By the time the three of them had calmed down, they found they were still facing a lot of problems.
It was a huge sum of money, but even if they had it, they couldn't spend it.
Pomelo was completely cut off from the outside world, and its economic system had completely collapsed.
The shops were all closed, and supplies from the outside couldn't be brought in.
As long as the dispute in Pomelo wasn't over, the money wouldn't be of any use.
And that box of cards couldn't be exchanged for money.
Thinking about it that way, it didn't seem like the situation had fundamentally changed.
"Having money is always a good thing."
Bogner comforted himself, never again bringing up the ridiculous idea of having Chen Mu rob the other two warehouses.
"When will this fight end?" Xi Ping looked at the two of them with a bitter smile.
As a businessman, it was undoubtedly a painful thing to have a large sum of money on hand and not be able to use it.
Chen Mu shook his head. "I don't know. I guess it's still too early."
"It's certainly still early." Bogner stretched lazily, having completely calmed down from his previous ecstasy.
Chen Mu's attitude was a lot better than the other two.
He hadn't wanted much, and those were all unexpected delights. So, he was the first to calm down.
He had a different view of the money.
Whether or not it could be used, it was still extremely valuable.
As long as Bogner and Xi Ping were there, they could make a comeback with the five billion no matter where they were.
That way, they could make a lot more choices.
If the battle was really chaotic, Chen Mu could lead them into the jungle, and the others could only look at the forest and sigh.
With such an expert in jungle life like Wei-ah, they had an advantage in the jungle that no one else could match.
If his subordinates weren't a bunch of rookies, Chen Mu might have just led them into the jungle to avoid the muddy waters.
But they were all rookies, and leading a bunch of rookies into the jungle would be no different from suicide. Even if there were 10 more Wei-ahs, it would be useless.
They couldn't always hope to be as lucky as they had last time with the Moqi kids.
Moreover.
The Moqi kids had a greater chance of surviving in the jungle than those rookie card artisans. They were more familiar with the jungle, even though they didn't have any fighting power.
Chen Mu's attitude was more mature than before, preparing for a rainy day.
If it really got to that point, they wouldn't have to worry about it no matter where they went with the money.
Regarding this matter, everyone's opinion was unanimous. It must not be leaked out.
Everyone knew very well how serious the consequences would be if the information was leaked.
All the cards were handed over to Xi Ping, except for the Sectional Consecutive Card and its inheritance fantasy card, which Xi Ping kept in his hands.
He was quite interested in the Sectional Succession of Styles.
This wasn't something that could be found at a roadside stall. Even in the entire Federation, it was a first-rate inheritance.
How could he not take a good look at such a good thing?
Bogner and Xi Ping both had a lot of things to do, so they went their separate ways.
Bogner had to be in charge of the training of the newbies, while Xi Ping had to organize all the supplies and gather intelligence.
Fatty had left behind a lot of resources. Although most of them were ordinary items, the amount was shocking.
Under Xi Ping's organization, the talents of the auction house were also gathered together.
If one were to talk about who had the strongest intelligence capability in Pomelo, it wasn't the Central Repository of the Classics, which had the upper hand in the field, nor was it Faya, which had swallowed up most of the small powers in Pomelo. It was that newly established base.
Although Faya had physically destroyed the fatty, the intelligence network he had set up hadn't suffered a fatal blow.
What Faya valued more was the fighting power in the hands of those local powers.
They hadn't had time to digest the intelligence capabilities of the newly absorbed local powers before they were forced to the front of the stage by Chen Mu.
Sorting out the intelligence every day was a huge workload. Added to that was the fact that Xi Ping wasn't a professional, and he was straining himself to do it, which was naturally tiring.
Seeing the two of them leave, Chen Mu simply started to study the Sectional Succession of Styles in the conference room.
The Sectional Succession of Styles was a very unique card. It was different from all the cards Chen Mu had seen before.
It could condense into something like sectional energy bodies. Those energy bodies could attack as a single section, but they could also form some kind of specific connection with each other.
From that alone, it seemed quite similar to the 013 Chen Mu had made, which could also form a wavy blade chain.
The connection between the sectional bodies of the Sectional Succession of Styles was even more unique. There seemed to be a wedge-shaped energy buckle between them, which could complete different combinations.
The most amazing thing was that the Sectional Succession of Styles could theoretically be formed into 36 different kinds of single sections.
Those energy compositions of different sections showed entirely different qualities, and the perceptual strength and precision they required were also very different.
Given Chen Mu's current strength, he could only condense 16 kinds of single sections.
The remaining 16 were too difficult for him. Even if he managed to condense a few of them, he wouldn't be able to use them in battle.
Thirty-two different structural sections meant that thirty-two different individual tactics could be used.
How many kinds of tactics could they form by combining them?
Although not every combination would be useful in actual combat, it could be seen how rich the tactical combinations were.
Seeing that, Chen Mu finally understood why the card was called the Sectional Succession of Styles. Its full name should actually be the Sectional Combo.
That red two-star fantasy card had recorded countless tactical combinations.
Those tactical combinations had been summarized by generation after generation of predecessors from the Federation Comprehensive Academy, and what had been preserved to that day were all tactical combinations with great power in actual combat.
It was an out-and-out crystallization of wisdom.
Chen Mu was deeply immersed in it. Those tactical combinations brimming with wisdom were like a treasure trove.
Not only could he learn those rich tactical combinations there, but what gave him a deeper feeling was the tactical thinking of the predecessors. It didn't look like anything out of the ordinary, but if he studied it closely, he could feel its rigorous layout.
For example, one of the tactics was composed of three kinds of single sections.
First, it used the single section to form a range attack to reduce the adversary's range of activity.
Then, a single section would produce a powerful energy wave disorder.
The energy disorder didn't distinguish between friend and foe. Once there was an energy disorder in a certain area, the energy composition in that area would likely collapse.
The more complex the energy body, the more likely it was to collapse.
The final killing section had the simplest composition. It was a triangular energy body composition that could only appear in basic textbooks. At that time, it could disregard the energy disorder and deliver a fatal blow.
Of course, there were a few difficulties with that tactic.
For example, the second kind of single section, which was the one that could cause the energy disorder, had very high requirements for the card artisan.
The other key was how to reduce the adversary's range of activity.
Regarding those two points, there were quite a few notes from the predecessors in the two-star fantasy card.
Chen Mu then understood why the card artisans from the Big Six were always more powerful than those from other schools. They were standing on the shoulders of giants.
That little fantasy card had condensed the wisdom and essence of so many people!
Compared with the 013 he had made, the Sectional Succession of Styles was a lot more profound.
It was a complete tactical system, a complete and enormous tactical system.
What stunned Chen Mu even more was that the selection of those 32 kinds of single sections had also taken a lot of thought from the card artisan.
If the card artisan using it could release all 32 kinds of single sections, the 32 kinds of single sections would interact with each other to form a complete sectional connected circle. Everything within the circle would undergo molecular disintegration.
That was to say, everything within the circle would be decomposed into a molecular state.
That was the ultimate skill of the Sectional Succession of Styles, the Sectional Circle Collapse.
In the face of absolute power, so-called tactics were already useless.
That was the first time Chen Mu had come into contact with the concept of the so-called ultimate skill.
The cards he had come into contact with before hadn't mentioned that concept at all.
But that also had something to do with the cards he had come into contact with. The cards he had persisted in practicing, the Tailless Shuttle and the folding Yanbo card, only had simple skills to use. How could they compare to such a vast legacy as the Sectional Succession of Styles?
But, in that two-star fantasy card, Chen Mu discovered that among the card artisans who had inherited the Sectional Succession of Styles, there were only two card artisans who could use the ultimate skill, the Sectional Circle Collapse.
That also showed the difficulty of the ultimate skill was very high.
That time, Chen Mu really received an unprecedented shock.
Only now did he understand that a card could be so vast.
Chen Mu's research was interrupted.
"Miss Sue Lochiro has woken up, Boss," Lu Xiaoru reminded him.
Chen Mu reluctantly came out of the two-star fantasy card, fascinated by it.
That two-star fantasy card was very different from the one Chen Mu had made for Ru Qiu with the method of making the folding Yanbo card. It only had a simple image on it, with more text annotations.
He went to Sue Lochiro's room.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Cao!
If you hadn't made a move to save me, it would have been too scary. "Sue Lochiro's pretty face looked rather haggard, and her eyes were dim and lifeless.
Chen Mu shook his head and said sincerely, "You're too polite, Miss Sue. This is what I should do."
Sue Lochiro had been working hard for the green strand in his body. Although she hadn't brought him any substantial help in the end, Chen Mu had always kept that favor in mind.
Sue Lochiro forced a smile and looked around. "Where is this, Mr. Cao?"
"This is my base."
Chen Mu could see she wasn't in high spirits and knew she had just been frightened. He comforted her by saying, "You're safe, Miss Sue.
Right, President Jiao Si is here, too. You don't need to worry about safety. "In order to comfort her, Chen Mu could only bring Jiao Si out.
Sure enough, hearing Jiao Si was there, Sue Lochiro's nervous expression eased quite a bit.
Chen Mu sighed to himself that Jiao Si's big card was really useful everywhere, even to Sue Lochiro.
Seeing the alienation on Sue Lochiro's face, which was completely different from her usual attitude, Chen Mu hesitated and then opened his mouth to ask, "May I be so bold as to ask?
How could you run into such a situation?
What about the Medical Card Artisan Association?
Couldn't they provide you with protection? "
Chen Mu also found it strange. It was reasonable to say that no one would offend a neutral medical card artisan.
"Our luck wasn't good. We were caught up in the first wave of attacks.
Half of the building collapsed, and many people were buried alive. "
Sue Lochiro's tone was low, and her tears were pattering down. "My teacher died, and so did many of my colleagues.
There was no one around me, so I ran out. "
Having said that, her blank expression made Lu Xiaoru's nose sting.
Chen Mu was fine, but he sighed to himself.
He wasn't like them. He didn't know how many more dangerous things he'd experienced, so his heart was naturally as hard as iron.
"After I came out, I found the streets were even more chaotic.
A lot of people were seriously injured. If they weren't treated, they would certainly die.
I went to save them. Who would have thought that more and more people would be injured?
The scene became more and more chaotic. Then, it looked like we were being attacked. "
Sue Lochiro's tears stopped as she said that. She played it down and squeezed out a smile.
Chen Mu was silent. After a while, he said solemnly, "Get some rest, Miss Sue.
I don't think you need to worry about any problems here.
You have a kind heart. "
As Chen Mu saw it, Sue Lochiro's behavior could be considered stupid.
But it was that kind of stupid behavior that had earned his respect.
"Thank you!"
Sue Lochiro seemed to feel Chen Mu's respect from the bottom of his heart. She was taken aback, but her smile blossomed. Her beautiful face made people's eyes light up.
The two of them sank into silence.
Just then, the apparatus on his wrist rang. It was Xi Ping looking for him.
Chen Mu rushed to say goodbye to Sue Lochiro.
When he returned to the conference room, Bogner and Xi Ping were already there waiting for him.
Seeing Chen Mu enter, Xi Ping immediately said, "I've received the latest intelligence, Boss."
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Chen Mu perked up. "Oh, how is it?"
Xi Ping and Bogner looked at each other and smiled knowingly. Xi Ping said, "It was more successful than we could have imagined!
Faya and the Central Repository of the Classics fought until both sides suffered.
I heard there were heavy casualties at Faya's encampment, with blood flowing like a river. Half of the card artisans they gathered died, and many of the card artisans who were still alive asked to leave when they heard they were fighting the Central Repository of the Classics.
Although Faya later used high-pressure tactics to temporarily stabilize the situation, their morale hit rock bottom, and their morale wasn't stable.
But their last ace came. He must have been surnamed Peng, and his reputation wasn't obvious. He was likely an ace that Faya had secretly trained.
Butchie was seriously injured, and it was unknown whether she was dead or alive. That ace named Peng was also injured by Qiao Yuan. Faya was hit hard all of a sudden.
The Central Repository of the Classics wasn't much better. More than 20 of their aces died, and the remaining half were injured, with their power sharply reduced.
Qiao Yuan was also slightly injured. It was Butchie's last attack that wounded him, and 013 was destroyed in the last hit. What a pity. "
Chen Mu didn't hear any pity from Xi Ping's mouth. On the contrary, he was overflowing with excitement.
Before Chen Mu could ask Bogner what he thought of the outcome, the apparatus on Xi Ping's wrist suddenly sounded.
Xi Ping turned on the apparatus and said a few words. His expression became strange.
Xi Ping, who had turned off the apparatus, saw the two of them looking at him. With a strange expression, he dropped a bombshell. "Tang Hanpei has personally brought reinforcements from the Federation Comprehensive Academy. They have just arrived in Pomelo."
Old He was running a bar, and the night was getting darker. It was the time when business was getting better.
He was so busy his head was spinning, and his feet could hardly touch the ground.
In the middle of the bar, a screen took up nearly two-thirds of the entire wall.
Ever since the fantasy card receiver had been available, that thing had taken all the bars in the federation by storm.
What could be more pleasant than drinking alcohol and watching an interesting program?
In the past, the most popular were the videos of ace card artisans battling. But, with the recent tense situation, more and more people were paying attention to the current news.
The busiest people there were the waitresses. Most of them were young and pretty, dressed skimpily, and they were very good at jet stream cards.
It was a delightful thing to see an absolutely beautiful girl holding a glass of alcohol and floating to your side in a dazzling twirl.
Old He had been a card artisan for 20 years in his early years. When he got older, he used his savings to open the bar.
By then, he didn't have any of the drive he had had back then. All that was left was a mass of amiability. Still, no one had ever dared to make trouble in his bar.
Old He was very satisfied with his current life. He was burying his head in checking the bills. The noise was like heavenly music to his ears, and he was enjoying it.
Suddenly, the noise he had long since gotten used to disappeared.
Old He's hands stopped moving, and his heart skipped a beat.
What had happened?
Just as he was about to raise his head, the clear voice of the fantasy card receiver reached his ear.
"This platform has a new exclusive report. At 19: 40 today, Tang Hanpei, the flag bearer of the Federation Comprehensive Academy, personally led a team to Pomelo.
There were about 80 card artisans traveling with him, and it is said that they were all aces with some reputation within the Federation Comprehensive Academy over the last few years.
What was even more shocking was that in the short time before Tang Hanpei arrived, Zu Ning, the idol ace of the younger generation of the Federation Comprehensive Academy, had mysteriously died.
Up until now, there has been no relevant information.
According to eyewitnesses, Zu Ning had been fatally wounded in the neck by a wavy blade.
The apparatus on Zu Ning's wrist had disappeared, along with a large number of money cards.
The most inconceivable thing was that one of the storehouses of the Federation Comprehensive Academy had also been looted, along with a large number of cards of all colors.
The final losses hadn't been fully accounted for.
Up until then, no organization had issued a statement taking responsibility for the incident.
The Federation Comprehensive Academy responded right away. Pavchek was unusually furious, and for the first time, he issued a reward in front of the media. Anyone who could report a clue would receive a reward of one billion Oudi. If they could find the killer, not only would they receive a reward worth a total of ten billion Oudi, but they would also get the opportunity to enter the Federation Comprehensive Academy for further study.
That was the first time in the history of the Federation Comprehensive Academy had issued a reward, and the reward was so large that it was rarely seen in the entire history of the federation.
We have interviewed quite a few experts, and everyone's opinion is quite unified.
It was highly likely that the reward was directly related to Zu Ning's cultivation of the Sectional Succession of Styles.
It was customary for a student like Zu Ning to carry a copy of his legacy.
But the Federation Comprehensive Academy still hadn't made any response to that question.
"This platform has just received news that Qiao Yuan of the Central Repository of the Classics, who had quietly appeared in Pomelo, had run into the Faya Firm after sweeping away the original power of the Federation Comprehensive Academy. The two sides had a fierce battle.
Both sides had heavy casualties, and Qiao Yuan had minor injuries.
It was also worth mentioning that the card artisan who had injured Qiao Yuan had used the numbered series of cards, 013, which had previously caused a sensation in the federation.
Would Tang Hanpei take advantage of Qiao Yuan's injury to launch an attack and gain the initiative on the battlefield?
There was no way to know at the moment.
It was reported that Qiao Yuan and Tang Hanpei had never had any experience fighting.
Whoever won or lost would directly determine the question of who the Central Island Firm belonged to.
With Faya watching from the side, that made the matter even more complicated.
Because of the fighting, the civilians of Pomelo suffered heavy casualties. It was rumored that the Bitter Solitude Temple and the Star Academy were preparing to organize a team of medical card artisans to enter Pomelo to help the civilians. That action also received a response from Desert Camp and Moon Frost Island.
We have no way of making any further predictions about the final outcome … "
The bar was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Everyone was holding their breath and staring at the screen in shock.
A few experts appeared on the screen, commenting incessantly on the chain of events.
The bar exploded with noise.
"F * * k me! What kind of badass person would be able to kill Zu Ning?"
"Hmph, the Big Six always thought they were so badass. Now that someone has taken care of them, serves them right!"
"Zu Ning is my idol!
Boo hoo hoo, which damned one? If I ever find out who did it, I'll fight it out with him! "
"Who do you think has a better chance of winning if Qiao Yuan goes up against Tang Hanpei?"
“013！
Good lord, how many times have I dreamed of it? "
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The bill in Old He's hand fluttered to the ground, but he didn't seem to notice. After a long while, he finally let out a long sigh.
The world was going to be chaotic.