Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 154 Past and Present Life
——Ceasefire?
Song Shi thought for a moment and said, "Is it because of Chakoro and the aerospace mothership?"

Hearing the other party calling the commander-in-chief by his name, Machiko looked at him in a strange way, but then he didn't take it seriously and nodded in agreement: "Yes, did someone tell you in advance?"

He paused for a moment, but instead of saying something like "Then I won't say any more", he took the initiative to start further introduction.

Four years ago, under the leadership of Chaklo Vaughn, the current commander-in-chief and undisputed leader of the Enlightened, a large number of Enlightened members were mobilized and stationed in the Lightforging City. Unlike previous covert operations, this time the Enlightened showed a rare tough stance.

——Because the "rebel", Chakoro Vaughan, is here in person!

Even if they have hardly ever taken action, the mere "existence" of a fifth-ring psychic can change many things.

After a series of struggles in various forms, the Enlightened Ones have actually controlled one-fifth of the area of ​​​​Forging Light City today. Half a year ago, they successfully deployed a "geothermal power plant" in secret, achieving self-energy to a great extent.

With Chakolo's personal presence, the three giant companies led by Fubo Energy can tolerate the Enlightener controlling a part of the Zhuguang City area. After all, most of the area controlled by the latter is also in the outer city area, which is not of high value.

They could even use it to trap Chakoro, turning this territory into a "cage" and forcing the other party not to move rashly.

But a "geothermal power plant" is different. Unlike the new energy technology with the same name in the old days but which was far less developed, this geothermal energy facility rooted in the mantle is now enough to meet the medium energy consumption of millions of people.

This is denying the foundation of Zhuguang City and attempting to challenge the territory of [Fubo Energy].

——Thus, a new round of war began.

Fubo Energy directly dispatched the aerospace carrier "Groden Glory", and South Region Heavy Industry and Zero Network also sent corresponding personnel and equipment support, showing a serious attitude. Even the municipal government of Zhuguang City reported to the Security Bureau, which urgently dispatched a group of riot control peacekeeping troops and ace agents, ready to enter the scene at any time.

But a month ago, Chakoro rose into the sky and intercepted the "Groden Glory" fifty miles outside the city. After the two sides confronted each other for nearly three hours, all of the above came to an end overnight.

It was as if nothing had happened.

But everyone understands that the real war has never stopped, it is just accumulating, waiting for the moment to erupt.

When mentioning "Chakoro", Machiko's tone slowed down unconsciously. Adoration, respect, longing and yearning mixed together, dyeing his pupils with a different color.

"This month has been a really good month." He said, "With the geothermal power plant, it's a lot warmer now, and the office dogs haven't come to bother me. So it seems that you came at a good time. I guess I can enjoy myself for a while."

"Really?" Song Shi raised his eyebrows and then smiled: "Then I am looking forward to it."

As the two moved forward, the surrounding scenery gradually changed.

The most obvious is "temperature".

As Dayuan has reached the second ring, Song Shi can clearly feel that under Machiko's guidance, the surrounding temperature has begun to rise slowly - it is still cold in the conventional sense, but it is no longer severe.

How effective is a geothermal power plant?
The heat energy in the mantle is extracted, part of which is converted into electricity and input into the circuit network, and part of which is directly supplied to the surface. If Fubo Energy monopolizes the sun, then the Enlightened Ones have stolen fire from the mantle.

This geothermal power plant is not small in scale.

Song Shi made an assessment.

He even sensed the approximate location of the geothermal power plant - such a huge heat source could not be hidden from his senses.

Apart from the temperature, this area controlled by the Enlightened One also looks a lot cleaner. At least there are no broken limbs and remains hanging inexplicably in the corners and frozen into the ice.

"How is it? It looks good, doesn't it?" Looking around, Machiko said with a little pride: "I am the second batch to come to the City of Forged Light. You haven't seen this place before."

Machiko kept on chattering, but Song Shi's eyes were already looking into the distance.

The outer city area of ​​Zhuguang City has no official name, but is simply divided into six outer city areas in a fan-shaped manner. At this moment, Song Shi is in the [Third District], which is also one of the areas completely controlled by the Enlightened Ones. Song Shi raised his head.

At this moment, in the third district where there should be a building height limit and high-rise buildings are difficult to see, within the young man's pupils, there is a new building that is nearly 300 meters high standing up.

On one side of the building's exterior wall, the logos of [Chunguang Beverages] and [Denglan] are lined up vertically, and combined with a light gold holographic projection, the building is illuminated and shines.

Noticing the gaze of the person next to him, Machiko also stopped.

"It seems you have discovered it."

Looking at the building in the distance, he smiled proudly.

“This is our headquarters.”

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After swiping his employee ID, Machiko opened a temporary pass and handed it to Song Shi, saying, "This is a temporary pass. You haven't completed the adaptation training here yet. I don't think the official pass will be issued for a while. You can use this first."

Song Shi casually put the temporary communication card into his pocket and looked around.

At this moment, they have entered the building.

From the outside, the decoration here is no different from that of an ordinary corporate office building, with holographic posters of new products, videos introducing the company's development history, and a receptionist with a sophisticated smile - and in fact, that is the case.

Yes, Enlightened Ones has its own company.

Chunguang Drinks, which sells soft drinks, and Denglan, which specializes in sports and outdoor equipment, are the two most important companies of Qimingzhe. They help Qimingzhe earn money and serve as a propaganda channel to enhance its influence.

Machiko took Song Shi into the elevator and pressed the button for the ninth floor below ground.

"The building above ground is the official company, and the underground is our real base." He smiled and said, "Don't worry, there is no need to keep it secret. Everyone in Zhuguang City knows this now."

"Haha, so what if those company dogs know?" Machiko's eyes were bright, and his tone was almost pious, just like the name also had power: "The commander-in-chief is here, who dares to do anything?"

Song Shi had seen this expression many times, both in his previous life and now.

--Ding.

Even though the display on the side said "negative ninth floor", the elevator did not stop but continued to descend.

"Eh?" Machiko was stunned for a moment, then he quickly went up and pressed the button again, but there was still no response: "The elevator is broken? I haven't heard of any problems before?"

At this moment, the elevator finally stopped.

——Negative thirteenth floor.

As the elevator door slid open, a figure stood in front, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing the other party, Machiko was surprised: "Director Gwenlin?"

Although the other party may not know him, he certainly knows the other party. But how come this decision-making member who is responsible for situation analysis and coordination and has authority several levels higher than himself suddenly appears here?
The woman called "Manager Gwenlin" nodded to him, then turned her gaze to the person beside him.

"You are Song Shi."

"On behalf of the Enlightened One, I welcome you." She said as Machiko looked at her in surprise, "Please follow me. Chakoro is waiting for you."

(End of this chapter)