"Dayti doesn't really need your help with anything," Qing Chen said with a smile, "It's okay, if you don't want to cultivate, we won't force you."
Nangong Yuanyu felt a bit uneasy inside. After actually refusing, he started to regret it, as if he had just missed out on sothing very important. He tentatively suggested, "How about we do sothing for Dayti in exchange for an opportunity to cultivate?"
Qing Chen smiled and countered, "What could the Freemasonry possibly do for Dayti?"
Nangong Yuanyu was suddenly at a loss for words. Indeed, what could the Freemasonry, just a group of poor students, offer that could be of use to the other party?
The confidence of the Freemasonry was once again eroding, bit by bit…
Qing Chen then said, "How about I just take you guys to experience the wonders of the thods of cultivation? Who wants to give it a try?"
Qi Duo and the others exchanged glances, and Qi Duo said, "Can I try it?"
"Of course," Qing Chen nodded.
He took hold of Qi Duo's pulse and suddenly brought him into a ditative state with the Breathing Technique, then started the Empowernt right after.
Nowadays, Qing Chen's Knight Vital Energy almost spanned his entire body, enabling him to light up more than twenty acupoints for Qi Duo in one breath.
He then called over Nan Gengchen, Zhang Tianzhen, Li Tongyun, and Luo Wanya to perform the Empowernt for Qi Duo in succession.
In just a quarter of an hour, they had completed the first minor cycle for Qi Duo!
Qi Duo, with tears streaming down his face, opened his eyes, feeling the abundant strength throughout his body and asked with a sobbing voice, "Am I a cultivator now?"
As he said this, he started doing push-ups, managing to do dozens in one go, whereas usually, he would do well to perform ten!
Nangong Yuanyu asked in confusion, "Qi Duo, why are you crying?"
Qi Duo continued doing push-ups as he replied, "It's nothing, I just feel like crying…"
Qing Chen explained with a smile, "This is the thod of Empowernt of Dayti. You've only completed the first minor cycle. Once you've completed the second one, you will be able to perform Empowernts for other Freemasonry mbers. This thod of cultivation is called 'Zhun Ti thod', one of the supre thods of Western Esoteric Buddhism."
Nangong Yuanyu was dumbstruck standing by!
It was not until that mont that he understood how fast one could really make progress; it didn't require two months, just two days was enough!
The minds of Freemasonry mbers were quick, and with just a rough calculation of the growth model of the Zhun Ti thod, he realized how astonishing this thing was!
Nangong Yuanyu weakly asked, "Can I try it too?"
Qing Chen shook his head with a smile, "No, each of us has a limit on how many Empowernts we can perform, and it takes a long ti to recover before we can do it again."
This ti, Nangong Yuanyu decided to stop being coy, "I'm willing to bring all the Freemasonry mbers to cultivate with Dayti, and I promise that as long as the goals of the two organizations do not conflict, Freemasonry will never be an enemy to Dayti! Moreover, if Dayti needs any help, the Freemasonry won't hesitate…"
Qing Chen remarked, "You're worrying too much."
After all, why would he let the Freemasonry and Dayti have conflicting goals? Didn't he have the final say in that?
Qing Chen said, "However, you need to stay in the courtyard of Villa No. 11 with Luo Wanya and the others, that's more convenient for us to pass on the thods of cultivation."
"No problem!" Nangong Yuanyu replied, "I'll go gather everyone right now!"
The three Freemasonry mbers hurried out of Villa No. 12.
After the trio left, Qing Chen turned to Luo Wanya, "The boss has ordered that today you will be added to the Dayti group; from now on, you will truly be a mber of Dayti."
Luo Wanya was ecstatic in his heart; he had finally reached this mont, "Please, thank the boss for !"
What Luo Wanya didn't know was that Qing Chen's hearing was now far beyond ordinary humans, so the conversation he had with his subordinate had also fallen into Qing Chen's ears.
This was also the reason why Qing Chen had decided to officially accept Luo Wanya.
When Luo Wanya was added to the group, he was much more low-key than the others, even choosing the humble ID of "Xiao Luo."
With everything in the Outer World settled, he should be able to report to the Spy Bureau without any distractions.
That would be the start of a dangerous and lonely new journey.
On their way back to gather the Freemasonry mbers, Nangong Yuanyu and the others walked in silence.
After a long ti, Nangong Yuanyu suddenly said, "What do you think, what is Dayti really after?"
Qi Duo and Zhang Lanjin pondered seriously, "It seems that with Dayti's status, they wouldn't really need us."
Nangong Yuanyu thought for a mont and said, "If it were the old Freemasonry, of course they wouldn't need us, but if it's a group of highly intelligent cultivators, then they would be useful. The problem is, why is Dayti so sure that we would still want to be utilized after we've begun cultivating?"
Although Nangong Yuanyu was moved, he was not foolish; on the contrary, he was very intelligent.
His challenge to Dayti might seem ungrateful, but it was directly pointing to the truth.
In fact, Qing Chen knew Nangong Yuanyu would question them sooner or later; if he didn't, he wouldn't live up to the so-called high intelligence.
But Qing Chen didn't care because from the beginning, it wasn't Dayti that wanted to use Freemasonry but 'Shadow Candidate Qing Chen' who wanted to make use of Freemasonry.
Qi Duo thought for a while, "Before they do anything, shouldn't we avoid doubting them in advance?"
Nangong Yuanyu nodded and said, "At least for now, the Dayti group all seem to be good people. I'll state my stance in advance—if nothing unexpected happens, we, the Freemasonry, mustn't do anything that would harm the Dayti group. Besides, the favor they have granted us is indeed substantial, and we need to keep that in mind."
Qi Duo, Zhang Lanjin: "Mhm!"
Ti Travelers had grown accustod to a 7-day return period, so when the return ti once again shortened to two days, it felt exceptionally brief.
It was like the weekend during school days, feeling as if no sooner had you closed your eyes than you had to get ready for school again.
The countdown returned to zero.
The world plunged into darkness.
And then it lit up once more.
This ti, almost simultaneously after traversing, all Ti Travelers looked down at their arms.
And then they realized that the countdown on their hands was no longer 168 hours, but 720 hours.
30 days!
The Ti Travelers were astonished. They had anticipated so changes to the traversal chanism, but they had not expected such a substantial one.
They would spend 30 days in the perilous Inner World, an unprecedentedly long duration that was bound to bring so unforeseen effects.
In the past, the Consortium had brainwashed their controlled Ti Travelers, but having to face their return after just 7 days ant the brainwashing process was forcibly interrupted. By the ti the Ti Travelers crossed over again after 7 days, the previous brainwashing efforts might have been wasted.
But 30 days were different. For proficient brainwashers, 27 days were enough to change everything.
Furthermore, under normal circumstances, the number of days spent in the Inner World equaled those in the Outer World, but this wasn't a fixed rule. What if the return ti remained two days the next ti?
If the Ti Travelers were to spend 30 days in the Inner World each ti and only return for 2 or 7 days, it would an they'd rapidly age in the eyes of their friends and family in the Outer World.
For Ti Travelers over the age of 30, the aging would be almost visible to the naked eye.
In the past, Ti Travelers had little concept of doubled aging speed because the change was too minimal.
But now, delaying aging would beco a subject all Ti Travelers must confront.
Moreover, as everyone's ti spent in the Inner World grew longer, which side would they truly consider their ultimate ho?
But these were not the most critical issues.
The most crucial point was that everyone now needed to seriously consider how to safely spend these 30 days.
In the forest of Taboo Land number 002, Qing Chen silently surveyed his surroundings.
The Freemasonry mbers were each spitting out dicine wrapped in protective films from their mouths, then discussing in astonishnt how to endure these 30 days.
It had to be said, the 30-day traversal had a trendous impact on both the Freemasonry and Spade.
Because it ant that the amount of antibiotics the Freemasonry could carry from the Outer World had greatly diminished.
The Freemasonry mbers had anxious looks on their faces. Faced with not seeing their families for a month and having to rebuild their hos in the wilderness for a month, it was a new challenge for everyone.
At that mont, Yangyang walked up to Qing Chen and whispered with a chuckle, "The Dayti group is quite interesting. Oh, and make sure you don't reveal my identity to them, alright? In the past two days, the little rich lady and the tycoon have been privately ssaging , asking to share a photo."
Qing Chen: "...You're hooked, aren't you? I've noticed you don't seem too worried about these 30 days."
"Que sera, sera. Worrying can't solve problems," Yangyang replied. "By the way, what do you think about the change in the traversal chanism?"
Qing Chen thought for a mont and said, "It's like a ga expansion update with brand-new gaplay. I won't be surprised if one day, a 'year' max duration appears. But I think the Outer World is bound to experience the sa 30-day span sooner or later. There has always been a balance between the two worlds; there's no reason for it to suddenly beco unbalanced."
"Yeah, that's what I think too, so I'm not too worried," Yangyang said with a smile. "My parents are abroad, and when I return to Haicheng, I'm alone at ho, so it's the sa for wherever I am. With the traversal ti being so long this ti, do you want to go check out the town we're rebuilding?"
"Not this ti," Qing Chen glanced at the Freemasonry students and said, "I have more important plans this ti, and a 30-day duration will give plenty of ti to adapt to a new environnt."
"Where are you going?" Yangyang was taken aback.
"Federal City number 10."
Yangyang tilted her head and pondered for a mont, "Then I'll co find you in Federal City number 10 after so ti. There's a protest there that needs my organization."
"Why has Spade given you the task of entering the Federation?" Qing Chen asked, puzzled.
Yangyang laughed, "Because I can fly. The border checkpoints in Federal Cities are practically non-existent to ."
"Alright," Qing Chen thought for a bit, and indeed, it seed Yangyang was best suited for such tasks, adept at coming and going freely. "Then I'll see you in Federal City number 10."
"Sure!"
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