bookandnovel Chapter 79 Special Operations Team
Chapter 79 Special Operations Team
Chapter 79 Special Operations Team (Seeking first subscription)
Just as dawn was breaking, Lin Ze was awakened by the vibration of the communicator beside his pillow.
I touched the communicator and glanced at it. It was an urgent notice from the detachment, requiring everyone to immediately assemble at the base.
Lin Ze was not surprised. He quietly got up, washed up, changed his clothes, and left the bedroom.
Just as they were about to leave, the door across the hall suddenly opened, and Sun Youyu, dressed in pajamas and still sleepy-eyed, walked out.
"Brother, are you going out?"
Chen Han stood behind her, also looking like he hadn't woken up yet. His usual composure had faded considerably, and he looked strangely cute.
After having a late-night snack last night, Sun Youyu dragged the two of them to a karaoke bar and they went crazy until late at night before returning to rest.
"Yes, the detachment has an urgent mission, everyone needs to return to the base immediately." Lin Ze changed his shoes, his tone apologetic, "Sorry, I was planning to show you around the North District today."
"It's alright, Brother Ze," Chen Han said gently. "Business is more important."
Sun Youyu nodded, "Yes, brother, you go ahead with your work. Xiaohan and I will just wander around by ourselves."
"Okay, you guys go back and get some more sleep, I'm leaving."
Lin Ze smiled, turned around, pushed open the door, and left.
Watching his retreating figure, Sun Youyu muttered, "He got off work so late yesterday, and he has to get up early today. The brigade is busier than I thought."
"It's probably because something big happened last night."
The sleepiness on Chen Han's face had vanished, replaced by deep surprise.
She waved her phone; it displayed a message that her family had just sent.
"Last night around 10 p.m., Tian Shi launched a surprise attack on the Black Stone Society headquarters, killing all the high-ranking members, including the chairman Zhou Xing. The Black Stone Society has now been destroyed."
"ah?"
Sun Youyu snapped back to reality, her eyes widening in shock.
"Tian Shi's moves are too fast. They just wiped out Gang Fist yesterday, and then they wiped out Blackrock Guild tonight. Are they planning to take down all the guilds in the North District in one fell swoop?"
"It's hard to say. Blood Eagle is not like Blackrock Society. Now that they are on guard, it won't be so easy to deal with."
Chen Han sighed inwardly.
Leaving aside small guilds like Blackrock Guild, Gangfist and Bloodhawk are the two main pillars of the North District guild power.
Now that one is gone, the other is probably terrified.
The original power structure in the North District has undoubtedly been completely broken, and it is unknown how things will develop next.
However, it is foreseeable that the impact of these events will not be limited to the North District.
Although the four districts of Chilian City are relatively independent, they are also intricately connected. A change in one district can have far-reaching consequences, and the entire city of Chilian would likely be affected.
The most obvious point is that the power vacuum created by the demise of Gangquan will certainly not be ignored by the other guilds in Red Lotus City.
And the Legion is unlikely to stand idly by and watch other guilds extend their reach into the North District.
Collision and friction between the two sides are inevitable.
Not to mention that there's also a mysterious and unpredictable timing involved.
"Xiaohan, what are you thinking about so intently?"
Sun Youyu waved her hand in front of her best friend, looking at her with a puzzled expression.
"It's nothing."
Chen Han came to her senses, secretly chuckled, and shook her head.
Why does a student like her have to worry about so much?
"Let's go back to sleep."
"Um."
The location of the North District Detachment.
As soon as Lin Ze entered the office of Group Eight, he heard Zhuang Yi's loud voice.
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That's incredible! Wiping out two guilds in one day! I'd call Tian Shi the Guild Killer!
Pei Xuan chimed in, "When I heard the news last night, I thought I misheard. The Black Stone Society is gone just like that..."
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Upon seeing Lin Ze enter, Zhuang Yi immediately approached him.
"Team leader, have you heard about what happened last night?"
Lin Ze nodded. "Didn't the brigade issue a notice ordering us to assemble urgently? Why is there no follow-up?"
"I heard that Captain Luo and Captain Pan left the base in a hurry." Zhuang Yi clicked his tongue. "It seems that some important figures from the branch came down, and they went to greet them, so the emergency assembly was temporarily canceled."
Are people from the branch coming?
Lin Ze raised an eyebrow, seemingly lost in thought.
Zhuang Yi didn't think too much about it and said casually, "Such a big thing happened in the North District, it's normal for the branch to send people down to find out what's going on."
"Where's Wangshu?" Lin Ze looked around.
"I went outside to answer the phone," Pei Xuan replied quickly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Wangshu walked in from outside.
Upon seeing Lin Ze, her eyes lit up slightly, and she asked, "Team leader, are you available now?"
"What's wrong?"
"My sister wants to meet with you; she says she has something she wants to talk to you about."
Lin Ze paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, where shall we meet?"
"She's at the café in the base area right now."
Lin Ze nodded, gave instructions to the other two, and then left the office with Tang Wangshu.
Walking down the street, Lin Ze casually asked, "What does Lieutenant Tang want with me?"
"I don't know the specifics either," Tang Wangshu shook her head. "But she mentioned that she saw your post on the forum asking to buy Spiral Energy."
Lin Ze paused slightly.
He did post a request to purchase Spiral Force skill cards on the Legion's internal forum, but he has not received a response.
Why is Tang Wangyan contacting him at this time? Is she perhaps interested in trading goods?
Tang Wangshu glanced at Lin Ze, who was deep in thought, and wondered why a sword soul would need the Spiral Force skill card, but after thinking about it, she didn't ask.
It is very impolite to inquire about someone else's skills without permission.
Especially for professionals, the combination of skills and talents is often their trump card, which they will not easily reveal to outsiders.
The two soon arrived at the cafe where they were staying.
Although it's called a coffee shop, it's really just a place for legion members to rest and chat. The decor is simple, and the coffee and snacks offered are unremarkable, with a taste that's better than nothing.
Tang Wangyan was already seated by the window, with a cup of coffee in front of her.
Seeing the two of them come in, she waved to them.
"Lin Ze, we meet again." Tang Wangyan smiled slightly.
"Lieutenant Tang." Lin Ze nodded in greeting and sat down opposite her.
Tang Wangshu sat down next to her sister.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Tang Wangyan got straight to the point.
She took out a card and placed it on the table.
"I saw your trade post on the forum," Tang Wangyan said bluntly. "I happen to have a Spiral Force skill card. Do you want to trade with me?"
Lin Ze glanced at the card and asked, "What do you want?"
Tang Wangyan took out another folded piece of paper, unfolded it, and pushed it in front of Lin Ze.
Lin Ze glanced over and found that there were thirty or forty kinds of card names listed on it, all of which were common-level.
"Give me any five of these cards, or any one of the superior-grade cards." Tang Wangyan smiled. "How about that, pretty good deal, right?"
That's an absolute steal!
Lin Ze thought to himself.
Trading five common cards for one rare card seems like a winning deal for him.
After all, the value of a rare card is far greater than that of five common cards.
Lin Ze knew that with Tang Wangyan's abilities and background, she had plenty of ways to get the cards on the list, and there was no need to exchange them for a precious, high-quality card like Spiral Force.
She did this mostly because he was Tang Wangshu's friend and boss, or... it was an investment in him.
Lin Ze is not one to underestimate himself.
He knew that with his current status and strength, it was normal for some people to be optimistic about his investment.
But he wasn't one to hesitate, so after thinking about it, he nodded in agreement.
"no problem."
Lin Ze immediately took out five cards from the storage mark and placed them on the table.
These are all relatively rare types on the list.
Tang Wangyan looked at the cards on the table, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.
She originally thought that Lin Ze would need some time to collect these cards, after all, Lin Ze came from an ordinary family and had only recently joined the legion, so he shouldn't have many cards on hand.
Unexpectedly, he took it out on the spot.
After a moment's thought, Tang Wangyan immediately made a guess.
"How many floors can you usually reach when you challenge the Blackthorn Tower?" she asked.
Tang Wangshu, who was standing next to him, also realized what was happening and cast a curious glance at Lin Ze.
Lin Ze told the truth: "Fifteenth floor."
"Fifteen floors?" Tang Wangyan nodded. "It seems your team is quite strong."
Reaching the fifteenth floor of the Blackthorn Tower indicates that the team's average strength has reached the level of a level 4 professional, which is quite good among the North District branches.
After all, it's not easy to put together a level 4 team.
However, Tang Wangshu was stunned when he heard this.
She knew perfectly well that Lin Ze always soloed Blackthorn Tower.
"Sis..." she whispered, reminding him, "The team leader has always been soloing dungeons."
Tang Wangyan's expression froze instantly.
She turned sharply to look at her sister, then at Lin Ze, her eyes filled with disbelief.
"Alone? Soloing the fifteenth floor?"
Tang Wangyan looked completely bewildered, but when she looked at Lin Ze again, her expression was entirely different.
"You've advanced to Level 4 professional?"
Lin Ze once again spoke the truth: "That's right."
He couldn't keep the matter of his rank a secret forever, and he didn't intend to.
After all, strength is indispensable if you want to climb up the ranks within the legion.
The safest approach is to gradually reveal one's strength at the right time.
Of course, clearing a dungeon solo is an exaggeration, so it's best not to reveal it casually.
"No wonder..." Tang Wangyan murmured.
Even when Lin Ze was only level 3, he was able to kill a seasoned level 4 professional on his own.
Now that he has been promoted to level 4, his strength is definitely far superior to that of ordinary professionals of the same level.
They might even be able to put up a fight against a level 5 professional.
With this level of skill, soloing the fifteenth floor of the Blackthorn Tower is quite feasible.
With solo play and high completion rewards, it's normal for him to have a large card pool.
Even so, Tang Wangyan couldn't help but feel a surge of amazement.
This speed at which their strength increases is truly unparalleled.
The key is that Lin Ze doesn't have Jia Li's support behind him; his strength, like Tan's, comes entirely from his own talent and hard work.
This is quite rare.
Even among the many geniuses she had ever met, Lin Ze was definitely among the very top few.
On the other side, Tang Wangshu's face was also filled with shock.
She finally managed to reach level 3, and she thought she could close the gap with Lin Ze, but she ended up falling behind again.
That is to say, she had long since given up the idea of comparing herself to Lin Ze, otherwise she would probably feel inferior by now.
"Then, the deal is done."
Tang Wangyan put away the card and pushed the spiral force to Lin Ze.
Lin Ze took the card and stored it in his storage mark. Just as he was about to thank her, Tang Wangyan said, "I'm leaving the development area in a couple of days to go back to the branch."
Tang Wangshu was taken aback upon hearing this, as she had never heard her sister mention this matter before.
"Speaking of which, it was still a matter I entrusted to Lin Ze."
Tang Wangyan looked at Lin Ze and explained, "I originally came down to the exhibition area to investigate the matter of the Holy Shepherd Association. I didn't expect the matter to be resolved so quickly. The branch was short-handed, so they transferred me back."
Lin Ze's heart skipped a beat, and he asked curiously, "Is the branch short-staffed?"
Tang Wangyan put down her cup and didn't answer the question immediately. Instead, she thought for a moment and said, "Although you are currently in the exhibition area branch, you will eventually have to go to the branch. It's good to learn more about the situation in Chilian City now."
"In the four districts of Crimson Lotus City, excluding the central district, the guilds vary in strength."
"The weakest of them is the West District, which has only a few guilds of similar size to the Stone Guild, but it has a large number of freelance groups. Although most of them are not respectable, there are still some elite and powerful individuals among them."
"As far as I know, there are two Level 6 professionals in the West District alone."
Lin Ze and Tang Wangshu nodded subconsciously.
They had also heard about the situation in the West District, but they didn't know as much detail as Tang Wangyan.
"In the East District and the Exhibition Area, the guild power is not much different. The difference is that there are more guilds in the Exhibition Area, and they are more chaotic."
"The strongest guild is in the Southern District."
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"The Cliffside Guild, you must have heard of it, right?"
The last question was directed at Lin Ze.
Lin Ze nodded solemnly.
He might not have known much about it before, but after joining the legion and browsing so many internal documents, he was already very familiar with the name Cliff.
Although the Legion could not completely control the East Zone, West Zone, and Exhibition Zone, it always maintained a certain level of influence and rivaled the local guilds.
However, in the southern region, the legion was completely suppressed by the cliff and could not lift its head.
The Southern District Detachment has become practically a mere formality.
It can be said that Cliff is the only guild in Crimson Lotus City that controls the entire district.
It is also the strongest guild in Red Lotus City, without exception.
In fact, if the Legion hadn't tried so hard to prevent the Cliffs' influence from spreading to other districts, the Crimson Lotus City would probably have been left with only the Cliffs guild by now.
"The branch has been closely monitoring the cliff all along."
At this point, Tang Wangyan's expression became more serious.
"Recently, the intelligence agency discovered that the Cliff Operations have been frequent, and it seems that they are plotting something. Just in case, the branch plans to expand its armed forces and form a special operations team."
"A special operations team?" Tang Wangshu asked curiously. "Is it the same as our special operations group?"
"Similar, but at a higher level," Tang Wangyan explained. "Like the four regional detachments, the branch also has regular and special forces, but the names are different; it's called an action team."
"The special operations team that the branch plans to form will be directly under the branch command, and its authority and resources will be much higher than those of ordinary operations teams and district-level special operations groups."
"As far as I know, the special operations team will be composed of young elites from the branch and district branches, and all members' ranks will be raised one level. If nothing unexpected happens, we should hear from Bai Yinggai one or two soon."
She looked at Lin Ze and her sister, "You two should do your best to join the Special Operations Team. It will be very beneficial for your future careers."
In fact, as far as Tang Wangyan knew, the formation of the special operations team seemed to be related to the Supernova Project above, but there was no need to go into details with Lin Ze and the other two.
Special operations team...?
Lin Ze's heart skipped a beat.
The promotion opportunities in the exhibition area detachment are ultimately limited; if you want to climb higher, you must go to the branch.
This is undoubtedly a golden opportunity.
Judging from his expression, Tang Wangshu also seemed quite interested in the special operations team.
She nodded and then asked, "Sister, what about this exhibition area..."
"In this exhibition area, the team originally planned to take advantage of the situation to purge the guild's influence, and this is a good opportunity."
Tang Wangyan paused, her tone turning somber.
"However, I just received news that Cliff has sent people over, and they are very likely planning to interfere in the exhibition area. The branch has also sent an advisor down to deal with this."
"The situation in the exhibition area is currently very unpredictable, and I can't guess what will happen next."
Lin Ze's eyes narrowed slightly.
Is the cliff going to interfere with the exhibition area?
"In short, things are going to get very turbulent in the exhibition area from now on."
Tang Wangyan looked at the two of them and said solemnly, "While you should perform well, you should also pay attention to safety. The situation in the exhibition area is more complicated than you imagine."
Tang Wangshu nodded: "I understand, sister."
Lin Ze nodded slightly.
Tang Wangyan sat for a while longer before getting up and leaving.
Lin Ze and Tang Wangshu didn't stay long; after finishing their coffee, they returned to the office building.
Upon returning to the office, everyone received orders to "maintain communication and be on standby 24 hours a day for any action."
"Luckily, I've already used up my dungeon challenge attempts for this month."
Zhuang Yi felt a surge of relief.
You can't receive messages from the outside while inside the instance, so once this command is given, the instance will most likely have to be temporarily shut down.
Lin Ze calmly sat back down in his seat.
He didn't care.
With the Drill Hive, the eight attempts at the Tower of Thorns challenge are only useful to him for the small probability of getting excellent cards and rare items, making them dispensable.
Taking advantage of the fact that everyone else's attention was not on him, Lin Ze decisively used the Spiral Force card he had just acquired.
[You have mastered the skill Spiral Force Lv1 (Excellent)] (Attacks are imbued with rotating penetrating force, greatly increasing attack power while penetrating into the enemy's body, causing penetrating damage), Strength +0.3, Constitution +0.2, Spirit +0.1.
Following that, Lin Ze combined Spiral Force, Overlapping Wave Strike, and Qi-Boosting Slash.
The three skills on the panel simultaneously transformed into flowing light and merged, and a new prompt suddenly appeared:
[You have mastered the skill Gale Slash Lv1 (with stacks)] (Slashes out with a whirlwind infused with countless vacuum slashes, with a maximum attack range of 300 meters and armor-piercing effect), Strength +0.5, Constitution +0.3, Spirit +0.4.
Lin Ze looked at the attribute column.
Strength, agility, and constitution have all exceeded 23 points, taking another step closer to the level 6 standard.
"Once the Winter Solstice arrives and the rank of Crimson Earl is advanced, the attributes will increase dramatically once more."
"After that, there is a third baptism of the soul."
Lin Ze looked at the soul crystal in his mind.
After the Annihilation Stone Society, only one-third of the Soul Crystal remained unconcreted.
It's estimated that once the Blood Eagle is dealt with, even if it's not fully solidified yet, Ying Gai will be close to it.
"Oh right, I also need to find a high-quality longsword."
Lin Ze logged into the intranet forum and posted a thread about trading a superior-grade longsword.