NOVGO.NET Chapter 978 - 371: Han Xiangman’s Ambition
Chapter 978: Chapter 371: Han Xiangman’s Ambition
"Brother Liang, are you sure you don’t need us to go with you?"
At Yangshan Port, Zhao Kai couldn’t help but frown, saying.
Liang Yuan shook his head slightly, "Yangshan is in a developmental phase and can’t do without you guys."
"I’ll go alone to Mist City this time."
"But... that Mist City, we don’t know anything about it, you shouldn’t fully trust what Qiu Yingyue says."
Ding Yan couldn’t help but speak up.
But as she began, Liang Yuan interrupted her, "Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing. There’s something strange about this Mist City. We’ve never heard of it before."
"This time, I’m mainly going to investigate the secrets of Mist City."
"Moreover, it concerns the Genetic Species, I need to find out clearly, it relates to the future direction of everyone’s evolution and awakening."
"Alright, it’s getting late. Before I left this time, I didn’t inform anyone else. You just need to be aware. I will be back within a week at the most."
"Just help me guard Yangshan."
Zhao Kai immediately said, "Brother Liang, don’t worry, we will definitely protect Yangshan well."
Liang Yuan nodded slightly; he really couldn’t be away from Yangshan for too long.
Primarily because the Slaughterhouse would stockpile a massive amount of prey every day, and if he didn’t come back to handle it, it would be a waste of Points.
After bidding farewell to the others, Liang Yuan boarded a small boat, and Han Xiangman followed him.
This time, Liang Yuan didn’t take anyone with him except for Han Xiangman.
It wasn’t that Liang Yuan demanded it, but Han Xiangman had actively sought him out.
Considering that Han Xiangman is a Water Attribute Superpower User and can control water flow, she makes navigating the boat easier.
Although Liang Yuan had mastered many Water Attribute Skills, he didn’t possess a skill for controlling water flow.
He could row the boat himself, but it would be too slow.
There are quite a few Water Attribute Superpower Users in the Shelter, like Kong Sheng and Wang Xiaoya, who can control water flow too.
However, in terms of overall strength, Han Xiangman was still the strongest.
Going to explore Mist City this time, in case they needed to split up, Han Xiangman would be more suitable.
So Liang Yuan agreed.
The two didn’t have much luggage, and Han Xiangman started the battery on the small boat.
Immediately, the bone-made fan blades began spinning rapidly, and the small boat quickly departed the port.
This small boat had been modified by Fu Qibo in the research lab, not only equipped with an electric motor but also had a Qi Burst Rune engraved on the bone-made propeller, which could instantly increase power.
Han Xiangman just needed to control the water flow to steer the boat.
As the boat continued forward, Yangshan became smaller and smaller.
Liang Yuan retracted his gaze, looking at the long-legged beauty, Han Xiangman, beside him, asking, "Going to explore this Mist City is dangerous. Why did you want to come?"
Initially, Liang Yuan didn’t want to bring anyone, but Han Xiangman had actively approached him, asking to explore Mist City together.
Han Xiangman sat at the bow, turned her head when she heard the question, and brushed her hair that had been blown by the wind, saying, "I want to know the secret of the Genetic Species too."
Liang Yuan raised an eyebrow at these words, not expecting Han Xiangman to be interested in the Genetic Species.
He asked in puzzlement, "Do you have any of the Four Major Attributes at their limit?"
For ordinary superpower users, they typically have one attribute that grows rapidly.
For a Strength-type Superpower User, it would certainly be the Strength Value growing fast, and the first one to reach the 50 Points limit would surely be the Strength Attribute.
And users of other superpower types are similar.
Someone like Liang Yuan, with no weaknesses and all attributes reaching 50 Points, is nearly impossible.
However, even reaching 50 Points in one attribute makes them among the most powerful in the realm of superpower users.
As a Water Attribute Superpower User, Han Xiangman’s strongest attribute should be Spiritual Power.
But Liang Yuan sensed that her Spiritual Power was at most just under forty, far from reaching the fifty-point limit.
Han Xiangman shook her head slightly, "No, none of my Four Major Attributes have reached the limit."
"But I love adventure and wandering. If Mist City really has a way to awaken the Genetic Species, maybe it also has a method to rapidly enhance Spiritual Power?"
"Cultivating behind closed doors in Yangshan, I find advancement too challenging."
"I can feel that the more I try to enhance my Spiritual Power, the more difficult it becomes."
"I’m not good at management work; serving as a Patrol Team Captain is just about maintaining daily security with nothing else to do."
"I’d rather venture out with you."
"The future, after all, belongs to superpower users. Only by drawing power unto oneself can one truly rely on anything." Han Xiangman said this.
This made Liang Yuan look at her in a new light.
This woman is more clear-headed than others.
Just like Wu Meng, she places more importance on her strength.
Liang Yuan asked, "Back then, you led Meng Youyou and the others over mountains to Yangshan; as the team leader, how could you not have management skills?"
Han Xiangman chuckled, shaking her head, "It’s not really management. At that time, I happened to be a Water Attribute Superpower User, able to control water flow, so I had a say in navigation, and everyone listened to me."
"You could say management, but I didn’t really manage anything."
"Back in the building, the things to be managed weren’t as complicated as in Yangshan. As long as we maintained order, it was enough."
"In terms of management, Uncle Ge, Xia Ming, and Gao Li are all better than me."
Liang Yuan smiled and said, "So your idea is to strive to enhance your own strength? To walk the path of evolution and see what lies at the end of it?"
Han Xiangman nodded lightly, smiling, "Isn’t it a bit ridiculous?"
Liang Yuan shook his head and said, "No, it’s very rare."
"Actually, in this cataclysmic flood, it’s incredibly difficult for everyone to survive, and there are very few people with such aspirations."
"And you? What kind of aspirations do you have?" Han Xiangman suddenly asked, looking at Liang Yuan.
Liang Yuan looked up at the sky. The rain poured heavily, and within the dark clouds, thunderbolts exploded incessantly.
He said in a deep voice, "I also want to see what the end of this evolutionary path looks like, what lies beyond these dark clouds, and why this world suddenly became like this."
Han Xiangman’s eyes shone as she looked at Liang Yuan’s back and suddenly said, "I think you might actually make it to that point!"
Upon hearing this, Liang Yuan turned back to look at her and smiled, "Have confidence in yourself, you can do it too."
Han Xiangman smiled, but her expression was somewhat wistful as she said, "I don’t dare to imagine it. Although I have this belief, I am well aware of how difficult this path is."
"Not to mention the struggles between people, just look at the endless floodwaters and how many terrifying mutant beasts exist there?"
"Before the great flood, the land area on Earth was already far less than the ocean area, and who knows how many terrible giant beasts there were in the ocean."
"Human technology reached such a level, yet it never truly conquered the oceans."
"Now with the emergence of superpower energy, countless marine creatures are evolving, while human technology takes a step back again and again."
"I can hardly imagine how many terrifying mutant beasts are beneath the water now."
Liang Yuan nodded in understanding; he had also worried countless times about such matters.
But he did not fear, for he had a system. Given enough time, he would one day slowly grow to become the strongest existence on the path of evolution!
In principle, he shouldn’t take the risk to Mist City.
All the opportunities that Qiu Yingyue spoke of, he could exchange for them in the system as long as his points were enough.
But he came anyway, not for the genetic species, but to understand the outside world.
He wanted to know just what kind of existence Mist City was.
Why was there a way to condense genetic species here?
He worried that if he stayed sheltered and developed until the end, masters with awakened genetic species would be everywhere in the outside world, while he would still be confined to his small corner in Yangshan.
If he ended up isolated and eventually led to the downfall of the shelter he painstakingly built, attacked and occupied by these masters, it would be bad.
So he had to go out and understand the possible dangers outside in advance.
The two chatted casually, the small boat speeding along swiftly towards Lishui Garden.
On the way, the small boat also encountered some mutant beast attacks in the floodwaters.
But in front of Liang Yuan, who had awakened his genetic species, a casual Spirit Shock directly defeated these mutant beasts.
When passing by some districts, there were survivors trapped in buildings desperately waving for help.
Liang Yuan and Han Xiangman did not pay attention; their small boat currently didn’t have the capability to rescue anyone.
Though they noticed that many districts had set up shelters.
These shelters were often centered around a tall building, gathering large quantities of planks, foam, wood, and other floatables to create platforms, forming ’land’ to stand on.
This ’land’ varied in size; some stretched hundreds of meters, with many tents or plastic huts built upon them.
Some larger shelters directly constructed a plastic city several kilometers wide, connecting entire districts together.
As the floodwaters rose, the foam plastic platforms rose with them. People lived in the buildings but could move around on the plastic land during activities.
In summary, these survivors trapped in the floodwaters had not given up on survival.
Under the threat of death, humanity’s instinct to survive exploded, and amidst the vast swells, they were diligently building their own piece of heaven.
After a day and night, Liang Yuan and Han Xiangman crossed the vast floodwaters and finally arrived at Lishui Garden!
"Mr. Liang, we’re here!"
Han Xiangman stood up and looked towards the familiar district buildings, then turned back to remind Liang Yuan.
Upon hearing this, Liang Yuan also opened his eyes.
Actually, the distance between Yangshan and Lishui Garden wasn’t very far, probably just a few dozen kilometers in a straight line.
But facing the vast floodwaters with no landmarks to guide them,
it was truly fast that they managed to find their way to Lishui Garden in just a day and night.
Unlike the Firebird, their small boat didn’t have radar to detect buildings.
Throughout the journey, they had to rely on guessing, even stopping to ask for directions when passing through some districts, just to eventually arrive here.
Looking at the familiar Lishui Garden District, Liang Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, the greatest threat during the voyage was not the mutant beasts in the water, but the issue of direction.
"Let’s get closer." Liang Yuan instructed.
Han Xiangman immediately nodded, maneuvering the small boat towards the district.
Just as they entered the district, Liang Yuan suddenly had a change of expression and immediately shouted, "Stop for a moment!"
Upon hearing this, Han Xiangman quickly stopped the small boat, puzzled as she looked at Liang Yuan.
Liang Yuan pointed to the side of a tall building in the district and said, "Isn’t that a ship?"
Hearing this, Han Xiangman was startled and looked in the direction Liang Yuan was pointing.
Sure enough, behind the residential building, there was indeed a fairly large boat.
This boat was obviously not a modern industrial vessel but a large wooden ship.