Big Data Cultivation

Chapter 2558: Chapter 2550: Gradually Getting Used To It

Sister Qin naturally guessed as well that the supplier for Chen Jiu must be that mysterious force.

She didn’t know why the mysterious force favored her, but she was certain of their goodwill.

The rain in Xiajing City over the past couple of days also troubled her mind; with Chen Jiu severely injured and near death, part of her hoped for contact, yet she was also apprehensive—they really hadn’t dealt with each other.

Now, suddenly hearing someone shouting like that, her heart sank: trouble was brewing.

Of course it was trouble; she hadn’t even left her office when another loudspeaker from outside the building sounded, "Ms. Qin, on behalf of the Xiajing City Wartime Management Committee, I announce: we need your cooperation for an important matter. Please stay in your office, and we’ll come to meet you!"

Sister Qin sighed and picked up the intercom on her desk, "I’ve received the message, I’m in the office, waiting for you to come."

The caller was actually someone monitoring her; she was already heavily suspicious, and that mecha shouting earlier prompted an immediate announcement without even verifying the situation.

Unfortunately, the mecha was too cunning; after shouting, it turned and dashed back into the white fog, leaving the pursuing mechas a step behind, unable to fire, only watching it "narrowly and perilously" retreat into the white fog.

As for everyone following into the white fog? Don’t be ridiculous... It’s not just a matter of not surviving, but dying in vain.

The committee members arrived at the mall quickly, and in response to their inquiries, Sister Qin thought for a moment and could only guess that perhaps the goods were transported into the shelter.

The subsequent verification was straightforward; with the rain pouring from above, there was no risk in heading to the shelter.

Seeing the shelter packed with goods, Xiajing City’s military and government nearly laughed out loud, then instantly began to argue over the shares of these supplies.

As for these being Chen Jiu’s goods? That wasn’t important at all—they were requisitioned! As long as they could hold out until final victory, Xiajing City would naturally provide satisfactory compensation—in fact, compensation could be given now, as long as Chen Jiu was willing to accept the Federation currency.

Someone asked about the source of the goods? That’s not a consideration for now... If the people of Zuo Jing could feast lavishly, why shouldn’t Xiajing have a decent celebration?

The most urgent task now was to inventory the items and determine the allocation ratio between the military and local authorities.

All the goods were in container-type formats, making the counting convenient; it didn’t take long for an approximate number to surface.

The military’s chief of staff arrived, a bit regretful, and couldn’t help but turn his head to glance at Sister Qin, "When your family built this shelter, why didn’t they make it bigger?"

"That was long before even my grandfather was born, what does it have to do with me?" Sister Qin blinked her eyes, also looking puzzled, "It’s strange—I never gave the key to anyone."

"You don’t have to argue this point," the chief of staff waved his hand, dismissing the trivial matter amidst so much material at stake, "There’s no evidence proving you participated in smuggling; no one can do anything to you."

Indeed, both the military and local authorities deemed this batch of items as smuggled goods, but these smuggled goods were evidently exceptional; they were transported through the Insect Race’s blockade, and couldn’t simply be confiscated—even without the mysterious force’s involvement, casual confiscation wasn’t an option.

"It was really none of my business; it was Chen Jiu who made all this happen," Sister Qin was merely bewildered, "Without the key, how did they get in?"

No matter the case, while the Qin Family’s shelter was discreet, it was absolutely unfeasible for this many goods to be piled here; not mentioning whether the Insect Race could breach in, just the task of transporting them to every corner of Xiajing City exposed them to potential Insect Race attacks.

Thus, Xiajing City followed by example, organizing a large fleet of vehicles in the rainy weather to transport the supplies.

The organizational difficulty was greater than the situation in Zuo Jing, because as inventories, registrations, and transports took place simultaneously, extracting the supplies from the depths of the shelter was laborious enough, while the military and local authorities continuously quarreled with each other.

As a result, even by nightfall, less than a third of the supplies had been moved.

Consequently, the military had no choice but to approach Chen Jiu, asking him to estimate how long the rain might last.

Chen Jiu, bewildered, replied: If you’re asking me, who do I ask?

The military personnel, seeing he wasn’t answering, had to explain again: Unlike Zuo Jing City, the rain here in Xiajing comes and goes intermittently. They wanted to understand what caused this... Could it be related to the terrain or something?

Ultimately, it was a concern that the goods might not be fully transported before the rain stopped again, potentially causing massive losses.

Chen Jiu thought carefully and believed that the terrain probably had little to do with it.

Because he clearly remembered how Feng Jun connected with him: initially, he was unconscious, first given one shot, then another after a day, then contacted Xuan Gao, and arranged for people to pick up the goods...

In other words, the whole process was intermittent, and although Feng Jun had only confided the difficulty of causing rain to He Runxian, Chen Jiu, using his intuition, knew the cost wouldn’t be low.

Therefore, Chen Jiu inclined to think that the intermittent rain in Xiajing should be related to the cost-control efforts of the mysterious force.

However, he couldn’t be certain, and there was no way he could tell the military about the whole incident. So, after pondering for a long time, he finally said, "The members of this force give me a feeling that they are very particular about how they do things."

"Alright, let’s say they are very particular, but so what?" The military personnel weren’t being lazy-minded; they wanted to hear his judgment.

"Being particular means... they will surely keep you safe," Chen Jiu replied offhandedly, "just like in Zuo Jing, where they initially ensured the safety of Hesheng, but in the end, they also protected Zuo Jing for a day."

"That is indeed the case," acknowledged the military personnel, "but what if they fall short? For example, due to terrain or other reasons, the rain only falls intermittently. What should we do then?"

Actually, the military could plan the relevant handling strategies, but they wouldn’t miss the opportunity to probe—indeed, this was not only to consult Chen Jiu but also to indirectly inquire about the details of that force.

Chen Jiu snorted disdainfully, "Then you just go to the white mist, take a loudspeaker, and shout loudly, if the rain might stop, please give us an advance warning. Can’t even think of such a method and dare call yourself military elite?"

The person turned red with embarrassment, "I just asked you a few questions, why are you like this?"

Not only the military wanted to ask Chen Jiu questions, but even far away in Youjing City, Xuan Gao was also on edge.

The news of Xiajing City distributing war materials on a large scale in the rain had already reached Youjing—there were simply too many people involved in the transportation and reception of the materials, making it impossible to keep it under wraps.

Xuan Gao had always been a bit anxious, worried that the batch of materials would go missing. In theory, he was inclined to trust the other party, otherwise, he wouldn’t have gambled, but he couldn’t help worrying.

Now he was relieved, knowing that partially the materials had arrived in Xiajing, it should also be fine on the Youjing side.

But precisely because of this, he felt restless, "Xiajing has received theirs, why hasn’t mine in Youjing arrived yet?"

Fortunately, he had advisors by his side to reassure him, "Maybe they are short-staffed, unable to cover everything."

Boss Xuan could only calm down and continue to wait, "It’s not that I lack patience, mainly it’s that the scarcity of resources has been too long... When there’s no hope, that’s one thing, but once there is hope, it’s really hard to bear."

Lately, it’s been raining constantly in Youjing, somewhat reminiscent of Huaxia’s plum rain season, a phenomenon unique to Youjing.

The insects also knew this, at least they could judge that the weather belonged to normal phenomena without traces of deliberate alteration.

So even while it rained in Youjing, they continued to attack the city; after all, rain and rain are different.

Two days later, not long after night fell, white mist suddenly rose in the outskirts of Youjing City, causing the insects to panic instantly, scurrying everywhere, with some even darting towards the sky—admittedly, though low in intelligence, the insects had strong instincts.

Nonetheless, Feng Jun chose this moment to activate the Rain Prayer Array, naturally considering all this, and Yi Jue recklessly used the Reversed Torrent to sweep away all the insects attempting to escape.

Youjing’s City Defense Army noticed something unusual within a minute, "White mist is rising, white mist is rising... the insects are panicking!"

In fact, they had been waiting for this day for too long—mysterious force, you can’t be too partial, right?

Xuan Gao had long deployed his informants, and upon receiving this news, he jumped up immediately, "To the warehouse, quick!"

He had been restraining himself, not checking the warehouse, also fearing he’d stumble upon something the other side was doing, but now there was no need to wait.

The strategist couldn’t help but remind him, "We haven’t received a notification from the other side yet."

"Notify what? Chen Jiu has already said it, those people pay attention to their work," Xuan Gao’s network truly isn’t blown out of proportion. In the past, he only focused on transportation and wouldn’t pry into unrelated matters. Now, once he decided to act, even the conversation between the military and Chen Jiu wasn’t hidden from him.

So he resolutely stated, "Now that the rain has fallen, we can tally it up, even if we run into them, it’s not a problem. It’s their mistake for sending the wrong signal... meticulous people, I really am not afraid."

The facts also proved, he was absolutely correct, as there were over a thousand tons of goods in the four underground docks.

As for how the other side achieved this, he simply didn’t bother to consider. Now the talk across Xingzheng Star among top-tier forces was that the mysterious force might have mastered the technique of "Underground Leap."

Xuan Gao had no intention of discerning whether this rumor was true or false; he only needed to know that the appearance of goods like this was normal.

Strictly speaking, confirming this rumor was indeed very important for someone in transportation like him.

However, he didn’t try to understand. Although Underground Leap might make transportation more convenient, according to common analysis, such precise transportation certainly demands a high degree of error tolerance and control capability, consuming an immense amount of energy, so in the short term, he need not worry himself unnecessarily.

But at this moment, the Youjing military was somewhat overwhelmed, "Where are our energy stones... who bought them?"

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