"Hmm?"

Cheng Ye was stunned. Does the checkpoint also have such a system?

Seeing his puzzled expression, Qin Feng paused for a moment, then patted his forehead, "Uh... I seem to have forgotten you're an Intern Inspector. You need to be officially appointed to know about this system."

"However..."

He glanced at the Extraordinary Ore on the ground, "Let me handle this thing first, and once done, I'll see if I can help you apply to understand it."

"Alright!"

Cheng Ye stood aside, watching with keen interest. It was his first time witnessing the processing procedure for Extraordinary Ore.

Qin Feng put on a mask, signaled his team members to step back, then cautiously approached the ore, taking out a few bottles of different colors.

Pressing the nozzle, a few drops of liquid fell onto the ore's surface, immediately producing a "sizzling" sound, like water splashing on a hot iron pan.

Soon after, a viscous substance like oil seeped from the surface of the ore.

"The quality is good, it meets the standard level!"

Qin Feng praised, then took out a new bottle of liquid to spray on it.

Sizzle.

A plume of white vapor suddenly rose.

Miraculously, within the white mist, the stone skin on the ore's outside began to peel away like cracked soil, revealing an interior with a crystal-clear green, resembling jade.

The green was warm and translucent, with faint, tiny points of luminescent glow inside, surpassing the delicacy of the Fire Storage Iron he had seen before at the Super Material Store!

"Is it Jade Stone?"

Using specialized tweezers, Qin Feng picked up the ore for a closer look, surprised, and finally confirmed the conclusion.

After he spoke, a team member behind Qin Feng immediately took out a scale, carefully placing the Jade Stone on it.

The numbers on the scale flickered briefly, finally settling on "532."

"Inspector Cheng, this piece of Jade Stone weighs 532 grams. As per the rules, please verify this, and try to appear serious to avoid many troubles in the later verification process."

"Alright."

Cheng Ye agreed, inwardly amazed by the cumbersome procedures for high-value items.

Another team member had already taken out a handheld camera, its lens steadily aimed at the Jade Stone on the scale.

Cheng Ye bent down, pretended to inspect closely, and then used the specialized tweezers to gently pick up the stone, hovered it for a moment, then carefully placed it back on the scale, repeating the process several times to look serious.

"Confirmed weight, 532g."

He straightened up, saying in a deep voice, his words clear in the camera's audio recording.

"Weight verification complete."

Qin Feng nodded, the camera was put away, marking the end of the process.

"Is this really precious?"

"Yes!" Leaving three team members to continue spraying liquid to process the Jade Stone, Qin Feng lifted his mask, "This is an extremely special mineral, not suitable for forging weapons or equipment, but when ground and added to device cores, it greatly enhances the durability of equipment, making it a highly rare industrial production material."

"That amazing?"

"Of course, many important industrial devices in Happiness City are infused with this. Even at a purchasing price, 1 gram costs 35 Contribution Points, making this... worth 18,620 points."

When Qin Feng stated the figure, Cheng Ye couldn't help but click his tongue.

The subsidy the Idealist Faction allocated to the Celestial Essence Community was only 20,000 points, enough to rebuild an entire pedestrian street, yet such a small stone was worth nearly 20,000, highlighting its astonishing value.

"And its market value?"

"Priceless."

Priceless?

Cheng Ye frowned, then understood immediately.

If the Extraordinary Ore was just for making weapons, it wouldn't be crucial for Happiness City.

But Jade Stone was different, stabilizing industrial production efficiency over the long term in Happiness City's industrial system.

With such significant meaning, it's naturally not something to sell.

"And the purchase price of Fire Storage Iron?"

"8 points per gram."

Hmm?

So stingy?

Cheng Ye cursed inwardly, no wonder the folks at the Super Material Store let him slash 50 Contribution Points without a fuss, the purchase price was so low.

A weapon netted him 126 points.

"Don't overthink it."

Qin Feng seemed to see through his thoughts and immediately explained, "If you're buying Extraordinary Ore, you'd pay at least five to ten times the price. Happiness City needs funds to operate, many essential goods can't be taxed, but 80% of the revenue from such high-value items must be used for tax, not as profitable as you think."

"Is that so..."

It turned out the taxes were factored into the sale price, making more sense.

Cheng Ye nodded, his excitement rising again, "What about 30% of this piece?"

"What are you thinking?" Qin Feng shook his head with a chuckle, "30% of this one piece equals 5,500 points, almost catching up to a Fourth-stage or Fifth-stage Inspector's earnings from a field assignment, how could it be yours?"

"Wait for a moment, as I mentioned earlier, helping you apply for permissions, if this ore was less than 10,000 points, there would be some difficulty. Luckily it's so valuable, I will ask for you..."

With that, he walked aside, pulled out his Defense Communication device and dialed a number.

"Station Chief Towns, here's the thing, Inspector Cheng discovered an Extraordinary Ore during duty..."

With the phone on mute, Cheng Ye could only piece together from Qin Feng's intermittent words that there was a specialized system within the checkpoint, converting the Contribution Points to be given to an inspector in such cases into internal system points.

As for the use of these points...

Cheng Ye had his suspicions, but the exact details would need his permissions to learn.

"All set, Station Chief Towns agreed to give you early permission access. After your duty ends, head over to the duty station chief's office. Hmm... today is also your last day at North Station, so it'd be anyway time to report your work for this cycle, just perfect!"

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