leonardwarren #284 - ah??
#284 - ah??
Angel, the deputy leader of the Destruction Division of the Spirit Control Council of Spirit Energy City, was frowning as she watched the ground airport of Fortress 76 getting closer and closer.
She wasn't afraid of entering Fortress 76, a dangerous place;
She came this time under the orders of the Six Elders, with a formal diplomatic note, and at the invitation of a commander of the Space Fortress, to discuss countermeasures against Pillar-level Blade Beasts.
With the Space Fortress's endorsement, Fu Jian's people would not and could not attack her.
What made Angel frown was the request made by the Six Elders.
They wanted the Black Storm to publicly apologize;
And they wanted Fu Jian to promise not to take any offensive actions against Spirit Energy City during subsequent cooperation;
On the basis of meeting these two conditions, it would be best to obtain the manufacturing process of the Demon-Breaking Dagger and the Bagua Disk;
Then, their Spirit Energy City could reluctantly and mercifully lend a hand to the D2 Integrated War Zone and the D5 Integrated War Zone when the sixth Pillar awakened later.
Angel felt that if she said these conditions, she would easily be shot into a hornet's nest by Fu Jian's people with their destruction cannons.
Li Weiqi, the handsome young man, a B-level spirit energy user, and now the leader of a certain team in the Destruction Division, was standing beside Angel at this moment.
He comforted her, "Division Leader, I don't think we need to be too pessimistic this time."
"I have to be pessimistic," Angel sighed, "The last defeat has already made Elder Tai suspect my ability to handle affairs. This time, I am destined to achieve nothing, and Elder Tai will inevitably be more disappointed in me."
Li Weiqi glanced behind him, making sure no one was watching, so he took the initiative to step forward, stood beside Angel, and stretched out his right hand, covering Angel's waist.
If you look closely, this middle-aged Division Leader also put on light makeup, and her skin condition is much better than before, exuding a gentle and charming mature charm.
She did not reject Li Weiqi's palm, but leaned gently towards him.
"Division Leader, in fact, we can change our thinking."
Li Weiqi said softly:
"Now the pressure faced by the Fu Jian faction is extremely huge. They cannot retreat in the face of the Pillar-level Blade Beasts. If the Pillar Blade Beasts inevitably awaken, then there will definitely be huge casualties in D2.
"Before I came, I checked the information, which is the image of the Pillar-level Blade Beasts destroying a super-large city more than eighty years ago. I can basically determine that they must use space to buy time and hold on until the Pillar Blade Beasts can't resist and fall back into dormant sleep again.
"In other words, as long as we are softer in our attitude when facing them, saying that we are doing things under orders, and proposing to put aside disputes and jointly fight against the enemy, they should not make things difficult for us.
"We must be as humble as possible, and we cannot use our usual style."
Angel frowned slightly and said in a low voice, "You... don't move your hands around, there are still people next to you... But the details of our negotiations will be recorded..."
"This, I'll handle it."
Li Weiqi said softly:
"Division Leader, if you are not sure, just give me a look. I am just a B-level spirit energy user. It is only natural for me to be scared out of my wits in this situation and admit defeat to them.
"Later, you can just pretend to punish me."
Angel's narrow phoenix eyes were almost sparkling.
She chuckled and whispered in Li Weiqi's ear, "Then I will have to punish you properly."
"Ahem!"
A dry cough came from behind.
The two immediately separated half a step. Angel looked into the distance and adjusted her state, while Li Weiqi turned around and saluted the approaching half-human mecha.
This half-human mecha was already old, with gray hair and a resolute face. His body was covered with silver-white alloy, and only a few organs were retained in his head. The degree of transformation was also more than ninety percent.
He held a civilized cane in his left hand, wore a dark cloak on his shoulders, and had a wide-brimmed military cap with the star emblem of the Space Fortress army on his head.
"Minister Zheng!" Li Weiqi called out happily.
"Yes," Zheng Tianyuan nodded slowly, without any malice towards this pair of spirit energy users who had a private affair. He said slowly, "We are about to land. Oriental Zhenghong, the commander in Fortress 76, has received the order from Commander-in-Chief Fu Jian and will not launch any offensive against us."
"That's great," Li Weiqi said sincerely, "I hope our negotiations this time will go smoothly. The human world is already riddled with holes. We must unite to fight against the threat of Pillar Blade Beasts."
Angel had already adjusted her state, turned to look at Zheng Tianyuan, and said gently, "Later, I will have to rely on Minister Zheng to mediate."
"Alas," Zheng Tianyuan sighed softly, "You two are about to beat your brains out. I can't say for sure whether the mediation will be successful... With a strong enemy in front, there is definitely hope, but it also depends on what attitude and sincerity Spirit Energy City can show. Commander-in-Chief Fu Jian has not pressed that button, in fact, he also values the positive role of spirit energy users on a wide front."
Angel nodded slowly: "I will try my best..."
"Division Leader," Li Weiqi smiled, "Didn't you tell me before that you are the first deputy division leader of the Destruction Division and cannot easily bow your head, which will make the Six Elders blame you, but I am a nobody, and I should say good things to them."
Angel shrugged noncommittally.
Zheng Tianyuan looked at Li Weiqi a few times and said slowly, "You young man is quite clever and eloquent, but sometimes, don't be too ostentatious."
"I understand, don't worry."
"Alas."
Zheng Tianyuan walked to the bow of the ship and looked down at the flashing signal lights.
"The future of mankind can only be achieved by our own hands. Why should the left and right hands fight each other?"
… …
"What? The Space Fortress is acting as a lobbyist, bringing the high-level officials of the Spirit Control Council?"
In the courtyard of the studio.
Wang Jixuan stood in front of a huge octagonal 'nut'.
This 'giant nut' is part of the Zhen Yao Pagoda tower. Each side is three meters long and two and a half meters thick. The material used is the exoskeleton of a king-level blade beast and some rare minerals dug from No. 5.
Wang Jixuan was leading Wu Man, Zheng Shiduo, Ji Xiao, and Ji Yale, carefully carving some forbidden patterns inside.
In order to improve efficiency, Daoist had to teach some methods of carving forbidden patterns.
Hearing Mu Dan's report, Wang Jixuan stopped carving, turned his head, and glared, "What are you waiting for? Destruction Cannon level one ready!"
"Uh," Mu Dan quickly said, "Commander-in-Chief instructed that envoys should not be killed in wars between two armies, so try not to move them this time."
Zheng Shiduo muttered beside him: "That's when two armies are at war, envoys should not be killed. Aren't we in a truce now? Then can't we kill the envoys?"
Wang Jixuan laughed and scolded: "Don't say, your statement is quite reasonable, then leave it to Team Zheng."
"I'm kidding," Zheng Shiduo said quickly, "I'm just a younger brother, that's a high-level official of the Spirit Control Council, isn't it an Awakening S?"
Mu Dan said: "It is indeed an S-level. Just got the information from Aunt Dragonfly that Angel is coming, the deputy leader of the Destruction Division. She had previously participated in the attack on Fortress 76. She was the guy who was blocked by the commander's mountain protection formation last time, failed to get in, and suffered heavy losses."
Wang Jixuan clicked his tongue: "I thought it was Meng Jin."
"Meng Jin is recuperating," Mu Dan smiled, "And according to accurate information, he is no longer the leader of the Judgment Division."
Zheng Shiduo sighed: "This guy's life is really hard. He was beaten like that by Brother Wang last time, but he can still survive. He deserves to be an Awakening S. He is worthy of a fight with my Awakening M."
Ji Xiao almost laughed out loud.
"Okay, stop chatting," Wang Jixuan continued to carve, "Lao Zheng, go and negotiate with them on my behalf. No matter what they talk about, talk about collapse."
"Okay!"
Zheng Shiduo jumped off the short table and agreed in high spirits.
But Mu Dan said: "Commander, the Commander-in-Chief meant to listen to the conditions they give. If the conditions are good, use a delaying tactic. We don't ask Spirit Energy City to fight against the Pillar Blade Beasts, but we must try to ensure that they will not stab us in the back when the Pillar Blade Beasts are active... That's how Mu Dan understands it."
Ji Yale said softly: "They are really likely to do things like stabbing in the back. You can't overestimate the moral bottom line of those guys who don't think they are human."
"Okay, then you guys can handle it."
Wang Jixuan didn't move his ass at all, sitting on the stepladder and continuing to busy himself:
"I won't go to see them, otherwise I might not be able to help giving them a sword... Lao Zheng, take this with you."
Wang Jixuan raised his hand, and a silver-white sword pill flew out of the second-floor window and landed in Zheng Shiduo's hand.
Zheng Shiduo was obviously stunned: "This? Give it to me? I'm the weakest here. Resources should be given to them first!"
"It's just for you to carry for self-defense. I have a wisp of spiritual consciousness attached to it. If they want to do something, you can directly use it to take action."
Wang Jixuan said indifferently:
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"Although this sword pill is a bit flawed, there are only four of these things in total now. If they are to be distributed according to strength, I have used two for myself, and the third one has been given to Wu Man.
"The one you took is for Ji Xiao."
Ji Xiao quickly said upon hearing this: "Lao Zheng! Brother Zheng! You are my own brother! Don't put this thing in some weird places!"
Zheng Shiduo's eyes narrowed immediately.
Hehe.
Novelty, so wonderful, he has seen Wu Man sacrifice this thing, don't look at it as just a pill, it can be unfolded!
Wang Jixuan scolded with a black face: "Don't mess around!"
"Okay, then I'll mess with it after Ji Xiao sacrifices it!"
Ji Xiao's hand holding the carving knife was trembling slightly.
Zheng Shiduo simply changed into a military uniform and followed Mudan to the surface, quickly reaching Zhou Zhengde and Dongfang Zhenghong's side.
The three of them chatted and laughed.
The space carrier had already landed steadily, and the escalator was carrying the honor guard downwards. Several officers from the space fortress, as well as Angel and Li Weiqi, were already waiting there.
Zhou Zhengde's mental state was clearly not good.
Fortress 82 had already housed two batches of residents from the lower city. Zhou Zhengde was running back and forth, and the work pressure was considerable. In addition, with the pillar-level Blade Beast about to awaken, Zhou Zhengde could obtain frontline intelligence, which meant he was bearing several times the pressure compared to most people inside the fortress.
Wang Jixuan used his spiritual sense to capture this detail and decided to call Zhou Zhengde over for a drink later and give him a few pills.
Over the past period, he had been actively preparing for war and had accumulated a batch of elixirs. He used leftover materials to refine many pills that ordinary people could use, preparing them for future social interactions.
As a result, Tree Man Beta was a bit 'weak,' and his scalp had entered a resting cycle.
Besides refining pills, formations and weapon refinement had not been neglected either.
Now, the Buddha Hall squad each had two storage rings. Wang Jixuan used the battle puppet's magic power to barely refine several storage bracelets and two storage rings, with considerable storage space inside.
Everyone around him had a share, and Spiritual Cultivator No. 5 also received many good things.
— The main materials were all provided by them.
It's just a pity that Ling Tong and Mudan are both on the mechanical path and cannot utilize spiritual energy.
The battle puppet has now returned to its peak state, and as Wang Jixuan expected, the dragon python's alien soul within the battle puppet has undergone a mutation, with both Buddhist and demonic attributes existing simultaneously within the alien soul.
Adding the battle puppet's mechanical arm system and the [Drone Swarm] control system that comes with the mechanical arm.
The battle puppet's comprehensive combat power can now completely rival Wang Jixuan's main body at the late stage of the Golden Core Realm.
This is also all the combat power that Wang Jixuan can muster in a short period.
If he really has to fight against the pillar-level Blade Beast later, the battle puppet's participation is equivalent to his full participation.
Will the Spiritual Energy Capital take advantage of the pillar Blade Beast's chaos to stab people in the back?
This point has to be guarded against.
Wang Jixuan stopped engraving, invited several people to go upstairs for tea and rest, locked his spiritual sense on Mudan's vicinity, and watched the people from the Spiritual Energy Capital and the space fortress.
Hmm?
There's a young man who looks quite familiar.
The Daoist didn't pay much attention to it.
He comfortably sat down on the sofa on the second floor, and a mechanical maid brought tea and snacks. Wu Man and the others seized every opportunity to study, each taking out their study notes to research the talismans and restrictions that Wang Jixuan had taught them.
"Hmm?"
Wang Jixuan suddenly frowned.
He instinctively turned his head and looked to the south, extending his spiritual sense eight or nine kilometers and locking onto a figure who was running with his body lowered.
The Beast God Sect?
Galinor?
Wang Jixuan instantly perked up, and the battle puppet meditating in the corner immediately jumped up. The eyes behind the alloy mask opened, and a faint golden light burst from the depths of his eyes.
This envoy is worth his personal reception.
… …
Zheng Shiduo was actually ready to use his sharp language, plus a little bit of mockery, to directly break up this negotiation.
Brother Wang's will must be thoroughly executed!
Besides, haven't there been enough lessons learned from history? Have there been few cases of these spiritual energy users going back on their word?
However, Zheng Shiduo never expected that before he could even open his mouth, a strange but familiar voice suddenly sounded:
"Shiduo?"
Zheng Shiduo was stunned and turned his head to look at the source of the voice.
This was a gray-haired combat veteran, a general from the space fortress. Zheng Shiduo had just heard Dongfang Zhenghong say that he was a person of real power in the Second Space Fortress, the Minister of Logistics, Zheng Tianyuan.
Although this was a member of his own family, did they know each other?
Zheng Shiduo looked over a little puzzled, and after this general shook hands with Dongfang Zhenghong and Zhou Zhengde respectively, he stepped forward and looked at him with a smile.
"You may not know me, but I know you. My genetic inheritor, you are the one hundred and twenty-fifth child cultivated from my genes, and also the only one of my children who has not died in battle."
"When I approached this fortress, the gene detection system reminded me that it had unexpectedly discovered you here."
"This is really a lucky thing. Living in space for a long time makes me feel deeply lonely and insignificant, and you, my child, you have given me strength."
"Have you started a family? Do you already have a genetic inheritance?"
Zheng Shiduo: … …
Huh?