All-out: Starting with the Awakening Special Operations Unit, search, attack, and withdrawal.

Hearing this, Jiang Long felt a little relieved and ordered everyone to start cleaning up the battlefield and collecting the spoils of war.

On one side, they walked to a bare window of the [wasteland unfinished building].

The howling wind, mixed with sharp sand and gravel, was like a series of tan blades scraping against the armor, producing a clear and sharp collision and friction sound.

Jiang Long's eyes lit up with a bright blue vertical pupil.

His sharp eyes seemed to be able to pierce through the raging storm and observe the surrounding situation and circumstances, but all of this was just wishful thinking.

"The disaster in this secret realm is suppressing the perception of source energy to an astonishing degree..."

Jiang Long's expression was rather unpleasant.

However, they did not give up.

Although they couldn't get much information at the moment, just minutes before the storm hit the ground, the squad fighting in this [wasteland unfinished building] clearly heard the sounds of fighting coming from the direction of the core area.

And it seems there's quite a commotion going on.

"I just don't know what the situation is over there right now..."

He pondered everything he had experienced on his first day in the secret realm.

"The landing point for the Northwest Iron Tower is a three-man mole squad, nothing to worry about. We've already taken care of the Wasteland Abandoned Building squad. Judging from the previous commotion, at least one of the three squads from the Trench Command Post, the Refinery, and the Core Area should have been wiped out..."

however.

Unlike Jiang Long and the others, who still needed to deduce the enemy's situation in the secret realm based on the limited information they had, Bai Ningzhi had already completely grasped all the information on the scene.

"Once the storm is over, I'll go and take care of that squad at the [Wasteland Abandoned Building] as soon as possible! I'll make sure they don't have a chance to search other areas of the secret realm!"

Looking at the terrifying haul Chu Hong had left after searching the entire [Refinery], Bai Ningzhi's voice trembled with excitement as she spoke.

Let's discard the few red ones we touched earlier.

After exploring the second floor's [Quality Control Room], [Chemical Laboratory], and [Main Control Room], Chu Hong discovered three more red items!

"Ding!"

The red light shone again.

The third floor of the main building of the refinery is the communications room.

Chu Hong, who had one hand resting on a server, suddenly felt a red light emanate from his hand again as soon as Bai Ningzhi finished speaking.

[Item Name]: Abyss Part - Lens

[Item Level]: Red

Value: 1,000,000

[Type]: Tools and Materials

【Weight】: 5kg

[Occupies backpack slot capacity]: 2×2

[Item Description]: A mutated lens component salvaged from the depths of the Abyss. Sonar recordings show that a continuously operating micro-space distortion zone exists inside the lens, its frequency perfectly synchronized with the number of gear teeth and the core circuitry of the magical machine. Currently, all team members who have come into contact with the lens have reported the same dream: they are looking into the deep sea through a giant lens, and in the darkness on the other side of the lens, something is looking back at them in the same manner.

The excitement that had just appeared on Bai Ningzhi's face was instantly replaced by disappointment.

"This is already the fourth Abyss Ruins component. What a pity. If I hadn't gotten the [Abyss Ruins Component - Spirit Mechanical Core], I could have taken these red items back with me..."

Bai Ningzhi sighed and watched as the [Abyss Component - Lens] she had just taken out turned into a stream of light and merged into the core of the spirit weapon in Chu Hong's hand.

Just before that, a Yuanxu component was also found in the [Chemistry Lab], and it was a bright red one with nine slots.

[Item Name]: Abyss Part - Alloy Plate

[Item Level]: Red

Value: 1,000,000

[Type]: Tools and Materials

【Weight】: 5kg

[Occupies backpack slot capacity]: 3×3

[Item Description]: A mutated alloy plate salvaged from the depths of the Abyss. When the alloy plate is placed near other Abyss components, the dark purple energy veins on the plate surface will be briefly enhanced. The pulsation frequency is completely synchronized with the gear tooth count signal, the energy loop of the spirit core, and the spatial distortion frequency of the lens.

A distinct aroma of wheat wafted in from outside.

Anna, wearing heavy armored metal boots, ran up excitedly.

"Brother Chu Hong, dinner's ready! We brought some smoked sausages that Mom made herself. Mom's a chef! Eating our smoked sausages will give you strength!"

Although the voice was a broken Daxia language translated from the khaki armor worn by the other party.

But Chu Hong still smiled and nodded.

"Okay, we'll be down in a bit."

Seeing Anna skipping and hopping downstairs, Bai Ningzhi hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"I heard that Master asked you to form the Dragon Squad... Are you planning to bring Anna in as well? That might not be easy. Her [Lucky Star] talent means that the Makarov Storm Squad won't give up easily."

"If a conflict arises between the two parties because of this..."

Bai Ningzhi's eyes were filled with worry.

In a secret realm, strength is the only factor, but when it comes to reality, especially between nations, even she, and even her master Xuanyuan Shou, must be extremely cautious about many things.

If something is not handled properly, it could turn into a real-life bloody battle.

If a pioneer dies in a secret realm, they can be restored by repairing the source core.

But if you die in reality... let alone those in the Core Condensation Realm, even those in the Spirit Condensation Realm would truly die without some special skills.

Chu Hong showed no sign of worry.

Instead, he smiled and turned to look at Bai Ningzhi, his gaze fixed unabashedly on her red lips.

"If Elder Xuanyuan forbids you from interfering at that time... will you help me, Uncle Bai?"

Bai Ningzhi's breathing faltered.

Looking at Chu Hong's ambiguous gaze, she couldn't help but think of her absurd impulse downstairs just now, her pretty face flushing red and then turning pale.

"Don't call me 'Master Uncle'! You never agreed to be Master's disciple..."

After leaving those words behind, Bai Ningzhi strode out of the communications room, her steps slightly unsteady.

Chu Hong chuckled and shook his head.

Once a person restricts themselves to a certain identity, they inherently lose many options. To have a good reputation, one must do good deeds; to abide by the rules, one must be bound by them.

But what he has the most of all is having all sorts of aliases.

He hummed a tune from a traditional opera of the Arctic Bear Kingdom, albeit slightly off-key.

Chu Hong strode into an office on the side.

This is also where the [Refinery]'s small-scale maintenance exemption office is located, and the [Supervisor's Office]!

I went to a computer.

Chu Hong had a thought.

[Brain Domain Reading Device] Display case effect, activated!

The laptop, which was originally supposed to be decrypted and unlocked, suddenly displayed a black search box.

Search results for "Top Secret Confidential Core Terminal (High-Value Container)": ...