The Last 299 Days of Humanity

Following Dong Hao's advice, Yu Qing immediately moved out of Yu Wa's villa. Yu Wa held his hand, refusing to let him go, and he had to explain to her why he did this, but Yu Wa couldn't understand it.

He had to change his approach and said to Yu Wa, "There are still bad guys trying to harm me, so I have to hide, understand? Also, tonight, whatever you do, don't pounce on me in crowded places, or I'll be exposed and people will be watching me, okay?"

Yu Wa then nodded and let him leave.

As Yu Qing predicted, many uninvited people attended Yu Wa's birthday party that evening.

Dong Hao, of course, did not allow these people to enter the villa, after all, the building's reception capacity was limited.

Moreover, the celebrities and dignitaries who have already been invited do not want those people to come in and dilute their aura.

Dongbang has enjoyed peace for over a thousand years, and its people have a particular fondness for luxury and grandeur. Even if someone lives only a few hundred meters away, they'll arrive in a shared sedan chair carrying eight humanoid beauties. As a result, the streets in front of the villa are always packed.

If you want to see what pretentiousness is, just attend a few more events like this. Without insincere smiles, many banquets in society simply couldn't proceed.

Yu Qing knew from various sources that the people of Dongbang were very competitive, so he deliberately put on a grand show to raise the bar for entering the villa. He had two thousand humanoid maidens carry 999 gifts to Yu Wa's birthday party.

Of course, there was another purpose behind this: he was legally transferring his most valuable possessions to Yu Wa.

Those who brought only one or two gifts to the party felt incredibly stingy upon hearing that someone had given 999 large gifts, and immediately turned back home to prepare supplies again.

However, after much deliberation, these people dared not spend a lot of money to compete with Yu Qing, but it would be embarrassing if the difference was too great, so they still picked out a dozen or twenty gifts to bring.

It was later discovered that some people's gifts were quite sly. They were packaged in large brocade boxes, but after peeling back the layers of packaging, they contained nothing more than a pair of chopsticks and two wine glasses.

Fortunately, Yu Qing's intention wasn't to amass wealth; he merely wanted to elevate Yu Wa's status. He already sensed that she would be extraordinary when she grew up, which would greatly benefit the revival of the original human race.

In fact, Yu Wa's performance that evening also opened Yu Qing's eyes. She was not at all stage-frightened, and her every move had an indescribable agility and innocence, making everyone present have to admit that a person in their natural state is also perfect.

In contrast, although Eying and Donghao, who stood beside her, were both created according to human ideals, they did not have the overwhelming vitality of Yuwa.

As arranged by Yu Qing beforehand, sharing Yu Wa's birthday cake was a particularly exciting event. The large cake, five meters in diameter, was first gently sliced ​​by Yu Wa's small hand with a knife, and then each guest made a slice.

Of course, you can't just make random cuts on the cake; you have to cut along the pre-marked lines.

Then, thousands of small flags were rained down from the sky and evenly placed on each piece of cake, each flag marked with a number. Several humanoid girls removed the excess flags, leaving only one flag on each piece of cake, and noted the number on each flag.

Now each cake has a number. Guests walk to the lottery machine, draw a number, and will enjoy the cake corresponding to that number.

The interesting thing is that some cakes are so valuable that the recipients can receive a thank-you reward of millions or hundreds of thousands of yen, while other cakes are a prank, which are not allowed to be eaten and are meant to be smeared on one's face.

There's another cake that's too expensive; I have to donate 100 billion RB to Yu Wa for living expenses. Of course, I don't have to donate; I just have to admit I'm a cheapskate.

When the guest takes the cake, the words hidden underneath are revealed, telling them about the luck associated with that cake.

In fact, there wasn't a single piece of cake with the inscription "Donation of 100 billion RB to Yu Wa" written on it, but after Yu Qing picked up the cake, he smeared the bottom part, and the inscription became visible.

Those who received millions or tens of thousands in rewards were naturally overjoyed; smearing cake on their faces was no big deal for them. Everyone's biggest worry was the cake supposedly for donating 100 billion. However, everyone present was determined that if it happened to them, they would admit they were stingy.

When people realized that Yu Qing had gotten the cake, they breathed a sigh of relief. One person couldn't help but laugh at Yu Qing, "You stingy guy, this name is worth 100 billion, you've hit the jackpot."

Yu Qing deliberately provoked, saying, "Only the people of Dongbang are so disregard for their reputation, preferring to suffer humiliation rather than shed blood."

The Dongbang people present were indignant and jeered, "If you're so capable, then donate!"

Yu Qing pretended to be furious and transferred the assets of ten streets, worth 300 billion, to Yu Wa on the spot for 10 billion in cash.

This stunned everyone present, and they didn't dare to breathe.

Yu Qing grabbed the person who had just called him a stingy guy and shouted, "I donated, so what do you have to say now?"

The man said, "I apologize and take back what I just said."

"I paid 100 billion to avoid being called a stingy person, and you think you can just dismiss me with a single sentence?"

"Then... what do you want? I've already apologized."

“You’ll pay for the one who gets a million and the ten who get a hundred thousand. How can we take money from a ten-year-old girl, right?”

Onlookers praised, "This is the best solution!"

Seeing the man's heartbroken appearance, Yu Qing laughed and said, "Forget it, I'll pay for you. Don't do anything rash on your way back."

Seeing that he didn't have to pay, the celebrity quickly grabbed Yu Qing's hand and said, "Thank you, you're so generous!"

Yu Qing knew when to stop, since the main character today was Yu Wa. While everyone was engaged in lively conversation, he quietly slipped away.

Today's goal has been achieved. It would be unreasonable to transfer all of our assets to Yu Wa overnight.

The informants in Shengtian and Shengdi in Dongbang City immediately reported Yu Qing's actions. Even a fool could see that he was preparing to default on his debts. If he were allowed to squander the borrowed money, their losses would be enormous.

At this point, they were seething with hatred, but helpless. The agreed repayment period was one year, and they had no right to demand payment early. For these companies, sacrificing anyone was unacceptable compared to losing money. Shengdi first sent a representative to convey a message to Yu Qing: let bygones be bygones and don't pursue the matter further. They even expressed their willingness to assist him in quickly seizing real power at Shengtian and coexisting peacefully thereafter. However, he had to promise to repay the debt on schedule.

Yu Qing readily agreed to these conditions.

To evade the ubiquitous surveillance equipment and potential tailing, Yu Qing and representatives of Shengdi Company signed a secret agreement next to the toilet in a public restroom.

Shengdi Company is willing to provide all information and manpower support to help Yuqing take over Shengtian, and Yuqing promises to repay all debt principal and interest within fifteen days of taking over Shengtian, and to pay an additional 50 billion RB in labor fees.

At the same time, Shengdi Company is willing to cooperate with Shengtian Company, complementing each other's strengths and ending the more than 100-year-long civil war.

Shengdi Company has been at a disadvantage for the past few years and should have ended the dispute long ago, but the deep-seated grudges between the two companies' management have prevented them from taking that step. Now that they have no personal grudges against Yu Qing, they are more eager than anyone for Yu Qing to take over as soon as possible.

The representatives of Shengdi also provided an even more startling piece of information: according to their detailed investigation, they ultimately discovered that Zhen Mi might not have been murdered by Shengtian's people. This suggests that a third party instigated the conflict between Shengtian and Shengdi, hoping to reap the benefits.

What's frightening is that they currently have no idea who this third party is.

But the contents of the secret agreement were quickly leaked. This terrified Shengtian Company's current management. They had been transferring company assets for years, and now the company was riddled with problems, many of which couldn't be plugged in time. If Yu Qing were to take power, the truth would be impossible to conceal.

The situation took a sharp turn. Now, the people from Shengtian Company were the ones who most wanted to get rid of Yu Qing. Of course, they knew about the old man's terrible plan. But if Yu Qing really came to power, they sensed that they might not survive either, and at that point, destroying the Earth wouldn't concern them at all.

They made worst-case scenario plans and began searching for areas on Earth that might be spared after the Lutai Project was launched, purchasing assets there in advance.

Real estate on the moon suddenly became incredibly popular. Tourist houses that had long been deserted suddenly received a flood of inquiries.

Of course, controlling Yu Qing remains the best option, and it also carries the least risk.

Now they are attacking Shengdi's targets even more frantically, especially the forces near Dongbang. They don't want the people of Shengdi to have the opportunity to join forces with Yuqing.

The forces of both sides continued to gather around Dongbang, which terrified Dongbang. Dongbang, which claimed to be a city of peace, also began to deploy a large number of offensive weapons in the surrounding area to deal with any contingencies.

The situation became extremely delicate and tense.

Just as this conflict was about to erupt, two of Dongbang's defense personnel were suddenly killed. Moreover, no one knew what weapon had killed them; no macroscopic or microscopic wounds could be found on their bodies, nor were there any signs of poisoning or damage from sound, light, magnetism, or electricity.

Of course, the prime suspect is Shengdi, because their forces are closest to Dongbang, and there was a Shengdi-produced Hibiki bird at the scene. But Shengdi denies any involvement, claiming it was a frame-up by Shengtian.

The people of Dongbang were outraged and strongly demanded that Shengdi and Shengtian companies distance themselves from Dongbang. But this was easier said than done. The two sides were locked in a stalemate, and neither dared to give way first. Moreover, the two sides were already intertwined like layers of a pancake, making it impossible for anyone in the middle to back down.

Yu Qing was also anxious, which meant that he was also temporarily trapped in Dongbang and at a loss.

If this continues, something bad will happen sooner or later.

That evening at dinner, Yao Dan discovered that his food contained a poison—a neurotoxin that would cause an immediate loss of consciousness and permanent damage to most people who ate it.

Although Yu Qing is not afraid of poison, this indicates that he is already in a very dangerous situation. It's hard to say that they won't use other methods to incapacitate him or kill him.

That night, Yu Qing stayed up all night, racking his brains for a good way to break the current stalemate. He couldn't just sit and wait to die; he had to take action. Only by taking action could he find the opponent's weakness. If a person is sitting there, you can't tell if there are holes in his pants.

There were no restrictions on leaving the city. Yu Qing first sent a group of humanoid beauties out of the city. Eight humanoid beauties formed a palanquin to carry one of his humanoid stand-ins out of the city in haste. To confuse the life detectors, a live dog was hidden inside the palanquin.

Finding a few live dogs is a huge hassle. Nowadays, people have no interest in keeping such pets; robotic dogs are much easier to manage and are much more obedient and adorable.

Neither the people of Shengtian nor Shengdi took this seriously, thinking that such a low-level trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain could only fool a three-year-old.

But after a week of this, with seven or eight groups of these humanoid beauties leaving the city every day, no one could remain calm. No one could be sure whether one of them was actually carrying Yu Qing in a shared sedan chair.

For the next few days, Yu Qing remained hidden in a house in Dongbang and didn't go anywhere. No one saw him appear in Dongbang again. Even Yu Wa and E Ying thought he had gone out of town on business.

However, Sheng Tian's people discovered that Yao Dan, who often followed Yu Qing, was leading a group of humanoid beauties and driving the car he had previously parked outside, speeding at extremely low altitudes towards Changjin.

The people of Shengtian were now truly panicked. They could no longer care about the people of Shengdi; they began to mobilize their forces and pursue Changjin.

The people of Shengdi also believed that Yu Qing had rushed to Changjin, and in accordance with the secret agreement, they quickly dispatched troops to block and harass Shengtian's people, assisting Yu Qing in seizing power in Changjin.

Excessive anxiety often lowers a person's IQ. In fact, even if Yu Qing were to enter Shengtian's Yunshan Building at this moment, he wouldn't be able to seize power or take over the position. He was all alone, and before he could even give any orders, he would be taken into control.

The various forces guarding the perimeter of the Eastern Kingdom were now practically non-existent, with only a few people remaining there as bystanders.

In Dongbang, many humanoid beauties go out of the city every day to do things for their masters. Yu Qing disguised himself as a humanoid beauties and mingled among them with Dong Hao, and also slipped out of the city.

However, there is a major flaw here. The new generation of humanoids possesses fully autonomous flight capabilities, while Yu Qing can only walk.

Yu Qing almost gave himself away when leaving the city. Fortunately, he had prepared a good plan. Two days before leaving the city, he sent a large number of humanoid girls to push large boxes out of the city on foot, making it seem like this was a common practice in Dongbang.

When Yu Qing left the city, he and Dong Hao followed the same method, each pushing a large trunk out of the city. Unexpectedly, someone who had attended Yu Wa's birthday party that day happened to be leaving the city as well. Recognizing Dong Hao, he became very curious about the contents of the two trunks and stopped her to try and strike up a conversation. This also aroused the curiosity of others around them.

Someone noticed that Yu Qing's skin was a bit rough, unlike that of a humanoid maiden, and was about to cry out. Fortunately, one of the humanoid maidens arranged to cover for him deliberately bumped into the person, even claiming that her master was willing to compensate him, thus preventing Yu Qing's identity from being exposed. (End of this chapter)