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Chapter 1216: Chapter 554: Changes in Yangshan
Ding Yan noticed Liang Yuan’s gaze and calmly tugged at him, saying, "We’ll talk about it later."
Liang Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, immediately realizing there’s something going on.
At this point, the burly man with a beard’s expression changed slightly as he looked at Liang Yuan and said, "Are you the Yangshan Leader, Liang Yuan?"
Liang Yuan coldly stared at him, "Who are you?"
The bearded man’s expression darkened slightly and said, "Guangfu Military District’s Zhang Dazhi, currently serving as Captain of the third company of the Guangfu Reconnaissance Camp."
Liang Yuan asked coldly, "Why are Guangfu military personnel on my territory?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Dazhi snorted coldly and said, "You should ask your own people that question."
Liang Yuan frowned slightly, puzzled.
Ding Yan tugged at him and whispered, "After you left, the Three Great Sects collaborated again and threatened us, Li Qinghua managed to barely protect everyone on Yangshan by using the Mirage Snake Space."
"To avoid further threats from the Three Great Sects, we’ve started a cooperation with the military, and these people were invited by us."
"We’ll talk about the specifics when we get back."
Liang Yuan’s heart felt even colder upon hearing this.
He muttered, "The Three Great Sects..."
The intent to kill had already risen in his heart.
However, he needed to return to understand the current situation.
At that moment, he was about to fly towards the Fire Bamboo Forest with Ding Yan.
"Wait a moment!"
The burly bearded man suddenly spoke.
Liang Yuan glanced at him coldly.
The bearded man had a smile on his face and asked, "The name of Mr. Liang is of great reputation, and I’ve heard about it long ago."
"I heard you went to the Floating Island at the Lijiang River Entrance and participated in the island’s contention."
"I’d like to ask, did you see any military personnel there?"
Liang Yuan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why, didn’t your military people return?"
Zhang Dazhi said, "Mr. Liang isn’t aware? Nearly half of the people who went to that Dark Attribute Floating Island never returned, only some ordinary superpower users stationed outside returned to report."
"I heard you went inside too, may I ask what exactly happened inside?"
Liang Yuan calmly replied, "If they didn’t come out, they’re probably dead."
"What?"
Zhang Dazhi’s face changed and he immediately pressed, "How did they die?"
"How would I know?"
Liang Yuan didn’t offer him any pleasant expressions, and after saying this, he no longer paid attention to them, taking Ding Yan, Gu Feng, and Zhang Peng and swiftly leaving the place.
As he continued approaching the Fire Bamboo Forest.
Liang Yuan noticed many people in military uniforms patrolling around the Fire Bamboo Forest.
There were also some teams dressed in unified black attire guarding the checkpoints.
Ding Yan quickly said, "Those in black clothing are our people. In the past month and a half, following the plan you previously set, we have moved all production departments over to the Mirage Snake Space."
"This area of Yangshan is primarily focused on mining and training our own combat teams."
Liang Yuan nodded and asked, "Is everyone okay?"
"The elderly, women, and children have been relocated to the Mirage Snake Space; last time, when the Three Great Sects ambushed us, we lost quite a few people."
"Luckily, those elders who initially followed us are still with us."
"Moreover, it’s fortunate that you left behind several Genetic Species, among them, Water Attribute, Spirit Attribute, and Earth Attribute attributes have all been breakthroughs."
"Zhao Kai is now at 73 Points, soon to reach 74 Points; this attribute marks him as a significant figure even in Guangfu."
"The most impressive one is Li Qinghua; we don’t know how he cultivated, but he’s already reached 81 Points, making him the most formidable among us."
Ding Yan showed a hint of sentiment as she spoke.
Li Qinghua took longer to condense his Genetic Species compared to Zhao Kai, but his cultivation speed is remarkably fast.
Liang Yuan understood the reason behind it and said, "Li Qinghua’s situation is unique; he refined the Mirage Snake Space’s Heart Core, absorbing a massive amount of energy infused from the core."
"Frankly speaking, his advancement is rather slow; it’s likely because the Heart Core he refined was processed by the Sword-tailed Sea Snake before, consuming much of its essence."
"If it were the original Heart Core, his advancement would be even higher."
Liang Yuan himself refined a Heart Core from the Floating Island of Dark Abyss Mouth and was well aware of the vast energy contained within.
He could still feel a significant amount of energy residing in his body, not fully refined and absorbed.
Because he had not reorganized his genes in time to break through to the middle tier of the Genetic Map, he was stuck at 100 Points.
Once he has the time to reorganize the Genetic Map, he can break through 100 Points and further digest the energy of these Heart Cores.
Ding Yan came to an enlightened understanding and finally realized why Li Qinghua’s advancement was so rapid.
She quickly asked, "Then what about Zhao Kai? How did he progress so quickly?"
"I left him plenty of Ice Attribute Blood Crystals; he directly absorbed and refined the energy within them, hence his rapid advancement."
"What’s your Main Attribute now?"
Ding Yan sighed, "64 Points."
Liang Yuan raised an eyebrow, knowing that Ding Yan has been working hard.
However, Yangshan lacks Physical Class Blood Crystals, which could allow Ding Yan to absorb rapidly.
So no matter how hard she works, her advancement speed doesn’t match Zhao Kai and Li Qinghua’s.
In a month and a half, she improved from 50 Points all the way to 64 Points, a 14-Point increase, which is quite impressive.
After leaving for a month and a half, it seems that superpower users outside with access and resources have been rapidly advancing.
I wonder how many experts have emerged among the Three Great Sects after I once defeated them badly.
After all, those who can refine Floating Island Heart Core and Brain Core are still few.
But among the Three Great Sects, the Water God Sect and Earth Mother Sect control the Floating Island resources, holding plenty of Blood Crystals in hand.
So their upper echelons naturally do not lack cultivation resources.
Their speed of improvement is certainly not too slow.
He is progressing, and the enemy is advancing rapidly as well.
On the way back to the Fire Bamboo Forest, Liang Yuan glanced around and saw the shopping center still crowded with people.
The sunroom area was also gathering a large crowd.
Before he got close, he heard the sound of a quarrel coming from the sunroom.
"Damn it, why are you cutting the line? I was here first!"
"Haha, you were here first? I’ve been on duty outside for Yangshan for two hours, can’t I go in to catch some sun first?"
"Damn it, brat, have you not heard of military priority?"
Liang Yuan looked over and saw two young men arguing at the entrance of the sunroom.
One was wearing dark, sturdy clothes, and the other had a buzz cut and was in camouflage.
At this moment, the man in camouflage wore a cold smile, spouting curses.
Beside him, several other military personnel in camouflage, all holding weapons, sneered continuously.
Looking again at the dark-clothed youth’s side, several older men hurriedly grabbed him, continually persuading him.
"Forget it, Han Tao, don’t cause trouble."
"Han Tao, come back, don’t you understand the situation now? Don’t offend them."
"Stop being stubborn, come back."
Han Tao’s eyes were red, clearly defiant, choking back tears: "But my big brother has a fever, the medical department said he needs to quickly get into the sunroom to dispel the cold."
"Sigh, you take my place ahead, bring your big brother in first. Stop arguing with them," suggested a nearby middle-aged man.
Among the onlooking crowd, someone feeling angry muttered under their breath: "Damn, this is clearly our home, why should we let this group of military thugs occupy it."
"If Mr. Liang were here, he’d surely teach this group of bastards a lesson."
These few muttered softly, but everyone present was a Superpower User, and no matter how quiet the sound, it couldn’t escape the notice of the military personnel in camouflage present.
The buzz-cut young man in camouflage abruptly turned his head, glaring at the crowd and cursed: "Damn it, if you’ve got the guts, step out and say it!"
"Damn it, you think we’re willing to come to your crappy place? It was your people who begged us to come protect you."
"Without us, you guys would’ve been completely swallowed by the Three Great Sects already!"
"Damn, go take a piss and look at yourselves in the mirror; you garbage, are you worthy of occupying this resource?"
"Before the Great Flood, this place was a national forest park, national, got it?"
"Look at the clothes I’m wearing, I represent the nation; what are you?"
The military thugs cursed without reservation, really tearing off the mask, and the words made everyone present’s faces change color.
Especially those from Yangshan, each showing signs of anger.
Many young people couldn’t resist standing up to argue.
But the older people quickly held back these younger ones.
"Stop, don’t quarrel, don’t argue with them!"
"Don’t make things difficult for Captain Zhao and the others!"
"We still need them right now; hold it in! Hold it in!"
The older ones mostly understood the bigger picture.
They knew that the Three Great Sects had always had their eyes on Yangshan, and if they offended the military personnel now, Yangshan would truly be isolated with no support.
The young people’s passionate anger was insulted like this, yet had nowhere to vent, feeling furious, their faces distorted.
So many Yangshan dark-clothed youths could only glare at the military thugs, none daring to make a move.
The discipline of Yangshan had long been integrated into their bones.
Yangshan was their home, and even if they died, they could not bring trouble to Yangshan.
The buzz-cut military thug sneered upon seeing this, with a hint of disdain on his face.
He took a step forward and directly pushed aside the red-eyed dark-clothed youth Han Tao, cursing, "Get out of the way."
Not only that, he turned his head to his fellow camouflage-wearing companions, gestured, and laughed: "Let’s go, everyone go inside."
"We came all the way from Guangfu and guarded the mountains for them, what’s wrong with enjoying ourselves?"
"Brothers, let’s go."
The soldiers in camouflage behind him also laughed out loud, immediately following the buzz-cut soldier boldly towards the sunroom.
However, they had barely taken two steps when suddenly a voice was heard.
"Since when did the people of Yangshan become such cowards?"
This voice was light and casual, but when it entered the ears of all present, it was like a resounding bell, making everyone suddenly turn their heads.
Han Tao heard this voice, and almost immediately his heart started pounding, goosebumps rising all over.
He turned his head to see the newcomer and instantly, his already red eyes couldn’t hold back.
"Mr. Liang, Mr. Liang!"
He seemed like a child who had been wronged outside, suddenly seeing his guardian.
His previously tense face now couldn’t hold it anymore.
Large teardrops gushed down.
"Wah — Mr. Liang, Mr. Liang!"
Han Tao knelt down towards Liang Yuan with a thump, crying loudly.
Liang Yuan strode towards him, reached out to lift him up, and said in a deep voice: "Don’t cry! Men of Yangshan will only bleed, not shed tears!"
"Sob, Mr. Liang, they are bullying us, they are bullying us."