Shuo Yang City, night, 21:30.

The bustling streets, once teeming with people, were now completely empty.

Robots that automatically cleaned up garbage on the ground wandered around, their wheels stuck by several shredded plastic bags, unable to move.

Buzz.

Amidst the faint sound of an engine, a black car with a light blue tiger pattern sped towards the suburbs.

Inside the car.

Ji Xian, the elder brother of Longmen Diao, placed his hands on his knees, somewhat agitatedly tugging at his collar.

After loosening his tie, he casually picked up a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep drag.

Grayish-white smoke rings puffed out of his nostrils, slowly fading, dissipating, and being sucked away by the car's automatic ventilation system.

"Boss, the current situation isn't good. All the bars everywhere are being deliberately targeted and shut down. Should we gather our brothers and do something about it?" In the passenger seat, a silver-haired man with a refined demeanor said in a deep voice.

"How many are confirmed to be targeting us?" Ji Xian asked coldly.

"Three. Ya Long, Hei Sha from another city, and Kun Yu," the silver-haired man replied.

"They're joining forces to pressure us," Ji Xian said, taking a drag of his cigarette and slowly exhaling, trying to ease his tense, high-speed mind.

"The current situation is that with the three of them joining forces, our voice in the provincial association is completely suppressed. Locally, the new Security Director is also from their faction," the silver-haired man said.

"Let's withdraw. I've made deployments on the other side as well. Let's temporarily cede this area to them," Ji Xian said after a moment of silence.

He knew that making this decision was difficult. Once some territory was ceded, it would be difficult to re-enter later.

But as things stood, there was no other way. Even if they resisted stubbornly, it wouldn't make any sense.

Instead, it was better to cede the meat first and let the three rivals fight among themselves to the death.

"I agree with your decision," the silver-haired man said in a low voice.

"Also, have you found any trace of my brother?" Ji Xian leaned back wearily.

"Not yet, but based on the identity of Ji Shenglong, he might have already entered the Dead Zone. Is it wise to divert manpower to find him at this critical juncture?" the silver-haired man said in a deep voice.

"That's true..." Ji Xian nodded. "Perhaps, he has unknowingly died somewhere in the Dead Zone... In this family, the only one who can truly support the situation is me."

"Excuse me for speaking frankly, Mr. Ji Shenglong is already a Dead Zone person. According to the time limit, his time is running out. If you had listened to my advice earlier and used him as a pawn to lure Ya Long's gang..."

Bang!!

Suddenly, Ji Xian pierced through the front seat with his hand and grabbed the silver-haired man's neck from behind.

"Are you insulting me?" He strangled the man's throat, making it difficult for him to breathe, and his face gradually turned red.

"Relying on abandonment to obtain so-called victory is an insult to my ability!!" Ji Xian snorted coldly, his eyes sinister.

"Besides, no matter how useless he is, he's still my brother, and it's not up to you to design and arrange things for him!"

"..." The silver-haired youth was turning purple, with bulging facial blood vessels.

Ji Xian slowly released his hand when the man was about to pass out, and straightened his slightly wrinkled sleeves.

"Even if you kill me, it won't help," the silver-haired youth said, his expression unchanged. "The situation won't change in any way because of this."

"You don't understand anything," Ji Xian said coldly. He closed his eyes and stopped talking.

In his mind, he recalled the scene when his father handed over the position to him.

"I will do everything well in the gang from now on!" he said resolutely, standing in front of his father.

"This is my responsibility and my obligation!"

"I believe you." His father, Ji Qiang, sat in a leather chair, his face gloomy. "But what do you plan to do with your brother, Shenglong?"

"..." Ji Xian didn't reply. He had no good impression of that useless brother.

"Be good to him," his father said in a deep voice. "The day before yesterday, he signed a property responsibility separation agreement with me. He said... he has no ability to help the family. You are more capable than him, so much better. Therefore, he voluntarily gives up all his inheritance rights and transfers them all to you."

".!?" Ji Xian was stunned, the coldness in his eyes slightly turning to disbelief.

"He could do something like this?"

"Your brother..." Ji Qiang was silent for a moment. He turned his face and looked at the night scene outside the window.

"He also tried hard once..."

Inside the car, Ji Xian's eyes returned from his memory.

He gently extinguished the cigarette butt.

"If I can easily abandon him, then I can more easily abandon you, abandon those around me, abandon everyone."

"Do you understand?"

The silver-haired man in the front row's expression changed slightly. He understood his hidden meaning.

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"Weakness."

"What exactly is weakness?"

In the garden.

After talking with the boss, Sindera, Li Cheng Yi still stood alone under the moon, pondering the deep meaning of it.

The boss Sindera's original words were still replaying in his mind like a movie.

"Weakness is the place that will make you greatly weakened. It is a flaw, a loophole, a fatal point."

"Weakness only exists relatively. For an opponent far stronger than you, any part of you is a weakness to them." Sindera said earnestly.

"Of course, that's another dimension of saying it." He looked at Li Cheng Yi and continued.

"Improving strength is definitely necessary. And making up for weaknesses can prevent you from being easily defeated by some opponents far weaker than you."

"You can make it so you won't be defeated by the weak, you can become impeccable."

"Impeccable... then, what should I do?" Li Cheng Yi asked in a deep voice.

"It's difficult. I haven't done it, but I know someone who has." Sindera replied. "His methods can give you a reference."

Li Cheng Yi stopped and listened attentively.

"In that person's view, weaknesses are divided into two sides: body and mind. The weakness of the body is a life loophole that can easily lead to fatal damage.

For example, you go out to buy a drink. If someone predicts your movements in advance, predicts your preferences, then they may be able to replace the drink you buy with a deadly poison."

"For example, the food you eat is entirely cooked by outsiders. If someone wants to harm you, they only need to attack the cooking process, which has many loopholes."

"Also, if your whereabouts are accurately grasped and someone buries a huge amount of explosives in some empty places in advance. If you enter, it will explode instantly, and you will die."

Sindera gave several examples in one breath.

"You're right," Li Cheng Yi nodded seriously. "Then... can these dangers be avoided through technological equipment?"

"Do you know why top-level Flying Instrument Masters must assemble and manufacture it themselves?" Sindera asked.

"Worried that others will tamper with it!?" Li Cheng Yi said.

"So? You hold technological equipment with extremely complicated links. Do you dare to completely trust it?" Sindera asked in return.

"Yes," Li Cheng Yi seemed to understand something.

"So, facing such weaknesses, some people choose to establish a relatively complete system, allowing people to supervise each other, thereby ensuring the absolute safety of their surroundings.

Some people choose to optimize themselves, so that there are no loopholes in their daily life."

"Optimize myself..." Li Cheng Yi stood in the garden. "The safest method is to make people misjudge themselves, use the wrong means to attack, and completely solve the other party?"

"Never expose all your details and information, so that people will always misjudge themselves and leave room."

"Hiding oneself as much as possible and improving oneself may be the greatest safety and impeccability..."

Physiological weaknesses, toxins, etc., he has Hua Yu (Flower Language), which can completely find ways to prevent them.

"But be careful, in case I encounter some toxins that my body can't resist or can't have resistance to, as long as I miss once, something will happen."

Standing in the garden, Li Cheng Yi sorted out many, many ideas in his mind.

He also had more plans for his future path and direction.

Coming back to his senses.

He once again focused his attention on his current flower god position.

Currently, among all the flower god positions, the only one with complete flower energy is the Purple Magnolia.

The Purple Magnolia is the first evolution, so there should be a good improvement.

Raising his hand, he pressed his finger lightly on the Purple Magnolia grid.

The free evil thought is still 144%.

At this time, with his mind control, a hundred units of fearful evil thoughts began to flow into the grid rapidly.

Hiss.

A faint purple light lit up, illuminating the lower half of Li Cheng Yi's face.

The light lasted for two seconds before it went out.

New feedback information also flowed out at the same time.

'Purple Magnolia: Secondary Evolution 0% Evil Thought 0%.'

'Hua Yu (Flower Language): Mother of Heart Enhanced (Feedback: When a child successfully activates a Hua Yu (Flower Language) Bead, the child will feed back 10% all-round physique to the main body.) (Currently activated Hua Yu (Flower Language) Beads: 3.)'

".Awesome!"

As soon as the evolution was completed, Li Cheng Yi felt a burst of coolness in his body, and three streams of air emerged out of thin air from his heart, dispersing to all parts of his body.

The overall feeling of the body is lighter, stronger, and the spirit is more vigorous.

"Isn't this encouraging me to greatly increase the number of Hua Yu (Flower Language) Beads as much as possible? Hua Yu (Flower Language) Beads are determined by the number of flower god positions, which means that opening flower god positions is the real shortcut to strengthen Purple Magnolia?"

Li Cheng Yi understood a little.

Just right, now with the acquisition of the Green Electric Heavy Sword and the Jian Lan (Sword Orchid) Ultimate Form, the threat of technological opponents to him has greatly decreased.

As long as it's not a long-distance direct bombing and energy laser shooting, other threats are not big.

This is also a good way to put more energy into the Dead Zone and find the final way out.

With the emergence of the Dark City, the difficulty of the Dead Zone has begun to increase greatly.

'The Purple Magnolia is still in season, so go absorb new flower energy tomorrow and prepare for secondary evolution. Tonight, think carefully about which one to choose as the new flower god position opening target.'

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Long An.

In a testing agency that Da Xiong (Big Bear) just acquired.

On the empty training ground, two silver figures are quickly conducting paired combat.

Outside the field, Da Xiong (Big Bear) and Xiao Zong (Little Brown) are carefully manipulating the suspended light curtain, observing the special data transmitted from various sensors.

"The punching force exceeds one ton. The leg kicking force exceeds two tons. The reaction speed is divided according to the cyborg level and can be equated to the standard complete body quality. The armor defense is also very strong, and it can directly protect against most conventional small weapon fire on the market. It will only be damaged under special armor-piercing attacks.

But after damage, it will automatically slowly repair itself, and minor injuries can heal overnight. Large areas of damage will need to be observed for the time being."

Da Xiong (Big Bear) explained simply in a language that everyone can understand.

"I have to say, this set of Hua Huan Yi (Flower Illusion Clothes) completely satisfies all my fantasies about biological armor..." Xiao Zong (Little Brown) sighed.

"Yes. These functions are actually secondary. The key is that as long as you wear it, it can slowly improve the overall quality of the body. This is the most terrible thing," Da Xiong (Big Bear) nodded seriously.

The two looked through the high-strength glass at the Rainbow Candy and Longmen Diao who were fighting each other inside.

(End of this chapter)