122: Lotus seeds are obtained, the name of the holy mountain

“This world is inherently one where the strong prey on the weak.”

“Moral principles? They are just bargaining chips for power.”

“Kindness? It’s merely the weak’s disguise! The strong’s pity!”

“What is justice? What is evil?”

“When I stand at the peak, I am justice.”

“When I fall into the abyss, I become evil!”

“The history written by the victors is the true justice.”

“Evil?”

“Perhaps.”

“Or perhaps in the future, I will become a saint who, though immersed in evil, yearns for light.”

“Who knows what the future holds?”

William extended his finger, pointing to his head.

He grinned with his corroded cheek, laughing wildly:

“I believe you are very interested in what’s inside my head.”

He then pointed at the golden lotus:

“Trade for the golden lotus seed!”

“I only want the golden lotus seed!”

“Give me the golden lotus seed, and these are all yours!”

“I only need one, one golden lotus seed is enough!”

“I swear before the image of God, and I sign a contract with the Devil Satan.”

“Give me the golden lotus seed, and I will tell you everything I know, completely and without any concealment.”

“And I further swear, besides you, I will not tell anyone else about them.”

“Of course, if your people get the news and then leak it, that’s not on me.”

Finally, he took off his hood and performed a noble bow towards Yang Dian, very much like a gentleman:

“I’ll be waiting for you on Earth.”

“My dear Yang.”

With that, he lightly leaped.

Golden energy appeared out of nowhere, surrounding him and carrying him through the thick rock layers, flying towards the distant high sky.

Yang Dian did not make a move.

The future William spoke of was likely real.

Otherwise, the possibility of him finding this place was too small.

He had only been able to sense the guidance of the mother earth after entering the Unity of Man and Nature state and enhancing his perception.

How could he have done it?

Therefore, even if the future he spoke of was just a prophecy, it held significant reference value.

It was very important, both for him and for the entire China.

Artoria also did not make a move.

The young girl, who had not experienced blood and fire, was still immersed in the pain of her elder’s death.

Her two guardian knights also did not make a move.

While fending off the remaining Six-Armed Lizardmen, they carefully watched Yang Dian, fearing he might make an irrational choice.

“Your Excellency, Shaquille offended you with his words, and suffering the consequences was his own choice.”

“I believe this will not affect us, nor the relationship between England and China.”

“But Her Highness the Princess is our Saintess of England, the future Queen!”

“If she is harmed in China, it will cause a major diplomatic incident.”

“I imagine you would not want to see such a scene occur.”

Yang Dian looked at them deeply.

Just as they said, Yang Dian could not possibly choose to act when he knew that doing so would expose him.

Even without the so-called diplomatic threat, Yang Dian would not have acted.

He actually understood that the exchange of interests between nations would hardly be significantly altered by the death or will of one or two people.

Even the seemingly absurd Comrade Trum-p was the same.

Behind the outrageous tariff policies, it was hard to say whether or not the interest groups behind Trum-p were manipulating the stock market for their own gain.

Leaving aside the above points.

In short, even if he killed Artoria, the possibility of England changing its foreign policy towards China because of it was very small.

But this did not mean they couldn’t send City-Level powerhouses to sneak into China and ambush him.

‘This is quite a mess.’

‘It seems I’ve left myself a big problem.’

‘Still young and impulsive, I suppose.’

‘But then again, if you’re not young and impulsive, what kind of young person are you?’

‘I need to quickly improve my strength. Once I’m powerful enough, even if I pierce Buckingham with a sword, what would the Foreign devils dare say?’

Taking a deep breath, Yang Dian turned and kicked a Six-Armed Lizardmen who had stealthily crept behind him, preparing to ambush, in the chest, sending it into the lava pool.

‘Alien Planet hostility didn’t increase?’

His thoughts shifted, and he turned his head back to look at Artoria:

“You may leave.”

The two guardian knights breathed a sigh of relief, repelling the Six-Armed Lizardmen in front of them before coming to Artoria’s side:

“Your Highness the Princess.”

Artoria sniffled, reaching up to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

The cold sensation of blood on her face made her shiver again.

She looked up, staring at Yang Dian for a long time, as if to imprint his appearance in her mind.

“Although Uncle Shaquille spoke disrespectfully and offended you and other Chinese people, his crime was not punishable by death.”

“You killed him, which was wrong.”

“When I return, I will train diligently until my strength surpasses yours.”

“At that time, I will come back to China and defeat you personally!”

“I will defeat you, and I will make you kneel before Uncle Shaquille’s tomb and apologize yourself!”

“I want to hear you say ‘I’m sorry’ with my own ears.”

Yang Dian watched, stunned, as Artoria picked up Shaquille’s body, lightly jumped, was enveloped by golden energy, and passed directly through the rock, disappearing from his sight.

Only after her two guardian knights left, following close behind her, did he turn around, dodge a Six-Armed Lizardmen’s slash, and slap it into the lava pool.

“Is this still Earth?”

“Why does it feel like I’ve entered a romance novel?”

It wasn’t that Yang Dian wanted to complain.

It was just that Artoria’s words were too much like a romance novel.

They say romance novels like to write about ‘rebellion, breaking into the imperial city, leading 300,000 troops into the Golden Luan Hall, just to get an apology from the emperor.’

What was the difference between Artoria’s behavior just now and a romance novel plot?

“A magical world.”

Watching the Six-Armed Lizardmen roar and make their final charge towards him, Yang Dian nodded again.

“This world is indeed magical enough.”

“Bang~”

When the last Six-Armed Lizardmen was kicked into the lava pool by Yang Dian, the world finally fell silent.

Looking at the gigantic lava red carps, belly-up and forming a bridge in the lava pool, Yang Dian subconsciously swallowed.

‘These things should also be considered Mutant creatures, right? Can they be eaten?’

As for the red carps having eaten intelligent Lizardmen, a humanoid creature?

In Yang Dian’s view, it was not an issue at all.

If he were to directly eat humanoid creatures, he would indeed feel a lump in his throat.

But what were the lava red carps?

They were fish! They were protein!

They were treasures that could potentially make him stronger if eaten!

The humanoid creatures they had eaten were merely a bit of wear and tear.

They couldn't affect Yang Dian's will, which was as firm as steel!

‘I’ll catch one later and try its taste.’

With this thought, Yang Dian stepped across the fish bridge and arrived at the stone platform in the center of the lake.

The spring water held no attraction for him, and he dared not drink it casually, so he simply picked the golden lotus seed first.

As the golden lotus seed was picked, the golden lotus instantly withered into mud, covering the lotus root in the spring water, as if to transform into energy to nourish the lotus root, awaiting the next blooming of the lotus flower.

“The rare treasure is only the golden lotus seed?”

“Then again, nine rare treasure golden lotus seeds are quite a lot.”

“If one golden lotus seed is 400 energy points, eight would be 3200…”

As for the ninth one?

It still had to be given to William in exchange for information.

He believed the organization would not let him suffer a loss.

Taking out a special container, Yang Dian, who had just put the golden lotus seed into the container, thought for a moment, then poured out eight, leaving only one in the container.

“Only treasures that are used are truly treasures.”

With this thought, Yang Dian shoved the remaining eight golden lotus seeds into his mouth.

The rare treasure golden lotus seed melted instantly upon entering his mouth!

Feeling the golden lotus seed transform into a warm current that began to nourish his entire body, Yang Dian let out a deep breath.

‘I’ll catch a fish and take it back.’

As soon as the thought arose, Yang Dian, turning his head, realized the fish bridge was gone.

Only a few fish heads were exposed on the lava, their mouths agape, as if mocking his fanciful idea.

“Damn it!”

Yang Dian leaped up, stomped on the forehead of a lava red carp, leaving a footprint on its head, and then landed back on the shore.

Turning around, he raised his middle finger at the entire pool of carps:

“I’ll go back and call an Angler, and you’ll all be fished out!”

He exited the underground cave and returned to the valley where spring was eternal.

The setting sun was just sinking, half its body hidden beneath the snow of the Lizardmen Sacred Mountain.

Standing at the foot of the Lizardmen Sacred Mountain, looking at the Lizardmen Sacred Mountain shimmering with brilliant colors, a hint of intoxication flashed in Yang Dian’s eyes.

“So, this is the true Lizardmen Sacred Mountain?”

“As brilliant as a sea of stars, it must also conceal some world-shaking rare treasure, just like a sea of stars, right?”

Thinking this, Yang Dian looked at the Six-Armed Lizardmen worshiping the Lizardmen Sacred Mountain in the valley, and once again drew his longsword.

“Then.”

“Let’s hunt to our heart’s content!”