The temple was very quiet. The Taoist priest Changqing was still sitting cross-legged under the statue. The incense burner behind him was curling, and the statue hidden behind the green smoke looked even more solemn.
"Something has happened. Go back and prepare. You may be called upon by the authorities later."
The Taoist priest Changqing had a serious expression and his complexion did not look very good.
"What's the matter? Even people like us are being requisitioned." Wang Xuedao asked in confusion. He is already quite old and doesn't want to travel far anymore. He just went to the company to handle the retirement procedures two days ago, and he will have to go to the kindergarten to pick up his grandson after school.
"Councilor Ouyang has surrendered to the enemy."
"What?!"
Wang Xuedao, Hu Po Po and the other two all showed shocked expressions.
Chen Luo was confused, not understanding what surrendering to the enemy meant. From the information he had received so far, humans and nightmares were two hostile camps, humans were on the defensive, and nightmares were on the offensive. The two sides were different races, so it should be a fight to the death.
"Nightmares are not mindless monsters that kill. High-level nightmares have their own intelligence."
As if knowing the doubts in Chen Luo's mind, He Min next to him immediately explained to Chen Luo.
The war between Nightmare and humans has lasted for more than 30 years. During these 30 years, humans have been in a passive defensive state. With the rise of phantom weapons in recent years, they have gradually gained the ability to resist. Nightmare, sensing the changes, has also changed its offensive method, from the initial brutal slaughter to infiltration and erosion.
Cults were born in this context.
Nightmare promised that those who believed in him would be granted eternal dreams, while those who resisted would fall into endless nightmares. After learning about the temptation of the "eternal dream", the human high-level officials, who were already at a disadvantage, immediately chose to surrender to the enemy. At the beginning, there were only cult members, but as time went on, this erosion slowly penetrated into the high-level officials, and this time even the parliamentarians appeared! The country where Chen Luo is now is a parliamentary system, and the parliamentarians are the most powerful people. Even these people have traitors, so you can imagine the temptation of the "dream".
"This time the higher-ups have decided to promote a group of new people. You guys are all Illusionary Martial Arts practitioners, and you have no connections with the higher-ups, so you just meet the requirements."
Taoist priest Changqing briefly explained the situation.
"Do you need to go outside the sky?"
Wang Xuedao couldn't help but ask.
Tianwai is the base camp for humans to fight against nightmares. The "spiritual barrier" built by humans is in Tianwai. The "space station" reported in the news is actually a synonym for Tianwai. In recent years, humans have continuously increased their investment in "Tianwai". Many powerful fantasy warriors and scientific researchers live in Tianwai. It has become a city with an extremely large scale.
"There are a total of 200 new recruits this time. You will be assigned to various departments for training. I don't know exactly what positions you will be assigned to."
The Taoist master Chang Qing's gaze fell on Chen Luo.
"Go back and prepare well. The development of the phantom weapons has made the nightmares feel dangerous. They will definitely not sit still and wait for death."
"yes."
Everyone took the seal given to them by Taoist Changqing and stood up and left.
Chen Luo did not stay in Qingyang Palace for long. He originally wanted to ask Taoist Changqing some secrets, but the other party did not give him the opportunity. Since the last conversation, Taoist Changqing seemed to have become a different person. He no longer had the aura of Brother Changqing, and his way of speaking became the same as other people.
I didn't receive the above notice, but the admission letter arrived first.
September.
Chen Luo entered the school gate with the admission letter. He handled the exam casually, but with the spiritual power of a cultivator, his grades would not be too bad. On the contrary, Bai Xiaochuan, this kid's family used some means to make him a special student and become a schoolmate with Chen Luo.
“That’s called ability!”
Bai Xiaochuan sat next to Chen Luo with a smug look on his face.
Before, Chen Luo had always thought that Bai Xiaochuan was like him, with working class parents. Now he knew that this kid was a rich second generation. Although his parents were also working outside, they were not working to make a living, but doing business. It was said that his mother had some official background. This time, it was his grandfather who spoke up for him to enter Linjiang University.
Chen Luo was too lazy to pay attention to this kid. In the past six months, he has adapted to the life here. The calamity of the inner demon calamity has become more and more intense in him. Since the last time he called to help Bai Xiaochuan solve the nightmare, the calamity has already arrived, just like the inner demon calamity he once participated in.
The calamity of karma refines the mind, and 'choice' is a reflection of one's original heart.
"I heard that Su Linlin is also at Linjiang University, studying in the Finance Department. Do you want to invite her out for dinner? I heard that there are quite a few beauties in the Finance Department this year." After a moment of silence, Bai Xiaochuan came over again in a mean way, hooked one hand around Chen Luo's neck, and spoke in a low voice.
"Not interested."
Chen Luo's mind was filled with thoughts about what Chang Qing Lao Dao had told him. Over the years, he had seldom thought about the inner demon calamity, and his thoughts had gradually become synchronized with this world.
The external brain and the memories of the past immortal world were all covered with a layer of white gauze.
This kind of isolation is like a dream. When you wake up, you still remember the content of the dream, but you don’t take what happened in the dream seriously.
"No, we need an excuse for a reunion with old classmates. She will definitely not come if I invite her alone. If she doesn't come, who will save the other beauties in the Finance Department?"
At Bai Xiaochuan's persistent invitation, Chen Luo still went to the party.
Su Linlin also came. She was wearing a white dress. There were two girls with her, both of whom were her roommates.
A group of young people got together and became familiar with each other very quickly.
Bai Xiaochuan, who had drunk some beer, was very active. He became familiar with Su Linlin's two roommates in a few words. The two sides chatted with each other and even added "Wei Xin". Chen Luo did not join in the fun. He ate hot pot alone on the side, and Su Linlin sat opposite.
Like Chen Luo, she didn't go there to join in the fun.
"How do you feel?"
Su Linlin suddenly asked.
"What?"
“College life.”
“Life is good.”
Chen Luo replied casually. Su Linlin, who was sitting opposite him, was stunned for a moment, then glared at him fiercely, her face flushed. It was a pity that Chen Luo was so absorbed in his nightmare that he didn't notice these details.
The information layer is isolated.
The crisis of nightmare is far away from ordinary people.
In order to cut off the source of Nightmare's power, the human upper class adopted an 'isolation plan', and ordinary people were completely cut off from information about Nightmare. In their living circle, humans vigorously developed the space program in order to immigrate to Mars and for space resources.
Many talented people who support the "Isolation Plan" do not know where their research projects will be effective.
When the plan becomes big enough, everyone becomes a part of the plan. Except for a few people, most people are just screws in the plan, and they don't know where the "nail" they have driven will be used.
After the party, Chen Luo and Su Linlin returned to school, and Bai Xiaochuan took Su Linlin's two roommates to the second half.
Life is as calm as water.
The academic pressure in college is not as intense as that in the third year of high school, so many students relax. Some study as usual, some relax and start dating, and some start part-time businesses. People of the same age group start to diverge from this stage.
Chen Luo continued to practice and cultivate martial arts.
Apart from Su Linlin and Bai Xiaochuan who occasionally appeared in his life, everyone else was far away.
He was not a social person.
During this period, Granny Hu and the other two received appointments one after another and left Rongcheng.
Only Chen Luo was left, still practicing in the temple.
The people above seemed to dislike him because he was too young. According to the registration of Taoist Master Changqing, Chen Luo had only been learning phantom martial arts for half a year.
How far can you reach in half a year?
Just like this, another semester passed, until the second half of the freshman year. There was new news from Taoist Changqing, saying that his name had been registered in the system, recognizing his identity as a phantom warrior, but his specific position still needed to wait for the arrangement of the higher-ups.
The old Taoist didn't know the ins and outs of it, so he just asked Chen Luo to wait.
This wait lasted four years.
The university ended quickly, and Chen Luo’s fantasy martial arts skills officially broke through to the eighth level this year, reaching the same level as the old Taoist Chang Qing.
"Night Bureau?"
Chen Luo looked at the appointment letter in his hand and glanced at the Taoist priest Changqing opposite him.
Four years later, Chang Qing looked even older, with some of the old man's unique decrepitude. Illusionary martial arts is not a method of prolonging life, on the contrary, it will overdraw the life span of the practitioner. Chang Qing suppressed the Rongcheng area with his own strength, so the backlash was naturally not small. In these years, he killed at least 800 nightmares, including some high-level nightmares.
"It's a newly established department. The higher-ups want to use the Night Affairs Bureau to sort out the situation."
Taoist priest Changqing saw things very clearly. When this department was established, he was informed by his superiors, and he was also a nominal elder of this department.
"Is the situation dangerous?"
Chen Luo asked. In the past four years, he had come into contact with many things in the Fantasy Martial World and knew the situation in the "outer world". Although new masters of the human race continued to emerge on the surface, the situation was not optimistic. After the nightmare changed its way, there were more traitors in the human race. In addition to Councillor Ouyang, who Chen Luo heard about four years ago, two other high-ranking human beings defected to the enemy. The impact brought about was that the "isolation sky curtain" was destroyed and a crack appeared on the corner, which intensified the erosion of the nightmare demon on humans.
This incident sounded the alarm for those in higher positions. No one knew how many traitors were hiding in the upper echelons.
Doubts are growing.
The human race is now like sitting on the crater of a volcano. Although it seems calm on the surface, there are already undercurrents flowing inside. The attraction of the "eternal dream" is too strong. In this absolutely weak situation, few people can stick to their original intentions. Especially the upper class, the more they know about the nightmare, the more desperate they are.
"An eighth-level grandmaster and three seventh-level grandmasters died."
Taoist Changqing sighed.
A lot of things happened in the upper echelons in the past four years. An old friend of his had fallen. The huge changes "upper echelons" this time had the shadow of his old friend.
"good."
Chen Luo accepted the appointment.
The figures of Bai Xiaochuan, Su Linlin and his parents flashed through his mind.
It's different after all. (End of this chapter)
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