To be honest, the concept of Wang Qiu'er had left rather a deep impression on Chen Ping.
So much so that when Chen Ping disguised the Auspicious Beast in human form, he subconsciously used Wang Dong'er's model.
He merely dyed her hair golden in passing and added a pair of round, gold-rimmed glasses, making her look none too bright.
"Hey, Chen Ping, let's hurry up and get our stories straight. What's my name, and what's my identity?"
The Auspicious Beast spoke quietly as she watched the soldiers who were already almost upon them.
"What stories? We're not criminals," Chen Ping said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "What season did you hatch from your egg? Autumn, if I remember correctly?"
Chen Ping recalled his memories concerning the Auspicious Beast. Only after she confirmed it did he say, "Then your name is Qiu'er, and you're a Shrek Inner Court student. Leave everything else to me."
With that, Chen Ping turned toward the people flying their way.
These people were probably part of Heaven Dou City's garrison. Unlike the Sun Moon Empire's soul tool emplacements, with their terrifyingly dense anti-air firepower, the other Three Great Empires did not actually have that many anti-air emplacements, even in their capitals. At most, they placed them near the imperial palace.
However, a lack of anti-air soul tools did not mean a lack of anti-air firepower. Soul engineers above four rings, who could use flying soul tools, were stationed at various points to patrol, and could also provide effective early warning and interception against any airborne force seeking to enter Heaven Dou City.
And after the Heaven Dou Empire purchased a batch of new-style turbojet flying soul tools supplied by Chen Ping, along with high-altitude detection soul tools, its air defense capabilities had improved by