Dawn of a New Era

Chapter 676 650: Deployment

It wasn't until nighttime that I finally finished cleaning up the temples in a few towns. By the time I got home, it was already half past ten at night.

"Xiao Ling, it's so late. Why not stay the night here?" Mrs. Chen said warmly.

Bai Xiaoling blushed like she'd caught on fire, stumbling over her words, "Auntie... I'd rather not. My mom would worry about me."

"I see. Well, I won't hold you then," Mrs. Chen smiled. "I'll have Shou Yi see you out."

Bai Xiaoling wouldn't dare let President Chen escort her, hurriedly saying, "No, no! Uncle, Auntie, President Chen, I... I'm heading off."

...

After Bai Xiaoling left.

Mrs. Chen chattered, "I think Xiao Bai is quite nice too. She's pretty and has a good personality."

"Just a bit too old," Chen Dawei remarked.

"That's true. She's probably five or six years older, which is a bit unsuitable," Mrs. Chen acknowledged.

Watching his two elders talk about potential daughters-in-law as if he wasn't there, Chen Shouyi couldn't help but feel speechless. Was there really such a rush?

He was only nineteen, not even twenty yet. It's not like waiting a couple more years would be too late.

He pretended not to hear at all:

"Mom, I've been busy all day and I'm exhausted. I'm going to take a shower first."

"Then rest early. By the way, do you want a late-night snack? I'll have your dad make something," Mrs. Chen quickly said, seizing the distraction when Chen Shouyi spoke.

Chen Dawei: ...

"No need, I already ate before I came back," Chen Shouyi replied.

...

In the bedroom.

The Shell Lady and Red Tiny were letting out cries, their hands moving past each other so quickly they were shadows, before colliding in a noisy clash.

The two were well-matched opponents. After about ten seconds, they both stopped simultaneously, staring at each other like bristling stray cats, huffing and puffing.

The Shell Lady tilted her head and asked Chen Shouyi, "Good Giant, isn't Tiny the fiercest?"

Chen Shouyi controlled his strength, slowly exerting power, causing the surrounding air to solidify. He exhaled and perfunctorily replied, "Hmm, you're the fiercest."

Eating, doing math problems, fighting, playing games, sleeping—these were essentially the entire day's activities for these two little ones. Since Red Tiny arrived, the Shell Lady, who was on track to becoming a little chubby, had her trajectory interrupted.

After all, fighting was quite a calorie-burner.

"Next time, I'll be better. Today, I ate more than you!" Red Tiny piped up in her tiny voice, unwilling to concede as a fellow little one.

The Shell Lady quickly turned to Chen Shouyi, saying, "Good Giant, Tiny is hungry!"

"Good Giant, I'm hungry too," Red Tiny said, unwilling to be left out.

They're really like two little lords!

Chen Shouyi tugged at the corner of his mouth, resigned. He stopped what he was doing and fetched two spoons, giving each of the strong-willed tiny ones a spoonful of meat paste.

Let them eat to bursting if they want.

After doing all this, he continued honing his strength.

As his strength grew, controlling his power to avoid accidentally harming others became increasingly important. After all, people do not live in isolation and interactions with others are unavoidable.

Moreover, he would have a girlfriend someday.

Just imagine.

If a handshake broke bones, a hug cracked ribs, a...

What a tragedy that would be.

Fortunately, he'd always been careful about this, and no accidents had happened so far.

...

"The President has officially announced that by the end of this year, another twenty million soldiers will be laid off."

Early the next morning, Chen Shouyi perused the newspaper.

Combined with the thirty million from the last layoff, this year the number of soldiers being laid off has reached fifty million. Anyone unaware might think humanity has already achieved peace.

In fact, just this month, the Eurasian coalition had attempted to land in Yan State, testing the response of the Lord of Lightning.

The army of Great Xia Country is gradually becoming elite, with ordinary second- and third-line soldiers being retired and discharged.

In the past three years, the number of martial artists in Great Xia Country has exploded in growth, reducing the pressure on defense. Whereas before, an invasion by a few Barbarians could put an entire city on high alert, now they can't even make a ripple.

Not counting high-level forces, humanity can practically crush the otherworld.

Zhonghai City is now considering whether to lift the curfew.

...

Berlin International Railway Station.

The platform was filled with people bidding farewell.

With the recovery of Central Asia, the international railway known as the Eurasian artery has also resumed operations, with countless goods and people traveling back and forth every day.

"I'll be back in three years. Take care of our son," Fisher embraced his wife.

As part of the agreement reached at the trilateral summit, these military industry experts from the European Union will be dispatched to work in Great Xia Country for three years, as compensation for Great Xia Country sending its army.

"Don't worry, I'll take good care of our son," the young wife said, her eyes brimming with tears. "I'll always wait for you."

The two held each other tightly.

"Woo, woo, woo..."

The train slowly pulled into the station.

"The train's here, I should go. Once I get to Great Xia Country, I'll write to you right away," Fisher said, releasing his wife.

"Okay!" The wife forced a smile but quickly covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face.

Fisher glanced at the others who were already lining up to board the train, grabbed his suitcase, "I really have to go."

"Go quickly, don't worry about me."

Fisher nodded heavily, resolutely turning towards the train.

The train started moving slowly. He waved continuously through the window until he could no longer see, then sat on his bunk, feeling lost.

"You have a beautiful wife. I'm Aletto, specializing in aerodynamics," said a middle-aged man traveling with him, extending his hand and introducing himself.

"Thanks, I'm Fisher, specializing in metallurgy," Fisher forced a smile, shook his hand, and asked, "No one to see you off?"

Aletto shrugged, "You know, this damn war."

"Sorry!" Fisher quickly apologized.

"No need to apologize for this. It's long past. I volunteered for this trip to Great Xia Country, I've heard it's quite peaceful there, no war," Aletto smiled, saying.

"Maybe," Fisher replied. He didn't want to go to a foreign country, but his name was on the list, which was the most frustrating.

He knew he wasn't sociable and had a reclusive personality, with poor interpersonal relationships in the lab, yet he was sent to Great Xia Country, a foreign land thousands of miles away.

What awaits him is unknown?

Damned bureaucracy!

Damned politics!

Damned war!

Aletto saw that Fisher had no interest in talking, so he stopped the conversation.

Fisher stared blankly at the scenery flying past the window for a while, then opened his suitcase and took out a Chinese textbook to study.

No matter what, and no matter how unwilling, for the next three years, he would be living and working in Great Xia Country, and learning Chinese was a necessity. Fortunately, for someone as intelligent as he was, mastering an unfamiliar language shouldn't be too difficult.

ps: Second chapter before midnight.