A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 303 The Spirit Endures, Meeting an Old Friend

Hong Siya stood beside the corpse of the Skywalker, looking back at the long street that ran through the entire city, filled with the wreckage of machines.

The large ones are piled up like small mountains, while the small ones are spread on the ground, or even like a layer of gravel.

She had taken a little time to divert the river that Leopold had created in the battle and that Guan Luoyang had cleaved in two, directing it to a low-lying area in the mountains to prevent it from flowing into the city. Then she caught up quickly.

However, the two already had a significant difference in speed, and after that delay, Hong Siya had fallen far behind Guan Luoyang.

Just as she was about to continue chasing south, she suddenly heard the sound of water splashing behind her.

Boom!

Guan Luoyang placed the egg-shaped capsule on the ground, raised the knife in his hand, and said, "No wonder this knife seemed to move strangely just now. It was sensing you. You must be the current president of the Divine Continent Brotherhood Society."

"Yes."

Hong Siya looked carefully at Guan Luoyang, then at the dazzling knife in his hand. She had a lot to say, but things had priorities, so she turned her attention to the egg-shaped cabin first.

"Could this person be the creator of the crystallization virus?"

Seeing Guan Luoyang nod, Hong Siya quickly said, "This person is very important. Ba Ye has made so many preparations, he certainly won't let this go. Let's go back to the city and meet up with everyone."

Guan Luoyang tossed his sword forward, into the scabbard in Hong Siya's hand, and said, "No need to rush. It will take some time for the Eight Leaves to send someone. But the United Regime has already sent someone."

No sooner had he finished speaking than within three or four seconds, Fifth Mirror's figure arrived in the city.

When the three met, Hong Siya took the initiative to step forward and introduce them to each other.

"He's actually the first president of the Divine Land Brotherhood Society?"

Fifth Mirror exclaimed in surprise, "Mr. Guan..."

Guan Luoyang quickly waved his hand: "Wait, although I am indeed the first president of the Shenzhou Brotherhood Society, I have always felt that I have a very young mindset. Everyone should not pay too much attention to seniority and age."

He said to Hong Siya, "Don't worry about how to address me, just call me by my name."

Hong Siya shook her head seriously: "That won't do. It's fine with the old president and Mr. Fifth, but I'm a junior member of the Shenzhou Brotherhood Society, and I can't abandon basic etiquette."

Fifth Mingjing smiled and said, "Then I'll call you Mr. Guan. Mr. Guan, this time, you stopped those people from poisoning the signal tower at the border hospital, and you also went to great lengths to track down and bring back the culprit. You really deserve a proper thank you."

"Why don't you ask President Hong to accompany Mr. Guan back to the border town to rest and recover first, and then formally express your gratitude in the evening?"

Guan Luoyang waved his hand: "My injuries aren't serious. Aren't you injured too? Besides, aren't you planning to take this opportunity to bring this city-state back under the rule of the united government?"

Fifth Mirror said solemnly, "I do indeed have this plan."

"The remaining high-ranking officials in the five cities of Myanmar are no longer able to take responsibility for their people. Mr. Guan has also eliminated the Eight Leaves who occupied the area. If a new order is not established here in time, neither the chaos that may arise in the city nor the possibility of the Eight Leaves making a comeback will be a good outcome."

Fifth Mirror said, after a slight hesitation, "Actually, this city-state was completely recovered by Mr. Guan. If you intend to take charge of this city, then Mr. Guan can lead the talents from various departments of the Divine Continent Brotherhood Society to temporarily take over this place."

Guan Luoyang sensed his probing and smiled, "I have a pretty good impression of the United Government right now. I have no objection to the United Government sending people to take over this place."

"However, this place will likely become the border between the Eight Leaves and the United Regime in the future, so there will be a lot of pressure. I plan to stay here temporarily, and I can help out if needed."

Fifth Mirror said happily, "That would be perfect."

The Fifth Mirror arrived slowly because he mobilized a batch of psionic satellites to accompany him. With the support of these satellites, even though he had been injured before, he could still exert the level of ninth-level psionic energy.

After today's battle, Guan Luoyang was certain that his current level as a low-level six-star reincarnator, even when displaying his full strength, was only equivalent to the peak of level eight spiritual energy in this world.

Level 9 psionic energy should correspond to a mid-level six-star level.

However, Guan Luoyang is fully capable of fighting against these level nine psychics he has seen so far who have achieved this through technological means.

The Eight Leaves, having likely observed the situation here, refrained from launching a rash counterattack.

The ward where Dr. Jin Meng was located was handed over to the Fifth Mirror for safekeeping by Guan Luoyang.

Fifth Mirror sat directly on the treatment pod, channeled his spiritual energy, and rose off the ground, using it as his floating vehicle, following him wherever he went.

Before we knew it, night had fallen.

The coalition government dispatched batches of agents to take over the city-state, most of whom were technical personnel. They first restarted the city-state's electronic management system, transcribed and organized data, and so on.

Another group was responsible for restoring the city-state's power system.

Guan Luoyang, listening to the discussion in a corner of the city hall, said, "Leopold's organization seems to have someone who can directly hack into electronic programs and indirectly control the city's electricity. Is it alright to restore the power system now?"

Hong Siya said, "His level of electronic technology is so high that we can only do our best to check and take precautions. It's impossible to say that we can prevent it 100% in a short period of time."

"However, his methods consume a lot of energy, and given the current situation, there is no need to take action against this city."

The city hall is situated on higher ground, and looking out from the main entrance, you can see the streetlights of the surrounding streets gradually coming on.

In some places, cheers seemed to be faintly heard.

In this era, electricity has become an integral part of people's lives, and restoring urban power is indeed the best way to appease the public and rebuild order.

Guan Luoyang nodded, then sighed, "I know so little about technical matters. After today's battle, I'll inevitably have to fight against them in the future, so I should really learn more."

Hong Siya smiled and said, "I can help the old president register an account so that he can easily access various information. Actually, it's not necessary to have an in-depth understanding; just understanding some basic knowledge is enough, such as how much energy a certain technology consumes, what types of common combat machines there are, and what their weaknesses are, etc."

Since they met, Hong Siya has never asked Guan Luoyang where he has been for the past three hundred years, but it is clear that Guan Luoyang lacks "common sense" about the technology of this era.

"Also, since the old president is used to using this knife, he should keep it."

Hong Siya held the sword and its sheath upright in both hands and handed it to Guan Luoyang.

Guan Luoyang took the knife and said, "I do find this knife very easy to use. There's a vaguely familiar sword spirit within it. Is there any origin to it?"

Inside the city hall, all the lights came on one after another, and the busy operators projected 3D touch screens, swiping, zooming in and out, and dragging and pulling the screens.

The noise from the crowd grew increasingly louder.

Hong Siya said, "Let's go for a walk first, and talk as we go."

The two went outside, avoiding the main roads, and strolled along the side streets and alleys.

The moon, fragmented into pieces, hung large and bright in the sky, casting its light.

Hong Siya started talking about the knife.

The knife is made of a mixture of pearl steel, gold, copper, and titanium. Although it cannot be compared to Mars alloy by today's standards, it is still considered a first-class material.

In the era when this knife was forged, it was made of top-quality casting materials.

The person who forged this knife was Xu Ziping, the third-generation president of the company, who was also the one who was taught the Golden Eyebrow Knife and Plum Blossom Step by Guan Luoyang.

After Guan Luoyang passed away, Kong Qingyun took over as president of the Shenzhou Brotherhood Society. When Kong Qingyun was 100 years old, he attempted to break through several times, but all attempts ended in failure. The accumulated mental damage was beyond medical help, and on his deathbed, he asked Xu Ziping to take over as the third president.

About 10 years after Xu Ziping took over as president, in 2150 AD, an internal strife broke out in the Shenzhou Brotherhood Society. Xu Ziping fled and disappeared, and the fourth president took over.

After receiving the news, Yan Zhen sent people to search for Xu Ziping. They obtained evidence and tokens, and then sent a capable disciple back with Xu Ziping's knife to kill the fourth-generation president and set things right.

That person was the fifth-generation president, Professor Jiang Si's son, Jiang Nianzi, who was also Jiang Zisheng's grandfather.

Hong Siya said, "President Jiang has served as president for a hundred years and has also worn this knife for a hundred years, constantly innovating the Golden Eyebrow Knife and the Plum Blossom Step."

"President Jiang's cultivation went very smoothly. With his lifespan, he could have lived to this day. However, during the great catastrophe more than fifty years ago, natural disasters occurred frequently."

"President Jiang led a team to deal with the signs of a tsunami in the coastal area using psychic resonance technology. They persisted for a long time and although they managed to quell the typhoon and tsunami, the entire team was also depleted of psychic energy and fell into brain death."

Hong Siya looked at the knife. "The spiritual energy on this knife is the sword intent spirit you mentioned, old president. It was completely solidified in the blade after that disaster."

Guan Luoyang looked at the knife in his hand, activated the Silent Listening to the Mortal World technique, and sensed the spirit within the knife.

Along the coast, dark clouds covered the sky, torrential rain poured down, and huge waves surged.

A large group of people, men, women, and children, stood on the rocks.

This is the memory of the sword. In Guan Luoyang's silent perception of the mortal world, the faces of everyone are very clear.

Looking at these faces alone, Guan Luoyang couldn't tell which one was "Little Jiang," who had a bad relationship with his father and didn't want to study properly.

All he could see was that the knife was held in the hand of a gray-haired, dark-skinned, gaunt man in a black shirt.

Those people seemed to have become accustomed to dealing with natural disasters. There were no exciting speeches, but a similar determination was reflected in their different faces.

A huge wave crashed onto the shore, engulfing the people, and the light of psionic resonance erupted in the seawater.

When the dark clouds dissipated, the sea receded completely, and the sunlight shone down again, all the people on the reef had fallen, leaving only the knife embedded in the rock, still gleaming.

The illusion dissipated, and Guan Luoyang remained silent for a while.

"Back then, I talked to him about heroes... and he really did become a hero."

Guan Luoyang sighed, "Since this knife has such significance and has already been passed down to you, perhaps you should continue to pass it on."

Hong Siya shook her head and said, "A knife should be used in battle. Neither the knife maker nor the knife itself wants to be reduced to a mere token. It's certain that you, old president, will experience many more and more important battles in the future. From any perspective, this knife should rightfully remain in your hands."

She stopped and suddenly laughed, "When the people of China are united in brotherhood, the world will be at peace."

"Actually, there's an inside rumor that this knife was originally forged to commemorate you, the old president. The length of the blade, the length of the handle, and the center of gravity were all designed based on your fighting habits back then. With my height and arm length and Grandpa Jiang's height, it's not so easy for us to hold this knife."

Guan Luoyang had already sensed it; the shape of this knife was indeed particularly suited to his knife-wielding habits, as if it had been tailor-made for him.

A person walked towards them under the streetlights.

"This is not a rumor, it's a fact. The blueprints for this knife were drawn by me back then."

The silver-haired old man in a suit and shirt walked over with a smile, opening his arms as if to hug her, "President Guan, it's been a long time."

(End of this chapter)