Chapter 91

Taking out a pendant from around her neck, which was round like a watch face, she opened it and tapped on it a few times. The woman unceremoniously plopped down on the sand, her buttocks truly round and large...

Damn it, Du Qian really wanted to slap himself for his lack of self-control. He was quite sure that if this woman asked, he could spill everything about his ancestors, and he would do it very willingly.

This woman should be taken to the police station; as long as she was around, no matter how tough a person was, a few wiggles of her hips would make them confess everything.

"Alright, just wait. If there's no accident, someone will come to pick us up in an hour." The woman heaved a sigh of relief. This time was truly unexpected, and the mission was ruined, but at least they were safe.

He must never take risks again. His identity shouldn't have been on a regular ship. He couldn't blame her for resorting to such measures; too many things had happened recently. The chair under her was like a volcano, and over the past few months, she had been summoned for reprimands several times.

"Oh." Du Qian responded, not daring to look up. This woman seemed quite formidable. Was the device around her neck a communicator?

A long-distance communicator was a strategic device that ordinary people couldn't get, even the Flying Tiger Team didn't have one. Du Qian had only heard of it and never seen one.

Communication devices required wireless transmission towers and receivers. Wired ones could only be used within cities, while wireless ones could extend to the outskirts, with a maximum range of one thousand kilometers.

Beyond this range, it was impossible. Setting up reception and transmission towers in the wilderness was too costly, not because of the equipment itself, but because of the maintenance costs.

As everyone knew, the wilderness was the domain of spirit beasts. It was hard enough for humans to survive, let alone build and maintain such facilities. Even if they were built, a large number of people would be needed to protect them, and it was uncertain whether they could be protected at all.

Wireless signals had a limited range, and a base station was needed every certain distance.

Due to the high costs, even a merchant company like Drifting Snow couldn't afford it. Therefore, intercity communication fees were exorbitantly high.

Without enough base stations, long-distance communication was a luxury. This woman casually took out a device and said someone would come to pick them up, which sounded too fantastical to Du Qian.

"Brother, don't worry. She's much more capable than I am. By the way, what's your name, where are you from, and what do you do?" Lu Yi tried to get closer, after all, his life was saved by Du Qian.

Of course, the cost wasn't small, ten Spirit Transformation Pills, equivalent to over 100,000 Zhou Mountain coins. Spending 100,000 coins to save a life was worth it, and Lu Yi valued his life highly.

"Confidential." Since there was a way to return safely, Du Qian didn't want to deal with this disgusting man, who just made him feel sick.

Thinking about the two people around him, Du Qian was speechless. One made him want to vomit just by looking at him, and the other made him want to...

Damn it, they were both bizarre, and he was the only normal one.

"Xiao Qian, I owe you a lot this time. If you want to join the Flying Tiger Team, come with me. I can arrange a better job for you. You can do whatever you like. What do you think?" A seductive voice whispered in his ear.

Can I block my ears?

"You... How do you know?" Du Qian's self-control was quite good; after three seconds, he reacted. The woman actually knew he was from the Flying Tiger Team?

"How hard is that? Image comparison, you don't know about identity cards, do you? As long as you have an identity card, your information is automatically recorded in the differential machine center..."

"Stop, there's no differential machine center here, you..."

What the hell, everything she said, Du Qian knew, but this was in the endless desert.

Even in the city, Du Qian's information wasn't accessible to just anyone. Knowing his name meant this woman had at least a fourth-level citizen status, and knowing his job meant a higher security clearance.

"Originally, your level wasn't high enough, but since you saved me, you're my brother now. There's nothing I can't tell you, just remember not to tell anyone. I'm a special agent from the Information Department, have you heard of it? You probably haven't, but you must have heard of the Information Department."

"Stop, you talk." Her voice was like a spell, and Du Qian was afraid he couldn't control himself if he heard more. At this moment, he found Lu Yi more tolerable. The disgusting man was strong; Du Qian could barely control himself just by hearing her voice, but Lu Yi seemed fine and even stole glances at Feng Ya occasionally. Was this guy impotent?

"What's your name? Should I call you Xiao Qian?"

"Du Qian."

"Alright, Du Qian, have you heard of the nine departments of the empire?"

"Of course, the three dukes and nine ministers, each minister leads a department, right? The Information Department is one of them." Du Qian said calmly. Many people worked for the nine departments, as they were responsible for the empire's daily operations.

One could say that he was also part of the nine departments, as all city lord residences were part of the nine departments.

Using a more rigid classification, the empire had only two parts: the military and the civilian. Anything not related to the military belonged to the nine departments.

Of course, it was much more complex in reality. Each city lord residence had its own demands, and the true number of direct subordinates to the nine departments was substantial, but after excluding the city lord residences, it was reduced by ninety percent.

"The Information Department is vast, and anything related to information is connected to it. There are two particularly special departments, one of which you should be very familiar with, called the Jin Yi Department."

"Damn it, don't scare me like that." Du Qian was angry. Who didn't know the Jin Yi Department? They were spies, collecting all kinds of unfavorable information, reporting it, and then arresting and confiscating property.

Actually, Du Qian was just talking casually. The Jin Yi Department was well-known, but it had nothing to do with him. They targeted officials, not small fry like Du Qian.

"Good to know. The other department is the special agent department, where your 'sister' works. If I'm not mistaken, she's the head of the special agent department. Is Feng Ya your real name? Aren't you called Poppy?"

"Do you know why I said my real name in front of you? Hehe..."

Du Qian's body hair stood on end. Her voice was still bone-chilling, but at this moment, he felt the sun above him was releasing cold air, and it was extremely cold.

Damn it, what was going on? There were few times Du Qian felt such danger. When Manager Li held the oil paper package, Du Qian had the same feeling.

"The two most powerful departments in the Information Department are the Jin Yi Department and the special agent department. The Jin Yi Department deals with internal matters, while the special agent department deals with external matters, so many people haven't heard of the special agent department." Lu Yi seemed completely unaffected and continued to educate Du Qian.

Well, this couldn't be called education; according to the empire's laws, this was already considered leaking state secrets.

After saying this, Lu Yi suddenly pounced, grabbing Feng Ya's leg and crying, "Chief... Please take me in, I'll follow you from now on..."

Du Qian's eyes widened. This...

Damn it, it was like this. It took Du Qian over ten seconds to understand what Lu Yi was doing; he was surrendering.

Clearly, he had caused trouble before, but Feng Ya hadn't caught him or didn't have the time to deal with him. Leaking state secrets in front of Feng Ya, if he didn't surrender, Feng Ya could legally kill him.

"Chief, for Du Qian's sake, please take me in. If it weren't for my advice, we wouldn't be alive now..."

"Get lost, I haven't settled accounts with you yet. Vomit everything you've eaten, and I'll spare your life."

Du Qian's mind was completely muddled. What Lu Yi did seemed right but also seemed problematic. If he really feared Feng Ya, why did he ask Du Qian to save her?

If Feng Ya died at the hands of the young spirit beast, even if the Information Department investigated later, it wouldn't be related to him. Without Feng Ya, he would be safer, right?

"Are you still eating?" Lu Yi said something Du Qian couldn't understand.

Feng Ya's seductive face turned bright red, as if it was about to bleed. "Don't push it..." These three words were gritted out, but Du Qian didn't feel the previous chill.

"I'll find you even if I die." Lu Yi said firmly.

Du Qian slapped his forehead. There was a story here. Something must have happened between these two before, which was why Lu Yi insisted on saving Feng Ya. When Feng Ya was saved, she even considered the safety of the bodyguards, without any hesitation.

"Both of you, stop fooling around. Big sister, when will the rescue team arrive?"

"From the time frame... Pingchuan City has a problem. In about half an hour, the base station's plane should be able to reach us." Feng Ya said calmly.

"Pingchuan City has a problem? What happened?" Du Qian asked urgently. When they were attacked by the lightning spider, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong. Now, hearing Feng Ya's words, he sensed a whiff of conspiracy.

"What else? A spirit beast attack on the city, of course." Lu Yi said nonchalantly.

Feng Ya's red lips pouted, and she rolled her eyes at Lu Yi. Are you the only smart one? Look at you, all your intelligence is in your brain, can't you balance it a bit?

A spirit beast attack on the city? This seemed like a term from books, from the early days of human survival, when humans fought nature, wild beasts, and spirit beasts.

The history of spirit beasts was much older than that of humans. To build cities and survive and develop, humans inevitably encroached on the living space of spirit beasts.

Human history was a bloody history of wars: wars between humans, wars between humans and nature, and wars between humans and spirit beasts for living space...

Human wars led to the development from tribes to nations. Wars between humans and spirit beasts resulted in more cities.

As humans grew stronger, more cities were built, and their combat power increased, spirit beasts had given up much.

A spirit beast attack on a city was already a historical term.