473: Two tasks of the Network Department

Chang Hanshan hung up the phone and let out a long breath, his face still showing traces of excitement. This good news had come so suddenly!

He didn't know how many years it had been since they received intelligence of this caliber. The locations of the Three Great Heretical Cults' headquarters were extremely mysterious, and no one knew their exact whereabouts. To find them, the Jianxuan Envoy Department and various bases had paid an unknown price, yet they still hadn't found a single trace. This was one of the reasons why the Great Ming and the Three Great Heretical Cults had been at odds for so many years; they had only ever been able to take out small Branches and ordinary Evil Cultists, never striking at their core. It was essentially treating the symptoms but not the disease. After suffering minor setbacks, the Three Great Heretical Cults would quickly make a comeback, becoming even more dangerous.

They were like maggots attached to the bones of the Great Ming, clinging to its body and constantly sucking its blood, occasionally tearing off a chunk of flesh, which made them incredibly hateful!

But to Chang Hanshan's surprise, happiness had arrived so suddenly. Tonight, just moments ago, Xu Yanran and her team had actually discovered the locations of the Three Great Heretical Cults' headquarters and had even destroyed them. This was simply ecstatic news!

Although he didn't know how Xu Yanran and her team had managed it, Xu Yanran certainly wouldn't lie to him. The headquarters of the Three Great Heretical Cults must have been destroyed by the Ming Army, and they had even obtained information from their databases. Either way, it was worth celebrating wildly!

If not for Xu Yanran's final reminder to keep it a secret, Chang Hanshan would have definitely gathered his trusted aides to celebrate properly. However, since it was wartime, and to coordinate with the frontline troops, Chang Hanshan calmed down and dared not delay. He immediately summoned the key officers of the North Division to a meeting to announce the news.

Before long, the personnel were assembled, and the data had been fully received. After reviewing it, Chang Hanshan could not hide the excitement on his face. He immediately contacted Yu Xun of the Southern Division to inform him of this intelligence and shared the data with him.

Both the North and Southern Divisions were soon shaken. Squads of troops quickly assembled, launching extermination operations overnight!

After receiving orders from the North and Southern Divisions, the City Lord's Mansions of the various bases immediately mobilized their elites and began secret operations...

Just as Long Yuan had expected, the members of the Three Great Heretical Cults distributed throughout the Great Ming territory had no idea that their headquarters were gone. They had not received any notification and were still operating normally. This gave the Great Ming authorities a time advantage to carry out the encirclement operations. To prevent news from leaking, the Jianxuan Envoy Department and the various bases only used their most trusted squads, making the operations go exceptionally smoothly. It wasn't long before Chang Hanshan and Yu Xun were continuously receiving good news!

"Report! Targets one through five in the Shanxi Base have been eliminated!"

"Report! Targets three through seven in the Henan Base have been successfully wiped out!"

"The Sichuan Base has wiped out five targets! The enemy didn't even react in time!"

"The Guangxi Base successfully destroyed six targets and will continue to work hard; there are over a hundred targets left!"

"The Guizhou Base..."

"The Nurgan Base..."

"The Ü-Tsang Base..."

Reports of victory poured in from all over, causing Chang Hanshan and Yu Xun's hearts to pound violently from time to time; they felt like they could barely handle the excitement. The two excitedly issued instructions, praising the results of the operations everywhere while urging them to step up their efforts to take out more Branches before those Evil Cultists could react!

At this moment, the instigators of this unprecedented extermination operation, the Black Hawk Trio from the Network Department of the Sinkhole Base, remained calm. To them, this was nothing more than a live-fire exercise. They had performed similar simulated operations many times, and they had done things far more exciting than this!

But to their surprise, they received public commendation from the base center this time and earned a significant amount of points, which made them excited. These points were good things; they could be exchanged for corresponding items in the base's Mission Hall. If these items were placed in the outside world, they would definitely be rare and precious, such as Cultivation Techniques, alloy weapons, rare Materials, black-tech products, etc...

Shangguan Zhi smiled until her little face blossomed like a flower, giggling, "Oh my, I wish we had tasks like this every day!"

Sima Zhen, the team leader, rolled his eyes and said, "Where would such a good thing come from? We can't just cross the ocean to the Snow Eagle Country and the Flying Lion Country, can we?"

"The Snow Eagle Country and Flying Lion Country are too far away. I think the War Bear Country is adjacent to the Great Ming, so we could give that a try!" Nangong Jidi suggested.

"The key is that there needs to be a task! If there's no task, wouldn't we be working for nothing?" Sima Zhen said.

The other two agreed; only with tasks could there be rewards. This was basically a fundamental principle of how Future City operated. Although Future City had many tasks, very few were related to their Network Department, which was a source of frustration for them.

At this moment, Qian Xiaosen walked in and smiled, "Do you really want to take on more tasks?"

The three were stunned, then realized what he meant and shouted in unison, "We do!!!"

"Haha, you performed well this time and received public praise from the Ninth Young Master! The reason we gave you fewer tasks before was simply because we weren't completely confident in you! But now it's different; you have proven your abilities. From now on, the volume of tasks for the Network Department will greatly increase. I'm just afraid you won't be able to handle them all..." Qian Xiaosen laughed.

"Not at all, no matter how many tasks there are, we guarantee we will complete them!" Sima Zhen jumped up and shouted excitedly.

"Right! We guarantee completion!"

"We guarantee completion!"

Shangguan Zhi and Nangong Jidi also chimed in.

"Good! The first task is coming up very soon. Listen up: assist in the establishment and operation of the Life Phased Array Radar database!" Qian Xiaosen said.

"No problem! Haven't we been participating in the debugging for this task all along?" Sima Zhen asked curiously.

Qian Xiaosen nodded and said seriously, "Before, it was just debugging in the base laboratory, but this time it's different. We need to go to the front lines to operate it. We need to complete the data scanning of various life forms as soon as possible and establish a comprehensive life database. This is not only related to the survival of species but will also provide assistance to frontline combat, helping them discover the enemy's distribution as quickly as possible so they can deploy corresponding tactics!"

"Understood!" the three replied in unison.

"The second task..."

"There's a second one?!" The three were excited; good things really did come in pairs!

"Correct! This second task is to operate our Drone squad in frontline combat!" Qian Xiaosen nodded.

"A Drone squad? That's great!" The three were ecstatic; this was their favorite way to fight.

"Don't get too happy too soon. Operating a Drone squad isn't that simple. You need to mobilize your little companions as soon as possible, check the war machines, practice battle formations, and prevent any unprofessional mistakes, etc..." Qian Xiaosen warned.

"Yes!!!"