Who said this card is outrageous?

There was no movement at home until after 7 p.m. today, and even if it was just a mother's instinctive sensitivity, she couldn't simply ignore this abnormality.

Later, Ji Xingchuan was released early. When the couple checked their accounts, everyone immediately realized that something had happened in the city, and it was most likely related to Zhang Che!

Some guesses flashed through his mind. Zhang Che first secretly rubbed his stomach, and then casually found a place to sit down.

"Um, Xiao Che..." Ji Xingchuan was about to ask something when Zhang Che waved his hand to interrupt him.

"It's all alright now, brother-in-law. Aren't you worried about me?"

He picked up the teapot on the table, poured himself a cup of water, took a sip, and then continued, "As for what happened last night, just pretend nothing happened and go about your business as usual."

There was something unpleasant he didn't say: some things, even if Wang Guofu and the others knew the truth, would not help at all, but would only cause more trouble.

It's better not to know.

Fortunately, everyone is not stupid. Since Zhang Che said so, it must involve a major event at the mid-level extraordinary level.

Moreover, they are most likely not ordinary mid-level extraordinary beings. At the very least, someone like Ji Xingchuan, who barely possesses fourth-tier combat power thanks to external forces, is definitely not qualified to participate.

The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became silent again.

Ji Xingchuan hesitated, his lips parted, but he didn't say anything.

……

After a perfect breakfast... well, lunch, Zhang Che finally showed a satisfied smile.

Even if it's just for this meal, his fight last night wasn't in vain.

Wang Xinran sat opposite Zhang Che, watching him devour his food with gusto. A hint of heartache flashed in her eyes, but in the end, all her unspoken words boiled down to one question: "Are you full?"

In response to her was Zhang Che's broad, cheerful smile.

Looking at his carefree attitude, Wang Xinran felt a mix of sadness and warmth in her heart. In the end, she could only shake her head helplessly and get up to clear the dishes.

In short, the matter was thus smoothed over. Although the three of them still had many questions in their minds, they were relieved as long as Zhang Che was alright.

Before long, Zhang Che arrived at the basement, ready to sort out his spoils from the previous night.

The basement lights were turned on, casting bright light onto the table.

Zhang Che sat down at the table and let out a long sigh. He had slept, but the physical and mental exhaustion had not completely disappeared.

Yesterday's exertion was quite significant, and my mental energy has only recovered to less than two-thirds of its original level.

As his strength continues to improve, he should hurry up and find a meditation method that can restore his mental energy more quickly.

Fortunately, a good opportunity has arisen: although this was somewhat accidental, it did indeed provide the Federation with an early warning of the existence of something called the "Stabilizing Array".

This thing is a supermodel; even if someone is intentionally scheming, if they're not, as long as they're still in the mid-tier extraordinary category, they're unlikely to get the better of it.

Moreover, those people from the Eye of Truth acted very cautiously. Even when dealing with me, a newly promoted fourth-tier superhuman, they did not hesitate to send one fifth-tier and four fourth-tier superhumans to suppress me, clearly fearing that the existence of the Divine Stabilizing Array would be exposed.

Logically speaking, this lineup should have been flawless, but unfortunately it ran into Zhang Che, who was a cheat code.

I'm afraid that once the Eye of Truth receives the news, it will probably want to kill itself immediately.

Zhu Yunge said he would report this matter to the Federation, and with this achievement, he should be able to get a better meditation method.

Filled with wonderful fantasies about the future, Zhang Che had already taken out all the spoils from his [Magic Pocket].

Various items were dumped out, piling up on the ground into a small mountain that quickly occupied a considerable amount of space in the basement.

Most mid-level transcendents possess their own spatial equipment, and Zhang Che was fortunate that the spatial items of Mirage and the other two were all produced by alchemists.

Because if it's a card, once the owner dies, the contents can't be retrieved.

Unfortunately, Zhang Che did not have the good fortune to carry all his wealth with him when he went out, like in the novels.

In the spatial storage of the bald, muscular man and the red-haired man, apart from some daily necessities, there weren't many truly valuable items, and most of them were extraordinary materials.

The few finished products they had were all alchemical potions or similar items.

Those colorful glass bottles had no labels, so Zhang Che certainly wouldn't dare to test the drugs on himself.

Who knows if it contains healing medicine or poison? It would be such a tragedy if someone drank it all at once and died on the spot.

The only option is to go to Zhang Wenhe and see if he can help identify it.

Judging from their equipment, they are likely backed by an alchemist specializing in potions, who is also likely a mid-level transcendent.

Hopefully, Zhu Yunge and the others can extract more useful information from that masked man.

Finally, there's Mirage Princess's spatial artifacts.

It was an exquisitely crafted bracelet, entirely silver-white, with fine rune patterns engraved on its surface.

Zhang Che held it in his hand and examined it for a while, then used his mental power to unlock the lock.

As soon as I opened it, a bunch of files spilled out.

Zhang Che glanced at it briefly and found that most of the information contained was intelligence she had collected over the years as the commander of the city guard, all of which was classified information related to Hezhou City and its surrounding cities, and even the provincial capital.

Furthermore, some of the project plans indicate that the Eye of Truth's infiltration plan into Hezhou City was basically handled by Mirage Princess alone.

She had been operating in Hezhou City for many years, climbing step by step to the position of commander of the city's guards, and had a thorough understanding of the city's operating system.

If it weren't for the arrival of Pan Yue, a mayor with powerful connections who was parachuted in, disrupting her plans, she would have had a full chance to gain actual control of Hezhou City without alerting anyone.

At most, when it's time to close the net, the Eye of Truth will send a few fourth-tier superhumans to play along with her.

As for the fifth-tier masked man, he never appeared in the plan.

That means Zhang Che's guess was correct; the other side was most likely after them. Unfortunately, they didn't expect to not only run into a brick wall but also get themselves caught in the crossfire.

Mirage Princess also has some extraordinary materials here, both in quantity and quality, and you can tell at a glance that they are quite valuable.

It was probably a portion of what she had accumulated over the years using her position as the commander of the city guards. She had originally intended to take it all with her during this retreat, but unfortunately, it all ended up benefiting Zhang Che.

Then there are a few cards from the [Blackwing] series.

This is not surprising, after all, Shen Ji's previous identity was the commander of the city guard of Hezhou City, so it would be too easy for her to obtain these things.

To Zhang Che's surprise, none of these cards had been mentally linked and were currently unclaimed.

That makes sense, though. As a mid-level transcendent being, it's normal for Mirage Princess to look down on cards that are only at the lower-level transcendent level.

The reason he brought these cards was most likely to have the card makers of the Eye of Truth analyze Zhang Che's card-making techniques and thinking.

Finally, and most importantly, is a notebook containing some of Mirage Princess's illusionary insights, as well as some tips on how to efficiently use mental energy.

As far as Zhang Che knew, although Zhao Lanzhi herself was a superhuman with a strong inclination towards spiritual power, she was not the one who was most skilled in illusion magic.

So she could only practice secretly when no one was around, which is how this notebook came to exist.

Zhang Che didn't quite understand the insights on illusion techniques, but the little tricks for using mental power really caught his eye.

Although Zhang Che couldn't use these illusion techniques, some basic principles of mental energy application were still applicable.

By drawing inferences from one instance to another, if these techniques can be absorbed, improved, and even integrated into one's own card-making skills, there may be unexpected gains.

Unfortunately, no information about the Mind-Stabilizing Array could be found in the end.

No wonder the Eye of Truth has survived the Federation's crackdown to this day; their caution alone is enough to prove how well they keep secret.

Chapter 212 People from the Federation

After some inventory and sorting, Zhang Che finally finished collecting all the spoils of war.

The result was very unsatisfactory.

In terms of value, the things left behind by the other two besides Mirage Princess are not even as valuable as hunting fourth-tier extraordinary creatures.

Not to mention that a considerable portion of the spoils on Mirage Princess's body fall under the category of intelligence, which is of little use to a lone wolf superhuman like Zhang Che.

Unless they are sold to forces outside the Federation, such as a hostile supernatural organization or a group that wants to harm Hezhou City.

Unfortunately, Zhang Che still had some bottom line in his heart and would never do such a thing.

Therefore, the final destination of this intelligence can only be handed over to the authorities, hoping to gain some benefits for themselves.

Of course, there are also these three heads—as an anti-humanity organization that the Federation had long recognized as a surrender faction, every single one of the extraordinary individuals belonging to the Eye of Truth could be exchanged for a lot of good things from the Federation.

Even if they are not on the wanted list, as long as they can prove that they are indeed people of the Eye of Truth, the Federation will not shortchange them on any of the benefits they are entitled to.

Moreover, the living are more valuable than the dead. Zhang Che thought that since he had brought back two survivors this time, the reward he could get should be even more generous.

Thinking of this, Zhang Che's mood finally improved.

……

The extraordinary materials left behind by the bald, muscular man and the red-haired man were all very distinctive, mostly of earth and fire attributes.

They're not card makers or alchemists, so they don't need to carry so many extraordinary materials with different attributes.

If you occasionally receive materials that don't suit your needs, you should definitely replace them with the ones you need as soon as possible.

This is the daily life of most mid-level transcendents on Earth. Unless they venture into high-level rifts to explore and hunt, most people live a very frugal life.

Moreover, the stronger they are, the tighter their belts become.

This is why many extraordinary individuals are willing to join a major power, because it is too difficult for an individual to accumulate enough resources for cultivation by fighting alone.

Furthermore, many extraordinary resources that mid-level extraordinary beings would find difficult to obtain even at the cost of their lives could be brought back in large quantities by a high-level extraordinary being in the organization after a short trip.

Who wouldn't be mentally broken in this situation?

Unfortunately, Zhang Che can only look on with envy at these materials for now, lacking the means to turn them into his own combat power, or rather, the card recipes.

Of course, he could also try to force it with the "anchor" trait and try to create cards directly.

However, judging from past experiences, the results have not been very good.

Although he eventually managed to create the material card for the fusion of [Harpie - Armor], the cost was that most of the materials produced by one of the Harpie commanders were wasted, and he had to use all the materials from the other one to finally succeed.

Even so, it was only because I had accumulated some experience in processing Harpy materials when I was making a large number of [Blackfeather] series cards before that I was able to do it.

If there were truly no preparations whatsoever, Zhang Che could already imagine the appalling success rate.

At least until he gets a stable supply of mid-level extraordinary resources, he thinks it's better to be as conservative as possible.

Moreover, Zhang Che personally captured three fourth-tier transcendents and one fifth-tier transcendent from the Eye of Truth, which should allow him to exchange for a lot of good things from the Federation. At that time, he should no longer lack recipes.

……

The federal government's level of attention to this incident exceeded Zhang Che's expectations.