Chapter 00180: He Lacks Common Decency
# He Lacks Common Decency
Chapter 180
Novel: AFK Game: Portal to Another World
Chapter 180 He Lacks Common Decency
The advent of firearms changed warfare in the cold weapon era, and the advent of automatic rapid-fire weapons completely overturned it.
That being said, the place Li Chengxi was in was the Celestial Empire, a place where most people had never even touched a gun, let alone possessed enough of them to arm a military unit.
When Qian Sen came calling, Li Chengxi's first reaction was to see if he could get some international aid.
Airplanes and tanks might be out of the question, but getting some cannons would be great.
It would even be worth it to have Viola and the others pay for it in gold.
But just as Qian Sen had said, Section Nine couldn't make that decision, and one wrong move could easily stir up trouble.
In that case, he would have to settle for the next best thing.
If military-grade wasn't an option, then civilian-grade would have to do.
We don't usually notice it in our daily lives, but there are actually many things that could create a generational gap against a country with insufficient industry.
Even setting aside the gas canister, which is the Rheinmetall for the rich and the Laiyang steel pipe for the poor, there were other options.
For example, wrapping a ping pong ball in aluminum foil and lighting it created a smoke bomb.
You could buy some fertilizer to grow crops on a normal day, but when needed, you could mix it with a bit of white sugar...
Ahem, best not to say too much.
If all else failed, couldn't he just go to the seaside and bottle some nuclear wastewater? Wouldn't that count as a weapon of mass destruction?
There were surely people keeping an eye on these things, but the controls weren't as strict as for military supplies.
If that still didn't work, then buying some medical supplies to send over should be fine, right? It wasn't like he wasn't paying for them.
Of course, it would be best if they were willing to sell cannons.
It would be even better if the PLA could just charge in and help Viola reclaim her lost territory, though that was a bit of a pipe dream.
Li Chengxi would talk to Viola and Audel about it later, once things were settled.
It was still too early to discuss these matters.
After seeing Qian Sen off, just as Li Chengxi was about to open the game, he saw Xue Wenshu walk in and grab a bottle of iced cola from the freezer.
"Brother Li, I just saw a man in a black suit who drove a black car leaving. He was dressed like a special agent."
Your eyes are pretty sharp, kid.
In a sense, he really is a special agent.
"But why does his aura seem more like that of a low-level cadre from the sub-district office who's about to die from overwork?"
Had Qian Sen's ethereal aura reached that level already...
"Brother Li, what are your plans for the National Day holiday?"
"What plans could I have? I'll keep the shop open. The holiday doesn't really affect me."
Li Chengxi had just opened the game.
He glanced at Xue Wenshu, seeing him glowing with happiness and brimming with cheer, and asked with some puzzlement:
"Did you find some money?"
"Nope."
"Then why are you so happy?"
"Hehe, of course it's because something good happened."
Li Chengxi thought for a moment and had a sudden realization:
"Oh, it's about that girl you liked before, isn't it? Did you two get together?"
"Mhm, my confession was a success yesterday."
Look at how happy this kid is, like a Shiba Inu.
"We're planning to go out and have some fun during the National Day holiday."
"But you're already in your third year of high school."
"It's fine. I ranked seventh in the entire school on the first placement test after school started. My grades are not a problem."
"Well, as long as you know what you're doing. Where do you plan to go? It's probably not the season for the beach anymore."
"We're going mountain climbing, to experience a forest bath. Brother Li, you should come with us if you have time. I've invited several people."
"Are there any mountains around here?"
"There are, Golden Bull Mountain."
He searched on his phone and found that such a place really existed.
It seemed to have been developed only in recent years, which was why Li Chengxi hadn't heard of it before.
"I'll see then. I'm too lazy to move. Oh, right, what's your girlfriend's name? I haven't asked yet."
"Yu Qian."
Yu Qian-er?
That's a good name, quite interesting.
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Delayed by Qian Sen and Xue Wenshu, Li Chengxi started the game a little later than usual today.
Since the game's perspective in the Wuxia Script followed the jade tablet, and the jade tablet was worn by Yang Yiyi, there was no need to first find Viola's location like in the Fantasy Script.
Once the game screen finished loading, Li Chengxi immediately saw Yang Yiyi sitting in the main hall of the Green Robe Sect, surrounded by a large circle of the sect's disciples.
It seemed everyone had been summoned.
Yang Yiyi first warned them that what had happened yesterday must not be spread to outsiders.
Then she showed them the letter she had found yesterday, stating that it was difficult to tell which of these people were still alive, and that she would verify it if she had the chance in the future.
This felt like a new official asserting her authority.
As the sect master, Yang Yiyi had to make an appearance and show her face.
Then, he saw Yang Yiyi take off the sect master's iron thumb ring and declare that she was too inexperienced and unworthy of the great responsibility.
She then shoved the thumb ring into the hands of her Eldest Senior Martial Sister, He Ling.
Without even waiting for He Ling to refuse or say a few polite words, Yang Yiyi immediately grabbed Li Yingluo and Zheng Yinping and bolted, running as fast as she could, terrified of being called back.
This move wasn't surprising.
Yang Yiyi had trouble taking care of herself, let alone being a sect master who had to look after the daily lives and cultivation of nearly twenty people.
She had hesitated because she couldn't bear to part with the sect where she had lived for ten years, but that didn't mean she was willing to be the sect master.
And so, she took off running.
The three of them used their lightness skill to dash down the mountain.
Before long, farmland appeared on the screen.
It seemed Yang Yiyi was planning to go home to visit her parents.
Yang Yiyi was from Yang Family Village, which was right at the foot of Green Cloud Mountain, so it was naturally very close.
When they reached the village, she switched from her lightness skill to walking to avoid causing a stir.
The small mountain village looked serene and comfortable.
It was early in the morning, just the time for lighting fires and cooking, and wisps of cooking smoke curled up from the chimneys of every household.
"Hurry up, my house is just ahead, not far."
Since it was just after dawn, there were few people on the road.
Yang Yiyi led the way into the village, hopping and skipping, looking very happy.
"My mom should be making breakfast right now. We're just in time. Let me tell you, my mom is amazing at making roasted taro."
To put it plainly, it was just throwing taro into the stove to roast.
Simple, but truly fragrant.
Li Yingluo looked around at the surrounding farmhouses with curiosity, pointing to a large mansion in the distance and saying:
"Is it that one?"
"No, that's Squire Wang's house from our village. His family is very kind. They collect less rent, and during years of disaster, they even distribute relief grain to the farmers. The girls from all the villages within ten li around here have their eyes on his son."
Yang Yiyi said as she walked:
"I almost became a child bride for the Wang family when I was little. When I came home last year, I heard that Squire Wang's son had already married. He even became a scholar. Squire Wang threw a big banquet and invited all the villagers. Who knows, he might become a top scholar soon."
Becoming a top scholar wasn't that simple, of course, but Yang Yiyi didn't know that.
"Such a good family, why didn't you go back then?"
"Because I wanted to be a great hero."
To maintain a peaceful life, or to take a gamble on realizing her dream, Yang Yiyi chose the latter, which was also the greatest motivation for her martial arts practice.
As they spoke, the three of them arrived in front of a house.
It had a courtyard wall made of stacked stones and a broken gate of a few wooden planks.
Behind it was a thatched hut with only a few tiles left on its roof.
One look was enough to tell that this was a poor family.
Yang Yiyi went up and knocked on the door:
"Dad! Mom! I'm back!"
She knocked several times, but there was no answer.
Yang Yiyi took a few steps back and saw that the chimney wasn't smoking either.
"This is a bit strange. My mom is usually at home cooking at this time."
Hearing this, Zheng Yinping's expression turned grim, and she said in a low voice:
"Could it be that Liu family..."
Just as they had gone to the Green Robe Sect to teach them a small lesson when they couldn't find Yang Yiyi, it wouldn't be difficult to find out where her family was.
Yang Yiyi's face turned pale in an instant, and she panicked on the spot.
"Yiyi? You brought friends back."
Just then, an old man carrying a shoulder pole walked out from the neighboring farmhouse and saw the three of them standing at the gate.
"Uncle, where are my parents?"
"Dabozi" was a rural term, generally referring to a man older than one's own father; it didn't necessarily have to be a relative.
"Your parents? They're gone."
Yang Yiyi's heart sank.
Her face grew even paler, and her eyes reddened on the spot.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't cry, look at this old mouth of mine. It's not what you think. They just don't live here anymore."
This old man was quite interesting when he spoke, though he might lack a bit of common decency...
(End of Chapter)