When Sambot came out to stretch his old bones, he had a strange expression on his face when he saw the group in the courtyard.
It would've been fine if the person sleeping on Huimao was a graceful girl, but it just had to be a bearded man. Sambot found it strange no matter how he looked at it. When he was chatting with Pian Huo last night, he even suggested that she shave off her beard so that she would look more energetic. In the end, Pian Huo didn't listen to him and used other words to fool him.
In fact, Pian Huo thought to herself at the time: Are you kidding me? It took me a lot of effort to decorate myself. How can I shave it just like that? A beard was the best way to hide one's appearance and change one's temperament. Moreover, makeup was simple and convenient. At least, that was what she thought. That was why Pian Huo would always add a bit of beard whenever she changed clothes.
"My lord, that person isn't here." While Sambot was looking at the strange group in the courtyard, one of his subordinates came over and whispered.
The "person" he mentioned was actually Czedow. Sambot trusted Pian Huo more than he trusted Silin. After all, Silin was brought here by Yu Linglong, and Sambot had to be careful when it came to anything related to the Yu Family. It was inevitable that he would be more vigilant. Even if Silin had saved his life before, Sambot couldn't be at ease. Moreover, after witnessing Czedow's abilities, Sambot paid a lot of attention to him.
Silin said that only he and Czedow had come here, but Silin was here and Czedow was nowhere to be seen. Why would they go out when there was food and other things here?
Sambot nodded slightly to show that he understood.
Sambot's subordinates recovered very quickly after treatment. Those who worked in this line of work had to have a much stronger physique. Being able to act as Sambot's bodyguards not only earned them deep trust, but their abilities were also guaranteed.
The Czedow they spoke of was indeed not in the courtyard. Czedow was collecting information around the civilian area and strengthening the defense network. This way, the signals they detected would be able to filter out the original residents here and screen out the suspicious ones. They couldn't just wait here and do nothing.
Czedow was walking in stealth mode. This way, he could observe the people in this area without being discovered. It was as if he was a bystander looking at the true face of this area.
Silin told him that this place had changed a little too much, and that the population used to be a lot bigger than it used to be. Czedow had copied some of the information and records of this area, and he was able to understand the situation back then. Even he himself found it hard to imagine that Silin was born in a place like this.
Weak, too weak. The people around him, regardless of physique or natural lifespan, were too short. Czedow had heard from Sha Rou and Shi Tang that they lived in the civilian district as well, but the gap between them was too big. The average constitution of the commoners in the Mist Bodhisattva Empire was several times, if not dozens of times stronger. Czedow only needed to do a cursory scan to know the genetic condition of most people in this area. No wonder they had no choice but to live in this place.
Czedow saw a lot of people with serious genetic defects, and most of them were children. There were no adults among them because they couldn't grow to adulthood safely. Not even the best genetic medicines had much of a chance to change them. However, these children didn't seem to feel their own sorrow or the "death" of this area at all. They chatted and played with the adults and their friends. They were too young to understand. Or maybe they didn't even realize that they were one of those who were sad. Or maybe they had grown up too early and gotten over it.
Czedow checked the radiation level, heavy metal and poisonous pollution around the area. It had exceeded the resistance range of the children with the lowest genetic quality. If this continued, it would only accelerate the death of these children.
There were basically no fish or prawns in the river. When the planetary government built an artificial river, they raised a group of aquatic creatures. However, these creatures didn't survive for long. While fishing was one reason, the other reason was that the productivity of these aquatic creatures was so low that they were destroyed by various factors before they could adapt to the environment.
The reason Cillin bought a house here wasn't because he wanted to build a huge territory. Instead, he wanted to build a huge underground radiation protection network and a heavy metal filter. This network wouldn't be detected by the 'Sky Eye', it wouldn't be detected by the people in this area, but at least the people with the lowest genes would be able to stay in this world for a while longer. They wouldn't wither before they grew up like Hannah did back then.
Hmm?
Suddenly, Czedow looked at a certain place. That place belonged to Cillin's planning area, and there were some sensing facilities there as well. Just now, Czedow had sensed an abnormal signal coming from that direction.
Ten people? This was probably the second group of pursuers after yesterday.
Czedow ran towards that direction. Silin had bought the place yesterday, and there were only a few abandoned houses around.
Many shadows passed through the abandoned houses so quickly that normal people couldn't see them. Suddenly, the person running at the very front stopped on a half-collapsed wall. Behind him, the other nine people stopped one after another, and each of them stood in different places, forming a formation.
The leader was wearing a mask so that his face couldn't be seen. He could see many things invisible to the naked eye through the mask, such as the invisible Czedow who was walking towards him step by step.
The other nine people were wearing the same equipment, so of course they could see Czedow too. However, the image they saw wasn't clear. They could only see a rough outline, and not Czedow's actual appearance.
"Who are you?" The leader asked in a hoarse voice. It was impossible to tell his age from his voice.
These people knew that there couldn't be such a powerful person who could hide in front of them in this civilian district, and the information of Sambert's bodyguards didn't show such a person either. So, this person was sent by Yu Linglong?
Czedow didn't say anything. A series of shots answered them. There were no people from Sambert here, so Czedow didn't need to pretend anymore.
His shots were almost silent, and they were very fast. Czedow moved very fast while shooting, so even if these people could see his figure through the mask, they might not be able to keep up with his speed.
Seven seconds later, Czedow stopped moving and slowly revealed himself. There was an opening at the tip of each of his fingers, and it was the source of the bullets he shot out. There was no need for him to use a gun at all. He himself was an excellent weapon.
However, the bullets he shot this time were a little different. Czedow had added some "neural" network to them.
After taking care of the pursuers yesterday, Silin told Czedow about the arm guard Pian Huo was wearing. Czedow had modified it after listening to him. Pian Huo's arm guard was probably given to her by Sihuang. It had a high firing speed and a tracking function, and Czedow was very suitable for this kind of weapon.
The bullets Czedow fired from his fingertips were a part of himself, and they could track their target under his control. Their firing speed might not be as fast as Cillin's Purgatory Thunder Snake, but even if they were blocked once, Czedow could still control them to track their target after they hit the ground. Unless the mechanical nerves inside the bullet were destroyed and the connection was severed, or if the bullet was beyond a certain range and Czedow couldn't control it anymore, the bullet would continue to track its target until it successfully caught up to its target.
This group of ten didn't expect to run into an opponent like this. Some of them didn't manage to dodge the bullets, and those who did didn't expect the bullets to fly at them again in the next moment. Czedow's own speed was taken into account, so the entire conflict took less than ten seconds.
Czedow was pretty satisfied with the result after looking at the ten people who had died. He waved his hand, and the bullets returned to Czedow's hand and merged back into his body. After taking care of the corpses, Czedow continued to collect information.
Over at the courtyard, Silin was aware of the signal when the protective network set up there emitted it. Even the sleeping Huimao's ears twitched. When Czedow was dealing with the ten people, Wheeze's head shot up and its eyes were as wide as saucers. His first thought: Czedow has gotten stronger again! His second thought: Meow my, my shiny fur!
Pian Huo's saliva touched Huimao's fur a little. After Huimao woke up, he raised his front paw and slapped Pian Huo. Then, the man and the cat began to quarrel, push, yell, and scratch as they entered the building from Silin's side.
After entering Pian Huo's room, the man and the cat stopped at the same time.
"Cillin won't be angry, right?" Piping Huo poked the gray cat beside him who was deep in thought.
"I … don't think so." Huimao remembered that he had eaten a lot of fish biscuits before he went to sleep. Just now, he saw some suspicious debris and … the smell of fish, fish biscuits, and dried fish on Silin's pants other than the saliva marks.
After Pian Huo and Huimao ran into the building, Silin looked at the two large saliva marks on his pants, and then at the man and cat who had been hiding inside for a long time. He patted the grass and half-dried food on his pants.
These two fellows escaped really quickly!
Sambot and the others didn't know that Czedow had taken care of the second group of pursuers outside. Even Pian Huo couldn't tell if Silin knew or not. After all, she had something from Sihuang.
Czedow returned at night. Some of the necessary arrangements had been completed, and some of the planned projects could be completed tomorrow. Huimao was in charge of digging the land.
For the next two days, Sang Bai was puzzled as to why there were no more pursuers. He had also suspected Celine until Pian Huo told him that Celine and the others had secretly taken care of two groups of pursuers. Only then did Sang Bai understand.
After Czedow took care of the ten pursuers, another group came over and was taken care of by both Huimao and Czedow. Silin stayed in Sambot's courtyard all this time while Czedow and Huimao went to finish the underground project.
On the fifth day, Yu Linglong contacted Silin and told him that the reinforcements had arrived.
After verifying each other's identities, Silin brought Sambot to the place where the reinforcements had landed. There was an invisible spaceplane parked there.
Silin didn't know the reinforcements, but Sambot did. Sambot conversed with the person, and it seemed that their relationship was pretty good. Yu Linglong was also considerate.
"Is our mission complete, Silin?" Huimao patted Silin's shoulder.
"Yes." Yu Linglong only told Silin to hand Sambot over to the reinforcements and that the mission was over.
The person talking to Sambot glanced at Silin and waved his hand. The two people inside the spaceplane carried out three big boxes one after another. Inside the boxes were the rewards for this mission. The boxes were filled with rare metals, and any one of them could be sold for a good price.
Wheeze curled its tail in satisfaction when it saw the three boxes. It naturally began to value these metals. After subtracting their expenses for this trip, subtracting Cillin's enormous underground defense network, and subtracting Lord Cat's own hard work, there was still a lot of money left. It was enough to buy a lot of fish biscuits.
"Celine, thank you for this time." Sambot thanked Silin sincerely before he left. Although he wasn't satisfied with the Yu Family, Sambot knew that if he and his subordinates hadn't run into Silin, they wouldn't have had it so easy.
"You're welcome. It's just a mission."
Sambot paused and asked, "Do you agree with the Yu Family's point of view?"
"I don't know what the Yu Family's point of view is or what position they stand on. I'm just a hunter." Silin looked at Sambot, "You've done very well."
Compared to a lot of people, Sambot had done very well in his position. This was Silin's affirmation of Sambot.
Sambot smiled and didn't say anything else. He walked into the spaceplane with his subordinates. Before he entered the spaceplane, Sambot glanced at Pian Huo again and sighed regretfully.
The spaceplane rose into the air and quickly disappeared from sight. It was far away from this planet.
"Silin, where are you going next?" Pian Huo followed behind Silin and asked.
"Sector S."
Pian Huo: "..."
Originally, Pian Huo was planning to follow Silin and see how a Hunter squad hunted, but Silin's next destination was her hometown, Sector S. She didn't have much freedom after entering Sector S. After all, the three forces that controlled Sector S right now were all acquaintances.
"Are you going to find Flying Snake or Gen Xingfu?" Pian Huo asked.
"I'm going to find the 'queen'."
Silin's answer puzzled Pian Huo a lot. Angenia, the 'queen' of Sector S, had always treated everyone coldly, but as far as she knew, Angenia treated Silin exceptionally well, even better than she treated Gen Xingfu and the others. Moreover, not long after Silin's squad left for Golden Beginning, the usually depressed and dispirited Yuan Xingfu became a lot more cheerful. He was no longer as gloomy as he used to be, and although he still looked sickly, it was a huge change compared to before.
After thinking about it, Pian Huo decided to return with Silin and the others. It was about time they returned. However, they had to be prepared to be scolded by their master again. Every time they went out, Pian Huo couldn't avoid a scolding when she returned. Every time she was scolded, Pian Huo would continue to go out as usual, and the current Fire Phoenix didn't stop her either.
Before they left, Silin went to the yard where Genya used to live and stuck the curly leaf pattern on his finger onto the almost bald Fuji Tree. In the next moment, the tree entered the ring. The place where the Fuji Tree used to be was sunken. There was no longer a Fuji Tree here.
"Are we still coming here in the future?" Huimao asked.
"Of course." Silin answered.
"When?"
"I don't know. It could be a few years, or a few decades." No matter how long it would be, they would still come and visit.
Pian Huo didn't board the same spaceplane as Silin and the others. She had her own spaceplane, and Sambot and the others were the ones who had come here earlier.
Silin didn't call the Eleventh Squad because this was a private matter. It was fine if he led the squad to the place last time, but there was no need to call the Eleventh Squad this time. They had their own plans. Just like Wushe said, the vanguard after the battle had grown even more nervous than before. It was a vague sign that another storm was about to arrive, a storm that would reshuffle all the cards.
It didn't matter if it was the conflict in the hunter world, the conflict in the military, or the contest between the politicians, none of these things could affect Sector S. The former prison was the reason Sector S was immune to the first three invasions. After the collapse of the almost independent prison system, it was scattered and infiltrated into the forces and organizations of Sector S. Now, it was guarded by the three great forces together. It was extremely difficult for any outside force to interfere.
There might be a lot of people who looked down on the ragtag army of Sector S, but if the people who were once imprisoned were taken into consideration, then this ragtag army couldn't be underestimated.
There were killers, abandoned hunters, defeated politicians, and former generals in the military. After the prison was removed, these people were integrated into what people thought was a motley crew. Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Sector S's security was relatively tight, but Cillin had publicized his identity verification information and emphasized that the spaceplane belonged to Golden Beginning the moment he entered Sector S. Of course, he wouldn't reveal his personal information.
Silin had the pass Angenia gave him, and the three great forces patrolling Sector S didn't try to stop Silin. Therefore, Silin's journey into Sector S had been smooth.
However, before Silin could head to Golden Beginning's headquarters, a patrol team from Fire Phoenix intercepted them. To be more precise, the patrol team's target was Pian Huo. However, since Silin's spaceplane and Pian Huo's spaceplane were flying together, they were stopped at the same time.
The other party didn't mean any harm, and they greeted Silin politely when they intercepted them. According to Pian Huo's reaction, the interloper was very familiar with her, and they invited Silin to join them.
These people wouldn't attack Silin and his group. From the conversation Huimao eavesdropped, it was obvious that the interloper just wanted to entertain Pian Huo's friends, Silin and his group.
"Got it," Czedow said.
Before entering the patrol ship, Czedow found out the interloper's identity and former identity based on the name and image mapping Huimao overheard.
Silin had obtained some military information from Wushe, but it was information from more than a decade ago. Even Wushe might not be able to get his hands on the latest detailed information. Czedow was the one who found the interloper's identity through this information.
"Ran Zai, former colonel of the League of Stars army, subordinate to General Si Fang …"
Czedow projected all the information he could find. It wasn't detailed, but it was enough to get a general idea of the interloper's former identity.
Ran Zai was one of the people who was demoted and imprisoned along with General Si Fang during the incident. However, he wasn't imprisoned in the highest level prison. The lowest military rank in the highest level prison was originally a major general, and Ran Zai wasn't qualified back then. However, it was exactly because of this that Ran Zai didn't die in a sea of fire with the people in the highest level prison. He joined Fire Phoenix after the prison was abolished.
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