Stronger with More Jobs

Chapter 639 - 281: That... Blood-Boiling Charge!

Jiang Wei nodded in satisfaction.

Her delicate face carried a hint of lazy blush following a full meal.

The group then left the bustling warmth of the Veteran Tavern, leaving behind the scent mixed with ale, roasted meat, and the smoke of the Human World behind the door.

They stepped back into the chilly streets of Spine City under the night.

The dim streetlights stretched and contracted their shadows.

Without saying a word along the way, they quickly returned to the independent courtyard assigned to them.

The lights in the small building lit up, dispelling the chill in the yard.

Instead of dispersing immediately, everyone engaged in a bit of casual chat in the simple living room.

Fang Qingyu surveyed the room, seeing no urgent matters, then spoke: "Alright, let’s rest early today. The medal ceremony is complete; we may receive a mission at any time, stay ready."

"Understood!"

"Got it."

The group responded in unison, the atmosphere light and relaxed.

Soon, everyone stood up and walked toward their own rooms.

Fang Qingyu returned to his room on the second floor.

The alloy door silently closed behind him, shutting out the outside world.

He walked to the window, gazing at the eternally bright lights of Spine City outside, the words of the mysterious old man at the tavern echoing in his mind.

Silent for a moment.

Fang Qingyu eventually took out his phone and sent a message to Old Hong Qitian:

Describing the old man he encountered today and the things he said.

Once the message was sent, Fang Qingyu placed the phone on the table.

Sitting down cross-legged beside it.

He began to practice the Observation Method to calm his mind, while waiting for a reply.

Not long after, the phone screen lit up.

Hong Qitian’s response arrived.

Hong Qitian: Alright. Just follow what he says. Let’s wait until you reach Tier Three before discussing it further. But kid, no need to worry too much, in the short term, no Divine True Body would dare descend in Federation Territory.

Seeing the last sentence, Fang Qingyu was slightly taken aback.

His eyebrows raised, his heart filled with more questions.

The old man’s words seemed overly confident, as if the Gods not daring to set foot in Federation Territory was an ironclad rule.

Picking up the communicator, he quickly asked:

Fang Qingyu: Why? Why wouldn’t the Divine True Bodies dare to descend?

The response arrived almost instantaneously, carrying an air of reckless confidence:

Hong Qitian: Because my son is still alive.

Fang Qingyu stared at the screen with these seven words, stunned at first, then couldn’t help but shake his head with a smile, the tension within him subtly relaxing at that moment.

Hong Qitian’s son is, of course, the one who heads the Federal Divine Management Bureau, currently the Federation’s number one director.

Seeing the old man so assured...

It seems this never-met director is even more fearsome than imagined.

This casual sentence indeed served as a reassuring assurance for Fang Qingyu.

At least.

For now, this land of the Federation remains a safe haven.

Fang Qingyu put away his phone.

Sitting cross-legged again, he delved into his mind, starting to operate the Void Nine Revolutions Primordial Visualization Method.

Although he mentioned that currently no Divine True Bodies dare to descend.

It’s crucial to be strong oneself.

If he becomes strong enough...

If a Divine True Body truly dares to come.

He will be able to shatter Jiang Wei’s inevitable fate.

Furthermore, the old man did mention it was within a short time.

Just how short this time will be...

Only the old man knows.

...

And by the time Fang Qingyu and his team received their first mission.

It was already the fifth day after the medal ceremony.

The biting cold wind acted like an ice blade, carrying dense snow particles, violently lashing against their fully covered polar cold weather combat suits, producing a muffled "thump thump" sound.

Visibility was pitifully low.

Beyond ten meters lay a chaotic white storm.

Fang Qingyu and the four others formed a column like five statues trudging through the blizzard, wrapped tightly in the most advanced composite thermal materials, even their eyes hidden behind specially made windproof goggles, leaving only the white frost condensing on their breath masks.

Their current position far eliminated the comforting silhouette of the Steel Great Wall.

They advanced deep into the unknown icy plains north of the Great Wall Defense Line.

Underfoot lay snow mixed with icy shards, reaching up to their calves, each step requiring significant effort.

In the world, only the roar of the blizzard and the crunch of packed snow underfoot remained.

Walking at the front of the group, Wei Banmeng suddenly halted and turned sideways, unfolding a map in his hand.

His voice, clear and calm, sounded over the radio to the other four: "The entrance is three kilometers straight ahead. Start moving separately; meet at this coordinate in one hour."

At the end of the line, Fang Qingyu’s steady voice came through the wind and snow: "Alright. Be careful, maintain discretion, uphold communication silence, proceed!"

"Understood!"

Following brief and powerful responses.

Five figures vanished into the blizzard like ghosts, changing direction instantly.

Wei Banmeng took the center position, Chu Kuanglan went left front, Lu Jiuyuan went right front, Jiang Wei went left rear.

Fang Qingyu ventured alone toward the right rear.

Their figures flickered amid the swirling snowstorm before disappearing entirely into the vast white, as if they had never appeared.

Fang Qingyu chose a route that bypassed a forest of jagged ice towers.

Lowering his posture, he maximized the concealment of his Eternal Night Territory.

Only to maintain warmth and dispel the frost clinging to his goggles, he moved like a shadow gliding along the ground, silently and swiftly under the raging snowstorm’s cover.

During these five days, Jiang Wei absorbed like a sponge, adapting to the new body’s Power.

Though still needing a bit more to fully master that majestic force as if it sprung from deep within the lava core.