Zhong Chi led the way, even Zhu Qijiang, who trusted him the most, cautiously followed at a distance.
As the group passed the warning line without a single beam shooting toward them, they were all surprisedly looking at the two behemoth warships docked in the distance.
Fan Yibing glanced at the radar monitor on her wrist and discovered that the previously indistinct alien base due to interference waves had cleared up, as if the interference had completely disappeared.
Could it really be true? With that thought, she subconsciously quickened her pace.
"Don’t be scared to death, hurry up," Zhong Chi said, then without paying further heed to everyone, he straightforwardly charged towards War Disc Number Two.
He preferred War Disc Number Two, after all.
War Disc Number One belonged to Ding Huan; Ding Huan had merely granted him a permission, but War Disc Number Two, he had full authority over it.
Seeing Zhong Chi actually enter a war disc and no one stopped him, the crowd was overjoyed.
Gu Zhong was the first to rush up, certain that even at his best, he had never moved as fast as now.
Despite the fact that Ding Huan had incinerated those whom Zhong Chi had killed, everyone could still sense the lingering killing aura.
Following Gu Zhong’s lead, everyone charged onto the war disc in a frenzy.
"Lao Zhong, did you really kill all the aliens here?" Zhu Qijiang’s voice was trembling, he couldn’t believe his eyes.
Zhong Chi chuckled, "How could I have such ability? I’m just a small helper. Lao Zhu, do you remember what I told you back in Pu Sea?"
"I remember, remember. You said you were going to find help, could it be..." Zhu Qijiang immediately followed up.
"Exactly, I found help… No, I should say, I’m just a minor assistant. That powerful individual killed all the alien strongmen and took over two war discs," Zhong Chi laughed.
He wasn’t foolish and knew that Ding Huan, like himself, was also looking to settle scores with Shi Changyi. Mentioning Ding Huan now might cause Shi Changyi to hide away and not dare to come out.
Gu Zhong was messing around everywhere but hearing Zhong Chi’s words, he hurriedly asked, "Lao Zhong, can we operate this war disc?"
"Is it still capable of combat?" This question came from Fan Yibing.
Everyone’s gaze fell on Zhong Chi.
With pride, Zhong Chi said, "This war disc is fully stocked with energy and totally ready for combat. But Commander Gu, you can’t operate it, only I can pilot this war disc. I’m now the core of it."
"Hmph, selfish people. Such war discs naturally have to be placed within the Federation Army to maximize their power," a cold voice sounded.
Zhong Chi was furious, "Shi Changyi, you despicable wretch. This war disc is my war trophy and under my control. All those aliens were killed with my help, why shouldn’t I control the war disc?"
"Everyone, stop quarreling. We’ve just seized an alien UFO and wiped out those alien strongmen; this is good news for Earth and all of humanity.
Not to mention, isn’t there another war disc? Our primary mission now is to rebuild the human corridor defense line and drive out the Fierce Beasts," chimed in Qu Weimin, the Alliance Hierarch of the Martial Arts Alliance.
Lao Zhong spoke, "Lao Qu, about the war disc, only this one is mine. The other belongs to someone else."
"No matter who owns it, in these critical times, the war disc should be under Federation control," Shi Changyi said righteously.
Zhong Chi scoffed, "You all know who I sought for help, right? This war disc belongs to the real powerhouse who annihilated the aliens. It’s his seized trophy, and even this one I have was given to me by him.
In other words, Shi Changyi, even if that war disc were given to your Genetic Alliance, would you dare to take it? Pfft."
Shi Changyi, who was just posturing with righteous indignation, abruptly fell silent. He didn’t know this power player whom Zhong Chi mentioned, but anyone capable of breaking in here, slaughtering the alien strongmen, and stealing their warships and war discs...
Wouldn’t his Genetic Alliance be courting death if targeted by such a powerhouse?
"Senior Zhong, is that powerhouse here? Could you perhaps introduce us to him? If we had the support of such a precursor, rebuilding the human corridor defense line might be feasible," Fan Yibing quickly grasped the crucial point.
At that moment, everyone was mentally tallying up their own agendas.
Some were considering how to allocate this war disc. Some were curious about the energy source inside it. And others were thinking: there must be top-level treasures within an alien UFO, where did they go?
Shi Changyi was fixated on the control cabin of the war disc. What his Genetic Alliance lacked the most was such a powerful war disc.
"Ladies and gentlemen, truly heaven blesses Earth, to have such a powerful ally. And thank you, Senior Zhong, for inviting this powerhouse to help suppress Earth’s hidden dangers," Gu Zhong saw through everyone’s thoughts and took the initiative to speak.
Being the number one figure in the Federation Army, when he spoke, naturally no one dared interrupt.
"I suggest we hold a temporary meeting right here, discuss the use of the war disc, and also Commander Fan’s suggestion to rebuild the human corridor defense line…"
Zhong Chi cut off Gu Zhong’s words, "Lao Gu, you don’t need to worry. We can go rebuild the human corridor defense line right now."
"Lao Zhong, is that precursor also at the human corridor defense line?" Zhu Qijiang immediately asked.
Zhong Chi shook his head, "That person isn’t, but the Demon Dragon at the human corridor defense line has been severely injured by him. Not only that, the giant ape at the defense line has also been severely wounded.
If we go and establish the defense line now, and once I pilot the war disc over there, however strong the Fierce Beasts, they can only be slowly blocked outside the human corridor defense line."
In the midst of the crowd’s praising words, Zhong Chi’s pride swelled even more.
Yet he failed to notice that most people’s gazes were roving over his warship.
As for the other warship, once Zhong Chi mentioned it belonged to the one who destroyed the aliens, no one dared covet it.
Everyone here knew how powerful the alien civilization that had entered Earth was.
An existence that could annihilate all these alien powerhouses, if offended, would likely be unstoppable in their retaliation, regardless of what backing one had.
...
Ding Huan parked the Blue Star in an inconspicuous basin. According to the map provided by Nian Jinqing, they were not far from the relics.
Such basins were countless in the Kunlun Mountains.
Before the Genetic Beasts appeared, the depths of Kunlun Mountains were devoid of human tracks.
Now, with Genetic Beasts everywhere, as the most noble mountain range on Earth, the Kunlun Mountain Range hosted all kinds of Fierce Beasts.
Ding Huan had chosen to park the Blue Star in the basin out of concern for the powerful Fierce Beasts.
Despite the presence of a nearly Foundation Establishment-level Demon Dragon and a giant ape no less powerful than the dragon at the human corridor defense line,
Ding Huan believed that the truly powerful beasts were likely in Kunlun Mountain.
A mountain range enveloped in immortal energy like Kunlun Mountain wouldn’t flaunt its powerful beasts like the Demon Dragon or the giant ape. The beasts here would certainly develop in secret, growing strong before emerging from the mountain.
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This was something inherently understood by the intelligent life bred from the land of Hua Xia, something that didn’t need to be taught by others.
Because of these concerns, Ding Huan didn’t immediately search for the Ancient Daoist relics upon arriving at Kunlun Mountain.
He planned to enter seclusion and cultivate until his strength could no longer be improved before taking action.
"Lao Liu, we’re heading down too. Later, cover the Blue Star with something," Qi Xinyue called out to Lao Liu.
Ever since Ding Huan had mentioned that no matter how much Lao Liu cultivated, it could only linger at the level of a Level 9 Fierce Beast, and it might not even make it into Earth’s top ten, Lao Liu had seemed utterly dejected.
"Big Brother, will I never become Liu’er again?" Lao Liu took out a pen and wrote a few limp words.
What use was regaining memory if it couldn’t even match its past self?
Ding Huan hesitated, then said, "There is actually one method with a certain probability of ensuring you won’t be worse than before."
"What method?" Lao Liu leaped up, its entire monkey body perking up.
It could only squeak in response though.
Seeing Lao Liu reaching for its pen, Ding Huan waved a hand, "No need to write, I can understand you."
Lao Liu looked at Ding Huan with hopefulness. It had waited for Ding Huan and traveled thousands of miles to find him, all for the sake of increasing its strength.
If there was no way to improve its strength, what was the point of all its efforts? It felt as though life had lost its meaning.
"But why should I help you?" Ding Huan looked at Lao Liu and scoffed.
"I will repay you and will regard you as my own elder brother," Lao Liu quickly wrote with its pen to express its loyalty.
Ding Huan chuckled, "I have already witnessed your ingratitude. Do you know how much effort I’ve put in to save you, to help you regain your memory?"
"I know, Mr. Huan," Lao Liu’s face showed loyalty, its hand not stopping for a moment, changing ’Big Brother’ to ’Mr. Huan’ on the paper.
"Yes, you know. So the first thing you did after regaining your memory was to try to kill me. If I hadn’t had a few tricks up my sleeve, I would be a cold corpse by now," Ding Huan said mockingly.
Lao Liu clenched its teeth and wrote: "Mr. Huan, just tell me what to do. I’ll do it."
Ding Huan spoke flatly, "How many days have I cultivated? How long have you cultivated for? You are like an Ancient Immortal God, while I’m just an ordinary person. What good ideas could I possibly have? It’s laughable."
As he spoke of thinking of a method, Ding Huan’s memory had already conjured over ten ways to control Lao Liu.
However, Ding Huan couldn’t be bothered to act; in his eyes, Lao Liu wasn’t really of any value.
Perhaps Lao Liu could be of great value in the future, but cultivating such value in it wasn’t something that could be achieved overnight.
And it would require a vast amount of Cultivation Resources.
For Ding Huan himself, he didn’t even have enough Cultivation Resources; where would he find the resources to waste on Lao Liu?
Moreover, even if he did cultivate Lao Liu, this White-eyed Monkey might not necessarily obey him.
"Big Brother, I can surrender my soul mark, never to betray you. No, I mean Mr. Huan," Lao Liu wrote earnestly.
It had known Ding Huan for more than just a day or two and was aware of what kind of person he was.
Giving up the soul mark was just to earn Ding Huan’s trust; he would definitely not harm it because of this.
Besides, if Ding Huan wanted to harm it, he could easily crush it and force it to relinquish its soul mark.
The fact that Ding Huan hadn’t done so already implied that Lao Liu might really not be that valuable in his eyes.
"Huh, that’s quite interesting," Ding Huan thought, feeling somewhat surprised.
He was certain that Lao Liu could think of more than one solution, but this one was the simplest and offered the deepest control.
It seemed that Lao Liu truly wished to follow him.
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