At that moment, someone both unexpected and somewhat anticipated stood behind him, and when he saw the person’s face clearly, he was immediately too scared to utter another word.

The only one who could push the door open and enter Dong Tianyu’s home directly at this time was Robinson William, yet neither Dong Tianyu nor Ye Liuyun had expected him to come looking for them just then.

After scolding Ye Liuyun, Robinson William stated his purpose very directly, "Zachary, I couldn’t tell you the specific situation about your dad’s mission earlier because of its classified nature. But now I can talk about it, and I came here specifically to let you know."

Hearing this from Robinson William, not just Dong Tianyu, but also Ye Liuyun felt something was odd, "Brother, what’s happening now? Although I don’t understand the full backstory of the event, normal protocols for confidential missions either mean the mission has been completed and archived or that everyone involved... has been wiped out."

Ye Liuyun’s voice got softer and softer as she spoke, then she paused and did not continue.

At this moment, Dong Tianyu felt strangely, considering he had just returned from his father’s place the day before. He had also used Divine Sense to check his surroundings, and found not a single medium-sized ancient creature, let alone small ones, as the continuous blasting noise had scared them off. Normally, unless a large or greater ancient creature appeared, Mr. Thompson would not have been in any danger.

Just as Dong Tianyu looked at Robinson William with a puzzled gaze, Robinson William quickly spoke up, "It’s not that there’s a problem with Mr. Thompson’s mission, it’s that for some reason, the camp somehow let the details of that mission leak out.

In theory, the kind of collection mission that your father took part in, although highly classified, would normally not attract much attention in the camp even if it didn’t have a high level of secrecy.

What I didn’t expect at all was that despite the mission’s high level of secrecy and nearing completion, it has somehow got everyone in the city talking. It’s so strange."

Upon hearing Robinson William say this, Ye Liuyun became curious and asked him, "Brother, what kind of mission did Uncle Dong take on that’s causing such a stir in the camp?"

"Well, since this mission has become common knowledge in the camp and the confidentiality agreement is basically null and void, I won’t hide it from you anymore. I’ll tell you everything I know.

In fact, Uncle Dong was part of a collection mission. Kyoto had sent over a special exploration device that could detect special materials that have emerged in the wild after the onset of a natural disaster.

Kyoto delivered more than ten exploration devices, and aside from a few that were kept in reserve, the rest were distributed to the army’s direct reconnaissance teams and a selection of some of the camp’s renowned Hunting Teams.

Although I don’t know the principle behind this exploration device, usually just turning it on and taking it for a spin outside could find at least four or five kinds of things that would trigger the device’s alarm.

These things included plant roots and stems, as well as special tissue organs from ancient creatures’ bodies and even when prospecting some mineral deposits, they would set off the device’s alarm.

The smaller objects that triggered the alarm were usually picked and brought back to camp on the spot.

However, on one exploration, a reconnaissance team from the military discovered an open-pit mine that caused the exploration device’s alarm to go off. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

After the team reported this, the camp took it very seriously and arranged for the military to take people for mining operations. But to avoid unnecessary trouble, the military specially requested Mr. Thompson to act as Supervisory Officer."

Although Robinson William had explained the whys and wherefores of the mission, Ye Liuyun still felt confused. She didn’t understand why such information needed to be kept secret or why so many in the camp were interested after the leak.

Seeing Ye Liuyun’s blank expression, Robinson William felt a mix of exasperation and helplessness. He explained to her, "Let’s not mention the costs Kyoto would bear to purchase such things from us.

Consider that these items, only detectable with the exploration device, didn’t exist before the disaster; otherwise, with our status, we would definitely know about them.

But the things that trigger the alarm, be they plant or animal parts or even some minerals,

"Doesn’t this stuff look just like the precious materials that suddenly appeared on the planet after the Spirit Energy resurgence, like in the novels?"

At Robinson William’s comparison to novels, both Zachary and Madeline showed looks of utter disbelief.

Seeing the shocked expressions on Zachary and Madeline’s faces, Robinson William said with some pride, "You really thought I didn’t read novels, huh? Back when I joined the military, there weren’t things like short videos or any entertainment gadgets.

We weren’t allowed to use mobile phones or computers, so movies and games were out of the question, the only pastime was reading.

As you know, if I could get into those serious books, I would’ve gone off to college back then, so I could only borrow novels from the library to pass the time."

Hearing Robinson William’s explanation, Zachary and Madeline suddenly came to a realization.

By then, Zachary had understood that the exploration device mentioned by Robinson William was actually a device that could detect whether objects were infused with Spirit Energy.

Although the sniper rifle had proven that Kyoto already had some understanding of those materials and had started utilizing them, Zachary had never imagined that Kyoto had also managed to create a detection device, and it was not just a simple one-type search but an all-encompassing exploration.

"Brother, even if those mines are a bit special, they couldn’t possibly cause such an uproar as you say. After all, even the rare mines before the disaster couldn’t shake the nerves of ordinary people as much as news of a gold mine."

Robinson William had thought about Madeline’s question as well, so even with the current widespread furor, he was still puzzled about why the news had spread so far and wide.

"Truth be told, I’m also perplexed; after all, newly mined raw materials that haven’t been refined shouldn’t attract much interest, in theory.

But now that it’s causing such an uproar, I’m also bewildered, so I arranged for an investigation. But when I got the investigation report, this strange feeling intensified.

Because according to the report, the reason this matter aroused turmoil in the camp was that someone said Kyoto was buying these items at high prices.

And the destination of Mr. Thompson’s mission this time is filled with items that Kyoto is willing to buy at high prices. People could find those highly sought-after items everywhere; they wouldn’t have to do anything except bend down to pick them up.

It’s because of this that everyone in the camp is discussing where Mr. Thompson’s mission is heading; they too want to experience what it’s like to pick up money just by bending over."

Hearing Robinson William’s story, Zachary and Madeline were at a loss for words, almost speaking in unison, "How could anyone believe such rumors."

"Before the disaster, wasn’t China at the height of its anti-fraud campaign?

Don’t tell me, after several rounds of disasters, everyone has forgotten all the old scamming tricks?"

At Zachary’s wry comment, Robinson William explained with a touch of helplessness, "If it were a scam, that would be better, but these things are true. Especially now, the camp’s pawnshops have started buying these items.

Actually, that alone wouldn’t be an issue, but even if it’s the same type of plant, and they grow side by side, only a small portion of the individuals would trigger the alarm. Most of the rest don’t have any value for recycling.

The key issue is that there are very few exploration devices in the camp. After Kyoto sent some over just once, they never resupplied us with that gadget.

So now, many people are not just concerned about Mr. Thompson’s mission, but why they keep ’picking up money’ continuously with the help of an exploration device."