I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 521 - 286: Your Abacus Beads Have All Popped onto My Face_2

Chapter 521: Chapter 286: Your Abacus Beads Have All Popped onto My Face_2

In this world, most people’s ambitions focused on the pursuit of power, which also meant they had to take on corresponding duties.

Gu Shanhai, however, was different. He transformed these duties into research achievements, so he was indeed working, but the work he did was just the leftover part when he became stronger. That’s why he never felt like he was actually working.

So, asking him to supervise and manage again felt more like overtime to him.

Of course, there was overtime pay.

It was like having him manage maritime affairs; Gu Shanhai would turn a blind eye to some of Jiang Lu’s minor offenses, perhaps even secretly offering Gu Shanhai some extra benefits.

But Gu Shanhai didn’t want to do that. If he could take rightfully and nobody could fault him, why should he sneak around? Such actions could become unnecessary trouble.

"Right, what do you think, teacher?" Jiang Lu was getting increasingly unsure. Gu Shanhai had only left Liang State once over the years, and that was to save him. He wasn’t even sure Gu Shanhai would agree.

"What do I think? I prefer to just sit and watch," Gu Shanhai said somewhat speechlessly. Wasn’t his attitude clear enough? He was almost outright saying he wouldn’t go.

"Why don’t you move your base? Once you’re there, you don’t have to do anything. Just let your Heart Demon Dao Soldiers wander around when you have time."

Regarding Gu Shanhai’s Heart Demon Dao Soldiers, although he had never seen them, he had heard they were incredibly nefarious. Many of Liang State’s warriors dared to provoke Jiang Lu but not Gu Shanhai.

"..." A look of exasperation crossed Gu Shanhai’s face. This kid was dead set on getting him to relocate to Xuanzhou, a future money pot.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be pushing this hard.

"Fine, I’ll go. But I’ll have to take everything from my estate," Gu Shanhai pondered. He might as well go. After all, it was just changing the location of his experiments, and he didn’t need to handle the overall workload.

The reason for sending the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers was simple: intimidation.

Xuanzhou, with its fierce local populace and existence of noble families and clans, was a tough bone to chew.

You couldn’t reason with them; they’d instead drag ordinary people into their resistance against you.

Thus, military suppression was the best solution. The situation couldn’t change in a year or two; it required long-term subtle influence to reduce these disturbances.

Obviously not everyone could be killed; killing one to warn the others would only maintain peace for a while.

"No problem, as long as you’re willing to move, I’ll arrange everything right away so you won’t leave anything behind," Jiang Lu sighed in relief, understanding Gu Shanhai’s words. He was planning to stay in Xuanzhou longer, otherwise, he wouldn’t have mentioned moving all his belongings.

Though Xuanzhou was impoverished, the poverty was in the lower classes and the overall environment. Being a high-level official, Gu Shanhai would not only retain but also double his usual benefits, so the poverty didn’t concern him.

He was going to supervise, not be exiled. How could they possibly lower his benefits?

"Eh? This might actually save me a lot of hassle," Gu Shanhai realized something. While in Liang State, he had to allocate two hours every day for teaching, although the Four Saints Beasts System took over the classes. But if he left, he could even skip that.

"No worries, Si’er will go with you to Xuanzhou. It’ll be good for him to endure some hardships, lest he becomes pampered and turns into a wastrel. If he steps out of line, feel free to discipline him harshly," Jiang Lu assured him that everything was arranged.

Jiang Lu’s plan was sound. He was entrusting his son to Gu Shanhai, effectively using the opportunity for training.

"Your calculations are hitting me in the face, you know?" At this point, Gu Shanhai could barely tolerate it anymore. It was too much, even expecting him to babysit.

With this setup, if two or three more kids grew up, would they also be stuffed beside him?

It wasn’t just Jiang Lu; others like Zhan Yan and Zhang He were doing the same, sending their offspring to Gu Shanhai. They would attend his classes daily and then go home to frantically do assignments to enhance their abilities. Gu Shanhai’s place was rapidly turning into a newbie attribute, skill, and talent grinding spot.

"Keep your son in Liang State, and he can attend online classes," Gu Shanhai sighed. He definitely couldn’t bring him along, nor could he just neglect him. He’d design a remote device encapsulating teaching, assignment setting and checking, punishment, and rewards in a multifunctional online class system.

The class was about the Four Sacred Beasts System, so it didn’t matter who was teaching it.

Jiang Lu didn’t know what an online class was, but since it involved a "class," he figured it wouldn’t be a problem.

The modernization efforts in Liang Wang’s domain focused more on boosting productivity in industry and agriculture. They had not fully embraced modernization, mainly because an all-round approach would easily lead to instability due to ideological impacts.

Therefore, the majority of the systems and technology Gu Shanhai implemented were modified and altered to a certain degree. He didn’t intend to push the world forward; that wasn’t his affair. He only wanted to maximize his benefits.

"Teacher, I am at ease with your handling of matters," Jiang Lu stated.

In this world, Jiang Lu trusted Gu Shanhai the most.

Whom else could he trust?

"You better give me less to deal with; that’s better than anything," Gu Shanhai said irritably before he stood up, ready to leave.

"Teacher, walk slowly," seeing this, Jiang Lu also stood up and followed, smiling apologetically as he escorted Gu Shanhai out of the grand hall.

Gu Shanhai took a few steps, then activated the Five Elements Great Escape to leave directly—walking back would be too much trouble, using the Escape Skill was far more efficient.

Upon returning to his own mansion, Gu Shanhai began to organize some items.

Most of these were his clones, mainly because if Gu Shanhai wanted to conduct experiments, using himself was the best option.

If not for the fact that he had only one body, he wouldn’t want to use clones. He’d rather operate directly on himself.

He had considered using Divine Skills like duplications or avatars, but the difficulty was a bit high. To completely match himself, the best way was to grow another him from his own body.

That involved a lot of complexities, and the cost was also high.

It was still cheaper to use cloning technology, which was very cost-effective under Gu Shanhai’s system of knowledge enhancement—if he wished, he could mass-produce his own bodies to carry out an "Impure Earth Resurrection."

The only drawback was the lack of Spirit Plants.

The containment of the clones proceeded quickly; these beings lacked self-awareness and were merely lumps of flesh—even with organs and brains, they could not possess self-awareness.

There was also no worry about the clones awakening, only to stare bafflingly at each other.

Even if they did wake up, they wouldn’t possess any of Gu Shanhai’s memories or self, just a new individual similar to Gu Shanhai genetically.

Moreover, awakening was impossible since Gu Shanhai, while cultivating these clones as experimental subjects, had eliminated that possibility altogether.

Aside from clones, the laboratory housed items such as organs and Spirit Plants.

Gu Shanhai had already organized these meticulously, and they were stored very securely; he just needed to place them inside the Mother-child Grass.

Most of the items he collected were not meant to be seen by others, as collecting human body parts obviously looked problematic and could easily cause moral backlash.

In a world where even women could not lead and were restricted to their homes, any investigation into these matters by Gu Shanhai would immediately tarnish his prestige.

Gu Shanhai didn’t care about his reputation, unless it formed part of the benefits. Currently, he valued it because a good reputation could bring him greater benefits.

Just like back in the Xuanzhen Realm, he hadn’t cared about his reputation and neither had the Xuanzhen Sect; whoever spoke ill was simply killed. One could rant all they wanted, but the cost was a life, a price both parties would find satisfactory.

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