ATDIWR Chapter 120

Chapter 120 Annihilated, World-Shocking

Guang Jia’s heart pounded wildly, his eyes fixed on the countdown in the air. He felt panicked and like his heart was overgrown with weeds. He no longer bothered to hide it, frequently checking his communication device. On it, there was only one reply at the very beginning, stating that help would arrive as soon as possible. After that, all the messages he sent were like a stone sinking into the sea, receiving no further response.

Guang Jia didn’t know if the other party was on their way and had no time to reply, or if they had seen the colossal object in the sky through the live video stream and dared not appear.

His unease told him the latter was more likely.

This live stream was not initiated by Guang Jia but was broadcast by Gu Jinsheng through the Jing Shi Base’s live stream channel.

Since they intended to use the mecha to deter some restless rabble, the commotion had to be big. It would be a global live stream, serving as a warning to scare others.

Time quickly passed. When the countdown composed of light screens in the sky reached zero, Gu Jinsheng waved his hand, the light screen disappeared, and his deep voice spread throughout every corner of the base through the mecha.

He said, “Countdown ends, clear-out begins.”

The giant mecha swooped down at an extremely high speed, instantly arriving above the heads of Guang Jia and the other two. The huge fist, carrying bone-scraping wind blades, merely the brought-up hurricane, blew the three men off balance, their clothes torn to shreds as if by an invisible blade, and their skin scraped with deep, bone-visible cuts. Blood gushed out, and in just a few seconds, the several people became bloodied figures.

Guang Jia tightly clutched his communicator, sending out countless calls for help, but received no reply.

In an instant, the iron fist, larger than Guang Jia himself, appeared before his eyes and smashed towards him. Guang Jia’s fearful heart constricted. Only then did he seem to remember that Jing Shi Base had never been a soft target; it was the largest base within Xia Country.

Normally, he would avoid such a base, so why had he been so deluded as to provoke them actively, and even fantastically threaten the other party? Who had given him the courage? How did he dare?

Guang Jia wanted to beg for mercy, to ask the other party to spare his life, but it was already too late.

The iron fist fell, smashing a pit more than ten meters in diameter and dozens of meters deep into the ground. The buildings surrounding the base were all destroyed by the accompanying wind blades. The entire base was instantly leveled, as if no one had ever lived there.

In the distance, a Tier 7 high-level Power User held a communicator in his hand. This communicator used the latest holographic technology developed by Ji An at the Jing Shi Base Research Institute. The holographic light screen projected floated in mid-air, showing the live broadcast of the Happiness Base situation.

As the head of a small base alliance, Happiness Base hosted many important events. At this time, key representatives from several small bases were all at Happiness Base.

Thus, the steel giant sent by Jing Shi Base, whatever it was, annihilated everyone instantly. Even Happiness Base was razed to the ground, completely disappearing from the face of the earth forevermore.

The high-level Power User watched the steel giant that destroyed Happiness Base through the live stream. Without even going closer to check, he turned and flew away.

The light screen was silent for over ten seconds, as if time had suddenly frozen, and then it was instantly replaced by dense bullet screen comments.

Various languages scrolled rapidly across the light screen.

“Oh my god, what was that just now? Iron Man?”

“I don’t know, but it’s too powerful! It leveled a base with just one punch.”

“The one upstairs said it’s just a base, not a big base.”

“A small base is still formidable; the other side had no chance to fight back at all. One punch smashed a base out of existence. Isn’t that terrifying enough?”

“Terrifying? It’s okay, a powerful Tier 7 high-level Power User can do it too.”

“Don’t talk nonsense upstairs, no matter how powerful a Tier 7 Power User is, it’s impossible for everyone in a base to have no chance to fight back.”

“Doesn’t anyone think Jing Shi Base is too terrifying, and Gu Jinsheng and Ji An are too terrifying? That was the lives of everyone in a base! They were all wiped out without even a chance to explain, it’s too cruel, isn’t it?”

“Holy Mother Bitch, get out of the live stream!”

“Holy Mother Bitch, get out of the live stream +1”

“Holy Mother Bitch, get lost! What time is it now, and you’re still sympathizing with these separatists? Foreign countries are coveting our land, not to mention our own people are fighting amongst themselves. They deserve to die!”

“Ji God of Jing Shi Base has made so many contributions. Did Ji God feed you keyboard warriors too well? If it weren’t for Ji God developing nutrient solutions, would you have any time to criticize Jing Shi Base here? You’d probably be struggling in some zombie pile, just trying to find a bite to eat.”

“Didn’t that steel giant give them time to escape? How many people could there be in such a small base? Those who wanted to run had already run. Those who didn’t want to naturally chose to stay and live and die with the base. Jing Shi Base is doing a good deed, fulfilling their dying wish. They can be considered to have no regrets in this life.”

“I just want to know what that colossal object that appeared just now, looking like Iron Man from pre-apocalypse movies, really is?”

“Mecha”

“I saw ‘Mecha’ floating in the front row just now, I wanted to say it too.”

“I also think it’s a mecha. Ji God is too amazing. If it really is a mecha, then our technology would betranscending eras. Does this count as entering the interstellar age?”

“Not really, even if it’s a mecha, the interstellar age would require transcending the speed of light for interstellar migration.”

“Anyway, Ji God is awesome!”

“Ji God is awesome! +1”

“Ji God is awesome! +10086”

The high-level Power User looked at the screen full of “Ji God is awesome” bullet comments, with a few dissenting voices quickly suppressed. He narrowed his eyes slightly, squeezed his hand hard, and the communication device was crushed. The light screen instantly disappeared.

After realizing what he had done, the high-level Power User’s first reaction was heartache. Even buying this thing internally was not cheap. At this moment, the high-level Power User couldn’t bother with any plots or schemes; only regret remained.

On the other side, Gu Jinsheng didn’t pay attention to the various online comments. He turned and headed to the other small bases allied with Happiness Base.

The mecha’s flight technology used the same technology as hovercars, so it flew very fast, reaching the other bases in an instant.

Gu Jinsheng originally thought he would have to put up a fight, but the small bases were very sensible. They had already tied up the high-ranking officials in their bases who advocated seizing the Spiritual Spring Water.

They had hung up white flags early on. When Gu Jinsheng arrived, the other side pushed out the main instigators and indicated their surrender, agreeing to unconditionally join Jing Shi Base.

Seeing that they were sensible, Gu Jinsheng did not kill them all but brought the people back to Jing Shi Base.

These people would be interrogated by dedicated personnel. If there were no issues, they would be assigned to various places.

One of the small bases had defected, claiming to join Jing Shi Base but eventually colluding with these people. Everyone from this base would be interrogated again. Those who should be arrested would be arrested, and those who should be killed would be killed.

Everything was done in just over ten minutes, faster than shopping. When Gu Jinsheng returned, the people at Jing Shi Base were already used to it, knowing that the Overall Commander had returned from a mission.

Gu Jinsheng handed over the brought-back people to Zhou Qin. Zhou Qin immediately called his subordinates and instructed, “First, find a place to confine these people. Confiscate their communication devices and do not allow them to contact the outside world. Interrogate them thoroughly. Do not let any traitor escape. Only after confirming there are truly no problems should they be assigned to various places.”

“Yes.” The subordinate asked, “Commander Zhou, I have already taken control of everyone from that rebellious base. What should we do next?”

Zhou Qin said, “Those who were completely unaware and did not participate will be released. Those who were aware but did not participate and did not report it will be expelled from Jing Shi Base and their DNA will be recorded. They will never be allowed to join Jing Shi Base again. As for those who were involved, there is no need to investigate the extent of their participation; they will be directly charged with rebellion.”

“Understood.” The subordinate took the order and left.

Gu Jinsheng watched them walk away and asked, “Where is Ji An?”

“Ji God has returned to the Research Institute.”

Gu Jinsheng nodded and turned to walk outside.

Zhou Qin called out from behind, “Boss, don’t leave! There are still many things waiting for you to handle.”

Gu Jinsheng nodded slightly to indicate he knew, but he had already walked out of the command center.

Inside the Research Institute, Ji An’s teacher, Zhou Fanxiu, enthusiastically asked some questions he didn’t understand. Ji An patiently answered them one by one.

After answering the questions, Ji An instructed, “Teacher, please discuss with Director Han and see which Research Institute personnel are suitable to go down. Regarding the military factory, I have already discussed it with Gu Jinsheng. Our researchers will go to provide guidance, and they will be responsible for production there.”

Zhou Fanxiu said, “The mecha is too important, and it has only just been successfully developed. I haven’t fully grasped it myself, and I don’t feel comfortable leaving it to others. Director Han and I intend to go down to the workshop ourselves, along with Madam Bai Na, to provide guidance.”

Han Yaokun, the former director of the research institute, had now stepped down to become deputy director. The director of the research institute had long been held by Ji An.

Han Yaokun had no reluctance about stepping down. He was now completely convinced by Ji An’s technology and could be said to follow Ji An’s lead.

For the tasks Ji An assigned, Han Yaokun always maintained a positive and cooperative attitude, his demeanor becoming increasingly humble. “Director, we plan to bring along several researchers who have relatively deep understanding of mechas. To prevent these researchers from not fully grasping it, we will have them learn alongside us in the workshop first. Once they have fully understood it, we will let them take over the guidance.”

Facing Han Yaokun’s respectful humility, Ji An didn’t feel uncomfortable. Since he had developed one cross-era research project after another, Ji An had become accustomed to people’s respectful attitudes.

“Okay, Director Han, I am at ease with your work. Thank you for your hard work.”

“It’s not hard work, not hard work at all.” Han Yaokun waved his hands repeatedly. “You are the one who has worked the hardest. All the important research on the mecha was completed by you alone. You are the one who is truly working hard.”

Zhou Fanxiu looked at the tired Ji An, a flash of heartache in his eyes. “Director, you should go back and rest well for a while. One research project after another has been developed recently, one after another. You’ve been working day and night and haven’t had a good rest for a long time.”

Ji An knew that the several people were concerned about his health and didn’t find it annoying. He nodded and agreed.

Bai Na looked behind Ji An, a slightly ambiguous smile on her face. “Director, look who’s here.”

Without needing to turn around, just by looking at Bai Na’s attitude, Ji An guessed that Gu Jinsheng had arrived. Unknowingly, his brows and eyes softened slightly. When he turned to look at the person who had come, Ji An’s eyes were full of gentle smiles.

Gu Jinsheng’s stern face also softened a little. He asked, “Are you finished?”

“Finished, finished,” Bai Na answered for Ji An repeatedly. “Quickly take the Director home to rest. This time, don’t let him into the laboratory for at least ten days to half a month.”

Gu Jinsheng nodded, even following Ji An’s way of addressing her. “Madam, noted.”

Ji An’s cheeks were slightly red. He pretended to be calm and said, “I’ll have to trouble you all with the remaining matters. I’ll be leaving now. If you have any problems, be sure to contact me promptly.”

“Ji God, don’t worry. It’s only ten days to half a month. Even if you’re not here, we’ll definitely be able to handle it well,” Bai Na teased.

“Madam?”

Bai Na chuckled, “What is it, Ji God? I see people online and at the command center calling you that. I think this title is very fitting. If you, who have researched so many cross-era technologies, cannot be called God, then no one in this world deserves that title.”

Ji An’s ears were about to turn red with embarrassment. Seeing this, Gu Jinsheng subtly helped him out. “Teacher, Madam, Researcher Han, I’ll take Ji An and leave first.”

Bai Na waved her hand. “Go, go.”

The surrounding researchers quickly called out, “Director/Ji God, Overall Commander, take care.”

As Gu Jinsheng and Ji An walked out, they nodded slightly to the people who greeted them. After leaving the command center, Gu Jinsheng released the hovercar. Ji An got in. Gu Jinsheng asked, “Rest well at home for a few days this time.”

“At this time, we have both internal and external troubles. M Country has wolfish ambitions, and zombies are lurking nearby. How can I rest well?” Ji An sighed softly.

Gu Jinsheng understood Ji An. He himself was also busy dividing himself in half. “If you fall ill, it will cause even more delays.”

In just a few words, the hovercar arrived. This was in city mode; otherwise, it would have been even faster.

Gu Jinsheng didn’t just send him home and leave. He made a meal for Ji An and left only after seeing him go to bed.

Perhaps he was truly too exhausted this time. Ji An slept until noon the next day. When he woke up, he found preserved egg and lean meat porridge in the pot. It must have been made by Gu Jinsheng, who specifically rushed home in the morning. He must have seen that Ji An wasn’t awake, didn’t want to wake him, and left.

An indescribable tenderness flowed in his heart. This feeling was particularly good.

While Ji An was happily eating, some people were in deep trouble, like Charles, who had already gotten rid of who knows how many assistants.

Charles raged powerlessly, his eyes burning with fiery flames. “Ji An, Ji An! Don’t push me! If you push me too hard, at worst, we’ll all perish together!”

Also in deep trouble were the former residents of Haorui Base.

When Haorui joined Jing Shi Base, his subordinates and the former residents of the base were naturally incorporated into Jing Shi Base.

Several of Haorui’s former close subordinates still had contact with Haorui.

When these people followed Haorui before, although the base had few people, they were among the top figures. While they didn’t necessarily see many treasures, at the very least, everything within the base was prioritized for them to enjoy first.