Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 408 - 58: The Underground Fortress_2

"However, what is ironic is that ninety-nine percent of people aren’t aware of their roles; their salaries in ancient times wouldn’t even compare to some actors’."

Yu Xiaozhe didn’t quite understand what Tang Xian meant.

Tang Xian, looking at the huge power generation equipment in the distance, continued:

"Pioneering and revival are different, revival is replicating the successes of the past, and the difficulty and implementation period are much smaller compared to pioneering.

But in terms of the demand for talent, it’s much greater than in pioneering.

It’s like in many strategy games, where a race has a fixed technology tree."

And humanity’s tech tree has been neglected; these geniuses have no place to use their skills within the Pyramid. Because the current technology tree all comes from the Pyramid itself.

So keeping them within the Pyramid is the same as those ancient people who didn’t recognize their value. The technology that humans have preserved fits better in their own world."

Yu Xiaozhe quite liked listening to Tang Xian talk about these random topics, and he nodded and said:

"Alright, I’ll give you as much as I have. Actually, you’re right about one thing. After humans entered the Pyramid, there hasn’t been any major technological advancement.

All the high technology we have obtained is what was already preserved inside the Pyramid."

As Yu Xiaozhe said this, he increasingly felt that it had a conspiratorial taste to it.

Tang Xian said:

"There was an interesting ancient movie about a purple fat man snapping his fingers to erase half the life in the universe.

Back then, scholars suggested that although it seemed that only half of the people were lost, if we assume a certain coincidence, and it happened to be the scientists who were lost, civilization might stagnate for hundreds of years.

Because some technologies are only mastered by a few geniuses, yet these few can change the era.

The Big Catastrophe was such a snap of the fingers.

But another interpretation is that, just as humanity was about to step into the realm of gods, the gods destroyed the fruits of human intelligence. It’s kind of interesting."

"But there are no gods in this world, right?" Yu Xiaozhe said.

"If there are, I hope they’re edible," Tang Xian shrugged.

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After showing Yu Xiaozhe around the underground bunker, Yu Xiaozhe was ready to leave.

Before he left, he went to see Song Que. Song Que still hadn’t woken up.

But his vital signs were increasingly stable, which put Yu Xiaozhe’s mind at ease.

Although he didn’t know what Song Que had done, from Tang Xian’s words, it seemed to be something incredible.

Before he left, Tang Xian inquired about Li Xiaoyu’s talent needs.

So far, Li Xiaoyu had the most say about which job positions were most needed in the city.

She compiled a list for Yu Xiaozhe.

After receiving the list, Yu Xiaozhe looked through it and suddenly felt that the two women who were the closest to Tang Xian back in their academy days were both quite unusual.

One was as silly as they come, foolish to the extreme. The other was smart to the extreme.

The list detailed various needs, involving fields of study, knowledge, and levels of expertise. It even included talents for portal fracture technology.

Clearly, Li Xiaoyu had also calculated the Holy Land Fortress, planning to work in "internal and external collaboration" with the fortress long-term.

Yu Xiaozhe thought that there was a good reason that Baichuan City’s Fortress 39 was able to top the list of more than two hundred fortresses.

At least Li Xiaoyu had more than enough talent to manage a fortress.

Once everything was explained clearly, Yu Xiaozhe left.

Li Xiaoyu, unusually idle today, took a stroll with Tang Xian on the commercial street.

As they proceeded, pedestrians would nod and greet them from time to time.

Tang Xian, Li Xiaoyu, and Song Que, all three had won the respect of all the citizens of Baichuan City.

Of course, Akasi, Yuanwu, Tang Feiji, Qiao Shanshan, and the others were the same.

The Shengtang group’s status in Baichuan City was impressive.

Tang Xian didn’t like to be the center of too much attention, so he intentionally cultivated Li Xiaoyu to become the future leader of Baichuan City.

The pace of Li Xiaoyu and Tang Xian was surprisingly in sync.

The two maintained a distance of one body length as they walked toward the grand library.

"Actually, I’ve been thinking, when you took me with you in the beginning, was it because you had already planned for today’s events?" Li Xiaoyu said.

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"Attributing a part of the reasons as all of it, thereby causing disputes, that’s just being a hooligan," Tang Xian said.

"That makes sense. So, what other reasons are there?"

"You asked me to take you with me."

"Then I request you to let Qing JiuYu leave. She clings to you whenever she has time."

"I’m certain that Qing JiuYu’s fondness for me hasn’t reached a bizarre level of 100+, as a veteran in controlling points, I will oversee and adjust these values on a broader scale."

"What do you mean?"

Tang Xian suddenly remembered, although he had explained a part about his own talents and abilities.

No one knew what his specific talent data was.

If he told Li Xiaoyu that he could see fondness levels...

Forget it, not worth trying.

Because most people’s fondness towards him was quite high.

For the safety of these people, there was no need to tell Li Xiaoyu; he still had to keep his talent data as his only secret.

Having confirmed this, Tang Xian said:

"I thought that when you sent Dong Ran to watch and protect me, you had a more accurate understanding of the normal relationships between men and women."

"No, I was just proving to you that I’m broad-minded and not jealous of you being with other women," Li Xiaoyu said seriously.

Tang Xian responded seriously too:

"We all know that in front of Dong Ran, Qiao Shanshan, and Qing JiuYu, your ’broad-mindedness’ can only be ranked in the children’s category, on the same level as Tang Xiaojiu and Tang Suoye.

Considering the fox clan’s genetics, I think Xiaojiu might slowly surpass you in the coming years. However, congratulations, as for now, you are the most broad-minded one in the children’s category."

Li Xiaoyu abruptly stopped walking, her face puffing up in anger, but soon she calmed down and said:

"I sent Dong Ran to follow you, at that time I thought you and I were the most intelligent beings, and some needs were just due to human reproductive instincts. Also, to change the impression that I’m petty and possessive, I decided to give you stuff like pots and pans."

Tang Xian understood the meaning of these pots and pans and laughed:

"Then you have no reason to reject Qing JiuYu, even though I don’t have such thoughts towards her."

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"But I’ve changed," Li Xiaoyu said matter-of-factly.

"If the purpose of the experiment was to ensure whether you’re interested in mating with anyone, and because of that, to overlook some things I did in the past, then this experiment is over.

The conclusion of the experiment is that you’re not interested in mating with anyone. Since that is the case, naturally, you can’t expect to forgive me for some of the things I’ve done previously.

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Most importantly, I’ve also self-reflected and found this to be the easiest conclusion to accept. I still don’t like other women getting too close to you, but I’m trying to restrain myself. At least they are all unharmed."

Li Xiaoyu felt she deserved some praise for her progress.

Tang Xian looked at Li Xiaoyu’s serious demeanor and laughed:

"This isn’t called restraint; this is the self-control normal people should have. Besides, being like this is just Qing JiuYu’s nature. I’m sure she has a unique interest in stirring up women’s jealousy and envy, but please remember a basic principle."

"What principle?"

"She doesn’t cook, nor does she have the opportunity to learn how to cook."

They arrived at the library.

Tang Xian went straight to the area with books on cooking and culinary skills.

Li Xiaoyu followed, pondering over the basic principle Tang Xian mentioned, her face blushing.

She just followed Tang Xian and didn’t know what books to look for in the library.

So, she also came to the cooking and culinary area.

The bookshelves were filled with cookbooks, but she didn’t know which ones to read; the tasks she performed when assisting Tang Xian were simple.

Like scaling fish: Tang Xiaojiu usually did it, but when Li Xiaoyu was there, it was her job, which Tang Xian thought was an act of mercy towards the fish.

Tang Xiaojiu scaling fish was akin to execution by slow slicing.

But not long after she started flipping through this complete cookbook—Ling Yi arrived at the library.

Breathless, Ling Yi found Tang Xian and said excitedly:

"Lord Tang Xian, sister Yu, Song Que has woken up."

Tang Xian was stunned for a moment, then laughed:

"This Yu Xiaozhe is really unlucky; the moment he leaves, Song Que wakes up right after."

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