Chapter 1555 - 888: Divine Country and Jingzhou
Inside the main hall of the Star God Palace.
James, Jix, and the Witch Molly all stood respectfully in front of Liang Yuan.
James said respectfully, "Master, the Mengya army has been completely wiped out, and most of the gene recombination experts have been captured by us, with a few escaping."
"The clones of Jin Shirong suddenly died collectively for some unknown reason. We suspect something might have happened to his main body."
"We still need to investigate the exact cause."
Liang Yuan shook his head and said, "No need, Jin Shirong is already dead."
The three of them instantly looked up in disbelief at Liang Yuan.
"What?"
"Jin Shirong is dead?"
"How did he die?"
The three of them asked in astonishment, one by one.
Liang Yuan glanced at them and said, "Of course, I killed him."
The three were once again astonished.
James couldn’t help but say, "It turns out the master personally took action. In that case, Jin Shirong’s death was not in vain."
Jix also said, "For the master to take action, it was his fortune."
These two figures, who were once leaders of powerful factions, now sought only to flatter Liang Yuan due to the Soul Imprisonment Rune.
Liang Yuan secretly marveled at the power of the Soul Imprisonment Rune; it was simply unreasonable.
He said deeply, "Did the escaped Mengya experts return to Chi Mountain?"
"Some went back to Chi Mountain, but others fled directly to the north," James said.
Liang Yuan raised an eyebrow and asked, "North?"
"Yes, the north is the sphere of influence of the Divine Country. These people might have lost faith in Mengya after seeing all of Jin Shirong’s clones dead, so they chose to seek refuge in the Northern Divine Country." Molly timely explained.
Liang Yuan became curious and asked, "It’s always said there are three major forces in Yu Province: Mengya, Kerry Technology, and this Divine Country."
"What makes this Divine Country different? Why is it as famous as you two?"
The three showed a hint of fear in their authoritative expressions.
Even someone as strong as James appeared solemn.
He said, "The Divine Country was founded by someone called the Bright God."
"No one knows this person’s original name anymore; everyone calls him a god."
"The Divine Country occupies a third of the northern region of Yu Province and has the largest population among the three forces."
"Not only that, but the number of Floating Islands and Floating Isles they occupy also far exceeds ours and Mengya’s."
"Do they have a lot of gene recombination experts over there?" Liang Yuan asked, puzzled.
"Yes, many, significantly more than us," James said.
Liang Yuan wondered aloud, "Since they are so strong, how come Mengya and Kerry Technology still exist?"
James smiled wryly, "Because their enemy lies further north."
"Further north? There’s a force stronger than the Divine Country?"
Liang Yuan was shocked and asked quickly.
James sighed, "Master, think about the map before the apocalypse, and you’ll know. North of Yu Province, what’s there?"
Liang Yuan pondered for a moment upon hearing this and suddenly understood!
North of Yu Province is Jingzhou!
The former capital of this country was over there.
The entire Jingzhou, not only had a vast land area, but it was also the political, cultural, and economic center before the apocalypse!
Most importantly, the Jingzhou Military District was stationed there all year round, and the population once exceeded 100 million!
After the apocalypse, it’s uncertain how many people remained in Jingzhou.
But the land there was originally higher than the south, so the number of survivors is likely not small.
Liang Yuan’s thoughts turned rapidly, and he understood.
There must be a superpower in Jingzhou opposing the Divine Country.
"Is there a superpower in Jingzhou?" Liang Yuan immediately asked.
James said, "Yes, Jingzhou still calls itself the Dragon Country. It’s unclear if there are any other forces internally; it’s too far from us."
Liang Yuan couldn’t help but frown and asked, "Could the government still exist?"
James shook his head, "No, it certainly doesn’t exist. Currently, those managing Jingzhou are all military personnel."
"The original leaders have long been replaced, probably chosen by the Jingzhou military."
"Anyway, the people of the Divine Country don’t recognize them, and the two sides have been fighting."
"It’s also because Jingzhou is containing the Divine Country that it hasn’t invaded us to the south."
"Of course, there’s another important reason."
"What is it?"
"The south is low-lying, and floods have already submerged the land. For the Divine Country and even Jingzhou, they actually prefer the high-altitude areas in the northwest."
"After all, the number of Floating Isles and Floating Islands is limited, and humans ultimately can’t do without land."
"Because of this, the Divine Country actually has no intention of moving south."
Liang Yuan suddenly understood, realizing this in his heart.
The people of Divine Country and Jingzhou don’t care about the southern areas.
In fact, Yangshan Island has always planned to migrate northwest.
At least, that’s what Liang Yuan has in mind.
No one can guarantee that these Floating Islands will always stay afloat.
Isn’t there already the Abyss Island in the sea?
The Floating Island will eventually sink as well.
The Floating Isle will sooner or later fall from the clouds, becoming a Floating Island.
As a leader, Liang Yuan had naturally thought of these things long ago.
Migrating to higher ground is a necessary move.
Perhaps this generation won’t be submerged by floods.
But what about the next generation? Or the one after that?
That is unpredictable.
"It seems that it’s not just us; the other major forces also understand this point, and everyone wants to move to the high-altitude areas in the northwest."
"Yes, Master, it would be best to reach the Tibetan Region directly. Only the altitude there won’t be submerged by the floods."
"I’m afraid that place will become the last land for humanity in the future."
They expressed their sentiments for a moment.
Liang Yuan said: "It’s too distant to talk about that. I need you to immediately gather your people and follow me to Mengya to round up all of Mengya’s stragglers."
James immediately nodded: "I understand."
Jix said: "Yes, Master."
Liang Yuan nodded and said: "James, you come with me first. Jix and Molly, you don’t need to go; stay here and clean up the aftermath."
Jix and Molly nodded, complying obediently.
Then, Liang Yuan led James and a group of experts from Kerry Technology, heading straight to Mengya’s headquarters at Chi Mountain.
Soon after, upon reaching Chi Mountain again, Liang Yuan found that the battle here was also over.
Without Jin Shirong, Mengya collapsed like a dilapidated tower, coming down in an instant.
Among the so-called Ten Board Members, few were truly loyal to Mengya.
Some ran away; others escaped.
Some were outright killed on the spot by Wang Ling’Er and others.
When Wang Ling’Er met Liang Yuan, she quickly reported to him.
"Mr. Liang, among Mengya’s gene recombination experts here, more than thirty were directly captured, and the rest fled."
Liang Yuan nodded and asked: "What about all the Floating Island Lords? Did any escape?"
"No, those Floating Island Lords were quite smart, many chose to surrender, expressing allegiance to our Mengya."
Liang Yuan smiled slightly and said: "They’re reluctant to give up their Floating Island sovereignty."
"Take me to see those captured gene recombination experts."
"Yes, come with me."
Then, Wang Ling’Er immediately led Liang Yuan all the way to Mengya’s Arc Light Island.
On Arc Light Island, Chen Xu and other Mengya experts were all fitted with Sealing Energy Necklaces, trapped within the main hall.
Outside the main hall, a Sealing Array was set up.
And outside these arrays, many gene recombination experts from Yangshan were guarding.
With such tight security, these gene recombination experts had no hope of escaping.
After Liang Yuan arrived, he looked at the main hall and asked: "How many were captured in total?"
"A total of 32 people."
"Oh? So many?"
Liang Yuan was surprised.
Wang Ling’Er smiled and said: "Not many experts, most were about 20% into gene recombination."
"Those with high gene recombination progress were mostly Mengya Company’s higher-ups, if not directors, then managers."
"They all seemed to have territories outside."
Liang Yuan looked in the direction she pointed.
And saw that it was where Chen Xu and others from Mengya were located.
Liang Yuan nodded slightly, then extended his hand, took out a bottle, and looked at everyone, saying: "I have a seed here. If you willingly let it integrate with your consciousness, I will grant you freedom immediately."
"You may join me at Yangshan."
Saying this, Liang Yuan handed the bottle to Wang Ling’Er.
Wang Ling’Er nodded, immediately waving for people to come and distribute it.
Chen Xu was the first to receive a green transparent seed.
This seed emitted strong spiritual energy fluctuations.
His expression changed slightly; this thing looked very much like the [Green Seed] that Jin Shirong had planted in them before!
Only the difference was that this seed contained wood attribute energy along with intense spiritual energy.
Chen Xu looked up at Liang Yuan and couldn’t help but ask: "Can I not consume it?"
Liang Yuan gave him a glance: "You seem to know what this is?"
Chen Xu fell into silence, saying: "Just means to control us, it’s not like Jin Shirong didn’t make us consume something similar."
Liang Yuan smiled slightly and said: "I see, but Jin Shirong and I are different."
"After consuming my seed, I will give you three years. Serve Yangshan for three years, and I will remove this parasite seed for you."
"Of course, you can also choose to refuse now."
"But think carefully about the consequences of refusal. I will not allow those who have harmed my people in the past to live freely and happily."
Chen Xu and the others immediately fell silent.
Finally, Chen Xu looked up and asked: "May I ask, Mr. Liang, where is Director Jin?"
Liang Yuan gave him a glance, seeing that many below turned to him upon hearing this.
He knew that these people still held some unrealistic hopes in their hearts.
He said flatly: "I know what you’re waiting for, waiting for Jin Shirong to come back and save you?"
"Don’t bother. His true form has already been killed by me."
Upon hearing these words, the expressions of Chen Xu and the others changed dramatically.
Their looks were of shock mixed with disbelief!
It was as if they never thought Jin Shirong would die!
After all, in their minds, Jin Shirong’s strength was unchallengeable.
And Jin Shirong’s true form had never been revealed, appearing in countless places at any time.
Almost impossible to defend against, they had long been accustomed to the invincible presence of Jin Shirong.
Unexpectedly hearing Liang Yuan’s words at this moment, it was naturally unbelievable.
"You, are you telling the truth?"
"That’s impossible; his true form wasn’t even at Mengya, how could you have killed him?"
"Is that glutton really dead?"
"Dead, really dead?"
Among these people, some shouted in disbelief, while others even showed expressions of joy on their faces!