Chapter 60

July 30th.

On the last day of July, in the Star Era, there are no big or small months; every month is a standard 30 days.

Today is a rest day. Whether it's the Inspection Department or the Night Patrol, they all have rest days, with 6 days off each month. Relatively speaking, those who work for the government have a comfortable life.

Of course, when they are busy, it's non-stop throughout the year.

On this day, Li Hao got up a bit late.

It's not that he was lazy because he didn't have to work. Last night, Yuan Shuo caused a mine to collapse and came to Li Hao's room in the middle of the night, scaring him to death, and kept him up all night.

Mainly, he was feeding him mysterious energy!

It was forced feeding; you had to absorb it whether you wanted to or not, and you absorbed as much as you could.

Yuan Shuo prepared 1,000 cubic meters of elemental energy for him.

With so much elemental energy, Li Hao almost bled from the effort, and he only managed to absorb less than 100 cubic meters... This would already be enough to scare people.

Who can absorb 100 cubic meters of mysterious energy in one night?

Even a martial artist like Liu Long might not be able to absorb that much, mainly because he couldn't digest it.

But Li Hao had sword energy.

After the sword energy neutralized, this energy became gentle, and even if he couldn't absorb it, it could still be stored internally.

However, both Li Hao and Yuan Shuo felt that the sword energy was decreasing.

As for the issue of the sword energy decreasing, Yuan Shuo didn't know how to handle it. The source divine weapon is a highly confidential matter in the super-energy field, and there is no mention of it in ancient texts. It should be a concept proposed by modern super-energy experts.

Absorbing 100 cubic meters... it would be enough for someone to break through to the super-energy level, like Liu Yan. If she could break through, 100 cubic meters should be sufficient.

When Yuan Shuo broke through to the peak, he said he needed several hundred to a thousand cubic meters.

And Li Hao, after absorbing so much, mainly focused on strengthening his internal organs and physical condition.

As for releasing internal energy outside his body, he still needed to refine it himself, which would take some time. In terms of physical condition alone, even Yuan Shuo said that Li Hao's internal organs were not inferior to his at the peak.

At that time, he relied entirely on internal energy to nourish himself, but he didn't have Li Hao's conditions, and he had to rely on special energy to strengthen himself.

So Li Hao got up a bit late and felt very full.

The feeling of overeating!

The inauguration ceremony for the branch is tomorrow night, which is August 1st. It's still early, and it doesn't matter whether Li Hao works today or not, nor does he care about getting up late.

"Big houses are good... but a bit inconvenient!"

Li Hao, who was digesting, felt a bit nostalgic.

This place is very good and comfortable to live in, but there's a bit of a downside. There's no place to eat breakfast. In the rich neighborhood, who would go to a breakfast stall like Li Hao every day?

They all have nannies and chefs.

Otherwise, in the morning, he could go for a walk, eat some breakfast, exercise, and practice the Five Animal Exercises, which is very refreshing for health.

At this moment, Li Hao complained and felt his body, finding that his internal organs felt like a warm furnace.

Warm and cozy!

His blood flowed wildly, and with each flow, a strand of internal energy was generated, which also strengthened his blood vessels, skin, and bones.

"Lightning energy strengthens the body, wind energy speeds up..."

Li Hao thought of lightning energy, feeling a bit helpless.

Ying Hongyue's son was a lightning-type, and Yuan Shuo killed him and extracted some lightning energy. However, Huang Yun took half of it, and the remaining bit of lightning energy was also traded away.

Yuan Shuo originally wanted to keep it but then felt that elemental energy was more important. Now, he only got 1,000 cubic meters of elemental energy and 300 cubic meters of useless unattributed mysterious energy, which made Li Hao feel a bit cheated.

What does Huang Yun need the lightning energy for?

Isn't he a wind-type?

Unattributed mysterious energy is indeed effective in strengthening martial artists, but for Li Hao, it's not as precious as attributed energy.

Despite his complaints, Li Hao started practicing boxing.

A lazy boxing style!

This is the form of the Five Animal Exercises when not fighting, known as the best health-preserving technique. It's not intense when practiced.

At this moment, Li Hao felt the increase in internal energy and the strengthening of his flesh and blood, genuinely feeling a sense of power.

Of course, he didn't dare to exert too much force, fearing that the noise would attract the attention of the neighbors.

He wondered if Qiao Peng still had the heart to hook up with him today.

Li Hao's lips curled slightly. Last night, his mine collapsed, and in the middle of the night, Li Hao felt that Qiao Peng and the moonlight went out. The light source was very obvious.

However, in the morning, they returned, and it seemed that the mine collapse was almost handled.

Speaking of Qiao Peng, he arrived.

Li Hao couldn't actually sense Qiao Peng's aura or the aura of the moonlight super-energy, but with such a large light source moving toward him, Li Hao's eyes weren't blind, and he could still see it.

Regarding this pair of wise eyes, Li Hao now believed it was due to his bloodline, with no other explanation.

Sometimes Li Hao thought that the Night Patrol might have absorbed some people like this. Could they also be from the Eight Great Families?

But this doesn't make sense. If they were from the Eight Great Families, the Night Patrol would know, so why wouldn't they know about Yincheng?

These matters are not easy to ask directly.

Wang Ming might know, but Wang Ming isn't too foolish. If Li Hao asked too much, he would worry that the guy might guess something.

This matter is not urgent. After this battle, if they form a deep friendship, he can ask slowly without fear.

What was the final outcome of those who saw the red shadow?

Also, is the red shadow a secret in the Night Patrol's upper echelons?

Maybe not!

Otherwise, why would the Night Patrol know these people were special as soon as they saw the red shadow?

Indeed, there are always some special abilities among the Night Patrol, and perhaps some of the Three Yang level existences can see directly... just a guess, as Li Hao doesn't know any Three Yang level friends.

His thoughts flickered, and he pretended not to see the person's arrival.

Until the gate of the compound was knocked.

Li Hao's voice came out: "Who is it?"

"It's me, Inspector Li. Are you busy?"

Outside the gate, Qiao Peng was waiting with the driver.

Soon, the gate was opened, and Li Hao frowned, looking at him coldly: "Qiao Peng, I told you, if you don't provoke me, I won't bother with you! What do you mean by coming so early?"

"Don't misunderstand!"

Qiao Peng laughed: "I really have no other intention. Inspector Li might have some misunderstandings about me. I came today to discuss something with Inspector Li."

"What is it?"

Li Hao had no intention of letting him in and blocked the gate.

Qiao Peng wasn't angry at all and explained: "It's like this. Qiao Family Mining has a mine in Yincheng that Inspector Li visited the day before yesterday. Do you know about it?"

"Of course!"

"Last night, there was a collapse at the Qiao Family mine..."

Li Hao's eyes lit up: "Did anyone die?"

He looked at the other person and suddenly smiled: "Do you want me to help you fix it? Tell me how many people died first. If it's more than three, you should go to the Inspection Department. If it's less than three, I don't care about money; it has no meaning to me... I need mysterious energy!"

"..."

Qiao Peng was stunned. Who said this guy is a good person?

My God!

How many days has this guy been in office, and he already knows how to extort bribes?

Was it that he didn't have the opportunity to show it before?

He didn't expect that Li Hao would actually ask for money to fix the problem. He wasn't here for that.

"It's not, it's not... The Qiao Family treats workers well and doesn't operate at night. Last night's collapse was just a cave-in, and no one was injured. From today, the mine will be sealed until the new shaft is built and ready for operation."

After saying this, Qiao Peng revealed his purpose: "It's like this. Professor Yuan is the most famous geologist in Yincheng..."

Li Hao understood: "You want my teacher to help you open a new shaft?"

"Not really!"

Qiao Peng smiled: "Now that Professor Yuan is the strongest in Yincheng, we wouldn't dare to trouble him with such a small matter! We know that Inspector Li is his disciple and has specialized in this field before, so I came today to ask for your help... to help us determine the location of the new shaft."

Li Hao frowned slightly.

His mind was racing.

He didn't expect that the Qiao Family would finally ask for his help. What does this mean?

Qiao Family Mining is a