Let them offer their loyalty

Rhine's position is more inclined towards the Federation, so the impact of this incident is much more serious for her than for others.

They say they want to seek further cooperation, but in essence they are unable to withstand the pressure and want to seek allies.

Obviously, the Alte Group, which has already established a firm foothold in District 25, is a very good choice.

"Let's leave her alone for a while. When she can't resist anymore, she will come to the Alte Consortium to find us."

Jonas waved his hand, not seeming to care much about the matter. After a moment, he seemed to have thought of something and asked:

"What's the situation with the peacekeeping forces?"

"Ms. Eucas's condition is still not optimistic... but it is much better than the previous situation where she was walking on thin ice."

Eiffel hesitated for a moment and then spoke:

"Under her influence, some of the conservative forces have been retained. Although they cannot compete with the radicals, they are at least a resource that can be utilized."

"Well...things have been delayed for so long, it's time to pay attention to the situation of the peacekeeping forces."

Jonas muttered to himself, then raised his head and said:

"Let's release the evidence we found in the Hwaseong incident and point the finger at the top brass of the peacekeeping force."

Hearing this, Eiffel couldn't help but frowned and said:

"But in this matter, the role played by the peacekeeping forces was not enough to shake their internal position. Instead, it was the administrative department..."

"So I said we should target the peacekeeping forces... The administrative department of District 25 has caused such a big mess, and the Federation is in the midst of a change of leadership. If there is someone who can take the blame, they will not let go of this opportunity."

"I understand." Eiffel nodded.

He was reassured by the girl's efficiency, so he handed the matter over to her, which also allowed him to solve some historical problems.

So after Eiffel left, Jonas thought for a moment and called Su Lingqing again.

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In a high-rise office, a white-haired girl sat opposite a black-haired man.

Two days had passed since the last time they met. Although Su Lingqing wanted to ignore what had happened between them, she always felt a little uncomfortable.

"Is there anything you want to talk to me about?" She made her voice sound calm, trying to act as usual.

Jonas saw what the other party was thinking and said jokingly, "It seems that Miss Ling has recovered. If that's the case, I'm relieved."

The girl in front of her couldn't help but blush when she heard this, but Su Lingqing didn't intend to argue with Jonas about this matter. Then, she heard him say:

"I don't have anything else to talk to Miss Ling about. I just want to learn about your work situation... Miss Ling should know that the recent situation in District 25 is not optimistic."

"..." Su Lingqing was silent for a while, then asked:

"So, the equipment of Dawn Star was specially sent by Mr. Jonas?"

When the other party suddenly said this, Su Lingqing naturally thought of the batch of new equipment that Dawn Star received two days ago.

Although she had guessed it in her mind, she finally confirmed it only after the other party spoke... According to the other party, this could be considered "compensation" from another perspective?

"Of course." Jonas said with a half-smile, and then added: "But Miss Ling, don't worry. That is the funding from the Ministry of Weapons and has nothing to do with the previous matter. I hope Miss Ling can distinguish between public and private matters."

Hearing this, Su Lingqing's face turned even redder. She felt a little embarrassed, but in order to prevent the other party from noticing her abnormality at the moment, she coughed twice, changed the subject and said:

"The security system of the Alt Foundation is going to undergo a second upgrade... Recently, I have noticed a lot of suspicious people entering and leaving the Alt Foundation building. Although I am not sure, they are likely here to crack the security system of the Alt Building."

"I know."

Jonas certainly knew that those people had bad intentions, and he was also very clear about who most likely sent them.

It's a pity that Miss Noelle is very cautious in her actions. The people she sends usually have legitimate reasons to enter and exit the Alte Building. Acting rashly will not only alert the enemy, but also easily give the other party a handle.

Of course, this doesn't mean Jonas intends to just sit there and wait for death.

"Ms. Ling, please give me the list later. I will ask Nora to follow up on the investigation."

At this time, mobilizing the intelligence department of the Alte Group is obviously the best choice.

If we can confirm that Noel is behind those suspicious people, then the subsequent things to do will be much simpler.

Hearing this, Su Lingqing nodded. After a moment, she opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she couldn't.

What the girl wanted to say was actually something about the previous civilization.

After the last incident, Su Lingqing gradually realized her own thoughts, but the subsequent events made her feel a little uneasy.

She felt that a certain "existence" from the previous civilization was calling her.

What the other party wanted to target was precisely the fact that she leaked the technology within the civilization.

There is no doubt that this matter is also closely related to Jonas.

But for some reasons, Su Lingqing did not want to discuss this matter with the other party.

She is a person with a strong sense of responsibility. Since she has agreed to the cooperation conditions with Jonas, she should bear all the negative impacts caused by the cooperation.

She only told the other party part of the things about the previous civilization... After all, she didn't trust the other party at the beginning, and it was not wise for her to tell him everything.

Later on, it didn't matter whether this matter was told or not. If she communicated with Jonas now, it would seem like "she had been hiding something all along and only thought of asking him for help when something happened." Su Lingqing didn't want to leave such an impression on the other party, so after hesitating for a moment, she shut up.

"Ms. Ling seems to want to say something to me?" Jonas noticed the change in the other party's expression and took the initiative to ask.

"No...it's okay now."

Su Lingqing said this and shook her head.

However, the next moment, a sharp pain seemed to explode from deep within her head, causing a splitting headache that was almost unbearable for her.

The tearing pain made her frown and her face twisted, as if thousands of needles were piercing her brain. The girl covered her head and tried to press hard to relieve the indescribable pain, but it was no use. Her consciousness suddenly became hazy, as if she was shrouded by an invisible darkness and could not control herself. Her vision began to become blurred, and the surrounding scenery seemed to be shrouded in a layer of fog, becoming hazy and distorted. She tried hard to stay awake, but she felt the ground under her feet shaking, as if the whole world was shaking.

what happened? !

Su Lingqing didn't know that all this happened in an instant. She was very clear that she didn't do anything, so there might be only one left.

Before she could even make a decision, the other party already had the answer.

——Connect me, the pioneer.

A faint voice came from her ears. Su Lingqing could vaguely hear the words, but her brain had no time to react.

Her heartbeat quickened, she was sweating profusely, unable to stand still, she stepped back step by step, the pain seemed to squeeze her throat, making her unable to make a sound. Her consciousness was overwhelmed by the pain, her limbs drooped weakly, and her whole body suddenly collapsed to the ground. At this moment, the whole world seemed to collapse from her side, falling into endless darkness.

Because the incident happened so quickly and without any warning, Jonas noticed the changes in Su Lingqing.

The girl's expression has already revealed part of her identity. Based on her physical fitness, there is only one possibility for her to be able to do this silently.

Jonas' spirit tensed up. He stepped forward to hold the girl, and without saying anything, he developed his perception to the sharpest level.

Soon, he felt a will that seemed to be summoning the girl in front of him, which was different from the existence in the virtual realm summoning Afanasi.

This kind of summoning is more like...electromagnetic signal?

Jonas didn't think much about it, and black rings appeared around him.

Then, he felt that he seemed to be able to interfere with that power with his psychic energy.

——Want to snatch someone away from me?

Did you ask me?!

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PS: This chapter has three thousand words.

Chapter 372: First meeting, I am the thief you call me

Areas related to the soul are often the most mysterious.

The only thing that can interfere with all this is spiritual power.

Interference at the consciousness level does not exist in physics... Of course, this is the common perception. For those who possess psychic abilities, simple guidance can connect consciousness and enable them to do things that were impossible to do in the past. The reason is this extra psychic energy that serves as a medium.

This feeling was very familiar. Xiao An had used this method when he summoned him and Celine for the first time.

After learning the technology of consciousness connection from the other party, based on the analysis and understanding of the nature of this power, Jonas also has the ability to use psychic power to change the entire process... After all, the connection of consciousness is two-way. Since it can change the transmission of one party, it can naturally change the reception of the other party.

So, naturally, Jonas found the node that changed the consciousness link.

As long as he destroyed it, he could terminate the other party's "summoning". Jonas used his psychic energy as a needle to pierce that node. Then, something in the air seemed to become sticky because of his actions. Jonas could feel a tingling sensation on his face like an electric shock.

Then, the unknown existence began to continuously transmit huge amounts of information to him. His spiritual energy gradually merged with that node, but he could not control the surge of this power.

Jonas' heart trembled, as if he realized that he was in a very bad situation.

He took a deep breath and recalled the black ring to himself. Then, it was like countless thin threads tightly wrapped around his consciousness. Jonas's consciousness was drawn into a huge vortex. He kept sinking in this vortex, as if he was in an endless dark abyss. His senses became blurred, and he could no longer distinguish between reality and illusion. Jonas felt that his consciousness was being stripped away, and the boundary with reality was gradually disappearing.

Jonas did not resist, because this was exactly what he wanted to see. He wanted to know who was going to summon Beigong Ling in front of him in broad daylight.

If nothing unexpected happens, this is inextricably linked to the so-called previous civilization.

Considering what Xiao An had told him before, that there was not just one "pioneer" and that the previous civilization was not all kind to humans, Jonas would naturally not give up this rare opportunity to see the manipulator behind all this.

It was during the process of Jonas's consciousness being drawn into the abyss that suddenly an unknown force appeared within his perception. This force was completely different from the whirlpool he had experienced before, giving people a sense of tranquility and mystery. His consciousness seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand and began to be drawn by this newly emerged force.

Feeling this power, Jonas seemed to suddenly remember something and dug out his familiarity with this power from his memories.

It was Xiao An's consciousness that was pulling him.

——Are you worried that someone will snatch you away?

Jonas felt a little confused, but he did not follow the pull of this force, but cut off the connection.

He silently said sorry in his heart, and then his consciousness followed the other side and entered the abyss.

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When Jonas opened his eyes, the scene before his eyes had completely changed.

He looked around, at unknown technology, with various lines crisscrossing and covering the entire space like a spider web. These lines flickered faintly in the dust, revealing a strange atmosphere. Unknown symbols were engraved on the sides of the room, which were obviously some long-lost text. Various unknown instruments and equipment were hung on the tall walls, and some robotic arms and laser devices were installed on the walls, seemingly for some kind of experimental research.

The air in the laboratory was filled with a strong mechanical smell, and the faint sound of electronic flow could be heard. On the walls were rows of unknown instruments and computers, with wires and cables running through them, connecting control panels and digital display screens. It seemed as if this was once the center of a technological civilization, but now it has been abandoned for many years, desolate and silent.

In this abandoned laboratory, a petite girl stood alone, her skin as pale as a ghost in the moonlight, in sharp contrast to the dilapidated environment around her. This girl seemed to have nothing to do with this desolate place, but she seemed to have injected a strange vitality into this lonely place.

However, after seeing the other person's appearance, Jonas immediately thought of someone

——The android who tried to attack him at the virtual reality press conference, the two looked almost exactly the same.

Ever since the last attack, Jonas has been trying to find any trace of them in Area 25.

But unfortunately, apart from Beigong Ling, Jonas still got no information about this so-called "previous civilization". Even the clues on the bionic man used by the other party to attack him were automatically destroyed after his death.

The white-haired girl didn't seem to understand what was happening before her eyes, or rather, she understood but didn't know why this was happening.

Confusion and stupor were expressions that would never appear on her face. As a decision-maker left over from a previous civilization, she had learned to sort out the current situation, which she was still unclear about, as quickly as possible.

Just like the most advanced AI would freeze when dealing with anything beyond reality, the girl's brain crashed in a very short period of time.

It wasn't until Jonas spoke that she recovered from this state.

The uninvited man in front of him smiled. It was obvious that he knew very well why the situation had turned out like this.

He stood up and seemed a little curious about his surroundings. After looking around, he set his eyes on himself.

He spoke slowly:

"It could be the first time we met, or it could be the second time..."

"Let me introduce myself first.. I am Jonas Wetting, also known as the 'thief' in your words."

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PS: The fever has subsided, and I will update it later.

The influenza A virus is no less severe than the COVID-19 virus. I feel a little fooled.

Chapter 373: How to say freeloading? Freeloading

The remains of a former civilization buried deep underground are filled with unknown technology, various lines and dust, and mysterious and strange rooms.

Obviously, this triggered a main plot.

When Jonas arrived here, the first thought that popped into his mind was not "What the hell is this place?", but "How many DLCs is that stupid game company going to release?"