All of us are one

Chapter 1: Grocery Store Turns into Armory

Airport in Crescent City, Democratic Republic of St. Petersburg.

Terminal 1, VIP access.

"Jiang, I have to attend a banquet tonight."

A handsome young man with blond hair and blue eyes, dressed in an expensive custom-made casual suit, turned to speak to a black-haired, black-eyed young man beside him who had distinct features of a Shenwu Kingdom.

"Okay, I'll contact someone to pick me up right away." Jiang Yanming nodded slightly and took out his phone to send a message.

"Jiang, my cousin is here too," the young man said with a smile.

"Arthur, you know," Jiang Yanming sighed upon hearing this, "I don't like getting involved in those things."

Jiang Yanming is a time traveler from an ancient civilization in another world. He knows that it is not easy for foreigners to integrate into their own race in history, let alone enter the highest social circles.

Therefore, he never wanted to integrate into Arthur's circle, which is why he and Arthur were able to become friends rather than he became vassals.

Of course, it is undeniable that—

Arthur's cousin is very beautiful, with excellent looks, figure, and temperament. She is also the sole heir of a large family. In his previous life, she would definitely be the most outstanding rich, beautiful, and successful woman. It would be a lie for him not to be attracted to her.

Correspondingly, too many people have their eyes on this rich and beautiful woman, including quite a few spoiled brats. If he gets too close to her, he might end up committing suicide by being shot eight times in the back.

Jiang Yanming dislikes trouble, especially trouble that could be deadly.

What he wants most now is to live a peaceful and ordinary life in this world.

"She doesn't dislike you." Arthur smiled at Jiang Yanming.

He had to admit that Jiang Yanming was just as good-looking as him, only lacking in family background and temperament.

Ding……

The phone in Jiang Yanming's hand rang with a rather shrill sound.

"Jiang, you really should change your ringtone," Arthur said helplessly.

"This ringtone is more likely to get my attention." As soon as Jiang Yanming saw the caller ID, he waved his hand and said, "My people are here to pick me up. I'm leaving now."

Arthur sighed and nodded, watching Jiang Yanming leave.

……

Outside the airport.

Jiang Yanming dragged his suitcase to the driveway. He had just seen off two attractive local women who wanted his contact information when he saw a taxi parked in the driveway not far away.

"Hey, Ming."

A young man of mixed race with dark hair craned his neck and waved through the lowered passenger window.

This man is named Li Ang. He was Jiang Yanming's former classmate and also his neighbor in the same neighborhood.

"Do you need any help?"

"No need." Jiang Yanming put his luggage in the trunk, then sat in the passenger seat and fastened his seatbelt.

"Your message comes at just the right time. I was just about to go back and relieve my dad." Li Ang followed the car in front in his taxi.

"I've always been lucky," Jiang Yanming said with a smile.

"Would you like to listen to some music?" Li Ang asked.

"Okay." Jiang Yanming nodded.

Then Li Ang reached out and turned on the car radio, and the station he had tuned to was playing cheerful and pleasant music.

To the accompaniment of pleasant music, the taxi entered the ring road from the airport in the west of the city and headed towards Moon Island in the north.

As Jiang Yanming listened to music, he looked through the passenger window and saw the GG logos lighting up against the darkening sky.

他低头掏出手机一看，现在是……新曆348年5月3日，晚上6:28分。

Crescent City is located in the Southern Hemisphere, and May is already late autumn, so it gets dark early.

Jiang Yanming looked up and gazed into the distance. As the vehicle sped along, his eyes swept past one GG sign after another.

suddenly!

When he saw one of the 'V' signs, his pupils contracted slightly, and a strange memory surfaced in his mind.

"Victoria Group?" Jiang Yanming asked in surprise.

Hearing this, Li Ang looked puzzled, glanced out the window, and then exclaimed, "Oh, that's the Victoria Group's logo."

"Where did this Victoria Group come from?" Jiang Yanming muttered to himself, a throbbing pain shooting through his head, which made him rub his temples.

He took out his phone and started looking up information about the Victoria Group. As he read, fragments of memories flooded his mind, making his head throb even more.

"I didn't even know about the Victoria Group yesterday, yet it's been around for decades!" Jiang Yanming turned off his phone screen, rubbed his temples, and closed his eyes to rest, his mind racing. "More importantly, this thing seems like it could kill me..."

boom!

As if struck by lightning, Jiang Yanming quickly covered his forehead with one hand, the throbbing pain in his head causing him to blurt out, "The contract?"

Li Ang turned his head in confusion, and seeing Jiang Yanming's pained expression, he quickly asked, "A-Ming, are you alright? Should we take you to the hospital?"

"I'm fine," Jiang Yanming said, taking a deep breath.

"Are you really alright?"

"Don't worry, I'll definitely go to the hospital if anything happens," Jiang Yanming replied softly.

"That's good." Li Ang said this, but he kept observing Jiang Yanming's expression.

"I just turned down a potentially deadly problem, but out of nowhere, a truly deadly problem has appeared..."

Jiang Yanming closed his eyes, involuntarily criticizing the "self" in his memory: "So brave. This isn't my hometown. This is a capitalist country where people eat each other."

The "self" in memory signed a conditional share transfer agreement valued at 500 billion nars.

That company is the Victoria Group, a behemoth spanning fields such as medical services, medical devices, biotechnology, and gene technology.

A mere 2% stake may seem small, but for a giant company with extremely dispersed shareholdings that is not yet publicly listed, this amount of equity is enough to make it a major shareholder, capable of influencing important company decisions.

If nothing unexpected happens, that crucial contract is in the drawer of his bedside table.

"Beep beep... This station has a traffic news flash: CCPD (short for Crescent City Police Department or Crescent City Police) has announced the closure of the Tsukishima Bridge, prohibiting all private vehicles from entering or leaving. Citizens who are planning to drive to Tsukishima can go home or find a place to rest."

"In addition, I would advise citizens who are planning to walk to Tsukishima not to go. The CCPD closed Tsukishima because two illegal immigrants from the North Continent killed a kind police officer and stole his service weapon."

"In my opinion, the Tsukishima CCPD officers are still inexperienced. If it were a Southern District officer encountering an illegal immigrant who might threaten him, he probably would have emptied his magazine by now..."

The radio station, which was playing music, suddenly interrupted with a news report. While introducing the situation, the two hosts also took the opportunity to make fun of the CCPD officers.

"Damn it, why didn't they wait until I got back before locking down the area!" Li Ang cursed under his breath. "What are the CCPD doing? They can't even handle two illegal immigrants. Luckily, the CCPD can't get into our neighborhood."

Jiang Yanming was taken aback when he heard this. As he recalled the scenes of his neighborhood, unfamiliar memories flooded back.

A security force composed entirely of Shenwu Kingdom citizens is equipped with automatic rifles as standard weapons, whose firepower far surpasses that of the small-caliber police pistols used by "Order".

And at home...

A picture flashed through Jiang Yanming's mind: pistols, shotguns, automatic rifles, sniper rifles... anti-armor sniper rifles and anti-armor rocket launchers.

Good heavens, my own grocery store has turned into an armory!

Suddenly he understood why the "himself" in his memory dared to sign that deadly contract.

With an arsenal at home, the kind that can be used in war, how could they not be brave?