The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 468 - 461 Wang Buliuxing

Chapter 468: Chapter 461 Wang Buliuxing

If Lizhizi could not understand the meaning behind Gao Yang’s words, then his years spent as a Taoist would have been in vain.

Without any change in expression, he looked down for a while, then Lizhizi stroked his chin and said, "This is the Difficult Beginning Signs, according to the general interpretation. This Difficult Beginning Signs is greatly inauspicious, one of the lowest hexagrams in the I Ching sixty-four hexagrams."

Gao Yang’s face immediately changed, and Gao Yuan also frowned, saying, "Could you have read it wrong?"

Lizhizi waved his hand and said, "If I could read this hexagram wrong, then I might as well not bother with any of this—it’s impossible for me to be wrong, absolutely not. How could such a simple hexagram be misinterpreted? But don’t worry, let me give you a good explanation."

With a face full of confidence, Lizhizi picked up the coins and then he said solemnly, "The Difficult Beginning hexagram signifies difficulty in forging ahead. From the hexagram, the upper trigram is Kan, which stands for water, while the lower trigram is Zhen, representing thunder. Kan symbolizes hardships and dangers; the lower trigram Zhen signifies the desire to advance being blocked by the Kan, necessitating one to move forward through difficulties and risks. But aren’t your actions about fighting the enemy? What battle is ever without its hardships?"

Gao Yang smiled and said, "That makes sense. Please continue, but keep it simple—we don’t have much time."

Spirited, Lizhizi said, "Difficult Beginning, where the soft and the firm begin to interact and difficulties arise, is active amidst dangers, yet great fortune remains steadfast. The movement of thunder and rain is filling; it creates an obscure world, suitable for establishing one’s achievements and not for seeking peace and quiet.

What does this mean? It means the Difficult Beginning hexagram is the scene at the beginning of yin and yang when everything is difficult to start. Seeking to change amidst myriad dangers, though tough, it is the right path to great fortune. It’s just like thunderstorms bringing forth new life, apt for establishing endeavors rather than enjoying peace. Gentlemen, from this point of view, this hexagram is actually very auspicious for you because aren’t you going to save humanity?"

Gao Yang nodded repeatedly and burst into laughter, saying, "Let me explain it to you. This is the mysterious and ancient divination from the East, extremely effective. Just now, this Taoist cast a hexagram for us, and the result was very good, extremely good indeed; it shows that the key to whether we can save humanity lies in this mission. Haha, this is the best divination."

Ailin lowered her head somewhat helplessly, Fly kept a polite smile on his face, but Number Thirteen said without hesitation, "Enough, just by looking at your professional fake smile, I can tell you are lying. Don’t you know your smiling face when lying betrays you easily?"

Gao Yang immediately stopped smiling, then he angrily said, "What I’m saying is the truth, really!"

Gao Yuan interjected, "Yes, the result of this divination is very good."

Li Jinfang hesitated, but he eventually said, "Hmm, it sounds like a good hexagram, so I guess it must indeed be good."

Lizhizi became anxious, and he said loudly, "You don’t believe it? Hey, before we came here we had cast a hexagram and it was great fortune to travel West. You ask them if that isn’t so. How could I possibly be deceiving you? What I’ve said is all true."

Gao Yang waved his hand and said, "Don’t mind them, a bunch of rubes, how could they understand such profound truths, as long as I get it, that’s enough."

Lizhizi looked helpless and said urgently, "I haven’t finished yet. There’s another layer of meaning to this hexagram: encountering water signifies danger for you, but once you break through the water’s resistance, you might come across unexpected changes. Anyway, that’s the gist of it, I’m done now."

Gao Yang continued to smile and said, "Okay, we’ll take extra caution when we come across water, is there anything else?"

"That’s it."

Gao Yang turned around and said, "You all heard it, I’m not lying to you. If you don’t understand, ask someone who does. No more fake professional smiles, fuck, do you think I’m here to entertain you?"

Having voiced his displeasure, Gao Yang shouted, "Same rule as always, quickly replenish the combat supplies and get them sorted out. Dismissed, dismissed!"

After shooing everyone away with a wave of his hand, Gao Yang said to Gao Yuan, "Xiao Gao come with me. This feels awkward to say, hmm, I’ll call you Xiao Yuan from now on. Saying ’Xiao Gao’ always feels like I’m calling myself. And you, Xinghe, I’m going to introduce you guys to the mechanic we found."

The mechanic was waiting in a separate small tent, quite far from the headquarters.

When Gao Yuan entered the tent, he saw a fifty-something, plump, half-bald middle-aged man with a Mediterranean haircut sitting on a camp bed, dressed in a blue jumpsuit that had ’Shenwei Company’ written across the chest.

The middle-aged man stood up, and only when he did so could one see that he was not very tall, about one hundred and sixty-five centimeters. A tool bag slung over his shoulder made him look even shorter.

Could this be a... a code monkey?

While Gao Yuan was still wondering, Gao Yang said with a smile, "Hello, you must be Engineer Wang, right?"

Gao Yang extended his hand, the middle-aged man immediately shook it, and then said with a calm face, "Yes, I am Wang Buliuxing. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Commander Gao."

Gao Yang and Gao Yuan both froze, then blurted out in unison, "Wang Buliuxing?"

Wang Buliuxing looked startled, then he quickly said, "Ah, it’s my online handle, an alias. I’m so used to it; we usually go by our online handles. When introducing myself, I use my alias too. My real name is Wang Liu Xing, as in ’popularity from pop songs’. But when I was picking my online handle, I meant to be ’Wang Buliuxing,’ as in ’not popular,’ but I typed it out and it came out Wang Buliuxing, which is also a potent herb. So I stuck with Wang Buliuxing. Just call me Old Wang, that’s fine."

"Heh, an online handle, I get it."

Gao Yang glanced back and then said to Gao Yuan, "This Engineer Wang here is the technical director and engineer from Shenwei Company based in Africa State. He’s supervised the construction of communication projects in many countries. Mech isnics are not a problem for him, and communication equipment is his main area of expertise, along with enterprise and national-level switches and professional servers. In short, Engineer Wang is the best engineer we could find. Whether he fits our needs exactly, well... that’s hard to say. Oh, and by the way, the communication equipment at our base is also managed by Engineer Wang. So as soon as they heard we needed a mechanic or engineer, the base sent Engineer Wang to us."

Having finished, Gao Yang turned to Wang Buliuxing and said, "Engineer Wang, do you know what we’re here to do? Let me briefly explain. Your mission this time is of utmost importance but also very dangerous, so..."

Wang Buliuxing cut Gao Yang off, speaking in a low voice, "Commander Gao, let’s not talk about the dangers. After graduating college, I served six years in the military. Even though I was a technical officer, I am still an officer who came from the military. Now, I just want to do something meaningful with my abilities. I may not be cut out for fighting, but when it comes to technical matters, you can count on me; there won’t be any mistakes. I’m not fearless, but Commander Gao, what I fear most is dying one day without having accomplished anything meaningful."

Gao Yang nodded gravely, then pointed at Xinghe and said, "Good! Then you’ll listen to these two, do whatever they tell you. Engineer Wang, get ready and pack up; we depart tonight!"