The following day at noon.
After catching up on almost a day and a night of sleep, Yunyi finally woke up, stretched his body which was a little stiff from sleeping, and pushed open the door and went out.
The food was laid out on the table, but there was no one else in the house. Clearly, Xiaoxue must have been back before he woke up.
Taking out his terminal, Yunyi glanced at the message Xiaoxue had sent and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
Xiaoxue's messages were all about refining the follow-up plan they discussed yesterday, as well as the preliminary arrangements for some plans that could be implemented now.
"This girl is really capable. No wonder Sister Yi took a liking to her and won her over. Uncle Qiao, your Qiao Family has really suffered a huge loss this time!" Yunyi thought to himself, praising Xiaoxue's competence and the Qiao Family's lack of strategy.
After reading Xiaoxue's message and sending her some instructions, Yunyi left her home. Since he was back in the United Front, he wanted to make an appearance at the stronghold.
The lesser hermits hide in the wilderness, the greater hermits hide in the city. Their stronghold was set up in a parking garage.
When he arrived at the outskirts of the stronghold, he was immediately spotted by the hidden sentries. At first, the sentries only paid him some attention. But as Yunyi got closer, the sentries became excited after seeing his face clearly.
As soon as Yunyi entered the stronghold, he was surrounded by several people who suddenly appeared. Looking at these menacing-looking fellows, Yunyi sighed softly, "How come after all these years, you guys are still using the same old tricks? Don't you have any new ideas?"
Enough with the nonsense, I'm going to take you down today!
The men who surrounded him didn't waste any words with Yunyi and attacked him directly.
Yunyi raised his hand to block the first kick aimed at him, using the force to stagger back several steps. "I offer a contract of incantations to nurture the malevolent beast slumbering in the earth!"
As Yunyi completed the incantation, his speed increased dramatically, and he immediately turned around to meet the attacks of the group.
"Damn it! You actually used magic right from the start!"
"You bastard, you're cheating!"
"Shameless! Can't take a joke!"
Oh! Don't hit me in the face!
It was almost a situation where whoever opened their mouth would get punched or kicked.
The battle between the two sides ended quickly. Of the guys who came to attack Yunyi, except for one who also used speed magic to escape from Yunyi's attack range, the others all had some injuries.
"I told you, you guys aren't good at hand-to-hand combat, but you wouldn't believe me!" Yunyi said helplessly.
"If you're so capable, then don't use speed-up magic! Let's see if we can beat you until you beg for mercy." Someone retorted.
The others were about to chime in when they saw the electric sparks swirling around Yunyi's fingertips. "Then I'll use attack magic?"
"..."
As soon as he said that, the men in front of him immediately shut their mouths. Taking a punch or two kick would only hurt for a while, but if they were hit by this guy's reckless attack magic, they would be bedridden for at least a week or two. It wasn't worth it for a bit of bravado!
Seeing that the group had quieted down, Yunyi finally smiled.
"Seeing how energetic you all are, I'm relieved."
"Who's living a better life than you? I heard you've moved into Secretary Xue's house? Didn't your relationship fall through? How come you're hooking up again?" someone asked.
"What nonsense about hooking up? She has a boyfriend, you know." Yunyi rolled her eyes.
"I've come clean with my husband; I'm no longer related to the Yun Family. Xiaoxue took pity on me and only let me stay for two days."
Upon hearing Yunyi's explanation, the expressions of these men immediately turned serious. The reason they joined the force secretly created by Yunyi was basically because they had similar circumstances to Yunyi or Xiaoxue. However, they did not have the family background of Yunyi and Xiaoxue, and in order to avoid enlistment, they almost became exiles.
"You've severed ties with the Yun Family, which means our plan needs to be implemented, right? So, who's going to make the debut?" someone immediately asked the question that had been on their mind.
"Thunder!" Yunyi answered directly.
Upon hearing this word, the others immediately turned their gazes to one of them. This person was named Wan Jun, the one who commanded "Thunder".
Wan Jun's face lit up with joy. "Goodness, you even thought of me for such a good thing, impressive!"
The others looked displeased. None of them had expected that their chance to make their first public appearance would fall to this guy's team.
"Don't make that face," Yunyi said helplessly. "Their mission is to suppress the rebels, and besides 'Lei,' make sure none of your other teams can intimidate them."
"Rebels? Which army did you take over?" Wan Jun asked immediately.
He has no objection to sending him to fight the enemy, but there are some tricks to dealing with these rebels.
"I've uprooted those ' Stick Faction,' and naturally, we can't let the military and the executive government keep control of their armies. I plan to take command of these troops, and then, after some maneuvering, I'll bring in the mages separately—those who can be incorporated, and those with other areas of expertise. This plan can't just be talked about; we need to put it into action," Yunyi said.
" The Stick Faction, huh? Then there's nothing more to say, let's just do it!" Wan Jun sneered.
The others didn't say anything more after hearing Yunyi's words. Suppressing the rebels was indeed best done by "Lei's" men.
Yunyi's gaze swept over the group of people in front of him.
Apart from Wan Jun, the others were all leaders of their respective teams.
If Shen Yi's research department was Yunyi's biggest source of technical support, then the five teams led by these people were the backbone of his military support. Although they were just ordinary magicians, perhaps only at the second-tier level in Japan's magic department, even the so-called magic elites couldn't compare to them in their areas of expertise.
"Whether it's technology or power, neither is dispensable if you want to maintain balance in the world."
Shen Yi said this to him after learning about his thoughts. The technology is gradually maturing, and the strength is relatively secure. What's lacking now is personal influence.
An organization without one or two influential individuals will not have much say, even if it does. And what troubles Yunyi the most is precisely this aspect of personal influence.
Just as he was pondering how to enhance his personal influence, a message from Japan brought him immense joy!