Forty years old, awakening attribute panel

Chapter 293 Extra 017
The old lady with glasses skillfully operated the POS-like device. With a light "beep", she returned the card to Jiang Sheng and said briefly: "OK!" Jiang Sheng politely thanked him and carefully kept this important card with multiple functions close to his body. This card not only represents his identity, but also his pass for driving, paying, traveling, and seeking medical treatment in this new world. Losing it means that his life will fall into an unprecedented predicament.

Today's harvest made Jiang Sheng feel particularly happy, as if he had earned ten days' income in one day. He could not hide his joy, turned around and put his arm around Liu Yier's shoulder, ready to welcome this rare relaxing time. However, just as they were about to cross the security gate and walk into the air of freedom, the alarm above their heads suddenly sounded sharply, breaking this brief joy.

The fat black man at the counter had a gloomy expression, and his eyes revealed a severity that could not be ignored. This detection gate was to prevent miners from smuggling spiritual stones out of the mine and then flowing into the black market. Now the alarm was undoubtedly pointing to the possible violations of Jiang Sheng and Liu Yier.

The fat black man angrily ordered them to come back. Jiang Sheng's heart tightened, but he quickly regained his composure on the surface. He turned around with a smiling face, trying to defuse this sudden crisis. "Brother Kun, calm down. My brother is new here and is not familiar with the rules. I will definitely teach him well later." His tone was full of tact and pleading, trying to reduce the other party's anger.

In the mines, the punishment for smuggling spiritual stones is extremely severe. From a light fine to a serious blacklist, once on the blacklist, it means losing the opportunity to work in all mines. This is undoubtedly a devastating blow to those who want to change their fate by digging spiritual stones. Liu Yier's face was pale, his eyes were full of fear, and he hurriedly explained: "Brother, I really didn't smuggle spiritual stones."

The fat black man obviously didn't buy this explanation. His voice was full of unquestionable majesty: "Still trying to quibble. If you didn't have the spirit stone on you, how could the detection door alarm for no reason?"

Seeing this, Jiang Sheng quickly stopped Liu Yi'er from making excuses. He knew that too much explanation would only make the situation worse. "Okay, Erzi, don't say anything yet." He calmly instructed Liu Yi'er, "Take out everything on you and check it."

Liu Yier calmed himself down and walked to the counter as he was told. He took out his belongings one by one: his cell phone, ID card, keys, pocket mining lamp, micro detector, and a few gleaming one-yuan coins. In addition, he also took out a fist-sized silver-gray heart-shaped pebble, which he found in the mine today. He thought it was interesting and put it in his pocket.

Liu Yier searched his trouser pockets thoroughly, and after confirming that there was nothing missing, he spread his hands and said innocently, "It's really gone."

The fat black man didn't say anything, just stared at them suspiciously. Jiang Sheng took the initiative to propose a solution. He raised his chin towards the detector and signaled Liu Yier to pass it again to prove their innocence.

Liu Yier followed his instructions and walked through the inspection door again. This time, the alarm was silent, as if the alarm just now was just a misunderstanding. Jiang Sheng's eyes swept over the items Liu Yier took out one by one, and finally stopped at this inconspicuous silver pebble, and he had a vague guess in his heart.

He picked up the pebble and slowly walked towards the inspection door. The green light swept over his body from bottom to top. At the moment when the light touched the pebble, the alarm sounded quickly again. The fat black man's face became uglier and glared at Liu Yier, with obvious dissatisfaction in his tone: "You kid, you really dare to smuggle spiritual stones?"

Liu Yier defended himself aggrievedly: "I really didn't know it was a spiritual stone. I just thought it looked nice and wanted to take it back as a toy for my sister. Besides, I tried it with my small detector before, and it didn't react at all."

"Okay, don't argue with me. If you have anything to say, save it for the General Affairs Department." The fat black man said as he prepared to press the pager on the table. Seeing this, Jiang Sheng smiled and said, "Brother Kun, don't be anxious. Although my brother is young and ignorant, he never lies. If he says he has been tested, then he must have been tested. How about we give him another chance and test him again?"

The fat black man seemed a little impatient: "What else is there to test? The evidence is conclusive."

Jiang Sheng took a step closer, smiling slyly, "Brother Kun, you know that the sensitivity of a large-scale detection door is not comparable to our handheld one. The handheld one can only detect spirit stones with a purity of more than 1%, and low-purity ones will not be displayed at all. Is that right?"

The fat black man was stunned when he heard this, and then nodded thoughtfully. If it was really because the quality of the pebbles was too low and the handheld detector could not identify them, then even if the General Affairs Department was called, they would not be able to blame them, and they might even make him suffer.

Thinking of this, his heart, which was twisted by jealousy, calmed down a little, and he said reluctantly: "Give it to me, I'll check it for you again."

Jiang Sheng passed the pebble into the window. The fat black man picked up the handheld detector and scanned the pebble with green light again, but only a mechanical repetitive sound came out: "The value is too low to read, the value is too low to read..."

"Oh, that's really the case..." A trace of embarrassment flashed across the black fat man's face. He paused, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, you guys go."

Jiang Sheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded to apologize: "Sorry, I'm causing you trouble, Brother Kun."

The storm passed without any danger. Jiang Sheng and Liu Yier smiled at each other and secretly felt lucky. In this new era full of opportunities and risks, every step needs to be taken carefully. They understand that in order to go further on this unknown road, in addition to hard work and wisdom, they also need to stay alert at all times to avoid falling into an abyss of no return. Today's episode undoubtedly taught them another lesson, teaching them how to walk on the edge of the rules and protect themselves while pursuing wealth.

Jiang Sheng hesitated for a moment, then thought that although this small pebble was not a precious thing, it was of great significance to Liu Yier and Xiaoxiao. So he turned to the fat black man and asked tentatively: "Brother Kun, can I have that stone..." Before he finished speaking, a new batch of miners came in. The fat black man impatiently threw the pebble out of the window and interrupted him. "Okay, let's go!" Jiang Sheng quickly caught the pebble, nodded to thank the fat black man, and then took Liu Yier out of the trading room.

They walked through the building and came to a place similar to a high-speed rail platform. Here, a superconducting maglev train track enclosed by titanium glass was laid, like a transparent dragon, extending to the end of the sight, symbolizing the miracle of speed and the future. In this era of spiritual revival, the scale of the earth has expanded tenfold. Traditional modes of transportation can no longer meet the needs of long-distance travel. The superconducting maglev train, with its amazing speed, has become an important link connecting major cities and shortening the distance between people and the world.

(End of this chapter)