Immortal Soul of Steel

The Spring Festival ended peacefully amidst the hustle and bustle.

Although this year, Lin Youde was somewhat sad without Amano Azari's company.

But fortunately, Amano Azari's parents were very open-minded and did not blame Lin Youde. Instead, they took the initiative to visit and interact with Lita, Jonah, and Michelle, which gave them a lot of relief.

After staying at home for a full week, Lin Youde left home at the urging of his parents who disliked him.

Lin Youde was speechless about this.

Before the Spring Festival, his parents frequently urged Lin Youde to take Lei Mengmeng and Lux ​​home with him.

As a result, I was kicked out just one week after I came back.

This capricious attitude of his parents made Lin Youde sigh, "They just want to celebrate the New Year and have fun, not me." He could only follow suit.

There is no way, who made them parents. And Lin Youde did have other things to do.

As soon as he returned to the institute with his people, he greeted Fleet, Shinji Ikari and others, and brought a batch of souvenirs to everyone who stayed behind in the institute.

Lin Youde walked around the conference room non-stop and met the visiting Li Xingke.

Sit down with Lei Mengmeng and Lux, and after some conversation with Li Xingke, Li Xingke got straight to the point.

"Director Lin Youde, have the Dragon King and Tiger King been repaired?"

Li Xingke's words made Lin Youde's eyelids jump: "How do you know this?"

The Dragon King and Tiger King were completely restored a few days before the Spring Festival.

A few days before returning home for the Spring Festival, Li Te told Lei Mengmeng and Lin Youde that the Dragon King and Tiger King no longer needed his and Nanye's telepathic power supply to repair them.

When Lin Youde was still in the game, the appearance of the Dragon King and Tiger King had been repaired, and they would not actively ask for telekinesis.

But if Nan Ye and Li Te take the initiative to offer it, they will still accept it.

A few days before the Spring Festival, even if the two offered it, the Dragon King and the Tiger King no longer accepted their telekinesis.

Therefore, the three of them felt that the Dragon King and Tiger King had been completely repaired, so their telekinesis was no longer needed.

However, the Spring Festival was about to take place at that time, and Li Te and Nanye had just finished repairing the Dragon King and Tiger King, so they were mentally exhausted.

Therefore, Lin Youde arranged for the two of them to rest for a period of time. Except for training on the No. 1 machine of Grungast III, they could no longer use telekinesis to avoid mental damage to the two of them.

As a result, not long after this, Li Xingke suddenly revealed the matter, which made Lin Youde curious.

Lei Mengmeng also asked in surprise: "Did you send someone to check?"

Li Xingke smiled and explained: "How could it be possible? Since we have entrusted the Dragon King and Tiger King to you, we will naturally give you the greatest support and trust."

"We will not do such impolite things as inspecting without authorization before obtaining the consent of Director Lin Youde."

"We can know the situation of the Dragon King and Tiger King because we have special observation methods."

Lacus was slightly confused: "Special observation method?"

Li Xingke smiled mysteriously and reminded: "Four Elephant Formation!"

Lin Youde and Lei Mengmeng also showed puzzled expressions: "What does this have to do with the Four Elephants Formation?"*2

Li Xingke smiled and said: "The Four Elephants Formation is back in operation~!"

"What!?" Lin Youde was shocked by the news that the Four Elephants Formation had resumed operation.

Lei Mengmeng was also shocked, but reacted quickly, holding her chin and analyzing.

"Could it be said that the Four Elephant Formation only needs the Four Sacred Beasts themselves, rather than the Four Sacred Beasts and their operators?"

"I used to wonder why the Dragon King and Tiger King, two of the most important guardian gods of our union, would be photographed in a place like HLD."

"So it turns out that the four holy beasts don't need to be in any special place to maintain the four-elephant formation?"

Listening to Lei Mengmeng's analysis, Li Xingke smiled and said: "As expected of Researcher Lei, his analysis is really good."

Lin Youde asked curiously: "Did Mengmeng guess it right?"

Li Xingke returned: "I can't say it's completely right, but it's not too different."

"In the beginning, the Four Elephant Formation required specific methods to maintain it."

"But after the Dragon Emperor's guidance, we continued to improve and have simplified it to the point where it can be maintained by the Four Sacred Beasts without being in a specific location."

"This is also one of the reasons why the department responsible for monitoring the places where the Four Sacred Beasts are located can allow the Liu family and the Ma family to take the Dragon King and Tiger King to the HLD base."

"As long as the Four Elephant Formation is there, it actually makes no difference where the four holy beasts are within the unified territory."

"It's just that no one thought that the Dragon King and Tiger King would be severely damaged in the secret realm. This would make the Four Elephant Formation unable to operate at full capacity."

"But fortunately, you restored the Dragon King and Tiger King in time."

"With the Four Elephant Formation, whether the Dimensional Beast attacks again, or whether the Silla Alliance and the Free Federation want to invade our territory again, we must carefully consider it."

Li Xingke's words made Lin Youde and Lei Mengmeng very happy.

Because no matter what, this is a good thing.

But the two of them were not happy for long, before Li Xingqi sighed.

"However, the problem arises here."

While Lin Youde, Lei Mengmeng, and Lux ​​watched in confusion, Li Xingke said apologetically.

"Because the Four Elephants Formation has resumed operation, the military department wants to boost morale and consolidate the stability of the political arena that has lost its trump card after the use of the Dragon King's Thunder Domain."

"Some people in the military department have already revealed the restoration of the Four Elephants Formation."

"At the same time, because the Li family and the Zhou family, who control the Phoenix King and the Wu King among the Four Sacred Beasts, also discovered the matter immediately and revealed it to various powerful forces in the capital."

"This has led to the fact that the Dragon King and Tiger King have been repaired. The powerful people with eyes in the capital already know."

"At the same time, the previous investigations and judgments about the Liu family and the Ma family have also come out."

When Li Xingke said this, Lin Youde and Lei Mengmeng's hearts sank.

Lux even asked in a low voice: "Have the Liu family and the Ma family started acting like monsters again?"

Li Xing smiled bitterly and said: "That is indeed the case."

"After investigation by Bao Zheng, the former Bao family, it was found that the Liu family and the Ma family did have contacts with some people in the Free Federation."

"But the people who handle it are all abandoned sons deliberately thrown out by the Liu family and the Ma family, and their status is not high."

"The Liu family and the Ma family used to guard and unite with the Dragon King and Tiger King. They had no merit but hard work."

"Coupled with the help of the Li family, the Zhou family, and several other forces, in the end, all relevant personnel of the Liu family and the Ma family were sentenced to death and all their property was emptied."

"Although Director Lin Youde was attacked outside the city in the past, some points were pointed at the Liu family and the Ma family, but the evidence was not enough to completely destroy the Liu family and the Ma family."

"So, although the Liu family and the Ma family can be said to have suffered a lot, and their strength and influence have been severely reduced in all aspects, they still escaped."

"At this time, it is announced that the Dragon King and Tiger King have been restored. What do you think they will do?"

Lei Mengmeng was so angry that she shouted: "Those bastards, how dare they ask us for the Dragon King and Tiger King!?"

Li Xingke sighed: "If people are forced to be anxious, what is there that they dare not do?"

Lin Youde: "..."