Chapter 105 Returning a Kiss to Her

“You’re not…”

Wang Jixuan immediately became alert.

You can’t say, “Aren’t you lying in ambush?” as it might make Ling Tong misunderstand that you don’t want to see her.

The “Fortress Dating Guide” suggests that if you can’t find a suitable topic to start a conversation, compliment the other person’s outfit…

Ling Tong must have arrived in a hurry, as she was dressed very simply. A white tactical vest covered her beautiful figure, and a pair of camouflage trousers paired with special tactical boots made her ready to engage in the next battle at any time.

She was almost completely without makeup, probably just wearing a simple sunscreen. Her already long eyelashes didn’t stand out much against her thin eyebrows and bright eyes.

Wang Jixuan laughed and said, “How come you seem to have become even more beautiful after just a few days?”

“Is there?”

Ling Tong was a little taken aback by this, and explained simply: “It’s probably because I haven’t been out and about for a while and have been in the underground laboratory. However, it needs to be corrected that the period of absence is twelve days.”

Master Wang smiled calmly, his Daoist heart inexplicably becoming very peaceful.

He walked up to Ling Tong, who was still leaning against the wall at the corner. The two exchanged a brief glance.

“Are you confident?” Wang Jixuan asked. “The upcoming contest… means a battle.”

“It’s still unclear whether any S-class psionicists will appear.”

Ling Tong murmured a few times, her eyes showing a hint of disdain for the enemy:

“The combat styles of centaur and psionicists are completely different, and it’s impossible to say that a single centaur is inferior to an S-class psionicist. It’s just that they have more methods, especially mental attacks. Our firepower is stronger, and we can snipe from a very long distance.”

“Next, we’ll see if they come to Fort 76.”

“The interior of Fortress 76 has been cleared and is a good sanctuary. Once the danger here is over, you can come back here and continue to contribute to humanity’s fight against the Blade Beasts.”

“I will also be stationed at Fort 76 for a period of time.”

“That’s good… Oh, right, this is for you.”

Wang Jixuan took off his backpack, opened the outer layer, and pulled out a black box numbered 7 from under several pieces of clothing.

There were also seven or eight black boxes in the backpack, which contained many crystal cores, and were also Wang Daozhang’s current stock.

He opened Box No. 7, revealing twenty pure crystal cores inside, as well as two brand-new crystal core artifacts, the Bagua Plate.

“Here you go, remember to keep it with you.”

Ling Tong frowned slightly: “So many crystal cores… Don’t you need these things?”

Wang Jixuan said solemnly, “If you use it to fight on the front lines, aren’t you also protecting me? Take it and use it. Your sword also needs this kind of crystal core without a remnant soul.”

“Okay,” Ling Tong took the box.

Wang Jixuan stared into her eyes, his gaze inadvertently drifting to her lips.

Women often like to apply some color or rouge to their lips to make them look tempting, delicious, and sweet.

The Taoist priest, however, was secretly alarmed.

‘Only upon reaching the Golden Core stage can one disregard the importance of primordial yang.’

The spiritual energy in this realm is already scarce; the primordial yang energy is of paramount importance.

Don’t rush things.

He lowered his head and coughed lightly: “I’ll go ahead first, Captain Zheng is still waiting.”

“Okay, be careful.”

Ling Tong bowed her head in response, glancing to the side.

Wang Jixuan lowered his head and took two quick steps. As he turned the corner, he didn’t forget to turn back and wave goodbye to her.

“Wang Zheng.”

Ling Tong called out softly.

The Taoist priest stopped in his tracks, leaned back and just cleared the wall, seeing Ling Tong’s almost perfect profile and her gently biting lips.

“be safe.”

She spoke in a barely audible voice, and her expression seemed somewhat unnatural, as if she were thinking of something.

Master Wang smiled calmly, waved to her, and turned to leave.

At the end of the passage, Zheng Shiduo was squatting there smoking, his back to us, secretly observing us with a small mirror in his palm.

Wang Jixuan took about ten steps before suddenly stopping.

At once……

How to put it…

My mind wasn’t at ease; I felt somewhat resentful.

Yes, he disagreed.

Wang Jixuan stared at the small mirror in Zheng Shiduo’s palm, then suddenly took off his backpack, threw it at his feet, and turned to run back the way he came.

Zheng Shiduo couldn’t help but turn his head to look over, his head filled with question marks.

On the other side of the corner, Ling Tong, who was stroking the pattern on the black box with her mechanical fingers, looked at the figure that had suddenly returned in surprise.

Before she could speak, Wang Jixuan’s right hand was already in front of her eyes. With lightning speed, he lightly pecked her lips, and then quickly jumped back.

“Huh?” Ling Tong was stunned.

“Just testing the waters, like in the novels, don’t get me wrong… Fight well, see you later.”

Master Wang repeated the words Ling Tong had said that day in a light and cheerful tone.

Then he blinked, turned around, and walked forward.

A blush crept onto Ling Tong’s face at a visible speed. She picked up the box to cover her lips and it took her a good seven or eight seconds to calm her chaotic thoughts.

The sound of Wang Zheng and Zheng Shiduo talking could be heard coming from the corridor next door.

“Wow, what did I just see?”

“If you dare to go out and spread rumors, I will bestow upon you the Mahayana Buddhist teachings.”

What is Mahayana Buddhism?

“Maned bear”.

“Holy crap! Big brother, I was wrong!”

“Stay away from me! My orientation is towards conservative women! If you come any closer, I’ll replace your crystal stopper with cement!”

“Wow! This is a game that no one else has ever tried! I feel disgusted with myself, hahaha!”

Wang Jixuan kicked out, and Zheng Shiduo quickly ran forward, leaving the supply station’s exit together and heading towards the military supply trucks.

At the corner.

Ling Tong leaned against the wall, let out a soft breath, picked up the box in her hand, her eyes regained their sharpness, and turned to walk in another direction.

Half a minute later, she raised her hand to her forehead, quickly walked back, and headed in another direction.

The combat girl, who possesses complete terrain information and real-time 3D radar, just took the wrong turn.

Yes, it must be because the new robotic arm isn’t used to it yet.

…

‘Ah, my Dao heart is filled with joy.’

Inside the cargo box of a military truck.

Wang Jixuan sat in a simple chair, looking at the projection screen in front of him. The screen displayed a simple standby animation, indicating that no signal was connected.

The front and back of the cargo box were crammed with bundles of yarn, leaving only a three or four square meters of space in the middle for two folding chairs.

Wang Jixuan studied the label on the goods, which stated that they were daily necessities produced by Fortress No. 76 in the medieval basin, but did not indicate where they were to be sent.

There was another chair in front of him.

The trucks suddenly started moving. Master Wang extended his spiritual sense, and the six heavy trucks, which were covered with thick safety nets and iron sheets, started moving at the same time and drove along the road toward the fortress’s supply exchange portal.

The convoy passed through a series of gates and drove out of Fort 76, stopping on the edge of the logistics center in the outward expansion zone D.

The spiritual sense detected:

A burly figure wearing a black leather coat and a military cap left a military off-road vehicle in the corner and walked unhurriedly to the truck where Wang Jixuan was.

Huh, there’s almost no sign of life?

Wang Jixuan was full of admiration.

Those second-generation humanoid mechs that have survived to this day without being sacrificed are definitely not weaklings. These veteran humanoid mechs are already infinitely close to the level of modification made by Commander-in-Chief Fu Jian.

The electronic lock on the door in the middle of the compartment opened automatically, and the figure strode in.

The carriage then sank downwards.

Wang Jixuan looked up, stood up, and tried to put on a kind smile.

The newcomer looked up and saw a somewhat terrifying face beneath his military cap. His left eye was flashing red—it was an electronic prosthetic eye. His right eye and the surrounding natural skin were his last proof of being human.

His natural skin, contrasted with the winding scars on the mechanical surface, seemed to represent the tug-of-war between humanity and machinery.

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“Wang Zheng? Hello.”

A deep, aged voice rang out, and the old man-like cyborg mech extended its right hand.

Wang Jixuan shook hands firmly with the old man.

My hand was almost squeezed until it was swollen!

The old man sat down opposite Wang Jixuan without a word, took off his military cap to reveal short, gray hair, and a slight smile appeared on his mechanical face. He simply said:

“I have seen all your information, of course, the information held by the military. The commander-in-chief has ordered me to stop all work and protect you for a period of time, which is unprecedented.”

“I’ve also seen the crystal core weapon you gave me. It’s very powerful and can overturn the current battle situation.”

“Don’t worry, I’ve activated anti-eavesdropping sound waves within a three-meter radius around me. To others, our conversation will just sound like buzzing noise.”

“Let me introduce myself. My code name is Black Shell. In the early days, the code names for humanoid mechs were rather abstract. They usually called me Instructor Black. You can call me whatever you like.”

Wang Jixuan secretly pondered that this was, after all, Ling Tong’s biological grandfather, and he should show him more respect.

“OK!”

The Taoist priest revealed a hearty smile:

“Then I’ll call you Uncle Hei! You can just call me by my name.”

“Hmm? Old man Black! Hahaha! Not bad, not bad, but it feels like he’s cursing at you.”

The black instructor laughed heartily, and two small accessories flew out from his back, emitting rays of light.

A full terrain map of the area around Fort 76 and a communications command channel panel appeared in front of the two.

On the topographic map, twelve points of light were marked.

When Wang Jixuan looks at a certain point of light, a narrow live stream frame will appear on that point of light.

That was the perspective from which the humanoid mechs were seeing at that moment.

“Your Ling Tong…good friend, is here.”

The black instructor deliberately took a deep breath, his mechanical, android face full of mockery, and pointed to a light blue dot.

Wang Jixuan was genuinely surprised: “Twelve humanoid mechs?”

“Hmph, we finally found a chance to teach the Thirteenth Institute a lesson, of course we have to give them a good thrashing in the ass!”

The black-clad instructor explained with great interest:

“There should be fifteen units, including me. However, I am responsible for providing backup. Only when an S-rank or higher psionic user appears will I and two other second-generation armored vehicles hidden in the nearby airspace take action.”

“If it’s just S-rank, the three of us old bones won’t budge. Every time we fight, we get closer to our own collapse.”

“You don’t need to worry too much about Ling Tong. Under your nurturing—don’t misunderstand, I mean your psionic energy nurturing her—her physical abilities have been greatly enhanced. After discussion, we equipped her with a medium-load mechanical arm. She has always been one of the best among the new generation of humanoid mechs, but her current combat power is still somewhat lacking compared to the previous generations of humanoid mechs.”

“Therefore, she won’t be the main force today; she’ll only be responsible for the ambush on one side.”

Wang Jixuan: ……

The black instructor tapped the air a few times with his mechanical right hand, operating an interface that Wang Jixuan couldn’t see.

The convoy set off again and soon arrived at an underground tunnel.

“This place is relatively safe, and it’s not too far from Fort 76.”

The black-clad instructor continued explaining to himself, rummaging through the package he was carrying and pulling out a form and a pen.

“You should also do some work. This battle is also a test for Ling Tong’s new generation of half-human mechs. There are a total of six new half-human mechs. I won’t have time to score them later, so you can give them scores.”

“Okay, no problem.”

Wang Jixuan found it quite novel and carefully examined the form.

Didn’t Ling Tong say that this instructor has a bad temper?

It seems like this old mechanical base has a pretty good personality, and it’s not aggressive at all.

‘Is it because I am not his student?’

A faint engine sound came from ahead, and a small… refrigerator was open on the chest of the black-clad instructor in front of them.

Yes, the refrigerator.

The black-clad instructor pulled out a can of ice-cold beer and handed it to Wang Jixuan, laughing, “There’s a cooling system near my core reactor; that’s called multiple uses of energy. Have a drink.”

“Thank you,” Master Wang said, taking the beer and examining it closely. It turned out to be not an industrially synthesized product, but rather brewed from wheat.

This is a rare find in the fortress.

Wang Jixuan opened the can, tilted his head back and took a swig, his eyes immediately brightening.

The black instructor stared longingly, then sighed with a pout, “My mouth is a super-class destruction cannon. Without a tongue, I can’t taste anything. It’s really uncomfortable.”

Wang Jixuan asked, “Can I briefly describe the taste?”

“Are you fucking a devil?”

The black-clad instructor glared and cursed:

“I saw in your file that you love playing pranks. That thug lost both his hands to a sniper, and you, you wicked bastard, left him a method to exercise his finger muscles!”

“Uh, that was just a little revenge.”

Wang Jixuan shrugged:

“Who told him to always bully people in the past?”

“So,” the black instructor smiled, his eyes narrowing, “you really did see the stars twinkling and connect with an extraterrestrial civilization when you committed suicide?”

“Yes.”

Master Wang spoke with a firm gaze, then smiled and said:

“It seems that the Commander-in-Chief assigned you, senior, to protect me, and also gave you an additional mission: to find out my background?”

The black-clad instructor clicked his tongue: “Senior, that’s a nice title, it’s a pity that young people rarely use it nowadays… We get along quite well, and in the later report, I’ll write something like ‘you’re a good kid.'”

“Your objective and fair evaluation is fine.”

Wang Jixuan tilted his head back and took a big gulp of ice-cold beer, feeling refreshed all over.

A red dot suddenly appeared on the topographic map, in the northwest direction.

“They’re here,” the black instructor raised an eyebrow. “A P231 stealth transport plane, departing from the border of the D3 Integrated Theater. There are six psionicists on board: three A’s, two B’s, and one C’s. We can’t rule out the possibility that one of the three A’s is a hidden S’.

Wang Jixuan asked, “Senior, aren’t you giving orders?”

“Command? Why would I need to command such a small matter? I don’t even know how to notify them; they have to figure it out themselves.”

“Half-human mechs can’t just fight. When they pilot real or sub-terror mechs, they must observe the entire battle situation. Command ability is essential.”

The black-clad instructor clicked his tongue:

“We’re the judges, we’ll be scoring them. Let’s see who the commander is tonight… Wow, Deep Sea, a pretty good guy. Let’s eavesdrop on what they’re talking about in the channel. Don’t let their cool demeanor fool you, they often have dirty jokes in private.”

The black instructor tapped his fingers a few times in the air, and the chatter of the half-human mechs reached Wang Jixuan’s ears.