Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 545 - 12: True·Meeting the Parents_2

Tang Xian now understood.

"So, Zhuo He did not choose to bind with this ring because, being unable to pass the ring's judgement as a Myriad Beast, it maintained the notion that it was part of the Myriad Beasts. Thus, the ring wouldn't be taken by humans, and it remained in a 'circulating' state."

"Yes, that's my conjecture. The rings of the other lords are likely different," Yu Xiaozhe said.

Tang Xian furrowed his brows; this was indeed valuable information, but how to use it remained to be seen.

After chatting idly with Yu Xiaozhe for a while, Tang Xian had gotten a clear idea of the ring's functions.

The sanctuary fortress only had six levels, and the ring's powers were limited. Many functions were greyed out, and some couldn't even be revealed.

Tang Xian asked:

"If you were Li Wanye, what do you think would be the bottom line for trading judgement knights?"

"Of course, it would be that the judgement knights traded away could not become obstacles to himself," Yu Xiaozhe replied.

"Exactly, some functions of the ring are invisible. We won't know some secrets until Song Que wakes up. Maybe Li Wanye's ambition is greater than we thought."

Tang Xian thought if all the lords in the world suddenly found out that the highest authority over the judgement knights they bought was still with Li Wanye, those knights would instantly go from hot property to thorns in the side.

"So, you want to give this fortress to Song Que too? Why not to the Second Miss or yourself? Do you really like men that much?" Yu Xiaozhe teased with a laugh.

Tang Xian gave him a look and said:

"I was already detected by the judgement knight's rays on the eighth floor of the thirty-ninth fortress for harboring Eden blood. So like Zhuo He, I can only keep this ring in a 'droppable' state. Moreover, this ring can't match me."

"Song Que probably won't have this issue. He is a pure and highly compatible Chosen one of the Order. It's especially fitting for him to become the true master of this fortress.

As for Li Xiaoyu, the power I've given her is absolutely greater than Song Que's. It's just that you haven't yet realized the importance of Baichuan City," Tang Xian said.

Yu Xiaozhe pondered for a moment and realized that was true. One subconsciously thought that a fortress was far more valuable than a derelict city.

But what if that city could become the sole cradle of civilization for humanity in the future?

Tang Xian handed the ring back, saying:

"Keep it for a few more days until Song Que comes to take over."

"Then what shall we do in these few days?"

"You and Bu Jing, Lin Sen continue to build momentum. I'm going to the thirty-ninth fortress."

Yu Xiaozhe did not ask further.

Although the turmoil that would rock the world from the sanctuary fortress had not yet come, he could already foresee some situations.

Especially facing the habits that had been ingrained in people's hearts for hundreds of years after the fact.

Therefore, no amount of preparation could be considered excessive.

After discussing some details with Yu Xiaozhe, Tang Xian did not stay any longer in the sanctuary fortress and set off for the thirty-ninth fortress.

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The thirty-ninth fortress.

After the conflict in the Yuepela Plains, the orders for judgement knights kept increasing.

These days, Li Wanye had also been very busy.

He seemed to have aged ten years, and even though his sons were helping him with a lot of work, there were many things he couldn't entrust to anyone else, and he had to do them himself.

Most of the time, Li Wanye was still working in his study on the sixth floor of Li Mansion.

Only when dealing with extremely confidential matters would he go to the eighth floor.

He met with important clients on the seventh floor.

Today, Li Wanye was on the sixth floor, working on orders for judgement knights, the business he cared about the most these days.

To the average person, the Dragon Assault incident was just a spectacle. They were unaware of the existence of the evolutionary zone and only felt panic, thinking that the inside of the fortress was no longer safe.

To Li Wanye, the fall of the evolutionary zone was an opportunity for the exploding sales of judgement knights.

Once there were no longer experimental subjects to compare with superheroes, the only way to enhance the fortress's armed strength was to buy judgement knights.

The reason for the abundant supply of the judgement knights was known only to Li Wanye himself.

The world was too scattered.

Even with the threat of the Myriad Beasts and despite being unified under Order, it was still too fragmented.

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Li Wanye's ambition was far greater than people imagined.

The mass supply of judgment knights, almost everywhere across the world's great fortresses.

People thought the usage rights of these semi-mechanical beings had been transferred with the trade agreements.

But the truth was known to only Li Wanye.

Originally, Li Wanye thought that in three months, Lincoln Fortress would be able to find a calamity-level boss creature crystal sufficient to unlock the eighth layer.

Only, recently Myriad Beasts Realm had become dangerously unpredictable.

According to reports from the commanders of the thirty-nine fortresses, following the end of the turf war on Yuepela Plains, Myriad Beasts Realm seemed to have become wary of humans.

The monsters that inhabited the red zones were extremely elusive.

In the past few months, Lincoln Fortress had not found the last crystal.

On the contrary, it was Song Gengzhao's side that obtained a calamity-level boss creature's crystal. It's said that Song Que miraculously led a group to slay a calamity-level boss.

This series of changes made it impossible for Lincoln Fortress to catch up with the thirty-nine fortresses any longer.

It also allowed the thirty-nine fortresses to accumulate wealth beyond imagination, and the capital to control the entire world.

In Li Wanye's study, one could see no draft plans regarding federal schemes.

But Li Wanye's inner thoughts were astonishing—ruling the federation.

To centralize this overly fragmented world into one will.

What he intended to do was to lead humanity, in accordance with the will of the Obedients, to build a new home in the mining area.

However, this lord of boundless ambition did not want to stop at being a lord; he wanted to become the apex of power.

...

The quietness of the study was abruptly shattered as Li Wanye, who was pondering some details, suddenly started in surprise.

"A plan for a monarchy system? I must admit, when I first came across video games in my second year of study, I felt that the hierarchy of this world resembled Age of Empires. But at least in Age of Empires, technology and civilization were ascending progressively. What you want to do is a regression of civilization?"

Li Wanye had seen Tang Xian. After Tang Xian's identity as a demon child was exposed, he had investigated much about Tang Xian.

The information was very detailed, source from a daughter of his with an almost pathological desire for Tang Xian.

But still, Li Wanye did not truly understand what kind of man Tang Xian was.

Not until Tang Xian appeared suddenly from the darkness did he realize he had still underestimated the young man.

"You have quite the nerve," Li Wanye quickly calmed down.

"And you are no less bold. You have the courage that matches your ambition," Tang Xian said as he brought a chair and sat opposite Li Wanye without ceremony, as if he were talking to an old friend.

He looked at Li Wanye indifferently and said:

"Judgment knights are spread all over the world. If I'm not mistaken, once the eighth layer fortress is activated, the functionality of the ring should include the ultimate control authority over the judgment knights, right?"

Li Wanye did not answer Tang Xian's question but instead said:

"How did you get here? Who helped you, Li Zheng or Xiaonian?"

"I simply took away your daughter. There's no need to act with the posture of someone with PTSD. I'm not interested in your sons, even if a bunch of men are interested when your younger son Li Xiaonian dresses up as a girl."

After a pause, Tang Xian continued:

"I am the demon child of Eden. It's quite normal for me to receive one or two abilities that can change my physique, not to mention I have the most skilled and adept assassin at my side. So entering Li Mansion, your study, is not that difficult. Including if I wanted to kill you. It would all be very easy."

"What do you want to do?" Li Wanye remained calm and composed.

He completely skipped over the idea of mobilizing guards or calling for help.

He didn't even touch the ring, nor secretly summon the guard.

Because it was all unnecessary. From the moment Tang Xian mentioned the ring, he knew he had no secrets left in front of this young man.

The man who could produce Li Xiaoyu certainly wasn't a fool. Tang Xian liked dealing with such people and said:

"I want to propose a deal to you."

"What kind of deal?"

"About how to allocate the human world after leaving the Obedients."

(There's more to come. The content has too many breakpoints and isn't suitable for a large chapter, so it's been split up and will be posted in two chapters.)