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Chapter 7139
When Brovnen arrived at the Japanese Antarctic research station,
The straight-line distance between him and Charlie was approximately 400 kilometers.
Like the Nordic research stations, the Japanese station was surrounded by desolation and had few neighbors.
The problem lies in the sheer size of Antarctica.
When only a few countries establish research stations in Antarctica, they keep their numbers limited and spaced apart.
They all leave room for their own and other countries’ future development.
Being too close to other countries’ research stations would not only hinder their own future development,
However, it may also potentially compromise the secrecy of certain missions.
Antarctic research is about more than just investigating the local environment and flora and fauna.
Like space exploration, Antarctic research is not only about science but also about a country’s strategic planning,
And even the development of certain strategic technologies.
For example, both the United States and China have tested their Mars rovers in Antarctica.
This is because Mars itself is a planet with an average temperature of only around -60 degrees Celsius,
And Antarctica is the closest place on Earth to this environment.
Furthermore, Antarctica has many glaciers and hills,
These share significant similarities with the terrain of Mars.
Because Antarctic research expeditions from various countries utilize a wide range of cutting-edge technologies,
They rarely choose to cluster together.
Brovnen couldn’t hide his disdain as he looked at the low-rise buildings under the polar night starlight.
Especially when he saw the characters for “Showa” written in Chinese characters outside the station,
His face contorted with contempt and extreme displeasure.
Suddenly, he conjured a palm-sized miniature sword from his wrist,
Infused it with spiritual energy and activated its array.
The tiny sword, less than a foot long, suddenly seemed to be enchanted,
Instantly growing larger and longer into a gleaming sword, a full 1.3 to 1.4 meters long.
This sword didn’t actually grow that long.
It was simply the spiritual energy activating the array that conjured this sword form.
With this sword formed from spiritual energy,
It could cut through iron like mud and shatter mountains and rocks.
Brovnen, wielding his longsword, lightly swung it at the stone tablet inscribed with the words “Showa Station,”
Instantly smoothing the inscription.
Then, with a flick of his sword, he left three elegant, freehand cursive characters on the tablet: “Wu Han Palace.”
Brovnen wasn’t well-educated and couldn’t think of a grander name.
He figured if the legendary Guanghan Palace on the moon truly existed,
It would probably look something like this—cold, dark, and gloomy.
However, this place wasn’t for Chang’e.
It was to become his temporary residence for a while.
So, he simply changed one character in a rather vulgar way, making it Wu Han Palace.
He reasoned that “Wu” represented the Wu family,
“Han” (cold) was the most fitting word for this place, and “Gong” (palace) signified his extraordinary status.
After changing the name, the research station looked much more pleasing.
He secretly thought, now that the Wu Han Palace was there, this was his place of practice, and he naturally needed a Taoist name.
After much thought, since he already used Wu Han Palace as the name of his Daoist temple,
He might as well use Guanghan Zhenren (Master Guanghan)
As his Daoist title—it sounded majestic, ethereal, and full of profound meaning.
So, he summoned Kikuchi Kohei and instructed him,
“Kikuchi, from now on, everyone who sees me must kneel on one knee and respectfully address me as Guanghan Zhenren, including you.”
“Understand?”
The power of psychological suggestion is to completely eliminate any ambiguity and maximize execution.
Kikuchi Kohei immediately knelt on one knee without a word and respectfully said,
“I pay my respects to Guanghan Zhenren!”
“Ah,” Brovnen felt much more refreshed.
Despite being a highly respected elder in the Warriors Den, he had never truly experienced any real sense of honor.
He began his seclusion in his youth, meditating cross-legged for over a hundred years.
His consciousness was almost constantly within his own sea of consciousness,
Completely immersed in his own world, far more lonely than Sun Wukong,
Who was imprisoned under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years?
At least Sun Wukong had a shepherd boy to bring him fruit.
He hadn’t had anyone to talk to during his years of seclusion.
After emerging from seclusion, although the members of the Den treated him with great respect,
He could sense that that respect wasn’t out of blind obedience,
But rather out of their subservience to Victoria.
This made him feel like a star actor in a theatrical troupe back then.
Although everyone in the troupe bowed and scraped before him,
They were all the troupe owner’s men,
They had no loyalty to him, and he held no real power within the troupe.
Now it was different.
These dozens of Japanese research team members, including Kikuchi Kohei, were all loyal henchmen.
In this “Wu Han Palace,” he was the undisputed leader,
And he didn’t need to live in Victoria’s shadow at all.
So he immediately said to Kikuchi Kohei, who was kneeling on one knee,
“Go, call everyone over and have them all pay homage to me!”
Kikuchi Kohei respectfully replied loudly,
“Your subordinate obeys!”
He then immediately went to gather everyone.
Although those people didn’t understand Chinese,
Brovnen’s psychological suggestion to them was done through Kikuchi Kohei speaking in Japanese,
So they were absolutely obedient to Kikuchi Kohei.
So, the group immediately gathered in the freezing square.
In front of the “Wu Han Palace” stone tablet,
Kikuchi Kohei told them in Japanese to learn the pronunciation of eight Chinese characters after him.
The group racked their brains to learn the pronunciation of these eight characters, taking a full twenty minutes.