128: Chapter 128 School Opening...Development

Human Alliance, Blue Star.

Yanjing University.

Near the mainstream college, a college covering over ten thousand mu was quietly built.

Today, all the leaders of Yan University have come.

The entire college is decorated with lanterns and streamers.

Firecrackers popped... fireworks rose into the sky.

It was quite lively.

Everyone was beaming with joy.

Xiao Jingdao stood in the crowd, without a smile on his face the whole time.

Today should have been his Peak, but now it felt like a mockery.

Body in the human world, heart in purgatory.

He was suffering immensely inside, only wishing for this so-called opening ceremony to end quickly.

Looking down at the dense crowd of tens of thousands of students below.

He didn't show a hint of happiness.

As time passed and the crowd dispersed, Chen Qianshan walked over and patted his shoulder.

"Jingdao... your teacher thanks you."

Xiao Jingdao didn't speak, sighing in his heart.

He turned and left.

Watching his receding figure, Chen Qianshan shook his head and returned to his office.

...

Chaos City, the small building at the South City Entrance.

Lu Qingfeng was sitting on the first floor, under a newly built pergola.

Sipping tea, he listened to Lian Caiyi talk about recent events and the development of the Ax Gang.

Lian Caiyi was dressed in a black professional suit, her hair coiled high, looking capable yet charming.

But those legs were restless.

Propped up on a stool nearby, they swung back and forth.

"Scholar... the momentum has been great lately. The hundred newly opened mid-sized restaurants are packed every day. The original 92 restaurants are also doing brisk business with a great reputation. Daily net profits exceed a million. Plus, we've taken on a few other jobs recently and wiped out several small factions..."

Lian Caiyi talked about many things in bits and pieces.

Lu Qingfeng listened intently.

Currently, the Ax Gang still has a thousand regular members.

But everyone is equipped with energy firearms.

Previously, only the hundred people in Brother Chen's guard had firearms.

It's incomparable to before.

Their combat strength has increased significantly.

In Lian Caiyi's words, it was about arming themselves first.

Money was also increasing; the protection money collected from small gangs was all handed over to the Brotherhood Group.

The money they earned themselves was used to support their own people.

This is the nature of mid-sized factions. Small factions can only pay up and then exploit the poor.

Large factions just sit back and collect money.

Big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp, and shrimp wait to die.

Having finished discussing what had been accomplished, it was time to talk about the next plan.

Lu Qingfeng took a sip of tea; this tea was something Lian Caiyi had specifically insisted on.

She said that someone doing big things might not need to know how to drink alcohol, but they must drink tea.

At first, Lu Qingfeng really disliked the bitter taste, but gradually he began to like it—the tea that starts bitter but leaves a sweet aftertaste.

Putting down his teacup, he said slowly:

"Caiyi, I plan to enclose a hundred mu of the surrounding farmland to build an iron-clad fortress. We'll hollow out the ground and, following the Brotherhood Group's example, establish a Mecha Factory underground."

Lian Caiyi rolled her eyes at him.

"Forget about it for now. With this little money, you're far from being able to do what you've described. However, fencing off the land first is possible; it was our land to begin with anyway."

Lu Qingfeng nodded.

"Hmm... let's fence off the surrounding area first to use as a headquarters and train our members. Other gangs might not train, but we must, to lay the foundation for the future."

In fact, Lian Caiyi probably didn't even know Lu Qingfeng's true thoughts.

His ultimate goal was to build a mecha army, while she always thought he only wanted to rule Chaos Star.

"Yeah, true. As a mid-sized faction, we don't even have a proper headquarters. We can start work on this immediately. If we move fast, we can finish before July. Then we can get more young people from the orphanage to train from scratch; it'll be much better."

Saying this, Lian Caiyi seemed to think of something and asked:

"Should we recruit Mixed Races?"

Lu Qingfeng shook his head.

"No..."

"Mm, alright then. Other factions don't take them, so we shouldn't either."

Lian Caiyi said with a sigh.

Mixed Races, a race unique to Chaos Star.

There are quite a few of them; in the South City area alone, there are probably millions.

They live at the very bottom of society.

Truly, nobody cares for them.

If the women are beautiful, it's okay; at least they can earn a living.

The men are basically permanent residents of the slums.

Even Cancerous Mutation has nothing to do with them.

In South City, most of these Mixed Races are the offspring of humans and other races.

They live incredibly miserable lives.

Even breathing feels like a sin for them. If it weren't for the fact that killing infants is forbidden on Chaos Star, they'd probably be killed at birth.

Setting aside these thoughts, Lu Qingfeng looked at the pair of straight legs in black silk stockings that were swinging.

He said somewhat helplessly:

"Caiyi, stop swinging your legs. Also, how is your progress in martial arts lately? Don't just focus on work; cultivation is the most critical thing. Your own strength is what matters most."

"I'll swing them if I want... Do you want to try too? It's so comfortable."

She completely ignored Lu Qingfeng's suggestion, but hearing about her martial arts progress, she sighed.

"Progress is very slow now. After reaching Huajin, the growth of Internal Energy has become slower and slower, and the Cancerous Mutation is gone. At this rate, I'll age very quickly."

Saying this, she lowered her legs, rested her chin on her hands, and leaned on the table, looking at Lu Qingfeng.

"Scholar, what do you think I should do..."

Lu Qingfeng also stroked his chin, thinking.

For Cancer-mutants like Lian Caiyi who started late, although they improved rapidly after clearing their Meridians...

...after Huajin, their cultivation speed might not even match that of Martial Artists who trained all the way up without Cancerous Mutation.

How could he help her Cultivate faster?

This wasn't just about helping Lian Caiyi; it was also a direction Lu Qingfeng needed to consider for the future.

Without entering Baodan, one is ultimately a Mortal with a limited lifespan.

He couldn't have his future mecha army only have a few decades of combat effectiveness, could he?

"Caiyi, don't worry. I've been researching lately on how to quickly increase cultivation speed."

"Oh..."

She seemed a bit absent-minded.

"Whatever. Anyway, even if life is short, as long as I'm happy, it's fine. Like now, even though I seem busy—leaving early and returning late every day, and even having to be supervised by you while practicing boxing at night, busy as a spinning top—I'm very, very happy... If it could go on like this forever, that would be nice too."

Lu Qingfeng suddenly felt a pang of sympathy for her; her happiness was actually so simple.

Thinking for a moment, he said:

"Caiyi, let's persevere for a while longer. You'll have it much easier then. Also, I'll find a way to improve your cultivation speed."

At this, he smiled.

"I don't want to be drinking tea and chatting with an old lady decades from now, especially one who still loves to swing her legs."

Lian Caiyi rolled her eyes and said crossly:

"Can't you say something nice? But honestly, thinking about being an old lady decades from now while you still look like this makes me depressed. No, I have to work harder at cultivation; I can't just think about working for you for free every day."

At this point, she sighed again.

"Sigh... who told me to be your strategist? We'll talk about it later..."