Above Destiny

Chapter 471: A Quick Break
"Hello, Director."

"it is good."

"Good morning, Mr. Ji."

"Well, good morning."

Xinquan Town was busy and noisy in the early morning. The market area, which was several times larger than the original one after being rebuilt, was crowded with people.

The crowd greeted Ji Jue as he passed by, and Ji Jue waved back, enjoying the morning scenery. The owner of the stall poked his head out and asked, "It's so early, Mr. Ji, would you like a bowl of rice noodles?"

"Okay, add an egg. Do you have chili?"

"Okay, wait a moment."

The stall owner grinned, and soon, the paper bowl of beef noodle soup was sprinkled with chili and served. After taking a bite of the noodle soup, the dampness and coldness of the early morning disappeared without a trace in the salty and fragrant heat.

The taste was good and the meat was ok.

It's just... it's more or less technological.

But in the wilderness, let alone technology, being able to eat rice noodles fresh out of the pot is considered progress, there is no need to be so particular.

This price is acceptable, so don’t look down on anyone else.

Ji Jue slurped his powder and watched casually.

The market was crowded with people, and in the hustle and bustle there was a chaotic noise, and greetings could be heard from people passing by from time to time.

The gloom and coldness of the rainy season have disappeared.

Not only the residents of the settlements and garbage collectors in the wilderness, but also the merchants in Yacheng and Chaocheng are gradually increasing in number.

With the further expansion of Coast, more and more employees and spending power that has nowhere to go have attracted more businesses to move in. The prosperity came so suddenly that Ji Jue was a little overwhelmed.

Even if this prosperity is only a temporary scenery.

In the wilderness outside the city, few things last forever. A rainstorm, an earthquake, a flood and a mudslide are enough to tear a large settlement apart. There are too many accidents and disasters.

When the next rainy season comes, it might return to its dilapidated state again.

But at least everything will be fine before the storm comes.

Perhaps, after a few years, when Xinquan develops to a certain extent, it can become a formal small city. Even if it cannot be compared with central cities like Yacheng and Chaocheng, at least with the protection of the Law of Heaven, everything will be stable.

When the sky was just getting light, bursts of roars came from the construction sites in the town. After crossing the demolished high walls, Xinquan began to expand again.

The Courier Logistics building and the first large transit warehouse are about to be completed. At that time, all related staff and businesses will be moved out of Coast Industries, avoiding the dilemma of the two sides sharing an office building and competing for workspaces.

By then, the increasingly frequent traffic jams on the main roads will be relatively reduced, and at least there won’t be a large number of overloaded three-wheeled trucks stuck in motion.

We walked along the road and staggered back to Coast Industries.

After flipping through the pile of reports on the table and signing the documents selected by Isis, Ji Jue pushed open the door to the workshop from the office.

The Doomsday Train on the platform was still silent, with only the lights on the front of the train staring at the returning conductor.

In just a few days, the workshop in the special train has changed again.

The workshop modules of the former sage Mercury have begun to be gradually transplanted. Although it cannot be completed all at once due to the insufficient output of the core spiritual furnace, compared with other new craftsmen who have to work hard to upgrade by picking up scraps, it is just a matter of repairing, transplanting and transforming, which is like a dream.

"Good afternoon, sir."

In the projection that looked like starlight, a blurry figure emerged: "It seems that you have had a good rest recently."

"Forget about rest."

Ji Jue laughed at himself, took over the operation of many mercury robotic arms, checked the progress, and asked casually: "Any new news?"

"Mr. Yu from Lihua District sent a message yesterday saying that the school you requested has been found, communication has been completed, and you can enroll at any time.

Of course, I have already communicated with the school regarding your requirements for student studies. The school has promised that the coursework will be assigned in the most serious manner, so as to provide you with some ulterior twisted fun in your busy affairs. "

"That's great." Ji Jue followed her words and said jokingly, "I really like to see children cry. Is there anything else?"

"The association has sent you an invitation letter, inviting you to attend the exchange event held at the end of the month. As you instructed, I have turned it down."

"In addition, there is an order from Hongbang that needs your confirmation. The accountant seems to be no longer satisfied with tractors and modified tricycles, and is asking if you are willing to further deepen cooperation in the field of alchemy..."

"Not urgent."

Ji Jue shook his head, "Just say I'm busy lately and I'll get back to him after a while."

After all, this involves Middle-earth, so we must be cautious. The previous split export of the power exoskeleton was already a borderline behavior, how could it be further... Besides, there is no red line for this kind of thing, it varies from person to person and from time to time. Maybe it's okay today, but it will be a death sentence tomorrow.

The association's control over alchemical products will only become stricter.

The situation in Middle-earth is turbulent now, and all city-states are preparing for war. Who knows when a new large-scale conflict or even a war will break out.

Ji Jue didn't want his work to appear in any sensitive occasions, otherwise if it was used by someone with ulterior motives, he might end up in trouble. What colleagues love most is to mess with them, especially Yu Jin, who only has eyes for the colleagues who can't be killed and the colleagues who will be killed next.

The fact that a new craftsman had created a masterpiece was already eye-catching enough. Now he just wanted to safely get the gold ribbon that he had reserved, and not give others an excuse to make trouble.

Of course, under the premise of ensuring confidentiality, he doesn't mind putting on a vest and doing some private work behind the back of the association...but as for the price, can they talk about it?

This is bound to be a long slog.

But after a brief silence, Ji Jue raised his head and said, "Send them a copy of the reward and news from Huangji, and tell them that if they can handle it, anything can be discussed."

"Ok."

Isis responded: "The first batch of information has been placed on your desk. Unfortunately, there are no decisive clues or evidence."

Ji Jue picked up a few thin pages of paper, the words were big and the lines were sparse, so they couldn't fill the paper.

It's all groundless.

On a certain day of a certain month of a certain year, the suspected target appeared somewhere, with no beginning or end. Occasionally there was a photo, but it was blurry...

But in order to collect these few pages, Ji Jue has already spent more than four million. The initial investment is more than that. If he wants to collect relevant information for a long time in the future, the investment will only be more exaggerated. Not only Huangji, but also the Security Bureau, Taiyi Ring Association, Tianping Chamber of Commerce and many etheric reading clubs have all issued the same reward.

Unfortunately, up to now, there are very few truly useful clues.

There is only one target for the bounty - [Wolf]!
In the name of his own workshop, Ji Jue posted a bounty and collection task for the wolf-transformed victims. The fresher the better, and the higher the rank of the wolf the better. The only requirement is that it must be alive.

The reason is simple, it needs to be studied!
Don’t ask, the answer is that we, the Embers, are like this.

Everyone is used to this. This is nothing new. When a craftsman starts researching, he will post all kinds of weird rewards. No one will doubt his purpose. Besides, evil people can be punished by everyone. What's wrong with me making use of the waste?

This shows that I am kind!

It would be even better if some of the victims who had been transformed into wolves held a grudge against him and targeted him!
The materials came to your door on their own initiative!
But in fact, what Ji Jue really wanted... was not just the wolf, but the trace of one of the leaders of the organization [Wolf's Den] of the White Deer Evilizers - Rotten Scale Sheheri.

There's nothing we can do, this guy can run really fast.

In the Rift, that guy, as the representative of the Sower, had been doing all sorts of things all the way, but in the end he was able to slip away when no one was paying attention. His ability to escape was truly amazing.

However, even if I run away, I'm afraid I won't get any good results.

Entangled in the tower's distortion law, he would lose half his life if he didn't die. Moreover, there was the aftermath of Chi Xiao, and even a trace of him would be enough to make him suffer for several years.

Besides, Ji Jue now has to thank Xie Heli for running fast.

If there was no Shehri, where would he find clues about the Sower?

After being discharged from the hospital in Xinxiang, he went to the Security Bureau under the pretext of research. He went through the Federation's intelligence on wolves over the years, focusing on the relevant records.

Then it was discovered that before Shehri became a lackey of the Sower, he had already made his mark long before the fall of Baibang.

But at that time, he was the priest of Baibang, a follower of Baizhu, and an important member of the Baibang sacrificial group. As the previous generation of priest king became desperate and the priests collectively became evil, leaving endless disasters, he also disappeared without a trace.

Everyone thought he was dead, but when he reappeared, he had turned into a real wolf and was given the evil name of "Rotten Scale".

Among the current Wolf Leaders, he is the most frequently exposed. For decades, he has traveled back and forth, connecting all directions, using countless aliases and disguises, and has participated in organizing more than one large-scale vicious incident, which can often only be traced back to a few clues after the fact.

Up to now, the accumulated bounties on him alone have amounted to more than 10 billion, but so far no one has had the chance to get it.

Too cautious.

Even among wolves, they are the most cautious and secretive.

What's more, what kind of wolf would write its identity on its forehead?

As a result, facing Ji Jue's bounty, even the White Deer Hunting Finger had no good solution.

"It's difficult to deal with. A pack of wolves is troublesome, but a lone wolf is even more troublesome."

When receiving Ji Jue's commission, An Neng on the other end of the phone sighed: "Wolves usually don't show their heads until they open their mouths. They hide tightly when they hear any movement.

Especially if you want to catch him alive, it is even more difficult, you can only rely on luck."

"It's okay, I can wait."

"Let's see if we can wait. Don't worry, I'll let you know when there's news."

After An Neng hung up the phone, there has been no news since then.

Nowhere in sight.

In addition to the news about the wolves, Ji Jue was also paying attention to the news involving the tyrant, but he could only passively wait for news, or follow the crowd and buy some shared intelligence.

After all, it had only been a short time since the temple sacrifice incident ended, and the whole world was frantically looking for the whereabouts of the seal of the nation. As a craftsman who had nothing to do with the temple sacrifice, Ji Jue was not suitable to do anything to attract attention except the usual attention.

In the final analysis, the obvious information channels, or more precisely, the channels that craftsman Ji Jue can use openly, are still subject to too many restrictions.

If you really want to get some useful information, you might have to go back to your old ways and make the cult great again!
"hiss……"

Ji Jue's eyes twitched subconsciously and he sucked in a breath of cold air.

Whenever he thought of this, he would feel a very familiar phantom pain in his legs.

PTSD belongs to yes.

So what about the rebirth level?
When it's time for the teacher to break your legs, you can't escape!
He had just finished leveling up, and his status was not high enough yet. He didn't want to be dragged back by Ye Xian to take the spiritual attack and defense class again...

The matter of the evil cult can only be put aside for now.

Just like the seal of the country.

No news is good news. It would be best if it never existed. That would be the best.

After all, some things, no matter how well you understand them in your heart or how many guesses you have, are ultimately difficult to express out loud.

Just like Ye Xian never asked Ji Jue why he looked so weird that he looked like he was on fire and smoking, Ji Jue never asked how he got out of the whirlpool after falling into it, and why there were so many shoe prints on his face when he opened his eyes.
Since Ye Xian didn't say a word, Ji Jue didn't want to ask any more questions.

He already has enough troubles, why bother himself? Besides, you only weighed a few pounds and ate a few dishes, why are you asking so many questions?
Anyway, he has done what he should do as a student.

Even if the teacher stops you, you still have to do it.

No matter what the consequences.

In this way, the master and disciple got along as usual, as if nothing had happened.

In order to avoid being implicated, and given that he had already been in the spotlight too much, he originally wanted to just lay low and follow Ye Chun's example of being a lazy fish for a while, and at the same time, settle down on the Nine Types.

But I didn't expect that the advancement of rebirth would be so smooth.

So, a new problem came up...

"Blessing."

Ji Jue sighed and looked at the memo, which had turned a page.

[The earth bears the burden of the sea], [Heaven moves with vigor], [all things transform themselves].

(End of this chapter)