"China, haha, even the world will be mine!" Li Qingdao said ambitiously, then sat down cross-legged and began to cultivate.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. At this moment, many people in Mocheng had already packed their bags, but then they received news that Mocheng was also one of the cities in the Fortress Project. This made the people of Mocheng extremely excited.
Although people chose to silently cooperate with the government's work after learning of the existence of the Source Gate and receiving the news of the relocation, how could they be truly willing in their hearts?
Many people in Mocheng had lived there since childhood, generation after generation. How could they willingly leave? They were reluctant! If there were any other way, who would leave their home? So when they received the news that they didn't have to relocate, the people of Mocheng were overjoyed.
At this moment, in the central villa district of Mocheng, Gu Zhongyi and Zhang Cuiping were also overjoyed upon hearing the news.
When Gu Yu decided to let them leave Ge Village, they were somewhat unwilling. They had adapted to the Central Villa District for a long time, so how could they agree to move to a more distant place?
Most of the older generation have a strong attachment to their hometown. Of course, those who have wandered from place to place since childhood may find it easier to accept than those who were born and raised there.
"Grandpa, Grandma." Niu Niu was also very happy to see smiles on Gu Zhongyi and Zhang Cuiping's faces.
At this moment, she had her hair in two pigtails, wore a red dress, and her chubby face was very cute.
“Niu Niu, we don’t need to move anymore,” Gu Zhongyi said, patting Niu Niu’s head.
Although this little girl was not Gu Yu's biological daughter, Gu Zhongyi and Zhang Cuiping adored her.
As for Ri Jiu, she went into seclusion after returning to the villa area. She said that her cultivation level was too low and she needed to become stronger so that she could be of help to Gu Yu.
Meanwhile, Gu Yu had already returned to Mo City. He didn't go straight home; he still needed to deal with the dense swarms of rat and cockroach monsters. These rat and cockroach monsters had shrunk and turned into ordinary rats and cockroaches, but even so, their numbers were still staggering, numbering in the millions.
If someone saw it, they would think there was a rat infestation!
Along the way, Gu Yu, accompanied by a million rats and cockroaches, traveled far and wide before finally returning to Mo City.
And later, thanks to Mo Shougui's timely arrival, the old man took out a turtle shell and covered up the millions of rats and cockroaches.
"You've really shocked me, kid." These were Mo Shougui's first words upon seeing Gu Yu leading a million rats and cockroach monsters.
The weakest of these rat monsters and cockroach monsters are all at the Three Cones level, while the strongest are at the King level, and there are even thousands at the Marquis level. With such a large army, Mo City might really become the strongest fortress for mankind. This made Mo Shougui have other ideas. Should he ask Gu Yu for half of the rat monsters and cockroach monsters?
However, given Gu Yu's personality, he definitely wouldn't give it to him, which made Gu Yu extremely envious.
"Start digging." Gu Yu ordered the Power Rat King and a Cockroach King, and immediately countless rat monsters began digging.
With such a huge number of rat and cockroach monsters, the only solution is to build an underground city. After all, it wouldn't be good for people to see them if they were left outside.
Although the matter of the Source Gate has been announced, most people have never seen a Source Gate creature, which has suddenly caused unnecessary panic and is somewhat troublesome to explain.
The speed at which the rat monster digs its burrows is terrifyingly fast. After all, everyone has their own specialty, and it was born with this skill. After countless years of practice, it is more than ten times faster than the most advanced drilling machines in human history.
"Gu Yu." At this moment, although Mo Shougui knew that Gu Yu would never agree to give it to him, he still rubbed his hands together and looked at Gu Yu with a smile. His old face was as red as a chrysanthemum.
Seeing Mo Shougui's expression, Gu Yu knew that this guy must have his eye on his cockroach and rat armies.
“It’s not that I don’t want to give them to you, it’s that you can’t control them,” Gu Yu said bluntly.
"Heh!" Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, Mo Shougui was stunned for a moment. It was true that he couldn't control it, but he was still a demigod. Gu Yu's words showed him no respect at all!
“If you can handle Mo Shougui, I can give you two hundred thousand right now,” Gu Yu said.
"How did you manage to control it?" Mo Shougui asked Gu Yu, knowing that Gu Yu must have some method.
“It’s a secret, I can’t tell you,” Gu Yu said.
"Alright!" Mo Shougui looked at Gu Yu, saying "Alright" but secretly thinking about whether to arrest Gu Yu and torture him.
"Maybe I'm the chosen one!" Gu Yu said to Mo Shougui with extreme narcissism, "That's why I was born to command these guys!"
When Mo Shougui heard Gu Yu's words, he rolled his eyes. Seriously, why don't you just say you're the ancestor of rats or cockroaches?
“Gu Yu, I know you won’t tell me how to command these guys, but if one day we need them, I hope you can take them and help us guard other places,” Mo Shougui said to Gu Yu.
"Don't worry! I can do it without you telling me," Gu Yu said.
"That's good. It shows I didn't misjudge you." Mo Shougui nodded upon hearing Gu Yu's reply. "We still need you to set up the formations for each fortress city."
“As long as you have enough Originium, that’s fine too,” Gu Yu said.
“This…” Mo Shougui looked at Gu Yu. They were desperately short of source stones, so how could they possibly have any?
"You can't expect me to pay for it out of my own pocket, can you? Besides, where am I supposed to get so many Originium?" Gu Yu said when he saw Mo Shougui looking at him with a sly look. "And I've already donated a lot of Originium to the country. All of those Originium were exchanged for high-grade Originium, a total of 1.5 million high-grade Originium. Where would I get any more Originium?"
"Kid, although you've donated so many Originium to the country, which is quite impressive, even I admire you immensely for that. But based on what I know of you, you're definitely not the kind of person who would hand over all the Originium and keep nothing for yourself. Well, to be precise, nobody would. So the Originium you have now is absolutely astonishing. The Originium you donated to the country is probably just a drop in the ocean." Mo Shougui looked at Gu Yu slyly again.
If we can't get our hands on the cockroach and rat armies, then let's try our luck with Originium! After all, Gu Yu is incredibly rich.
The array plate in his hand was incredibly powerful; it was definitely a divine artifact. You have to know that there are only a handful of divine artifacts in China, making them extremely rare. Moreover, the twelve source stones embedded in the array plate were top-grade source stones.
Top-grade source stones! Twelve of them! Even Hua Shen never possessed them, and he had never even seen them before. So this kid is incredibly rich!
"A drop in the ocean?" Upon hearing Mo Shougui's words, Gu Yu's face immediately darkened. Was that a drop in the ocean? That was half of the source stones he possessed.
"Did I hit the nail on the head? You probably have at least eight million, if not ten million," Mo Shougui said.
“You’re right, absolutely right.” Gu Yu nodded at Mo Shougui. “I have Originium mines, as many as you want, and I won’t give you a single piece.”
“You…” Mo Shougui frowned as he looked at Gu Yu’s resolute expression.
"Hmph! If you, Mo Shougui, are capable, go do it yourself. I'm making my point clear today. I originally planned to set up formations for those cities in the Fortress Project, but you've made me very unhappy, so because of you, I've decided to refuse this task," Gu Yu said, looking at Mo Shougui.
"Good lad, aren't you afraid that I'll catch you and torture you?" Mo Shougui said, and suddenly a terrifying aura erupted from his body.
"Come on if you dare." As Gu Yu spoke, divine and demonic power emanated from his body. He held a knife in his right hand and took out the God-Slaying Array Plate in his left.
Mo Shougui looked at Gu Yu and suddenly withdrew his imposing aura. Was he really going to capture Gu Yu? What a joke! First of all, Li Shanpo and Huangfu Kui would disagree, and the Dragon Group members probably wouldn't agree either. Besides, he had no intention of capturing Gu Yu to coerce or entice him.
"Boy, I'm doing all this for China! It's all to protect more people. China is short of resources, and the source stones I plan to promote cultivation for all will be astronomical!" Seeing that hard tactics weren't working, Mo Shougui immediately switched to softer ones.
“I have a way to get you a large amount of Originium all at once,” Gu Yu said, looking at Mo Shougui.
"What method?" Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, Mo Shougui immediately perked up.
“You are a demigod with great strength. If you take over the Southwest Origin Gate, you will have several high-grade Origin Stone mines. With those mines, you won’t lack Origin Stones anymore,” Gu Yu said. “Think back to our Chinese ancestors, when they fought against other countries, their firearms were also very backward. Didn’t they have to rely on plundering them? We can learn from them!”
Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, Mo Shougui was immediately speechless. He thought it was a good idea. If the Holy Mountain and the Four Guardians were still around, the Southwest Origin Gate could indeed be seized. But now... what a joke! The Southwest Origin Gate is not weak. He, Mo Shougui, can kill Man Jun, but who will deal with hundreds of millions of Minotaur race?
"By the way, if we can't take down the Southwest Source Gate, there are other Source Gates! For example, the Northern Snow Mountain Source Gate. It was severely damaged when the Four Guardians stormed in. It seems that out of seventeen Emperor Realm cultivators, nine were killed by the Four Guardians, leaving only eight. With your strength, it shouldn't be a problem. As for the Source Gate not being opened yet, I think it won't be difficult for you. The GZ Alliance has a method to open it, and I think you should have one too." Gu Yu said to Mo Shougui. He needed Ice Heart at the moment, and there was a high probability that the Northern Snow Mountain Source Gate would have some. He felt that Mo Shougui would definitely agree to help him, since humanity was really short of Source Stones. Even if he donated so much, it would still be a drop in the ocean, since how much would each person get?
“You’re right.” Hearing Gu Yu’s words, Mo Shougui nodded. “Moreover, the Northern Snow Mountain Source Gate is about to open. As you know, China is currently surrounded by enemies and facing numerous crises. I am now the strongest person in China, and I am here to protect China, so I cannot act rashly. But you, Gu Yu, have the Cockroach King at the peak of the Emperor Realm, a million-strong army, and your own strength, so I think…”
"So you're planning to make me guard the North Plains Snow Mountain Source Gate myself?" Gu Yu didn't let Mo Shougui finish speaking, and immediately looked annoyed. This old man, what a clever idea! He doesn't have to do anything, and when he conquers the North Plains Snow Mountain Source Gate, he still has to share the source stones with him. This... he gets all the benefits and advantages, why should he?
“Gu Yu! Think about it! I didn’t object to you choosing Mo City as a city in the Fortress Project! In fact, I agreed very readily.” Mo Shougui said at this moment, which made Gu Yu frown. You didn’t object? If I hadn’t argued strongly back then, would Mo City have become one of the cities in the Fortress Project?
“The Northern Snow Mountain is too close to Mo City. I don’t think you want a hidden danger, right? So if you want Mo City to be a stronger fortress, you have to get rid of this problem with the Northern Snow Mountain. Besides, we’ve already done our part. We’ve killed nine Emperor Realm experts. It wouldn’t be too much to ask that you take over the Northern Snow Mountain and provide us with some Source Stones, would it?” Mo Shougui said.
"You're convinced I'll definitely take down the Northern Snow Mountain Source Sect, right?" Gu Yu looked at Mo Shougui, feeling utterly helpless. This old rascal is cunning.
"That's not quite right. In today's China, you can say that your overall strength is the strongest. With a million-strong army, even the weakest among them is at least at the level of a third-tier warrior. Who can compete with you? What is a mere Northern Plains Snow Mountain Origin Sect in front of you?" Mo Shougui said. "Besides, if I take action, the Holy Mountain might inevitably cause some trouble. But you are different. You are only at the level of a fourth-tier warrior, and your army of cockroach monsters and rat monsters actually satisfies their concept of coexistence. Isn't that a wonderful thing?"
"You big idiot!" Gu Yu cursed inwardly as he looked at Mo Shougui.
“I can go and attack the North Plains Snow Mountain Source Gate, but all the ownership of the North Plains Snow Mountain Source Stone Mine belongs to me,” Gu Yu said. He wasn’t going to do something that was thankless and difficult. “Let me make this clear from the start: if you try to take it from me, I’ll fight you to the death.”
Although Gu Yu could provide Origin Stones for China's cultivation, he was somewhat unwilling when he saw Mo Shougui's face.
“No problem, how about this!” Mo Shougui said readily. “We will engrave your name on every source stone that is produced. Then we will tell everyone that you obtained all these source stones. In this way, your name will be passed down far and wide. As long as China exists, you will be remembered for generations and praised by everyone.”
"Uh!" Gu Yu rolled his eyes upon hearing Mo Shougui's words. Was he trying to make him famous for all time? Mo Shougui meant that if he kept those source stones for himself, he would tell everyone in China that he was selfish and that everyone would condemn him and criticize him behind his back. He was implying that everyone was pressuring him.
"Don't worry, Mo Shougui, the ownership is mine, but I will provide everyone with source stones for cultivation. Of course, the premise is that the source stone mine in the Northern Snow Mountain Source Gate is sufficient. If there aren't many, there's nothing I can do," Gu Yu said. He originally had no intention of keeping them for himself. What use would he have for so many source stones? He wanted ownership because as long as those source stones belonged to him, he would receive contribution points when he gave them away.
“I took a look. The Northern Plains Snow Mountain Source Gate will open in about five days. You can decide what to do then!” Mo Shougui said after hearing Gu Yu’s words.
At this moment, all the densely packed rats and cockroaches had burrowed underground. Mo Shougui waved his hand and retrieved the turtle shell.
“Alright!” Gu Yu nodded. Five days should be enough. He didn’t need to bring all the cockroach and rat monster armies. He only needed to bring those with combat power at the commander level or above. He calculated that there were at least 50,000 of them. As for the rest, of course, he would open up the underground passage to Huazhong and build an underground city. As for building the wall, Gu Yu decided to leave that to the people in Mocheng first.
"Don't worry, I'll be watching the battle," Mo Shougui said. "After the news of the Source Gate was told to the public, although there were no riots, people were still in a state of panic. Perfect timing. I'll record the footage of your attack on the Source Gate in the Northern Snow Mountain and broadcast it on television to show the public that the Source Gate is not so terrible, and you will become a hero in everyone's hearts."
"Uh!" Gu Yu was stunned again upon hearing Mo Shougui's words. "Could you please stop filming me? I don't want to be a hero."
“Gu Yu, China needs a hero now, someone to be worshipped, someone to bring peace to people’s hearts, like a God in the West, someone to give them hope. Only then can they cultivate more diligently and take you as their role model.” Mo Shougui said very sincerely, and there was even a pleading look in his eyes when he looked at Gu Yu, which made Gu Yu feel a little embarrassed to refuse.
"I don't understand why it has to be me?" Gu Yu asked.
“Because among the younger generation, only you have this ability,” Mo Shougui said. “And you are destined to become the next generation of meridian figures. Remember, humanity needs you.”
"Damn it." Upon hearing Mo Shougui's words, Gu Yu cursed inwardly. This Mo Shougui was trying to elevate him to the highest position, the savior of humanity. If Gu Yu didn't do anything beneficial for humanity, he would disappoint everyone. This move was ruthless!
However, Gu Yu agreed on one point: humanity does need to see someone defeat the Source Gate, someone utterly crush it. This would be inspiring, letting everyone know that the Source Gate is not invincible and that it will also beg for mercy! Only by seeing hope will people be more motivated and more people join the resistance against the Source Gate.
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