"Don't move!"

Qin Che was startled and quickly reached out to cover Xiao Shitou's head.

Little Stone was startled, but obediently knelt on the ground without moving. "Master, did I do something to upset you?"

Seeing that Qin Che was silent, she thought the master was really angry. She pursed her lips tightly, and although she didn't know what she had done wrong, she accepted the punishment with peace of mind.

He waited with his eyes closed for a long time, but no punishment came.

Little Stone quietly opened her eyes and looked over, only to see that Qin Che had already withdrawn his hand and was looking at her expressionlessly.

"Are you feeling anything unusual right now?" Qin Che asked.

Little Stone shook his head blankly: "No."

It was indeed psionic particles that had passed through the little stone's body, but Qin Che used his extraordinary senses to investigate and found nothing else.

That's strange...

Didn't Little Stone awaken?

But he had seen that sliver of azure blue with his own eyes just now.

Qin Che said calmly, "If you feel anything unusual in the future, just tell me immediately."

Little Stone didn't quite understand, but he nodded nonetheless.

After washing Qin Che's feet, Xiao Shitou carefully went out the door, but Qin Che fell into deep thought.

His understanding of psionic particles was still too limited. Although he knew that psionicists were divided into four levels, Qin Che did not fully understand the techniques corresponding to each level. In fact, Qin Che's concept of them was still in a rather scattered stage.

He had also secretly investigated psionic knowledge and found that only in Lingbi City could he find complete psionic knowledge and systematically learn it.

Foreign 'wild' psionicists who awaken on their own will never be as adept at using psionic particles as those who have undergone systematic training.

Just now, he clearly sensed that the small stone resonated with the psionic particles, but he couldn't detect anything.

Could it be like the novels I read in my past life, where there's a testing instrument or stone where you can press your hand on it to know your level and the spell you've awakened?

hehe……

...

Section 1, Small Garden.

Fei Qing angrily pushed open the door and entered. It was barely dawn when he couldn't wait to see Jiang Tianfeng.

"That's outrageous! He wants to reduce the military!"

Jiang Tianfeng stood in front of the sun terrace of the glass room, his hands behind his back, gazing at the natural lake in the courtyard. From here, he could only see a corner of the lake, which was surrounded by lush plants, creating a verdant and tropical rainforest-like atmosphere.

"All the lower-ranking commanders of the First Division have been dismissed, and we have no way to deal with it!"

A maid brought Fei Qing a steaming cup of tea.

He heard Jiang Tianfeng's calm and deep voice in his ear: "Don't rush, now is not the time to turn the tide."

"snort!"

Fei Qing looked serious and frowned as he said, "As soon as the commander retreated, many people wanted to go home. Chen Fusheng had plenty of food, and Black Street had opened grain and oil shops on the inner city wall at will. Ironically, all the goods that came into Sand Castle this time were eaten up by Chen Fusheng."

Jiang Tianfeng glanced at him and smiled, "Is it the batch from Xibao?"

"Yes, the Oasis Alliance immediately cut off supplies after learning about our coup. The shipment from West Castle consisted of rice, flour, and various canned goods. It was intercepted by Chen Fusheng as soon as it entered Sand Castle, without any regard for his feelings. He's very arrogant now, backed by that Black Street superhuman, and he doesn't even put Lord Yuan in his eyes!"

Jiang Tianfeng remained silent and calmly drank his tea.

"Hey, what are you really thinking?" Fei Qing asked him.

Jiang Tianfeng sighed, turned around, sat on the sofa, and said, "Qin Che has taken over the pharmaceutical factory and research lab. We have no leverage left in the Party. Most of our smuggling routes have been cut off on their own. In the past few days, six cities have announced their withdrawal from cooperation and are turning to the Black Street. Now that Old Chen wants to downsize the military, what can you do to fight him?"

"So what!" Fei Qing said angrily.

Jiang Tianfeng narrowed his eyes: "I have already sent someone to inform No. 1 Wall of the news about Black Street. From West Fortress, we can directly contact the high-level officials of Lingbi City Government. They will send people down to investigate."

Fei Qing frowned slightly. "Aren't you afraid that Old Chen will interfere? He has people in Xibao too."

"Hmph, he won't." Jiang Tianfeng sneered.

"Why?"

"Think about it yourself. Old Chen was personally supported by that extraordinary person from the Black Street to rise to power. Even if he successfully becomes the leader, he will inevitably end up like Sha Qingsui in the future."

"Opposing reality?" Fei Qing was stunned.

Jiang Tianfeng laughed, "Heh, being sidelined is the least of it. Old Chen has been working for years, finally climbing from an ordinary party member to the position of leader. Do you think he'd want a superhuman to sit on his head?"

"On the contrary, Old Ghost Chen would be even happier if Number One Wall knew of Qin Che's existence..."

Fei Qing nodded, the anger on his face gradually fading, and said in a deep voice, "So, he won't intervene."

"He will."

"What kind of explanation is this?"

Jiang Tianfeng said calmly, "He will help us clean up the mess after we notify Wall One."

Fei Qing asked anxiously, "What about the people we sent out..."

"Yes, they all have to die. The matter must be handled cleanly. That's Old Chen's principle."

Fei Qing hesitated for a moment, then said, "Fine, as long as we can successfully notify Number One Wall, we'll have achieved our goal. Old Ghost Chen can do whatever he wants."

Jiang Tianfeng glanced at him: "Old Fei, you must understand the difference between mortals and extraordinary people. We are not the same kind. Perhaps in Qin Che's eyes, we have always been ants, including Old Chen. He can kill us whenever he wants."

Fei Qing gritted his teeth.

“Previously, my cousin… and Old Ghost Zheng failed to recognize their own position. Even after the arrival of the extraordinary, they still attempted to negotiate peacefully with the other side. How could that be possible?”

"Right now, the only thing that can suppress Qin Che is Wall Number One."

Jiang Tianfeng spoke with absolute certainty.

Fei Qing pondered for a moment and then asked, "What about the troop reduction? How should we deal with it?"

"There's no need to deal with it. Just let Chen Laogui handle it. He's ruthlessly plundering the voter base and support factions left by the Central Party. Hu Jinglin has already sided with him. As it stands, we've been completely defeated in the political game. At this point, we can only rely on external forces to break this deadlock."

Fei Qing sighed and slumped to the side, utterly exhausted.

...

On the boundless desert, the wind blows fiercely, the sun scorches the earth like a furnace, and sand dunes rise up one after another. Looking into the distance, the horizon stretches to the endless desert.

Almost in the blink of an eye, we crossed a mountain and arrived in the far west. Facing the setting sun, we saw a city before sunset.

Backed by a towering, massive wall, it disappears into the sandstorm, resembling a mirage.

That wall soared into the clouds, stretching as far as the eye could see, standing tall in the western desert from south to north.

This place is the crucial choke point of Wall One—

West Boundary Fortress.

Merchants and adventurers coming and going, as well as people from countless cities who came to visit, all called it 'West Castle'.