Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 538 338. Person knocking on the door at midnight_3

But the old manʼs reply was, ”A conglomerate is placing all its hopes on cryopreserved sperm and eggs. What happens to the conglomerate if one day the storage of these sperm and eggs is invaded, destroyed, or even tampered with? I could indeed build a medical center specialized for cryopreserving sperm and eggs within the Midhill Villa and assign a master to guard it, but the question is, can this master be truly trusted?”

The old man added, ”This is like putting all eggs in one basket, making it an easy target for others. Even if itʼs spread into five locations, it is just like placing them in five baskets; there isnʼt much difference. Instead of taking such high risks, it would be better to prevent them from causing trouble in the Outer World.”

Now that I think about it, the incidents in the top two trending searches were probably orchestrated by the old man himself.

With a civil war within the Federation imminent, the old man wanted to finish all that needed to be done before he could leave in peace.

At this moment, Hu Xiaoniu expressed his concern, ”Those Time Travelers who went to meddle in the Island Country and Korea might have a hard time coming back, right? Itʼs difficult to escape while they are locked down on enemy territory, especially since thatʼs Jindai and Deer Islandʼs stronghold.”

It was discussed before that Jindai and Deer Island controlled a highly concentrated group of Time Travelers, likely numbering in the thousands, if not tens of thousands.

In such a situation, the battle, though fierce, would likely leave very few to return unscathed.

Death would be the fate of most.

”Do you think they knew they might die there when they left?” Zhang Tianzhen asked.

After pondering for a moment, Liu Dezhu said, ”They were controlled by the conglomerates, they had no choice. After all, the Li Clan and the Qing Clan are not philanthropists; controlling them was meant to involve them in the battle.”

Nan Gengchen said, ”I heard Li Yinuo mention that the Time Travelers controlled by the Li Clan are very resistant to causing chaos domestically, so brainwashing them was difficult. However, once the Li Clan suggested they go stir troubles in Korea and the Island Country, everything progressed smoothly. So although they are under control, there seems to be a part of their own will involved.”

Just then, another hot search appeared: The battle in the Capital of the Island Country was nearing its end. A source informed the media that the Jindai family had suffered heavy losses, but they had nearly encircled and eliminated more than half of the foreign Time Travelers, with the remaining ones forced to flee in disarray.

The ʼforeignʼ Time Travelers mentioned here are relative to the Island Country.

Soon, a member of the Jindai family of Time Travelers began accepting media interviews: ”We have controlled the situation and shown the world the strength of the Jindai clan in the Outer World. Here, we also warn all foreign Time Travelers not to foolishly consider coming here …”

This Time Traveler already regarded himself as a member of the Jindai clan, which also indicated Jindaiʼs high level of control over the Outer World.

However, before the Time Traveler could finish speaking, there was suddenly an explosion in the distance.

The camera turned, and it was from the direction of the Island Country Shrine several kilometers away, where a massive fire illuminated the sky.

It seemed that the situation was not as under control as the Jindai Time Traveler had claimed.

During their escape, the opposing side still had the capacity to blow up the Island Country Shrine!

The camera then turned back to the face of the Jindai Time Traveler, who looked stone-faced under the reflection of the firelight.

The reporter asked softly, ”Can you explain what happened?”

”No comment,” the Jindai Time Traveler, no longer in the mood for an interview, turned and hurried towards the direction of the shrine.

In the Daytime Villa in The Treasure Garden in Los Angeles, Qing Chen sat in the living room and said, ”Even though the Time Travelers controlled by the Li Clan and the Qing Clan are sent to stir up trouble in the Island Country, they wouldnʼt be ordered to blow up the Shrine. After all, those from the Inner World, who havenʼt experienced our history, wonʼt empathize with us. Therefore, this action must have been initiated by those Time Travelers themselves.”

Nan Gengchen stood up solemnly, ”Brother Chen, how about we join in as well?”

Qing Chen glanced at him, ”No, at least not now. If youʼre thinking about these kinds of things, you might as well go cultivate now and make yourself stronger quickly.”

At this moment, in He Xiaoxiaoʼs group chat, Rebel King asked, ”Did Kyushu and Kunlun orchestrate the major incident outside?”

Taboo ACE-999 replied, ”No, they have no connection with the domestic affairs, nor have they received any directives from Kyushu or Kunlun. Kyushu and Kunlun follow the principle of peaceful coexistence in their international dealings. Of course, Kyushu and Kunlun will also do their best to protect our lost brethren abroad and bring them home.”

Under the official tone of this Taboo, ACE-999 initially distanced Kyushu and Kunlun from the incident, but then shifted to refer to the Time Travelers who would be brought back to the country in the future as ʼlost brethren.ʼ

In the group, some who knew what Kyushu had done abroad snorted disdainfully—after all, Time Travelers from Beautiful Country had been loudly accusing Kyushu not for just a day or two.

By this time, even if Kyushu came forward to admit their involvement, many would not be surprised.

So much had happened tonight that everyone needed time to process the information.

The events abroad even overshadowed everything happening domestically to the point that they did not trend online.

The next day, news came from outside again: The instigator behind the shrine bombing had been confirmed to be a young man named Zhang Jingwen, who had not yet been captured and was whereabouts unknown.

Over the next few days, all news concerned foreign events, leading up to the time point of the impending crossover.

All Cultivators in Daytime had completed their Grand Circulation training.

In the villa, Qing Chen looked at all the Daytime members and said, ”After this crossover, I might need to take Xiao Niu on a long journey. The boss mentioned that the civil war might break out soon, and everyone else should avoid wandering around in city 18—keep as low a profile as possible.”

Zhang Tianzhen and the others nodded, ”Understood.”

The countdown reached zero.

The world plunged into darkness.

And lit up again.

Qing Chen was in a lounge chair in Autumn Leaf Courtyard, enjoying a brief moment of peace.

He did not sleep, but silently trained on the next life-and-death matter in the Mysterious World.

Qing Chen was waiting.

He knew tonightʼs events were not over yet.

Knock, knock, knock, knocks came from the door.

The person didnʼt wait for Qing Chenʼs response and pushed the door open, seemingly knocking just out of courtesy.

At this hour, there was only one person who could ignore the ʼNo Visitorsʼ sign at Autumn Leaf Courtyard.

Under the night sky, Li Changqing looked at him with a smile brimming with meaning: ”How much longer do you plan to keep deceiving me?”

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