There was a saying in the Heavenly Yuan Empire that could be translated as: the mouth moves, the ears move.
On the one hand, it meant that everything that happens is connected. On the other hand, it meant that even the walls have ears. On the other hand, it meant that "speak of the devil and he will appear".
Liang Lu's current situation wasn't just that his mouth and ears moved, but that his entire body moved. This was an exaggeration, but his soul was definitely trembling right now.
Just as he was getting carried away, the person in charge of the review had already led his subordinates over in a grandiose manner.
It had to be said that Liang Lu's earlier analysis was rather accurate. The most eye-catching person in the group was undoubtedly the sturdy giant at the front. It was Shi Yuan, a third-rank noble known as "Vicious".
He was half a head taller than the three-meter-tall Colonel Sheng Zhan, and had practically come in from the top of the passageway. There was no need to mention his ferocious appearance. Even inside the base, he wore a layer of metal armor that extended to his face and seemed to fuse with his flesh. At this moment, a cold light pulsated as he breathed.
From his appearance, he wasn't just a vicious person, he was practically a wolf in sheep's clothing.
In comparison, Chang Yihui was a third-rank noble who was much more low-key. Although he walked side by side with Sir Shi Yuan, his height only reached Sir Shi Yuan's waist. Perhaps the contrast was too obvious, but he seemed thinner than a normal person. His face was long and narrow, and his eyes were small.
However, Liang Lu was even more afraid of this person. It wasn't just because Sir Chang Yihui was the second-in-command of the logistics department, and was in charge of him. It was also because this person's surname was "Chang Yi".
Chang Yi was a compound surname, and was the surname of Great Sovereign Chang Yixuan, the one with the greatest military achievements at the founding of the empire.
In the Heavenly Yuan Empire, Great Sovereign Chang Yixuan was also known as the "Devil-Buster Great Sovereign". Putting aside his great achievements before and after the founding of the nation, in the early days of the Era of Sin, during the Dark Age after the fall of the Master of Zhanhe, he dragged his heavily injured body and swept across the Hanguang Galaxy in the most violent and poisonous environment. He opened up the most basic living space for the survivors who were on the verge of extinction. In the hundreds of years that followed, he presided over the central area and cut off all the dark hands of the heavenly kingdoms, until he ran out of oil and returned to silence.
Even after his death, the "Inner Universe" he opened up also transformed into a permanent plane, carrying the most important "Jade Crystal Array" of the Empire. In the Light Concealment Galaxy, it lit up the flames of survival for the Heavenly Abyss survivors.
The "Jade" of the Jade Crystal Array came from this.
It could be said that it was precisely because of Great Sovereign Chang Yixuan's existence that the Heavenly Yuan Empire had been able to survive through the darkest period of turmoil and the most torturous period of talent shortage. Great Sovereign Chang Yixuan had played a major role in the Heavenly Yuan Empire's survival until now.
Thus, the surname "Chang Yi" had the same status as the imperial Zhan Clan. In the base, people called Sir Chang Yihui by his name and not his surname to show respect.
The current Chang Yihui was a third-class knight. Of course, he didn't have his ancestor's Devil-Buster ability, but as long as the surname "Chang Yi" was in front of him, it had a natural intimidating power for a young soldier like Liang Lu.
Not to mention that Chang Yihui was also in charge of the Dark Calm Organization. He presided over the treatment and identification of the Sin Poison infection. Zhan Xiao's fate today would most likely depend on Chang Yihui's final judgment.
At this time, Liang Lu just wanted to lick back the words he spat out earlier. But the reality was that he couldn't do anything. He could only stand together with Luo Nan. He straightened his body, looked straight ahead, and assumed the most standard posture of a soldier. He waited for the reprimand that could come at any time, as well as the follow-up orders.
And the reality was that Liang Lu had made the same mistake as Zhan Xiao. He had added too much drama to his mind.
These big shots of the base had come over in groups. They absolutely didn't come to reprimand a few pawns. They came for Sir Shi Yuan, who had been called out by name. There was no follow-up after Liang Lu and Luo Nan's words of mockery. The group of people directly passed by Liang Lu and Luo Nan's position and arrived before the area being protected and surveyed by the Dark Calm Organization.
Colonel Sheng Zhan, who was a bit behind the two knights, couldn't escape the fate of being a busy person even at this time. He pointed at the air with his finger as he walked. He was most likely dealing with other matters. He didn't even turn his eyes in their direction.
Luo Nan and Liang Lu watched helplessly as the group of big shots passed by and were treated as air. Luo Nan and Liang Lu, especially Liang Lu, didn't dare to move an inch until Lu Ande, who was part of the entourage, gave them a look that said, "Follow me." Only then did Luo Nan and Liang Lu quietly turn around and follow the group with their hearts in suspense.
At this time, Zhan Xiao was unable to maintain his casual posture. He stood ramrod straight like Liang Lu and Luo Nan, separated by the isolated area. His posture did not change even though the two had been freed from their restraints.
Zhan Xiao was one of the mid-level officers of the base, so he had the qualifications to make the big shots look at him in the eye. But his performance just now had more or less caused people to dislike him.
Sir Shi Yuan didn't pay attention to him. He just lowered his head and conversed with Sir Chang Yihui. The cold and sinister metal plate on the side of his face faintly warped along with his facial movements.
"You guys aren't busy enough with logistics. You guys feel sorry for yourselves. You guys do counseling …. You guys even have time for psychological treatment. Over at my place, a machine cannon can solve all your problems. If you have the strength to survive, then you can toss and turn after the war! "
Let alone Zhan Xiao, who was right in front, even Liang Lu, who had just blended into the group, straightened his body. His fair face flushed red once more.
As for Luo Nan, he wasn't that sensitive. Or perhaps it could be said that this wasn't the area he was sensitive to. While Zhan Xiao and Liang Lu were feeling ashamed because of Sir Shi Yuan's evaluation, Luo Nan was a bit distracted.
The direct reason for his distracted state was because he had followed the group closer to the isolated area where the incident had taken place. As he got closer, some minute details began to give him a faintly discernible stimulation.
Luo Nan furrowed his brows. He was separated by layers upon layers of people in front of him, especially by Sir Shi Yuan's broad torso. Luo Nan's gaze and telepathic thoughts were cast in synchrony at the specific location where he had personally 'cut up'.
The big shots in the front row were in a different state.
Chang Yihui didn't have any expression toward Shi Yuan's ridicule. He just nodded slightly in response. He opened his mouth to speak in the next moment, directly pulling back to the main topic, "Seize the moment. Let's review the situation."
The officer of the Dark Calm Administration, who was in charge of handling the scene, responded and stood up to report the situation.
They, the members of the mission, all possessed specialized knowledge in this field. They also possessed rich experience in handling situations. How to report, how to find the key points, how to make suggestions, all of these had established procedures. It could be said that they were extremely familiar with it and flowed smoothly without any stumbling.
The two knights just listened quietly most of the time. They would occasionally ask a question, and no matter what they heard, their faces didn't change in the slightest.
Luo Nan was also within the group listening attentively. Since the reporting personnel of the Dark Calm Administration spoke quite a bit of specialized vocabulary, coupled with the problem of the Chaos Style Translation, Luo Nan could only listen to the general logic. He lacked the ability to comprehend the more practical and crucial data.
Because of this, Luo Nan heard half of the report. Luo Nan clearly understood the basic conclusion that Officer Xiao suffered the backlash of the new 'Time Fortress' structure. Officer Xiao was fully exposed in the twisted and evil environment. Officer Xiao was extremely close to the location of the incident. There was a high probability that he was directly responsible for the light pollution this time. Moreover, similar incidents might occur in the future. Luo Nan no longer bothered to understand the dry and dull data. His mind was completely focused on sensing the target area.
As he poured his mind into it, a certain sense of disharmony continued to proliferate and magnify in his space of consciousness, even though he didn't have the amplification of the standard array and lacked the assistance of the equipment.
Luo Nan's brows furrowed tighter and tighter. It seemed like before …
Luo Nan's emotions and thoughts churned, and his palm suddenly felt pain. He instinctively lowered his head to look and saw that the Syncopator, which he had been studying and fiddling with since the beginning of the journey back, had triggered the activation command for some unknown reason. The Syncopator had transformed from a chrysalis egg state into a mechanical ant. The sharp edges of the Syncopator cut and stabbed fiercely into the tender flesh of Luo Nan's palm.
Luo Nan's character in the game scene had basically restored his true cultivation. His fleshly body still had a bit of a foundation. His skin wasn't broken; only a short white scar was left behind. Right now, his flesh was slowly recovering to its normal color.
But it was this scar that cut away the slight hesitation that arose in Luo Nan's heart due to his judgment. It allowed him to draw a definite conclusion:
"This isn't right."
"It's wrong."
Luo Nan's thoughts were practically synchronized. Behind the two knights, Shi Yuan and Chang Yihui, was the broad-shouldered Officer Sheng Zhan. He used the shortest and most direct words to negate the overall results of the reporting officers of the Dark Calm Administration. This instantly drew the focus of practically everyone's gazes.
If Luo Nan was an ordinary officer, Sheng Zhan's response would undoubtedly be overstepping his authority and disregarding his superiors. But the problem lay in the fact that he had another identity in addition to his rank as an officer in the military. He was a master in both configuration and technique deployment. He could be promoted to the position of a master. In the Heavenly Yuan Empire, this was an illustrious position comparable to that of a second-class Star-Lord.
In the military, academic status would certainly give way to military rank. But in a domain like Sinful Poison, which required profound space-time configuration theory and technical support, even the highest officer of the relay station, Sir Yan Chichu, would have to listen to Officer Sheng Zhan's opinion with an open mind.
Needless to say, whether it was Chang Yihui or Shi Yuan, they actually had a bit of tacit understanding and preparation in their hearts.
Chang Yihui's face remained calm and collected. He just leaned slightly to the side and spoke with a relatively gentle tone: "If you have any opinions, Officer Sheng Zhan can raise them."
Sheng Zhan did not speak immediately. Instead, he used his thick fingers to light up one projection area after another in the air. It was like a demonstration board in a classroom. Looking at it, it was filled with densely packed formulas, numbers, and extremely complicated diagrams and sections.
More than half of the people who came over were Sir Shi Yuan's guards. They were used to fighting on the battlefield and rolling on the frontline. The moment they saw the cold structure of numbers, they felt like they had been kicked back to the dark time before the general education exam. They were panicking, breathless, and dizzy. They did not feel good at all.
Only a few people, such as Luande, showed great interest in these "display boards". More people were looking at each other:
Was this "master's demeanor" going to give a long speech?
In this slight restlessness, Sheng Zhan lit up the final projection. It was surprisingly refreshing. It was just a standard timer interface. The precision was relatively high, and it could be accurate to ten thousandths of the basic time.
Sheng Zhan confirmed the time through this interface:
"0.2136 seconds."
As soon as his voice fell, a dazzling red light and an alarm came at the same time.
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