89: Chapter 89 Ceremony Location, Official Squad, Covering the Layout

Meanwhile, he began to consider his future path.

"The Forbidden Zones that remain unexplored across the country are all tough nuts to crack. I suspect there are quite a few places like Jiuzhaigou; otherwise, it wouldn't have been our turn, and the authorities would have searched them all already."

"It was only because the authorities didn't understand them and lacked Professional personnel that our civilian Exploration Team was able to pick up the slack."

"Chunhe Aluminum Industry won't continue to support this Exploration Team once they see it's becoming increasingly difficult to generate income here."

At this thought, his brows furrowed slightly.

"Originally, because Captain Zhou Mingyu was implicated with an evil cult organization last time, the other directors at Chunhe Aluminum Industry were already thinking about disbanding this Exploration Team."

"It was only because of the harvest from that time that the project was kept."

"If there's really nowhere else to go, perhaps I could transition to [Changnan Interstellar] for a while. I am alone; if there is a chance for transcendence, I will gamble on it, even if it means death."

Finally, Wang An stood up and handed the two of them a business card.

"Everyone, after this operation, if you have nowhere else to go, you can come to our [Changnan Interstellar]. After all, we were established specifically for this line of business. If a few of us Professionals form a squad, then I'm sure I don't need to say much about the safety and rewards. After all, even the official squads don't have such a configuration."

"It's getting late, I bid you farewell."

Ye Xingchen and Qi Tianheng watched the Incarnation walk away, then looked at each other.

Seeing the yearning for transcendence and power in each other's eyes, they smiled at one another.

This smile contained both the joy of meeting a like-minded person and the pleasure of knowing they were both clever individuals.

That night, the Incarnation took advantage of the darkness once again, appearing outside the camp with a few leaps, without anyone noticing.

Given his current strength, evading the surveillance and the troops stationed here was effortless.

Following the route he had explored earlier, he used Divine Qi in the pitch-black night to scan the surroundings and discern the direction and path.

His figure turned into a black shadow, leaping rapidly toward the tall, snow-capped mountain at the very center.

He covered the distance of twenty to thirty kilometers in just over an hour.

Upon arriving at the center of this great mountain, he observed his surroundings and was able to discern three branches extending outward.

The small branch to the west was the path Wang An had taken; one extended to the northeast, near the Zhelan Mountain Range, which ran southeast toward Jiuzhaigou; the last one extended straight to the south, connecting to the "Dragon's Neck" of the main range behind it.

The Incarnation took out a satellite map; this mountain peak was situated exactly at the head of the entire mountain range, exhaling water vapor toward the Baishui River in the north.

Coming here today, besides confirming this central mountain peak as the ritual site, he also needed to survey the surrounding mountains to see if they could serve as ritual nodes to expand and guide the large-scale Heaven and Earth Qi feng shui field.

To set up a feng shui layout truly capable of forging a foundation for [Heavenly River Water], he would at least need to utilize the power of the feng shui field across this entire region.

Therefore, he also needed to set up three small feng shui layouts to expand the influence of the central ritual and channel the power back.

He worked until all the feng shui fields and the trends and layouts of the Heaven and Earth Qi in this area were fully calculated and recorded.

Just before dawn, the Incarnation returned to the Exploration Team's camp under the cover of darkness.

The next day, over a dozen military vehicles drove into the camp from outside.

The Exploration Teams still stationed nearby heard the commotion and came out one after another to see what was happening.

The person in charge of the local Recovery Bureau seemed to have received news and was already waiting there.

Seven or eight team members in special operations gear stepped out of the vehicles.

Each of them was equipped with top-tier military compound crossbows, special alloy machetes, and silenced sniper rifles; he even saw three or four team members carrying light machine guns, grenades, and rocket launchers.

"Captain Chen, welcome, welcome."

The other Exploration Teams watching the spectacle understood from their conversation that this was the most elite special recovery squad sent from the official headquarters, specializing in the most dangerous and difficult operations across the country.

The Incarnation used Divine Qi to scan the bio-magnetic fields of these individuals. He was shocked to discover that all 8 of them were Professionals, with each person's three-dimensional attributes being at least 2 points or higher.

"What a grand gesture, an all-Professional squad. Is the Recovery Bureau headquarters trying to wipe out the mutant dangers in Jiuzhaigou in one fell swoop?" The Incarnation remarked to himself regarding this discovery.

Ye Xingchen and Qi Tianheng came out and saw the scene. They asked him what was going on, and upon learning the truth, their expressions were quite excited.

"It seems the authorities are determined to clean this place up, so we need to prepare early. Otherwise, we might not even get a sip of the soup."

"Right, we need to hurry up and call back the team members who are resting in the nearby city."

Seeing their joyful appearance, the Incarnation felt pensive while also feeling a bit helpless.

"If they wipe out all the dangerous Mutant creatures in here, then my transcendent ritual will easily be disrupted."

"Moreover, Ye Xingchen and Qi Tianheng won't be thinking about joining him anymore; after all, if one can lead, no one wants to be subordinate to others."

"It looks like I need to set up the obscuring feng shui layout as soon as possible. At the same time, I must connect this entire feng shui field, expand its intensity, and reduce the trouble caused by others entering."

This top-tier official squad only made some necessary supply restocking and gathered detailed information at the camp before setting off immediately with their weapons and equipment.

For them, dealing with these Mutant creatures wasn't too difficult with the suppression of modern weapons. The real difficulty was that the harsh living environments in various regions would cause significant interference with their overall operation time and efficiency, and in dangerous cases, might even lead to casualties.

Therefore, headquarters was always extremely cautious when choosing their operations. They prioritized dealing with the most urgent and critical places first. They had to finish handling this place as soon as possible; there were quite a few such regions across the country now. Until they could cultivate all-Professional exploration squads on a large scale, they would have to run around everywhere.

At night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. The Incarnation took advantage of the darkness to head toward the ritual site at Tianhe Mountain, which he had named, to set up the obscuring layout.

Returning to this mountain peak, he took out the job-change stone and rune stone resources needed for the setup from his space.

He intended to use these three branches to set up the "Nine-Lock Maze" feng shui layout.

This feng shui layout focused on using 90 streams of water energy to lock down the entire Tianhe Mountain region. It would generate thick fog that permeated the entire Tianhe Mountain, confusing tracks and creating extremely low visibility; if one were the least bit careless or took a wrong step, they would fall. It would be difficult for outsiders to enter, preventing others from coming in to investigate.

This was just the outer feng shui layout; at the very core, he also needed to set up the "Yin-Yang Reversal" feng shui layout.

Its two energies of Yin and Yang would have Lunar Qi on top and Solar energy below during the day. At night, Solar energy would be on top, and Lunar Qi would be below.