Chapter 229: Arrival of the War Corps, Commander Mo Zhen Ting!

"Has your mental realm entered Manifest Saint?"

Tai Jun asked calmly.

"No."

Feng Wuyang shook his head.

"Oh, so you just feel you haven't got many years left to live, and decided to go die on purpose? To win a glorious reputation?"

Tai Jun sneered, speaking in a sharp, sarcastic tone:

"If the Great Expansion movement you single-handedly spearheaded gets declassified, made public, forget 'martyr' — the Judgment Court will inevitably nail you to the Pillar of Shame as a 'traitor', leaving your name to stink for ten thousand years.

All citizens of Hengzhou New Star, those innocent people who lost children, who lost family, I believe they'd be more than happy to spit on your gravestone, maybe even do something more extreme."

Feng Wuyang's face was calm; this Governor Tai didn't speak, the hard lines carved by time making him like a silent sculpture.

But the moment he opened his mouth, that out-of-character vibe welled up naturally, pure old-soldier-rogue stance.

"Once you're dead, what do you care about all that. You're becoming more and more human, A Tai."

Feng Wuyang reached out casually, wanting to pat Tai Jun's shoulder, but the latter sidestepped and avoided it.

"History will give me a fair verdict. Of New Dongxia's thirty-two administrative districts, only the Four Alliances Region maintains a high-intensity blockade.

If the Star God Calamity isn't resolved, this place will always be the first front line — what development can there be?

Relying on the Four Alliances Region's strategic resources, once it breaks free of the blockade, it will inevitably take off.

In the future, if we choose external expansion, the Four Alliances Region can completely become a new springboard toward the Galaxy!"

Feng Wuyang pushed aside the war sand table, pulled up the star chart.

A magnificent model leaped out, encompassing the four administrative districts of Hengzhou, Yuan Prefecture, Liao Prefecture, and Meng Prefecture.

The planetary main body attracted several satellite fortresses around it, forming a massive structure.

Like a giant Torch, shining in the Galaxy.

"Three thousand years! New Dongxia, a full three thousand years, unable to carry out effective expansion! This is precisely the fundamental reason the Council Chamber produces discordant voices.

Some feel New Dongxia maintaining its current situation is enough.

All major administrative districts should halt their steps, rest and recuperate."

Feng Wuyang's voice was flat.

This Governor Tai who never left his residence actually knew the Imperial Capital Center, the Military Department Building's various situations extremely well.

Tai Jun fell silent, almost forgetting Feng Wuyang came from a War Corps, belonged to the standard Hawk Faction.

Current New Dongxia was indeed at a critical stage.

The Imperial Capital Center had a "Restorationist Faction" and a "Restorationist Faction".

The Military Department had a "Hawk Faction" and a "Dove Faction".

Even the Martial Association had to split into "new and old".

This situation was jokingly called "Left-Right Struggle" on the Dark Web.

Some said the left side was a war quagmire, the abyss of ruin.

Others said the right side was debauchery and pleasure, content with enjoyment.

Each argued endlessly, no one could persuade anyone.

Actually everyone understood, New Dongxia whose Civilization Fire illuminated half the Galaxy, just lacked a decisive, authoritative voice.

Without doubt, the Nine Marshals' slumber truly affected this carriage's driving speed and direction.

"Governor Tai hopes to continue maintaining the Great Expedition, hopes Hengzhou, even the Four Alliances Region, as the backbone force of expansion, wins the Imperial Capital side's attention, right?"

Tai Jun asked summarizingly.

Feng Wuyang nodded:

"But those are later talk. The pressing matter now, I must ensure Hengzhou's full-scale Great Expansion, push forward the Western Front and Eastern Front battles.

From this moment, I need you to activate wartime state, mobilize all Hengzhou resources, guarantee logistics and frontline operations."

Tai Jun seemed to accept the order, face solemn as he asked:

"Governor Tai, have you made the decision to activate my War Mode?"

Feng Wuyang nodded, affirmative answer:

"Correct, effective immediately."

Tai Jun's deep eyes flashed with massive data streams, his spirit like connecting to a vast network, electronic signals surging in furious torrents, like a top-tier tsunami, rapidly pushing terrifying aftershocks in all directions.

Front to back, probably less than thirty seconds, the orders Tai Jun issued received full response.

This massive city beneath Tai Jun's feet, like a pumping heart, the moment of contraction and release, delivered scorching, boiling, vigorous blood to every Urban Circle!

The war horn has been blown, its lingering notes will spread across the entire Hengzhou New Star in a few days or several months.

"Governor Feng, hope your achievements can be recognized by the masses."

Tai Jun gazed deeply at the Governor Tai who had accompanied him for decades, bowed and bent at the waist, like seeing someone off:

"Hope your name can appear on that Galaxy Monument in the Imperial Capital."

Feng Wuyang accepted calmly, slowly walked toward his own room.

Dense-as-a-forest matrix devices lit up again, like the Sun's mental power landing one by one, entering the Divine Spirit Pillar's Secondary World.

……

……

"Finished watching the mealtime show, this Feng Family Army disbanded after participating in a few National Wars."

Qin Shi's tone was full of regret, this one hundred percent realism, like a sand-table-simulated war game, got him quite hooked.

Especially airship tanks coordinating with Divine Machines to sweep, forming an unstoppable Steel Torrent, made the blood boil watching it.

"In short, one sentence: poor means tactical maneuvering, rich means firepower coverage."

Qin Shi was still unsatisfied; he kept seeing the expressive power of the Martial Path in one Great War after another.

Full-time professionals wearing Biological Armor, after integrated training, placed in complex terrain and chaotic battlefields, were simply like sharp knives thrusting out, producing remarkably effective results.

"The New Martial Arts faction is indeed suitable for serving as all kinds of troop types; without them acting as gears to support the war machine, it would be hard to stabilize the situation."

Qin Shi pondered, seeming to have benefited greatly.

After leaving the screening room, he spent twenty Xu Kong Coins to open an Advanced Training Room.

"It is quite expensive, but with Super Xiao He helping to mine for a few days, the cost can be earned back."

Qin Shi sat in the Advanced Training Room, which provided rich functions such as "Computing Power Deduction", "Martial Arts Simulation", and "Real-time Combat".

Super Xiao He had told him that a perfect Secondary World like the Great Universe Server, unique in existence, had an extremely good cultivation-assisting effect, a hundred times stronger than Qiguang Heng University's Virtual Combat Room.

"Start with the Meditation Method."

Qin Shi closed his eyes and activated the "one hundred Xu Kong Coins per hour" Computing Power Deduction.

Hum—

His Consciousness Sea seemed to receive an amplification; his Spiritual Field Power doubled, and the speed of his thought operation became unimaginably fast.

As the Xu Kong Meditation Method passed down by He Lanchan continued to operate, strands of spiritual power intertwined and condensed, presenting a flat, smooth, simple ancient copper mirror.

This is the sign of promotion to the second layer.

From a Xu Kong Altar that refined non-self objects, it grew into a Xu Kong Ancient Mirror that imprints external scenery!

The breakthrough of the Meditation Method came naturally.

Qin Shi's Spiritual Field Power was originally very close to the Hundred Point Threshold, especially after absorbing the Divinity Crystal and sublimating the Stele Panel, he gained unprecedented huge benefits.

Inside that Xu Kong Ancient Mirror, two dou-sized characters were arrayed like stars.

They were respectively "Cloud" and "Wind".

"One is Canglong Dojo's Horizontal Cloud Hundred Strikes, one is Yu Li's Myriad Phenomena Wind Array."

Qin Shi sat upright without moving, eyes closed in deep thought.

These two dou-sized characters are both Heart Momentum divine rhymes; they can be refined into the Hundred Aspects as nourishment for comprehension.

He then activated the "Martial Arts Simulation" function; Xu Kong Coins flowed out like water.

The two characters Wind and Cloud evolved into two little figures, repeatedly practicing the moves imprinted from the Xu Kong Ancient Mirror.

The data-driven nature of the 【Muscle Memory】 Achievement let Qin Shi see numbers jumping rapidly on his forehead, proficiency soaring swiftly.

After roughly a day and a night, Horizontal Cloud Hundred Strikes and Myriad Phenomena Wind Array both rose to max level, completely integrating into Hongsheng Hundred Aspects, their Heart Momentum divine rhymes put to his use.

"The Xu Kong Meditation Method paired with the Great Universe Server makes cultivation like idling. I used to think Lao He cultivating Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Powers of Heart Momentum was a sheer fantasy.

But now, I can do it too!"

Qin Shi's mouth corner hooked up; he felt that as long as he developed enough, Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Powers was not out of reach.

In the Inner Landscape, Super Xiao He, sensing the Xu Kong Coin balance rapidly shrinking, frowned.

He sighed faintly, seemingly lamenting Qin Shi's prodigality, then silently shouldered his pickaxe and went to the Netherworld to mine.

"Shameless brat exploiting child labor."

The Netherworld is the Virtual Number Ocean, stably producing refined substances, the core material for smelting "Xu Kong Coins".

Very early on, the Entropy Sea Bank made public the techniques of how to encode and how to use encryption algorithms.

Subsequently issuing and repurchasing Xu Kong Coins with high circulation efficiency.

This caused many Spiritual Path practitioners to rush forward one after another into the Netherworld to mine.

They used powerful spirit to absorb Dimensional Energy, refine refined substances, and obtain "Xu Kong Coins".

Then exchange for resources at the Entropy Sea Bank, or purchase services.

He Lanchan's Xu Kong Meditation Method, plus the Great Limit Barrier of the Spiritual Residence in the Inner Landscape, gave Qin Shi a great advantage in this regard.

Others roaming the Netherworld, absorbing Dimensional Energy, must be careful, fearing being targeted by Netherworld Great Demons.

Because in the boundless pitch-black ocean, the brighter the spiritual light, the more covetous gazes it attracts.

Also representing a greater possibility of becoming prey.

But Qin Shi is different; he bears the Symbolic Emblems of four Divine Spirit Pillars, so even swaggering through the Netherworld is very safe.

Plus the Xu Kong Meditation Method cooperating with the Inner Landscape, fearing no Spiritual Pollution, simply a mining expert.

"Pity this guy is a lazy dog."

Super Xiao He was helpless; if Qin Shi were willing to spend a few hours a day idling to cultivate, absorbing Dimensional Energy.

Xu Kong Coins would be earned in a rush!

"Another hard day."

Qin Shi stretched lazily and left the Advanced Training Room.

He glanced at his Entropy Sea Bank account balance and found the Xu Kong Coin balance had not shrunk much.

He couldn't help but exclaim:

"Super Xiao He is also very diligent, deserves praise."

Finishing his training tasks, Qin Shi exited the Great Universe Server.

He still had nearly three hours of online "balance" left.

If he wanted to continue enjoying the Dimensional World, he either had to cooperate with the Original Energy Company or defect to another Superpower.

"Cyber Arena Duel, not impossible either."

Qin Shi pondered; if there was any regret in Center City, it was probably not being able to fight Yu Li head-on.

He had no obsession whatsoever with maintaining a one-hundred-percent Grand Slam win rate.

What he truly valued was that one could fail but must have some harvest.

"Come to think of it, my 【Stacking】 achievement hasn't triggered much at all until now.

Before, I thought my physical body numbers were high enough, and cooperating with taking beatings would make me stronger, a perfect match.

As a result, because the numbers were too high, I couldn't be damaged... a miscalculation!"

Qin Shi returned to the special train carriage, thinking of this, his heart full of helplessness.

He urgently needed a strongman to give him a thorough beating.

Cooperating with Original Energy Company, participating in the "commercial competition" with United Pharmaceutical.

Perhaps that was a good choice.

The special train rumbled on the iron rails, Qin Shi let his thoughts diverge, his gaze becoming tranquil.

Getting closer and closer to the Taian Metropolitan Area, wonder how his Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters at Nanhuang Dojo, friends at Old Factory Street, as well as Big Sister, the youngest, and Lao Liang have been doing these days he wasn't there?

How are the Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters of the Nanhuang Dojo, the friends of Old Factory Street, and Big Sister, Little Brother, and Lao Liang doing?

……

The pitch-black great universe background, like an eternally existing black veil, always embracing all living beings and infinite stars, converged by these into a vast boundless infinite star sea.

But in the silence of day after day, year after year, occasionally waves would also be stirred.

But in the silence of day after day, year after year, Wave Fluctuations would Occasionally be startled up.

The deep space was like kneaded paper, presenting wrinkle-like lines.

Immediately after, extremely dazzling white dots flickered.

In the flashing on and off, it was as if an extra-large flashlight was being pressed back and forth, sending some kind of signal.

At the Netherworld Research Institute underground in Hengzhou, powerful Espers tightly closed their eyes, Spiritual Field Power like bundles of strong artificial radio, penetrating space, breaking through the atmosphere.

"Respected Seventh War Corps Professional Army, hello. Welcome to Hengzhou New Star, please shut down engines, accept gravity capture, enter orbit, begin descent..."

The Espers conversed with that "white dot" in outer space through "Artificial Radio".

That white dot kept expanding, like a hole burned through paper by a lighter.

Tens of kilometers long, like pitch-black mountain ranges lying across the void, a war ship slowly dragged itself out from within.

The "Double-Headed Eagle" Divine Emblem representing the Seventh War Corps appeared on the Netherworld Research Institute's display screen.

New Dongxia's most conventional "Light Spear Cannon" stood like a forest of towers, cannon groups dense as honeycombs, surfaces engraved with 【Divine Machine】 inscriptions, Mechanical Path soldiers wearing standard maintenance suits gathered around, performing soothing actions.

New Dongxia's most conventional "Light Spear Cannons" stood like a forest of Towers, the cannon groups densely arrayed like honeycombs, their surfaces Sculpted with "Divine Machine" inscriptions, Mechanical Path soldier types wearing standard maintenance uniforms gathered in the Surroundings, performing soothing gestures.

That black iron base color, dotted with blood red and saint white huge war ship, like a moving mountain range, rumbled to a halt.

Accompanied by lava volcanic vent-like rear engine groups extinguishing one after another, stellar flare-like flame light gradually dimmed, the Spiritual Field Imprint burned into the great universe on that white dot went silent.

Seemed like bell sounds echoed, Mechanical Path soldiers recited prayer words, making the Machine Souls like brass giants pleased and joyful, turning from restless to quiet, accepting Hengzhou New Star's gravity capture, descending toward the spaceport.

A pair of tall military boots stepped onto the front of the bridge, red double-breasted greatcoat fluttering slightly, both palms wearing gloves embroidered with double-headed eagles in gold thread, they were powerfully clasped behind the back.

Cuffs had three saint white long marks, shoulder topped with a bright long golden spike stamp.

Under the big hat brim was a cold stern face!

Military uniform straight, silver buttons bright, eyes sharp!

This "officer" who stepped onto the front of the bridge, his age and military rank were extremely mismatched.

Just barely stepping on the threshold of the forty-year-old line, yet possessing golden spike shoulder insignia.

This was almost one of the highest honors of the war corps.

Every high-ranking officer awarded golden spike shoulder insignia, without exception, would enter the war zone group's command layer.

That is to say, this is a General Star who will be promoted to Division Commander at forty!

Seventh War Corps, Division Commander Mo Zhen Ting!

Arriving at Hengzhou!

The powerful Esper of the Netherworld Research Institute released this news, transmitted to the countless sub-consciousnesses of the Tai Jun.

The powerful Espers of the Netherworld Research Institute released this news, transmitting it to the countless sub-body Consciousnesses of the Great Lord.

(Chapter End)