Ning Jing had been attacked by the insects. Was this supposed to be a warning to me?
Tch! I thought that plasma bomb would make them behave. Instead, they'd gotten even bolder?
No. I had to warn the others to tighten their defenses starting today. Otherwise, one night, the insects might come pouring in.
"Hao Zhong, let Ning Jing recover here for now. I'm heading back. And one more thing: starting today, strengthen the defenses around the power towers. I want every tower manned around the clock!"
"Yuxuan... That'll take a lot of troops. The situation inside Chang'an City..."
"It's fine. I'll have Bai Chi take over security inside the city. You focus on keeping the insects out."
I turned to leave, but the door opened and someone rushed in.
"Ning Jing!"
"Sasha? Good, you're here. Take care of Ning Jing. I still have things to do."
It was Sasha. She was the only one who would worry about Ning Jing this much.
"Okay... I will, Sister Yuxuan. Is Ning Jing..."
"She'll live. Her injuries are serious, though. Keep an eye on her."
"I will! I'll take good care of her!"
Sasha nodded firmly. Only then did I leave. I went straight back to the roof of the administrative building, picked up the phone, and called Juanjuan and the three great families.
Juanjuan answered her own phone, of course. Of the three great families, only Ling Yun answered. No one picked up at the other two. Things over there really weren't going well.
Then I called again and asked someone to tell Bai Chi that security inside the city was in his hands. I asked him to give it his full attention.
Once I had made the calls and arranged everything, I leaned back and collapsed onto the sofa.
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