200 years ago man created the greatest AI known but this Machine eventually grew a mind of its own and evetually it's own body, it rose up with others like it against the human race this battle went on for about 20 years and nature and most resources were dieing off cause of the continuing battles but the final battle it released a large blast but is wasn't a bomb it was something else entirely, the machines had something hidden down their main base, something that wasn't human or machine something not of this earth, the blast brought back nature it changed it along with the humans and Machines closes to the blast.....both of them went a evolution of some sorts and because of this both sides where able to form a peace ending the war



Lia Giles became a border guard and mechanic for the power lines on the in between of the main city and the unearthly forests, no longer being able to stand living in the high technology world where humans are treated like second class citizens. On one of her patrols she discovers something or more like someone that no one has ever seen before.

Zhang Han returned back to earth from the cultivation world and became a stay-home dad. Rebuild mountain, open restaurant, write some songs, flirt with his own child’s mom……Stay tuned and watch how cultivator stay-home dad Zhang Han plays the city around in his palm.

Most chapters vary from 1000-3000 some are a little less ,I hope you guys enjoy the novel it’s my favourite Disclaimer I do not own the Chinese novel just posting here)

Just from looking at the thickness of the stack, the old man knew there had to be at least 10.000 in it. One question for 10k; this young man was too rich even if he didn’t seem all that well dressed.
"I am the one who gave the bracelet to Old He. Don’t trouble him. If there’s anything, just ask me," a deep voice sounded at the door.
A middle aged man with a scar on his adam’s apple came in. It looked like a bullet scar. Although it was blocked by his hair, Ye Mo could see it with his spirit sense. If the bullet had gone just a little more to the side, this man would be dead.
He had calluses all over his hands. Ye Mo didn’t know what he did for a living, but the man had some killing chi on him. It was obvious he had killed and not just once. He was a tough guy.
Yet no matter how tough he was, it was just like floating clouds in front of Ye Mo. Ye Mo said plainly, "Tell me where the bracelet came from, and the money is yours."
The middle aged man sneered and took the money without a shred of hesitation before saying, "A friend of mine in the US asked me to sell this for him. This friend was having it tough, so he sold the only valuable possesion he had.
"Take me to see this friend of yours," Ye Mo demanded without beating around the bush.
The middle aged man suddenly smiled, "I’ve already told you where the bracelet came from. Sorry, but I can’t help you with anything else."
Then a knife suddenly appeared in his hands, and it spun like a flower.
Ye Mo glanced at the knife and said again, "I’ll give you another 10 grand. Lead the way."
The middle aged man shook his head, "I won’t show you the way. There’s nothing good about you finding the owner of the bracelet. San Francisco isn’t a happy place, brother." Afterwards, the man sliced in the air with the knife.
"That’s my business. You don’t need to worry about me, so just lead the way," Ye Mo’s tone went cold as though not seeing the knife in the man’s hands.
"What if I don’t want to?" the middle aged man also heard the change in tone. His tone grew stiff as well.
"I believe you will." After saying this, Ye Mo took out a gun and pointed it at the man. Han Zaixin had given him this gun. To Ye Mo, it was really useless, however it could be used to threaten people. If he needed to kill, he wouldn’t use a gun.
The middle aged man stared at the pistol, and his face suddenly changed. He went silent for some time, not rebuking Ye Mo. He packed away his knife and nodded, ‘Okay, I’ll lead the way. But before I do, I want to talk with you alone."
Ye Mo looked strangely at the middle aged man and thought, 'From the looks of this man, he doesn’t seem like someone to succumb so easily. So why did he?'
Ye Mo still reminded him, "There's no need for you to take out the knife you packed away, and neither will you need to take out the gun on you. Otherwise, my gun might fire accidentally. As for a talk alone, I'm not particularly interested, but since you want it, let’s go."
The man didn’t seem to notice Ye Mo’s gun and turned to the store owner saying, ‘Old He, I’ll borrow your room for a moment."
Old He nodded and didn’t talk. He picked up that book again and continued reading. It was as though nothing had happened just then.
Ming Yu Tower wasn’t big, but it was very quiet. The middle aged man was obviously someone who came here frequently. He just opened the door and waited for Ye Mo to come in before closing it.
Before Ye Mo sat down, he suddenly took out a gun and at the same time shot at Ye Mo’s wrist.
Ye Mo had been threatened by many people, and he had seen many people fire. None were as fast as this man taking out a gun. It had taken less than half a second.
Such a short time, such a short distance; it could be said no one would be capable of dodging this bullet, except for Ye Mo.
Ye Mo didn’t even have to dodge. The gun in his hands disappeared. What took its place was a golden bullet caught between his two fingers.
"You…" the middle aged man realized that Ye Mo had caught his bullet with two fingers and could no longer stay indifferent like before.
Ye Mo squeezed his fingers and this bullet turned into a V shape. Then, he stared coldly at the middle aged man and said, "This is your first and last warning. If you dare shoot again, I will turn you into a corpse. If you hadn’t shot at my wrist just then, you would’ve already been dead."
"Who the hell are you?" the man finally woke up from the extreme shock. His tone was still shaky. He had seen too many masters but none as strong as Ye Mo. Catching a bullet with his mere hands, no, a mere two fingers, and from such a short distance? And he could even bend the bullets with his fingers?
This wasn’t something he could comprehend. He was in extreme terror and shock.
Ye Mo pronounced coldly, "Who I am is not important. What’s important is that I’m asking you, not you asking me."
The man wiped the sweat from his forehead and took away the gun. He wasn’t afraid of dying, rather simply shocked by Ye Mo’s power.
"I’m Shi Kaigen, people also call me Fly-on-grass. Qian bei, if you have anything to ask, just ask." There was respect in his eyes. Ye Mo wouldn’t even need a gun to kill him. It would take only a few seconds with nothing but his bare hands. Without a doubt, Ye Mo was one of those legendary Chinese ancient martial artists.
"I don’t have anything to ask. I’m not interested in who you are either. I just need you to take me to see the owner of this bracelet," Ye Mo said plainly.
Shi Kaigen smiled bitterly. If it was someone else who had the guts to talk to him like this, he would’ve slapped them already, but he didn’t dare do that to Ye Mo.
He carefully made some tea for Ye Mo before saying, "in China Town, San Francisco, there are many gangs. Us Chinese usually belong to Tang Gang and Hong Martial Gang. Other than these two, there’s also a Vietnamese gang, and some other native gangs."
Ye Mo didn’t interrupt Shi Kaigen. Since he was talking about these gangs, it meant that it was related to the bracelet.
"20 years ago, there was a Chinese man called Peng Wenhan who illegally migrated to San Francisco. With him at the time was also a woman. However, that woman was heavily injured. At the time, there were even more gangs than now, and the US government couldn’t manage them all. There were fights and killings everyday. In order to survive, Peng Wenhan established the Chinese gang and took in large amounts of Chinese brothers. As time went on, the Chinese gang grew big and people in the gang called the woman 'sister Yan'."
Hearing about this, Ye Mo had a feeling that the woman who came with Peng Hanwen might be related to him.
Shi Kaigen continued, "Ten years later, the Chinese gang was the definition of strength in San Francisco, and small gangs didn’t even dare mess with the Chinese gang, yet at this time, something happened to the Chinese gang.
The big boss of the Southeast Asian gang Grey Alliance, Jason, once saw the woman Peng Wenhan had brought to America and immediately wanted her. Not only did Peng Hanwen disagree, he was furious, after which the two clans clashed. The Chinese gang wasn’t afraid of Grey Alliance, but due to a traitor, Peng Wenhan was assassinated, and the Chinese gang splintered into pieces.
Ye Mo frowned. Jason was the big boss of the Southeast Asian gang. Why would he fight with the Chinese gang over a woman, nonetheless a fight to the death? This wasn’t as simple as it seemed.
Shi Kaigen continued, "After the Chinese gang splintered, sister Yan was nowhere to be seen, but it was said that she wasn’t taken by Jason. Later on, the surviving brothers of the Chinese gang established Tang Gang and Hong Martial Gang in China Town. I have a friend at Hong Martial Gang. He strongly wanted me to join them, and he wanted me to sell that bracelet. He also told me that sister Yan once wore the bracelet."
"Since it’s hers, why is it being sold?" Ye Mo asked.
Shi Kaigen shook his head, "Truth is, sister Yan wasn’t welcomed by the brothers in the gang. You could argue that the Chinese gang is gone due to her. There weren’t a lot of people who liked sister Yan. Of course, the main reason is because Hong Martial Gang is about to have a big serious clash with Mountain Gang. It’s said that the Vietnamese gang will be supporting Mountain Gang, so my friend wanted to leave. He’s selling the bracelet to get some money."
"Where is that friend of yours?" Ye Mo immediately asked.
Shi Kaigen answered, "He owns a house in a street in China Town. Although I know the approximate location, I don’t know where exactly. But if qian bei wants to see him, it’s very simple. I can arrange to meet him tomorrow."
Ye Mo sneered, "I want to see him now. Take me there immediately."


When Ye Mo suddenly woke up, he realized that everything around him seemed to have changed. His pretty master was nowhere to be seen. Most importantly, he remembered something scary that wasn’t about himself.
Therefore, Ye Mo hurried to run into a small alley without people after class. The first thing he did was pull down his pants. He just wanted to check out his p**is.
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**Warning: This novel contains mature content**
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After Su Nuanyu raised the bid, another old acquaintance, Zhang Zhiyi, also raised her card. "7,000. "
Su Nuanyu did not even blink. "8,000. "
Zhang Zhiyi raised her card again. "9,000. "
Su Nuanyu continued to raise her card. "10,000. "
At the start of the auction, the two veteran movie queens began to compete. The smell of gunpowder was very strong. Even if the other artistes were interested in the tourmaline, they did not dare to bid. After all, spending 10,000 to buy a tourmaline was not a wise move.
When the two of them bid "16,000, " Su nuanyu still had the upper hand. Zhang Zhiyi only smiled faintly and said to Su Nuanyu, "since you like it, then I'm embarrassed to steal it. "
Su nuanyu smiled faintly at Zhang Zhiyi. Her big eyes were smiling like crescent moons. "Then thank you very much. "
The auctioneer on the stage raised a small hammer and said to the crowd, "16,000 going once. Is there a higher price than 16,000? 16,000 going twice... "
"20,000. " Xi Wan interrupted the auctioneer's Hammer.
In an instant, everyone's eyes were on Xi Wan. They all sucked in a breath of cold air. This girl was really bold. She actually dared to compete with Su Nuanyu. She really didn't know how to appreciate favors.
Xi Wan only sat in her seat and didn't care about the burning gazes on her.
Many people looked at Su Nuanyu but saw that she was still smiling like a flower.
Xi Wan met Su Nuanyu's gaze and smiled slightly. She knew that Su Nuanyu wanted to skin her alive.
"25,000. " Su Nuanyu bid again. Although she had a gentle smile on her face, her eyes were full of determination.
Yang Feng heard Su Nuanyu raise her paddle again and sighed in relief. He said to Xi Wan, "it's just a string of tourmaline. It's not worth it to fight with her. If you like it, boss can give you a truck later. "
Xi Wan:"..."She didn't plan to raise it again. She just wanted to disgust her.
She had expected that with Su Nuanyu's temper, she would definitely go crazy with anger when she saw someone competing with her. At the same time, she would definitely spend a lot of money to bid for this row of handlebars. She could not avenge herself now, so she could only let her spend more money to buy an auction item to temporarily vent her anger.
Yang Feng saw that Xi Wan did not intend to raise the paddle, so he focused on the stage.
The auctioneer looked at Xi Wan, "Is there anyone higher than 25,000? 25,000 going once, 25,000 going twice, 25,000 going thrice! Sold! This must be Ms. Su Nuanyu's handlebar. " The etiquette lady took the tourmaline Then, she handed the number plate to Su Nuanyu.
The auctioneer on the stage said, "on behalf of the Green Cross Society and teacher Hua Yuncai, I would like to thank Ms. Su Nuanyu for her generous donation. "
The 5,000 hand row was sold for 25,000, which was considered a high price. After all, it was so much more than its value. Even if the price would rise in the future, it would probably be at a loss.
The second item was a painting. The president of the Chinese calligraphy and Painting Association, Teacher Zhang Canglong, spent three months to draw a fake riverside scene during the Qingming Festival.
Although it was a copy of the Riverside scene during the Qingming Festival, it was still a huge project. Especially in the painting and calligraphy world, teacher Zhang Canglong's name was still very well-known. One of his works could be sold for 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, and the good ones could be sold for hundreds of thousands.
After the host introduced the painting and the potential value of it in the future, he said, "the starting price is 10,000 yuan, and each increment is not less than 1,000 yuan. "
Everyone nodded to show that they understood.
Yang Feng was obviously very interested in the painting, and he said "15,000 yuan. ".
The others were also very interested in the painting, so they all started to bid.
It had to be said that people in the industry were very fond of classical culture. This principle was similar to how a nouveau riche was fond of moving books to his home.
Soon, the painting was sold for 55,000. This was also Yang Feng's bid, and in the end, it was indeed sold at this price.
The items were sold one by one. Except for the first time when Xi Wan bid 20,000, she didn't bid much else. Han Zi, who was sitting next to Yang Feng, couldn't help but ridicule, "Jiang Xiwan, so many auction items have been sold. Why didn't you get anything? Are you not interested in those things? " She said As she twirled the two number plates that she had just won.
Xi Wan glanced at Han Zi.
Han Zi was scared by Xi Wan's gaze.
Then, the two of them continued to look at the new items on the stage. It was another round of intense competition. Although many people had bright smiles on their faces and did not care, in their hearts, they probably cursed the bidders one by one.
This time, the item on display was a blue gemstone necklace. It was inlaid with diamonds. Under the lights, the diamonds refracted light and were quite bright. Then, the host said, "this is a gift from Zheng Yinyin. " Xi Wan then realized, "this was worn by the boss's mother. Are you going to bid or not? "?
"The starting price is 500,000. Each increment is not less than 10,000. "
The market price of this Sapphire was around 700,000. Although the current starting price was only 500,000, there were people in the industry who had good taste. They would definitely bid above the market price.
"550,000. " The first person to raise the price was Zhao Ziyan.
After Zhao Ziyan raised the price, Fan Xiao, who was Zhao Ziyan's "best friend, " also gave him face and said, "600,000. "
The other big movie Queen, Zhou Ge, who did not get along with Zhao Ziyan, also raised her bid without hesitation. "750,000. "
These a-list female artistes all raised the bid by 50,000 to 50,000 without batting an eye. Compared to the tourmaline that Su Nuanyu had bid for with 25,000, it was really not enough.
This Sapphire Necklace was really beautiful. While the female artistes were bidding, the cameras on the stage were simultaneously recording the sapphire necklace. The large screen was high definition and relaxed.
At that time, Su Nuanyu, who had already bid for quite a number of things, once again called out the bid. "800,000. "
Zhang Zhiyi was not at a disadvantage either, "850,000. "
Liu Shiya, who was a top actress in the television industry, also raised her paddle, "860,000. " This was the first female artiste to raise her bid by 10,000.
When they heard Liu Shiya call out her bid, the other actresses who were doing well in the television industry also joined in, "890,000. "
"900,000. "
"910,000. "
The competition was quite intense.
Su Nuanyu said again, "one million. "
At this point, this Sapphire necklace was finally in the seven figures.
Xi Wan raised her paddle again. "One million two hundred thousand. "
Xi Wan raised the price by two hundred thousand in one go, causing the other female artistes to cast their gazes over. All of them had unfriendly expressions on their faces.
Fortunately, the auctioneer said, "my God, it's one million two hundred thousand. I didn't expect Miss Jiang Xiwan to be so caring. On behalf of the people in the poor areas, I thank you. "
When the auctioneer said this, the other angry artistes'expressions became much better. who asked her to be so caring.

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Zhang Han returned to the hotel.

A man sat on the sofa.
Mengmeng's departure made him feel that something was missing, and he could not calm down.
Actually, this did not mean that Zhang Han's character was soft or anything. If someone else was like Zhang Han, and studied the knowledge of cultivation and treasures for five hundred years in Cultivation World, they would also be lonely to the extreme.
Furthermore, his parents and relatives were no longer tragedies, and had hopes of making up for his regrets. All of these combined together made Zhang Han's heart feel at ease.
Of course, the biggest contributor would be the cute little princess Mengmeng.
"Let's go study those seven mountains."

Zhang Han shook his head, turned on the computer and entered the Baidu high definition map.

The first mountain peak was a small mountain on the west side of Hong Kong Island, near the Manticore's territory. The rest were located in the southeast direction, and the second mountain range would start from the east side of Hong Kong Island, all the way down to Mount New Moon's side!

Only these seven mountains, with a moderate area and a coastal area, fit this pattern.

Tong Luo Bay, where Zhang Han was at, was at the center of the northern part of the island. Thus, he planned to first head to the western side of the demon scorpion territory and then head east.
After planning out the journey for the next day, Zhang Han further improved his territory's plan.

When the thunder yang tree was being planted, they had transformed the territory for the first time and released the energy that Zhang Han needed. This energy could allow Zhang Han to become the weakest Qi Refining Stage.
The Qi Refining Stage was similar to the internal energy that people were familiar with, it could also be called true qi, and could be used by people, it could increase speed, power, etc., but once Zhang Han reached the Qi Refining Stage, he could just barely use the Treasure-sniffing nose.


Although he was not strong, he did not underestimate the Qi Refining Stage. The Qi Refining Stage was the starting point of cultivation and even though one could be considered a true cultivator after reaching the Innate Realm, all the major powers had come from the Qi Refining Stage.
The night passed in silence.

On the morning of the second day, Zhang Han hurriedly ate a mouthful of breakfast and left his room.
After living for two days, he spent three hundred and sixty thousand dollars, and the front desk clerk returned fourteen thousand dollars to Zhang Han. Adding the total cost of these two days, Zhang Han's bank card still had a million and six hundred thousand.
Zhang Han took his simple luggage and went out. He did not take the subway, nor did he buy a car with a heroic spirit. Instead, he very realistically went to a nearby car rental company and spent 28,000 yuan to rent a blue and purple Jeep Wrangler for one month.
It took the Wrangler half an hour to reach the first destination, the Manticore.

After walking for around twenty minutes, Zhang Han arrived at the peak of the short mountain. Looking at the mountain range and the size of the environment, he nodded his head.

"Not bad, I just don't know if this place can give me a surprise."
Zhang Han raised his right hand, and took out the thunder yang tree s from his ear.

After taking in a deep breath, Zhang Han stabbed the white, jade-like thunder yang tree into his blood vessels.

Back then Zhang Han had refined this thunder yang tree before. Although it had no cultivation now, there was still a faint connection between him and it.
Zhang Han wanted to use his own blood to activate the thunder yang tree, so that its energy would be transferred to him, in order to use the Treasure-sniffing nose.


The moment the thunder yang tree pierced his blood vessel, Zhang Han felt the flow of his blood, and at the same time, felt a trace of weak spirit energy.

"Treasure-sniffing nose, open!"
Zhang Han closed his eyes and the scene of the mountain peak beneath his feet appeared in his mind. He let out a deep breath and the faint trace of spirit energy continuously gathered into his nose.

In the next moment, Zhang Han began to sniff lightly.
"Hiss …"
As he inhaled, the scene on the mountain in Zhang Han's mind changed. From the flowers, grass, trees, and rocks, strands of faint colored light continuously converged over, and was finally sucked into Zhang Han's nose.

The fragrance of the grass, the fragrance of the flowers, the green of the trees, and the indescribable unique flavor of the stone ground.

There was a mix of fragrance, but it lacked the unique scent of a treasure!

"It's not a treasure trove."
Zhang Han pulled out the thunder yang tree, put it back to his ears, and shook his head slightly.

He walked back to the car and headed east until he reached the second stop, Mt. Xiongya.
Half an hour later, Zhang Han lost some of his blood as he stood at the top of the mountain while shaking his head:

"It's not a treasure trove!"

They travelled towards the south, investigating the various territories that they had chosen. The result was somewhat disappointing for Zhang Han, but it was also within his expectations.

"It's not a treasure trove, it's just that I'm overthinking it. How could a Feng Shui treasure trove be that easy to find?"
Zhang Han's face turned slightly pale, this was a sign of him losing too much blood.

After getting on the carriage, Zhang Han headed to the last location — Mount New Moon.
"I hope this Mount New Moon will not disappoint me."

Zhang Han shook his head indifferently.
The Mount New Moon was located to the east of the New Moon Bay.
The New Moon Bay was a famous tourist destination, with a crescent bay beside a mountain and sea. It was also known as the 'Number One Bay in the World' and was also known as the most famous Gulf of East Hawaii. It was the most typical bay in the Hong Kong.

As the Mount New Moon of the east side of New Moon Bay, the scenery was pleasant. Standing at the top of the Mount New Moon, the entire New Moon Bay had a panoramic view.

This location was the best location among the seven peaks, not a single one.
"Very good."
Zhang Han stood at the top of the Mount New Moon, overlooking the scenery of the New Moon Bay, and praised.
His house was located on the western side of New Moon Bay. According to the locals of Hong Kong, Zhang Han's house which was one hundred and fifteen square meters was already considered a mansion.
In the Hong Kong, houses over 1000 feet were considered luxurious mansions. As the prices of houses in the Hong Kong were too high, they had once broken many high price records and were renowned throughout the world.
A thousand feet was equivalent to ninety-three square meters, while Zhang Han's fifteen square meters house had cost fifteen million seven years ago. Adding the decorations and furniture, the total was eighteen million.

This was a result that Zhang Han was not very satisfied with. Compared to the Zhu Keng District, this was the New Moon Bay that he wanted.
However, even Zhang Han, one of the Four Young Masters of Shang Jing could not live without this price.

An inch of land was worth a copper coin. This was the only way to describe the New Moon Bay's house.
Especially the big mansions on the New Moon Bay road, they would easily cost more than a billion, and the other relatively ordinary houses were outrageously expensive, so Zhang Han had initially given up on the idea of buying houses here.
"If this Mount New Moon can do it, it can be considered as a circle. I think it would be considered as a small regret."

Zhang Han shook his head slightly. Once again, he dug out the thunder yang tree from his ear and stabbed it into the blood vessels, causing the blood to be continuously absorbed by the thunder yang tree.

"Treasure-sniffing nose, open!"

Zhang Han closed his eyes and took a light breath.

All kinds of fragrance came pouring out.
Suddenly, an extremely rich fragrance entered his nose, as if it was a century-old wine from the wine.

Zhang Han suddenly opened his eyes, with a look of intense joy in his eyes.
"The heavens did not disappoint me! It was actually a pool of spirit water! "Hahaha …"

Zhang Han laughed out loud towards the sky. His eyes rolled back as he fainted from excessive blood loss.
"Woof, woof …"
Not knowing how much time had passed, Zhang Han only felt a dog bark beside him, and after that dog barked twice, it bit his shoulder and pulled him backwards.

Hm?
Zhang Han opened his eyes in a daze.

At this moment, he appeared to have lost a lot of blood. His face and lips were very pale, his skin was covered in cold sweat, his limbs were cold and weak, his breathing was hurried, and his pulse was very weak.

He struggled to sit up and saw a dog at his side.
It was a four-eyed, iron-clad, four-eyed dog. It was also called a Chinese field dog. It was commonly known as a 'dog made of earth'.

He looked around and realized he was about 20 meters away from where he fainted. It must be because the dog wanted to drag him down the mountain.
"A kind dog."
Zhang Han gave a bland laugh, looked at the dog, who was a little wary of him, and didn't dare move forward, and extended his palm.
Receiving the friendly signal, the dog slowly came closer. Zhang Han didn't mind it being dirty, so he rubbed its head a few times, causing the dog to wag its tail happily.
At this time, Zhang Han finally realised that the right leg on the back of the dog was broken.
Looks like an abandoned stray dog.
The dog circled around Zhang Han twice. Seeing that Zhang Han was fine, it turned and ran away.
Zhang Han sat quietly for a few minutes before he descended the mountain. He entered the Gipu Wrangler group and squinted his eyes at Mount New Moon.
spirit water, as its name implied, was the same as Spirit Earth, Spirit Grass, and so on. They were things that could be used by cultivators.
In the center of the Mount New Moon's body, there was a cave, and inside it there was a pool of spirit water.
Although it was the most ordinary spirit water and there wasn't much water, only a radius of five meters and a half meters, under the nourishment of the thunder yang tree, the spirit water could turn into a pure Yang. Water.
Pure Yang. The use of water was greater. It could nourish thunder yang tree and complement them.

If the thunder yang tree could nourish his territory, then Pure Yang … Water can nourish living things. Functional, pure yang. The water was better, but in essence, the thunder yang tree was still much higher leveled.
There were countless treasures in the Cultivation World, and all of these belonged to the range of spirit treasure s. spirit treasure s had nine levels, thunder yang tree s were fifth-stage spirit treasure s, and Pure Yang s were on the other hand. Water, was only rank one, but spirit water, could not even be called a spirit treasure.

spirit treasure is an all-encompassing name, all kinds of flowers, plants, medicinal pills, weapons and so on, if they are considered treasures, they can be called spirit treasure!
As for this fifth-stage spirit treasure, back in the days when the Han Yang Immortal was the talk of the town, it did not take it seriously at all. But now, it was something that Zhang Han needed to step into the cultivation world!

Although he had found a treasure land, Zhang Han didn't plan on occupying the mountain directly to become king.
Right now, he was no longer a Han Yang Immortal, he couldn't even defend against ordinary bullets. Therefore, he had to follow the rules and plan his next course of action.

But before that, Zhang Han planned to take a look at the "mansion" he had not lived in for seven years.

The residential area was the Milan family's residential area on Zhu Keng District's Binghua Street.
With Zhang Han's knowledge, this Milan Institution was obviously an upscale residential area.
He directly drove the car to the Property Management Office. Regarding Zhang Han's arrival, the property manager was a bit surprised but also very passionate.

Although the manager had already changed many times, they were naturally aware of the owner's information, especially when it was Zhang Han who was the most special. Back then, when they bought the house, Zhang Han had directly paid them 10 years' worth of property fees, and this was still rather rare.


"Mr. Zhang." The employee opened the door to Zhang Han's house and handed over the key. He smiled and said, "Our building will call the cleaning staff to clean your house every half month. Now that you're back, we'll return the key to you.
"Oh." Zhang Han was startled for a moment, he did not expect that the service would be so thoughtful, he nodded his head and thanked him, and then the staff left.

Zhang Han returned back to earth from the cultivation world and became a stay-home dad. Rebuild mountain, open restaurant, write some songs, flirt with his own child’s mom……Stay tuned and watch how cultivator stay-home dad Zhang Han plays the city around in his palm.

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"Mister Lloyd, we need to cut the signal." Xu Jinyi glanced at Lloyd and raised his chin. He said, "The patient is already ready."
The patient who was put on the operating table was dressed in a surgical gown and could not understand English. He watched Lloyd and the team around him without blinking. He was extremely pleased and would have taken a selfie if he had a phone. 'Motherf*cker, it's a whole team of foreigners, it's nice to be rich!'
Lloyd reluctantly looked away from the hundred-inch screen and said, "Can't we finish watching Doctor Ling's operation?"
"What you're watching now is already his second operation." Xu Jinyi felt helpless.
"It won't be long before I finish watching it," Lloyd said solemnly, "I rarely see Chinese doctors perform hepatectomy, and I would like to know more about it."
Xu Jinyi felt like there were camels rampaging through his liver, which had recently received an operation. 'This old foreigner wants to finish watching Ling Ran's surgery? Is he feeling exceptionally proud of himself because he never had patients who had cirrhosis before?
'He'll have one in the blink of an eye!'
"Mister Lloyd, Doctor Ling always performs hepatectomy. If you like, always more later. That doctor does surgery like marathon. Four, five operations in one breath, I hear. We can't sit here waiting and watching." Xu Jinyi grumbled. Watching surgeries was one thing, but they should have a distinction between watching a normal person's surgery and watching Ling Ran's surgery. He could not get so addicted to watching surgeries that he fails to perform one of his in return.
However, Lloyd listened and showed a face of sudden realization, "No wonder. Hmm... if I can perform four or five operations in one breath... It would not be feasible with hepatectomy, but if it were to be a slightly simpler operation, I'd still have the confidence to do so. Ah, the portal vein has been reconstructed. That's good, that's good ... "
His last two phrases were a constant repetition of "good", "good".
The patient who was put on the operating table could not understand English, but he sensed that something was wrong while listening. This sound was similar to the sound of a film that was accidentally switched on in his small bedroom at home.
With this idea, the patient looked at Lloyd's expression again and had a bad feeling. "No way, you're about to perform a surgery soon, and you guys are still watching p*rn in the operating theater?"
While talking, the patient looked like he was about to get up.
"Porn, my foot, we're watching a surgery." Xu Jinyi was fuming with anger as he directly held the patient's head and showed him a screen that was full with blood and other things. Then, he put his head down and said, "This is someone else's surgery, don't worry. Hey, anesthetist ... "
The Chinese anesthetist was there to give a demonstration to the foreign team of anesthetists.
The anesthetist looked at Lloyd and the others before starting to operate.
The patient was still receiving fluid transfusion. When the anesthetist pumped drugs into him, the patient lost consciousness.
Before falling asleep, the patient seemed to have suddenly snapped out of his daze and murmured, "I know, these are the films doctors like you would watch. You doctors get off watching these kinds of films."
The doctors in the room froze for a moment before they burst into laughter.
Xu Jinyi was so angry that his liver shook, and he said, "What are you laughing about? I'm a hot-tempered person, you know, and I really want to give him another shot and wake him up to make him watch it. Who can watch this kind of film and get excited?"
Assistant Lecturer Zhao Dong held back his laughter, pouted, and said, "Look at the foreigner, I think he's really excited."
Xu Jinyi looked around and saw that Lloyd's eyes were shining. His nostrils fluttered, his skin was red, and he looked like those foreigners whom he saw at the red-light districts in Amsterdam, Reeperbahn in Hamburg, Montmartre in Paris, and Soi Cowboy in Bangkok, Thailand...
"Mister Lloyd, the patient is lying down and ready." Xu Jinyi urged him again.
"Okay..." Lloyd's voice was still very excited, and he lowered his head before shrugging. "After seeing such an operation, when I look at our patients today, it's a bit boring."
"You're complaining that the disease is not serious enough? In the future, there'll be different grades among patients." Assistant Lecturer Zhao Dong stood at the first assistant's position and said in Mandarin with a smile.
Xu Jinyi smiled and replied in Chinese as well, "He's a big shot, and he has the final say. Learn from him well. "
Zhao Dong alone was the only one who joined the entire lineup from Anderson Cancer Center. It was arguably the best learning opportunity for him. The others were only able to observe the team of foreigners one-on-one.
Now, the local medical field has recognized the capabilities of the foreigners' medical teams. They also had the same arrangement as Chinese medical team: a chief surgeon, two assistants, two nurses, and an anesthetist. To put it simply, the local chief surgeons were often not weak. The assistants were not too weak either, and, if necessary, good assistant doctors can always be picked.
Nurses and anesthetists were slightly different in Chinese hospitals and foreigners' hospitals, especially when it came to the arrangement of anesthetists. Due to the development in China, they were often inferior to foreign teams at the same level. But in conclusion, after the year 2000, tertiary Grade A general hospitals in China were able to come together and form a team that was comparable to a top team of foreigners.
Currently, many hospitals in China could gather top teams. Those really amazing government-funded hospitals can easily gather two or three top medical teams without much problem. Such a scale was actually very powerful in foreign countries. It may not reach the top in the world, but there were thirty-two developed countries in the world, and China was able to have their team rank in the top twenty-three, and they had more than thirty-two teams. 
However, the cohesiveness of the foreign medical team was still difficult for China's hospitals to emulate. It was the focus of China's hospitals and Chinese doctors.
Xu Jinyi waited for Lloyd and the others to start the operation before he deliberately said, "Everyone, remember what we discussed before. Pay attention to the cooperation of the other teams and to the functions of each position ..."
It was not unusual for foreigners to be affiliated with the top-level government-funded hospitals, but for Donghuang Regional Hospital's General Surgery Department, this was indeed their first time, and it was quite a grand first time.
The doctors, nurses, and doctors in the operating theater were not the only ones watching the operation. They adjusted a high-definition signal and also broadcasted it to the hospital's demonstration room. In addition, those hospitals that wanted to see the surgery can also receive Yunli Medical Company's signal. Since the beginning of this year, Yunli Medical Company's high-definition video recording system had been selling well throughout the country, and there were many purchases from hospitals in Beijing.
With Xu Jinyi's reminder, everyone snapped to attention.
Then, he saw Lloyd grinned as he performed an incision with a slice.
Without a single word, the scrub nurse sent a gauze attached to a pair of forceps to Lloyd. Lloyd used it to dab at the blood before he threw it away. He then opened the abdomen layer by layer and exposed the liver openly.
"The opening is really big." The Chinese doctors present could not help but say it in shock.
"This is how foreigners do it. They just need to finish the surgery well and don't need to think too much about the size of the opening," Department Director Xu Jinyi whispered, "They also do it like this to avoid lawsuits and avoid accidents to prevent the lawyers from asking them why they didn't make the opening a little bigger if they go to court... "
"If we do it like this, we'll definitely be scolded like hell by the patient."
"It's also a trend," Xu Jinyi calmly said, "In the future, stability will be the utmost priority in an operation. If something goes wrong, the sick person won't care about how low his probability of surviving..."
"That's true."
"The main reason is that the opening is outside. The patient can't see what's going on inside his own stomach, so he can only stare at the opening and talk about it."
"We can't listen to the patient. If we were to listen to the patient, then there's no need for us to be here."
The Chinese doctors in the operating theater discussed softly among themselves, but the discussion did not last long, because Lloyd's surgery was progressing too fast.
Once it was exposed, he performed separation, and when the tissues were separated, Lloyd began to cut them…
Lloyd was a surgeon who liked to use scissors, but this was nothing harmful, because a doctor who could perform the surgery so well and so quickly was able to amaze people.
"This foreigner is incredibly skillful..."
"He really lives up to his reputation."
"I regret not going abroad in the past."


Ling Ran, a med school senior, begins to see the world like a game UI. He uses it to pave his way towards graduation, a residency, becoming the greatest doctor in the world... And finally getting a Transformer from his newbie packs? Maybe. We don't know yet.

Sun Changfang's smile fell immediately.
Zhang Guangtao and He Shuxin looked at each other, unable to help but show happiness on their faces.
Manager Hao had already used his position to confirm that Han Zhuoli would not switch them out, that even if they were to be changed, it would be because the six of them together were being switched out.
However, the two of them had still felt uneasy. Sun Changfang's demeanor had been very confident, and even though they did not know where he got his confidence from, they had still been affected by it.
And now that they'd heard the organizers wanted to switch out Sun Changfang and the other two, Zhang Guangtao and He Shuxin let out a breath of relief. The smile on their faces became even more obvious.
Sun Changfang and the other two were stunned. "We were grading properly, so why… why are you switching us out?"
"Do you really not know why they are changing you guys?" Principal Liu, who'd walked over, said with a cold smile.
Han Zhuoli said coldly, "I was not at the event location in the competition before and did not know about the existence of the unfairness in the grading. But today, I came and saw it with my own eyes. The Chinese Arts Championships is being invested in by the Han Corporation and held by 23 schools together. The Han Corporation is willing to invest in the Chinese Arts Championships because we want to help develop the new generation of actors. The Han Corporation chose the six of you out of trust. But today, when I went to the event location, I saw a very unfair grading. It is unfair to the students participating and has ruined the Chinese Arts Championships's reputation as well."
"The Han Corporation's original goal in investing in the Chinese Arts Championships is to make it clean and transparent, without any casting couches, without any background manipulators. We want to make it an open and fair competition in order to give every student a fair chance to compete, to let everyone have the same starting point. The Chinese Arts Championships have been held five times over the years, and never before has a disgusting situation like this one happened. The reputation of the Chinese Arts Championships cannot be ruined in your hands. The 23 schools present are all famous. The reputation of the schools cannot be ruined because of you, an outsider," Han Zhuoli said in a low voice.
"Well said!" There were audience seats nearby and those seated had heard Han Zhuoli's words.
After hearing about what had happened from the others, everyone else started to shout out.
Sun Changfang and the other two had totally red faces, and seeing He Shuxin and Zhang Guangtao's smiling faces, they became even more embarrassed.
Being thick-skinned, Sun Changfang refused to admit his mistake. "Young Master Han, I don't know what you are talking about, what did we do wrong? If you aren't happy with us, you can just switch us out. But you saying that our grading is unfair and that it ruins the reputation of the Chinese Arts Championships, we refuse to acknowledge it. We can't ruin the reputation of Chinese Arts Championships, but we won't allow our reputations to be ruined either!"
"It's alright even if you don't admit it. After you've been stripped of your role as a judge, the Han Corporation will do an investigation on your unfair grading," Han Zhuoli said coldly.
"Good job, Young Master Han!"
"Young Master Han did brilliantly!"
The audience members had started to shout.
"Sun Changfang, hurry and get off! Don't shamelessly refuse to leave!"
"You aren't admitting it? We all saw it! You still don't want to admit to it?"
"We are all witnesses! Your grading is unfair!"
"Yes." Liu Lijin saw that if she did not say anything now, her future and her career from now on were going to be ruined. Hence, she stood up.
At this moment, she could only be like Sun Changfang, refusing to admit anything.
Anyway, this matter about grading was very dependent on subjective assessment. So what if they graded slightly lower?
You can be unhappy about it, but you can't specifically say that something was wrong.
"We must make this thing clear. You can't wrongly accuse us. We can give up our seats as judges, but we can't give it up like this," Liu Lijin said. "If you can't clear up this misunderstanding, we aren't giving up the judges' seat. We won't let this competition continue either!"


"Take me in, I'll do anything you want me to!" 

In her previous life, Lu Man is sent to prison after being framed by her step-sister and an asshole. After being released from prison, the only thing that greets her is her mother's tombstone. Seeing the asshole and bitch getting happily along together like one big family with her birth father and step-mother, she sets out to die together with the asshole and her step-sister in fiery flames. 

The moment she opens her eyes again, she finds herself back on the very day she was framed. Resolutely jumping out the window and climbing next door, she seeks refuge from the man occupying the room there. But who would have guessed that the man is the brilliant hunk she has always admired from afar in her past life?

She vows to rub her eyes clean and be more discerning of people. She wants to make everyone who owed her in the past to pay her back! 

"Young Master Han, can you let me hug your other arm too?" 
"Actually, I have one more, do you want it?"
"…" 

Kazakh intelligence agents finally collected tangible evidence in Uyghur.
They confirmed human flesh and organ trafficking dealings.
As for the organ harvesting and trafficking, a Chinese criminal organization was involved, but what was funny was that the Chinese government had been supporting it. 
Not only that, but there had also been cases where Chinese rich people had bought pretty Uyghur virgins as their trophies.
Aside from what rich people did, on top of frequent kidnapping, women imprisoned in political prisoner camps were frequently siphoned off and sold as sex slaves or prostitutes.
Every year in China, about 300,000 people waited for an organ transplant surgery, and because legal organ transplant donors were only about several thousands of people, illegal organ trafficking crimes by criminal organizations were rampant.
Kazakh intelligence agents could confirm the connection between food manufacturers and criminal organizations.
When the criminal organization harvested Uyghur prisoners' organs and passed the flesh to food manufacturers, it was processed as human meat and sold to all regions of China.
It would not make sense if the Chinese government was not aware of these crimes when the political prisoners continuously disappeared in a brazen manner.
Anywhere there was a money transaction, a representative of the communist government was there.

 
"It's becoming worse. On top of organ trafficking, they are kidnapping Uyghur girls? What b*st*rds…"


Youngho could not continue talking when he heard the findings of the intelligence investigation from Jong-il.
He knew that the Chinese government had collected DNA samples and fingerprints from the Uyghurs and collected biometric information such as iris and voice information, and wondered if all those efforts were for this.


"There are not many Uyghurs crossing the border anymore. The Chinese government is arresting all attempted-defectors and sending them to prison."
 
"I don't know why the Uyghurs are still silent. Don't they have to at least protest?"
 
"What can they do when the whole region of Uyghur is a prisoner camp? In cities, a watch post is installed every 500 meters and they inspect people's identification cards even when they enter traditional markets."


Xinjiang Uygur was the world's most heavily guarded area.
The Chinese government introduced data collection and surveillance technology based on advanced information and communication technology, closely monitoring every move of the residents.
Any Uyghurs were regarded as potential terrorists or anti-state forces.
The government said that it had no choice but to monitor Uyghur militants because they were linked to Islamic extremist groups.
Thus, although the political prisoner camp was called a vocational training program, Uyghurs trapped there were reportedly forced to learn Chinese and receive brainwashing education close to mental reform.

 
"Recently, the Egyptian government has also deployed Uyghur students studying in the country. I think the Chinese government is very determined."
 

Under pressure from the Chinese government, the Egyptian government was forcing Uyghurs to leave the country although they were the same Muslim people.


"What? So what did you do about that?"

"The Uyghurs are Chinese citizens, so what can we do?"
 

Kazakhstan should prevent the repatriation of the Uyghurs to China by informing the special nature of Uyghur because the students who were forcibly repatriated would surely be sent to the camps.


"We should sternly protest against the Egyptian government, saying that they are Chinese nationals but are no different from the people of Kazakhstan. Warn them if they continue to banish the Uyghurs, we won't stand still. Notify the Egyptian ambassador in Kazakhstan."


"That's not the problem. My source says that these days in Uyghur, all government officials in the region are staying at Uyghur families for a week, forcing them to learn communist ideology."
 
"Oh, jeez… Why does the Chinese government hate the Uyghurs so much?"

"Over ten million Han Chinese have moved to Uyghur. Considering it is the only region where the Han people moved in on such a large scale, I assume they are afraid of the Uyghurs."
 

"This is ridiculous. Could it be that China is pressing this with the intention of recapturing Kashgar?"
 
"..."


When asked by Youngho, Park Jong-il looked puzzled.
It seemed that he could not find the connection between the pressure of the Uyghur mainland  and the recapture of Kashgar.


"I'm saying, don't you think the Chinese government is pressuring the Uyghurs in Kashgar to give up its independence to save the people of Xinjiang Uyghur?"
 
"Have you been reading fantasy novels lately? That's nonsense."

"What's nonsense about it?"

"The pressuring of Uyghur is not new. It has nothing to do with Kashgar."

 
Not being able to let go of his thoughts, Youngho struggled for a long time.


"Let's think about it."
 
"The recapture of Kashgar is what it is, and the Uyghur extermination policy has not changed. What if it's connected? We're already thinking of freeing the whole Uyghur anyway."
 

Park Jong-il was right, but Youngho could not agree.


"Most of the Uyghurs in Kashgar would have relatives in the Uyghur mainland. Think about how the people of Kashgar would react if they knew what was going on in Uyghur."

 
***
 

Only human rights groups and the media around the world were making a fuss about the Chinese government's crackdown on Uyghurs, but governments of each country remained silent as if they had made a pact.
They were in a position to consider trade and diplomatic relations with China, so they feared worsening of the diplomatic relations with China.
In addition, knowing that taking part in defending human rights against a socialist country, would not solve anything, they had no reason to participate.
However, the situation in Uyghur was not getting out of the spotlight as civil organizations and media around the world criticized China day after day.
The Chinese government was still harshly criticizing Kazakhstan, insisting that it was creating a fraud against the world by fabricating the facts that did not exist.

 
"I can't help but laugh because I can't believe it although I didn't expect much."
 

Youngho was discussing China's situation with Prime Minister Kasim over tea.
He stopped by at Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on his way back to the royal territory after checking the border's condition.


"Your Highness, I think it's time to stir up the Uyghur militants and cause some confusion. If you want to keep Uyghur in the limelight, don't you think we should move the Uyghurs?"

"All the armed groups are in Kashgar and are being trained, so there is no right group to take the lead. And it will only have a negative impact because it will reverse the armed struggle to terrorism."


It would be great if the struggle for independence could be achieved through terrorism, but things in the world did not go that way.
Such an act conducted by the Uyghurs rather denounced them as an extremist group linked to the IS.
In fact, some countries saw the Kashgar government as a terrorist group.

 
"It's because I think the seeds of the Uyghurs will dry up if we leave them alone. Recently, groundless rumors have been circulating in Guangdong Province that Uyghur men are sexually harassing Han Chinese women, and national sentiment has exploded. Perhaps the Chinese government is stepping in and amplifying the rumors."
 
"I know that Uyghur men don't even care about Han women, but it's a terrible scheme."
 

Unlike mainland China, Uyghur had a similar gender ratio, so why would Uyghur men bother Han Chinese women?
It would make sense if it was the other way around.
The Chinese society had 70 million more men than women as a result of its one-child policy and preference for boys.
Unmarried Chinese men who were grown old as bachelors all their lives, and sexual assault had been a social problem due to those who had not found a mate.
Therefore, young Han Chinese people were looking abroad to find a bride.
Some poor Uyghur women were sold for money to the Han Chinese to marry, which upset the Uyghur society.
The beauty of Uyghur women with Western appearance was well-known in China.
Likewise, Uyghur men's masculine appearance was popular among Han Chinese women.


"We must make sure that the Chinese government pays for the human trafficking of Uyghur women and human flesh trade for negligence."
 

Youngho cares about the Uyghur issue because of his responsibility as the Duke of Kazakhstan, but Kasim's affection for Uyghur was special.
Like most Central Asians, many ethnic groups in Central Asia thought they had the same roots.
Perhaps that was why the Kazakh people were so sad that the Uyghurs were persecuted by the Chinese government.


"I agree with you, Prime Minister. I'll make sure they pay."

"Your Highness, I don't think we need to free the whole Uyghur area if we have an independence war. The eastern Uyghur region is already occupied by Han people, so it doesn't mean much to the Uyghurs. The Uyghurs cannot afford to manage such a huge territory and we cannot rule out the possibility that there could be a long-term war."
 
"There are Uyghurs living there, aren't they? And there are a lot of underground resources buried in the region, but do you want to give it all up?"

"The West alone is enough for the Uyghurs to live. And there are a lot more resources in the western region that borders us."
 

Kasim suggested to give up the eastern side that was mostly occupied by the Han Chinese people as it would lead to a long-term war.
He was right. It was most desirable to propose a ceasefire after occupying the areas where only Uyghurs were concentrated.
If a ceasefire was made through the mediation of the U.S. or Russia, China would accept it because two-thirds of Uyghur's territory would still remain in its territory, and the occupied area could be restored as much as possible if it waited for the right time.
If the war was stopped at that point, it would be a less burdensome war.
 

"The question is whether the Uyghurs will be convinced."
 
"They will. In fact, they don't have a problem living in the current Kashgar Autonomous Republic alone. However, the Uyghurs are also distributed in the Midwest, so if we just sort it out up to that region, we'll successfully establish a buffer zone against China."


He was right.
There was a cause to help the Uyghurs, but practically, Kazakhstan was helping them because it needed a buffer zone against China.
If Kasim did not remind him, he would have overdone it which could end up in a long-term war.

Empire of the Ring is a Korean modern fantasy epic adventure novel that sets in the nations of the Caucasus mountain range which separates Europe and Asia. The nations of Caucasus are regions of many conflicts over territories, ethnicities, and religions. The story begins as Lee Youngho, a warm-hearted Korean merchandiser, takes a business trip to a disputed territory of the Caucasus nations to sell Korean unmanned security systems only to get misconstrued as a spy and caught by Armenian militia. Youngho eventually gets involved with the militia and CIA to help out people of the regions from conflicts and works toward a birth of a new empire in Caucasus.

This is an ongoing novel from Korea with more than 750 chapters as of today. The pace can feel a little bit slow in the beginning but as the story unfolds, you will be drawn into the world of Caucasus. If you are a modern fantasy/adventure lover, you will enjoy learning about different regions and cultures in Eurasia and Eastern Europe as Youngho travels around the places. Happy reading! 

*Disclaimer: The following contains depictions of religion and ethnic disputes. We do not support the author's views, we are only translating and editing the novel. This fictional novel is inspired by real-world people, places, and events — the author has taken these people, places, and events and embellished them as characters with conversations and backgrounds as done in fiction.

Shatu caravans traveled slowly through the desolate wilderness in the summer heat.
The rock and sand on the ground were scorched by the sun. From afar, the heat rising from the ground appeared to be wavy.
The strife within the Shatu Seven Tribes at the Gulang Plains continued to intensify. The Dark Razor and Dark Wood tribes were like fire and water, while the other tribes were more or less implicated. Due to this, the Shatu caravans were impacted, and the smaller ones were frequently harassed. The soldiers from the Dark Razor and Dark Wood tribes regarded their opponents' caravans as targets. When the Dark Razor Tribe ran into caravans from Dark Wood Tribe, they would steal from them and kill everyone. Likewise, the Dark Wood Tribe was doing the same to the caravans from the Dark Razor Tribe.
Under such circumstances, the other caravans from the other tribes were like fish in the same pond. They were also harassed, plundered, or killed by the bloodthirsty soldiers from the Dark Razor and Dark Wood tribes.
The scimitars in those Shatu men's hands were not only ruthless to outsiders, but they were also more ruthless and violent to their own people during the internal strife. If the Shatu Seven Tribes weren't offered protection by the Great Han Empire back then, only death would await the tribes that lost during the last internal strife.
When chaos started to set in the plains, the Shatu caravans of less than a hundred people in size were already in danger. Only the bigger caravans could somewhat ensure their own safety during their travels. With more people, they could stand a better chance against the smaller group of soldiers from the Dark Wood or Dark Razor tribes. The Shatu caravans now traveled under the banner of other tribes. Even those from the Dark Wood Tribe or Dark Razor Tribe would also travel under the banner of other tribes after leaving their own territories.
The Shatu caravans in front of them were traveling under the banner of the Earthen Desert Tribe, the Coyote Tribe, and the Stormy River Tribe. At one glance, people would think that these caravans from the three tribes had banded together and were traveling as one. There were about four or five hundred people traveling together with seven or eight hundred rhinodrake steeds and camels which were fully loaded with goods, especially the camels which were carrying goods that were piled up like little mountains. The caravan stretched a few hundred meters long. From a distance, it resembled a long snake slithering across the desolate wilderness.
In reality, this caravan and the people in it were all from the Dark Razor Tribe.
The caravans played more prominent roles as the situation at the Gulang Plains intensified. The salt, tea, silk, and weapons they were transporting were items that the important people at the plains needed most urgently.
Adebei looked at the mountain ridge at the horizon ahead of them on his rhinodrake steed and couldn't help but curse, "Damn those bastards on Mount Jade Dragon…! Damn those Han Chinese too!"
After passing the hill ahead of them, they would be crossing the borders of Yingwei County in Pingxi Prefecture.
Adebei, the man in his fifties, was the leader of this caravan. Before this, Yingwei County meant nothing to him as it was merely a small impoverished area in Pingxi Prefecture. Yet, ever since Yingwei County's frontier was established late last year, it became a thorn in his side.
At the border trading post were smaller tribes like the Great Moon, Wusu, and Piyue tribes which would never bow down to the Shatu. Those stray tribes cleared up a path that connected Mount Jade Dragon to Yingwei County to transport things like leather, medicinal ingredients, gems, rare beast core crystals, and valuable timbers from the mountain. The items they supplied to the Han Chinese merchants became best sellers.
The Shatu caravans used to monopolize the trade of these items. Now that there were people openly robbing them of their business, it was only natural for Adebei to be upset. To make it worse for the Shatu people, the border trading post at Yingwei County didn't want to do business with them so they couldn't intervene. Not only that, but the items sold there were cheaper than their prices. The Han Chinese merchants who used to trade with them before were now either taking their supplies from the Yingwei County border trading post, or trying to bargain with them by making a price comparison to the border trading post. This really put a damper on the Shatu caravans.
The caravans were now working harder but earning less than before. Adebei started to reminisce about the old days as he rode on his rhinodrake steed. Back then, the Shatu caravans didn't even need to pay any tolls when they entered Pingxi City. Not only that, but they could even enter the city on their steeds. The Han Chinese and low-ranking officers feared them and no one dared to look them in the eye. If any Han Chinese person annoyed them, they could just easily whip them on their rhinodrake steed or hack them with their weapons. They had nothing to worry about even if they killed someone since the bureaucracy would never dare to pursue the matter. At most, they would only lose a bit of money or goods. If they saw anything they liked, they could snatch, seize, or trick the Han Chinese who were as weak as little sheep to them.
Adebei and many other Shatu people simply couldn't understand why these weak Han Chinese people could occupy such a big piece of land and wonderful mountains. They could live in the cities where their lavish mansions were, while valiant Shatu people like them only had their tents in the plains outside the city gates to shield them from the harsh wind, snow, and rain. Life was really unfair!
Of course, Adebei never thought of the Gulang Plains as a shelter provided to them by the Han Chinese. They always regarded it as something they won over with their own efforts and had nothing to do with the Han Chinese.
The anger in Adebei's heart made him felt even hotter. His throat felt hot after he cursed, so he picked up the water canteen hanging from his saddle and took a few swigs. The sweet water that flowed into his itchy throat instantly refreshed him. The water droplets that clung to his bushy beard glistened in the sun.
"Ahh…!" Adebei wiped his mouth with the back of his hand in satisfaction. He put the water canteen away, then heard the sounds of iron hooves approaching him. A slender, younger man with a mustache on his long oval face rode to his side on his rhinodrake steed.
"Are we not going to Yingwei County?" The man spoke arrogantly with his hoarse voice.
Adebei didn't dare to show negligence toward this man because he was a steward sent by a noble who supported Adebei. His position in the Dark Razor Tribe was even higher than Adebei's, and he had joined his caravan this time for another separate important task. Before coming, the noble had ordered Adebei to follow this person's instructions.
Adebei pointed to the mountain ridge ahead of them, then replied respectfully, "Yingwei County is just past that mountain ridge ahead of us. We should be passing through Yingwei County today and we can camp for the night at the Ganzi River. After another day of travel tomorrow, we should reach Pingxi City at night!"
"Can't we buy the new spinning frames, looms, and Aquapyro Engines that the Han Chinese have made from Yingwei County? If we can buy them from Yingwei County, then there's no need for us to run all the way to Pingxi City. I can also return earlier with the goods and report back to Lord Hake!"
"Yingwei County probably don't have those for sale. Besides, we might get into a lot of trouble if we were to go there!" Adebei licked his lips. "There are many people from the Great Moon, Wusu, and Piyue tribes from Mount Jade Dragon gathered in Yingwei County. There may not be as many last year, but there are about five or six thousand of them this year. Those people are making a living at the border trading post by doing business, opening up workshops, running restaurants and inns. By now, they have gained considerable power. If they see us, something will definitely happen. Last time, a caravan of about a hundred people from the Stormy River Tribe that wanted to take a look at the border trading post in Yingwei County ended up returning with only seven people. The rest got killed somewhere near the border trading post by those bastards from Mount Jade Dragon…!"
"The Han Chinese don't care about the border trading post?"
"The Han Chinese garrison merely observed at the side but didn't intervene. We later went to the Pingxi Military Governor's Office but were told that the tribes living on Mount Jade Dragon are not under their jurisdiction, so whatever happens between the Shatu people and the other tribes should be resolved ourselves. We are to personally look for whoever killed our own people…"
"Damn bastards. We'll behead all of them someday!" The noble's steward cursed fiercely. "Let's go to Pingxi City then!"
"Alright!"
"Apart from those items, Lord Hake also ordered for you to bring back two Han Chinese who know how to operate them. No one in our tribe currently knows anything about it, especially on how to deal with the wool. Lord Hake wishes to see it for himself…"
"Well…" A frown immediately creased Adebei's forehead.
"Why? Since when have you become a coward, Adebei? You can't even manage a simple task?!" The noble's steward shot Adebei a disdainful look. "It's just a few Han Chinese people. How difficult can it be? Didn't you bring back quite a few Han Chinese women for Lord Hake before?"
Thinking about the severed heads of the Shatu people hanging from Pingxi City's walls, Adebei gulped audibly. "Ever since the collapse of the Ye Clan, Pingxi Prefecture is not the same as it was before. If we get caught by the Han Chinese, then…"
"Just tell me if you can or cannot do it." The steward interrupted Adebei.
Adebei clenched his teeth in the end and nodded heavily. "It'd be best for us to split into two groups and move separately after arriving in Pingxi City. I'll obtain the items that Lord Hake wants and you'll bring the items back first while I go scout for the people. Things have been tense between us and the people from the Dark Wood Tribe in Pingxi City. Do not reveal your identity at all costs…"
"Bear in mind that this is an important matter to Lord Hake. The other important guests that have come to the tribe are also looking forward to seeing these items. If you screw this up, you will bring your own head and provide an explanation to them!"
"Understood!"
While the Shatu caravan traveled through the wilderness, Yan Liqiang was squinting in their direction from a hill among the ridge that Adebei was pointing at earlier.
"The Shatu people are here…" Shi Dafeng licked his lips and quietly cheered in excitement. The rhinodrake steed beneath him also stirred restlessly as it pounded its front hooves against the ground…
Shen Teng, Shi Dafeng, Zhou Yong and the rest were riding beside Yan Liqiang on their rhinodrake steeds. At the bottom of the hill was a big group of students from the archery academy on their rhinodrake steeds.


The most precious things in the world are priceless. Ordinary men tend to turn a blind eye to this fact. Apart from the treasured air, sunlight, and familial love, there is still one more thing that’s extremely valuable. It’s right beside you and can be easily obtained. But... I wonder whether you can see it?

The forums became a sea full of joy. The Chinese players were filled with excitement.
After Long Sky became the champions, Dynasty defeated Tomahawk and were placed third.
In the top eight teams, three of them were Chinese teams, one was the champion, and one was the second runner up. This astonishing achievement made many proud.
Long Sky received the most praising. Hao Tian had proven his skills and earned himself a ton of fans. The fame of his teammates, Sleepy Winter and Twinkle Fried Rice, grew enormously too. Even the Dynasty fans were happy for them from the bottom of their hearts.
Some thought that what had happened to Dynasty was regretful—if they did not face Rivervale and Long Sky consecutively, both the champion and the first runner-up teams might have been Chinese teams.
Due to the outstanding performances of the teams that they admired, countless players were praising how exciting this season was nonstop. After watching the entire season, they discovered one phenomenon.
During the finals, the Chinese teams did not lose even once to a team from another country!
Hence, some people found new words to praise their teams.
"The only ones that can beat us are ourselves!"
Han Xiao did watch the events after the match such as the award ceremony, the analytics of the season, and so on. Seeing that Long Sky were the winners, he had a rough guess about the future situation.
The Chinese teams had achieved extraordinary results in this season, and this would have a long-term effect. He knew his countrymen well. No matter what competition it was, as long as a fellow countryman was the champion, it would definitely pique their interest. Hence, there would be many new Chinese players in the next version, far more than in his previous life.
The Shattered Star Ring division, where the champions were from, was the headquarters of the various Chinese clubs. Therefore, many new Chinese players would choose to be born in the novice planets in the Shattered Star Ring. These freshies would become the new blood of the Black Star Army in the next version!
The current player count was far from the peak. The amazing results obtained by the Chinese teams would also affect Han Xiao very positively—good results meant more newcomers for the Black Star Army, which also meant that the quantity and quality of his leeks would be increased.
In this season, the Chinese teams had used various Black Star series mechanical devices. These were basically advertisements for the Black Star Army. Similar to how the American teams chose Planet Winterfrost to showcase the advantages of the Demon Race so that many players would feel that Demons were very strong, the Chinese teams' performance made many feel that the Black Star Army was very strong. The machines used by the Chinese teams brought Han Xiao quite a lot of attention.
…
Season two of the Galaxy Pro League had ended, but its popularity lasted for a long time afterward. However, after most of the players had their fill of fun, they finally focused on other issues.
The end of the Pro League meant that Version 2.0 was about to end as well.
Speculation concerning the storyline of the next season became a hot topic on the forums once again.
In the Shattered Star Ring, Bun-Hit-Dog's video was mentioned, the one that consisted of Han Xiao's conversation with Frenzied Sword and the others. The video hinted that the next version would be related to the Crimson Dynasty and sparked a lot of discussion.
"What could the Crimson Dynasty's goal in the Shattered Star Ring be?"
"Who knows? Anyway, in the next version, we will definitely be more involved in the fight between the organizations in the galaxy."
"Maybe it's the same as the start of Version 2.0, having to face a huge disaster as soon as we log in. I'm guessing that the Crimson Dynasty is the final boss."
"I'm not really interested in the storyline. All I'm interested in is what will happen to our Black Star Army. After the last version update, Black Star became the faction that guided us into the universe. I wonder how the Black Star Army will change after this update."
"I hope it won't disappear. We farmed so many Contribution Points for so long. If the Black Star Army is gone, it will all have been for nothing."
Due to past experiences, many players were curious about what the Black Star Army would become in Version 3.0.
The Chinese players basically looked at the Black Star Army as their main faction. Furthermore, it was one of the biggest reasons that the Chinese teams were able to achieve such results in the Pro League. Therefore, this issue received a lot of attention.
Han Xiao had been keeping an eye on the forums too, but even he could not give a clear answer to this question.
"The new version is about to arrive. This time, the gap is ten years…"
Han Xiao shook his head. Under the Crimson Tide, this would be a very tough ten years. Klent's secret war and the third round of [Prey]… there would be all kinds of danger.
In his previous life, when Version 3.0 started, the secret war between Klent and Purple Crystal was at its climax. That was when the players came into play. This meant that the secret war might go on during the entire time before the version updates.
The Black Star Army would spend the next ten years in battles. There would be both risks and opportunities.
When the players returned after ten years, Han Xiao did not know what would have become of the Black Star Army.
There would be many alliances forming in the next version. They would be the hidden competitors in recruiting the players. In Version 3.0, the Black Star Army would no longer be the 'guiding faction'. Han Xiao had been wondering how to make use of the next ten years to increase the attractiveness of the Black Star Army.
The current players had spent a lot of time and energy on the Black Star Army throughout the version, so they would not change factions easily. Keeping the old players was not an issue as long as Han Xiao operated the Black Star Army properly during the version update.
What he needed to go for was the new players in Version 3.0. Other than the effect brought by the Pro League, the Black Star Army had to have at least the same amount of resources as the other alliance factions.
The players' achievements during Version 2.0 and the profit made from the players were the only assets that Han Xiao had to get through the following ten years.
The Pro League was the last opportunity to harvest leeks for Version 2.0. Near the end of the version, the players would bank their fortune and wait for the next version.
As soon as Version 3.0 arrived, the Black Star Army would rocket in terms of strength!
After all, the players in Version 3.0 would be able to level up to Grade B.
Millions of Grade C Supers and millions of Grade B Supers were completely different.
Beep beep!
This time, the communicator suddenly vibrated.
"You have a new message, hum…"
Han Xiao took out the communicator. It was a message from Ralph, telling him to go to the mother planet of the Purple Crystal Civilization. Section Zero had confirmed all the organization members and summoned the leader of all those organizations to officially announce the creation of Section Zero.
"This organization is formed at last."
Han Xiao's eyes gleamed.
…
The Blacklight Stealth stopped at the port of the Section Zero headquarters, which was on the Curved Blade garrison satellite orbiting the Purple Crystal Civilization mother planet. Han Xiao followed Dodder, the foreign affairs emissary, into the garrison satellite and came to the hall.
At this time, more than two hundred rather well-known people were gathered there. The moment that Han Xiao walked in, those people all turned and looked over with different expressions on their faces.
Before Section Zero was officially formed, most of the people there did not know who the other members were. Due to what had happened with Black Star a few months ago, many had guessed that Black Star had joined Section Zero, so not many of them were surprised.
"Not bad, Black Star is a reliable comrade."
Many had the same thought in their mind and nodded at Han Xiao.
Han Xiao saw some familiar faces in the crowd, including chest hair monster Jayne and do-nothing Gadeli, who had once fought alongside him, and some organizations that had followed him to eliminate Albert's gang.
Among them, the ones that had the biggest organizations were the Arc Light Organization leader from the Severide Star System, the Hero Group leader from the Skywalker Star System, and the New Phylen Rebels leader from the Rain Star System. Other than those, there were also many other organizations that were much bigger than Han Xiao's. His Black Star Army was above average.
Ralph stood before the crowd. His face was serious, and his tone was formal.
"Everyone is here. As you all know, the purpose of Section Zero is to protect the Colton Star Cluster and guard against the Klent Kingdom's invasion. The enemy you're about to face is the Tyrant's Bloodshed Land. Due to reasons that all of you know, we and Klent can't use our official armies. The Colton Star Cluster's safety is in your hands.
"You will all become important allies of one another, cooperate with each other, fight alongside each other, and guard against the Bloodshed Land's invasion together.
"I hereby announce the official creation of Section Zero!"
This time, a notification popped up on Han Xiao's interface.
_____________________
New Faction [Section Zero] activated!
Favorability: 1,500/3,000
Current Relationship: Friendly
_____________________
…
In the hall of Black Star Base No.1, many players had gathered.
It was the day of the version upgrade, and the update would start in less than two hours. Many players gathered in different bases before logging off. The players were now experienced with this and knew that the best choice was to wait in a stronghold in groups before the update. Base No.1 had the most players.
This was because Long Sky, Dynasty, and Rivervale had all decided to log off there. Many players had gone to look at those players.
After Hao Tian was done speaking to the passionate fans, he bade farewell to King Admiral and Frenzied Sword.
"I'm logging off."
King Admiral smiled and said, "Little Hao, let's have dinner in a few days. Call Fried Eggplants With Fish and the others too."
"Sure." Hao Tian nodded.
Li Ge heard and asked, "Hey, what about me?"
"If you're that shameless, we welcome you to come without an invitation." Second Prince curled his lips.
"It's decided then, see you there," Li Ge said in a serious tone.
Frenzied Sword was stunned. He remembered Li Ge to be very proud, what happened?
Compared to the Temple of Gods, which did not achieve any notable results in two consecutive seasons, Long Sky had finished top four and champions, while Dynasty was second and third. Therefore, Li Ge could not maintain the confidence to be proud anymore. He did not want the Temple of Gods to be forgotten, so he could only put away his pride and hang out with these people. That way, he could at least benefit from all the attention that they were receiving.
"By the way, Sword, bring your team over for the dinner too. It's on me." Hao Tian suddenly recalled his buddy Frenzied Sword.
Frenzied Sword was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed. He had been dreaming of becoming a god tier player, and now, he finally felt that he was one foot into Hao Tian and the others' circle.
Twinkle Fried Rice's eyes sparkled. "Since so many people are coming, we might as well invite Thunder Storm, Fanatics, Nine Gates, and all those teams as well. We should all celebrate for a few days."
Li Ge immediately supported this idea. All the teams gathering together would definitely be huge news. He would benefit from it, too.
Hao Tian thought about it and said, "Okay. Anyway, we did not celebrate enough after winning the championship. Let's enjoy ourselves during the holidays."
They chatted for a while happily and logged off one after another. The players around also turned into white lights and disappeared.
Very soon, the hall became empty.
At the same time, Han Xiao, who was on rushing back, saw a notification on his interface.
_____________________
Version 2.0 Update Activated!
Saving data… Save complete!
Player forums closed.
Update Duration: Unknown. Please wait patiently.
_____________________
"And so it begins…"
Inside the Blacklight Stealth cockpit, Han Xiao had a melancholic expression on his face.
Ten years…
…
A spaceship left the desolate region, and the countless stars ahead were reflected on the porthole.
Stephanie looked at the bright stars ahead and smiled.
"We're finally here, the Shattered Star Ring."


What do you do when you wake up and find yourself inside the very game that you love? 
What do you do when you realize you that you have not only become an NPC - you have even been thrown back in time to before the game even launched! 
What will happen when our protagonist's two realities coincide? 
Han Xiao was a professional power leveler before his transmigration. Using his past life's knowledge, Han Xiao sweeps through the universe as he prepares for the arrival of the players. This is definitely not your typical transmigration novel.

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