649: Yang Dian: As great as me

Seeing Yang Dian’s inquiring gaze fall upon her, the mech, made entirely of alloy, made a slightly awkward, fidgeting gesture.

“Well, it’s because of my younger brother.”

Yang Dian’s curiosity grew even stronger.

He knew Pei Sisi.

She was the third-place winner in the high school group of the first Martial Arts Competition in China, possessing a Physical Body enhancement talent and invincible punching power, earning her the nickname “Authentic Sichuan-Chongqing Little Dragon” from netizens.

She and Yang Lele also met at the Martial Arts Competition.

Their personalities clicked, and both were among the Geniuses China focused on cultivating, so they became good friends and besties.

But what was the deal with Pei Sisi’s younger brother?

Before this, he hadn’t known Pei Sisi had a younger brother, and he shouldn’t have had any interaction with her brother.

Pei Sisi, seeing Yang Dian staring at her, quickly blurted out the whole story:

“My younger brother has progressive spinal muscular atrophy. Although current technology and medical techniques are much more advanced than they were a few years ago, this disease is still considered terminal. The hospital can only prevent its worsening; there’s no effective treatment.”

“Later, we thought about the wonders of the Martial Dao. The ‘Wood Element Cultivation Technique,’ simplified from the ‘Five Elements Cultivation Technique’ created by you, Commander, can even grant people powerful vitality.”

“With no other options, we had my younger brother try to Cultivate the ‘Wood Element Cultivation Technique’.”

At this point, Pei Sisi looked up at Yang Dian. Even though it was just a cold mech in front of her, Yang Dian could feel the gratitude in her voice:

“Unexpectedly, my younger brother was lucky enough to actually grasp the ‘Wood Element Cultivation Technique’.”

“With the powerful life Qi nourishing him, he no longer needs special medication to extend his life. He can even get out of bed and do a small amount of exercise.”

“We believe that as long as he continues to Cultivate the ‘Wood Element Cultivation Technique,’ he will definitely recover to a normal person’s state, or even become a powerful Martial Artist.”

“All of this is because of you, Commander.”

“If you hadn’t created and freely released the ‘Wood Element Cultivation Technique,’ my younger brother would only be able to lie in bed his entire life, at most living in a virtual world through a virtual cabin.”

Yang Dian suddenly understood.

He subjectively felt that he hadn’t had interactions with others, but the reality was not so.

He was closely connected with China and the people living on Chinese soil.

The Cultivation Technique he created was Cultivated by everyone, and everyone enjoyed the Spiritual Qi feedback after he shattered the star core.

Pei Sisi’s younger brother learning the Cultivation Technique he created and gradually recovering his health was probably not an isolated case.

Perhaps in places he hadn’t noticed, countless people were grateful to him.

It was just that others, unlike Pei Sisi, couldn’t find him through Yang Lele and thus couldn’t thank him in person.

‘This feeling of being genuinely thanked by others...’

‘It’s not bad.’

Feeling comforted, and that his efforts hadn’t been in vain, and that someone always remembered his kindness, Yang Dian also raised his hand and waved it dismissively, pretending it was nothing:

“The Cultivation Technique was created for you all to practice.”

“Everyone can learn it, everyone can practice it. There’s no need to specially come and thank me just because you’ve benefited from the Cultivation Technique.”

Pei Sisi shook her head upon hearing this, her voice very serious:

“Commander, what you’re saying isn’t right.”

“Your free release of the Cultivation Technique, and even leaving Martial Dao imprints to personally teach us how to learn it, is a tremendous Opportunity for us.”

“I’ve also read the information about other worlds in the Wenlan Pavilion.”

“The powerful clans in other worlds guard their Cultivation Techniques as if they were their lifeblood.”

“Let alone peerless divine Cultivation Techniques like the ‘Five Elements Cultivation Technique,’ even ordinary Cultivation Techniques that can be Cultivated to the Transcendent Realm are considered secret among secrets, not to be learned by non-direct descendants.”

“Perhaps for you, creating and releasing the Cultivation Technique is just an offhand act, a trivial matter.”

“But for us, this is a precious Opportunity that we rely on for survival, and can even use to save lives.”

“You may not care, but we cannot be ungrateful.”

Yang Dian felt a little light-headed from Pei Sisi’s praise.

The original intention of creating the ‘Five Elements Cultivation Technique’ and other Cultivation Techniques was indeed to enhance China’s overall strength, but for him, it was also an offhand act. After leaving the essence of the Cultivation Technique and Martial Dao imprints, he didn’t pay much attention to it.

Now that Pei Sisi brought it up, a thought arose in his mind.

‘Am I really that great?’

Lost in thought, Yang Dian was about to say a few humble words, but Yang Lele impatiently waved her hand:

“Alright, Sisi, you’ve said your thanks, and I’ll accept your gratitude on behalf of my older brother.”

Then she turned back somewhat anxiously, looking in the direction they had come from:

“Let’s not dawdle here anymore.”

“The main force from the base camp will be here soon. Let’s go explore quickly, or it’ll be too crowded again.”

Following Yang Lele’s gaze, sure enough, a large patch of black dots appeared on the horizon, flying in a dense swarm towards this side of Lei Ze.

Perhaps fearing Yang Dian didn’t know the situation, Yang Lele added:

“The number of people who have entered Tiannan Star has already exceeded 370 million, and it’s still rapidly increasing. It’s estimated that the final number of people entering Tiannan Star will reach 1.26 billion.”

“Including pets and mechs, our China will have nearly 2 billion mechs entering Tiannan Star.”

“Older brother, you opened the Dimension Barrier and had the Expeditionary Force mark various special areas on Tiannan Star.”

“Places like Corpse City, Lei Ze, Sea of Fire, Poison Abyss, and Endless Spring have all become popular exploration sites that might contain Heaven And Earth Treasure.”

“By then, these places will probably be covered with mechs.”

“If we don’t hurry, we won’t even get a sip of the soup.”

Yang Dian couldn’t help but smile at her words.

He hadn’t expected that opening a few passages in the Dimension Barrier would bring him a group of ‘competitors.’

‘If that swarm of locusts passes through, and they’re driving mechs, mechs equipped with radar, what good things will be left on Tiannan Star?’

He chuckled at the thought of the entire planet’s surface being ploughed over, yet some people still having bad luck, not finding any treasures, and ultimately having no choice but to reluctantly pick a flower, dig up some dirt, or pick up a roadside stone to take back.

If that scene were recorded, it would definitely be very interesting.

As for others passing through like locusts and taking away a large amount of resources, even rare treasure, or something more precious than rare treasure, such as abducting a Cold Silkworm, which could be called a Divine Beast like a rule-based Divine Beast?

Yang Dian didn’t care.

He even welcomed such a situation.

If only he were strong in all of China, it would be too lonely.

A world where a hundred flowers bloom is what he wanted to see.

Lost in thought, his gaze fell on the center of Lei Ze.

‘Even if Lei Ze has something like a ‘Thunder Silkworm,’ I don’t really need to subdue it.’

‘Just like the Cold Silkworm, for me, it’s almost like a chicken rib—useless to eat, a pity to discard. I can only keep it as a pet to play with.’

‘But if it were obtained by others, it might be an Opportunity for their rise.’

‘Great as I am, there’s no need to compete with ordinary people for these Opportunities...’