Atlas of Heaven and Man

Upon arriving at the Shutianxia Hotel, Chen Chuan requested a private room with a panoramic view of the central city's nightscape. He ordered dishes via the interface, and before long, steaming dishes were brought up.

Wu Han happily picked up a piece of braised pork, a tantalizing mix of lean and fat, its surface glistening. Taking a bite, its texture was soft, glutinous, fragrant, and tender. The skin was slightly sticky yet offered a satisfying chewiness, and the juices instantly flooded his mouth. He exclaimed, "Delicious! This flavor is no worse than Yangzhi's!"

Chen Chuan said, "Some of the water used here is said to be transported from Yangzhi. This is the only hotel in Central City that does this."

Wu Han had a realization and said, "No wonder I said it tasted a bit familiar; this is the right flavor."

Wu Han pondered for a moment, "It sounds like I've heard of them somewhere?" Then he remembered, "The last time I went on a mission with you, Junior Brother, it seems we ran into this company, right?"

Chen Chuan nodded, "It's them."

Wu Han said, "This company seems very arrogant. Heh, the Molan Company used to be like this. I don't think it will last long."

Chen Chuan said, "These companies are similar to us combatants in some ways, in that they either advance or retreat.

It's just that the environment they are in doesn't allow them to stop. They will try every means to expand their own ecological environment. In the end, either they will devour others, or others will devour them."

At the mention of eating, Wu Han's craving came back. He turned his head and realized that in the time it took to say just a few words, most of the large plate of braised pork had been silently devoured by Wei Dong.

He quickly picked up his chopsticks, "Hey, kid, eat slower, leave some for me."

Chen Chuan smiled and tapped a few times on the interface, ordering a few more plates for them.

As plates of dishes were continuously brought up, the two of them let loose and ate their fill, their mouths greasy with satisfaction, and they couldn't help but exclaim how wonderful it was.

When they were with Wu Yi or on missions, they would eat nutrient paste. This stuff was very filling, and they rarely went to restaurants to eat. It wasn't that they couldn't afford the money; they earned a lot from commissions in Yangzhi. It was mainly because eating out wasted time.

The extra hour or two they could do more commissions and do more training. It was completely less time-consuming and labor-saving than a few nutrient pastes, and the nutrition and energy provided by these ordinary people's meals were not as comprehensive as nutrient pastes, so at most they would occasionally improve their taste during leisure time.

After dinner, both of them were contentedly holding drinks, came to the window to look at the night view below, pointing and arguing.

When Chen Chuan was paying the bill using the interface, the hotel platform gave a prompt, telling him that the Border Fusion Company's account had already paid the bill on his behalf.

He checked and found that the Fusion Border Company had an account connected to the Central City public service platform. As the company's chief security consultant, during the New Year period, as long as he consumed in various service places in Central City, the company would pay for him up to a certain limit, which was considered a company benefit.

He also checked the company's platform and found that everything had been normal for the past month. Meng Shu hadn't encountered any attacks during her travels either. The Ferris Wheel Company obviously didn't intend to target her anymore, so the previous attack, including this one, was likely all directed at him.

He also flipped through the news of the past month, especially on the edge channel, and found that there seemed to be nothing particularly noteworthy besides the daily violent conflict programs in various parts of Central City.

However, when he saw the bottom, a voice message caught his attention. After the New Year, the number of airships in the various district ports seemed to have increased significantly, and there were also more ocean-going ships docked in the ports than in previous years.

He thought for a moment, whether airships or ships, in addition to military use, the rest can participate in the transaction and transportation of bulk materials and even a large number of people.

This situation shows that Central City is not as unchanged as it seems on the surface, but is preparing and brewing something, but it is far away from ordinary people, or the upper layers have deliberately blocked the news.

After reading it, he picked up the hot drink on the table and drank it, then took Wu Han and Wei Dong away from the hotel and drove to his residence in Wuding District, planning to let Wu Han live there tonight.

Although the Shutianxia Hotel also has guest rooms, it requires citizen status, and non-citizens are not accepted at all. It is better to live in his own place, and by the way, he can take two people to recognize the place.

After taking the two to the residence, Wu Han exclaimed again: "Junior Brother, you have such a big house in Central City? Are the students of the General Academy so good at making money?"

Chen Chuan said, "Most of the students in the General Academy are recommended students, and their families are relatively well-off, but the source of my house is different. I will tell you in detail when I have time in the future. There is a training room on the fourth floor. If Senior Brother and Wei Dong feel restless, you can go there to move around later."

Wei Dong's attention was immediately attracted, and he said eagerly: "Is it the same training room as in the dormitory?"

Chen Chuan said, "The area is roughly the same, but the functions are very different. The field resources of the General Academy are not comparable to the outside. You will know when you have used it."

He took the two of them around here, and then took them to see the "Ever Victorious General" in the garage with the flag on top.

Wu Han exclaimed, and went forward and circled the car, "This car matches my temperament very well, Junior Brother, I have to get one to drive in the future, Ever Victorious General, this name is also good, very meaningful, very suitable for me."

Chen Chuan said with a smile, "If you like it, go up and try it. I don't usually drive this car, as long as you don't drive it out."

Wu Han shook his head and said, "No, Wei Dong has always been clumsy, don't break it."

Wei Dong said strangely: "Why would I break it?"

Wu Han chuckled and said, "If it's not you, who else? Remember the last time we seized that car, you drove it, right? It overturned seven or eight times along the way, and what did it look like when it arrived at the destination? The person who collected the car looked at us with disgust."

Chen Chuan smiled. At this time, a flash appeared on his interface. He took a look and saw that Ni Qianqian was contacting him, so he walked to the side.

"Sister Ni?"

Ni Qianqian's voice came out, "Little Brother Chen, the bureau has received your report. The superiors attach great importance to it and are currently investigating. When another team of us chased down the other convoy during the day, we found the car parked there, but the people had already withdrawn.

The Union Power Heavy Drive badge on it was temporarily affixed, and we have already notified Union Power Heavy Drive to let them prove it."

Chen Chuan responded. It was highly likely that Union Power Heavy Drive hadn't done it, but since the Processing Bureau had this excuse, they certainly wouldn't let it go easily. By the way, they could also let Union Power Heavy Drive use their power to investigate together. After all, all companies hate this kind of behavior of misappropriating other companies' names.

"The sources of those combat personnel who attacked you are different. We checked their identities and found that some came from the outer ocean, some came from the Sheini Peninsula, and some came from the Linnaeus Federation.

The combat implants on these people are all products from abroad, and it can be determined that they are uniformly customized. The two Third Limit combatants are ostensibly foreigners hired from the platform, but the two people's past experiences of being funded are very obscure, which instead shows that they have similar backgrounds.

We did a residual bio-field test on them, and these two people should have lived at sea for a period of time in the past.

Combining the previous situation, the analysis department analyzed that the mastermind behind the scenes is very likely the Ferris Wheel Company."

Speaking of this, she snorted, "In fact, without their analysis, I can guess it. Who else is there besides the Ferris Wheel? They have been the most active recently."

Chen Chuan asked: "Sister Ni, how is the bureau going to handle this matter?"

Ni Qianqian said: "The matter is not small. After all, it is a blatant attack on government officials on the national highway. Currently, the bureau has reported it and applied for a strict review of the Ferris Wheel Company. It is said that the superiors are holding a meeting to study it. Wait for the results. This is not a matter of a day or two."

Chen Chuan nodded, "Thank you, Sister Ni, for the notification."

Ni Qianqian said: "Thank you for what? The bureau should give you an explanation for this matter. You can rest assured on vacation outside. I will keep an eye on it. I will notify you of any progress."

Chen Chuan thanked him again, said that he would invite Ni Qianqian to dinner another day, and then ended the call. At this time, seeing that it was late, he didn't want to go back to the Xuangong Building, so after arranging guest rooms for Wei Dong and Wu Han, he returned to the study on the top floor alone.

He took out the broken knife from the day, and as soon as he held it in his hand, he felt the same feeling as during the day.

He turned the handle of the knife in front of him and saw that there was a pin on it. He pulled it out and found something flickering in the gap under the light. At the same time, his mind was clear. The source of the invigorating spirit should be here.

He poured the thing out and found that it was many scattered crystalline objects. He didn't know what it was, but he could clearly feel that this thing was good for him.

Because as soon as he got outside, he felt that his spirit quickly became transparent and condensed. He instinctively felt that this thing had a great auxiliary effect on nourishing and refining the spirit.

It seems that Jian Cheng's spirit is so condensed, it should be the credit of this thing.

He tried to check it with the interface, but he couldn't search for relevant things, which shows that this thing is not simple. After thinking about it, he can find time to ask Senior Cao for advice. This one must know what this thing is.

As for the broken knife itself... He looked at the long knife divided into two sections. Now he has to ask the logistics team of the Processing Bureau to help repair it. After that, it can be placed in the collection room.

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