Atlas of Heaven and Earth

Liang Guanghai raised his hand, and a map of various Central Cities appeared on the desk. He pointed at several locations and said with a solemn expression:

"Just last year, a gap appeared on the World Ring, involving several Central Cities, including our Jibei Province. We lost a lot of manpower because of this. Moreover, many uncontrollable points appeared here, leading to many unpredictable situations.

This loophole has not been completely closed yet, and it is clear that some beings from the other side have come to our side.

For example, Meng Huang of the Fusion Boundary Company, whom you dealt with before, may have been possessed by one of them. We have dealt with many so far, but it's hard to say if there are any that slipped through the net.

The main personnel from the Processing Bureau are still responsible for investigating this matter, and we suspect that there was an internal problem when the World Ring appeared."

He raised his hand and waved it again, and a light curtain appeared behind him, showing a person.

Chen Chuan glanced at it. This was a man wearing a half-face mask and a protective windbreaker, with thin cheeks, deep wrinkles around his eyes, and deep, sharp eyes, about forty-five or six years old.

"Chen Bitong, a Third-Limit Martial Artist, and a master approaching the Martial Artist level.

He was nearby when the incident happened. He has a team under him, stationed at the forefront of the World Ring for a long time, with many past achievements, and he himself has a certain background.

Liang Guanghai looked at Chen Chuan: "Chen Executive Officer, your resume is clean, your background is reliable, and your combat power is sufficient, so we will temporarily arrange you near the area where he frequently operates.

You don't need to do anything, and you don't need to deliberately contact anyone. If you deal with him, just observe nearby and record what you see and hear."

Chen Chuan glanced at the person and nodded, saying, "I understand."

Liang Guanghai said, "I know that you still have tasks that haven't been completed, so I'll give you some time to handle them. Report here before the end of the month."

He instructed with the Boundary Token, and the woman walked back into the conference room, holding a box in her hands.

After placing it on the table, she opened it, revealing a Boundary Token inside.

Liang Guanghai said, "This Boundary Token is specially made by the Ministry of Defense and has extremely strong anti-interference and self-healing capabilities, capable of adapting to various combat environments.

It stores a lot of data, including various precautions, as well as Chen Bitong's specific information. You can take it back and read it slowly. When participating in the defense, you will use this Boundary Token."

After speaking, he looked at Chen Chuan: "Chen Executive Officer, do you have any questions?"

Chen Chuan thought for a moment and said, "Not for now."

"In that case, let's end today's conversation here."

The woman stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation. After Chen Chuan took the Boundary Token, she led him out and then returned to the conference room.

Liang Guanghai looked at the woman and asked, "How is it?"

The black mist in the woman's eyes faded away, and she said, "No problem. His body is very clean, and his energy field is very stable. It can be confirmed that he has not been invaded or infected."

Liang Guanghai said in a deep voice, "That's how it is now, but it doesn't mean it will always be like this. I hope that when he gets there, he won't be bewitched by the Fusion Sect."

The woman said, "Since the Commissioner is optimistic about him, wouldn't it be better to let him settle down for a year or two?"

Liang Guanghai shook his head, "I also hope that talents can be cultivated slowly, but a large number of people have been lost since the last incident, and those who betrayed the organization are rampant. Although some personnel have been transferred from various parties to supplement them, it is still not enough. The current situation is very serious, and available talents can only be used first."

He considered it and instructed, "Like this, send a suggestion to the Processing Bureau to relax the requirements for his treatment and promotion as much as possible."

The woman replied, "Okay, Commissioner."

After Chen Chuan came out of the Processing Bureau and returned to his car, he received a message from Wu Bei.

"Little Brother Chen, I've been watching the building you mentioned and saw two suspicious people. I originally planned to track them down, but their movements were deliberately shielded. After tracking them to the Voidward District, I couldn't continue to find their whereabouts. I tried to trace the shielding signal, but couldn't find the result."

He raised his voice, "The people on the other side are very powerful. But I have set up some reaction signals around you, Little Brother Chen. If they appear again, I should be able to detect them."

Chen Chuan's heart stirred slightly, and he said, "Thank you, Little Brother Wu."

He thought for a moment. Even Wu Bei, who had a Resonance Nest, couldn't track these two people. They must have both technology and equipment. The origin of these people is definitely not simple.

He first thought of the warning from the Lower City District, but quickly ruled it out, because he hadn't told anyone when he would return to the Upper City District. It was impossible for the other party to send people to guard here in advance.

Besides, according to the other party's statement, since he had left, there was no need to provoke him. So, it was highly likely that it was a force that originally belonged to the Upper City District.

He carefully recalled it, and seemed to have some clues, but couldn't be completely sure.

But he didn't think he needed to worry too much. The other party was observing him to observe his movements and to attack him. He only needed to pay attention to it next.

After getting in the car, he drove the Jiade car towards Lu Lan Lake.

Last time, Officer Qiu told him that Xu Xianwen had a foothold hidden in the underground river near there. Now that he was out, he would go there to check it out.

Originally, since he was passing by Mo Tie Mountain this time, he planned to visit Senior Brother Cao, but when he arrived at the Mansion gate, he saw many high-end cars parked in the open space, and many guests. He hadn't notified them in advance, so he took a look and left directly.

After driving north for a while, he crossed Mo Tie Mountain and arrived at Lu Lan Lake. Because the location was on the opposite side of the lake, it would be too long to walk along the lake shore. Instead, walking on the lake would be the fastest.

So, when he got here, he simply got out of the car, quickened his pace, quickly parted the reeds on the shore, and stepped onto the lake surface. With a splash of water, he moved quickly forward.

Six or seven minutes later, he approached the location. His body sank down, and with a thud, he sank directly into the water. Then, adjusting his body, he swam towards that place.

Under the guidance and comparison of the Boundary Token, he saw an underwater cave not long after, but the water flow became anomalously rapid here.

This didn't cause him too much influence. He went directly into the water flow, and although there were many bumps on the road, it didn't cause any harm to his strong physique.

After swimming for about half a mile, he went up to the top of the underground river, and when he approached the top, a group of light appeared. He knew that this was probably it, and immediately accelerated upwards, finally coming out of a small pool.

As he set foot on solid ground, white mist emerged from his body, and his clothes gradually dried. He looked around. This was a cave, but a mining lamp was hanging above, emitting a dazzling and hot light. Obviously, the generator was still working, probably because enough Algae Oil had been prepared in advance.

He walked around the cave. This place wasn't actually big, estimated to be about fifty square meters. It was divided into five spaces, three large and two small. There was also a path out at the back, which seemed to lead to a forest. It seemed that this was why several lizards that specialized in eating insects and ants were raised here.

In the largest space, there was a wardrobe, a bed for resting, and a bedside table. There were also shelves made of long wooden boards on the cave walls.

There were several bottles of Drugs and a box of Nutrition Paste on it. There were also Special drugs, but only two bottles. He didn't know if he had taken less originally or if he had used the rest. From the looks of it, it should be from the Fusion Boundary Company batch, most likely given by Meng Huang.

He checked the bedside table and wardrobe, and there were some valuables and ID cards inside. There was some money, probably about two or three hundred thousand, a gold ticket from Wansheng Consortium, and a spare dagger and a handgun.

It seemed that this should only be a transit station, so there shouldn't be anything of great value.

But then he made another discovery.

Behind the wardrobe, after removing the movable baffle, there was a simple "secret room". Opening it, he took out a set of heavy books wrapped in moisture-proof cloth.

He opened the cloth on the outside and saw the original appearance of the books. He saw that these were three books of the Secret Serpent Cult's classics. They looked a little old, but every corner was very neat, showing that they had been carefully cared for.

Chen Chuan glanced through them and saw that each page was completely made of a special animal skin. The words were engraved on it and smeared with a pigment similar to cinnabar.

The first book was the Secret Serpent Cult doctrine. He skipped it directly. This old times stuff can be found on Secret Serpent's current platform. It's nothing rare. Even the cultists themselves don't read it now.

The second book was a bit more substantial. It was full of Secret Serpent Cult's secret ritual patterns. He briefly looked at it, and the general scope did not exceed the data that Bureau Chief Lei gave him.

And the third book, unsurprisingly, was the Martial Arts section, which contained introductions and practice methods for various secret Internal energy of the Secret Serpent Cult, and even Mysterious Serpent Force was recorded.

But this was just for show.

Because this only mentioned some superficial things, how to guide Breathing Technique, which Mutated Tissue should be focused on, and which Drugs should be taken during the period, was not mentioned at all.

So the real trick was not in this. If this thing was lost outside, you couldn't even think about practicing it just by relying on this thing.

However, the book described the characteristics and achievable abilities of each Limit, and after flipping through the descriptions of the first three Limits, he found that there was still a considerable thickness left in the back of the book.

He couldn't help but feel a slight movement in his heart. Could there be more?

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