I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 422 - 331: Can Give It a Try_1

Chapter 422: Chapter 331: Can Give It a Try_1

Within Qi Family Town, Qi Xiangyun very happily shared with Zheng Yichen the results of the town’s development. The wind wheels provided enough electrical power for Qi Family Town, where there were no large industrial devices and consumption of electricity was minimal, with items like light bulbs consuming very little power.

Besides the wind wheels, there were also things similar to solar panels, and she had managed to create a set of storage batteries too.

Regarding population growth, for now the focus was on accepting survivors; a new round of population increase couldn’t burst forth at this stage—not even a year had passed. Currently, there were only a few people in Qi Family Town who had just gotten pregnant, without any outward signs showing yet.

Having children? One would consider that only if there was a sufficiently stable environment. Qi Family Town was fairly stable now, but the population number was just so.

"Then there are these mechanical dolls. Although they can be used, I’m considering whether I should bring them out at this time." Qi Xiangyun led Zheng Yichen to a warehouse, showing off some of her works.

Those automata had very much the style of this world.

"There are also many people who want to order weapons from Qi Family Town. For now, I have rejected most of those orders." Qi Xiangyun said, as she activated an automaton that moved quite flexibly. It even executed a set of basic sword techniques when she handed it a weapon.

"Some time ago, there were some traitors in Qi Family Town, but after Hong Zhao found out about it, she directly slaughtered everyone connected to the traitors..." As she spoke of this, Qi Xiangyun couldn’t help but twitch her lips. Hong Zhao hadn’t consulted her before taking action; after finding out about the traitors, she simply grabbed her weapons and went to fight.

Since that incident, there had been no traitors in Qi Family Town, or at least no one dared to be one. Although some people had been seduced by others, those who realized the cost of betrayal was their life, the usual methods of sedition became ineffective. Additionally, some people came weeping to her begging for mercy and confessing their guilt.

For these people, Qi Xiangyun directly expelled them, and the message she released to the public was that she had received a special list, one that might end up in the hands of Liu Hongzhao.

"That’s all right."

Qi Xiangyun couldn’t help but roll her eyes, "The people in this world are really too few."

Zheng Yichen smiled, "Having few people is not the problem; the problem lies with those who still cannot stay calm in this kind of environment. Don’t you believe that if they start causing trouble, it will only lead to even fewer people left?"

"Of course I know that, so I’ve rejected many of the weapon orders. Some of them, however, came from schools that aspire to fight alien demons and bring peace to the world. I’ve disregarded any parts involving conflicts between people."

Qi Xiangyun sighed as she spoke; it was only a temporary measure. If they couldn’t get better weapons from her, there would always be people trying to get weapons from elsewhere. Among the traitors that had appeared were some craftsmen, and certain forces attempted to get the schematics for firearms from Qi Family Town.

Firearms did exist in this world, but they were far from as advanced as those in Qi Family Town, and the Demon Flowers had killed or turned many people into alien demons. The firearms rumored to be out in the world were mostly unproducible.

However, before that force could build firearms, they were thoroughly eradicated by Hong Zhao’s slaughter.

"Oh, by the way, Brother Chang Qing, is your visit this time to... see us?"

"You haven’t sent any messages recently, so I was a bit worried and thought of coming over to check. At the same time, I can deal with a Supreme Demon in this world."

Qi Xiangyun tinkered with the performing automaton, letting it reset to its original position, then said, "Lately, an alien demon has often been harassing Qi Family Town. With neither Hong Zhao nor Yaoyao here, it would be very dangerous without me to hold the fort."

The dangers were not confined to just those brought about by alien demons; there were other ’princes and nobility’ as well. Qi Family Town needed someone sufficiently strong to hold it steady. If she left, it would certainly attract those who were restless to come and make trouble, or cause additional internal chaos.

Moreover, this situation was escalating with the severity of the political climate, preventing her from being able to go to the Dusk Territory recently. Before the internal issues of Qi Family Town were resolved, they wouldn’t be able to form a team of three to venture to the Dusk Territory as before.

Afterward, they arrived at Qi Xiangyun’s home where she poured Zheng Yichen a cup of tea and after a brief hesitation said, "Brother Chang Qing, you already know about Hong Zhao and Yaoyao’s affairs, right?"

The matter of them being Dusk mercenaries hadn’t been spoken of to Zheng Yichen, but with Zheng Yichen having taken the initiative to come here, it was definitely not something that could be kept secret any longer.

Zheng Yichen nodded, "That is your choice, and I will not interfere too much."

Qi Xiangyun let out a slight sigh of relief, while Zheng Yichen laughed, "You all have the ability to make your own decisions now. Since you’ve chosen this path, just be more careful. Maybe someday... no, it would be best if we don’t meet in that context."

He and other Dusk mercenaries showing up meant that the world was likely about to go to hell again.

"They left half a month ago and might need some more time to return," Qi Xiangyun revealed a smile, "During this time, Brother Chang Qing, you can stay at my house. There aren’t many people here on regular days, and there are plenty of empty rooms."

Qi Family Town remained the Qi Family Town of old. After the repairs, she moved back into her original home, but everything had changed. The people who once filled this place with joyful laughter were gone and she barely needed any servants. Mainly because the population had become too sparse to arrange for servants.

Anyone could play their part, but even so, there were still places in Qi Family Town with a shortage of hands.

If only she could release those automaton dolls, it would save some defensive manpower. Her hesitation on this matter was due to those factions coveting the weaponry; Qi Family Town lacked people, other places even more so. Top fighters were important, but so were ordinary people; they couldn’t expect these experts to engage in all types of production, could they?

Even if they were willing to lower their status and do it, could they still train afterward? Without training, the fighters from other factions would become stronger. In the end, when their top fighters couldn’t match those from other factions, they would still be in big trouble.

Upon learning about the automaton dolls here, wouldn’t those people get some ideas?

She had no intention of participating in the battles for supremacy, but there were always those who tried to drag them into it. However, recently, nobody dared to openly involve Hong Zhao. Hong Zhao’s tendency to kill was far too great; the instigators of such schemes might be chopped down before achieving their goals.

"Have the Supreme Demons made any moves around here lately?"

"The Supreme Demons?" Qi Xiangyun looked at the cup in front of her, thought for a moment, and said, "This has always been investigated by Hong Zhao. The Supreme Demons are currently mainly affecting the alien demons, though these Supreme Demons seem to be in a weak state, their influence limited. It’s likely that some ’princes and nobility’ are affected too, but that’s hard to investigate."

Delving too deeply into some matters would easily draw them into the struggle for power. She had heard a lot about the alien world from Hong Zhao and Yaoyao and knew all too well the ’child’s play’ that constituted the power struggles in their native world.

"Just give me some clues about their whereabouts. Anyway, the Supreme Demons in this world are not benevolent. I’ll seek them out for a good talk," Zheng Yichen stated.

"... That’s possible? Brother Chang Qing, can you kill a Supreme Demon now?" Qi Xiangyun asked with great concern. She had no love for Supreme Demons herself. Given enough resources, she would have used Mechanical Techniques to develop weapons capable of slaying Supreme Demons, using the alien world knowledge provided by Zheng Yichen. She had learned about many special weapons.

For example... nuclear bombs. Cough, forget about such things. Although the Mechanical Techniques of this world are miraculous and tap into the realm of spells, performing wonders, such as something akin to an induction cooker, technologies like televisions are different from normal technologies.

Such contraptions involved spells. She hadn’t yet managed to completely technologize them to the extent they could become systematic science, meaning these things would be difficult for normal people to use.

Anyone who can handle Supreme Demons is a good friend. Without the existence of Supreme Demons, this world could be rid of many troubles. According to Hong Zhao’s investigation, the fact that alien demons gained intelligence so quickly couldn’t be separated from the influence of Supreme Demons!

"I can try, but I can’t guarantee success," Zheng Yichen brought out his fishing rod, with a deadly aura seeping from it. Qi Xiangyun instinctively covered her nose and mouth and took a half step back. As the living, she inherently rejected this aura of death.

Not only that, but her Blood Asura inner force also stirred restlessly.

"This weapon... Brother Chang Qing, are you sure it’s safe for you to use?" Rather than focusing on whether the weapon could kill Supreme Demons, she was more concerned about whether Zheng Yichen would be alright using it. The mere sensing of that intense aura of death made her feel as if she were aging.

Glancing at Zheng Yichen, whose hair had turned half white, the young girl couldn’t help but imagine many possibilities.

"Of course there’s no problem. How could my own weapon harm me?" Zheng Yichen put away his fishing rod. "Show me to my room first. I’ll rest a bit before I go to find the Supreme Demons. We can talk more when Hong Zhao and the others return. Also, I have some things to pass on to you."

Qi Xiangyun nodded and led Zheng Yichen to an empty room next to hers.

"Don’t you usually live together?" Looking at this room and the one nearby, Zheng Yichen didn’t point out the young girl’s subtle thoughts but was surprised that her residence was separate from Liu Hongzhao and Lin Yaoyao’s.

Qi Xiangyun explained, "Hong Zhao prefers to practice alone on regular days, and her place is quite secluded. Yaoyao needs to conduct some medicinal research, so it’s not suitable for her to live here."

"That makes sense." Zheng Yichen walked over to his motorcycle, removed the maintaining projection camouflage, and prepared to unload.