Chapter 7

Li Shiming thought back to the first time he met Wang Zongbiaotou in the garden, right here at this artificial hill. The place where Wang Zongbiaotou had asked to meet him was also this artificial hill.

If he had a treasure in his hands and did not carry it with him under the circumstances of being pursued, he would certainly place it somewhere he could observe at any time.

Perhaps Wang Zongbiaotou had placed the item somewhere nearby. Li Shiming did not touch anything on Wang Zongbiaotou's body but searched the surroundings instead.

Li Shiming knew that with his experience, he would not be able to notice anything.

He thought of using the large server IBMz15 in the server room. However, the prerequisite was that what his eyes saw could be directly received by the large server IBMz15.

To record what his eyes saw, he needed to add his eyes as an input device for the large server IBMz15.

He tried to add an input device in the Linux system settings, connected his consciousness to the input module, and the system prompted that a usable device had been detected.

No drivers were needed, and the usable device was automatically installed.

This was the first time Li Shiming operated the large server IBMz15 by delving into its internal components. After several attempts, he successfully made his eyes a legitimate input device for the large server IBMz15.

He used his eyes to scan the surroundings of the artificial hill, recording the nearby environment into the large server IBMz15, forming a video file.

Then he closed his eyes and repeatedly played the video in his mind.

Although his experience was limited, with the increasing number of repetitions, he would eventually notice something unusual.

"Found it!" After more than a minute, he had reviewed the video file nearly a hundred times and finally noticed something out of place.

Li Shiming went to the south corner of the artificial hill. The grass here looked the same as the surrounding area, but the average height of the grass here was slightly higher than in other places.

This slight difference in average height was not noticeable to the naked eye, but after being digitized by the large server IBMz15, the difference became apparent.

In just a minute, the power consumption of the large server IBMz15 reached the warning line.

Wang Zongbiaotou was experienced in hiding things. If not for Li Shiming using the large server to process and compare the data, he would never have found it just by looking with his eyes.

Li Shiming carefully dug up the entire patch of grass, revealing a wooden box underneath.

The moment he saw the wooden box, he was filled with joy.

Opening the wooden box, he found two books and a small wooden sword inside.

The small wooden sword was densely covered with patterns, which were as clear as those printed in his previous life.

He picked up the wooden sword and found it to be very heavy, weighing about eight pounds.

"This small sword is no ordinary object; it might be a cultivation item!" The weight confirmed the extraordinary nature of the sword.

He put the small sword in his pocket and then picked up the two books.

The titles of the two books were "The Five Elements Qi Absorption Technique" and "Introduction to Runes."

Li Shiming quickly flipped through the two books, thought for a moment, and then put them back in the box.

He remembered something: Wang Zongbiaotou was dead, but the cultivator was still alive and would continue to investigate.

He did not know if the cultivator had the means to find this place.

It would be best to create a false impression, making the cultivator believe that the box contained only the two books if they found it.

Since the two books had already been recorded in the large server IBMz15, he could retrieve and view them at any time.

After recording the two books, the power of the large server IBMz15 entered a sleep state and could not be used again without recharging from an uninterruptible power supply.

After doing all this, he carefully restored everything to its original state, making the grass look as it did before.

He then put Wang Zongbiaotou's body into the server room space. To be honest, he did not want to do this, but leaving Wang Zongbiaotou's body in the garden would have been even worse.

He tidied up the scene, especially where Wang Zongbiaotou had fallen, removing all possible traces.

Only then did he return to the courtyard, feeling a great sense of relief as the biggest pressure was gone.

Before going to bed at night, he used his consciousness to drive the generator until he was mentally exhausted and then went to sleep.

The next day was relatively calm. The government had not found the cultivator and certainly could not find Wang Zongbiaotou.

But on the second night, Li Shiming, who was in the courtyard, heard the drumbeat, which only sounded when something major happened in Nanling Prefecture.

He hurried out to check and met the servant Mo Yan, who was rushing to report.

"Master, something terrible has happened! The Weiyuan Escort Agency has been wiped out. Including Wang Zongbiaotou's entire family, all thirty-five people in the Weiyuan Escort Agency have been killed!" Mo Yan reported to Li Shiming.

Li Shiming's face changed. He knew without a doubt that this was the work of the cultivator.

Perhaps the cultivator had not found Wang Zongbiaotou and came up with this plan.

By wiping out the Weiyuan Escort Agency and killing Wang Zongbiaotou's entire family, they could drive Wang Zongbiaotou to madness and force him to come forward.

It was too cruel; thirty-five lives were taken just like that.

This was Nanling Prefecture, and the drumbeat was not taken lightly. Not only the prefectural troops but also the nearby military forces would likely be mobilized.

Li Shiming was even more worried. The item the cultivator was looking for was in the garden, and he could not guarantee that the cultivator would be satisfied just finding the box.

He had already taken the wooden sword from the box. If the cultivator was looking for the wooden sword, there would be big trouble in the mansion.

He did not know if the government had the strength to deal with the cultivator, but the chances were slim.

Perhaps he needed to add another layer of security before the cultivator found the box.

"Mo Yan, is the thing I asked for ready?" Li Shiming asked in a serious tone.

"I'll hurry and make sure it's delivered by tomorrow morning!" Mo Yan quickly assured him.

Li Shiming no longer considered building a furnace. He originally planned to build an arc furnace, but if the materials arrived tomorrow, it would take a considerable amount of time just to make the silicon carbide rods, not to mention the power stored in the uninterruptible power supply was insufficient.

With an arc furnace, he could use his consciousness to process some fine metal items, which could serve as effective weapons for self-defense.

Unfortunately, time was short, and he had to think of other ways.

He had a new idea.

In the server room space, he performed chemical adjustments and used the simplest method to obtain a small amount of white phosphorus.

With the large server IBMz15, there were over ten methods to produce white phosphorus, and his requirements for white phosphorus were not high. He chose the fastest method available.

After obtaining the white phosphorus, he went to the garden again and placed some chemicals in the wooden box under the artificial hill. After doing this, he once again erased all traces.

He had done everything he could; the rest was up to luck.