On the Eight Extremes Star, I awakened the twelve talismans.

Ye Han suddenly disappeared from the crowd, and none of the Rift Star residents around noticed that someone had vanished from their side.

The convoy drove into the heart of Riften and entered the mobile high-rise building.

The building's exterior was painted with a faded Galaxy Eye logo, a huge silver eye pattern.

The truck reversed into the loading and unloading area, and the soldiers jumped off, opened the truck bed door, and found only a square iron box inside.

Two soldiers carried the box and left.

Inside the office, a soldier eagerly pushed open the door, his mask still on, and said with obvious delight, "Commander Oak, I have a wonderful gift for you. I'm sure you'll be pleased!"

Oak, wearing sunglasses, had his legs propped up high on the desk, scrolling through his phone.

A dance video is playing on the screen, with loud and jarring background music.

Without even looking up, he casually swiped his finger across the screen: "What is it? Just say it."

"We found something deep inside the mine! We couldn't cut it open using any methods, and we felt there was something inside, so we brought it to you! I can guarantee it's definitely something valuable!"

Oak has heard this so many times he's sick of it.

Every time he digs up some incisive rock or picks up some glowing fragments, someone comes up to him and tells him it's definitely something valuable, but when it's tested, it turns out to be all junk.

He swiped away the short video on his phone screen and waved his hand lazily: "Alright, you can go down now. Come back in when the things arrive."

The soldier left, and the door closed softly.

The office fell silent, with only the low hum of the air conditioner vents remaining.

Oak came across a video that annoyed him, crushed his phone, and threw it on the ground.

He took off his sunglasses and threw them on the table, revealing a pair of bloodshot eyes.

His expression was very displeased.

Oak is a general under the Purple Eyes.

Back in the Galaxy Eye headquarters, he was a top-tier fighter. Although he wasn't a direct descendant of the Five-Colored Eyes, he still held a place under the Purple Eyes.

Later, the mission came to him, and he was sent to Rift Star to develop the planet because two rainbow stones had once appeared there.

The importance of rainbow stones is self-evident.

That is the source of the Free People's power, and also the strategic resource that Galaxy Eye cares about most.

Each Rainbow Stone can give birth to a Freeman, and the Galaxy Eye dreams of finding more Rainbow Stones to expand his army of Freemen.

When Oak received this mission, he thought it was a great job.

Rift Star once produced two rainbow stones, indicating that the planet's geological conditions are suitable for the formation of rainbow stones. As long as he finds one more, he can be transferred back to headquarters in glory, and a promotion and wealth will be just around the corner.

You are more likely to get a rainbow stone as a result.

Achieve upward mobility.

Unfortunately, he has been here for many years without making any progress.

The vein has been completely mined out, and the detectors have been replaced several times, but we haven't even found a trace of the rainbow stone.

What was supposed to be a cushy job has suddenly turned into a prison.

Without handing over the Rainbow Stone, he would be stuck on Rift Star for the rest of his life; this was a direct order from above.

To leave, one must betray Galaxy Eye.

But that's impossible; Oak can't do it.

He had seen too many people suffer the consequences of betraying the Galaxy Eye; their fates were a hundred times worse than being trapped on Rift Star.

"When will this ever end? If I had known this would happen, I would never have taken this mission, even if it meant my death." Oak leaned back in his chair and covered his eyes with his hands.

"I must have been out of my mind to take this job."

"Staying in this godforsaken place, without even a decent woman in sight, is so unbearable for me."

Oak will stop at nothing to complete his mission.

They had set their sights on the inhabitants of Rift Star, hoping to try their luck.

What if some local was carrying a hidden rainbow stone? They turned the entire city's population records upside down, but couldn't find a single free agent.

After the resources were completely depleted, Rift Star was back to square one, with its population rapidly declining. Anyone with a bit of ability squeezed through the wormhole to Carlo Star, leaving behind only those who couldn't leave.

Finding a free person in a place like this is harder than climbing to heaven.

A knock came at the door.

Oak removed his hand from his face, put his sunglasses back on, and hid his tired face behind the dark lenses.

"Commander Oak, the goods have arrived."

"Come in."

Three soldiers filed in, the one at the front being the one who had been so eager to report at the door.

He walked at the front, with two soldiers behind him carrying the iron box together.

The box was placed on the open ground in front of the desk. The soldier lifted the lid, and a musty, mineral smell immediately filled the office.

Inside the box lay a black crystal, larger than an adult's head, irregularly shaped, and entirely black.

The light from the office ceiling shone on the crystal surface, but the light seemed to be absorbed, reflecting only a deep, luminous ring.

"Commander Oak, this thing was found more than 7,000 meters down in the mine." The leading soldier pointed at the crystal, his tone carrying an undisguised air of wanting to take credit.

"According to our tests, this crystal is very old, dating back to at least the period of the most active geological activity on Rift Valley. But strangely, its material does not match any of the minerals native to Rift Valley, and it does not seem to be a product of this planet."

"Therefore, I felt there must be something good inside. We used the most advanced laser cutter in the mine and cut it several times, but it didn't even leave a mark. I had no choice but to send it to you, sir."

Oak was annoyed by the incompetence of the soldiers: "A bunch of good-for-nothings, you can't even handle such a small matter, get out of here!"

The expressions of the three soldiers froze simultaneously.

The leader was about to say something, but the two quick-thinking people next to him had already grabbed his sleeves and pulled him out.

They had all been working under Oak for several years.

If you continue speaking at this point, and happen to offend your superior, you're doomed.

The three quickly left the office, and the last soldier carefully closed the door, the lock clicking back into place.

The office fell silent.

Oak stood up, walked to the iron box, and looked down at the black crystal.

It doesn't matter how old the stone is; what matters is whether it contains rainbow stones.

He reached out and touched the surface of the crystal.

It feels cool to the touch and is as smooth as polished obsidian, but its hardness far exceeds that of obsidian. Even a laser cutter cannot cut it. This hardness is indeed consistent with the characteristics of rainbow stone associated minerals.

Rainbow stone is an extremely hard gemstone, even indestructible. Even if a fully formed rainbow stone is placed in front of him, he cannot break it no matter how hard he tries.

If there are rainbow stones inside, there's no need to worry about damaging it.

However, Oak didn't have much hope for this.

He took out his weapon from under his desk: a two-handed warhammer with a handle over half a meter long. As soon as he gripped the handle, fine arcs of electricity crackled on the hammerhead.

"You even sent me a worthless rock..."

With that, Oak swung his hammer with both hands, a lightning arc drawing out above his head, preparing to smash it down on the black crystal.