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Chapter 867

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"Is this the mineral stone we want?" I was excited. Throwing the bag on my bag on the ground, I squatted next to Nico and picked another identical stone to examine it.

Then, a villager walked toward us from above. He carried a huge rucksack with him that contained even more identical mineral stones. "Mr. Smith, take a look. Is this the stone you mentioned?"

Nico and I cranked our necks to look at the contents of the rucksack. Indeed, most of the stones inside were identical to the stones we were holding. Each stone was marked by a different number with a pen. The number must have some special meaning.

Nico pointed at the larger stones and asked the villager. "Where did you find these? Did you record the location properly?"

"I did. I remember their location very well." The villager put down the bag and sat next to Nico while wiping the sweat off his forehead. Then, he took out a booklet from his front pocket. Inside the booklet was a simple map.

The villager showed the stone and th
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