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Chapter 452 The Orthodox Evolutionists

Meng Yawen clearly recognized Wu Changzhen's identity. The moment she saw him, she didn't hesitate for a moment and turned to leave.

Her body was enveloped in the power of origin, and she took out an item that exuded spatial energy, about to teleport outside the immortal abode.

But now that they've run into each other, Wu Chang naturally won't let her leave so easily.

He used short-range teleportation to first arrive next to Meng Yawen, then opened his mystical domain, interrupting the effect of her spatial artifact.

He smiled and said, "Since we're already here, why rush to leave?"

The light of the primal power emanating from Meng Yawen was dazzling. She placed her right arm flat in front of her and crashed into Wu Chang's mystical domain.

"I suddenly remembered that I left the water boiling when I left home. Let's talk again next time."

Meng Yawen's primal power was extremely solid, and it crashed heavily onto the edge of the mystical realm, causing the entire mystical realm to tremble violently.

If Wu Chang hadn't received the Literary Fortune Immortal Fate, which enhanced the effect of his Root Domain, his previous ordinary Lord-level Mystic Domain would probably have been directly exposed by Meng Yawen.

Wu Chang looked at Meng Yawen, who had been bounced back to his side by the recoil, and said with a half-smile:

Are you free now?

Meng Yawen looked at Wu Chang beside her, hesitated for only a moment, and then gave up her plan to fight.

As the saying goes, "A person's name is as famous as a tree's shadow." In the desolate realm, even the most isolated player would know the name of Peace.

Right now, she can't even break through the opponent's core domain. The gap between them is obvious, and continuing to resist will only bring her humiliation.

She glanced at Wu Chang awkwardly and said, "I suddenly remembered that we use an electric kettle at home, so it's not that urgent."

Wu Chang raised an eyebrow. A wise person knows when to yield. Meng Yawen's understanding saved him a lot of trouble.

While the two were talking, Yuan Yan had already rushed over from the center of the island. He was a step slower, but he had seen Wu Chang and Meng Yawen's fight clearly.

He approached Wu Chang and asked, "Do you need any help?"

Wu Chang was a member of the Human Alliance and had inherited the literary fortune and immortal destiny, so in Yuan Yan's eyes he belonged to one of their own.

Wu Chang shook his head and said:
"We're old acquaintances. We were just exchanging greetings. It's nothing. Young Master Yuan, you don't need to worry about us. Activating the array core is more important."

Yuan Yan looked at Meng Yawen and saw that her eyes were clear and there was no hostility in them. He then stopped paying attention to the two celestial beings, cupped his hands in greeting to Wu Chang, and then headed to the first level of the Immortal Mansion.

After Yuan Yan left, only Wu Chang and Meng Yawen remained on the island in the middle of the lake. Wu Chang's mind stirred, and a stone pavilion appeared in the center of the island. He gestured and said:

"Shall we go inside and talk?"

Meng Yawen had no right to refuse and could only follow behind Wu Chang.

Wu Chang walked ahead, but his attention was actually focused on Meng Yawen.

Her presence here indicates that her world instance qualification number is among the top ten. Coupled with the powerful source energy she is currently displaying, it is enough to show that she is among the best in the Desolate Realm, both in terms of strength and instance strategy.

Recalling the impact of Meng Yawen nearly shattering the occult realm, he suspected that Leng Shan before entering the Steam Phantom might not have been a match for Meng Yawen. Now, the odds were probably 60/40.

Sixty percent of them are Meng Yawen.

Such strength is different from what she showed in the Administration Bureau.

If Fang Hui hadn't been kidnapped by the Blissful Cult, which allowed Meng Yawen to reveal her strength in the underground shelter, Wu Chang wouldn't have realized how deeply she was hiding her abilities.

This made Wu Chang very curious about her identity, but unfortunately she hid it too well and he was unable to find her.

Now that Meng Yawen has come to him, he won't let her leave easily unless he gets to the bottom of things.

The two arrived at the stone pavilion. Wu Chang sat inside, enjoying the snow scene of Tianquan Lake. Meng Yawen, on the other hand, seemed to have given up and leaned back against the railing of the stone pavilion, waiting for Wu Chang's question.

Wu Chang didn't rush to ask questions. He first enjoyed the snow scenery for ten minutes, letting Meng Yawen cool off and putting some psychological pressure on her.

When Meng Yawen went from being nonchalant to becoming anxious again, he suddenly turned his gaze away from Tianquan Lake and looked at the tablet computer in Meng Yawen's hand.

He said, "Is that thing you're holding connected to the Illuminati on the other end?"

Meng Yawen's heart skipped a beat. She hadn't expected Wu Chang's opening remarks to be so sharp. She subconsciously replied, "Yes."

As soon as the words left her mouth, she regretted them, feeling that she had made herself look too inferior. She quickly tried to make amends, saying, "As expected of the strongest peace in the Desolate Realm, you know quite a lot."

Wu Chang shrugged; it wasn't hard to guess.

During their time working together at the Wanghai branch, although he didn't see Meng Yawen's abilities, he did see her personality.

It's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature. What's ingrained in one's bones cannot be completely hidden. Although Meng Yawen is meticulous, her style clearly leans towards action rather than thought.

Such people are usually not very smart.

If the two had met at Kaiyang Immortal Mansion, he would have believed that Meng Yawen relied on her own strength. But now they were at Tianquan Immortal Mansion. The only way Meng Yawen could have broken through the fourth trial was that she had asked for outside help, just like him.

There aren't many people with this ability, and considering the tablet in Meng Yawen's hand, it's not hard to guess that it's that internet god from Guangming Society who's up to his tricks again.

He continued:
"Aren't you afraid he'll overhear our conversation?"

Meng Yawen said, "Don't worry, he can't hear you. It's not easy to get through the barrier of the world instance. Maintaining constant contact is extremely taxing on him. I will only contact him when I need to."

Wu Chang continued, "You're not afraid of him, but you're not afraid of Mercury either? As far as I know, he has some methods to prevent anyone from leaking information related to him."

Meng Yawen curled her lip, saying with a hint of disdain, "We have a business relationship, I won't sign his contract."

While Meng Yawen was answering, Wu Chang was also verifying whether it was true or false.

He did not see any divine threads on Meng Yawen's tablet, and the Omniscient Crystal also confirmed to him that the tablet was inactive, which put his mind at ease.

He wasn't worried about his problems being eavesdropped on by the Guangming Society; he was just afraid that Meng Yawen would be implicated because of him.

After all, the two were friends, and the other party was Fang Hui's girlfriend. With these two relationships, they certainly couldn't be dealt with like other small fry.

However, judging from Meng Yawen's tone, she didn't care about the Light Society, unlike Bai Lang, who was just an outsider to the Light Society.

He asked curiously, "Then what is the identity of the force behind you?"

He had always been curious about the power behind Meng Yawen.

The helmeted man who obeyed Meng Yawen in the underground shelter was a genuine player from the Realm of Reason, whose strength was no less than that of Gu Feng, who guarded the Pillar of the Present World at that time, which shows that the power behind her came from the Realm of Reason.

Meng Yawen can disappear with Fang Hui, yet she can also provide him with enough resources to improve in a short period of time, allowing him to become familiar with the power of awakening. This also reveals the strength of the forces behind her.

Meng Yawen guessed that Wu Chang would ask this question, but when she was actually asked, she was still somewhat reluctant to answer.

She was silent for a moment before speaking:

"The Evolutionary Faction, the force behind me is the Evolutionary Faction of the Management Bureau in the Realm of Reason."

Wu Chang frowned slightly and asked:

"Why the evolutionary faction of the rational world?"

Judging from Wu Chang's expression, if her answer today does not satisfy the other party, he probably won't let her leave Tianquan Immortal Mansion, and the other party does indeed have that kind of strength.

Now that things had come to this, she could only explain to Wu Chang.

Evolutionists and Orderists are not true factions like Stellan's Liberals and Conservatives.

The only difference between the two lies in their different philosophies regarding the Abyss Game and the Extraordinary.

The evolutionary school believes that the Abyss game is different from reality, where the power of the individual is amplified infinitely, and a powerful individual is far superior to four, five, or even a dozen mediocre individuals.

Therefore, they believe that all resources should be concentrated on players with potential, making the strong even stronger.

This would indeed lead to the exploitation of the weak, but in the Abyss Game, only the truly strong can resolve the crisis in the Realm of Reason, or even the crisis brought about by the Abyss Game itself.

Only those who are strong enough can conquer more out-of-control instances of the Realm of Reason, prevent the Realm of Reason from collapsing, and create more space for survival.

Expanding living space can also benefit the vulnerable.

The perspective of the Order School, on the other hand, starts from each layer of the abyss.

They don't think the evolutionists' ideas are wrong, and they also believe that in the face of a real crisis, a super player is worth many ordinary players.

However, they also believe that super players will not waste their energy on trivial matters; they will only focus on improving themselves, completing their self-evolution as much as possible, and entering the next level of the abyss.

Those who truly maintain the stability of the Wilderness and the Realm of Reason are not a few super players, but more of those players who are in the middle and upper ranks.

Investing a large amount of resources in a few top players could lead to a complete collapse once they are promoted.

They believe that true strength is not built through accumulating resources, but through developing a stable environment for growth.

Distributing resources to nurture mid-tier players as much as possible maintains the stability of the Abyss while also allowing many late-game prodigies who require time to develop to grow. The only drawback is that it slows down the growth of top-tier players slightly.

These two differences led to the distinction between the Order faction and the Evolution faction. Regardless of which ideology it is, it all originated from the perspective of the Administration.

However, the evolutionary ideology inevitably leads to two situations: one is admiration for strength, believing that only the truly strong can solve crises, and whoever is strong is righteous.

Secondly, they will stop at nothing to pursue power.

While the four major organizations still controlled the Realm of Reason, some members of the Evolutionary Faction were able to restrain themselves. However, as the situation in the Realm of Reason changed, the Light Society, which was stronger than the four major organizations, emerged, causing everything to begin to spiral out of control.

Many top players trained by the Evolution faction joined the Light Society without any psychological burden. Those who failed to join either tried to become peripheral members of the Light Society or betrayed it, speaking in favor of the Light Society within the four major organizations, hoping that one day the Light Society would annex the four major organizations.

If you question them, wouldn't you feel sorry for the four major organizations that nurtured them?
They would answer matter-of-factly, "You can't stop me from going to someone better."

With the support of the Light Society, these evolutionists quickly gained dominance in the evolutionary faction and, in conjunction with the Light Society's downward expansion, rapidly eroded the evolutionary faction in the Wasteland.

There are new evolutionists who lean towards the Komyo Society, and naturally there are orthodox evolutionists who uphold the Administration Bureau.

Meng Yawen and the forces behind her belong to the orthodox evolutionist faction.

The experience of being suppressed by the Order faction for a long time has turned the orthodox evolutionist faction into an independent force, living in its own territory.

They don't believe in the Order Faction, they don't believe in the Light Society, they only believe in themselves.

They don't care about the infighting between players; they just want to acquire more resources and become stronger.

They have cooperative relationships with the Order faction, the Neo-Evolutionist faction, and even the Illuminati.

In their view, whatever the conflict between the Order faction and the New Evolution faction is like, is an internal conflict within their own ranks, and as long as the Light Society doesn't get involved, they don't care.

That's why Meng Yawen said she came from the evolutionary faction of the rational world.

Wu Chang looked at the tablet computer in Meng Yawen's hand and said:
"Although you have said a lot, your current relationship with the Guangming Society does not seem like a simple collaboration."

Meng Yawen showed no embarrassment and said:

"No, this is precisely part of the cooperation. We help the Bright Society obtain the Heavenly Authority Immortal Mansion, and the Bright Society will give us sufficient compensation."

"As for their purpose in seizing the Heavenly Authority Immortal Mansion, and what they intend to do, we will not inquire about it."

Wu Chang looked Meng Yawen up and down and said:

"Then why are you hiding your strength? I mean, I've never seen you among the high-ranking combatants of the Administration."

When asked about this, Meng Yawen sighed and slowly replied:
"Because I was a hidden pawn, I awakened the power of origin before entering the Abyss Game, and was chosen by the Evolutionists."

"Hidden strength is for this world instance. The four major organizations have known for a long time that this world instance is unusual. It's not just me; many people deliberately do not upgrade to the Realm of Reason, just to wait for the world instance."

"I was supposed to stay hidden until this world instance started. Who knew that I would expose my identity prematurely while trying to save someone, and that's how I came out of the shadows."

Wu Chang raised an eyebrow slightly and said:
"Is it that kid from the underground shelter who was kidnapped by the Bliss Cult?"

Meng Yawen nodded and said, "It's him."

“I’ve answered so many of your questions, now it’s your turn to answer one of mine: why did you go to save Fang Hui, that kid you mentioned?”

Wu Chang said:

“I spoke with that guy on the phone, and he should have told you the general situation. In the Quiet Town instance, I owed a player a favor, and he asked me to rescue someone in exchange for that favor.”

Meng Yawen looked at Wu Chang and said:

"I've said everything I need to say. I helped the Light Society only because I entered the instance early enough. I have no idea what they want to do or what other plans they have."

"If you don't believe me, I'll just have to stay here with you."

Seeing that the core of the Heavenly Authority Immortal Mansion's array was about to take shape, he said:
"One last question: Do you possess the utopian divinity of the Light Society?"

The Light Society released four unrealized deities into the wasteland. White Wolf was killed by them, and the other three unrealized deities have not yet been found.

If Meng Yawen is one of them, the situation will become very troublesome.

Meng Yawen shook her head and said, "They approached me, but I refused."

Wu Chang asked curiously, "Why did you refuse?"

Although the fantastical divinity brought into the Desolate Realm this time was all scraps, even scraps are still divinity, something that many people in the Realm of Reason cannot obtain even if they pray for it.

Wu Chang was somewhat surprised that Meng Yawen could refuse so decisively in the Desolate Realm.

Meng Yawen said, "Because I don't need those fake things. My source power is destined to help me condense true divinity."

Wu Chang smiled noncommittally, gathering his true divinity. What a boastful tone! Even he wasn't 100% confident right now.

He asked, "What is your fundamental power?"

Meng Yawen said, "Me."

Wu Chang: "If not you, then am I supposed to ask myself?"

She patiently replied, "My fundamental power is me, my self."

For some reason, Meng Yawen felt an inexplicable sense of closeness to He Ping in front of her, believing that he would not harm her.

“I myself am the source, and that’s why, as long as I don’t expose myself, no one can see through my strength.”

hiss.

Wu Chang gasped upon hearing this. His ego was the root of the problem. No wonder he hadn't seen through Meng Yawen's true nature before, and no wonder she was so arrogant.

Wu Chang stroked his chin and suddenly asked:

"You evolutionists place great emphasis on improving your personal strength, and world dungeons are very important to you, right?"

Meng Yawen didn't know what Wu Chang wanted to say, so she replied perfunctorily:

“You know this better than I do; you’ve told all the players in the Wilderness about the importance of world dungeons.”

Wu Chang shrugged and said:
"I now have the ability to kick you out of the world instance."

Meng Yawen's eyes twitched slightly. She had just felt that the other party would not hurt her, how could it have changed like this in the blink of an eye? Could it be that her feeling was wrong?

She was furious at Wu Chang's blatant threats, but there was nothing she could do.

"What do you want to do?"

Wu Chang said:

"Since you can cooperate with anyone, you should be able to cooperate with me too. I have a grudge against the Guangming Society, and I need you to inform me of their movements at certain times."

"Especially information about Tianquan Lake, if you know anything about it, be sure to tell me immediately."

"Don't worry, you won't need to lift a finger to deal with the Light Society, and we won't expose you either."

When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Although Meng Yawen was unwilling, she had no choice but to say:

"Sure, but what about my payment?"

Wu Chang asked doubtfully, "Isn't keeping you in the world instance enough?"

Sensing the resentful look in Meng Yawen's eyes, he said with a hint of helplessness:

"I was just joking. Of course I know the principle that if you want a horse to run, you have to feed it grass."

"To show my sincerity, I will share a hidden mission with you first. If you can provide valuable information later, I will share more hidden missions with you."

As Wu Chang spoke, he shared the celestial destiny missions of the twelve earthly branches with Meng Yawen, and handed over the three array plates of Zi, Chou, and Yin to Meng Yawen.

The three array tokens are quest items for the Immortal Fate quest. He can retrieve them at any time, so he is not worried that Meng Yawen will take the tokens and prevent him from completing the quest.

As a seasoned player, Meng Yawen immediately recognized the amount of dungeon exploration involved in Wu Chang's hidden quest.

Even if the task itself doesn't offer any rewards, the dungeon exploration points it provides are extremely valuable.

Moreover, judging from Wu Chang's tone, he has more than one hidden mission.

He's only been in the world instance for a short time, yet he's already discovered so many hidden quests. Is this the true value of being the number one player in the Wasteland?

She accepted the mission, saying:
“No problem. We, the orthodox evolutionists, have actually wanted to cooperate with you for a long time. If I have any information from the Illuminati, I will let you know.”

(End of this chapter)