Chapter 204: Blaze, Preparing to Rise

Chapter 204: Blaze, Prepare to Level Up

Wu Yue blinked. Since Squire was willing, she nodded.

"I do need to re-enter the Fox Spirit dungeon. Thank you for your selflessness, Your Highness."

Fu Yixue looked puzzled. Wouldn’t most people assume,

*If he doesn’t want to break the destined connection, it must be because he likes me?*

*Thank you for your selflessness*—what kind of weird train of thought was that?

With the crisis here resolved, Zhou Qianfeng immediately took charge of the DX001 cleanup operation.

Fu Yixue, "I’ll go with you."

Zhou Qianfeng declined politely, "Officially, you’re dead."

Fu Yixue, "You already have five masked 'immortals' around you. One more won’t make a difference."

This incident involved the Taoist order—there was absolutely no room for error.

Zhou Qianfeng, "Then what will you pass as?"

Fu Yixue changed into a tailored Chinese-style suit, her figure elegant and otherworldly, then donned a white cat mask. "The Cat Deity."

Zhou Qianfeng, "..." Fine, fine. All hail the Meow Sect.

Lu Li suddenly appeared and leaned in to whisper to Zhou Qianfeng. His expression turned grave.

Fu Yixue, "What’s wrong?"

Lu Li, "The Academy of Sciences has successfully combined Starfall Ore with the Echo Array to create a DX001 scanner. But recently, Starfall Ore prices skyrocketed, and most of the ore had its cores extracted, turning it into useless slag.

Now, the scanner’s core ore energy is in short supply, slowing down the cleanup efforts."

Wu Yue blinked, "Roughly how much Starfall Ore is needed?"

Lu Li, "We’re looking at another 100,000 pieces."

Wu Yue pulled out her communicator, sending a private message to Jian Suiyu:

"Chiyan Wuyue: Deputy Captain, does the squad still have any Starfall Ore in stock?

I need as much as possible, urgently."

"Jian Suiyu: The squad has 100,000 in storage. Members can probably scrape together another 40,000."

Wu Yue still had 60,000 on hand—adding up to a total of 200,000.

As everyone else frowned in worry, Wu Yue grinned and raised her head. "Blaze is willing to donate 200,000 Starfall Ore to support the Alliance’s cleanup mission."

Shen Que, "I have another 40,000 Starfall Ore. I’ll turn it all over to the Secretariat."

Fu Yixue, "I can contribute 60,000 Starfall Ore."

Lu Li was thrilled, "300,000 Starfall Ore!

If we immediately allocate it to scanner production, we can complete DX001 testing for the entire World City population!"

Complete the first round of testing, establish the World City firewall, and push DX001 beyond the boundaries of World City!!

Previously, those members of the Alliance Parliament wanted to see our Secretariat fail spectacularly and refused to release their hold on the Starfall Ore.

Now we can fully complete the eradication plan on our own, allowing the Secretariat and the Guard Corps to score another major victory for the Alliance!”

As the Starfall Ore quickly entered the inventory, the production line for the detectors worked around the clock, sparks literally flying from round-the-clock production.

For a time, the Guard Corps, armed with detectors, became the ultimate authority throughout World City.

The power dynamics shifted overnight. The citizens of the Alliance, who had always took their cues from the Alliance Parliament and the Royal Court, suddenly realized that in just a few months, the Secretariat had actually delivered real results:

1. Launched crackdowns against human traffickers, strengthened security for civilian airships, and made citizens feel safer;

2. Aggressively rolled out purified food to increase citizens' survival rates;

3. Created access to purchasing channels for ordinary citizens to obtain Spirit Summoning Talismans, boosting birth rates;

4. Discovered the DX001 virus, provided countermeasures, produced detection equipment, and stopped the viral threat before it could spread.

Less than 24 hours after Jian Suiyu provided the Starfall Ore, he received a communication from Zheng Qian of the World City arms dealers on Black Market Street:

“Black Market Street Zheng Qian: Hello, Deputy Captain Jian. Black Market Street’s 5th Anniversary Grand Sale—weapons at prices slashed to the bone, don’t miss out!

Spend a fixed amount now and receive free gifts!”

Thinking it was just junk mail, Jian Suiyu glanced at the prices and was about to close it.

“New model crystal core submachine guns: 1 point each.

Buy 10, get 10 extra, plus get 20 points back.”

Jian Suiyu, “....?”

Scrolling down,

“Latest crystal core tracking bows: 0.5 points each.

Buy 20, get 100 bundles of the newest flame arrows, plus get 20 points back.”

Jian Suiyu, “....Huh??”

The third deal blew his mind,

“Latest crystal core machine guns: 0.1 points each.

Buy 100, get 100 free, plus 1,000 rounds of ammunition, and a 100,000-point rebate.”

Jian Suiyu went over it again and again, confirming it wasn’t a scam or a virus link, and the sender was indeed Zheng Qian’s verified account.

“Blaze Jian Suiyu: Zheng, were you kidnapped by bandits? Do you need Blaze to come rescue you?”

“Black Market Street Zheng Qian: No! It’s really the 5th Anniversary Grand Sale!!”

“Blaze Jian Suiyu: You must be infected by DX001. I'm reporting you.

Your coordinates have been locked. The Guard Corps will arrive soon.”

“Black Market Street Zheng Qian: It’s really the 5th Anniversary Grand Sale!!!! Believe me!!!”

Jian Suiyu sneered,

Pfft,

He was way too sharp to believe such an absurd thing!

Just as he put down the communicator, he heard Aunt Chen outside asking in confusion, "Sui Yu, did you order something?"

Jian Suiyu opened the door, "No, what's up?"

Aunt Chen, "A ton of shipping containers just arrived outside—so many that they’ve completely filled our entire 10,000-square-meter Blaze airfield.

You gotta check this out! Could it be an enemy attack?!"

Jian Suiyu headed to the airfield, took precautions, and yanked open one of the containers.

Inside were packed with sleek, top-tier weapons—identical in configuration to the White Guard, the Alliance’s most elite force. Some of the larger firearms were models even Jian Suiyu had never seen in public circulation before.

"No freaking way!!! Our squad just hit the jackpot!!"

"Who in the world ordered this many high-end weapons all at once?!"

"This one—this one! I only saw the captain of White Guard’s First Division carrying it last time I was in the city!!!"

Beyond handheld weapons, there were also all kinds of cutting-edge smart artillery capable of simultaneous targeting, tracking, homing, and even timed, precision detonation!

"With this arsenal, Blaze’s entire equipment system just jumped up three levels!!"

"Holy shit, does this mean we’ve gone from a ragtag militia to a legit standing army?!"

"Back when funds were tight, only top fighters got top-tier gear. Now every single member can be kitted out with the best!!"

"Blaze—armed with our blades, guns, and shields—

Time to move up in the world!!!"

Jian Suiyu stared at the delivery slip. The sloppy scrawl practically screamed:

"I TOLD YOU!!! FIFTH ANNIVERSARY BLOWOUT!!!"