142: Chapter 142 I'm quitting!!!

Director Wang knew exactly what Li Yu meant and said with a wry smile, "This is unavoidable. Who told the Blood Refining Ruins to choose you as the captain?"

"I'm not going! I'm just a Breeder, why should I risk my life?"

As Li Yu spoke, he pushed the jade pendant toward Director Wang and said, "You two should pick someone else. I'm leaving."

He grabbed his backpack and strode toward the door.

Director Wang and Liu Zhanxing sipped their tea calmly, showing no intention of persuading him, quietly watching Li Yu leave, close the door, and head down the stairs.

A few minutes later.

Bang!

Li Yu opened the door, looking as if he had seen a ghost. He was gripping the jade pendant, and said excitedly, "Who... who... who shoved this jade pendant into my hand? Who?!"

"The jade pendant chose you, so it will follow you everywhere," Director Wang explained.

Li Yu's eyes widened, and he blurted out, "Damn! Isn't this just harassment? What decent girl could withstand such a sleazy stalking method? Ah, no, what decent person could withstand this kind of stalking?"

Liu Zhanxing looked at Li Yu strangely, "You kid, you're quite well-read."

"..." Li Yu rolled his eyes at Liu Zhanxing.

Why tell the truth so bluntly?

Li Yu plopped back into his chair, looking depressed, and said, "I'm not doing it. You guys figure out a way to get rid of this jade pendant."

"You both know very well that I'm just a Breeder. Making me the captain and leading people into the ruins is pure suicide."

"Not to mention it's the 'Blood Refining Ruins'. Just hearing the name tells you it's trouble. What if I just GG the moment I get there?"

Seeming to notice Li Yu's poor state, Director Wang thought for a moment and said, "Actually, it's not that there's no way to cancel the jade pendant's tracking."

"What is it?!" Li Yu's eyes lit up.

"Skip the process and experience the result directly."

"What result?"

"GG, in plain language... death," Director Wang said with a serious face. "As long as you die, the jade pendant won't be able to sense you and will disappear, and we can rearrange the personnel."

Liu Zhanxing didn't say a word, silently took out his pistol, and placed it on the table with a "clack."

Li Yu sat down in a second, flashing a friendly smile, and said, "Let's talk about the captain position instead."

"No more objections?"

"Objections? What objections? I was born for the Blood Refining Ruins. If the heavens hadn't created me, Li Dayu, the Blood Refining would be like a long night for eternity." Li Yu said with a straight face.

"...What kind of nonsense is that."

Director Wang shook his head, feeling that he couldn't keep up with the young man's train of thought.

"Let me tell you about the Blood Refining Ruins first," Director Wang said.

"I think we should start with the ruins themselves," Liu Zhanxing reminded him.

Li Yu nodded like a pounding pestle, "Vice General Liu really understands me. Please treat me as a complete novice in the Beast Tamer world for your explanation, thank you."

Director Wang's mouth twitched, and he sighed silently.

If he had a choice, he truly wouldn't want Li Yu to take such a risk.

Putting aside the merits, letting the youngest Senior Cultivator in history act as a Beast Tamer to venture into the ruins...

That's something only a fool would do!

But as the saying goes... once the jade pendant chooses him, no one has the right to refuse.

"No one knows the origin of the ruins."

"Throughout the five thousand years of Daxia, our ancestors have been exploring where the ruins came from, but due to historical wars, many discoveries have been lost in the dust of history, and what truly remains is nothing but fragments of information."

As Director Wang introduced them, Li Yu's expression became serious, not the goofy seriousness from before.

Before and after his transmigration, although the civilization of this country took a different path—one focusing on becoming a technological powerhouse, the other on becoming a Beast Tamer powerhouse...

...the history was shockingly similar.

The humiliations of his past life existed in this life too; the literary inquisitions, the great falsifications, and the invasions by the Wokou—this life was not spared from them either.

Thinking of this heavy history, Li Yu's heart inevitably became heavy as well.

Fortunately, history was just a passing mention; Director Wang's focus remained on the ruins.

"No one knows how the ruins exist, but what is certain is that the existence of the ruins predates our history, so we call it the Ancient Era."

"After the powerful beings of the Ancient Era died, their energy would remain, forming a unique space that has its own exclusive operating rules."

When Director Wang reached this point, Li Yu asked in return, "Is it equivalent to a game dungeon?"

"Game? Dungeon?" Director Wang looked confused.

It was the older Liu Zhanxing who nodded and said, "Pretty much, and it starts at the hard dungeon level, with hell dungeons being very common. But there's one difference: you can't respawn after you die."

"Understood." Li Yu nodded.

Director Wang looked at the two, his face in its prime frowning in confusion, revealing wrinkles. Years later, he would finally understand... so this is what they call a generation gap!

He looked at the clock on the wall.

Li Yu said, "I know a little about the ruins now, but what about the Blood Refining Ruins?"

"The Blood Refining Ruins is a multi-channel ruin that opens once every 10 years. Its location is random each time, but one thing is fixed."

"What?"

"There is Daxia, and there are Alien Races."

Liu Zhanxing's expression darkened, and an aura of malevolence, only found in those who have long been on the battlefield, surged from him.

"Alien Races!"

Li Yu raised an eyebrow.

Since his transmigration, he hadn't seen any Alien Races yet, only knowing that they were some invasive foreign species that looked somewhat like humans and had similar levels of intelligence.

Except for a very small number of Alien Races that maintained friendly relations with humans, all other Alien Races held a hostile attitude toward humans.

"The rules for entering the Blood Refining Ruins are different every year. In previous years, the cities near where the portal opened were responsible for hosting the selection and participation matters."

"I thought it would be the same this year, but I didn't expect the ruins to actually hand the captain's jade pendant to you, directly binding you as the first choice. I don't understand this point yet."

Speaking of this, Director Wang's expression was a bit ugly; obviously, things had already exceeded expectations, bringing him a very strong sense of unease.

"However, there is one person you can ask," Liu Zhanxing spoke up.

"Who?" Li Yu asked.

"President Ming."

"Her?"

"President Ming is the only one who obtained the captain's jade pendant, successfully killed everyone else, and walked out of the ruins alive. Perhaps she can give you some advice."

Liu Zhanxing paused and added, "Of course, don't say it was our suggestion. I still want to live a few more years."

Director Wang nodded hurriedly, looking as if he had seen a devil.

Ming Yueguang?

Is she that scary?

Li Yu was puzzled. In his view, that beautiful president was pretty good, aside from being a bit strong, having a peculiar mind, and loving books.

She had helped him quite a bit, after all.

"Wait! You said the only one?" Li Yu caught the main point and pressed, asking.

Director Wang explained, "Without the captain's jade pendant, the rules of the ruins are unbiased, comprehensive, and diverse..."

"Stop!" Li Yu raised his hand, stopping Director Wang, and pointed at Liu Zhanxing, "Player Liu, you explain it."

Director Wang: ...

Liu Zhanxing coughed lightly and said, "Simply put, without a captain, the ruins are the BOSS; with a captain... the captain is the BOSS. The ruins + all teams PK the captain."

"Nice!"

Li Yu laughed, weighed the jade pendant in his hand, and the next second tossed it out the window, shouting "Go!", and then turned and bolted out of the office.

"I'm not playing anymore!!!"

Amidst Li Yu's bristling roar, the jade pendant turned into a streak of red light and chased out the door. Immediately, a terrified shout rang out—"Don't come over here!!!"

Director Wang and Liu Zhanxing exchanged glances, their eyes full of helplessness.

"Poor kid."

"He will come around. After all, if he doesn't, the probability of death is 100%... and there are still advantages for a Breeder to enter."