Spare Me, Great Lord!

Jiang Shuyi was speechless after hearing Lu Shu’s words. He suddenly said, “I’m not too sure whether my words are too presumptuous but there is no hidden meaning in them… I simply want to ask whether you’re willing to work for the team. I’m not asking you to leave the Heavenly Network. That simply means… a faction. In this case, you will face lesser work pressure.”

Frankly speaking, Jiang Shuyi was a relatively simple person. Therefore, she might occasionally bring up the word “faction” when speaking, rather than subtly mentioning it as a conceal corporation and coercion.

Lu Shu was astonished. He then smiled and said, “Do not worry that I will misunderstand you. We have been interacting for so long and it isn’t in my interest to misunderstand you. Frankly speaking, perhaps at Luo Cheng International School, Cao Qingci is more valuable than me. Or even, in the long run, Liu Li also has more value than I do. I’m thankful for your kind gestures. I understand that you’re doing this out of kindness, but I do not like to be restricted…”

Lu Shu would be more willing to join Li Xuan’s side if it was mandatory to pick a side even though ambition could be something dangerous. Moreover, even till now, Lu Shu had not understood the ambition of the people in the foundation.

However, it would be better to be less complicated and more enriching when interacting with ambitious individuals.

However, this was just an assumption. Lu Shu wouldn’t join any force if conditions permitted.

Jiang Shuyi was slightly quiet, “I’m sorry.”

He clearly knew how Lu Shu was as a person. Therefore, he was more concerned that the other party would think that such a tactic was an insult.

Lu Shu then smiled and patted his shoulders, “Don’t fret over it, I will not misunderstand your good intention as an ill intent. So has your clan started to reach out to the Heavenly Network? Did Nie Ting agree?”

Jiang Shuyi shook his head, “We’re doing it discreetly. It’s not just us, but the majority of the clans has set their sight on the Heavenly Network.”

Initially, a lot of businessmen wanted to hire Daoyuan Class students or the awakened people but it was probably some small commotions.

Business and clan were two types of concept.

The clans had been discreetly probing the Heavenly Network’s bottom-line. Or to be more precise, the Heavenly Kings’ bottom-line.

To everyone’s disappointing realization, it was impossible to obtain the Heavenly Network as a personal weapon.

Yet, therein also lay the reason to why a clan could be so long-standing. Then, the think-tankers decided to shift their attention to the internal department of the Heavenly Network since exerting external strength was difficult to impact the Heavenly Network. Everyone should, therefore, start effecting change from within.

Nie Ting, although the Heavenly Network you had been ruling was untouchable, it was because you were the first master of the Eastern Mainland. Perhaps someone would go beyond that in the future?

Even if no one managed to overtake you, there would be a day when you would be embroiled in an accident or the cycle of birth, aging, illness, and death.

In the clans’ opinion, human longevity was no longer a limiting factor to their vision. They wanted to pursue evergreen in everything.

To be able to do it was one thing. However, one would not be able to do it without starting.

This was the vision of the clans. In fact, they were not in pursuit of short-term interests. They were more interested in the fruits of their management.

They were transforming their comparative advantage in the field of economics to a potential strength for the future. It did not mean that they ought to receive the largest share of the pie but at the very least, they did not want to achieve lesser than their counterparts.

This was probably the reason why when a disaster struck, those businessmen, of whom gained ascendancy in a short period of time, were facing turbulence as compared to clans which remained stable.

When the businessmen were pursuing short-lived interests, the clans had already stood at the widest area of the mountaintop to plan their layout and take precautions.

Moreover, this thing wasn’t aimless. The seven Heavenly Kings were currently housed around the entire town. It might be difficult to rope in the Heavenly Kings. However, it would be relatively easier to rope in a Class C top practitioner. The difficulty of roping in a Class D practitioner was further lowered by a level. There was no need to mention about Class E and for Class F, it couldn’t qualify for the clan’s vision.

In actuality, the majority of the trivial matters in the internal department of the Heavenly Network was handed by those Class C top practitioners. Apart from Nie Ting, other Heavenly Kings were rarely involved in handling affairs as they were either avoiding suspicion or concentrating on their practice.

Of course, the two reasons might be associated with other Heavenly Kings. But Li Xiaoyi was certainly lazy…

Amongst all the Heavenly Kings, the clans had the hardest time dealing with Li Xiaoyi. This fellow was milking all the benefits but after receiving all the benefits, he couldn’t be bothered with anyone just like a hob meat.

Everyone initially thought that this fatty was a little silly. In the end, they realized that he wasn’t silly at all.

Lu Shu was curious all of a sudden, “Conceptually speaking, the burden of acquiring a talent by your clan is already on you. Why are you still so cold?”

“There is no need for me to do it. Someone else will naturally go-ahead to negotiate,” Jiang Shuyi shook his head.

“I’m very curious. Which clan recruited Cao Qingci?” Lu Shu was constantly curious and observing Luo Cheng’s one and only Class A highly able talent. If Cao Qingci was initially afraid of death like other students in the remains, Lu Shu wouldn’t ask this question.

Yet, at the outset, the girl was able to make a killing in the remains even though she had never participated in any form of battle. She individually got rid of a small team of skeletons, a feat which was not easily achieved.

Lu Shu was very clear. Cao Qingci was actually an evildoer who practiced awakening on top of being a practitioner.

There was a need to know that even before the Heavenly network established the Dao Yuan Class system, Lu Shu already felt a wave of energy in her.

Jiang Shuyi gave a complex look after hearing the name Cao Qingci, “This girl isn’t simple at all. She is rejecting every clan who wants to interact with her as she sets her mind only on practice, ignoring everything else. A lot of people have commented that perhaps in the future, her name may be on the list of contenders for Heavenly Kings.”

At this moment, Chen Zuan and Gao Shenyin had returned. While walking, Chen Zuan unhappily muttered, “Gao Shenyin, why can’t you just consider from another perspective. I’m not afraid of danger and difficulty because I want to take part in the battle of remains. Do you think I’m like those spoilt scions?”

Gao Shenyin kept mum. To him, a reality which had yet to be experienced was nothingness. He could only acknowledge Chen Zuan as a new friend if he showcased his brevity and guts.

Chen Zuan was unhappy with his attitude. He switched his attention towards Lu Shu. Upon hesitating, he moved his attention to Jiang Shuyi who gave a cold expression. He looked away and he was glad to see the adorable Lu Xiaoyu, “Xiaoyu, do you think I’m like those spoilt scions?”

He didn’t have the courage to post this question to both Lu Shu and Jiang Shuyi as he was afraid that he would suffer. Lu Xiaoyu was different as she looked very obedient and adorable.

“You’re different. You can eat much more than them,” Lu Xiaoyu commented as she looked at the fully-filled plate held by Chen Zuan.

Chen Zuan, “???”

“From Chen Zuan’s distress, +99…”