Chapter 589 - 364: Beating Up "Outsiders
Chapter 589: Chapter 364: Beating Up "Outsiders
Deep underground, in a well-hidden location, Li Xiang used the Earth Pivot World Record to build a safe house.
After working day and night for so many days, even Saint Tier experts like them felt some fatigue and needed to rest.
He and Yao Yao took a short rest in the safe house.
"It’s been so long since we’ve had time to ourselves!" Yao Yao said, quite excited. ’She knew that Li Xiang hadn’t been interested in her at first, but through her own hard work and by seizing every opportunity to show her worth, she had finally won him over. Now, they were like a long-married couple.’
’But as the Thousand-Change Demoness, she could constantly give Li Xiang new and exciting experiences, ensuring things never got stale.’
This was an immaculate Crystal Cluster Chamber, complete with a swimming pool that Li Xiang had filled with clear, geothermally-heated underground spring water.
A freshly made underground hot spring. The dome above was dotted with glowing Star Sand that shimmered like a swarm of fireflies, setting the perfect mood.
Yao Yao tapped her fingertip in the empty air. Her Coral Bead Chain shattered, transforming into nine streams of light that plunged into the hot spring. Amidst the billowing steam, the pale tips of her toes danced across the water’s surface, each ripple birthing a newborn reflection—
A Dunhuang Celestial Maiden clad in crimson silk floated down as if from a mural, playing her pipa behind her back. As she plucked the Spirit Patterned Strings, the music coaxed a thousand lotuses to bloom upon the stone walls. A Silver Armored Battle Maiden cleaved through the chaos with a Light Blade, the liquid metal flowing in her mecha’s joints tracing the contours of Li Xiang’s chest and abs. A long-legged, mature beauty in the style of a Two-Dimensional Space, wrapped in fine gauze, rested a frost-white wrist on Li Xiang’s shoulder...
The eyes of each Clone of the Thousand-Faced Demoness reflected a lunar halo of a different hue...
As Li Xiang’s palm rested on the wing-like shoulder blade of one of the delicate figures, the entire Crystal Cluster Chamber suddenly began to spin like a kaleidoscope...
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There was little more to be done for the South Asian Subcontinent. Li Xiang had helped as much as he could, including killing numerous Saint Tier Exotic Beasts, which had earned him a great deal of Achievement Points, Spiritual Medicine, and Extraordinary Items. For the rest, it was up to the locals to fend for themselves.
He would drop by from time to time to deliver supplies and ensure their survival. He did this out of consideration for their past reverence for him as "Lord Divine Envoy," and for the generous offerings they had provided during the age of peace.
Yao Yao was in charge of economy and trade for City No. 03. Thus, Li Xiang took her on a business trip to visit the country’s 71 other Underground Cities one by one, assessing each city’s needs and negotiating trade cooperation and resource allocation.
They also held several video conferences during this period, looping in Jiang Cai’Er to consult on major issues. Some automated arsenal workshops were located in other Underground Cities. For instance, the Thunderbolt-series missiles were something Jiang Cai’Er desperately needed, while the city that produced them lacked food. This created an opening for negotiations.
Although they were all part of the same country, each Underground City had different resources. Only through cooperation and exchange could they maximize resource utilization.
Jiang Cai’Er ordered one hundred thousand PL-51 missiles in one go. An image immediately formed in Li Xiang’s mind: Jiang Cai’Er, poised elegantly in the void as ten thousand missiles ignited behind her. Under her precise control, hundreds of kilometers away, an entire Exotic Beast Army of several hundred thousand creatures below Saint Tier would be annihilated. Even the Saint Tier beasts, though they might not be killed, would likely be left battered and reeling from the blasts.
This was Jiang Cai’er’s "Ten Thousand Arrows Fired Simultaneously." All the missiles were under her control and guidance, hitting whatever she targeted. With one hundred thousand missiles, she could unleash an attack on the scale of "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root" ten times over.
The factory’s flexible production line for the PL-51s could run unmanned, 24 hours a day. At a maximum daily output of 100 units, ten thousand missiles would take 100 days to produce. Jiang Cai’Er’s order was equivalent to pre-booking their entire output for the next two or three years.
As for the vast stockpiles accumulated during the age of peace, they had long since been distributed among the various Underground Cities and were now heavily depleted. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to put up such a spectacular fight during the two Beast Tides.
Besides negotiating business, Li Xiang also recruited some "disciples." These were people he had "marked" back in the age of peace. At that time, he had publicly released some introductory Breathing Techniques. However, since Earth had no Extraordinary Particles back then, it was impossible to enter the Extraordinary Realm, no matter how hard one trained. Many people were enthusiastic at first but gave up after a few days. Yet, there were those with unwavering determination who continued to practice diligently. Ultimately, their efforts paid off. After the Apocalypse began, more than ninety percent of this diligent group were among the first to become Extraordinary.
Li Xiang carefully screened them further, hand-picking those with virtuous character and clean backgrounds to take as disciples to City No. 03. If they wished, their families were also welcome to relocate.
These people were, of course, ecstatic. This was personal tutelage from Li Sheng himself! Furthermore, City No. 03 was the most developed and safest Underground City in the country—no, in the entire world. Immigrating there was a dream for countless people, and now this incredible luck had suddenly fallen into their laps.
What these people didn’t know was that Li Xiang had his eye on them many years ago. This wasn’t a sudden stroke of luck; it was their own hard work and perseverance that had impressed him. This was a reward they had earned.
This group was full of promising prospects. They all had potential, but their current strength wasn’t particularly high—none had surpassed Tier Eight. Given Li Xiang’s current status, recruiting such a group was a trivial matter.
Besides, obstructing someone’s future is considered as heinous as murdering their parents; the other Underground Cities had no reason to stand in their way. Even if they tried, they couldn’t stop them. And even if they did succeed in making them stay, the individuals would harbor resentment and might even rebel in the future. It was far better to graciously let them go.
Several Underground Cities even held special farewell ceremonies for these individuals. The events were quite moving and were even broadcast live and covered by television stations and online media.