Chapter 78 The Cicada Temporarily Sheds Its Shell

The person who came was Zhou Zhengde.

He brought back a lot of good things from the front lines this time.

First is a certificate for 【D5 Integrated Theater Special Weapons Expert】.

This certificate will allow Wang Jixuan to get through various channels within the military, enabling him to enjoy direct protection from the military under the identity of Wang Zheng.

With this certificate, Wang Jixuan can freely enter and exit all fortresses in the D5 Comprehensive Theater and can regularly apply to the headquarters for compliant research funding (various materials).

Then there is the 【Fifth Technology Medal】, representing the highest technological honor in this war zone.

This medal is proof that Comrade Wang Zheng made outstanding contributions to humanity’s fight against the Blade Beasts.

Upon seeing these two items, Uncle Tai was extremely excited, while Master Wang remained much calmer.

However, Master Wang soon saw a third thing that excited him.

Zhou Zhengde carried a box containing twenty-five coins…

High-quality base Blade Beast core!

Master Wang liked the reward.

Spirit stones are the hardest form of currency in their cultivation world!

Master Wang quickly realized what was happening.

Clearly, the military commander-in-chief already knew that he was mining the crystal cores of those blade beasts.

Perhaps it was because the Demon-Slaying Dagger he produced proved his greater value that the military did not force him to hand over the method of using psionic energy.

Wang Jixuan was happy, but he remained somewhat wary.

There are many spies within the military from the Thirteenth Institute;

Ling Tong also casually mentioned that there are some “extremely evil” people within the military;

There is no black-and-white situation in the world. When an organization is large enough, its interests will inevitably intertwine, and it will generate multifaceted wills.

This box of crystal nuclei… is a mixed blessing.

“Black Storm is really famous now, you’re so good at finding the camera.”

Zhou Zhengde tapped Wang Jixuan on the shoulder, raised his thick eyebrows slightly, and asked with a smile:

“How are you feeling now? Is there any problem?”

“I’m fine, I don’t feel anything.”

Wang Jixuan explained simply:

“The biggest problem now is the boy we just rescued. The Thirteenth Institute wants to see him alive or dead, and their attitude will be very tough.”

“I’ll handle this; I have excellent administrative experience.”

Zhou Zhengde asked directly:

“Can the improved craftsmanship of the Demon-Slaying Dagger be completed within three years?”

Three years?

Master Wang originally planned to finish it in two or three months, but since things have turned out this way…

“It should be possible, but we can’t be too sure. Maybe three to five years.”

Master Wang calmly responded.

Zhou Zhengde breathed a sigh of relief: “That’s good. I’ll report to Grandpa later… Your spear seems to be more advanced than the Demon-Slaying Dagger.”

“Ordinary people cannot use this weapon.”

Wang Jixuan resolutely said:

“I don’t want this technology to fall into the hands of the Thirteen Institute, as it would give their psionicists a huge advantage.”

“In my current perception, the psionicists in the psionic capital no longer consider themselves as human.”

“That’s how it is, that’s the trend in the Psionic Capital. However, the psionicists on the front lines of the various war zones, as well as the psionicists born after we sent our seriously wounded soldiers into the Thirteen Instruments, are still doing quite well.”

Zhou Zhengde stroked his chin, deep in thought.

He had already received word that Uncle Feng, the B-level officer, was on his way here.

Wang Jixuan asked, “Can we just eliminate these two B-level psychic users?”

“No, that would give the Thirteenth Institute headquarters the opportunity to fully intervene in D5. Although all the major war zones are dissatisfied with the Thirteenth Institute, due to geographical limitations and the important role of psionicists on the battlefield, the Thirteenth Institute can always ride roughshod over us.”

Zhou Zhengde muttered to himself:

“I suddenly understood why my grandfather urged me to come back, saying that I could solve the problems here.”

“What followed was not a physical battle, but a political game. My grandfather was consciously training me on how to arm wrestle with the Thirteen Institutes.”

“Wang Zheng, leave this to me. You can rest first.”

Zhou Zhengde’s deep eyes shone with a confident and powerful light!

“Now it’s my turn to go to the battlefield.”

Master Wang gave a thumbs up, picked up the certificate and medal, and shouldered the box of crystal cores.

“Keep up the good work, young man. I’m going to give Ling Tong a massage now; she needs to rest.”

Zhou Zhengde:…

Who are you talking about, young man? He’s over thirty!

However, it’s only been a few days…

Zhou Zhengde tilted his head and looked at the two people walking one after the other to Ling Tong’s room. He first clicked his tongue, then exclaimed “Oh my!” and then hissed as he gasped for breath.

The half-human mecha Deep Sea leaned over and whispered, “Got any gossip, Zhengde? Share it with us.”

“I didn’t just get back.”

Zhou Zhengde decided that once things calmed down, the Blade Beasts were defeated, and the Thirteen Institutes behaved themselves, he would attend a gathering of young people from the Central City and the Upper City.

He longs for a sweet romance.

His last real relationship was with Wei Na; it was sweet, but a little…

He couldn’t withstand the strain of his waist.

…

Zhou Zhengde immediately got to work.

Using Wan Xiaoqi’s console, he quickly contacted the fortress governor, his mother, and Colonel Dongfang, the commander of the fortress defense forces, to unify the fortress’s internal forces.

Five minutes later.

A multi-rotor aircraft landed near the supply station. Shenhai and Taishu loaded a tightly wrapped magazine onto the aircraft, which quickly left the outer C area of ​​the fortress and headed straight for the D5 Integrated War Zone Command.

Twelve minutes later.

The mechanical girl, Red Serpent, left the outer C area and followed the Blade Beast reconnaissance team dispatched by the military, providing protection for the team.

Meanwhile, the guard at Lingtong’s supply station was lifted, and most of the 300 soldiers on the perimeter left, with Zheng Shiduo leading his team to move away.

—According to regulations, in peacetime, psionicists cannot get too close to the supply depots of the humanoid mechs.

Twenty-five minutes later.

The psychic convoy appeared at the Outer Zone C camp and arrived at Ling Tong’s supply station.

To improve his standing, Feng Shu, a B-level psychic, deliberately stood on the roof of the car to negotiate directly with Zhou Zhengde.

Both sides were very restrained in their words and cited legal provisions throughout.

Uncle Feng insisted that the boy was the property of the Thirteenth Institute, and that Qin Qin’s conviction was arbitrary, but the property had to be returned.

Zhou Zhengde insisted that they had never had any contact with the boy.

Uncle Feng demanded to enter the supply station for investigation, but Zhou Zhengde countered with military regulations. The two argued for more than ten minutes, which angered Uncle Feng so much that he jumped out of the car.

The half-human mecha Deep Sea, standing behind Zhou Zhengde, smiled and winked at Uncle Feng.

Uncle Feng said he could still control himself.

Ultimately, both sides retreated half a step, the supply station temporarily lost power, and everyone came out, where they used biological detection instruments to conduct investigations.

After struggling for more than half an hour, the psionicists found nothing.

The aircraft that had left from here earlier finally caught the attention of the psionicists.

Uncle Feng and the others left immediately.

Zhou Zhengde didn’t linger in the outer C area. Instead, he followed these psionicists, took the humanoid mechs back to the Deep Sea Return Fortress, and attempted to seal off the external communication signals of the fortress’s third layer.

About an hour and a half later, a message was sent back to Ling Tong’s supply station.

The aircraft was locked onto by a missile of unknown origin and exploded and disintegrated in mid-air.

Fortunately, both pilots ejected in time, and there was a fort nearby that had begun rescuing them.

Unfortunately, everyone else on board the aircraft perished.

…

Inside Lingtong’s supply station.

Wang Jixuan, Ling Tong, Zheng Shiduo, Uncle Tai’s family, and even the boy who had already woken up and was sitting in a wheelchair, all looked at the accident scene displayed on the projection screen in front of them, their expressions somewhat indescribable.

Zheng Shiduo was still pushing the wheelchair. He was the one who had secretly taken the boy away temporarily and hid him in the outer mine.

Uncle Tai sighed, “A single aircraft is incredibly expensive, requiring a lot of resources! They’re really daring to attack!”

“I didn’t expect it to be a missile attack,” Wang Jixuan shook his head.

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The Taoist priest did not utter the second half of the sentence, “【The local army was indeed heavily infiltrated by the Thirteenth Bureau】”.

Ling Tong said softly, “He should be fine for now. A cosmetic surgery machine will be delivered later, and we can change his appearance.”

Everyone looked at the boy in the wheelchair.

The boy remained calm, still not quite used to the crowd, and looked to Wang Jixuan for help.

“Is that alright, sir?”

“Can what?” Master Wang asked, puzzled.

“Yes,” the boy whispered, “I want to get plastic surgery.”

“It’s up to you,” Wang Jixuan said gently. “If you don’t want to, just say so. There’s another kind of mask here that can modify your appearance through programming.”

The boy nodded: “Okay.”

Wan Xiaoqi, with his hands behind his back, bent down to examine the boy, muttering under his breath, “You’re really a B-level psychic? Aren’t B-level psychics all the arrogant types?”

The boy smiled somewhat awkwardly, lowered his head, and tried to dodge to the side, wanting to stay away from Wan Xiaoqi.

Zheng Shiduo explained from behind, “This child is a little afraid of women… He has been in the nutrient tank and is not yet used to this environment.”

“Okay, let’s get to know each other formally then!”

Wan Xiaoqi took off her dirty repair gloves and handed her fair, thin hands to the boy.

“My name is Wan Xiaoqi! I’m the number one logistics mechanic in the future Ling Tongji team! It’s nice to meet you!”

The boy smiled and shook hands with the dirty-looking older woman, then immediately withdrew his hand.

Upon seeing this, Zheng Shiduo smiled like an aunt.

The boy looked at Wang Jixuan and asked, “Sir, what should I do next? Do I need to sense the location of the Blade Beast, or do some other work? In the Fortress Era, everyone needs to find their own value.”

He added, “That’s what the book says.”

“Rest and recuperate,” Ling Tong said simply, “and try to avoid the Thirteen Institutes’ investigation as much as possible. It’s just a trick that won’t fool them for long.”

Zheng Shiduo patted the boy on the shoulder: “This is Sister Ling Tong. You should also listen to the gentleman you trust.”

Wang Jixuan raised an eyebrow.

It depends on the situation. For example, if he asks Lingtong to lie down during a massage, then she can’t lie face down…

Guh—

Um?

Wang Jixuan and the boy frowned simultaneously, and the two subconsciously looked towards the northwest, as if they had seen something through layers of barriers.

The boy’s eyes developed light-colored conjunctiva.

He murmured, “The caterpillar… a king-level larva, is gathering its army… and locking onto the humanoid mech that has entered the desert…”

“The Red Serpent might be in trouble,” Wang Jixuan said, looking at Ling Tong.

“Immediately notify her and the exploration team to return and prepare my equipment!”

Ling Tong turned and rushed to her room. She needed to change into her high-intensity combat suit, and Wan Xiaoqi immediately followed.

“Yes!” Uncle Tai and Sister Wan agreed and immediately got to work.

Zheng Shiduo pointed at the boy and asked, “Should I continue to be his nanny?”

Wang Jixuan: ……

“So, do you have any relatively normal nannies around here?”

“Damn it! You hurt me!”

Zheng Shiduo clutched his heart, his expression somewhat exaggerated, and said:

“This is just a poor kid. I’m still quite popular among adults! I’m just a weirdo, not a psychopath!”

“Then I’ll trouble you to continue taking care of him.”

Wang Jixuan gave the young man these instructions:

“Don’t overuse your psionic abilities. The Thirteenth Institute should have methods to detect psionicists. I’ll make you a bracelet later.”

“Hmm,” the boy hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Master Wang smiled and said, “It’s good that you have something to say. Boys should be brave and express themselves.”

“I saw it all: some flowers and some grass, the sky and clouds, and mine shafts with tracks inside… I saw it all!”

He was calm yet excited.

Wang Jixuan almost patted the boy’s head, but said only, “You can look at it as you please from now on… if things go smoothly.”

“Sir, could you please give me a new name?”

The boy asked in a soft voice:

“My previous name was just something they gave me when they took me to military activities. I want to change my appearance and my name at the same time.”

Wang Jixuan thought for a moment.

The boy awaits a new beginning. He will curiously observe the world, witness the fusion of light and darkness, and experience the complexities of human nature, the simplicity of ideals, and the bittersweetness of life.

So he said seriously:

“You are reborn and will soon face the chaos of the world. I hope you can maintain your pure nature and never be satisfied with your desires or your learning. How about I bestow upon you the title of 【Wu Man】?”

“As for the surname, that’s up to your personal preference.”

Zheng Shiduo laughed and said, “Why not just call him Wu Man? Wu Man, meaning ‘mouth in the sky,’ meaning ‘no fullness,’ meaning ‘Wu Man.'”

The boy nodded earnestly.

Wang Jixuan smiled, clenched his left fist, and presented it to Wu Man.

A slight smile appeared on Wu Man’s serious face as he raised his severely malnourished right hand and lightly bumped fists with Wang Jixuan.

“Thank you, sir.”

“You can thank me after you’ve actually survived the pursuit by the Thirteen Institutes.”

Master Wang seemed to have thought of something and called out to Zheng Shiduo:

“Remember to play music for him for at least three hours every day. The songs sung by that underground singer named TER are pretty good; they have a comforting power.”

Zheng Shiduo muttered under his breath, “We all listen to death metal, that kind of stuff is so boring!”

Master Wang scolded, “I’m warning you, don’t corrupt Wu Man!”

Wu Man smiled and shook his head.

He suddenly listened intently, turned his head to look in the direction of the fortress itself, and tugged at Wang Daozhang’s sleeve.

“gentlemen.”

“What’s wrong?”

“There should be Blade Beasts inside the fortress. They are responding to the command just issued by the young Queen Beetle… They are mimic Blade Beasts, and there are very few of them.”

Everyone in the supply depot was startled.