Chapter 550: Chapter 523: Vajra (Three more for subscription)
Half a moment later, the forces from various systems of Great Song that hurried to support had all gathered around Lin Rui’s flying car, blocking the official road to Luojing City so tightly that not even water could seep through.
Due to the recent Blasphemy Case and the theft of the Divine Tablet, a bunch of high officials from the court of Great Song were demoted for the crime of ‘dereliction of duty’, or were swept from their positions, including several former Commanders of the Spy Detection Bureau.
Therefore, the court, including the three imperial guards, was very vigilant and did not dare to be negligent in the slightest.
Luo Wangshu initially set off to come, but after learning that Lin Hao had already repulsed the Shadow Killing Team, she retreated.
Lin Rui’s mood was somewhat sour.
Although he had successfully repelled the enemy this time and even slain several Seventh and Eighth Realm experts from the Shadow Killing Team,
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Especially at the moment when the Shadow Killing Team retreated, they inflicted particularly heavy casualties on them.
In this battle, the Shadow Killing Team had one Ninth Realm severely injured, two Eighth Realm died in battle, and seven Seventh Realm were slain.
However, this Shadow Killing Team nearly made him reveal all his aces, almost exposing his underpants.
Fei Yunlai and Wang Tianwu and others were almost caught during the retreat, fortunately, with Wang Tianwu’s exceptionally great magic, he covered for everyone from Lin Rui’s studio to successfully break away.
This guy has managed to avoid Ling Huan for so many years, his skills of hiding are truly not just for show.
However, they dare not return to the Four Stripes Mountain base for the time being, but are circling around the perimeter, and also dare not relax in the short term, and cannot return to their true bodies.
These Dragon Transformation Masters were originally members of the 6S combat team of Lin Rui’s studio and were later assigned to three security regiments to serve as officers, and these combat teams had already been disbanded.
But their Alien bodies remained nearby Luojing, always ready to be called upon, and this time they were put to use.
The trouble is, these people cannot return for now, temporarily unable to attend to the reorganization matters of the security regiment at the shipyard base, which will greatly affect the progress of the reorganization of these three security regiments.
Lin Rui was grinding his teeth, thinking that he still needed to recruit people and expand the recruitment to the greatest extent possible!
Healing Armament Syndrome is actually very exhausting, especially for masters above Sixth Realm Dragon Transformation; those who are at the brink of Desperate Armament Syndrome have symptoms that are not only bizarre but also intractable chronic diseases.
But no matter how tired, Lin Rui has to try to heal as many as possible.
There is no need to limit the recruiting targets to retired military personnel, but can widen the scope to consider recruiting some reputable Alien Walkers.
Lin Rui self-considered that he now had enough strength to keep the situation under control!
And now, as the Commander of the Spy Detection Bureau, he could get a large amount of Emperor Rank Dragon Skin Paper from the Ten Thousand Dragon Tower of the Great Song.
Lin Rui had already paved the way with money, completely cleared the relationship with the garrison commander of the Ten Thousand Dragon Tower, and could obtain Eighth Realm Dragon Skins at a lower price from the Ten Thousand Dragon Tower.
No more Dragon Skins? Just report an ‘Exhaustion’ for an Eighth Realm Demon, and no one will pursue it.
Lin Rui himself was an extremely skilled mage and also a Demigod, capable of using his own Abyss Power to create Divine Contracts second only to the Life Tie Book in terms of binding effects.
Especially the binding power for Sixth Realm Martial Cultivators can be so strong that there is no flaw, and even Seventh Realm cultivators would have to pay a huge price to escape the Divine Contract, so Lin Rui is not afraid of these Dragon Rank Martial Cultivators betraying him.
“Little brother, I have seen the corpses; they should be from the organization ranked sixty-fifth on the Heaven Rankings, the ‘Shadow Killing Team’!”
The team leader brought by the Imperial Guard was the former Imperial Guard’s Colonel-General Li Wei.
Due to the recent personnel shakeup in the Imperial Guard, this former personal guard captain of Luo Wangshu, has now been promoted to General of the Second Rank as one of the three Vice Envoys of the Imperial Guard.
He was beaming with joy at his good fortune, and at the same time, he was grateful, knowing that his promotion owed much to Lin Hao’s help.
Thus, when the three imperial guards hurried to support, the Imperial Guard’s forces were the first to arrive.
After surveying the scene, Li Wei looked at ‘Lin Hao’ both worriedly and with emotion: “Little brother, you command a significant force; you were even able to withstand the Shadow Killing Team and inflicted heavy casualties on them.”
He was amazed that Lin Hao had established such power within just a few months of entering the Capital.
— And that was without the presence of their Eighth Realm Emperor Rank steward.
Li Wei was concerned because Lin Rui’s current situation was indeed very dangerous; first the National Guardian Zang Shaochen, and now the Shadow Killing Team, the current Lin Hao was simply the target of all.
Lin Rui’s expression was solemn as he shook his head slightly: “This is all thanks to my master’s high regard, and support from business partners!”
When Li Wei heard the words ‘business partners’, he immediately had a moment of clarity; he was Luo Wangshu’s confidant and knew that Lin Hao had recently been doing quite extensive trade with Luo Wangshu’s support.
Several major clan leaders under Luo Wangshu’s wing had discussed this matter over wine feasts, guessing that Lin Hao might have hooked up with a major force within the Outer Heaven Demon ranks.
Li Wei reckoned that was also true; no matter how adept at operating, Lin Hao could not possibly have developed such a formidable force in just over half a year.
“That being said, younger brother still needs to recruit more people, relying on others is unreliable.”
As Li Wei was saying this, he heard a hearty voice from outside: “May I ask if Marquis Zhen Guo is present? James Bradley, Chief of Staff to the Federation President, has been appointed by the President to come and express our comfort!”
Lin Rui slightly raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, then stepped onto the flying car next to him, and instructed Shangguan Tianyi: “Please have Mr. Chief of Staff come in, and activate the quantum communication jamming.”
A few breaths later, President’s Chief of Staff James Bradley, guided by Shangguan Tianyi, boarded Lin Hao’s flying car.
He felt somewhat surprised since from the start of their meeting, Lin Hao had always avoided private contact with them, being very cautious.
Even if they had a ‘private chat’ inside the post house, the windows were open on all sides, letting the reporters take photographs.
But now, this person has actually invited him onto a flying car with very strong shielding capabilities, one that was highly private.
The Chief of Staff suddenly came to a realization; it was because Lin Hao’s situation had changed.
Following the assassination carried out by humans, Lin Hao was no longer in a position of suspicion.
After being the target of successive assassinations by human forces, the powers within the Great Song court could hardly accuse him of treason.
The Chief of Staff also came to a realization, acknowledging that they must up the stakes on this Commander Lin.
And the moment he set foot in the flying car, the Chief of Staff’s eyes sharpened.
He discovered that all his communication abilities with the outside world, including all photographic functions on his personal smart device, were being jammed.
Quantum communication is based on quantum entanglement principles; it’s very difficult to interfere with the process. The other party was directly targeting to suppress the operation of the chip, thus achieving blockage.
As soon as the Chief of Staff stepped in, he saw Lin Hao sitting in the back seat of the flying car, staring at him coldly: “What exactly does the Federation want to do? Do you think that by killing me, you can remove me as a stumbling block and make the Divine favor your peace proposal?”
The Chief of Staff could only give a bitter smile: “Commander Lin, with your far-sightedness, capable of illuminating the darkness, how could you not know that these assassins are certainly not from the official side of our Federation! The ‘Shadow Killing Team’ that attempted to assassinate you is also on our government’s wanted list.”
Lin Rui sneered at this response: “I’ll assume the Shadow Killing Team is directed by the Longevity Association. Does your Federation Government still wish to shelter them?”
Seeing the Chief of Staff fall silent, he added more pressure: “And after this assassination attempt, the court and people of my Great Song will surely be outraged, and the Divine will be even more infuriated. How will you explain to my Divine? How do you plan to appease the anger of the Great Song citizens and the Divine?”
The Chief of Staff knew the key still lay with the attitude of that God. No matter how irate the Great Song court and people were, it wouldn’t affect the peace talks.
The question now was, what would the East Abyss think? After my God issued a final ultimatum, do you still dare to make an attempt on the life? To dare to attack my appointed Vice Envoy of the peace talks?
If the East Abyss does not respond, where would their dignity lie?
Actually, this was also an opportunity for the President and him to shift the blame and make concessions, precisely because the wanton behavior of the ‘Longevity Association’ had put them at a disadvantage in the talks.
However, the President and he were genuinely concerned about the country’s affairs and were unwilling to betray humanity’s fundamental interests in these peace talks.
“As for this assassination attempt, our Federation will definitely give an explanation to the Marquis of the National Guardian.”
The Chief of Staff hesitated for a moment and then took a box from his sleeve, opened it and suspended it in the air using True Yuan: “Actually, our delegation came here with two gifts prepared for the Marquis of the National Guardian, please accept them with a smile!”
Previously, with so many reporters watching, it was not appropriate to present significant gifts, but now it was no problem.
Lin Rui looked at the items in the box with a puzzled look: “What is this? It looks like the seeds of a Battle Dragon?”
It’s somewhat similar to the Battle Dragon seed implanted into Ji Xueying’s body.
“It’s a replica of ‘Emperor Flame Battle Dragon Seed’ that we’ve synthesized from leftover dragon bones from studies on Vajra Venerable, using highly concentrated life essence and a large amount of Fake Abyss Essence,” the Chief of Staff said with a slight smile. “It’s the latest research achievement of our Federation Science Academy.”
“The item has already undergone several tests, all successful. It not only helps in the transformation of a Battle Dragon but also strengthens the power and armor toughness of the Battle Dragon, while gaining the ‘Vajra’ concept from the Vajra Venerable.
This item is extremely expensive to create, one seed costs as much as 300 billion federal coins, and the specific effects vary from person to person, depending on the individual’s Bloodline Power and spiritual power. If a Martial Cultivator’s talent is insufficient, those Fake Abyss Essence might even transform into Dragon Essence.
However, this shouldn’t be an issue for Commander Lin, and moreover, this Vajra Battle Dragon seed I have in my hands truly incorporates a bit of Vajra Venerable’s Source Essence.”
In reality, it was a rather useless item, only the most top-tier nobility’s children could afford it, yet most of them couldn’t handle the Abyss Source Material.
But for someone like Lin Hao, it was an invaluable treasure.
He looked at Lin Rui meaningfully: “I heard that Commander Lin is about to undergo Dragon Transformation soon? This item can not only significantly enhance your Battle Dragon but also shorten the time needed for your accumulation.”
He knew Lin Hao’s most urgent matter right now was to advance to the Sixth Realm!
Although this person had acquired great authority in an extremely short period of time, he had also placed himself in a precarious situation, surrounded by danger.
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Without the Cultivation of Dragon Transformation, Lin Hao would have a hard time ensuring his own safety.
Lin Rui’s pupils constricted upon hearing this, summoning the Chief of Staff’s gift box into his hands.
Before the arrival of the Federation Presidential delegation, Li Xianglong had said to him that the Presidential delegation might bring him a surprise.
Nevertheless, this surprise was a bit too much; Lin Rui felt that his official integrity was greatly tested!
With this item, Lin Rui could save at least two months’ time; within five days, he could undergo Dragon Transformation!