God-Level Special Forces Soldier

Chapter 1002: Chapter 998: Meteorite Stone

The newcomer had a straight mouth and a square face, his crew-cut hairstyle accentuating his youthfulness. Without those faint silver streaked hair, anyone would think he was in his thirties.

As soon as this person appeared, Xiao Tian noticed the middle-aged man involuntarily frowned, then quickly returned to normal, suggesting that the newcomer’s identity was not simple.

”Someone from the Mizuno Clan?” Xiao Tian murmured questioningly. In a setting like this, besides someone from the Mizuno Clan, there was no one else who could make the middle-aged man frown.

Sure enough, the middle-aged man nodded and said, ”The leader of the Mizuno Clan, Mizuno Pengyu.”

Xiao Tian was slightly surprised but immediately understood. With the middle-aged man’s status, it’s natural that the leader of the Mizuno Clan would be worth paying attention to.

However, coming at this time and carrying something in hand, it seems the visitor doesn’t have good intentions...

This was the judgment both Xiao Tian and the middle-aged man made simultaneously.

Although Mizuno Pengyu hadn’t appeared until now, everyone believed that nothing happening here could be hidden from this omnipotent man.

Knowing the changes happening, yet still slowly arriving carrying gifts, if good things were to happen, it would truly be surprising!

Seeing their leader’s arrival, the experts and senior members of the Mizuno Clan felt a boost in spirit, as if finding a backbone, instantly stabilizing their inner turmoil.

Especially the elder with flowing long hair felt relieved, believing his position was secure, and he was free from responsibility... As for what happens next, that is not his concern.

Once Mizuno Pengyu arrived, he wasn’t in a hurry to greet his people, ignoring the elders who stood to welcome him, heading straight towards the middle-aged man.

From afar, Mizuno Pengyu cheerfully exclaimed, ”Forgive me, your majesty, I arrived late!”

The middle-aged man displayed a polite smile, ”It’s understandable!”

This lukewarm response didn’t exceed Mizuno Pengyu’s expectations, after pleasantries he lowered his gaze towards Ozawa Miwa, furrowing his brow, ”I’ve heard about earlier events, to think the princess would be... Alas!”

After a sigh, Mizuno Pengyu moved his gaze to Xiao Tian, his eyes brightening, ”You must be the Divine Doctor who dealt with the Celestial Demon Vine!”

Xiao Tian replied, ”I merely assisted; the actual eradication of the Celestial Demon Vine’s poison was achieved by another.”

Mizuno Pengyu shook his head, ”It’s good to be modest, but too much modesty is self-deprecation. Nevertheless, the princess’s situation was resolved thanks to your help. I have prepared a token of gratitude, please don’t refuse!”

Without waiting for Xiao Tian’s response, he gestured to a person behind him, who immediately handed him a small box. Mizuno Pengyu took it without pausing and handed it to Xiao Tian, not stopping for a moment, not even giving a simple introduction of its contents.

”Would you mind taking a look?” After receiving the box from Mizuno Pengyu, Xiao Tian observed its exterior while enquiring.

Mizuno Pengyu maintained his smile, nodding slightly, ”Feel free.”

With permission granted, Xiao Tian didn’t hesitate, removed the box’s clasp, and with a ”click,” it easily opened automatically...

In the next moment, the royal family and Mizuno Clan’s experts and senior members couldn’t resist peeking inside, but after looking, they felt puzzled, their eyes filled with curiosity... What exactly is this?

Staring at the box’s contents, a pebble-sized item resembling a clump of mud with a rugged surface, yet exuding astonishing waves, Xiao Tian was truly shocked, wide-eyed, exclaimed, ”Meteor Stone?!”

Mizuno Pengyu’s eyes brightened again, nodding and admitting, also secretly noting, this is indeed someone who recognizes what it is!

In fact, it was a test by Mizuno Pengyu, to see Xiao Tian’s knowledge. If he recognized it, despite the pain of parting, it was worth it; if not, it didn’t matter, at most, slightly disappointing.

If such thoughts reached Xiao Tian, he would undoubtedly curse Mizuno Pengyu for being wasteful... To use a rare treasure like the Meteor Stone for a test, that requires being massively wealthy?!

Though others might not understand, Xiao Tian knew the rarity of Meteor Stones; to some extent, besides lost treasures, among available finds, Meteor Stone is unquestionably at the top!

The reason is simple, usually rare treasures have specific conditions or environmental demands like extreme cold or heat; such conditions are harsh but if determined to find, it’s not entirely impossible.

Even if self-cultivated over ten years, results would eventually be seen!

Yet, the conditions to produce Meteor Stones are extremely demanding, requiring a perfect blend of time, location, human effort, even fortune and power, missing any link results in failure.

Being literally named, Meteor Stone derives from fallen meteorites, setting its search difficulty; extreme cold or heat allows some seeking, but how to find a falling meteorite?

Unless flying to space and knocking one down?!

Secondly, forming a Meteor Stone demands consolidation within half an hour of the meteorite’s landing, missing by even a second ends in immediate failure, without any reprieve or delay.

Finally, the individual shaping Meteor Stone requires greatest skill, only top masters like the Huang Family’s Guardian God or this royal Highness have qualifying prowess, otherwise, no hope for formation.

Regarding necessary fortune, even more understandable; encountering falling meteorites nearby, having the strength to act, timing within half an hour, it’s the utmost luck to hit such circumstances?!

This is why Xiao Tian was shocked, to compress meteorite energy into such a small stone, theoretically, it must possess unimaginable uses.

But reality is otherwise; until now, Meteor Stone has recorded no applications, existing literature only describes its origin and rarity, with no scattered records found.

One ascertainable point, should Meteor Stone’s inner energy erupt, no one within a thousand-mile radius survives...