This is the most effective plant on Whale Island. It's so effective that wealthy people notice changes in their bodies as soon as they eat the fruit... It's all so amazing!
The number of potential time travelers in the war fortress gradually increased, from a dozen or so at the beginning to over a thousand on the second day.
The potential time travelers gradually lowered their guard... after all, there was no need to go to such lengths to kill them.
They started asking where they were and why they had been brought here. Some even recognized Kamishiro Sora, who was picking tea: "I know you. You're that Japanese actress who suddenly retired from acting."
At this moment, Kamishiro Sora was wearing a straw hat and bending over to pick tea, looking like a pretty country girl. She just smiled and didn't answer anything.
Qing Chen stood in the shadows of the war fortress, calmly observing them all: "Xiao Qi, confiscate all timekeeping devices in the fortress. Don't let them have a chance to distinguish between day and night. Don't tell them the time if anyone asks."
"Okay," Xiao Qi accepted the order and went off.
On the third day after his return, he did nothing but arrange rooms for these potential time travelers and treat them to good food and drink every day.
On the fourth day of the return, there were already three thousand potential time travelers, but Qing Chen still did nothing.
Qing Chen was very patient, but the potential time travelers couldn't contain themselves and kept asking their families, "We were brought here, does that mean we also have the opportunity to become time travelers?"
However, the family members did not respond, but simply told them to stay put.
On the fifth day of the return, some potential time travelers began to get anxious and took the initiative to request to become time travelers.
Even Xiaoqi was a little puzzled, so she went to Qingchen and asked, "Parents, isn't it time? Let's send them to North America and start the substitution plan."
Qing Chen stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the fourth floor and selected more than seventy people from the more than three thousand people: "Go and bring them up."
"Huh?" Xiaoqi was taken aback.
"go."
Xiao Qi quickly took pictures of the faces of the seventy-odd people and then led them back to the fourth floor, where Qing Chen would talk to each of them individually.
In the interrogation room, the incandescent light shone directly on the other person's face. Qing Chen sat calmly opposite him: "You don't seem surprised at all by this place. You weren't surprised when you saw the top-notch holographic neon lights, and you weren't surprised when you reaped the rewards. You always maintain a cautious attitude, scrutinizing your surroundings and keeping your distance from others."
The middle-aged white man opposite him said, "If you were kidnapped, you would do the same."
Qing Chen smiled and shook his head: "Should I call you Carter now, or should I call you Marquis Carter?"
From the very beginning, Qing Chen's goal was not just to replace the original plan; he also wanted to use global comparisons to find those Western Continent Time Travelers who had successfully concealed their identities.
In the Eastern Continent, there have been some travelers who have kept a low profile for a long time. They have not joined Kunlun, Kyushu, or the Parents' Association, and have not even told anyone. They have not been discovered and have been quietly making a fortune.
Last week, someone returned to the public eye with a new tattoo on their forehead, finally making it impossible to hide.
That tattoo was created after the Western Continent conquered the six northern cities, enslaved all the residents, and tattooed the word 'slave' on their foreheads.
Some people think they can hide and survive in chaos, but the times will not let anyone off the hook.
Now, Qing Chen has left no one behind, finding all the hidden Western Continent Time Travelers in the crowd.
Inside the war fortress, everyone had their cell phones, watches, and any other means of telling time confiscated.
Fluorescent lights shone from the fortress's dome, burning day and night, blurring everyone's sense of time.
But people need time.
Psychological research shows that if a person cannot see the sunrise or sunset and is completely unable to calculate time, their mental state will gradually approach collapse. This is the main reason why solitary confinement leads to the breakdown of prisoners.
The experiment involved two people: one was placed in a cell where natural light could be seen and day and night could be distinguished, but there were no recreational facilities.
The other cell is a dark cell where no natural light is visible and time cannot be determined, but there are movies to watch.
However, the latter was the first to collapse.
Over the past two days, Qing Chen has been forcing the hidden Time Travelers to look down at the time displayed on their arms.
Under his observation, no movement, no matter how subtle, could escape his eyes, so Qingchen firmly believed in his judgment.
Now, he was absolutely certain that the man in front of him had actually completed time travel, become a time traveler, and replaced the Marquis Carter of the Roosevelt Kingdom, but no one knew it.
Marquis Carter paused for a moment, then said, "You must have misunderstood. I'm just an ordinary person."
Qing Chen calmly shook his head: "The Eastern Continent is currently under invasion, and I no longer have time to patiently persuade you or reason with you. As the Director in charge of the Central Royal City's Grain Bureau, you will definitely be a key link in logistical support during the future Eastern Expedition."
"Let me tell you what will happen next. I will cut a wound on the back of your hand. As long as you don't go to work after you transmigrate, I will be convinced that my judgment was correct. Then, I will do everything I can to make you suffer so much that you won't want to live anymore. You will be under a secret-keeping spell and will not be able to tell anyone about your experience. Of course, even if you tell King Roosevelt, they will not be able to save your life in the real world. It should have started last week that their influence in the real world has been completely dismantled."
"Although I really want to be a person who respects people and is friendly, your life is not important compared to the lives of the people around me. I'm sorry."
Chapter 955, Birthday
“Qingchen, as a fellow Time Traveler, I have studied you carefully. As far as I know, the Parents’ Association is not an organization that abuses violence, nor are you a person who abuses violence,” Marquis Carter said, sitting in the white light, surveying the somber gray metal walls around him.
After a moment of silence, Qing Chen said, "Life requires choices. Everyone's personality is equal, but the lives of those I care about are indeed more important than yours."
Carter said, "I understand. I have indeed become a time traveler long ago."
“Very good, being open and honest will save a lot of trouble,” Qingchen said.
Marquis Carter sat in the interrogation room, the stark white light shining on his face: "So, do I now have no choice but to cooperate with you against the Roosevelt Kingdom?"
“Yes,” Qingchen said, “but I don’t think you need to be so discouraged. Once we succeed, you will also be a hero.”
Marquis Carter smiled wryly, “What makes you think you can defeat the Kingdom of Roosevelt? Forgive my bluntness, but even if you unite with the Giant Dynasty, it won’t make much of a difference. They’ve left the Forbidden Forest and won’t be of much use in modern warfare. I need your promise that even if we fail, you won’t reveal my identity.”
Qing Chen shook his head: "You'd better sincerely pray that we win, because we're all in the same boat now. If we fail, I'll hand you all over."
Marquis Carter: "..."
Qingchen smiled and said, "Don't worry, we will definitely succeed."
"What do you intend to do with me?" Marquis Carter asked calmly. "My power is not very great. Although I am in charge of the Central Royal City's Grain Bureau, I am only a Level 3 Marquis. Above me is a Level 5 Marquis, Wendy, who is in charge of me."
“After the next time we travel through time, we will establish a communication system with the other world. We will give you instructions when necessary,” Qing Chen stood up. “Until the war ends, you will have to stay in this war fortress.”
Carter watched Qing Chen's departing figure: "Wait, now that I'm one of you, could you give me some more of those fruits and tea? Also, do you have a cultivation tradition? I've heard that hundreds of thousands of people in your parent association are cultivating, and they're cultivating very quickly. Oh, and I've heard that receiving initiation can make you live longer."
When Qing Chen had his back to Carter, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
In the Western Continent, not everyone can cultivate. There are only a few cultivation lineages, and ordinary people will most likely only become gene warriors with severe aftereffects.
Therefore, even if a time traveler like Carter becomes a marquis, he is still just a servant of the royal family, and the Virtuoso legacy will absolutely not be given to him.
But the problem is, in such a world, who wouldn't want to become a "superman"?
Qing Chen turned around with a half-smile: "You know quite a lot."
Marquis Carter shrugged: “Your affairs are no secret. I think that’s why the Roosevelt royal family is so eager to start a war… Although they don’t say it, the speed at which you cultivate has made them somewhat wary. Of course, the person they are most wary of is you.”
Qing Chen thought for a moment and said, "We won't give you the cultivation inheritance, but every time you complete a mission, we will arrange for a group of people to give you a collective initiation. After completing about 36 missions, you can directly be initiated to Rank B, and you will also increase your lifespan by 21 years. Compared to gene potions, this is your best choice."
“Thirty-six missions? That’s a lot,” Marquis Carter looked at Qing Chen. “When will the missions be issued?”
Qing Chen walked out of the interrogation room and said, "No need to rush..."
Marquis Carter followed and said, "It's in a hurry."
Qing Chen stood in the corridor, looking down through the window at the more than three thousand potential time travelers below. After realizing that he was not in any danger, the Australian tycoon 'Mosley' gathered a group of people and loudly protested, demanding that the parents' association send them back.
Standing in the war fortress, Mosley spoke passionately: "The parents' association captured us here because they want us to be their spies, to steal intelligence for them in the Roosevelt Kingdom! There's a war going on in the Underworld. Do you know how dangerous it is to be a spy? Don't become someone else's tool, don't be used by others!"
Those surrounding him raised their arms and shouted, "We cannot be someone else's tool! We want freedom!"
Qing Chen smiled and said, "Westerners are really good at public speaking; they are very persuasive."
“Mosley tried to run for governor, and maybe even had aspirations to become prime minister,” Carter explained. “However, his political bribery case was exposed by his opponents, forcing him to withdraw. There used to be people on the dark web who would secretly investigate the otherworld identities of the wealthy for a very high price. This Mosley probably knew that his status in the otherworld wasn’t high, so he didn’t want to become a time traveler.”
Qing Chen nodded: "In the inner world, he is just a marquis's steward, and even only has the status of a free man. He is not even a citizen, but that is not up to him."
“What are you going to do?” Carter asked.
"No rush, let the bullets fly for a while," Qing Chen said. The last time he said that, Buddha in Ginkgo Paradise suffered a lot.
Once these people become time travelers, will they be able to successfully infiltrate the system? The people they are to replace are all important figures in the Roosevelt Kingdom. After becoming time travelers, these people will need to immediately handle political and military affairs. Qing Chen needs a highly effective intelligence network, not just to kill those military and political personnel in the underworld.
The last day of the return.
Inside the war fortress, more than three thousand potential time travelers gathered at the entrance.
Mosley stared at Luo Wanyi in front of him and pressed, "Are you going to arrange for us to become time travelers?"
“Of course not,” Luo Wanya said with a smile. “It’s like this: Whale Island will no longer provide free food and lodging to everyone.”
Mosley said loudly, "I can buy it. I'll pay for everyone here."
“But we don’t use cash here, we use points,” Luo Wanya said with a smile. “I’ve prepared some courses for everyone, including courses on understanding your identity in the Inner World, learning how to infiltrate, and training in professional skills. As long as you learn, you will earn points. With points, you can buy food, initiations, special food… yes, the kind you ate before, which can directly increase your strength and has no side effects.”
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
Contrary to what Mosley had suggested, the parents' meeting did not send them directly to become time travelers and then control them, thus depriving them of their freedom.
Instead... they're making them attend classes?
Qing Chen was not in a hurry. He maintained the Pantheon Breathing Technique in the war fortress and kept trying to break through to the next level.
He had already experienced the benefits of Godcut. Faced with absolute speed, even other demigods could only become clay chickens and earthen dogs. This was his greatest reliance when facing the demigod of the Fate Master.
However, the A-class Thunder series is still too low-end, with poor battery life.
Qingchen waited quietly for the countdown in the dimly lit room.
...
...
On a farm outside Washington, D.C.
Zhong Yu was sitting among a group of beautiful women, all of whom were models hired by R, a master of the Kingdom Organization, from the city, hoping to curry favor with his new boss who held his life and death in his hands.
But R wasn't just being controlled; he even somewhat admired his new boss because the latter was a rare demigod in the surface world!
Moreover, the other party's insane evil, and the Time Traveler's lofty ideal of treating ordinary people as ants, are precisely what he pursues.
However, the models that R invited did not seem to make Zhongyu happy.
Then Zhongyu manifested twelve scarlet hands, grasping each of the beauties in his grasp. He said to R, "I told you to bring the Time Walker, but you brought these women to distract me? I need the Time Walker to build a dynasty, what use are these useless people?!"
R quickly lowered his head: "The people who used to manage the Kingdom Organization liked these things, and I thought you liked them too... I have already sent people to capture the Timewalker, but we have to be careful not to be detected by Daylight, so we must be cautious."
He felt even greater awe; this new leader was actually a man who did not associate with women.
Zhong Yu, however, scrutinized the women held by the crimson hand, observing their pained expressions, and suddenly muttered to himself, "Why did I suddenly think of that woman who controlled the golden corpse..."
The Crimson Heart Gu transformed into crimson energy, and to this day it is completely and closely connected to him, and even if they are separated by two worlds, they cannot be severed.