Chapter 18: Guardian
Kyoto Base City, Changshan City, Limit Dojo Residential Area.
After receiving the news that Shen Mu was coming back, Mother Chen Wen and Father Shen Gang, who was on leave, waited outside the Limit Dojo together. Many relatives and friends in the residential area had heard the news, but there was no situation where a crowd gathered around, obviously considering that it would be impolite to disturb Shen Mu's family reunion.
"It's three o'clock. He should be here soon." Chen Wen said expectantly.
Shen Gang nodded solemnly and then suddenly noticed a small black dot appearing at the edge of the sky. In the next moment, this black dot turned into a deep blue stream of light, appearing above the residential area in just a few seconds before landing on the rooftop of the Dojo.
Whoosh! The cabin door opened, and Shen Mu, dressed in a black combat suit, flew out with a briefcase in his right hand. Chen Wen quickly pulled Shen Gang closer to Shen Mu.
"Mom and Dad." Shen Mu smiled and greeted them, then noticed that many people were looking over with admiring expressions.
"This isn't the place to talk. Let's go home first." Shen Mu said to his parents. Chen Wen and Shen Gang naturally had no objections, and the family of three returned home.
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Villa No. 018, Shen Mu's home.
In the living room on the first floor, under Shen Mu's spirit control, the black briefcase landed on the coffee table. The briefcase opened, revealing two test tubes filled with golden viscous liquid.
"Mom and Dad, this is the dragon blood, and the usage instructions are detailed in the manual." Seeing Shen Mu casually take out two vials of dragon blood, Chen Wen and Shen Gang were both shocked.
"This... is the legendary dragon blood worth 160 billion per vial?" Chen Wen couldn't help but ask.
Shen Mu nodded: "Yes, but with my status, I can buy it at half price, which is 80 billion per vial."
Then Shen Mu looked at Shen Gang: "With your strength, after using this dragon blood, you can easily have the physical qualities of a peak primary wargod." Based on Shen Gang's physical qualities, this vial of dragon blood could at least increase his strength to 120,000 kilograms, approaching the standard of a middle wargod.
Hearing that he could become a warlord, Shen Gang's originally solemn expression broke, and there was no disguising the excitement on his face.
"Mom and Dad, you should go use the dragon blood to break through first. As for other matters, don't worry about them."
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On the night Shen Mu returned home, the 'Four Great Powers' of Kyoto Base City visited together. These were the two heads of civil affairs and military affairs of the base city, as well as the inspectors of the two Dojos.
Shen Mu had long known Liu Minghao, the inspector of the Limit Dojo, and the head of the military affairs was also Shen Gang's superior. Except for Liu Minghao, who was relatively natural in front of Shen Mu, the other three were quite reserved.
After chatting casually for half an hour, Liu Minghao stood up first and said: "Since Inspector Shen has just returned home, I won't disturb you any further."
The inspector of the Thunder Dojo also stood up solemnly to take his leave, only maintaining basic respect for a councilor-level strong individual, without any other intentions.
"Take care, Brother Liu and Inspector Wang." Shen Mu replied politely. After seeing the two off, Shen Mu smiled at the two heads of the base city and asked: "Do you two have any instructions?"
The two heads quickly said they didn't dare and then the military head spoke: "Chief Jia Yi wants to visit Councilor Shen. What do you think?"
"No problem, let's make it tomorrow morning." Shen Mu nodded.
After getting Shen Mu's reply, the two also breathed a sigh of relief, finally completing their task, and hurriedly bid farewell to Shen Mu with respect.
"Well, besides the meeting with Jia Yi, everything else can be declined." Shen Mu's plan to meet with Jia Yi was also intentional, which was to transfer his father Shen Gang back to the base city's interior, which shouldn't be a problem.
In the next moment, Shen Mu's figure disappeared from where he stood, appearing in the training hall on the second floor.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Golden flying knives turned into streams of light dancing around Shen Mu, outlining and evolving the 15th drawing of the "Celestial Deity Diagram." According to the requirements, completing the outline of the 15th drawing within 16 seconds was considered mastering this diagram.
Far away, in the waters near Misty Island off the Australian continent, the fierce Azure Dragon was also cultivating the 15th drawing of the "Celestial Deity Diagram." With two bodies cultivating simultaneously, the efficiency was far more than simply one plus one equals two.
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The next morning, Shen Mu's parents, whose strength had greatly increased, went to the Dojo early to test their strength, leaving Shen Mu alone at home without even a meal.
Not long after, Shen Mu's communication watch rang, and Jia Yi's name appeared on the screen.
"Hello, Councilor Jia."
"Councilor Shen, I'm already outside the Limit Dojo Residential Area."
"I'll be right there."
After hanging up the phone, Shen Mu headed straight for the entrance of the residential area. At this time, at the entrance of the residential area, a middle-aged man in a Zhongshan suit, looking thin and energetic, stood on the left side of the gate, his aura like an unmovable mountain peak.
Beside Jia Yi were two middle-aged wargod-level fighters with gold flower epaulettes on their shoulders, their expressions serious and meticulous.
"Councilor Jia, I haven't had breakfast yet. Shall we talk while eating?" Shen Mu walked up and shook hands with Jia Yi.
Jia Yi naturally had no objections: "No problem, since we're in Changshan City, everything will be arranged by Councilor Shen."
A short while later, in a private room of a restaurant, Shen Mu ate while chatting with Jia Yi. After chatting casually for a while, Jia Yi then asked: "I wonder if Councilor Shen has any interest in joining the military and serving the country?"
Shen Mu didn't beat around the bush: "Defending the country is a duty. The most important defense base in our Kyoto Base City should be the war base in the Luanhe River Basin, right?"
"Indeed, that's the main defense against the sea monsters' attacks. Councilor Shen's father is a deputy captain of our Luanhe War Base."
Shen Mu nodded slightly: "In that case, I'm not interested in matters outside of cultivation. I'll serve as the guardian of the Luanhe War Base. As for my father, transfer him back to Changshan City to assist in defense."
The position of guardian was a special role. During monster tides, the guardian would become the highest responsible person of the war base. Usually, there was no real power, so there was no need to handle other trivial matters.
Exchanging an advanced warlord for a planetary-level strong individual was an exceptionally good deal, and Jia Yi naturally agreed without hesitation.
***
By the time Shen Mu returned home, it was already half an hour later. In the living room, Shen Gang sat on the sofa dejectedly, while Mother Chen Wen was comforting him.
"You're a grown man, why are you acting like a child? What's wrong with staying at home?"
"What is this? I can't accept it. How will my brothers see me, and how will the brothers who sacrificed themselves see me?"
At this moment, Shen Mu walked home slowly with a suitcase in hand. Seeing Shen Mu return, Shen Gang was furious.
"You brat, you actually transferred me away from the war base. Don't think that just because you're a strong individual beyond the wargod level, I won't dare to beat you."
Shen Gang had dedicated most of his life to this base on the front line of human and monster warfare. Being suddenly transferred away was something he couldn't accept for the time being.
Shen Mu calmly opened the suitcase, which contained a special uniform neatly packed, with a pair of epaulettes on top, adorned with three gold flowers.
"Deputy Captain, please be mindful of your identity."
Shen Gang's eyes widened in disbelief, and then he stood at attention with a sullen expression, saluting. According to the internal regulations, when a superior or leader enters the room, one must stand up and salute.
Behind Shen Gang, seeing her husband at a loss, Chen Wen secretly gave Shen Mu a thumbs-up while holding back her laughter.
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