Reborn as a tiger, he was chosen by the nation as its guardian beast.

After seeing the two fall, there was no further movement.

A guard quickly stepped forward, squatted down, and extended his finger to probe under Long Yi's nose.

A moment later, he stood up and shook his head at Qin Tieshan.

He walked over to Feng Yi and repeated the same action, but the result was the same.

Neither of them was breathing.

Only now did a faint smile finally appear on Qin Tieshan's face, which was as taut as a rock.

He relaxed completely, leaned back in his chair, and let out a soft hum.

"It seems that these two things are most likely special mutants."

"The so-called old-era human federation and that paradise are probably just lies made up by the mastermind to fool people."

"That's alright!"

"It also serves as a wake-up call for some people in China, making them realize that without the real world as a foundation, humanity ultimately cannot survive in the virtual world."

"So-called artificial intelligence can only be used as a tool in the end."

"Paradise... ah!"

Qin Tieshan shook his head and sneered.

Soon after, the assistant next to Qin Tieshan, who had been engrossed in typing on the computer, suddenly stood up and gave Qin a standard military salute.

"Report! The JF-17 Squadron's strike mission is complete! All six regional agents within the target area have been confirmed to be disabled!"

"good!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Tieshan finally broke into a genuine smile. He slammed his hand on the table and abruptly stood up.

"Immediately deploy ground troops according to the established strategy! Take advantage of the paralysis of these six regional agents and complete the takeover as soon as possible!"

"yes!"

The assistant responded and immediately sat back down, his fingers flying across the keyboard, sending out commands rapidly through the encrypted channel.

Qin Tieshan walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the gray sky of the otherworld outside, and a look of mixed emotion and pride appeared on his face.

"Now, our Kaituo Town, Yanjiang Fortress, and Qiming Lake will no longer just remain on sand tables and blueprints..."

Three days have passed in the blink of an eye.

For the past three days, Wang Hu has had a lot of free time. He spends his days either playing on his phone or wandering around Yong'an City.

Gradually, many people in the city came to know about Wang Hu, this extraordinary tiger.

And it was on the afternoon of the third day.

A car, originating from a city controlled by an intelligent entity in another region more than fifty kilometers away, sped along and finally came to a slow stop at the foot of Yong'an City.

The new Long Yi and Feng Yi got out of the car.

The reason it is called new is that the two old ones have now been disassembled into hundreds of parts and are lying quietly on the sterile laboratory table of the research institute, undergoing the most thorough research.

This time, the feigned gentleness and composure on Long Yi and Feng Yi's faces were gone.

Instead, there was a kind of almost humble respect.

"General Qin, we have carefully considered the conditions you have proposed."

Inside the reception room, Long Yi bowed slightly, adopting an extremely humble posture.

"We have reached a basic agreement. Following today's negotiations, our mutant units will begin an orderly withdrawal."

He paused for a moment, then added.

"Of course, the withdrawal will take time; it's a massive undertaking. But we guarantee that we will completely withdraw from this land that is about to be integrated into China before the two worlds are completely merged."

"At that time, there will be no mutants belonging to us within the territory of China."

Upon hearing his words, Qin Tieshan finally smiled, and Wang Hu couldn't help but grin as well.

Clearly, this once again proves that what you want at the negotiating table can only be obtained through a powerful display of force.

Only by presenting a weapon that can truly threaten the other party will they become humble and sit down to listen to their opinions seriously.

Seeing Qin Tieshan nod and smile in approval, Long Yi breathed a sigh of relief and then proposed a new cooperation plan.

"Furthermore, to demonstrate our sincerity, we are willing to exchange a portion of our research data on the extraordinary drug for your country's technical data on thermal weapons."

He handed over a tablet computer with a densely packed list on it.

Qin Tieshan took it and glanced at it, his face immediately showing great interest.

He laughed heartily, appearing very enthusiastic and generous.

"Of course, of course! Our nation of China is willing to progress together with all peace-loving, intelligent civilizations, and to exchange and help each other!"

"However, this matter is of great importance, and we need to have a detailed internal discussion before deciding whether to cooperate."

"We will contact you as soon as we have reached a conclusion."

Upon hearing this, both Long Yi and Feng Yi showed a hint of undisguised disappointment on their faces.

"In that case, we'll take our leave."

The two did not stay in Yong'an City for long.

They declined Qin Tieshan's warm invitation to stay for a simple meal, and after reaching a preliminary agreement, they hurriedly took their leave.

Qin Tieshan personally escorted them to the gate of Yong'an City. Only after watching the car disappear into the distance did the smile on his face slowly fade.

He turned around and climbed the city wall of Yong'an City.

Wang Hu followed behind him, swaying back and forth, thinking to himself that his mission this time should be over, but he didn't expect it to be so easy.

"Big cat."

Qin Tieshan and Wang Hu gazed at the gloomy sky in the distance, remaining silent for a long time before suddenly turning to Wang Hu and speaking.

"How much of the agreement reached with that mastermind do you think can be trusted?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Hu grinned. He raised his paw and pulled out his specially made large mobile phone from the conch shell space under his neck.

His enormous claws tapped nimbly on the screen, making a series of clapping sounds.

Soon, a line of text appeared on the screen.

Don't believe a single word of it.

The reason that mastermind is acting so understanding now is because they were terrified and stunned by our sudden attack a few days ago.

If it can develop an effective way to defend against our air strikes, it will probably turn hostile immediately.

Qin Tieshan looked at the words on the screen and nodded in deep agreement.

He sighed deeply, raised his head, and looked once again at the land shrouded in leaden-gray clouds in the distance.

"Yes, but it's the only way we can do it."

"That mastermind needs time to figure out how to defend against our air strikes, or even to hide himself more concealed."

"And we, too, need time."

"It will take time to adapt to the spiritual resurgence, to adapt to the extraordinary, and... to ensure that the power of the extraordinary can be truly utilized in the nation's army."

"In the end, who wins and who loses will probably be determined by who is faster and more efficient."