Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle …
In the large research base, electric currents were spreading, and many machines were smoking. The researchers present were repairing these machines. The data and information inside were their blood and sweat, and they could not be destroyed just like that.
Many people looked at the [Earth King Equipment] in the metal cabinet with complicated expressions. Their faces hurt a little.
Especially the person in charge of the research base. His face was ashen. He knew that he had lost all of Shi Hulie's trust in the situation just now.
"Why did this plan work? It was clearly calculated, and it didn't work at all!"
The person in charge of the research base could not understand this no matter how hard he thought about it. Could it be that their ten years of hard work could not compare to what a mechanical genius could achieve in a few days?
This reality was hard for the person in charge of the research base to accept, and even more so for the researchers present.
Shi Hulie and Shi Di could not be bothered with this situation. Their goal was to activate the [Earth King Equipment]. As for who did it, it did not matter.
At this moment, Shi Hulie was sitting in front of a table in a secret room, personally holding a green teacup and handing it to Hayashi River. The smile on his face was like the spring breeze, and he looked like an amiable elder.
"Sir, are you the current person in charge of the Shi Family?"
Lin Chuan drank his tea and praised it for being good. He ignored Shi Hulie's aura, which was as deep as an abyss and as vast as a mountain.
He was secretly shocked. Moon Core and Mossy Bone had analyzed Shi Hulie's strength, and he was at least an unparalleled expert of the fourth level of the eighth realm.
This kind of strength was too rare in the Sea-Ao Empire. If news of this got out, it would be enough to reshuffle the ranking of the top experts in the Sea-Ao Empire.
Studying Hayashi River, Shi Hulie was full of smiles. "Young Mister Chuan, you are really young and promising. To have such attainments in the field of mechanics at such a young age, your future achievements will probably leave a heavy mark in the history of mechanics. "
"Old Mister Shi, you flatter me. You came to find me personally because you want the [Earth King Equipment] to operate for a long time, right? " Hayashi River put down the teacup and knocked on the side of the teacup. A clear sound rang out as he spoke unhurriedly.
Shi Hulie's expression changed slightly. His eyes looked a little turbid, but there were strands of brilliance flickering in them. Not a single strand of it leaked out, like lightning covered by dark clouds.
He sized up Hayashi River. Looking at this mechanic's overly young face, he sighed deeply and nodded. "That's right. Young Master Chuan, I'm a Northlander, I don't like to do things sloppily, I'll just say it directly. Within half a month, I need this [Earth King Equipment] to operate for half an hour. I wonder if Little Mister Chuan can do it? If we can do it, the Shi family is willing to pay any price and accept any request from Young Mr. Chuan. "
Any request …
Hayashi River looked at Shi Hulie. With his keen perception, he could feel the terrifying power from Shi Hulie's body.
To negotiate with such a powerful existence, honestly speaking, Hayashi River was very unwilling. If Shi Hulie suddenly had evil thoughts, even if he had all kinds of methods, he would not be able to escape at such a close distance.
Of course, the possibility of this was very small. Even if the Shi family could cover the sky with one hand in Shi Haishan City, they would not become enemies with the mechanic organization for no reason.
Hayashi River revealed a pondering expression. He opened the light screen and began a series of calculations, as though he was estimating the time.
After a moment, Hayashi River stopped, frowning. "Old Mister Shi. Your request is actually not difficult, but there is a very big problem. Half a month's time is too short. Forcefully activating the [Earth King Equipment] may cause irreversible damage. Can you accept such a loss? "
Hearing these words, even with Shi Hulie's shrewdness, he could not help but reveal a trace of excitement. He needed this [Earth King Equipment] to activate and open the door to the sealed region.
As long as he opened that door, even if the [Earth King Equipment] was completely destroyed, there would be no problem.
As his emotions surged, Shi Hulie was indeed an old and experienced person. His expression changed, and he collected his thoughts. He did not speak, as though he was weighing the pros and cons of this.
After thinking for a while, Shi Hulie sighed. "As long as I can activate and operate this thing for more than half an hour within half a month. I can accept such a loss. "
"Okay."
Hayashi River nodded, but in his heart, he was even more vigilant towards this old fellow.
As for Shi Hulie's plan, Hayashi River was very clear. Suddenly hearing that the door to the sealed region could be opened, and this old fellow was still deliberately mystifying things. One could see how cunning he was.
However, speaking of mystifying things, this was also what Hayashi River was best at.
"Then it's settled. What reward does Young Mister Chuan want, as long as our Shi family can get it, we will definitely satisfy you. "Shi Hulie clapped his hands and smiled.
Hayashi River nodded, and discussed some details with Shi Hulie, before getting up to leave.
"Young Mister Chuan, why don't you use our Shi family's laboratory? In terms of level of advancement, our equipment here is not inferior to any laboratory on the continent, "Shi Hulie suggested.
Hearing this, Hayashi River knew what this old fellow was planning. The activation of the [Earth King Equipment] was too important to Shi Hulie, so he naturally wanted everything to be carried out under his watch.
"Old Mister Shi, are you talking about this laboratory? The hardware here is not bad, but as for the people here, one, they may not welcome me, and two, in my opinion, they are not even comparable to my new student assistants. "
Hayashi River said casually, but there was a hint of mockery in his tone.
Hearing this, Shi Hulie and Shi Di blushed. This young machinist's words were not polite at all, but he was speaking the truth, so no one could refute him.
Shi Hulie laughed, changed the topic, and personally sent Hayashi River out.
An old man and a young man walked on the forest path, with Shi Di following behind. This scene almost made the eyeballs of the guards in the forest fall out of their sockets.
These guards were the elite of the Shi family, carefully selected. Some of them had been here for almost 20 years. In all these years, the number of times this old ancestor of the Shi family had walked out of his residence could be counted on one hand.
Not to mention, he was walking side by side with a young man, talking and laughing.
Who was this young man?
As Shi Hulie and Hayashi River were talking in low voices, the former suddenly froze, looking at the southern district of the inner city in the distance.
"Old Mister Shi, what's wrong?" Hayashi River was taken aback, asking in surprise.
Shi Hulie frowned, shaking his head slightly. He felt a faintly discernible and terrifying aura appear in the southern district of the inner city, but it disappeared in a flash.
Suddenly, Shi Hulie's expression changed. A flame rose from his body, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into two barriers that protected Lin Chuan and Shi Di.
His figure swayed and immediately became blurry. He raised his hand and pointed out a finger. A green finger energy penetrated his body and fiercely stabbed into the shadow of a big tree not far away.
Bang!
The finger force of a level-eight fighter, even without the stimulation of the Heart Yuan Equipment, was still frightening. The ground under the shadow exploded, revealing a pit with a diameter of ten meters.
An incorporeal shadow darted out like a formless gust of wind, darting towards them in an instant.
"Shi Hulie, after so many years, I didn't expect you to improve again. Hahaha … Do you still recognize me?" The shadow-like person laughed, coming straight towards them.
"Who are you? You hide your head but show your tail. You don't dare to show your face? "
Shi Hulie frowned, scolding coldly. He waved his hands, attacking like lightning towards this person.
At the same time, a green light shield appeared around him. It was a defensive shield formed purely from Psychic Force, protecting him. It was a combination of attack and defense.
Bang, bang, bang …
In an instant, both sides exchanged dozens of blows. There were only muffled sounds of collisions, but not a single bit of energy leaked out.
This was not because both sides were restraining themselves, but because Shi Hulie was trying his best to control himself, dispersing the energy from both sides.
This was the Shi Family's territory. This shadow-like person's strength was terrifying. He was also a level-eight fighter.
When two level-eight fighters clashed, half of the mountain would collapse with just a few blows …
"Haha … You dog, are you feeling aggrieved? Are you afraid that fighting at your doorstep will destroy your Shi Family's territory?"
The attacker laughed smugly, and his attacks became fiercer. As he waved his fists, his fists seemed to be burning. Faint blue flames danced, and his fists were like lightning, blasting forward.
In an instant, a whirlwind of blue flames appeared in the area. Anything that was sucked into it was burned by the blue flames, or crushed into pieces by the terrifying fist force.
This scene caused Lin Chuan's eyelids to twitch madly. Regardless of whether it was Shi Hulie or the powerful ambusher, they did not use Heart Origin Equipment, but the power of their attacks had already surpassed the limits of a seven-star heavy Heart Origin Equipment.
This was Shi Hulie's deliberate suppression. Otherwise, the area within a radius of a thousand meters would have been flattened, much less this forest.
"Shi Hulie, this old man, why did he set up a defensive shield …"
Hayashi River glanced around. The [Moon Core] had already scanned the defensive shield. It required the strength of a level-seven fighter to break it.
If he broke it, Hayashi River's strength would be exposed. However, if he did not break the shield, he would be caught in the whirlpool of a fight between level-eight fighters. The danger was self-evident.
Immediately, Hayashi River's head hurt. He thought he was cautious enough, but because of an accident, he fell into such an awkward situation.
To the side, Shi Di, who was also in the defensive shield, was pale with fright. His body trembled like a sieve, his eyes rolled back, and he looked like he could faint at any time.
A few days ago, in the chaos of the inner city, Shi Di had just walked the line of life and death. Only a few days later, he was in such danger again.
Moreover, the situation this time was even more terrifying than the previous few days. Was a fight between two level-eight fighters a joke?
In war, when level-eight fighters fought, the armies of both sides would retreat, leaving an area of a city as the battlefield.
Now, in the center of the fight between two powerful fighters, one foot had already stepped into the quagmire of death.
Boom …
The extremely sharp finger energy collided with the blue flame fist energy, creating a loud sound. The ground caved in, revealing the rock layer of the mountain.
The entire ground trembled, and the people nearby even felt the earth shake. Shi Hulie's expression changed, and he shouted, "If you are here for me, then let's find a place to settle this, shall we?"
"Shi Hulie, you dog, do you think I'm stupid? Since I'm here for you, naturally I'm against the Shi Family. You want me to leave? Do you think I'm as stupid as that guy back then, to be your shield … "
The shadow-like person shouted with a smile.
Shi Hulie's face twitched violently. He could no longer maintain his composure, and his expression changed. It seemed that the attacker's words had touched upon a great secret in his heart.
"You …" Shi Hulie stared at the person, as if trying to figure out the person's true identity.
Suddenly, his expression changed again, and he cried out inwardly. He turned his head to look, and saw a figure silently scuttling out from another direction, holding a double-edged oddly shaped long blade. With a light wave, a faint blue flame blade light flew out, and like cutting vegetables, it cut open the defensive barrier he had set up.
Then, the sword energy curled and trapped Hayashi River within. The oddly shaped longsword was like a big bag tied to it, and it sped off in another direction with Hayashi River.
"How dare you all! How dare you kidnap an honorable guest of the Shi Family! "
Shi Hulie was enraged. He could no longer suppress the murderous intent in his chest. He attacked brazenly and slapped at the figure wielding the longsword.
Rumble!
His palm continued to expand and condensed into a giant palm shadow. It reached out with earth-shattering force, and everywhere it passed, trees and rocks were shattered.
However, the shadow-like person flashed and punched out, punching through the giant palm.
"Son of a b * tch, looks like you value this guest a lot! Then, we'll take this person away, hehehe … "
The shadow-like person roared and punched out with both fists. The blue flame whirlwind around him suddenly exploded, turning into a flaming mist that shrouded the area.
Shi Hulie snorted angrily and waved both palms to disperse the flaming mist, but the figure of the assailant was nowhere to be seen.
As for the person who kidnapped Hayashi River, he had long since disappeared without a trace. It was too late to chase after him …
"Who is it?! Why … "
Shi Hulie clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. He was enraged to the extreme.
Originally, there was hope of activating the Earth King Equipment. The plan he had been working on for decades was about to succeed.
Now, Lin Chuan had been taken away. The target of these two ambushers had clearly been that young Mechanic from the start.
Not only that, what shocked Shi Hulie the most was that the shadow-like person revealed a big secret from the past.
That secret had been buried in Shi Hulie's heart for decades and he had never mentioned it to anyone. How did this sneak attacker reveal it?
Suddenly, Shi Hulie was enraged, and a shadow shrouded his heart.
At this time, Fowler rushed over and screamed in horror when he saw the scene.
"Where's Mr. Chuan? What … kidnapped … "
"What should we do?! No, I need to contact the local Machinists Guild branch … "
Fowler took out his communicator, but before he could make the call, Shi Hulie raised his hand and the communicator broke into pieces.
"You …" Fowler's face was pale, as if he was frightened.
"Are you Fowler? I heard Shi Di mention you. Mr. Chuan was kidnapped from the Shi family, so naturally, the Shi family will try our best to find him. Give us two hours, and we'll definitely find Mr. Chuan's whereabouts, "Shi Hulie said in a deep voice.
Fowler's mouth moved as if he wanted to say what if he couldn't find him, but he noticed Shi Di shaking his head secretly. He showed a helpless expression and nodded in agreement.
In fact, Fowler was just acting. His body, Fuka No. 1, had already received Hayashi River's location.
"Then, I'll leave everything to the Shi family …" Fowler sighed and said.
…
At the same time.
Hayashi River was wrapped in a big net of interweaving blue flames. He was dragged by the mysterious swordsman into the depths of Shi Haishan.
Whoosh!
In front of him, the person crashed into a mountain wall, but it was like jumping into water. Circles of ripples appeared, and Hayashi River was dragged into it.
This is … a secret realm?!
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