Chapter 9 The Seven Demon Calamities <TOC> Chapter 11 Awakening Psychic Energy
Translator: SumTLMan
In the thick, bloody stench, Li Mu struggled to smash open the distorted hatch and crawled out from inside.
He was sweating profusely, his clothes were as if they had been soaked in water, even his hair was sticky. Shivering, he took out a water bottle and drank a large gulp of the Sun Spring, before feeling relieved.
Heat flowed through the muscles that were twisted from the intense effort, reducing the pain significantly.
The huge body of Bushegaro lay not far away, with a ferocious wound on its back that almost split it in half.
This was a tough body that even power armor couldn’t cut through.
Li Mei was pale due to her psychic energy being exhausted.
Li Mu remembered her trust in him during the battle, and passed her the water bottle. He didn’t know if the Sun Spring had any effect on recovering psychic energy, but it should alleviate the side effects of her excessive use of psychic energy.
Li Mei took the water bottle without hesitation and drank a large gulp. After drinking the Sun Spring, she immediately felt her spirit lift, and at least her headache was no longer splitting.
She returned the water bottle to Li Mu with sincerity, and threw a piece of flesh the size of a finger tip into his arms.
“This is the holy relic within Bushegaro’s body, it should be a rare gluttonous stomach among the Mofulele Pythons, which is why it could grow to this size. This is also a very useful holy relic, it can greatly enhance digestive and absorption abilities.”
“You killed it.”
Li Mu could feel some power stirring in the flesh, but felt it was something evil.
“I hunted and killed the last Mofulele Python, and I already got one, but it wasn’t a gluttonous stomach.”
Li Mei said, hunting and killing the descenders was not difficult for her. The holy relics that the fifth energy level could implant were limited. Although the gluttonous stomach was rare, it was not suitable for her.
Li Mu nodded, and put away the priceless piece of flesh.
Not long after, the warrior who was sent to request support arrived. He brought a team of more than 80 fully armed soldiers and arrived by hovercraft.
Everyone was shocked by the huge descender corpse on the battlefield. After a short period of adjustment, they chose to pursue the marauders.
If the marauders are not made to pay a sufficient price, these things, which are no different from allowing cockroaches and mice to roam, will soon let them detect the weakness of the Eastern Xia people and then begin annoying probes.
Li Mu declined the request for rest and chose to hunt with the supportive soldiers. He had long set his sights on the source essence he could get after hunting down the marauders.
Under the pursuit of Fei Lian, the hunting operation was very smooth. They quickly caught up with the Iron Claw Gang’s hovercraft and captured all the scattered escaping marauders.
Not a single marauder escaped.
The bodies of these marauders were beheaded and piled up to form a warning sign, standing on the road into Eastern Xia territory. One was to intimidate the remaining marauders, and the other was to prevent the bodies in the wild from being revived into enemies of life – zombies – under the stimulation of radiation and chaos if they were not properly disposed of.
Still riding on the hovercraft, the mood was already completely different from when they came.
Li Mu hugged Fei Lian, combing its beautiful feathers. After drinking a few more sips of the Sun Spring water, with the strong physique of the mutated creature, its injuries were already almost healed.
“We’ve arrived, Xin Linfen!”
There was a burst of cheers on the hovercraft. Li Mu looked up and saw a row of wooden houses and brick buildings, and fields of green rice paddies.
Unlike the swamp with only fog and weeds, the colors here began to become vivid.
This is a city belonging to the Eastern Xia people.
Between the rice paddies, farmers walk on the fields with hoes, and smoke rises from the chimneys of the wooden houses.
A river runs through the entire city, and on the riverbank, a group of women are washing clothes. Their children jumped into the river and played and fished in the water. Some children caught big fish and held them over their heads, showing off to their mothers on the shore.
This is one of the largest settlements of the Eastern Xia people, with about 20,000 Eastern Xia people living here, and more than 90,000 people living in scattered settlements around it.
Because of the limitations of productivity and logistics, the world can no longer have super cities with millions of people. Even the capital of the Xingdu people, Lalegaode, only has more than 200,000 people.
A group of children saw the returning hovercraft and surrounded it. They stared in awe at the broken power armor and Bushegaro that had not yet been dismembered.
Li Mu jumped off the hovercraft.
“The governor wants to see you.”
A messenger soldier looked at Li Mu with some curiosity. Many people believe the propaganda and have fled to Avonigarda, but it is very rare for people to return to Eastern Xia.
Because Eastern Xia was originally composed of some of the original Intervention troops, they carried very little production materials and were short of supplies. Even after hundreds of years of development, the industrial products they can produce are very limited.
It’s common for people from Eastern Xia to sneak away to Avonigarda.
Li Mu knew that the governor is equivalent to the governor-general of the Xingdu Federation, with the power to command the army, the people, and the finances, and to oversee everything in the area.
This is a degeneration of human systems.
Because of the influence of radiation and descenders, the transportation and communication of information throughout the land is very slow. In addition, the various political entities, human beings, and descenders constantly engage in attack and defense wars, and the human systems before the great war are no longer applicable to the current society.
The governor’s office is not built like the Xingdu Federation, but is a plain brick and tile house surrounded by high walls. There are soldiers at the gate on duty, and people are very busily constantly coming and going.
Li Mu was taken in and waited at the door of the office.
Not long after, a voice from inside the office said, “Please come in.” The voice was somewhat old, clear and pleasant to hear.
The governor is an old lady with silver hair. She must be quite old, but she is in good spirits. Her eyes are bright and shining, and despite some wrinkles, some of her youthful beauty can still be seen.
She is a bit thin, wearing a washed-out white military uniform, standing straight.
The governor’s gaze fell on Li Mu:
“Are you Li Mu?”
Li Mu felt like he had been seen through.
“Don’t be nervous, tell me your story.”
The governor showed a gentle smile.
Li Mu settled down, picked out some of his experiences from his previous life and in the swamp, and spoke truthfully. These experiences have nothing worth hiding.
Although the governor is in a high position, she is very good at listening. Occasionally, she inserts a few words, making Li Mu feel like a spring breeze.
“Thank you for your choice, you have saved many people and reduced many losses. The governor’s gratitude will definitely satisfy you.” She stood up and picked up a cup, pouring a cup of water for Li Mu from the warm pot.
Li Mu respectfully took it.
“I can arrange for you to join the border defense army and allocate a piece of land for you to live on in Xin Linfen.”
Because of the governor’s deterrent, although the radiation concentration in Xin Linfen is not high, no descenders dare to sneak in to hunt. This makes the cost of agriculture in Xin Linfen very low, at least not requiring a greenhouse for radiation isolation, air purification system, and water purification system.
The value of a piece of land is much higher than Li Mu imagined.
The governor paused.
“But I hope you can take over the position of public security officer and continue to serve in Avonigarda.”
Chapter 9 The Seven Demon Calamities <TOC> Chapter 11 Awakening Psychic Energy