Swallowing the Stars: You Can't Escape, Mountain Dweller

Chapter 109 Rewards and Rules

Hong and Lei Shen quickly descended to the ground, and Bai Yang and the other two gathered on the shore, discussing the results of last night's battle.

"Upon seeing that my brother and I had improved our strength, those two Emperor-level monsters didn't dare to say a word. After exchanging a few polite words, they rolled back to the seabed."

Thor felt particularly vindicated this time, after all the pressure those two monsters had put on humanity over the years.

"We've been able to make progress, and that's really all thanks to you, Bai Yang."

Hong was clearly in a good mood, and his tone was quite relaxed.

Bai Yang laughed and said, "It would be best if we could force them to retreat like this, and they will become less and less of a match for the two masters."

The strength of these two royal-level monsters has almost stagnated; if this continues, they will be killed sooner or later.

The three of them went into the base hall to rest for a while, and soon intelligence summaries from various fronts were sent to them one after another.

Bai Yang looked through the information on the handheld computer and couldn't help but feel excited.

"A resounding victory! A truly resounding victory!"

Nearly 9% of the beast herds heading towards Changxing Island were wiped out.

The remaining 10% all turned around and left immediately when they saw the situation was not going well.

Humans then pressed their advantage, and the low-level sea monsters in the entire western Pacific Ocean were almost completely overturned as if they had been plowed up.

In the shallow waters that used to pose the greatest threat to humans, large herds of animals have almost disappeared.

They either left the western Pacific or burrowed into deeper waters, and they probably won't reappear for several years.

Such a result was something no one could have imagined at the beginning of the war.

Hong looked at the various messages and said:

"Now, various countries and independent base cities are preparing more of the No. 13 drug. It seems that the monsters in the Eastern Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Atlantic Ocean, which are close to human settlements, will not be able to escape either."

However, these things have nothing to do with Bai Yang. What kind of results they can achieve depends on themselves.

The three chatted casually for a while, and by midnight the previous night, the entire war base had been completed.

However, with no other monsters around, it seemed rather deserted.

All the war gods and people around the world are clearly more focused on the battles at sea.

Yang Wu has officially handed over the entire base to the Chinese military, and tens of thousands of troops have already moved in.

However, there is naturally a backdoor program implanted by Star Guard on the central control computer, which can control everything here at any time.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Bai Yang and the other two got up and went home. These three days had indeed been quite long.

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In the afternoon, at the Jiangnan base city.

Bai Yang got out of bed, took a nap, and felt much better afterward.

He had just put on the auxiliary computer when he heard Star Guardian's voice.

"You're finally awake! Quickly check your bank statements."

Bai Yang used his personal computer to open his bank account in surprise, and was shocked to see the balance.

"2300 billion Earth Credits!?"

This number is actually not much; one trillion Earth coins is only equivalent to one Star.

In the present day, the world has long since entered the stage of bartering.

But what's astonishing is the remitter!

Major countries and independent bases around the world, various forces and pharmaceutical and chemical companies!

There were even many remittances from wealthy individuals on their behalf.

This is certainly not a transaction, but a tip!

Donations exceeding 100 billion Earth Dollars!

No wonder Star Guardian was so shocked; this was practically free money.

This number continued to grow during this period, but the amount was too small to change the overall situation.

Bai Yang immediately opened the income records and found that the people on the other end were probably just ordinary people.

"Star Guardian, what's going on?"

"Ask Lu Ting. Last night, he posted your account information in the Chinese military's live combat broadcast room, and that's how it happened."

"Help me record the names of ordinary people who send me money. If they are minors, return the money immediately and prohibit them from transferring money to me."

If they are adults, they should return the money immediately if they encounter any difficulties in the future.

"I know, I knew you'd do that. Should I issue a notice telling everyone to stop sending money?"

"Right away! Brother Lu means well, but there's really no need."

Bai Yang was both amused and exasperated by their antics; this amount of money meant absolutely nothing to him now.

While I appreciate their support, this amount is already quite substantial for ordinary people and should be spent on myself.

He lay down on the sofa, opened a social media app, and started checking messages.

He doesn't have many friends on his phone.

Luo Feng, Mei Xiaqing, Principal Wei and other old friends all sent him congratulatory messages.

They all sent over some red envelopes, and Bai Yang naturally chose to accept them.

Then I let them know I was safe and thanked them for their support.

In the "New Friends" section of the software, there are 99+ numbers again.

He was initially too lazy to look, but Star Guardian reminded him:

"The others are fine, but Xu Xin, Luo Hua, Luo Hongguo and his wife, and Hong and Lei Shen's children, you should still approve them."

Bai Yang thought it made sense, so he decided to let Xing Shou handle it all at once. These people were just being polite, and they would notify him if anything really happened.

He now needs to take stock of what he has gained this time.

The biggest benefit of these three days of fighting was, of course, that he finally managed to swallow the mirage dragon as he had wished.

Not only did it gain the ability to shield various electronic signals, but its affinity with the laws of light also increased.

As his primary source of insight into the laws of divination, the benefits for the future are self-evident.

The flesh and blood of the dozens of offspring of the two Emperor-level monsters should not be ignored.

Bai Yang had a feeling that his affinity for the profound mysteries of the water system's laws had greatly increased.

The fundamental laws of water—vitality, impact, freezing, ripples, and gentleness—these five profound mysteries are enough to be considered an entry-level understanding.

His affinity for both the laws of light and water was already activated, and he instantly gained a great deal of insight.

But that's not all!

The offspring of the Thunder Dragon King and the Octopus Beast King naturally possess the same attributes as their parents.

Bai Yang had no doubt that he already possessed an affinity for the Lightning Law, but it had just not been activated yet.

The Octopus King is renowned for its defense, regeneration, and venom; Bai Yang devoured the flesh and blood of so many of its children.

It has been determined that the other party possesses an affinity for the Wood element.

By absorbing the ten fundamental laws of the world, it can eventually transform into the Law of Chaos.

Being able to acquire more types of affinity with the laws is a great benefit, even if one doesn't delve into their understanding for the time being.

How could Bai Yang not be happy?

However, the strength of Earth's monsters is indeed average; among so many monsters, none of them have an affinity for the laws of space.

We really have to wait for the Golden Horned Beast for this!

I need to try to acquire as many Law Affinity abilities as possible before it arrives.

Sorry, I might have tested positive for COVID-19 twice.

We'll keep going until the third watch, but it will be quite late.

(End of this chapter)