Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

Jiang Ming shook his head slowly, then stood up and prepared to leave.

"The score is now 12:1. There is no point in fighting any further. I have also gotten the answer I wanted. Let's say goodbye now. Oh, by the way, Your Excellency the Bishop."

Jiang Ming, who had already opened the door and was about to walk out, suddenly turned around and looked into Otto's eyes.

"You should improve your skills when you have time. By the way, I gave you the tenth game you won because I couldn't bear to watch it. From now on, I'll just watch and don't have to give it to me."

After saying this, Jiang Ming smiled harmlessly and left the bishop's office.

"......"

After quietly watching the white-haired saint being defeated by a fox-eared girl on the screen for a while, Otto turned to look at Amber who had been waiting for a long time.

"amber."

"What can I do for you, Your Excellency?"

The white-haired girl wearing orange goggles walked up to Otto and said, "Whatever you want to do," and Otto stretched out his right thumb, pointed in the direction Jiang Ming left and said.

"Block his account for me."

"As you command, Lord Bishop."

Amber bowed slightly and prepared to leave, but just when she had turned half of her body, she suddenly tilted her head cutely. Even with the goggles, one could clearly see the wearer's slightly bent eyebrows, and a puzzled sound unconsciously came out of her throat.

"what?"

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Chapter 126 Master

"Hmm... let me see..."

At this time, Jiang Ming, who didn't know that his account had been blocked, was walking idly on the floating island of Tianming Headquarters. After all, it was still early for dinner, and he could still wander around here, such as... a more advanced simulation training room, equipment warehouse, or... a cafeteria or something?

However, Jiang Ming is now considered a famous figure after all. Wherever he goes, a large number of Valkyries will gather behind the walls or in the bushes. Because the average lifespan of most Valkyries is now almost no more than 30 years old, the elites who stay behind in the headquarters of the Mandate of Heaven are naturally girls over 16 or 17 years old, many of whom are from the Shaniyat family or the Kaslana family.

They were hiding aside, looking at Jiang Ming with their eyes full of peach blossoms.

"Master Jiang Ming is so handsome!"

"Master Jiang Ming is so elegant even when he's thinking!"

"Does Lord Jiang Ming only come here once or twice a year? I remember that Lord Rita brought him here before, and also when he was sparring with Lord Youlandel. Hey, do you think he would agree if I go up to take a photo with him now?"

"I think so. I heard that Lord Jiang Ming is very easy-going and very gentle in private! Didn't everyone see the video of Manila's collapse before? Maybe even if you do something wrong, you can be comforted by a gentle pat on the head--"

“Great—”

"It's rare to see Lord Jiang Ming. No matter where he goes today, I will follow him!"

"Master Jiang Ming must be thinking about something important right now--!!"

"Ahh... I love it so much that it's about to overflow~——"

......

"Where is the cafeteria—?"

Jiang Ming put his hand on his chin in confusion, and looked around from time to time trying to find a place that looked like a cafeteria. He didn't know what the food was like at the Tianming headquarters, but until he came out of Otto, he hadn't found a place that looked like a cafeteria or a simulation training room.

Last time, he was brought here by someone else, and he left in a hurry, so he had never explored this huge floating island by himself.

He...is lost...

"..."

Of course Jiang Ming knew that there were a bunch of Valkyries watching him, but because of his social phobia, he didn't dare to teleport or ask. Although he looked calm on the surface, he was actually about to sweat profusely. He now only hoped that someone would take the initiative to find him or that he could meet someone he was familiar with.

So... the current situation became that Jiang Ming kept walking back and forth on the floating island, and those Valkyries just kept following him...

.......

"Ah..."

Jiang Ming unconsciously let out a desperate groan from his throat.

During the time he was trying to find the cafeteria or training room, he seemed to have only walked through one-fifth of the floating island, and the Valkyries followed him without getting tired, as if they would be extremely satisfied as long as they could see him. This made Jiang Ming ashamed. They were not interested in him, and they didn't leave after watching for so long. It's not like there are no other men in the Kaslana family, although as a socially anxious person, he has no right to say that...

"Ugh..."

Jiang Ming, who finally felt a little tired, sighed softly. Then, after walking to a dead end, his figure suddenly disappeared. When the Valkyries who were following Jiang Ming caught up with him, there was no trace of Jiang Ming nearby. Instead, there was a young man with ordinary looks not far away.

"Eh? Have you seen Lord Jiang Ming?"

“Didn’t you just…eh——!?”

"Everyone, go find it!"

......

"call--"

Jiang Ming, who escaped, breathed a long sigh of relief. The feeling of being stared at for a long time was really bad. It would be fine if he didn't notice it, but think about it carefully, a person is stared at by dozens of people with eyes that want to see through each other's body, that feeling... it must be uncomfortable, right?

Now, he has used the fetal transformation to change his appearance, but his aura has not changed. After all, if even his aura has changed, people might suspect him for what happened before. Anyway, with a special Valkyrie like [Ghost], it won't matter if he knows a little disguise, right?

Another half hour passed after that...

Jiang Ming came to a place with the largest crowds and found a large number of Valkyries gathered outside a super-large simulation training room, watching and discussing something attentively.

"Ah... I didn't expect that I could observe Lady Yulandel's battle from such a close distance..."

"The bishop's virtual image of Lady Youlandel in the simulated war room is really great. I wonder when he can also set up the virtual image of Lord Jiang Ming in it."

"Don't mention it. I came here hoping that God would set up Lord Jiang Ming's virtual image, but it hasn't come yet. If I hadn't lost it just now..."

"Of course, it is also important to come and see Lady Yulandel."

"Wait, why hasn't the war room simulation ended yet? It's been half an hour, right?"

"It seems that someone is really fighting with the avatar of Lady Yulandel."

"That long-haired boy is so amazing. He fought back and forth with Lady Yulandel's avatar with just his bare hands. Eh?!"

"What what?! Is it Master Jiang Ming?!"

"No, Master Jiang Ming doesn't have long hair, and he is not as tall as Master Jiang Ming."

“Who could that be…?”

......

"Yulan Daier? And... the boy with long hair?"

Because there were too many people, the surrounding noise was very noisy. Jiang Ming, who was wearing a black mask, only heard "Lady Yulandel", "the boy with long hair" and his own name when he just arrived here.

Jiang Ming, his curiosity aroused, immediately decided to go up and take a look. Jiang Ming walked into the crowd calmly.

But when he took a closer look, he was really surprised, because the one who was fighting against Youlandel's virtual image with only two pairs of boxing gloves was Jiang Ming's squad leader: Fu Hua!

Because Fu Hua is a low-key person, she usually either stays in Saint Freya or completes tasks alone. In addition, due to Otto's deliberate arrangements, few people in the Savior Headquarters know her.

"I lost......"

Jiang Ming couldn't help but make a slightly hoarse sound. After all, a boy with long hair...hiss~~~

Jiang Ming's body was shaking slightly and he couldn't help but shiver.

Fortunately, Fu Hua couldn't hear any noise outside in the simulation training room, otherwise one could easily imagine her dark and gloomy face.

Now that we have seen Fu Hua, the result of this simulation training is also very clear. Either Fu Hua wins or it is a draw. However, considering that it is Fu Hua, the latter is probably more likely.

After all, a virtual image is just a virtual one, a system. No matter how advanced the technology is, it is impossible to completely simulate the other party. The power of reason and law at least uses the Honkai energy.

So...it still has to be Honkai energy.

Moreover, with this level of simulation, Jiang Ming felt that he could win with 60% of his strength. Facing Fu Hua, who was at the peak level of martial arts, winning or losing was just a matter of Fu Hua's thoughts. Sure enough, after competing with Youlandel's virtual image, Fu Hua took the initiative to withdraw from the simulation training room.

Everyone agreed that Fu Hua was the first one who couldn't hold on, but...she was able to hold on for half an hour, and her strength was also recognized by everyone. After all, everyone else went in to take pictures, and being able to take pictures for half a minute was considered impressive.

Fu Hua, wearing a training suit, walked out. Through close observation and the unevenness of the suit, everyone realized that Fu Hua was actually a girl. However, no one pointed this out directly, after all, they were all girls. And they were all eager to go in and take pictures (and get beaten).

"Hey, monitor?"

Jiang Ming in disguise walked to Fu Hua who was wiping her sweat with a towel. However, when Fu Hua saw Jiang Ming, she did not realize that he was Jiang Ming at first. Instead, she narrowed her eyes slightly, as if she was recalling the word "squad leader".

It was not until Fu Hua looked Jiang Ming up and down that she discovered his identity, and then Fu Hua slightly opened her thin lips.

"Jiang Ming?"

"uh-huh?"

Jiang Ming closed his left eye mischievously, changed his appearance back to its original state and slightly took off the black mask on his face.

"...Let's talk aside."

"okay."

.......

"What do you want to see me for?"

"Actually... I just came to see Tianming's simulation training room, but something happened on the way, so I came a little late."

"Is it......"

"Fu Hua is really not good at chatting......"

Jiang Ming smiled bitterly as he looked at the Valkyrie who was being beaten up by Yulandel's virtual image while happily taking photos with her not far away.

"By the way, Jiang Ming, there is one thing that I have always been confused about."

Fu Hua's voice suddenly reached Jiang Ming's ears. Jiang Ming turned around and found that Fu Hua was putting her right hand on her chin, looking at him thoughtfully.

"What is it, monitor?"

"Well, it's about your Taixu Sword Qi..."

"......ah?"

Fu Hua ignored Jiang Ming's puzzled pronunciation and continued.

"As far as I know, Taixu Sword Qi is believed to be the peerless martial art created by Master Chi Yuan of Taixu Mountain in Shenzhou. Adolescence is the best time to refine the sword heart. The earlier you do it, the purer it will be. But for an adult to cultivate the sword heart is like trying to catch the wind with your palm. It is a futile effort. Even if the sword heart is perfected, it still needs to be tempered throughout one's life. If it falters for a moment, the sword heart will be broken."

"But when I met you, Jiang Ming, you should have been an adult. Why can you use the Taixu Sword Qi so skillfully and even improve your swordsmanship to the level of the Dustless Mirror? Could it be... someone taught you the Taixu Sword Qi when you were a child? No... that shouldn't be right..."

Jiang Ming listened to Fu Hua's inference with a guilty conscience.

"Uh... this Taixu sword energy..."

Jiang Ming originally wanted to find a random excuse to get away with it, but Fu Hua thought that Jiang Ming wanted to know more about the origin of Taixu sword energy.

"Well, Taixu Sword Qi was not actually created by Master Chiyuan."

“Oh…Ah—?!”

Fu Hua's remarks shocked Jiang Ming for a moment, but when he thought about it, it made sense. It was actually a means for the previous civilization to transform the human body. It was just that Jiang Ming didn't know much about the previous civilization, which caused his thoughts to be solidified for a while.

Seeing Jiang Ming so surprised, Fu Hua spoke again.

"The Taixu Sword Qi was probably taught to the Chiyuan Immortal by someone specifically."

“…Hah——?!”

Jiang Ming couldn't help but frown as he thought about Fu Hua's words. Was it someone who specially taught them to Fu Hua?

"......Squad Leader...how did you...know that?"

Jiang Ming slowly shifted his gaze to Fu Hua, trying to find the answer from her.

"Ah... I... I found an ancient book when I was on a mission in Shenzhou. I learned this from it."

“Ah…I see…”

Who would believe——?!

Jiang Ming sighed softly and said in a low voice.

"...In fact, my Taixu Sword Qi was also guided by a certain master, but...so far, I can only barely reach the second level, and that master...I have never met him yet."

"Is it......"

"I am here mainly to report the mission. I plan to leave after a simple training here. What about you?"

"Ah, I'm about the same as you, Fu Hua, but it seems like training and stuff is out of the question now."