Living in the Doomsday and Becoming an Immortal Alone
Chapter 192 - 114: Branches, Sharp Tongue, Threats_2

Chapter 192: Chapter 114: Branches, Sharp Tongue, Threats_2

Tree Man Beta grabbed a recording pen and aimed it at Shaman’s mouth.

Shaman’s voice fluctuated between a deep tone and a lively pace, speaking in different intonations:

"Ah, who knows if that damned Biological Minister Hamanaka Nao will be sentenced to death."

"Death penalty is unlikely, she might be shot in the back in prison, and then they announce she committed suicide—much less political risk that way."

"She actually let Spiritual Ability Users control our commander."

"Ah, the commander killed himself after breaking free of those shackles. It’s unclear who the new commander is. I heard the Governor is also planning to resign to take the blame. It’s all those damned Spiritual Ability Users’ fault, why should the Governor bear it?"

Shaman paused, her arms stretching forward, raised horizontally, the crystal ball in her palm slowly levitating.

Her scanning range extended further, she repeated:

"The armor of the Special Task Force’s X is so cool!"

"Yeah, they really seem like a Devil walking out of Hell, one person took down dozens of Spiritual Ability Users, including several Level C ones."

"Seeing that the war zone is still developing such high-end combat strength, I’m reassured. Perhaps we could actually produce a smaller version of the Horror Mecha and kill all the King-level Blade Beasts."

"Not optimistic, we still know too little about the Blade Beast Group."

"It’s because our military ranks are low, and we access little information. The higher-ups might have already figured out where the Blade Beast Group is coming from, but they’re probably not announcing it to avoid panic. Let’s keep pushing..."

Shaman kept repeating, with Beta providing shade and recording.

Wang Jixuan watched with a bit of a desire to laugh.

This method of probing was somewhat similar to the use of Spiritual Sense. Every Telekinesis Spirit Ability User had the chance to develop Spiritual Sense, but they lacked the cultivation technique and the pathway for it.

Daoist Wang, at that moment, still wanted to find a way to pluck some branches off the top of Tree Man Beta.

How should he operate?

Direct action seemed risky. Although his War Armor hadn’t been linked to the Black Storm, there was a Dragonfly Captain about two hundred meters behind these two.

The Dragonfly Captain’s ability was unknown, but both Mane Bear and Instructor Hei had said she was somewhat terrifying.

Wang Jixuan recalled the huge Ice Fire Ball that had fallen from the sky.

’Not to be underestimated.’

Wang Jixuan raised his left arm, activated a small projection screen, and operated it for a while before finally accessing the military command system of Fortress No. 82.

As he didn’t know how to command, Wang Jixuan didn’t mess around but instead found an officer on duty on the surface and sent him a few messages.

A few minutes later, more than ten quad-rotor drones took off from the base and headed to the outskirts for reconnaissance.

Two of the drones flew towards the direction of Shaman and Tree Man Beta.

Wang Jixuan’s X armor connected automatically to these two drones, activating two rapid-fire cannons.

"There are drones!" Tree Man Beta shouted anxiously.

"Get down!"

A short distance ahead, Tree Man Beta and Shaman simultaneously hit the ground, their Holographic Belts syncing up and rendering them optically invisible, slightly darkening the surrounding light.

Suddenly, Shaman kicked Beta: "Look at your head!"

The branches that had just sprouted were exploding outward, not covered by the holographic range of the Holographic Belt.

In the desert setting, these bunches of green were particularly conspicuous.

Beta made a quick decision, pulled out the military dagger he carried, swiped it over his head, then started digging with his hands, quickly burying the branches.

The drones had actually already spotted them;

but Daoist Wang chose to erase the drones’ live data, hiding them, making the drones turn away near where they were hiding.

Daoist Wang quietly waited, his heart aflame.

Shaman and Tree Man didn’t explore further. Once the drones flew away, they cautiously returned to their plane.

As they rounded a sand dune, Wang Jixuan immediately moved forward, scraped the branches out, stuck a Demon Suppression Talisman on them, completely wrapped them in Qi, and ran back toward the nearby temporary supply station.

Tree Man Beta might sense these branches, so Wang Jixuan took extra precautions.

Soon, Wang Jixuan excitedly waved his arms.

Useful!

These branches, stimulated into growth by Spiritual Energy, were rich in Spiritual Power and had a special material—perfect for making high-quality talisman paper!

The issue was that his current Mana wasn’t enough to suppress the mana fluctuations of high-level talismans, making these branches temporarily unusable.

’Having them is better than not, every major cultivator has a body full of Storage Magical Treasures, all accumulated from cultivation.’

Wang Jixuan tore up these branches, breaking them into small pieces, locking their inherent Spiritual Power with his Qi, and grabbing a box to collect them all, starting to think about how to obtain more branches from the "Tree Man Beta."

The opportunity was rare.

When he carried the box back to the temporary supply station, the plane had not left, clearly indicating Shaman and Tree Man Beta still thought they hadn’t been exposed.

It was just...

Wang Jixuan looked at Mu Dan who still crouched outside the door in the sandpit, tirelessly observing everything around.

"After all, it’s just a mechanical body, lacking in spiritual sense," he said.

Master Wang stopped and asked, "Do you know how to use those instruments inside?"

Mu Dan immediately looked up, those peach-blossom eyes filled with a hint of hope, as she cautiously said,

"Mu Dan can load any operating or maintenance manual."

"That’s good, come in and keep an eye on those instruments, help me maintain the armor."

"Mu Dan will be happy to serve you."

A slight smile appeared on its lips, timely expressing a happy emotion.

Uncle Hei was still in a meeting.

Now there weren’t many Second Generation Half-human Mechas, and each one held a crucial position in the D5 combat zone, so being busy was normal.

Wang Jixuan was not idle either, watching Mu Dan’s work status for a while. Discovering her operation of the radar and detectors was a hundred times more skilled than him, an outsider, he felt reassured and went back to continue Cultivation.

Although not short on Crystal Cores for the moment, the escalating conflict between Spiritual Ability City and D5 combat zone also brought urgency to enhance his strength.

Wang Jixuan had cultivated for only two hours before Mu Dan gently knocked on his room’s door.

"Commander, there’s a situation. I’ve intercepted the target investigation team’s communications with Spiritual Ability City and am now eavesdropping on their conversation."

"Showtime," said Wang Jixuan, instantly alert. He shut down the Spirit Releasing Array and put on comfortable shorts and a shirt.

When he came out, Instructor Hei was already standing behind the control panel with his hands on his back.

Dressed in a black maid’s outfit, complete with black stockings and a kitten hair clip, the loyal auxiliary Mu Dan was meticulously monitoring an instrument panel.

Wang Jixuan:...

No, these instruments had more interfaces than he had ever realised!

He stood next to Old Hei with his hands on his back, as Uncle Hei nudged him with his shoulder and said with a chuckle, "How’s this, this auxiliary machine?"

"Really impressive!"

"Many skills humans need to learn, machines just need to load," Instructor Hei laughed, "This is just the tip of the iceberg of her capabilities... Felt it yet? Does her texture feel just like a human?"

"Can you please be serious..."

Wang Jixuan frowned at this shameless old man.

Without turning her head, Mu Dan retaliated in a calm tone: "Humans always fall into obsession for unattainable desires. This old instructor, who attempted to evolve into a mechanical life and failed, doesn’t have the capability to enjoy these pleasures anymore. Commander, you should be more understanding of him."

Instructor Hei couldn’t help but raise his hand to his forehead: "Can you turn off her Poison Tongue system?"

Wang Jixuan barely managed to suppress a smile, "Mu Dan, what’s your Poison Tongue system at now?"

Immediately, Mu Dan replied in a coquettish tone, "Forty percent, Commander, it’s a part of the Humour system."

"Adjust that part to sixty percent."

Instructor Hei kicked over, Wang Jixuan deftly dodged, and Mu Dan immediately executed the command.

Meanwhile, a crackling noise emerged from the instruments, and the conversation between Dragonfly Lady and an old man resumed.

It started with the old man saying,

"How are you considering it? Dragonfly, you’re not young anymore, if you can’t step into S-Class, you might only have ten more years, maybe twenty? This is an opportunity. We’re not asking you to do anything else, just need you to draft one report."

"An S ranking danger assessment for Fortress 82."

"As long as you provide that, you can come back immediately, promote with a salary increase, I’ll apply for your S-Class resource entry ticket, and our entire control system wouldn’t have to bear any extra burden... Even if you don’t give it, things will only be more troublesome for me, the result won’t change, but you, will have no chance with S-Class at all."

Crackle.

"Commander?"

Dragonfly Lady took a deep breath, as if letting the smoke pass through her lungs, and then said in her husky voice:

"I will only do my job, it’s my principle, my professional integrity, oh, and one more thing..."

"Go to hell!"