Novel Full Chapter 1087 - 435: Calming the People
Chapter 1087: Chapter 435: Calming the People
Qiu Gongrong’s thoughts were in turmoil, his expression complex.
Didn’t expect all this, felt like time was of the essence.
He’s made it this far, yet he still doesn’t have a place to call home.
Then he looked at that kid Liang Yuan, about the same age as his daughter, and he already has his own territory.
"One step too late, every step too late. Should have left Lishui Garden earlier and found a mountain to settle on."
Qiu Gongrong sighed inwardly, looking at the vast water, feeling deeply melancholic.
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Three small cargo ships were sailing on the water.
Every ship was packed with people.
Many were discussing where they were heading next, and some frequently glanced towards the ship in the middle.
On that ship, all the captains were gathered on the deck.
At this moment, all the captains were silent, each burdened with heavy thoughts.
Clearly, they had no confidence about leaving the Floating Island.
They knew all too well the state of the Flood World outside.
Once they left the Floating Island, there wouldn’t be plants from the Mist Forest or red meat to eat outside.
The most crucial part was, their lives were still in Liang Yuan’s hands.
They had no way to leave.
So naturally, they were worried about their future.
"Boss Zhou, do you know where Mr. Liang is from?"
"Boss Li, where is Mr. Liang planning to go?"
As soon as someone spoke, others started to quietly inquire one after another.
Before they met Liang Yuan, they didn’t know anything about his background.
Not even his name, just followed the others calling him Mr. Liang.
Now that they were about to leave Mist City, they realized they knew almost nothing about Liang Yuan.
Zhou Wanxi and the rest exchanged glances.
Zhou Wanxi shook his head slightly, "If you don’t know, how would I know?"
Li Chongming turned to look at a nearby boat full of women, speaking softly, "Perhaps only Miss Han knows."
"Why don’t you go ask her?" Zhang Hengliang immediately chimed in.
Li Chongming sneered, "Why don’t you go?"
Zhang Hengliang chuckled, "No matter where Mr. Liang goes, I’m going to follow him."
Li Chongming sneered but said nothing.
He knew Zhang Hengliang was right. Wherever Mr. Liang went, those of them who had taken the poison had to follow.
Even now, they still had no idea what kind of poison was inside them.
With uncertainty in their hearts, they were all anxious.
Just as everyone was steeped in the uncertainty of the future.
Suddenly, there were exclamations coming from the back of the boat.
Zhou Wanxi and the others heard the exclamations and quickly got up to look back.
In the distance, on the endless horizon, a massive luxury cruise ship was approaching!
"President No. 7!"
"Gasp, how is this possible!"
"Wasn’t this cruise ship stranded in the Mist Forest? How can it be..."
"Mr. Liang, it’s Mr. Liang!" Suddenly a Super Vision Ability User on the boat exclaimed with joy.
He saw on the deck of the cruise ship, a young man standing there, wasn’t it Liang Yuan!
"It’s Mr. Liang!"
"Mr. Liang actually got President No. 7 out!"
"Hahaha, this is great, really great!"
"Mr. Liang is amazing!"
Zhou Wanxi and the others were overjoyed, shouting excitedly.
Just now they were worried about having no place to stay in the future; seeing this massive cruise ship gave them a sense of peace.
The cruise ship was so large that they could completely make it their home.
With President No. 7, no matter where they go, they have a base.
The captains exchanged glances, their worries vanishing instantly.
As long as this cruise ship was here, they wouldn’t have to worry about the flood submerging city buildings, leaving them homeless.
On the nearby boat, Han Xiangman had been paying attention to the surroundings. Seeing the massive cruise ship, she too was visibly excited.
Her hanging heart was finally at ease.
"He really brought President No. 7 back."
Beside Han Xiangman, Lin Ya said incredulously.
Shen Yunxi was also there, she couldn’t help but say, "How did he do it? President No. 7 has a deep draft, once stranded, it’s almost impossible to move, unless all the rocks and reefs below are destroyed..."
Han Xiangman didn’t look at the two of them, just gazed at the approaching massive cruise ship, smiling proudly, "He can do it!"
The two women exchanged glances, full of surprise, both filled with awe towards Mr. Liang.
As the cruise ship drew closer, it soon merged with the three ships.
The cruise ship stopped, and Liang Yuan waved at them from the deck.
The captains quickly boarded the ship, and Han Xiangman with the others from her boat followed onto the cruise ship.
As for the remaining three ships, Liang Yuan did not take them away, and in front of everyone, he did not reveal his capability.
Instead, he let some people continue to stay on the three cargo ships, following the cruise ship back to Yangshan.
Inside the conference room of President No. 7, Han Xiangman sat beside Liang Yuan, with numerous captains and some members of the Spiritual Ability Sect below.
Liang Yuan chuckled, "I’m very pleased to chat with everyone here in the conference room of President No. 7."
"Before this, I’d like to formally introduce myself, my name is Liang Yuan, I’m from Yangshan, where I run a shelter."
"I’m glad everyone chose not to leave, so I’d like to sincerely invite you all to join my Yangshan Shelter."
Upon hearing this, everyone was very surprised and delighted.
This Mr. Liang was not a lone wolf after all, but a significant figure!
"Yangshan? Is it the Yangshan from the former Yangshan National Forest?" Zhou Wanxi immediately asked.
Liang Yuan smiled and nodded, "Yes, that’s the Yangshan. Currently, the flood’s rise has exceeded everyone’s expectations."
"Many buildings are now submerged up to more than twenty stories high."
"Looking around, in the entire Linjiang City, only high mountains like Yangshan and Cangqiong Mountain can still be inhabited."
"Of course, the Floating Island is not included."
"You might not know, currently, in the greater Linjiang City area, only the Guangfu side still has a lot of land resources because of its many hills."
"Nowadays, the parks, urban areas, and Liangchuan District should be basically submerged."
The places Liang Yuan mentioned have a lower elevation than the New District, so naturally, they’re more severely flooded.
"Now that Yangshan is occupied by us, we’ve not only established a shelter but also built small towns, and we’ve taken over places like Tree Mountain and Lingyun Slope that connect to the Yang Mountain Range."
"Now I would like to ask everyone here, are you willing to join my shelter?"
"Of course, if you don’t want to, I won’t force you. It’s fine to part amicably."
Liang Yuan said with a smile.
He believed that if there was even one smart person here, they wouldn’t think of refusing.
At this moment, someone suddenly asked, "Mr. Liang, after joining Yangshan, will we be given the antidote?"
Liang Yuan immediately laughed: "Of course, when the time comes, I’ll hand it over to you gladly."
Zhou Wanxi and a few others exchanged glances. Zhang Hengliang was the first to express his stance, saying immediately: "Mr. Liang, regardless of what others think, I’m definitely sticking with you."
"Since the Great Flood, I, Zhang Hengliang, have never admired anyone, except for you."
Liang Yuan burst out laughing and said: "Hahaha, Captain Zhang, you’re too kind."
"No, no, I’m genuinely impressed by you."
Zhang Hengliang, being rather smooth, was quite natural in his flattery.
Seeing him take a stance, others were afraid to fall behind and quickly expressed their willingness.
The meeting room was suddenly full of voices praising Liang Yuan.
Liang Yuan listened and simply smiled.
This group was full of old hands; naturally, Liang Yuan wouldn’t believe their words.
Right now, they had no choice, so they could only join Yangshan.
If given a choice, they would definitely prefer to stay on the Floating Island.
After all, as the Great Flood doesn’t stop, the water level continues to rise, and compared to the stationary Yangshan, a Floating Island that rises with the water is certainly safer.
However, Liang Yuan is confident that once these people go to Yangshan, they will slowly be assimilated. Then, after marrying and having children there, it naturally becomes their home.
But the continued rise of the water is what concerns Liang Yuan the most.
"I must find a Floating Island of my own before the Great Flood completely submerges Yangshan!"
Liang Yuan thought to himself, but with this decision, he had to have people go out to explore and look for possible Floating Islands.
"There’s not much chance of finding a Floating Island in the city; the best plan is to search the Linjiang area."
Linjiang connects to the Yangtze River, vast and wide; if there are undiscovered Floating Islands, they’re most likely there.
However, the only concern is the unfathomable river depths, potentially hiding even more terrifying creatures.
With these thoughts flashing through his mind, Liang Yuan looked at the people in the meeting room, smiling, and said: "There’s no need for more pleasantries."
"I’ll just say one thing, joining Yangshan will absolutely not disappoint any of you."
"Our Yangshan Shelter has long been self-sufficient, with not only stable food supplies but also commercial complexes and various entertainment facilities."
"We not only meet the material needs of the Shelter residents, but also care deeply about everyone’s spiritual needs."
"Additionally, we have our own Superpower Research Institute at Yangshan. New superpower equipment and various superpower potions are developed every month."
"As long as you contribute to Yangshan, you can purchase all these."
"Currently, the population at Yangshan isn’t too large, so there isn’t any residency restriction like in Mist City."
"However, who knows what may happen in the future."
Liang Yuan sat in the meeting room, eloquently explaining the benefits of Yangshan.
To keep these people, sheer threats to their lives wouldn’t work.
Yangshan itself must be attractive enough to retain these people.
To make them willingly strive for Yangshan, and work for himself.
Sure enough, as Liang Yuan introduced the situation at Yangshan, the captains below all showed expressions of surprise.
But as they continued to listen, everyone became skeptical.
Could Yangshan really have such good conditions?
Soon, discussions started buzzing below.
Liang Yuan knew that with him there, they didn’t dare to openly discuss.
So he got up, taking Han Xiangman with him to leave the meeting, saying: "Take your time to think it over."
With that, he left the meeting room.
Once Liang Yuan left, the meeting room erupted like a pot of boiling water.
The captain of the SS Guohua, Xue Guohua, couldn’t help but say: "No, do you think Mr. Liang was telling the truth? Yangshan actually has such a good shelter?"
"Yeah, if Yangshan has these conditions, then it’s great for us to go to Yangshan."
"But what if they’re just fooling us?" someone muttered under their breath.
Others, while agreeing, dared not voice it.
Li Chongming sneered: "Fooling us? Does he need to lie to us?"
As soon as he said this, everyone suddenly realized.
Yeah, our lives are in his hands; does he even need to deceive us?
More importantly, we don’t have anything worth deceiving over.
"So, everything Mr. Liang said is true?"
"Hahaha, I knew it, following Mr. Liang won’t lead to any loss!"
"Don’t be so optimistic; let’s wait until we reach Yangshan and see."
"Yes, yes, but since Mr. Liang dares to claim it, there can’t be smoke without fire."
"Sigh, I now only wish to find a place to live safely, without having to wander anymore."
"Who doesn’t? Before the Great Flood, it felt meaningless to work day after day. Now, I wish I could go back to that time."
"Oh please, I wouldn’t want to return to those days with my seven to eight thousand monthly mortgage. At least now I’m debt-free."
"Back then, even with a mortgage, at least we could fill our stomachs. Now I’m sick of eating fish every day."
"Didn’t Mr. Liang say there’s red meat and vegetables at his shelter? Once we reach his shelter, we can have those."
"Even if they have them, it won’t be much. You better manage your expectations."
"As long as they have some, it’s fine. I can’t cope as I am; my main attribute is nearly forty-six points, and I can’t survive out there."
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