In the reception room, a girl with long golden hair was sitting quietly on the sofa, looking at the city scenery outside the French window. The sun's rays shone in from outside, shining on the girl's body, making her look particularly beautiful and gorgeous.
But not everyone can appreciate this beauty.
"Oh, I didn't expect you to come to my place."
Fang Zheng pushed the door open and walked in, greeted Youlan Dai'er in front of him, and then sat down opposite her.
"What do you want from me, Miss Yulandel?"
"I just came to thank you, Mr. Yuuki."
Facing Fang Zheng, Youlandel's expression was a little unnatural, which was normal. After all, he was the man who had stripped her naked in public - to be honest, Youlandel still didn't know how he did it.
"thank?"
"You and your companions saved my men. As the captain of the Undying Blade, I naturally want to express my gratitude to you."
"Oh... to be honest, I don't really want to save them."
However, Fang Zheng obviously would not let this matter go easily.
"Especially considering that you tried to kidnap the girls around me, I thought it would be best to do nothing."
“…”
Hearing this, Yulandel's expression stiffened a little, but she still lowered her head.
"I apologize for this, but for the Immortal Blade, the Bishop's orders cannot be disobeyed..."
"Okay, this reason is barely acceptable."
Fang Zheng curled his lips and stood up.
"Okay, now that you've thanked me, I've accepted it for now. Is that all? So what are you going to do next? Why don't you go back to Tianming? Theresa told me that your report on the medical situation in Shencheng can be considered as a way to atone for your sins... Why are you still here if you don't want to go back and report?"
"...but Bishop Otto..."
"Otto is dead."
Fang Zheng interrupted Youlandel with a sneer.
"Although I don't know how much you know about that man, I can assure you that he died unwillingly in the midst of a painful and desperate struggle. He was unable to fulfill his wish, let alone achieve his goal, and just like that... bang..."
Fang Zheng clenched his right hand, then opened it, and then he stared at Youlandel.
"He died like this, like a poor creature, without any meaning, and...more than once."
“…”
Looking at Fang Zheng's open hand, Youlandel was silent for a moment, then heaved a long sigh.
"I admit that the Bishop did some... bad things, but it is precisely because of his existence that the world has been able to enjoy hundreds of years of peace..."
“Human beings sacrifice because they yearn for the good, not the mean.”
Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes and stared at Youlan Dai'er.
"I believe that even without Otto, the old bastard, there will be other people in this world who will stand up and lead everyone to resist the collapse. No one in this world is necessary. It makes no difference to the world whether he is there or not. He just appeared in the right place at the right time. I believe that those who sacrifice themselves to protect the future do not want a bastard like Otto Apokalis to tarnish the world they hope for."
Having said this, Fang Zheng snorted coldly.
"Is it true that good people don't live long, and evil people will leave their mark for thousands of years? Sorry, I never believe in anything that is too big to fail, and I am not interested in such evil trends. In my opinion, good people should be rewarded, and those despicable, shameless and incompetent guys... it is better for their souls to burn in hell. I only care about what he did, not what he went through. There are thousands of people who have the same experience, but it was his choice to take this path."
Fang Zheng shrugged and spread his hands.
"He made a choice and must bear the consequences. He will never be able to realize his dream and can only die miserably in pain. This is the ending he deserves. This is his fate, Miss Yulandel."
“…”
After listening to Fang Zheng's words, Youlandel was silent for a moment, then she stood up.
"The Immortal Blade will return to Heaven and restore his destiny."
"Don't tell me, just contact Theresa. After all, I'm not the man of destiny."
"I am very clear about this. Then, Mr. Yuki, I will take my leave now."
After saying this, Youlandel walked to the door and pushed it open. After going out, she hesitated for a moment and turned to look at Fang Zheng.
“I hope we will have another opportunity to cooperate next time.”
"I hope so."
Fang Zheng waved his hand, and Youlandel closed the door and left.
The return of the Undying Blade was a relief to Theresa, and also restored peace to the previously wavering Destiny Organization. However, that was a problem that Theresa needed to consider, and Fang Zheng didn't need to worry about it. The first thing he had to do now was to recruit soldiers.
After acquiring Shencheng Pharmaceutical, Fang Zheng directly cut off the research on synthetic bodies and human experiments, and shifted the focus of Shencheng Pharmaceutical to the mass production and transformation of HSN-B64 serum. This thing left by the World Serpent is really a good thing. By adjusting the concentration of the serum, Fang Zheng not only developed serum smoke grenades for throwing, but also missiles, and even special purification bullets formed by infusing serum into the bullets. These can greatly weaken the power of the Honkai beasts and the dead soldiers, and then... Then the Iron Torrent appeared.
Moreover, the smoke produced by this serum has no effect on ordinary people. It can even be said that it can play a certain role in prevention and treatment of mild infections. It can be said to be the best anti-Honkai weapon so far.
But these alone were not enough. After all, there had been cases of Honkai mutation before. Fang Zheng had investigated information about this in the dream of the Herrscher of Corrosion. In the last century, a mutated Herrscher also appeared. Her ability was similar to this serum, which could invalidate Honkai energy and weaken other forms of energy. This also caused great casualties to the fusion warriors at that time.
It can be seen that Honkai will also mutate along with the form mutation, just like a virus. Once Fang Zheng spreads this weakening method, there may be a Herrscher or Honkai beast immune to the effect of this serum, so high-end military force is still needed.
However, after searching around, Fang Zheng found that there were almost no targets or forces worth uniting with in Shenzhou at present... Although according to historical records, there were several forces similar to the immortal sects in Shenzhou in the past, but now... there is no trace of them left.
But this does not pose a problem for Fang Zheng.
If I can’t find the living, can’t I find the dead?
Do you think Frostmourne is just for show?
then……
"What are we doing here, Yuuki?"
Looking at the huge holes around her, Kiana looked around curiously. This was a cave on the seabed near Shenzhou, but Kiana didn't know why Fang Zheng brought them here.
"I detected a high concentration of Houkai energy."
Bronya said in a low voice while looking at the monitor in front of her.
"I didn't bring you here to play, of course."
Fang Zheng held a book in his hand and looked towards the cave in front of him.
"According to historical legends, five thousand years ago, a giant collapsed beast named Chi You appeared in Shenzhou. Then, the warrior Ji Lin, who was carrying the holy scar at the time, sealed it in the Nine Netherworld with the Xuanyuan Sword..."
"Could this be the land of the Nine Netherworlds?"
Before Fang Zheng could finish his words, Kiana cried out in surprise, and Fang Zheng nodded.
"Probably. At least if we compare the location based on the ancient scrolls, it should be here."
"So are we here to find Ji Lin's Holy Mark and Xuanyuan Sword?"
Mei Raiden asked curiously, while Fang Zheng shrugged.
“Yes… and no.”
"Why?"
"I have an idea, I just don't know if I can pull it off."
Having said this, Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes.
"You may not know this, but in other worlds, there is a magic called Heroic Spirit Summoning."
“Heroic Spirit…?”
"……call?"
"That's right."
Fang Zheng snapped his fingers.
"To put it simply, it is a method of summoning a heroic spirit through the medium of a holy relic... a weapon left behind by the heroic spirit during his lifetime. Do you understand what I mean?"
“…”
Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Kiana, Raiden Mei and Bronya were all stunned, and Xiao An also looked at Fang Zheng in surprise. After a moment, Kiana suddenly screamed.
"Ah, ah, ah?! In other words, if we find the Xuanyuan Sword, then you can summon Ji Lin, the warrior who fought against Chi You five thousand years ago?"
"That's the theory."
Fang Zheng nodded.
"But the specific situation still needs to be tested. This is why I came here. If I can find the Xuanyuan Sword and Ji Lin's holy marks here, then using them as a medium, maybe I can summon Ji Lin himself... After all, we are short of manpower now."
At this point, Fang Zheng sighed helplessly. If he wanted to protect Shenzhou, he still had to rely on the native people of Shenzhou. However, there were basically no useful people in Shenzhou now. Fang Zheng had no choice but to see if he could dig a few out of the graves. If Ji Lin could be summoned, then Fang Zheng could do the same and summon a few more similar ones. At that time, it would be good to let them pass on some things anyway. After all, many things have been lost in modern times...
"This is so interesting!"
However, at this moment, Kiana's eyes lit up. How could an ancient person from 5,000 years ago be summoned again? How could she miss such an interesting thing?
"What are you waiting for? Let's go!"