Stronger with More Jobs

Chapter 625 - 277: Good and Evil, Two Sides Forced Apart! (Part 3)

"Understood. Tell Qin Wu that the vacancies and compensation for the Seventh Corps should be prioritized and filled. Deploy an additional Heavy Armor Camp toward the Cold Bone Fjord direction..."

Hong Qitian spoke at a measured pace, but his instructions were clear and precise, delivered swiftly.

Shan Ming listened intently, nodding occasionally.

"...That’s it. Go ahead and get busy."

Hong Qitian waved a hand.

"Yes!"

Shan Ming stood up abruptly, saluted Hong Qitian formally, nodded slightly towards Fang Qingyu, and then strode out of the office, his heavy footsteps gradually fading down the corridor.

Only Hong Qitian and Fang Qingyu remained in the office.

Hong Qitian reclined back into the sofa, took a sip from the teapot, and looked at Fang Qingyu with a hint of understanding and teasing in his eyes: "You’re here for that little girl?"

Fang Qingyu wasn’t surprised that the old man knew, and nodded: "Yes. She woke up, but fell back asleep again. Her body... has undergone a significant change."

Hong Qitian leisurely refilled his tea, not even lifting his eyelids: "Don’t worry, she’s fine. Or rather, from the day she stepped through the gates of the Divine Management Bureau, I was aware of her situation."

There was a trace of confusion in Fang Qingyu’s eyes: "You knew all along?!"

When Jiang Wei joined Hidden Dragon, she underwent a strict examination, particularly the Alien God faith test, which showed no abnormalities at all.

How did the old man know?

"Strange?" Hong Qitian glanced at him, half-smiling, "In our world, some Divine True Bodies do stand on our Federation’s side, you know that, right?"

Fang Qingyu suppressed the roaring sea within his heart and nodded.

Lin Kang had indeed mentioned earlier that a few ancient Gods stood behind the Federation, albeit very few.

"Ever since the Drought Fiend became a force and started causing trouble in the Arctic."

Hong Qitian put down the teapot, his gaze deepening, "Those few mentioned an old tale to me."

"In the Battle of Zhuolu, Nvba aided the Yellow Emperor in capturing and killing Chiyou, achieving an unparalleled feat. Yet, with her Divine Power depleted, she could never return to the Heavenly Palace, thus being stranded in the Human World. The ancient texts end here. But how did she get stranded? This is not documented in the ancient texts."

Hong Qitian paused, looking intently at Fang Qingyu.

"Those few told me that to preserve a sliver of hope for Nvba’s return to her Peak and the restoration of authority, the Yellow Emperor used supreme might to forcibly split her vast Divine Consciousness Origin into two. One part carried the ’good’ aspects of her Divine Power Origin, embodying hope, while the other stripped away all the roots of violence, greed, and destruction – the ’evil’."

"In fact, both individuals were originally called Nvba."

"Only, the evil side did too many things in the Human World and became the Drought Fiend."

"While the side bearing ’good’ and hope was protected by the Yellow Emperor with Secret Techniques, cast into the river of reincarnation in the Human World. Lifetime after lifetime, reincarnating, as though passing along the torch, waiting to gather strength over endless time, to reclaim the severed authority and ultimately... achieve Nirvana and return."

He pointed towards the direction of the ward, eyes like torches:

"The little girl in your team, Jiang Wei. She is the ’good’ side of Nvba."

Good and evil, hope and destruction, forcibly divided into two sides.

Fang Qingyu suddenly felt enlightened.

No wonder they looked so alike.

It turns out both were originally the same person.

"So that’s it..."

Fang Qingyu exhaled a long breath, feeling as if a huge stone pressing on his heart had been moved slightly.

At least, Jiang Wei’s identity was no longer a hanging threat.

"And her sudden growth now?"

Fang Qingyu continued to press on the key issue, "Was it caused by that strike from the Drought Fiend? Is it harmful to her? When will she wake up?"

Hearing this, Hong Qitian rolled his eyes in annoyance and took another sip from the purple clay teapot: "I’m no God, how would I know what earth-shattering changes are happening inside her body?"

"Just wait, I’ve already asked on your behalf, when there’s news, I’ll let you know."

He paused, seeing Fang Qingyu’s still furrowed brow, and changed his tone a bit mockingly: "But boy, isn’t what you should be concerned about something else now? Aren’t you racking your brain on how to use ’our squad nurturing a future God’ to bargain with me, to squeeze some benefits?"

Fang Qingyu, hit right on the mark, didn’t even blush.

Instead, he confidently climbed the metaphorical pole: "Isn’t it just that you understand me, sir? Now that Jiang Wei stands on the Federation’s side, as a top-tier combat power nailed down for the future, she would need resources for her growth, right?"

"Our squad bears the responsibility of nurturing and guarding, shouldn’t the Federation express something? Provide some substantial support?"

Hong Qitian, enraged by Fang Qingyu’s blatant extortion, laughed and picked up a folder as if to throw it: "Get lost! You cheeky brat! She isn’t even awake yet, and you’re already thinking of benefits? Let her come to talk to me when she wakes! For now, just go do what you’re supposed to do."

Fang Qingyu nimbly dodged the nonexistent attack.

Without waiting for the old man to curse again, he swiftly turned and slipped out of the office.

Watching the closed door, the angry look on Hong Qitian’s face vanished instantly.

It was replaced with a deep contemplation.

Leaving Hong Qitian’s office, Fang Qingyu returned to Jiang Wei’s ward.

The nurse on duty at the door immediately reported in a low voice: "Captain Fang, Miss Jiang’s vital signs are stable, still in deep sleep, no abnormalities."

Fang Qingyu nodded, gently pushed the door, and went in.