Chapter 878 - 461: Secondary Star Formation (3)
However, things had changed recently. A big gang called the "Warhammer Society" had appeared in the northeast of the city, and it was said to have gathered more than two thousand thugs. The community could hardly withstand that many thugs.
Mother complained in a low voice, "If I’d known Atina would turn out like this, we should’ve followed Old Yan’s example back then and figured out a way to get Great Xia citizenship."
The family had discussed this in the past, but since none of them had ever been to Great Xia, they were worried they wouldn’t adapt after going back, and they couldn’t bear to abandon their property in Atina, so they gave up in the end.
Now that Great Xia had raised the bar for citizenship, the family no longer met the criteria. Even if they wanted to go back, they couldn’t.
Father’s face hardened. "You nag about it whether there’s something going on or not. Aren’t you annoying?"
Guo Nan Nan tried to smooth things over. "Great Xia’s influence has already entered the Banan Kingdom and will eventually reach Atina. We’re Xia Descendants and we’re familiar with the situation here in Atina. There will definitely be tons of opportunities then. I don’t think this is a bad thing."
Mother muttered, "It’s getting more and more chaotic out there. Can we really hold out until then..."
Father barked, "Enough, stop talking."
Mother shut her mouth.
The atmosphere in the dining room turned somewhat heavy for a moment.
A few seconds passed.
One of the twins, Ava, broke the silence. "The news said that Eastern Great Xia is conducting large-scale inspections on the dams around the cities. Is that to guard against floods?"
Now that Great Xia had become the high ground of civilization on Canglan Star, many things that happened in Great Xia would be reported by media in various countries.
Her younger sister Lily also found it strange. "The weather is so cold right now. How could there be floods?"
Back when Great Xia launched the super immigration project and relocated more than two hundred million people into a dozen or so mega urban clusters, a huge number of dams had been built around the cities.
It wasn’t until the news broke that other countries began to notice this matter.
Guo Nan Nan casually speculated, "Great Xia said Canglan Star’s accelerated descent will bring natural disasters. It’s possible the whole world will suddenly heat up, causing massive melting of snow and ice on land. It really could lead to..."
Before he finished speaking.
"Woooo~"
The alarm in the community suddenly blared.
It was the joint defense team’s alarm.
Guo Nan Nan exchanged a glance with his father, hurriedly put on bulletproof vests, grabbed their guns, and dashed out.
Mother and the twins watched father and son leave, worry written all over their faces.
Soon.
The father and son entered a bunker on the outskirts of the community and stuck their gun barrels out through the firing slits.
From the communication channel, they learned about the current situation—the ones coming were from the Warhammer Society.
The worst-case scenario had still happened.
More than 300 thugs sent by the Warhammer Society had already blocked the entrances and exits of the community.
They demanded that the community pay ten tons of grain as protection money.
The Warhammer Society also threatened that they had three Quasi Superpower Users, and if the community refused their demand, they would kill everyone in the community.
Holding the walkie-talkie in his left hand, Guo Nan Nan cursed angrily over the channel, "Do they take us for idiots, that Warhammer Society?"
He then tossed out a line of Great Xia classical prose: "All Great xia People know, ’Today they cede five cities, tomorrow ten, just to gain one night’s sleep in peace. Yet at dawn, when they look out to the borders, the Qin army is upon them again.’ If these thugs succeed in extorting us this time, they’ll only extort us even harder next time."
These words drew a lot of voices of agreement.
"Little Guo is right!"
"We absolutely can’t compromise!"
Someone voiced his worries, "The Warhammer Society has numbers on their side. If it really comes to a fight, I’m afraid a lot of people in the community will die."
Everyone fell silent.
A flash of Spiritual Light crossed Guo Nan Nan’s mind as he suddenly had an idea. "I’ve got a way we can maybe try."
He quickly laid out his idea.
The head of the joint defense team made an immediate decision. "Then let’s try it."
One minute later.
Guo Nan Nan held a microphone and shouted loudly, "I warn you, there are many Xia Descendants in this community. We have already established contact with the Great Xia base in the Banan Kingdom. Anyone who dares to lay a hand on this community will pay a heavy price."
He shouted it over and over, with such righteous indignation that he even convinced himself.
Two hundred meters away.
Inside a house.
Two bald men stood behind a window. Hearing the words drifting over from the community, they looked at each other.
The bald man on the left, who had a hooked nose, asked, "Sherman, you’ve awakened a Spiritual Element superpower trait. Is what he said true?"
Sherman said in a muffled voice, "I can hear an extremely strong confidence in his tone. That Xia Descendant is probably not lying."
The hooked-nosed man’s expression shifted between gloomy and uncertain.
There were quite a few rich people in this Xia Descendant community, and it was rumored they had stockpiled a large amount of supplies, so he was itching to carry out a good, hard raid and then grab a batch of people to sell.
But when it came to provoking the Eastern Giant Dragon, he did feel a bit of fear in his heart.
Sherman suddenly said, "I heard that two Spirit Crows whose strength has reached the Warrior Level arrived in the Banan Kingdom the day before yesterday.
"Spirit Crows coming means Great Xia intends to bring the Nan Jing Continent into its sphere of influence. Great xia People have every reason to win over the local Xia Descendants."
The implication was—if they plundered a Xia Descendant community, there was a high chance they would provoke the Spirit Crows.
The hooked-nosed man understood the subtext and shook his head in frustration. "Fine, then we pull out."
Even if you lent him a hundred guts, he still wouldn’t dare provoke Spirit Crows.
The hooked-nosed man thought for a moment and then asked, "Can you take out that loudmouth? I really can’t stand him."
The undertone of the other guy’s words, "We’ve got Great Xia behind us, try touching us if you dare," made him feel a head shorter, and it made him very uncomfortable.
Sherman hesitated, then nodded. "It’s just killing one Xia Descendant. That shouldn’t be a problem."
*
Three minutes later.
Inside the community.
Through his night vision device, Guo Nan Nan saw the members of the Warhammer Society getting into their vehicles one after another and retreating into the distance.
Clearly, the earlier shout had actually scared the Warhammer Society off.
He was so excited he punched the air and shouted a "Yeah."
In that moment.
Guo Nan Nan felt a heartfelt sense of gratitude that Great Xia blood flowed in his veins.
Even though Great Xia was far away in the East, its renown still struck Intimidation into brutal gang members.
He turned to look at his father with a smile. "Dad..."
He had just said one word when he heard a soft sound.
"Pa!"
Guo Nan Nan felt as if his chest had been struck by a hammer, and a sharp pain surged through his chest.
His strength rapidly drained away and his consciousness sank into darkness.
He could still hear panicked shouts.
"Nan Nan!"
"Sniper!"
Guo Nan Nan instantly understood. "I’ve been hit by a sniper. I think I’m going to die!"
A surge of unimaginable unwillingness rushed up in his mind.
No!
I don’t want to die!
I have twin wives!
I’m going to get them both pregnant and have lots and lots of children with them!
Just before Guo Nan Nan’s consciousness was completely swallowed by darkness.
He bizarrely saw a shining star, a bright beam of starlight pouring down, followed by a warm current welling up in his chest.
The next moment.
He lost consciousness.
*
Three thousand kilometers away.
The Banan Kingdom.
The capital, Balia.
A Spirit Crow perched on an Ice Tree, raising its head to gaze at the dim Star of Civilization.
It clearly saw the Star of Civilization suddenly flicker.
The Spirit Crow murmured in surprise, "Has a secondary Star Formation appeared this quickly? Seems like it’s somewhere on the Nan Jing Continent."
Primordial Star Formation was divided into two types.
The first type was the earliest appearing "initial Star Formation," the ones that must be collected in full in order to light up the Star Map.
The second type was the "secondary Star Formation" that emerged after the Star Map was lit up, when the Civilization World and the Primordial World resonated through their Laws.
In terms of power, secondary Star Formations were slightly weaker.
But not by much.
The more secondary Star Formations that emerged in the Civilization World, the greater its developmental potential.