Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 197 Delivery Results and the Responsible Person's Thinking
The pillars of the earth's veins: A person at the front of the crowd took out an item from a terminal storage box; it looked like a pair of magnets with opposite poles.

This is a peculiar device in which the person holding the "positive" magnet is the absorber, while the person holding the "negative" magnet is the transmitter.

At that moment, the person placed the positive magnet in Guan Tong's other free hand, while holding the negative magnet himself. Under this effect, his mental power was immediately and continuously transmitted to Guan Tong through the prop.

Guan Tong's mental energy, which was almost depleted, was immediately replenished. He glanced at the magnet in his hand and thought that the effect of this prop was indeed quite good.

When facing an enemy, you can try to place the negative pole on the enemy while holding the positive pole yourself, so that you can quickly absorb the enemy's mental energy.

It can also be used in reverse when there is a need to transfer spiritual power to others; it is highly functional.

At this moment, the person holding the negative pole only held it for a short three or four seconds before his mental energy was depleted. He immediately turned his hand and gave the negative pole to the next person.

Guan Tong understood what was going on: each person would take turns holding the negative pole and transmitting mental energy to him.

In order to be more efficient, he also increased the speed at which he channeled his mental energy into the [Wordless Book].

The intense consumption of energy meant that the negative magnet had to be handled by a different person every two seconds, and the resulting "cracking power" was rapidly causing the outer shell of the ley line pillar to shatter and fall off, and the earthquake's power to weaken quickly.

"It actually works!"

Not only were the people at the scene pleasantly surprised, but even those in the office watching the live video stream were greatly excited.

It must be said that before witnessing this scene with their own eyes, everyone had some doubts. But when they saw the outer shell of the Leyline Pillar shattering in large pieces, all their concerns vanished.

"The resolution of this rule crisis requires the help of this person."

In the senior management office, the leader's words were quickly relayed to the policy research department.

The staff in the Countermeasures Research Office shared the same thought.

No detailed data analysis is needed; it's obvious to the naked eye that the efficiency with which the outer shell of the ley lines is breaking is far greater than relying solely on each person to deplete their maximum mental energy!

It can be said that this person is the key figure in this set of rules who can minimize the impact of disasters, and no one can deny that.

At this moment on the screen, with two minutes remaining in the earthquake timer, the outer shell of the ley line pillar almost completely collapsed, and then it shattered with a deafening roar.

The crowd couldn't help but cheer.

“Dr. Zhang, you are in charge of communicating with this person.” Gao Liangwei looked at the screen. “You must get this person to assist in reducing the destructive power of every earthquake that occurs in the future. If he makes any conditions or requests, try your best to meet them, except for those that are not of principle.”

Zhang Minglu nodded: "I understand, person in charge. I will try to establish a good communication channel with this person."

Zhang Minglu knew very well that, regardless of other periods, at least within this rule-based period, the person with the ability to crack objects was undoubtedly the most important existence in this country.

At the scene, the commander heard the voice coming from the earpiece, walked up to Guan Tong, took out a cell phone and handed it to him: "Dr. Zhang from the Countermeasures Research Office wants to speak with you, what do you think?"

Guan Tong thought for a moment and took it: "Hello?"

"Hello," Zhang Minglu's voice came through. "I am Zhang Minglu from the Post-Apocalyptic Rules Countermeasures Research Lab, mainly responsible for work related to Ascended Beings. May I ask your name?"

Guan Tong casually replied, "Just call me Mu Tong."

“Shepherd? Hmm, okay.” Zhang Minglu paused. “We saw the live footage, and your abilities were very effective! If possible, we hope to continue our cooperation in earthquake disasters of varying magnitudes to minimize the damage as much as possible.”

Guan Tong's goal is to reduce disasters, and this cooperation with the authorities went very smoothly.

Based on previous interactions, the authorities determined that he was someone who disliked trouble, so they didn't do anything unnecessary. They simply sent him the earthquake's coordinates and dispatched a large number of people to transmit mental energy to him.

“There’s no problem cooperating in this format,” Guan Tong said. “However, we might need more tools in the future. After a magnitude 4 earthquake, it won’t be so easy to deliver supplies stably at the epicenter.”

Throughout the entire transport, he felt the ground tremble beneath his feet, but he managed to stay steady. However, starting with the next level 5, the epicenter area will become increasingly difficult to stand, find footing, and maintain stable transport without the use of special items.

Guan Tong himself was actually alright; he could simply use his shadow threads to entangle himself with the ley line pillars to achieve a stable state. However, it would be more troublesome for the others responsible for channeling his psychic energy into him. "We're well aware of that," Zhang Minglu said. "We'll prepare the necessary items to allow you to establish a foothold and move stably in the epicenter area. Are there any other items you require?"

Guan Tong thought for a moment and said, "If we can find more teleportation tools, we can use more. Currently, we can teleport one person at a time, which is enough to deal with a magnitude 4 or 5 earthquake, but it might not be enough to deal with a higher magnitude earthquake."

Zhang Minglu was somewhat surprised: "Use more? Can you receive that much mental energy at the same time? Your mental energy limit seems to be very high."

"It's alright. Since I can convert all my mental energy into 'crack power' at once, receiving more at the same time is not a problem."

"If that's the case, we'll prepare more teleportation devices and try to transfer your mental energy to you simultaneously with 3-5 people."

"That's good. Is there anything else?"

"Nothing for now. But if you have any needs, please let us know and we will try our best to meet them," Zhang Minglu said.

Guan Tong initially wanted to say that he didn't have any particular needs, but after thinking about it carefully, he wondered why he shouldn't take advantage of this opportunity to gain some enhancements.

It certainly seems noble to ask for nothing, but he is not the kind of person who says one thing and means another.

"Do you have any items that can increase the upper limit of mental power?" Guan Tong said. "I only need this. If you don't have it, then it's fine."

“This…” Zhang Minglu hesitated for a moment on the phone. Everyone knew how valuable these props were, but he seemed to have received some instructions and immediately continued, “Yes. We can provide you with one or two corresponding props.”

Guan Tong had only asked casually, but she didn't expect to actually receive one: "In that case, I won't stand on ceremony. Next time you deal with a magnitude 5 earthquake, please have your people bring it to me."

"can."

Guan Tong returned the phone to the commander on site, then said goodbye and left. The commander asked his superiors, who replied that he should not stop her or attempt to follow her.

Meanwhile, in the research lab, after Zhang Minglu hung up the phone, the people inside, having overheard the conversation, displayed a variety of expressions.

"He actually wants the most precious item that can increase the upper limit of spiritual power... This person is really quite impolite."

"I think it's alright. As long as he uses his abilities properly, he can ultimately save countless lives."

"Yes, no matter how precious the props are, they can't compare to the lives of hundreds of millions of people."

Zhang Minglu said, "I also agree with giving him the reward. Given his abilities, the higher his mental power ceiling, the more he can output, which is beneficial to the rules of this operation. Secondly, for this level of disaster relief, it wouldn't be right not to give him some reward. Person in charge, what are your thoughts?"

Everyone turned to look at Gao Liangwei, whose brows were furrowed, as if he were pondering some serious issue.

"Who's in charge?"

"...You all remember what I said at the Human Alliance meeting. I believed that these rules were a punishment imposed by the Firebringers on humanity that formed the Human Alliance. However, this person who calls himself 'The Shepherd' was able to use his abilities to fight against the Firebringers...Does this mean anything?"

Upon hearing this, the crowd exchanged glances, most of them unconvinced.

"You're overthinking it, person in charge. This shepherd boy was just lucky. In every previous rule, there were people who easily passed with special items or abilities, weren't there?"

"Yes. His 'cracking power' only happens to work on the ley lines, it can't really be said to be effective against the Fire Thief himself."

Unlike the others, Zhang Minglu seemed thoughtful after hearing Gao Liangwei's words.

Indeed, he had a vague feeling that this time the rules were completely different from the previous ones. This time the rules were clearly aimed at the extermination of humanity. Judging from the Fire Stealers' past methods, they shouldn't be so radical all of a sudden. It really seemed to have a punitive connotation to it.

He thought to himself that perhaps the person in charge was right; this "shepherd boy's" abilities were not so simple, and the so-called "power of cracking" was just his side of the story. What his true abilities were was currently unclear.

If this person truly possesses the power to contend with the Fire Thief, then was the purpose of the person in charge immediately signaling him to agree to give him the item that would increase his mental power limit, perhaps an attempt to befriend him...? Zhang Minglu slowly began to piece together Gao Liangwei's line of thought.

(End of this chapter)