Fortress Strategy Department, Office of the Minister.
Minister Wade, who had white hair and beard and was of Westerner descent, was standing in front of the window. His gray hair was neatly combed back, and it was obvious that he had used something like hair oil, so the white hair looked very shiny.
In fact, Wade is not that old. For someone in a high position like him, if he takes good care of himself, he should be no different from a young man in his early forties.
But seventeen years ago, after the old minister lost his son overnight, Wade's black hair turned completely white, and he aged very quickly.
Although he is obviously younger than Chu Yan, he now looks a bit older than the bad-tempered leader of the Night Walkers.
Wade stood at the window, feeling the gentle breeze.
He was wearing a dark yellow Strategic Force uniform, and the golden star on his shoulder seemed to be less bright than usual due to the weather.
The old man's clothes were not wrinkled at all. His shirt was tight and his trouser legs had clear, even sharp, lines.
He stood there, and the office seemed like a storm brewing, the air pressure so high that it was hard to breathe.
Suddenly, there was a torrential knock on the door.
The old man, who seemed to be distracted by something, raised his white eyebrows and said in a low voice, "Come in."
The door opened and a slim girl walked in. Even though she was wearing a neat military uniform, she had a slender figure and was naturally charming without any pretense.
Especially those eyes, which are like waves of smoke and captivating.
"Yan Zhu?" Wade frowned slightly. This woman was his right-hand man and knew his temper best.
When we entered the room just now, Wade told us to wait until he came out before discussing anything.
Yan Zhu would not disturb them intentionally unless something major happened!
The woman named Yan Zhu uttered a heart-pounding, alluring voice from her red lips: "Something happened, Minister."
Wade's heart skipped a beat, but he remained calm: "What's the matter?"
Yan Zhu said briefly: "Someone attacked the parade. It has been confirmed that the attacker is an Ascendant, and that person is wearing a Night Walker uniform!"
"What?"
Even though the old minister had extraordinary composure, he was still shocked when he heard about this.
"Do you know who did this?"
"Iron Wall is already hunting down the attackers, but they haven't caught them yet."
Wade frowned, twisted his brows into a "川" shape, clenched his fists and said angrily, "Which bastard did this? They're clearly trying to put the blame on me!"
Yan Zhu nodded slightly to show his agreement.
Everyone in the upper echelons of the fortress knows that Wade has been pushing for reforms to cut Ascendant resources for a long time, and the old minister is also behind these demonstrations.
Now that an attack had occurred during the parade, and the attackers were wearing Night Stalker uniforms, Old Wade certainly knew that this could not have been done by the Night Stalkers.
At first glance, the purpose of the other party doing this is to bring bad luck to the Night Walker.
But if you think more deeply, maybe the other party's real purpose is to put the blame on old Wade.
The reason is simple. Once the public believes that it was done by the Night Walkers, the opposition will surely become even louder and more intense. So who benefits from this
Of course it’s old Wade!
As a result, the top brass at the fortress might think that the attack was planned by the minister in order to push for change more quickly.
Old Wade is
Only when you understand this will you feel both shocked and angry.
Yan Zhu's eyes flashed with deep worry: "Minister, what should we do now?"
Wade made a prompt decision: "I will go to the city lord immediately, otherwise, that old guy Chu Yan will probably come to my house and demolish it..."
"I'll prepare the car for you now!"
... ... ..
When Tianyang left the Night Walker headquarters, the rain had stopped. In the team dormitory, he had already made an appointment with Lao Xu to go to his house for dinner in the evening. Oh no, it was a visit!
By the way, ask him about the evil divine species.
Old Xu agreed immediately and once again showed off to him in a subtle and tactful way how talented his wife was.
Because in the evening, Lao Xu's wife will cook a table of Western-style dishes, and Lao Xu solemnly guarantees that such delicious food will never be available in the Sky Castle.
The boy, who had already had lunch in the cafeteria of the headquarters, returned to the apartment and picked up the book "Analysis of the Texts of the Reverse World" to start reading. This book is systematic and comprehensive, and Tianyang learned it quickly.
After a few days, he had mastered nearly a hundred characters of the opposite world.
The characters of the reverse world are very magical. When the same character is combined with different characters, the derived meanings can sometimes be completely different.
Therefore, even though Tianyang has mastered a hundred or so characters of the Reverse Realm, when they are combined into words and constructed into articles, Tianyang cannot guarantee that he can understand them.
Just figuring out what they meant was enough to give a headache to a beginner like him.
In the evening, the boy took a bath, changed into casual clothes, fed the fish, and then went out.
It has been almost six years since Tianyang came to Old Xu's house. Old Xu's daughter Xiaomai opened the door and was very enthusiastic when she saw Tianyang. The little girl used her soft and warm little hands to pull Tianyang into the living room.
In the living room, Lao Xu was pruning potted plants. The figure of the man bending over with a pair of scissors in the sunset made Tianyang suddenly feel that Lao Xu's withdrawal from the Night Walker might be the right choice.
"This is for you."
Tianyang put the small gift he bought on the road into Xiaomai's hand. The little girl cheered and said "thank you" politely.
Then they started to dismantle it with great joy.
Old Xu put down the scissors. His old face seemed to glow in the sunset. He smiled so hard that fishtail-like lines appeared at the corners of his eyes. "Just come. Why buy a gift? This is too formal with your brother Xu."
Tianyang laughed: "I bought it for Xiaomai, not for you, why are you so nervous?"
Old Xu patted his shoulder vigorously and said, "You are quite eloquent, kid. Okay, okay, whatever you say goes."
He sat down with Tianyang in the living room, his expression becoming a little more serious: "I heard that the parade was attacked this morning, and the attacker was wearing the uniform of our Night Walkers. Is this true?"
Tian Yang glanced at him in surprise: "Old Xu, you are well-informed."
Old Xu chuckled and said, "I'm not bragging. I know a lot of people, so I have some gossip. Is this true? Damn it, this is deliberately trying to discredit us Night Walkers."
Tian Yang nodded: "The captain said the same thing. When I left the headquarters, I heard that Tiebi was already hunting down the attacker. I wonder if he has been caught."
Old Xu sighed, "It's no use arresting them. The protesters already have prejudices against us, and this will definitely add fuel to the fire."
"That's what you said..."
Sudden guest
The hall fell into silence.
Perhaps because he felt the atmosphere was too solemn, Old Xu laughed: "Look at my head, I forgot what you came here for tonight. Why are you suddenly interested in the evil creatures?"
Tian Yang smiled and said, "There will be a mission in a couple of days, and we may have to deal with evil creatures. The captain asked me to come to you to learn more about it."
Old Xu suddenly became nervous: "What's going on? Has Skyfort discovered a supernatural being?"
"It is said that a gathering place over a hundred kilometers away was attacked by a divine and evil species not long ago, so the superiors asked our team to investigate outside the city." Tianyang did not hide it from him, believing that Lao Xu would not speak nonsense.
hiss-
Old Xu gasped: "There is such a thing."
Then he continued, "But a small group of evil species does not pose a threat to the Skyfort. We have not found any traces of evil species in the past fifty years. It should be just a small nest that migrated to this area."
Tian Yang asked: "Old Xu, what exactly is this evil creature?"
"It's a creature." Old Xu added, "created from the cells of an alien god. It's a dangerous life form that doesn't belong to the ecosystem of our world!"
Tianyang's heart skipped a beat: "Alien God? Cells? Can you tell me more about it?"
Old Xu smiled bitterly: "Although you, Brother Xu, have a wide range of knowledge, your request really touches on my blind spot of knowledge."
"You should know that the year we emerged from the first Clave Gate is called the New Era Year."
Tianyang nodded to show that he understood.
"In the 62nd year of the New Era, a non-human supernatural being appeared in the Western Continent. It was called the 'Alien God'. However, I don't know much about the origin and specific information of the Alien God."
Old Xu looked out the window and said, "As for the alien gods, the four major sects like the Church of the Lord of War would know more about them."
"Anyway, a few years later, the alien god was eliminated. It seems that a certain church recovered the remains of the alien god and sealed them somewhere."
"About two hundred years later, for some unknown reason, someone wanted to revive the remains of the alien god. But when they dug them out, they found that the remains were gone. But under the ground where the body was buried, people found the first evil god."
"Then, the evil spirits started competing with us for the land. After research, we found that those creatures carried cells of alien gods. Therefore, scholars named them evil spirits."
It was the first time that Tian Yang heard such a thing, and he was a little dazed. After a while, he sighed, "So this is how the evil spirits came into being."
Old Xu nodded and said, "Yes, but I only know a rough idea. For example, the origin of the alien god, why its cells formed the evil god species, and why people at that time dug up the remains of the alien god and released the evil god."
"All of these are huge mysteries. Perhaps the four major sects have grasped part of the truth, but they have never leaked relevant information over the years."
Tian Yang felt something in his heart and said, "No matter which world it is, there are countless secrets hidden."
"Old Xu, what are the characteristics of those evil creatures?"
Old Xu smiled mysteriously: "You've asked the right person. I have done some research on the characteristics of evil spirits."
But at this time, the voice of Lao Xu's beloved wife rang out from the kitchen: "Lao Xu, come and help take the dishes out. It's time to eat."
Old Xu smiled awkwardly: "Eat first, and then we'll talk after you finish eating."