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Chen Du took out the palm-sized black metal and waved it in front of Chen Hean.

According to Cao Daba's description, the only thing Chen Du could associate it with was the Star Core the other party mentioned.

The Star Core was too far away for Chen Du; it was said to be Materials for upgrading planets.

Even if this thing in his hand was it, this small amount wouldn't be enough, so Chen Du was quite eager for Chen Hean's explanation.

After all, this thing was discovered in Big Ear Civilization, so the other party might know something.

Chen Du had no interest in whether this black iron block was a Star Core; he just wanted to know what it was for. If it was useless to him or High Martial Civilization, he would exchange it.

This would prevent it from taking up space in his Storage Ring, even though it occupied a very, very small area.

Who knew, Chen Hean showed no reaction after seeing the iron piece; instead, he waited for Chen Du to speak.

Hm? You don't recognize it?

Seeing this, Chen Du's heart instantly sank halfway. It seemed the other party most likely didn't recognize this black iron, but he still asked with a hopeful mindset:

"You don't recognize this metal?"

"I recognize it."

Hm?

Chen Du's heart, which had given up hope, was reignited.

"What is this?"

"I don't know."

Chen Du: "..."

"You'd better explain it clearly to me. I found this thing under a certain peak in the Daer Mountains. From the environment, that place should have been a former stronghold of your Big Ear Civilization."

"Cough cough..."

"It's like this, Du Cheng."

Chen Hean spoke, fearing Chen Du would misunderstand:

"First of all, this thing is not actually metal, but a kind of stone from Underground."

"Stone?"

A hint of confusion appeared on Chen Du's face. He hadn't expected this thing to be stone instead of metal?

Because its texture felt too metallic, not at all like stone. The reason Chen Du paid so much attention to it was that this thing was unaffected by Gravity Mountain.

At that time, Chen Du could only conclude that Gravity Mountain affected most Materials, but not all Materials were affected.

It was precisely because of the black iron block's uniqueness that Chen Du speculated it was the Star Core Cao Daba mentioned, but since Cao Daba had never seen a Star Core either, he couldn't be sure.

However, Cao Daba's description of the Star Core was indeed metal. If this thing was truly stone, then it couldn't be the so-called Star Core.

"Yes, stone."

After Chen Hean finished speaking, he explained:

"Decades ago, our Big Ear Civilization hadn't fully decided to migrate Underground yet."

"At that time, we were active on both the Surface and Underground. We went to many Territories, and many people died due to Earthly Fiends on the Surface."

"Finally, due to various reasons and unexpected circumstances, we chose to settle in the Gloomy Land."

"What I said earlier, 'I recognize it, but I don't know it,' is not contradictory."

"You obtained this black iron block from one of our Big Ear Civilization's strongholds, and we obtained it from the Taiji Bahuang Territory."

"I remember my elders saying we got a total of three pieces of this thing. Yours is just one of them."

"To be honest, I really don't know how this thing came to be, or what its specific purpose is."

"Because I've only heard about it and know that it's very heavy. As for what it's actually used for, I really don't know."

"But it shouldn't be very valuable, otherwise this thing would definitely have been taken away, and you wouldn't have been able to get it."

"To put it plainly, for our Big Ear Civilization, this thing is just like a souvenir."

"I don't know if you've noticed, but there are many types of stones Underground. What you're holding now is roughly a stone specialty from the Taiji Bahuang side."

Chen Du had indeed noticed the many types of stones Underground on his way here.

The other party also mentioned a term he had only recently heard.

Taiji Eight Desolations?

Chen Du hadn't expected the source of this stone to be Underground, and from the very powerful Taiji Bahuang Territory.

Could it be that he would have to go ask that so-called distinguished guest?

But he didn't even know who the person was, nor if he was still among the Shushu Other-race.

If this black stone was to have any follow-up, he would have to actively go to the Taiji Bahuang Territory, but that was impossible.

Although Chen Du was prepared to risk his life at any moment, he would never do something so dangerous without any actual benefit.

Although he had the Locking Spear, he couldn't use it without knowing the other party's name.

Even if he knew, Chen Du wouldn't use it for this.

The Locking Spear was a Dao tool that could find a target as long as their name was known, even if Chen Du had never met the person, because it could independently determine who you were looking for, without interference from people with the same name.

Subsequently, Chen Du asked what things could be unaffected by Gravity Mountain, and Chen Hean's answer was 'none'.

This led Chen Du to a conclusion about Chen Hean's answer.

The information the other party knew was also very limited. Although he was a Sky Soaring Warrior, he had been here for decades. Perhaps he wasn't lying to himself, but he himself didn't understand enough.

This matter basically ended here. The black stone's secret could only be known after he became powerful in the future, or if he coincidentally met that distinguished guest from Taiji Eight Desolations in the Gloomy Land.

However, it was not difficult to tell from the other party's description that this stone was basically worthless.

Although Chen Du didn't think so in his heart, he could only temporarily store this question in his mind.

"How strong is Taiji Eight Desolations?"

Since there was a possibility of going there in the future, it was natural to ask for information now that he had the chance.

"Very strong, but we don't know exactly how strong. You also know the reason; our Big Ear Civilization's strength is limited, so it's impossible for us to know their exact strength."

After Chen Hean finished speaking, he added, fearing Chen Du would be dissatisfied with the answer:

"Although we don't know exactly how strong, there is a general range. The strength of the Taiji Bahuang Territory is above top-tier civilizations, and below Great Civilizations."

Above top-tier civilizations, below Great Civilizations... He silently repeated this sentence in his mind. That meant the strength of the Taiji Bahuang Territory belonged to the ceiling of Small Civilizations.

Next, Chen Du asked some questions about Egg God, and indeed, as he expected, Chen Hean's answers brought him no new information.

Immediately after, Chen Du brought the book, woven from immortal ancient bark, in front of Chen Hean.

"Translate this."

Chen Du guessed that the content inside was most likely the history of Big Ear Civilization, such as what major events happened in XX year.

Chen Du was naturally not interested in the history of Big Ear Civilization, but it might record major events of this world, events that High Martial Civilization might not know.

The Daer Mountains was not particularly far from High Martial Civilization, but Big Ear Civilization did not start in the Daer Mountains; they also migrated there.

The Daer Mountains was just a name given to them by High Martial Civilization, so there might be significant information about other regions inside.

And Chen Hean, after seeing the ancient book, looked at Chen Du with a puzzled expression:

"Translate?"

"I thought you knew a lot about Big Ear Civilization. Don't you know?"

"Our Big Ear Civilization has no writing."

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