139: Chapter 139 The Secret of Divinely Gifted Energy

When had Army General ever suffered such an insult?

Watching the militia charging recklessly, he directly ordered all soldiers to aim their muzzles at their own compatriots.

Amidst the spray of blue fire, rows of militia fell.

Among them were sturdy young men and gray-haired elders.

For a time, wails of agony filled the air.

More and more civilians, disgusted by Army General's conduct, joined the ranks of the militia.

The scale of the massacre continued to expand.

Finally, General Li could no longer stand it and led his troops into a direct confrontation with Army General.

But most of his elite troops were stationed on the destroyers and aircraft carriers, while the rest were blocked in the barracks.

The soldiers he had with him were not particularly strong in combat.

Before long, he was shot dead on the spot by Army General.

With no one left to restrain him, Army General slaughtered the militia resisting him even more frantically.

Just as he was about to suppress all resistance...

Members of the Zhou Family quietly slipped into the confinement room and released Zhou Tao.

Immediately after...

A group of people approached the barracks silently.

With the Sailors intentionally making way, Zhou Tao led out his ten thousand air force personnel.

Unlike the other two barracks where corpses littered the ground, there were surprisingly no bodies on the air force's side.

The reason was simple.

Before the operation began, several air force group commanders from the Zhou Family had received word.

They joined forces to place the captains of other factions under house arrest, taking complete control of the air force.

When the Sailors blocked the doors, they only offered symbolic resistance before starting to gear up.

Under Zhou Tao's leadership, ten thousand elite air force troops suppressed Army General's forces in an instant.

Zhou Tao personally shot Army General and then brought the Commander-in-Chief to the city center, hanging him high up.

The resisting militia groups, upon seeing the hanging Commander-in-Chief and Army General's corpse, gradually gathered toward the city center.

Thus, when Chen Fan returned, The Five Women were already standing in the Commander-in-Chief's office, looking down over the entire city.

"Clap, clap, clap—"

Chen Fan clapped as he pushed the door open and entered.

"Women are no less than men; my dear concubines, you've done a beautiful job."

"Brother Fan!"

"Brother, you're back!"

"..."

Seeing Chen Fan, The Five Women swarmed forward and threw themselves at him.

During the operation earlier, that giant monster had chased after Chen Fan, scaring them out of their wits.

It wasn't until Chen Fan sat on the monster's head and vanished from sight that they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Waaa, Giegie, I thought you were eaten by the big monster."

"Brother Fan, where's that monster? Did you kidnap it?"

"Yeah, it's my pet now."

Chen Fan smiled faintly, and after comforting the ten hands of various sizes, he turned to look at Zhou Tao.

"General Zhou? A pleasure to finally meet you."

Zhou Tao's eyelids twitched a few times. Looking at Chen Fan's extended right hand, he cautiously refrained from shaking it.

After all, this man had just used that hand to...

"Ahem, the pleasure is mine."

Chen Fan realized his oversight and switched to his left hand.

Zhou Tao finally relaxed and shook it with a smile:

"Greetings, General Chen. Thank you for your help this time."

"No, no, no, it wasn't help."

Chen Fan shook his head and laughed, "This is business."

Zhou Tao nodded silently and motioned for Chen Fan to take the seat of honor.

He took out a tea set, skillfully brewed the tea, and poured it for the six of them.

"Then, General Chen, I wonder what kind of reward you would like?"

Chen Fan picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and showed a satisfied expression.

"Good tea."

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Your divine beast has already acknowledged me as its master."

Hearing this, Zhou Tao breathed a sigh of relief.

Glancing at the Leviathan tumbling and rolling in the sea, his eyelids twitched.

"That's good. We really couldn't afford to support that thing anymore. However..."

Zhou Tao checked Chen Fan's expression and said cautiously, "Could you share some God-Given Energy with us in the future? Don't worry, we can exchange other things for it."

"I was waiting for you to say that."

The corners of Chen Fan's mouth curled up slightly as his gaze drifted toward the dozen or so aircraft parked in the barracks.

"Sure. We'll trade for aircraft. I'll take as many as you have."

Upon hearing this...

Zhou Tao's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled.

Since Chen Fan was willing to trade, it meant he had no intentions of seizing their city.

With their current strength, they really couldn't afford another war.

"Agreed. As for the detailed plan for the trade, we can discuss it later."

Chen Fan nodded. "Tell me about your city."

Hearing this, Zhou Tao took a deep breath, a complex expression appearing in his eyes.

After a long while, he began to tell the story slowly.

As it turned out, they weren't originally residents of this island.

Many years ago, after their ancestors crossed over from the Holy Gate, they made their home on this island.

In the beginning, shortages of energy and supplies made their development extremely difficult.

Those days of poverty, however, seemed remarkably carefree.

Then one day, a heavily injured giant beast appeared in the waters near the island.

The scales of the dying beast kept falling off.

Their ancestors were surprised to find that the strength and toughness of these scales were actually higher than any metal they possessed.

Overjoyed, they actually dug out a cage inside the island to keep the giant beast in captivity.

With their feeding, the giant beast's injuries slowly healed.

To show its gratitude, the giant beast also spat out clusters of small glowing spheres.

After research, they discovered that these spherical objects could actually replace all forms of energy.

From then on, the technology of Superpower Metropolis began to develop rapidly.

It wasn't until today that it reached such a scale.

"So, your aircraft carriers and planes all use super energy nova as fuel?"

Chen Fan clicked his tongue; he hadn't expected there to be such a story behind it.

"Yes. Later, the giant beast gave birth to an offspring. Not long after, it died. Our aircraft carrier was actually modified from its corpse."

Zhou Tao took a sip of tea and sighed as he caught sight of the Juvenile Leviathan playing happily in the sea.

The islanders were miserable, but wasn't this giant beast just as miserable?

Captive from birth until now.

Only today could it move freely in the wider sea.

"Take me to see your forbidden area."

Chen Fan drained his tea and stood up.

Zhou Tao nodded, opened a door in the corner of the office, and walked into the darkness.

The group walked through a dark corridor for a long time.

After passing through several secret doors, the light suddenly brightened.

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes and carefully examined the scene ahead.

Before him was a secret room of about a thousand square meters.

On the far left were some reactors emitting hot gases.

These gases were being discharged through massive pipes.

"This is the Energy Acceleration System. The gases discharged accelerate the body's growth rate."

Chen Fan's eyes lit up. "No wonder I felt my physical strength draining so quickly every time I approached the island."

Zhou Tao shook his head. "These are all ripening methods they came up with. Not only does it make children grow up faster to reproduce, but it also increases the divine beast's hunger so they can exchange food for God-Given Energy."

Hearing this, Chen Fan's pupils contracted slightly.

A chill ran down his spine.

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(After updating four chapters daily, the reminders to update have decreased, and the completion rate has dropped. Is it because there's too much to keep up with? How about I go back to three chapters a day? I can't have the data get worse just because I'm updating more; that would be too stupid...)