"Many cabinet members, as well as high-ranking American officials and wealthy businessmen, believed in this too. They hired feng shui masters to inspect major construction projects."
"A true feng shui master was an honored guest wherever he went, with a very high status. It's just that..."
It was already unbelievable that Team Member Qi Ming was so young yet possessed such formidable combat skills. How could he possibly have also delved deeply into this field?
Yamanaka said, "I thought it sounded unreliable at first too, but his calculations were really accurate."
Nagi Saijo nodded. "The intelligence he provided several times was all correct."
Emi said, "Perhaps Team Member Qi Ming came from a family with deep scholarly traditions."
Hearing them make it sound so mystical, Chief of Staff Gondo could not help but begin to waver.
But before witnessing "monsters fighting off cosmic invaders for Earth" with his own eyes, he still harbored serious doubts about this matter and Qi Ming's abilities.
Meanwhile, Qi Ming looked at the 8 points of Star Gift displayed on his watch and shook his head slightly. "The last two times, there's only been spending and no income."
Fortunately, Star Gift automatically increased by one point every three days. Otherwise, the restrictions on him would have been even greater.
Still, this battle had yielded something. In his moment of urgency, he had actually managed to use Shadow Shift, allowing him to teleport a short distance.
Then, could he use the Eight-Directional Shift Uncle Qing Zizai had taught him—the move that could attack an opponent from eight directions at once—while transformed as well?
"Forget it. I should treat that as a trump card and keep the enemy from learning about it."
"Still, if my 'trick' works, I'll be able to leave in five or six days."
With that in mind, Qi Ming took out a laptop he had never connected to the internet since obtaining it and began typing.
This was a "project" he had been working on these past few days. He was writing down the traits of every monster and alien he knew, along with their plans of action from the original series.
On the one hand, it was to reinforce his memories. On the other, it was a "parting gift."
Before leaving, he planned to give the documents on this laptop separately to Emi, Mamoru Shirogane, and Chief of Staff Kiriyama.
With accurate intelligence, even if they encountered the most perilous situations, they would still have a sliver of hope.
"Team Member Qi Ming, are you in there?" Mamoru Shirogane's voice came from outside the door.
"Come in." After saying that, Qi Ming immediately saved his work and shut down the laptop.
He could only give them this thing before he left. For now, he was still involved in the situation.
If it got out, he would inevitably be dragged into it and cause all kinds of trouble. He did not want to complicate matters further.
Mamoru Shirogane pulled over a chair and sat down. "What were you doing just now?"
Qi Ming did not hide it. "Preparing a few contingencies for before I leave. I hope they can help you get through difficult times."
Mamoru Shirogane's expression changed. "Leave... Have you found a way to go back?"
Qi Ming did not dare claim he was completely certain. "Maybe I can, maybe I can't. But I have to try."
In the original Nexest, The One was ultimately destroyed by Nexest. If Nexus, who was even stronger, took its place, he could probably kick The One around like a ball.
But if that thing continued evolving, then it was hard to say.
In short, the longer it dragged on, the more terrifying that thing would become. It would be best to go back and destroy it as soon as possible, without giving it time to grow.
Mamoru Shirogane fell silent for a long while. "Then... will you come back?"
Qi Ming froze. "Come back?"
Mamoru Shirogane said, "After settling your concerns over there, would you try every possible way to return, just as you are now?"
"With so many people and so many things here, can you really leave it all behind?"
Qi Ming was silent for a long while, then deliberately changed the subject.
"That Ryu Junya may have been taught a lesson this time, but we still need to keep an eye on him. Don't let that fanatic ruin things."
"The situation is becoming more and more complicated. We have to unite every force we can..."
This "hollow" eight thousand meters beneath the ground was not dark.
Glowing towers rose into the air, forming a strange city.
Beneath the towering spires, "people" dressed in white robes discussed matters in low voices.
"The humans on the surface have been continuously digging above us, closing the distance between us. Are they preparing for war...?"
"And they are damaging the Dragon Vein. Once the earth veins can no longer mitigate the sun's harmful radiation, we Dilos will be ravaged to death."
"What should we do? Should we activate the Basaku System?"
"Or should we offer sacrifices to the Earth Dragon and ask for its salvation?"
Three days later, Qi Ming's Star Gift had reached 9 points again.
That day, after finishing his training, he made his usual round through the Command Room base like an inspecting leader, only to find everyone looking frantic and overwhelmed.
"What's going on? Another emergency?" Qi Ming asked.
Emi, who was constantly hammering away at her keyboard, answered, "The water and power are out, and even the phones are starting to fail... All of Tokyo's basic infrastructure is having problems now."
The moment he heard that, Qi Ming's heart skipped a beat.
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