Although Jiang Wuming had not interacted with Ye Zheng many times, only three times at most, he understood Ye Zheng quite well.
He was a politician who never showed his joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness on his face, possessing extremely strong psychological fortitude.
For such a person to suddenly show a shocked expression could only mean one thing: what Jiang Wuming had said had shocked Ye Zheng!
Therefore, Jiang Wuming deduced that Ye Zheng likely knew the man who wore a ghost-faced mask and sent him to the Su family, and was probably very familiar with him.
“Don’t stand there stunned, quickly assemble your weapon. Xiao Yao has gone to the kitchen, I’ll go talk to her about roasting a lamb leg tonight to celebrate for you properly.”
Jiang Wuming quickly snapped back to attention and said with a smile to Qin Xiaozhi.
The meals for the Battle Dragon Squad were handled by Dongfang Xiaoyao.
To avoid delaying Dongfang Xiaoyao’s cultivation time, Jiang Wuming had specifically told her to keep things simple. Most of the time, she would stir-fry pre-prepared dishes, which were quick and convenient, and only occasionally prepare a feast.
Today, Qin Xiaozhi had obtained the sniper rifle he had always dreamed of, and Jiang Wuming decided to celebrate it with him.
Because, in Jiang Wuming's opinion, with the custom-made sniper rifle, Qin Xiaozhi's combat power within the Battle Dragon Squad would soar to second place, second only to himself!
Even, at certain critical moments, the custom-made sniper rifle in Qin Xiaozhi's hands might be more useful than Jiang Wuming himself!
“Okay.”
Qin Xiaozhi nodded, then crouched down, his eyes shining as he looked at the sniper rifle components in the box, like a thirsty bachelor spotting a vivacious widow.
He was so excited!
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The base had two adjoining rooms, a kitchen and a dining room.
When Jiang Wuming arrived at the kitchen, Dongfang Xiaoyao was already busy inside.
“Brother Wuming.”
Dongfang Xiaoyao greeted him promptly when she saw Jiang Wuming enter the kitchen, and she seemed a bit puzzled.
Usually, Jiang Wuming never concerned himself with the meals and never came to the kitchen.
“Xiao Yao, Brother Zhi’s custom-made sniper rifle has arrived. Let’s roast a lamb leg tonight and celebrate properly,” Jiang Wuming said with a smile.
“Oh, we’re having roasted lamb leg tonight, how wonderful.”
As soon as Jiang Wuming finished speaking, a delighted voice rang out, and Huangfu Weixia walked into the kitchen.
As a young lady from the Huangfu family, Huangfu Weixia had never cooked before joining the Battle Dragon Squad, and had only entered a kitchen a handful of times.
But after she joined the Battle Dragon Squad, she would actively help Dongfang Xiaoyao cook every day.
As for washing dishes, Jiang Wuming, Qin Xiaozhi, and Xing Tian took turns doing it.
“Ding—”
Jiang Wuming, who had intended to tell Huangfu Weixia about celebrating Qin Xiaozhi, suddenly heard a light chime.
As the light chime sounded, Dongfang Xiaoyao and Huangfu Weixia simultaneously fell silent and looked at Jiang Wuming's wrist in unison.
The sound came from the custom communicator on Jiang Wuming’s wrist, specially issued by the Military Department. Each member of the squad had one.
“Hello, Battle Dragon Squad Jiang Wuming.”
Jiang Wuming answered the communicator and announced his name.
“Wuming, the Tuoshan office just detected energy fluctuations from Putuo Temple! The number and strength of the extraterrestrial enemies descending are currently unknown. Immediately lead the entire Battle Dragon Squad to the scene. We will discuss the specific situation after you board the aircraft!”
Qin Yuanzheng’s voice sounded, his tone somewhat grave.
“Yes, Commander!”
Jiang Wuming accepted the order immediately.
Qin Yuanzheng cut off the call directly. He needed to hear the latest reports and understand the situation on the ground, and then communicate with Jiang Wuming after he and his team boarded the helicopter.
“We have a mission. Everyone prepare, we board in two minutes!”
Jiang Wuming flashed away from the kitchen and simultaneously let out a low roar, his voice echoing through the base. Da Feng Novel Network.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Dongfang Xiaoyao and Huangfu Weixia followed closely behind Jiang Wuming as they left the kitchen. They needed to go back to their rooms to put on their custom soft armor and grab their sabers.
Swish!
At the same time, in a wooden cabin, Xing Tian suddenly opened his eyes, quickly got up, grabbed his soft armor, put it on, then put on his combat uniform, slung his combat backpack, picked up his saber, and flashed out the door, heading towards the helicopter.
On the other side, Qin Xiaozhi had just finished assembling his custom sniper rifle and hadn't had time to admire it properly when he heard Jiang Wuming’s words and immediately put down the rifle.
After putting on his soft armor and combat uniform, he strapped his saber and backpack together, then picked up the custom sniper rifle, along with ten bullets.
Two three-star bullets, three two-star bullets, and five one-star bullets.
The power of the bullets was as their names suggested; the stars represented their ability to snipe and kill corresponding-level War Gods at long range!
When Qin Xiaozhi arrived at the helicopter, Jiang Wuming and the other three were already on board.
Among them, Dongfang Xiaoyao was in the pilot's seat, and Jiang Wuming was in the co-pilot's seat.
Qin Xiaozhi jumped onto the helicopter, and the cabin door closed.
Soon, the helicopter circled up and flew east like a little bird—Tuoshan was to the east of Hanghu, a city composed of offshore islands.
Tuoshan was most famous for Putuo Temple, one of the Four Great Buddhist Temples of Dragon Country, renowned as the "Sea Buddhist Kingdom."
After the helicopter took off, Qin Xiaozhi, Xing Tian, and Huangfu Weixia immediately took out their tablet computers from their backpacks and waited for mission information.
This was part of their daily training.
Mission information was viewed on the helicopter, and then corresponding combat deployments were planned.
Dongfang Xiaoyao piloted the helicopter and opened the onboard computer for Jiang Wuming.
This armed helicopter was the most advanced in Dragon Country and equipped with all modern facilities.
With the onboard computer opened, Jiang Wuming immediately applied to communicate with the East Domain Army Headquarters Combat Command Center.
“Commander, do we have information on the enemy?”
Once the call was connected, Jiang Wuming asked.
“Not yet, comrades from the Tuoshan office are on their way to Putuo Temple by helicopter.”
Qin Yuanzheng replied.
Since the incident at Hanshan Temple, the Military Department had increased its helicopter allocation. In addition to the five guardian squads, each provincial branch of the Military Department was equipped with two helicopters, and each city office was equipped with one.
This ensured that Military Department personnel could reach the scene for investigation and support as soon as a barrier fluctuation was detected.
“Commander, it’s already past six o’clock. The tourists at Putuo Temple should have all left. Have the monks in the temple been dispersed?”
Jiang Wuming raised his wrist, checked the time, and asked again.
“The Southern Zhejiang Branch has contacted the police, and the police are notifying the staff of Putuo Temple to expedite their evacuation,” Qin Yuanzheng replied again.
Hearing this, Jiang Wuming breathed a slight sigh of relief and then remained silent, patiently awaiting enemy information.
Fifteen minutes later.
Qin Yuanzheng’s voice sounded again: “Wuming, there are a total of ten enemies. Their specific information has been sent to your squad’s email. Open it, and we will communicate based on the email content.”
“Yes!”
Jiang Wuming immediately opened his email and saw a simple PDF with an image. The image contained ten figures, marked as targets 1-10, with text descriptions below each image detailing their strength.
One person was a seven-stage Three-star War God, one was a nine-stage Two-star War God, and five were One-star War Gods with strengths ranging from the third to the ninth stage. There were also two nine-star martial artists.
In addition, one person had no martial aura, suspected to be a spiritual energy cultivator.
That person was target number 2 in the image, wearing a white robe and holding a fan. At first glance, he looked like a handsome young man from ancient times.
“Wuming, that white-robed man stands to the left of the leading Three-star War God, holding a prominent position. We judge he should be a two-star War God spiritual energy cultivator. What do you think?”
About a minute later, Qin Yuanzheng’s voice sounded again.
“If nothing unexpected happens, he should be a nine-stage Two-star War God spiritual energy cultivator!”
Jiang Wuming made this judgment.
Swish swish swish…
In the East Domain Army Headquarters Combat Command Center, including Qin Yuanzheng, everyone’s expression changed upon hearing Jiang Wuming’s words!
This was all because spiritual energy cultivators were too mysterious, capable of killing without a trace!
Moreover, as Jiang Wuming said, extraterrestrial spiritual energy cultivators could steal memories, use puppet techniques, and even directly possess people in this world, making them far more dangerous than martial artists of the same level!
“Wuming, I’ll have Minister Xie Sipeng of the Southern Zhejiang Branch immediately lead his men to support you!”
After a brief moment of surprise, Qin Yuanzheng made his decision.
No one, including the staff officer Zhu Shengxian standing beside Qin Yuanzheng, had any objection to this decision.
This was because the overall strength of the extraterrestrial enemies far surpassed that of the Battle Dragon Squad, and there was also a spiritual energy cultivator who was difficult to guard against!
It would be extremely difficult for the Battle Dragon Squad to kill all the extraterrestrial enemies on their own and successfully complete the mission!
“Reporting Commander, the Battle Dragon Squad does not require support!”
Jiang Wuming refused.
“Are you sure?!”
Qin Yuanzheng was stunned at first, then asked.
“Commander, I am sure!”
Jiang Wuming responded loudly, his tone filled with confidence, “The Battle Dragon Squad guarantees the complete fulfillment of the mission!”
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