Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 869 Mang Xingyuan

Song Shi spent quite a bit of time calming VE down.

While Song Shi, Cha Keluo, and others were fighting tooth and nail with the corporate alliance and the company, she, though on the outside, also faced challenges—the "Observer" Shi Quanwei made his move.

This Holy Ancestor of the Information Technology Institute of the [Academic Council] was originally busy dealing with the invasion of the [Fanpusta Empire], but after the breakthrough of the "Juntian Divine Palace", the pressure in this regard was relieved, which allowed him to have time to try out VE.

The two sides have clashed several times remotely, and broadly speaking, they have had their share of wins and losses, but more broadly speaking, neither has suffered a complete defeat.

In terms of mastery over the "King of the Abyss," Shiquanwei is at the same level as Zenryusha. On top of that, he possesses the terrifying psychic power of the fifth ring [Truth], allowing him to steadily dominate VE.

Fortunately, after a few battles, he gained a better understanding of the situation and returned to the battlefield against the Vanpusta Empire, taking command on the front lines.

"By the way, Ogden, do you have any leads? His whereabouts?" Song Shi asked.

This "King of Wizards" has not shown his face for a very long time, not even during the battle of Zenryusha. At that time, he invited "Axiom Explanation" Elsie Ingersoll to the side, firstly to deal with the "Dissolution of Human Intelligence", and secondly to prevent Ogden from interfering in order to seize the singularity technology "Simulated World" and other things, which would only add extra complications.

VE replied without hesitation: "It's definitely in the abyss, I guess it's at depth 7. Hmph, but who knows, maybe it died in some corner and its body is already rotting."

Song Shi pondered for a moment and then asked, "You saw that battle too. Archibald left Depth 7 and is still fighting fiercely in the Outer Heavens. I can understand that the Abyss Lords might not be strong enough, but as the King of the Abyss, how could you resist going to watch?"

VE tossed her messy long hair aside, stared at Song Shi for a while, and then frowned.

"Who told you that I didn't go see it?"

“Hmm?” Song Shi asked, puzzled.

“I just can’t get in.” VE clutched his head, feeling a strange, sawing-like resistance as he tried to cut through wood. “I’m asking you! What happens if you throw a stone into the lake?”

"It stirred up a splash of water."

"What if we use bigger stones instead?"

"To create an even bigger splash."

“Archibold isn’t just a rock, it’s practically a super skyscraper!” VE said irritably. “This bastard stirred up a storm in Depth 7 before it burst out of the Abyss, and even Depth 6 was affected, creating a chaotic super storm and vortex of chaos. The resistance was so great that it exploded, and I couldn’t get in.”

Song Shi was taken aback. Archibald, the "World," with the sixth ring of [Transcendence], was a colossal being occupying the entire Depth 7. Yet even so, it was merely the aftershock of a contingency plan, which could actually stop even the King of the Abyss?
It's important to understand that in this digital age, especially after Desheng open-sourced "Based Reality Overwrite," the strategic deterrent power of a King of the Abyss is equivalent to that of a Fifth Ring.
"The reason is that it has psionic power," VE added.

"Oh."

Next, Song Shi's gaze left the Abyss and refocused on reality.

To be precise, it is a resettlement area for the Eastern Continent Republic.

Using the "Anmenluo Resettlement Zone" as a springboard, the New Order Federation's expeditionary force and VE, with their combined efforts, conquered many resettlement zones in less than two years. Looking at the map, the once densely packed overseas resettlement zones of the Eastern Continent Republic have shrunk by more than half.

"--not enough."

Song Shi glanced at the map and gave his answer. "I don't think it's enough."

VE sat cross-legged, pressing her hands against her ankles like a roly-poly toy in the wind, and replied perfunctorily, "Oh, oh."

Song Shi pretended not to hear, his index finger moving along the holographic map in 3D modeling.

The Pan-Eastern Continental Alliance, a political entity born from the outbreak of the First Seven Earths War, leaves the Eastern Continent and surrounding regions with only one choice: join or be eliminated.

Although its constituents have changed a lot due to subsequent high-intensity wars and other reasons, including destruction, disbandment, and annexation, the Eastern Continent is still not small. To this day, the "Nine Counties Discussion" still includes not only the Four Heavenly Kings, the Northern Thunder Defense Front, the Academic Council, and the Eastern Continent Republic.

However, in Song Shi's eyes now, apart from these four political entities, there are only two that deserve attention—each of them has a fifth-ring psychic.

Perhaps it is a fifth-ring psionicist who possesses them.

He was a farmer who had been farming all year round, literally farming, and had never cared about anything outside the village. He put on an air of being living in a secluded paradise. If Ye Nan hadn't been attacking his doorstep, he probably still wouldn't have moved.

Another commandery, encompassing several prefectures, remained secluded for years, with everyone huddled together, diligently studying the "Path of Innate Wisdom." At least in Song Shi's view, it had driven everyone's minds to the brink of collapse. Yet, faced with the military might of the Vanpusta Empire, this man also bravely emerged from seclusion to fight the empire.

I can't bother myself for now
The Knowledge Council has always been eyeing the Corporate Alliance, and the New Order Federation, which inherited the latter's legacy, is no exception. However, with Chaklo and his team dealing with it, they have no worries for now.

“—VE.” Song Shi’s index finger stopped. “What do you think of ‘Mangxing Plain’?”

“I knew it,” VE gritted her teeth.

"Mangxingyuan" is also a resettlement area of ​​the Eastern Continent Republic, but it is different from the likes of "Anmenluo". Even among the many immigrant resettlement areas of the Eastern Continent Republic, it is a top-notch gem.

Its historical significance as an early immigrant resettlement area lies in its vast land, abundant rare earth elements and platinum group metal resources, and the profound transformation it has undergone over the years in terms of culture, society, and other aspects—it has even established a surveillance network. Being "surveilled" means that the Eastern Continent Republic has gradually accepted them.

If this continues, one day the Mangxing people might be able to shed the label of "barbarians beyond the reach of civilization" and rise to the status of eighth-class citizens!

VE said, "You want me to help you destroy the surveillance network?"

"The [Surveillance Network] can draw upon the power of the entire population to temporarily enhance the combat strength of psionicists, which is similar to faith but not quite the same." Song Shi said without looking up, "When I was a child, I always thought this thing was just for monitoring people, but it took me a long time to understand its true nature."

"It involves psionic energy, and now it has a deep bond with the Eastern Continent Republic, where they share both prosperity and adversity. Hey, the person who created this thing back then had a really good idea. You could think of it as an 'artificial dragon vein'."

"It is bound to the [Eastern Republic], not to the independent individuals below it. So as long as the country is strong, the [surveillance network] will rise accordingly. Whether you believe or not is irrelevant. As long as you are a citizen of the Eastern Republic, your surplus spiritual energy will be drawn upon you. It can be considered an alternative path to faith. Thunder and rain are both the emperor's grace."

VE tilted its head.

"Sabotage?" Song Shi shook his head: "How could that be?"

"If you destroy Mangxingyuan's surveillance network, where am I supposed to test it myself?"

(End of this chapter)