Immortal Soul of Steel

Chapter 904 People are forced to do anything
The Spring Festival, amidst the hustle and bustle, ended peacefully.

Although this year, Lin Youde was somewhat heartbroken without the company of Amano Yamari.

But fortunately, Amano Arari's parents are very open-minded, and they didn't blame Lin Youde, instead, they took the initiative to visit and contact Rita, Jonah, and Michele, which gave them a lot of relief.

After staying at home for a full week, Lin Youde left home under the urging of his parents' disgust.

Regarding this, Lin Youde was speechless.

Before the Spring Festival, the parents frequently urged Lin Youde to take Lei Mengmeng and Lacus home together.

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

The capricious attitude of his parents made Lin Youde obediently copy it, except for sighing, "They only want to have fun during the New Year, not me".

No way, who made them parents.And on Lin Youde's side, there are indeed other things to do.

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

Lin Youde walked non-stop into the conference room and saw Li Xingke who was visiting.

Sitting down with Lei Mengmeng and Lacus, and having some conversations with Li Xingke, Li Xingke arrived straight to the point.

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

Li Xingke's opening made Lin Youde's eyelids twitch: "How do you know about this?"

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

A few days before going 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 power supply to repair it.

When Lin Youde was still in the game before, the appearance of the Dragon King and Tiger King had already been repaired, and they would not take the initiative to ask for telekinetic power.

But if Nanye and Lite offered it, they would still accept it.

A few days before the Spring Festival, even if the two volunteered to provide it, the Dragon King and Tiger King would no longer accept their thoughts.

Therefore, the three of them felt that the Dragon King and Tiger King should have been completely repaired, so they no longer needed their thoughts.

It's just that the Spring Festival was coming soon, and Li Te and Nanye had just finished repairing the Dragon King and Tiger King, so they were exhausted mentally.

So Lin Youde arranged for the two of them to rest for a period of time. Apart from training with the No. [-] machine of Grungast Type [-], they could not use their telekinesis to avoid mental damage to the two of them.

As a result, not long after that, 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 explained with a smile: "How could it be? Since the Dragon King and Tiger King are entrusted to you, we will naturally give you the greatest support and trust."

"Until Director Lin Youde agrees, we will not do such impolite things as unauthorized inspection."

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

Lux was slightly puzzled: "A 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 Elephant Formation?"*2
Li Xingke said with a smile: "The four-element formation has resumed operation~!"

"What!?" The news that the Four Elephant Formation had resumed operation shocked Lin Youde.

Lei Mengmeng was equally astonished, but reacted quickly, analyzing while resting her chin.

"Could it be that the Four Elephant Formation needs only the Four Sacred Beasts themselves, not the Four Sacred Beasts and their manipulators?"

"Before, I wondered why Dragon King and Tiger King, as the two most important patron saints of our unification, were photographed in places like HLD."

"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 said with a smile: "As expected of Researcher Lei, the analysis is really amazing."

Lin Youde asked curiously, "Did Mengmeng guess right?"

Li Xingke replied: "I can't say it's all right, but the difference is not too big."

"In the beginning, the Four Elephant Formation needed a specific method to maintain it."

"However, after the guidance of the Dragon Emperor, we have continued to improve, and we have simplified it to the point that it does not need to be in a specific place, and it can also be maintained by the four holy beasts."

"This is also one of the reasons why the department responsible for monitoring the location of the Four Sacred Beasts allowed the Liu family and the Ma family to take the Dragon King and Tiger King to the HLD base."

"As long as there are four elephant formations, it doesn't matter where the four holy beasts are in the unified territory."

"It's just that no one thought that the Dragon King and Tiger King would be severely injured in the secret realm. The Four Elephant Formation was unable to fully operate."

"Fortunately, you recovered the Dragon King and Tiger King in time."

"With the four-elephant formation, whether it's the Dimensional Beast attacking again, or the Silla Alliance and the Freedom Federation wanting to invade our territory again, we must carefully weigh it."

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

Because anyway, it's a good thing.

But the two were not happy for a long time, Li Xingke sighed.

"However, that's where the problem arises."

Under the puzzled gazes of Lin Youde, Lei Mengmeng and Lacus, Li Xingke said apologetically.

"Because the Four Elephant Formation has resumed operation, the military department is in order to boost morale, and also to consolidate the stability of the political arena that lacks cards after the use of the Dragon Emperor's Thunder Field."

"Some people in the military department have already disclosed the restoration of the Four Elephant Formation."

"At the same time, the Li family and the Zhou family, who control Feng Wang and Wu Wang among the four holy beasts, also discovered this 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, and the dignitaries who have eyeliners in the capital know about it."

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

After being told by Li Xingke, both Lin Youde and Lei Mengmeng's hearts sank.

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

Li Xing smiled wryly, "It's true."

"After the investigation by Bao Zheng from the previous Bao family, the Liu family and the Ma family did have contacts with some people in the Freedom Federation."

"But the people who dealt with 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. There is no credit but hard work."

"Combined with the Li family, the Zhou family, and the help of several other forces, in the end, all the personnel of the relevant facilities in 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 before, although some points point to the Liu family and the Ma family, the evidence is not enough to completely abolish the Liu family and the Ma family."

"So, although the Liu family and the Ma family can be said to be hurting their muscles and bones, and their strength and power have shrunk severely in all aspects, they still escaped disaster."

"At this time, the restoration of the Dragon King and Tiger King was announced. What do you think they will do?"

Lei Mengmeng was so angry that she took the case: "Those bastards, don't they dare to ask us for the Dragon King and the Tiger King!?"

Li Xingke sighed and said: "When one is pushed into a hurry, what is there not to dare to do?"

Lin Youde: "..."

(End of this chapter)