Celestial Human Diagram

Yu Lie followed Chen Bitong and Fang Zhixin downstairs. An extended armored car had already pulled out of its parking space and stopped in front of them.

The car door was already open. On either side stood a tall man wearing protective goggles.

Chen Bitong got into the car. He didn’t sit in the back, but in the front passenger seat. Fang Zhixin and Yu Lie followed him into the car and sat in the rear seats.

The doors closed, and the car slowly drove away.

Yu Lie glanced back. The two tall men got into another car. One by one, more cars pulled out. He roughly estimated there were seven or eight vehicles in total. If each car was full, that would be at least thirty or forty men.

’To have secretly mobilized so many people... it would be very difficult to conceal their movements.’

’No, wait!’

He realized that the two men’s auras had been too uniform. They were most likely two Puppets. The technology was just so advanced that he hadn’t been able to tell at a glance.

’The domestic Paperman Company makes Puppets too, but they don’t have this level of technology. Could it be the Original Man Company...?’

He averted his gaze. He didn’t know where Chen Bitong was going, but he couldn’t ask. It wouldn’t fit his usual demeanor, nor would he get a straight answer.

He had no opportunity to report the situation, but fortunately, the temporary special operations team could track his location via the implant in his arm.

Fang Zhixin glanced at him. "Major Yu, you seem a little nervous."

Yu Lie scoffed. "I’m excited, Assistant Fang. Aren’t you?"

Fang Zhixin said, "Am I?"

Yu Lie said, as if it were obvious, "Shouldn’t we be excited to be going out on a mission with Teacher Chen?"

"That’s for the best." Fang Zhixin smiled, but his smile held some indescribable, hidden meaning. Chen Bitong sat there, still not having said a word.

The atmosphere in the car felt a bit stuffy to Yu Lie. He forced himself to calm down. From the very beginning, he had been controlling his heart rate and breathing, maintaining a rhythm of slight excitement. If he didn’t, Chen Bitong would surely notice.

The car had traveled less than a kilometer when it reached the first roadblock, which was manned entirely by heavily armed security and military personnel.

With such a long convoy, someone immediately came forward to conduct an inspection. But Fang Zhixin pressed something on his Realm Token, and the inspector’s own Realm Token seemed to receive a message. The inspector didn’t approach further; instead, he waved to those behind him, stepped aside, and the roadblock ahead was moved, allowing the convoy to pass.

Yu Lie was very surprised, as he knew the inspections here were extremely strict. Furthermore, the inspection procedures weren’t handled by a single department but were the joint responsibility of the Defense Department, the Central City Council, and the Administrative Affairs Hall.

Even if Chen Bitong was on good terms with Chairman Quan, he couldn’t have bypassed the other two departments’ checks, especially since Chairman Quan had just clearly expressed his disapproval of him leaving Weiguang District.

He mulled it over. ’They must have used some kind of technology to bypass the authorization, and someone on the inside deliberately let them go.’

At this thought, a chill went down his spine. Chen Bitong was definitely up to something. But he couldn’t make a move now. He could only hope that the special ops team could get an accurate fix on the tracker in his arm.

Because of this, he didn’t dare look at the arm with the implant, afraid Chen Bitong would notice something. So he took out the coin again and started tossing it up and down.

Meanwhile, in a warehouse in Ji Yang District, Mr. Chu was sitting on a sofa. A light screen in front of him displayed feeds from various locations, while team members around him processed documents and messages.

Just then, a technician hurried over. "Sir, Major Yu’s position has started to move."

"He’s on the move, just as I thought." Mr. Chu’s expression was grim; he seemed to have anticipated this.

"Sir, when do we make our move?"

Mr. Chu said, "Wait. Have Team Four follow them first."

"Yes, sir!"

Mr. Chu then made a call with his Realm Token. A hoarse voice came through: "Boss?"

"Old Hu, come on over. We’ve got a job."

"On my way."

「Yinglu District, Ferris Wheel Company.」

Head of Security Guan Shangjing was receiving updates from dispatched company teams and mercenary squads.

The company had placed numerous Domain Creatures in key locations within the city limits long ago. This plan had been in motion for three years, and they now controlled multiple information channels, allowing them to get news faster than other corporations.

But even so, Central City was simply too large. And once the splitting began, interference creatures and information warfare were everywhere. The splinter organisms could appear anywhere, which meant there were still many blind spots.

Furthermore, there was still no word from Gongying Changxiu.

The analysis team speculated that their target was likely heading for the largest Rift, but judging by the subsequent deployment of government personnel, the situation didn’t look good.

If that was the case, they might not be able to acquire a splinter organism from that direction. They would have to find a target to capture from the later waves of the splitting.

Of course, if that failed, they had one final fallback plan. He stared out at the sea with an extremely grave expression. ’By now, it should have already started, right?’

All the board directors and top executives of the company were probably watching that place right now.

Because the entire future of the Ferris Wheel Company was riding on this battle!

On the churning waves of the Outer Ocean, a naval battle between three corporations was about to begin.

For a long time, the Canglong Company and the Overseas Development Group had controlled the important shipping lanes on the Outer Ocean, monopolizing the main transport and trade routes. This severely restricted the development of the Ferris Wheel Company. Being choked off like this was like having a rope permanently tied around their necks.

They were desperate to break through this restriction.

Therefore, after the Ferris Wheel Company was founded, they spent ten years secretly building a naval and air fleet with the support of the Lynx Federation and other powers, hoping to break the blockade imposed by the two Dashun companies.

But the time had never been right. With the support of the Dashun Government behind the two corporations, a conventional challenge was nearly impossible.

But now, the loophole in the World Ring and the splitting of the Domain Creatures in Jibei Dao Central City had tied up the vast majority of Dashun’s attention. This was a rare opportunity, one that came only once in decades. Thus, some island nations of the Outer Ocean and the Ferris Wheel Company decided to seize this chance to launch an attack and completely shatter the naval blockade.

Half a month before the Celestial Gate opened, the Ferris Wheel Company’s scattered ships set out from various ports and secret locations, finally gathering at Sakamaki Island.

Then, last night, they headed straight for Shen Hong Port on Bahu Island. This port was where the main merchant escort vessels and a large number of transport ships for the Canglong Company and the Overseas Development Group were docked.

They intended to annihilate the ships docked here in one fell swoop. This way, the two companies would no longer be able to contend with them at sea. Witnessing such a victory, the Federation would absolutely not abandon them; even the Lynx Federation would offer its support.

In the current global climate, where all nations were doing their utmost to restrain and suppress conflict, the Dashun Government would ultimately have no choice but to tacitly accept this outcome.

This was the true, complete "Spring Formation" plan. The plan was not just about capturing a splinter organism; it also included completely eliminating the threat at sea.

At this moment, Canglong and the Overseas Development Group had already received news that the Ferris Wheel Company’s fleet was heading their way.

In truth, fleet movements of this scale were impossible to hide. The two companies had always known what Ferris Wheel was doing in secret. Most of the time, however, these fleets were docked at islands and ports controlled by the Lynx Federation, and were even composed of decommissioned ships from the Lynx Federation itself.

Even most of the sailors had been trained or supplied by the Lynx Federation.

They were well aware of the Lynx Federation’s covert actions. In fact, the Dashun Government had plenty of its own covert operations on the Ying Continent.

With all nations in agreement to avoid direct confrontation, this could only be a duel between corporations. Neither Dashun nor the Lynx Federation would allow things to escalate beyond that limit.

The two companies’ joint escort fleet had already left the port.

Aboard the temporary flagship, the *Ten Thousand Miles*, an intelligence officer was briefing Captain Fengding Mountain on the situation.

The intelligence officer said, "The Ferris Wheel Company has dispatched a total of twenty-three ships. Twelve of them are gunboats converted from merchant frigates, two are small assault reconnaissance ships, and the remaining nine are Distant Mountain Level battleships purchased from the Lynx Federation."

"In addition, they are accompanied by twenty-five airships."

The first mate beside him said, "Old Feng, this number is very close to our estimates and simulation exercises. This must be almost everything they have."

Fengding Mountain said, "They just can’t break that habit of putting everything on the table. They liked to do it ninety years ago, and they’re still doing it today."

No one spoke. Although the atmosphere was tense, morale was extremely high.

Their joint escort fleet consisted of thirty-one battleships in total. Twelve of them were Dashun’s Changwei Class battleships, the equivalent of the Lynx Federation’s Distant Mountain Level battleships. At the same time, they had as many as thirty-six combat airships in the sky.

More than half of the two companies’ combat vessels were concentrated here.

As for the other half, it wasn’t that they didn’t want to deploy them; rather, the Lynx Federation’s Western Shore fleet had made some unusual movements, so they had been dispatched to coordinate with the Dashun Government’s fleet.

And they didn’t just have the ships on the surface. Beneath the waves, four submarines provided by the Dashun Government followed silently.

On paper, their strength was superior, but war was always risky. They didn’t know if the Ferris Wheel Company had any other secret weapons hidden up its sleeve.

If they could destroy the enemy’s fleet and airship formation, then even if the Ferris Wheel Company managed to survive after the war, it could forget about extending its reach to the sea or influencing the nations of the Outer Ocean ever again. It would ultimately be trapped on land.

Fengding Mountain checked his watch. It was 4:35. Dawn was about an hour away. He looked out at the rolling waves illuminated by the lights ahead and declared in a powerful voice, "Then today, we must settle this in one decisive battle. We will strive to annihilate the Ferris Wheel Company’s naval forces!"

With a sharp rustle of movement, all the surrounding commanding officers saluted in unison.

As the two fleets drew closer and the fires of war were about to ignite, back in Central City, the fourth wave of the Fumu’s splinter organisms was about to begin.

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