FR Fairy-Yunxing Silver Dragon City, Center Zone 1.
"How long has it been? You've only dealt with three of the 18 devil-affected areas in Red City! You even gave away the credit for the 13th area in the south!"
In the meeting room of the military hall, a short and fat man with a small beard threw the blank board in his hand onto the table in anger.
The hard light board was very durable and there was no sign of cracking. However, the map that originally showed the offensive and defensive situation of the area had jumped to another page of data. The falling curves looked very much like the green and sinking fund line, and also represented the dissatisfaction of the Silver Dragon people.
The man became even more angry, and angrily asked the leaders of the various sub-camps who were sitting at the table with their necks shrunk like quails: "Didn't you see how Xie Nanjun from the opposing camp mocked us in the interview? Do you really want to wait until the Golden Wing Camp takes over the remaining 14 districts and let the people of the entire empire laugh at the Silver Dragon!?"
The door of the meeting hall was knocked by a bony hand. The man raised his hand to smooth his thinning hair. After turning around and seeing the people outside, he angrily said to the group of people at the table: "When will you be able to be as worry-free as Lu Cheng!"
The person outside the door entered the meeting hall after getting permission. The people below looked at him with envy and admiration. After all, this Colonel Lu was indeed a rare talent among the new generation of their Silver Dragon Camp.
Even before his adult soul awakening, he had already been detected to have a rare 3S-level talent. After awakening, his abilities had even made a breakthrough, making him an outstanding talent among his peers in the camp who could be compared with Admiral Shen of Jinyi.
They were still lamenting the gap between people, and the middle-aged man at the table glared angrily, "What are you still doing sitting here?"
"I'll give you one month. You must maintain the prestige of Red Maple Star. I want to see some results in several devil disaster areas, including Red City! Why don't you get back to work?!"
Everyone responded in unison and then rushed out of the meeting hall as if fleeing.
After they left, Lu Cheng asked, "General Wei, are you looking for me?"
"Ah, yes." Wei Feng was in such a state at this moment that he wished he had an oxygen tank by his side, "It's mainly for the camp's performance during this period."
"I haven't had time to say congratulations on your engagement. Are you done with the wedding banquet?"
As he spoke, he patted his shoulder and said, "After we're done, I'll have to ask you to help with the mission. The Golden Wings are now eyeing the governance of Red Maple Star and have made such great achievements. We must not let them really take down Red Maple."
"If it happens, there will be a second one. If this continues, the people in the Silver Dragon Control Area will only lose trust in us more and more."
"I understand." Lu Cheng responded, "My fiancée will also start school soon, so getting married won't happen so soon. I have no problem going on missions."
"Okay, okay, if you can successfully resolve the public opinion troubles in Hongcheng this time, you might be able to move up a level." Wei Feng said, and pointed his index finger upwards, "You'll soon be able to reach Shen Tingyu's position."
Lu Cheng modestly denied: "General, you are overpraising me. Compared with Shen Tingyu, I still have a long way to go."
Wei Feng sneered and said, "You just stepped into this battlefield a few years later than him. Besides, what if he is extremely talented?"
"As long as he still carries the title of E-type Psychic, he will always be a time bomb for the Empire. No matter how powerful he is, the royal family will never let him reach the position of commander-in-chief of the two battalions of the Empire."
Lu Cheng remained silent, and Wei Feng patted him on the back again in encouragement: "Don't underestimate yourself, we are all optimistic about you, and you will get the position of the commander-in-chief of the two battalions for Yinlong in the future!"
Wei Feng left after saying this.
Lu Cheng stayed in the meeting room alone for a few minutes until he received a notification of the mission. He then gathered his thoughts and walked out. But just a few steps out of the meeting room, one of his subordinates came running over in a hurry: "Major, there seems to be something wrong with your friend who grew up with you in Hongcheng."
When Lu Cheng heard others mention Xu Qingran, he thought of the farce at the engagement party, and his head began to ache again: "What trouble did he cause again?"
The subordinate paused, then replied hesitantly, "I heard that Young Master Xu... was taken away by the people from the Evil Tower yesterday."
Lu Cheng suddenly stopped and turned to look at the person next to him, his eyes nervous and surprised: "What did you say?!"
He clicked on the communicator and sent a communication request to the evil tower, intending to understand the situation and fly to Queen Star to rescue people. Suddenly, another person came and asked for help anxiously: "Colonel Lu, the team sent to the 9th District of the North City of Red Maple Star to carry out the mission encountered an accident. The admiral asked you to go over and help immediately..."
Lu Cheng stood there, looking down at the communicator on his wrist, his eyes conflicted and painful.
Finally, under the urging of others, he reluctantly hung up the call, turned around and put on his military cap: "Got it, help me contact the team of Silver Dragon City first, and come with me to support."
·
Queen Star, the evil tower in the north.
After Xu Qingran and others registered their information, they were pushed into a place similar to a lecture hall.
A large group of people were already sitting in the room, most of them were minors under the age of 18. Some were hugging their knees against the wall and mumbling to themselves, some were fighting over some verbal conflicts, and there were also some rebellious teenagers with an expression that said "I am the boss, the world is the greatest".
He found it very interesting to watch. It had been a long time since he had seen such vivid and lively life.
Xu Qingran took a quick look and sat down in the most inconspicuous corner of the whole space as usual. He just didn't realize that without his hoodie today, he would still be very conspicuous even if he hid in the corner of the world.
There were many eyes on him, but he was too lazy to respond to them one by one, and his attention was all on his left hand wearing a glove. The original owner had a lot of gloves at home, most of which were fingerless designs that were easy to move around in.
When he went out that day, he wore this black leather one.
The fingertips of his right hand gently stroked it thoughtfully, and he recalled some of the truths about this mark that he had learned from the underage programmers around him when he was registering just now.
The soul is fully formed at about the age of 18 and will not change or grow much. Therefore, when everyone reaches adulthood, they will awaken the power deep in their soul with the help of specific medical equipment.
For those who have awakened their souls, such a mark will appear on a random part of their body, which is called the spiritual mark.
He asked the system: "Do you know more about the Spiritual Seal?"
The system found relevant popular science information based on the keywords: "Spiritual seals are mainly used to prove the transformation of a psychic into an adult. The spiritual pool of most people will also be greatly improved after awakening their souls."
"For people in this world, spirit seals are private items that are inconvenient to show. They can also be used to interact with other people's spiritual power. However, this behavior is more intimate and can also produce spiritual pleasure. As the compatibility between the two parties increases, it is generally used as a hobby between partners."
Xu Qingran put his hand to his mouth and fell silent.
He finally understood why those people were pointing fingers at him. According to the system, he was like a perverted exhibitionist running naked on the street without clothes.
The system made a buzzing sound as if it wanted to say something, but two people suddenly came in from outside the lecture hall.
A man and a woman, the woman was wearing a Gold Wing uniform, had shoulder-length hair, and a sweet smile on her face. The man was from Silver Dragon, with a fierce face, thick eyebrows, and a soft whip hanging from his waist.
The girl said that she came to give them ideological education and popularize knowledge about E-type psychics.
"Don't worry, you are all just potential people who are suspected of developing into Type E. Research shows that people's souls and their personalities influence each other. Before your souls and spirits are fixed, you can avoid this result by changing some of your extreme thoughts, correcting your extreme behaviors, and building positive energy."
"Of course, among the people who enter the Tower of Evil at your stage, less than 1% are finally confirmed to be Type E Psychics, so I believe that most of you will not end up like this. But for the safety of the people of the Empire, we must conduct a strict screening to ensure that there are no omissions."
The girl who was educating them seemed to be a rare good-tempered person. Because of this, several boys and girls in the room who were bold and outgoing and did not know how to respect others did not take her seriously.
One of them was chewing gum from nowhere, and his attitude was casual and arrogant. He hadn't been serious since he started talking. Maybe he had the aura of a school bully since he entered the room. Not long after, he was surrounded by a few followers who regarded him as the leader of the group.
Seeing that his little actions failed to distract the other party, he began to provoke again: "Miss, the topic of being a good person is too boring, how about we talk about something else?"
As the young man spoke, he stood up and walked boldly towards the woman who was speaking in front of him, with his hands in his pockets: "For example, tell me how old you are this year, and whether you are interested in having a boyfriend..."
Before he could finish his words, a loud bang suddenly sounded in the room.
Not only did it interrupt the boy's teasing, but it also stopped the voices of other people in the room like a pause button.
The man who had been standing silently since he entered the room, when the boy approached his companion, he grabbed the whip expressionlessly and hit him hard. The force was strong and the sound was loud, and it even hit the face.
The skin on the boy's cheek was cracked by the whip, and blood was gushing out. He raised his hand in disbelief and touched the injured area. His horrified eyes widened to the extreme after seeing a large red patch on his palm.
Then there was a shrill scream that echoed throughout the room.
The youngsters, who were not familiar with the world, were being beaten with real guns and bullets for the first time. They were not given any chance to explain or resist, and their expressions gradually became terrified. Even those who were drowsy suddenly became alert at this moment, and the group of youngsters who were laughing also became obedient and dared not make trouble anymore.
The man withdrew the whip expressionlessly, and ignored the injured boy who fell to the ground crying and shouting.
The woman on the podium, who had a sweet smile on her face from beginning to end, finally spoke softly, "By the way, I forgot to tell you that we were also E-type psychics who came out of this evil tower."
The room was unusually silent.
Everyone's mouth corners turned down in fear, and they instantly became quiet. Only Xu Qingran, who was at the end of the row, held his chin with one hand, and the corner of his lips raised so slightly that it was difficult to notice.
Xu Qingran had no interest in the topics of ideological indoctrination, so he just listened absentmindedly, one sentence at a time, until he heard the other party mention the words related to E-type psychics.
"The so-called Type E extremists are because the mental power that their souls carry and bear is too strong, which leads to fluctuations. The fluctuations in the soul frequency will make it difficult for them to control their own power, seriously threatening the lives and safety of others around them."
"More than 90% of the troublesome villains in the history of the Empire, including serial killers, perverted killers, etc., are E-type psychics. For this reason, the Empire established the Tower of Evil, which, in addition to being used to detain the Empire's serious criminals, has also become a place for the detention and training of E-type psychics."
"At the same time, because of the rich spiritual world of E-type people, their thoughts and interests are different from those of ordinary people, they have almost no chance to match a compatible partner in their lifetime, and are destined to live a lonely life. Unless they can meet a D-type psychic who is extremely compatible with them, that is, the widely known Dominant."
Xu Qingran paused as he heard this familiar yet unfamiliar new word again.
She didn't explain much about Type D people, but continued, "However, it is both lucky and unfortunate for Type E people to meet someone who is compatible with Type D people."
Because Type E people are extremely picky, and as a natural law, they receive a "punishment" of extremely high power. Once they establish a soul bond with a compatible object, they will be dominated by all the thoughts and emotions of Type D for eternity.
Their partners will be their strongest support, but also their biggest weakness. Because of the extreme sensitivity of their spiritual world, once their only partner who is closely connected to this world dies unexpectedly, or is forced to separate forever, their spiritual world will collapse rapidly like a backlash.
The common outcome is that the mental pool is permanently damaged and the person can no longer control and use mental power well, and then turns into a madman or a fool with the IQ of a few years old, and his life is completely ruined.
The woman said that there were several such Type E individuals imprisoned in the evil tower.
Perhaps because she can empathize with people of the same kind, her tone was gentle and sad when she said this: "The life of an E-type person is destined to be sad."
“So please work hard and don’t let your soul and spirit be stereotyped in E.”
Maybe the woman's depressed mood after she said this infected everyone, or maybe the last sentence left a strong aftereffect, the atmosphere in the room was silent for a long time after she finished her popular science, without even a whisper.
Xu Qingran was also in deep thought.
He didn't feel much about those words, and he didn't have much obsession with becoming an E-type or not. He did yearn for strong power, because it was a protection for himself, but from the perspective of the law, everything has its restraints and the restrained, and there is no absolute strength.
He just felt that even if he became an E-type, it would not be sad for him.
The word "loneliness" has been with him since his previous life, and he has long been accustomed to it. He was only 22 or 23 years old when he died in his previous life, and being able to live alone until old age was a rare gift from fate to him.
The person on the podium's mood changed quickly, and he immediately smiled with his eyes curved: "Okay, I believe you can pass the final test."
"You should know that the current General of the Golden Wings, Shen Tingyu, is also a famous E-type in our empire. Back then, he passed all the assessments, interviews, and even the written tests for personality tests with perfect scores. He is also the only outstanding graduate with perfect scores in the Evil Tower so far."
When the system heard this, it said with a little pride: "It seems that the target of the attack is indeed very good."
Xu Qingran smiled, and his smile was meaningful.
He asked the system: "Do you know who is the person who knows how to break the law the most?"
"He who has read and thoroughly understood and mastered all the laws."
Similarly, those who can give absolutely perfect answers to such non-formatted tests of morality and personality are
Either they are AI non-humans with set standard answers, or they are extreme people. Because they are extreme, they can clearly know what the opposite side should be like.
In other words, one must have a strong enough mentality and will to suppress all the natural influences in one's bones, control all emotions, and prevent others from noticing anything unusual.
People like this are the most terrifying.
·
In the neat and simple office, two people were sitting at the tea table.
The tea in the cup was still steaming, and the half-white-haired man was sitting relaxed on his favorite single sofa. The man sitting opposite him, anyone who saw him couldn't help but marvel at his impeccable handsome appearance, even his profile was so deep, like the most perfect work of the Creator.
He laughed at him and said, "I heard that you did something big without making any noise some time ago. I'm afraid your merit will be promoted again."
Shen Tingyu chuckled: "I would like to thank the tower master for dreaming for me."
The tower commander is the highest administrator of the evil tower. Because the evil tower is also a prison, he is also called the warden. Shen Tingyu was one of the "students" he watched come in and sent away personally. After he entered the Grandis Military Academy and became a colonel of the Golden Wing with his outstanding performance, he would be sent by their commander-in-chief to inspect the evil tower from time to time.
After a few visits, the two became more familiar with each other.
To say that he is 100% confident in his student Shen Tingyu is not the case.
After all, after so many years, he, an experienced old tower leader, still couldn't see through the thoughts deep in his eyes. However, Shen Tingyu's performance since he went out has been very good, so there is no need to delve into it for the time being.
There were sounds of people passing by in the corridor outside the office.
Shen Tingyu knew what it was all about as soon as he heard it, and smiled, "Are your people doing that one-on-one process again?"
The tower commander nodded, folded his hands and placed them on his belly. Suddenly, an idea occurred to him and he asked, "Since you are here, do you want me to have them randomly assign someone to you so that you can also experience what it feels like to be an interrogator?"
(End of this chapter)