Under One Person, Engage in Black Technology

Chapter 201 Combination of Work and Rest

After a rigorous academic exchange lasting over forty minutes, Liu Ke saw that Ma Xianhong's state of mind had also calmed down, so he used the communicator in his mind to 'quietly' communicate with several people of superior talent in Biyou Village, asking them to send someone over.

While Qiu Rang, still suffering from a severe cold and looking pale and exhausted, led several villagers to carry Village Chief Ma back...

When Village Chief Ma saw this, he could only sigh and remain silent. He obediently lay down on the stretcher and was carried away.

Of course, before leaving, Village Chief Ma still said to Liu Ke in a very formal tone, "Brother Liu, allow me to think this over carefully."

After hearing this, Liu Ke simply nodded and said, "It's alright. Too much has happened today, so it's understandable that you can't calm down and think things through. You should get some rest."

Although Lao Ma did not give a definite answer regarding the "recruitment" matter, Liu Ke was indeed not in a hurry, because judging from Lao Ma's various reactions tonight, Liu Ke's proposal was indeed attractive to him.

In Liu Ke's view, the reason why Village Chief Ma did not directly agree to his proposal was mostly because he was wearing an official's skin.

Yes, just like in many martial arts novels and fantasy stories, most of the extraordinary figures and heroes in the martial arts world have little interest in becoming 'lackeys of the imperial court'.

At least... judging from the big data, for those outside the four provinces, whether they yearn for freedom or are used to being unrestrained, the official system is not particularly attractive to them.

Therefore, Liu Ke had anticipated that even if the situation had been optimized, Lao Ma would not blindly submit to him and would still need to consider and discuss it further.

Especially since... the other party also has a 'Sister Ma' with an extremely secretive identity, who, according to common sense, would most likely become a 'guiding light' on the other party's life path.

Therefore, when Village Chief Ma said he needed to think about it some more, Liu Ke agreed without hesitation—he knew that Village Chief Ma needed time to think things through.

As Village Chief Ma was being carried away on an eight-person stretcher, looking haggard, Liu Ke glanced at the "map" in his mind—a composite image created from the combined perspectives of hundreds of drones.

Although Nadutong and Biyou Village had finished their fight and were in a peaceful truce, Liu Ke didn't dare let the drone rest, given the chicken-stealing incident by Quanxing Gong Qing at Longhu Mountain, and to prevent any unknown person from suddenly attacking and injuring people, so he kept it hanging on.

As a result, with the help of the 'Marvel Map', Liu quickly found the location of the people from Na Du Tong, and then turned around and started walking towards the distant forest.

……

Humans, as creatures, ultimately need a balance between work and rest. For Liu Ke, the most important thing about "handling" this matter today is to have a showdown with Lao Ma, which is what is meant by "work."

Although things took a few twists and turns at the end, and there was no certainty that the matter would succeed, but...

He's done everything he was supposed to do, so there's no need to be impatient or relentless anymore. He should just relax a bit and do something he wants to do, something that's not really important.

At this moment, Liu Ke's so-called "leisure" was simply to meet with those people from Na Du Tong again, in a position where he had no political stance.

Yes, although Liu Ke supported Biyou Village and fought with the company because of the 'greater good' and for a better tomorrow...

This excuse might work for the company, but it's not so effective for ordinary temporary workers—after all, no matter how eloquently they put it, the end result is that Liu Ke interfered with their task, making them work for nothing.

Furthermore, since the 'temporary workers' are in an awkward buyer's market, Liu Ke's intervention has only added to their risk of returning to the board of directors' management due to mission failure.

At least, all the temporary workers, except for the clarinet worker, were quite worried about this.

Based on this, Liu Ke felt he should go and visit those people. After all, when he was stuck in the "cannibal" cave in Myanmar, these temporary workers risked their lives to save him.

not to mention……

The temporary workers from NaDuTong were gathered there because of Chen Duo; that girl's 'affair' wasn't over yet. Although Liu Ke told Lao Meng he wouldn't get involved, however…

That doesn't mean he didn't want to see the course of this... tragic girl's life story.

With the help of the drone, and because Chen Duo's current hiding place was not too far from the village, Liu Ke only spent about twenty minutes to reach the location where Na Du Tong and his group were hiding.

Upon arriving at this location, Liu Ke first used his prosthetic eye to survey the area. As he expected, the temporary workers who had been battered and bruised by the steel armor were now full of energy again—the vitality and regenerative ability of the superhumans were indeed strong. In just one hour, apart from some dirt and dust, there was no trace of injury on their bodies.

Oh, except for the clarinet. This guy's forehead was flicked with a stone by Zhong Xiaolong earlier, and he bled quite a bit. Although the wound has healed, the blood has dried, making him look rather pitiful on his face.

……

As Liu Ke slowly approached the group of people from Na Du Tong, these temporary workers were also surrounding Chen Duo.

As for Chen Duo, she seemed like a teenage girl addicted to the internet, playing games on her phone in landscape mode, completely oblivious to her surroundings.

Although it was nighttime and they were more than forty meters apart, these temporary workers were all experts among the supernatural beings. With their Qi, it wasn't too difficult for them to see through Chen Duo's current state and actions.

As a result, they were also quite confused about Chen Duo's current behavior, and they whispered to each other on the private radio frequency.

Wang Zhenqiu: "This... well, there's an old saying that goes, 'A turtle that doesn't move is a bastard,' but according to Erzhuang, Chen Duo has been there for almost two hours. What is she doing? Is she playing a mobile game?"

Clarinet: "Heh, so curious? Go ahead and ask if you dare! But... don't blame me for not warning you, that guy was a bit of a troublemaker, but he also knows how to give face to others, and he certainly wouldn't let us lose our lives."

"This person right now... is a 'colleague' who plays with Gu poison. Once the Gu is on us, we don't know if we can stop it."

After hearing this, Wang Zhenqiu did not refute it, but just chuckled softly.

Old Meng glanced at the bloodstains on the tip of the black tube and said, "Guan'er, is your injury... alright?"

Just then, Black Pipe coughed a few times on the radio and said, "It's alright. Although the last sonic attack was a bit too 'intense,' it won't leave any aftereffects."

"However, if I were to fight that Village Chief Ma for another ten or more rounds, I'm afraid I would really be seriously injured."

"Fortunately, our 'Lord Liu' saw that things were about to be settled and stopped. I guess... in the end, he was the one who had the armored vehicle replace the pilot."

"After the change, although it looked like they were 'unstoppable,' the injuries they actually inflicted on us weren't that serious."

Hearing this, Wang Zhenqiu interjected, "Actually, it's thanks to Brother Xiao and Bao Bao's quick thinking. They both knew when to retreat, unlike us two, who had to grit our teeth and shamelessly offer ourselves up to get beaten up." Xiao Zizai couldn't help but chuckle after hearing this. He adjusted his glasses, casually plucked a handful of leaves, crumpled them, and threw them on the ground, saying, "I have no interest in fighting those... machines."

After hearing this, Wang Zhenqiu said, "Haha, Brother Xiao isn't enthusiastic about our Iron Man at all; he can't 'ignite' his fighting spirit."

Hearing this, Black Pipe shook his head and said, "Not everyone is like us, wanting to test our skills against something we can't possibly win against."

After saying that, the smile on Hei Guan'er's face faded, and he asked, "Everyone, are you all at your seats?"

After he asked the question, the radio operators immediately replied that they had all arrived at their designated locations.

He then said, "Now that we've rested enough, let's be fully alert and prepare to move forward."

"However... I have to say in advance that I've used up a lot of my Qi. If I use it to defend against the invasion of Gu poison in my meridians, I won't be able to play any offense at all; I'll just have to coast along."

After hearing this, Old Meng broke out in a sweat and said, "Well, in my opinion, it shouldn't be necessary to fight, right?"

"Maybe... a fight won't break out? We were fighting fiercely with the people in Biyou Village before, and Chen Duo didn't help Ma Xianhong. There might be some hidden story or a turning point in things!"

After hearing this, Hei Guan'er exchanged a glance with Wang Zhenqiu, then sighed, nodded, and did not refute it.

Seeing this, Old Meng breathed a sigh of relief. Once they had covered the required distance, he said, "We've covered about the right distance. Shall we show ourselves first?"

"If we really have to take action later, I'll deal with the Gu poison. You guys use ranged attacks to subdue her first, and then take advantage of the situation to subdue her!"

When Wang Zhenqiu heard the other party volunteer, he raised an eyebrow and said, "Old Meng, not bad! You have this trick up your sleeve?"

Old Meng adjusted his glasses and began circulating his Qi throughout his body to warm up. He said, "Fortunately, I also read the company's documents regarding the Gu poison used by the Medicine Immortal Society back then."

"My beast taming skills have thus...extended to a level that was originally unattainable."

"Although its effect on Chen Duo's [Gu Body Saint Child] primordial Gu... well, it's a bit weak. But it still has some resistance. At least, compared to you, I have more..."

"Uh... Ahhh?"

Old Meng's words of volunteering were only halfway through when he was suddenly interrupted by his own loud shouting.

The reason is simple: these men, just like the old A training camp in the TV series "Soldiers' Assault," were practicing crawling.

Feng Baobao, who seemed to be the most seriously injured with several broken bones in her chest, suddenly took three steps at a time and walked straight towards Chen Duo.

This move completely stunned the others.

Hei Guan said urgently in a low voice, "Zhang Chulan, you... what time is it? Aren't you going to control your Heavenly Soldiers?!"

Just as the members of the All-Knowing team were urgently dividing up the tasks, another voice suddenly came from the radio.

"Why are you all so worried? If Chen Duo wanted to fight you, she would have just run away. Why is she still here? Waiting for you to run into a tree?"

Upon hearing this voice, everyone from Na Du Tong was taken aback.

They recognized the voice; it was none other than Liu Ke.

"How did you come?"

Upon seeing Liu Ke arrive, the temporary workers were not too surprised, and Wang Zhenqiu simply asked.

Liu Ke replied directly, "I've finished talking over there, so I thought I'd come and see you all, and see Chen Duo."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhenqiu chuckled a few times on the radio and said, "Oh dear, you've just got a good laugh. We made such a big fuss, and in the end..."

Just as this "southwest cancer" was speaking, Feng Baobao happened to walk up to Chen Duo and start looking at Chen Duo's phone.

Upon seeing this, Wang Zhenqiu's pupils contracted slightly, and he said, "In the end, we're the ones who are fools."

Seeing Chen Duo and Feng Baobao chatting so "very amicably" without any sign of fighting, the others felt both amused and relieved.

They already knew the power of the Primal Gu from the materials distributed by the company. This method was truly deadly; if you were to come into contact with it, you would need ten or even a hundred times the amount of Qi to suppress it.

In the eyes of the temporary workers, since Chen Duo was so difficult to deal with, it would be best to resolve the issue peacefully, since their only goal was to get Chen Duo back.

Now that Feng Baobao had begun normal negotiations with Chen Duo, after about five or six breaths, the other temporary workers gave up their plan to continue wearing ghillie suits and instead stood up and moved towards Chen Duo.

Among them, Old Meng first showed the most relaxed expression, then walked a little further forward and asked, "Chen Duo... what exactly are you doing here?"

Chen Duo ignored him and only replied after witnessing her Bubble Bobble game reach a dead end with Feng Baobao: "I'll wait for you here!"

Then, the Gu-body Saint Child raised his head and asked, "Have you dealt with Village Chief Ma yet?"

After this...in a sense quite innocent girl asked this question, everyone at NaDuTong fell silent.

However, one of the excellent qualities of becoming an adult is having a thick skin, so Hei Guan immediately interrupted and asked, "Bao, what's going on between you and... Chen Duo?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Duo answered for Feng Baobao, "The night before, she came to see me alone and asked me about it again..."

"Then, she asked me..."

(End of this chapter)