A farm that breeds gods and demons
Chapter 449 - 351: City Lord Level Powerhouse (4th Update)

Chapter 449: Chapter 351: City Lord Level Powerhouse (4th Update)

Ada remained squatting on the body of Chen Xuanbai reading the little booklet, her pet Diu Diu at her side. Upon being questioned, she lazily stretched and said, "You bunch of fools, since you do not know how to handle it, just leave it be for now. None of you has the right to decide for Su Yu, this is a choice he must face. I think that even though he is confused now, he will eventually figure things out. Do you understand?"

Qin Jiagui and the others nodded in succession. They all understood Ada’s point. Then they said, "What about Xu Ruyun? He was originally our companion, but he used ruthless means all for his own power... such a person is truly despicable."

At this moment, Xu Ruyun finally regained consciousness. He tried to struggle, but a slight movement would pull on his bonds, distorting his face in pain. Hearing others discussing his fate, he couldn’t help but laugh sarcastically, "Winner takes all, loser is in the wrong. This is nothing new. Ha...Ha ha..." He did not seem to worry about his own predicament.

Liu Zheng silently watched Xu Ruyun. He and Xu Ruyun joined Su Yu’s team at the same time. Now, only he and Xu Ruyun remained alive, and today, it seemed Xu Ruyun was doomed.

Ada chuckled lightly, "Keeping such a troublemaker is indeed a risk. I believe you, Qin Jiagui, will know how to deal with it." She then leapt up and flew towards the building Su Yu had entered.

Qin Jiagui grunted in agreement, nodded, extended his right hand to reveal a metallic palm, then walked towards Xu Ruyun.

"Ha...Ha ha..." Xu Ruyun laughed dryly, but his laugh grew quieter. Earlier, he had thought he would not fear death. However, when faced with impending doom, he could not suppress fear rising in his heart.

"Xu Ruyun, we once regarded you as a companion. It’s a pity... even if you disregard our kindness to you, you still shouldn’t have joined forces with Chen Xuanbai to turn against us. For someone like you... death is not sufficient..." Suddenly, Qin Jiagui roared and sent a heavy punch flying.

Xu Ruyun was tied up. Bound hand and foot, he couldn’t struggle. He watched helplessly as the punch descended and let out a scream in fear. With a loud ’boom’, his head exploded into a mass of gore. This man, once a battle prodigy on par with Su Yu, was gone forever.

After killing Xu Ruyun, Qin Jiagui turned around and loudly announced, "Su Yu once said, anyone who wants to leave can go now, we won’t stop them. But those who want to stay will be considered companions. However, if anyone dares to betray us like Xu Ruyun, the outcome will be the same. As for you..." He looked at Meng Jun, Xiao Bai and the others, then muttered, "You all can stay for now. Let Su Yu decide your fate."

Meng Ting, who had passed out, was held by Zhou Zhurou. Meng Jun, the injured Zi Yu, Xiao Bai, Zhang Huaqin, and the other important members of Meng Ting’s faction were all locked in a room, temporarily forbidden from leaving, awaiting Su Yu’s judgment.

As for the villagers of Freedom Village, almost no one left. Most of them either had a pact with Ada or with Dragon Kid. These villagers had no ambition. Who held leadership didn’t matter much to them. Their only hope was for Freedom Village to continue to thrive and for themselves to stay alive. If they could eat their fill and sleep well, it would be enough.

Moreover, having a more powerful leader like Su Yu signified a stronger Freedom Village, meaning greater security for them. Thus, almost no one left.

Then, Qin Jiagui and the others began tidying up, cataloguing all the assets, storage, personnel records, and other detailed information of Freedom Village. Su Yu’s faction would fully take over the Village.

From now on, Freedom Village would truly belong to them, having nothing to do with Meng Ting and the others.

Feeling troubled, Su Yu retreated to his room. Ada walked in with the booklet, casually tossing it into Su Yu’s hands, stating with a smile, "I found this journal on the body of Chen Xuanbai, who would have thought this guy liked to keep a diary."

Su Yu flipped through it, but found he couldn’t understand any of the twisting characters.

"This is the Atlantean script, you wouldn’t understand. After reading the journal, I was surprised to discover that Chen Xuanbai was not just an ordinary man."

Su Yu said, "I wanted to ask you about that. He mentioned something before he died. That he was on par with the power of a City Lord. What does that mean?"

"A Black Iron Warrior of the Seventh Order can dominate a city, hence they are referred to as City Lord level. Chen Xuanbai was an ’artificial human’ of considerable status. He was originally a City Lord level power. However, after his ’heart core’ was injured during a battle, his power level decreased."

Su Yu suddenly said, "No wonder when I dug out his ’Heart Core’, his ’Heart Core’ had some damage."

"Yes, his power had diminished, and after being pursued by his enemies he had to hide his identity. Pretending to be a Level Five warrior, he had been a fugitive and ended up here. He didn’t even dare to show up in ordinary towns. Later, he unintentionally ran into Meng Ting... It’s funny to say, this guy fell in love with Meng Ting at first sight, then everything that happened afterwards..."

Upon hearing this, Su Yu said lightly, "Really... "

Ada smiled and said, "Do you know why he can’t tolerate you?"

Su Yu replied, "He wants to control Freedom Village, of course, he wouldn’t let us come back."

Ada laughed, "Silly Su Yu, as I said, this guy used to be someone of considerable status, he has seen more of the world than you might have, do you think he cares about a small village?"

Su Yu was startled, and thought about it. It was true. Chen Xuanbai was at least once a City Lord level powerhouse. Even if his ’Heart Core’ was damaged later, he was at least a Sixth Order Peak or even stronger powerhouse. It was quite unimaginable for him to put up with living in this small village. It really didn’t make sense for him to care about Freedom Village.

"Since he doesn’t care about ’Freedom Village’... and given his identity... being so intolerant of me... is indeed a little strange." Su Yu thought for a while, but was still puzzled.

"Haha, he wrote about it in his diary. Look, it’s this page..." Ada flipped to that page in the small booklet she was laughingly waving and said, "Do you know what he wrote here? He said that Meng Ting often mentioned your name, which led him to see that you weighed a lot in her heart. So, this guy, who admired Meng Ting, got jealous of you. He knew that the only way to replace you in Meng Ting’s heart was to defeat you. Only by eliminating you would he get a chance for Meng Ting to fall for him. Otherwise, as long as you existed, it would be impossible for him to replace you in Meng Tings heart. He thought Meng Ting liked you, so he wanted to get rid of you. Humans are indeed incomprehensible... This ’Artificial Human’ is the same... All this turmoil is because of this..."

Ada was laughing because she didn’t understand the situation. Su Yu, on the other hand, was shocked and slowly said, "He thought... Meng Ting liked me? Ha... How ridiculous... This guy is talking nonsense. It turns out that an ’Artificial Human’ can’t understand the real feelings of humans." He shook his head. If Meng Ting really liked him, she would not have treated him like that in the past.

Ada smiled faintly, closed the booklet, and said, "Su Yu, do you think what he said was really all nonsense?"

Su Yu stared at her, and her eyes shone brilliantly.

"Based on my understanding of Meng Ting’s personality... you do weigh heavily in her heart. Chen Xuanbai didn’t get this point wrong. It’s just that Meng Ting’s ambition for power has led her astray and caused her to make many mistakes. But I believe this lesson should enlighten her. People need to experience setbacks to grow, which was just what Meng Ting was lacking."

Su Yu smirkly said, "Ada, are you telling me to do something about this?"

Ada smiled, "What you should do, you must ask your heart, not me."

Su Yu was deep in thought and remained silent for a while.

"Su Yu, avoiding is not the solution. When you should face it, you have to be brave. Su Yu, you never lack courage, do you? Also, remember, to be a qualified leader, you need both an iron fist and a generous, benevolent heart. A perfect combination of these two elements will make you a true king."

Su Yu was stunned, looked up at Ada and muttered, "Iron fist... and a benevolent heart..." In his mind, he couldn’t help but picture the horrified looks on the faces of hundreds of villagers when he killed Zhou Zexun, Li Lingsheng, Fu Lingyin and Chen Xuanbai. Suddenly, he understood. Ada was reminding him that he had caused too much fear and bloodshed among these villagers. Now, every one of them feared him. Therefore, it was time for him to show his benevolence.

"Ada, I never thought about being a leader, or any kind of king. All I want is to have the ability to protect my cherished companions and survive in this world, that’s enough." (To Be Continued, to find out what happens next, please visit www.qidian.com, where there are more Chapters, support the author, support official reading!)