Pretending To Be A Boss
Chapter 878 - 49: The Human Raised by the Beast God

The second round of negotiations began swiftly.

The atmosphere this time was much more harmonious.

Tang Xian and the Orderly were exceedingly polite, looking as though old friends reunited.

Tang Xian and Qi Yuan exchanged a great deal of intelligence, making the puzzle of the Eden clan increasingly complete.

For some reasons, Qi Yuan was still unable to venture into the mining area.

Tang Xian guessed it might be related to the barrier in the mining area that prevented the use of any technology, but he did not ask further. Qi Yuan also did not reveal to Tang Xian what it was the Judge held that could threaten her.

For Tang Xian, the fact that the Orderly could not access the mining area was still good news, offering him significant leverage.

Both parties kept their secrets but also took a step back.

Tang Xian was not after the legacy of the Beast God; rather, he was focusing on dealing with the Judge and locating the ruin of Eden.

The Orderly was a superweapon created by the ruler of Eden, an entity capable of destroying the Beast God.

At least in this seemingly impossible plan, what Tang Xian had to do was to destroy the weapon the Judge held that could threaten the Orderly.

Meanwhile, find the ruin of Eden, force out the ruler of Eden, and ultimately have the Orderly kill the ruler of Eden.

This was the preliminary consensus reached between Qi Yuan and Tang Xian.

Both knew how difficult it was for two powers with ulterior motives to work together.

But the Orderly was the only one with the potential to defeat the ruler of Eden, who possessed the legacy of the Beast God, and Tang Xian was the only one who could assist the Orderly.

Hence, this unstable alliance was formed.

Qi Yuan also promised Tang Xian that at least until the battle was over, humanity would not be considered an enemy of the Order. He could even mobilize an army of Trial Knights.

Tang Xian simply accepted all this but made no move.

After the negotiations ended, Qi Yuan returned to the Fortress of the Divine Throne.

That evening, Tang Jing, Li Xiaoyu, Tang Xian, and Ju Mang gathered in Dong Ran's cafe, sipping tea.

"I never imagined she would become like this," recalled Tang Jing, who had been observing Qi Yuan for the past few days, feeling an indescribable sense of strangeness.

"Do you suddenly find it exciting?" Tang Xian looked pensively at Tang Jing.

Tang Jing: "That joke isn't funny at all..."

Ju Mang said:

"Does she truly possess human-like thinking? I still can't grasp the idea. Does she have a brain? If dissected, would her structure be the same as ours?"

Tang Jingxin thought, you're really dedicated, aren't you?

"She's like me, possessing only a human soul but not actually human. She's a higher-tier originator, and in a sense, I'm just a copy of her."

"No worries, if you're bothered about reproductive isolation, we can always consider in vitro fertilization."

Tang Xian, Tang Jing, and Li Xiaoyu nearly spewed out their coffee.

Ju Mang shrugged, indicating that she was telling the truth.

Seeing the embarrassed Tang Jing, Tang Xian skipped the topic and said:

"It's advantageous for us if a divine being possesses human thought; she's already troubled by certain desires. Although the Orderly seems more powerful than the current ruler of Eden, we don't need to worry about her for now."

Tang Xian spoke with confidence.

"What's your plan?" asked Li Xiaoyu.

"A secret immune to the Orderly's gaze lies with me alone. From this point forward, I won't disclose any complete plans to you. I will allocate specific tasks; you only need to know what you must do and never inquire about anyone else's actions."

Tang Jing, Ju Mang, and Li Xiaoyu all understood the necessity of Tang Xian's arrangements.

After spending some time together, Li Xiaoyu returned to her workplace.

Ju Mang continued to study a feather from the leader of the Sword Feather Ducks, Duck, as she had lately become quite engrossed in it. Ju Mang, as the leader of Origin and the Eye of Nature, was a highly accomplished scientist herself.

Although she wasn't as fanatic as Xi He, Ju Mang once proposed an interesting theory that even Xi He found intriguing—could all beasts take on human form, and could humans utilize the genetic code of beasts to transform?

In a sense, Xi He was creating humans with Semi-Beast Transformation.

Ju Mang had seen a lot of data but had not participated in the research herself.

She thought Xi He's approach was mistaken until Duck, the leader of the Sword Feather Ducks, appeared, making Ju Mang realize this might just be her chance.

A being capable of transforming into any species, not just mimicking appearance but also copying abilities, might contain in its genetic code the answers she sought.

Ju Mang was so absorbed in her research that she even temporarily put aside her conquest of Tang Jing.

However, if Tang Jing initiated contact with her, she always remembered Qiao Shanshan's advice: be proactive, be flirtatious.

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Tang Jing and Tang Xian were then strolling the streets of Baichuan City.

Tang Xian had some crucial information to inquire from Tang Jing.

"It's good that you've been holding off the Judge," said Tang Xian.

"That's as much as I can help. Now, he's probably looking for you everywhere. Brother, are you able to face the Judge now?"

"The more I fight these Guardians, the more I understand the strength of an apocalypse-level being. I'm still not ready to battle the Beast God."

"So what's your plan for dealing with the Judge?"

"Let's not discuss that yet. First, I have a question for you."

"What is it?"

"Has there been any other incident at the Court of All Beasts? Any unrest lately?"

"Indeed, there has... Previously at Holy Mountain, it appears that a powerful creature escaped from prison. The whole mountain was in chaos, and with the Judge gone, no one was able to stop the escapee, causing significant destruction."