Chapter 772

Chapter 772: The Best of the Best

Xia Calendar: 6,650 years

Small Shadiao finally broke through to the sixth level. With the resources Lin Jiang gave him, he should have broken through earlier. He was just too lazy and not trying hard enough, which made his progress slow.

The first thing Small Shadiao did after advancing was to run away. He slipped out of the Cloud Mountain Range. With his personality, being trapped in the Cloud Mountain for hundreds of years was just too frustrating.

"Ah, it is the taste of freedom."

Small Shadiao ran westward; he thought he couldn’t make it all the way east across Huaxia, so he went directly west.

After leaving the boundaries of Huaxia, Small Shadiao let out a long breath, feeling invigorated. This must be the taste of freedom.

"So many beautiful ladies, oh, so many young girls, let’s go take a look!"

He casually arrived in a small country in the western part of the Shen Continent, and Small Shadiao’s eyes lit up. Among many countries in the western Shen Continent, the people looked a bit different from those in Huaxia, with more defined features, making them seem more beautiful—handsome men and pretty women.

Actually, there are many workers from the small countries of the western Shen Continent in Huaxia; those with documents work in legal companies, while those without work in the shadows. They are active in various fields, and the issue of shadow workers has yet to be resolved in this age.

It was just that Small Shadiao had been stuck in Cloud Mountain for too long, so he didn’t know what was happening outside; otherwise, he wouldn’t have needed to come here, as Huaxia has plenty to offer.

Small Shadiao mixed into the crowd, and in just a few days, he blended into the local society and soon began a carefree life.

He quickly realized that these countries were quite poor; their technology was several hundred years behind Huaxia, and their abilities in cultivation were very weak. Even the new generation of monsters in their country was hard for them to deal with.

So they have been fighting the monster beasts, and in the midst of the battles, they have no energy to develop their production. As time goes on, their economy is controlled by the big countries, which allow them to barely survive on some natural resources.

"Tsk tsk, these small countries rely on natural resources like minerals to live. If one day the minerals run out and the big countries stop supporting them, half of the people will starve."

"Pah, I’m not a savior. Why should I care about this?"

Small Shadiao sighed, but then he spat. Why should he be concerned about human matters? He would rather enjoy his own life for now.

With Small Shadiao’s abilities, he easily outmatched others around him. Just by showing a bit of strength, he lived like someone above the rest.

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"Small Shadiao ran away."

"I know, I let him run. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to escape."

Lin Jiang nodded. Cloud Mountain is his private territory, so how could he let Small Shadiao escape easily? He was just letting him go.

"Is he pitiful?"

"Not really pitiful; it’s just unnecessary."

"Yes, not pitiful, since Cloud Mountain is so big. He can move freely, not imprisoned. He has also worked with the Demon Queen, so for now, he isn’t an enemy. It’s about his son…oh never mind, let’s not talk about it."

Cao Ying said that Lin Wanli picked the worst time to break through; if it had been a few hundred years later, he wouldn’t have to die.

"Did you go see the Demon Queen? What did she say?"

Lin Jiang said that Cao Ying and the Demon Queen agreed to meet every ten years, and they just met a few days ago.

"The Fire Scale Demon Emperor also broke through, making three major eighth-level demon races, but like the Shenwu Demon Emperor, the Fire Scale Demon Emperor felt nothing during the breakthrough. The Demon Queen has confirmed this many times; we don’t know where the problem lies."

"After all, it’s a privilege only a few have; they really think highly of us."

"When will you break through to the Transmigration Stage?"

"It’s still early."

Lin Jiang said that he had only been through Tao Achieving for a few years. Even if a path is open, it still needs time to settle.

"I am a bit anxious; this feeling of an unknown future is very uncomfortable."

"It must be hard to reach this level of practice and still have your life and future in the hands of others."

"That’s pretty much the same idea. Don’t you feel uncomfortable?"

"I feel uncomfortable, too; it’s hard to accept, but right now we have no choice."

Lin Jiang shook his head. He truly stood above everyone, with no one below him. He was at the peak of the human race in this world, with unmatched power. With a population of over a billion in Huaxia, he could decide life and death, honor and disgrace with a single word. Even the direction of humanity’s development could be dictated by him alone.

Such power is very frightening; it can make a person swell with pride and look down on countless lives. For oneself, it grants unlimited freedom of choice.

Those with such power often find it hardest to bear being controlled by others; they become almost like a fierce dragon. Although Lin Jiang maintained a good mindset, he still could not accept such things.

"So we need an opportunity for a breakthrough, and I think that opportunity should be with you."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because you are special. Your background, your story, your secrets—I will not pry into them, but this is a fact."

"I’m sorry."

"Why apologize? Everyone has secrets. We spend every day together, so do you really think I have no secrets?"

"That’s not what I meant."

"So there’s no need to apologize. As long as you and I have no harmful intentions towards each other, that is enough. Even if one day you try to hurt me, I would stand by you without hesitation."

"Don’t say things like that."

Lin Jiang shook his head. He could not handle such deep words, fearing he might be misled.

"Wait until you break through the Transmigration Stage and face him."

"Okay, but it won’t be that quick. It will be hard, but you have to endure it, at least a few hundred years. The longer, the better."

Lin Jiang said, even though he had no clues, he still needed to prepare. He needed time to plan.

"How about traveling around the world again?"

"That’s not very interesting. It would just pass a few years. It’s better to do something else."

"What should we do? Have a son?"

"You probably can’t have children after the Transmigration Stage. If you find someone else to have a child, are you sure you won’t cut me to pieces?"

"Am I that stingy?"

Cao Ying scoffed, gesturing with her hands, then stared at a certain part of Lin Jiang.

Lin Jiang laughed and said that having children was not a joke to him; it had no meaning. He didn’t want them before, and even less so now.

He turned his eyes back to the computer screen and began to focus on his work. Lin Jiang still had some sense of social responsibility; people like him lived without worries and could live for thousands of years, while countless others struggled at the bottom.

Lin Jiang might not be able to give them a happy life, but he at least had to ensure their safety and guarantee their right to pursue a happy life.

This is responsibility and duty. Countless hard-working people support people like Lin Jiang, so those in power must protect them, or why should they support you?