Chapter 2228 Catching a Big Fish


    After all, he was fishing for bigger fish with a long line.


    He still had some missions from the Leaf tribe, and he was curious why the Wood tribe people would attack human towns for no reason.


    What tricks were they ying behind the scenes?


    Shi Yanwu didn''t know what Fang Heng was thinking. He withdrew his gaze and began to assess theyout of the warehouse.


    After the recent skirmish, the already dpidated warehouse became even more scattered.


    A message came from themand post: "Shi Yanwu, we''ve just learned from several suspected members of the Tree Whisperers Alliance who were captured that the alliance has been cooperating with the tree spirit tribe to collect special ore. The ore should be in the warehouse now. Please check if it''s there."


    "Understood!"


    Shi Yanwu looked at his subordinates and asked, "Have you found the ore?"


    "Yes, over there."


    "Let''s go take a look."


    Shi Yanwu immediately followed a few soldiers to the corner of the warehouse.


    Fang Heng also followed to inspect.


    Several boxes stacked along the wall contained ore.


    "What kind of ore is this?"


    It looked like unrefined ore, with small white spots still visible.


    If it weren''t for the information from themand post, Fang Heng would have thought it was some kind of inferior ore at first nce.


    The soldiers looked at each other, shaking their heads in confusion.


    None of them were experts and they couldn''t figure it out.


    Fang Heng crouched down, picked up a piece of ore from the box, and examined it in his hand.


    Game hints immediately appeared on his retina.


    [Hint: The yer discovers item-unrefined white energy ore.]


    [Hint: The yer''s mineral exploration and mineral detection skills are detected, The yer obtains partial information about the item.]


    Item: Unrefined white energy ore.


    Current ore rating: F.


    Energy contained: Very little.


    Description: A naturalpanion energy ore, containing extremely weak spatial energy. This ore needs to be refined through special rituals before use.


    Description: Requires Level 180 or higher special ore smelting technology or Level 30 or higher magic smelting technology to refine this Item and extract white energy crystal sources.


    Huh?


    Seems like it''s an energy ore?


    Fang Heng''s mind raced.


    The tree spirit tribe upied this ce for energy ore?


    Indeed, whether it was the tree spirit tribe, the spawns, or humans, everyone needed energy resources.


    It couldn''t be considered a problem.


    "Dr. Fang, do you know what this ore is?"


    Fang Heng nced at Shi Yanwu beside him and nodded, "Yes, it''s a special ore that can be turned into an energy source after extraction."


    "Energy ore..."


    Shi Yanwu couldn''t help but mutter to himself, as if realizing something, he reopened the walkie-talkie to contact themand post.


    "Command post, we''ve found what appears to be residual energy ore from the tree spirit tribe in the warehouse. We request an investigation into whether recent attacks by the tree spirit tribe are rted to the mining area."


    "Understood, we are gathering information. It will take some time."


    "Captain, we''ve got some information."


    While waiting for feedback from themand post, another Federation soldier hurriedly approached from outside the warehouse and reported, "We just asked members of the Tree Whisperers Alliance. They''ve been assisting the tree spirit tribe in developing an abandoned mine in the eastern part of the town. It''s said that the tree spirit tribe only wants this type of ore with white frost spots."


    "The frost ore dug up is temporarily transported to the warehouse, and supposedly, every noon, the tree spirit tribe personally transports the ore back."


    A mine?


    They exchanged looks, all with a puzzled expression in their eyes.


    Themand post soon came with a message, "Psychic team, we have found some information rted to the town''s mining area. The eastern mine is called Red Rock Mine, privately owned by the town. It waspletely abandoned twelve years ago after Federation approval."


    "The Red Rock mining area previously discovered apanion ore called white frost stone during excavation. This type of ore contains very little energy, but extracting the energy requires several times more energy, so white frost stone is considered worthless as apanion ore."


    "In addition, we have justpared recent attacks on other towns by the tree spirit tribe and found that 30% of the attacked areas are rted to this type of white frost stone ore."


    "We have reason to suspect that the attacks by the tree spirit tribe on us are rted to white frost stone."


    Upon hearing themand post''s reply, the group fell into silence once again.


    White frost stone?


    So, white frost stone still holds some mysteries they didn''t know about?


    Fang Heng''s mind suddenly raced, and he had a guess.


    Could it be...


    Is the energy of white frost stone used for the sacred tree to absorb?


    In the past, he had tried to directly feed energy crystals to the sacred tree, Abe Akaya.


    However, most of Abe Akaya''s power couldn''t be directly absorbed.


    They could only absorb natural energy or convert strength through Abe Akaya''s special blood abilities.


    Could the tree spirit tribe have another way?


    Fang Heng rubbed his chin, lost in thought.


    Let''s try it!


    Fang Heng immediately contacted Mo Jiawei through remotemunication and sent him some video information to investigate.


    "Captain, while searching the town, we found another batch of ore outside. We captured some miners hired by the town and interrogated them quickly."


    Another subordinate entered the warehouse and continued reporting, "It is said that the Tree Whisperers Alliance of the town began collecting white frost ore under the instructions of the tree spirit tribe a long time ago. However, about thirty years ago, the tree spirit tribe''s demand for the ore disappearedpletely."


    "In recent times, the tree spirit tribe suddenly has a great demand for white frost stone again. The Tree Whisperers Alliance sent back the stockpiled white frost stone umted over a decade a few days ago, but it wasn''t enough. The tree spirit tribe instructed them to mine the mountain continuously for twenty-four hours to obtain white frost stone."


    So urgent... N?v(el)B\\jnn


    Fang Heng furrowed his brows upon hearing this, then nced at Shi Yanwu beside him.


    It seemed there was indeed an urgent need.


    Could it be that his guess was correct?


    Does the tree spirit tribe need this to nurture the sacred tree?


    Shi Yanwu asked, "Where is the ore being transported to? Can we find out the gathering ce of the Wood tribe?"


    "I''m not sure. The Tree Whisperers Alliance is only responsible for mining the stone. The transportation and guarding of the ore are handled by the tree spirit tribe themselves."


    "I see. Hand the people over to the interrogation department. We''re preparing to evacuate."


    "Understood!"


    [Hint: The yer defeated the Wood tribe upying the human town and obtained some relevant information. Current mission: Tracking the movements of the Wood tribe. Missionpletion rate increased.]


    [Hint: The yer can seek Leaf tribe missions for rewards or further investigate and gather more information to enhance mission rewards.]