Chen Shouyi wasn’t surprised. As a strategic force, nuclear weapons are of great importance, something that can’t be meddled with by the provinces; they even have to avoid suspicion proactively.

“When are we leaving?” he looked at Bai Xiaoling and asked gravely.

“Tomorrow at nine in the morning! Gather at City Hall Square.” Bai Xiaoling avoided his gaze, her long legs in black stockings tightly together.

“Got it.” Chen Shouyi nodded.

“I won’t disturb your rest any longer; I’ll go now.” Bai Xiaoling stood up, unable to resist saying, “Stay safe, be careful!”

Chen Shouyi watched Bai Xiaoling walk out the door, slowly walked to the bedroom, and sat on the bed with a solemn expression.

“I didn’t expect to have to go back to Ningzhou again after all this!”

This time isn’t like the little skirmishes before.

A destructive weapon like a nuclear bomb, once seen, the God of Hunting would undoubtedly take it very seriously. Even if it fears its awful power and dares not touch it, bringing it back to the other world would still make the Church guard it heavily.

He gently stroked the hilt of the sword in his hand, and sighed lightly.

…

Nine o’clock in the evening.

Hedong Railway Station, ablaze with lights!

With a long, shrill whistle, a train spewed white smoke as it slowly pulled into the station.

The iron doors of the train cars opened one after another, and a large crowd of people poured out. After most of them disembarked, a group of soldiers emerged from one of the cars.

At the end of the line were five people dressed in plain clothes, four men and one woman.

Among these five, three looked older, around thirty or forty years old, and the remaining one man and one woman were young.

The four of them followed a blue-haired young man quietly at the back of the line, their steps light and silent.

The group quickly exited the station.

“We’ve finally arrived. So this is Hedong? It’s my first time here, it looks much more rundown!” The blue-haired young man shook his head slightly, sighed, and said, his hair gently fluttering, his face handsome like a marble sculpture, exuding a mysterious aura.

His hair wasn’t dyed, nor did he look as young as he appeared. He was a Talent Ability User, one of the first people to experiment with Divine Blood when the Barbarian God invaded twenty years ago.

After consuming the Divine Blood, his body was stimulated to possess lightning abilities, and his hair turned blue.

“I heard there was a war here, a Barbarian God invasion, but it was resolved,” an older-looking middle-aged man explained cooperatively.

“It must have been a weak Barbarian God, maybe just a Demigod.” The woman in the group with a cool voice said, her hair short and neat, her features delicate but her aura sharp, her eyes as piercing as swords.

“A Demigod is still a Demigod, not so easy to deal with!” The blue-haired young man said in a deep voice: “Let’s go, it seems someone is here to pick us up!”

A steam truck was parked at the station entrance, and a few government workers enthusiastically welcomed the group as they approached.

……

In the bedroom.

Chen Shouyi practiced the thirty-six poses of Horizontal Training repeatedly.

His muscles contracted and expanded throughout his body, wriggling like mice, with numerous veins protruding. After a dozen minutes, he exhaled a hot stream of air and finally stopped.

He went to the bathroom to take a shower, towel in hand to dry his head while looking at his own pale and delicate skin in the mirror.

Only he knew how tough this layer of skin was.

In these few days, his defensive capabilities have rapidly increased. Chen Xingyue used an iron rod to stab him; initially, three parts of force almost made him spit blood, but now even with five parts of force, he barely feels anything.

“If my body had such powerful defense during the last time in Dongning, it wouldn’t have been so embarrassing, even though the sword strike that injured me was unavoidable, it wouldn’t have been so severe. At most, it would have been a small wound that my Natural Healing abilities could easily heal.”

“Of course, with my current strength, even if those two powerful Barbarians attacked, I probably wouldn’t get injured.” He walked out of the bathroom, opened the wardrobe, and chose a set of pajamas to wear, slowly buttoning it up.

“Although during this period, the power and agility directly reflecting combat effectiveness have only increased by 0.1 each, roughly a five percent increase, but in battles between masters, small differences mean life and death.

Plus, the constitution increased by 0.8, perception increased by 0.1, these attributes, seemingly unrelated to combat effectiveness, are actually complementary, manifesting in every little detail. In terms of combat effectiveness, in these past ten days, it should have increased by about twenty percent.”

Next, he packed the bow components and a few sets of clothes into his backpack, zipped it up, readying for the trip to Ningzhou the next morning.

But there was no arrangement for Shell Lady!

This mission is quite dangerous, clearly making it impossible to bring her along, and it’s uncertain how many days it will take. After much thought, Chen Shouyi decided to entrust Shell Lady to his sister’s care.

He glanced at the Shell Lady bouncing around, trying hard to practice flying, hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke: “Little one, you know I have a sister, right?”

Shell Lady glided down from mid-air, her face full of innocence, “Oh, I know, you’ve mentioned it.”

Then she added: “She’s a bad giant!”

Chen Shouyi’s face immediately stiffened.

Ah, the after-effects of previous safety education!

“My sister isn’t a bad giant, though she’s certainly a bit worse than me.” Chen Shouyi explained awkwardly, feeling quite contradictory.

“Will she eat me?” Shell Lady stopped, curiously asking.

“She wouldn’t dare, because I would beat her.” Chen Shouyi said.

“Will you make her cry?” Shell Lady raised her head, seriously asking.

“If she’s not good, of course, I’ll make her cry!” Chen Shouyi promised.

“Oh!” Shell Lady nodded, reassured, thought for a moment, and continued: “I’ve always been very good.”

Looking at such a well-behaved and adorable Shell Lady, Chen Shouyi suddenly hesitated.

Is it really okay to leave her with his sister?

What if when he returns, she’s been coaxed away and doesn’t want to live with him anymore, what then?

But after contemplating, he really had no other solution, he couldn’t possibly leave her alone in the bedroom?

Now he could only hope that Shell Lady would hold her own, stand firm, and face sweet temptations — savor the sweetness and send the rest back.

Chen Shouyi gritted his teeth, choosing his words carefully: “I need to go out for a few days, so I want to send you to my sister for care!”

Just as he said this, Shell Lady suddenly stiffened, like struck by lightning, and the next moment, she burst into tears:

“Boohoo… I don’t want to, I don’t want to, I want to go with you.”

Tears streamed down her face, soaking the sheets, she pleaded pitifully:

“I… I’ll be good, I’ll… dance, I’ll sing… I’ll even tuck you in…”

“Boohoo, good giant, don’t… don’t send me to the bad giant!”

“I… I don’t want gems anymore, nor pretty clothes…”

Hearing this, Chen Shouyi’s heart nearly melted, and he immediately changed his mind: “I won’t send you, I won’t send you.”

Damn it, who says I can’t take Shell Lady with me?

With his current position, is it possible they could arrest him or force him to hand over a harmless interdimensional being, and if so, they’d have to answer to his sword.

“Good giant, you… you really won’t send me to the bad giant?” Shell Lady wiped her tears, sniffling and confirming.

“I won’t send you, you’re so good, how could I send you to someone else.”

Shell Lady finally felt relieved, then remembered what she said earlier, pouting, and cautiously asked:

“Then… can I have my gems and pretty clothes back…”

“They’re still yours.” Chen Shouyi replied, half-smiling, half-chuckling.

…

ps: Got heatstroke today, will certainly have two chapters tomorrow, planning to maintain perfect attendance this month.

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