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

Chapter 121 Little Betty

Chris was a little confused.

Before Xu Yan, no one had ever regarded garbage bugs and wilderness refugees as so important.

She originally wanted to ask, "What can refugees in the wilderness do?"

However, looking around and thinking of the amazing changes that had taken place in so many garbage bugs in the past month, Chris swallowed the question back.

That’s right, since the old, weak, women and children of the Crazy Cat Gang can all undergo a complete transformation after practicing the fitness exercises taught by Xu Yan.

What about the wilderness wanderers who are stronger, tougher and more brutal than them?

Chris felt that she seemed to understand what Xu Yan meant.

"Brother Xu, you, you mean that the Crazy Cat Gang can't be satisfied with the status quo and want to continue to expand?"

She changed the address involuntarily.

"Again, I won't help you think and make decisions, but if the Crazy Cat Gang really wants to expand, now is the window of opportunity that cannot be missed."

Xu Yan told Chris that the demise of the Swamp Gang brought a golden opportunity to the Rolling Stone Fort Patrol, allowing young people like Long Jianhuan, who were eager to make achievements, to temporarily gain great authority and intervene in the security affairs of dozens of satellite towns around Dawn City in the name of "arresting the remnants of the Swamp Gang."

If the Crazy Cat Gang could get hold of Long Jianhuan in time, they would be able to spread their influence together with this deputy captain who has a deep background in the Security Bureau and Dawn City and is destined to rise step by step.

You know, resource depletion is a common and unsolvable problem faced by dozens of satellite towns around Dawn City.

Because of the existence of the Rolling Stone Club, the Rolling Stone Castle has a relatively good life.

More satellite towns have already reached the point of being unable to make ends meet and are on the verge of collapse of order.

Whoever can bring a way of survival to the local residents, even if it is just a slim hope, will gain their support.

"It's impossible for all the garbagemen in the northern garbage dump to join the patrol or the Rolling Stone Club. The Crazy Cat Gang is still your base, the only force worth relying on."

Xu Yan stared at Chris and said, "We'll talk about the long-term plans later. Right now, I just want to know: if I can get a large amount of second-hand card business from Dawn City within three to six months, can you provide a large amount of low-cost raw materials?"

Chris calculated silently in her mind.

"The Northern Garbage Dump is the largest among the dozens of surrounding satellite towns. The extraordinary materials and discarded cards that all other garbage dumps combined can provide are unlikely to be more than three or five times ours. Plus, I don't know much about the current situation of local garbage dumps, and there are all kinds of unexpected situations. I think—"

She puffed out her chest and met Xu Yan's gaze. "Give me three months, and I should be able to provide twice as much raw materials as I have now."

"very good!"

Xu Yan smiled with satisfaction.

He was not satisfied with the number, but satisfied that Chris understood what he meant.

"If you can really provide twice as much raw materials as we have now, I can also promise you on behalf of Mr. Li Tong from the Starry Sky Store that we will add 5% to the purchase price based on the current price."

Xu Yan paused and said, "Once we have monopolized the high-risk waste disposal business in the entire Dawn City and established a stable dismantling, recycling, and supply channel, we can increase the price."

Chris nodded first, then shook her head.

“Price is not important, people are the key.”

This "mad cat" didn't have a trace of madness on his face. Instead, he looked like a wolf that was good at forbearance. He said seriously, "As long as the Crazy Cat Gang can attract ten or a hundred times more garbage bugs to join and fill everyone's stomachs, we'll do whatever we want."

"Very good, it seems you finally understand that the patrol and the Rolling Stone Club are like the brain and heart of Rolling Stone Castle."

Xu Yan said, "The Crazy Cat Gang has to find a way to become the capillaries, nerve endings, and muscle fibers of Rolling Stone Castle.

“Brain damage or even cardiac arrest is certainly terrifying, but if capillaries, nerve endings, and muscle fibers are all broken, a person will still die.

"If you can really do this, then neither the Patrol nor the Rolling Stone Club, even if they have other brains and hearts, can do without you!"

After hearing this, Chris could no longer sit still.

She covered her cheek, which was bleeding from excitement again, apologized to Xu Yan, and left in a hurry, preparing to discuss and decide future major events with the core members of the Crazy Cat Gang.

By the way, she also needs to appease the core members of the Buffalo Gang who have been secretly colluding with her for a long time, and digest and absorb all the power of the northern garbage dump as soon as possible.

Before leaving, she arranged for Little Betty to take Xu Yan to the garbage bug's grave.

The cemetery is located in the southwest corner of the garbage dump, which is where the old, weak, women and children of the Crazy Cat Gang first survived.

This was the first change brought by Xu Yan.

Before he came, the garbage bugs lived a precarious life, with life and death uncertain.

Whether they died fighting over high-value trash, or were possessed by the spirits of the past hidden deep within the garbage heap, going insane and dying, or simply starving to death from lack of food and clothing, the dead were thrown out of Rolling Stone Castle and buried in a random pit dug in the wilderness.

They are often not buried deep enough and are dug out by hungry old monsters, becoming food for these deformed and ugly monsters.

Xu Yan couldn't stand this kind of practice of leaving corpses exposed in the wilderness.

Especially for those noble warriors who were willing to challenge fate, their bodies should be given the final dignity and peace no matter what.

Xu Yan was very satisfied to see that a clean and tidy open space had indeed been cleared out in the middle of the smelly garbage dump.

Several small tombs were built on top using metal debris and reinforced concrete.

In front of the grave, there are several bunches of everlasting flowers folded from scrap iron sheets, blooming with silver light in the sun.

Xu Yan bowed three times respectfully to the garbage bug's grave, folded a bunch of metal flowers with scrap iron sheets, and inserted it in front of the grave.

Little Betty held her cheek and watched his every move silently, her eyes full of admiration and curiosity.

This little girl, who should be innocent and naive, is only twelve years old this year.

I just lost all my loved ones in the old disaster.

It was Xu Yan who personally rescued him from the bloody mouth of a giant earthworm that was possessed by the residual soul of a warrior and went crazy. He went through many twists and turns along the way and brought him to Rolling Stone Castle.

Compared to "Crazy Cat" Chris, this helpless little girl is more dependent on and reluctant to leave Xu Yan.

"Brother Xu——"

It wasn't until Xu Yan carefully added a handful of new soil to all the graves that she couldn't help but speak, "They have gotten rid of the shame of being 'original people' and become real human beings, right?"

"Yes."

Facing Little Betty, Xu Yan's eyes were gentler than when he faced Chris. "Although they went astray and died suddenly, they fought on the battlefield of fate until the very end. With their passion and courage, they proved that they were no longer insignificant primitive people, but real, respectable human beings!"

"what about me?"

Little Betty couldn't wait to ask, "I've always listened to you and done my exercises diligently every day, and my strength has been growing day by day. But the other day I accidentally fell from a seven- or eight-meter-high garbage dump and got a long gash on my arm. It didn't bleed much, and it didn't hurt much. So, can I be considered a real human being?"

"You still have a long way to go. Until the last moment, none of us will know how we should evaluate ourselves!"

Xu Yan laughed, "However, one thing is certain, you are no longer the original person, at least not 100% of the original person!"

"Great!"

After receiving the affirmation from her savior, little Betty excitedly waved her arms, making a "whoosh" sound, "I am no longer a primitive person, a weak, ugly caterpillar, or a useless weed!"

After cheering, she hesitated again.

"Brother Xu, there's something I can't figure out, and I don't know if I should ask."

"of course."

Xu Yan ruffled her hair and asked, "Do we still need to be so polite to each other?"

"On the way to Rolling Stone Castle, I asked you why we had to endure so much suffering. Just like my parents, they were good, law-abiding people, working diligently on the red soil farm, leaving home early and returning late every day for only a few servings of pulpy food. In the end, they fell into the bloody mouth of a giant earthworm and were crushed to pieces alive."

Recalling her parents' tragic plight, little Betty's face showed deep sorrow and hatred that shouldn't belong to her age. She took a deep breath and continued, "You said at the time that because we are all weak primitive people, the survival of the fittest and the law of the jungle is the fairest law in the world, even the only law.

"Because my parents were too weak, they were eaten by the giant earthworm. If they were strong enough, they could have eaten the giant earthworm alive, along with the residual soul of the warrior living in it."

"Yes, that's what I said."

Xu Yan's face was full of calmness. "Is there any problem?"

"No, I think you're right. My parents got the fate they deserved. As long as I practice diligently, fight hard, and don't fear hardship or danger, I'll one day be able to shed my 'original human' identity and live the good life a true human should."

Little Betty puffed up her cheeks and asked rather unconvincedly, "I just can't understand why everyone in Dawn City can live such a good life. Isn't there any original people there?"

Xu Yan saw that she was holding a colorful flyer in her hand.

It looked like a promotional advertisement for a high-end consumer place in Dawn City, depicting tall buildings, neon lights, busy traffic, and upper-class men and women dancing gracefully, creating an extremely luxurious scene.

Not to mention anything else, the crystal clear champagne tower on the flyer alone is something that the wilderness refugees could never imagine in their dreams.

"You mean this?"

Xu Yan laughed dumbly. "This is just an advertisement. Only a very small number of people in Dawn City are truly qualified to live this kind of life. Most of them are high-level Spirit Controllers, powerful people who control their own destiny. Of course, they are qualified to enjoy all this."

(End of this chapter)