Gremlin and I explode deeper into the desert and kill all the Grimm who charge at us. I am also training in using my power. The biggest one? Psychic from the Pokémon world. I am testing something simple: Telekinesis.
I use my power to make any Grimm coming toward me fly to the sky and let them fall. When a flying Grimm appears, I use my telekinesis to slam it to the ground at a very high speed. All in all, my control over my power is great, and it is steadily growing.
Other than that, I also make sure the Gremlin does scanning in the area around us while killing all the Grimm that I do not kill using its weaponry.
I don't know how many Grimm we kill, but I think it reaches a hundred. It is easier to kill the Grim without holding back, and throwing them at each other is a perfect way of killing them. Ordering the Gremlin to go all out also helps my kill count.
"Beep! Beep!"
I snap from my thoughts when I hear the Gremlin give me a notification. I open up the Personal Computer and widen my eyes. The Gremlin manages to find a hidden Dust Vein underneath us.
"According to the scanner, it is forty meters underneath us, huh? Is it an underground cave system? No matter."
I take a deep breath and go all out on my telekinesis. I dig through the sand and rock using my Psychic power. It takes time, but after fifteen minutes of digging, I create a deep hole connecting the surface and the hidden cave system.
I look down and see a massive crystal of dust inside the hole. I can see Fire and Wind Dust Crystals inside the cave, and there are many of them. Just by vision alone, it is around seventy tons worth of crystal. That is a lot.
If we turn them into money, it is around 70 million Lien—one million per ton of crystal. And that is the raw deal. You can get at least double that amount with good negotiation and connections. If you refine them into something usable for daily necessities? It can reach half a billion.
Dust might be something valuable in this world, but to me? They are not as valuable. What? I can make one. My fabricator might not be able to make dust, but my [Replicator] from the CYOA can do that. Speaking of [Replicator], I need to visit that pocket dimension to start making dust. Even though it is not really valuable, Dust still produces quite a bit of [Resource] for me.
Having a lot of dust can make sure I keep making stuff. However, I don't need the natural stuff. I prefer the one I make.
It looks like I need to end my journey for a moment and inform the others about this.
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"See? I am not lying about this kind of thing."
Sienna rubs the bridge of her nose and says.
"And you need to see the situation from our perspective, Orin. As far as we know, we have been searching for any dust veins around Kuo Kuana with no results. We are using the best scanner we can get, but still do not get any positive result."
"Then you are using a second-rate scanner. The Gremlin managed to notice them in a matter of minutes."
I watch Sienna and Ghira look at me like I am an alien or something.
"What? What with that look?"
Sienna shakes her head and says.
"Nothing, Orin. Nothing."
I look at her weirdly and say.
"Right… Anyway! Do you guys want to take care of this, or do I need to whip something to mine all of these?"
This time, Ghira is the one answering my question.
"We will take care of it. I will send people to mine the dust."
"And I will send some people to ensure the Grimm does not become a problem."
I nod my head and say.
"Do you think you can give me five kilos of each dust from here? I want to do some experiments with them."
"Of course," Sienna immediately answers me. "You found this place. Five kilograms is too little for your reward. Just tell us what you want and we will fulfill it."
"There is no need to go that far. Just send some dust to my workshop, and we will be good."
However, I immediately stop when an idea appears in my head.
"On second thought, can I get a piece of land? I want to build a bigger workshop."
I need a bigger workshop because the current one is rather cramped, and I need to make a better underground base. I already have a few ideas of what kind of thing I need to make to help me build a new base. I only need the land I need, and can start the expansion.
"That is an easy request." Ghira looks at me, "You can use the Southwest part of Kuo Kuana. I prepared that place for a residential area, but you can use it. I shall prepare the other to make a residential area."
Right. That is another thing I need to take care of. After the hydroponic farm, I will create a new residential area. An apartment, maybe? Yeah. Let's do that. However, we need to increase our food production first before we can increase our population.
"Thank you. I will start the construction tonight."
"Eh? Tonight?"
"Don't worry. I will not cause any problems to others. It will be mostly silent. Anyway, if there is nothing else, I need to return and prepare the expansion of my workshop."
After a few more minutes of talking, they let me leave, and I started to walk back home. While on the road, my mind already thinks of a few things I need to build. The biggest one is a Construction Drone, which is an automated drone that can construct a building in a matter of hours.
The drone will have an internal microfabricator unit inside that will convert matter into structural components in real-time. I will also put VI (Virtual Intelligence) inside the drone to help me design and construct the building I want.
Oooh! I cannot wait to make this thing.
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