Chapter 452: Chapter 452: Freak (4 more)
Yang Xiao thought for a moment and said:
"After you stabilize these four cities, I will consider the right time to conquer several cities in the northwest. The northwest has vast spaces and a sparse population, dominated by high mountains and deep forests. There are many high-level mutated creatures hiding there, which will become our treasure trove of genetic evolution resources."
"Boss, what if the King of Qingyun City attacks Kongming City?" someone asked.
Yang Xiao frowned slightly at the question and replied,
"If the King of Qingyun City leads a team north to Kongming City, it would mean he has likely broken through to the King Level Realm. That would indeed be a troublesome matter."
"Boss, no need to worry. We now have six cities, and I estimate that in a few months, the resources we accumulate could help you break through to the Enhanced Gene Advanced Level."
Yang Xiao grinned and said to Huang Wen, Qin Yu, and Deng Xiao,
"You three girls need to be extra careful outside. Never be careless. Always ensure your safety. You can choose a few of the remaining experts from Nanmu City and Shanyun City to follow and protect you."
Qin Yu chuckled,
"Alright, then we choose you to follow and protect us!"
Yang Xiao laughed, followed by laughter from Xia Luo and the others.
Zhao Gang quipped,
"Boss, you’re so partial. Are we not people? Don’t we need someone to protect us?"
"Zhao Gang, be careful when you go out of town, don’t get conquered by a local beauty, haha!"
Huang Wen reassured,
"Don’t worry! We three are all at the Enhanced Gene Primary Level now, and we’ve also learned some Ancient Martial Arts from our senior, Lan Xin. I believe we can protect ourselves. You, on the other hand, should take good care of yourself."
Huang Wen said the last few words with genuine emotion and tenderness, which made Yang Xiao’s heart tremble, and he nodded.
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The next day, Xia Luo and others, along with Zhou Hua’s group, set off. After returning to their respective locations, they established teleportation channels between all cities and Nanmu City.
Yang Xiao, as usual, established a patrol mechanism. Every hour, he would send someone to patrol the cities of Zhushi, Jinzhou, Yang City, and Yinzhou to ensure that no unforeseen incidents occurred.
For this purpose, Yang Xiao created a new patrol team led by Chen Fei. The team consisted of twenty people responsible for patrolling the six cities twenty-four hours a day. Should any unusual situation arise, they were to report it immediately.
Knowing he couldn’t stay in Nanmu City all day, Yang Xiao arranged for Gong Yu and Long Yongjun to be in charge there.
Gong Yu had a high level in genetic evolutionary realm and was extremely intelligent, capable of handling matters with ease.
Monk Ben Yin and Lan Xin were not interested in dealing with the trivial matters of city management. However, at Yang Xiao’s request, they both agreed they would unhesitatingly help if Gong Yu needed them.
The majority of the talented elites were training at Shaolin Temple and Shenming Mountain Sect. These two places actually concentrated a large number of experts who could be quickly mobilized in case of an emergency.
Under the supervision of Xia Luo and others, Zhou Hua and his group did not dare to have second thoughts. They had no choice but to cooperate with the work of Xia Luo and the others earnestly, as their lives were in their hands, and they could be subdued at any moment.
In this post-apocalyptic world, strength still speaks volumes.
Yang Xiao’s lenient policies for the welfare of the people quickly earned the support of the vast majority. Compared to the times under Xie Jun’s rule, everyone’s burdens are now greatly reduced, allowing them to save more resources for their own evolution.
Yang Xiao then organized a talent selection competition, picking one hundred exceptional talents from four cities to be sent to the Shaolin Temple and Shenming Mountain Sect for the cultivation of ancient martial arts.
This selection uncovered a plethora of talents, who even surpassed Zhou Hua and his peers by taking the step to enter Shaolin Temple and Shenming Mountain Sect for cultivation first.
The one hundred talents drafted from the competition, who were originally subordinates of Zhou Hua and his peers, are now getting reused, immediately altering the original balance of power.
Newly selected individuals were grateful for the opportunities given by Yang Xiao, naturally pledging even greater loyalty to Yang Xiao, their leader.
Two months later, the people from the four newly subordinate cities have already become supportive of Yang Xiao, their leader.
Yang Xiao, along with Gong Yu, Lan Xin, Monk Ben Yin, and others, toured the four cities. Everywhere they went they were greeted with enthusiastic welcome, which left Yang Xiao somewhat exhilarated.
Yang Xiao drank a few extra glasses during a banquet with Xia Luo and uttered a sigh of emotion.
"In this post-apocalyptic world, when your abilities continue to grow, you’ll find that your responsibilities grow as well. You need to protect family, friends, and those who are bullied by the strong. You need to allow fairness and justice to pass through the human world, so that everyone can live equally and happily."
This statement spread quickly, and no one scoffed at Yang Xiao’s sentiments. On the contrary, many who heard Yang Xiao’s words respected him even more.
Even Lan Xin, who usually preferred not to meddle with worldly affairs, was moved by Yang Xiao’s sentiments.
Three months after taking control of the four cities, according to the plan, Zhou Hua and another twenty individuals at the Primary Level of Enhanced Gene all gathered at the Shaolin Temple to undergo ancient martial arts cultivation. Xia Luo, Zhao Gang, Xiao Zhe, and Huang Wen formally took over the governance of the four cities.
Everything proceeded smoothly. The newly trained one hundred individuals returned to their respective cities and joined the new team led by Xia Luo and others, successfully replacing the older ruling class represented by Zhou Hua and his peers.
Yang Xiao’s control over the four cities had become very stable.
Over these three months, Yang Xiao never interrupted his cultivation of the Yijin Scripture. Now, the meridians within his body were almost entirely unblocked, and the flow of qi could reach any part of his body in an instant at the whim of his thoughts, a sensation utterly mysterious.
Persisting in practicing the Yijin Scripture allowed Yang Xiao’s Divine Sense to reach an unprecedentedly ethereal state.
He had long since mastered the internal arts, qinggong, and the Seventy-Two Sword Skills of the Shenming Mountain Sect. Yang Xiao’s current Sword Qi could extend up to five meters, a spectacle that made even Lan Xin envious.
His Dragon Subduing and Tiger Suppressing Internal Skill had become more refined. Now, when he exerted it, the substantial shadows of a dragon and a tiger could be seen roaring around him, ready to launch attacks at Yang Xiao’s command, with astonishing might.
Every day, aside from eating and sleeping, Yang Xiao devoted all his time to the cultivation of ancient martial arts. He learned new skills such as the Duoluo Leaf Finger, Shaolin Arhat Fist, Stone Breaking Palm, and Burning Wood Saber Technique, among others.
Gong Yu, in turn, completely mastered nine of the Seventy-two Skills, all finger techniques.
Now, with a mere movement of Gong Yu’s fingers, deadly Killing Aura was unleashed, akin to, or even more formidable than, the Six Veins Divine Sword and Finger-Flashing Divine Skill depicted in pre-apocalyptic martial arts novels.
The six cities pooled together eighty million Crystal Coins to aid Yang Xiao in breaking through to the Advanced Level of Enhanced Gene. Little did they know, after consuming the Genetic Potion exchanged for eighty million Crystal Coins, Yang Xiao did not break through to the Advanced Level, but merely increased his Four Attributes by six points each.
Gu Bo looked at Yang Xiao, completely baffled, and said:
"What the heck, it’s crazy! Eighty million Crystal Coins spent on Genetic Potion and still no breakthrough to the high level? Just what kind of freak are you?"
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