Chapter 30

Starting from City 003 on the journey home, along the way Jiang Jiang became noticeably more restrained, even putting on a mask.

The special training plan was already completed; to make things easier (avoiding the greed of a certain commander), Chen Chen specifically used his perception to avoid most of the trouble.

Returning to the Northern Military Region of Jiangnan Base City, the fame that Chen Chen and Jiang Jiang had made in City 003, due to some people's behind-the-scenes manipulation, had already arrived here ahead of them.

Nicknames became popular among martial artists; among those with deep culture, Chen Chen and Jiang Jiang were respectively given the nicknames 'Little Tyrant' and 'General'.

Naturally, those so-called cultured people were all asked by Chen Chen to have Xiao Yun make the request; of course his nickname had to be chosen by himself, otherwise who knows what nickname those people ignorant of Chen Chen's culture might come up with for him.

As for Jiang Jiang, he was somewhat satisfied with his nickname, but not entirely satisfied.

Commonly called 'smelly yet fragrant'.

The good thing is that the title 'General' is related to his name only, and will not reveal any further information, even possibly misleading about Jiang Jiang's combat habits.

The bad thing is that Chen Chen had also told him the story of 'Ba Wang Bie Ji'; if it were a pair, he thought he should perhaps be called 'Dance Maiden' or 'Song Maiden', which would better establish his vase-like persona.

But one cannot demand perfection; after all, a nickname is something others spread, not something one can control—surely no one would be shameless enough to give himself a nickname.

Besides the news about Chen Chen and Jiang Jiang, the naturally spreading rumors also inevitably included the 'madman' Luofeng.

Luofeng occasionally contacted his high school classmate Xuxin, but was warned by her brother Xu Gang, who bluntly said that as an ordinary martial artist, Luofeng had no right to be together with Xuxin, who was born into the Xu family of the Eight Great Families of the HR Alliance in China; he even declared that characters like Luofeng were a dime a dozen to the Xu family, who could summon and dismiss them by the hundreds or thousands, and ordinary martial artists amounted to nothing.

This also counts as a very classic 'brother-in-law showing off and getting slapped in the face' plot segment.

However, what differs is that the story of Luofeng and Xu Gang also spread along with Luofeng's gradually growing fame.

While martial artists spread Luofeng's deeds by word of mouth, they also never forgot to spit on the Xu family.

Damn it, those HR Alliance bastards aren't just making money by squeezing us low-level martial artists; they even look down on us low-level martial artists—bah!

Sigh, who made the HR Alliance pay so high? Making money, no pain no gain.

Come on, I saw a video analyzing cost-effectiveness a few days ago; the HR Alliance seems to give more money, but actually it's the lowest cost-effectiveness. Switching to the Two Great Martial Halls and the World Tree gives contribution ranks; daily equipment maintenance plus the Secret Manual's discount quickly surpasses the HR Alliance. As for using it at home, what matters most for us martial artists is preserving our lives—most of the time we don't actually need that much money at home.

Anyway, I'll never sell materials to the HR Alliance again; in terms of equipment, the HR Alliance can't even compare to the World Tree, so why wouldn't I go to the World Tree?

Although limited to the low-level martial artist circle, the opinion spreading from Luofeng as a source has widely spread among the martial artists of Jiangnan City along with his fame, and even the reputation and business of China's Eight Great Families and the entire HR Alliance have been somewhat affected.

No need to guess; Chen Chen already knows who did it.

While engaging in human activities, he used a fragment of Earth's consciousness to arrive above Jiangnan Base City.

"A Yun, are you there, A Yun?"

"Here!"

Among the clouds, a somewhat childish voice sounded, and then a little girl about seven or eight years old burst forth.

The girl wore a pure white dress, her face bearing a cute smile, just like a lovely little angel.

"How did you shape another new image?"

This little girl before you is no one else—she is Yun Jun, the person in charge of the World Tree's practical combat assessment earlier, who was then large in every aspect.

"How about it, Father, am I cute?"

"Cute, cute, A Yun is the cutest."

Learning to perfunctorily comply is the first step to being a qualified father.

"Hehehe, A Yun also thinks he's very cute."

Even his way of speaking changed, A Wei!

However, A Yun's ability is indeed like that; A Yun possesses the power of division and myriad transformations, able to mimic the form of any entity on Earth.

And for A Yun, such a child, he actually truly enters the life of the entity he mimics; the sensations and worldview brought by the mimicked role or object instead exert a certain influence on A Yun's participation.

Simply put, when A Yun's image is that of an older sister, she is an older sister; when A Yun becomes a loli, she is a loli in both body and habit.

Of course, not in mind.

"Have you been busy lately with HR Alliance affairs?"

"Yes, Father."

"How's the situation?"

"The obstacles here in Asia have basically been removed; in India, there is still one family that hasn't completed infiltration, but with Father's influence there, solving it should be no problem."

"Europe's progress is the greatest lately; I have covertly infiltrated one of the three major mainstream media. Moreover, several families have secretly turned to us, and the second son of this generation of the Weiting Family, gifted with exceptional talent, also plans to join the World Tree through the opening of this War God Training Camp; with this breakthrough, Europe's situation should be able to open up within two years."

"As for the Americas, media and commerce are tightly linked, and we are still trying to infiltrate, but they are overly wary of us, and for years they have been maliciously spreading false rumors about the World Tree, making it the hardest barrier to break through."

Chen Chen nodded; all work in this region concerning public opinion control and intelligence espionage is handled by A Yun.

Chén Chén does not expect that after performing this savior play, all the world's people will feel grateful and admire and follow him; this act is for legitimacy and propriety, and will not leave hidden dangers for the future.

But to completely grasp Earth in one's hands still requires the most basic and practical power.

Heaven's timing, earth's advantage, human harmony.

Earth's advantage is already in hand; heavenly timing only awaits the emergence of the Devouring Beast; finally, human harmony requires gathering the hearts of all under heaven and simultaneously crushing all obstacles, and A Yun will be the blade that destroys the enemy's sharpest weapon.

"By the way, the recent rumors about the Xu family in Jiangnan—are they caused by you?"

"Hehehe, of course it was A Yun who did it; just using a small matter, I let the HR Alliance's reputation in the Jiangnan region drop significantly again, and it won't raise any suspicion—hahaha."

Little A Yun stood with hands on hips, wearing an expression that seemed to say 'quickly praise me'.

Chén Chén nodded to indicate affirmation.

"Well done; don't do it again."

"Hmm... huh?!"

Little A Yun had already started nodding upon hearing the first half, but upon hearing the middle, he suddenly realized something was off,

Emmm, if the sentence pattern I learned from humans is correct, this shouldn't be words of self-praise.

"This child named Luofeng is very important; since you've already paid attention to him, please continue to monitor him. In the near future, there may be an opportunity to deal a heavy blow to the HR Alliance, but Luofeng's safety comes first."

Little A Yun: "Emmmmm"

"Especially the safety of his family—this must be noted; of course, no overprotection is needed, just ensure their lives are safe."

Little A Yun: "Emmmmm"

As for the Xu family side, later I'll find a plan to smooth things over for Luofeng's side, then you can take the opportunity to release Luofeng's explanation of the process, to as much as possible ease the relationship between the two sides.

Little A Yun: 'emmmmm'

Also, if you encounter him having a conflict with someone else, remember……

Anyway, A Yun is always reliable in handling matters, so the entanglement between Luofeng and the HR Alliance will definitely be connected to the plan A Yun is currently carrying out; might as well explain it all together.

Um, Father Sir won't be…… A Yun recently heard that in nature, it's actually the mother who bears offspring, meaning that this Luofeng is the father that Mother Sir is looking for……

Eh yo~

Chén Chén flicked Little A Yun's forehead hard as punishment.

Did you remember what I just said?

Little A Yun covered their head and replied: 'Remembered.'

After Chén Chén left, Little A Yun then muttered: 'So indeed, that Jiāng Jiāng sauce is Mom, huh? Last time when I said Jiāng Jiāng was Mother Sir, I didn't get punished.'

Huh huh…… Eh yo~

As Earth's Mother, the ruler of this planet, being able to spare a bit of attention to A Yun's side is naturally easy and taken for granted.