Chapter 667: New Arrangements

Inside the core fortress.

A dark blue spiritual energy imprint shone on Lin An's face; on his face that had regained calm, there was no trace of expression.

Opposite him, Chu An wore a smile, his right hand extended.

He had maintained this action for a long time.

In the underground core, only the faint sound of breathing and the base upgrade progress prompt sounded,

I, believe you.

After a moment.

Lin An spoke lightly, then likewise extended his right hand, grasping toward Chu An.

Although some details might not be exactly as Chu An said, under ultra-efficient thinking he could judge that Colonel Chu at least was not deceiving himself on 80% of the details.

Lin An had already obtained the answer he wanted.

Everyone, will have their own secret.

The two clasped hands.

In the next second, Lin An spoke with a hint of curiosity:

Chu An, what have you been researching lately?

You... what do you want to tell me?

Chu An withdrew his right hand, and the smile on his face also faded; for him, making these somewhat human gestures seemed to make him a little unaccustomed.

Two matters.

The first is the matter of satellite launch.

As you return from the trial tower, Long'an Base will necessarily expand its sphere of influence.

The situation of corpse tides, mutants... and various sudden incidents, we all need a military satellite to grasp.

His eyes flickered.

Chu An had long been prepared; he quickly walked to the sand table behind him, then pointed to a coordinate and said softly:

Jiuquan War Zone.

There are many launch rockets here, very suitable for launching satellites.

With an orbital satellite, we can better expand, including... targeting other war zones.

His words had a hidden meaning.

After hearing, Lin An subconsciously recalled that researcher at the weapons test facility.

Hmm.

He really intends to send that guy up into outer space...

After a moment's thought, Lin An did not reject this proposal.

Since the catastrophe has erupted early, we indeed need a satellite to locate the corpse tide's direction, and possibly the emergence of YiKongjian monsters.

Even saying, with a satellite, the nuclear warhead and space-based weapon in his hands would have a place to be used.

Having thought that, he directly took out the space-based weapon obtained from the Secret Realm.

A white light flashed, and a space-based cannon resembling a gigantic Stark core device appeared in place.

Hmm?

His eyes twitched slightly.

Chu An looked at the super-tech creation before him, very interested.

The two hardly needed much communication; he understood Lin An's meaning.

Very good.

However, to launch this thing up as well, you might need to make an extra trip.

Lin An casually nodded, and a hint of anticipation also appeared on his face.

Which man hasn't dreamed of owning his own satellite rocket?

Wait until after you return from the trial tower.

The Jiuquan War Zone is still some distance from Long'an.

During this time, I plan to test my abilities more, and also practice skills.

Compared to other matters, the trip to the trial tower is of utmost importance.

Although logically, he should be able to advance to the third rank with 100% certainty.

But in his past life memories, Lin An had no idea what the trial tower's interior was like at all.

Especially in this life, many things have been changed by himself.

Weighing the pros and cons, he must ensure that the trial tower trip proceeds without any accident.

Just as one would fumble for a beloved object, Chu An also gave a slight nod; he thought the same.

Then...

The second matter.

I want you to go to Linjiang City district.

He lightly pushed his glasses frame, and the lenses reflected a silvery-white space-based cannon:

Recently, members who went out to gather supplies have had six squads go missing.

In total, eighty-three Awakened Ones and twelve ordinary people.

Among them, there is also a second-rank senior.

The areas where they went missing are all near the center-suburb of Linjiang City district.

Upon hearing, Lin An was slightly startled, his brows furrowed:

When did this happen? Why didn't Gao Tian and them tell me?

You mean there's a Second Level peak or a Third Level existence in Linjiang City?

There are too many possibilities.

Maybe it's another special event.

But a Second‑level senior Awakened One went missing, and no one from the accompanying squad sent back any information.

That's probably done by a mutant.

Chu An's words suddenly reminded Lin An of the red‑clothed mutant and that pile of corpses at the city entrance.

Inside Linjiang City, there has always been a suspected Third Level existence!

But lately nothing abnormal has happened, causing him to almost overlook this.

He even wondered whether those two Third Levels had run off to another war zone.

By the sand table, Chu An casually pulled over a chair, sat down, and nodded.

The date of the disappearance incident is within the past two weeks.

I had the information blocked to avoid causing panic.

After all, a Second‑level senior Awakened One is already among the strongest of regular Awakened Ones.

The city has a lot of supplies; even if we have to sacrifice some manpower, we must rush to move them back.

Moreover, I also want to gather some intelligence in advance.

His thoughts felt a little heavy.

Lin An understood Colonel Chu's meaning.

Linjiang City is too close to Long An.

If that hidden danger isn't resolved in a day, it's like a time bomb.

Before, we lacked the ability and the inclination to consider these.

But now it's different.

Suspected Third Level...

After quickly recalling from memory the scene of the red‑clothed mutant taking action, Lin An didn't worry too much.

The red‑clothed mutant probably poses little threat to me.

Especially since the Black Dragon has revived.

The little guy really counters it.

With my current strength, facing a Third Level...

To be honest, Lin An feels that even if he can't kill a Third Level, at least escaping is no problem.

Even though mutants are generally stronger than humans, he is no ordinary Awakened One.

Using mutant experimental skills isn't bad either.

Sure.

I'll go check the city this afternoon.

After thinking, Lin An decided to go alone.

Although he could bring AnXia and Xiong Hanzi, deep down Lin An still doesn't want AnXia to face combat.

As for Zhang Tie.

You need to train this guy properly.

With the Indestructible Asura physique, he still hasn't figured out how to use it.

He helplessly rubbed his forehead.

Xiong Hanzi, in the Secret Realm, still instinctively uses his power to block when attacked, taking the damage head‑on.

That's actually wrong.

The Indestructible Asura physique means that by enduring the same damage, one can absorb power and adapt to the attack.

Just using force to brute‑force resistance is too ineffective.

Put simply, the Indestructible Asura physique must actually suffer real damage to grow stronger.

Zhang Tie, accustomed to physical combat, always mobilizes his power to defend.

Don't look at the fact that he can now resist a lot of damage, but the Indestructible Asura trait hasn't been exhibited at all.

It's like practicing Iron Sand Palm while wearing gloves.

After settling these two matters, the upgrade prompt for the base sounded slowly.

Beep, Long'an Base.

Level up, the next stage of spirit‑power buildings has been opened.