Told You I Can Turn Back Time
Chapter 464 - 375: Ambition and East Sea City

Chapter 464: Chapter 375: Ambition and East Sea City

Watching the paper crane burn spontaneously and turn into ashes that dissipated in the air, the president thought, "Why does he want me to find Lin Xing and take action, instead of doing it himself?"

"Two possibilities, either Lin Xing is too strong, or he has reasons that prevent him from taking action."

"The first possibility is that at this moment, Lin Xing is extremely formidable, and he needs me to serve as cannon fodder to probe Lin Xing’s information."

"But this possibility is very small. After all, with Lin Xing’s conditions, breaking through the limitations of an Independent Immortal is as difficult as ascending to heaven. To become powerful enough to make the Immortals of the Immortal Court wary, especially after his own ascension and inheritance have been weakened, is practically impossible."

The president immersed himself in this desperate situation and said indifferently, "If he truly could do that, then what are we cultivating for? We might as well just worship him as our master."

The president shook his head, quickly dismissing the first possibility, and started to think in another direction, "So... it is the guy from the Immortal Court who currently finds himself in a situation where it’s inconvenient to take action."

"Is he injured? Or is he restricted?"

"Whether he is injured or not, we can’t verify at the moment."

"As for the restrictions of the Immortals..."

Right then, a sharp-looking woman with short hair walked into the room and said to the president, "Mr. President, did you call for me?"

The president nodded, his amber eyes looking in the direction where the paper crane had disappeared. He suddenly asked, "What do you think about the people who have mastered the fourth inheritance nowadays?"

The woman was slightly startled and replied cautiously after thinking for a moment, "They are all extremely talented and gifted powerhouses..."

The president laughed upon hearing this, "It’s normal for you not to dare say it."

"In fact, in the hearts of many mortals, we Immortal Emperors and Immortals are just creatures even lower than animals."

Hearing this, the woman paled and immediately knelt on the ground, "Your Excellency the President! I have never thought that way. It was you who saved the world and protected us..."

The president, however, didn’t care and said, "As far as I know, all the powerhouses who have mastered the fourth inheritance, including myself, are a bunch, every single one of them acts arbitrarily, does whatever they want, and only cares about their own desires."

He looked at his clenched right fist and sighed, "To achieve this invincible power, one needs to understand how to use one’s own heart and desires to propel power and adapt to evil."

"And when such a person does attain invincible power and no longer needs to care about any secular influences, the public, nations, or cultures, he becomes a creature that only lives for his own desires."

Laughing loudly, the president suddenly said, "Do you know? In the first month of my mastering the fourth inheritance, I was wondering what is the significance of mortals to me?"

"Battle? You are nothing but burdens."

"Construction? What you desire is meaningless to me, and what I desire, I can achieve much faster on my own."

"Continuously slaughtering those native armies, feeling their fear and anger, watching them scurry around like cockroaches... I gradually understood."

"The biggest use you mortals have for me now is to bring me mental amusement."

"Whether it’s protection or slaughter, or even just keeping you, it’s only because I find it interesting."

"It’s just a long-standing habit that makes me like doing this."

"But perhaps in ten years, twenty years, or fifty years, when I get tired of it, killing you all wouldn’t be impossible."

Listening to the president’s words, the woman was drenched in cold sweat, shocked and angry, but quickly lowered her head again, fearing that the president would sense the anger and hate in her heart.

"Because I know the true nature of us powerhouses, I always have this thought..."

At this point, the president suddenly fell silent, but his thoughts did not stop, "The old ones in the Immortal Court are even worse than us."

"Not to mention that they also hold the authority to rectify ascensions and inheritances."

"But all this time, not a single Immortal, not even one who wants to descend to create chaos, has appeared, and our world still exists as it does now."

"That leaves only one possibility, some stronger power suppresses their malice in their hearts, preventing them from interfering too much with the mortal realm."

This long-suspected hypothesis in the president’s mind became clearer after the other party invited him to capture Lin Xing.

In his eyes, a more intense flame of ambition named ’ambition’ flared.

Of course, the authority of the Immortal Court interested him.

This power, which could render the lifelong struggles of a powerhouse into nothing overnight, was like a Divine Sword poised at everyone’s heart. He certainly wanted to seize it in his hands.

"...But to ascend and be restricted, be managed?"

The president was unwilling to do such things.

"Rather becoming the master of the Immortal Court, putting all the Immortals under my feet, and controlling the supreme power of the heavens and the earth..."

Just thinking about it made him feel an unprecedented excitement.

To satisfy the ambition that was gradually sprouting in his heart, Lin Xing seemed to have become an important clue.

"Why does the Immortal Court want to deal with this guy? Is it because of the so-called time-reversal ability? The Treasures of Three Clears?"

"He must have some very important secrets on him..."

"Hiss... I really want to crack open his head right now and see what surprises are inside."

The increasingly excited president looked at the short-haired woman in front of him and casually said, "Go get Fan Mingxiu over here and tell him the task I assigned him, it’s time for a result."

Xia Country.

In the southeastern region, within a large fortress city.

What was once a bustling and advanced city, had now seemingly turned into a total war machine.

On one side of the streets were ruins that had not yet been cleared, while on the other side, workers were hastily assembling auto-targeting machine guns.

Trucks loaded with soldiers sped past on the roads from time to time, their kicked-up stones frightening stray dogs into rapid escape.

The locations of fixed Immortal Gates in the city had become thorough restricted areas, encased in layers of walls and defensive works, completely obscuring the interior from view.

On the desolate streets, passersby all looked hurried, their faces perennially clouded and seemingly never sporting smiles.

Lin Xing walked on the main street, looking at the somewhat unfamiliar city, feeling somewhat emotional: "East Sea City has changed quite a lot..."

At that moment, accompanied by a buzzing vibration, a white drone flew in front of Lin Xing. Its dark camera aimed at his head, followed by a synthesized AI female voice that rang out, "Hello, please cooperate with the routine check that follows."

"Please face the camera."

"Please blink your eyes."

"Please open your mouth."

"Please show your identification."

Looking at the ID card in Lin Xing’s hands, the drone paused momentarily, then said, "Mr. Zhao Huan, thank you for your cooperation."

At this moment, Lin Xing, both in appearance and stature, was entirely disguised as another person, showing no trace of his original form.

Watching the drone fly away, Lin Xing thought to himself, "It’s good that I learned about the situation here beforehand; otherwise, I might have been discovered in this city the moment I showed up..."

In this era of surging ingenuity, the number of strong beings from both realms was increasing day by day, and these powerful beings possessed terrifying abilities to move, infiltrate, and penetrate.

Nurtured by malevolent forces, a vast number of strong individuals and even ordinary people were continuously provoked into primitive desires and instincts.

Therefore, to combat enemy powerhouses and to manage the increasingly powerful physical abilities of the populace, huge amounts of surveillance equipment covered the entire city.

Conventional manpower was inadequate to handle such a massive amount of surveillance data.

Hence, the latest intelligent network took over all monitoring facilities, strictly controlling all public spaces and personal privacy.

Although many opposed such measures, in the face of a vast threat from national and societal instability, any attempt to stop this construction was futile.

Nowadays, like Lin Xing walking aimlessly on the street during work hours might lead to multiple identity checks.

And revealing his identity, letting the world recognize his return was clearly something Lin Xing wished to avoid.

Bai Yiyi’s voice sounded in his heart, "Returning after such hard efforts, yet I have to hide my identity. Really, shouldn’t I be sweeping everything away, killing all those unyielding, venting my heartfelt frustrations, and becoming the emperor of this world?"

The Broken Sword scoffed, "That, precisely, is unwise behavior. Our war with the Immortal Court has not stopped. In this life-and-death struggle, victory is what matters most."

"As long as we can defeat the Immortal Court, what does hiding our identities matter? Even if it means eating shit, you must eat it."

Bai Yiyi protested, "Why should I be the one eating it?"

The Broken Sword replied indifferently, "If not you, do you expect me and Lin Xing to do it?"

Meanwhile, as Lin Xing watched the drone leave, he continued to stroll towards the outskirts of the city.

He tried to recall various memories about the modern world in his mind, and soon found the location of the Quantum Intelligence Research Institute.

This was precisely the main objective of Lin Xing’s trip to East Sea City.

Looking at the towering building in the distance and a layer of military checkpoints, a slight ripple appeared in Lin Xing’s eyes.

"Has the research institute gotten much bigger since the past? Is that building newly constructed?"

The next moment, a surge of spiritual thought burst forth from his sea of consciousness, sweeping towards the research institute before him.