It may seem that the pace of progress has slowed down, but in fact it has been accelerating.
It’s just that the more perfect guns there are, the more terrifying the difficulty becomes, and each additional gun is much more difficult than the previous one.
Therefore, Xue Jing was able to maintain a gun count increase rate that was not much different from the previous few days. The actual progress was quite exaggerated and had already snowballed.
The doorbell suddenly rang.
Xue Jing, who was in the consciousness simulation, heard the voice and immediately exited it. His consciousness returned to his body and he opened his eyes.
He stood up, walked to the door and opened it. As expected, it was Ning Yuantai.
"Brother Xue, I've taken care of the matter you asked me to do."
Ning Yuantai opened his mouth and said with a smile.
Xue Jing smiled when he heard this and said, "Come in first, Yuantai."
He moved aside to let Ning Yuantai in.
The cat lying lazily on the sofa snorted with disdain and complacency when he saw Ning Yuantai.
As she expected, this guy would come over at dinner time...
However, it was really unfortunate that at around ten o'clock today, she urged Xue Jing to cook in advance, and the meal was ready when it was almost eleven o'clock.
What a coincidence, what a coincidence! Guess what, I had just finished eating before Mr. Ning came over!
"Hey, Brother Xue, have you eaten?"
Ning Yuantai looked at the dishes on the table that had not yet been cleared away, and his heart skipped a beat.
Xue Jing smiled and said, "I just ate. Why haven't you eaten yet?"
Ning Yuantai smiled awkwardly and quickly shook his head, saying, "No, I've eaten too..."
He didn't dare to answer that he hadn't eaten yet, in case Brother Xue thought that he was asking for a favor and hinting that he should cook him a meal...
Ning Yuantai would rather starve to death than do this. How could he be so worthy? It would be fine if he just wanted to eat for free, but how could he dare to ask Brother Xue to be his cook...
Maomao glanced at Ning Yuantai sideways.
He's smart...
"Brother Xue, I have contacted them. It just so happens that I know someone who is a senior executive of Xu's Biological. He said that we can go in and have a look between 4 and 5 this afternoon..."
Xue Jing heard this and patted Ning Yuantai on the shoulder:
"Thank you, Motoyasu."
Ning Yuantai waved his hand and said, "What's the matter? It's my honor to be able to help you..."
"But we have to leave quickly. Yuancheng is quite far from the skyscraper center. The dragon core plane was recovered by the White Crow. We have to take a much slower aircraft to get there..."
Xue Jing nodded and said, "No problem, let's go..."
He paused, then smiled and said, "You really don't need to eat something?"
Ning Yuantai scratched his head, knowing that he had been seen through and had not eaten yet, and that he had come here specifically to eat at this time, so he couldn't help but sneer and said, "I'll just buy some compressed food nutrition blocks on the way..."
Xue Jing asked curiously: "What is that?"
Ning Yuantai explained: "It's a technological product from the inner ring, specially made for people with high physical strength, high nutritional needs, and who find eating troublesome. It's quite convenient, but the only problem is that it doesn't taste that good..."
…
It looked like a motorhome without wheels, or a flying vehicle that looked like a large piece of bread. It emitted a blue flame from the tail and slowly rose into the air, heading in the direction of leaving Yuancheng.
Xue Jing sat in the seat in the aircraft and turned to look out the transparent porthole.
The skyscraper that connected the sky and the earth stood above the earth. Its huge size gave him the illusion that it was right in front of him.
"The speed of the aircraft is faster than driving, but it still takes about four or five hours to reach the skyscraper center."
Ning Yuantai spoke as he took out a glass bottle of drink from the refrigerator.
"Will we not be stopped by the security company this time?"
Xue Jing smiled.
Ning Yuantai knocked the bottle cap of the drink away with a flick of his finger and said casually:
"No, we were stopped last time because the chief councillor of Yuancheng put the whole city on alert, so all flying vehicles that were not reported in advance had to be inspected... The aircraft we are riding now belongs to Zhige Base, and it has been reported long ago."
Xue Jing nodded and said, "That's good."
He reached out and gently stroked the soft fur of the cat squatting beside him.
"By the way, Brother Xue, there is one more thing."
Ning Yuantai scratched his face with his fingers and said.
Xue Jing looked at him and motioned for him to speak directly.
"When we get there, a senior executive I know from Xu's Biotechnology will come to pick us up... Don't talk to him then, just leave everything to me."
Xue Jing asked curiously: "Oh? Why?"
Ning Yuantai pondered for a moment, then said with embarrassment: "You know, although I have never relied on my family's connections, I have come this far entirely on my own... But no matter what, I am also a member of the Thirteen Great Families."
"And among the Thirteen Households, many people have... rather strange ideas."
Ning Yuantai used a more euphemistic statement.
"If you are not one of the Thirteen Great Families, you might be subjected to some disrespectful words and actions when communicating with them."
"Simply put, in their eyes, people who belong to the Thirteen Great Families are different from the 'common people' outside of the Thirteen Great Families."
Xue Jing narrowed his eyes and nodded when he heard this: "So that's how it is. I understand."
Ning Yuantai sighed and said, "Although not all the people in the Thirteen Households think this way, there are still many who think this way. The senior executive of Xu's Biology that I know is also such a person."
"Anyway, leave all the communication to me. I'm afraid that person will be disrespectful to you..."
Xue Jing said softly: "I understand. After all, you are asking for help... I will be patient for a while."
…
A few hours later.
3:30 in the afternoon.
Xue Jing looked out the porthole, and couldn't help marveling at the 'skyscraper' that was getting bigger and bigger in his field of vision.
When viewed from a distance, its size is already extremely shocking, but only when you get closer can you feel its true enormity and oppression.
There was no end in sight... Even Xue Jing, who had reached Lv10 aiming and had vision far beyond the limits of human beings, could not see the diameter of the center of the skyscraper.
All around the skyscraper, thousands of different flying vehicles of all sizes are suspended at different heights, flying in and out.
At a glance, Xue Jing could see about hundreds of different floors. Each floor looked different in appearance and decoration style, but when combined together there was a sense of harmonious beauty.
Small.
Xue Jing had never felt so insignificant at any moment.
It was like facing a giant god, with a feeling of powerlessness where even his knees could not be seen, or even... a sense of security.
Yes, a sense of security, it's strange, but he really feels that way.
"When a person faces a super being that can absolutely dominate his life and death and control his destiny, any struggle is completely unnecessary. At this time, you will feel at ease."
Ning Yuantai said with emotion beside him.
"… This is what the commander of Zhi Ge once said."
"Most people spend their lives seeking peace of mind, so if this kind of thing really exists, it may not be a bad thing... Perhaps the believers of those 'monotheistic sects' are pursuing this kind of peace of mind."
Xue Jing smiled and said, "That's a very interesting statement..."
After the aircraft approached the center of the skyscraper, it began to continue to float and rise.
"Xu's Biology is on the 1002nd floor of the skyscraper, about 6,000 meters above the ground. Let's fly directly up..."
Ning Yuantai introduced.
During the ascent, Xue Jing looked around through the porthole, watching the various flying vehicles going in and out of the skyscraper nearby, and felt as if he had arrived in the future.
After a few minutes, the aircraft slowly stopped and hovered in the air.
The hatch slowly opened, and Xue Jing looked up. In front of him was a high-tech floor. The alloy door slowly opened to the left and right, making a "hissing" sound.
After the door opened, a tall young man in a light blue suit and tie with a slicked-back hair was standing at the door with his arms outstretched.
"Long time no see, Mr. Ning!"
He walked forward with a smile and hugged Ning Yuantai as he got off the aircraft.
Ning Yuantai broke free and waved his hand, saying, "Xu Mude, I told you not to call me Young Master Ning. I have come to this day..."
The two were talking over there when Xue Jing, along with Mao Mao, also got off the aircraft. As Ning Yuantai had said, he did not come forward to talk to them, but jumped over them and went straight into the interior of the floor.
What caught his eye was a high-end decoration with a strong sense of technology, and everywhere were items and appliances whose functions Xue Jing could not understand.
"Hmm? That person is the Xue Jing you mentioned, right?"
Xu Mude looked at Xue Jing's back as he walked into the floor, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
"How could he bring a cat here? The equipment I have here is very valuable."
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Chapter 243: Conflict of Thoughts, Mouse in the Rice Jar, Divine Harvest (4K)
Ning Yuantai curled his lips and said:
"Look carefully, that's no ordinary cat..."
Upon hearing this, Xu Mude took a closer look at the cat squatting on Xue Jing's shoulder, and his eyes stopped on the platinum tail ring on its furry tail.
"Is that… GOD-1391?"
"So, this cat is a person? I didn't expect this thing to appear here. Hasn't the Lion Saint Church come to cause trouble for him yet?"
Ning Yuantai spread his hands and said, "The Lion Saint Cult is a well-known dog-skin plaster. Wherever there is GOD-1391, there will be them, until they get this "holy object" back... Now GOD-1391 has not been taken back by them, which can only prove one fact."
He paused, and said with some pride: "This thing is in Brother Xue's hands, they can't take it back."
Xu Mude was noncommittal: "Oh? You are a commoner who is not married to a wealthy family, but you are quite capable. It's a pity that you are just a commoner. It's useless to be capable. You can't achieve anything in the end."
Ning Yuantai frowned and said, "You are like old Thirteen as soon as you open your mouth."
"Aren't capable people who have made their own way without relying on their family background much more powerful than those good-for-nothings who have a family background but no ability? Why do you say it the other way around, as if you can't be successful if you're not born into a wealthy family?"
Ning Yuantai was very dissatisfied.
Xu Mude smiled and said lightly: "Young Master Ning, your idea is fundamentally wrong."
"The more you emphasize the power of starting from scratch, the more you prove the superiority of being born into a wealthy family."
"It is precisely because the 'good-for-nothing' you are talking about does not need to do anything, does not need to work hard, does not need to have any ability, and is just a piece of rotten meat, a piece of dog shit... But as long as he is born into a wealthy family, he can stand higher and live better than the self-made man you are talking about. This is what I am proud of, the superiority of my birth."
Xu Mude laughed happily: "The more you brag about Xue Jing, the funnier it is for me. No matter how hard he works or how powerful he is, he is just a martial artist. At most, he can get a title in the end. If you want to be more exaggerated, you can give him an eternal title. That's the end."
"But so what? When Cang Ting gives an order, no matter how high his title is, he still has to obey. You see, in the end, he still has to be inferior to us good-for-nothings. Doesn't this just prove the superiority of our Thirteen Great Families?"
Ning Yuantai's fists hardened, and he frowned and said, "The ancestors of the Thirteen Great Families were not called great families in the beginning, but were what you call common people!"
Xu Mude waved his hand and said casually, "Young Master Ning, calm down. I know you always want to emphasize that you don't rely on your family but only on yourself, but do you really believe this when you say it?"
"You are also someone who has been protected by the Thirteen Rich Family... so don't just put down your bowl and start cursing."
Ning Yuantai clenched his fists but was speechless.
Of course he knew that no matter how much he emphasized it, even if his family really did not provide him with any secret help, as long as the mark of his birth from one of the Thirteen Great Families remained, many benefits would quietly flow to him invisibly.
But he just felt that something was wrong. Xu Mude's idea must be wrong.
This is a fundamental difference in the three perspectives of cognition. To put it more exaggeratedly, it is a confrontation of ideologies.
Ning Yuantai opened his mouth but could not utter any rebuttal. He just sighed and walked towards Xue Jing while saying listlessly:
"Forget it, go and do your thing. Just find me a guide, and don't come along yourself."
Xu Mude smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have no interest in communicating with Xue Jing, who started from scratch. I am just giving you face, Young Master Ning... You see, this is the convenience you get because of your background. This is the advantage of the Thirteen Great Families."