In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 425 Nanosuits and the Sorcerer Supreme's Succession Ceremony

"Okay, let's arrange it that way then."

Shimizu nodded slightly.

"I'll send a message to notify a few directors to come over for... huh?"

Just as Zhao Fangxu took his phone out of his pocket, it rang.

"Hey, Lao Gao, what's up?"

As soon as Zhao Fangxu answered the phone, he hadn't exchanged more than a few words when he suddenly looked up at Qingshui.

"Old Bi just transferred some of the guards watching over Ma Xianhong. In addition... Gao Erzhuang followed some suspicious clues discovered by Liu Zhenguo and found that Old Bi and Yaoxing Society had a large number of interest transfer relationships."

It's now almost certain that Lao Bi is the traitor among the higher-ups.

Zhao Fangxu said in a heavy tone.

"Then...shouldn't we prepare to close the net?"

Shimizu looked at Zhao Fangxu and said.

“Xu Si is here right now, let him lead the team. I’ll also transfer Xiao Zizai and the company’s security team to him. I’ll tell him to make sure he gets the evidence.”

Zhao Fangxu sighed helplessly, his voice filled with regret and confusion, and then immediately made a phone call to Xu Si.

After the call ends.

"Want one?"

Fatty Zhao pulled a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from his pocket.

"You can smoke, I don't touch cigarettes or alcohol."

Shimizu shook his head.

Fatty Zhao nodded, lit a cigarette, and started puffing away.

"I don't know."

Zhao Fangxu said:

"Old Bi is my old subordinate. He even joined when Xu Xiang and I first started the company. At that time, he was about the same age as Zhang Chulan, around twenty years old."

He was someone I personally promoted.

This kid is talented, intelligent, daring, and quick to improve. In just over twenty years, he has become the top general of the All-Knowing Sect, with outstanding military achievements. Apart from the two heroes and those old guys, there are few extraordinary people in the country who can defeat him. So after consulting with the higher-ups, I promoted him to the board of directors.

Most of the older directors of the same generation, like Xu Xiang, passed away because they suffered too many injuries when they were young. Only the youngest, Xiao Su, and myself, Zhao Fangxu, who has never been on the front line and fought anyone's life, are left.

Xiao Fei, Bo Ren, You Long, and Xu Lao Si, along with the other regional heads, are the successors I've chosen. You Long has already taken a big step ahead.

He currently holds a high position of power in the company, and given his youth and prime of life, he has the potential to advance further in the future, making his future very promising.

I don't understand why he would associate with those people. Having connections is fine, but he shouldn't have gotten himself involved.

Zhao Fangxu's tone was full of regret.

Bi Youlong was a senior executive in the company whom he personally cultivated. He made great contributions and could even be considered one of Zhao Fangxu's potential successors.

From a young man to a director of NaDuTong, over twenty years have passed. Even if their relationship doesn't quite reach the level of father and son, their bond is undoubtedly very deep.

"What I can't understand is what kind of leverage those people had over him that made him make this choice."

Zhao Fangxu flicked his cigarette butt, his face full of worry.

"Chairman Zhao, do you still remember Chai Yan?"

Suddenly, Shimizu said.

"remember."

Zhao Fangxu turned around and began to recall details related to Chai Yan, and soon remembered some things.

"You mean, Lao Bi and Chai Yan's consciousness and memories... have been altered?"

Zhao Fangxuri's eyes widened, then he quickly realized what was happening.

"Is it the Yaoxing Society? Qu Tong? What kind of trick is this? Could it be..."

"Hmm, the Eight Extraordinary Skills, Dual-Handed Techniques. This woman is related to Duanmu Ying. I guess she is a cyborg created by Duanmu Ying, a cyborg created to seek revenge and achieve some other goals. Ma Xianhong's brain must have been modified by her."

"If one's sexual cultivation is not high, or one's willpower is not strong enough, or one has mental flaws, one should be able to control both hands."

Zhao Fangxu's expression immediately darkened.

Bi Youlong is very strong. He can't compare to the two heroes and those old monsters, but he is definitely no less than the top masters like Feng Zhenghao and Chen Jinkui.

Chai Yan is half a level below, but still surpasses the vast majority of superhumans in the world.

If even experts like them are at risk of being controlled, what about others?

Especially those who are not extraordinary individuals, yet hold high positions...

"So Chai Yan attacked you under Qu Tong's manipulation back then, and she wanted to bring you under her control at that time?"

"Yes, otherwise why would I target them like this?"

Zhao Fangxu remained silent for a few seconds, then threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stomped it out.

"Professor Zhuo, I need to inform the higher-ups about this matter and mobilize all available resources to capture Qu Tong. We cannot tolerate such dangerous methods."

No one would want the ability of the Dual-Handed Technique, which can alter a person's soul and modify their consciousness, to exist.

Even a powerful figure like the Celestial Master, or a person of power with many experts protecting them.

Even if you are very strong, and the people around you are strong enough to protect you, what about the others around you?
There aren't that many masters in this world, nor is there a single master who can protect everyone.

Qu Tong's abilities would make all the experts and powerful figures wary, and they would spare no expense to try to eliminate her.

"Do you need help?"

"No need. I know you are very strong and have many methods, perhaps not much worse than the Old Celestial Master. But your status is different after all. If you were to do this kind of thing, what use would it be if you were good at everything?"

You have no idea, but after the higher-ups found out about your impulsive trip to Biyou Village last time, I, Old Zhao, got a real scolding from them.

But don't worry, the company has considerable resources, and in such a large country like ours, our resources far exceed your imagination.

Zhao Fangxu shook his head and refused.

"Alright, I'm going back to rest now. Just send over the results of the board meeting and stuff. I have one small request: if you have the chance, bring back the sacred tree from Nathan Island for me to study. If you can't bring it back, at least cut off a branch or a root."

"Understood." Zhao Fangxu waved his hand and turned to leave.

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[Current luck value: 87.66%]

Marvel World.

Shimizu yawned, changed out of her pajamas, and went to the laboratory.

In the very center of the laboratory, a brand-new suit of armor rests quietly on the mechanical table.

"Sir, Electro-Optical 3 completed its assembly according to the established procedure at 4:43:51 AM today. The current total number of Battle Armor Nanobots is..."

Witteus recited a series of numbers.

Shimizu rubbed his eyes, looking at the Lightning III battle armor in front of him with great pleasure.

The overall design of this suit of armor is not much different from the previous two suits, but it has already achieved a generational leap in technology.

Tony Stark has developed nanotechnology to a very high level.

He may have kept some secrets from himself, but he did indeed share the core technology as agreed.

After thoroughly understanding the technology, Shimizu immediately began working on the construction of Denko-3.

Perhaps due to their own accumulated technical expertise, Stark's nanotechnology was far superior to Shimizu's expectations.

He modified the molecular processing plant technology and integrated it into the new technology. Through molecular-level processing, he manufactured units as small as a few hundred nanometers, with a diameter less than one-hundredth of the smallest visible size. Each unit has a built-in small drive unit and nanoprocessor, which are manipulated by microwave resonant signals.

While a single nanobot may not have high computing power, multiple nanobots combined together can be assembled into various forms, such as computers, like liquid metal. With the addition of some portable accessories, they can basically meet the needs.

Because the processing is done at the molecular level, not only can metals with hardness like gold-titanium alloys be processed, but even vibranium, as long as it has a basic physical structure, can theoretically be processed.

However, the processing is quite difficult and slow, and Shimizu only added a small amount of the newly purchased vibranium.

This part weighs less than 100 grams in total.

With a gentle touch of his palm, the entire suit of armor flowed onto Qing Shui's body like a tide, completing the outfit in the blink of an eye.

With a thought, the armor wriggled and flipped outwards again, disappearing under the clothes.

"It's a bit heavy, but it's powered by an arc reactor, so it won't affect normal operations."

Shimizu stretched his body and then opened the panel.

[Puppet Name]: Lightning No. 3
[Comprehensive Specifications]:
Height: Variable (0.3-2.2 meters)
Weight: 184.55kg
Materials: Gold-titanium alloy nano-insects, hydrogen-filled palladium metal...

Energy: Arc Reactor
Operation method: Chakra threads, intelligent AI system
[Puppet Rating]: S-
[Overall Evaluation]: A nano-intelligent puppet that can be worn on the body. It is a masterpiece with extremely excellent performance and is a super puppet that almost surpasses the puppetry system.

S- rating!
Without relying on extraordinary metals or completing the transformation into a magical artifact, it reached the S- rating of a puppet.

"Perhaps after it is fully transformed into a magical artifact, Lightning Three can also become an S-class puppet."

Shimizu felt that he needed to speed up the tech tree development on the main side, and he could spare the time now.

The reason we didn't speed things up before was because we were worried about forcing things to grow too fast.

However, a new generation of puppeteers, led by Sasori, has been cultivated. Under his promotion as a candidate for Kazekage, various related ideas and scientific thinking have been widely disseminated. Even if he doesn't promote them in the future, they can still maintain positive development.

At this point, there's no need to worry too much about it. Just take the things that aren't suitable for teaching now and teach them.

In the present-day Sunagakure, if they don't teach, no one can force them.

At that time, he only needs to rely on the enormous amount of chakra and abundant energy brought by his perfect demonic body to create several shadow clones in one go, which will greatly speed up the process.

Imagine if Sunagakure could field an army of ninjas equipped with arc reactors—a veritable Iron Man of the ninja world—with even their worst puppets being S-rank nanobots and their main puppets being S-rank nanobots that had been transformed into magical artifacts. What chance would Konoha have then?

After briefly testing the performance of Electro-Optical 3, Shimizu went to Hill's place to deal with the backlog of things from the past two days, and then arrived at Kamar-Tek at just the right time.

Kamar-Tek is very lively right now.

As the inauguration ceremony for the new Sorcerer Supreme was about to begin, various magical factions on Earth wept with joy, wholeheartedly submitting to the new master, and sent their gifts to witness the ceremony.

Yes, Shimizu is definitely convinced.

“Oh dear, Princess Ygrine, the Ancient One often told me about the beauty of Avalon when she was still alive. It’s a pity that she never saw the gems of the Holy Family or the sun gold of the Temple of the Sun before she died…”

“Supreme Master, it seems we also presented the same gift when the previous Supreme Master ascended to the throne three hundred years ago.”

Princess Avalon, dressed in a light blue outfit, smiled politely.

"Ah? Is that so..."

"However, the portion of yours is twice that of the one from three hundred years ago..."

"Hey hey hey! My portion isn't twice as much as the Ancient One's, at most it's 1.9 times. But I'll shamelessly accept this little bit more. Hey you, Strange, yes, take Princess Igraine to the VIP seats!"

Shimizu laughed and greeted them, then continued walking toward the next target with a smile.

“Your Majesty! I will entertain Master Fang He, ahahaha... Master Gu Yi often mentioned you to me when she was still alive, Master Fang He…”

“Um… Master Walter, I have never met the former Sorcerer Supreme…”

"Hey, what's the big deal? The Ancient One has long admired you, especially since... what's your magical specialty again?"

"My hometown doesn't have many local specialties, but this Devil's Ash..."

"Ten grams of Demon Ash? The quality... is not bad. Your Majesty, you continue to entertain Master Fang He, I will go and greet the other guests."

Shimizu, still smiling, walked toward each of the guests.

"So you're scholars from the Natural Order. When the Ancient One was alive, she had long admired those who maintained the Natural Order, especially your geometric crystals..."

"Master Wayne? I didn't expect you to be here too. Before the Ancient One died..."

Shimizu was overjoyed.

There aren't many people from the mystical world on Earth, but when they gather together, there are still quite a few.

The quantity of various materials on the magic side may not be small, but they are not easy to collect. Even the less valuable magic materials still have some value.

Not to mention that this time, the various forces sent quite a lot, and Shimizu has made a fortune.

Of course, he didn't just accept gifts; there were also return gifts. Everyone who came received a rechargeable magical artifact made of runic magic, and Shimizu would preach during the ceremony to help the mages who came.

By now, Shimizu's magical foundation has reached a considerable level. Thanks to the Time Stone, he has read through all the magical books in Kamar-Tekki. Even though some spells require the power of dimensional demons to be cast, which Shimizu did not study in depth, he can still guide most mages in terms of theory.

(End of this chapter)