an organization would pop up in our small county, with a Hall Master at the Hua Energy level, don’t you think it’s odd?"
"Not really strange, since last year, the number of people above the Dark Energy level domestically has notably increased. As for the reason, it’s still under investigation," Chen Ping said.
Ling Feng was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled bitterly, "That’s odd. Yu Linglong is breaking her back trying to prevent us from increasing our power levels, it wouldn’t be a case of being too clever by half, would it?"