Lv Tian smiled at Heming from the car. "That kid Kuo Ming actually sent a newbie to help me. Ha ha! Just relax and enjoy yourself. Maybe I'll teach you a few moves when I'm in a good mood. Do you want to use a weapon or fight bare-handed?"
Heming gave a wry smile. "I'm not sure what suits me yet. I've only been in two real fights, whether armed or unarmed, so I don't know my potential very well."
Lv Tian nodded. "Right. Most people in Pitch Black use swords. The ones who use sabers are all tough guys, most of the ones who use guns are women, and only a few use claws. Even fewer use axes and the like. I think Copy Power is best suited to gauntlets and Foot Talons, which were used by ancient martial artists. Besides, you have Combat Power in you. I think if you practice the Pitch Black Heart Method for a few more hours, it'll turn into Four Pillars Power. Physical Power and Healing Power won't change for now. Appraisal Power is trash, so you might as well get rid of it."
Heming asked in puzzlement, "Why is Appraisal Power trash?"
"Appraisal Power is a skill for people in the life division, but you're in the combat division. Simple as that."
Heming nodded slightly and said no more.
Zhen Yajie seemed to have noticed that someone was following them. She told Lv Tian, "Sweetie, someone's coming. Four of them. Mm, they're probably not from Earth. We'll ignore them. We came here to have a good time, but if they make the first move, that's different."
Lv Tian grinned at Heming. "Heh heh, you didn't even notice, did you? That's normal. You're nowhere near strong enough to sense them. Just enjoy yourself with us. Don't do anything unnecessary."
Heming nodded in agreement.
For the rest of the day, Heming accompanied the two of them as they wandered around. They didn't return to the place designated by headquarters until nightfall.
After they arrived, Lv Tian called Heming into his room.
Watching a Japanese cartoon, Lv Tian said, "Heming, tomorrow we're going to investigate something. I'll tell you about it now."
Heming nodded.
Lv Tian continued speaking as he watched the cartoon. "In China, there's a man who says he dreamed about his past life. He also knows that when he was reincarnated, something went wrong with his soul. In other words, his soul split in two, and he was reborn as two people. The other person is in Tokyo, Japan, where we're going tomorrow. What's even stranger is that sometimes he can enter the other person's life. He can only watch, of course; he can't control the other person's body. That's about it."
Heming didn't think it sounded particularly strange, so he said, "Based on what I've seen so far, I can't make sense of it."
Lv Tian continued, "The situation itself isn't strange. I'm curious about the man's past life. He was Lu Bu, the one from the Three Kingdoms era—Lu Bu Fengxian. I want to learn about Lu Bu, which is why I came all the way from Antarctica. You probably won't understand the whole situation yet, so just follow my instructions tomorrow. I'll find the man and bring him back to China. Only try to figure things out for yourself when something unusual happens."
Heming nodded. "Right. I wanted to ask, what are you doing in Antarctica?"
Lv Tian smiled. "I live in Antarctica these days because I've got nothing to do. There's nothing going on here anyway. Don't find it strange, heh heh."
Just then, Zhen Yajie came in from outside and said, "Hmph, there are cameras everywhere here. It ruins the mood." With that, she lay down on the bed.
Heming wished them good night and went back to his own room.
Back in his room, Heming pondered...
Lv Tian, Zhen Yajie, their identities, and so on...
The next morning, Heming waited outside Lv Tian and Zhen Yajie's room.
He didn't have to wait long before Lv Tian and Zhen Yajie came out.
Heming smiled and wished them good morning, then followed them downstairs.
At the entrance, Lv Tian said, "I still can't believe you stole my cartoon. Damn it."
Zhen Yajie giggled. "I like it. What are you going to do about it?"
Heming stayed quiet, listening to them bicker.
When the car arrived, Heming took the driver's seat while the two of them sat in the back, chatting about who knew what.
Lv Tian and Zhen Yajie talked nonstop the whole way, while Heming drove steadily without joining in.
More than three hours later, they reached the home of the Japanese man. Heming got out and knocked on the door, but unfortunately the man wasn't home. Only his mother was there, and she happily welcomed the three of them inside.
The house was plain, no different from the home of an ordinary Japanese office worker. The only strange thing was a long halberd hanging on the wall. Heming was sharp-eyed: he noticed it first, before the man's mother did, and then Lv Tian and Zhen Yajie noticed it too. So he smiled and asked, "What's this? It's strange. I have a katana hanging in my house. This is the first time I've seen one of these."
The mother glanced at the halberd and said, "I don't know what it is either, but my son calls it a spear. He caught it while fishing by the sea and thought it looked nice, so he brought it home."
Heming nodded and chatted with the mother about everyday things.
Lv Tian was pleased. He hated talking to people he didn't know, and he was very satisfied with Heming this time...
They chatted for about two hours before the Japanese man came home. He eyed the three strangers curiously.
Using his identity at Pitch Black Company, Heming called the man outside and arranged to meet him at a small café.
The man's name was Noguchi Ichiro, and he was a very proper Japanese office worker. During their conversation, he explained the story behind the halberd. Two years earlier, while fishing by the sea, he'd spotted a dead great white shark floating on the surface. Curious, he'd gone over and hauled it up in his net. After pulling it in, he found this thing in the shark's stomach. He thought it was interesting and brought it home.
After that, Heming asked him to go with them to China. It was so sudden that he didn't want to go, so Lv Tian had to use a little trick to get him to agree. They would leave the next afternoon. Lv Tian seemed more and more eager to learn about Lu Bu.
After they saw the Japanese man off, Zhen Yajie said, "I can clearly see Lu Bu's soul. Just like the Chinese man's, Lu Bu's soul is clearly floating outside his body. When we get back, remind me to get the things ready. We need to think some things through carefully."
Lv Tian smiled. "Okay, I know. Let me think it over. Let's head back first."
Back in the room from the previous day, Lv Tian said to Heming, "We found the man, but we're still trying to decide what to do next. Should we move Lu Bu's soul into a corpse, or send it back where it belongs? We have to think this through carefully. If we break the rules, it could cause trouble."
Heming asked in confusion, "What rules?"
Lv Tian paused before answering. "I see. You don't know yet. Many people from different worlds, both human and nonhuman, live on Earth. The rule they all follow is that they mustn't alter or disrupt Earth's history. I think resurrecting Lu Bu would count as breaking that rule."
Heming fell silent...
Lv Tian continued, "Every faction has secretly done things like resurrection, but what we're doing is unusual. If we bring Lu Bu back to life now, we'd definitely alter history, and Pitch Black would be held responsible. I don't want this to get out of hand."
Heming was about to speak when Zhen Yajie stopped him.
Zhen Yajie waved her hand, and a white wall of light appeared. A few faint bullet marks appeared on it. She said softly, "That's a T-513 alien-made, ultra-long-range sniper rifle. It must be those people."
Lv Tian stood up. "They're only a little stronger than ordinary humans. There's no need for us to get involved. Heming, go. They'll be waiting for you there. Deal with them, then come back and find me. Here's their location and a three-dimensional image of them." As he spoke, the location and several three-dimensional images of people entered Heming's mind.
Heming nodded and quickly went out.
Then Lv Tian followed him out and said to Zhen Yajie, "I'd better go take a look. With his current strength, he might have trouble dealing with those B-017s. Wait here."
Zhen Yajie ignored Lv Tian completely. She ran over, turned on the TV, and watched cartoons.
As Heming made his way there, he pondered. The other side had several people, their attack power was greater than that of ordinary people, and they had modified weapons.
How should he deal with them? Heming wasn't sure either.
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