Chapter 127 (1/2)
Chapter 127: Rescue is Arriving in T-24 hours
After Fang Ning finished reading the System Notifications, he asked, “How long would it take to recover?”
The System replied, “Two days.”
Fang Ning nodded in affirmation. “Alright. You go on and heal yourself, I’ll go and deal with something else.”
The System frowned. “Don’t tell me you’re going to go and binge your games again.”
Fang Ning rolled his eyes. “Do I look like a person that has their priorities all over the place? They have a Straight Flush as their trump card, so we must get our own Double Joker as well! Well, they’re not the same card game, but whatever…” 1
Then, Fang Ning went on QQ to contact Feng Niao. Although this matter could be easily solved by telling Zheng Dao to contact the Truth Department, Fang Ning felt that it would still hurt his image as the Venerable White Dragon if it was told to others.
Feng Niao replied, “Any orders, Venerable One?”
“Give me approximately 10 timers that look like mobile phones. They shouldn’t be too strong, I just want them to give that dog a hard time. I need something that can have a countdown of at least 24 hours, and its activation and shutdown must be controlled remotely. Most importantly, it must be the best of quality. If there is any sign of cheap knockoffs, I will never let that by easily.”
Feng Niao reassured him, “Don’t worry, all of the goods are verified to be top-quality genuine products. They’ll also be delivered to your home.”
“You must be running quite an impressive group here that you could do all this even under the surveillance of the Truth Department,” praised Fang Ning.
Feng Niao humbly replied, “You flatter us, great hero. It was difficult previously, but ever since the Giant Rats have pioneered courier services that rely on underground relay tunneling, it has been safer and easier to hide our tracks. Even though it was slower than other courier companies, traveling across thousands of miles is still doable.”
Fang Ning was surprised at that. Sh*t, how many smart people are there in the Giant Rat clan that they’ve already attempted to form their own economic structure just after a few months of exposure? Courier services may seem simple to the external eye, but it holds a very significant place in the daily operations of a society. They’re like the blood vessels in a human’s body.
By earning money from the morally ambiguous activities of humans while perfecting their own economic structure, they managed to kill two birds with one stone. There must be a board of economists advising the Giant Rats in economic theories.
Once again, Fang Ning felt immense pressure upon him. Once big groups like the Giant Rat clan had the opportunity to become stronger, they would be a formidable force in the future. If they were to come out in force and retaliate one day, it’ll be a terrifying threat to humanity.
Fang Ning asked, “Did the Truth Department really turn a blind eye to them?”
Feng Ning quipped, “Well, according to my sources, both sides have apparently reached a compromise via the Association of Spirit Kings. The Giant Rat clan will be fine as long as they don’t transport goods that ‘cross the line’, so to speak. Of course, the restriction is nothing in front of you, hero.”
As Fang Ning recalled the Straight Flush trump card of the Truth Department and that mysterious Land of Heritage, he could totally understand why they were reluctant to take any action against the Giant Rat clan.
The Truth Department was probably waiting for it to finish developing before they wipe out the Giant Rat clan once and for all. For now, the rule of thumb for the Truth Department is to maintain the overall law and order, and to provide as much resources to the development of their Land of Heritage.
Fang Ning sighed, “Thank you for your work. I’ll pass you the payment immediately when I get the goods.”
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Two days later, in Fang Ning’s farm villa.
It was exceptionally cold in the winter here in the farm, and all of the lands aside from the still-operating greenhouses for vegetable supply were barren. Naturally, they wouldn’t plant winter wheat around here.
Brett the Black Dog was stretching its legs on one of the vacant fields, as it poked at an old phone on the ground. Much like a brick, the old device was thick and sturdy, which was vastly different with that iPhone X that it got online. This looked very much like the traditional Nokia, with a small screen and neatly arranged buttons below. One button was marked with ‘Call’ and another with ‘End’, and the others were numerical buttons with alphabets on them.
A small white dragon was asking through the phone, “Brett, this is your great reward. ‘One Cloud-Piercing Arrow for a thousand cavalry’, or Cloud-Piercing Arrow for short. 2 ”
“Once you key in the digits 139… and dial it, you would be able to summon the Dragon God. No matter where you are, the Venerable Dragon God will reach you in time. Of course, do not dial the number unless you absolutely need it. If you end the call, the Venerable Dragon God would not come then.”
Brett the Black Dog immediately held the brick phone in its mouth with utmost caution after what it heard. Then, it cradled it in its arms and said, “Understood. The Venerable Dragon God has to tend to multiple tasks, and there is no way that I should trouble him with menial tasks. I will only use it when it’s an absolute emergency.”
The small white dragon nodded in approval, “Good, you’re a mature and understanding one. Remember, you shall never press the wrong button. This is a new work of ours, and it needs to go throw long-term testing. When it’s time, you’ll test it with us by going to different cities one by one.”
(Well, it’s nothing much if you really did press it without caution. I’ll just fly over and drag you back home, then starve some meals off you so you’ll learn your lesson.) Fang Ning thought to himself.
The Black Dog answered proudly, its chest puffed up as it spoke, “Yes, master.”
The dog’s eyes darted left and right, searching for a specific dog to show off its new treasure. Sadly, the Yellow Dog was nowhere to be found. It was busy cultivating the Atmospheric Morality Technique.
Suddenly, Fang Ning added, “Mm, good. Also, you are now allowed to learn the Atmospheric Morality Technique. Remember to learn it from Xue Ba as soon as possible.”
The Black Dog beamed once again, “This dog thank you for your gracious gift, master.”
Fang Ning nodded. “Mm, off you go. Remember to keep this mobile phone safely. It’s best if you could get Butler Zheng to get you a pouch to hang off your neck for you to carry it around easily.”
With the phone in its mouth, the Black Dog disappeared immediately after it heard Fang Ning’s suggestion. Fang Ning, on the other hand, was pleased as he nodded. If everyone’s intelligence was as simple as Brett the Black Dog, maybe he would finally be relieved. People akin to that evil genius Anderson should grow all moldy in jail…
The System commented, “Host, why are you so cruel?”
Fang Ning glared at the System. “What? I’m doing all this to increase the efficiency of you unlocking the map. Do you think it’s easy for me to think of all these loopholes to take? I spent so much time brainstorming it! We still need to test it out. Let’s start from the nearby Tao City.”
“The Yellow Dog is busy cultivating, and Zheng Dao is collecting information for us. Only the Black Dog is free, and with its daily training, it has a tough build and body. Those people in the Hummingbird Society gave us a demonstration in a video of that phone’s power. It wasn’t too big that if anything did happen, you’ll be able to save everything by spitting a mouthful of water there in dragon form.”
“Besides, I realized through that incident with Butler Zheng that even if they weren’t in mortal danger, it would still be a fuss for us if they were captured and locked in a place for long periods of time. Once we’ve tested this out, we could give each of them one of this to avoid that from happening ever again.”