World-saving Plan: The Only Savior
Chapter 198 - 87 The Judgment Mechanism of the Shadow Lord

Chapter 198: Chapter 87 The Judgment Mechanism of the Shadow Lord

Zhang Xiaoman thought to himself and casually opened the System’s marketplace interface to check his current remaining points, which had increased to 67. It looked like it was time for another round of upgrades.

After dealing with the monster incident, fortunately, no one had come by from start to finish; otherwise, there would have been more trouble.

The entire battle seemed complicated, but in reality, it ended quickly. From the moment Zhang Xiaoman made his move to the end, less than 5 minutes had passed.

Inside the car, Brother Hero, seeing everything had returned to calm, hesitated before asking, "Xiao Man... Brother Man, are all the monsters killed? Can I come out now?"

Zhang Xiaoman had asked him to hide inside the car, knowing that he was currently more of a burden than help. Without new instructions, he didn’t dare to rashly step out of the car.

Zhang Xiaoman had just dismissed the Star Guard, then slapped his forehead upon hearing this and said, "Oh man, I totally forgot about you... It’s safe now, you can come out."

Brother Hero’s mouth twitched as he pushed open the door and stepped outside, glancing around at the clean scene. Aside from the two damages on the Stone Pillar, it seemed like there was no sign of the fierce battle that had just taken place.

"Brother Man, you’re a real beast, to think you took down all those terrifying monsters by yourself. I feel like I hardly recognize you..."

Just thinking about Zhang Xiaoman’s fearsome strength and speed, along with his various strange tactics, Brother Hero couldn’t help but feel a surge of awe and astonishment.

He seemed just like a super hero from a movie, so cool!

It seemed that during the previous encounter in the company garage, Zhang Xiaoman had only shown the tip of the iceberg, and it might not even have been a warm-up.

Brother Hero felt that even the power he had witnessed today might not represent his full strength...

However, even so, the scenes of Zhang Xiaoman killing the monsters were still deeply etched in his memory.

"Hero, you saw the battle just now. There are rules about cognitive alignment. When you come across monsters, the chances increase significantly. This might become a common occurrence for you in the future. I hope you can prepare yourself and work on improving your own strength..."

Brother Hero nodded seriously and said, "Don’t worry, Xiao Man. I will definitely do my best, not just for anything else, but at the very least, to protect Tang Yuan and the others."

Tang Yuan was, in fact, Brother Hero’s wife.

"By the way, Xiao Man, that legacy you said you’d tell me about last time—what is it exactly? Can I know about it now?"

Zhang Xiaoman was startled, then suddenly remembered that during his previous bluffing in the company garage, due to an incomplete script, he had only bluffed halfway.

The Star Alliance and all that were made up... established later. This guy still didn’t know anything about it.

Thinking this, he pointed outside the garage and said to Brother Hero, "Come on, let’s go eat. I’ll explain it to you on the way."

...

An hour later, in a small restaurant near the residential area, in a corner, Zhang Xiaoman and Brother Hero were sitting and conversing in low voices.

"So you’re telling me, you’ve restored the legacies of the past Three Great Sanctuaries, and even combined them into an organization called the Star Alliance?"

Brother Hero asked in a hushed tone, his face unable to hide the excitement and anticipation.

Zhang Xiaoman nodded and said, "That’s right. Facing the Great Fusion, relying solely on my own strength isn’t enough. I must unite all the forces we can to resist those guys from the Other Dimension..."

"Holy shit, Xiao Man, so you’re saying you’re now the leader of the Star Alliance? That’s way too crazy! Am I hanging onto a super massive leg here?"

"Don’t be so excited, I’ve just restored the inheritance of the Three Great Sanctuaries, and everything about the Star Alliance is still in a state of needing to be completely renewed."

Brother Hero was still excited, "That’s not a problem, I definitely want to join an organization with such potential, and no matter what, I should at least become an elder in the future!"

"Alright, tomorrow I will take you to the ruins of the previous Three Holy Lands to have a look, I plan to turn that place into our base, to be used for the Star Alliance members to gather and rest..."

Zhang Xiaoman finished speaking and then shook his head with a smile, changing the subject, "Let’s not talk about this now... Brother Hero, I need a favor from you this afternoon, help me with a test..."

"A test?"

"Yes, a very important test, it’s crucial for my action plan that follows..."

Brother Hero was confused by his mysterious tone, but his curiosity was also piqued. Seeing that there was little left on the table, he decided to get up and settle the bill.

Zhang Xiaoman hadn’t intended to let the other party pay for the meal, but couldn’t overcome Brother Hero’s enthusiasm, so he let him do it.

After lunch, the two went to Zhang Xiaoman’s house. The test he intended to carry out didn’t require a very spacious area; basically, a mobile phone was all that was needed.

When Brother Hero saw the anti-gravity car parked in the bedroom, he was completely dumbfounded, and then examined it up and down for a long time, until Zhang Xiaoman promised to take him for a flight after the test was over, and only then did he reluctantly leave the room.

The test Zhang Xiaoman intended to conduct, naturally, wasn’t any dangerous Dark Energy Formula experiment, but an ability he suspected but had yet to confirm.

Shadow Lord!

That’s right, Zhang Xiaoman wanted to see if this so-called Shadow Lord could indeed shield against all tracking of himself.

The Shadow Lord skill description is actually quite simple; just two functions are evident from the words themselves: one is immunity to curse-like effects, which is easy to understand.

The second is being untrackable, which is a more ambiguous definition.

What exactly constitutes tracking?

Does investigation count as tracking? Does recording a video count? What about using location tracking, or calling oneself? If these count, then why could people still call him even after he equipped the North Star Ring?

All these things needed to be tested one by one.

Zhang Xiaoman first used the simplest method, asking Brother Hero to call his phone. As expected, they could connect without any issue.

After that, he shared his location information with Brother Hero, or had him try to look up his location using a network IP address, and again, there were no problems.

Next, they recorded a short video and even uploaded it to the internet, but this step didn’t encounter any obstacles either, and proceeded smoothly.

It seemed like everything was fine, but often the absence of problems is the biggest problem.

This ability is currently very important for Zhang Xiaoman; it could be said that if he really could understand its mechanism, it might even determine his future conduct and style.

After all, having concerns to worry about and having none are completely different concepts.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoman was now quite distressed. What mechanism did the Shadow Lord use to determine its anti-tracking method?