Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 745 - 619 The Road to the Future

Chapter 745: Chapter 619 The Road to the Future

Xu Yang had a vacation home on the beach at Shangjing Bay. After settling A40 and Huang Feng, he took a break here. He sat inside the house cutting a watermelon, while Little Fool played with sand not far outside.

With so many malleable materials, her imagination leapt forwards at that moment. The damp sand grains gradually took the shape of fortresses and strongholds under her kneading, growing taller and taller, and Little Fool’s attention was fully on the sandcastles in front of her.

The warm sunlight sprinkled on the beach, but its strength was waning; a cold tide would surge in a few months’ time.

All the work up to this point was rather perfect; they had accumulated enough personnel, goods, and resources to stand against the extreme cold climate. However, in the coming years, Little Fool could only stay in houses with heat towers, wearing thick clothing. This was her last chance to play with sand.

Xu Yang dared not tell her about the dreadful weather that was to come, hoping only that she would enjoy this happy childhood.

To be a father, even an adoptive one, felt no different than being with his own daughter. He was initially very afraid, but now he had gradually become accustomed to the family environment.

Little Fool had taken up a place in Xu Yang’s heart to the extent that he was constantly concerned for her happiness and safety. Little Fool was so lovely and well-behaved that he could not find the slightest thing to fault.

Little Fool was growing every year, every month, or rather, every moment.

In the nursery where Xu Yang first saw her, Little Fool was just a dark and inconspicuous little thing, curled up and neglected in a corner. She dared not speak, fearful of provoking beatings and scolding, subsisting on insignificant food scraps. Milk was the most nourishing thing in her limited world.

Now, she was healthy, lively, and full of life. Her illness gradually healed with care, she began to recognize people, to communicate with others, and her magic circuits continued to develop, growing stronger day by day. Her mind was now filled with endless creativity and new ideas and she had reached the stage of imitating adults, learning from those older than her. Thus, Xu Yang was very careful to set a good example for her to follow.

"Daddy!" Little Fool noticed Xu Yang had arrived, waddling into the vacation home, and sat down on the floor beside him.

"Where did your sister Xiao Lu and Sister Rinne go?" Xu Yang did not see them around.

"Xiao Lu is going home, and Rinne went to see her off," Little Fool said.

Lu Jing was recalled by Heavenly Cardinal Manufacturing. Xu Yang understood. It was an inevitable event; Lu Jing had her own responsibilities and identity, and the Northern Archipelago was just one stop in her life. Moreover, it was only in Xia that her heritage and teachings could thrive.

"Do you miss them?" Xu Yang asked.

"Gwaa," said Little Fool.

Xu Yang handed a white children’s tablet terminal to Little Fool, who contentedly lay on the floor and began looking at texts and pictures she liked.

She read almost anything and everything, learning voraciously. Xu Yang did his best to help her, exposing her to knowledge from all parts of the world during this essential stage of her growth. Only with a broad perspective could she find what she truly loved and excelled at. Xu Yang hoped that she could recognize her talents and passions at a young age so that she would not have to search for them all her life, suffering setbacks on the wrong path.

"Daddy, Daddy," Little Fool said while looking at her screen.

She used this repetitive call to express her fondness and admiration; she had the best dad in the world, omnipotent and omniscient. What could be more satisfying than that?

"Excuse me." It was then that Seeking Shadow entered the vacation home, standing in the shadow of the entrance, nearly invisible.

"It seems you have new plans after the battle at Jialong Slope?" Xu Yang inquired.

"Yes, that battle changed many of my thoughts."

"Because of Masasuke Hazuki?" Xu Yang inquired.

"Yes."

"He was just a man acting on orders."

"Yes, we continued our work after returning, cleared his strongholds left in Shangjing, and drove the special agents beyond the Archipelago. But Masasuke Hazuki still gave me many new ideas and plans, including the establishment of a department specifically to fight against mystical disasters."

"A new order..." Xu Yang nodded.

"The Disciple Squad is all but in name now," said Seeking Shadow.

Just then, Snowball darted into the house from outside, barking at Little Fool.

"Doggy!" Little Fool was overjoyed, wobbly walking over, and petted Snowball’s mechanical head earnestly.

"Woof!" barked Snowball.

"Gwaa!"

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"Woof!"

"Quack!" Little Fool was very satisfied.

"The Disciple Squad indeed no longer has personnel." Xu Yang watched for a while, let them go play a ball-tossing game on the beach outside, and then continued the conversation with Seeking Shadow.

"Hosoda Yoshiyuki fell in battle, Hazuki Masasuke is a traitor, A999 left, Snowball turned into an ordinary dog, Rinne is working in the cybersecurity department as your assistant and deputy, the Sajou Siblings still need to continue training and enhancing their magic, Lu Jing left the Northern Archipelago, and Nidelaide has just established a new implant company. As things stand now, I’m the only one left in the ’Disciple’ Squad," Seeking Shadow said.

Banquets must end, and the world changes constantly. The Disciple Squad used to be fully staffed and well-equipped, but now, the only one who could stand before Xu Yang was Seeking Shadow, alone.

"A squad like this will never be formed again," Xu Yang said solemnly. Even if a new squad were to be built around Seeking Shadow, it would not be the same as before.

"Right, never again, the Disciple Squad is disbanded," Seeking Shadow said.

She was emotionless, yet this kind of "annihilation" triggered new changes.

"What’s next? What specific actions are there?"

"I’m thinking of imitating Hazuki Masasuke’s approach and establishing a ’Bureau of Secrets’ to specifically combat and track those mystical students, the Secret Ritual Group, and incidents that threaten humanity, as well as to contain those items with weird powers. The mystical disasters will become more and more severe. If we don’t set up a specialized force, we’ll face more trouble in the future," Seeking Shadow said seriously.

"We should have the surplus capability to establish such an elite force. But it might overlap with the duties of the Witch Division," Xu Yang mused.

"The Witch Division doesn’t always put justice first and doesn’t consider the common safety of people, so the existence of the Bureau of Secrets is still very important. We must implement righteousness on the mystical side," Seeking Shadow emphasized.

Xu Yang pondered for a moment.

The biggest problem with the Bureau of Secrets was the lack of combat power. Mystics and their high-ranking entourage are terrifying and as they gradually awaken and return, the intensity of future battles will significantly increase.

The adversaries are mountain-moving, heaven-and-earth-changing demigods, immortal beings, and mythical creatures. The Bureau of Secrets can do so very little.

"The Bureau of Secrets exists to fight the mystical, but it is difficult to overcome powerful mystic entities like Wei Shiyue, Book Page Peacock, and White Salamander. If the Bureau of Secrets isn’t strong enough, we might as well dispatch the army directly, and let Du Qianqian’s intelligence department handle the daily work," Xu Yang suggested.

"But our existence also has meaning, professional matters should be left to professionals," Seeking Shadow stated.

"We have to build the Bureau of Secrets around magic, magic formulas, and mysticism, so our attitude towards mysticism isn’t about containment and isolation but rather emphasizing learning, adapting, and even integrating it into our own," Xu Yang nodded.

"Understood. My abilities aren’t enough, I can’t perform well in high-level warfare," Seeking Shadow acknowledged.

"The power limit of a Synthetic Human..." Xu Yang mused.

"Pilot a mecha?" Seeking Shadow thought of the animated movie she had seen with Nidelaide previously.

"What?"

"I’ll pilot a mecha, the kind that’s dozens of meters tall, wielding positron cannons and high-frequency blades. This way, I can use big bangs and big slashes, and there will be a limit to our power," Seeking Shadow’s calculations soared.

"Encasing a Synthetic Human inside a large battle robot..." Xu Yang found the idea interesting, if impractical. The cost of building one mecha could be enough to build half a space mothership.

"There should be a way," Seeking Shadow was eager to try.

"Alright, our Bureau of Secrets will include the Moonlight School of the Sajou Siblings, the Angel School of Chainsaw Angel. We need to gather those kind-hearted and generous to rebuild the Solar School and even the Sun Knights, find followers of the Ocean Descendant to establish the Marine School; with these, we’ll have the confidence to face other monstrous specters of mysticism," Xu Yang arranged.

"Yes," Seeking Shadow acknowledged.

The Bureau of Secrets would be established and expanded in an entirely new manner, protecting all kind and peaceful civilians from evil forces.

After sending Seeking Shadow away, Xu Yang lay in his room eating watermelon. In the evening, he saw the news that Class A Synthetic Human had won the Gillian Technology Prize and couldn’t help but nod silently.

Taro Tanaka’s efforts were finally recognized worldwide. It was an honor that would be recorded in history, proving that the Class A Synthetic Human was this year’s greatest scientific invention. For centuries to come, this record would be remembered.

Little Fool and Snowball came back with hamburgers, and with Snowball around, there was no worry about Little Fool wandering about.

Xu Yang’s communication channel suddenly lit up with a message. He carefully checked the message in the secret channel; it was from a distant entity in the Great Northern Region who called herself "Gabriella".

She represented a guerrilla force that had established a foothold in the Great Northern Region and was requesting support from the Nestor Corporation.

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