Chapter 234
“Please give us your orders, Leader!”
Tokugawa Daliang pondered for a moment, then his eyes sparkled:
“Everyone, the Demon-Slaying Division in C Province is quite formidable. As far as I know, they have three major containment objects: KSC-01, KSC-02, and the mysterious KSC-0. It will be very difficult to sneak in and release the Bone China Woman, so we must draw their main forces away. There’s an old saying in Daxia: it’s the strategy of… drawing the tiger away from its mountain!”
“I see! Truly worthy of being our leader!”
“Leader, do you have any ancient sayings from Neon?”
“Baka, we don’t have any ancient sayings in Neon for now!” Tokugawa Daliang crossed his arms and snorted coldly. “The Demon-Slaying Division is located in the Shudu urban area. You all are responsible for releasing the evil spirits in that area, and the locations must be scattered. Only then can we lure most of their demon slayers away!”
“Then, Leader, what will you do?”
“Me? I will, of course, infiltrate the C Province Demon-Slaying Division and release the evil spirit. There’s an old saying in Daxia—‘A single arrow pierces the clouds, and thousands of troops come to meet it.’ When the time comes, I’ll signal, and you all come to help me suppress it!”
Tokugawa Daliang scanned all his subordinates and growled, “Is there anything you don’t understand?!”
“Report, Leader, no!”
“Good, let’s get moving!”
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C Province Demon-Slaying Division.
“Come, wealth, come, come wealth, come~”
In the entertainment room, Chen Huai'an, wearing sunglasses and holding a shrimp king, sang while swaying his body to the music.
Xiang Xiaoyuan leaned against a Strawberry Bear in the corner, binge-watching a show and crying her eyes out; Lin Lingling had a mountain of chip bags piled in front of her, clutching a giant bag and tilting her head back to inhale the contents.
Zhao Ying hesitated for a long time but ultimately couldn’t resist interrupting Chen Huai'an:
“Governor Chen, I know you’re in a good mood right now, but I still want to say that the Wang family bought five precious Demon Locking Boxes for 150 billion. It seems like they’re foolish, but in reality, we’re the ones suffering a huge loss.”
“Suffering a loss? NONONO~”
Chen Huai'an wasn’t upset at all about being interrupted.
He turned off the music and led everyone to the warehouse of the Demon-Slaying Division.
At this moment, Xiang Xiaoyuan and Zhao Ying were still a bit confused.
Until the moment the warehouse door opened, a strong medicinal aroma wafted out—inside the once-empty warehouse, it was now filled with ‘Demon Locking Boxes.’ Those wooden boxes, worth 10 billion each, were haphazardly piled on the ground, roughly estimated to be at least a thousand.
“G-Governor… what are these…?”
Zhao Ying, who had seen her fair share of things, couldn’t help but stutter, her lips trembling.
“I’ve said it before, I’ll help you sort out the supplies~”
Chen Huai'an walked over to the pile of supplies made by the Sword Pavilion, casually picked up one of the wooden boxes, opened it, and took out a porcelain vial. The round wooden cork had Li Qingran’s crooked handwriting on it:
Chen Huai'an raised the porcelain vial in his hand.
“Folks, Xisui Dan, want to give it a try?”
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Chapter 251: A Flickering Candle in the Wind (Qingsheng +1)
“Is this… Xisui Dan? It’s terrifying!”
Lin Lingling stared in shock at the concrete wall she had just punched through.
“In the Beautiful District, there’s a precious resource called Superhuman Gene, which is an injectable serum. After injection, ordinary people have a 1% chance of awakening the Superhuman Gene, gaining immense power…” Zhao Ying clenched her fist, the bones and muscles cracking, clearly containing great strength.
Feeling her transformed body, she couldn’t help but exclaim, “The effect of this Xisui Dan is even better than the Superhuman Gene, and the Superhuman Gene has a chance of failure, with a mortality rate for ordinary people.”
The revival force in the Beautiful District is called the Super Police.
When various national forces were exchanging technology, she could only look on enviously at the Superhuman Gene.
Those holy waters, mithril crosses, and even the shikigami and talismans of Neon’s Onmyoji were all more advanced than any technology possessed by their Demon-Slaying Division. In comparison, the power they wielded felt like a primitive man wielding stone tools, which forced them to spend a lot of funds to import these advanced resources.
With funds spent on this, they naturally had to cut back on bounties.
That’s why the bounty for the Demon-Slaying Division always felt stingy.
It wasn’t that they were stingy; they simply didn’t have much money.
Now, however, their Demon-Slaying Division had advanced products that surpassed other national forces.
“Governor, where did you get these Xisui Dan?”
Chen Huai'an sat atop the pile of resources, legs crossed, rolling his eyes:
“As long as there are resources, just use them well. Don’t ask unnecessary questions; knowing too much won’t do you any good!”
Zhao Ying covered her mouth and stopped asking.
Xiang Xiaoyuan emerged from the shower, sniffed her arm, and sighed in relief when she confirmed that the strange smell was completely washed away.
The Xisui Dan would expel impurities from the body.
Common-grade Xisui Dan couldn’t completely cleanse the body in one go; only good-grade and above could do that, while the exceptional and immortal grades further enhanced the original effects of the Xisui Dan.
Of course, what Chen Huai'an wanted was precisely this effect.
Twenty common-grade Xisui Dan could perfectly expel impurities, enhancing the human body to its limits.
It was like a big carrot dangling in front of a donkey!
“Governor, this Xisui Dan is truly powerful.” Xiang Xiaoyuan clenched her fist. As a medical personnel, she had never imagined she could possess the strength to punch through walls like a combatant.
The best part was, it didn’t make her bulk up!
Previously, the Demon-Slaying Division had items that could enhance physical abilities and muscle strength, but the cost was terrifying; not only would one bulk up, but they would also grow a fearsome beard and armpit hair that rivaled prehistoric forests.
While she wanted to grow stronger,
if the price was that, she’d rather stick to logistics.
“Alright, distribute these Xisui Dan. Everyone who has worked in our Demon-Slaying Division for over a year gets one for free. The rest of the Xisui Dan will require team members to accumulate merit through tasks and exchange them for merit points. You can decide how many merit points you need to exchange!” Chen Huai'an handed the card that opened the warehouse to Zhao Ying. “I still need to go into seclusion for cultivation, so don’t disturb me unless it’s urgent!”
“Governor!” Zhao Ying held the card, stunned. “Aren’t you worried that some members will take the Xisui Dan and then leave our C Province Demon-Slaying Division? You’re just giving them out directly without any additional requirements?”
Chen Huai'an paused for a moment, then smiled: “Are there really that many foolish people in this world?”
Zhao Ying stared blankly as Chen Huai'an’s figure disappeared at the door.
At that moment, she felt a mix of gratitude and guilt.
Earlier, she thought Chen Huai'an was a bit frivolous for spending so much on games, perhaps forgetting his promise to prepare resources for the Demon-Slaying Division. After all, he was the governor, and she didn’t want to overstep. Now, reflecting on it, she realized she had underestimated him; he had secretly prepared such excellent resources for the C Province Demon-Slaying Division.
Moreover, he was giving each veteran member a precious resource like Xisui Dan for free!
He truly hoped everyone would have a better chance of survival when facing demons and evil spirits!
“Xiaoyuan, I really shouldn’t have doubted him.” Zhao Ying wiped her reddened eyes, feeling a pang in her nose. “From now on, we really shouldn’t gossip about the governor behind his back. He’s not having an easy time either; who knows how much hardship he endured to get these resources? He’s so handsome, and these resources look like they come from some mysterious force…”
Xiang Xiaoyuan recalled Chen Huai'an’s seemingly carefree expression when she asked about the resources’ origins, and a bold guess formed in her mind: “Oh my! Yingjie, I heard that there are many powerful old monsters in that mysterious force. Do you think the governor might have sold his looks to them…”
Zhao Ying quickly covered Xiang Xiaoyuan’s mouth, shaking her head vigorously:
“Shh, heaven knows, earth knows, you know, I know, especially don’t let Lin Lingling find out!”
“Huh?” Lin Lingling appeared behind them, tilting her head. “Isn’t it just selling your backside? There are so many gigolos now; it’s totally understandable. Just wait, I’m going to buy six flavors of Rehmannia Pills for the governor right now!”
With that, the girl jumped out the window and headed straight for the pharmacy.
Xiang Xiaoyuan looked at Zhao Ying: “…”
“Did I just say something?” Xiang Xiaoyuan asked Zhao Ying.
“No, not at all.” Zhao Ying shook her head repeatedly.
Xiang Xiaoyuan: “So the conclusion we just reached is just the subjective conclusion of the three zeros, right?”
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