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Su Man subconsciously tightened her grip on Shen Fei's hand, her eyes filled with worry.

keel.

This cosmic relic, which was just designated as the key to unlocking interstellar expeditions, actually has a second piece.

This means that Shenyang Aircraft Corporation's monopoly on future air routes has become uncertain.

However, Shen Fei's face remained expressionless.

He simply swirled the small half-glass of red wine in his glass, watching the deep red liquid leave streaks on the glass.

He didn't respond to Hannah, but instead turned his head and softly asked Su Man beside him:

"Manman, why do you think diamonds are so expensive?"

The question was too disjointed, and Su Man couldn't keep up with his train of thought for a moment.

"Because...it's rare?"

"No." Shen Fei smiled, a hint of amusement in his smile. "Diamonds are expensive because the person who owns them makes the whole world believe they are rare."

"Its value was given by me. I can take it back at any time."

After saying that, he spoke into the communicator in a calm tone:

"Connect Weber to communications."

"Yes, sir."

The floor-to-ceiling windows of the observation deck instantly transformed into a holographic screen.

On the other side of the screen was General Weber's sharply defined old face.

His background was still that underground bunker filled with various instruments. But this time, his eyes were no longer sharp; instead, they carried a sense of resolute determination.

"Mr. Shen."

Weber didn't waste any words; his voice was hoarse and urgent.

"Our foundation acknowledges your power. But the secrets of this universe are far more complex than you imagine. We do not wish to be your enemy; we only wish to become your... partner."

Shen Fei didn't speak, but simply gestured for him to continue.

Weber took a deep breath, and two staff members in white protective suits behind him carefully carried up an alloy box.

The box was opened, and a blast of cold air escaped.

A crystal, very similar to the one Chen Qingquan had taken out before, but with a darker color and slightly different surface texture, lay quietly inside.

Another piece of keel.

"This is the core of another exploration vessel that we excavated from beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. It records the entirety of the Observer civilization's technology regarding energy utilization, which you don't have."

A glimmer of hope rekindled in Weber's eyes.

"We are willing to use it to exchange for a core position in the Ark Project, and... the same treatment you promised to China."

He threw out his last card.

Shen Fei stared quietly at the dragon bone on the screen for a full ten seconds.

Then he smiled.

He looked at Evelyn beside him.

"Evelyn, come and see."

"Yes, boss."

Evelyn immediately stepped forward, her eyes gleaming as she stared intently at the new dragon bone on the screen.

"Command 07, conduct a remote quantum scan of the target and establish a three-dimensional data model." Shen Fei's tone was as if he were instructing an assistant to scan an ordinary document.

"Yes."

An invisible stream of data emanated from Sky City, instantly traversing half the Earth and enveloping the underground bunker where Weber was located.

The instruments behind Weber emitted a series of piercing alarms, but he didn't stop them. This was his way of showing sincerity.

Three seconds later.

A 3D model appeared on the screen in front of Shen Fei, clearer than Weber's actual object, and could be rotated and scaled at will.

All the internal structures and energy flows are clearly marked in the form of dynamic light.

Evelyn rushed to the model, her hands flying through the air as she disassembled and analyzed it.

"This...this crystal structure...is so rough! Its energy loop has at least 120 redundant designs, and its conversion efficiency is 17 percent lower than Mr. Chen's!"

"Its information storage area has obvious signs of overload burning, which looks like it was caused by a forced shutdown... This is a defective product."

The more Evelyn analyzed, the more excited she became. Finally, she looked up at Weber on the screen and made her conclusion without any hesitation.

"Boss, this thing... is a prototype engineering sample from hundreds of thousands of years ago."

The color drained from Weber's face little by little.

The foundation had kept it hidden for over a century, believing it to be its trump card, but in the eyes of the opposing scientists, it turned out to be nothing more than a "defective product" and an "engineering prototype."

After listening to Evelyn's report, Shen Fei nodded, not surprised.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Then, he gave an instruction to the air.

"07, based on the analysis just now, print out an optimized version for me. Hmm... let's call it Dragon Bone 3.0. Increase the energy conversion rate by another five percent, and add Bluetooth functionality while you're at it."

"...Yes, Mr. Shen. Generating Dragon Bone 3.0 Collector's Edition for you, estimated time 15 seconds."

07 The cold, mechanical sound rang out.

Under the horrified gazes of Weber and everyone behind him.

In the center of the observation deck, space slightly distorted, and countless golden particles gathered out of thin air.

They quickly combine, arrange, and coalesce.

Fifteen seconds later.

A brand new crystal floated in front of Shen Fei. It was more exquisite than Weber's crystal, with a shimmering surface and internal patterns that shimmered with a stable blue light.

Shen Fei reached out and took the brand-new Dragon Bone 3.0 in his hand, tossing it around casually.

"General Weber," he looked at the screen, his smile turning cold, "this engineering sample of yours is of no use to me."

"However, considering that your foundation has protected the Earth for so many years, I can give you a chance."

Weber suddenly raised his head, a glimmer of hope flashing in his eyes.

"You...you're willing..."

"I'm willing," Shen Fei interrupted him, "to allow your foundation to participate in my auction tomorrow night."

Weber was stunned.

However, admission to the auction is limited.

Shen Fei's gaze fell on the dragon bone in the box in front of Weber, his tone leaving no room for refusal.

"You have to buy a ticket to get in."

"And this dragon bone is your foundation's ticket. One ticket is only enough for one person to enter."

Weber's mind went blank.

His trump card, which he used in negotiations, was deemed worthless by the other party and ended up being used as an admission ticket to an auction.

"Hannah." Shen Fei didn't look at Weber anymore and directly gave the order to his CEO.

"A new announcement to the world."

"At tomorrow night's auction, in addition to bidding for the lunar residency permit and the position of CEO of Earth, all attendees must submit a pledge of allegiance."

Hannah calmly asked, "Sir, what is the specific definition of a 'pledge of allegiance'?"

"It's very simple." Shen Fei's gaze swept across Weber's distraught face on the screen.

"Anything discovered in human history that does not belong to Earth's civilization, that you call UFO debris, OPAZ, or relics."

"Give it all to me unconditionally."

"This is a prerequisite for qualifying to bid."

"From this day forward, I will seal away all the secrets of the old era. From this moment forward, I will write the rules of the new era."

After saying that, Shen Fei immediately cut off the communication.

The screen returned to its transparent floor-to-ceiling window state, as if the conversation had never happened.

Shen Fei casually handed the perfect Dragon Bone 3.0 to Su Man.

"Do you like it? It's a gift for you. You can hug it while you sleep at night; it'll calm your nerves and is good for your skin."

Su Man blankly accepted the crystal, feeling the warm energy emanating from it, unable to utter a single word.

Shen Fei, as if nothing had happened, picked up his wine glass again, walked to the window, and looked at the blue planet below.

He was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked:

"Manman".

"……Um?"

"What do you think about the chairs for tomorrow night's auction? Should they be made of stardust, or should they be suspended by anti-gravity?"