The Last 299 Days of Humanity

When Yu Wa heard that her older brother told her to sit there with the car window open and cry her heart out, she stopped crying. She was afraid that doing so would reveal that her older brother wasn't in the car.

Following Yu Qing's instructions, E Ying said to Yu Wa, "The people outside are all stuck together and can't leave the battlefield. Whoever retreats first will be utterly defeated. Your appearance now is tantamount to announcing to the whole world that the people of Shengdi Company are going to kill an innocent child."

Faced with the overwhelming condemnation, Shengdi Company's morale will surely collapse, forcing them to withdraw from the battle. Meanwhile, Shengtian Company will press their advantage, their morale soaring, and decisively crush Shengdi's forces, thus securing a period of safety for their elder brother.

Upon hearing this, Yu Wa yanked open the car door, stood outside the car, and burst into tears, facing the still-raging battlefield.

This scene was witnessed by the entire world. Although this fractured society has little consensus left, the use of such immense power against an unarmed child is an unforgivable crime in any community.

Naturally, under these circumstances, the Shengdi Company personnel lost all will to fight and had no choice but to hastily issue a retreat order. The Shengtian Company personnel seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and launched a relentless pursuit. The chase extended over a range of more than a thousand kilometers.

The Shengdi Company lost the vast majority of its forces in this battle, with less than a few percent of the Hibiki surviving. The combat-type assassins were completely wiped out.

Although Shengdi Company was injured this time, it was only superficially, not fundamentally. Their losses were limited to some birds and humanoid creatures; the thousands of people hiding behind them remained unharmed.

Because Shengdi only needs three months to rebuild such a force.

Shengtian Company naturally understands this, which is why it has gone to great lengths to eliminate the influence of all the strongholds within a radius of over a thousand kilometers.

At this moment, the people of Shengdi were busy escaping for their lives, while the people of Shengtian were busy expanding their gains. Both sides temporarily forgot about Yuqing.

Eying sensed that all the forces around her had withdrawn, and she reported this to Yu Qing.

Without delay, he instructed Eying to drive over and meet him immediately.

Yao Dan carried Yu Qing on his back and searched all over the mountaintop for a relatively flat place to serve as E Ying's landing site, but after searching for a long time, he could not find a suitable location.

Yu Qing laughed and said, "Forget it, let's not waste our energy. We have a ready-made landing site."

Yao Dan said, "My lord, how come I didn't see it?"

Yu Qing pointed to the lake in front of him and said, "You blockhead, does the landing site have to be land? Isn't the water surface more flat?"

"Oh, right."

Following Yu Qing's instructions, E Ying's car descended to the water's surface and quickly paddled to Yu Qing's side.

After Yu Qing and Yao Dan got into the car through the sunroof, Yu Qing quickly sank the vehicle to the bottom of the water.

Yao Dan said, "My lord, let's leave here quickly, it's too easy to be exposed here."

Yu Qing didn't answer, and let the car slowly approach the Fourth Paradise from underwater.

As the car approached, he discovered that the area beneath the Fourth Paradise was filled with water, indicating that the park and the lake were connected, meaning that the park had already been opened up by someone.

The car circled most of the amusement park before finding the gap. Yu Qing then directed the car to squeeze through the gap into the park.

Yao Dan said, "Husband, there are no living people left in here, what are you looking for?"

"Who said we were looking for someone? We've only been hiding here for a while. The battle between Shengtian and Shengdi will soon be over, and their attention will return to me."

As soon as Yu Qing got into the car, Yu Wa threw herself into his arms. Seeing him talking nonstop to Yao Dan, she exclaimed, "Me! Me!"

Yu Qing quickly hugged her head and said, "That's right, we've neglected our little hero. Your performance today surprised and delighted me."

Yu Wa looked at Yu Qing's opening and closing mouth with a happy expression and said, "Seven inches!"

Yu Qing asked E Ying, "What does that mean?"

Eying smiled and said, "She means she wants to protect you."

Yu Qing laughed heartily and said, "Yes, yes, I want our little Yuwa to protect me every day."

Yu Wa said, "At most (Don't be afraid, I'm here for you)."

Yu Qing laughed and said, "At most, I'm talented."

At that moment, Yu Qing felt a strong sense of responsibility; he had to protect the safety of these remaining native humans.

However, his current strength is too weak; if things continue like this, all his ambitions will ultimately amount to nothing. To be honest, he can't even protect himself now, let alone others.

He suddenly changed his original plan and decided to postpone his trips to the Fifth and Seventh Paradises. Until he had sufficient power, even if he found the people there, he couldn't offer them anything; instead, he would deprive them of the natural barriers of the paradises.

Moreover, he must prevent the launch of Operation Lutai. Twenty-three days have already passed, which means that if he cannot successfully take over Shengtian Company within 276 days, all his other efforts will be in vain, and unpredictable disasters will be brought to the Earth.

Through Eying's description of the battlefield, Yu Qing already knew that the troops his grandfather had ambushed for him were completely useless, their technology was too outdated, and if they were to actually go to the battlefield, they would probably be wiped out in less than a minute.

Especially those people the old man had planted, they're all long dead. The people now are just their descendants, staying in that hierarchy only to receive a substantial allowance.

They have no sense of unity or personal feelings; they're okay with running errands, but don't expect anything else.

To test this, he ordered everyone who had reached the vicinity to gather at Juyuan to discuss taking advantage of Shengdi's defeat and violently seizing Juyuan. However, upon hearing that they were about to undertake such a dangerous task, they quickly lost contact with each other, and in the end, only one person arrived there.

This person was actually the werewolf surnamed Mo! When he arrived at Juyuan and reached the agreed meeting point, he found himself all alone. He was furious, thinking it was a prank, and left after grumbling for a while.

The old man's attempt to control the situation a hundred or two hundred years from now through manpower was utterly delusional. Yu Qing hadn't even done anything yet, and all the people he had painstakingly nurtured with so much effort and money had already scattered.

At this point, Yu Qing only had those antique-type humanoid girls left. Their combat abilities were roughly the same as E Ying's; they could be taken down after just one hit from a decoy gun. However, they were still very useful for peacetime missions. Compared to humans, they were absolutely loyal and reliable, because their behavior was programmed.

Yu Qing's best option now is to utilize Sheng Tian's existing resources to rebuild the power he can control.

But if he goes to the headquarters alone to take over the company, he probably won't even be able to get through the gate, or he might be taken into custody once he gets inside.

He must find like-minded people and leverage their strength to accomplish this.

According to the old man's plan, if he successfully takes over the company, the legal team will receive an additional 10% of the assets. They would certainly fight tooth and nail to get their hands on such a huge fortune.

The legal team's information was quickly transmitted to Yu Qing through the assistant in the ultimate office. It was a team composed of three law firms.

Of course, the first person to take over this business died long ago, and it has now been passed down to the seventh generation, becoming a source of wealth for three families. No one would give up such a lucrative business, because they would receive a considerable maintenance fee every year.

However, there's a small problem. According to the agreement, the lawyer taking over this case must upload new identification documents, contact information, and a permanent address to Shengtian's administrative system within one year. The new generation of lawyers has only uploaded identification documents so far, without any other information.

This happened nine months ago, meaning that they were still in compliance with regulations even if they supplemented the necessary documents within the next three months. But Yu Qing can no longer find them.

However, Yu Qing has their previous generation's contact information and address. Of course, that contact information is useless, because you can't contact a dead person. But their heirs are very likely still living in the previous generation's house.

The most recent member of the original legal team lives in Dongbang, more than 200 kilometers away from Juyuan. There's also a branch of Shengtian there.

The city of Dongbang is touted as a city of world peace, where no conflict is permitted. However, entry requires strict screening and is subject to an even more bizarre rule: no personal belongings are allowed, and both men and women must enter naked.

This means that if he wants to go there, he can only go alone, completely naked. Humanoid beauties like Yao Dan are even less allowed to accompany him.

Regardless, Yu Qing decided to go there to find like-minded individuals to ensure a smooth takeover of Shengtian Group.

The flight time from his current location to Dongbang is only 90 minutes. After lying in wait for a day and a night, he chose the busiest time of day and flew towards Dongbang at 10 a.m.

Dongbang has not experienced war for over a thousand years, so Yuqing has nothing to worry about regarding his safety there.

In fact, Yu Qing's car was ordered to land when it was 30 kilometers away from Dongbang City. No external vehicles were allowed to enter its minimum warning zone.

Humanoid beauties like Yao Dan could no longer proceed; only he and Yu Wa were qualified to enter the checkpoint ahead to apply for entry permits.

However, Yu Wa was turned away before even entering the inspection station, because people under the age of eighteen are not allowed to enter the city alone and must be accompanied by an adult relative. Yu Qing and Yu Wa are not related by blood and cannot be considered relatives.

Yu Wa, with tears in her eyes, really wanted to go in with him and see the sights, but he had to tell her to go back and stay with E Ying and the others outside the city to wait for him.

The Dongbang's review process is very rigorous and usually takes a week. During this time, applicants can spend their time at various entertainment venues in the city's surrounding areas. Once the review is approved, someone will contact them to notify them.

If you feel lonely, you can purchase the companion humanoid maidens offered here, which you can take with you when you leave the city. These humanoid maidens have no offensive capabilities whatsoever.

However, Yu Qing's examination was completed in 5 seconds, and he was granted permission to enter the city. Dongbang's information system was very efficient; they would not refuse entry to a big shot like Yu Qing. Not welcoming him with an honor guard was already quite low-key.

It's the same everywhere in the world: if you're rich, you'll get certain preferential treatment; if you're extremely rich, you might even get special access. For a big shot like Yu Qing, his status is his own passport.

He was also told that he didn't have to enter the city naked like the others.

Yu Qing remembered that he was carrying a dagger, so he took it out and asked, "Can I bring this in too?"

"Yes, as a VIP guest, you are not subject to this restriction."

However, Yu Qing insisted on entering the city naked, just like the other guests. Actually, there was nothing embarrassing about it; it was just a matter of walking through a separate passage, taking off your clothes there, changing into whatever you liked, and then entering the city.

There's a terminal in that pipe where you can describe or showcase your favorite outfits, or select outfits from the templates they provide. You'll only have to wait three minutes for the finished product to be delivered to you.

While changing clothes, he thought about the special treatment he had just received and realized even more the importance of taking control of the old man's company as soon as possible.

After entering the city, he felt that he should maintain a proper air. Going to see the lawyer named Liang Min alone like this made him seem like a down-on-his-luck person seeking refuge. But being too ostentatious wouldn't be appropriate either; people would just think he was an unreliable playboy.

So he bought four humanoid beauties nearby to follow him around. Two of them were companion beauties, and the other two were assistant beauties. They had extensive knowledge and a strong ability to work independently.

He named these four humanoid girls East Wind, South Wind, West Wind, and North Wind. He chuckled to himself and changed his own name to Red Center.

He asked Dongfeng, "Do you know where Liang Min lives?"

Without hesitation, Dongfeng said, "Of course, his family has lived in the luxury villa at No. 167 West Street for generations."

"A luxury villa? Is his family very rich?"

"Yes, his family has been the go-to lawyers for the Shengtian Group for generations, and their income is quite considerable. Moreover, my latest updated information shows that he recently purchased a private lunar capsule, and it is rumored that he plans to buy an interstellar vacation home there as well."

Yu Qing's heart skipped a beat: it seemed he wasn't short of money. But where would a lawyer get so much money? In fact, the vast majority of lawyers in this era were humanoid, making them extremely cheap. Only a very few large corporations still retained human lawyers, and their salaries were not high.

Does this Liang Min have any other businesses or ventures?

Xifeng chimed in, "There's nothing to it. He's always been an idle person, and it's still unclear why he suddenly became rich overnight."

"Are you sure he became rich overnight?"

"This is the information I received." (End of Chapter)