The 27th Group Army's sealing off of the city was not a mere show of force.
Over the next few days, hundreds of thousands of soldiers conducted a thorough search of Qingshan City, leaving no suspicious person unchecked.
Many wanted criminals who had been on the run for years were caught as a result.
However, they were unable to find Baerjia.
Ning Chuan didn't pay much attention to it.
His main focus was on improving his mental strength.
Because of his constant practice of the three martial arts of the Dark Night Abyss, his soul is very active, and he can absorb about 10 drops of Spirit-Nourishing Liquid a day.
Naturally, his mental strength improved rapidly.
August 31st.
boom!
Not long after Ning Chuan took the thirtieth drop of the Spirit-Nourishing Liquid, a sudden tremor ran through the depths of his mind, and a strange sense of exhilaration surged forth, as if he had broken free from some kind of barrier.
"This..."
Ning Chuan's eyes flickered slightly, and he roughly understood what had happened.
He immediately released his consciousness, probing into the depths of his mind.
really.
It is no longer a void of darkness.
He clearly sensed the sea of consciousness.
"Now that I'm piloting the Thunder Sovereign, I should be able to unleash 50% of its Mystic Truth power. If I face Baerjia again, I can dominate him!"
Ning Chuan pondered this while simultaneously examining his sea of consciousness.
It was completely empty inside.
But it is not nothingness.
An invisible spiritual force permeated the air.
"Sensing the sea of knowledge is only the first step. True power will only be realized when spiritual energy can be vaporized!"
Ning Chuan was somewhat hopeful.
The atomized spiritual energy represents the ability to unleash the full power of one's Mystic Truth when piloting Sky Mecha!
How far am I from achieving the level of spiritual power?
Thinking of this, Ning Chuan fell into deep thought.
If we take the unleashing of the Mystic Truth power of the Sky Mecha as the standard for measuring the strength of one's mental strength.
Thirty drops of the Spirit-Nourishing Liquid increased his Mystic Truth power by twenty percent.
From 30% to 50%.
That translates to an increase of nearly 70% in mental strength!
"I still have 78 drops of the Spirit-Nourishing Liquid..."
Ning Chuan's eyes welled up with tears, but he quickly regained his composure.
There is no linear relationship between the Spirit-Nourishing Liquid and the improvement of mental strength.
As one's mental strength grows stronger, advancement becomes increasingly difficult.
In fact, it's not just about mental strength.
This applies to both the physical body and the Force.
The later the game goes, the harder it is to enhance your character.
Ning Chuan estimated that the remaining Spirit-Nourishing Liquid would at most increase his Mystic Truth power by another 20%.
"Seventy percent, not bad. With the power of Thunder Sovereign, it shouldn't be a problem to deal with some Peak Knight."
Ning Chuan wasn't too disappointed.
Harvesting over a hundred drops of the Spirit-Nourishing Liquid was already an unexpected delight.
Ning Chuan took out his phone, clicked a few times, and logged into the military's resource website.
He planned to buy an energy liquid to accelerate his Force cultivation.
He sold Baerjia's spatial ring through the Lu Family's business channels.
After deducting taxes and fees, the revenue was over 3.2 billion.
"We can't spend too much on energy fluids."
Ning Chuan Secret Passage.
He needs to set aside enough money to power up the Thunder Sovereign, just in case.
My time at Galaxy University won't be peaceful!
Wei Family Manor.
A minibus was parked some distance away on the side of the road.
The car windows were covered with black reflective film, so tightly that outsiders could only see their reflections on the glass.
Inside the vehicle, rows of instruments were arranged.
Multiple screens were mounted on both sides of the corridor, displaying surveillance footage from the vicinity of the Wei Family's residence.
Two uniformed police officers, each responsible for one side of the screen.
He was in his early twenties.
One of them was older, in his forties or fifties, already middle-aged.
The young policeman yawned and said, " Captain Liu, how about we take a day off? Wei Zhu probably won't be out today..."
He hadn't finished speaking.
The middle-aged policeman interrupted him, saying irritably, "How many times have I told you, call me Captain Ning!"
I have already changed my surname from Liu to Ning Zhengwei, following Major General Ning's instructions!
If Ning Chuan were in the car at this moment, he would recognize that the two policemen in the car were the same two policemen who came to arrest him when Wei Qiance framed him with three bottles of Hundred Beasts Nutrient Solution.
"The Home Affairs Department didn't approve your application, did it?"
The young policeman joked.
"Stop talking nonsense, stay alert, and keep a close eye on Wei Zhu!"
Liu Zhengwei glared at him and said, "This guy publicly commented online about Major General Ning Chuan killing Heavenly Martial spy Zhao Weiping, saying that Major General Ning Chuan benefited from Lu Mengyue's death and made all sorts of sarcastic remarks!"
As he spoke, Liu Zhengwei took a deep breath and said, "If we can find evidence of Wei Zhu's crimes and hand him over to Major General Ning Chuan, perhaps we can get him forgiven!"
This is our only chance!
"Yes!"
Upon hearing this, the young policeman became serious, slapped himself twice hard to shake off his sleepiness.
Ning Chuan may have already forgotten about them.
But others will remember it clearly.
As Ning Chuan took one shocking step after Federation, their work and lives were severely affected.
Neglected by colleagues, suppressed by superiors.
Friendships have ended, and relatives have become estranged.
No one dared to approach them.
" Wei Zhu is out!"
Suddenly, the young policeman's eyes lit up, and he gave a reminder.
Liu Zhengwei quickly turned his head and looked at the screen.
Wei Zhu, dressed in an old blue worker's uniform, rode a bicycle out of a small gate of the manor, looking no different from any other worker going to work.
"After all these days of waiting, they've finally given themselves away!"
Liu Zhengwei's expression became excited.
Wei Zhu is one of the senior executives of the Wei Financial Group, but his attire clearly indicates that he is trying to conceal his whereabouts.
"Follow them!"
The bus started moving, hanging far behind, very cautiously, and not appearing in Wei Zhu's sight.
They were able to determine Wei Zhu's location using roadside surveillance cameras.
Tracking them is not difficult.
After a long while.
The two saw that Wei Zhu had arrived at the industrial zone of Qingshan City, but he did not stop and continued riding his bicycle until he entered an abandoned industrial park.
The park is overgrown with weeds and the walls are mottled.
The surveillance cameras had long been destroyed.
After discussing it with the young policeman, Liu Zhengwei decided not to drive in.
Wei Zhu is Third-Rank Martial Artist, and the two of them are no match for him. If they are discovered, they will likely be silenced.
"Wait outside for a bit!"
Liu Zhengwei said.
A moment later, the two heard a heavy engine sound.
The gate of an abandoned industrial park.
More than a dozen heavy trucks drove out one after another, their containers tightly sealed, kicking up clouds of dust.
Seeing this, both Liu Zhengwei and the young policeman were somewhat surprised.
There were so many heavy trucks hidden in the abandoned industrial park.
The two quickly followed in their car, only to be surprised to find that more than ten heavy trucks had all driven into the Wei Family manor.
" Wei Zhu, as a senior executive, couldn't possibly have that much power; the entire Wei Financial Group was involved!"
Liu Zhengwei has been a policeman for decades and has strong reasoning skills.
The young policeman agreed, "What's inside the container absolutely cannot be exposed to the light of day!"
"That's right, the 27th Group Army's carpet search is about to reach the industrial zone!"
Liu Zhengwei analyzed the reasons.
" The Wei Financial Group is definitely worried about the truck being discovered, but Qingshan City is under lockdown and can't leave the city, so they have no choice but to transport the truck to the Wei Family manor!"
The military exercised relatively restraint in its searches of areas where Knight were stationed.
On the one hand, it was out of respect for Knight.
On the other hand, hiding right under the Knight's nose is far too difficult.
The young policeman looked at Liu Zhengwei with worry in his eyes and said, "What do we do next? The Wei Financial Group has a powerful background; the search warrant definitely won't be approved."
"No need to report it."
Liu Zhengwei shook his head and said in a deep voice, "The video evidence is enough. Let's go find Major General Ning Chuan!"