Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 761 The Beginning of the Second Seven Lands War

Song Shi naturally would not refuse. He patted his clothes, walked out the door and stood in the elevator.

This elevator was obviously not used very often, and there was a pungent metallic smell inside.

Song Shi's mind moved slightly, and the flames flashed in an instant, burning away all the smells.

"Take a look at this first." Chakoro handed over a data tablet.

On the tablet, there is an unnamed video file with the pause button pressed.

Song Shi took it and clicked play.

The first image that appeared in the camera was an empty, endless darkness, and then a sphere slowly floated across the camera. It rotated quietly, and it seemed that it could do so forever.

Terra.

Satellite footage?

Then, the camera focused on a certain area of ​​the planet and slowly zoomed in.

Song Shi recognized it; it was the border territory of Ye Nan.

At an altitude of tens of thousands of kilometers, both the majestic mountains and the vast sea have lost their ups and downs and become blurred blocks of different colors, with winding lines outlining and separating them. Brown, green, white, blue. They constitute Ye'nan from a bird's eye view.

Song Shi vaguely realized something.

After a few breaths, this oil painting made up of the surface of Terra, which should have been still, moved.

Ordinary people, even those with artificial eyes, can only see the changing images, but as a fifth-ring psychic, Song Shi has already glimpsed deeper changes based solely on satellite video footage - there are invisible ripples spreading along the surface of Terra into the distance.

Then, the aftermath came slowly.

The continental plate was bitten and slowly cracked, spilling out fiery red slurry. The geological structure that had existed for who knows how many tens of thousands of years became as fragile as a biscuit and was easily drilled and squeezed. The sea water evaporated, the rift valley became deep, and the wound slowly spread across the earth - the "slowness" from the satellite's perspective was an inescapable catastrophe for the creatures living on the planet.

Corporate alliances, giant enterprises [covering the valley and pioneering].

——Strategic-level weapon: [Crustal Shaker]!
Even with the most rough estimates, this man-made earthquake affected millions of square kilometers. If it was aimed at the Pan-Eastern Continental Federation, it could cause several counties to collapse and become geologically devastating.

The strategic-level armament of the giant enterprise [Fugu Kaituo], the artificial reproduction of natural power, is not aimed at a certain individual or city. From the very beginning, it has been aimed at ultra-wide-area geological operations at the continental plate level.

If it had happened during the period in Terra's history when there were many forces and countries, this attack could have even destroyed an entire country.

From the perspective of looking down from the sky, the ripples of destruction slowly and firmly crushed the wasteland and flooded towards the border of Yenan.

At the same moment, the sea of ​​clouds above Yinan suddenly collapsed inward, and then broke open with a loud bang, like a rocket suddenly rising into the sky.

But it’s not the rocket that goes up into the sky.

There are limits to the accuracy of satellite observations, and it is impossible to clearly capture individuals on the surface from a distance of tens of thousands of kilometers. Song Shi cannot do it either - but as a fifth-ring psychic, his perception has long been beyond "vision".

Even though it was an indirect video, the specific outline could not be seen clearly, but at this moment Song Shi still judged that the aura that suddenly rose to the sky belonged to [Wu Zong]!
One of the Nine Pillars of Ye Nan, the current vice-patriarch of [Wu Zong], and [Transcendence] of the fifth ring.

Lu Danshu's master.

——"Qingguan", Shen Yue!

Song Shi could even imagine the scene at that moment.

Right in front of the spreading earthquake waves, outside the border of Ye Nan, a man called "Qing Guan" stood on the sea of ​​clouds, raised his hand and clenched his fist.

Then, it fell from the sky!

The martial arts that have been honed throughout a lifetime, the physique that has been forged day after day, spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the skills that have been honed with countless efforts have long reached the pinnacle of "martial arts knocking on the door of immortality, and skills are close to Taoism" in the customs of Donglu.

In the art of martial arts, the most important thing is the generation and transmission of force. A skilled martial artist can even see clearly the pulse of the enemy's force, so that with a seemingly casual move, he can cut off the force and defeat the latter's entire posture.

Shen Yue "saw" the shock waves spreading along the depths of the earth and "heard" the echoes of the collapse of the geological structure.

In an instant, countless punches hit the ground.

Then, the shock wave of destruction, like a human body whose acupuncture points have been precisely hit, caused it to collapse like rocks rolling down.

Song Shi stared at the video.

I saw the collapsing earth and the spreading cracks moving slower and slower until they finally stopped completely, reminiscent of a rolling steel ball that gradually consumed all its kinetic energy and came to a complete stop due to the hindrance of friction.

This wide-area attack launched by the [Crustal Shaker] was artificially contained before it actually set foot on the territory of Ye Nan.

Admittedly, even a fifth-ring psychic cannot stop everything. The previously squeezed and cracked continent, climate change, and subsequent aftershocks will still have a certain impact on part of Ye'nan's territory and the people living on it, but compared with the tragic consequences of a real hit by the [Crust Vibrator], these are not worth mentioning.

"This happened seventy-four days ago." Chakoro stood nearby and said softly.

The elevator reached the top and opened. Song Shi came outside. He raised his head and the hot steam hit his face. It was a rainy day.

In the Rockal Plain, rain and sunshine do not conflict with each other. There is a period of time every year when there is heavy and continuous rainfall, as if the Rockal Plain wants to vent all the dissatisfaction accumulated due to the heat throughout the year.

"No wonder you said you wanted to take a look. That's what you meant."

Song Shi had no cover, he was exposed to the rain, looking up at the sky quietly.

"Forty-one hours after Fugu Kaituo activated the [Crustal Oscillator], Ye Nan launched a revenge operation." Cha Ke Luo did not cover his face. He stood aside, his forehead gradually soaked by the rain. "The [Wide Area Celestial Phenomenon Control Device] was awakened, and a super storm hit the military port city under the control of the Time Sequence Pass, Port Anmore."

"The storm triggered a tsunami. The waves were over a thousand meters high at their highest point. The area affected was so wide that it even indirectly affected New Yaromon Bay. It is said that Ying Bancheng predicted it in advance, but his psychic power is not good at dealing with such a wide-area attack."

Chakoro shook his head slightly.

"Although he tried to attack, most of Amber Harbor was still destroyed."

"There may be more than one case." Song Shi did not turn his head, his eyes still fixed on the sky.

"Terra's vitality is quite strong. If it had only been these two times, it wouldn't have reached this point—"

Because of the rain, the sky in Zhuguang City was not as bright as usual. The clouds were thick and the relative humidity was high, making people feel quite uncomfortable. Song Shi also felt a little uncomfortable, but it was not because of these physiological sensations.

——Rather, it is "harmony between man and nature".

That metaphysical perception of the environment!
In my perception, the sky today is darker than in the past. If I have to describe it, it is like the appearance of a person before and after being hospitalized for a serious illness. He looks thin and shriveled, and his eyes have lost their luster, leaving only confusion.

No, it should be said that it is far from being this bad for the time being, but the trend of Terra's "sky" falling in this direction has already been clearly revealed.

After Terra had rested and recuperated for more than seventy years since the end of the Seven Earths War, a new war once again ignited the planet, and the wounds that had barely healed were torn apart again, bursting into foul pus.

"The Knights of the Vanpusta Empire broke through the first line of defense of the Donglu Republic. The three counties of Yelan, Fanzhu, and Chonghu fell one after another." Chakolo paused: "But this line of defense was originally meant to be released. At present, the empire has been restrained and fallen into a quagmire. The war between the two sides is temporarily deadlocked."

"The Beiting Defense Front is fighting the Empire, while the Council of Knowledge is focusing on the Corporate Alliance. In their most recent operation, they used some kind of self-reproducing nanomachine group to destroy several industrial production bases of Fubo Energy, dissolving them into a silver-white metal land, forcing them to be abandoned."

"Xu was stationed in New Yaromon Bay and fought several long-distance battles with the president of the East Land Republic, but he didn't gain any advantage."

"Yenan and the Enterprise Alliance have been engaged in a tug-of-war, and Yenan is currently in the upper hand." Chakoro said generously, "A month ago, Bafus and Boyd Freeman had a fight, but the winner was not decided."

Bafus is the head of the giant enterprise [Southern Heavy Industry]. And "Boyd Freeman" is one of the forces under the jurisdiction of Ye Nan, the vice-president of the [Second National Assembly].

The fifth ring, [Dayuan], is known as the "Five Realms Earthquake", and its image is "the earth is the foundation of the world", and it has the greatest momentum. If he and Bafus were to fight on the surface, they would probably sink the continental shelf.

Song Shi listened patiently.

Chakoro spoke at a fast pace, and in just a moment, the developments of the past six months and the current situation were slowly outlined in his mind.

During the battle at the Emerald Pharmaceuticals headquarters, when the giant companies were at war with the Enlightened Ones, and Apotokal Luce was killed by himself, Ye Nan did not hesitate, issued a declaration of war, brazenly mobilized his troops, and charged straight at the corporate alliance.

It seemed as if some kind of signal had been ignited.

From that moment on, the Vampsta Empire, the Council of Knowledge, the Beiting Defense Front... one force after another came out and decisively ignited the war. Even the "Society of Silents" which claimed to be absolutely objective and neutral was pointed out to be doing something in secret.

If we have to say which party is not involved, it would probably be [Eden].

This ideal utopia, known as the only pure land of Terra, has announced that it has entered a closed state and banned all outside visitors. For various reasons, major forces, including the Vanpusta Empire, have intentionally or unintentionally ignored it.

"--The Second Seven Lands War." Chakoro said word by word: "With the death of Apotokal Leus and your slumber as the dividing line, it has actually broken out."

"Jade Pharmaceuticals?" Song Shi suddenly asked.

"It's still there, and the stock price has even recovered a bit. If you compare it with the lowest price." When Cha Keluo mentioned this, he finally smiled, but only smiled for a moment, and then he became serious: "The real Jade Pharmaceutical no longer exists, but it has not disappeared either. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand. First-rate companies set standards, second-rate companies build brands, and third-rate companies provide services. It's nothing more than this."

Song Shi said lazily without thinking: "Although Apotoka is dead, the brand of Jade Pharmaceutical is still valuable enough."

The giant corporation [Emerald Pharmaceuticals] is one of the nine gods entrenched in the sky of the corporate alliance.

Just the four words "Jade Pharmaceuticals" represent a lot of meaning.

It is not only the classic products and outstanding technologies that have achieved brilliant market results, but also the brand effect accumulated over time. It is also an indisputable authority - Jade Pharmaceuticals has personally formulated many standards that are still used today in the industries of bioengineering, medicine, brain-computer interface, prosthetics, psycho-mentality, etc.

As all-out war begins, other companies urgently need to strengthen their capabilities.

Without Apotokal Leus, Emerald Pharmaceuticals was such an extremely tempting and juicy fruit, but even if other companies divided it up, they would not start over in a short time.

That would be too troublesome, too wasteful, and too inefficient. They just wanted Jade Pharmaceuticals to continue to operate normally - running it as a subsidiary under their umbrella, providing a steady stream of resources and providing generous blood transfusions.

"——Obviously, this is impossible."

Song Shi grabbed a handful of rain and sneered, "I'm afraid the dog's brain will be beaten out."

Chakoro had to admit: "You are telling the truth."

"In order to compete for Jade Pharmaceuticals, other giant companies have been escalating their efforts through commercial espionage, assassinations, armed wars, and equity transactions. The battle has been fierce, resulting in a large loss of talent and assets from Jade Pharmaceuticals. Although it has stopped now, the various departments of Jade Pharmaceuticals have been divided up and controlled separately, and the threat has been greatly reduced at the moment."

[Emerald Pharmaceuticals] The former glory in the fields of medicine and biology was built on the cooperation between it and its major subsidiaries, forming a vital organism. Now these parent company departments and subsidiaries have been destroyed and divided. Cooperation? Who still talks to you about cooperation?
What if you make money and I lose money, then wouldn’t I become your enemy?
Today's Jade Pharmaceuticals is no longer the supreme giant enterprise of the past, but just an empty shell with nothing to show for it, relying on its previous strong accumulation to barely delay its death. Even the former senior executives of the company have found new buyers one after another, waiting to make the last bit of gold from Jade Pharmaceuticals to create a better future for themselves.

"Apotoka Leus had some loyal confidants, but in just six months, they suffered heavy casualties and fell apart."

"When people leave, the tea gets cold, and the company falls apart."

Song Shi said casually, then suddenly remembered something and looked at the loom.

"Have you and Xu Yu received the inheritance of Jade Pharmaceuticals?"

"We have obtained most of it." The loom replied: "But the singularity technology - [artificial immortality]."

Song Shi understood: "He sank into the Abyss again, didn't he?"

"No." The loom said, "This singularity technology is also top secret within Emerald Pharmaceuticals. It was previously managed by Apotoca Leus. After his death, I'm afraid this technology will be lost."

It thought about it.

"Perhaps we can try to reverse-engineer it based on the samples, but no one knows which creatures or how many creatures Apotoca Leus has used this technology on. But in any case, the number of these 'immortals' cannot be large."

“Eternal Life”

Song Shi raised his head and let the rain lines pass through his pupils.

"Even Terra will collapse one day. Where does immortality come from?"

(End of this chapter)