"Here I am."
After sending her mother away, Jiang Xiaoling blew out the candles, took off her clothes, and went to bed, finally responding to the thought that had been on her mind.
He has the same communication channels as those top big shots, but that's not what he wants. If he could, he would rather lose that ability forever!
With so many Federation people already flooding in, they shouldn't need him anymore, but that damned voice still appeared.
It's almost obvious that something incredibly serious must have happened; otherwise, why would these high-ranking officials, perched atop their ivory towers, even think of him?
"It's great that we can still get in touch. Number Two, please wait a moment, we have an important task for you."
Jiang Xiaoling pouted. If he could, he really wanted to hang up immediately, but he didn't have that authority. In fact, the program that caused his data corruption was still in the other party's hands. He knew he could never escape the control of Data City, but couldn't they just let a nobody like him go?
I've already done so much.
" Jiang Xiaoling, is that right?"
About half an hour later, as Jiang Xiaoling waited anxiously, a different voice rang out. The voice was very familiar, and almost instantly, he remembered who it belonged to.
"Minister Nie?"
Oh? You know me?
"I know you. You appeared many times during the military training. Before I was transferred to Elder Zhang's project team, I was a second lieutenant in your jurisdiction."
"So you're still my soldiers after all," Nie Xingjun said gently, with a hint of warmth in his voice.
But Jiang Xiaoling felt no warmth in her heart. She could remember the other person's voice after only meeting them a few times, while the other person would never remember her without her words. This was the difference between people at the bottom and people at the top.
" Jiang Xiaoling, something terrible has happened in the Federation."
"Event?"
Then, Nie Xingjun briefly recounted everything that had happened that day. Upon receiving this news, Jiang Xiaoling felt like her head was about to explode.
He had a feeling it wouldn't be a small matter, but he didn't expect it to be this big!!
A group of mysterious individuals who suddenly appeared, possessing control over the entire Data City, and even intending to shut down all other projects in the Eastern Federation to fully support the New World —what does this signify?
The possible conspiracies involved are simply unimaginable; how could someone as insignificant as myself possibly participate?
I feel that the storm this incident has caused could easily shatter me into pieces, leaving me with no hope of redemption.
Why did it have to be me, of all people?
Seeing Jiang Xiaoling remain silent for a long time, Nie Xingjun seemed to sense something and said in a low, gentle voice, "I know you don't want to be disturbed. Actually, after you successfully connected with Chen Qing, we didn't plan to continue bothering you and let you freely experience your new life. But things didn't go as planned. Now, Data City is probably facing its biggest terrorist event. As the saying goes, when the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact. They are targeting the New World, and it is very likely that they are targeting Chen Qing as well. If you don't do something, your current life won't last long."
Jiang Xiaoling: "."
As expected of a high-ranking leader, his ability to see through people's hearts is truly first-rate. Even though he has never met me, he analyzed my inner thoughts so quickly.
See? It's actually quite simple to let big shots know what ordinary people want. With their intelligence, how could they not know what you commoners are thinking?
They just don't want to understand, unless you have value.
"But Minister Nie, what can I do? I'm just a four-year-old child here. Besides relaying messages, there's nothing I can do."
"You just need to relay messages," Nie Xingjun said quickly. "We need you to contact a big shot in Jiangnan and know the situation there. Only then can we determine what to do. Do you understand?"
Jiang Xiaoling took a deep breath and then said, "I understand. What does the minister want to know?"
"Has anything major happened recently? On Chen Qing's side?"
"Yes," Jiang Xiaoling quickly replied, "Lord Chen Qing just returned from the Celestial Master Assembly in Cloud Capital, and then hurriedly took Lord Wei Gongcheng to West Island."
" West Island?"
"Those places where Westerners migrated were originally moved to a large island overseas by Lord Chen Qing because those Westerners despised the skin color here and wanted a body exactly like their own that of a white person. It is said that the island is a Horde civilization, and the people there are white like the Westerners, but they eat raw meat and drink blood, and it is still Horde civilization."
"Uh, this..." Nie Xingjun was taken aback, then murmured, "You did a pretty good job."
He had long been disgusted by the inexplicable sense of superiority of those white pigs. He didn't know why, but those people were so proud of their skin color. They had body odor, long body hair, and frighteningly large pores. Although their facial features were somewhat three-dimensional, they had a bunch of problems when you looked closely, yet they still showed off their superiority. What a bunch of idiots.
But that's not the point.
Why did Chen Qing go to West Island at this time to find those brain-dead Westerners?
It's strange, really. The Western Federation was so excited before, putting all sorts of pressure to get a spot in the New World, but then they acted like this over there. They didn't choose to be born in the Central Plains, but instead chose an isolated island overseas, and a Horde civilization at that, for some damn skin color. Are they out of their minds?
Even if some people are overly obsessed with their skin color, is it really necessary to go to such extremes? Aren't there many sensible people among them?
They were among the first Western Federation forces sent in to seize resources; are they all idiots?
It was only then that Nie Xingjun realized something was wrong.
Perhaps everyone initially saw them as a joke, or maybe it wasn't like that at all?
Otherwise, why would Chen Qing go to West Island at this crucial moment? And why did those mysterious people launch their attack at this particular time?
Thinking of this, he immediately instructed his subordinates, "Dial the phone numbers of the seven Western Federation countries immediately; I need to speak with their prime ministers."
"Yes"
"Oh, right." Nie Xingjun suddenly realized, and asked in confusion, "Was Chen Qing's departure for West Island a big deal? How did you know?"
"Actually, it was kept secret." Jiang Xiaoling sighed, "Including the fact that he took Lord Wei Gongcheng away, only a few people in the entire Jiangnan knew about it."
"How do you know?" The other person was stunned.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaoling gave a wry smile. He should have realized a few days ago that Chen Qing's visit was not a good thing.
Silently, he took out a letter of superstition, sighed, and tore it open.
"Before leaving, Chen Qing came to my place for some reason and gave me a letter, saying that I should open it if there were any special circumstances."
Why didn't you tell me about something so important sooner?
"Well, you were asking about other things, and Chen Qing also said that it can only be opened under very special circumstances. I think this should be considered a very special circumstance now."
Jiang Xiaoling silently opened the letter, and was stunned when she saw its contents.
"What did the letter say?" Nie Xingjun asked hurriedly.
"He said," Jiang Xiaoling said incredulously, "Reboot the command center!!"