“It's just a spirit stone mine. If you say it's yours, so be it. What's there to brag about?”
Ezra and Jairo snorted before leaving the base.
Even though they had no idea who Donald was, they could tell from his clinical skills that they stood no chance of obtaining the spirit stone mine.
After ordering his subordinates to clean up the surroundings of the mine, Raphael served Donald a cup of coffee at the base. He sang Donald's praises with a chuckle. “You're amazing, Donald. I was sure that there would be no problem too difficult for you to solve if you stepped in!”
“Enough of bootlicking. Hurry up and check if there's anything else. I'm heading home if there isn't.”
“No, wait.” Raphael rubbed his hands. “My subordinates are still conducting a search across the entire island. I wouldn't want you to make another trip if there was another monster hiding somewhere, would I?”
Raphael's words left Donald no choice but to wait patiently.
Since he had nothing better to do, he began chatting with Raphael.
“I have no plans to take that monster's corpse back with me. Do you have a research team here that can deal with it?”
“Of course I do. You're clearly underestimating my influence now. That said, what's so special about the monster's corpse?”
Donald threw Raphael a glance and explained, “I know you have no interest in its body, but aren't you the least bit curious about why it appeared around your spirit stone mine? Besides, the monster is radioactive and can disappear into the void. If you don't find out more about it now, more people will die the next time another one appears.”
Donald's mention of the potential loss of life caused Raphael to take the matter seriously.
He's right. The spirit stone mine may be important, but human life is just as important.
“Don't worry, Donald. I'll have my men work on it right away. Once the research report is out, I'll inform you immediately.”
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