Pretending To Be A Boss

After reading this record, Tang Xian felt somewhat sad.

There are many madmen in this world.

In fact, this man named Jing Jian did harbor some conspiracy theories and persecution delusions.

If it had been himself at that time, perhaps he would have been skeptical, but in the end, he still would have entered the Pyramid, right?

Because only by entering the Pyramid could one truly find the irregularities within.

Jing Jian's many speculations about the Pyramid were just that, guesses.

But he was the luckiest and unluckiest person in this world. God had given him prophet-like accuracy.

On the ninth page of his diary, which was the ninth day after he wrote these words, Jing Jian died.

He chose to die in the outskirts, letting animals eat his corpse.

But he also wished that one day humans would be able to accept the grace of God.

These herbivores would not leave, and these carnivores did not want to come in.

The trees became like city walls, everything signified that perhaps the world realized that human civilization was on the brink of extinction and wanted to retain the last bit of civilization.

It was like the initial stage in a survival game, with nothing at all, just the land to live on, and the food needed for survival.

Nature had even domesticated this food.

It compromised with humans for the first time, perhaps hoping that the civilization it had nourished for tens of thousands of years could repel those invaders.

However, it was regrettable, just as Jing Jian's resentful death was tragic:

The appearance of the Pyramid, with almost no effort, led humanity to stray from this world.

But the world never complained.

It silently waited for hundreds of years.

Until it finally saw humans return.

Dong Ran, Li Xiaoyu, and the others were silent.

At that moment, Tang Suoye gestured, sharing the happenings inside the mall.

Only Akasi and Tang Xian could understand Tang Suoye's gestures.

Akasi and Tang Xian were both startled.

The others, in a fog, saw Tang Xian's inquiring gaze point towards a music box nearby.

Tang Suoye nodded.

Tang Xian said, "It seems that this exploration has yielded discoveries for all of us."

"However, this code might also be incorrect, there could be danger. Akasi, you go execute this mission with Tang Suoye."

Akasi nodded.

Li Xiaoyu spoke up:

"What's going on?"

Tang Xian picked up the music box, examined it for a while, paying attention to the hints on it.

Then he began to twist the music box and, after a few seconds, the ding-ding-ding of Morse code rang out.

Li Xiaoyu immediately understood and exclaimed in surprise,

"Is this the key to enter the underground fortress?" Continue reading stories on My Virtual Library Empire

"It might be, very likely. But there are risks, Akasi and Tang Suoye will just explore it, the main purpose of this exploration is to check for dangers."

"Don't worry, I understand," said Akasi.

"What about you then? What should we do next?" Li Xiaoyu curiously asked.

"For what comes next, I'll be handling diplomacy, you take care of domestic affairs," Tang Xian said with a smile.

"Diplomacy?" Li Xiaoyu asked, puzzled.

Tang Xian nodded seriously and said,

"This world is like a person, and we are like treasures. The treasures have now fallen into the hands of bandits, and the invaders who violated it have left.

But to rebuild a civilization... that requires many people. With all of us here, even if we mated day and night, we couldn't birth the bustle of a city.

I need to steal back the money from the bag, and at the same time, I have to think of ways to prepare the defense against these bandits."

"Tch! What's this about mating day and night!" Qiao Shanshan spat.

"It's just an example. You few are land that can't be worn out, whereas Akasi and I are two oxen that can be exhausted. Even if we truly need to preserve the seed of human civilization, you'd have to queue up."

"You!"

Although doctors would tell racy jokes in private, when Tang Xian made them, it always infuriated Qiao Shanshan.

Li Xiaoyu gave Tang Xian a glare, and he no longer teased further.

Qing JiuYu furrowed her brows, she had come to understand a few things these days.

Although she still did not consider these humans as friends, she had learned about the history of this world from their talk.

She asked, puzzled,

"What humans have experienced before, was it an invasion from another world?"

"You could say that," Tang Xian replied.

"Our world?"

Even though Tang Xian was raised by humans, the feedback from the Soul Crystal still made Qing JiuYu feel that Tang Xian was on her side.

"Yes."

"Then how will you defend? Are you suggesting that if humans return to this world, they might encounter another invasion? If so, what can you do about it?"

Qing JiuYu's insightful eyes fixed on Tang Xian; she was an extremely intelligent being among the beasts.

Following Tang Xian's words, Qing JiuYu guessed the so-called 'diplomacy' he referred to.

Tang Xian did not beat around the bush, and directly said,

"If there really comes a day when the home we've rebuilt is invaded again, I hope that you, as a friend, would lend a helping hand."

"You probably don't plan to rely on just one friend, do you? With Bai Mansheng, are you engaging in the same plan?"

"Yes. The combination of human technology and the aid of the creatures from the mining zone. That is my plan, but it's all still far away.

The mining zone is controlled by the court, at least most of it is, and the allies I can find are limited. I might try to weaken the court as much as possible."

At this, Li Xiaoyu said,

"And at the same time, you have to contend with the Pyramid?"

"Yes, where does man come from? Naturally, we must 'steal' from inside the Pyramid."