CHAPTER 1097: CHAPTER 106: MUDDY WATERS ARE GOOD FOR FISHING

The soldiers said that the "strange" and "dare not handle myself" thing was a huge QR code.

This was reasonable. In an era where "Inner Strength" existed, any QR code discovered must be handled cautiously. To a squad, a strange QR code was comparable to a grenade with the pin pulled.

And this QR code was indeed peculiar. It was pasted on the side of a transport vehicle.

Perhaps an Internal Martial Artist had confused the surveillance, or a military martial expert had cut into a blind spot with a drone.

It was a plastic film attached to a piece of Reactive Armor. Upon discovery, the soldier immediately destroyed the drone facing the QR code and reported.

"That’s peculiar," the officer muttered.

It was indeed very rare. Few Heroes would directly target the Gene Tax system.

Although, in Hero propaganda, the Gene Tax was viewed as an evil system, inhumane. However, Heroes were limited in resources and survival space. They lacked the conditions to raise babies. Few Heroes could claim to provide a safer environment than the "Gene Bank hibernation."

In simple terms, these babies could not be viewed as resources.

If Heroes truly wished to expand their teams, it wouldn’t be too hard. The world didn’t lack seeds of resistance. But technology had already increased individual combat power excessively, making a bloated team worth only a missile. Heroes had high requirements for individual quality, so the existing Heroes emerging from the populace were sufficient.

Raising a baby to maturity was too lengthy a cycle for Heroes, and there was no guarantee the baby would possess martial talent when grown.

Babies couldn’t be "resources" and certainly couldn’t be killed outright.

While Heroes mostly opposed Yawgmoth’s plans, it didn’t mean they had to blindly oppose everything.

Based on this, teams transporting Gene Tax babies would hardly face attacks.

Only the Green Forest needed to be guarded against.

The three approached, then looked at each other. A Scientific Knight voluntarily stepped back half a pace, saying, "I’ll keep watch. My Inner Strength is weaker."

Such situations shouldn’t be left to one person to investigate.

The military officer moved close to the transport vehicle and scanned the QR code on the side.

He almost instantly determined it to be the most common type of QR code, in plain text, without any encryption.

And it was just text information.

What it said was...

"The light cannot be returned, the Six Dragons Chariot turns the sky.

Above is the mighty Six Dragons turning the sun, below is the rushing wave returning through the reversed river.

I wish to seize the Six Dragons, and turn the chariot towards Fusang.

Six Dragons pass through ten thousand ravines, the valleys follow winding back.

Who says the king’s road is difficult, Six Dragons’ westward journey bringing joy to thousands.

Six Dragons in the breath conveyance, cloud canopy cuts the heavenly principles.

Immortals leave without returning, Six Dragons suddenly halt.

Traverse east through the mist, keep the Six Dragons at Fusang.

Ride the Six Dragons to Sanwei, greet the Western Spirit at nine shores.

Six Dragons stand aligned together, carrying the elegant presence of the cloud chariot.

I know what joy is, alone delight in the Six Dragons, the tune of Six Dragons makes my heart like so.

The peaceful emperor greets the sun in the morning, the five-colored cloud chariot rides the Six Dragons.

Crossing the sky and then into the sea, where the Six Dragons lodge, how can it be known?"

"What the heck?" The officer couldn’t help but exclaim, "What ancient poetry text research..."

Then there’s more...

"I am one of us. I carry precious samples. The Martial God is still chasing me."

This was the only text left after that series of ancient poetry.

"Six Dragons... Six Dragons... could it be the Six Dragons Sect that the King has been investigating recently?" The officer shouted, "Haha, could it be a clue? Wait a minute..."

"’One of us’? ’Sample’? Wait a moment..."

——Six Dragons Sect is a force lurking within the Scientific Knight Order...

——A member of the Six Dragons Sect is nearby seeking "one of us."

——The Scientific Knight Order stationed around here...

The officer suddenly realized the danger. In his mind, this place was no longer the "mission’s destination," but rather a den of dragons and tigers.

He immediately stepped back two steps, distancing himself from the Scientific Knight apprentice. However, another Scientific Knight apprentice quietly moved to block his retreat.

The officer immediately laughed, "This achievement cannot be exclusively yours..."

He attempted to send a signal, but it seemed as though it had been jammed, and all his subordinates were oblivious to his abnormality...

No, perhaps they really hadn’t noticed. In the soldiers’ field of vision, images from over ten seconds ago were being replayed, quickly generated by AI.

The Military Officer shouted: "What are you planning? I can tell you..."

His gaze unknowingly fell on the external signal transmitter on the back of the Scientific Knight apprentice.

Then, the Military Officer stopped speaking.

A Scientific Knight warmly put his arm around his shoulder and laughed: "Come, come, this is an experimental project. It’s only because we’re on good terms..."

The Military Officer followed the Scientific Knight into the building like a puppet on strings.

Half an hour later, this escort team departed.

Forty kilometers away from the Life Furnace Knights Order’s base, the escort team was attacked by Heroes, and the entire army was annihilated.

Although Heroes wouldn’t attack the Gene Tax transport team, when there were no infants in the transport team and the Heroes happened to lack vehicle parts, these returning teams might also get raided.

This was quite normal.

Vice Captain Pennsylvania of the Life Furnace Knights Order stood in the middle of the building, looking at the distant tiny spark.

He knew that a few days later, the Military Officer’s Prosthetic Body, as well as parts from the convoy’s vehicles, would flow into a remote gathering point for Heroes.

Moreover, he learned an extremely concealed message that the Martial God had already met with the local Martial Commander.

Another Vice Captain, Parmion, said: "Do you think that message is true?"

"We can’t rule out the possibility that the Martial God released false information," Pennsylvania replied, "It might even be the Martial God himself."

The Holy Lord would not easily admit defeat. The one who can defeat the Holy Lord is most likely the Martial God.

Parmion said: "So, the one releasing the message might be the Martial God himself?"

"We can’t rule out that possibility."

"Should we find that person and capture him?"

"We as Hermits don’t have the authority to imprison Church brothers. We need to call for envoys to come over."

Although the Six Dragons Sect has distinct internal hierarchy, another aspect highly emphasizes "equality." Within the sect, brothers and sisters are equals once they join, and the hierarchy is merely for convenience in management. Additionally, the Protector faction is ruthless towards traitors, so there are few traitors after joining the sect. Furthermore, due to past consistent concealment strategies, no one has intentionally sent spies into the Six Dragons Sect.

These members of the Scientific Knights Order have no reason to capture someone who might be a fellow of the Six Dragons Sect. Even if his identity is questionable, they cannot act recklessly; at most, they can temporarily restrict movement, but must provide comforts in life—at least fulfill computing power and other resource needs.

However, the system that’s been running in the Six Dragons Sect for decades has stalled, and is now being rebuilt centered on Mars. For the time being, the Life Furnace Knights Order can’t find enough weighted envoys to come over.

"In any case, first find the person."

............

The Life Furnace Knights Order didn’t spend much effort to find the target who claimed "the Martial God is still chasing me."

This is reasonable. The Six Dragons Sect is another work of Xiang Shan. After acquiring the memories of the Holy Lord, Xiang Shan is naturally familiar with the behavioral logic of this sect.

Even if the Holy Lord deleted many things, Xiang Shan can fill in the gaps with his own "dark humor" to almost the same level.

At most, it made those members of the Six Dragons Sect feel "vaguely uncanny."

"Doing this hurts those who love you." "Fierce Ghost" cried blood from both eyes.

"Seeing this incapable rage, it’s really satisfying." "Crime" laughed heartily in the form of Homo sapiens.

"I don’t think this is a good phenomenon. This could really appear as pervasive personality dissociation symptoms." "Fervor" was worried, "I think we shouldn’t stop the medication."

"This is an undercover operation!" "Crime" protested, "We can’t do it without adjusting the state! Besides, stopping medication is done under professional medical guidance."

"Their specialty is neurosurgery." "Fierce Ghost" sneered.

Xiang Shan knocked on his forehead, sighing slightly. The slight "worry" and "regret" in his heart actually manifested as this "inner dialogue" format. This is really... quite sick.

He stood up from an abandoned warehouse, facing two Scientific Knights, and said: "Whether it’s Gu or some carbon fiber net, just use whatever. I know I have identity issues at the moment, but there’s no way to verify."

"Church Member, then excuse us," said one Scientific Knight as he transmitted a file to Xiang Shan.

Xiang Shan naturally installed it on a virtual machine, simultaneously monitoring the information uploaded and downloaded by this backdoor.

This Prosthetic Body was made to resemble a Scientific Knight, with the brain enclosed within the torso. There’s an extra benefit to this setup. Xiang Shan can even carry an additional motherboard.

Even if the opponent’s Gu is truly unimaginable, Xiang Shan can activate the backup motherboard at any time.

Of course, the likelihood of the opponent having such advanced Gu Poison is low.

Xiang Shan once remotely fought an Internal adept who was on the Moon. The Holy Lord deleted specific data, but based on Xiang Shan’s analysis, that person should be the legendary "Iron Heart Dharma King," a deputy beside King Aqini Hartman. Through previous tutelage, Xiang Shan has discerned that guy’s level. He’s indeed very strong, not inferior to the Eighth Martial God. However, in places modified by Zhu Xinyu, Xiang Shan is sufficient to defeat him.

Meanwhile, the opponent should currently be under Hartman’s strict supervision, without a chance to involve in Six Dragons Sect affairs.

Now, Xiang Shan himself is the second in internal skills within the Earth-Moon system.

The Scientific Knights Order and King Aqini have animosity. The Six Dragons Sect wouldn’t dare to expose themselves.

In other words...

This Order of Knights can’t produce an expert in internal skills higher than Xiang Shan.

Therefore, Xiang Shan is very confident.

He said, "It doesn’t matter if you imprison me. But there’s one thing. I still carry a biological sample closely related to the one sent to Earth by the Holy Maiden. I can hand over this sample to you. However, I must meet the highest-ranking person here."