Super Gene Hunting Ground

Yang Xiao stayed in Death Castle for about half a month and basically understood the general situation of the residents there.

Death Castle has over 460,000 residents, with about 60,000 families, each with an average of five people, totaling approximately 300,000 people,

and the remaining 100,000 or so are single individuals.

This resident information was purchased at a high price by Elder Qi through connections from a household registration manager in Death Castle.

The high-tech civilization on Dwarf Star is also advanced, and Yang Xiao is currently reviewing this resident information on a device similar to a terrestrial tablet computer.

”It seems my guess was correct. Since there are 60,000 families with complete parents and children, even families living in three or four-generation households,

then these families all desire stable and peaceful environments, hoping to avoid turmoil.

Their ancestors wandered to Central Continent, settled down in Death Castle, and have lived for generations. By now, they’re no longer the criminals who used to evade pursuit from tribes.

These people are the backbone of stability in Death Castle.

And these 100,000 or so single wanderers should be criminals who have fled from various tribes in the last decade or two, opportunistic types who crave stability while also being adventurous, seeking a place to settle themselves.”

Wanyan Bai, standing by, said,

”Isn’t Death Castle exactly where they find shelter?”

Yang Xiao smiled,

”Do you really think Death Castle is a place where you can settle? Do you feel a sense of belonging? Do you feel like the master of your own home here? Or do you feel you’re just a passerby in this city, with the risk of dying here at any moment?”

Yang Xiao posed several questions, leaving Wanyan Bai and Elder Qi, among others, silent.

Elder Qi asked,

”Yang, what do you mean?”

”It’s simple, overthrow the rich, redistribute the estates, and lead the serfs to become masters!”

”...”

Elder Qi and the others looked at Yang Xiao speechlessly.

How could this young man have such peculiar ideas?

Whether on Witch Star or Dwarf Star, the mystically powerful civilization of genetic evolution gives personal strength a dominant position, forming a culture of heroic kingship.

Those with high genetic evolution levels and strong abilities rule the world, while those under them often submit to the leader’s power.

Although this planet’s technology is more advanced than Earth’s, capable of building spaceships with a thousandfold speed of light, their political civilization is clearly lower than Earth’s.

Earth’s political civilization has long escaped the imperial thoughts of feudalism and entered the era of democratic civilization.

However, ordinary individuals from any planet internally desire democracy and freedom, or at least wish to meet a democratic and enlightened leader who can enable a peaceful, stable, and free life.

The reality of Central Continent dictates that no city lord can provide freedom, as they often rely on violence and cruel systemic means to control the residents.

Yang Xiao, as someone from Earth’s civilized era, naturally understands human needs well.

”Yang, what do you mean by that?”

Wanyan Bai asked.

Yang Xiao smiled slightly, saying,

”If someone were to kill the City Lord and then tell you, from then on, you are no longer the City Lord’s slaves but the masters of this city.

You can collectively manage, change, and protect the city, with equality for everyone, strictly enforcing rules to prevent mutual killing and strife. Would you support such a new City Lord?”

Wanyan Bai was stunned, saying,

”Of course, I would support it. Currently, living in Death Castle doesn’t give us much sense of security; the City Lord and his guards belong to the ruling class, and everyone has to pay a protection fee of 100 Crystal Disks every month, even newborns must pay it,

In order to cobble together the monthly protection fee, everyone has to venture into the forests and valleys outside the city to hunt Demon Beasts, and many have died at the mouths of these beasts.

Also, the City Lord’s guards are extremely brutal. If you fail to pay the monthly protection fee, you will be immediately expelled from Death Castle and may even have your family bullied.

In the City Lord’s eyes, we are merely slaves who help him make money. Everyone dares to be angry but doesn’t dare to speak out, because no matter how tough it is here, you can barely settle down.”

”If I kill the City Lord Da E, and promise thereafter, the protection fee is halved and be loyal to the people, would everyone support me?”

Wanyan Bai laughed,

”If you can truly achieve that, everyone would support you as the new City Lord.”

Elder Qi, sitting by the side, said,

”Yang, do you have confidence to kill the City Lord Da E? And the Deputy City Lord Tam Ge?”

Yang Xiao smiled faintly,

”How will we know unless we try?”

”Try?”

Elder Qi looked at Yang Xiao, wondering if this young man had a mental issue. Does he think this is a child’s play, where you can retry after failure?

Yang Xiao turned to Wanyan Bai and asked,

”Brother Bai, how is your tracking of City Lord Da E going?”

Wanyan Bai took out a recording jade disc and infused it with genetic evolution energy, displaying scenes of City Lord Da E’s activities inside and outside the city.

Wanyan Bai explained alongside,

”City Lord Da E is ruthless and cautious, spending most of his time in the core City Lord Mansion of the castle. The perimeter of the Mansion is protected by a separate Defense Light Screen that can resist Empire Level Advanced realm attacks.

Every three days or so, Da E, accompanied by the Deputy City Lord Tam Ge, patrols Death Castle for a week, inspecting his guards, which is his special method to win over guards, indicating that he is always thinking about them.

However, in reality, he doesn’t trust the Deputy City Lord, fearing to lose control of the Guard Army if he remains hidden for too long.

Furthermore, every seven days or so, City Lord Da E will lead a team of guards to hunt in the forests and valleys outside the city, a habit of his for years, honing his combat skills during the hunt.”

”How many guards does he take each time he goes out hunting?”

”But, about a hundred people, because he himself is at the Emperor Level Transcendent Realm, bringing too many guards actually makes no sense.”

”Elder Qi, how is your relationship with the ordinary residents in the city?”

Elder Qi was taken aback, looking at Yang Xiao,

”What do you mean?”

”I mean, if I kill Da E, can you connect with some friendly residents and come forward together to support me as the New City Lord? Just to create momentum for me, can you do it?”

Elder Qi chuckled and said,

”I have lived in the Death City Castle for decades, more than half the people in the city know me, and several of the heads of influential groups still give me some respect. If you can indeed kill Da E, uniting everyone to support you won’t be a big problem.”

Wanyan Bai explained,

”Young Master Yang, our Elder Qi is also at the Empire Level Advanced realm. Even the City Lord Da E himself respects Elder Qi to some degree. We can live peacefully in the Death Castle because generally, guards don’t dare to bully us, all thanks to Elder Qi’s reputation.”

”Compared to that Flying Sword Old Three, who’s more influential?”

Wanyan Bai said,

”Flying Sword Old Three is the leader of the group collecting protection fees on Death Avenue. This person holds certain influence in the Death Castle because he is ruthless and cruel in killing, plus he leads that group of scoundrels collecting fees daily,

Our Elder Qi usually keeps a low profile, staying out of conflicts, so Flying Sword Old Three’s influence is relatively greater,

However, it was heard recently that Flying Sword Old Three was killed on Death Avenue, and over a hundred fee-collecting assassins were killed along with him.”

The news of Flying Sword Old Three being killed spread a few days later; everyone just knew that a formidable figure killed Flying Sword Old Three on Death Avenue, but no one knew that person was Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao glanced at Wanyan Bai, smiled, and said,

”I killed Flying Sword Old Three.”

”...”

Elder Qi and the others were shocked, looking at Yang Xiao.

Although everyone knew Yang Xiao was at the Emperor Level Transcendent Realm, hearing now that Yang Xiao killed Flying Sword Old Three was still quite shocking because that Flying Sword Old Three had always been a formidable role in the Death Castle, and the city’s residents generally didn’t dare provoke him.

”Young Master Yang, didn’t you pay to enter by paying protection fees?”

”No, I fought my way in.”

Elder Qi listened, shocked, but his face looked serious as he said,

”Young Master Yang, you might have violated a taboo.”

”Taboo? What taboo?”

”I heard usually the Deputy City Lord likes to sit in a three-story pavilion next to Death Avenue, watching Flying Sword Old Three’s group fighting new arrivals for protection fees,

Someone as formidable as you, fighting your way in and even killing Flying Sword Old Three, will naturally alert Deputy City Lord Tamu Pavilion. If I am not mistaken, your actions in these days might have been under their surveillance.”

Wanyan Bai was shocked,

”So, does that mean that they know all our actions over these days?”

Yang Xiao smiled and said,

”These past days, we’ve just been walking around, didn’t do anything outrageous, so even if the Deputy City Lord is following us, it’s no big deal, no need to be nervous.”

Wanyan Bai and the others fell silent.

One of them said,

”Young Master Yang, you’ve just arrived here and don’t yet know how cruel and formidable they are, you’ll understand when you’ve been here longer. We’ve been scared by them.”

Yang Xiao glanced over at Elder Qi and the others, sighing inwardly.

It seems Elder Qi and the others have lived in this high-pressure dangerous environment for so long that they’ve become timid and cautious, lacking the courage and fighting spirit they should have.

”Brother Bai, when is City Lord Da E’s next hunting trip?”

”In three days.”

”Good, in three days, I’ll kill Da E first, then return to the city to kill Tamu Pavilion.”

”.....”

Are you serious?

”Elder Qi, you need to lend me a helping hand.”

”How can I help you?”

”Just help me hold the line, prevent Da E from escaping back to the Death Castle. If he escapes, then we’ve all failed, and everyone’s lives will be in danger.”

Elder Qi and the others stared at Yang Xiao.

The air inside the room seemed to freeze.

After a long time, Elder Qi asked,

”Young Master Yang, I know you’re at the Emperor Level Realm too, how confident are you in killing Da E?”

Yang Xiao didn’t answer verbally, raising his hand and converting his Genetic Evolution Ability to Shaolin Temple’s Finger, pointing at Elder Qi from a distance.

Elder Qi was suddenly shocked, raised his hand, and a Defensive Light Shield blocked in front of him.

”Swoosh!”

A tremendously fierce Killing Aura penetrated through Elder Qi’s Defensive Light Shield.

Elder Qi’s figure flashed, dodging that fierce Killing Aura.

”Elder Qi, now how confident do you feel I am in killing Da E?”

Elder Qi was internally shaken,

”60 percent!”