Chapter 146 - 136: Struck It Rich

Chapter 146: Chapter 136: Struck It Rich

"So soon?" Tang Mo hadn’t expected Jingjing to be back so quickly.

Jingjing paused for a moment, then dumped all the Crystal Stones from its body and its bag onto the ground. It began to wave its arms and legs, excitedly telling Tang Mo what was down below and how it had "WHOOSHED" its way back up.

After listening, Tang Mo casually picked up a Crystal Stone from the ground and examined it closely.

The Crystal Stone Jingjing had cut was about the size of Tang Mo’s palm. She tested it with her hand and easily absorbed the Crystal Stone completely.

Its purity was much higher than a Crystal Core’s, which meant the strain on the body was significantly less.

She carefully observed the small pile of Crystal Stones.

Jingjing had said there were three colors of Crystal Stones below: crimson red, light blue, and white.

Since Jingjing couldn’t tell the difference between the colors, it had simply cut a few of each.

Tang Mo took each Crystal Stone in her hand one by one, sensing the energy within.

She finally determined that the concentration of energy contained in the three colors of Crystal Stones was different.

The Blood Red ones had the highest energy purity, reaching 97%, with only three percent impurities.

The light blue Crystal Stones were next, with 90% purity.

And the white ones had the lowest purity, at 80%.

But even the 80% purity of the White Crystal Stones was far higher than that of the Crystal Cores from mutant beasts.

By this comparison, the energy purity of a Crystal Core was at most 60%, which explained why they placed such a great burden and hindrance on the body.

Understanding this, Tang Mo’s eyes shone even brighter. She collected all the Crystal Stones into her Space and then gave Jingjing an order.

Jingjing quickly dove back into the quicksand. It was much faster this time, reappearing before Tang Mo in less than three minutes, holding a Blood Red Crystal Stone that was nearly half as tall as a person.

This time, Tang Mo was much more satisfied. ’Now this is a suitable size.’

"Too small. Get a bigger one."

With that said, Tang Mo kicked Jingjing back down again.

And so, Jingjing began hauling up Crystal Stones at a rate of one person-sized Blood Red Crystal Stone every three minutes.

Soon, the Crystal Stones before Tang Mo had piled up into a small mountain.

Meanwhile, Tang Mo sat to the side, sipping milk from a juice box and shouting words of encouragement to Jingjing.

Before they knew it, the sky was already beginning to lighten with the dawn.

After hauling out the last Blood Red Crystal Stone, which was over two meters tall, Jingjing finally collapsed onto the ground, too exhausted to stand up again.

"Get back to work." Tang Mo poked Jingjing’s slightly chubby little face, which had filled out under her care.

"Wuwu, I’ve already moved all the red stones."

Jingjing felt wronged. ’I’m just free labor for Tang Mo!’

’She just makes me work and doesn’t give me any meat to eat!’

’I’m going to protest! I’m going on strike!’

Just as Jingjing got up to argue with Tang Mo, its nose suddenly caught an incredibly fragrant scent.

"It’s a chicken leg!"

Jingjing’s mouth started watering. Forgetting all about its protest, it grabbed the chicken leg and began to gnaw on it.

Besides Crystal Cores, Jingjing’s favorite thing was chicken legs.

It had absorbed too much energy today and couldn’t take in any more from Crystal Stones or Crystal Cores. At this moment, only a chicken leg could give it the greatest comfort.

Tang Mo’s knack for catering to its tastes was truly something else.

"Take a break. When you’re done eating, get back to work, okay?" Tang Mo gently patted Jingjing’s head.

Jingjing froze. Suddenly, the chicken leg in its mouth didn’t taste so good anymore...

This was destined to be an extraordinary night.

According to Jingjing, the red Crystal Stones were the fewest, followed by the blue ones, with the White Crystal Stones being the most numerous.

Jingjing had cut and carried out all the red Crystal Stones in large, two-meter-high blocks. Tang Mo did a rough calculation; there were about a dozen cubic meters in total.

After its break, Jingjing’s miserable fate resumed as it went back down to start moving the blue Crystal Stones.

There were even more of the blue Crystal Stones. This time, Jingjing worked until broad daylight and had only barely finished moving them all.

Of course, there were simply too many Crystal Stones down below. Even though it had basically cleared them out, many scattered pieces remained.

However, Tang Mo wasn’t that greedy. There was no need to pluck every feather from a passing goose.

The blue Crystal Stones also piled up into roughly three small mountains. Tang Mo, very satisfied, collected these three small mountains into her Space.

This time, Jingjing rested for even longer, its eyes so heavy with sleep it could barely keep them open.

But with a master like Tang Mo, it had no choice. After eating two more chicken legs, it could only resign itself to its fate and continue working.

There were far too many White Crystal Stones. Jingjing had only moved about half a small mountain’s worth when Tang Mo urgently called it out. She stored the White Crystal Stones in her Space, then grabbed Jingjing and ducked into the small sand dune where the two sand town people were.