Before the house is confiscated, the enemy's warehouse is emptied and exiled

But perhaps because the sea area was filled with fog, everyone's vision was blocked and it was difficult to see the scenery clearly.

Therefore, Shen Qingge and General Li Cheng stood at a distance and looked at them carefully for a long time before they were able to finally confirm that the surface of the stones was indeed covered with a thick layer of something that looked like white frost.

Then, out of curiosity, Shen Qingge walked straight forward.

This action frightened the soldier who had just come to report the news. He shouted hurriedly:

"General Shen, what exactly are you going to do?

The situation ahead is unclear and may be full of hidden dangers. Don't take risks and move forward!

If you are interested in that strange thing, I am willing to retrieve it for you. Why take the risk yourself?

After saying that, the soldier stretched out his hand eagerly, trying to stop Shen Qingge from moving forward.

But Shen Qingge had already walked a distance away. She turned back and shook her head gently, decisively refusing:

"No need, just wait here peacefully. When it comes to retrieving things, I'm much faster than any of you!"

After saying that, she looked up again at the area shrouded in fog. After thinking for a moment, she quickly took out a handkerchief from her bosom, covered her face with it, and then tore off a corner of her clothes.

She moved as swiftly as lightning. After a little preparation, she flashed and instantly entered the foggy rocky area, leaving the soldiers behind her looking at each other in confusion and worry.

As she shook her hand lightly, a thin layer of "frost" covering the stone fell like snowflakes.

Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but take a step back in fear.

Only Li Cheng stood firmly in his place, but his expression also looked a little solemn. He said:

"General Shen, it's not appropriate for you to take the stone back so rashly!"

Facing Li Cheng's questioning, Shen Qingge explained calmly:

"General Li, don't panic. When I went to get this stone just now, I paid special attention to the small pond among the strange rocks.

Guess what? There are actually quite a few fish and shrimp in the pond!

Moreover, they were all alive and kicking, and there were no dead fish at all.

Therefore, I suspect that this stone and the white substance on its surface are not caused by any poison, but are probably just a rare natural phenomenon."

After listening to Shen Qingge's well-reasoned analysis, the fear in everyone's hearts was slightly relieved.

However, they were still wary of the mysterious black stone, and no one dared to approach it easily.

Instead, Li Cheng reached out and untied a small cloth bag tied around his waist. He then took out a few small items from it, handed the empty bag to Shen Qingge, and said:

"General Shen, if that's the case, then we should quickly bring this stone back and have the talented people at the Imperial Observatory examine it carefully.

But in my opinion, isn't there just one stone missing?

If necessary, I am willing to find a few more for you."

Shen Qingge nodded slightly and reached out to take the cloth bag handed to him.

Then she shook her wrist lightly, and several dark and hard stones appeared in the cloth bag as if by magic.

Then, she carefully tied the cloth bag, held it tightly in her hand, and then led the people behind her and rushed towards the location of the Imperial Observatory.

……

Today, the Imperial Observatory of the Nanyue Kingdom is not like that of the Beiling Kingdom, which is just an insignificant small department under the Ministry of Rites.

There is no supervisor to oversee the overall situation here, only a chief clerk and two instructors to handle daily affairs.

His office was cramped in a small side hall of the Ministry of Revenue.

When Shen Qingge led a group of people to this side hall, the originally quiet atmosphere was instantly broken.

The three people in the room were caught off guard and were frightened by the sudden scene. They trembled all over and jumped up from their seats.

The two instructors looked nervous and awkward. Only the older chief clerk remained calm. He was stunned for a moment, then quickly recovered and hurried over to greet them, saying hurriedly:

"General Shen... General Shen, and General Li, I wonder what auspicious wind has brought you two nobles here together today?"

The two teachers standing by looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old. They followed the chief clerk timidly and echoed in unison with slightly trembling voices:

"Greetings...Greetings to the two generals!"

As soon as the words came out of their mouths, the three men froze in their places, looking at each other, wondering in their hearts whether they had committed some awful crime to have attracted such a powerful and influential person in front of the king to come here.

But after thinking it over carefully, the three of them felt that they had been conscientiously working on weekdays and had no free time at all, let alone the courage to cause trouble!

At most, I just occasionally get lazy...

But General Shen wouldn't even bother with such trivial matters, would he?

Shen Qingge looked at the frightened people in front of him, smiled kindly, and said in a very gentle tone:

"Don't panic, everyone. To be honest, while we were patrolling the coast today, we stumbled upon a large group of extremely bizarre rocks. These rocks are so bizarre, we've never seen them before!"

To prevent the surrounding people from feeling panic, I've brought a few stones with me and ask you to examine them so that we can quickly resolve the confusion in everyone's minds."

After hearing Shen Qingge's explanation, the three people, who had been extremely nervous, finally relaxed slowly.

They hurriedly asked the two generals to sit down and busily served tea and water.

Shen Qingge didn't have the time to chat with them at the moment:

"No need to be so polite, everyone. We are pressed for time and have many things to do. It's more important for us to first see what I have in my hand!"

After saying that, Shen Qingge took out a cloth bag from his arms, then gently untied the bag and poured all the stones inside onto the empty table in front of him.

As soon as the three stones appeared, they attracted the attention of everyone present.

They have strange shapes and no regularity at all, and their surfaces are covered with pits and bumps of all sizes, making them rough, bumpy and really ugly.

Faced with such strange-shaped stones, Shen Qingge and others just stood quietly on the side, silently observing the reactions of the other three people.

After a while, seeing that the three people were still staring at the stone on the table, Shen Qingge couldn't hold back his temper and asked:

"I wonder if the three of you have figured out anything?"

Upon hearing this, the chief clerk and one of the teachers were both bewildered, and then shook their heads helplessly, indicating that they knew nothing about it.

Only the instructor was left, still staring intently at the stones, sometimes frowning, sometimes looking lost in thought.

After a while, he raised his head and asked Shen Qingge softly:

"General Shen, could you please pick up this stone and examine it again?"