Atlas of Heaven and Man

Tian Yu replied, "It's not just the brain. The brain is just the most likely place, and problems there are most likely to cause unforeseen consequences. It could also be your other internal organs, your limbs—any place where abnormal tissue might grow. All those places are possibilities."

She added, "The three Executors, have you seen your activity index?"

Yuan Qiuyuan glanced at the value displayed and suddenly felt displeased. "What the hell? Why is it 'two'?"

"And when did I get infected?

Is someone messing with me?"

He turned his head to look at Qin Qingque. "Executor Qin, what's your index?"

Qin Qingque answered truthfully, "I'm at five."

Tian Yu said, "A normal activity index fluctuates between one and ten. As long as it doesn't exceed thirty, there's no problem.

Anything below ten is very normal. Sometimes it's high, sometimes it's low, generally showing a fluctuating curve. This is unavoidable after entering the Confluence Zone, so don't worry too much.

If a fighter's mental state is stable and their self-control is strong, then it will remain at a very low value."

Chen Chuan then tapped his interface badge and said, "You two, let's share our values to make it easier to monitor each other in the future."

The three of them added each other's contacts and established a communication platform so they could see each other's values at any time.

Yuan Qiuyuan couldn't wait to see Chen Chuan's value and was startled to find a clear "zero." "That's so low..."

He knew very well the significance of Tian Yu's words: mental stability and strong self-control. In the context of a Third Threshold fighter, that translated to strong and abundant essence and spirit.

He muttered to himself, "This captain is something else."

Qin Qingque also saw the values of the other two. She couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency. In her view, it was only natural for Chen Chuan to have such a performance since he was the captain.

But even Yuan Qiuyuan, who seemed unreliable, had a much lower value than hers, indicating that he was much stronger than her. She needed to work harder.

Tian Yu glanced at the time on her watch. "It's getting late today. The Executors have just arrived at the station, and there are still some procedures to go through, so I won't delay you any longer. We can discuss some content tomorrow. You can set the time yourselves, either in the morning or during this time slot."

Chen Chuan said, "Teacher Tian Yu, you mentioned earlier that someone would teach us a breathing technique to suppress activity. I wonder when that will be scheduled?"

Tian Yu replied, "Captain Chen, as long as you submit an application in the name of your team after you return, the instructor will schedule a time with you."

Chen Chuan said, "Thank you."

He then stood up, looked at his two teammates, and said, "Have you two eaten? If not, how about we grab a simple meal together?"

Qin Qingque said, "Reporting, Captain, we haven't eaten yet."

Yuan Qiuyuan said, "You're the captain, so it's up to you."

Chen Chuan nodded. "Then let's go together."

He nodded to Tian Yu and walked out of the screening room.

He had logged into the station's platform when he came in, but perhaps due to resource limitations, it didn't have as many functions as the outside. He could only access some text information and simple things.

As the captain, he could view the profiles of his two team members.

Yuan Qiuyuan had emerged from the local area and came from a family of fighters.

He didn't attend the Martial Valor Academy but grew up in a martial arts school run by his family. He even refused the local Martial Valor Academy's recommendation for admission, relying on his own strength and his family's support to become a Third Threshold expert.

After becoming a Third Threshold, he was transferred to Central City and granted citizen status. Anyone who could achieve the Third Threshold in the local area knew that this family was very powerful.

The other teammate, Qin Qingque, had a military background. She was a combatant trained by a military academy. She was discovered to have extraordinary talent from a young age, so she underwent rigorous training in the military, learning to use various cold and heat weapons and drive various military vehicles. Her parents were likely to hold important positions in the military.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, he noticed that both of these teammates were transferred from outside Central City and had basically no ties to the various forces within Central City.

Thinking back to when Specialist Liang handed him that task, he emphasized that his resume and background were clean. In this light, his subordinates were the same.

The three of them arrived at the restaurant. It was past mealtime, but there was an internal restaurant specially prepared for people like them who were out on missions. There were both buffets and set meals, with a wide variety of dishes and very generous portions.

Yuan Qiuyuan immediately grabbed a plate of braised pork knuckle, gnawed on one, and commented, "Not bad, just like what we eat in Central City."

Qin Qingque waited for Chen Chuan to choose first, then she chose her own. She said, "The food here is grown in the mobile garages here, and some is shipped from the rear."

Yuan Qiuyuan said, "I've heard of that. It's said that although the land here can be cultivated, there seems to be some problem, so the ingredients are shipped from the rear."

Chen Chuan knew that these were only the benefits for station officers and upper-level personnel. Ordinary station soldiers usually just ate nutrient paste unless it was a holiday.

However, he didn't care about good or bad. As a fighter, he could eat nutrient paste just as well.

After arriving at a table, he poured three glasses of beverage, raised his glass, "You two, from now on, we're a team. I hope you two can cooperate more. After all, we'll be advancing and retreating together and entrusting our backs to each other."

The two also stood up.

Yuan Qiuyuan raised his glass and said, "Since you're the captain, we'll listen to you, but Captain Chen, I'm a straightforward person. I say what I mean, and my words might not be pleasant, so I hope you don't mind."

After the meal, Chen Chuan took the two to go through the procedures, officially accepting them into his team, and received a brand new set of uniforms and weapons.

Because he was a Level One Executor, he also had a matching sword, not just for showing his status, but also a finely crafted weapon.

Starting from Level One Executor, a different sword would be given for each level up, and the degree of refinement would naturally increase accordingly. Currently, this one was the lowest in terms of both quality and grade, so it could only be considered a souvenir. He planned to find a box to store it away when he got back.

The station arranged accommodation for them. Because they were Third Threshold fighters, each person had a single dormitory with electricity and hot water 24 hours a day.

As the captain, Chen Chuan was also equipped with a telephone and a radio. Although his level wasn't high enough, he was assigned a duty soldier responsible for guarding the post.

He first took a shower, and after coming out, he organized his belongings. Seeing that there was still time, he took out a special drug.

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However, here, the liquid inside seemed brighter, as if it was full of rich vitality as it flowed.

After looking at it for a few moments, he unplugged the stopper and drank it down.

After a while, he heard some kind of strange noise in his ears, but unlike before, when he was in Central City, he felt that it was transmitted from a very distant direction, chaotic and unbearable. Now, however, it felt very clear, as if something was present in a direction that could be felt.

Even though he was inside the fortress, he saw large masses of shadows swimming across the walls and ceiling, and the floor beneath him seemed to rise and fall. There was also a rustling sound coming from behind him, as if something was behind him and was gradually approaching.

At the same time, he looked at the activity index on his interface badge, which was constantly jumping upwards, soon reaching above ten.

He calmly glanced at it and transferred all of this intrusion to his Second Self. As he did so, the strange noises and movements quickly disappeared, and everything in front of him returned to normal, while the activity index on the interface badge also dropped back to "zero."

Then he entered a state of deep, undisturbed meditation.

In the fortress's public telephone booth, Yuan Qiuyuan was communicating with someone in the open space. The snow on the ground under the searchlights was as bright as day. He glanced at the patrol team passing by in the distance and said to the person on the phone, "Impression? The impression is okay.

By the way, let me ask, what's the background of this captain of mine?

The arrangement from above? You don't know either?

I understand, I won't ask any more.

Got it, you can't take special drugs here. Speaking of which, who would take them here?

I'll stay here honestly, okay?

Alright, alright, say less, you all say resources are tight, and long-distance communication takes up so many resources. Aren't you feeling guilty?

Hey, hey, I didn't mean to say you're annoying... Okay, okay, I get it, that's it..."

After ending the call, he hung up the receiver, walked out, and let out a sigh, thinking when did his older sister become as annoying as his mother.

Although it was late, seeing the bright light in the open space and the heavy snow flying in the sky, he wasn't sleepy at all. After all, he had just arrived in a new place, and he was very excited.

He pondered for a moment, returned to the dormitory, took out a special telescopic stick, and went to the training room to vent his energy.

In another dormitory, Qin Qingque changed into a practice suit and sat cross-legged in the air, with one finger pointing on the ground to support the weight of her body, and the other hand facing the sky.

She looked motionless, but in fact, the abnormal tissues throughout her body were being mobilized with her breathing, so after a while, sweat rolled down from her forehead, but before it could fall to the ground, it was evaporated by the elevated body temperature.

As she exerted her strength, the activation index on the interface badge also slowly decreased, and then remained constant after reaching "one."

Amidst the cultivation and training of the three, the first night after arriving at the Confluence Zone passed by.