794: Chapter 783: Establishing Peripheral Powers 794: Chapter 783: Establishing Peripheral Powers “We really owe you big time this time!”
Ning Fan stood in front of Ouyang Feifei, generously lavishing praise on her.
If it had not been for Ouyang Feifei, Tulip would not have been so willing to cooperate; one could say that Ouyang Feifei was the number one contributor.
In response to Ning Fan’s praise, Ouyang Feifei smiled happily but also asked with some concern, “Do you feel confident about dealing with that face-changing expert Thousand Faces this time?”
According to the information provided by Tulip, not only was Thousand Faces a master of the Face-changing Technique, but his own strength was also formidable—
he was at least at the Intermediate Stage of the Object-Manipulating Realm,
a level that was utterly beyond Ouyang Feifei, who had only recently stepped into the True Qi Realm.
Although she knew that Ning Fan’s strength was terrifying, Ouyang Feifei couldn’t help but worry.
Noticing the concern in Ouyang Feifei’s heart, Ning Fan confidently smiled, “No problem at all.
He’s just a rat who doesn’t dare show his true face.
I’m confident I can handle him!”
This claim wasn’t an exaggeration as long as the opponent was not above the True Origin Realm, Ning Fan was confident he could defeat him.
After all, he had already faced more than one expert at the Peak of the Object-Manipulating Realm, first defeating Shangguan Tanglong, then severely injuring an even more formidable Teng Zhuhai, and now there was this woman, Tulip; for anyone within the Object-Manipulating Realm,
Ning Fan could cope, and below the Peak of the Object-Manipulating Realm, he was even more confident he could outright overpower them.
So, for this upcoming confrontation, Ning Fan felt very confident; after all, he did not get the same unfathomable impression from Thousand Faces as he did from someone of the Yunteng caliber.
“That’s good to hear.
I just hope nothing unexpected happens…”
More than dreading Thousand Faces, Ouyang Feifei seemed to be wary of the entire Umbrella, an old organization in the Dark World, naturally endowed with a heritage that couldn’t be ignored.
In comparison, the Shadow Team,
which was just beginning to develop, certainly had a long way to go.
However, Ouyang Feifei also had tremendous confidence in Ning Fan; she believed that he would definitely be able to grow the Shadow Team to the level of Umbrella’s former glory, if not surpass it.
“Don’t overthink it.
I’m the one who should worry about Umbrella.
Even if they are all-powerful, they likely don’t know of your existence.
Don’t take action unless necessary.
Right now, just focus on planning our approach to deal with the Yunteng Family,” Ning Fan said.
He hoped that the Shadow Team would remain discreet, as it was not yet time for them to reveal themselves to the world.
There was no need for the Shadow Team to emerge from hiding just yet to confront the Umbrella, unless it was absolutely necessary.
Moreover, the most important point was, it wasn’t their moment to strike.
“I understand, that’s why I’ve also been working on recruiting peripheral members all this time.”
After proposing to recruit some peripheral members last time, Ouyang Feifei sped up the pace and immediately put this matter into action.
The recruitment of peripheral members had already yielded good results, and the Shadow Team’s fighting personnel were not as scarce as before.
However, because they were only recruiting peripheral members, the requirements had been lowered somewhat, leading to an uneven quality of recruits.
There was a need to observe for some time to see if there were any individuals with notable potential.
“How many people do we have now?”
When the matter was mentioned, Ning Fan was also curious about how many peripheral members their Shadow Team now had.
After thinking carefully for a few seconds, Ouyang Feifei gave her reply, “There are probably about fifty or so members.
There are quite a few at the True Qi Realm, but since we haven’t had enough time, no one with great potential has been discovered yet.
I’m planning to accept some commissions to give them some experience.”
Establishing a periphery was partly to solve the shortage of combat personnel and partly to unearth potential talents, but these things couldn’t be achieved just by talking about them; it would still take a significant amount of time.
Ning Fan nodded in agreement with Ouyang Feifei’s plan and felt a pang of emotion.
Although their development was on the right track and moving swiftly, it was still not enough against the Umbrella.
“Keep a close eye on that Tulip.
Even though this woman has agreed to cooperate, you can’t let your guard down!”
At this moment, Ning Fan reminded her, eager to dig up Qianmian was one thing, but whether they could fully trust this woman was another.
It was definitely right to maintain the most basic level of vigilance,
for Tulip was an enemy, not a friend, before this.
Ouyang Feifei nodded and went on to report some trivial matters concerning the Shadow Team.
After staying at Shadow Base for several hours, Ning Fan chose to leave.
…
“Eh, is this a message from Tulip?”
In Qianmian’s hiding place, he looked at a message on the computer screen, frowning when he saw the message signed “Tulip.”
The last time he heard the name Tulip was a few days ago when he returned to Zhonghai and Teng Zhuhai contacted him immediately.
It was because of the disappointment from that time that Qianmian especially remembered that day.
“Hasn’t Tulip been missing for a while now?”
Why would she contact him at this time?
Right now, Qianmian was utterly puzzled, skeptical about the message from Tulip.
He looked down, swiftly scanning the content, and his doubts deepened.
The message explained that Tulip had failed in her attempt to assassinate Ning Fan and got seriously injured.
She had been hiding and recuperating in a corner of Zhonghai and only now, with some recovery from her injuries, dared to contact Qianmian, hoping he would come to her aid.
After reading it through, Qianmian didn’t completely believe what was said, but he hesitated because if it were true, he should go to her assistance.
After much deliberation on whether or not to go, Qianmian felt torn.
“Damn it, Tulip is contacting me now!”
Qianmian was somewhat annoyed.
Although he was in Zhonghai, the closest to Tulip, he was very reluctant to undertake such risky tasks.
After all, he didn’t know whether what Tulip said was true.
After being missing for so many days and suddenly getting in touch, who knew if Tulip wasn’t already in Ning Fan’s hands,
now having betrayed the organization, trying to use this opportunity to lure out the others.
Even if he reported this, he was still responsible for confirming it.
Thinking of this, Qianmian was frustrated.
Why didn’t he have the authority to contact Teng Zhuhai directly?