Mythic version of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 7294 Never Prepared to Pay Back

Chapter 7294 Never Prepared to Pay Back

When Chen Xi heard Wan Zhen say that the Yunmeng Demon God was easily infected by fungi and turned into something like Cordyceps sinensis, something was off. Although Chen Xi actually knew about this, after all, Zhang Han and Han Rang insisted that the Demon God had mushrooms growing on it, and Wei Jun directly said that the Demon God was Cordyceps sinensis, Chen Xi knew all of this.

The problem is that Chen Xi firmly believes that what Wan Zhen is talking about is definitely not the same thing that Wei Jun and his fellow guys are talking about.

Therefore, Chen Xi became cautious when Wan Zhen spoke, and when Wan Zhen took out the long white mycelium, Chen Xi almost let out a loud squeak like a groundhog.

There was no other way. The most difficult thing Chen Xi had ever fought over the years was not the Locust Heaven, nor the African Little Brahma, nor the Cloud Dream Demon God. As for things like Odin, they were just ordinary. The only thing that Chen Xi could truly fear was the Lord of All Spirits. That thing was truly a great enemy of mankind!

What Wan Zhen pulled out now was the remains of the Lord of All Spirits. Although it wasn't the main body, Chen Xi's intuition immediately went off when this thing appeared in front of him. Damn it, Wan Zhen, how dare you!

Chen Xi thought this way, and that's what she did. Reflexively, she kicked Wan Zhen. Don't you know what's dangerous and what's not? How can you use the most dangerous enemy of humanity to fight against an ordinary trash demon god? Are you tired of living?

Do you have absolutely no memory of how you killed the Lord of All Souls of South America last time?

That was a terrifying existence that only the three great empires could wipe out in one fell swoop. Think about it carefully, have the other things ever joined forces with the three great empires? Even if it's something like the Locust Heaven, to put it bluntly, the threat is within acceptable limits. Only the Lord of All Spirits is a true evil god.

Chen Xi raised his foot to kick Wan Zhen, but Wan Zhen nimbly dodged Chen Xi's kick. After all, he was a "macho man" with four levels of fusion and multiple finishing moves. He couldn't beat a tough opponent, but beating Chen Xi, a nobody without any cheats, was no problem.

"Lord Chen, I was just showing you, is it really necessary for you to react like this?" Wan Zhen said, cursing, after dodging the attack.

“That’s the remains of the Lord of All Spirits. I can even sense its vitality through the will of the Empire. What do you think?” Chen Xi said with a dark face.

"It's just a derivative of the Lord of All Spirits, and the main body of this thing has become me. It originally grew from between my eyebrows, and after my cultivation and optimization, it has now completely separated from the Lord of All Spirits." Wan Zhen said there was nothing to be afraid of; his technical strength and research capabilities were trustworthy.

"Trust my ass! I don't trust anything involving the Lord of All Spirits at all now," Chen Xi said with a dark face. "Have you forgotten how many people joined forces when we took down the Lord of All Spirits last time? Think back over the years, what have we ever fought, or used the scale to take down the Lord of All Spirits? Was that going to fight?"

To put it simply, the scale of the Lord of All Spirits could be used against the Demon God of Yunmeng. As long as we don't care about our own losses, we don't even need to try to take the Demon God's place, nor do we need to be sure if there are any other demon gods below. As for the so-called fragments of gods and humans under Yunmeng, they are a joke in the face of this level of attack. There's no need to even consider them. One strike and Yunmeng is gone!

It's supposed to be a demon god? They don't even have the prerequisites anymore.

"I'll get two biologists to assess this thing of yours. If it has even the slightest trace of the characteristics of the Lord of All Spirits, you can expect to go to jail," Chen Xi said with a dark face. He then beckoned to the side, and Han Qiong appeared. Chen Xi instructed Han Qiong to send someone to Chang'an to bring Qu Qi over. In this matter, only the top-tier biologists could be consulted.

As for Cookie, although he seems to be in the food business, as I said before, when it comes to studying plants and fungi, no one is more knowledgeable than Cookie these days. So having Cookie do the inspection can solve all the problems. As for whether it's necessary to make such a fuss?

This thing was beaten up by the three great empires. If there's even the slightest chance of it being resurrected, it'll be crushed. There's nothing more to say. I, Chen Xi, will let you have another chance.

“My technique is still reliable. This thing is no longer the remains of the Lord of All Spirits. It is the product of the Lord of All Spirits’ spores parasitizing my spine and then coexisting with me. It’s just that now this thing is dominated by me,” Wan Zhen explained with effort.

“Sorry, I don’t believe in this kind of thing. I can take other things as a joke, but for this, you need to be isolated first, and then wait for our most professional personnel to come and examine you.” Chen Xi patted Wan Zhen on the shoulder. “Although there are special testing arrays, given your situation, if you were really parasitized, they definitely wouldn’t be able to detect it. I trust your ability to break through them.”

Upon hearing this, Wan Zhen was already somewhat dead; his eyes were drooping.

There's no way around it; Chen Xi's statement makes sense. After all, Wan Zhen is already a superhuman among superhumans. He can learn many things by analogy if he wants to. Plus, his special abilities allow him to piece together a lot of strange and wonderful things, so we still have to get Qu Qi to come over.

"Hey He Yuan, send two men to protect Marquis Mendeting." Chen Xi had already brought Wan Zhen out by this time. Once the mycelium of the Lord of All Spirits appeared, Chen Xi felt that he could no longer communicate with Wan Zhen. The other party had nuclear weapons, so what was the point of communicating!

So we should send Wan Zhen away as soon as possible. As for everything the other party said before, it needs to be re-evaluated. Of course, we can also wait for Qu Qi to come and evaluate it, and then use Qu Qi's conclusion directly.

"Hey, hey, hey, this is going too far!" Wan Zhen was dumbfounded when he saw two fully armored men, each over two meters tall and weighing about three hundred pounds, appear behind him and protect him as they walked in a certain direction. No, Chen Hou, what's wrong with you now?

"Stop talking nonsense and stay obediently in the courtyard assigned to you. Tell me what you want to eat, but you can't go out. We'll talk after Han Mou comes and the tests are done. Let me tell you, if anything else is found in the remains of the Lord of All Spirits, I'll take care of your entire Wan family as well," Chen Xi said with a dark face.

You can joke about anything else, but you joke about nuclear bombs? Don't you know what the Lord of All Spirits is?

Then Wan Zhen was escorted away, protected by two strong men.

After Wan Zhen left, Chen Xi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He was truly terrified by Wan Zhen. It was too terrifying. How could someone bring out the remains of the Lord of Ten Thousand Spirits to deal with the Cloud Dream Demon God? Was he out of his mind? No, Wan Zhen's mind was perfectly sharp!

Having been startled by Wan Zhen, Chen Xi lost interest in optimizing the God-Slaying Spear. He briefly exchanged a few words with Zheng Hun and the others, mentioning the direction Wan Zhen had previously mentioned, and then quickly fled. He planned to use various methods to test Wan Zhen once he got back.

Although Wan Zhen may have all sorts of anti-detection gadgets and various secret techniques that he doesn't know how he's hiding, it doesn't matter, we'll investigate first!

"Zichuan, why are you so worried? I rarely see you like this. Is the Cloud Dream Demon God that powerful? How could he make you so worried?" Not long after Chen Xi returned to the government office, Liu Tong returned with a group of people. Seeing Chen Xi sitting there, seemingly no different from normal, Liu Tong immediately noticed the problem and asked with a hint of curiosity.

"I don't even know how to complain about what happened today." Chen Xi said with a dark face, and then explained the big mess Wan Zhen had put him in today. Liu Tong was stunned for a long time after listening. He was in the inner world when the Lord of All Spirits was there, but after he came back, he knew just how powerful the Lord of All Spirits really was.

"No, he wasn't controlled either." Liu Tong activated his mental talent to connect with Wan Zhen and asked with some doubt.

“If you can detect that he’s being controlled, then I can definitely detect it too.” Chen Xi glanced at Liu Tong. “Forget it, let’s not worry about it for now. I’ve sent Han Mou over. Instead of the normal examination method, let Han Mou determine the exact condition of this remnant of the Lord of All Spirits.”

Why bother with secret techniques? At this point, we should use the simplest and most brutal method: just see if you're still alive, and whose dog you are. Other trivial matters don't matter. If this thing is the living Lord of All Spirits, Chen Xi will definitely wipe out the entire Wan family!

It's not that you're not allowed to study the remains of the Lord of All Spirits; the Romans and the Kushans have done so as well. But who gave you permission to take the remains of the Lord of All Spirits out of the laboratory, especially while they were still alive!

"Oh, oh, oh, Cang Hou, come here." After Liu Tong found a place to sit down, he nodded when he heard that Qu Qi had arrived. Indeed, compared to all sorts of messy secret techniques that might be countered by Wan Zhen, it was better for Qu Qi to come and directly examine the mycelium itself, and check whether Wan Zhen had parasitized it.

When it comes to mushroom cultivation, the three great empires are definitely the most professional.

"How is the situation with the Demon God of Yunmeng?" Bai Qi also found a place to sit down. After wandering around for a while, he and Han Xin were in much better condition, completely different from when they were sleeping inside the jade seal.

"The number of people in the Han Dynasty who directly reached the limit of willpower through the oath and divine seal is not as many as those in Rome. Lord Wu'an, is there a problem with the design of your oath?" Chen Xi said to Bai Qi with a hint of helplessness.

Originally, the fact that such a divine artifact was given to the Romans was already proof of their brotherhood. However, the artifact had a better effect on the Romans than on the Han Dynasty. While only about ten out of the hundred or so people on the Han Dynasty managed to break through the limits of will by using the Oath Seal, more than twenty out of the less than one hundred people on the Roman side achieved the breakthrough of will on the spot by using this artifact.

What does this mean? It means that the oath seal of the Han dynasty was less effective for veterans of the Han dynasty than for veterans of the Roman dynasty, which is why the Romans found it somewhat strange.

Even after returning today, having received this incredibly useful item, Ganassis made a routine call to inquire whether it could be lent to Rome. He felt it would be very effective for Rome, and Rome was willing to pay a large sum of money for it.

After all, what is breaking the limits of willpower? Not only the veterans, but also the high-ranking officials of the empire understand it. And a divine seal of oath that can temporarily create breaking the limits of willpower, like the Han Dynasty, is a divine artifact among divine artifacts. So that brat Ganassis, with the idea of ​​"trying even if there's no chance," shamelessly asked if he could rent it.

Then, as expected, Chen Xi rejected it. Even though this thing was more effective for the Romans and had a different effect on the veterans of the Han Dynasty, it was better for this thing to remain with the Han Dynasty.

"No problem. The Oath Seal is essentially a better way to transform you into a part of the oath. As a carrier, it is essentially the power overflowing from the world you built. This thing itself is not strong; what is strong is the Han Dynasty you built and the prosperous era you created." Bai Qi first made a high-profile statement and gave Chen Xi a little praise. As the saying goes, what low emotional intelligence? It's just that you don't need emotional intelligence normally!

“I know that. When you gave me the Oath Seal, you said that it actually draws on the power of the Flourishing Era and is the outlet for the entire Han Dynasty system.” Chen Xi nodded and said. He knew this, but he couldn’t understand why it was more effective for Rome.

"Because Roman veterans are younger. The average age of Han Dynasty veterans in the mainland is over forty-five, even fifty. The average age of Roman veterans is about forty-one or forty-two, which is just the prime of their lives." Liu Tong crossed his legs, casually picking up some dried fruit, and said, "I heard you tell me before that lending money also depends on age."

Chen Xi was taken aback when he heard this. He found that Liu Tong's knowledge base was quite interesting. He knew a lot of things and could even make cross-disciplinary comparisons.

"Your Highness's analysis is correct. Simply put, that's the gist of it. After all, when you use the Oath of God, you are essentially using yourself as a guarantor, allowing them to borrow the power of their future selves. And the younger they are, the broader their future will be." Han Xin thought for a moment and added a couple more sentences.

"Fine, so they're all using me as collateral. But honestly, this doesn't really affect me, does it? I'm not too sure about the Roman veterans, but as for the Han Dynasty veterans, I see a few bastards who haven't planned to pay back since they broke through the limits of willpower," Chen Xi said with a hint of helplessness.

Chen Xi hadn't lived these past years for nothing; he had genuinely seen in Zou Ta and Wu Xi's eyes the aura of a deadbeat with super power who had no intention of repaying the money.

“Generally speaking, those who borrow money through their own abilities will only want to borrow more and will never think about repaying it. They will only repay the money when they can no longer withstand the pressure of debt collection.” Han Xin stroked his chin and explained from the perspective of someone who had been through it all, which served as a warning.

"It won't have any impact. As for those who borrowed money based on their own ability but don't want to repay it, that's normal. Just be careful and don't default on everything." Bai Qi thought about it and felt that this was a normal situation. If you've encountered a ruthless lender, they might not even repay the principal. That's normal!

Of course, when Qin asked Chu to send troops to attack Qi, it was also on a "goods first, payment later" basis. And as expected, Chu reneged on the debt. The 600 li of land was reduced to 6 li. Chu had no choice but to accept this. Why should they repay the money they borrowed based on their own ability? They should make money first. It's completely understandable!

“No, Lord Wu’an…” Chen Xi looked at Bai Qi speechlessly.

"Because it's human nature, I can understand. As for not repaying it, well, over the years, there have been cases where people who lent money out didn't get their money back. You should know better than me about the importance of assessment before lending, after all, you're the professional." Bai Qi said calmly, while Chen Xi's eyes narrowed. What the hell do you mean by that!

So, before you did this, you were only thinking about bad debts?

"Back in the Qin Dynasty, it was quite normal for loans to go unrecovered in our area. Every lender considered the risks involved," Bai Qi said calmly, indicating that this was normal. All loans could be recovered? What a joke! If that were the case, why would they bother with anything else? They'd all be lending money.

"It's pretty much the same in our Chu region. Back when I was in Qi, it was the same there. Although the loan sharks had thugs, there were also people setting up schemes. Think back, when the First Emperor borrowed so much money from the widow Qing, did he ever pay it back? Pay it back my ass! Before he destroyed the six states, I owed you money. After he destroyed the six states, I still owe you money. Didn't he destroy the six states for nothing?" Han Xin had the air of a rogue. He was very open-minded about such things. Otherwise, he wouldn't have firmly stated that he would never pay it back after successfully borrowing money from the future for the first time, and then been brutally killed by the powerful figure from the future!

“Those who lend money should be prepared for the possibility of not being able to collect the debts. In order to prevent this, they will prepare thugs. But you are lending money to the army, so you have to collect the debts with armed force…” Bai Qi said frankly, “So it is normal not to be able to collect the debts. You have to accept reality.”

"Damn!" Chen Xi was silent for a while before realizing what was going on. It turned out that Bai Qi had never intended to pay back in the first place!

So you guys really did pull out a Willpower Limit Breaker from the future, and then pretend it's yours, with no intention of returning it, right?

"That's normal. I already have superpowers, if I didn't use them to protect my assets, I'd be out of my mind," Han Xin said with a grin.

“Actually, there’s also the option of setting it aside first, paying some interest, and extending the repayment date. That way, once the person dies, the debt is cleared, and everything is resolved.” Bai Qi spoke in the same tone, which made Chen Xi feel that Lord Wu’an had been corrupted by Marquis Huaiyin, and how could he do such a thing.

"I guess that's just how military strategists are," Liu Tong sighed, propping his head up with his hand as he explained. "Using their super strength to extract their super wealth from others—that's the meaning behind the existence of military strategists."

"You guys can do whatever you want," Chen Xi said helplessly, deciding to do the research herself.

　I finally finished on time, but now I'm completely exhausted.

　　(End of this chapter)