Chapter 1379 - 21: Return (Part 1)

He turned his head and looked back at Tang N.

"You can see it too. Now, the matter of racial transformation has become not so important, right?"

Hearing Tang One’s words, Tang N lightly nodded.

"Judging by your stance, you’ve been preparing for a long time, huh? Actually, regardless of this matter, you were almost ready to make a move against me."

"That’s right, it would have been right before you left the Heavenly Palace Treasure Land to seek a decisive battle with Wen Yu."

Tang One could not possibly watch Tang Haofei and Wen Yu engage in an earth-shattering battle on the tiered battleground or even Earth itself, so this timing was quite predictable.

"So now, hand over the control of your body to him."

Tang One pointed to Tang Big Fool standing beside him and continued.

"Spare your life!"

"Dream on!"

"Boom!"

A sound explosion rang out as Tang N instantly charged toward Tang One, only to be intercepted mid-air by as many as thirteen Tang Haofei.

The internal conflict within the World of the Heart’s Image erupted instantly without any outsiders knowing!

...

He lay there on the ground, unnoticed and unasked, like an ancient, unchanging rock.

The body’s lack of consciousness was similar to a vegetative state, but its robust physical qualities brought unimaginable vitality to each of its cells.

Even in a vegetative state, Tang Haofei’s body still exuded a formidable aura of force-field, merging with the external barrier seal, protecting not only himself but others as well.

The internal battle within the World of the Heart’s Image was not discussed, nor was there any way to ascertain if some unknown change had occurred; time flew by as days rose and fell. Dust and ashes gradually covered Tang Haofei’s body, and time seemed to draw a pause here.

In the blink of an eye, thirty years had passed.

...

"Defending Earth, defending home, this is my wish, and it is also our duty..."

Watching himself speak glibly and with nonsense in a program called "An Invitation with Lu Su" on the screen, Wen Yu couldn’t help but rub his forehead in a wry smile.

Compared to the awe-inspiring Commander-in-Chief of Yanjing, the decision-maker of Earth’s fate, Wen Yu found himself looking like a big monkey on display from the viewers’ perspective.

However, the public opinion effect was significant—at least, throughout these thirty years of constant operation, everybody knew the current Yanjing’s Commander-in-Chief was a great person concerned with the world and broad-minded.

"It’s quite embarrassing, isn’t it?"

Fran, sitting beside him, offered Wen Yu a cup of hot tea and joked with a smile.

Wen Yu decisively nodded.

"It is quite embarrassing. You know I never liked these public appearances in the past."

After speaking, Wen Yu picked up the teacup and drank the tea inside in one gulp.

"On the day the mantle is upon you, you are powerless; everything in this world is a mix of good and bad. After all, you can’t expect to enjoy the privileges and profits while extricating yourself from this series of affairs."

"I think you should consider whether this whole thing is more beneficial than harmful, or vice versa... But I bet, after these thirty-five years, you have the answer to this in your heart."

Indeed, Wen Yu did have the answer...

Intelligence, resources, treasures, strength...

Everything unequivocally pointed out to Wen Yu that the union with Yanjing was indeed a win-win situation!

Thinking of this, Wen Yu shook his head and turned to Fran, discussing another topic.

"Are there any other important intelligence reports?"

"Does Demon Tribe count as important intelligence?"

Wen Yu pondered for a moment and shook his head.

"Not really; according to Star’s report, that great demon plague recently didn’t stir up much of a wave, did it?"

"Then there’s nothing else..."

Fran shrugged casually, but after a moment, hesitated to speak again.

"There’s also the issue of Tang Haofei; that guy hasn’t shown up for thirty years... I sent scouts to Tang Haofei’s hideout to investigate but they couldn’t breach the barrier traps set up by Tang Haofei outside; lost quite a few men for nothing."

After hearing this, Wen Yu contemplated for a moment but still shook his head.

"Forget it, if there’s nothing to find, then don’t pursue it. Oh right, the Esoteric Level skill scroll I recently developed should have been distributed by now, right?"

Hearing this, Fran finally smiled.

"It’s already been incorporated into the military merit reward system, and I have to say, Soul Abiogenetic Creation Skill is quite useful."

Wen Yu merely smiled and didn’t argue, but secretly he activated the Dream Come True Skill System again to boost his physical quality.

...

Tiered battleground main battle zone.

Battle is the eternal melody here, but during the thirty-five years since Wen Yu became Yanjing Assembly Site Commanding Officer, certain things did indeed change.

For example, the intensity of the battles...

Countless Ant Tribe formed the first line of defense against Demon Realm’s Gate, while Giant Dragons appeared intermittently in the sky; the two of them undertook the most crucial defense task in the main battle zone, acting as its strongest reliance.

Of course, Yanjing soldiers, and even Earth’s border warriors, still fought quite a bit, but overall, both casualties and battle intensity have drastically reduced compared to thirty-five years ago.

Then there’s resource allocation...

"This month’s military pay."

"So much?"

"Yes, Lord Wen Yu spoke, and once again increased the frontline troops’ basic salary by thirty percent, along with more supplies... Third Elite Squadron Captain Wang Lie! Wang Lie, are you here?"

"Here."

"This is the Esoteric Level skill scroll you’ve used your military merits to exchange for; take a look at it first."

After saying this, the quartermaster handed Wang Lie a uniquely designed skill scroll. With the item in hand, Wang Lie immediately listened to the prompt sound echoing in his mind.

"Ultimate Fortification Enhancement (species-specific Esoteric Level, Passive Skill): Passively enhances any Soul-Armored, skills, physical qualities brought by items, bodily defense capabilities, with an improvement effect of one hundred times!"

Although the skill’s name is strange, its effects are genuine—Supreme Commander of the Third Army in the frontline battle zone, Lord Arthur, proved the skill’s usefulness with his own strength.

Wang Lie put away the scroll and looked up again at the military merits exchange list in the quartermaster section.

"Portable Base Vehicle, valued at 10 million military merits."

"Ultimate Blood Blade Enhancement (species-specific Esoteric Level, Passive Skill), valued at 5 million military merits."

"Ultimate Psychic Dimensional Enhancement (species-specific Esoteric Level, Passive Skill), valued at 5 million military merits."

Seeing this, Wang Lie couldn’t help but feel that since Lord Wen Yu took office, the world has indeed undergone some indescribable changes.

He recalled Lord Wen Yu’s public speech at the frontline battlefield three months ago.

"With our blood, build a mighty wall guarding Earth, let’s strive together."