"What do you think, Boss? How does it feel to be the fuse? I feel like this nickname is much better than the Watering Can Man. "
Luo Nan found it inconceivable, "It's such an obvious attack. Super doesn't care?"
Cat Eyes sneered, "Isn't regional killing normal in this era of isolated cities? Headquarters has few people to do things, but there are many things to do. It's only logical that they can't manage it all! "
"... I understand."
Luo Nan still remembered what Bamboo Pole had said during the supplementary lessons. Xia City had a clear atmosphere due to Ouyang Chen's existence over the past few years. There was also the establishment of the Psychic Wave Network, and there were special resources in the outer wilderness area. Xia City was at the apex of the various branches. The number of registered and resident Awakened and above characters had always exceeded a thousand for many years, exceeding the average by nearly fifty percent. And the rise of Her Majesty Empress Wu catalyzed this advantage, causing Xia City's status to become more and more special.
Faced with this situation, other cities, especially Headquarters, had a popular saying: The Xia City branch had independent tendencies. They could separate from Headquarters at any time, start their own furnace, and seize resources.
"Even if there's a regional conflict, why does it seem like REE has a grudge against me for killing his father?"
"Things like public opinion have always listened to whoever has the loudest voice. Plus, some people have a strange imagination. They can nitpick and find a good entry point. Naturally, they can seize the opportunity to cause trouble... As for REE's unforgiving attitude, it's understandable. He's the disciple of Old Man Gong. "
"Who?"
"Gong Qi is the proud disciple of Deputy Secretary-General Gong. He himself comes from a family of cultivators. It's said that before the Age of Distortion, his family was a famous family of spirit cultivators. They were proficient in black witchcraft. Right now, his father holds a position in several research funds of the Society. He has a deep friendship with Gong Qi. "
Qin Yikun had heard of this person before, "REE is the candidate for the head of the La Mo family. Ten years ago, she killed a target with a curse from a thousand miles away. She became famous in one fell swoop. She and Snake Tongue are known as the Dark Witch Duo."
Luo Nan raised his eyebrows as he listened to the information, but he didn't say anything. He just leaned back and looked at the roof of the off-road vehicle, deep in thought.
Cat Eyes twisted her body and stared at him with interest to see his reaction, "Do you think that the water inside is very deep? Speaking of which, last time Gong Qi was in Xia City, he was given the cold shoulder. I heard that he went into seclusion after he returned and hasn't appeared in public since. "
The corner of Luo Nan's eye jumped. The information Cat Eyes spoke of was actually the information he had requested her to gather a few days ago. Today was the day to sort out and summarize the information. Who would have thought that this person would take the opportunity to say it out loud?
Qin Yikun followed and said, "Mr. Luo, Cat Eyes is right. REE's attack came out of the blue. Their choice of target and timing are all questionable. There's also the Dripping Sword..."
The people in the car had personally experienced the battle a week ago. They had more or less experienced Luo Nan's attainments in the Dripping Sword. No matter how good Luo Nan was, he definitely wouldn't be as bad as REE said.
"Someone's setting the tempo, right?"
"That's right. That's why Mr. Gao appeared in the middle to correct the direction, but those people circled back."
Cat Eyes and Qin Yikun continued their discussion. They both felt that Luo Nan shouldn't reveal himself so easily.
But at the same time, Zhang Yingying incited him again and again. Perhaps Her Majesty Empress Wu didn't agree to her preposterous request, so she simply played a roundabout way to save the country. She sent over all of Her Majesty Empress Wu's teaching materials and lecture materials related to the Dripping Sword over the past two years. There were even some internal training videos from the firm. It was far more comprehensive than what Papercut had provided.
Luo Nan didn't have a clear response to this.
Whether it was Cat Eyes and Qin Yikun's Cautiousness Style or Zhang Yingying's Direct Supply Style, they only circled his mind. They didn't have any effect.
Luo Nan had his own thoughts and goals. Everything else had to serve his goals. No matter what sort of goal REE held, no matter what methods she used, Luo Nan wouldn't dance to her rhythm... Unless it would help Luo Nan accomplish his goals.
At this point, Luo Nan closed his eyes. He sank the influence of the information on the ship and the car one by one, allowing his mind to return to tranquility. Only in this way could he have enough concentration to ponder over relevant problems.
The off-road car entered the magnetic rail highway and sped all the way to Acumen College. Since it was the weekend, their group of people parked their car in a nearby parking lot. They walked into the campus and arrived at the Gear building on the north shore.
"Cat Eyes, come with me. Brother Qin, Brother Gao, you guys do as you please."
Arriving at Gear was tantamount to arriving at their own home. Luo Nan didn't stand on ceremony. He led Cat Eyes upstairs to the viewing room on the fourth floor. They just so happened to converge with the sunlight shining in.
Luo Nan squinted his eyes as he sat on the floor illuminated by the sunlight. The warm light was very comfortable, but his thoughts flowed back and forth in his mind, never stopping for a moment.
Cat Eyes sat by his side. She picked up an antique hand-cranked bean grinder and poured in coffee beans. She casually ground them and played with them. Her mouth was unforgiving:
"You're really quite gloomy right now!"
"Am I?"
"Your thoughts are crafty and your schemes are hard to fathom. If you're not gloomy, then what is? Boss, are you preparing to become an evil god? "
"...... Don't say such unreliable words."
"Okay, say something reliable. Why do you have ideas about Gong Qi?"
"Is it that obvious?"
"If it's a bit more obvious, Qin Yikun and Gao De can probably just report it. You can't really believe that the person who released the Dimensional Crossbow is related to Gong Qi, right? If you think this way, what kind of brain circuitry do you have? If that old man really had this kind of ability, he would have been the president of Headquarters a long time ago. He wouldn't have been holed up in the position of Deputy Secretary General for so many years. "
"You've already told me your reasons. What are you worried about?"
"I'm not worried. I'm just unhappy that I'm doing stupid things with a certain someone …. Hey, are you really going to sleep?"
Luo Nan didn't pay any more attention to Cat Eyes. Cat Eyes's role here was very simple, aside from intelligence gathering. She was there to help him cover up and let him do things calmly. Otherwise, with Qin Yikun and Gao De right in front of him, it would be quite awkward if they saw anything.
The side effect of doing this was that a few bad rumors would spread.
Qin Yikun and Gao De's mouths were tight, but Luo Nan and Cat Eyes had been traveling together in the same car and staying in the same room during this period of time. They were overly close, and it was truly eye-catching. Why would the two bodyguards need to spread the news?
Cat Eyes had asked earlier, but Luo Nan would often close his eyes and pretend to be asleep. What in the world was he up to? She was too lazy to ask later. She didn't care about her reputation. It was useless even if she cared. While Luo Nan's mind was wandering, she was grinding coffee, reading books, and so on. She looked extremely idle and bored, but she was actually using these small actions to adapt to the new changes in her body.
The feedback power of Luo Nan's sealed system grew stronger and stronger during this period of time, causing her soul strength to grow by an even greater margin. The range of her all-encompassing senses easily broke through a hundred meters. The effects of her long-range perception were even more profound. She needed to carefully recuperate.
How Cat Eyes would deal with the rumors and slanders and recuperate her mental state was not a topic Luo Nan was concerned with. His consciousness entered the cloud world a mere second after he closed his eyes.
Luo Nan's control over the cloud world was growing stronger and stronger. He just needed to shift his mind to the Wraith Sign and he could use it as a springboard. He could see the vast area covered by the soul cloak in his eyes. This sort of simple observation was simple and safe. It could be done at any time and any place. But today, he specifically called Cat Eyes over to act as a cover. There was an extremely important node that required special attention.
When Luo Nan's consciousness shifted over, there just so happened to be a Mushed Mouth Ape. Its body collapsed amidst a mournful shriek. It converged into a mass of bloody light and was completely devoured by the Wraith Sign.
At first glance, this scene was simply a replay of the pitiful Yuan Yi from a week ago. But on a deeper level, the Wraith Sign was already disdainful of the Mushed Mouth Ape's abundant essence energy. What truly needed this essence energy was the Bloodsoul Temple that was established within the Wraith Sign's body.
At this very moment, lava flowed atop the rocky mountain of the Bloodsoul Temple. At first glance, the lava flowed along the mountain's terrain, meandering and diverging. But upon closer inspection, one would discover that the flow of lava did not flow according to the mountain's terrain at all. Instead, it was driven by some sort of power. The lava flowed against the will of the heart as it shuttled up and down.
Looking at it for a long time, it was simply like the flow of the blood and energy of the human body. It endowed this ugly and majestic mountain with a bewitching vitality.
However, today's focus was still on the very peak of the mountain. There was the final structure atop the mountain. It was an enormous altar that covered the entire peak. It was piled up and built within the bloody light. This represented the completion of the two thousandth step of the Bloodsoul Temple, the fifth stage of the Bloodsoul Temple.
This was not a simple matter.
The remaining several hundred steps of the Bloodsoul Temple were completely formed from the essence energy of the Mushed Mouth Apes that ran amok in the cloud world.
Counting the numbers, Luo Nan was able to observe that the Wraith Sign had hunted at least four Mushed Mouth Apes of various sizes this week.
It must be known that these valiant demons possessed combat strength equivalent to a B-rank powerhouse. Even if they were lacking in intelligence, their bodies were enormous. They were proficient in flight, and their speed was astonishing. They could attack the mental and material planes at the same time. All of these things were enough to make up for their lack of intelligence.
Therefore, killing four Mushed Mouth Apes was equivalent to killing four B-rank powerhouses … … If it wasn't for the Wraith Sign's natural ability to restrain the Mushed Mouth Apes, and if it wasn't for the fact that the Wraith Sign had evolved after devouring Yuan Yi's essence energy, greatly increasing its hunting and devouring abilities. If it wasn't for Luo Nan's soul cloak that covered a vast area of several thousand kilometers, allowing him to completely control information and intelligence, accomplishing this in a short week would simply be a fantasy story.
Even though it was completed now, Luo Nan still felt that it was somewhat unrealistic.
But no matter what, the completion of the Bloodsoul Temple was already an established fact. Luo Nan looked at the six-layered altar atop the mountain peak. The bloody light flowed upon the altar, stretching out a rigorous structure, and engraving abstract designs. This was an eye-opener for Luo Nan, but he was also very baffled.
Where in the world did this technique come from?
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