Chapter 145 The Butcher’s Knife Rises 【Seeking Monthly Tickets】

Huh? You’ve never played before?

Deep Sea lay on the ground, somewhat taken aback.

He managed to look up and see the same bewildered expression on Ling Tong’s and Wan Jie’s faces.

Wang Jixuan sat on Shenhai’s back, his left hand pointing with his sword finger at the back of Shenhai’s head. Shenhai couldn’t exert any strength, only his mechanical arm could barely grab him from behind.

“Brother Shenhai, calm down.”

Master Wang quickly said:

“I admit I bear some responsibility for how things turned out this way. I didn’t expect a sub-king-level Demi-Pteranodon to suddenly appear and disrupt the plan.”

“But it wasn’t me who stuffed the Red Serpent’s soul into the crystal core; it was a mechanism inherent in the Blade Beast Crystal Core itself.”

“I will try my best to help you in the future… Well, there is still a chance for you to have a normal married life… Perhaps the definition of ‘normal’ is a bit broad, after all, the nature of the species has changed, but the size should be able to compensate for it…”

The deep sea’s resolute face was covered in black lines.

Ling Tong and Wan Jie raised their hands to their foreheads in unison.

Sister Wan laughed and scolded, “You might as well not have explained at all.”

Master Wang chuckled awkwardly, “Brother Shenhai, you’re not going to hit me, are you?”

“Let me up! I won’t hit you!”

“That’s good.”

Wang Jixuan lightly leaped backward, landing steadily three meters away, and retreated behind the little maid.

Shen Hai rubbed the back of his head and got up, frowning as he looked at Wang Jixuan.

Peony was ready to step in and protect her superior.

Shen Hai hesitated, not wanting to discuss the somewhat awkward topic, and instead asked:

“You just now… even though I didn’t use much energy, how did you manage to subdue me?”

“These are the weak points that all humanoid mechs have.”

Master Wang shrugged:

“I took the opportunity to give Ling Tong a massage and did some research. Although the half-human mecha has been modified in a comprehensive way, it also has many weaknesses.”

“Powerful mechanical parts, generally reinforced body parts, and a fragile brain and soul.”

“Don’t worry, we’re not enemies.”

Ling Tong nodded with her hands behind her back: “I feel like I’ve been offended.”

“How much longer until we reach the headquarters?” Wang Jixuan asked.

“Because the voyage needs to be covert, it will take about two and a half hours.”

“Then I’ll give you two a psionic massage!”

Wang Jixuan’s ten fingers nimbly scratched:

“By the way, let’s talk about what to do next… Sister Wan, please prepare a set of Uncle Tai’s clothes for me, and make me a nano mask to make me look like Uncle Tai.”

Sister Wan made an OK sign.

Ling Tong controlled the mechanical dog to bring over two folding chairs.

She hadn’t been able to enjoy this service for over half a month, and the connection between the machine and her body was starting to ache again.

A short while later.

Wang Jixuan sat behind Ling Tong and Shen Hai, each using one hand to press down on the other’s head.

Sister Wan placed a projection screen in front of the three of them and gave a brief introduction to the development progress of the ‘bio-mecha’ and the project they were researching—how to equip the Crimson Serpent, codenamed ‘Thorn Spear’, with a technological weapon system.

The Blade Beast’s powerful physical attributes and exceptional resistance to mental attacks, combined with human-made advanced firepower systems…

No one dares to predict what level of combat power the Red Serpent will reach in the future.

It could be that one plus one is greater than two, or it could be that one plus one is less than one.

Sister Wan said quickly:

“Fortress No. 82 in the medieval basin has become the center of a vortex, with a continuous stream of mimicry blade beasts swarming in from all directions.”

“A backup fortress has been set up here, and 90% of the residents have been relocated there, successfully initiating an ecological cycle. So even if Fortress 82 becomes quiet afterward, it will likely be used as a military logistics fortress or a resource reserve.”

“The Blade Beast is searching for you like a madman.”

Ling Tong added, “The Blade Beast shouldn’t be able to mark you now. We suspect that your marking this time is related to that negotiation with the Mimic Blade Beast.”

Wang Jixuan asked, “How’s the brain-eating worm testing going?”

“Over the past two weeks, we have completed the inspection of most of the main industrial population in the fortress. Three batches of deep brain scanning instruments have been produced, and we will conduct second and third screenings later.”

A slight smile appeared on Sister Wan’s lips:

“It can now be basically confirmed that a major reason why the Blade Beasts were so enraged and forced to attack us is that the Brain-Eating Worm has been discovered.”

Their plan to spy on humans has failed.

“All the major war zones, along with the psionic capital, are conducting inspections, and taking the opportunity to make a fuss about it.”

“According to incomplete statistics, the influence of the Psionic City on the major war zones has decreased by at least 30%. Due to the D5 war zone’s frantic attacks on the Psionic City, the emergence of the Psionic City’s ruling faction, the Psionic Management Committee, and the Psionic City’s indifference to the D5 Blade Beast tide, human civilization has begun to show a trend of purging the Psionicists.”

“We should be able to see a good show when we go to the headquarters this time.”

“What do you mean by ‘good show’?” Wang Jixuan asked, somewhat puzzled.

Sister Wan said, “We need to publicly destroy a portion of the crystal cores, thus announcing that 400,000 crystal cores have been destroyed, in order to store high-quality crystal cores and reserve materials for Teacher Wang’s subsequent psionic research. Incidentally, we can also achieve some political objectives.”

Destroyed some of the crystal cores? Then you say they were all destroyed?

Wang Jixuan’s eyes lit up, then he felt a pang of regret.

It’s certainly a good thing to use this method to obtain a large number of crystal cores, but those destroyed crystal cores contained a massive amount of spiritual energy!

When will the destruction take place?

“Probably within a week? We also need to use this incident to clash with the Psionic Capital.”

“Okay!” Wang Jixuan nodded vigorously. “Make sure you arrange for me to handle the destruction work!”

Sister Wan was stunned. Although she didn’t understand, she quickly wrote down 【Wang’s request】 in her memo.

Ling Tong asked, “Is there a risk of exposure?”

“It’s okay, I can move around with Uncle Tai’s face on me,” Wang Jixuan said, starting to press on Ling Tong’s shoulders.

The deep sea seemed about to speak but then stopped…

He wanted to press on a different spot; his head was practically rubbed raw!

However, Shenhai closed his eyes and sighed softly, saying “thank you” in his heart, without making any requests.

He was able to partially save his wife thanks to Wang Zheng.

Although there was a slight deviation in form, Shenhai still wants to make an effort to repay this favor.

Sister Wan began to introduce the information of the twelve highest-ranking officers of the D5 War Zone Command, who were Wang Jixuan’s next targets for soul-searching.

Fu Jian’s order was for Ling Tong, Shen Hai, and their support team to assist Wang Zheng in his investigation.

Soul searching is something that can only be discussed in private; it cannot be brought up in public.

Wang Jixuan found a very familiar name among these twelve people.

The black shell, the identity Fu Jian used to impersonate, is Ling Tong’s biological grandfather, who is also a retired pilot of a second-generation half-human mecha, a meritorious combat hero, and a terrifying mecha.

‘Let’s start with him then.’

Wang Jixuan muttered to himself:

‘This old general is probably the one Xiao Fu trusts the most, so the probability of him betraying us is extremely low. Starting with him will give Xiao Fu some reassurance.’

“By the way,” Ling Tong asked, “I’ve almost finished collecting the materials you asked me to gather. Do we need them now?”

“So fast? Weren’t you supposed to be collecting information covertly?”

“oops!”

Sister Wan chuckled beside her:

“Our local officials are running all over the place, flying 3,000 kilometers a day, and even going directly into the mines to collect samples…”

Ling Tong simply said, “Sister Wan is going to fly the plane.”

“Yes, sir,” Sister Wan quickly slipped away.

“Thanks,” Wang Jixuan placed his palm on Ling Tong’s back, infusing a cool breath along her mechanical spine.

Ling Tong closed her eyes comfortably, enjoying the moment, her pretty face showing a sense of peace and ease.

Deep Sea, still having his scalp pressed down, frowned and pursed his lips again upon seeing this, unsure of how to respond.

—Actually, he has been fighting in the deep sea for a long time, and his brain is full of pent-up emotions. Master Wang is focusing on helping him resolve these issues.

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These twelve senior officers are involved in various aspects of the D5 theater, including war command, local theater supervision, logistics, humanoid mech units, and technological development.

They were all Fu Jian’s right-hand men.

However, only Fu Jian and these twelve people know the specific details regarding the connection between the’spiritual practitioners and the black storm’ and the ‘human-sword negotiation’ that took place outside Fortress 82.

The six elders of the Psionic Capital learned the details of the negotiations and inadvertently ‘revealed’ them at a meeting within the ruling faction.

Isn’t it obvious that there’s a mole among these twelve veteran D5 generals?

Fu Jian was in immense agony, but the old marshal had seen too much and would not let personal emotions sway his judgment. His orders to Wang Jixuan were also decisive: find one traitor and eliminate him, even if it meant killing half of the twelve, he would not tolerate it.

D5 has a rich pool of military talent and can find replacements for their deputies at any time.

Of course, Fu Jian also asked Sister Wan to express some other views.

Minor mistakes that do not betray basic principles will not be investigated.

Those who violate the law during peacetime, whose subjective fault is obvious but does not cause losses to one or more persons, and who have not betrayed their basic principles, shall be warned or given early retirement.

Those who have not betrayed basic principles but whose crimes are too serious will be investigated separately.

If Master Wang had just arrived in this mortal world, he probably wouldn’t care about all the rules and regulations Fu Jian had set up; if he didn’t like something, he would just pinch the other person’s soul.

But now, his opinion has changed somewhat.

This time, he only wanted to do what he could: search souls, examine memories, find the traitor, and truthfully fill in the mistakes in the memories of these twelve high-ranking generals.

How Fu Jian handles the situation is none of his business.

When the transport plane arrived at the airport near the headquarters, Wang Jixuan had already changed his clothes, wearing a white lab coat over a gray maintenance uniform.

Ling Tong personally applied a nano-mask to him, and the mask adjusted itself to reveal Uncle Tai’s face.

“not bad.”

Master Wang touched his chin.

Ling Tong had changed into a camouflage military uniform, her graceful figure standing tall and proud, and she had removed the extra decorations from her ponytail.

“How long will it take to complete?” Ling Tong asked softly.

“If things go quickly, a few hours should be enough,” Wang Jixuan said. “Should I go and meet with the Commander-in-Chief?”

“Try not to. Senior engineers are not qualified to meet directly with the Commander-in-Chief. Is there something you need to convey?”

“It’s nothing, I just felt that now that I’ve arrived at his mountain, I should say hello to him.”

Wang Jixuan gently closed his eyes, and his spiritual sense slowly spread out. Within a spherical space with him as the center and a radius of one kilometer, various scenes appeared in his mind.

Tsk tsk, it’s so great not having an isolation array targeting spiritual consciousness!

The airport was still some distance from the area where the headquarters was located, but Wang Jixuan had already caught a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg…

Just the tip of the iceberg of a massive underground fortress!

The headquarters was built on a cliff that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. On the surface, it looked like just a’simple’ urban area with a few iconic reinforced concrete buildings.

The average altitude here is over 1,000 meters, and there are steep cliffs on both sides.

However, the entire cliff has been hollowed out, revealing a super-powerful fortress inside, with extremely sophisticated mechanical structures visible everywhere.

Wang Jixuan scanned the area with his spiritual sense and initially discovered that the cannon barrels, missile silos, and catapults numbered…

There are simply too many to count!

If he stands on the edge of the cliff and looks out, he can see one ‘meteorite crater’ after another in the desert directly in front of him.

That’s proof that more than a dozen epic battles once took place here!

Below the super firepower fortress, Wang Jixuan could vaguely see a huge underground city. Compared to this place, Fortress 76 was like a county town compared to the capital.

‘Only if a Pillar-level Blade Beast appears will there be any hope of breaking through here, right?’

Wang Jixuan withdrew his spiritual sense and didn’t look around too much, lest he develop the idea of ​​coming here to cultivate.

‘However, I still hope there’s no fighting here.’

An off-road vehicle drove out of the back door of the transport plane, and Ling Tong, Shen Hai, and Mu Dan, who had changed into military uniforms, along with Sister Wan and Uncle Tai, headed to the D5 command building.

Their reason for coming here was quite valid—to give a brief report on the research and development of the bio-mechs and to apply for more research resources.

In addition, Fu Jian issued a notice a day in advance:

【The new equipment for searching for the brain-eating worm has passed the most rigorous testing. Senior officers at headquarters have conducted a second screening in advance. Please proceed to the appropriate medical room for scanning according to the notification you receive shortly.】

Fu Jian had already prepared the stage for Wang Jixuan’s upcoming performance.

It was quite a distance from the airport to the headquarters, and Wang Jixuan, bored, picked up a piece of paper and started scribbling.

Ling Tong, standing to the side, tilted her head and asked, “What are you drawing?”

“Flying sword, the coolest weapon.”

Why is there a glass bead next to the sword?

“This isn’t a glass bead,” Master Wang chuckled. “This is another form of a flying sword. The precious materials I asked you to collect are for making it.”

Ling Tong whispered, “Actually, the Ling Sword is already very useful, so we don’t need to put too much effort into it. We should mainly rely on the Destruction Cannon for combat.”

“This is for my own use.”

Wang Jixuan said it casually, but regretted it as soon as the words left his mouth.

His remarks were somewhat blunt.

He immediately changed the subject: “Isn’t the Red Serpent team going to develop mecha shells?”

“Yes,” Ling Tong nodded slightly, “Our current idea is to install an oversized X-armor on it, which will greatly enhance its mobility and defensive capabilities.”

“That’s great,” Wang Jixuan laughed. “When we have enough materials and I’m capable, I’ll make it a spear that can absorb its own spiritual energy, so it can challenge King-level Blade Beasts.”

“This idea is great. I’ll have Sister Wan write it down right away.”

Wang Jixuan reminded him, “Please use the crystal cores of a King-level Blade Beast to pay for the patent fees and such.”

The group of people and the mechanical maid smiled to themselves.

A beautiful smile curved at the corners of Ling Tong’s lips.

They were approaching the checkpoint. Wang Jixuan gestured to Ling Tong, focused his breath into his throat to adjust his voice, and then turned to talk to Sister Wan about some research on bio-mechs.

The super fortress was still asleep in the early morning;

But the executioner’s blade of immortality has already arrived.