254: Chapter 254 New Authority-Level Officials; News from Youyue's Informant

Jiang Shuo's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the spot where the Elder with Gold-rimmed Glasses had disappeared.

The other party's status was high enough; even though he only released a fraction of the aura belonging to an authority, it was enough to show the elder's formidable strength.

As an existence on the same level, trying to make the other party stay would not be easy, and might even be completely impossible.

This made him understand the importance of comprehending authorities even more; only by walking ahead of others on this path could one maximize and maintain peak combat power.

Another intriguing point was the power of that authority… It was a brand-new authority that had never appeared on the battlefield before.

No!

The other party's aura belonged to a human.

There were only three humans who mastered the power of authorities; excluding himself and Shen Xingchen, that only left the king-tier figure over in North America who wielded the Authority of "Nature".

Yet, although that king-tier figure in North America was quite old, he had the appearance of a blue-eyed, blond-haired white man.

A golden light flashed.

Jiang Shuo's body landed on the streets of Yumo City.

Jiang Qingyao was still tightly hugging Shen Xingchen's arm, unwilling to let go.

At this moment, although she did not have the panic she had when she first came out of the bronze door, her eyes lacked focus, and she remained silent without speaking.

Shen Xingchen asked several times about the situation inside the door, but Jiang Qingyao only gripped his hand even tighter without giving an answer.

Golden flames surfaced in Jiang Shuo's eyes, and circles of golden threads wrapped around Jiang Qingyao.

Shen Xingchen knew this was the power coming from the Authority of Destiny, "Blessing".

Tangled in the golden threads, Jiang Qingyao seemed to have the gloom swept away from her body, and her eyes gradually became lively and bright.

Shen Xingchen asked: "Are you feeling better?"

This time, Jiang Qingyao finally responded and nodded.

Jiang Shuo suggested: "There are too many eyes and ears on this street; let's find a quiet place first."

Shen Xingchen nodded.

By now, people around were already stopping to watch, but because of Jiang Shuo's identity, they did not dare to get close and could only watch from afar.

...

Conference hall.

Jiang Shuo sat in the topmost seat as usual.

Jiang Qingyao's state seemed to have improved quite a bit compared to just now, and she looked at Shen Xingchen with tearful eyes.

"It's fine now, it's fine now." Shen Xingchen could only keep comforting her.

Although Jiang Qingyao was still unwilling to talk much about her experience in the bronze door, he could also infer a thing or two from the words of the Elder with Gold-rimmed Glasses.

It should be something like a time loop, except the background was grander, the experiences richer, and even a single loop required an entire lifetime to go through.

When that old man said he had gone through "life and death, repeating in cycles," he might have truly experienced something similar.

After going through all that, even those old monsters who had lived for hundreds of years would become neurotic; Little Miss Jiang was just over eighteen years old, how could she possibly endure it!?

That bastard wearing gold-rimmed glasses was bullying people just because he was old, right?

Just you wait for this young master; within two years, I will definitely make him feel the terror of being haunted by evil ghosts!

Watching the scene of his daughter "tangling" with Shen Xingchen, Jiang Shuo felt a bit jealous.

Clearly she was his own little padded jacket, but now she was draped over someone else's body, and yet he could not say anything…

Jiang Shuo had already checked his daughter's condition earlier; there were no major problems, she was just a bit frightened and overwhelmed with grief.

Shen Xingchen glanced at the safety talisman in his hand.

There really was no spiritual power fluctuation.

According to that old man's words, it could keep one safe.

At first he did not believe it, but after seeing the strength of the Elder with Gold-rimmed Glasses, he believed it.

The only question was, would that old man have any other hidden motives?

Seeing Shen Xingchen struggling with hesitation, Jiang Qingyao picked up the safety talisman and helped put it around Shen Xingchen's neck: "You must wear this all the time, don't take it off."

Shen Xingchen was somewhat surprised.

Little Miss Jiang, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke, and her very first sentence was not for herself, but to urge him to wear the safety talisman.

"Alright, I've noted it down." Shen Xingchen readily agreed.

Having gone through the Bronze Gate, Jiang Qingyao was probably the person who understood that old man best.

This sudden incident had finally settled.

Only then did Shen Xingchen realize another matter: Jiang Qingyao's realm had soared all the way from the initial Tier 3 Level 2 to Tier 4 Level 3.

And all of this was simply because she had taken a trip to the doorway of that gate.

This truly was… fortune and misfortune relying on each other!

Just as he was thinking this—

A satellite phone inside the gilded bracelet suddenly vibrated.

The only person Shen Xingchen knew who would send him messages via satellite phone was the royal snake woman—Youyue.

He immediately answered the phone.

A magnetic female voice came from the other side: "Ma… ster."

Youyue was still extremely resistant to this title, and stuttered when she called out.

Shen Xingchen could clearly feel that Jiang Shuo's face had darkened by several shades, and Jiang Qingyao was also looking at him with her small mouth slightly open.

He touched his nose awkwardly and said to Youyue: "Don't call me master anymore, call me… Boss from now on!"

Youyue's voice paused for a moment, and then she called out again: "Boss!"

Shen Xingchen found it much more comfortable to listen to, so he asked: "What happened?"

The task he gave Youyue was to guard near the northern border and investigate the movements of the demons, such as military deployments, troop numbers, and so on.

Youyue's voice came over again: "The demon army has already finished assembling and will launch a large-scale siege tomorrow night. The troop strength is roughly about the same as last time, with thirteen demon generals, namely Cangming, Guchen…"

"What else?" Shen Xingchen asked.

Youyue continued: "This time, the demons' main attack direction will be the west side of the city. They will dispatch the most elite demons there, so you must carefully deploy defenses…"

"Anything else?" Shen Xingchen asked.

Youyue's tone paused slightly: "The demons recently researched a formation that can gather the demonic energy of dozens of demons to launch a general assault…"

"Gone?" Shen Xingchen asked.

Youyue finally said: "That's all!"

Shen Xingchen praised: "Very good, keep it up!"

This time, Youyue's value should have been completely squeezed dry.

It had to be said that the Royal Class's intelligence channels were indeed well-informed; from small things like demon troop types to big things like the general attack direction, everything was figured out crystal clear!

If Youyue could remain this well-behaved until the demons were exterminated, he would not mind giving her a good ending once the demons were wiped out.

Jiang Shuo also heard the content of the conversation and began to convene a meeting to discuss defense deployment matters.

...

Shen Xingchen walked out of the conference hall.

Jiang Qingyao, who had been silent for a long time, asked: "Are you going to the battlefield again this time?"

She was still a bit worried about Shen Xingchen's safety, and moreover, they had not graduated from university yet; theoretically speaking, they did not need to go to the battlefield to kill demons.

Shen Xingchen nodded: "Yes."

He was feeling rather eager, wanting to take advantage of this major battle to complete all the system upgrade tasks.