Chapter 1500: Seeking Change! Seeking a World Where All Are Awake! (Bonus Chapter)
Xia Yao beside him snickered softly!
(˵ಡ್ಲಡ˵) Ah la la～
This Southern Man is being tsundere again?
Little Nan like this is rare!
Qian Benying's lips curled into an inexplicable arc, lifting her little face!
(๑¯ิ◡¯) "Hmph～ At least you still have a conscience, but don't think I'll forgive you just because you look like this?"
"If you don't give me seven or eight Dao Heaven Rank Space System Spirit Beads or something, don't even think about getting my forgiveness!"
"Oh right! You also have to let me hit you a billion times to let off steam!"
Jiangnan's eyes widened: (Oᵒ̌口ᵒ̌) "Oh? You're getting cocky now? Hurry up and hand over all the spacesuits to me, no hiding any!"
As he spoke, he extended his little hand, looking utterly justified.
(︶～︶〃)っ
Wu Zang and Gongqi exchanged a glance!
Such a good opportunity doesn't come by easily—trading spacesuits for protagonist halo? What a perfect deal, right?
Clearly Jiangnan's group didn't have too much hostility; otherwise, they would have just started stealing directly.
Everyone discussed and decided it was better to be on good terms.
So they quickly went to fetch all the spacesuits and handed them over to Lan for safekeeping.
At this moment, Lan looked at Jiangnan with eyes full of admiration! (ʃƪ⁰̷̴ﾛ⁰̷̴)
Just a few words and he got them to obediently hand over clothes worth over thirty million a set?
Brother Jiangnan really knows how to make money, huh?
Gaoqiao Cheng beside him held his head in disbelief at the scene!
୧(•́口•̀٥)୨
Hard to believe we're being robbed, damn it!
And cooperating so willingly?
This is really weird!
After collecting all the spacesuits, Jiangnan also took a stroll around the Shenwu Base to check if any were hidden.
He even wanted to open Qian Benying's Alternate Dimension to check.
Qian Benying blushed and sternly refused.
Not to mention that there were her little secrets in the Alternate Dimension; once opened,
the treasures in her Alternate Dimension would definitely all transfer to Jiangnan's pocket within a second!
Jiangnan curled his lip: (′◔～◔`) "Tch～ I'm not even interested in looking! Seriously, how about coming to work for me? Meals and lodging included!"
"Look at this little broken house of yours—bare walls, all patched up with tape? It's leaking air, you know?"
Gongqi and Wu Zang seemed pretty strong, and Qian Benying is Space System—if they could come work for me, it should be quite helpful.
Qian Benying's eyes widened: (งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง "Pfft! Your place is better? This is the first house I painstakingly brought from Lan Xing and set up on the Moon!"
"Don't you dare call it broken! It's leaking because of you! We just patched it up, and you broke the roof again!"
"Gaoqiao Cheng! Go! Fix the hole!"
With that, she stuffed a roll of tape into his hands.
Gaoqiao Cheng: (≖_≖)…
At this moment, Liuhua, who had just been thrown out, came running back excitedly.
Clenching her little fists with a face full of hope!
O(❀ớ⥎ờ)O "Ying-chan! I think we can go work for him? Meals and lodging included, you know～"
Qian Benying flicked her head!
(︶～︶✽) "Work for him? Impossible. I'll never work for him in this lifetime!"
"A master like me—he simply can't afford my salary!"
Wu Zang beside him also glared!
(｀⌒´メ) "Our Shenwu Base is the fruit of all Hongguo's labor, carrying their hopes!"
"How could we bow under another nation's roof?"
Jiangnan rolled his eyes: "Fine, fine! If you won't come, you won't come. I'm off—wait for my notice!"
As he spoke, he turned to leave with his people.
Qian Benying panicked:
(ﾟ⌂ﾟ)ﾂ "You're just leaving like that? Hey hey hey! I haven't forgiven you yet! If not Dao Heaven Rank Spirit Beads, at least let me hit you a billion times to let off steam!"
Jiangnan paused in his steps, a hint of hesitation on his face.
(•︠～•︡) "Alright then～ I'll let you hit me once! Just once!"
As he spoke, he walked up to Qian Benying and put his hands behind his back.
Qian Benying was full of excitement and raised her hand to hit him.
But suddenly became alert!
(′◔.̫◔`) "First agree—no dodging, no tricks, let me take it out on you obediently!"
Jiangnan was speechless:
(◕ˇ～ˇ◕) "Are you hitting or not? If not, I'm leaving!"
"I am a proud 22-foot Southern Man! Am I afraid of a hit?"
Qian Benying grinned, raised her fist, and swung it with all her might straight at Jiangnan's eye socket.
Just as it was about to land, a Space Wormhole opened!
Qian Benying's fist slammed hard into her own eye socket.
It actually knocked her head back, making her stumble two steps.
Her left eye socket was bruised!
(ʘ̥̆﹏◉ꐦ)
Qian Benying: ???
[Rage from Qian Benying +1001!]
The smile on Jiangnan's face slowly twisted.
(´థжథ)σ "Pfft～ Your head still isn't working well. How could I obediently let you hit me? I need to save face, you know?"
Qian Benying was furious!
O(˃᷄皿●ꐦ)O "Stinky Jiangnan! You tricked me again! Aaaah～"
Seeing Jiangnan about to leave, Liuhua suddenly seemed to remember something.
(❀•̌～•̑)ﾂ "Boss Jiang? Did you happen to pick up a person named Xing Yechui?"
At this moment, Qian Benying and the others remembered—how could they have forgotten about her?
Jiangnan looked confused:
(ᄑ～ᄑ) "What Xing Yechui? Never seen them! Let's go!"
"Always welcome to come work for me, awoo!"
With that, he teleported away with everyone.
[Rage from Qian Benying +1001!]
O(˃᷄⌂●ꐦ)O "Die～ If I work for you, may my chest stay flat forever!"
Gaoqiao Cheng swallowed hard—wow! Making such a heavy oath—she must be really angry!
But then everyone became puzzled.
Jiangnan's group didn't find Xing Yechui? Then where did she go?
Couldn't she be dead?
...
Yuhai Ice and Snow Castle!
White snow kept falling, silently drifting down.
Nearly a hundred ice mountains stood tall, and the E Guo bases were all built by carving into the ice mountains.
At this moment, Bai Kou stood in the main peak.
In front of her was a huge transparent ice wall.
Bai Kou stood before the ice wall, gazing at the lunar sea, a hint of worry in her eyes.
The coffee cup in her hand contained vodka.
In the conference room, the big screen kept playing footage of the battle between the Blizzard Troops and the One-Eyed Species troops.
"What to do... how to ignite the star?"
As she spoke, she raised her hand and took a small sip of vodka, the worry in her eyes deepening.
(˃᷄˶.˶˂᷅) "Woah～ It's cold enough in here. Are you all so cold-resistant? Why not install underfloor heating or something?"
Bai Kou rolled her eyes!
(꒪ͦ～꒪ͦ❅) "Nonsense! If we turn on underfloor heating, the house would melt! It... pfft～"
Bai Kou, who had just turned around, sprayed out all her vodka!
ꉂꉂ(˃᷄ε˂᷅❅)
She looked speechlessly at Jiangnan and his group who had appeared abruptly in the conference room.
They were now staring intently at the footage on the big screen.
Wang Dalei looked at Bai Kou with a twitching mouth.
Wow! You can actually drink vodka with the elegance of coffee?
That's really something!
Bai Kou quickly wiped her mouth: "How did you come? Next time, can you give some notice?"
Just barging straight into the most core conference room of the Ice and Snow Castle?
Is it okay to visit right into someone's bedroom?
Jiangnan grinned!
(•́.̫•̀) "What? Not welcome? Has your hair grown back? Still wearing a wig?"
[Rage from Bai Kou +1001!]
Can you not bring that up?
There are outsiders here—I need to save face, you know?
Seeing the maxed-out Rage Value, Jiangnan shuddered—seems it still hasn't grown back!
He couldn't help but point at the big screen: "You sent the Blizzard Troops to explore the Moon Eye? What were the results?"
Bai Kou smiled bitterly: "Thirty thousand Blizzard Troops were wiped out! They couldn't even get within 300 kilometers of the Moon Eye!"
"Of the 18 Signal Gun Troop teams sent on infiltration missions, only one returned! And that was brought back by Mo Mo! They couldn't penetrate deep into the Moon Eye either!"
"Even the earth-type ability user team we sent to infiltrate from underground on one side of the Moon Eye was killed!"
"Under full energy operation, the One-Eyed Species' pupil technique is too troublesome!"
It seems there's no other way except to charge in head-on.
But head-on charge? Against the powerful One-Eyed Species troops, can we really take them on?
Jiangnan frowned—the E Guo side has been busy recently, huh?
"Don't waste your efforts. Not to mention that this situation is not something your E Guo can handle alone,"
"Even if you fought your way into the Moon Eye, facing the situation inside, you'd just be throwing your lives away."
Thinking of the Star-Devouring Giant Worm inside, even Wang Dalei shuddered.
Bai Kou was stunned; she flashed to Jiangnan's side and grabbed his shoulders.
"You've been inside? What's it like in there?"
Jiangnan's mouth twitched: "I don't know how to tell you. I don't want to discourage you—you'll understand when you see it."
"Currently, no single party can handle the situation inside the Moon Eye."
Bai Kou smiled wryly. Since Jiangnan said so, she didn't doubt it at all.
But she didn't expect Jiangnan to be so fast in his actions.
He'd even explored the Moon Eye already—no doubt the black smoke from the Moon Eye was definitely connected to Jiangnan!
"But what can we do now? Rely on other countries for help? It's good enough if they don't cause trouble!"
"In this era... it hasn't kept up with the development of the situation."
Saying this, Bai Kou's eyes also held helplessness.
Countries are still fighting their own battles—let alone cooperation, it's good they haven't started fighting each other.
Crisis has arrived, but the era is still immature.
Even on the E Guo side, it's not all up to Bai Kou alone.
A country is made up of countless individuals; the will of a few cannot represent the wishes of the majority.
There are too many complex interests involved—no one wants their share touched.
Though Bai Kou is strong, she cannot represent the will of the state.
Jiangnan grinned: "So we need to seek change. You should be more familiar with this than I am."
Bai Kou's face turned pale: "Seeking change comes at a cost! Can humanity afford that cost?"
She had experienced two God-Slaying Wars—no one knows better than her what it takes to seek change and break the existing situation.
Jiangnan looked straight into Bai Kou's eyes: "Can you change the will of billions of humans? Can you change the will of the state?"
"You can't! I can't either! But harsh reality can!"
"The will of the state is the collective will, not an individual's will."
"It's not enough to be the only one awake while all others are drunk! We need everyone to be awake!"