159: Neon lights are coming!

Immediately, Li Huaishan said, "Then let's distribute it according to what we agreed upon before. Those you kill belong to you, and those we kill belong to us."

"Yes, Lord!" Ouyang Jing had no objection to what Li Huaishan said.

Next, Li Huaishan handed Ouyang Jing four phantom energy stones taken from ordinary Great Lizards, and tucked the rest into his own robes, including the weapons left behind by the Great Lizards the three of them had killed.

"By the way, lend us an aircraft pilot first. We're leaving now," Li Huaishan added after collecting the items.

Ouyang Jing naturally cooperated obediently, assigning a professionally trained subordinate to act as a pilot for Li Huaishan and the others.

Then, without saying much more, the three of them boarded the aircraft and left first.

Shortly after the three left, two more silver star aircraft arrived silently at the battlefield.

Ouyang Jing saw them and knew that the reinforcements sent by headquarters had arrived, so he hurried forward to greet them.

Leaving aside how Ouyang Jing explained things to the people from headquarters, Li Huaishan's group was currently touring the interior of the aircraft. The silver star aircraft truly lived up to its reputation as alien black technology; the interior design was incredibly sci-fi.

"Lord, where are we going now?" the pilot asked after the aircraft took off.

"How long will it take to get to Africa?" Qin Gang asked.

"At the Silver Star's speed, it will take about an hour to arrive," the pilot replied.

"Then set the destination to An Country, Africa. I'm going there first," Qin Gang replied.

"Yes! Lord."

The pilot then performed a series of operations, and the aircraft began flying toward Africa at maximum speed.

Meanwhile, Qin Gang contacted Qin Yang, and Qin Yang had Fernando arrange a hidden landing spot for the aircraft.

Over an hour later, the aircraft landed steadily. Li Huaishan and the other two disembarked, replaced by a Death Warrior with a piloting skill who went up to learn how to control the aircraft from the Defense Department pilot. With this kind of high-tech gear, it was better to use their own people for peace of mind.

For Death Warriors with skills, their abilities were somewhat like conceptual-level powers. No matter how complex the vehicle controls were, they could learn just by watching. Thus, it didn't take long before the piloting Death Warrior could control the aircraft as smoothly as an extension of his own arm, much to the shock of the Defense Department pilot.

After the three returned, they met directly with Qin Yang and laid out all the items obtained from the Neon trip before him.

Qin Yang didn't stand on ceremony regarding the money obtained, directly depositing it into the system, totaling 430 billion.

As for the rest, Qin Yang was also very interested in the phantom energy stones. He reached out and picked one up. Just as Li Huaishan had described, upon touching the phantom energy stone, a throbbing began within Qin Yang's body. After playing with it for a short while, he felt a tiny increase in his physical attributes. Although it was very subtle, at the level of body control Qin Yang and the others now possessed, they could feel it even if it was minute.

"This really is good stuff!" Qin Yang sighed, raising the phantom energy stone in his hand. He had been worrying about how to provide health security for his family, and now this item had appeared in his hands.

Qin Yang had previously exchanged for gene enhancement potions, but the changes after taking them were too massive. Qin Yang had misgivings and had never given them to his family. Now with the phantom energy stones, this problem could be easily solved. One only needed to wear the phantom energy stone on their person, and the radiating phantom energy would gradually improve their physical fitness. Once a person's physical fitness improved, they would naturally be immune to all diseases.

"Wang Chao, find a brother with craftsmanship skills to make a few sets of jewelry for me out of this phantom energy stone. Set them as necklaces, rings, and bracelets—things that are worn frequently."

"Understood, Boss. I'll get on it right away," Wang Chao replied as he took the phantom energy stone and walked out of Qin Yang's room.

"You guys did a good job this time. Since we've found out there are unknown dangers in this world, we need to prepare for a rainy day. How about this, Li Huaishan: you establish an organization to fight aliens in your name as well. In the future, cooperate more with the Defense Department. We must have a share of these phantom energy stones, weapons forged from star-meteor iron, silver star aircraft, and other black technologies. Who knows if the Great Lizards will descend in full force one day? These resources will be our foundation then," Qin Yang said to the three.

"Yes, Boss. I will start working on it immediately after I go down," Li Huaishan nodded and replied.

"Mhm, the organization's name will be Dark Star." Qin Yang thought for a moment and added... After they handed over the spoils, Qin Yang wasn't stingy either, giving each person two of the remaining phantom energy stones. He specifically gave the B-rank phantom energy stone to Li Huaishan. Li Huaishan was currently the top combat power under Qin Yang; the stronger he was, the more beneficial it was for Qin Yang. Qin Yang could clearly distinguish this priority.

The rest were put away by Qin Yang to be kept as a foundation for resisting the Great Lizard Clan in the future. Of course, Qin Yang wouldn't mistreat himself either; he ordered a C-rank phantom energy stone to be made into a thumb ring to carry at all times to enhance his own strength... On the vast surface of the sea, a massive fleet was sailing toward Africa.

This fleet was precisely the Neon Expeditionary Force that was going to invade An Country after following the advice of their 'Big Daddy'.

At this time, it was already evening, and meals were being served on the various vessels. The fleet commander, Miyamoto Ryuichi, and the commander of the Army Expeditionary Force, Tojo Seigoro, were also gathered together for a meal.

Both of them were in a very good mood. Within the Neon Self-Defense Forces, both were young hawks who advocated using military force to alleviate domestic conflicts and pressure. However, the neon high command had been beaten into submission by 'eagle father' years ago. Since the last war, Neon had always followed eagle father's instructions, not daring to step out of line. And eagle father's greatest opponent now was China. As the country closest to China and the one with the deepest enmity, Neon was an important pawn placed by eagle father; how could he let them act recklessly?

Therefore, the young hawks of Neon never had the chance to show their ambitions. But who knew that fate would play such a trick? Just as everyone was about to give up and rot, eagle father went crazy for some reason and actually carved out a piece of fertile land for Neon in Africa. This made everyone in Neon who knew the news exceptionally excited. The neon high command knew all too well what their own country was like.

Over the years, Neon had suffered constant natural disasters. It is located at the junction of the Eurasian Plate and the Pacific Plate—specifically in the West Pacific island arc-coast range-trench system of the Ring of Fire. This area is an active zone of plate movement where the Pacific Plate subducts beneath the Eurasian Plate, leading to frequent volcanic activity and earthquakes in Neon.

To put it bluntly, the entire country of Neon was currently lying on top of a powerful bomb. No one could say for sure when the bomb would explode, destroying all of Neon. This was also the main reason why Neon had been frequently purchasing foreign land for immigration over the years; after all, no one wanted a sword hanging over their head at all times.

Therefore, the temptation of the conditions eagle father gave them this time was simply too great—so great that even if Neon had to gamble its national destiny, it wanted to take the chance. Neon wasn't stupid either. After learning that the opponent was An Country, they had also conducted a detailed investigation. They naturally knew the opponent wasn't a soft persimmon, but the neon high command still chose to gamble, betting that their modern army, navy, and air force could win the final victory in this war, just like when they occupied part of China's territory in the early stages years ago.