(For Silver Alliance, random update cannot be used, completion progress 36/100.)
Tower. Fifth floor.
After the wedding, a red light like divine punishment appeared on the fifth floor. After Zhong Xu, another ruler fell from the throne.
Yan Zi has been dealing with various matters in the past two days. As the guardian of the family, he will of course take over the position of ruler of the Yan family.
Within two days, the Zheng family, the Pang family, the Liu family, the Wang family, and even the Qin family all sent people to express their greetings.
The purpose of the greeting is very simple, Yan Chao was a cunning old man, and he did not have an accurate position when he was alive. Now that he is dead, perhaps he can get some clues from Yan Zi and this little kid.
At the same time, we are also looking for cooperation.
They had heard about Yan Zizai's character. Those who used to be friends with the Yan family headed by Yan Chao hoped to deepen this relationship, and those who once disliked the Yan family hoped to put aside their past grudges.
Yan Zizai disdained to engage in intrigue or collude with these people, and he knew in his heart that the so-called humble attitude was just an attempt to find out the Yan family's bottom line and at the same time let himself relax his vigilance.
For seven hundred years, both the Yan family and the Xie family have had a solid foundation.
The Xie family possesses powerful firepower, while the Yan family masters the method of using the power of evil.
Yan Zizai knew that these people coveted the research results of the Yan family, so after dealing with him these days, no one who was sent by the rulers of various families gained any benefits.
Although Yan Zizai's performance was in a completely different style from Yan Chao's, he did not suffer any loss at all.
At this moment, Yan Zizai was in the Yan family's forbidden area.
"Aren't you going to destroy these things?" It was Bai Wu who spoke.
Yan Zizai shook his head and said:
"Yan Chao did a lot of evil, and these bottles and jars are indeed the fruits of sin, but human medicine... was originally built with countless bones. I don't agree with Yan Chao's point of view, but since he has almost succeeded, I will keep these things and arrange for people with similar knowledge... to continue researching."
What the white mist was referring to were the liquids that Yan Chao used to perform the "living evil deed".
At this moment, he and Yan Zizai were in the deepest part of the Yan family's forbidden area. All the achievements of the Yan Dynasty over the past seven hundred years were here.
"Did he die in the tower?" Bai Wu asked knowingly.
Yan Zizai nodded:
"Yes, he died in the tower. Unlike the normal evil that would turn into ashes, he was judged by the red light of the tower's ceiling. Can this be considered as the tower's recognition?"
"I haven't seen it, what a pity. But the death of two rulers in a row is very good news. You, in the hearts of the lower class, are no longer unbreakable."
Bai Wu smiled happily. Yan Zizai said:
"I don't care about the people below me. How do you know I'm not the next evil dragon?"
"Your character is not bad enough, as can be seen from the fact that you locked up the Yan family father and son. Yan Zizai, I may be out of the tower for a long time. I am looking forward to you making some innovations during this time. You and Xie Yingjie may make the tower less annoying."
Yan Heyu and Yan Zhisui, father and son, are both in confinement now.
The Yan family needs to be passed down, especially when there is only one man and one woman in a generation, which makes the inheritance of the Yan family even more important.
Relying on this, Yan Zhisui believed that the new head of the family would not do anything to him. Although the new head of the family loved his weird sister very much, he couldn't let the Yan family's incense be cut off, right
But what he didn't expect was that Yan Zizai didn't care about the damn incense at all. I even killed the ancestor of the Yan family and did something to destroy the family. Why would I care about you two having no descendants
In fact, Yan Zizai’s idea was very simple. A waste like Yan Zhisui had defective genes and a corrupt character. If he stayed in the world, he would only make rice more expensive.
Xiao Jiu and Bai Wu are different. As descendants of our Yan family, their children will surely be able to take the Yan family further.
Of course... Yan Zizai couldn't possibly say these words to Bai Wu.
"How is Xiaojiu?" Yan Zizai looked at Bai Wu.
"Very good. I have to admit that I was wrong. Your Yan family... is really full of talented people."
Seeing Yan Zizai frowning, Bai Wu explained seriously:
"I'm not being sarcastic. Yan Jiu has done something big this time. Baichuan City is about to face an unprecedented disaster. She may have won over a potential ally, and this ally may bring about the possibility of a turnaround."
"An unprecedented disaster? Do you need help?"
Bai Wu was waiting for Yan Zizai to say this.
"Yes. This is for you."
Bai Wu gave the conch to Yan Zizai. The moment he touched the conch, he saw Yan Jiu.
"This is… "
"As we all know, human reproduction requires the joint efforts of men and women. And half of the heart comes from another ancestor of your Yan family."
Yan Zizai looked at the white fog in shock.
"She was a poor woman. Yan Chao turned her into an evil woman when she was pregnant. Because of this, she cursed your Yan family, making every generation of your Yan family have one boy and one girl. There can only be one boy and one girl, and there is a high possibility that they will have some emotional defects. This is the reason why Yan Jiu can't feel joy."
"I won't tell you about history. This is a poor woman. We can rescue her together if we have a chance. You can talk to her if we have anything to say. You were taken to Shudu Prison before. In fact, the final destination of that group of people was also the location of that poor woman."
"Anyway, this is a prop for asking for help. If you touch it, you will be able to establish a connection with Yan Jiu and see and hear her."
Bai Wu's words made Yan Zizai silent for a long time. He suppressed his desire to get to the bottom of the matter. After calming down his inner emotions, Yan Zizai put away the conch.
He really wanted to have a good chat with Yan Jiu, but it was obvious that Bai Wu gave him such a private thing because it was something very important.
"I didn't expect that Xiao Jiu could live outside the tower. From your tone, it seems that you have encountered a lot of trouble."
"You're using very conservative words. I've encountered trouble that's serious enough to be described as the sky falling. I'm not sure how many days I have left, but during this time, I need you to persuade my captain and the Xie family. I need reinforcements, lots and lots of reinforcements. I'll leave a traction wheel behind."
"As for the specifics, you can wait until I leave and talk to Yan Jiu."
"Will Xiao Jiu be involved too?"
"Most of the people I know will be involved, because this incident is more exaggerated than you think. Yan Zizai, what do you think we did not long ago?"
"You mean killing Yan Chao?"
"Yes."
Yan Zizai's expression became solemn.
An hour ago, Bai Wu returned quietly from the white stone tablet. After making a low-key phone call to Yan Zizai, Yan Zizai quickly sent someone to pick up Bai Wu and bring him to the fifth floor.
The destination is directly the forbidden area of Yan Family Manor.
Along the way, Bai Wu discovered that the tower was already showing signs of impending chaos, and people were talking almost entirely about topics that the higher-ups didn't like.
The ruler's wedding, the ruler's death, and that red zone exploration ninety years ago.
The seeds of discontent have been sown in people's hearts, and the rulers' superior image is no longer so absolute.
At least... they are no longer invincible.
Perhaps if these remarks are allowed to ferment, people will once again begin to think about overthrowing the rulers.
"I can't say for sure. But these days, people at all levels of the Tower have definitely changed."
"The rulers began to worry about their own status. The weapons of the Xie family were sold out, and the mercenaries on the three lower floors of the tower were recruited in large numbers. For the first time, these old guys who had lived for seven hundred years felt the threat from below. At least before this, they only worried about the threat from outside and from above."
"And what about the people? The miners will still mine for a living and work very hard every day. But when you come up here, you will also be able to feel the atmosphere of the tower now."
"Whenever they stop, they start talking about something, that ridiculous wedding. Your crazy behavior has made many people really believe that there was a conspiracy behind the exploration ninety years ago."
"The rulers hoped that what happened on the fifth floor would not be spread, but they forgot about me. I leaked the news - the ruler died, was killed. Do you know their reaction?"
"They are cheering and jumping for joy. Of course, there are many evil people among them, but I believe that most people are hard to be defined as purely good or evil. With so many people cheering together, I can only believe that... the tower under the rule of the eight families is rotten to the core."
Yan Zizai, who had previously only been on the clouds and paid no attention to the dust below, was actually shocked when he saw the changes in the tower in the past two days.
It was clearly just a wedding that was messed up, a ruler died, and an evil ghost was suspected to be seeking justice for the tragic death of two armies ninety years ago.
Obviously, the wedding at that time, and even the fifth floor at that time... were not that explosive in Yan Zizai's opinion.
But when the whole story spread, he felt a shocking change.
"Although I don't want to praise you, you really planned something remarkable. Your crazy behavior awakened the courage of people who were suppressed by the reign of terror."
"Qin Zong has been staying indoors these days. I just got the news not long ago that he summoned Wujiu."
Bai Wu was still very satisfied to hear these words from Yan Zizai.
"It seems that my leader is...deeply shocked?"
"Yes, Qin Zong is a very self-controlled person, but he seems very depressed these days. Of course, it is not because Xiao Jiu was taken away that he is depressed. His depression is precisely because you conveyed a message that the one who killed the Zhenyu Army and the Survey Army ninety years ago was not the monster in the red area, but the humans living in the tower."
"The human heart is more terrifying than evil. I went to an apartment not long ago, and this was the feeling I got from it." Bai Wu was very calm.
Yan Zizai nodded and said:
"Since Qin Zong, the investigation corps under Qin Zong, and even the Zhenyu Corps managed by Qin Xuan... have been investigating what happened ninety years ago, Qin Zong has also been looking for you. He came to me, but he didn't talk about this matter."
"He summoned Wujiu not long ago. I guess Wujiu took the blame for you and decided to tell the truth for you."
Bai Wu did not deny that the captain was someone who could do these things and was a guy who could always be trusted.
"Aren't you going to explain to Qin Zong?"
"I won't go. Qin Tuan and the captain have similar ideas. They are the ones who have been working hard to change the lives of the lower class. I believe the captain can convince Qin Tuan. I will also tell the captain something. At least the catastrophe that Baichuan City is about to face... requires the efforts of the captain and the Survey Corps."
Yan Zizai could see that the location of the refuge that Bai Wu mentioned was likely to experience a terrible disaster.
Bai Wu summarized what Yan Zizai said earlier:
"You think what we did not long ago can be called a change of fate, right?"
"Yes. From the rulers to the managers, from the soldiers of the two armies to the common people, they were all affected by the wedding and Yan Chao's death."
Bai Wu was very satisfied with the result, but he sighed softly:
"But the sky has not changed. It is still the same sky. Compared with what we are about to do, what we have done before is nothing."
Without waiting for Yan Zizai to ask, Bai Wu said:
"What happened in the tower was nothing more than a class struggle between humans. It was nothing more than ugly intrigues, and the beauty and hope in the dark cracks."
"Even if people have the will to resist, even if the soldiers of the two armies are willing to seek justice for the people who lived ninety years ago, even if you, Yan Zizai, Xie Yingjie, and Qin Zong are willing to work hard for the bottom... We are still prey."
"We cannot leave the tower. We are still 'outsiders' outside the tower. When people talk about the outside world, it seems that it is a place that cannot be entered, as if the tower is the real home."
"Even the rulers put themselves in a lower position than the evil ones outside the tower."
"But don't forget... Once upon a time, outside the tower was the land where we lived. Those evil beings were merely transformed from humans."
Bai Wu's tone remained calm throughout, but Yan Zizai sensed a rare emotion rising from Bai Wu.
"What exactly... do you want to say?"
"What I have to do is to let all the forces outside the tower know that humans are back."
When saying this, Bai Wu still used a normal tone, but his eyes became sharp.
Yan Zizai thought that Bai Wu had done what he considered the most outrageous and crazy thing not long ago.
This man really did as he said in the mental hospital and pulled the ruler of the Yan family down from the throne.
But Yan Zizai now realized... that he had underestimated this man's madness.
His ambition does not lie in the tower at all. For him, the tower cannot change the world at all.
The sky he really wanted to change was outside the tower!
"Let all the forces outside the tower know... Humans are back? How dare you say that. I can probably guess how terrifying the enemy you are facing this time is. If it was just an ordinary evil, I'm afraid you wouldn't say these words."
Bai Wu did not deny:
"It could be tragic. There's a high probability that this is a gamble with no chance of winning. If we win, humanity will have a second force. The power of the rulers of the tower will be further diluted, and the crisis from the sixth floor will also be reduced."
"What if I lose?"
"We lost... If we lose, history will probably say that the White Mist rushed forward and made the same mistake as ninety years ago. Humans were ignorant of the immensity of the world and prematurely challenged the impossible."
Bai Wu smiled, and at this moment, he seemed to have the momentum of going forward even if there were thousands of people against him:
"But at least I have no regrets about my short journey into this world. At least this world... I have changed!"
(Finally… I finished it before midnight! I’ll try to continue tomorrow!)