All of us are one

Chapter 31 Chaos in the Northern Continent

"Arthur was almost stripped of his heirship, which was due to me. I have the opportunity to make amends and help Arthur." Jiang Yanming made up his mind.

According to Jiang Yanming's values ​​from his previous life, one should repay even the smallest kindness tenfold, so he would not leave Arthur to face difficulties.

"Since we're not going to talk about anything else, let's begin our afternoon tea," Lucy said softly. "My head chef has developed a new tea snack, and you must try it and give us your feedback."

"Oh, then I'll have to try it."

"That's good."

Jiang Yanming and Arthur spoke one after the other, both expressing their anticipation.

Not long after.

Plate after plate of exquisite tea and snacks were brought in by several waitresses and placed on the small stone table in the pavilion.

The three of them chatted while enjoying tea and snacks.

Neither Lucy nor Arthur mentioned the professor's death, as it involved Jiang Yanming's secret.

Until the afternoon tea party ended.

After saying goodbye to Lucy, Jiang Yanming prepared to leave with Arthur, and the two walked towards the parking lot.

"Arthur, what do you think of your cousin Luca?" Jiang Yanming asked.

"He's my rival. My grandfather is grooming him, even giving him access to some confidential documents," Arthur said solemnly.

This was the first time he truly felt pressure from outside his grandfather within the family after being identified as the heir.

"I haven't had much contact with him, but I'm certain he's a cunning and calculating person. We must be careful," Jiang Yanming warned.

Having integrated multiple memories and being a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, Jiang Yanming possesses extremely strong perception and a remarkable ability to observe people's hearts, naturally enabling him to discern Luca's true nature.

"Don't worry," Arthur said, his eyes narrowing slightly. "I won't give him the chance!"

"That's good." Jiang Yanming nodded and added, "If you encounter any problems, or need to resolve certain matters by force, but don't want to go through the family, you can come to me."

"Huh?" Arthur was taken aback upon hearing this, and stopped in his tracks to look at Jiang Yanming.

Jiang Yanming stopped and turned to see astonishment in Arthur's eyes.

"Jiang, do you have a private army?" Arthur asked in surprise as he continued walking.

"Although I have this idea, I can't afford to support them with my current financial situation," Jiang Yanming replied as he walked forward. "I can help you contact some people. They are quite capable and can handle minor troubles without any problem."

"I see." Arthur nodded slightly, a look of realization in his eyes.

After reading Professor Tarot's autopsy report, he initially thought it was the work of the Four Nations Alliance, but now he is increasingly certain that Professor Tarot's death is inextricably linked to Jiang Yanming.

"By the way, I'm going to be leaving the Four Nations Alliance for a while," Jiang Yanming said softly.

"Are you going to the Divine Martial Kingdom?" Arthur asked.

"It's not the Divine Martial Kingdom." Jiang Yanming did not disclose the specific destination. "This time it will take at least ten days to half a month, or even one or two months."

"So long..." Arthur frowned slightly. "The world situation is not optimistic. Not to mention the Holy Alliance's infiltration of our four-nation alliance, the Northern Continent is now in complete chaos, far exceeding the past."

"Isn't the Northern Continent always in chaos?" Jiang Yanming asked curiously.

The Witcher headquarters is located on an island nation near the northern continent, so he pays close attention to the situation on the northern continent.

"Although the Northern Continent was chaotic in the past, there were still some relatively stable countries and regions." Arthur shook his head and sighed. "Now, those stable countries are either embroiled in civil wars or at war with other countries, so there is no order to speak of in the Northern Continent now."

"Did the situation in the Northern Continent happen recently?" Jiang Yanming asked.

"That's right, within four or five days." Arthur nodded and sighed. "As an industrial giant, the Victoria Group needs to pay attention to changes in the world situation, so it is quite familiar with the situation in the Northern Continent."

"Oh." Jiang Yanming nodded slowly.

He now understood why his senior brother's team wasn't in a hurry to go to the Northern Continent—because the Northern Continent was too chaotic and dangerous, and even elite mercenary teams weren't necessarily safe.

The two chatted casually along the way and parted ways after arriving at the parking lot.

……

Moon Island, South Street.

When Jiang Yanming drove back to his "grocery store," he found that the truck that had been parked in front of the store had been driven away, which made him feel a little uneasy.

"Ah Ming is back."

As Jiang Yanming entered the shop, he heard Li Kun's greeting.

"Uncle Li." Jiang Yanming came to the counter and sat down next to Li Kun.

"You did a good job, kid." Li Kun nodded approvingly. "The military technology team even congratulated me on cracking a major espionage case."

"Uncle Li, you received the news too?" Jiang Yanming asked.

"The Four Nations Alliance, nominally an alliance of four countries, is actually an alliance of many large corporations and powerful families," Li Kun said matter-of-factly. "This kind of power is deeply entrenched, with countless gaps, making it easy to gather unimportant information."

"Indeed." Jiang Yanming nodded in agreement.

Having lived in the Four Nations Alliance for so many years, he considered himself an observer and had long since discovered the true nature of the Four Nations Alliance: large corporations and powerful families were the real rulers of this continent.

"I heard from your dad that the cyber hacker has been dealt with?" Li Kun said with a smile.

"Mm." Jiang Yanming nodded slightly.

"Very good. It seems you haven't forgotten your identity." Li Kun said with satisfaction but also regret. "Your talent is good, and you've grasped the profound meaning on your own. It's a pity your path in martial arts was already predetermined."

"Huh?" Jiang Yanming asked in confusion.

"You don't know..." Li Kun was about to say in a low voice.

A voice suddenly interrupted Li Kun: "Don't be nosy, this is Brother Jiang's family matter!"

"Uncle Chen," Jiang Yanming stood up and thanked him, "thank you for helping me clean up that night."

The visitor was Uncle Chen, a regular customer of the store, wearing a black trench coat.

"You must nip this in the bud. Don't be merciful in the future," Uncle Chen said calmly. "The two people you let go were a cyber hacker and a level-five cyborg."

"Ha, a level 5 cyborg, could he be from the Holy Alliance?" Li Kun asked from the side.

"They were spies from the Holy Alliance. They probably sent the information about the black flying device back," Uncle Chen said calmly. "Fortunately, the cyber hacker was dealt with, so everything is fine now."

"Ah Ming, did you hear that? You need to be more careful from now on," Li Kun asked with amusement. "By the way, letting those two Holy Alliance spies go, wasn't that the work of that cyber hacker?"

"I don't want to cause any unnecessary trouble," Jiang Yanming replied.

"Tsk, you still have to be ruthless." Li Kun sighed and shook his head. "Look, if your Uncle Chen hadn't cleaned up the mess for you, what a huge mess this would have been."

"Okay, I'll remember." Jiang Yanming nodded slightly, then asked a question he was curious about.