Chapter 618: Absorbing Purple Belt!_2
Zhuang Herui wanted to increase the orders for Spirit Capturing Boxes and had handed over the one he had brought back to Cao Xianbing, the chief Spirit-smithing Master of the Ten-Thousand Nations Federation.
Cao Xianbing first affirmed the value of the Spirit Capturing Box, then proceeded to disassemble it.
As expected, the restriction set by Jiang Weng was triggered, and the intact Spirit Capturing Box was directly destroyed from the inside.
Cao Xianbing had his assistant hand the destroyed Spirit Capturing Box to Zhuang Herui, telling him that it was covered with complex energy locks made up of energy circuits.
If even a single step in the disassembly was incorrect, the energy locks would immediately collapse!
This was not a matter of capability but of probability; unless the Ten-thousand Nations Federation traded tens of thousands of Spirit Capturing Boxes to trial and error, it was impossible to obtain the method of manufacturing Spirit Capturing Boxes.
Moreover, cracking the manufacturing method of the Spirit Capturing Boxes was very likely to offend Qixing, the Saint Creator.
Cao Xianbing was unwilling to engage in such a venture that seemed unprofitable no matter how he looked at it!
Before this, Zhuang Herui had always had smooth contact with Fang Mu, who sometimes even took the initiative to contact Zhuang Herui.
Now, unable to contact Fang Mu for four or five days, Zhuang Herui feared something had happened to Fang Mu in the Sea Clan territory!
"Lord Han Ming, the second batch of Extraterrestrial Embryos has been mostly collected. After this collection of Extraterrestrial Embryos, we can start treating the pollution in the sea areas that have been cleared of Extraterrestrial Embryos on a large scale!"
"Just that, I've lost contact with Qixing's disciple, Jianmu. I wonder if Lord Han Ming has a direct way to contact Qixing?"
Upon hearing this, Han Ming's brow furrowed sharply.
"Lost contact? How long has it been!?"
Han Ming actually had no direct means to communicate with Qixing; communication with Qixing could only be done through gatherings at Contract Garden.
Qixing had been forced to come out of isolation because of his own proposal and had taken on the two most difficult tasks upon re-emerging.
Under these circumstances, it was really inconvenient for Han Ming to contact Qixing personally. Compared to Qixing, Han Ming had not played a substantial role in this crisis.
Han Ming hated the feeling of being outperformed.
If Qixing's disciple had indeed encountered danger in the Sea Clan, cooperation between humans and the Sea Clan was likely to fall through.
The primary reason humans and the Sea Clan wanted to establish cooperation was due to Qixing's ability to cleanse Extraterrestrial Embryos, which Han Ming did not deny.
Zhuang Herui stated the truth.
"Lord Han Ming has been out of contact for over four days. If it's inconvenient to contact Qixing, perhaps I should reach out to the Han Yang Empire and get a response from them!"
"These Extraterrestrial Embryos have now all been collected, and even with our significant stock of Polar Ice Grass, it's insufficient for preserving these Extraterrestrial Embryos for too long."
"We must transfer these Extraterrestrial Embryos to Qixing as soon as possible!"
After hearing Zhuang Herui's report, Han Ming pondered for a moment and then instructed.
"Wait another two days, and during these days try to contact Jianmu a few more times."
"If there is still no sign from Jianmu's side within these two days, you should go personally to the Han Yang Empire."
Han Ming knew Lian Dai, who in his heart was a very reliable person.
Lian Dai would certainly understand the importance of Fang Mu's safety to the Han Yang Empire.
With Lian Dai looking after Fang Mu, there should be no issues regarding his safety.
In fact, once it was confirmed that Qixing could handle those Extraterrestrial Embryos, humans may not necessarily need to cooperate with the Sea Clan.
Hopefully, Fang Mu's safety would not become an issue; otherwise, a war between humans and the Sea Clan could be disastrous!
After giving his instructions to Zhuang Herui, Han Ming did not continue on this topic but instead shifted the conversation.
"We have been continuously discussing how to deal with those Extraterrestrial Beings used to produce Beast Taming Food."
"Some people advocate for completely eliminating these Extraterrestrial Beings, while others propose preserving them to continue exploiting their resources."
"What is your view on this matter?"
Zhuang Herui had followed Lord Han Ming since he was very young and knew him incredibly well.
Zhuang Herui was very aware that Lord Han Ming greatly valued the industrial chain created by extraterrestrial beings.
Under such circumstances where Lord Han Ming valued it, the industrial chain could not be easily abandoned—at least, Lord Han Ming certainly did not want to give it up.
Not to mention that Zhuang Herui was also optimistic about this project, even if he wasn't, he wouldn't go against his mentor.
"I support retaining these extraterrestrial beings and continuing to let them produce supplies."
"The reason these extraterrestrial beings have caused widespread destruction and pollution this time is because the tides are much stronger than in previous years."
"There is absolutely no correlation with the extraterrestrial beings industry we have been developing."
"Our management of these new extraterrestrial beings is extremely strict; there is no possibility of accidents occurring."
"Even if an accident did occur, our stationed powerhouses could immediately intervene and clean up the pollution."
"This industry needs not only to be retained but also to be expanded, as this can bring benefits to every Beast Master."
"Let those Beast Masters use the outputs of the extraterrestrial beings, using the least resources to provide high-quality training for the Guardian Beasts!"
"All of you present here have fed your Guardian Beasts with those products from the extraterrestrial beings, and you should know that these extraterrestrial products are of exceptional quality!"
Lord Han Ming, upon hearing Zhuang Herui's words, showed a smile on his face that suggested Zhuang Herui had touched his heart.
Lord Han Ming thought the same and held similar expectations.
Vigorously developing the extraterrestrial beings industry could benefit not only the Beast Masters but also allow the Ten-thousand Nations Federation to acquire a massive amount of resources.
The resources acquired by the Ten-thousand Nations Federation were not all going into Lord Han Ming's pockets; these resources were used for subsidies to weaker federations and the regulation of stronger federations.
Before the development of this industry, every year the Creators of the Ten-thousand Nations Federation had to pay out of their own pockets to cover the federation's expenses.
Among them, Lord Han Ming, a Saint Creator, contributed the most resources.
It had only been since the development of this extraterrestrial beings industry that the Ten-thousand Nations Federation finally had sufficient funds!
As soon as Zhuang Herui finished speaking, immediately some of the more conservative senior members of the Ten-thousand Nations Federation voiced their opposition.
"We are all witnesses to the harm caused by these extraterrestrial beings this time; with the development of the extraterrestrial beings industry, the number of extraterrestrial beings we now keep has already exceeded one million."
"Although most of them are Touch Dogs and Swallows with no strong evolution like the Sting Antelope, there will always be mutated individuals among these captive extraterrestrial beings that have extremely strong evolutionary potential, and accidents have occurred before!"
"With continued development, no amount of manpower can guarantee absolute safety!"
"If nearly a million extraterrestrial beings were to escape, given their adaptability to this world and movement capabilities in aquatic environments, it's highly likely they could spread to every corner of the world!"
"That's why I disagree!"
Yin Hanrong frowned upon hearing this elder's point of view and said,
"Extraterrestrial beings are difficult to reproduce, and even if they did scatter, they could not produce offspring in the absence of sufficient polluted energy."
"Plus, we have put in place meticulous protective measures that would minimize impact, even in the case of an accident!"
"I have been overseeing the extraterrestrial contract plan, which has already achieved some success."
"It's proven that humans can indeed form contracts with Class S extraterrestrial embryos!"
"Now, our Ten-thousand Nations Federation already has two successful Contractors; admittedly, these Class S extraterrestrial beings are difficult to train."
"But these Class S extraterrestrial beings, even if they are just hatched and only at the Copper Level, can still intimidate and manage those basic extraterrestrial beings such as Touch Dogs, Swallows, and Sting Antelopes."
"Those mutated extraterrestrial beings, unless they reach A-class, will not develop any rebellious emotions."
"These Class S extraterrestrial beings have a keen sense of mutation in ordinary extraterrestrial beings and can easily help us identify anomalous ordinary individuals!"
"The Beast Masters under our management are responsible for exterminating these mutated individuals!"