Chapter 2269: Chapter 2271: Everyone’s in a Hurry
Storage Talisman? Feng Jun was very surprised. He didn’t doubt Beauty Lin was trying to trick him. In fact, he could roughly guess to what extent she knew about this information. "One-time use?"
If he’s not mistaken, it should have been leaked when Li Shishi won the championship at the Dragon Gate conference last time.
"Yes, one-time use," Beauty Lin replied in a deep voice, then a strange smile appeared on her lips. "I guess you have reusable Storage Talismans in your hand. Are you willing to take them out?"
Feng Jun didn’t directly answer her but asked instead, "What can the Storage Talisman be used for?"
"Military use," Beauty Lin answered without hesitation. "You should know that the vast majority of the latest technologies, when converted into productivity, first consider military use."
Feng Jun inwardly murmured to himself, "I thought it was for smuggling or something," then couldn’t help but ask out loud, "Aren’t graphene and such better? We’re dealing with high-tech warfare now."
Beauty Lin heard this and smiled indifferently, "Your understanding of warfare has a discrepancy."
"Really?" Feng Jun was genuinely unwilling to accept that, "Modern warfare... isn’t it information warfare, isn’t it super-visual strikes?"
"You’re right, that’s the case," Beauty Lin nodded, then asked again, "So what do you think the purpose of information warfare is? What does high-tech warfare really mean?"
Feng Jun furrowed his brow, beginning to realize what she was getting at, but Beauty Lin pressed on regardless.
"In the end, it’s about destroying the command center, destroying communication channels, but the fundamental goal is to destroy your logistics!"
"In wars throughout history, as long as the soldiers’ quality is above average and logistics can be guaranteed, the war can’t be lost!"
"Logistics is the king of war. No matter how isolated, as long as food is sufficient and ammunition is adequate, morale won’t dissipate!"
"Those military systems destroyed by electronic warfare and information warfare weren’t defeated because of communication equipment but because the soldiers lost confidence, as... their logistics were not secured."
"Arms and provisions go before the soldiers, the form of war may change, but the essence of war will not."
Feng Jun was stunned for quite a while before answering, "I really don’t know what this one-time use Storage Talisman is."
"If you don’t know, then forget it," Beauty Lin wasn’t concerned. According to the profile on Feng Jun, her pursuit this time wasn’t success but to establish a concept in his mind.
Misunderstandings are like breaking the ice, they need to be gradually eroded, and the ways and means are crucial.
Feng Jun hadn’t expected Beauty Lin’s tactics to be so sophisticated, directly using retreat as a strategy to advance—he lacked similar experience.
But his intuition wasn’t bad—something about this seemed unknown to him.
So he threw out an item, "Then I’ll give you a high-tech product, capable of storing a large amount of electric power."
High-tech... product? Beauty Lin could hardly believe her ears—isn’t he into metaphysics?
What Feng Jun threw out was something he had long intended to present—if he left it for any longer, even the author might forget it, and that was the Thunderstone originally used by Thunder.
Beauty Lin took the stone, intending to ask a few questions, but Feng Jun turned around and left.
After a brief thought, she gave up the idea of pursuing. For her, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Feng Jun had so many good things, anything extracted was worth researching first.
Feng Jun didn’t plan to stay too long in the Earth Realm. He leisurely enjoyed a few days of peace at Luohua and witnessed the opening of the Cultural Town—several major companies had moved in, but they were either related to Yang Yuxin or affiliated with the Yu Family.
The only exception was a Daoism Debate Platform, arranged jointly by Maoshan, Wudang, and Qingcheng, serving as a contact point for Daoist Sects.
Although called a Daoism Debate, there were places to eat and stay beside the venue, similar to an apartment setup. Those who didn’t like cooking could eat at the town’s large canteen.
In general, the Cultural Town was very relaxed, with only about four hundred people, including cleaners and security, yet its area reached nearly ten square kilometers—not including Luohua Manor.
Of course, Luohua deliberately maintained a sparse population. Since the Earth Spirit remodeled the Earth Vein, even though Feng Jun intentionally limited the overflow of Spiritual Energy through tiered reduction, still, "A mountain isn’t high if there’s an immortal to make it holy."
Unless strict sealing means are applied, the influence of Spiritual Energy on the surroundings is subtle, meaning around Luohua Manor, a Cave Heaven-like spiritual aura gradually formed.
Not to mention, working here could definitely prolong life, and Feng Jun even buried the spleen of the Swallowed Star Demon.
Therefore, controlling the number of people was necessary; it wasn’t that others didn’t want to come, rather many wanted to join but couldn’t.
Yet even so, among these four hundred people, whether there were those harboring malicious intentions is hard to say.
Therefore, during the town’s opening, Feng Jun needed to sit and oversee for a bit. With the current strength of his Divine Sense, a casual sweep could reveal how many people had unsettled minds and how many had installed eavesdropping and spying devices.
In fact, dealing with the equipment is easy. Feng Jun doesn’t even need to use his Divine Sense; the scanning radius of the mobile phone is enough to cover it. The key factor still lies in the people.
Perhaps those foreign forces have suffered too much, so they haven’t planted any personnel. However, Beauty Lin has eight colleagues who managed to sneak in, each under a different guise. The most surprising thing is that one of them was a locally recruited janitor—he even has a household registration in Baixing Town.
At Feng Jun’s direction, six of these eight people were dismissed. As for the remaining two, it’s not that he doesn’t want to clean them all out completely, but such matters... can’t really be entirely prohibited. Instead of frequently investigating newcomers, it’s better to leave two in the open.
Anyway, Feng Jun feels that if not for the Guardian Boss, the people and things on the Earth Plane that could put pressure on him are becoming fewer and fewer, so he dares to play along with the "running with illness."
On the third day after the Cultural Town opened, he was about to leave Earth when a new message arrived: Zhang Caixin is about to break through to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining.
In such circumstances, he naturally has to stay to protect her, as she is the first among Luohua’s direct disciples with the potential to transcend.
Zhang Caixin has accumulated enough at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining and has recently been close to Feng Jun; it only took her nine days to break through to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining. Elder Feng naturally watched over her the whole time, and when she stabilized for another two days, she could essentially move independently, allowing Feng Jun to leave.
When he arrived at White Pebble Beach, another cultivator experienced a minor slip during Core Formation.
Luckily, Feng Jun no longer worries about most Core Formation causes and effects, and at White Pebble Beach there are many Cauldron Seedlings, so borrowing one from any family is no issue.
Not to mention, the fellow cultivators’ aura is popular; aside from increasing the chances of Core Formation, it gathers many cultivators in similar situations, making some resources easier to find.
Of course, situations like Feng Jun’s, where someone can assist in Core Formation on-site, are extremely rare, unlike the more common fellow cultivators’ aura.
He helped this person successfully form their core, feeling as if he didn’t acquire any cause or effect, thinking he might have sensed wrong.
But the Big Boss nonchalantly remarked, "With Domain Care, such small cause and effect are truly nothing."
Is Domain Care really this pervasive? Feng Jun was somewhat dazed.
To cut a long story short, he was delayed for another four days at White Pebble Beach to assist with Core Formation—once adjusted, it requires some observation.
So when he arrived at the Yellow Sky Plate, counting the time, it’s been just over a month.
Feng Jun had just landed for less than ten minutes when a Golden Core from Xuanhuang Gate approached, saying that Master Yanhe has started condensing his nascent soul and hopes he can go to Yellow Water.
Such a request is hard for Feng Jun to refuse. He was about to leave when Chen Xi, the True Immortal, hurriedly came over, "You finally returned. The adjusted plan has been out for three days. If you hadn’t come, I would have gone to White Pebble Beach to find you."
Feng Jun raised an eyebrow, "Just a few days... is it that urgent?"
"Of course it’s urgent," Chen Xi now understands his pulse, straightforwardly saying, "We need to break through the world barrier. The sect is readying materials and inviting help. Materials are easy to talk about, but those helpers have very high statuses, who can make them wait?"
"But..." Feng Jun glanced at the nearby master, hesitating to speak, "Master Yanhe is about to condense his nascent soul and invited me to Yellow Sky once more."
Chen Xi, the True Immortal, was taken aback at the news, turning to the disciple beside him—indeed, a fellow disciple condensing a nascent soul is a significant matter.
This Master had no choice but to step forward to explain that it is truly the case.
Chen Xi was now conflicted, having spoken with Feng Jun rather promisingly earlier.
If he had been a bit flexible, it would have been nice to let his fellow sect member advance a stage first, wouldn’t it?
However, going back on his word now would risk offending even Feng Jun, so he smiled wryly, "Well... I can only say sorry, nascent soul condensation isn’t something that ends in three or five days, and we have honored guests here who can’t wait any longer."
This time of deduction by Feng Jun was comparatively long, taking eight full days. Both Xuanhuang and Yuangang Gates indeed invited a number of people to help refine the method to break the barrier.
As a result, many details were adjusted on-site. After the exchange, the preliminary outline of the plan was formed, which can be refined in another month before being finalized by Feng Jun.
(To be updated, during double period, seeking reserved monthly tickets.)
