245: Purpose of the Officers' Department

Lu Ze, along with Zelei and others, headed directly towards Beast One and Zhong Sheng's location!

Five days later, they arrived at the new city established by Zhong Sheng!

During these five days, Lu Ze also killed many five- and six-tier demons, and even a six-tier demon king, whose body and demon core he carefully collected, just waiting to upgrade his Fierce Evil Broadsword!

The people of the new city, who were already lurking near it, saw Lu Ze and their eyes lit up. They gathered around, calling him Monarch!

A few people led Lu Ze underground. Zhong Sheng and Beast One were still arranging their respective personnel. Hearing that the Monarch had arrived, both of them put down their work and walked towards Lu Ze!

"Monarch, are you alright these past few days?"

As soon as they saw Lu Ze, both asked with great concern.

Lu Ze shook his head, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

The two exchanged smiles, then surrounded Lu Ze, asking about his well-being.

A smile also appeared on Lu Ze's lips, but soon, he noticed something was off.

Beyond the crowd, a person appeared with no trace of a territory contract symbol!

Lu Ze looked up and saw that the woman was dressed ordinarily, but her aura was very powerful. Facing Lu Ze's gaze, not a ripple stirred in her eyes.

Zhong Sheng also noticed Lu Ze's gaze and quickly said, "Monarch, this is Yun Chenxi, the current leader of the Guan Jiang Department!"

Yun Chenxi of the Guan Jiang Department... Yun Chenxi stepped forward and walked towards Lu Ze. Everyone made way for her.

"Lu Ze, it's our first meeting. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Yun Chenxi, and I am the leader of the remaining members of the Guan Jiang Department. Perhaps, a different identity might make us closer; I was also one of the Guan Jiang Department's original embryo test subjects. However, I wasn't as lucky as you and was eliminated in the first round. It's because of this that I was able to survive until now."

Yun Chenxi extended her right hand, "Let's shake hands."

Lu Ze also extended his right hand and shook Yun Chenxi's hand, "Did only you from the Guan Jiang Department come?"

"No, there are four or five others."

As the two released their hands, Yun Chenxi continued, "The others, along with the Guan Jiang Department's address, were wiped out by Gu Liang a few days ago."

"A few days ago? How did Gu Liang find them?"

Lu Ze was a bit puzzled. The Guan Jiang Department had been outside for decades and had never been discovered. How were they found these past few days?

Yun Chenxi sighed, "Huan Shen must have thought of the Guan Jiang Department's address, which allowed Gu Liang to detect it. She herself was also killed by Gu Liang."

"Huan Shen is dead?!"

Lu Ze's brows furrowed even tighter.

Huan Shen had been very helpful to Lu Ze. Lu Ze's ability to catch his breath in Xuanyuan City and Beast One's ability to lead his clansmen out were all thanks to Huan Shen's mediation.

Lu Ze had intended to find an opportunity to thank Huan Shen after escaping, but he never expected that he wouldn't get the chance.

After a brief silence, the two moved on from the previous topic.

"The Guan Jiang Department has been destroyed, and only a few of us are left. We hope Young Master Lu can take us in."

Yun Chenxi directly stated her predicament, "If Young Master Lu is unwilling to take us in, I'm afraid there will be no place for us in this vast world. But Young Master Lu, rest assured, we will certainly contribute to the construction of the base."

Her words were calm yet sincere.

Even Yun Chenxi hadn't expected that she would just take a few people out to rescue Lu Ze, and as soon as they arrived, her own home would be 'stolen.'

As a result, there were not many places in the entire Huaxia that they could belong to.

The Human Base was definitely out of the question, and rebuilding their own base was not feasible due to conditions. Fortunately, they had contact with Zhong Sheng and his group before, so they could at least stay for a while.

Lu Ze thought for a moment, then agreed, asking Zhong Sheng to arrange accommodation for them... At night, Lu Ze walked out of his room, and Yun Chenxi followed him out. The two exchanged glances, then found a place to sit down.

"I imagine Young Master Lu has many questions for me, so please ask."

"Where is Lu Qianfeng?"

"He's in the Human Base, but I'm not sure of his exact location."

"What about Qin Yuze?"

"She's dead."

"Killed by Lu Qianfeng?"

"No, she had to pay a price to conceive a powerful embryo to complete the experiment. She passed away three to five years after giving birth to you."

Lu Ze nodded, his gaze dropping. After a few breaths, he asked the question that puzzled him the most.

"What was the Guan Jiang Department trying to achieve by conceiving a powerful embryo? Did you want him to destroy this world? If so, wouldn't you all also perish?"

Yun Chenxi organized her thoughts before explaining everything, "Actually, there is no purpose anymore. The idea of first conceiving a powerful embryo was proposed about a hundred years ago. During these hundred years, the experiment never stopped, and the Guan Jiang Department also experienced several displacements."

"Whether the conception of this embryo is useful or what the future holds, very few people bring it up anymore. It seems everyone's obsession is simply to conceive a perfect embryo that is a Fusion of Human Race and demon Bloodline. It's as if, once this embryo succeeds, the Guan Jiang Department's mission will be complete!"

"That is, after you were born, and a series of experiments were perfectly completed, and you were sent back to the Human Base, all the personnel of the Guan Jiang Department put everything down and no longer participated in any experiments. It was as if they had lost their goal, spending their days idly, and hardly even managing the basic operations of the Guan Jiang Department. It is precisely because of this that I, a junior, had the opportunity to become the leader of the Guan Jiang Department."

Knowing this, Lu Ze laughed, "So, before you came out this time, you already knew that Gu Liang would find the Guan Jiang Department's location through Huan Shen, and you left those people in the Guan Jiang Department on purpose for Gu Liang to kill?"

Facing Lu Ze's questioning, Yun Chenxi nodded frankly, "Yes."

"Although doing so seems heartless, for them, there's actually no difference between living and dying. This world also can't become what they hoped for. People without Devilish Qi and people with integrated demon Bloodline simply cannot stand together. Rather than deceiving themselves, it's better to die than to see all hope shattered later."

"What's more, their deaths can also alleviate many of Gu Liang's concerns."

Lu Ze looked at the person before him who spoke so lightly of the lives and deaths of a group of people she had lived with, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve up, "Interesting, aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"

Yun Chenxi shook her head, "Even if you don't kill me, I'm going to die. Actually, I also have no goal in living anymore. I don't know how this era will develop, but no matter how it develops, it won't return to the era before the Spiritual Qi's resurgence! That era of equality for all has completely passed."

"The explosion of Spiritual Qi's resurgence separated those of us who could cultivate with Spiritual Qi and those who couldn't. And after we finally found a balance, we were again divided internally due to various differing views and stances, and we still haven't found a balance point."

"Sometimes I think, if there hadn't been so many disagreements and so much prejudice back then, perhaps the demons would have been wiped out long ago. But alas, it's very difficult to have that chance again."