Jiang He walked out of the yard with half an eggplant in hand, and could not help chuckling when he saw Wang Siyu's reaction. "Why are you blushing? Could you be thinking about my big eggplant?"
"Bleh, bleh, bleh!"
Wang Siyu scolded, but did not reply to Jiang He.
She glanced at the eggplant in Jiang He's hand out of the corner of her eye, and for some reason, she suddenly remembered the weird experiences and items that her college roommates had told her about.
Hence, she blushed even more.
Jiang He teased her a little, and his eyes twitched as he exclaimed in surprise, "Your qi has strengthened quite a bit … are you cultivating martial arts as well?"
"Yeah."
Wang Siyu nodded. "Mind-reading is a support-type superpower that doesn't buff one's ability. That is why I'm cultivating martial arts as well, hoping to be able to protect myself."
As they continued to chat idly, Wang Siyu's tone suddenly changed. "Jiang He, I've received word that our village might be moving too."
"Hmmm?"
"The higher-ups have instructed us to turn Lingzhou City into a headquarter city. They will set up a high-voltage power grid five kilometers away from the city and station troops there to set up military defenses. That is why everyone in the nearby villages might be moved to the city."
A base city?
This concept often appeared in some novels.
Moreover, a five-kilometer area was enough to accommodate the people in the towns near the city. This way, it would minimize the number of casualties.
Jiang He's eyes twinkled as he thought, "If the entire Jinyintan Village is moving, I could buy the houses and yards of my neighbors and plant more things …"
Then, Wang Siyu talked about the situation abroad.
With the Revival of Qi erupting, more and more countries were being assaulted by Feral Swarms. While the countries on land fared relatively well, the smaller countries near the oceans were dealt a major blow, with countless casualties and even wiped out.
"By the way, what's the situation at Japan?"
Jiang He suddenly remembered the news he read last time and asked, "I read online that Japan was attacked by Ferals and an entire island was sunk with countless casualties. Was the country wiped out?"
Wang Siyu shook her head.
On the other hand, Jiang He appeared disappointed and sighed, "What a shame …"
Wang Siyu could not help laughing, and could not help spacing out as she stared at Jiang He's profile. When she came to her senses, she said somberly, "It was the Nine-Headed Serpent King, the Tyrant of the Pacific Ocean that attacked the island nation. It is one of the most powerful Feral Kings in the world, and the island nation could not stop it at all. In the end, it was an elite from my country who intervened and saved the islanders."
Jiang He was a little speechless.
Our country's experts …
So leisurely?
You can't even solve the crisis in your own country, and you want to help Japan?
He continued, "The overlord of the Pacific Ocean is called the Nine-Headed Python King … Does this fellow really have nine heads?"
"Yes."
Wang Siyu, who seemed to know quite a bit about such matters, explained, "The Nine-Headed Serpent does indeed have nine heads. According to the Martial Arts Department (MAD)'s internal data, the Nine-Headed Serpent evolved from a python known as the Titanoboa that should have gone extinct a long time ago. Its body is almost a thousand meters long, and is three times the size of the Eiffel Tower."
Hiss!
Jiang He inhaled sharply!
A kilometer?
How big would that be?
He muttered, "It's over a thousand meters long and has nine heads. If I kill the Nine-Headed Serpent, I wouldn't be able to finish eating it for the rest of my life."
Eh?
Wang Siyu's eyes widened, wondering if she was …
Hearing things!
Eating?
Jiang He was actually thinking about eating the Nine-Headed Serpent King?
Jiang He smiled and asked, "Does the Martial Arts Department (MAD) have detailed information on those powerful Ferals?"
"There should be. These things aren't really confidential. I heard that these things have already been uploaded to the Warrior Home forum. More Warriors and Awakened Transcendents will be able to learn more about it."
"Warrior Home Forum?"
Jiang He asked. "I heard that the MAD and the country are working together to build a Warrior Home forum. Has it been launched?"
"It should be in testing, and it would be officially launched on the first of October."
The two chatted for a long time.
It was only when Wang Zhong went to Jiang He's house with a scowl that Wang Siyu jumped up in shock like a rabbit, exclaiming, "I almost forgot, Jiang He. I'm still cooking porridge."
She promptly ran away.
"…"
Jiang He was a little speechless.
Cooking porridge?
You've been chatting with me for two hours. It would have been burnt if you were cooking porridge. Why would you run away so quickly?
In the next split second, he smiled at the door, saying, "What brings you here, Chief Wang? Please, come in. "
In fact, Wang Zhong quite approved of Jiang He …
Still, he could not accept it just then when he saw the brat standing beside his precious daughter.
Clasping his hands behind his back, he entered the yard and studied Jiang He's mansion, and could not help breathing a long sigh. "What a shame. Such a fine mansion …"
"What's a shame?"
Jiang He asked, puzzled. Wang Zhong answered, "I just returned from a meeting in the city, and our village is moving at the end of the month. Wouldn't your mansion be wasted?"
"Moving at the end of the month? That quickly? "
Jiang He exclaimed in surprise. "Didn't the higher-ups just give the order recently? How could they have finished building the residential area so quickly? "
Now that the country had made the revival of qi public, Wang Zhong had learned a lot about it. "It's a recent order, but the houses weren't built recently. There are dozens of residential areas around Lingzhou City, and nine of them have been completed. The first batch of relocation would begin at the end of the month, and our village happens to be one of them. I'm going to gather all the villagers for a meeting later to inform them of the matter."
Jiang He pursed his lips, looking nonchalant.
Relocation?
No way!
Isn't my mansion nice?
Also, if I really moved away, what would happen to my family's small plot of land? I can't have to drive over ten kilometers just to farm, can I? How inconvenient would that be?
All of a sudden, his gaze flickered as he grabbed onto Wang Zhong's arm and smiled, "Director Wang, can we discuss this? If our village is really going to move, can you sell the houses and courtyards of my neighbors to me?"
Wang Zhong barked angrily. "You brat! Why are you wasting money when you're moving?"
"I'll buy them and flatten them for farming!"
Jiang He answered truthfully. "I like tinkering around in the fields, researching new vegetables and fruits."
"You're not moving?"
"Nope!"
"You … you …"
Wang Zhong abruptly swung his arm, seething through clenched teeth. "It's not just our village. All the nearby towns would have to be moved, and everything five kilometers away from Lingzhou City would become wildlands. I know you're a martial artist and very powerful, but don't even think about seeing my daughter if you don't move!"
He stormed off, still cursing.
Jiang He was utterly confused.
"What does Chief Wang mean?"
"Is there something wrong with his head?"
"What does me moving have to do with seeing your daughter?"
Just as he was about to make himself a charcoal eggplant box to eat, a black commercial car stopped outside the door.
A scholarly woman wearing black-rimmed glasses and office lady attire got out of the car.
"Excuse me, is this Jiang He's house, Mister Jiang?"
(PS: Update later.)
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