Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 378 - 47: The Future of Baichuan City_3
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At the same time, the ancient apes had mastered some human technology, but in the mining area, technology couldn’t flourish.
The technology related to the transmission rift, however, had not been mastered. The reasons behind this were unclear to the dragon.
After asking these questions, the dragon said obsequiously:
"I have told you everything you wanted to know."
Tang Xian nodded and replied:
"Fairly honest. As I said, I will consider letting you go."
"You are truly a great human being!"
When Tang Feiji heard these words, he almost vomited. As a dragon, oh no, a little snake, where is your dignity?
Tang Feiji had completely forgotten that he was now acting as a lackey.
However, that didn’t stop him from looking down on other creatures.
Tang Xian looked at the dragon, pierced thoroughly by ice spears, and said calmly:
"Congratulations, you’ve saved yourself one life. Now you can die once less, you only need to die about three thousand more times. Considering that the death penalty cannot be carried out repeatedly, even though there used to be a saying about firing squads every thirty minutes, once dead, the pain that follows can no longer be felt."
As an atheist, Tang Xian truly hoped that there was a hell in this world.
That way, death wouldn’t be the most terrifying thing in this world.
"So you’re getting off easy. Go to your death with a sense of gratitude, since you’ve profited after all."
The dragon looked at Tang Xian in astonishment and then, realizing what was happening, cursed angrily:
"Deceitful human! The court will sanction you!"
"Who sanctions whom is not necessarily clear," Tang Xian said indifferently.
The ice shattered, and the dragon tried to transform back into its dragon form.
But it had evidently forgotten that a true giant dragon was watching it!
After the extreme cold came raging flames.
The power of telekinesis from the Soul Crystal altered the shape of the stone path, like a giant hand, transporting itself and Tang Xian to a higher position on the path.
Immediately after, violent flames and thunderbolts kept striking down on the dragon continuously.
Tang Xian could not see the life value, but he could feel that the life of this evil dragon was rapidly diminishing.
The combat between an upper-class species and a lower-class one was simply an unequivocal massacre.
Even if the dragon had evolved into an azure dragon, compared to Tang Feiji, who spent years deep in the ocean among heaps of Soul Crystals, there was a clear gap in strength.
The dragon’s body couldn’t withstand the strain and plummeted.
The fetid tarn filled with endless wailing souls seemed to be calling out to it.
As it fell into the deep pit, countless bloated and rotten bodies floated to the surface.
This terrifying and disgusting sight caused no one present to frown.
Everyone on the stone path watched this unfold.
They stared unblinkingly at the evil dragon struggling in the stinking pit.
Despite being unable to find a shred of solace in its agony, for the tens of thousands who had died over the last thirty years could never be brought back to life.
But at least vengeance had been achieved, and perhaps the souls who died disgracefully in the pit, away from sunlight, could find rest in the underworld.
Numerous ice spears continued to pierce through the dragon’s body, and finally, this calamitous being died in the most humiliating way, in the foulest and darkest place in the world.
Tang Xian turned his head and looked at all the people on the stone path, suddenly feeling that perhaps only such people could survive in the new world.
Baichuan City was indeed a place truly suitable for human civilization to sprout anew.
But one day in the future, Tang Xian could foresee that the Orderers, or perhaps beasts of all kinds, would not allow humanity to return to their ancestral lands.
Perhaps the scene from hundreds of years ago would be repeated, with people betraying their own world and residing in the Pyramids like traitors.
But if it were these people, that scene would not be replayed.
Those who could survive in such a living hell were the truly worthy ones to be saved.
He didn’t need to make Qiao Shanshan prove her resolve to survive, as he had done in the past.
Because everyone here possessed that resolve.
The more than three thousand people on the stone path would be the future of Baichuan City, as well as the ancestors of future civilization.
"Fortunately, I have a dragon here that can take them up."
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Tang Xian glanced at Tang Feiji, who suddenly had a bad premonition.
Tang Xian furrowed his brows, also mulling over some rather troublesome issues.
"The portal leads to the stronghold of the Sanctuary. If I am to take these people to Baichuan City, I can only do so through a teleportation rift.
If I take them away from here now, I’m afraid there’s no way to settle them.
A large number of refugee miners returning to the stronghold of the Sanctuary might result in tragedy.
After all, the lord of the Sanctuary isn’t someone who sought refuge with the beast kind, but someone who has been transformed by them, which might trigger a series of unforeseen events.
And I can’t delay the matter with Qing JiuYu any longer; I have to save her."
After these thoughts flashed through his mind, Tang Xian shook his head, took a look around, and his gaze landed on Xi Yu.
"You are the leader of these people?"
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Yuan Fog acted like an attentive butler, clearing a path directly with telekinesis for Tang Xian.
Although Xi Yu knew this person had come to save them, the acts of riding and slaying dragons were all too shocking for her understanding.
She nodded and said,
"Yes... thank you for today."
Tang Xian didn’t beat around the bush and said,
"I need you to stay here for a few more days, at most five days. I will definitely take you out, so please bear with it a little longer."
Xi Yu was stunned; after a long while, she stammered,
"Can...can we... really leave this place?"
Tang Xian’s words reached many ears.
For a moment, their expressions were strange.
It was as if they were in a dream so surreal that they feared suddenly waking up.
Not a single one of them had ever given up hope of leaving this place.
But with today’s twists and turns, as hope turned into reality, they were somewhat at a loss.
Tang Xian wasn’t in a hurry and said slowly,
"Yes, you can leave this place. The people Song Que risked his life to save are the people I intend to save. But I can’t do it now because the equipment isn’t sufficient. Moreover, there are some things I need to attend to immediately, so please bear with it for a few more days."
Xi Yu nodded emphatically. Joy was naturally the predominant feeling, yet there were many other emotions mixed together. Like countless others on the stone road, she was somewhat bewildered.
But Xi Yu quickly thought of something and asked anxiously,
"Big Brother Song Que has been here for more than seven days... is he not going to make it?"
The time in Xi Yu was fixed; the sun directly over the pit was the only time it shone, more accurate than a clock.
And Song Que had come here before the arrival of the evening rain seven days ago.
The evening rain had now ended.
Seeing that Song Que was unconscious, as if long dead, she couldn’t help but be struck with grief.
Tang Xian frowned.
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"Are you sure he has been here for seven days?"
He had been holding Song Que all along, and although he felt Song Que’s life force weaken several times, Song Que was indeed still alive.
Tang Xian could sense that Song Que still had a very faint breath.
How did Song Que manage to stand alone against a calamity-level boss creature for so long?
Tang Xian suddenly regretted killing the Jiao Dragon too early. It was troublesome.
"He’s not dead. His life force is extremely weak, but he hasn’t died and has even come back from death’s door."
Xi Yu was both shocked and delighted, "So that rule is false?"
Tang Xian shook his head and said,
"No, a Talented cannot stay in the mining area for seven days."
Song Que couldn’t possibly belong to the Eden Tribe either.
Eliminating all the impossible scenarios, however unimaginable the last possibility was, it had to be the only truth.
Tang Xian said,
"He might... no longer be a Talented."
