Chapter 2312: Chapter 2311: I Don’t Want to Accept My Fate

A group of cultivators stared at these four giant pipes and thought to themselves, this kid might have a point!

Someone scoffed, "Can you think of a problem that the people above can’t? Inside the pipes, there might be an even more formidable defense barrier!"

This person said, "Yes, exactly. Inside the pipes, there are layers of fire-control systems, waiting to peel a layer off the gold ore when it’s transported up. Humans inside would have to endure layers of fire refining, not much less intense than in an alchemy furnace."

The crowd cursed, "Then why are you talking about this?"

"Are you asking us to roast human meat?"

"What do you really mean?"

Someone shouted anxiously.

The cultivator said, "What I mean is, I have a way to ward off fire, I can withstand these flames. To be honest, I’ve traveled between heaven and earth over a thousand times, never had a problem once."

Someone suddenly spoke in the crowd, "I know these people, they are snakeheads helping people from below enter the Sky City!"

"I’ve known for a long time that snakeheads here have a way up, but didn’t expect to actually see one today."

Someone was slightly tempted upon hearing this.

Someone asked, "How many people can you take up at once?"

This young man said, "Not many, I can take thirty at a time. If you’re willing to take the risk, just pay one million spirit stones, and we’ll set out tonight."

The cultivators present looked at each other, hesitating.

Long Fei then spoke to the young man, "We’ll take four spots."

"Four?"

The young man appeared delighted.

Long Fei glanced at Wang Xiaoya, Wu De, and Xiao Ren, indicating, "Yes, four."

The young man was so grateful that he said repeatedly, "Thank you for trusting me, I can really take you up."

"I trust you."

Long Fei nodded with a smile and handed him a storage ring.

Inside, not more, not less, exactly four million spirit stones.

Over a hundred divine senses simultaneously probed into the storage ring to check, fearing it might be a trick.

Upon seeing, it turned out to be four million indeed.

With Long Fei leading, the bold cultivators on site all gave their spirit stones to the young man without hesitation.

Thirty spots were quickly filled.

The young man bowed repeatedly to everyone, "Thank you all for trusting me, wait here, I’ll make arrangements and come back after dark."

A cultivator immediately stopped him, "Wait, if you run away, where will we find you?"

"Yes, if you leave like this, where can we find you?"

A cultivator even drew his sword.

The young man, eager to close the deal, looked at Long Fei and thought for a moment, "How about this? I’ll leave the storage ring with this big brother, that should work, right?"

Everyone thought, yes, that could work.

They told Long Fei, "He can leave, but you can’t."

"Right, you stay here, who knows if you’re not in cahoots."

The crowd nodded in agreement.

Long Fei smiled calmly, "Rest assured, I’ll stay with everyone."

Only then did everyone nod and let the young man leave.

They specially assigned someone to keep an eye on Long Fei.

Long Fei and Wang Xiaoya didn’t wander but stayed in the room chatting with Wu De and Xiao Ren.

Wu De asked him, "Why do you trust that kid?"

Long Fei said, "Just now, I noticed he’s wearing local attire, with callused fingers likely from heavy labor. If I’m not mistaken, he’s probably a miner’s son, familiar with things around here. Based on this, spending one million seems worth it; even if he can’t take us up, it might be worthwhile asking other things."

Wu De and Xiao Ren both laughed, "Big brother is indeed a tycoon, we can’t compare."

Xiao Ren even said, "Big brother, with your skills, heading to Sky City must be as easy as pie, right?"

Long Fei glanced at Wang Xiaoya, smiling, "Our reputations precede us, enemies everywhere, better be cautious. Otherwise, we’ll cause a commotion without understanding the situation here."

"Indeed!"

Wu De and Xiao Ren chuckled; they’ve heard tales of Long Fei and Wang Xiaoya’s ventures.

Those stories were bloody battles, rumored to be like heavenly killing gods descending.

Now, with experts gathering from all directions in Sky City, their appearance would assuredly lead to another bloody storm.

Currently, the cultivators accompanying them are all with low cultivation levels, without connections, all are loose cultivators.

They’ve only heard of Long Fei and Wang Xiaoya but never met them, so they dared to speak that way earlier.

Night fell quickly, and the young man indeed returned.

He left a video communication device for the cultivators present, telling them that once they’re up, he would activate it for video communication.

If they trust him, he could take everyone here up.

The cultivators nodded, full of hope in him.

He took Long Fei and the others and left, not through the main paths, but through the deeper underground sewage pipes.

This sewage system was like an underground world, unexpectedly with quite a few people living here.

Various rat-like creatures scurried around, sewage flowed, almost suffocating everyone upon entering.

Even Wang Xiaoya, who wasn’t particular, couldn’t help but wrap herself in a green light ball after descending.

The young man introduced, "This is where I grew up; my father spent his life trying to live on the surface. My biggest dream is to save enough spirit stones to live in Sky City one day."

Someone asked, "Since you have a way up, can’t you just stay up there?"

The young man shook his head, "Taking a tour above is possible, but living there isn’t. Without registration in the security department, without identity verification, no one would dare hire you above. Walking on the street, security mechanical people would catch you, sure death once captured."

A cultivator lamented, "Then you people are really pitiful."

The young man said sadly, "In our world, the rich are born rich, the poor are born poor. Trying to turn around is nearly impossible. My family ancestors came here, ten generations have passed, still barely living in the mineshafts. I’ve never believed in fate since childhood, therefore I want to use this chance to fight."

The group of cultivators seemed moved by his words, momentarily silent.

As bottom-tier cultivators, aren’t they just like this young man?

In the cultivation world, they’re at the bottom.

They just refuse to accept fate; that’s why they’re out risking their lives.

Long Fei asked the young man, "What’s your name?"

Grinning widely, the young man said brightly, "Victor."

Long Fei nodded and encouraged him, "Keep working hard, you’ll achieve your dream."

Victor exclaimed excitedly, "Thank you, thank you!"

He didn’t expect a stranger would entrust such faith in him.

This was his first business deal; if successful, he could seize this opportunity for great profit and live proudly in Sky City.