I, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, am being kept by the state.

At Yufeng Mountain, the night is as bright as day.

Hundreds of heavy-duty engineering searchlights illuminated the entire mountain in minute detail, with beams of light piercing the sky.

Amidst the roar, this ancient mountain, silent for millennia, is undergoing a violent baptism of modern industry.

"Quick! The third pile foundation needs to be submerged another ten meters!"

"Why haven't the steel components arrived yet? Where are the helicopters? Get all the transport helicopters over here!"

Chief Engineer Liang Cheng, wearing a safety helmet and clutching a walkie-talkie, had already lost his voice from shouting.

As an infrastructure enthusiast who participated in the construction of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, he has fought countless tough battles in his life, but never before has he felt as excited and fearful as he does today.

He was excited because he was making a way for God.

The fear stemmed from the fact that the rock formations in these mountains were eerily hard.

"Zzz—Bang!!!"

A sickening metallic snapping sound suddenly rang out, followed by the alarm of mechanical overload.

Liang Cheng's eyelids twitched, and he rushed toward the No. 1 drilling platform in three quick steps.

"What's going on? This is XCMG's latest rotary drilling rig, with a diamond composite drill bit that can cut through granite like it's tofu!"

The operator's face was covered in grease, and his hands were trembling as he pointed at the instrument panel.

"Chief Engineer, it's not rock... we can't drill any deeper than 30 meters. Just now, the torque suddenly spiked, and the drill rod... broke."

Liang Cheng gasped.

The cost of that drill rod and drill bit is equivalent to that of a BMW 7 Series.

"Pull up the drill string! Lift up the broken part; I want to see what kind of monster is hidden down there!"

Ten minutes later, the broken drill bit was lifted out of the well.

The technicians watching gasped in unison.

A large gash had suddenly appeared on the incredibly hard alloy drill bit. And stuck in the gap of the drill bit was a piece of debris the size of a thumb.

The debris had a strange milky white color, and under the strong light of the searchlight, it even faintly shimmered with a pale golden halo like ripples on water.

Even more strangely, as soon as this thing was unearthed, the originally fierce mountain winds around it seemed to soften a bit.

Liang Cheng subconsciously reached out to take it.

The moment the fingertips touched, a warm current flowed from the fingers straight to the top of the head.

The migraine I had been suffering from from staying up late for days vanished without a trace in that instant.

"this……"

Liang Cheng's eyes widened as if he'd seen a ghost. "What the hell is this?"

The geological monitoring instrument next to us suddenly started alarming wildly.

"Chief Engineer! Magnetic field anomaly! Radiation levels... no, not radiation, it's some kind of unknown energy fluctuation! The values ​​are off the charts!"

Liang Cheng gripped the broken jade tightly, his heart pounding wildly.

Although he didn't understand cultivation, he understood common sense.

There are treasures buried in these mountains.

……

Half an hour later, Chen Dong and Wang Yijun arrived at the scene in a military off-road vehicle at breakneck speed.

Inside the makeshift tent, the broken jade was placed in a shockproof box, surrounded by a circle of gray-haired geological experts, each with a fervent gaze as if looking at their first love.

"Commander."

Liang Cheng handed over the test report, his voice trembling.

"This is not any known mineral on Earth. It is three times harder than diamond, yet its internal structure is like...like it's alive."

"Alive?"

Chen Dong frowned.

"Yes, its molecules are in motion, they are breathing."

An elderly expert took off his glasses, so excited he was almost incoherent, "If this could be used in medicine, it would be absolutely revolutionary! Even just wearing it could promote cell activation!"

Chen Dong and Wang Yijun exchanged a glance.

The same thought popped into their minds at the same time: dragon.

"Seal off the scene."

Chen Dong made a decisive decision: "Everyone sign the highest level of confidentiality agreement. Chief Engineer Liang, what is the distribution range of this thing?"

"Very big."

Liang Cheng swallowed hard. "According to sonar detection, there is a three-kilometer-long mineral vein beneath the entire Guanlongtai plank road, which is located on the dragon's spine of Yufeng Mountain. It's like... like the blood vessels of this mountain."

Chen Dong took a deep breath and picked up the box containing the jade.

"I'll go ask."

……

The moonlight on Jinghu Lake was as clear as water.

"Lord Dragon, the construction team has discovered a peculiar mineral underground..."

Chen Dong presented the box with both hands, saying, "It seems to be related to you, so we dare not handle it without authorization."

Li Chen glanced at the box.

"This thing..."

"That was the dragon energy that flowed out when I was asleep in the capital... cough, it was the dragon energy that was released."

Chen Dong was taken aback.

"With each breath I take, the dragon's energy permeates the earth's veins."

"Ordinary stones could not withstand this force and turned into dust."

"Only the finest jade absorbed the dragon's energy and underwent a transformation."

Li Chen's enormous dragon head swayed slightly. "In the cultivation world, this thing is called Dragon Jade."

"Although it's not high-grade, just flooring material, it's considered a treasure here."

"These dragon jades can make you immune to all diseases and ward off evil spirits. Although the effect can only last for about ten years, it's better than nothing."

Lay...lay flooring?

Immunity from all diseases, and repelling evil spirits?

Chen Dong felt as if his heart had been stabbed.

In your eyes, such a divine object is just a floor tile?

"Then... Lord Dragon Lord, this mine..."

Chen Dong cautiously probed.

"Since it's blocking the way, let's dig it up."

Li Chen waved his paw indifferently, "Anyway, I'm awake now, so this thing won't grow back. It's just a nuisance to leave it here."

Chen Dong was overjoyed, "And these dragon jades we dug up..."

"Do with it as you see fit."