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"Intelligence transmission?"

At this moment inside the Government Office, amidst the nearly destroyed ruins, Shen San and Shen Er were both collapsed on the ground.

It was true that Shen Er had released the Dragon King, but he didn’t abandon his brother.

Starting from when they rescued the Shen Family, Ali had been the one in disguise as Shen Er.

Seeing Ali return alive, Shen Er heaved a huge sigh of relief.

He had feared that Ali, possessing such abilities, could not withstand the grand scene, but clearly, the woman before him was not only a demon with formidable capabilities but had also transformed into someone with astute tactics, capable of fooling both the Dragon King and Shen Ling.

She was no longer comparable to the fox of the past.

However, what she said next made him pause in surprise.

"Important intelligence?"

"Yes..." Ali sat nearby, clearly depleted.

She had only recently become a Transcendent, and using her abilities frequently wasn’t as effortless as one might think.

For instance, inspecting memory—when dealing with those of the same level or even those higher than her own level, it would be much more effortful. It was not without cost, and if she wanted to know what the other person was thinking, she would have to constantly inspect their memories.

Many have misunderstandings about their abilities, presuming they could know what the others were thinking with just a glance, but it’s not like that. Memories lag behind; one can only inspect the past and alter it, while newly formed memories require another inspection.

In a high-intensity confrontation like before, if she wasn’t careful, she’d be instantly killed.

Naturally, she had to constantly activate her abilities to inspect what the others were thinking to plan every move correctly.

When she went to the Dragon King, she was already hugely exhausted.

If not for the Western Sea Dragon King being too eager to trouble Shen Ling, she wouldn’t have dared to continue capturing Shen Ling.

Fortunately... everything went smoothly, but even so, she was now overly exhausted, with her Spiritual Power nearly depleted!

"From an ancestor of your family, I obtained very crucial intelligence..." Ali’s tired eyes glinted coldly.

Back then... she and her group, following Old Liu, found themselves trapped in this world along with another group of world nobility when the ancient war not only took place but was lost by people like her.

She... the Clones left by Pu Yunchuan, including Chen Qing who inherited Pu Yunchuan’s memories, all died!

It was a complete death; even their Spiritual Bodies were destroyed by those wielding forbidden powers. Their resurrection was possible thanks to a contingency left by Old Liu, namely Clone Techniques.

But... how exactly did they lose back then?

Why were those memories wiped from the Clones?

Before Chen Qing went to West Island, he actually sought her out to analyze the events of the past.

According to Old Liu, they were cloned before the great war and had their genetics copied in advance after entering the game, which is why those memories are missing.

But is that the truth?

If so, why does she possess Pu Yunchuan’s memories? These are clearly the memories of Pu Yunchuan’s Clone, which should have originated before entering the game. Why then do these Clone memories appear in her?

Chen Qing’s speculation is... Old Liu isn’t trustworthy!

Why did they fail all those years ago?

A group of nobles, though strong in political and financial realms, should not have lost to the other group in the game. They had an inherent information advantage; how could they have been defeated?

Specialization is key, and Chen Qing didn’t deny that the other group was highly intelligent. But even if it were Einstein, you couldn’t expect him to outplay Uzi... right?

As newcomers to the game world, they should have had more advantage. How could they have lost so utterly?

At the time, Chen Qing suspected... there was a traitor among their group.

Even... he suspected Old Liu!

Old Liu’s performance has always been very positive, a grand national War God, who, to prevent the world from falling under the control of those disgusting nobles, even risked his own life to be annihilated together with them, seemingly so selfless.

But is it really so?

The reason Chen Qing didn’t suspect at first was mainly due to the admiration for Old Liu, who, at that time in the Central Federation, was admired by hardly a few among the common people.

However, after experiencing so much, Chen Qing has long since shed the aura of a great man, and when some people lose their aura, they are just ordinary people, albeit ordinary people with stronger abilities.

Sometimes there’s really no need to sanctify people; in this world, there are no saints, everyone has their own selfish interests.

It’s quite normal that Old Liu has them...

Thinking carefully, there were many loopholes back then.

America was very cautious of Old Liu at the time, and even though they brought Old Liu to America through several top figures, on someone else’s turf, could Old Liu really plan such an attack that caught everyone off guard without any warning?

The exploding of the skyscraper was the prelude to the onset of the world war; now thinking about it, if it hadn’t been for the death of so many important figures in that explosion, could those top nobles really have started a world war?

Is it possible that Old Liu is the one who wanted to initiate the world war?

This thought made Chen Qing feel somewhat cold, but sometimes you really must think the worst of people, because he has seen too much already.

But it’s only after Ali obtained Shen Ling’s memories that the terrifying reality dawned on her.

Chen Qing’s guess was half correct!

Indeed, Old Liu was one of the masterminds behind the scenes, and the outbreak of the world war owed credit to Old Liu, but that wasn’t the whole truth.

Back then... there were even more terrifying things in existence...

Moreover, the Old Liu mentioned by Chen Qing was not the real person; it was a fake, the real Old Liu was...

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"It should be here..." Xuu Hu pointed to a tent tribe in the distance amidst the snow and ice.

Looking over, Chen Qing observed that the tribe was inconspicuous, one of the wandering tribes outside the city of Northern Wolf Country.

According to the original agreement, the descendants of the Central Federation, if they were willing to come to the Northern Wasteland, would be arranged to live in the city as much as possible, even those from the noble families.

But what Chen Qing did not expect was that the Elder had specifically arranged for him to be placed outside.

From that moment, Chen Qing felt that things were not simple.

Letting Xuu Hu stand guard outside, Chen Qing directly transformed into a streak of light and entered the tribe. Relying on the Divine Path Sect’s sensing ability, he quickly found Zhang Zhengyuan.

No one wishes to be born in such a bitterly cold tribe, so only a civilian under the Divine Path Sect’s power was here, making it very easy for Chen Qing to find him.

Within a tent at that moment, a middle-aged woman was tenderly nursing a baby. Chen Qing waved his hand lightly, and the woman stiffened in place, as if frozen, while the nursing infant slowly turned his head, revealing a world-weary expression completely mismatching his youthful features.

With a gentle tap, the child’s spiritual body was forcibly ejected from his body, looking at Chen Qing with eyes filled with fatigue.

"You’re finally here..."

"You indeed know something," Chen Qing sighed. "It makes sense, an ordinary person like you eventually reaching this position; thinking about it in the context of the Central Federation, where the noble families are so powerful, it seems impossible; behind you... there must be someone."

"Is it Old Liu, right?"