The next day.

François and his girlfriend drove two hundred kilometers and arrived at the Great Xia embassy in the capital.

The couple entered the embassy and immediately saw a long line of people, with no end in sight.

Adelle looked incredulous: "Are there so many people applying for Great Xia citizenship now?"

François nodded: "Recently, Great Xia has slightly relaxed the restrictions on citizenship applications.

"They must be like us; after witnessing the performance of the Great Xia Ghost yesterday, everyone wants to join Eastern Great Xia."

Adelle suddenly felt a sense of fantasy.

Due to years of media portrayal, her impression of Eastern Great Xia was that it was a not-so-developed country, and Great Xia People were not very wealthy.

While the Faelan Duchy is recognized as a developed country, she felt a psychological superiority over Great Xia.

Seeing so many people from developed countries voluntarily applying for citizenship in a "not-so-developed" country at this moment, she was truly taken aback.

Adelle exclaimed: "Dear, there really are quite a few smart people like you in the world."

This was a statement full of emotional value.

François couldn't help but smile: "Of course, I am not the only one who knows Great Xia is the safest country in the world."

Adelle glanced around and asked: "Should we join the line now?"

François shook his head: "This is the line for submitting citizenship applications through the ordinary process; we're different."

He had specifically researched this matter and was very knowledgeable about the intricacies involved.

Adelle blinked her beautiful eyes: "Then what are we?"

François replied softly: "Special contribution."

Soon.

The two walked into an office.

An employee glanced at them and said politely: "This is the counselor's office and doesn't handle citizenship matters. You can go to the citizenship application office to submit your application."

François didn't speak immediately but first shut the door behind him.

The employee immediately became alert: "Sir, what are you doing?"

François quickly said: "I have a deceitful artifact and want to donate it to Great Xia."

The so-called "donation" is the fast-track way to Great Xia citizenship.

The employee was taken aback and seriously asked: "Sir, this is not a joking matter. I need to confirm with you that you know what a deceitful artifact is?"

François nodded repeatedly: "Of course I know!"

He immediately explained: "Certain items possess miraculous supernatural powers, but also have some negative effects; these are deceitful artifacts."

Canglan Star had long entered the information age; although countries kept deceitful artifacts secret, some leaks were inevitable, so many ordinary people know what deceitful artifacts are.

The employee further asked: "Did you bring the deceitful artifact?"

François nodded again: "Of course!"

The employee immediately gestured: "Sir, please follow me; let's find a quiet place to talk."

François instantly smiled.

He knew the world-renowned hardest-to-obtain Great Xia National ID was infinitely close to him.

Five minutes later.

Embassy underground.

François and his girlfriend entered a confidential meeting room.

An employee served fragrant tea, brought over snacks, and turned on the television for them to pass the time.

"Mr. François, I have notified Ambassador Zhang; the ambassador will be here shortly, please wait patiently."

François quickly said: "I'm not in a hurry."

The employee said, "Please call anytime if you need anything," and then left the meeting room.

Adelle felt a bit anxious: "The Great Xia People wouldn't secretly lock us up here, would they?"

François was exasperated by his girlfriend's persecution delusion: "Dear, you're overthinking."

He comforted her: "Great Xia has vast lands and abundant resources, definitely no shortage of deceitful artifacts. Moreover, they have strong figures like Mr. Ghost.

"The deceitful artifact I found in my grandfather's relics isn't really powerful; the Great Xia People wouldn't harm us over one deceitful artifact."

Adelle embarrassedly smiled: "I'm being too sensitive."

François picked up a snack and handed it to his girlfriend to divert her attention: "Try it."

Adelle took a bite of a velvet cake and sighed contentedly: "So delicious!"

The disaster had led to a full price increase, and she hadn't had such sweets in a while.

François stroked his girlfriend's hair: "Eat more."

Feeling a bit bored, he picked up the TV remote and kept changing channels, looking for something interesting.

After switching dozen times.

He paused and muttered: "Great Xia International Channel? Why doesn't the TV service I purchased have this channel?"

Having watched for just over ten seconds, François instinctively sat straight, his face full of shock: "Oh my god!"

Adelle curiously asked: "Dear, what's wrong?"

François pointed at the TV screen, still in shock: "The Great Xia People have come up with an incredible thing called the Super Crystal Battery.

"A kilogram of Super Crystal Battery can store five kilowatt-hours of energy; a hundred kilograms is five hundred kilowatt-hours."

Adelle lacked a concept of these things and was a bit puzzled: "Is this very powerful?"

François rephrased: "If there were an electric car that could run over 3500 kilometers on a full charge.

"Its battery wouldn't burn at 200 degrees Celsius and could still supply power at minus 80 degrees Celsius.

"The battery, once depleted, could be fully charged in just 5 minutes. What do you think of such an electric car?"

Adelle finally understood the significance of the Super Crystal Battery: "This is a groundbreaking technology!"

François nodded emphatically: "Yes, it's a revolutionary technology. Fuel cars are doomed!"

Adelle could hardly believe it: "Did the Great Xia People really create such an amazing battery?"

She had some understanding of electric cars and had the impression that their range was at most a few hundred kilometers.

For the Great Xia People to suddenly create an electric car with a range of 3500 kilometers was a leap forward.

The gap was so large that she doubted the authenticity of the matter.

François pointed at the television screen: "The Great Xia People are holding a press conference in their national auditorium.

"The theme of the conference is this Super Crystal Battery, and many heavyweight figures from Great Xia are attending this conference."

Adelle glanced at the TV: "It doesn't look fake."

The couple sat side by side, watching a foreign press conference for the first time in their lives.

Because it was an international channel, there were subtitles, and simultaneous interpretation was being translated throughout without obstacles to watching.

Soon.

The two learned about the source of the Super Crystal Battery.

The spokesperson eloquently introduced the birth process of the Super Crystal Battery at the podium.

"Not long ago, the Great Xia Superpower Research Institute extracted an isotope of copper from the Celestial Mountain.

"On Canglan Star's periodic table, the atomic weight of the copper element is 64, so many would think 64Cu is a stable isotope.

"The fact is quite the opposite, 64Cu is a radioactive isotope with a half-life of only 12.7 hours.

"63Cu and 65Cu are the stable isotopes that actually exist, with nearly equal natural abundance, averaging the atomic weight of copper to 64.

"But the copper isotope we extracted had an atomic weight of 69, an increase of 4 neutrons.

"What's incredible is that 69Cu can exist stably, which overturns our current scientific system, as no theory can explain this.

"This 69Cu is referred to as Energy Copper.

"We found a sodium-based salt to act as a binder and mixed it with Energy Copper.

"In a specially made container, after a series of complex processes, we finally produced a special super crystal.

"This super crystal exhibited astonishing energy storage performance, far superior to regular lithium batteries..."

François suddenly realized: "So, it's the Celestial Mountain."

Adelle was amazed: "The Great Xia People are so smart. I remember it wasn't long after they acquired the Celestial Mountain that they developed such epoch-making technological achievements."

François agreed wholeheartedly: "The Great Xia People truly are an excellent race, or else they would not have risen from a backward country to the world's most powerful in just over a hundred years."

He felt a bit regretful: "It's a pity that Great Xia has obtained a Celestial Mountain, but the reserves of the special material are limited, and so is the production of the Super Crystal Battery."

Just as he finished speaking.

A loud voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"No, Mr. François, Great Xia has the capability to enter the Primordial World and directly reach the source of Energy Copper."

Accompanied by this voice.

A scholarly-looking Great Xia Man quickly walked into the conference room.

The staff followed behind and immediately introduced: "Mr. François, this is Ambassador Zhang."

François quickly extended his right hand: "Hello, Ambassador!"

Ambassador Zhang tightly held his right hand and warmly said: "Mr. François, we warmly welcome your arrival!"

François curiously asked: "May I boldly ask, does Great Xia really have the ability to enter the Primordial World to mine Energy Copper?"

Ambassador Zhang kindly replied: "If someone else had asked, I wouldn't have said, but since Mr. François wants to know, I certainly won't withhold."

He paused and continued: "The Celestial Mountain comes from a place called the 'Sea of Death Black Sand'.

"This mountain, weighing two hundred million tons, fell onto Shapudian, not just dropping a mountain but bringing about some changes beyond ordinary understanding.

"Shapudian and the Sea of Death Black Sand have since formed a mysterious link, which you could understand as a time-space wormhole from a science fiction novel.

"Our Mr. Ghost from Great Xia has already conducted a series of tests, confirming the existence of the wormhole.

"No matter how many years pass, no matter where Canglan Star drifts in the Primordial World, the Canglan People can enter the Sea of Death Black Sand through the wormhole.

"Currently, Great Xia is preparing for the exploration of the Sea of Death Black Sand, and it won't be long before we begin the first formal exploration."

François couldn't help but say: "Mr. Ghost is truly amazing!"

Ambassador Zhang smiled again: "Within at most a year, Great Xia will obtain more Energy Copper, so the production of Super Crystal Batteries has no limit."

"It's expected that within five years, there will be an unprecedented revolution in energy technology on Canglan Star."

Adelle couldn't help but add: "Great Xia is also amazing!"

While other countries are busy coping with disasters, Great Xia has already set its sights on the Primordial World.

She suddenly recalled a sentence her boyfriend said yesterday — Great Xia is the center of human civilization.

She didn't agree at the time, but now she thinks the statement is all too accurate.

François took the initiative to say: "Ambassador, the Deceitful Artifact I found is a fountain pen that I discovered among my grandfather's relics."

Ambassador Zhang asked: "Can I take a look at it?"

François nodded: "Of course!"

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