As soon as the Human Emperor Banner came out, I became the Lord of the Old Ones

Chapter 119 Our Business

Chris originally wanted to manage the northern landfill with Xu Yan.

I even look forward to stepping out of the garbage dump, out of Rolling Stone Castle, and out of the planned area under Xu Yan's leadership.

Go and see what the places that garbage freaks don’t even dare to dream of look up to look like.

But now...

Chris looked gloomy and hesitated to speak.

She had no right or reason to stop Xu Yan from pursuing a better life and a brighter future.

Xu Yan observed his expression and burst out laughing.

"Do you think I will abandon you?" he asked deliberately.

Chris blinked rapidly, and blood seeped through the gauze and flowed to the corners of her slightly raised mouth.

"I've said before, as long as you're not content with your status as 'original humans' and are willing to fight fate by any means necessary and at any cost to become true humans, I will never abandon you."

Xu Yan's eyes sparkled. "I came here today to say goodbye to you, and also to plan the road ahead with you."

Xu Yan conveyed Long Jianhuan's thoughts to Chris.

For a long time, due to various objective factors, the Dawn City Security Bureau has adopted a "hands-off" attitude towards planning areas such as Rolling Stone Castle.

Taking the patrol team as an example, only a very small number of people, such as the captain Jiang Yuan, the deputy captain Long Jianhuan and the general affairs officer Li Xinglan, have the citizenship of the alliance and the formal establishment of the Security Bureau.

More than 90% of the patrol members are temporary employees recruited locally. Strictly speaking, they have no relationship with the Security Bureau or even the Alliance of Heroes.

As a rule, even these temporary employees do not get deeply involved in the affairs and gray industries of the planning area.

It is only responsible for maintaining the apparent order and ensuring that any disturbances in the planned area will not disturb the tranquility of Dawn City or harm the interests of the bigwigs in Dawn City.

As for the safety and order of the planning area itself, it is the responsibility of local gangs.

Led by the Rolling Stone Club, a large number of gangs divided up all walks of life from planned areas to wilderness areas, forming an intricate ecosystem.

Over the past decade, big bosses have always been the core of this ecosystem.

From gang members who monopolize the gray industry to temporary employees in the patrol team, there is almost no one in the entire Rolling Stone Castle who has not received his benefits.

Ordinary cases could never shake his position as the "controller of the underground order in Rolling Stone Castle."

Unfortunately, this time, he touched the high-voltage line of the "Black Dream Organization". Not only was he wiped out, but all the gang members and patrolmen who had close ties with him were also pulled out and cleaned out.

Long Jianhuan has extensive connections in both the Security Bureau and Dawn City, and he has made a great contribution by "killing the leader of the Swamp Gang", and has become the actual head of the patrol team.

Although Jiang Yuan is the captain, he has been in Rolling Stone Castle for so many years, it is hard to say that he has not maintained a delicate relationship of interests with the big boss.

In addition, he was old and not as ambitious as before, so he was happy to be a hands-off boss and happily handed over all matters, big and small, to Long Jianhuan to handle.

Long Jianhuan cut the Gordian knot and eliminated most of the temporary employees of the original patrol team.

Next, she wanted to seize the opportunity of "encircling and suppressing the remnants of the Swamp Gang" to rebuild a more pure, capable and loyal patrol team to deal with the storm that the Black Dream Organization is likely to stir up.

Under her instructions, Lei Lianna also restarted the Rolling Stone Club, recruiting a large number of staff members who knew everything about the club and establishing a new intelligence network that was firmly controlled by Long Jianhuan and the patrol team.

Looking around, the current Rolling Stone Castle has not much connection with the big boss, but has a certain degree of organization, discipline and combat effectiveness, dares to fight and is a group familiar to the two. It seems that the only ones left are those garbage bugs in the northern garbage dump, who are desperate and have no taboos, and dare to fight for a scrapped card.

"Think about it, whether it's being a temporary employee in the patrol or working as a waiter at the Rolling Stone Club, it's better than always huddling in a stinking garbage dump, picking up scraps that slipped through other people's fingers, right?"

Xu Yan looked around and slowly shook his head. "What's more, the number of garbage bugs has far exceeded the need for recycling. Even if you are satisfied with your current life, it is impossible to fill everyone's stomach. As long as they are hungry, what happened to the Buffalo Gang today will happen to the Crazy Cat Gang tomorrow."

Chrissy nodded.

She knew better than Xu Yan that the garbage bugs were in a precarious situation.

Especially when the big boss fell from grace and the Rolling Stones Club was undergoing drastic changes, Ms. Leiliana was unable to handle it alone and it would be difficult for her to take care of them as she did in the past.

The reason why the Buffalo Gang members did not rescue Buffalo Bill after he rolled down the garbage mountain was that they chose to change sides without hesitation.

To a large extent, it is not because of how amazing her fighting ability is.

It was because they were also well-informed and knew that she had a good relationship with Xu Yan, and they hoped that she and Xu Yan could find a new way to survive for all the garbage bugs.

"But can we do it?" Both the patrol and the Rolling Stone Club were out of reach for Chris in the past.

She felt a little guilty.

"Why not? Show some Crazy Cat spirit. Things are made by people."

Xu Yan said, "We, the wilderness refugees, have been able to struggle all the way to Rolling Stone Castle despite natural disasters and the rampage of ferocious beasts. We are already the winners of the competition for survival. Both our physical fitness and mental fortitude are much stronger than ordinary people. Even the elderly, the weak, women and children who have survived to this day have their own unique skills.

"We do the most arduous and dangerous work in the garbage dump. Finding something valuable from the mountains of garbage is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack. It is not fundamentally different from the investigative work of the patrol team.

"As for combat effectiveness, I don't have high requirements right now. As long as you practice aerobics diligently, I'll later customize a batch of combat cards based on your characteristics and strengths. This will definitely meet your basic needs. For now, we don't need you to charge into battle. Just maintain the daily order of Rolling Stone Castle. Learn as you go, and slowly level up!"

After his analysis, Chris straightened her chest and gained a bit of confidence.

"We all listen to Brother Xu!"

She thought about it and said, "We'll do whatever you say, it won't be wrong!"

"No, you know I hate hearing that kind of thing."

Xu Yan frowned deeply, "On the first day we met, I told you that your destiny is in your own hands. I will not make any decisions for you, nor will I bear any consequences of any decision.

"I'm just telling you that there's an opportunity right now that might change your miserable fate, which is like that of a bug.

"But any opportunity could be a trap, and any road could lead to the abyss. My words are not golden rules, nor are they 100% accurate predictions. They could even contain deadly venom, deceiving and exploiting you to achieve my own goals.

“So, don’t trust me, and don’t rely on me.

"Use your own eyes to observe, your brain to think, and your intuition to judge whether the thing ahead is a cake or a trap.

"Ultimately, if you are determined to seize this opportunity, you will go find Long Jianhuan and face her tests and challenges on your own. Just like practicing calisthenics, be prepared to pay any price. Do you understand?"

Xu Yan glanced at Chris.

The hard and sharp light hidden in the deepest part of his eyes made Chris tremble all over and remembered something for no reason.

That was a month ago. Xu Yan worked non-stop for three days and three nights, helping the elderly, the weak, women and children to dismantle used cards. After being exhausted, he slept for a whole day and night.

At dawn, he seemed to have had a nightmare, and in his sleep he let out a low growl like a beast trapped in a trap.

Chris was worried that he was sick, so she tiptoed up to him and reached out to test his temperature.

Her footsteps were very light, but unexpectedly she still woke Xu Yan up.

Xu Yan, who had just escaped from a nightmare, glanced at her with a cold look that could not be described in words.

"Crazy Cat" Chris comes from the wilderness. While struggling on the line between life and death, she has encountered countless vicious guys who all have eyes like beasts or even demons.

However, Xu Yan's eyes at that time were a hundred times more terrifying than those of beasts and demons.

Even the most murderous criminal would look at Chris as if he were looking at an exquisite toy or a piece of delicious food.

However, Xu Yan's eyes seemed to come from the clouds high above, looking down at the insects and dust on the ground, without any emotion that a human should have.

Chris's blood instantly froze into ice.

Fortunately, Xu Yan reacted quickly and regained his gentle and kind self in the rising sun.

Chris originally thought that Xu Yan was frightened in a nightmare, causing her to have an illusion.

But today, she felt a similar aura again, even deeper and more powerful than half a month ago...

"Okay, now that we've talked about the patrol, let's get back to our own business."

Xu Yan's smile interrupted Chris's thoughts and made this fearless "crazy cat" confused again.

"Our business?"

"Of course, it's the second-hand card business I mentioned a few days ago. I've already made an agreement with Mr. Li Tong, the owner of the Xingxing Store, and I'm serious about expanding this business."

Xu Yan told Chris that after what he had seen and heard in the Star Shop over the past month, he had also read a large number of spiritual card journals and materials from the safe zone, and had an in-depth discussion with Ms. Leiliana about the current status of the Heroic Spirit Alliance's seal card manufacturing, sales, training, and upstream and downstream industry chains. He found that in the alliance's internal market, first-hand cards occupied an absolute advantage, and the maintenance, collection and trading of second-hand cards were at a very backward stage.

(End of this chapter)