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The speedboat dragged a long spray of water across the sea, shuttling through the waters around Yong'an Island.

The weather was clear, and the sun was just right.

It was just that the sea breeze was a bit strong, causing the windbreaker to flutter.

Li Chengjun stood steadily at the bow of the speedboat, which was cutting through the waves, with his hands in his pockets and sunglasses on, gazing into the vast blue sea.

It has been almost half a year since he came to this damn place.

He is still not used to the life here, the overly bright sunshine, and the overly calm waves.

And…

"Stupid and incompetent subordinates."

Last night, two of his team members were attacked and killed while performing a mission.

He didn't care about their life or death.

He was just worried that being exposed to the police's sight would affect his plan.

Li Chengjun looked at the vast sea, pondering silently.

It is unlikely to find any clues left by the enemy in such an environment.

Moreover, there are only a few people who can be mobilized in the stronghold, which makes it even more hopeless.

Speaking of which, carrying out this kind of task of searching for the enemy and finding out information is not as effective as having a few ordinary people.

A middle-aged man with a fat figure looked at Li Chengjun's back, with a hint of fear on his face.

After thinking for a long time, he plucked up his courage and said:

"Special Envoy, the True Society probably has discovered our hunting behavior and finally couldn't help but take action. Should we ask headquarters for help now?"

Li Chengjun turned his head upon hearing this, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, staring at him intently:

"Do you really think so?"

The fat middle-aged man's body suddenly stiffened.

He only felt an invisible aura pressing down on him, making it a little difficult for him to breathe instantly.

As the original head of the stronghold, Tang Dayuan, he was quite experienced in the Noah Organization and had good abilities, so he was able to take on such an important position.

Now, in front of this young man who suddenly parachuted in, he didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

Don't look at Li Chengjun's handsome appearance and the smile in his words, he is a complete pervert.

Moreover, it is said that he has a very strong backer in the headquarters, which is not something a small stronghold leader can afford to offend.

Just when Tang Dayuan felt under great pressure, fortunately, another person spoke to help him out:

"I don't think it's very likely. If the True Society took action, they shouldn't have gone to the trouble of leaving the Merfolk at the scene of the crime."

After that person interjected, it was as if he had opened a chat box.

The other people on the boat who had been silent also started to express their opinions.

"Yes, there are many doubts about this matter."

"Perhaps it was accidentally discovered by a tourist or islander with abilities. The Wang brothers wanted to kill someone to silence them, but they ran into a brick wall?"

"The probability of this situation is very small. Wang Zongwu's strength is no weaker than ours. He performed very well in Nanyang before being transferred here by the headquarters."

"It's hard to say, after all, the two of them just arrived at Yong'an Island not long ago and are performing their first hunting mission…"

Just as everyone was discussing, one person suddenly said:

"Is it possible that the Special Operations Team took action…"

As soon as this question was raised, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became a little stagnant.

Li Chengjun suddenly chuckled and said calmly:

"You don't have to think wildly. I can tell you clearly that the Special Operations Team is now in trouble and has more troublesome problems. They don't have the energy to care about this kind of barbaric place."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

After all, they are just a small stronghold, weak and isolated overseas.

If they are really targeted by official forces like the Special Operations Team and cannot get timely assistance from the organization, they can only be forced to desert.

What Li Chengjun said next made them completely relieved.

"The Tracker team that I applied to the headquarters to transfer should be able to arrive in the next two days. By then, we will have enough manpower to officially launch the plan."

After revealing a little news to his subordinates, Li Chengjun stared at a cape that appeared in front of him and muttered to himself:

"No matter who you are, I hope to see you take action by then, that will be exciting enough!"

The speedboat circled around the waters around Yong'an Island. Without any gains, it turned around and returned with the sound of the motor.

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In the evening, the sky was dim and yellow.

The shadow of the training camp base building under the setting sun appeared distorted and mysterious.

In the conference room on the seventh floor, a long conference table was full of figures on both sides.

The lights in the room were not turned on, and the dim light made the atmosphere a little gloomy.

The dark crowd of people whispered to each other.

It seemed that the people attending the meeting were more adapted to the environment in the dark.

They were the high-level cadres of the "Truth and Meditation Co-Cultivation Society", about thirty people, most of whom were relatively old.

The old man with a face full of wrinkles sitting in the chief position was the current vice president and acting president, Zheng Hongxin.

His eyes were deep and bright, and he slowly scanned the venue.

Many of the participants below were true companions who came from all over Yong'an Island.

Not only including many instructors from the training camp base, but also the Yong'an Island Water Police Sub-district Chief, the Civil Affairs Department Deputy Director, the Chen Clan Chief, and others were also impressively present.

Chen Jiandong sat silently beside him, acting as the meeting recorder.

"President, fellow comrades."

The Water Police Chief, sitting in a lower position, said loudly:

"I have retrieved the information from the archives and compared it carefully. Since the first discovery of poachers in December of the year before last, our Water Police Sub-district has taken strict monitoring measures to crack down on unregistered illegal ships and achieved good results."

"Then, in the same period of December last year and this year, there have been frequent cases of fishermen and ships disappearing. If we analyze based on this situation, it is clear that most of those cases were caused by poachers, but the actions have become more secretive."

Speaking, he raised a well-organized document in his hand and handed it to Zheng Hongxin.

"In this case, the matter of purebloods being captured by humans has actually happened many times."

A high-level executive frowned upon hearing this: "It's just that this time they encountered a mysterious enemy and were accidentally exposed."

These words immediately aroused a low discussion.

Everyone had different expressions, some frowned slightly, thinking deeply, and some were equally confused, feeling sympathetic.

Suddenly, a high-level executive with a particularly fiery temper slammed the table and said angrily:

"Damn it, those poachers are really becoming more and more blatant, directly bullying us!"

You must know that Yong'an Island is the headquarters of the True Society, with roots intertwined for nearly two hundred years.

Even if successive official organizations have cracked down on them many times, they cannot eliminate their influence.

Now, a group of outsiders are actually riding on their heads.

"Old Chen, calm down. If our current situation wasn't special, how could we allow those outsiders to be presumptuous."

"Yes, the main reason is that after becoming purebloods, they rarely return to the mainland to contact us, and everyone doesn't know what's going on…"

Many high-level executives spoke up to appease him a few words, and also took the opportunity to explain away their negligence in work.

There were also many people who offered suggestions on how to take measures to fight back.

For example, they could organize a large-scale population census, and they didn't believe that they couldn't find those rats hiding in the gutter.

The conference room was filled with noisy discussions.

Chen Jiandong's expression remained unchanged, and he just silently recorded the speeches of each high-level cadre.

Zheng Hongxin raised his thick eyebrows and suddenly knocked heavily on the table with his knuckles.

After everyone held their breath and expressed their silence, he said in a deep voice:

"Everyone, the great tide that occurs once every two hundred years has arrived. We are currently at our weakest time and should not act rashly, so as not to expose the truth."

"And most importantly, the sea sacrifice ceremony, is about to be held in five days. This time, success is the only option, and no mistakes can be allowed."

"Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable. It's possible that a great plague could break out on the island again, like it did two hundred years ago..."

He paused, then turned his serious gaze towards the Deputy Director of Civil Affairs and Clan Chief Chen.

"We need more fresh blood to welcome this ceremony. How are your preparations going?"

Upon hearing this, the two men explained their respective work situations.

After listening, Zheng Hongxin nodded slightly, his eyes suddenly becoming sharp:

"As long as we get through these five days and catch our breath, we will immediately search the entire island and hunt down those poachers, to serve as a warning to others!"

Immediately afterward, he issued two defensive measures against potential dangers.

First, find a reason to temporarily close the shipping routes between Yong'an Island and the outside world.

Second, except for those on official duty, all combat personnel are to return to the base and fully maintain the safety of this ceremony.

Since the chairman had made a decision, the senior executives no longer argued about it.

The atmosphere eased slightly.

Everyone began to speculate about the identity of the person who helped them solve the poacher problem.

Some even suspected the Special Search Team, but this was immediately rejected by others.

Because over the decades, the two sides had long formed a tacit understanding.

As long as the "Truth and Meditation Co-cultivation Society's" influence was limited to Yong'an Island, ensuring local order and tranquility,

Then they would not create unnecessary complications or cause trouble.

They maintained a harmonious situation where the well water did not interfere with the river water.

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Dinner time.

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Inside the bustling cafeteria.

Fang Cheng and Pan Wendi carried two stainless steel trays, squeezed through the crowd, and found an empty seat to sit down.

The trays were full, still with vegetarian dishes.

Pan Wendi seemed to have a poor appetite, eating a bite here and there.

Fang Cheng, however, picked up his chopsticks, puffed out his cheeks, and began to chew heartily.

He looked like he had been starving for days and was now eating a lavish seafood feast.

Pan Wendi was stunned, and couldn't help but pick a small chopstick of food from Fang Cheng's tray.

Then he put it in his mouth and carefully tasted it, wondering what was so different about the taste.

Fang Cheng ignored him. After swallowing a bite of braised eggplant, he stared intently at the prompt information that appeared in front of him.

[You have tasted a unique and flavorful special meal, Gourmet Experience +1]

Then he picked up a bowl of seaweed soup and gulped down two large mouthfuls.

A new prompt message then appeared in front of him.

[You drank a delicious soup that calms the nerves and aids sleep, Gourmet Experience +1]

Looking at the continuously appearing experience increase information, a smile that outsiders could not fathom appeared on the corner of Fang Cheng's mouth.

Speaking of which, on the first night he arrived at Yong'an Island, when he ate at the training camp base,

Fang Cheng discovered that the food here seemed to be more nourishing to the stomach.

Simply eating a vegetarian meal could actually add 1 point of experience.

Tonight's dinner seemed to be specially enhanced, with experience points rising rapidly.

Eating only half a meal increased experience by 4 points.

You must know that after "Gourmet" reached the expert level, ordinary daily diet could no longer meet his needs for improving his skills.

Only some unique and rare foods could be successfully identified by the panel and gain experience points.

Thinking of this, Fang Cheng looked at the words "calming and sleep-aiding" in the prompt information.

Suddenly, he understood why Pan Wendi and the others had been sleeping so deeply and sweetly these past two nights.

It even cured some members of their chronic insomnia.

But it's a pity...

This calming and sleep-aiding soup seemed to have no effect on him at all.

The reason for this situation may be that the gourmet skill's special effect "Poison Resistance" is in effect.

Fang Cheng shook his head and continued to taste a bite of the soup with a unique umami flavor.

In any case, as long as the skill experience points are increased, it proves that it is a good thing for him.

After wolfing down a meal.

Under Pan Wendi's surprised gaze, Fang Cheng got up again to get food at the window.

After doing this three times.

The cafeteria aunt had already remembered him and refused to give him any more food.

Fang Cheng glanced at the Gourmet skill, which had increased by a total of 12 points of experience, and reluctantly put away the panel and tray.

While sitting and waiting for Pan Wendi to finish eating, he glanced at the others eating around him, secretly observing.

He still didn't see the figure of the old trainee who lived on the third floor.

Moreover, a certain training camp staff member from another floor also seemed to have disappeared.

After returning that night, Fang Cheng followed the footprints and smells left on the floor to find the room where those monsters first appeared.

And the people who now lived in that room had all disappeared.

Fang Cheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he had some guesses in his mind.

Sure enough.

That night when he slept, he didn't hear the strange footsteps from the same floor again.

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The next day, morning.

The eastern highlands of the training camp base.

The tour group members formed a circle, sitting side by side on the grassy slope at the top of the mountain.

They were engaged in an outdoor meditation practice that was close to nature and allowed them to feel the purity of their souls.

Closing their eyes, the sea breeze was gentle.

Like a gentle whisper, it blew people especially fresh and comfortable, able to take away all the inner irritability.

"Have you felt it?"

"Energy comes from the earth and the ocean. The wind and plants are also breathing. Nature instinctively knows how to maintain harmony. Everything is operating in an orderly manner. We should learn something from it..."

The instructor's gentle words also floated into their ears with the wind.

Whether they had truly entered a meditative state or not, everyone's faces revealed a tranquility and peace that was rarely seen in ordinary times.

After a long time.

Suddenly, a burst of applause rang out.

Instructor Chen, sitting in the crowd, clapped his hands and said, waking everyone up:

"Alright, today's class is over. Everyone's performance has improved compared to last time. You can now return to the dormitory or engage in free activities."

Upon hearing this, the members stood up one after another, chatting and laughing easily, exchanging the insights and experiences they had gained just now.

Fang Cheng also patted the grass and dust sticking to his butt, got up, and looked at the familiar surroundings.

The location chosen for this outdoor meditation class was exactly the sea cape he had come to that night.

Since discovering the abnormality in the training camp base, the role Fang Cheng had been playing was that of an ordinary office worker.

He usually behaved in a proper manner, never revealing that he possessed any special abilities.

Morning and evening classes were self-study classes, and he basically didn't actively participate.

But this kind of meditation teaching class, which belonged to the nature of collective activities, still needed to be attended.

In addition to learning meditation knowledge, being too maverick would be even more conspicuous.

Seeing some members running to the top of the sea cape to enjoy the scenery and take pictures.

Fang Cheng chose to return to the dormitory building with Pan Wendi and the others first.

Half an hour later.

The entire sea cape returned to silence, with only the sound of the wind blowing through the grass and the occasional cry of seagulls.

A figure reappeared here at this time.

It was Fang Cheng, who had returned after leaving.

He stood on the top of the cliff, looking at the sparkling blue sea, his thoughts flying.

When he was in class just now, thinking about the physical training plan that had been affected after coming here for travel.

Fang Cheng suddenly had a whimsical idea.

Now that he possessed the talent of "Water Breathing", why not try using the special environment of the seabed for weight-bearing exercises?