Chapter 51 The Gaze

“We’re doomed!”

Zhou Zhengde’s voice trembled slightly as he pushed Wang Jixuan to go inside.

Although Wei Na didn’t understand what the words ‘Battle Girl’ meant, she knew Zhou Zhengde and immediately realized how powerful the enemy was.

“Quickly call for help!”

Wei Na shouted, holding up her trench coat.

Wang Jixuan replied, “It’s alright… she wasn’t wearing her combat suit.”

Zhou Zhengde and Wei Na were stunned for a moment, then looked at Ling Tong, who had already walked ten meters away.

Ling Tong had indeed changed into casual clothes, wearing black skinny jeans with a white off-shoulder top, confidently showing off her proud and elegant figure.

Her ponytail swayed back and forth as she walked, and her sneakers, though worn, were spotless.

She tilted her head to look at the three people shoving each other and asked softly, “Am I disturbing you three?”

“No,” Wang Jixuan shrugged.

Wei Na immediately took two steps back, frowned, and said, “I’m just sexually liberated, not depraved. I won’t participate in sexual activities involving more than two people.”

Ling Tong glanced to the side, pretending she hadn’t understood.

Zhou Zhengde raised his hand to his forehead: “Who asked you that?”

Wang Jixuan glanced at the figures peering in this direction through the capillary passage and called out, “Everyone, come in and talk.”

Ling Tong walked forward calmly.

A short while later, in the spacious dormitory.

Wang Jixuan sat upright in the only chair.

Ling Tong stood in front of him, her left palm transforming into a scanner, continuously analyzing Wang Jixuan’s bio-energy data.

Zhou Zhengde and Wei Na sat down on the edge of the bed, both of them looking somewhat nervous.

“Is it just to write a report? Don’t you need to test my strength?” Wang Jixuan asked.

“I have optional combat missions.”

Ling Tong, without even looking up from her busy work, said:

“The order came directly from the Commander-in-Chief, requiring me to conduct a hazard assessment of you.”

“Hacking Captain Zhou’s communication equipment was to ensure that he wouldn’t interfere with my evaluation of you.”

“Just a moment ago I was hesitant about whether to make a move.”

Wang Jixuan smiled and said, “I don’t sense any fighting spirit in you.”

“Yes, because it’s an optional combat mission, and it’s designed to probe.”

Ling Tong’s simple explanation:

“You only have the bio-energy reaction of an E-level psionicist, making you an easy target for accidental killing.”

Wang Jixuan: ……

Compared to half a day ago, he has become much stronger! He has fully activated his dantian qi vortex, and his energy level has definitely skyrocketed!

However, he certainly wouldn’t create trouble for himself.

I need to figure out a way to avoid being detected by these instruments.

They always considered him an ‘E’ level psionicist, which in some ways wasn’t bad.

Ling Tong ticked several boxes on a report, then signed his name and sent it back to the war zone command.

Task completed.

She then turned off the 3D projection, her mechanical arms slung behind her back, and her ponytail swayed slightly.

I’m hungry.

“Huh?” Wang Jixuan was a little confused.

Ling Tong blinked and whispered:

“Can you help me find some food? Although my mechanical arm and some bones directly consume energy, most parts of my body have only been enhanced and need normal nutrients.”

Zhou Zhengde immediately said, “Go to the police station canteen! I’ll have them prepare some food right away! But it has to be standard food; there can’t be any special dishes.”

Wei Na muttered softly, “Are you sure you want to go eat together?”

“What’s wrong?” Zhou Zhengde asked, puzzled. “We still have a lot to discuss. We might be in big trouble soon.”

“It’s okay,” Wei Na shrugged. “It’s good that they didn’t fight… These mechanical arms are so cool, can I touch them? Beautiful lady, you have a great figure. Don’t worry, I’m not bisexual, I just appreciate art and beauty.”

She approached him as if they were old friends.

…

A meal for four people, with a total food allowance of 32, doesn’t look like a’standard meal’ at all.

Wang Jixuan noticed a detail.

When Ling Tong eats, she always takes small bites and chews slowly, and the swallowing motion makes her frown slightly, as if she is in some discomfort.

“Mu Liang, take a look at this.”

Zhou Zhengde handed the now-functional communicator to Wang Jixuan.

On the communicator screen, a blurry photo appeared: an overturned truck, its cargo compartment empty except for two bodies inside.

Master Wang asked, “That vehicle?”

“Yes, the car that Ye Zi and Kong Nu’s family were in, they hid inside the carriage.”

Zhou Zhengde said in a low voice:

“There were no signs of a blade beast attack at the scene; it was probably an encounter with a small group of wanderers.”

“Wanderer?” Wang Jixuan encountered a new term.

“The bandit gangs composed of deserters, criminals, and exiles from the fortress frequently harassed the transport of supplies. When we discovered them, we bombed them.”

Zhou Zhengde took a bite of the synthetic meat:

“The tire tracks of the vehicle carrying those psionicists were still quite clear. They abandoned the truck and ran away. Ye Zi and Kong Nu’s two daughters, as well as Kong Nu’s wife, were probably kidnapped by the wanderers.”

Ling Tong asked, “Is the girl you’re discussing the murderer who killed more than a dozen orphans in the wooden house?”

“Yes,” Wang Jixuan nodded, “The most ironic thing here is actually… Ye Zi’s suitcase.”

“A suitcase?” Zhou Zhengde’s eyes lit up.

“It contains Kong Lianmei’s various accounts and lists.”

Wang Jixuan said:

“That night, Ye Zi took them all away. She contacted Kong Nu on her own initiative and used the communicator left by Kong Lianmei.”

Ye Zi also explained that Kong Lianmei had asked her to bring this over. Kong Lianmei had personally killed more than a dozen children because she had a premonition of her own death and wanted her children to go with her.

Kong Nu treated Ye Zi almost like his own sister.

Zhou Zhengde frowned and said, “In other words, Ye Zi knew about Kong Lianmei a long time ago, otherwise she wouldn’t have been able to obtain those accounts in such a short time.”

Wei Na curled her lip: “I said before that the landlady is a black hole of humanity, and anyone who gets close to her will be corrupted.”

“Over the past few decades, they have directly caused the deaths of at least tens of thousands of people.”

Wang Jixuan sighed softly and shook his head speechlessly.

Ling Tong said, “My personal suggestion is that you should worry about your own situation first.”

Zhou Zhengde said in a low voice, “Mu Liang, your information has been changed. Mu Liang’s identity has been marked as 【Cremated】. After dinner, I will change your accommodation and identity card. You will need to go to the eleventh floor to hide for a while. Your new identity is Wang Zheng.”

“I quite like this name.”

Wang Jixuan smiled with satisfaction:

“Has there been any reaction from the Psionic Capital?”

Zhou Zhengde looked at Ling Tong.

The latter continued eating slowly and deliberately, without wanting to speak.

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“In places we can’t see, the battle between the war zone and the psionic capital is fierce.”

Captain Zhou said succinctly:

“However, because your own energy reaction is only at level E, they didn’t pay any attention to it. They just used you as a handle or a pretext.”

“The final result is that the Psionic Capital has issued a global warrant for ‘Black Storm Mu Liang,’ but their reach is temporarily limited here. They may send powerful Psionicists over later.”

“Our solution is to change your identity, completely alter your records from the fortress to the war zone, make Mu Liang die and be cremated, and from now on you will be Wang Zheng.”

“Thanks.”

Master Wang was slightly embarrassed.

Zhou Zhengde had always been very kind to him, but he had never given much in return.

“I remember you have a hidden injury on your leg, right?” Wang Jixuan suddenly asked.

“Yes, it’s an old problem,” Zhou Zhengde laughed. “Last time I used the one you gave me… cough, I felt comfortable for half a month.”

“After we finish eating and get your identity sorted out, go to my newest dorm room and I’ll help you solve this problem.”

Wang Jixuan looked at Wei Na:

“Dr. Wei Na, come over here too, I’ll help you with your treatment.”

“Don’t worry, there won’t be any direct physical contact. I’ll just touch your back, forehead, and soles of your feet through your clothes.”

Zhou Zhengde and Wei Na exchanged a glance, both somewhat puzzled.

Wei Na asked skeptically, “How are you going to fix this? It’s a hormonal imbalance.”

“It’s a special massage technique that I figured out myself. You’ll know once you try it.”

Master Wang emphasized the following:

“This matter must be kept secret.”

“I don’t want to be labeled as unscientific and subjected to another round of investigation by the military.”

Without looking up, Ling Tong asked, “Are you being sarcastic?”

“How could that be?” Wang Jixuan smiled with narrowed eyes. “I greatly admire your strength, but I can detect some minor problems with your body.”

“What’s the problem?”

“Stagnation of Qi and blood, poor circulation, deficiency of Qi and dryness of the spleen.”

Wang Jixuan asked:

Do you always feel thirsty when you wake up, and sometimes you are extremely tired but still have difficulty falling asleep?

“In addition, you will occasionally sweat for no reason, your menstrual cycle will often be irregular, you will occasionally get a few pimples on your face, and your throat will hurt for no reason.”

“You may occasionally experience some soreness and weakness at the connection point between your robotic arm and your body.”

Ling Tong gradually stopped eating and looked up at Wang Jixuan.

Wang Jixuan smiled and said, “I can help you with your treatment, but after the treatment, you need to answer two questions for me, questions related to the Blade Beasts. I really hope to be able to fight them one day.”

“oh.”

Ling Tong responded and continued to eat in small bites.

Wang Jixuan was also a little uneasy, unsure of her specific meaning.

A while later.

“Are you a sexually liberated person?” Ling Tong suddenly asked.

“No,” Wang Jixuan answered without hesitation, “I would consider myself an extreme conservative, but I haven’t considered these issues.”

“Me too.”

Ling Tong spoke softly, her head bowed as she ate.

Zhou Zhengde and Wei Na exchanged a glance as they faced each other.

Wei Na muttered, “I suddenly feel like my forehead is very shiny.”

“Me too,” Zhou Zhengde said in his bubbly voice.

Wang Jixuan sighed inwardly.

His adorable mortal friends are really quite boring when it comes to something as trivial as three inches below the navel.

Wang Jixuan started a conversation: “How are the landlady’s accounts coming along?”

“There’s no follow-up,” Zhou Zhengde sighed. “Both the Middle East Basin Theater and the D5 Comprehensive Theater chose to ignore this matter.”

Wei Na clicked her tongue: “This kind of thing is normal, you’ll get used to it.”

The three chatted casually.

Ling Tong listened attentively without saying much. The slight noise from the robotic arm reminded her that she needed to perform mechanical maintenance as soon as possible.

…

at the same time.

Outside the military camp of Fort No. 76, on a sand dune in the Sari Desert.

The rolling of individual grains of sand created the effect of flowing yellow sand, and behind this sand, a dark figure, resembling an enlarged caterpillar, revealed its terrifying head.

Compared to the lowest-ranking basic blade beast, it has no bladed limbs and seems to have no offensive capabilities. It is just a bit bigger, with a body length exceeding three meters.

Its mouthparts slid slowly backward, and a vertical eye gradually appeared in the center of the mouthparts, gazing at the underground of Fortress 76.

The figure of Ling Tong was faintly reflected in the center of the vertical pupil.

Guh—

Found it.