Chapter 1320 - 778: The Prophet
In Wei’an City, there are hundreds of gangs of various sizes that artificially divide the slums into different areas.
The Flying Knife Association, as a relatively large gang organization, manages over a hundred thousand people within its sphere of influence. People’s daily lives here are closely linked to the gang.
From drinking water to food to various goods, these are all controlled by the gang.
Yet these gang organizations are chaotic, and their businesses are also in disarray. They rely on their strong armed force for reckless behavior. The people in the slums are thoroughly miserable.
Su Fei’s flying saber kills effectively, but he lacks business acumen and organizational skills. The gang’s business is a complete mess.
Li Zhennan, knowing in advance that Su Fei was killed, immediately organized manpower to seize the Hexagonal Tower and dispatched a large number of followers to take over all the business of the Flying Knife Association.
Gang transitions are common for the slums. The average life of a gang is only two or three years. The slums don’t care which gang manages them, because all gangs are the same.
After a few days of chaos, the Iron Bear Gang quickly gained control of the situation. Two adjoining gangs to the Flying Knife Association took advantage to grab some benefits. However, they dared not oppose the Iron Bear Gang, only watching helplessly as the Iron Bear Gang annexed the territory of the Flying Knife Association.
Fortunately, Li Zhennan from the Iron Bear Gang has a decent reputation, so several gangs sat down to re-divide the territory in a rather peaceful and friendly atmosphere.
To others, Su Fei and the Flying Knife Association are like garbage, long ago tossed into the trash bin. No one would spare a glance at them, much less miss Su Fei and the Flying Knife Association.
Looking at Wei’an City, people in other areas care even less about the demise of a small gang.
The power elite living in the city center are even less concerned with a small peripheral gang.
As for how Su Fei and the Flying Knife Association fell, no one really cares. It’s just that in the mouths of members from the Iron Bear Gang and the former Flying Knife Association, some news about Gao Xuan might leak out occasionally.
Wei’an City has far too many people, especially in the slum areas, where the population is difficult to accurately count. In these hard living conditions, occasionally a few individuals with awakening Extraordinary Power emerge.
However, most of these people lack education and wisdom, don’t know how to harness Power, and certainly don’t know how to manage their lives.
Such people rise quickly and die even faster. Only those with the intelligence can rely on Extraordinary Power to stand their ground.
No one pays attention to these fleeting figures.
This time, however, the appearance of Gao Xuan has drawn the attention of the top levels of Celestial Net Company.
In a luxurious office on the top floor of Celestial Net Mansion, Chairman Huo Tiejun is making tea.
Huo Tiejun is in his thirties, at the peak of his vigor. He was born into a Noble Family; though he wasn’t favored in the family, the family’s influence is vast, ranking among the top families on this planet.
Upon arriving in Wei’an City, Huo Tiejun immediately became the chairman of Celestial Net Company.
However, as an outsider noble, he naturally faced various local resistance. He might even have been marginalized by the local powers joining forces.
Huo Tiejun, however, is different. His methods are strong; he directly executed a batch of the most resistant local faction.
Such cold-blooded, strong methods naturally triggered strong resistance. But Huo Tiejun suppressed them with even stronger measures, and soon everyone learned to comply.
Huo Tiejun also knows such firm actions leave many problems behind. But he’s only here temporarily in such a minor company, not having time to slowly adjust various interests.
He uses direct and decisive methods to swiftly control the company.
The iron-handed Huo Tiejun doesn’t really care about Wei’an City, seeing it as just a temporary stop on his long journey in life.
Yuan Ling’Er, however, changed his mind. She also altered his perception of the future and fate.
At this moment, Yuan Ling’Er is sitting across from him.
Yuan Ling’Er looks like a six or seven-year-old girl, with large, bright eyes and naturally curly flax hair. Her small lips pout, she wears a tiny princess dress, looking incredibly adorable.
Huo Tiejun met Yuan Ling’Er during an underground adventure, and encountering such a pretty and cute girl in that eerie and dangerous Underworld truly startled him at the time.
However, Yuan Ling’Er’s guidance rescued him from danger and led him to obtain a very precious treasure, which helped him stand out in the family trials.
Her guidance even led him to Wei’an City.
Huo Tiejun suspects Yuan Ling’Er can foresee the future, though he’s not entirely convinced.
Still, what Yuan Ling’Er predicts about the future always comes true. Huo Tiejun has known Yuan Ling’Er for two years and she has never been wrong.
Moreover, many of the things predicted by Yuan Ling’Er are beyond human intervention, such as sudden natural disasters.
Predicting the future unrestrictedly almost equates to omniscience. What is impossible to achieve in this world? Perhaps there’s indeed a chance to accomplish that world-altering feat!
Though Huo Tiejun harbors doubts about Yuan Ling’Er’s predictions, she’s unbelievably useful, and he’s willing to trust her and gamble on this girl.
"Have some tea."
Huo Tiejun pours the freshly brewed tea into a white porcelain bowl, releasing a gentle fragrance.
Yuan Ling’Er picks up the small tea cup, takes a sip, and then closes her eyes to savor the aroma of the tea, saying, "It’s really good tea."
"The ancient method processed Da Hong Pao at a hundred thousand per pound, of course it’s good tea."
Huo Tiejun pours another cup for Yuan Ling’Er. Though he doesn’t particularly enjoy drinking tea, he only learned to brew it over the past two years because Yuan Ling’Er liked it.