novelraw Chapter 350: Every Word Is True
Chapter 350: Every Word Is True
Su Zhan stood there stunned after hearing everything.
He never expected that Mo Yuan would so thoroughly dissect for him the tacitly understood, somewhat unsavory transactions between the high-level powers, laying bare before him the most fundamental operating rules of Black City and the very foundation that allowed Mo Yuan to stand on equal footing with Daxia.
These words, though harsh, laid bare the exploitation of human nature and the coldness of politics in the most vivid detail.
Yet, Su Zhan had to admit that Mo Yuan's words were completely logical!
From the perspective of Daxia's top brass, this was indeed an incredibly cost-effective deal!
Trading a lawless zone and limited autonomy for reduced internal security pressure, enhanced border defenses, and a means to check the Transcendence Society...
No wonder Black City had survived to this day and developed such prosperity!
The truth behind it was far more complex than the surface appearance of chaotic freedom.
Looking at the City Lord before him, whose expression remained calm, Su Zhan felt a shock even deeper than when he had learned of his strength.
This City Lord was not only supremely powerful.His intellect, vision, and his grasp and utilization of the grand situation had reached a truly astonishing level.
He was using this method to tell Su Zhan that choosing him was not merely choosing a powerful protector, but choosing a formidable ruler capable of contending with Daxia's highest echelons.
Su Zhan solemnly cupped his hands and bowed deeply to Mo Yuan.
This time, his posture was more respectful than any before.
It was genuine admiration for the formidable ruler before him.
"City Lord Mo's words have been truly enlightening for this junior, who has benefited immensely. This junior... is deeply instructed."
Mo Yuan casually waved his hand. "Formalities are unnecessary. Do you... have any other questions?"
Su Zhan raised his head, his gaze turning resolute. "Yes. But what I am about to say next concerns a secret... about myself."
Mo Yuan made a "please proceed" gesture.
Su Zhan's heart was tangled in extreme conflict.
Should he say it?
Reveal this secret that touched upon his very foundation?
He wanted to request an uninhabited zone where he could summon the Mist, to use it to enhance his strength.
This request itself was highly abnormal. Even if Mo Yuan agreed, he would inevitably harbor doubts and likely conduct covert surveillance.
With Mo Yuan's strength and methods, if he wanted to secretly infiltrate and observe during Su Zhan's Mist summoning, Su Zhan would have no way of detecting it.
At that point, the secret would be exposed anyway.
Rather than being passively discovered, which would breed suspicion, it was better to take the initiative and confess, to exchange for greater trust.
This line of thought ultimately gained the upper hand.
He needed to demonstrate sufficient value, and also needed to show his trust in Mo Yuan.
However, the secret of his dual identity was his final bottom line, the core secret he absolutely could not reveal to anyone.
Besides Feng Jue and the others, no one else in this world could know.
Mo Yuan watched the silent Su Zhan, not urging him, patiently waiting.
Su Zhan made up his mind, raised his head, and met Mo Yuan's gaze. "City Lord Mo, this Aberrant... is somewhat special.
I do not enhance my strength by hunting humans and absorbing their Life Essence.
I rely on... hunting Mist Creatures, absorbing their life essence to advance."
"..."
As his words fell, the entire office plunged into a deathly silence.
Mo Yuan, who had always appeared detached and as if everything was under his control, now had the composure on his face freeze solid.
For the first time, those deep eyes clearly revealed a look of disbelief.
No need to hunt humans?
Advances by hunting Mist Creatures?
This... how is this possible?
What does this mean?
It means he can almost endlessly and rapidly enhance his strength through a cycle of fighting to sustain further fighting!
As long as there are endless Mist Creatures to hunt, his growth speed would far surpass any known Awakened individual or Aberrant.
This completely defies the common sense of this world!
As if he was born as the ultimate weapon to oppose the Mist!
No wonder...
No wonder he could reach the Special-risk level at the age of twenty-five.
He was simply walking a unique shortcut.
The significance of this discovery was too immense!
So immense that even a titan like Mo Yuan, who had weathered countless storms, felt his mind shaken.
He remained silent for a full ten seconds before slowly speaking. "You... are not joking?"
Seeing this City Lord, with his far-reaching influence and power, actually show such a discomposed expression before him, Su Zhan also felt a wave of emotion.
But he understood.
In the history of Daxia, and indeed the global struggle against the Mist, there had never been such a precedent!
"Every word I say is true."
Su Zhan's tone was utterly certain. "This is also the reason why I initially chose to summon it alone for a full year in the Northwest Uninhabited Zone."
Mo Yuan took a deep breath, raised his hand, and rubbed the space between his eyebrows. "Wait... let me calm down for a moment."
A long while later.
Mo Yuan stood up and looked at Su Zhan. "You, come with me."
Without further explanation, he walked directly towards what appeared to be a wall on one side of the office.
He pressed his palm against a specific area. A faint light scanned over it, and the wall slid sideways, revealing a private elevator behind it that required special authorization to operate.
"Hearing is not as reliable as seeing."
Mo Yuan entered the elevator first.
Su Zhan followed closely behind.
The elevator doors closed and began descending at an astonishing speed.
The displayed floor numbers rapidly changed, soon exceeding the normal range for underground structures.
One hundred meters, five hundred meters, one thousand meters...
Finally, it came to a steady stop at a depth of three thousand meters underground!
The elevator doors opened.
The scene before his eyes left Su Zhan momentarily dumbfounded.
What met his gaze was an underground cavern of unimaginable vastness.
Looking up, the dome was incredibly high, and the distant rock walls were far away. The straight-line distance across the longest axis was probably over ten thousand meters.
The entire space was brightly lit, illuminated like daylight by countless massive searchlights.
The ground was level, having undergone special reinforcement treatment.
The surroundings were natural rock barriers, yet they emitted faint energy fluctuations, layered with extremely powerful restrictive formations to prevent energy leakage and structural collapse.
It was like a giant underground square hollowed out from within a mountain's belly.
Su Zhan had never imagined that hidden three thousand meters beneath the City Lord's Residence was such a marvelously crafted secret space.
Mo Yuan walked to the central area of the open ground, turned to face Su Zhan, his expression serious:
"This matter is of too great importance. I must see it with my own eyes. Next, I will personally summon a small-scale patch of Mist."
Having said that, without waiting for Su Zhan's response.
Mo Yuan raised one hand, his palm facing the empty ground ahead.
Gray-white mist appeared out of thin air, rapidly spreading.
The area wasn't large, covering only about a thousand meters in radius.
Mo Yuan could actually summon and control the range of the Mist so effortlessly.
This level of mastery over space and rules once again deeply shocked Su Zhan.
"Now."
Mo Yuan withdrew his hand, his gaze sharp as he looked at Su Zhan. "Prove it to me."