The system handed me over to the state.

Bronya suddenly moved closer to Mei, causing Mei to abruptly step back, her face slightly flushed. "Sorry, I have something to do... so I'll have to leave now."

Watching Mei's departing figure, Bronya sighed, "It seems that even after going through so much, she's still so shy... Oh well, let's deal with this troublesome Mebius first!"

Meanwhile, in a room in Kyoto, Shenzhou, a black-haired girl looked at herself in the mirror, clenching her teeth, "Damn it... who tampered with my power?"

Chapter 204: Foreign Object

After returning from the outpost, Bronya originally intended to immediately contact the commander of the outpost in another world, but halfway there, she was stopped by Tong Xi, who suddenly appeared. Yes, suddenly appeared.

The latter was still wearing warm pink pajamas, her hair was messy and hanging down her back, looking exactly like she had just woken up.

Upon seeing Bronya, he immediately rushed over and said, "Bronya, I caught something interesting!"

Seeing the "Praise me, praise me" look on the latter's face, Bronya tilted her head. "What is it? What makes you find it interesting?"

"Hey, take a look at this, I think you'll be interested."

Tong Xi, as if seeking praise, held a strange object resembling a cocoon in her hands and handed it to Bronya. Bronya looked at the oval, cocoon-like object in her hand, which was black with some green, with confusion. She... felt a sense of familiarity? Where had she seen this thing before?

"What is this? It feels a bit...familiar?"

"Hey! You didn't recognize it? I thought you were very familiar with this!"

However, Tong Xi looked surprised, as if she was shocked that Bronya had failed to throw it. Bronya blinked and said, "It just feels somewhat familiar. Where did you get it?"

"Just... a few hours ago, I suddenly felt something strange enter your world through the world barrier. I tried to grab it, but instead of grabbing the person, I grabbed this strange thing."

"That guy must have entered your world, and it seems like he opened up a passage in advance. If I hadn't taken precautions, I probably wouldn't have known that he had appeared."

Bronya took the strange object from Tong Xi's hand. The moment she touched it, Bronya seemed to see a giant black snake spewing lightning and lunging at her.

This really startled her, but she quickly came to her senses. Upon closer inspection of what she was holding, Bronya remembered—wasn't this the Mebius Recollection Vessel, representing Möbius's past? How did this end up in Tong Xi's hands?

"Hehe, you guessed it, right?"

Tong Xi chuckled and said, Bronya nodded. Of course she had guessed it... According to the system, she had stripped away that 'guy's' power, so the current Mebius was just a powerless being.

However, possessing only memories and intelligence will still cause great trouble... No, we can't let this drag on; we must find Mebius's existence as soon as possible.

"Tong Xi, do you know who owns this power, and where she is now?"

"do not know!"

Tong Xi's immediate answer left Bronya speechless, "Uh...you don't know?"

"Yes, I don't know. That girl is very cunning. Because she set up the passage in advance, I didn't realize she was halfway in."

"When I failed to catch her and was about to go looking for her, her aura was pitifully weak because I had taken away her power, and the passage was destroyed by a self-destruct program."

"All I know is that her last trace was in Kyoto, the city where we live. That's all I know."

Kyoto... But Kyoto is quite far from here. How did Möbius manage to set up the passageway there?

Moreover... Bronya's gaze shifted to Tong Xi, who maintained her previous expression. Bronya narrowed her eyes. "Alright, I know about this. Is there anything else? If not, I'll be leaving now."

"Hmm...that's all for now...I'll be going then!"

After saying that, Tong Xi disappeared without any special effects, vanishing into thin air as if she had been directly erased.

Bronya was somewhat bewildered by this scene. In the end, she shook her head and thought, "Never mind, I don't care." However, since Mebius's power had been stripped away, she would definitely have to find it back. This power represented an important aspect of whether Mebius could continue his infinite cycle.

Without power, she would truly die the moment she died.

Therefore, finding Mebius now would make it easy to control her, or... using the power in our hands as bait to lure her into a trap seems like a good solution.

Moreover, it was someone who...walked right into a trap.

"Ha, Mebius, just you wait."

Bronya placed the pupa representing Möbius's infinite power into her spatial storage. Next, she was going to Kyoto because the invasion of the Shadow Kingdom was imminent, and many of the country's plans needed to be implemented, including the development and use of some special technologies. It was time to bring them to the forefront.

..........

"Hey! You're here too?"

"You're here too! Your team actually sent you! Hahaha! How lucky!"

Two boys in bright red uniforms hugged each other excitedly. The last time they met was at the sports meet, and they never expected to meet again today!

"Haha! Yeah, I was chosen by the team leader to represent the team at this event. But I'm quite curious, since they haven't revealed anything about it. What do you think... it's going to be about?"

One of them looked puzzled, while the other smiled and said, "Who knows? We'll find out when we get inside."

So the two walked toward the building in front of them, but after passing through the passage and arriving at the hall, they were surprised to find that the hall was full of people, all of whom were... people selected from fire stations in various cities across the country to be their representatives.

Among them were acquaintances, former classmates and comrades-in-arms, as well as strangers and those they had only heard of. Although the hall was filled with the firefighters' slightly excited conversations, they still tried their best to suppress their voices and maintain the proper order.

Three days ago, their fire station received a notice from above that all fire stations should select one outstanding member with the strongest professional skills to participate in this training activity.

The content of the training activity was kept secret, and they didn't know it, but since it was an arrangement from above, they always supported it unconditionally. So they all selected the strongest people in the station to participate in this activity.

Now, they stood in the hall, quietly waiting for the next training arrangements, with a slight doubt in their hearts. Was the person in charge here... late? Why hadn't he arrived yet?

A few minutes later, a closed door in the hall suddenly opened, and a group of people suddenly entered the hall, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

Chapter 205: Safety First

"I apologize, everyone. We were slightly delayed due to equipment debugging. Please follow me. Before we begin this training, you will need to watch some materials."

The firefighters present were very curious as they watched something. What they were watching must have been the so-called equipment debugging. Was it a new type of equipment being debugged?

In recent years, the development of new fire-fighting equipment has stagnated. They haven't replaced their equipment with brand new equipment for a long time. They basically replace old equipment with new equipment of the same model.

The curiosity of everyone present was immediately aroused. Led by the suddenly appearing three-person team, they passed through a somewhat dim corridor and first arrived at another hall, where dozens of tables were set up.

"Gentlemen, because what you are about to see involves state secrets, you must sign a confidentiality agreement to ensure that you will be kept in the dark until these devices are put into use."

The firefighters looked at each other and signed the confidentiality agreement in an orderly manner. After everyone had signed, the doors to the hall reopened, and a slight tremor occurred in the hall. Everyone tensed up instantly. The person in charge smiled and said, "Please relax, everyone. It's just a normal little tremor. Don't worry about safety."

The young men looked at each other for a moment, a slight tremor running through them... Let's hope so.

The person in charge glanced at the light blue watch on his wrist, which had a somewhat futuristic design, as if confirming something. After a few seconds, he looked up and said, "Alright! We've arrived. Open the door!"

The hall doors opened, and the group followed the person in charge out of the hall, arriving at an even larger and more spacious area. Here, countless mechs exuding power and beauty were parked on both sides of the hall, and the group of young men were immediately drawn to them.

Many people recalled the jokes they heard when they were young, like "Why does China have Gundam?"... Turns out, it really did exist!

They remained silent, without asking questions or expressing surprise, simply staring in astonishment at the dark blue-painted mechs around them. As they walked, they noticed that all the mechs seemed to be under construction, missing limbs, and the engineers didn't seem surprised by their arrival. They would glance at them and then immediately return to their work.

Filled with surprise and doubt, after touring the factory's interior, they left and came to the open space outside. Then, they heard heavy footsteps that made the ground tremble slightly.

A mech that wasn't particularly large, only about 4 meters tall, was moving quickly across the training field. This red and white painted mech looked slightly... asymmetrical, with various mechanical arms on one side and a huge iron box on the other, the contents of which were unknown.

It's quite puzzling how someone with such an uncoordinated body can maintain such balance and run so fast.

But then, things that mattered to them began to happen.

Suddenly, the sound of artillery fire came from afar, startling everyone. The next moment, the shell landed directly on several abandoned cars, and the explosion caused the fuel tanks inside the cars to burst into flames.

Most of the young men present instinctively turned and ran into the workshop, not out of fear, but out of instinct to find fire-fighting equipment. However, the person in charge pushed up his glasses and shouted, "Calm down! This is an experimental project, and everything is being carried out in a safe environment!"

Suddenly, the mechanical arm on the side of the tall red and white mecha began to deform. The next second, a jet of water mixed with foam shot out, and not just one. Then, a large number of mechanical arms on the left side simultaneously began to deform and spray foamy water at the car wreckage in front of them, which was still exploding.

The young men who hadn't heard anything earlier, but had found fire extinguishers and rushed over, stared blankly at the scene in the distance. In just one minute, the flames in front of them were quickly extinguished by the powerful impact of a large amount of foam water.

Immediately afterwards, the mechanical arm on the left transformed again, changing from a water cannon into a slender mechanical arm, turning over the wreckage covered in foamy water in front of it.

"This is the first generation of standard firefighting mechs developed by our country's scientific researchers. This mech comes in several models. What you are seeing now is the model for rescuing trapped people in major fires. We also have models with specialized internal strength and multi-functional assistance platform mechs with high-speed laser cutting and off-site assistance capabilities."

Just as the person in charge was giving their introduction, the car wreckage suddenly seemed to reignite, and a sudden explosion occurred. The flames and shockwaves instantly engulfed the front half of the mecha. However, the next second, the left side of the mecha quickly deformed, and a torrent of foam water gushed out again, suppressing the flames once more.

Finally, after the mechanical arm cooled the area completely and solved the fire problem, the mech turned around again to face the young men.

Even though the mecha had just suffered a strong impact on its front due to the explosion of flames, its front remained intact.

The mech quickly arrived beside them, and at that moment, the mech's hatch opened, and a girl with long gray hair emerged from inside, her voice tinged with helplessness, "Ugh...did I use the wrong water? How did it cause an explosion?"

For a moment, the young men looked at each other in disbelief. They had imagined that the test pilot of this mecha would be an experienced firefighter, a middle-aged man such as an engineering designer, or a young firefighter like themselves, but they never expected that it would be a girl.

The girl was Bronya, who had rushed back to the Arahato Corporation after leaving Research Institute No. 1. She straightened her clothes slightly, as she had changed into a black and white dress for a formal event, which made her look more serious and conservative.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you. This is Ms. Bronya, the chairperson of Alahato Technology Research and Development Company. Also, the mech you see here, as well as the other fire-fighting mechs you will see soon, all owe a debt to her."

Bronya smiled and waved. "Hello, fellow warriors. I am very happy to stand before you today. As one of the leaders of this training program, I will now tell you in detail about the content of this training and the arduous challenges you will face in the future. The future of China and the safety of its people cannot be separated from you."

"We will do everything we can to help you, whether it's in your daily life, your work, or most importantly, your safety!"

Chapter 206: From today onwards, this is your lover.

"Hey Lao Li... why did the bureau chief send us here? With so many big cases on his hands, why are we suddenly being sent here for some training activity, and even signed confidentiality agreements? This doesn't make sense..."

Old Zhao looked at the confidentiality agreement he had kept in his hand. He had a feeling that they were planning something big, and that this training was definitely not as simple as it seemed...

The middle-aged man beside him, who appeared rather rugged and casual, waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, he just sees that we two have nothing better to do. Training... what a load of crap! We should use this time to save a few lives... those suspects haven't even been caught yet, aren't they afraid that if we leave, someone will get killed?"

Old Zhao was speechless for a moment. It was as if they couldn't complete the task without their replacements. It seemed that Old Li couldn't get rid of this arrogance. However, with his abilities, he certainly had reason to be proud.

It's a pity he's too impulsive; otherwise, he would have been the regional bureau chief long ago.

Continuing onward, after passing through a passageway for a few minutes, they arrived at a large hall again. But the next second after entering the hall, several familiar faces appeared before them.

"Holy crap! Old Wang, what are you guys doing here too?"

"Old Li? Old Zhao? You guys got dragged in too?"

"Holy crap, Lao Cai, what are you doing here? Wait... why are there so many familiar faces?"

Old Li and Old Zhao were completely bewildered. How come they were all acquaintances? Moreover, these acquaintances were all elite members of the local police force, having solved major cases or won awards in national-level skills competitions. They were all extremely capable people.

Now everyone has been gathered together, ranging in age from 25 to nearly 50. What's going on here?

"Old Cai, do you... have any clues?"

"I don't know. I was handling a case when the chief suddenly pulled me over here... But have you noticed that the people here are basically the most capable people in each bureau, or they've won awards? Look, that kid over there, he was 24 years old when he won first place in the National Police All-Around Competition."

"That bureau chief really cherishes him. He keeps applying to join the Major Crimes Unit, but he just won't approve it. It's really a waste of that kid's talent."