Chapter 570: Chapter 565: Ji Ning Side Story (Part 5)
Ji Ning discovered that ever since she woke up, everyone around her seemed a bit off.
Not only were her team members taking turns as her bodyguards, but even Bai Xiaotang and Ye Tong were constantly staying by her side like babysitters.
They even waited outside while she used the restroom to time her. If she stayed in for more than two minutes, they would call out her name: "Sister Ning..."
If she didn’t respond promptly, they would violently break in, afraid something might have happened to her again.
"I’m really fine," Ji Ning said helplessly.
The divine characteristics of her body had disappeared; her pupils and hair were back to normal, and her entire body was filled with Initial God Power. It could be said that she was the most powerful person on the Superpower Star.
So did these people misunderstand something about her?
Bai Xiaotang said worriedly, "Sister Ning, your blood was almost drained before, you need to rest well. Let me know if you feel unwell at any time."
Ye Tong added from the side, "And me. Though I can’t heal, I can make you nutritious food. What do you feel like eating now? Ginseng chicken soup, rib soup, or the Ten Ingredients Herbal Soup?"
Looking at her hands, which hadn’t touched a spatula in ages, her skin pale and delicate, Ji Ning said helplessly, "Don’t you all have jobs?"
Bai Xiaotang laughed and said, "My job now is to take care of you."
Seeing Ji Ning’s gaze sweep over, Ye Tong quickly said, "I’m on vacation recently. So, Sister Ning, what would you like to eat? I can make it for you."
Ji Ning sighed helplessly, "My wounds have already healed."
"But your internal injuries are severe."
"It doesn’t affect me. My body will slowly heal itself. Current treatments aren’t significantly effective for me."
"But..."
"Bai Xiaotang, have you finished your doctoral thesis? Planning to extend your studies again?" Ji Ning interrupted her bluntly and then looked at Ye Tong, tapping the screen of the Smart Brain on her leg, "And you, not taking on the next project? Don’t want to be the best actress? Daring not to answer Gu Yan’s calls, do you want to compensate me with an over 100 million penalty?"
The two of them: ...
Under Ji Ning’s pressure policy, the two had no choice but to leave the sanatorium.
She glanced at Xiao Shun, who was trembling while standing guard at the door, giving him a look that said, "Good luck."
"Xiao Shun, come in!"
Xiao Shun’s expression immediately fell, and he hurriedly walked inside.
Just about to force a smile harder than crying, Ji Ning asked, "During the time I was unconscious, was there anything unusual in Region 318217?"
Hearing it was serious business, Xiao Shun immediately straightened up his expression, "Reporting to the Commander, according to the news from Sister Ying, the area is currently under the control of the First Base and the Huazhou Research Institute. Representatives from other continents in the International Alliance have applied to conduct research there, but the Alliance has rejected it. Currently, relations on both sides are somewhat tense."
"What was the reason for the rejection?"
"The Alliance cited territorial security and demanded the International Alliance investigate the incident three years ago where 100,000 Death Warriors entered Huazhou Safety Zone territory. They also demanded compensation for the families of the warriors who sacrificed themselves as a result."
"Has compensation been made?"
"No. Those continents are feigning ignorance and not admitting the Death Warriors are theirs. So we have continuously rejected their applications."
A look of satisfaction crossed Ji Ning’s eyes as she asked again, "What about the Beizhou Space Research Center?"
"Currently under the complete control of Huazhou. Most researchers from other continents have left." Ji Ning was somewhat surprised and asked, "Who is primarily in charge over there?"
"The new manager from the Research Institute is managing it, but the South Continent and West Continent are not satisfied with our management as we didn’t approve their application, and they want to reclaim their researchers’ patents, but Professor Ye rejected them. Currently, with the support of forces from other continents, they are separating from Beizhou..."
At this point, fearing Ji Ning would be angry, Xiao Shun spoke up for Ye Xingyan: "Professor Ye tried hard to retain them, but since you and Commander Vis were both missing, morale was low, and the team was hard to lead..."
"It’s alright. I will personally go to Beizhou in a while."
Ji Ning appeared calm.
When night fell, Ji Ning closed her eyes, with a thought she instantly arrived at the summit of Jiuming Mountain from Beijing.
Indeed she heard the system voice from the Trial Ring inside:
[Son of God, a Cosmic Space-Time Stone Fragment has been detected, would you like to collect it?]
"Collect," she said.
In a flash of white light, a brick-sized white stone suddenly appeared before her eyes, then vanished into thin air, returning to the [Storage Space] within the Trial Ring.
Ji Ning again flashed to the Divine Hall area, looking at the already prominent inverted triangular structure, she thought: Collect.
In an instant, the massive structure towering hundreds of meters vanished before her eyes.
The base soldiers who had been monitoring the area were dumbfounded, quickly sounding the alarm.
This night was destined to be a sleepless one.
Apart from this alien structure, mysterious objects from various unexplained locations on the planet disappeared mysteriously.
Now no one should think about them anymore.
Ji Ning was merely reclaiming all belongings of the Divine Son Bloodline on the planet.
By the next morning,
a group of people hurriedly came to the sanatorium to see Ji Ning.
Originally worried when they arrived, they left happily carrying a black box.
Soon afterward, the Huazhou Alliance made a high-profile announcement that they would continue to vigorously develop space power to lead humanity in exploring the unknown universe and seek new energy sources.
Simultaneously, a global announcement declared that Huazhou was officially taking over the Beizhou Space Research Center.
This matter swiftly drew international attention, with uninformed netizens questioning Beizhou’s ownership.
Until Huazhou produced photos from hundreds of years ago showing the construction of Beizhou’s bunker, proving the Beizhou bunker region as Huazhou territory.
Subsequently, Huazhou seemed to unlock a new level of achievement, producing one astounding aerospace feat after another, launching one satellite after another into the sky.
This left researchers from other continents restless, wanting to apply to return to the Beizhou Space Research Center, but were rejected.
The reason given: Beizhou is not a place to come and go as you please.
Faced with Huazhou’s tough stance, researchers from other continents could only grit their teeth and swallow their dissatisfaction.
Especially after the International Superpower User Management Center announced the highest superpower user rank worldwide.
[22th Rank Multi-System Superpower User, Huazhou person]
From then on, power across the continents quieted, and international discourse was harmonious.
[Ji Ning’s Body Refinement Realm] became the premier choice for global superpower users; the decades-long debate over the Body Refinement ended with overwhelming votes for it.
Bai Xiaotang, one of the supporters of [Ji Ning’s Body Refinement Realm], finally completed her doctoral thesis and graduated with honors from the First Military Academy.
"Quick, quick, quick... turn on the Smart Brain to watch the live broadcast."
After taking her doctoral photo, Bai Xiaotang rushed to the dormitory, urging her roommate to turn on the Smart Brain screen in the dorm room.
The roommate was surprised, "Is your Sister Xiao Tong going live?"
"No, it’s the Huazhou news broadcast." Bai Xiaotang’s cheeks were flushed with excitement, her beautiful eyes filled with thrill, as if she just received a huge red envelope for New Year.
The roommate was stunned, joking, "Did I hear it wrong? Is the sun rising from the west today? Or is there a relative of yours in the news broadcast?"
Bai Xiaotang helplessly glanced at her, "Remember the announcement some time ago about the successful launch of the Beizhou Number 7 spacecraft?"
The roommate nodded slightly, picking up a cup of health tea from the desk and taking a sip, "Yes, the past few days all major global news sites and social platforms have been covering it, hard to miss."
Bai Xiaotang glanced at her again, calmly saying, "Yeah, the chief designer of the spacecraft is my Sister Ning."
"Pfft... cough cough..."
In her roommate’s shock, Bai Xiaotang turned up the volume on the Smart Brain screen.
Sitting excitedly in front of the screen, her eyes were gleaming.
Onscreen, the news female broadcaster’s voice was enthusiastic, with a hint of pride and excitement when reading out the key news terms.
"The recipient of the Huazhou Alliance’s highest female honor medal [Ji Ning Award] is..."
"From the Beizhou Space Research Center, the chief designer of the Beizhou Number 7 manned spacecraft, Ji Ning!"
