Unlimited employment

Chapter 171 (170) [Anti-Qin Society]

The sun shines brightly, and the sea and sky blend into one.

No birds could be seen in the oppressive, gloomy gray sky, and no fish swam in the boundless gray ocean.

The whole world seemed empty and desolate, without a single living creature in sight.

Chen Sheng sat in the pilot's seat of the airship, his eyes reflecting the scenery outside, and he gained a deeper understanding of the fruit's condition.

If even the ocean, known as the cradle of life, is dead, then most of the creatures living in the flesh of fruit are probably not far from extinction.

Obtaining the kernel of the Jambhala fruit is indeed difficult, but is it really necessary to go to such lengths?

Even though he had only been reborn into this fruit for a short time, Chen Sheng already had doubts about the claim that the First Emperor had become the ruler of the world by weakening it.

He always felt that this was just a lie used by the First Emperor to deceive the ruled, and that there must be other purposes hidden behind his frenzied destruction of the world.

"White Dragon, is there really nothing between you two?"

Inside the cabin, Liu Bang, sitting in the back, looked at Chen Sheng's tall figure and quietly whispered to Xiang Yu beside him.

The two were so familiar with each other that Xiang Yu knew what she was planning as soon as Liu Bang opened his mouth.

Although he only had a slight liking for Chen Sheng, he deliberately provoked her with telepathy.

"We are indeed completely innocent, but my benefactor saved my life and is also a born dragon king."

If he asked me to repay him with my body, I wouldn't refuse.

Liu Bang immediately became alert and hurriedly said...

"Xiang Yu, you are a nobleman of Chu. You must not act rashly in such an important matter as marriage."

Her eyes darted around, as if she had remembered something, and she began to earnestly persuade him.

"Putting aside the fact that Brother Chen is a man born to do great things, he must not let his personal feelings interfere with his cultivation."

Take Ji Yu, who lives next door to you, for example. You two grew up together and he is gentle, considerate, and caring towards you. Wouldn't you be letting him down by doing this?

I remember you said before that you wanted to have a dragon son with Ji Yu in the future!

When Liu Bang questioned him, Xiang Yu simply replied to him calmly.

Now that you mention it, I do remember.

Before this trip, Lü Zhi from the Lü family had proposed marriage to you, and your neighbor, the widower surnamed Cao, was also interested in you.

You've finally come back, have you decided who you're going to choose? Don't let them both down.

"What do you mean by letting them down? They're just after my beauty and lusting after my body. I don't like any of them."

Liu Bang glanced at Xiang Yu's flat physique and thought to himself that his close friend was not easy to deal with.

She hugged her precious Crimson Sky Sword, then glanced at Chen Sheng piloting the airship in front of her, thinking that Brother Chen would definitely not like this kind of pretentious woman with a bad figure.

He was already secretly plotting how to get his hands on Chen Sheng.

It has now been five days since Yangcheng County was captured.

Before the Qin Dynasty's reinforcements arrived, the three of them escaped directly by airship. Along the way, they shook off their pursuers, avoided dangerous areas as much as possible, and killed some dragon demons along the way, replenishing Chen Sheng's physical and spiritual energy.

However, the post-apocalyptic environment was far too dangerous and harsh, with overwhelming sandstorms and powerful, crazed dragons forcing them to change their plans.

The three of them boarded an airship and spent five days flying out of the vast landmass, heading to the overseas base established by the anti-Qin rebels.

In the era of the Qin Dynasty's unification of the land, the imperial court's influence extended to every habitable place on land, and only the desolate and vast sea could possibly prevent the soldiers from spying.

"It's just ahead, we've arrived!" Liu Bang's exclamation rang out in the cabin, but the surrounding scenery remained unchanged from before.

But as the airship passed through an invisible barrier, the scene before them suddenly changed.

Suddenly, a sizable island appeared on the sea ahead, with an active volcano emitting thick smoke at its center.

Surrounding the fertile volcanic ash, large lush green orchards are planted around the volcano, while an even larger wheat field lies on the outer perimeter, where people can be seen working.

Further out from the wheat field was a ring of grayish-yellow sandy beach, where every few miles there was a thick, fleshy tube resembling a blood vessel.

Pipes continuously draw in murky seawater, which is then purified into fresh water after flowing through a massive flesh-and-blood device on the beach, and used to irrigate farmland inside the island.

In one corner of the island, there is a cluster of two- or three-story buildings, which are clearly the residences of the island's inhabitants.

As Chen Sheng piloted the black airship to the vicinity of the island, a dark mass of figures immediately flew up from the buildings.

"The soldiers are coming! Everyone come out quickly!"

“They are the henchmen of the Qin Dynasty, I’ll fight them to the death.”

"Go quickly and tell Uncle San that we need to retreat."

These people have a very distinctive local appearance, with strange shapes, covered in scales and claws, and covered in fur with long tails.

Some of them held weapons and looked menacing, as if they were about to fight the soldiers to the death.

Some panicked, their faces filled with terror, and fled in all directions without looking back.

"Don't panic, we're back."

Liu Bang and Xiang Yu promptly poked their heads out of the airship and waved to the crowd.

Their long, crimson and platinum blonde hair fluttered in the wind, and their beautiful faces brought smiles to the faces of many men in the crowd.

"What a rabble."

Chen Sheng only glanced at them before losing interest in this group of anti-Qin rebels.

On his way here, he had already learned about the island in detail.

This group, mainly composed of nobles from six kingdoms, banded together for mutual support after their kingdoms were destroyed. Because the strength of the leaders of the various groups was roughly equal, none of them were willing to submit to the others, and now there was no real leader.

In ordinary times, we always discuss and decide on important matters together.

The previous attack on the alchemy furnace was their largest anti-Qin operation in recent years, which gathered most of the radicals on the island. The operation was a heavy blow to them, as most of them were killed or wounded due to an ambush.

Chen Sheng originally came with the intention of subduing these remnants of the tribe, but after actually meeting them, his interest vanished instantly.

But since he was already here, he decided to stay. These people seemed useless, but the island itself was quite nice.

Since everyone on the island has sworn an oath before some kind of supernatural power that if they betray the association, they will immediately forget the island's location, there's no need to worry about those who fail in their missions bringing the danger back.

With the new abilities Chen Sheng gained after his career change, it shouldn't be a problem for him to spend a few years building this place into a solid rear base.

Since Liu Bang and Xiang Yu were the first two members to return after the mission failed, they needed to report to all parties in the association what had happened during the mission.

As their friend, Chen Sheng was guaranteed by them with his life that he would not be searched or imprisoned, and Liu Bang even arranged for him to stay in her dragon's nest for a temporary rest.

Chen Sheng noticed that after hearing the news, several men around him looked at him with rather unfriendly expressions.

However, he paid no attention to these people and, led by the person designated by Liu Bang, swaggered towards her dragon nest.

(End of this chapter)