Volume 3: The King of Waste Chapter 338: Unrest in the Inner City
His sight quickly contracted along the time channel filled with flowing light. The scene in front of Xu Shen's eyes changed rapidly. Finally, all the mottled colors disappeared, and only the ruins overgrown with weeds remained in front of him.
This was once the site of the Hathaway family's manor.
It has long been deserted, and its former prosperity and bustle have come to an end.
Waves of stinging pain came from his eyes, and Xu Shen couldn't help but cover his eyes with his hands, feeling a sticky liquid overflowing from between his fingers.
I looked down and saw my hands were covered in blood.
Xu Shen felt his vision was a little blurry, so he closed his eyes and asked Hai Jue to treat him. After a while, the stinging sensation gradually disappeared.
Only then did Xu Shen feel the soreness and weakness all over his body as if he was overdrawn.
Even with the Scarlet Cloak and the Sea Duke as backup, he still spanned this long period of time and gazed into the past.
It also has the ability to release the mind prison across time and space.
The combination of the two made him feel as if his whole body was falling apart. His body felt empty and he couldn't squeeze out even a trace of strength.
Thinking of the result of this cross-time and space confrontation, Xu Shen felt bitter and frustrated.
Although he was angry, unwilling, and wanted to fight to the death, it seemed that everything was arranged by fate.
The past incarnation of the queen ant was "hiding" in the past...and was actually blocked in the past by herself.
He clearly wanted to kill her, but instead he trapped her in the past, unable to come to his own timeline, causing him to never be able to truly kill her.
In the face of time, he and the queen ant are both fools, being played by time.
The Queen Ant wanted to travel through time and strangle him before he could become the king, but it was precisely her actions that led to Xu Shen's smooth promotion to king.
Otherwise, Xu Shen might not have the opportunity to be promoted again in this life.
When she wanted to kill the queen ant, she happened to be sealed in the past, so he could never reach her and kill her.
Being able to lock it up in a mind cage and prevent it from changing the future in the past is already the limit.
Not only was the queen ant played by time, even Xu Shen, who saw through this in advance, could not escape.
Trapped in the game, everyone is a chess piece.
Xu Shen couldn't help but wonder, if he had been willing to accept his fate and not used his ability to travel to the past, would this closed loop have been broken, breaking his destiny?
He had no answer.
Accepting fate or not, it seems to be destined.
The choices he faces, the situations he faces, and his own personality will all lead him to make some choices.
This is true even if you know the outcome.
This may be the horror of fate.
The so-called changing one's fate against the will of heaven, isn't it just changing a fate that has already been arranged?
Xu Shen sighed deeply and remained silent for a long time.
From previous phenomena, he had already expected this result - he could not kill the queen ant!
If I could kill her, I would have the chance to eat her and borrow her abilities.
And if he could borrow her ability, then in the previous war, in addition to the queen ant's projection, there would also be his own projection.
After all, once I kill the queen ant and inherit everything from her, I will be able to do what she can do.
But in fact it is not.
There is no self that traveled from the future.
In all the sufferings he had endured in the past, there was no one who could travel back in time to protect him.
This also foreshadowed that he could not kill the queen ant and could not obtain her abilities.
The ability to control time and the queen ant are forever locked in the distant past and cannot be reached.
When the queen ant helped him become king, Xu Shen saw that the queen ant was fooled by time. Because of this, he also saw the result he had expected, but he wanted to try to change this fate.
But this attempt, his best efforts, his unwillingness and refusal to accept his fate, turned out to be the final link in his destiny, closing the loop of fate.
If he could go back ten minutes ago, Xu Shen would definitely choose to stop and not pursue the "past" form of the queen ant.
He wanted to see what would happen if that happened.
But unfortunately, he did not have the ability to control time and could not modify what had happened.
There is no second chance to choose.
Even if there is, Xu Shen guessed that there might be other reasons or special circumstances that would allow the "result" to occur as expected.
After sitting on the ground and resting for a long time, Xu Shen recovered a little and slowly stood up.
He gazed deeply at the ruined manor. In the distant timeline, the queen ant was right in front of him. The two were very close to each other, yet they were so far away that they would never touch each other again.
Among all the enemies Xu Shen encountered, the queen ant was the most terrifying, the most difficult, and the one he fought with the longest, but he still failed in the end.
Perhaps there will be such powerful enemies in the future.
Xu Shen thought of the ruling parliament.
Although I have never seen them with my own eyes, the five people who can sit at the top of humanity must not be simple characters.
"The road ahead... will be difficult."
Xu Shen muttered to himself.
"It's okay, I'll stay with you." Maeve appeared beside Xu Shen, bending over and getting closer, a strand of hair sliding down his ear, with a smile and tenderness on her face: "Always, always."
Xu Shen felt warm in his heart and a smile appeared on his face.
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Return from Moonlight Town.
The queen ant was sealed in the past, and her future and present bodies were also killed. He also obtained the legendary scarlet cloak of the Xu soldier. Xu Shen now felt that he could finally breathe a sigh of relief and no longer be so tense.
As for the escaped Night Rat King, there is no need to worry.
Even if he continued to plan and try to make a comeback and take back Guangming City, he would only be courting death.
The exception is Queen Ant 'Pamela'.
But as for the other kings, except for a very few special ones, Xu Shen felt that it would not be too difficult for him to deal with them.
"The Night Rat King hasn't paid me the reward he promised me before. It seems I have to ask for it when I have time..." Xu Shen's eyes flickered slightly. He was previously busy with the Queen Ant's affairs. He didn't care about the Night Rat King at all, and didn't dare to be distracted.
Now that the queen ant has been dealt with, he can track the night rat king using the same method he used to track the queen ant.
Rest for two days.
Xu Shen was ready to deal with some backlogged reform matters in the city, so he went to look for the Night Rat King. Suddenly, he found that he had to face many problems. The previous war had led to financial strain, and small gangs in various districts were causing chaos and taking advantage of the situation to rob.
In addition, the supply of purifiers in the inner city was cut off.
The purifying agent was a big deal, so Xu Shen immediately summoned the senior officials in charge of the matter to inquire about the situation.
"My Lord, the factory in the inner city said that the situation in the inner city has been complicated recently. All the factories manufacturing the Purifying Agent have stopped supplying to the outside world. All the Purifying Agents have been transferred to the seven major families."
The senior cadres complained: "We checked the purchases of other private groups in the city and found that it seems to be the same. I heard that there is a conflict among the seven major families in the inner city, and there will be a war."
Xu Shen was stunned. The seven major families in the inner city were going to fight?
Could it be the Jiang family?
Xu Shen immediately thought of Sister Li and his eyes moved slightly. He had previously used No. 10's status as a king to support him, but now he didn't know what was happening to the Jiang family.
If the support of a king still cannot alleviate the situation, it can only mean that the situation of the Jiang family is extremely bad, and they lack the power to suppress the coveted tigers and wolves.
After sending this senior official away, Xu Shen thought for a while. He thought of the mysterious crystal and immediately sensed and called out silently in his mind.
Soon, Xu Shen's consciousness was sucked out of his body and quickly ascended to the mysterious spiritual world.
Miraculously, his physical body was completely shattered before, but the mysterious crystal did not fall out and was not noticed by the queen ant.
Xu Shen guessed that this mysterious crystal was probably fused with his own spirit. It would only fall out when he died and his body and spirit collapsed.
Just like he got this crystal before.
Therefore, if you know that the enemy has a secret crystal, in order to determine whether you have completely killed the enemy, it seems that you can also use the crystal falling from the enemy's body as a sign.
At this moment, bright stars of different colors are suspended in the sky.
Xu Shen was in light ball No. 10. He glanced around and saw four light balls lighting up.
The leader of No. 7, No. 2, No. 8, and No. 11.
Xu Shen still remembered that the woman from Detective No. 3's house had said that 1, 2, 4, and 11 were all kings.
At this moment, both kings were online, and Xu Shen was a little surprised.
The four of them were chatting.
No. 8 said, "Are you saying that if you want to completely revive someone, there is no other way except to reverse time?"
"Not necessarily. The abilities are of various types. Maybe there is really an ability to bring the dead back to life. Don't worry." No. 11 had a gentle male voice, and there was no trace of the king's indifference and ruthlessness in his voice.
Instead, he seems like a very gentle person.
Wolf leader No. 7 grinned and said, "That's right. When you become a king, you will definitely be able to make friends with other kings. Then you can ask other kings for help. There is a good chance that you can revive your wife."
No. 8 was silent for a while, then said thank you, and then there was no more sound.
No. 2 did not participate in No. 8's question, and seemed to be completely uninterested. He said to No. 11: "Do you know what's going on in the inner city recently? No. 10 is here too. I heard from No. 1 that you seem to have a relationship with the Jiang family, No. 10?"
"Boss No. 10, long time no see." The wolf leader also saw Xu Shen and greeted him with a smile.
Ever since he knew Xu Shen was the king, he no longer dared to treat Xu Shen casually.
Although this is a mysterious spiritual world, as long as you don't reveal your identity information you won't be detected, but after all you are facing the king, there will always be a feeling of palpitations.
Xu Shen hummed to the wolf leader, and then asked No. 2, "Why, is the recent unrest in the inner city related to the Jiang family?"
"It seems that you are really concerned about this..." No. 2 smiled and said, "I advise you not to wade into this muddy water. The Jiang family is not only being targeted by the Han family. I heard that some time ago, the younger generation of the family offended the younger generation of the Mo family and fought with each other. In the end, the younger generation of the Mo family was killed. Now the Mo family wants to intervene."
He laughed, his voice slightly teasing:
"In order to prevent the Han and Mo families from joining forces, the Jiang family asked the monarch who ruled the parliament to make the decision. It seems that some bad conditions were discussed, which leaked out and caused dissatisfaction among other families. Now the Jiang family is being condemned by everyone. Not to mention you, even if there are two more monarchs, they can't save it."
Xu Shen frowned slightly. He didn't expect the Jiang family's situation to be so bad.
He asked, "Are there any grounds for these things? Is it possible that the Mohist family's younger generation was killed intentionally, just to find a reason to join this feast?"
"That's possible. Otherwise, it's unlikely that they would fight to the death with the other seven families just to avenge a junior."
No. 2 smiled and said, "After all, the seven major families have a tradition of assassinating each other's core geniuses. Over the years, they have already cultivated professional assassination departments. What's the big deal about the death of a junior? Aren't juniors meant to be sacrificed? It's a pity that now, whether it was intentional or accidental, it doesn't make sense. As long as they find a reason, anyone can step on it. This is the Jiang family now."
He glanced at Xu Shen, and suddenly smiled and said, "If it weren't for No. 10, even I would want to step on him. Although I don't like other things in the Jiang family now, the Ghost Moon Ruins Soldier in the hands of the old king is a good thing."
"Are you talking about the legendary weapon?" Xu Shen frowned.
Number 2 smiled and said, "Of course."
"Excuse me, big men, but what do you mean by the ruling council?" the wolf leader asked curiously and cautiously.
"It seems that No. 7 is not from the inner city." There was a hint of strangeness in No. 2's voice.
The leader wolf was stunned and his face changed suddenly. Would his question actually expose his identity?
"Are you from one of the seven great families?"
Xu Shen suddenly asked No. 2.
"That can't be said." No. 2 replied immediately.
Xu Shen took a look at No. 2 and felt that the other party might also be a member of the seven major families. After all, most of the kings were distributed among the seven major families in the inner city.
"Can you help me?" Xu Shen said, "Please pass on any news about the Jiang family to me at any time. I will give you a corresponding reward."
No. 2 was surprised and asked, "Do you really want to continue to interfere?"
He didn't expect Xu Shen to value the Jiang family so much. Even if he had once saved his life, it wouldn't be so. After all, the Jiang family is now a hell.
Xu Shen didn't answer.
He'll have to judge based on the circumstances.
If the Jiang family is so bad that the other six families want to trample on it, then he can't do anything about it.
After all, it is impossible for him to fight against the six major families for the Jiang family. This is unrealistic.
The most we can do is to get Sister Li out of Jiang's house. That would be our best effort.
Seeing Xu Shen didn't say anything, No. 2 thought for a moment and said, "You don't have to repay me. If you really want to get involved, I'll let you know if there's any news. But from the current news, every family is already hoarding ruins purification agents, which means they're already preparing for a war. It's estimated that it will break out within a month or two at most."
Xu Shen nodded slightly: "Thank you."
"You're on your own."
After No. 2 finished speaking, the light ball dimmed.
On the other side, No. 11 said gently: "No. 10, I heard that you have a deep friendship with the Jiang family?"
"I guess so." Xu Shen replied.
"In that case, I must help you." No. 11 said gently, "If we have a friendship, we must repay it. Even if it's just a little bit, we must repay it with all our strength. I support you."
Xu Shen looked at No. 11 with a slightly cold gaze.
The other party spoke gently, with an extremely gentle tone, and seemed to have a warm heart.
But how could a king have such strong feelings?
"Let's see what happens."
Xu Shen didn't say much to No. 11 and also withdrew from the spiritual world.
Back to reality, Xu Shen immediately found paper and pen and wrote a letter. Then he called Xue Mei and asked him to take the letter to the inner city and deliver it to the Jiang family.
