Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 423 - 67: Trade

Chapter 423: Chapter 67: Trade

Kiambang was the last to arrive at the designated location. This place was a slum on the north side of the city, with houses made of plastic sheets stretching endlessly. These plastic sheets provided only basic protection from dust and rain. But for those who had no means to replace their prosthetics, it was much better than nothing.

Kiambang weaved past several ordinary people lying on the ground to find the spot.

It was an area enclosed by opaque plastic sheets. The Old Senior was there, clutching a stick and sitting cross-legged on the ground. The others had arrived earlier and were all seated around him.

"Sorry, I am late," Kiambang explained, "I took a detour to check out the situation over there..."

"Sit," Xiang Shan gestured with a wave of his hand.

Kiambang sat down in the direction Xiang Shan indicated. Xiang Shan looked around, "It seems that everyone has safely made it here. Good."

Ai Tielang, accustomed to being alone, arrived relatively quickly. He had been sitting here for a long time and grew restless. "Old Senior, who exactly are you?" he asked.

"Who am I... hmm, good question," Xiang Shan responded, "Did you know about the major event that happened in the New Continent three years ago?"

"Major event..." Ai Tielang’s prosthetic eye changed color as he spoke, "Could it be referring to... the incident when Apricot Forest Duke Tao Enhai fell to Earth?"

Many things had occurred three years prior. Xiang Shan’s annihilation of King Aqini’s loyal troops stood out as a significant event, but only Black Valley Lineage’s Burrow Dragon and King Aqini himself knew the full details. Xiang Shan’s disciples were unaware of the real truth. Neither Trace from Burrow Dragon’s side nor Hartman would publicize it.

Excluding that incident, the biggest event three years ago was undeniably Apricot Forest Duke Tao Enhai’s fall, with the support of the Group of Heroes, culminating in Baiman surpassing a major threshold.

Gaoqiao Ziyi was moved, "Old Senior, were you one of the heroes who rushed to assist back then?"

At the final moment, to ensure that the technological data he brought from Mars could spread on Earth, Tao Enhai had the heroes use a sandstorm as cover to break through. By then, they had garnered enough time to rebuild a strong prosthetic body for Baiman. Someone carried out the technical data, someone else inherited the prosthetic body, and those who surpassed a major threshold had a higher chance of breaking through than everyone combined. Tao Enhai had planned to sacrifice himself this way.

This incident had become a legend, widely circulated across Earth.

Xiang Shan said, "Tao and I are old friends. Very old friends."

Kiambang was moved, "Noname... Old Senior, are you the Nameless Hero from back then?"

"Yes, that’s me," Xiang Shan nodded.

The others muttered among themselves. They had heard this part of the story.

Legend had it that at the very last moment of the breakout battle led by Apricot Forest Duke, a "Nameless Hero" had exerted great effort, although this person was shrouded in mystery, seemingly appearing only at the final moment.

If this were a fictional tale, the audience would say this character was too deus ex machina.

However, all the heroes who survived the final moments were tight-lipped about the existence of the "Nameless Hero," unwilling to reveal more details.

Even a few heroes who broke out earlier were unsure whether the "Nameless Hero" truly existed.

Xiang Shan scratched his head, "Put in a lot of effort... Actually, compared to other colleagues, it was just the surgery that took a bit of mental energy. At the moment of the final breakout, I was unconscious and carried out by Baiman. You can ask those who survived. I remember... Baiman, Jader, a Burrow Dragon named Underground Pixiu, and one of Tao’s disciples survived? I don’t recall the others. By the time I awoke, they were all gone."

"If you can contact any of them, they can confirm what I’ve said."

"I recall that Jader also belongs to a distinguished family of heroes from the Northern Land? It shouldn’t be difficult for you to connect with him," Xiang Shan said, knowing well the people he was dealing with.

Heroes on the technical level advocate for sharing, yet they value secrecy in intelligence matters. This ensures that underground resistance organizations aren’t exterminated by more powerful violent entities.

Thus, asking the heroes to verify his story, they would likely use an indirect approach, asking, "During the final breakout led by Great Hero Baiman, was he accompanied by an unconscious senior?"

The person would either answer truthfully with "Yes," or counter with "Where did you get that information?"

This was similar to the old military norms, where people did not ask questions that shouldn’t be asked, and did not seek to know what they shouldn’t know.

Having too much unnecessary information in one’s mind could lead to the death of more comrades when captured.

Of course, this was under the assumption that Xiang Shan had already gained their basic trust.

Kiambang stood up and left for a brief moment. He would return shortly, performing a bow to Xiang Shan.

It seems that Flash Speed Sect indeed had a close relationship with Solo Kill King Jader from Redstone Gate.

Kiambang asked, "Old Senior, did you call us here because you have something to instruct?"

Xiang Shan shook his head, "Not exactly instruction. I’m not a fan of the Jianghu norm of resolving disputes based on martial prowess, so betting on this old face, I would like to play a mediator. Why don’t your two factions cease hostilities? I can present you with a new option. By the way, did the heroes behind you commission you to compete for this? Did they urgently need it?"

"Well..." Gaoqiao Ziyi said, "We aren’t competing for this for ourselves. We just believe that our own sect can find the best use for this item..."

"As for the heroes we are on good terms with, they don’t know about this quantum chip we possess, so naturally, there’s no ’urgent need’ for it," Kiambang added.

Xiang Shan pointed to himself, "Then do you think my Inner Strength is capable of utilizing this thing’s function?"

"Well..." Gaoqiao Ziyi and Kiambang exchanged glances, "Your Inner Strength is indeed miraculous, Old Senior. Based on your performance just now, some of the Great Heroes we are on good terms with are hardly comparable."

Xiang Shan said, "Three years ago, I was still suffering from brain damage, and my previous prosthetic body was lost. I’m now planning to put together another prosthetic body capable of surpassing a major threshold."

"Since the other heroes you know are not in urgent need, I believe I can maximize the potential of this device. Trading it to me would be essentially the same."

"Of course, I don’t plan to leave you at a disadvantage."

As Xiang Shan spoke, he stood up. Only then did everyone notice that the mound he had been sitting on was oddly shaped.

Xiang Shan swung his stick behind him, sweeping the dirt off the top of a chest.

He tapped the lock mechanism, and the lid of the chest opened.

Then, silence enveloped the surroundings once again.