48: Lu Yu's thoughts

Commander Xu's pupils constricted; even he, who had weathered many storms, was now utterly shocked.

A fierce beast, it actually spoke!

This completely overturned Commander Xu's understanding.

Although humans had anticipated that fierce beasts would possess extremely high intelligence and powerful strength after evolving, they never expected that one day, a fierce beast would actually speak.

"Commander Xu, no need to be nervous. I think you should recognize me, we've met quite a few times."

Facing the stunned Commander Xu, Lu Yu spoke again.

Lu Yu also knew very well in his heart that the first time humans discovered that fierce beasts could speak in his previous life, the shock caused was also groundbreaking.

A moment later, Commander Xu, who had finally calmed himself, took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Golden Eagle, I wonder what business you want to conduct with me by having your people capture me?"

A flicker of appreciation flashed in Lu Yu's eyes.

He had thought that Commander Xu's acceptance would allow him to converse with fierce beasts, but he still underestimated the other party's capacity for acceptance. In just a short moment, he was able to calm down, not only able to communicate with Lu Yu but also calmly continue Lu Yu's topic.

"No rush. Although it was somewhat presumptuous to invite Commander Xu here out of necessity, I come with sincerity."

"To show my sincerity, I am willing to tell you some things first, some things about the Spiritual Qi Revival and the great changes in fierce beasts. I wonder if Commander Xu is interested?"

Hearing Lu Yu's words, Commander Xu, who had forcibly calmed down, brightened his eyes.

At this moment, his safety was uncertain; captured by the Xuan Yu Divine Eagle, facing Lu Yu, a fierce beast whose strength he could not discern, he was in extreme danger.

At this moment, Commander Xu was fully prepared to sacrifice himself.

Now that there was an opportunity to inquire about some information, he naturally could not miss it.

"If Mr. Golden Eagle is willing to tell, I am all ears," Commander Xu said, cupping his fists.

Lu Yu nodded, then flapped his wings. Instantly, a burst of spiritual power erupted, directly striking a stone not far away.

Commander Xu was startled. He thought Lu Yu was capricious and was going to kill him.

At the same time, he also felt the powerful aura of the spiritual energy that Lu Yu casually unleashed.

If this spiritual energy were to strike him, he feared it would instantly reduce him to nothingness.

However, when such powerful spiritual energy struck that ordinary boulder, Commander Xu's eyes widened, because a delicate chair immediately appeared on the boulder, with even carved patterns on it.

It was easy to shatter that boulder with one strike, but to achieve this level indicated that his control over spiritual energy had reached a point that Commander Xu could not comprehend.

"Commander Xu, please sit," Lu Yu said indifferently.

Commander Xu thanked him and sat down.

"First, I want to tell Commander Xu, you don't have to call me Mr. Golden Eagle. I've given myself a human name, Lu Yu. You can call me by that name." After sending the Xuan Yu Divine Eagle away, Lu Yu spoke to Commander Xu alone, immediately stating his name.

Names are not important in the fierce beast world; fierce beasts value titles more.

But when interacting with humans, a name is naturally needed.

"Lu Yu? A good name!" Commander Xu said politely.

"Commander Xu, you flatter me. Let's talk first, how do you view the world after the Spiritual Qi Revival?"

Hearing Lu Yu's words, Commander Xu's mind flashed with images of humans massacred by fierce beasts after the Spiritual Qi Revival, and his comrades who died in the recent battles with fierce beasts. He instantly clenched his fists.

Seeing Commander Xu remain silent, Lu Yu spoke to himself:

"Before the Spiritual Qi Revival, humans were the masters of this planet, standing at the pinnacle of the world, arbitrarily deciding the fate of animals. But after the Spiritual Qi Revival, fierce beasts mutated, and human strength was insignificant in front of powerful fierce beasts. I'm afraid that in such a short time, there must have been many human casualties."

Commander Xu suddenly stood up and said sternly, "That's right, since the appearance of fierce beasts, humans have suffered heavy losses under their slaughter. But we humans will not be defeated by fierce beasts. Even if we humans cannot obtain beast-like power in the Spiritual Qi Revival, we will not surrender to fierce beasts. We will continue to resist until humans can resist the power of fierce beasts!"

"Mr. Lu, why exactly did you call me here? Just say it directly. If you want to use me to harm humanity, then you've made a mistake. You might as well just kill me and be done with it, no need to waste time."

Seeing Commander Xu suddenly become agitated, Lu Yu stepped forward and used spiritual energy to press Commander Xu back into the chair, saying, "Don't be excited. You must know that not all fierce beasts are the same. Not all fierce beasts will be hostile to humans."

"While there are indeed fierce beasts who, after gaining power, go on a rampage and slaughter humans, there are also fierce beasts like me who maintain goodwill towards humans. Commander Xu should still remember, I have saved many humans multiple times."

Hearing this, Commander Xu calmed down.

Indeed, Lu Yu's words were correct. There were so many fierce beasts in the world, and not all of them were hostile towards humans. Some were indifferent to humans; as long as humans didn't actively provoke them, they wouldn't attack humans.

Similarly, there might also be fierce beasts who maintained goodwill towards humans, such as Lu Yu.

"Mr. Lu has intervened many times before, and Xu thanks him here."

"Commander Xu, you're too polite. What I want to tell Commander Xu is that the world is undergoing great changes now. Although humans have not gained powerful strength from it, it doesn't mean that humans have been abandoned by heaven and earth. Humans still possess great potential. Therefore, I came to you to discuss a business deal with you humans."

"Please, Mr. Lu, speak plainly. What kind of business do you want to conduct with us?"

"I want Jiangzhou City!"

"Impossible!"

Commander Xu immediately refused upon hearing Lu Yu's demand.

Are you kidding? Jiangzhou City is not a small city; it's a city with a permanent population of over ten million. How could such a huge city be handed over to a fierce beast, even if this fierce beast seemed to have no ill intentions?

"Commander Xu, no need to be nervous. Please hear me out first."

"Now that fierce beasts are all beginning to mutate and evolve, out of instinct, once they reach a certain level of power, they will start to occupy territory."

"And I, my current strength is already B-rank. With such strength, occupying the entire Jiangzhou City, no human or fierce beast can stop me. But I don't want to cause heavy casualties to you humans, so I hope to use some peaceful means..."

Lu Yu hadn't finished speaking when Commander Xu interrupted, "Mr. Lu, I admit your strength is indeed very strong. However, as a B-rank powerhouse as you say, have you ever heard of a powerful weapon we humans possess, called a nuclear bomb?"

"Under nuclear peace, all beings are equal!"