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She may not be good at studying, but she still has common sense.

"It's precisely because of his bad luck that it seems so real and believable."

Yin Chen smiled and gave his usual science lesson.

"A high-level spatial monster, such as a void beast, accidentally wandered into the outer perimeter. It inadvertently opened up a different dimension, pulling several of us in."

"The laws of time are already in a state of chaos inside the alternate dimension, so it makes perfect sense that we only spent a few hours inside, but three days have passed outside."

Su Yuehe's eyes brightened, and her clear eyes regained their sparkle. The two academic high-achievers hit it off immediately.

"That's a good way to put it. We can say that we got lost in the alternate dimension and couldn't find the exit. Our communication devices also completely failed due to the spatial barrier. It wasn't until a gap appeared in the monster's domain that we were able to escape."

An Changqing gave Su Yuehe an appreciative look, and then added.

"Not only that, Yuehe, the valuable data you recorded about ancient civilizations can also be traced back to another dimension."

"It's not surprising that something could have been involved in the belly or domain of a spatial monster over thousands of years. This would explain the loss of contact, preserve your research results, and prevent anyone from becoming suspicious."

Hong Yuan was stunned for a moment, then gave the group a thumbs up: "You smart people really know how to think fast. You managed to smooth things over perfectly in just a few words, didn't you?"

"It's not perfect yet."

Yin Chen shook his head slightly, directly pouring cold water on the situation.

"This excuse has a fatal flaw: a high-level spatial beast that can trap us in another dimension for several days must be at least at the seventh level, or even higher."

"The highest level among us is only fifth rank. Not only did we survive in its alternate dimension, but we all escaped unharmed. This makes people think we're playing them for fools, unless..."

"Unless what?" Hong Yuan quickly pressed for an answer.

"Unless it's dead, or we have absolute evidence that it ever existed, and we have sufficient force," An Changqing continued, his expression becoming somewhat serious.

Su Yuehe said, "Ideally, it would be a piece of spoils commensurate with its rank, but where are we going to find materials from a high-ranking spatial demon beast?"

She knew very well that she didn't have such a thing with her, so she could only see if anyone else did.

The relaxed atmosphere in the carriage fell into a brief silence once again.

"Leave the fighting to me." Yin Chen pointed to the husky at his feet: "Let me tell you the truth, this is an eighth-tier mutated demon beast, a Frostbone Wolf, a life-saving measure given to me by my family."

Yin Chen decided to act out of loyalty.

Go ask his father if you dare. Would his own father really undermine him? Dealing with your own father is much better than dealing with those who live off the government.

An Changqing glanced at the "husky" at Yin Chen's feet with a twitching expression.

You mean, this dog is actually a wolf?

Or is it an eighth-tier wolf?

An Changqing suddenly had a feeling that the whole world was secretly updating its version without including him.

Chen Guan sat by the window, quietly listening to his companions' discussion.

He could certainly exchange one from the system's exchange panel, but doing so would raise countless new questions.

Moreover… Chen Guan glanced at the price and thought, “This damn system is robbing me again!”

Hong Yuan scratched her chin in distress and tentatively suggested, "How about... I pry off my fourth-tier wind-elemental demon core and say it's a companion beast of a spatial demon beast?"

"Red Kite, are you insulting the Speaker's intelligence, or are you insulting the professional competence of the Superpower Association's Identification Department?"

Yin Chen bluntly dismissed her idea: "The unique fluctuations of space-related materials cannot be faked using demon cores of other attributes."

Su Yuehe also sighed softly: "I can't create a high-level demon core out of thin air. If I go back and buy it on the spot, it will be too easy to be discovered. If there is insufficient evidence, this excuse will fall apart on its own. Once the investigation team conducts a thorough search of the place where we appeared, they may still find clues about that underground ruin."

The situation has reached a complete stalemate.

This is just a spur-of-the-moment exploration mission. Who has the ability to prepare a high-level spatial demon core in advance and carry it with them as a backup?

Just as everyone was struggling with their problem, Long Ao, who had been sitting silently in the corner, made a move.

He threw something at the fixed small table in the middle.

With a crisp rolling sound, a fist-sized crystal, pure purple in color, spun around on the table before finally coming to a steady stop in front of An Changqing.

A dense, visible silver spatial energy was slowly spreading outwards in concentric circles from the purple crystal.

"This is..." Yin Chen's interlaced fingers completely loosened. He sat up straight, his eyes fixed on the crystal on the table. His usually calm tone was filled with undisguised shock.

"Pure spatial laws... This is impossible, the oppressive aura emanating from it..."

An Changqing quickly recognized it: "This is a demon core, and of extremely high grade, judging by its color..."

Hong Yuan swallowed hard, shrank back, and looked at Long Ao with a strange expression: "Long Ao, don't tell me you secretly went and challenged a divine beast to a duel while we weren't looking?"

Long Ao crossed his arms and turned his head away, his expression still that of a cool and aloof guy, but a suspicious red tinge appeared at the base of his ears.

"I didn't kill it," he explained. "I obtained it by chance from the demon core of a tenth-tier void beast."

"Tenth rank?!"

Hong Yuan's voice rose eight octaves, and she almost jumped out of her seat: "You call this a lucky find? A tenth-tier demonic beast is a catastrophic existence capable of destroying a country! Where did you pick up such a deadly thing?"

"Aaaaah! That's not fair! I want to pick them up too!"

Hong Yuan is in a state of crying, making a scene, and threatening to hang herself.

This was certainly not found.

This tenth-tier Void Beast core was secretly given to Long Ao by Baihu before he set off.

Baihu's exact words at the time were: "Take this, don't refuse, otherwise you'll suffer later and you'll regret it so much that you're so obsessed with saving face now."

Since things had come to this point, adhering to the principle of "better safe than sorry," Long Ao didn't refuse, never expecting it to come in handy at this moment.

"Anyway, it was found."

Long Ao remained adamant, showing no intention of explaining further: "Just tell me, is this thing good enough to get rid of you?"

"It's more than just a task to complete." Yin Chen let out a long breath, his eyes filled with amazement: "If we hand this over, who would dare to object? The demon core of a tenth-tier void beast is so valuable that it cannot be measured in money. With it, all lies will become unquestionable truths."

Su Yuehe pressed her hands to her chest, trying to calm her wildly beating heart: "Long Ao, this is too precious. If you hand this over, you will lose a priceless treasure."