Chapter 525: Chapter 5526: King (3 more)
Half a year ago, Yang Xiao, together with Gu Beifeng and Du Tianxing, initiated the establishment of the Xuanming Country City Alliance in Magic City. At that time, as the third-ranked member, he was pursued by everyone. Why does everyone seem so unfamiliar now?
There weren’t many people at the scene, only about forty.
Yang Xiao glanced around; most people continued to lower their heads to eat, with nobody paying attention to him.
Yang Xiao also saw Gu Beifeng and Du Tianxing. They didn’t sit together but were eating at two distant tables. It seems the atmosphere of this gathering was quite indifferent.
When Gu Beifeng and Du Tianxing noticed Yang Xiao’s gaze, they both looked back indifferently, nodded as an acknowledgment, and then continued with their meal.
"What the hell?"
Muttering to himself, Yang Xiao walked up to the buffet, picked up some food, and deliberately sat down in front of Du Tianxing.
The buffet food was the same as last time in Magic City, consisting of some special foods from other planets.
Yang Xiao picked up a piece of Golden Cake and put it in his mouth. Glancing at Du Tianxing, who was engrossed in his meal, he said,
"Brother Du, haven’t seen you in good health?"
Du Tianxing lifted his head and squeezed out a smile with a third of sincerity, saying,
"You’re here?"
Yang Xiao felt that Du Tianxing’s attitude was very cold, completely different from a few months ago.
He still remembered the last time they met; Du Tianxing had consulted Yang Xiao about the conquest of Bright Wolf Grassland. After that, the two never met again, and even the teleportation channel from Magic City to Nanmu City was closed.
What exactly happened that made Du Tianxing’s attitude towards him so cold?
At this moment, a young man with curly hair and a tall, slim figure came over and sat down beside Yang Xiao, saying,
"Are you Yang Xiao?"
Yang Xiao was startled; this person was somewhat unfamiliar, seemingly someone he had never seen before.
"And who are you?"
"Hehe, I am the King of Qingyun City, and now also the King of Eastern Province, Li Jiachen."
"The pre-apocalyptic wealthiest man from Qingyun City?"
The curly-haired young man curled his lips and replied in Mandarin,
"Wealthiest man? Ha-ha, what wealth is there in this world? Mu Zi’s Mu, Jia from Shang Hao Jia, Chen from the morning."
Li Jiachen spoke with an air of arrogance.
Yang Xiao looked down and ate a piece of roasted meat, responding indifferently,
"I don’t seem to recognize you."
"You indeed didn’t know me before, but now you do, right? I’m here to discuss a cooperation with you."
"Cooperation? What cooperation do we possibly have?"
"Hehe, of course, there is. After this conference, I hope you can combine your territories of Kongming City and North City with my East City, and together we conquer the world, how about that?"
Li Jiachen wore a confident demeanor as if the world was in his grasp.
Speaking of cooperation, in reality, he just wanted Yang Xiao to hand over his territories to him—it was such an outrageous demand that Yang Xiao could hardly believe his own ears.
"What did you say? Say that again?"
Li Jiachen coldly smiled and said,
"Simply put, it means combining our territories into one. Do you understand?"
Yang Xiao took a sip of soup and replied,
"Sure, I’ll be the big brother, and you’ll be the little brother. I’m also quite interested in your Eastern Province."
"Pfft!"
Du Tianxing, sitting across from Yang Xiao, spat out a mouthful of food, spraying it right onto Yang Xiao’s face.
Yang Xiao: "@#￥%"
"Hahaha....."
Li Jiachen, the King of Qingyun City sitting nearby, burst into hearty laughter.
This caused the rest of the people in the restaurant to follow suit, laughing uncontrollably.
Yang Xiao instantly understood why, when he entered, everyone’s attitude towards him was so cold—it must be related to this King of Qingyun City, Li Jiachen.
Li Jiachen reined in his laughter, looked at Yang Xiao, and suddenly gave him a thumbs up, declaring,
"Good, gutsy!"
Then, he turned and walked away. Yang Xiao wiped the food from his face, cast a glance at Du Tianxing, and continued to eat his meal in silence.
Little did he know, Li Jiachen went to the front of the restaurant and said loudly,
"Brothers, you all heard it. Yang Xiao wants to annex my Eastern Province. But I stand by what I said before: I’ve got both Kongming City and North City in the bag; if anyone stands with Yang Xiao, they’ll be making an enemy of me, Li Jiachen, the King of Qingyun City."
Having said that, Li Jiachen looked proudly at Yang Xiao.
Yang Xiao simply continued eating, too lazy to pay attention to this lunatic.
Seeing Yang Xiao’s calm demeanor, without the panic Li Jiachen had expected, he felt slighted and scoffed,
"An Intermediate Enhanced Gene individual dares to attend the King’s conference?"
With that comment, Yang Xiao fully understood that before his arrival, the King of Qingyun City had probably shared those exact words with everyone.
Among those present, there were about twenty King Level Evolvers, with each one controlling at least a province. Those who were below King Level probably only owned a few cities, and perhaps they had also allied themselves with nearby King Level Evolvers, maintaining a nominal title.
Yang Xiao, now an Intermediate Enhanced Gene, was the lowest in Evolution Level among them, so naturally, no one wanted to offend Li Jiachen to help Yang Xiao.
After half a year of post-apocalyptic struggle, everyone had come to understand the cruelty of the apocalypse.
If during the last conference at Magic City, the atmosphere was about making connections and helping each other, even establishing the somewhat warm organization like the City Alliance,
this conference was going to be an utterly cold and brutal one.
No one believed in so-called friendships, human nature, or kindness anymore. In the face of Genetic Evolution, everyone had turned into animals, revealing their most primitive, greedy, cruel, and selfish natures, and that’s how the City Alliance had been destroyed.
As an Intermediate Enhanced Gene individual, Yang Xiao was insignificant in front of numerous King Level Evolvers; even if he now announced his advancement to an Advanced Enhanced Gene, he would still be ridiculed.
The news that Yang Xiao was attending the conference with an Intermediate Cultivation status had already been publicized. In the hotel lobby downstairs, there was a notice displaying the names and information of all members attending the conference. Yang Xiao’s name was last on the list, labeled with the Evolution Level of Intermediate Enhanced Gene.
When Yang Xiao entered the hotel, he hadn’t noticed it in his hurry, but those who had arrived earlier were well aware of the information displayed.
The City Alliance had disbanded half a year ago, change had already come to Xuanming District, and everyone’s Evolution Level had undergone massive changes. Aside from Gu Beifeng and Du Tianxing, who had reached the ceiling of Evolution, the others progressed rapidly.
A person’s ambition grows with their capabilities, and so does their temper.
The King of Qingyun City had risen from Qingyun City and swept through the Eastern Province, deeming everything beneath his notice, not even considering Gu Beifeng or Du Tianxing worth his attention.
Li Jiachen, looking at the downward-facing Yang Xiao, added another sentence:
"If it weren’t for having to attend this conference, I would have swept through Kongming City half a month ago. Where would you then get the qualification to attend this conference?"
Yang Xiao really did not expect to encounter such a cold scene upon arrival in Wentian City.
He couldn’t stand to listen anymore. When has he ever feared anyone? Not in the past, and certainly not now.
After taking a sip of soup, setting down his chopsticks, and looking at Li Jiachen, he said coldly:
"MD, retard. Where did this mad dog come from, yapping nonsense here and disturbing my meal? If it weren’t for the fact that fighting isn’t allowed here, I’d have slaughtered you, this mad dog, right now."
Yang Xiao remained calm and composed, his voice not loud, but extremely serene. Everyone in the restaurant took notice, and their hearts sank.