Crisis

A disappointed David ate five portions of Fortified Meat, and he was unable to complete a full practice of the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique that day. Although his brain had mastered 99% of the entry-level Eighteen Forms of Body Technique, every time he practiced, his body would react incorrectly midway through a certain form, causing the practice to fail.

The practice of the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique was a complete process; if even a single movement was not performed correctly, the effectiveness of the practice would be lost.

Therefore, even though David's body technique had reached the 99% entry-level stage, he could not improve his attributes in a short period, let alone use the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique to better absorb the Grade 2 Fortified Liquid.

The next morning, David woke up early and, without even eating breakfast, went to the underground gym to practice the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique repeatedly.

Last night, he had managed to practice up to the sixth form, and today he wanted to see how effective his practice would be.

From the first form all the way to the sixth, his body and brain coordinated perfectly without a single mistake.

However, when he started the seventh form, his movements were a beat slow due to his muscles being unaccustomed to the motion, causing this practice session to fail once again.

Yet, this also gave David hope. While eating Fortified Meat to recover his strength, he pondered the recent failure, thinking that as long as he summarized the reasons for his failure and practiced more, the coordination between the theory in his brain and his body would become perfect.

As long as he was given a few days, he was confident he could truly master the 99% entry-level body technique.

Through this absorption of the body technique Knowledge Light Orb, he also learned that this type of knowledge orb related to the body was not like a simple Knowledge Light Orb that could be used immediately upon absorption and fusion.

Just as he was recovering his strength, his Identity Bracelet received a video call request. With a thought, the Shadow Servant in front of him vanished into nothingness.

"Father!" David initiated the video call and greeted his father, Hans.

"David, take care of your health!" Hans said with concern as he looked at the sweating David.

"I will!" David replied with a smile, feeling his father's affection.

"David, there is a government New Year's Eve gala on the 31st, and I hope you will attend!" Hans stated the reason for his call, his voice filled with expectation.

His relationship with David had never been harmonious, and now that it had finally eased, he was eager to introduce some connections to David.

David was almost an adult, and in most political families, children of David's age had long been participating in such activities.

This government gala was also the largest annual event in Peilan City, attended by the mayor of Peilan City and high-ranking officials from various departments; it was also the best occasion for the younger generation to network.

Especially since the young ladies of Peilan City's prominent families would also attend the gala, which, for Hans—who had always been concerned about his son's love life—was even more important than introducing political connections.

"Father, I will attend." David thought for a moment and did not refuse, figuring that such a gala would not be dangerous.

"That's great. I'll come to pick you up then. Remember to wear a formal suit!" Hans was clearly overjoyed and smiled as he reminded him.

David closed the video call with a smile on his face. The familial affection in this strange world brought him a bit of warmth, and through constant contact, he was fully integrating himself into the identity of David Kerr.

"From today on, I am David Kerr!"

After saying these words, David felt that he had completely merged into this world.

In high spirits, he soon threw himself back into the practice of the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique. Perhaps because of his pleasant mood, he passed the seventh form perfectly.

Just as he was preparing to practice the eighth form, the lights on the ceiling of the underground gym suddenly flickered.

"Emma, what happened?" He asked the smart butler Emma through his Identity Bracelet.

However, he discovered that the smart butler Emma did not respond to him, which was almost impossible.

When David was using this underground gym, the smart butler Emma would not disturb him. David's predecessor had also not installed any surveillance equipment here to avoid leaving evidence of his sacrifices, so he could only contact the smart butler Emma through his Identity Bracelet.

But even so, there should not be a situation where the smart butler Emma was unresponsive.

A hair-raising feeling rose in his heart. The previous stalking, his predecessor's non-accidental death, and now the sudden loss of contact with the smart butler Emma—everything indicated that something had gone wrong.

He immediately used his Identity Bracelet to contact Officer Bob. The reason he did not contact his father, Hans, was that he did not want Hans to encounter any accidents, knowing that Hans's health had always been poor.

"Unable to connect to Skynet. Please check if you are in a Skynet environment!" The prompt from the Identity Bracelet sounded, which made David even more certain that an accident had occurred.

"Edna, have you breached the security system?" Captain Froman asked the female mercenary, Edna, who was using an electronic intrusion device beside him.

This time, the Sirius Mercenary Group was led by Captain Froman, who brought four experienced mercenaries with clean records to Panshi Planet and arrived in Peilan City.

Involving assets worth nearly three million credits, Captain Froman was willing to make this trip himself, and most importantly, this mission had no danger at all.

After arriving in Peilan City, the progress of events was so smooth that even Captain Froman was greatly surprised.

The 'T3 Sniper Auxiliary Device' possessed by the deceased Abbott had a highly covert signal locator enabled; this was due to the importance Abbott placed on the 'T3 Sniper Auxiliary Device', so it could be retrieved if it were ever lost.

This 'T3 Sniper Auxiliary Device' would emit a short positioning signal to the outside world every hour, and Captain Froman had found the current location of the 'T3 Sniper Auxiliary Device' through this signal.

During the day, he had confirmed the location, but he waited until nightfall to begin the operation.

"Captain, although this building's security system is higher than that of a regular residence, the person who installed this system is clearly an amateur. My intrusion device can even breach the security of civilian spaceships; dealing with this security system is a piece of cake!" Edna replied without looking up, her slender fingers operating rapidly on the intrusion device.

"The information shielding can only be activated for ten minutes at most, otherwise it is very likely to be discovered by the security system of Peilan City. Hurry up!" Captain Froman glanced at the information jammer working nearby and urged Edna.

Failing a robbery in space was one thing, as it was easy to escape, but if they were discovered in the city, it would be very troublesome.

Of course, all five people present understood that no matter how secure such a residence was, it was just a piece of cake for them.

The five of them didn't even bring exoskeleton armor, carrying only some self-defense weapons.

Not bringing exoskeleton armor was partly because such a small mission did not require it, and partly because if they acted in the city wearing exoskeleton armor, all city surveillance would lock onto them immediately.

In that situation, they wouldn't be dealing with just one private residence, but the entire Peilan City.

"Done!" Edna flicked her fingers for the final time, turned her head with a smirk, and said triumphantly.

"Crock, take Ed and Fisher inside. Edna and I will provide support from the outside. You must be quick!" Captain Froman turned to give his orders.

"Understood!" the mercenaries replied.

Crock gripped his Light Level 1 Armor-Piercing Axe and headed toward the main gate with the two mercenaries.

At this moment, the residence's security system was completely shut down, and even the smart butler Emma had been forcibly deactivated, leaving the entire house completely undefended.

If it were an ordinary person, David's residence would be difficult to breach even without a security system.

However, Crock held a Light Level 1 Armor-Piercing Axe, a weapon truly capable of piercing the shells of Level 1 Zerg. A weapon of this caliber could easily handle the steel alloy gate of the residence.

The Light Level 1 Armor-Piercing Axe sliced into the steel alloy gate as silently as a hot knife through butter, cutting directly into the gate's locking mechanism.

Crock then gave it a gentle push, and the once incredibly secure steel alloy gate was breached just like that.

He used hand signals to direct Ed to the second floor, while he and Fisher split left and right, allowing them to search the entire building more quickly.