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

Chapter 75 Alliance Quasi-Citizens

"Don't worry, I'm really Xu Yan's friend. I'm here for his 'quasi-citizen' status."

Long Jianhuan got straight to the point. "To make a long story short, I admire Xu Yan very much. I want to sponsor him to become a quasi-citizen of the Heroic Spirit Alliance and get him a work permit in Dawn City. Once he enters the city, he can work while learning the art of controlling spirits and card making from true gold medal masters, creating an extremely bright future.

“However, you should be aware of Xu Yan’s identity. Normally, it would be difficult for him to get his application approved.

“I will help him overcome all the difficulties here, so you don’t have to worry. However, I must get to know him more deeply and comprehensively and record all the information to ensure the success rate of his application.

"Since you're all his friends, I'm sure you wouldn't want him to miss this golden opportunity, right?"

Long Jianhuan's words made the atmosphere suddenly noisy and cheerful.

"Alliance quasi-citizen?"

"Working in Dawn City, I can get guidance from a top-notch teacher?"

"Brother Xu didn't lie to us, he really did it!"

The light in the eyes of the Crazy Cat Gang members suddenly brightened several levels.

Chris continued to bite her lip.

"You city people, are you so kind as to help a refugee from the wilderness?"

The red-haired girl stared with her round amber eyes, revealing her sharp canine teeth.

"Even if you don't believe me, you should at least believe in Xu Yan's ability and his value."

Long Jianhuan smiled, "Just think of it as me wanting to make a long-term investment and slowly use him."

"..."

Chris pondered, "If you want to know Brother Xu's background, why don't you ask him?"

"His self-introduction is important, but witnesses and physical evidence are also crucial. A lot of information must be matched one by one before it can be recorded."

Long Jianhuan added another weight to his argument. "In fact, I plan to introduce Xu Yan to the very famous 'Crazy Iron Club' in Dawn City, and let him practice the 'Wheel of Life Guidance Technique' and the 'Mind Palace Meditation Technique' there. Considering his special status, I have to verify it from multiple sources. I can't let a dangerous person with unknown origins run wild in Dawn City's old club, right?"

This answer completely dispelled the doubts of "Crazy Cat" Chris.

"Okay, since this concerns Brother Xu's future..."

The red-haired girl relaxed and signaled her men to bring a simple bench made of welded iron bars to Long Jianhuan.

"Among you, is there anyone from the Shadow Ruins? Are they Xu Yan's former companions?"

Long Jianhuan began to investigate.

After getting a negative answer, he thought for a moment and then asked, "So, who was the first person in the Crazy Cat Gang to see Xu Yan, and what was the situation at that time?"

"Little Betty!"

Chris called over the little girl who had just guided Long Jianhuan.

When they heard that they could help Brother Xu go to the city, the little girl, about twelve or thirteen years old, started chattering like a lark.

From her vivid introduction, as well as the additions from "Crazy Cat" Chris and everyone else, Long Jianhuan gradually figured out Xu Yan's experience before he came to Rolling Stone Castle.

The first time Xu Yan was seen by witnesses was at the Red Soil Farm, more than 30 kilometers away from Rolling Stone Castle.

It was a large-scale earthworm farm and an important base for producing synthetic food.

Unfortunately, during a series of natural disasters at the beginning of the year, a large number of the old souls invaded the Red Soil Farm and burrowed into the bodies of earthworms.

Many earthworms have mutated, from being as thick as a finger to being as thick as a python, becoming old monsters covered with sharp teeth all over their bodies.

In particular, a remnant soul of a magnetic field warrior from the late Second Era, which was already mad, drilled into the body of an earthworm. No matter how it struggled, it could not grow any limbs. The remnant human soul and the earthworm's body clashed violently, becoming extremely huge and crazy, almost killing everyone on the Red Soil Farm and endangering the four or five surrounding wilderness settlements.

Little Betty lost her family and home in the disaster.

Seeing that he was about to be buried in the bloody maw of the "earthworm warrior", Xu Yan appeared in time and lured the giant earthworm, which had expanded to dozens of meters long and thicker than a train, into the trap, destroying the remaining soul of the warrior dormant in the old demon body.

He also helped Little Betty and other survivors bury the bodies of their relatives, and organized the frightened survivors to head towards Rolling Stone Castle.

They encountered many dangers and setbacks along the way, but he always charged forward and eventually led nine survivors, including little Betty, to successfully reach the planned area.

When they found a place to stay in the northern garbage dump, the Crazy Cat Gang was being oppressed by the Buffalo Gang and was on the verge of collapse.

The enemy's leader, "Buffalo" Bill, is a monster that is over two meters tall and nearly two meters wide at the shoulders. Due to the erosion of the old souls, some of his limbs have been turned into metal.

Xu Yan was not afraid of the threat from this monster.

He not only brought a new force to the "Crazy Cat Gang", but also brought new technologies and rules.

He taught the members of the Crazy Cat Gang to use strange and bizarre fitness exercises to build up their strength, making the old, weak, women and children become tough and strong, like the living dead, fearless of pain and fearless.

He taught them how to dig traps, make various weapons including crossbows, and use their brains instead of their fists to deal with tall and strong enemies.

He taught them how to disassemble discarded cards more safely and efficiently, recycle the extraordinary materials inside, and use the extraordinary materials to create more powerful simple weapons and large traps.

He also taught them many lessons, allowing the little garbage bugs to understand the vastness of the world and how wonderful it is.

With Xu Yan's help, the Crazy Cat Gang underwent a tremendous change in just two weeks. The former garbage bugs were all reborn and awakened the dignity and courage of being human.

"..."

The more Long Jianhuan listened, the wider his mouth opened.

I really want to take out Xu Yan's photo and confirm with the garbage bugs, are they talking about the same person?
"So, relying on Xu Yan's help, the Crazy Cat Gang was able to occupy so much territory in just one month?"

"That's not it."

Chris explained that although Xu Yan gave the Crazy Cat Gang a new look, he was unable to fundamentally reverse the gap in strength between them and the Buffalo Gang.

At best, the Crazy Cat Gang can be turned into a fully armed iron hedgehog, making it impossible for the Buffalo Gang to attack them.

The Buffalo Gang had an internal conflict, and the second and third in command of the gang died in succession, which made "Buffalo" Bill extremely anxious and gave the Crazy Cat Gang an opportunity to take advantage of.

"A violent death?"

Long Jianhuan's eyes suddenly became sharp, "When did it happen?"

"About……"

Chris thought carefully and said, "Three weeks ago?"

At this point, Xu Yan had already left the northern garbage dump and went to the Star Shop to work as a card-making apprentice.

However, there is no natural barrier between the Star Shop and the northern garbage dump. In order to recycle materials, Xu Yan and the Crazy Cat Gang still have a lot of business dealings and can come back here at any time.

"so--"

Long Jianhuan calmed himself down and changed the subject. "No one knows what Xu Yan experienced before he showed up at Red Earth Farm. No one can even guarantee that he's from the Shadow Ruins, right?"

"Brother Xu has a string of pendants from the Shadow Ruins." Little Betty said.

This is not evidence.

It is entirely possible that Xu Yan picked up the pendant from the wild.

Red Clay Farm is too close to Rolling Stone Castle.

From a timing perspective, assuming Xu Yan was the gravedigger, after leaving the abandoned mine, he would have had enough time to lie low near the red soil farm for a few days, figure out the general situation, and fabricate a false identity for himself.

"You just said that Xu Yan led you to exercise, dig traps, and make your own weapons."

Long Jianhuan cast his sharp gaze at Chris again, "Do these weapons include combat cards?"

(End of this chapter)