Wei Qian's words reminded Chen Xu.
The two big shots of Linghai City, City Lord Mo Zijiang and Principal Huang Tianchen, were in charge of urban construction and educational logistics, respectively.
They were deeply popular in Linghai City.
If nothing else, someone from an orphanage background like Chen Xu had never gone hungry a single day while growing up.
It could be said that the government covered all his expenses for food, clothing, and housing.
In fact, his treatment was even better than that of many ordinary professional families.
At the very least, when Chen Xu was a child and took his orphanage lunch boxes to play with his classmates, those classmates would always look at his lunch with envy.
Now that he was back, he really should go and see them.
With that thought, Chen Xu bid farewell to Wei Qian.
"Researcher Wei, I'll head over to see City Lord Mo now to talk about the situation along the coast."
Wei Qian nodded and didn't forget to remind him, "Once you can summon that creature, remember to come to the institute first. We need to install some instruments on it."
"But won't those instruments be discovered by the sea race? Like the ones you put down before?"
"It's different. Previously, we needed an energy core to drive the probes. With your summon, we can modify them. We'll change the drive module to a stealth module and use all the energy to hide the instruments and collect data."
"Alright. However, I suggest you add a reinforcement module or upgrade the materials of the instruments."
In truth, Chen Xu wasn't worried that the Bone Kun would be discovered by the sea race because of the instruments after it entered the water.
After all, with the size of the Bone Kun, it was impossible for it not to be discovered.
Chen Xu was only worried that the instruments placed on the Bone Kun would be destroyed by the shockwaves of battle.
This was a creation of the Lord of the Undead! A Lord of the Undead who loved pet battles and had crazily modified this creature just to win—one could only imagine how terrifying its strength was.
No matter what realm they reached, gamblers were never people to be trifled with.
But Wei Qian didn't seem to quite understand Chen Xu's meaning, as she frowned with a look of confusion.
Chen Xu had to be more direct. "That undead creature of mine is called a Bone Kun, and it's quite large. You should know what a Kun is, like the ones from Daxia's myths and legends.
While mine isn't thousands of miles long like in the stories, it's still over a hundred meters. I'm worried your instruments won't be able to withstand the shockwaves of its battles."
"I see. We'll adjust the instrument modules then."
Wei Qian understood now, and her expression shifted from confusion to astonishment.
Although researchers like them were usually busy with various projects, they still paid some attention to the annual professional awakenings and initial dungeons.
She had long heard of Chen Xu, the number one person to conquer the initial dungeon in Linghai City.
When Xia Qiming recommended Chen Xu to help, Wei Qian thought he was really just here to assist.
But a summon over a hundred meters long didn't look like it was for scouting at all; it looked like it was going to war.
Moreover, she had heard that not long ago, Chen Xu had joined big shots like Ye Bufan and Xiang Longwu to slay a dragon in Mohai.
He couldn't really be planning to just start a fight directly, could he?
Thinking of this, Wei Qian subconsciously shuddered. She turned around and rushed back into the lab, muttering under her breath.
"Reinforcement, detection modules... should I add some attack modules? No, not enough energy. Over a hundred meters... maybe I should increase the size of the energy core too?"
Nearby, Chen Xu didn't understand why Wei Qian suddenly shivered and then started talking to herself like she was possessed.
If his mental strength hadn't detected any strange fluctuations, he would have suspected that a sea race caster had secretly bypassed the defense line and come ashore to control a human.
...
Linghai City Lord's Mansion.
Chen Xu originally intended to take out his military academy ID to let the guard pass him, but as soon as he reached the entrance, the guard recognized him.
"The Necrotic Lord, Chen Xu!"
The guard even pulled a smart terminal out of his pocket and pulled up Chen Xu's photo to compare it carefully.
"It really is you." Stowing the terminal, he pulled out a piece of cartoon paper and a pen. "Could I trouble you for an autograph? My child is a big fan of yours."
This completely bewildered Chen Xu, but he still took the paper and pen and signed his name.
"I wanted to ask, how did you recognize me? And what's this about your child being a fan?"
The guard took the paper and pen back, carefully tucking the paper away before answering Chen Xu's question.
"You don't know yet? The story of you, Senior Ye, and Senior Xiang slaying the dragon has already spread across all of Daxia. Especially here in Linghai City, everyone is saying that Linghai has produced its own dragon!
I heard that many reporters went to Linghai Academy for interviews, and it was only because Principal Huang stepped in to suppress it that they didn't disrupt the teaching order."
Hearing this, Chen Xu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
He knew about Daxia's reports after the successful dragon slaying; he had seen plenty on the professional forums.
But the more he saw, the more awkward it felt, especially since some people were placing him on the same level as Ye Bufan and Xiang Longwu.
While he did enjoy showing off a little bit, this was so excessive it made his skin crawl, so he had stopped paying attention to it.
He hadn't expected that back in his hometown of Linghai, it would be even more exaggerated.
"It was mainly the contribution of Senior Ye and Senior Xiang. I just helped out a little."
"You're too modest. Daxia has already publicized your other achievements, as well as your code name, the Necrotic Lord. That skeleton army in the pictures is truly massive. When you take action alone, it feels like you have more troops than all of Linghai City."
Suddenly, the guard's eyes lit up with longing. "Are you here this time to deal with those sea race bastards? Recently, those fishy-smelling guys have been attacking the defense line much more frequently. Many brothers have to stay at the front and can't rest."
"Something like that. The military academy arranged for me to complete a mission here."
Even though it was just a detection mission, Linghai was his home in this life.
If a real war broke out later, he would definitely come back.
"That's great! I'll take you inside to see City Lord Mo."
The guard trotted along, leading Chen Xu into the mansion.
In the middle hall, they ran into Mo Zijiang, who was heading out.
Mo Zijiang, hearing the running footsteps from a distance, spoke directly, "What's the rush, Xiao Li? Why are you running around the mansion instead of being on duty at the gate?"
"City Lord, someone is looking for you."
"Who?"
"City Lord Mo, it's me. Long time no see."
Chen Xu walked in from outside.
"Hahaha! Chen Xu! I was just thinking about going to find you, but I didn't expect you to come directly. Perfect timing, let's head out immediately and chat on the way."
Mo Zijiang walked forward and gave Chen Xu a warm hug. Then he slung an arm around Chen Xu's shoulder and led him outside.
"City Lord Mo, where are we going?"
"The coastal defense line. When Xia Qiming told me he was arranging for you to come to Linghai, I wanted to find you. It's perfect that you came straight here."
The two of them boarded a helicopter kept ready at the City Lord's Mansion and flew toward the coastal defense line.
On the helicopter, Mo Zijiang briefed Chen Xu on the recent situation.
"In the past month, the sea race has launched a total of eight attacks. Three of those involved high-level Naga and Merfolk. However, they didn't directly participate in the fighting; they just watched from the rear.
Although those sea race creatures have their strength greatly reduced once they come ashore, and can be quickly killed under the cover of long-range professional attacks...
Everyone understands that most of the sea race coming ashore now are just low-level fodder. The ones with real strength haven't appeared yet."
By now, the helicopter had reached the seaside.
Along the coastline, there was a high tower every fifty meters. Atop each tower was a large water-attribute energy crystal and another crystal of a different attribute.
These high towers were known by the people of Linghai as the Big Chimneys, specifically meant for cooking seafood.
In reality, they were magic towers. The water-attribute crystals were responsible for absorbing water elements from the air, while the other attribute crystals were responsible for releasing spells.
These towers greatly relieved the pressure on the coastal defense line.
Furthermore, these towers had a hidden function; if necessary, they could be linked together to greatly amplify the power of the spells they released.
"Wooo—"
The sound of a warning whistle echoed in the distance.
"Heh, that makes the ninth attack. Chen Xu, the sea race has mages with long-range attack capabilities. To avoid any accidents, we'll have to walk the rest of the way."
With that, Mo Zijiang signaled the pilot to find a place to descend.
"It's fine, ride mine. It's a good time to see what these sea race creatures are made of."
Chen Xu raised his hand and summoned Sindragosa fifty meters away from the helicopter.
Then he used his mental strength to carry Mo Zijiang over.
"Sindragosa, let's go. Let's find those sea race bastards and have some fun."
"Roar!"
Sindragosa let out a cry, flapped her wings, and flew toward the defense line.
"Quick, quick, everyone get into your defensive positions! Those damn sea race are here again! Xiao Wu, send a message to the academy people. Tell them the sea race has launched another attack and have them analyze the situation."
"Contact the academy again? Every time before, they just said they received it and we never saw any feedback."
"I told you to do it, so do it! Dammit, don't make me smack you!"
"Warning! Warning! The sea race has reached the third warning line!"
The moment the Fuxi sub-system alarm sounded, a dense barrage of artillery fire, spells, and Daoist arts flew into the sky and rained down on the sea race.
"Roar!"
"What was that sound?"
"It couldn't be some giant sea monster, could it? Old Li, did the scanners give any warning?"
"No, everything along the coast is normal. There's no trace of any giant organisms."
"Captain, the sky! Look at the sky!"
Everyone looked up at the sound of his voice, only to see a massive bone dragon flying overhead.
"Frost Breath!"
Sindragosa flew along the coastline, unleashing a continuous stream of Frost Breath that froze several kilometers of seawater and encased tens of thousands of sea race creatures in ice.
"It's the Necrotic Lord!"
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