Super Gene Hunting Ground

Black Wood thought for a moment and said:

”Lord Yang, I understand your concerns are very valid. Our survival and future hopes are pinned on your combat power. Only when you are strong enough can all of us be safer and happier.

I used to cultivate at Wuji Academy for twenty years and have some connections with the vice dean. How about I visit Wuji Academy, talk to him about your situation, and see if there’s any way to accommodate and accept you as a disciple of Wuji Academy?”

Yang Xiao nodded,

”Alright, I’ll trouble you to make the trip to Wuji Academy.”

”Okay, I’ll set off tomorrow and estimate I’ll be back in about three days.”

...

At Sky Tiger City, Ba Tianhu was listening to the think tank Yuri report the situation.

”Boss, I’ve got a clear understanding of several issues. The reason Duan Jinjiang of the Vulture Chamber of Commerce hasn’t come to us for assistance is that he has compensated Yang Xiao with five billion crystal disks. He’s afraid that asking for our help now would incur an even bigger price, so Duan Jinjiang has decided to temporarily endure silently and doesn’t dare to seek our help.”

Ba Tianhu listened, his face turned gloomy, and cursed:

”Damn it, Duan Jinjiang is getting slyer by the day.

After the Dark Web failed, he knew that he couldn’t come to us now because we’d raise the price. So instead, he chose not to seek us, rather being a coward — damn it!”

After speaking, Ba Tianhu picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip, feeling quite displeased.

Yuri glanced at Ba Tianhu and continued:

”Boss, there’s another matter I believe should raise our vigilance,”

”What is it?”

”According to reports from intelligence personnel, Yang Xiao is cultivating grain in the Dark Forest.”

”What, cultivating grain? Haha, what a joke! Is Yang Xiao a pig-headed fool to think he can cultivate grain in the Dark Forest? Demon beasts there can destroy all his crops overnight.”

Yuri hesitated for a moment and spoke softly:

”Boss, Yang Xiao has reached a peace agreement with the demon beasts near the city, allowing his grain cultivation plan to succeed. The first batch of grain has already been harvested.”

”What?”

Ba Tianhu exclaimed, looking at Yuri in disbelief, murmuring to himself,

”That’s impossible! Impossible! That boy actually formed an alliance with demon beasts?”

”Now, all five of Yang Xiao’s cities are engaging in large-scale deforestation and land cultivation. Within a year, they will have enough grain to meet the needs of the city’s residents, and moreover,”

Yuri paused, looking at Ba Tianhu.

”Moreover, what?”

”Moreover, Yang Xiao is likely to cultivate more wasteland, selling the harvested grain to other cities on the Central Continent. You know, the grain prices on the Central Continent are sky-high now, ten times higher than anywhere else on Dwarf Star.

If Yang Xiao’s grain cultivation proceeds smoothly, once he achieves stable grain income and implements lower grain prices, a large number of citizens will migrate to Yang Xiao’s cities.

This situation has already begun to occur.

Although we’re far from Yang Xiao’s cities, ten or so cities near Yang Xiao are now experiencing a mass migration of citizens,

The city lords there, pressured by Yang Xiao’s prestige and strength, don’t dare challenge Yang Xiao, and without the ability to implement similar beneficial policies, can only watch as their citizens migrate away.

In the long run, it might eventually affect the entire Central Continent.

Ba Tianhu listened, remained silent for a moment, leaned back on the wide chair, released a long sigh, and said:

”Damn it, I didn’t expect Yang Xiao to have so many tricks up his sleeve. Underestimated him indeed,

The think tank is right, once Yang Xiao’s plan to cultivate the forest succeeds, yielding lots of grain, it will certainly impact the entire Central Continent.

Think tank, do you have any good plans to stop Yang Xiao’s cultivation plan?”

Ba Tianhu looked at think tank Yuri.

Yuri smiled wryly and said:

”City Lord, we absolutely must control this matter. Otherwise, once Yang Xiao grows stronger, we’ll all be affected.

In my view, we must unite with Guo Jianglong and the pangolin. With the appeal of you three, unite other city lords to oppose Yang Xiao. If you three leaders call out, wouldn’t numerous respond? Everyone joins forces, dealing with Yang Xiao should be a simple matter.”

Ba Tianhu thought for a moment,

”Think tank, do you think Guo Jianglong and the pangolin will agree to join us?

Guo Jianglong’s influence is in the Northern Snow Domain, and the pangolin’s influence is beyond the Eastern Mountains, only our influence is nearest to Yang Xiao.

No matter how well Yang Xiao’s cities develop, it’s unlikely to impact Guo Jianglong and the pangolin.”

”If City Lords Guo Jianglong and the pangolin don’t wish to unite, we can deal with Yang Xiao alone. With your combat power, handling a small Yang Xiao should be feasible.”

Ba Tianhu thought for a moment, suddenly smiled, and said:

”No rush, let’s let Yang Xiao fiddle around for a bit, see what he can come up with. Changing the world isn’t something that can be done in a day or two,

In fact, someone should be more anxious than us!”

Think tank Yuri was startled,

”City Lord, are you referring to the Vulture Chamber of Commerce?”

”Exactly! Consider this, grain transportation is a crucial commercial project for the Vulture Chamber of Commerce, accounting for over a third of their profits.

Yang Xiao’s cultivation plan now threatens the Vulture Chamber of Commerce’s interests with his cheap grain sales.

Duan Jinjiang must be anxious,

Coupled with Yang Xiao’s previous commercial policies, forming his own trade group to transport goods and sell them cheaply, all this surely has Duan Jinjiang in a tizzy.”

”City Lord, you mean we temporarily hold off on Yang Xiao, wait for the Vulture Chamber of Commerce to come begging for our help?”

”Haha, exactly. Think tank, consider this: if we act now, what benefits do we gain? We’d be doing someone else’s dirty work, and if we seek help from others, we owe favors to those small city lords.

However, if Duan Jinjiang comes to seek our aid, not only can we charge a hefty commission, but we can also showcase our stature as one of the three great hero city lords of the Central Continent.

Which strategy seems more suitable to you?”

The think tank immediately gave a thumbs-up to Ba Tianhu, praising:

”Brilliant, truly brilliant!

City Lord, you’re indeed farsighted. Remarkable, remarkable! Admirable, admirable!”

”Haha... That clever Duan Jinjiang, let’s see how he tries to escape this time. With Yang Xiao advancing step by step, can the Vulture Chamber of Commerce truly ignore it?

Think tank, just wait. It won’t be a month before Duan Jinjiang comes running to us, crying for help, haha...”