Doctor, I'm really strong!

After the meeting, Talulah the Black Serpent said to Liu Jiuli, "The Reunion Movement is gone. I agree to your conditions. Now, tell me all your next plans so I can be prepared."

"Are you interested in coming to Longmen with me?" Liu Jiuli asked with amusement.

"I feel like you know a lot about me, and you know it very thoroughly. Is Rhodes Island's intelligence network really that good?"

Kosiché felt he needed to reassess the power wielded by the man before him; it now seemed utterly unfathomable.

Liu Jiuli smiled mysteriously: "I also know a lot of top secrets about Yan and Victoria. Any one of them, if I were to throw it out, would make the other side want to kill my whole family. I wonder if you're not interested?"

Talulah, the black snake, gave Liu Jiuli a deep look: "You are truly a dangerous man."

"He's also a real entertainer, hahaha, come on, follow me to Longmen, the real excitement is about to begin."

Section 23: Nine Understood Everything

With the help of the system's friend-or-foe identification, Liu Jiuli quickly selected a group of shrewd, capable, and loyal individuals from the Integration Movement. They would be trained together and then used as grassroots managers of the Integration Movement.

Oh, they are the future grassroots managers of the Red Guards. The Integration Movement will soon be disbanded.

New badges and flags are being made. According to Liu Jiuli's vision, no matter what they look like in the end, the main color at the bottom must be red.

Don't ask, the answer is that red represents miracles.

Those who are hostile to the Unity Movement include ordinary citizens and members of the organization itself. We can understand the ordinary citizens outside, but what about the members of the organization...?

In fact, the Reunion Movement had long been infiltrated by spies from Lungmen, such as Jiu, Chen Huijie's former superior.

After becoming an infected person, she was voluntarily exiled and later became the second-generation leader of the Reunion Movement. Her abilities are undeniable, and she is currently still a member of Lungmen.

There must be people from the Ursus Empire among them, such as the Emperor's Guard. They are special combat personnel directly under the Ursus Emperor's command, with high status, great power, and strong strength. According to Hypergryph's setting, their helmets contain some kind of demon fragments or something. Anyway, Liu Jiuli is very curious.

Therefore, before heading to Lungmen, some internal issues need to be resolved.

That afternoon, Jiu was taken to Liu Jiuli's office.

Jiu was completely unprepared for this new leader of the Integration Movement who had suddenly risen to power. Everything about the other party was a mystery. He usually kept to himself and rarely went out (Liu Jiuli had always disguised himself when he went out before, so Jiu was unaware of this). Now he was being summoned, but Jiu didn't know why.

The only message she sent back to Lungmen was that the Reunion Movement had changed its leader, nothing more.

After the other party entered, Liu Jiuli got straight to the point and said, "Hello, Miss Jiu from the Lungmen Guard Bureau, have you been having a good time chatting with Chen Huijie lately?"

Like a thunderclap out of nowhere, Jiu had no idea that he had been exposed.

No, stay calm. It might just be a test. I can't afford to lose my composure.

Just as Jiu was about to say something, Liu Jiuli continued, "By the way, let me tell you something: Talulah, the former leader of the Reunion Movement, and Superintendent Chen of the Lungmen Guard Bureau are sisters. They are half-sisters."

The advantage was a bombshell; Jiu felt his brain wasn't quite up to the task.

But that's not all. Liu Jiuli continued, "Talulah's identity is very special. Her father is a member of the Drak clan of Victoria, which is the royal family. Her mother is a member of the royal family of Yan Kingdom and also Wei Yanwu's sister. However, their marriage was not recognized by either country. Later, some things happened, so Wei Yanwu killed Talulah's father. Tsk tsk tsk."

Wait, wait, wait! Is this something you can just say casually? Are you trying to silence me, or are you planning to tell me all this so that Wei Yanwu will kill me? What exactly are you trying to do?

At this moment, Jiu was already in a state of mental chaos, but Liu Jiuli acted as if he didn't see it and continued to reveal: "The Reunion Movement is actually a front man for the Ursus Empire. This organization has long been in cahoots with the Ursus Empire, and their target is Lungmen."

Upon hearing the information about Lungmen, Jiu immediately forced herself to calm down and asked, "How does the Reunion Movement threaten Lungmen?"

Liu Jiuli shrugged: "It's simple, just drive the Chernobog to crash into the Dragon Gate."

Nine shook his head and said, "That's impossible. The Dragon Gate will give advance warning, so there's no way we'll crash into it."

If Chernobog collides with Lungmen, it means war; but if it doesn't, it's all for naught.

Liu Jiuli pointed to the map on the table and said, "In another half month, Longmen will enter the canyon area. There is not much room for maneuver here, and it is most susceptible to the influence of weather conditions. As for Chernobog, there is no need to crash into it entirely. It is the same to open a core city and crash into it."

Nine was shocked. Indeed, if they did it this way, the probability of success would be almost guaranteed. Lungmen would inevitably collide with Chernobog, and after that, it would be Ursus's turn to perform. No matter how it was resolved, the final result would be war.

On a smaller scale, it's like the Battle of Lungmen vs. Chernobog; on a larger scale, it's like Ursus vs. Yan.

War raged, and countless lives were lost.

We must stop it!

The moment she thought of this, Jiu had another question.

Liu Jiuli spoke up at just the right moment: "Isn't it strange that I'm telling you all this?"

Jiu asked directly, "May I ask who you are?"

Liu Jiuli thought for a moment and said, "Well, in a sense, I am also a Yan citizen, and I have a good impression of Yan."

What the heck is this "Yan people" in a certain sense? I have a good impression of them, is it friendship or repaying a debt of gratitude? Can you explain it more clearly? I really hate riddle-solving people.

However, Liu Jiuli did not continue speaking, but waved his hand and said, "You should go and report to Wei Yanwu."

Jiu was stunned for a moment, then bowed to Liu Jiuli to express his gratitude.

"Thank you for your kindness to Lungmen, I will remember it."

Then Liu Jiuli continued, "Since that's the case, shouldn't we repay the favor?"

This was the first time Jiu had encountered such a situation in his life, and he didn't react for a moment. He nodded and said, "Yes, may I ask what you need me to do?"

Liu Jiuli took out an armband and tossed it to her, saying, "I've established a Production and Construction Brigade No. 25, and I need a shrewd and capable captain. This position is for you. Don't let me down."

Jiu asked curiously, "You know I'm from the Dragon Gate, so why are you doing this?"

Liu Jiuli smiled slightly: "Because the Reunion Movement will soon cease to exist, and the remaining sparks will be under my control."

At that moment, Jiu suddenly realized something.

Knowing the secrets of the Ursus Empire, the gratitude owed to Lungmen for saving it, and the schemes to destroy the Reunion Movement, and even seizing control of this force, it seems the new leader's true identity is an agent of the Yan Kingdom. But there are some things that cannot be said aloud, and he can only remind himself of them in this roundabout way.

After all that, it turns out we're all on the same side.

Jiu breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn't expected this to happen. It was like Qin Shi Huang touching an electric shock switch—he was completely overwhelmed by the victory.

At the same time, she was also very curious about what kind of strength and command it took to replace Talulah and climb to her current position in the Ursus-dominated infected organization. The hardships she must have endured must be indescribable.

Thinking of this, I felt a deep respect for the man in front of me.

At this moment, Liu Jiuli said, "Oh, by the way, my name is Liu Jiuli, and I am a doctor from Rhodes Island."

"Yes, Your Excellency Liu Jiuli."

I never expected there were other identities hidden behind it all. This special person must be like a nested doll, with countless identities hidden within. He said he was a doctor from Rhodes Island, and that he did this to divert external attention and remove Yan from the picture. He is truly a hero who sacrifices his own interests for the greater good, and a staunch patriot.

So, before leaving, Jiu added, "I'll remember that."

This was to let the other party know that after leaving here, all they would know is that Liu Jiuli is a doctor from Rhodes Island, and nothing else. This was a tacit understanding between them.

True warriors are always worthy of respect.

Section 24: The Consequences of Incomplete Loyalty

Liu Jiuli had no idea what kind of terrifying image he had become in Jiu's mind. He only knew that he had made contact with Lungmen and that the next step was to solve the biggest internal problem of the Reunion Movement.

Nominally controlled by the Emperor of Ursus, but actually biased towards Kosichean, yet also possessing a degree of independence as the Emperor's inner guard.

He was also curious about the opponent's strength. If the opponent was so difficult to kill in the game, he must have some deterrent power in real life.

Due to their attire, the Emperor's Guards could only dream of blending into the crowd like assassins, unless they relied on Originium Arts. However, keeping Originium Arts active 24/7 would be too costly, so they all hid somewhere in Chernobog.

Chernobog is so big, it's easy to hide one or two people.

This gathering place served as the safe house for the emperor's inner guards, and it was fully equipped with all kinds of living facilities.

The location was good, and the concealment was excellent, but it was completely exposed in front of the system map. Liu Jiuli practically swaggered to the outside of the safe house.

Somewhat surprisingly, there wasn't just one, but three, imperial guards inside.

The people inside naturally noticed that someone had come from outside, but they didn't think that the other party was looking for them. They continued to do what they were supposed to do until Liu Jiuli used his mind to control a bus to lift it up and smash it down on their location.

Hey!

A single word is worth a thousand words; in Ursus, it would be "Sukabul."

With a loud bang, three of the emperor's guards were forced to reveal themselves, and Liu Jiuli successfully initiated the attack.

Strange masks, towering figures, and black attire—these exude an aura of oppression. This is the elite force of the Ursus Empire—the Emperor's Inner Guard. They are said to be an army in themselves.

Liu Jiuli greeted them with a smile: "Hello, Imperial Guards of Ursus."

One of them asked, "Who are you?"

Liu Jiuli rubbed his chin and asked curiously, "Don't you guys gather intelligence? Don't you know who I am?"

This is actually quite speechless, because the Emperor's Guard really didn't collect any intelligence. On the one hand, their image meant they couldn't operate like ordinary intelligence agents. On the other hand, they thought that as long as they were in Chernobog, it was fine. It was just a rebellion of a group of thugs. Even if it was big, could it overthrow the Ursus Empire? Besides, before the Reunion Movement started, their leaders had already cooperated with the Empire and were practically one of their own. There was no possibility of things going wrong.

Objective conditions, coupled with underestimating their enemy, led them to have no understanding of the internal changes within the Reunion Movement. As long as Chernobog didn't go off to play bumper cars with other Ursus cities, everything was under control.

It's indeed troublesome that we've been discovered, but the Emperor's guards don't think it's a big problem.

This place is very remote. Even when Chernobog is functioning normally, there are hardly any people here. Right now, it's practically a no-man's land. This young man has come here alone to cause trouble for three of the Emperor's Imperial Guards. He's just being arrogant and courting death.

As for who you are, haha, there's no need to remember the names of the dead!

The emperor's inner guard closest to Liu Jiuli made his move. Without even using a weapon, he closed in and chopped down on Liu Jiuli's neck with a single chop. With his strength, even if the opponent was a strong, heavily armed man, he could have seriously injured him or even beheaded him.

"too slow."

Liu Jiuli didn't even make a move; his powerful mental energy pressed in from all directions, rendering the emperor's guard unable to move, as if he had been frozen in place.

"You! What did you do?"

The emperor's guards struggled desperately, every muscle in their bodies working at full power, but they were still stuck in a wooden puppet pose.

Seeing this, the other two imperial guards immediately joined forces to launch an attack. In real battles, there are no gentlemen's agreements. When a problem is found to be difficult, everyone naturally goes together. Forget about chivalry and honor. Only the living can define justice; the dead are just corpses.

This time, the two used weapons, their swords. This scene has never been seen in the game, but Arknights is, after all, a variant of tower defense game, and the characters' movements cannot be as varied as in the Souls series. There is no such restriction in reality.

Each of the Emperor's Guards is a master of both magic and melee combat, possessing formidable fighting power. Their weapons are also specially crafted Originium swords, capable of unleashing Originium Arts under any circumstances. It's a classic dual-wielding magic and martial arts template. If this were a novel from 2000, it would be the perfect protagonist template. I want it all.

Just as the two were about to strike Liu Jiuli, one of them suddenly sensed the danger and slowed down a step. By that one step, he narrowly escaped Liu Jiuli's mental control, while the one who rushed too fast was instantly turned into a wooden doll number two.

Liu Jiuli smiled as he looked at the one who had managed to escape. Mental power was truly amazing. It was invisible and could be changed at will, launching attacks from any direction, making it impossible for the enemy to defend against. It could be like gentle water or like a sharp needle.

The fact that the imperial guards of two emperors were immobilized in succession demonstrates the terrifying strength of the enemy.

But that doesn't mean they lack the ability to fight back.

"I declare this to be Ursus land!"

One of the emperor's guards, whose spiritual power had been captured by Liu Jiuli, erupted, spreading out with tremendous force and forming a special area around it. Within this area, enemies suffered debuffs, while the emperor's guards enjoyed buffs. This ebb and flow resulted in the emperor's guards gaining more than ten times their strength out of thin air.