novelhk Chapter 42 One Month Later
Chapter 42 One Month Later
The million souls vanished instantly, and the flames returned to normal, leaving more than 7,000 points, but they were decreasing by 10 points every second.
A complete, normal human soul has two thousand souls, and a person can only burn for 3.33 minutes. Li Wei looked at the campfire with disdain, "You're really hard to feed."
However, the page for teleporting coordinates also appeared. In addition to the bright fire-lighting site, there was a question mark next to the wooden house (736), church (1957), and garbage dump (6774), with a price tag of one thousand human beings.
I understand this is The Witcher, The Thief of Heaven, 2077 world, and the question mark means it continues to be random.
Just as Li Wei was guessing the meaning behind the number, the number jumped forward.
It became clear immediately; they were looking for loopholes to smuggle themselves in.
Just then, a newly resurrected killer teleported over, immediately reducing the number of souls by a thousand and the number of humanity by one.
Li Wei's face darkened instantly, and he grabbed the murderer in front of him, realizing that the eleven percent tax he had set was too low.
"Brother, you need to go and tell the others that I'm going to increase taxes. In addition to my 11% cut, you guys will have to hand over half of the spoils."
The killer hesitated for a moment, then pitifully held the humanity stored in his bag in his hands and reluctantly handed it to Li Wei.
"Boss, I've used my entire soul to strengthen myself; all I have left are these black essences."
Seeing a tough guy act pitiful made Li Wei feel like he'd gone too far, and his conscience was starting to ache, but he immediately forgot about it. As a successful capitalist... well, an entrepreneur can't have a conscience.
He answered immediately.
"You think I need to add fuel to the fire? I've stuffed all my soul and humanity into it."
Aside from the cut I receive, I don't handle the other half; I throw it into the fire myself, and remember to pass it on.
Don't forget, I didn't bring you out here to earn souls and strengthen yourselves, but for the continuation of the world.
Sha Cai blinked once, realizing that Li Wei's words made sense, and consciously threw half of it into the fire.
Li Wei's words sounded impressive, which convinced them to willingly open their wallets, but he didn't reduce his share of the profits. He treated the money he put in this time as seed money, and it was just a morning's profit.
After figuring out the new page that popped up, Li Wei took out a computer and went to the cafeteria to find a place to slack off. Even without internet, he could play offline games to kill time.
As for earning souls yourself, that's a joke. There are seven hundred bloodthirsty killers outside. Even if you chop until your hands are numb, you still can't make up for half of their commission. You're the leader, not a laborer. Isn't it better to just relax and enjoy yourself?
The cafeteria at night.
Goto looked at Li Wei curiously and asked.
"Hey sir, are you playing Dark Souls? How does it feel?"
"That would be awesome, but it's unrealistic."
Li Wei used his character to repeatedly strike Gundy's genitals with a chicken leg stick while circling around. After Gundy was beaten to his knees, Li Wei immediately quit the game, created a new character, and continued to ravage Gundy's genitals.
This outrageous scene made Goto even more curious.
"Uncle, do you have a grudge against him?"
Li Wei, controlling his character, ran wildly, responding through gritted teeth.
"I've been mad! He killed me a hundred times, a hundred times! I could kill him a thousand times, and it still wouldn't be enough!"
Goto looked at the naked man in the game, grabbed a wooden stick with both hands, and beat Koda to death.
"Isn't this simple, old man? You're such a useless adult."
Li Wei pressed the pause button and immediately responded to the little devil.
"You don't know anything. This is just a game. There are no health bars in reality. He's just a humanoid half-climbing machine. One hit from him and he can cleave me in two, armor and all. And me, I can lift you up with one hand like it's nothing."
The thought of Guddar's massive size and mad dog-like aura sent a chill down Li Wei's spine; it was almost becoming a psychological trauma.
However, Li Wei glanced at the group of people talking in hushed tones behind him and probably figured out why this little girl kept getting close to him.
"Were you ostracized?"
As a native of Okinawa, it's hard to understand Xiao Rizi's absurd and bizarre thought process. She admires the strong and is jealous of them, fears power but not morality, and is a mixture of arrogance and inferiority.
Japanese society emphasizes hierarchy and collective harmony, which leads to a tendency for communication to be indirect and subtle. For example, it often uses a complex system of honorifics or expresses opinions through subtext rather than stating them directly.
Li Wei basically didn't care how these people lived their lives. As long as they didn't cause trouble, they solved most of their problems themselves. He wasn't a nanny.
Not wanting to get too close, but needing a mouthpiece, this unfortunate guy was chosen.
Goto gave a forced smile upon hearing what Li Wei said, then replied seriously.
"Uncle, thank you. If you kick me out, I'll probably have a very hard time."
"By the way, where are your parents?"
"...I work in Tokyo."
"...Don't have too high hopes."
"Uncle, you're a good person."
"......"
Being friend-zoned by a legitimate little girl left Li Wei with mixed feelings.
Days passed by like this, and a month later, the county town had been cleared out.
The population, which once numbered over 200,000, has dwindled to tens of thousands.
They also moved out of the school, and the number of troops increased from 800 to 1273, completely emptying the goods in the drifting cemetery.
Aside from the newcomers, this group of assassins had all become elites, wielding greatswords forged from industrial facilities and wearing simple armor hammered from impact hammers.
The original knight went even further, becoming a superhuman and unleashing his power amidst the horde of undead wielding two greatswords.
The government also noticed the commotion and began to make contact with Li Wei and his group of outsiders.
Li Wei was very eager for military equipment. Putting aside everything else, the weapons in the cyber world were useful, but the ammunition had long been used up.
With a complete industrial and logistical world as a base, Levi's plan to counterattack the cyber world will officially come to the forefront.
It could even let those unruly people in the Witcher world see what a mass bombardment and steel barrage really are.
The thought of using technology to defeat magic, and then using magic to destroy technology, made Levi feel incredibly satisfied.
However, Livy coveted their industry, and they coveted the safe zones that Livy had conquered.
No city lost in modern warfare has ever been intact.
At least 70 percent of the city that Li Wei and his men carved out with their swords remained intact, and most of the industrial machinery and facilities were also completely undamaged.
The conversation ended unhappily, and when the army entered the city, Li Wei realized that he had lost control of the situation.
Even if their own people don't die, they'll still be helpless against this fully-organized army.
Hundreds of tanks formed a circle and bombarded the respawn point, leaving Li Wei and his team completely helpless.
After several minor clashes with the military, coupled with the pointing fingers of the public brainwashed by government propaganda, Li Wei decided to pack his things and leave.
Li Wei came to mingle with spirits, not to conquer the world. He would rather kill more zombie variants than fight the military.
If this place doesn't want me, there are plenty of other places that will. If no place wants me, I'll become a self-employed person.
Modern armies are awesome, but when their resources run out, tough times begin.
As Li Wei was about to leave, the negotiators shamelessly came back.
They're not stupid. Would they give up a thug who can be resurrected? They just want to give him a big stick and a sweet treat, and then accept him as their dog.
But Li Wei wasn't buying into the "suppress first, then praise" approach; he knocked out the negotiator with a single punch.
Saving people is just about doing good deeds without harming your own interests. Do you really think you're the protagonist in a Japanese anime, having to fawn over someone who doesn't appreciate your kindness?
They found dozens of buses, but they were stopped before they could even set off.
"Uncle, are you leaving?"
"Is there a problem?"
"Take me with you. I'm already marked by you. I'm dead if I stay here."
".....Get in the car."