Chapter 31: Jade Jewelry! X-Ray Detection Watch!

Chapter 31: Jade Jewelry! X-Ray Scanner Watch!

Although Xu Bin did not understand why his boss had such a soft spot for this worthless gold, he followed orders, took his travel bag, and began packing the gold jewelry.

This was a comprehensive jewelry store. In addition to gold, there were counters for extended products like handbags and hats. However, these items were covered in dust and even moldy, rendering them completely useless. Beyond that, there were some silver and metal alloy decorative items. These things were not valuable in the real world, and he had no interest in wasting time on them.

What did catch his attention, however, was an area displaying several counters of jade jewelry. He opened a cabinet, took out two jade necklaces, and used the game's "Prospecting" function to view their information:

【This is a necklace made of jade. It has a beautiful design and is an excellent piece of jewelry!】
【This is a necklace made of jade. It has a beautiful design and is an excellent piece of jewelry!】

These were clearly genuine jade. However, the information provided by the Prospecting function was limited; he would need to find someone to appraise their value once he brought them out. In his country, jade jewelry, like gold, was considered a valuable asset. The difference was that gold purchases required invoices, and without one, the origin was considered unknown. Jade jewelry was different; it rarely came with invoices, as the industry relied more on certificates of appraisal.

This was due to the unique nature of the trade. A single piece of jade didn't even have a fixed price. One person might value it at 5,000, while another who loved that specific type of jade might offer 6,000. Furthermore, jade appraisal tested one's eye; different appraisers, with different levels of expertise, would provide different valuations.

Hadn't a streamer named Simba made a laughingstock of himself over this? He had sold jade jewelry, claiming that outside purchases never came with invoices, and that he was the only one providing them, reassuring everyone. The outcome was predictable: many fans who bought the jade found that the industry did not recognize those invoices at all, and the appraised value was far lower than the price on the invoice. In other words, those invoices were just waste paper. It was truly a case of "harvesting leeks" once again.

This meant that while the gold jewelry lacked invoices and required gray channels to move, these jade pieces could be openly used or sold to jewelry stores as long as their value was appraised and they weren't on any record. This was an unexpected harvest. The only thing was that once brought out, the jade would need a cleaning, as the long period of neglect had left the surfaces dull and lusterless.

Lu Feng immediately opened several counters and packed all the jade jewelry inside into his travel bag. After finishing with the jade, he turned his attention to the last few watch counters. It was common for jewelry stores in the real world to sell timepieces. However, in the counters before him, aside from a few that were recognizable as watches, the others had such sci-fi designs that it was hard to tell what they were.

【This is a Daru-series watch. It has an exquisite appearance, but unfortunately, it is broken and cannot function!】
【This is a Gaowei-series watch. It has a very sci-fi appearance, but due to a lack of power, it cannot function!】

Clearly, these watches had been left here after the apocalypse, and over time, they had either broken down or exhausted their power. While they looked futuristic and exquisite, without special functions, they wouldn't be worth much in the real world. After all, the valuable watches in reality were brands like Rolex, Patek Philippe, and Vacheron Constantin.

Suddenly, Lu Feng was drawn to the largest watch counter. In the center sat a peculiar object resembling a thin, flat wristband, accompanied by a pair of matte-colored glasses, all encased in a special transparent box. It had to be a watch, too. Moreover, inside that special transparent box, it looked brand new, standing out immediately from the others.

"It’s actually this watch!" Lin Jiao walked over and said with surprise, looking at the wristband-like device. "This was a scanner watch launched by the Weidun Company before the apocalypse. They advertised it for a long time, but I never got the chance to learn its functions. I didn't expect to see it today."

Hearing this, Lu Feng opened the counter, took the wristband-like scanner watch from its special case, and checked its information via the game's Prospecting function:

【This is a watch made by the Weidun High-Tech Company. In addition to displaying time, it features an invisible X-ray scanning system, which can serve as an excellent auxiliary tool in various industries. Furthermore, this watch has a DNA-binding feature and cannot be stolen or used by others. It currently lacks power and cannot start; it requires a special energy source applied to the interface to recharge. (The X-ray scanning system requires the use of specialized visual glasses.)】

Lu Feng was shocked by the watch's notes. DNA-binding technology went without saying—in the real world, we had only just achieved fingerprint and facial recognition. This technology was decades ahead. The key, however, was the invisible X-ray scanning function. Many people had heard of X-ray detection, as that technology existed in reality. Hospitals, airport security, and military scanning all used such instruments to detect hidden items in bags. Everyone knew how bulky and heavy those machines were. Yet, this flat, small wristband-like scanner had the same function—it was simply incredible.

Moreover, the X-ray was invisible, meaning you could scan someone without them even knowing. That was just too powerful. He didn't know how many years it would take for the real world to develop this technology to such a level, nor how powerful this particular X-ray scanner might be.

Suddenly, he remembered this was a game world and thought of the crystal source from the mutant beast. According to the game's background, could this crystal source be used as an energy source? Under normal circumstances, this would be unbelievable, but this game world always had some incredible things.

With that thought, he pressed the crystal source against the interface on the watch's wristband. The next moment, something surprising happened: the flat crystal screen of the scanner watch actually lit up, and a line of text appeared: "Recharging energy. Progress: 0.1%... 0.5%... 1%..."

It really worked. Lu Feng's eyes lit up. The watch recharged very quickly, reaching 100% in no time. He tried wearing the scanner watch on his left wrist; it didn't look out of place, appearing rather like a common accessory. Immediately, the wristband tightened, and new text appeared on the crystal screen: "Dander analysis, DNA binding in progress..."

"DNA binding successful. Welcome to using the Weidun Scanner Watch!"

This truly provided Lu Feng with a unique technological experience. He looked at the mutant beast's crystal source in his hand, and the Prospecting information had changed:

【This is the crystal source of the mutant beast, the Slaughter Dog. It is of great value and can be used as currency or energy. Remaining energy value: 13!】

The description remained the same, but the energy value had dropped to 13. It had been 13.5 initially. This meant that charging the Weidun scanner watch had consumed 0.5 units of energy.

Lu Feng put the crystal source away and began testing the scanner watch's X-ray function. This feature required the specialized visual glasses—the matte-colored ones. These glasses were truly magical; when the watch scanned, it projected the data directly onto the user's retina, allowing them to see the situation clearly while appearing completely normal from the outside. It was worthy of technology 80 or 90 years ahead of the real world. If this were given to scientists in reality, he doubted they could crack it for a long time.

Lu Feng put on the glasses and aimed the scanner watch at a doll. Through the visual glasses, an incredible image appeared before his eyes—an X-ray view of the doll, showing its internal structure in clusters of red, blue, and yellow colors. If anything were hidden inside the doll, he would know instantly. If the police were to use this, it would be like using a cheat code.

Next, Lu Feng aimed the scanner at Lin Jiao. Then, an incredible scene unfolded: Lin Jiao's clothes slowly faded away. Lu Feng’s eyes widened slightly; he had to admit, Lin Jiao had a very good figure, and if she weren't wearing clothes... Unfortunately, the image wasn't quite what he had imagined. Although the clothes faded, what appeared were still just red, yellow, and blue interwoven human-shaped lines. The skeletal structure was clearly Lin Jiao.

However, what stunned Lu Feng was that this woman was hiding several razor blades in her bra and underwear.

What on earth... Why was this woman hiding razor blades in her bra and underwear?

Better not mess with her! Better not mess with her!

"Detected target is very healthy, no signs of disease or negative status!"

At that moment, Lu Feng saw this information on his visual glasses. He was truly amazed. This feature was just too damn powerful!