"Then, how long will it take to absorb this energy?" Gao Jianfei asked cautiously. "If it takes ten days to half a month, then my safety cannot be guaranteed."
"It won't take that long, dear user. Since I'm only transferring energy into the software and not immediately modifying it, it's just a transfer time, which I estimate will be a few hours," the AI program replied.
"Oh! That solves the problem!" Gao Jianfei chuckled, then sat cross-legged on the ground, released all the animals, and commanded, "From now on, I will enter a sleep state for several hours. Do not leave me and protect me with all your might! Anyone who tries to approach me will be killed without mercy!"
Thousands of eaglets, nearly 1,000 polar bears, as well as hunting dogs, wild horses...
This kind of escort lineup is far more terrifying than the one protecting any important figure on Earth!
Gao Jianfei said to Zhuo Xiaowei, “Miss Zhuo, you can sit here with me and experience the wonder of this ore. However, you must not make any rash moves, otherwise, my pet will tear you apart instantly.”
“Yes, Mr. Gao, I understand.” Zhuo Xiaowei was very smart and sensible. She sat down immediately and closed her eyes.
Dozens of polar bears watched her warily, and another dozens of polar bears surrounded Gao Jianfei like a human shield.
"Alright, we can start transferring the energy now. Remember, don't use it all up; leave me one-fifth," Gao Jianfei said to the AI program.
"Starting now! Dear user, please take a nap!" The AI program's voice had barely finished speaking when a soft light emanated from Gao Jianfei's forehead.
Soon, Gao Jianfei drifted off to sleep, as if he had been given general anesthesia.
At the same time, the light from the orange ore, like a river flowing into the sea, directly merged into Gao Jianfei's forehead!
Swallowing seawater!
Gradually, the huge orange ore began to deteriorate, piece by piece!
From brilliant splendor to the color of scorched earth!
This situation lasted for more than 5 hours.
A notification sound jolted Gao Jianfei awake from his deep sleep. "Dear user, the energy transfer is complete. I have successfully transferred four-fifths of this ore to the Ghost Nest for storage, to be used in modifying the Ghost Instrument. The rest is yours to manage. Wake up, dear user!"
Chapter 557 Miss Zhuo, please come over
Chapter 557 Miss Zhuo, please come over
The intelligent program has successfully transferred four-fifths of the energy from the orange ore to the Ghost Nest for future use in its renovation.
Gao Jianfei opened his eyes and stood up.
It was already past midnight, almost dawn.
The animal army remained loyal, guarding the square and protecting Gao Jianfei's safety. Zhuo Xiaowei, however, was still awake, standing respectfully to the side with her head bowed, like a devoted maid. Gao Jianfei smiled with satisfaction. But then, looking around the square, Gao Jianfei was startled.
The orange ore, which filled a square almost the size of a professional football field, had already turned about four-fifths into black scorched earth! Its once dazzling and invincible orange color had transformed into something resembling coal! Only one-fifth remained, still captivating! Gao Jianfei gently touched one of the scorched earth pieces, and it immediately crumbled and vanished into nothingness!
Zhuo Xiaowei, standing to the side, couldn't help but say, "Mr. Gao, you...you are really amazing. Could it be that you absorbed so many energy ores?"
Gao Jianfei smiled faintly, "No, it's just that the missing part has been well preserved." At this moment, judging by appearances and demeanor, Gao Jianfei became more and more convinced of Zhuo Xiaowei's loyalty. Therefore, as he spoke, he increasingly regarded Zhuo Xiaowei as one of his own.
Zhuo Xiaowei also noticed the change in Gao Jianfei's attitude and was secretly delighted. Her worship and loyalty to Gao Jianfei became so excessive that it was uncontrollable.
Gao Jianfei secretly marveled at the incredible power of the intelligent program. He bypassed the large, burnt orange ore and moved to the remaining one-fifth of the perfect orange ore.
Although only one-fifth of the orange ore remains, it is still quite large... well, one-fifth of a professional football field, you can imagine how big that would be.
Something this large couldn't possibly be moved directly into the ghost's lair. Therefore, Gao Jianfei tried taking out a knife, channeling his inner strength, and began cutting into the orange ore. The orange ore didn't seem very hard; Gao Jianfei's cut felt like a sharp blade cutting into tofu or cheese. Soon, he had cut the remaining intact orange ore into several small pieces, each the size of a basketball, resulting in thousands of basketball-sized pieces of orange ore.
By this time, the sky was already turning white. It was dawn.
Gao Jianfei glanced at Zhuo Xiaowei beside him, smiled, and cut one of the "basketballs" into ten equal parts again, handing it to Zhuo Xiaowei and saying, "Miss Zhuo, this is for you. Since this kind of ore also has a significant effect on the improvement of superpowers, then you can use these ores for cultivation!"
"Ah? Mr. Gao, this ore is incredibly precious, you...you're giving it to me?" Zhuo Xiaowei clearly hadn't expected Gao Jianfei to be so generous, offering her some priceless items that money couldn't buy. She actually hesitated to accept it.
Gao Jianfei deliberately put on a long face and said, "Stop talking nonsense, it's a gift for you, just take it!"
Zhuo Xiaowei dared not persist and hurriedly and carefully put the dozen or so small pieces of orange ore into her backpack.
Gao Jianfei spent more than an hour throwing the cut orange ore directly into the Ghost Den.
Afterwards, they found a room on the island, ordered the animal army to guard the outside, and then went inside to catch up on a few hours of sleep.
In the afternoon, Gao Jianfei summoned the hundred or so surviving ancient martial artists from the sacred ground. He first threatened them, then gave each of them a small piece of… well, a ping-pong ball-sized orange ore. In short, it was a carrot and stick approach, which ultimately subdued these martial artists. At least, on the surface, they no longer harbored hatred towards Gao Jianfei. Nor did they dare to harbor hatred!
Soon, Xiao Wei and Gao Jianfei boarded a cargo ship, left the holy land, and arrived in Jakarta.
They evaded the FBI agents in Jakarta and secretly checked into a hotel.
In the hotel, Zhuo Xiaowei asked Gao Jianfei, "Mr. Gao, what should we do next? Should we go back to the base?"
Gao Jianfei smiled. "There's no need to rush back to base for now. I'm going to Barrow Town to meet up with my people. Then I'll go into the Arctic interior and deliver some orange ore to my friend. Only after that will I go to James's base." After a pause, Gao Jianfei added, "Miss Zhuo, don't worry, I will avenge your godfather and kill James, that's a must, but not right now."
"Yes, Mr. Gao will decide everything," Zhuo Xiaowei said gratefully.
“Then let’s book two direct flights to Las Vegas,” Gao Jianfei said to Zhuo Xiaowei with a smile.
As an excellent special agent, Zhuo Xiaowei handled such matters with remarkable efficiency. After she went out to carry out her duties, Gao Jianfei immediately slipped into the den of thieves.
"Dear user, welcome to your haunted home."
Inside the ghost den, the intelligent program enthusiastically stated, "Look, the orange ore I transferred here is being stored over there as an energy source."
Gao Jianfei saw that in a corner of the first floor of the Ghost Den, there was a large, hazy, and dazzling orange gas that was floating and swirling together, looking a bit like jelly.
"Dear user, I am designing a plan and program to modify the Ghost Rig for you. Once the program is numbered, I will begin using this energy to modify the Ghost Rig. Is that alright?" the intelligent program said in a tone that sought feedback.
“No problem.” Gao Jianfei snapped his fingers. “Anyway, all this energy has been given to you. You can use it as you see fit. My principle is just to modify the Ghost Instrument.”
"Yes, sir!" the AI program exclaimed excitedly. After a pause, it continued, "Sir, the soul of Jonard, a Level 5 ability user, has been pieced together and is contained in the fifth level of the Ghost Den. You can see Jonard immediately!"
"Okay!" Gao Jianfei laughed and ran to the fifth floor of the Ghost Den.
In a room, they met Jonard, a superpowered individual worth 10 exorcism points, who was also Zhuo Xiaowei's godfather.
He possesses three special abilities, making him a rare three-element ability user, and a high-level purple-element ability user.
However, since Gao Jianfei was currently unable to learn any special abilities, and he didn't have much in common with Jonard, he only chatted with him briefly to confirm that Zhuo Xiaowei was indeed his adopted daughter and that he had indeed died at the hands of James. After that, Gao Jianfei began to send the advanced mission to Jonard through the AI program.
Sure enough, level 7 quests appeared. And there was more than one level 7 quest...
Level 7 mission
Deceased: Jonard
Occupation before death: High-ranking superhuman at a secret base within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Cause of death: murder
The deceased's last wish: Due to his powerful abilities, he was envied by James, a high-ranking officer at the base, and was secretly murdered. Killing James will fulfill the deceased's last wish.
Task Reward: 1000 Exorcism Points (maximum)
1000 experience points
Level 7 mission
Deceased: Jonard
Occupation before death: High-ranking superhuman at a secret base within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Cause of death: murder
The deceased's last wish: He was worried about his adopted daughter, Zhuo Xiaowei, fearing that her special abilities would cause her trouble. His wish would be fulfilled if he could protect Zhuo Xiaowei, become her man, and care for her for the rest of his life.
Task Reward: 500 Exorcism Points (maximum)
500 experience points
The second task was to take care of Zhuo Xiaowei and become her man. This... left Gao Jianfei with a somewhat amused and exasperated feeling!
It wasn't the task itself that amused Gao Jianfei. What was truly laughable was that this task was classified as a level 7 task, and worth a whopping 5 million experience points!
Really? It's just protecting and taking care of a woman, what's so difficult about that?
However, Gao Jianfei quickly understood the crux of the problem...
If you want to be able to protect a powerful ice-type ability user, how strong do you have to be? If you want to become a man with ice-type abilities and gain her willing recognition, then you yourself must possess extremely powerful abilities!
At this moment, the intelligent program's voice reminded Gao Jianfei, "Dear user, would you like to accept the two missions issued by Jonard? These two missions are worth a total of 1500 experience points. Adding to the level 5 mission you previously accepted regarding killing James, you will have accepted missions worth a total of 2500 experience points!"
Gao Jianfei smacked his lips, wondering... should he accept the mission of becoming Zhuo Xiaowei's man?
After thinking for a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "I'll take it!" Anyway, Zhuo Xiaowei already knew Gao Jianfei's secret, and Gao Jianfei was bound to take her under his wing, so why not just accept Zhuo Xiaowei?
Besides, having a wife with superpowers is a good thing!
Those millions of experience points, why not take them if they're free!
With that thought in mind, Gao Jianfei decisively said, "Alright, take on these two missions for me!" After a pause, Gao Jianfei continued, "Once I finish what I'm doing and return to James's base, I'll need to find a way to take on some level 7 missions related to hunting down James. If I can gather enough of the 100 million Exorcism Points needed for the upgrade, I'll directly advance to level 6 Exorcist!"
"I hope everything goes well for the user," the intelligent program said obediently.
Then, Gao Jianfei looked at his current number of exorcism points, which was only about 24. Since he didn't have a suitable target, he decided to save these exorcism points and not rush to use them.
Soon, Gao Jianfei left the ghost den and flashed back to his hotel room.
It was already night. The room was lit by a warm, orange light. Zhuo Xiaowei stood in the room, her back straight. She wore a smart white suit, black stockings, and her long hair flowed over her shoulders, exuding intellectual beauty; her features were both striking and delicate.
This is typical office attire, and the overall look is quite professional.
She had been lost in thought and didn't see Gao Jianfei in his room, but now that she saw him suddenly appear, her face flushed slightly.
Gao Jianfei sat down on the sofa, squinted his eyes, and said, "Miss Zhuo, come here."
"Yes." Zhuo Xiaowei nodded respectfully.
Chapter 558 Return to the Vikings
Chapter 558 Return to the Vikings
Gao Jianfei sat on the sofa, looked at Zhuo Xiaowei, and said softly, "Miss Zhuo, come here."
At first, Gao Jianfei didn't have any special feelings for Zhuo Xiaowei. However, after accepting Jonard's mission in the Ghost Den—to take care of Zhuo Xiaowei for the rest of his life and become her man—Gao Jianfei started to feel something different when he looked at Zhuo Xiaowei again.
Upon closer inspection, this woman is truly a captivating beauty!
Her breasts were full and prominent, estimated to be a 36D. She had long, beautiful legs, and her features were delicate yet exuded a capable air. What was rare, however, was her aura… She was an ice-type ability user, and thus, deep within her eyes shone a cold beauty, an aura that could make men want to conquer and dominate her.
Seeing this, Gao Jianfei felt the blood in his veins begin to burn.
"Mmm," Zhuo Xiaowei responded softly, then walked over.
"Sit down." Gao Jianfei patted the sofa chair next to him.
Zhuo Xiaowei obeyed Gao Jianfei completely without any further consideration and sat down directly. However, she keenly noticed that Gao Jianfei's gaze was somewhat different today.
In a private room, a man and a woman were alone. Zhuo Xiaowei didn't consider herself a woman who was completely unattractive to men! She was quite confident in her appearance! And she was currently showing an attitude of complete obedience to Gao Jianfei.