Chapter 472: Nationwide Live Broadcast

At the Military Region Awakened Ones' residence, Zhang Shao stared thoughtfully at the two discs in his hand.

The people nearby were excited, looking satisfiedly at the surrounded Li Xingwen.

"Not bad, kid."

The middle-aged Awakened One who first proposed the idea excitedly kicked the disc into his pocket, his inner fervor wishing he could go trade it right now.

Altogether, four discs were copied, meaning over there they could be exchanged for a large amount of supplies!

With this equipment, his strength will undergo a qualitative leap.

By then, whether it's defection or something else, under the vast heavens, where can't one go?

"If we sell a few more copies of this news, Lin An will surely be finished!"

"I just don't know how many forces will attack Long'an Base when the time comes..."

"Do you think we should hide nearby in advance? Just in case..."

Several people exchanged a satisfied glance, feeling that the future was bright.

After distributing the discs, they couldn't help threatening Li Xingwen:

"Kid, today we can be considered to have helped you break out of the siege."

"No one can talk about the matter of copying things,"

"I can tell you, the discs are wanted by the higher-ups; if you leak them, you'll regret it!"

After making up a random excuse, they nodded to each other and left impatiently.

Inside the room.

Li Xingwen strained to cover his abdomen, his lowered head full of doubt.

Since these people arrived, the fierce Wang Qiqi, like a mouse seeing a cat, was frightened and fled.

He also could tell their identities; no matter how he thought, they were Awakened Ones holding certain positions in the Military Region.

Copying the discs...

This kind of thing is too suspicious.

Just thinking of his lack of strength and the scene of being bullied by Wang Qiqi, he couldn't help clenching his fists.

If I were a combat-type Awakened One, it wouldn't be like this!

Inside the room, Zhang Shao, who had not left, glanced at the youth, his eyes flickering.

"Your ability is quite interesting."

"Can you show it to me?"

Li Xingwen blinked slightly, only to see Zhang Shao gazing at him, as if very interested.

A bitter laugh.

There's nothing to hide about his talent.

He gloomily opened the panel, presenting it before the man:

"C-rank Talent 【Replication】"

"Consuming mental power, you can copy any item. But you cannot copy its function, characteristics, effects, attributes..."

"Talent note: False replication, but sufficient to pass as genuine."

Seeing Zhang Shao remain silent after looking at his talent, Li Xingwen gave a bitter laugh and explained to himself:

"Although my talent can copy anything,"

"At first, the Military Region also came to me, hoping I could copy some equipment."

Recalling when the Military Region misunderstood his ability, the scene everyone looked forward to, he couldn't help but show a memory on his face:

"But, I've tried many times; the things I copy only look the same."

"But they're completely useless."

"Although the copied equipment looks the same, in actual use it's like plastic..."

After saying that, he hugged his knees, feeling somewhat unwilling.

If he could copy even a ten-thousandth of the effect, he wouldn't be subjected to bullying.

But, just after he finished speaking, Zhang Shao before him suddenly flashed with a white light.

"Is it useless?"

"That's not necessarily..."

Li Xingwen stared in shock as Zhang Shao suddenly turned into a woman—none other than Fan Bing, whom he often saw in movies!

"Go on a trip for me; perhaps Lin Ge is very interested in you..."

Fan Bing gave a light laugh, muttering to herself.

That's right; she posed as Zhang Shao under Lin An's indication, conducting a law-enforcement sting.

She originally thought she could only catch a few this time, but after seeing Li Xingwen's ability, she also came up with many ideas.

Can't copy the effect, but are the other aspects the same?

This ability, if used well, can actually produce remarkable results.

She glanced at the few names she had recorded, smirking inwardly.

In the Wangjiang Military Region, there are no shortage of people with ideas...

People's greed is never enough, like a snake trying to swallow an elephant; since they're greedy...

Then let them pay with their lives.

Long'an Base.

"Have they figured out how the marrow-sucking spider got into the base?"

"Has everyone been cleared out?"

At the meeting table, Lin An idly flipped through the plan Chu An had given, rubbing his brow wearily.

After the play, he immediately had Gao Tian and An Jing Tian start investigating the marrow-sucking spider's clues.

Initially, the second Mo Ling he resolved within the Core Fortress was a Ghost Infant's body controlled by a Red Spider.

The second Mo Ling that Yun Lin saw was essentially similar to the situation in White Poplar Town.

She used a skill on the Mo Ling, but what she actually saw was the Ghost Infant's future.

Being one entity, this misled them.

Only after thinking this through did Lin An realize the Ghost Infant had a problem.

The Red Spider shields against psychic interference, and the Ghost Infant, being a Supernatural Incident, cannot be observed physically.

Moreover, the Spider Maker was clever enough; it made the Ghost Infant assume the form of a Mo Ling, further misleading everyone.

He also traced the Red Spider's entry route into the Core Fortress: it came through the Spirit Energy Tower's conduits, straight to the Core Fortress.

Among the dead soldiers, some had Red Spiders on them; when a person was thrown into the Spirit Energy Tower to be burned, the Red Spider crawled through the conduits into the Core Fortress.

One has to say, the Spider Maker's plotting was indeed excellent.

Gao Tian let out a heavy sigh, his face grim, his gaze complex.

"It's already been figured out."

"The first Red Spiders got in by attaching to lipstick."

"Some Awakened Ones broke the rules, secretly stashing supplies, leading to the accident."

An Jing Tian lowered his head, somewhat self-reproachful, and added:

"Brother Lin, it's my fault. I shouldn't have only assigned two people to guard the supplies, and I didn't check the situation."

"I've ordered the use of the Land of Rules, expending spiritual energy for a full sweep, making sure no Red Spiders linger in the base..."

Lin An gave a slight shake of his head, signaling An Jing Tian not to be too self-critical.

After all, the base had only just been set up, and many things hadn't been thought of.

Besides, the Red Spider was indeed stealthy; he hadn't imagined another Spider Maker could still be alive.

Even if they had detected it, at the time there simply wasn't enough spiritual energy to fuel the Land of Rules for a comprehensive scan of the base to root out hidden threats.

"Just pay attention from now on; cases like this will only grow more frequent after a disaster."

Lin An's thoughts grew heavy, and he couldn't help recalling the major disasters of his past life.

Electronic Meme contagion incidents, death calls, mutant hairworms...

Such disasters capable of destroying large gatherings left too deep an impression on him.

Once the Spider Maker affair was fully understood, Lin An tapped his fingers on the table, gearing up for combat.

Incidentally, he organized the spoils.

But before he could get up, Chu An suddenly flung open the Meeting Room door and spoke slowly.

"Lin An, maybe we can adjust our plan."

"Fan Bing just replied with a message; she's discovered a rather interesting Awakened One."

"Perhaps we could hold a nationwide live broadcast..."