A few awakened individuals in civilian life were of particular interest to the Investigation Bureau, and for these powerful awakened individuals, the bureau would personally extend an invitation as a gesture of respect.
Xing Jinglei was one such person.
Xin Huo was another, though they could only reach An Jianyou.
Director Pei Hongjing of the Pei Group was also one.
Two investigators had specifically come, but…
“How long have we been going in circles?”
“The navigation map clearly shows no forks in this road!”
“What do we do now?”
“Nothing we can do. Let’s go back and have the director make a personal call.”
One of the investigators gazed at the thick white mist surrounding them, utterly stunned. “I didn’t understand why the bureau elevated Pei Hongjing’s attention level. But I never expected the Pei Group to actually create such a massive mist illusion array. This scale, this ability… when we report back, the bureau will likely raise Director Pei’s importance level by another one or two notches.”
“That’s inevitable. The scale of this formation is too exaggerated. This Director Pei might be the strongest awakened individual in civilian life.”
“Not necessarily the strongest, but certainly outrageous.”
“But the problem is, how do we get back now?”
…
Bai Jiang, Xin Huo Office.
An Jianyou received Zhou Hai, Jiang Tingqiu, and others.
“Your intentions are clear to my mentor. The simultaneous appearance of four, or even more, dimensional gates is definitely unusual. In fact, my mentor is already investigating it,” An Jianyou said.
Director Zhou froze.
He didn’t know how to continue what he was about to say.
Xin Huo knew everything?
Thinking about it, their Investigation Bureau seemed to know a lot about Xin Huo, but upon closer inspection, the only person they could contact and knew the true identity of was Miss An.
The other two, codenamed ‘Mentor’ and ‘Black Blade,’ were only known to them from Miss An.
Even the name ‘Xin Huo’ and An Jianyou’s identity were revealed by herself.
The more Director Zhou thought about it, the more he was alarmed.
However, Xin Huo didn’t have many people, and they were mainly active in Bai Jiang and its surrounding areas. This was their conclusion through investigation and analysis, and it was correct.
The matter of inviting external aid was largely settled. They couldn't even meet the ‘Mentor’ and ‘Black Blade’ in person. Director Zhou then shifted the conversation to business.
The procurement of weapons had been ongoing, and they had already purchased dozens of items in recent days.
The research institute had also begun replication, but he heard they were far from understanding its mysteries.
They still had to buy.
After all, they were not short of funds.
An Jianyou said, “Director Zhou, you are aware of the cost of these awakened weapons. The previous prices were a special support price set by the mentor. Large-scale procurement is not impossible, but we need to renegotiate the prices.”
“Huang Yuan is not important. Sixty percent, or even forty percent, is acceptable. However, for the remaining transaction amount, we require payment in Guijing or special materials.”
Guijing!
Hearing this, Jiang Tingqiu and several other investigators looked bewildered, but Director Zhou’s heart sank.
This was a top secret!
Xin Huo also knew about it?
However, considering Xin Huo possessed Guiji (dimension artifacts), it wasn’t entirely incomprehensible that they knew about Guijing.
It was just that Xin Huo seemed very sure that their Investigation Bureau possessed them, and quite a lot of them?
He gave a wry smile. “When it comes to Guijing, I can’t make that decision. But I can convey your demands on your behalf.”
As expected, there was hope!
An Jianyou began to leverage their interests.
…
“Three hundred thousand plus two Guijing, or other materials.”
“The Investigation Bureau does indeed possess a considerable amount of Guijing.”
This information was obtained by Xiao Huan.
The Investigation Bureau had a significant amount of Guijing and mysterious materials.
Fang You had also picked up some Guijing and mysterious materials while venturing deep into the mountains, even finding a Guiji. However, compared to the Guiji he extracted, it was practically useless, even though the Guiji’s grade was at least blue.
But no matter how much he picked up, it was only a small amount.
The bulk of it still came from missions.
“The Investigation Bureau seems to have a special foundation as well.”
“Xiao Huan couldn’t even find out the source of the Guijing. It only seems that Director Tang of the Investigation Bureau is always away on business.”
“However, the fact that the Investigation Bureau has Guijing and mysterious materials is also a good thing for our Xin Huo.”
“Only by trading with Guijing can we sell awakened weapons in large quantities.”
“This means Master Wang Chui will have to keep forging.”
Master Wang Chui was quite fast at forging.
On the surface, it appeared to be backward manual labor. In reality, Wang Chui possessed extensive experience, and his awakened ability acted as a catalyst and lubricant.
Combined with the ‘standard equipment molds,’ Wang Chui could produce equipment as quickly as 3D printing.
Extremely fast.
Although no matter how fast he was, there was still only Master Wang.
“If there’s an opportunity, we should have Wang Chui take on more apprentices. It would be even better if we could figure out a way to set up an assembly line operation.”
“But these can only be considered in the future. What we need now is to expand our combat personnel.”
And today was the day for the official expansion of combat personnel.
After they faced the demonic entities and returned.
This was an assessment.
…
“The instructor’s mission is that if the five of us work together to eliminate one demonic entity, we pass.”
“That seems quite simple, doesn’t it?”
“Don’t be careless. We’ve all taken demonic entity courses. A master like the instructor can kill an ordinary demonic entity with just a glare, but for us ordinary people, demonic entities are invisible and untouchable!”
“Even with awakened weapons, we can’t exert much power. Conversely, if a demonic entity even brushes against you, it’s a serious injury. Remember to be steady! We can’t fall before joining the organization!”
Among the five were Gou Ping’an, Luo Jianxing, Luo Rui, and the Xu Tian and Xu Yun siblings.
They were the first batch of outstanding trainees. Under the envious gazes of others at the training base, they drove away and arrived at their mission destination.
The enemy was an ordinary demonic entity.
Not very strong, but they were not specially trained investigators themselves… they were from ordinary backgrounds, having undergone a few days of intensive training.
Fortunately, under Black Blade’s rigorous training, they had developed a calm mindset.
The five of them worked together, sprinkling powder, hacking with swords, and stabbing with guns. The entire process was more like scratching, but they still managed to “scratch” the demonic entity to death.
“We passed, we passed!”
“From today onwards, we are Xin Huo’s secondary personnel!”
“Hooray!”
“Masters, what about your mission?”
“My mission…”
The mentor’s intention was for them to see more demonic entities, including some more powerful ones.
Master Ming Deng checked the navigation map and led the others forward.
After walking for a while, he stopped.
In his field of vision, a gray-black silhouette more than two meters tall appeared.
It was a demonic entity!
This was not Master Ming Deng’s first encounter with a demonic entity, but it was the first time he had seen one with his own strength.
This was the legacy of Xin Huo!
Master Ming Deng shouted, “Demonic entity, prepare to die!”
“Roar!”
The demonic entity roared and charged forward. Master Ming Deng met it head-on, his muscles bulging, forming his palm into a blade that gleamed with a red light.
Slash!
His palm strike caused the large demonic entity to stagger, and its silhouette became partially visible.
A piercing roar echoed in their ears.
Luo Rui and the others felt their scalps tingle and their eyes bloodshot.
There was fear in their hearts.
But there was also heroism.
They were awestruck by Master Ming Deng’s relentless attacks that hammered the demonic entity into submission.
Without witnessing it firsthand, it was hard to comprehend this shock!
But the master and the awakened individuals were not.
The master was only a secondary personnel.
What was the instructor’s true strength?
And it was said that Xin Huo had several other experts whose strength was not inferior to the instructor’s.
From today onwards, they could embark on this path.
Growing stronger step by step!
Eliminating demonic entities and protecting their homeland!
Having faced demonic entities, the newcomers felt as if they had undergone a baptism, a spiritual transformation.
Master Ming Deng felt it too.
He smiled, looking at his palm, feeling its strength.
This strength was no longer useless.
Training, awakening, could save the world!
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