Garrison Duty

Xu Wuyi opened his eyes and took the energy core from his storage pouch.

The dark-gold crystal pulsed faintly in his palm, as though it were still breathing. Specks of light drifted slowly within it, each cycle releasing a warm wave of energy.

The energy core of a high-tier Beast King contained enough stored energy to let a Domain-level Grandmaster break directly into Divine Intent.

Of course, that was only in theory. A breakthrough in realm was a complicated process; energy alone was far from enough.

If one absorbed it rashly, nine out of ten Grandmasters would explode and die.

Moreover, Xu Wuyi still had some way to go before reaching Divine Intent.

His Heart Image had not accumulated enough, his understanding of himself was not deep enough, and the unity of spirit and flesh was still far from meeting the requirements.

It was still too early to use this core.

He put the core back into his storage pouch and closed his eyes again.

He would rest well tonight. There were still many things to do tomorrow.

Early the next morning, engineering corps transport aircraft landed beyond the perimeter of the outpost.

Three large transport aircraft landed one after another. Their hatches opened, and squads of soldiers in engineering uniforms filed out from the cabins.

They carried all kinds of equipment: energy detectors, terrain scanners, construction modules, and defensive weapons.

The one leading them was a middle-aged colonel surnamed Zheng, Zheng Yuanzheng. After disembarking, he went straight to Lin Jianyi and gave a standard military salute.

"Grandmaster Lin, the First Engineering Detachment has arrived under orders. Three hundred and twenty personnel, all present. Awaiting instructions."

Lin Jianyi looked at him and nodded. "Your task is to establish a permanent defensive system in the core area of the outpost. The