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Chapter 218 Heading to Zhongzhou
Experience: 915

'I've basically used up all 30,000 experience points.'

Looking at the nearly empty experience points in his resource library, Wang Xi couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

If we consider 1 point of experience as the result of 3 hours of hard training by an ordinary professional warrior, then these 30,000 experience points are equivalent to 90,000 hours of hard work.

Even without eating, drinking, defecating, or sleeping, it would take a full twelve years...

and so.

All I can say is that they are incredibly hardworking.

No wonder the foundation is so solid.

Wang Xi felt a sense of emptiness after soaring to the clouds... Fortunately, it was all worth it, as the resources were successfully converted into strength, giving him the "Taiyu" level combat power.

'I wonder what it will be like when I get to Central Continent, and what kind of masters are in the Kunwu Camp?'

Wang Xi couldn't help but feel hopeful.

According to Gu Li and Chu Nai, the Kunwu Camp is full of hidden talents. So, if he were placed there now, what level would he be?
Poor student...

Probably not.

So, what about average students? Or top students?
Wang Xi didn't know.

...

...

Time quietly slipped into the next day.

Early in the morning.

Wang Xi changed into a simple black casual suit and drove to Gucheng Yongxie to attend the memorial service.

The casualty figures for this orange disaster have been tallied, with over 20,000 deaths, as many as 200,000 injuries, and incalculable economic losses.

Nearly four hundred police officers and soldiers sacrificed their lives, while more than one hundred defense team members and volunteers were killed.

Although the disaster was contained in time, it was still a huge loss for Gucheng.

A heavy, leaden-gray sky hung over Gucheng, and the cool September rain fell incessantly, like the sky's unending lament.

After driving into Yongxie, Wang Xi parked his car next to the square and walked on foot to the cemetery area behind the building, holding an umbrella.

The patter...

Raindrops fell continuously, and moisture filled the air.

Inside the park, everything in sight is solemn black.

Black umbrellas, like endless dark clouds, covered both sides of the path and surrounded the newly erected tombstones.

The crowd that came to mourn was eerily quiet, with only the rustling of raindrops falling on umbrellas and the ground, and the occasional suppressed sobs.

Wang Xi was also upset to see this.

now.

Reporters stood silently on the perimeter, equipment in hand and lenses tightly closed, their usual anxiety about capturing news replaced by a solemn expression.

Looking down, Director Deng, parliamentary representatives, defense captain Jiang Tianhao and Luo Yan, and senior military officers stood side by side, their expressions somber.

Mr. Wei, who had already announced his retirement, sat in a wheelchair, being pushed by his student, Li Xingduan.

He was wrapped in a thick black blanket, his face still as pale as paper, his cloudy old eyes staring blankly at the row of newly erected tombstones, his lips moving silently.

His former vigor was gone, leaving only the weakness and exhaustion of surviving a catastrophe.

Wang Xi stood silently at the edge of the crowd, looking at the faces wet with grief and rain, and at the rows of cold, brand-new tombstones engraved with the names of heroes.

An unprecedented and intense emotion swelled and surged within his chest...

What would happen if this disaster hadn't been eradicated?

The thought suddenly popped into my head.

If they lose, Gucheng may become just another cold case study in the archives of fallen cities.

Wang Xi's gaze passed over the dark mass of people and tombstones, looking towards the city clusters that were faintly visible through the rain.

Millions of people in the entire valley city...

What kind of hell on earth would that be?
The cries of the infant in the mother's arms were drowned out by the muddy pool of blood; lovers embracing were instantly torn apart; Wei Lao, Li Xingduan, Ning Meng, Yu Zizi, Jiang Tianhao, Luo Yan... everyone he knew here, those faces who fought side by side, would die.

Wang Xi's expression was solemn as he gripped the umbrella handle tightly.

This tragedy must never be allowed to happen!

Therefore, he must become stronger!

"Waaah—" An old woman's heart-wrenching sobs were particularly jarring in the silence, and those around her hurriedly helped her up.

Li Xingduan took a deep breath and, seemingly propelled by the crying, walked to the very front.

He adjusted the microphone and said in a deep voice:

"Dear colleagues, family members, friends... Today, we stand here with heavy hearts as we bid farewell to a group of heroes."

His gaze swept over the tombstones.

"Gucheng experienced an unprecedented catastrophe. When disaster struck, they stepped forward without hesitation, rushing into the darkness, never to return..."

"Zhang Zhengfeng, Chen Wei, Liu Jiaming, Wang Tiezhu, Xiang Ziqiong..."

He slowly read out a series of names of the victims, each name falling like a stone hitting everyone's hearts.

Li Xingduan paused, raindrops sliding down his angular face, indistinguishable from tears.

"Their courage illuminated the darkest moment for Gucheng, and their sacrifice forged the last bulwark for their homeland... History will remember them, Gucheng will remember them, and every one of us who survived will remember them."

Li Xingduan's voice gradually became more forceful, carrying a do-or-die determination: "As long as we are here, as long as our faith remains, humanity will never perish! May the departed rest in peace, and may the living strive forward!"

His speech ended.

A deeper silence fell over the scene. The memorial service continued, with people taking turns to silently place flowers on the monument or at the grave of their loved ones.

Soon it was Wang Xi's turn.

He followed the group to the monument at the entrance of the Yongxie Association and laid a bouquet of white chrysanthemums.

As soon as I got back, I noticed a figure in a black suit and black sunglasses standing next to me.

"Mr. Gu?" Wang Xi greeted him.

The man put his hands in his pockets and nodded in response.

Immediately, he lowered his voice and said, "We will depart for Zhongzhou in three days. Prepare in advance and wait for my notification."

Wang Xi nodded and said seriously, "Okay."

...

...

Wang Xi deliberately gave himself a break, since he had already resigned from his position, so he could rest well.

During this time, Cupid's Housekeeper heard that he was about to leave Valley City for the distant Middle-earth, so he specially held a farewell party for him.

Former colleagues from the cleaning department, including Zhu Yuhe, Yu Zihan, and Lei Wen, as well as store manager Zhang and Ms. Xia Ling, were all present.

Everyone felt that the experience of getting to know Wang Xi over the past three months was quite dreamlike, as if they had witnessed a dazzling new star rising.

Colleagues offered their best wishes.

Wang Xi responded with thanks.

three days later.

He boarded the "Shenzhou Silver Shuttle" at Yong Xie Square.

To Wang Xi's surprise, besides Chu Nai, there were two other women accompanying him.

"Captain Ning, Inspector Yu?"

Wang Xi was taken aback as soon as he got on the bus. He looked at the young woman sitting opposite him on the left and said something.

"Surprised?" Yu Zizi adjusted her glasses, a smile playing on her lips. "Did I interrupt your time alone with Section Chief Chu?"

At this moment, Chu Nai, with her silver hair flowing down her shoulders, walked over in a uniform from the Overwatch Bureau, carrying two plates of breakfast, and placed them on the table.

Upon hearing this, she glanced at Yu Zizi, then explained to Wang Xi, "They are going to Zhongzhou for further studies, so they are traveling together."

Wang Xi nodded: "Also in Dragon City?"

“Hmm,” Ning Meng said softly. “It’s a pity we weren’t qualified to join the ‘Kunwu Camp’ with you. We only got a one-year study opportunity at Longcheng University.”

Wang Xi had some enlightenment.

This is most likely an official commendation for the two.

When Ning Meng and Yu Zizi return from their advanced studies, their status and position will surely be further enhanced... Of course, they can also choose to stay in Zhongzhou to develop their careers, entirely based on their personal wishes.

"Congratulations," Wang X said to the two women with a smile.

"Congratulations!" Yu Zizi picked up the coconut milk French toast from her plate, took a small bite, and said, "You two will be the future 'Grand Marshals' of the 'Kunwu Camp' from now on. We're all from Gucheng, so please take care of each other when you get there."

"it is good."

Wang Xi naturally wouldn't refuse and nodded with a smile.

Soon, the silver shuttle started, soared into the sky, and disappeared into the horizon after leaving a dazzling silver streak.

Valley City is nearly two thousand kilometers away from Dragon City, the capital of Central Continent, spanning across the wilderness. Fortunately, the Silver Shuttle is extremely fast and has specific roads.

In less than two days, we arrived at our destination smoothly.

The silver shuttle streaked across the vast wilderness like a shooting star. Looking out the porthole, on the horizon, an unimaginably colossal structure stood silently—the heart of the Mountain and Sea Federation, Dragon City, the capital of Central Continent.

Wang Xi saw a continuous stretch of high black walls, estimated to be over two hundred meters high, a truly spectacular sight.

"This is the 'Black Tortoise Wall' of Dragon City, jointly created by the Maze Research Institute and the Mountain and Sea Workshop, referencing and drawing inspiration from hundreds of universal defensive fortification cards."

Yu Zizi spoke up.

"It is said that special composite materials have been added, which can work in conjunction with the power tower to create a one-way protective shield that covers the entire city of Longcheng and is indestructible."

Wang Xi couldn't help but admire, his eyes showing surprise.

This massive wall could easily be called a mountain range.

The black wall exuded a cold metallic luster, its surface covered with intricate geometric patterns and faint glows of flowing energy, clearly indicating a highly technological defensive facility.

Above the high walls, a dense array of giant defensive power towers, suspended on specific tracks, resembled giant steel firs. These power towers differed in shape from the spire towers of Gucheng and Lucheng; most were platform fortresses, with red or blue warning lights flashing on their tops.

As the silver shuttle drew closer, Wang Xi noticed that the thickness of the city wall was equally astonishing, almost like a wide, ribbon-like plain.

The enormous gate resembled a cave, making even a large hovercraft like the Silver Shuttle appear tiny in front of it.

The silver shuttle quickly merged into the traffic flowing into the city, and underwent scanning by hundreds of red lines at the gate.

drip.

The giant screen displayed the following text: "Gucheng's 'Shenzhou Silver Shuttle' visits, official number: NG004▇▇."

whoosh-

The silver shuttle entered through the gate, as if it had arrived in another world.

Through the porthole, skyscrapers came into view, densely packed together. The tallest building in Gucheng would probably only be tucked away in the middle ranks here.

Countless hovercars travel on the roads.

Wang Xi even discovered that there were several small, mountain-like suspended buildings above the city cluster.

"What is that?" he asked curiously.

Chu Nai glanced at it and replied, "That is the Governor's Mansion of Kyushu, Weitai."

(End of this chapter)