Chapter 388 (1/2)

Is It Some Treasure?

After a while, Duo Li brought the piece of crystal back to Shao Xuan with some degree of unwillingness. A glowing rock was more convenient than lighting a torch at night. The most important thing was that he had never seen anything like that before.

“Shao Xuan, where did you get this crystal?” Duo Li asked curiously.

“Yeah, Elder Shao Xuan, where did you get this? Can you tell us?”

Even Tao Zheng and the rest came over. They had never seen Shao Xuan with this crystal before. They had heard of glowing rocks from the slave masters but never knew where to get them.

Shao Xuan took the crystal back. “This rock…”

Everyone strained their ears.

“Was taken from the dried river the other day.” Shao Xuan brought over the two other rocks on his table and showed them.

The glowing rock was bright enough to be a lamp so everyone could see the other two rocks.

“How is that possible?!” gasped Duo Li.

“This is the one?” Tao Zheng held the two up but they looked so different.

Shao Xuan nodded.

“How? You cut them open?”

“No, cutting them open is useless. As for how to transform it, I’m not too sure either.” It was true, Shao Xuan wasn’t sure either.

There were several more questions but it was getting late so Duo Li and the rest went back.

When everyone left, he had time to study the rocks.

It wasn’t bright like this during the day, he’d put it on the…

Shao Xuan looked at his table, then his window.

Sunlight?

Or the stone only glows at night?

Not sure which. Shao Xuan planned to attempt again. He had two more stones, he would know the answer later.

He picked up one of them and harnessed his totemic power. The reaction was still in the outer shell of his totemic fire.

A thread of light extended out from his head, flowing down his shoulder into his palm.

This time, Shao Xuan observed its changes. It could feel it as if the rock had been peeled off a layer of skin. There was a rustling, then the surface turned to dust. He did not need to brush it, for the dust fell off and all that was left was the crystal.

The new crystal was not glowing. It was duller than the one he opened during the day.

Did it really need sunlight?

Shao Xuan planned to experiment again with the third one on the next day.

He massaged his forehead. Like the first rock, he felt tired after the process. He rested for a moment, then got ready for bed.

He slept well that day but some people did not. For example, Duo Li, who had also taken a rock back, spent the entire night fussing over the rock. He was so loud that Duo Kang woke up to scold him. He then worked quietly but still did not sleep.

He did it with the third stone in the sun. He held it up in his palm, facing the sun.

When the transformation was complete, he closed the door and windows.

It was true. The third stone was glowing. Although it was faint, it was still much brighter than the other two. This meant that it was affected by the sunlight.

Last night’s crystal was now glowing after he put it in the sun for a while. While it was not as bright as the Water Moon Stone in the Drumming Village, it was still very bright.

“Shao Xuan! Elder Shao Xuan!” Duo Li ran over, panicking.

“What’s the matter?” asked Shao Xuan, looking at Duo Li, who was sweating anxiously.

“This!” Duo Li showed him his rock with a face of disappointment. “It broke.”