[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn":3,"chapter-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-4":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Ultraman Arbitrary Key: Dawn",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2261221,4413,"Chapter 4: 4 Nong Ma Erte and the Omega File","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-4",4,"\u003Cp>This statement stunned all three, including Gao Si; after a long pause, Shan Zhong snapped back, roaring, “What did you say!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming believed that if one endured insults without retaliation, the offender would sense weakness and escalate further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people understood this logic, but children from ordinary families were taught, “Don’t fight—we can’t afford the damages, just endure it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming came from a highly educated family; his parents were reasonable, and due to his talent and appearance, he had always shone like the sun since childhood, the center of attention wherever he went, so he would never compromise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Shan Zhong’s aggressive demeanor, he was not intimidated at all, smiling as he retorted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You should look inward—had your Feiyan been able to hold off even one kaiju, Team Leader Gao Si wouldn’t have been under so much pressure or suffered such severe injuries.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crashing that fast? Too funny. Maybe tying a bone to the control stick and letting a dog fly it would’ve yielded the same result.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the same plane, An Tian heard this and was equally displeased: “What do you know, outsider? Do you think you could do better than us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was their first encounter with triple attacks; unprepared mentally, they indeed failed to perform at their expected level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming looked utterly matter-of-fact: “Obviously.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You little brat!” Shan Zhong gritted his teeth; proud An Tian was also furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had it not been for the terrible optics of Victory Team members assaulting civilians, they would’ve taught this overconfident brat a lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Si frowned and stepped in to mediate:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough. Don’t argue—I was injured, and it has nothing to do with Qi Ming. It’s my own fault.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From our brief interaction, I saw his courage and physical strength.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve already invited him to join Victory Team. From now on, you two must get along.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This statement hit even harder, leaving Shan Zhong and An Tian stunned again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Tian quickly recovered and urged: “But Team Leader, he hasn’t been trained—the kaiju won’t spare him just because he’s good-looking!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan Zhong suspected the captain was delirious from his injuries: “I don’t want to be teammates with some useless nobody—he’ll only be a liability.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming corrected: “I’m temporarily joining Victory Team, not because I want to be teammates with trash like you. Mind your place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you say!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough. Save your energy—think about how to deal with the two escaped kaiju. The matter isn’t over!” Gao Si snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dismissed Shan Zhong and An Tian to contact the base, then pulled Qi Ming aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sternly said: “Why be so relentless? Why say such harsh things? You’ll be comrades facing hardship together—you should show mutual tolerance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming glanced at Shan Zhong and An Tian, huddled together in the distance, pointing and whispering with clear disapproval, and replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look—you also admit I’m in the right. Then you should be telling them this, not me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And you want me to join Victory Team to fill the combat gap left by your inability to transform—not to make me accommodate these two useless insects, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Si felt Qi Ming should be more humble and rebuked sharply: “Do you mean Victory Team can’t function without you? Don’t you realize how damaging such arrogance is to your teammates?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those words sounded familiar—he’d said them to Feng Yuan in “Reideen,” but he wasn’t Feng Yuan, some gullible “gentleman” you could manipulate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming followed his logic: “So you’re saying Victory Team already has the strength to fight kaiju alone? Then I’m relieved.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Si froze, quickly denying: “No—humanity isn’t ready yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments ago, he himself had been crippled by three opponents, while Qi Ming killed one and scared off two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under such contrast, he had no credible ground left to “re-educate” Qi Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a large formation of aircraft descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TPC personnel began clearing the battlefield, collecting statue fragments; a passenger plane carried the four members of Victory Team back to the offshore base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Random medical staff administered preliminary wound care to Gao Si, but their eyes kept drifting toward Qi Ming’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please take a photo of him,” Gao Si said, unable to move. Instantly, several female nurses rushed forward to help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, their faces flushed, they nervously asked Qi Ming if they could keep the photos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course,” Qi Ming nodded gently, accustomed to such scenes, even posing as they requested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Shan Zhong and An Tian, seated across from him, were deeply resentful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This guy is outrageous! What does he think TPC is?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s just an outsider—why not photograph him peeing his pants after facing a kaiju? Let them see he’s all show!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think he won’t pass the deputy commander’s screening—she hates flashy types.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go find Tongshan the advisor—he’ll personally approve your entry. But the process will take time, and you’ll need to prove yourself along the way.” Gao Si himself had little confidence in making it happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming asked: “Tongshan? Team Leader Tongshan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Si: “Correct—he’s my former team leader.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since Tongshan was promoted to advisor, the previous Victory Team was restructured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guqiao was transferred to the Space Development Bureau, Suojia went to the West Asia branch as a new recruit instructor, Tiancheng was loaned to the U.S.… Only I remained as captain of the new Victory Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming realized—the previous Victory Team was just the renamed Ultraseven Security Force from “Ultraseven.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This “restructuring” feels suspiciously like the way in “Ultraman Dyna,” where hardliners rose to power and marginalized the entire Victory Team under the guise of promotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming sensed something, and asked: “Who holds real power in TPC?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Si: “The director is Tu Qiao You—he once commanded the First Cosmic Anti-Aircraft Battery, a man of decisive will.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming nodded silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tu Qiao You, Cosmic Anti-Aircraft Battery—these two keywords together…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could confirm: this was the ambitious man from “Ultraman Blazar” who shot down V99’s ship, then covered it up after discovering no hostile intent, to protect his reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dictator who obstructed Hui Mei’s investigation into her father’s disappearance, even imprisoning her under house arrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Si: “Among the advisors, there are hardliners and moderates—the so-called hawks and doves. The dove advisor is Quan Teng Xi Ba.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advisor Quan Teng… the one from “Ultraman Dyna” who kidnapped Fei Niao, forcibly extracted his light energy, and created a synthetic Ultraman—only to hand over the perfect fusion material to Sphaira?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could such an extremist be a dove? Then who’s the hawk?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Si: “The hawk advisor is He Zhi—he’s also a Victory Team veteran.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advisor He Zhi—the He Zhi from “Ultraseven OV”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That explains it. Quan Teng is merely an extremist; this one is a terrorist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In “Ultraseven OV,” he implemented the “Friendship Plan”—a scheme of “defending home by invading others”—destroying alien civilizations under the guise of exchange; Guqiao died because of the aliens’ retaliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To conceal the truth that Nong Ma Erte were Earth’s original inhabitants, he eliminated Tongshan, who sought the truth, and even tried to kill Ultraseven in his human form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Tu Qiao You, advisors Quan Teng and He Zhi… top-down corruption—no wonder Victory Team is filled with such people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It feels like a few lunatics running an asylum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An Tian, accompany Qi Ming to register. I’ll be his sponsor and show him around the base.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the base, Gao Si handed An Tian his own ID card, then limped away on a cane he’d taken from the plane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Tian was reluctant, but obeyed the captain’s order, scowling: “Follow me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming glanced at An Tian, then at Gao Si’s retreating back, thinking: this captain must be a bit simple-minded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………………………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Team Leader, your leg.” Tongshan’s face was filled with worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine—we’ve faced worse before,” Gao Si forced a smile, then pulled out Qi Ming’s photo and asked Tongshan to arrange his entry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Was this photo edited?” Tongshan stared at Qi Ming’s image, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Si: “No—he’s even more handsome in person. More importantly, he has real skill—that’s exactly what we need.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tongshan: “Fair enough. With you injured, you need someone to take your place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was difficult—even Dagu, a formal TPC Transport Department member from “Ultraman Tiga,” needed Director Zejing’s influence to transfer into Victory Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To bring a foreigner directly into Victory Team, even a powerless advisor like Tongshan could only promise to do his best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Tongshan suddenly remembered something, his expression complex: “Team Leader, do you still remember Nong Ma Erte?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Si: “Of course I do—why…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tongshan: “There seem to be new discoveries recently—but… never mind. Rest up first. I’ll investigate further.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1446,"2026-06-19T16:40:33.318Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","612111ff3054b731625789d1d219d41cad56e4a8ed9432b1363beb45d657659e","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-5","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-3",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-cover.jpg"]