Dragon Gate Swordsman

"I think we have to find a way ourselves."

Mr. Jiang pondered for a moment, then looked around.

The street where Lin Ji Tea House is located is relatively close to the core block of Longmen, but this area focuses on environmental greening and natural landscape construction. There are several public gardens for citizens to stroll and relax, so there are not many pedestrians passing by.

In other words, there's no need to worry about walls having ears.

"Why don't we pick some reliable brothers, pretend to be bandits and attack the caravan outside Longmen, so that the Guard Bureau will have no time to take care of us?"

"Master Jiang, that's a good idea! I'll go right away..."

Before Ma Si could finish his words, an alarm suddenly sounded in the air.

Due to the spread of Originium dust, there are almost no large-scale, high-intensity air battles in this land, and there are not many heavy aircraft, so the alarm does not mean an air raid...Besides, with the open and inclusive nature of Lungmen, no country's army will come to attack.

But this also means that the alarm indicates a more serious situation.

Natural disaster is coming...

……

In this land, natural disasters are a threat that every Terra resident cannot ignore.

The reason why mobile cities exist is to prevent developed areas with large populations from being easily wiped out by natural disasters...

When signs of an extraterrestrial meteor, volcanic eruption, high-energy earthquake, toxic cyclone or severe storm are detected, the mobile city will quickly enter emergency evacuation mode, and each block will be separated from the main body one after another and move towards a safe direction.

However, sometimes, a large amount of Originium crystals will appear in the land ravaged by natural disasters. These are very valuable minerals, so the mobile city will also send people to scout.

This is how Chongxiao was discovered by the Guards and brought back to Longmen.

In addition, not all natural disasters can be predicted in advance. After all, no mobile city has the ability to monitor all movements in the surrounding area around the clock.

At this time, the city will sound a natural disaster alarm, urging residents to return to their homes as soon as possible, while the peripheral blocks will activate some defense measures to see if they can survive the natural disaster.

A long time ago, this kind of defense was dispensable, but with the continuous advancement of technology, today's mobile cities will no longer be helpless in the face of natural disasters.

Longmen natural disaster defense command center.

"Director Shang, you are here!"

"What's going on? The natural disaster is less than ten kilometers away from us!? Are all the reconnaissance drones on strike!?"

"No... No, Director, there is absolutely no sign of this natural disaster, and... and there is no sign of movement or expansion at the moment!"

"We can't take it lightly! Where's the optical image? Has our early warning drone arrived?"

"We still have 22 seconds to reach the edge of the natural disaster area, Director!"

"Which edge block is facing the disaster area? Have them activate the wall shield now and lower the anchors!"

Most mobile cities may not have an efficient management system, a strong armed force, or even a complete livelihood system, but their response agencies after natural disasters are definitely the most professional.

After all, if there is any loophole in this regard, the whole city may be finished...

So, under Director Shang's stern and somewhat rude tone, all the employees in the defense command center became busy.

Images of the natural disaster captured by the early warning drone also appeared on the screen above the command center hall.

The next moment, everyone was stunned.

I saw that in the sky thousands of meters high, for some unknown reason, a thunderstorm cloud of astonishing size appeared. Countless lightning bolts as thick as tree trunks were constantly pouring out of it, striking the ground with the force of thunder, and causing an explosion of astonishing power.

Even though it has been confirmed that the cloud is several kilometers away from Longmen, the people in the command center can still feel the earth-shattering movement.

What’s even more exaggerated is that these lightning bolts with incredible power seem to be able to shatter even rocks. Countless dust and gravel can be seen being carried away by the strong winds caused by the explosions, just like the legendary sandstorm that rages across the hot land, preventing people from exploring.

"What...what is this!?"

Director Shang was so dumbfounded that he almost lost the ability to react. In his decades of career in natural disaster prediction, he had never seen a natural disaster with such a fierce momentum and such a small scope.

It’s simply like... there is some force restraining the natural disaster!

Of course, this thought flashed through Director Shang's mind, because in this land, the number of people who could fight against natural disasters might not even be three digits.

"Alright! Wake up! Inform Governor Wei and the Imperial Guards that Longmen must enter a state of emergency immediately. Let the Heavenly Masters gather and rush to W-1D and W-2D blocks. Activate the wall shields there as well!"

The Defense Command Center's daily tasks are only forecasting and monitoring, and it does not have real command authority. However, if a natural disaster is imminent, it is a different matter.

Soon, the start-up order was transmitted to the disaster monitors stationed in the edge blocks, and the wall shields of the two edge blocks also entered the emergency start-up procedure.

The giant outer wall gradually emitted a rough but harsh friction sound, and armor plates as large as a football field were deformed and assembled within a few minutes, and were erected along the sliding track at the edge of the mobile city.

In addition, the fixed anchors used to penetrate deep into the ground to help maintain stability also entered the firing sequence, smashing through the ground below the gantry with a heart-pounding bang and piercing into the ground hundreds of meters deep.

As for the team of heavenly masters sent by Director Shang, they were a team of civil engineering heavenly masters that Longmen had invited from all over Dayan at high salaries several years ago. They could use their own Originium skills to reinforce the walls or resist the countless rubble brought up by the storm.

Although it has been several years since a natural disaster so close occurred, the actions and instructions of the defense command center were still decisive and accurate.

Next, it depends on whether the natural disaster will move towards Longmen... At this distance, there is no need to consider running away or dodging...

"Report, is there any change in the scope of the thunderstorm?"

"I'm sorry, Director... our drone crashed, and those lightning bolts weren't natural at all!"

"Then send a few more planes over! Also, what did Governor Wei say?"

"Governor Wei is not here, but his wife is on her way here."

Mrs. Wei Wenyue?

Hearing this name, Director Shang felt somewhat relieved.

In the eyes of the young people in Longmen, Madam Wen Yue might just be a governor's wife who lives in seclusion, does not care about worldly affairs, and rarely appears on TV. But Director Shang knows that her command and coordination abilities are actually at the same level as Governor Wei, but she just has no idea about power.

As expected, Mrs. Wen Yue, who rushed to the defense command center, had no sign of nervousness on her face and listened calmly to the report on the natural disaster.

Putting everything else aside, just based on this psychological quality, it is worth it for everyone to obey her instructions.

"The scope of the natural disaster has not expanded?"

"Yes, Mrs. Wei."

"Then have you calculated the movement trajectory based on the location where the drone crashed?"

"This one……"

Director Shang scratched his long horns, looking a little embarrassed.

He is a rare Qilin in Dayan, but his dress and temperament seem rather literary, a typical scholar and technician.

"No...movement track."

Hearing this, Madam Wen Yue raised her slender eyebrows slightly.

As we all know, the reason why natural disasters are considered the greatest danger to Terra is that they are not fixed in location like ordinary natural disasters.

Under the guidance of Originium energy, natural disasters are extremely unstable and active. Even volcanic eruptions restricted by environmental conditions may eject magma over long distances under the guidance of the energy stimulated by Originium veins.

As for how to judge the situation of natural disasters, a special discipline has been developed in this land, and many natural disaster messengers, forecasters and analysts have been born from this.

So, what about natural disasters that cannot move?

"I... can't answer you, ma'am, but to be optimistic, this may be our luck."

"The safety of Longmen cannot be left to luck. Keep monitoring, Mr. Shang. I will notify the Guard Bureau and have Longmen prepared for emergency evacuation at any time."

……

Wen Yue's response was not unwise, but this time, she seemed to have done something unnecessary.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the thunderstorm that lasted for nearly an hour dissipated at an astonishing speed, leaving no trace...except the land that was ravaged beyond description.

Since it was impossible to tell whether a natural disaster would occur again, the Defense Command Center decided not to lift the state of emergency in Longmen until 12 hours later, but Wen Yue didn't need to stay.

In fact, something else was more important to her.

Wei Yanwu, lost contact.

With the signal strength of Longmen's communication base station, as long as the distance is no more than 100 miles, the mobile phone will definitely be able to connect. However, the clerk called him several times and did not respond once.

It’s not that no one answered the phone, but that I couldn’t get through at all.

"Madam, do you need me to search for the lord?"

"Wait a minute, Shirayuki."

Fumitsuki shook his head at the loyal ninja.

She knew that Wei Yanwu had something to do today, and that he left with Chongxiao, but she didn't know what exactly he was going to do.

Just then, the sound of a door opening was suddenly heard outside.

It was Wei Yanwu, but his condition surprised Wen Yue and Bai Xue.

The Governor of Longmen, who was usually elegant and graceful, looked like he had just experienced a life-threatening battle. His right arm was severely burned, his hair was scorched, and his abdomen seemed to have suffered an explosion at close range, with steaming blood still slowly flowing out of it. His face looked extremely weak, as if he had lost half his life.

He couldn't even walk freely, and could only sit on the sofa with the help of Wen Yue and Bai Xue...

"You...what on earth did you do!?"

There was a rare hint of tears in Wen Yue's tone, and a horrifying thought flashed through her mind.

But Wei Yanwu did not answer. Instead, he placed the cloth bag in his left hand on the coffee table in front of him and motioned Bai Xue to open it.

The female ninja quickly did as she was told, and then her expression changed...

Because the person wrapped in the torn clothes was Chi Xiao!

Or to be more precise, it was Chi Xiao that had been broken into three pieces...

"This……"

In this situation, Wen Yue was completely speechless.

"I went out today... I originally planned to find out about Chongxiao's background, but I didn't expect..."

Wei Yanwu smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I was spared by him..."

Chapter 17 It is common sense that the attributes are enhanced after upgrading

Chongxiao had a very strange dream.

In his dream, he saw a big tree with an unusually thick trunk and branches growing in all directions, but the strange thing was that there was not a single leaf on the tree. Instead, there were abundant fruits in the shape of water drops.

He wanted to get closer to take a closer look at the tree, but when he stretched out his hand, he was hit by something hard, so he opened his eyes.

As it turned out, the hard object was... the dormitory floor.

Huh? How did I get back?

After blinking confusedly, Chongxiao stood up with a somersault.

That's right, this was his room in the Guards Bureau. Even the quilt, which was not folded properly, was exactly the same as when he left.

The question is…why am I here?

Chongxiao frowned and carefully recalled what had happened before.

Following Lao Wei out of Longmen, he took Chi Xiao from the back seat, then was scared by Lao Wei's murderous eyes and put it back. After arriving at the place, he started fighting without saying a word. Lao Wei's sword energy was sharp and swift, but his true energy was not pure. He seemed to get a little excited and started to fight seriously, and then...

Chongxiao showed a surprised expression.

Then, Lao Wei seemed to start killing, and a strange and primitive force seemed to awaken in his body.

The clear memory ended there, but Chongxiao felt that something seemed to be different about himself now.

what is it then?

He raised his hands and observed carefully.

After more than ten seconds, Chongxiao raised his head slightly and looked at the kettle on the table.

He was alone when Lao Wei brought him from the rescue station, and he didn't dare to spend the money he borrowed from Xingxiong carelessly, so the furnishings in his room were very simple. Apart from a few daily necessities, there were only a lot of magazines and books for him to learn about Terra.

Chongxiao took a deep breath... He didn't know why he had such an idea, but he should be able to determine what changes had taken place.

With his eyes fixed on the kettle, he slowly stretched out his right hand.

The next moment, a barely perceptible glittering light burst out from Zhongxiao's right hand, and the kettle that he had targeted...

It actually rose slowly until it was suspended in the air, trembling.

I...have mastered a new Originium technique! ?