Given that Wen Yili is now on the military's protection list, everyone felt that there was no major problem.
So in the end, we decided that this method was feasible.
Only Lu Jin'an expressed some dissatisfaction, but he didn't say much, only saying calmly, "I'll take you back whenever I have time. It'll be safer with me around."
This time, neither Gu Zhilin nor Wen Yili refused.
Having won the competition, Shen Guannan's original intention was to take everyone out for a good time.
However, Chen Chen expressed his dislike and said he still had a lot of work to do, so he left first.
Gu Zhilin wasn't very interested in going out and having fun, and since he had just gotten his things back, all he wanted to do was go home.
Wen Yili had no interest whatsoever; he preferred to go back and study.
In the end, Shen Guannan was the only one who went out to hang out with his cronies.
Lu Jin'an was originally going to take Gu Zhilin and the others home.
However… Gu Zhilin looked at the saber, which the flying car couldn’t possibly fit in, and was worried that even if he brought it home, it would be difficult to store.
Finally, Lu Jin'an said somewhat helplessly, "I have a special armory in the army, which contains a lot of my things. You can put it in there."
Although Gu Zhilin was a little reluctant to part ways after just reuniting, he happily agreed, thinking that he might join the army in the future: "Then I'll have to trouble you."
Lu Jin'an shook his head and said, "I told you you'll never be a problem."
In the end, Gu Zhilin and Wen Yili went home by themselves, while Lu Jin'an found a way to carry the saber back to the team.
On the way back to the lower city, Wen Yili's expression remained sour: "Brother Zhilin, does General Lu really just want you as his partner?"
Gu Zhilin was taken aback upon hearing this, remembering that their first meeting was a blind date. He felt a little guilty for a moment, but still forced himself to say, "Yes! What's wrong?"
"I always felt there was something ambiguous about how he talked to you. Like, 'You'll never be a problem...'" The boy pouted.
Gu Zhilin was somewhat helpless upon hearing this: "I guess Lu Jin'an doesn't have any real friends. He's not very good at speaking, and he can never express his friendship properly. I've only gradually gotten used to his way of expressing himself."
Wen Yili wanted to say something more, but seeing Gu Zhilin stroking the tortoise shell and laughing happily, completely absorbed in his own world, he didn't say anything more.
Meanwhile, in the army, the soldiers on the training ground were surprised to find that their Alliance Light General was carrying something that looked like a roof beam past the training ground.
The man walked by carrying a roof beam with a serious expression. Although he acted naturally, they could tell that it was quite a strenuous task for him to carry it.
Lu Jin'an ignored the stares of others, carried the saber into his armory, and placed it in the most conspicuous spot.
He took a closer look at the spot where he had fired before and found that there wasn't a single trace left.
I'm a bit surprised. What is this thing made of? Were the ancients so skilled?
Thinking of this, he simply sent a message to Gu Zhilin to inquire about the situation.
Gu Zhilin had just arrived home, taken a shower, and was drying his hair when he received a video call from Lu Jin'an.
The moment he connected the call, Lu Jin'an saw Gu Zhilin, his hair slightly damp, smiling as he dried it with a towel and looked at him: "General Lu, what can I do for you?"
Lu Jin'an then remembered that she had sought him out to ask about weapons.
"I remember you said this knife is called a cavalry saber?"
Gu Zhilin glanced behind Lu Jin'an at a medium-sized armory. There weren't many items, but they were all clearly high-quality.
His saber was positioned right in the middle of these high-tech weapons.
He laughed and said, "Yes! Is there a problem?"
"I'd like to ask what material this thing is made of? Why can't the laser bullets harm it? And how can such a material be used to forge a knife?"
This question stumped Gu Zhilin.
He gave an awkward laugh: "To tell you the truth, I don't know either. In fact, we studied it in the 21st century but we didn't figure it out."
"This wasn't made by people from your era?" Lu Jin'an asked, somewhat surprised.
Gu Zhilin nodded: "Even in our time, this thing would be an antique. It's the most prized possession of our Celestial Master's Mansion. I won the competition to get it. This thing was forged by our ancestor countless years ago. It's said that the material was a giant meteorite, but we don't know the forging method."
"Because our government tested him with many weapons back then, I know that laser bullets are useless against him, which is why I'm preparing to compete with you today."
Actually, today's match was just to show off his treasure, but unexpectedly the topic was diverted.
Nobody praised his saber!
Now that someone has finally noticed, Gu Zhilin is in an even better mood.
Seeing his smug little expression, Lu Jin'an guessed the real reason why this person challenged her to a duel.
"Alright, in that case, I'll protect your knife and make sure those people at the research institute don't find it and forcibly take it for research," Lu Jin'an said with a smile.
Gu Zhilin was very satisfied with this.
"Alright, you should get some rest. Be sure to be careful lately."
Gu Zhilin knew that the other party was reminding him because of the incident involving the 'Natural Barrier' boss today, so he obediently nodded to reassure the other party.
After ending the video call, Gu Zhilin discovered that he had received a message on his smart device, but he didn't know who the sender was.
He was somewhat surprised because not many people knew his contact number, so why would a stranger send him a message?
Upon opening the message, Gu Zhilin realized that it was someone from 'Tianqian' who had contacted him.
The message from the other party was concise: "500,000 League Coins, withdrawal from the competition."
There are no other extra words.
Seeing this, Gu Zhilin scoffed and deleted the message as if he hadn't seen it.
However, it's also impressive that rich people are different; they can just ask for 500,000, which is more than double the prize money for the competition.
The next day, Wen Yifan must have learned about the 'natural barrier' from Wen Yili, and he knocked on Gu Zhilin's door with great concern.
"Zhi Lin, why don't you go stay at the club for a while? That guy from 'Tianqian' has absolutely no bottom line when it comes to doing things."
Gu Zhilin looked at Wen Yifan with surprise, wondering how he knew about 'Tianqian's' actions.
"Actually, it was my classmate who was prevented from participating in the semi-finals last year because of the 'natural barrier'. They only participated in the competition out of hobby, but they didn't expect that the fire control operator would kidnap him because he firmly refused the other party's bribery. By the time they found him, he had already been in a car accident and the car exploded. Although he was rescued, the explosion affected his brain, causing his internal magnetic field to become disordered, and he has become demented and has not recovered yet."
When Wen Yifan said this, her eyes were red, clearly indicating that she had been crying.
Gu Zhilin hadn't expected the person beside him to have gone through such a thing, and for a moment he didn't know how to comfort him.
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