149: Chosen one!

The eruption of the underground volcano, the appearance of treasure chests, and the special properties of the black qi brought about a wave of interest.

However, countless scientific research institutions soon failed.

There was simply no way to start!

The property of the black qi was of the Soul attribute; only Professionals with Soul manifestation could sense it.

Yet, as it happened, there was currently only one person in the entire world with true Soul manifestation.

And this person was a bit devious.

He kept this information suppressed.

This led to the properties of the black qi becoming a mystery.

It even became a sort of taboo.

After all, too much contact with the black qi caused problems; in mild cases, it led to memory confusion and loss of mental control.

In severe cases, the consciousness was directly impacted, turning the person into a vegetable.

After many such accidents, research into the black qi became extremely cautious.

Ultimately, the craze for researching the black qi receded in a short time.

There was no other way; if it couldn't be put to use, it couldn't become popular.

---Ye Su discovered that this timeline had indeed run into problems.

The appearance times of many Divine Weapons deviated from what was in the letter from the future.

The specific reason was likely planted during the Kunlun incident.

Perhaps the excessively violent battle planted the hidden seeds of the Spiritual Qi recovery, which finally erupted at Mount Fuji.

Spiritual Qi and black qi both appeared, affecting the timing of when the Divine Weapon treasure chests opened.

But as for whether this issue was accelerating the mutation process or if something else would happen, that would depend on what the next letter from the future had to say.

However.

Great Xia had already obtained four Divine Weapons.

They might get one or two more later; compared to the total number of Divine Weapons, this was already quite a lot.

Most importantly, Ye Su had obtained the Divine Weapon most suitable for himself; if he could also get the one from North Bang that was most suitable for Mo Xiaoyu...

Then this solar term could be said to be a bountiful harvest!

"Over in North Bang, the hydrogen bombs must have been planted."

"As for detonating them---"

Ye Su pondered.

Fun fact: hydrogen bombs are detonated using nuclear bombs—meaning...

To detonate it ahead of time, one would need to drop a mushroom on North Bang.

Holy crap!

This is freaking crazy!

Even if North Bang has no presence, it's not like they'd let you drop a mushroom on their doorstep.

If that were dropped, wouldn't it trigger a world war?

Before humanity is even beaten down by other races, they'll have played themselves to death.

An open scheme.

But it wasn't unsolvable.

Some things that cannot be obtained on the battlefield can be acquired through trade.

The Divine Weapon is bait, but it only lures a certain person or group.

Everyone else is basically competing for it normally.

Even.

Ye Su could find a way to trade with North Bang.

The General isn't an unreasonable person either.

This world is ultimately driven by interests.

With his fingers resting on the table, tapping lightly, Ye Su's brain began to work rapidly.

The global mutation had progressed to this point.

The governments of many countries around the world were very active.

But Great Xia--- "Perhaps, I should talk to the authorities."

"If it really involves a trade, I'll still have to rely on the authorities to negotiate."

Ye Su had never truly been open and honest with the authorities.

Their cooperation was mostly a matter of tacit understanding.

But eventually, contact had to be made.

It was also a good time to ask what the authorities' attitude was all about.

Which direction was Great Xia's future heading?

What if cities really become isolated islands?

Trade routes can't guarantee that every Suzhou and Hangzhou won't deteriorate.

That would be the apocalypse!

Some people really would try to restore the old ways!

"Zhang Hui, help me contact the authorities in the Imperial Capital. I need to talk to the higher-ups---"

Finally, Ye Su spoke these words into his earpiece.

The message reached the Imperial Capital.

---"It's finally coming."

The Executor sighed and muttered to himself.

He agreed.

It was indeed necessary to meet with Ye Su and have a proper talk.

The high-level leadership of Great Xia had the courage and a direction to steer.

But this process was incredibly perilous.

Perhaps Great Xia would collapse in the future, but it would ultimately be unified.

But this process...

...would reflect a saying;

"In prosperity, the common people suffer."

"In ruin, the common people suffer!"

Everything they were doing now was simply to make the cost of this process a little smaller.

Ye Su and his group were doing well.

Perhaps if they continued like this, they really could reduce much of the cost.

But in the end, they still had to be open and honest with Ye Su.

Soon.

The plane from Suzhou and Hangzhou arrived at the Imperial Capital.

This time, Ye Su traveled alone, bringing no one with him.

And the authorities received him in secret.

Finally.

Ye Su and Great Xia's The Executor met in a hotel conference room.

Seeing the figure he often saw on television, Ye Su felt slightly excited.

The middle-aged Executor had a smile on his face;

"Sit down. This is our first time meeting."

Ye Su waited for The Executor to be seated before sitting down himself, and replied;

"I didn't know I would be meeting with you. This level of reception is a bit high."

"Actually, the Leader should have come, but too many people are watching his movements. For convenience, it was more appropriate for me to come," The Executor said;

"Facing you, the uncrowned king of Professionals, I suppose I'm barely qualified."

"I wouldn't dare say that."

Ye Su scratched his head.

He spoke so well, subtly praising him to ease his tension.

It laid a good foundation for the in-depth conversation to follow.

"Tell me, what's troubling you this time? It shouldn't be a small matter if you're looking for us," The Executor said, controlling the pace.

Ye Su pondered for a moment.

The matter of the Divine Weapon in North Bang suddenly didn't feel so incredibly important anymore.

What was most important was the current attitude of the authorities.

"I feel it's very strange. Given the authorities' power of control, it shouldn't be like this," Ye Su said;

"So, I want to know, why are the authorities... um... slacking off like this?"

The Executor nodded.

As expected, it was this question.

This was an unavoidable question that was bound to be raised; he just hadn't expected it so soon.

Therefore, The Executor didn't plan to beat around the bush.

Speaking with the strongest of Professionals, no matter how profound the words, he should be able to understand;

"Have you heard of Heaven's Chosen Professionals?"

Ye Su was stunned.

He hadn't heard of "Heaven's Chosen."

"But I have seen Destiny, like Quiet Rain in Suzhou and Hangzhou—she was Destiny!"

So, he shook his head.

"It seems I need to tell you a rather bizarre story."

The Executor said, then adjusted his posture and began to tell the tale;

"As early as the Beginning of Spring, roughly a few minutes after it started, someone among our top leadership became a Professional."

"And they possessed a Class and corresponding Class Talent Skills."

"This speed was likely faster than those of you who awakened naturally, and it was much more peaceful."

A simple sentence left Ye Su in shock.

"Heaven-Chosen Profession."

"Direct Awakening?"

"Selected by the heavens?"

"With Skills included?"

"Who was it?"

"Or rather, what secrets were hidden within this?"