stjorthotic Chapter 173 The gentleman's trash is actually a world-destroying artifact!
Chapter 173 The gentleman's trash is actually a world-destroying artifact!
When Lin Fan casually uttered the words, "Just pick a few things from the trash heap,"...
Li Zhenguo froze completely.
He stood there, stunned, his mind blank, unable to decipher the meaning of the sentence for a moment.
A garbage dump?
return gift?
He turned his neck, which seemed to be rusted, and looked with difficulty into the corner of the yard, into the place that Lin Fan called the "garbage dump".
The next instant, his pupils shrank to pinpoints!
What did he see?
That sword that once stirred up bloodshed in the Western Dark Council, the legendary sword of a fallen angel that could sever cause and effect—the "Starfall Demon Sword".
At this moment, it was being used as a clothesline, stuck at an angle.
A pink vest was hanging on the sword, fluttering gently in the breeze.
The Philosopher's Stone, hailed as the "ultimate dream of alchemists," capable of turning lead into gold.
At this moment, it is being used as a whetstone.
Beside it lay a freshly sharpened, gleaming kitchen knife, with even traces of rust remaining on the stone.
That book, the "Black Book of the Dead," records the most profound necromancy of ancient Egypt, capable of reversing life and death.
At this moment, it was used to prop up a rickety stool leg.
On the cover, there was also a dark shoe print.
And then there are the "Deep Sea Sinking Silver," "Ice Jade Snow Ginseng," "Illusory Star Sand," and "Heart of Earth Fire" that they just respectfully presented as national treasures...
All of these were carelessly thrown into that pile of dazzling, precious light.
Li Zhenguo's mind went completely blank for a moment.
He felt like he was hallucinating.
Where is this garbage dump?!
This is clearly a divine treasure trove that would make every country and every extraordinary organization in the world go to war to seize it!
And now, the owner of this treasure trove is speaking in a tone that sounds like he's asking his neighbor to go pick a few scallions from their vegetable garden...
Let them go into this "treasure trove" and randomly pick a few "trash" items as return gifts?
Li Zhenguo's heart skipped a beat, and his breathing stopped instantly!
Beside him, Academician Zhang, a leading figure in physics who had just been revived by pinching his philtrum, stared wide-eyed the moment he saw the pile of "garbage".
He stared intently at the Philosopher's Stone, which was being used as a whetstone, his lips trembling, his voice sharp and off-key.
"Matter transformation... conservation of energy... it... it's overturning the entire fundamental physics!!"
He felt as if he had witnessed the most incredible miracle.
Then, his eyes rolled back and he spat out a mouthful of white foam.
With a "plop".
He fainted again.
This time, it was more thorough than ever before; no matter how much Li Zhenguo shook him, there was no further response.
Lin Fan was speechless as he watched this scene, which he had become accustomed to.
"I mean, do people at your Academy of Sciences all have some kind of psychological problem?"
He curled his lip and complained, "Why are they all like Lin Daiyu, fainting at the drop of a hat?"
"It's just asking you to pick out a few pieces of junk, why are you getting so worked up?"
At this moment, Li Zhenguo completely forgot about his companion who was barely breathing.
Only one thought was echoing wildly in his mind!
pick!
You have to choose!
Not being selective would be letting down the country, the people, and myself—a heart devoted to serving the nation and its people!
But... which one should I choose?
Li Zhenguo's gaze swept back and forth across the pile of glittering "garbage," his eyes almost dazzled by the sight.
Every single one of them! Everything he saw! Was a legendary priceless treasure! Was a strategic artifact capable of changing the world's格局 (geju, a concept encompassing the overall situation, the overall structure, and the overall structure)!
Choosing the "Starfall Demon Sword"? It could increase the success rate of China's "decapitation strikes" by a hundredfold!
Choosing the "Philosopher's Stone"? From now on, China will never have to worry about rare metals again; just turn stones into metals!
Choosing the "Black Book of the Dead"? It's eerie, but what if it could summon history's greatest scientists and military strategists to serve the country...?
The scene was too beautiful for him to imagine!
Li Zhenguo felt like a beggar who hadn't eaten for three days and three nights, who had suddenly stumbled into a Michelin three-star restaurant, and the owner told him that the whole meal was free and he could eat as much as he wanted!
The feeling of happiness almost made him faint.
But reason was frantically warning him not to be greedy.
The gentleman was just being polite.
If he dares to move all this "garbage" away, the next second, he himself will be treated as real "garbage" and disposed of by his husband.
Therefore, I can only choose a few items.
You have to be discerning in your choices, so as not to appear too greedy, but also not to disappoint your husband's "good intentions".
This is a life-or-death question that is infinitely more difficult than "who to save first if your wife and mother fall into the water!"
A fine layer of cold sweat instantly seeped onto Li Zhenguo's forehead.
He felt more nervous than he had ever been when commanding a world war that would determine the fate of the nation!
Lin Fan watched him standing in front of the "garbage heap," his face contorted with worry, and grew impatient.
"Hey Li, are you going to be picky or not?"
"So indecisive, like a woman."
"It's just a pile of junk that I don't need, what's the big deal?"
"You have three minutes! If you can't pick one out by then, then forget it."
After Lin Fan finished speaking, he turned around and prepared to walk back to his rocking chair. Communicating with these people was just too exhausting.
"No! Sir! I'll choose! I'll choose right away!"
Li Zhenguo was so startled by these words that he almost jumped out of his skin and quickly spoke up.
He knew he couldn't hesitate any longer!
He steeled his resolve, closed his eyes, and disregarded any strategic value or long-term planning, charging straight to the "garbage dump."
He grabbed the "deep-sea sunken silver" that they had just delivered in an almost robbery-like manner.
They then scooped up the "Ice Jade Snow Ginseng" that they had cultivated for over a thousand years.
Then, his gaze fell on the "Philosopher's Stone," which was being used as a whetstone.
His eyes instantly turned red!
He gritted his teeth, disregarding all decorum, and tightly hugged the heavy "Philosopher's Stone," which still smelled of rust from a kitchen knife, to his chest!
Holding onto these three things tightly, Li Zhenguo, like a thief who had just succeeded, didn't even dare to look back.
Clutching the three "divine artifacts" in his arms—enough to drive the world crazy—he shouted at Lin Fan's retreating figure with all his might.
"Thank you, sir!!"
"The nation and its people will forever remember your generosity!!"
After saying that, he didn't even look at the two unconscious experts on the ground, and directly gave the most urgent order of his life to the few terrified special forces soldiers outside.
"Retreat!! Retreat as fast as you can!!!"
Then, clutching the three "magical artifacts," he rushed out of the courtyard house that felt like a dream without looking back.
The speed at which he fled was even three times faster than when he was young and dodging artillery shells on the battlefield!