Chapter 185: The future world's number one, the leader of the sword path; new

"No, why?"

"Why would they have such thoughts?"

Lin Tianshan couldn't understand.

"Life is such a precious thing, why don't they care about it?"

The researcher responsible for social research in the Tianshu Bureau hesitated, but still spoke:

"Bureau Chief, according to our survey data, although the first Spiritual Qi tide and subsequent beast tides did cause some casualties, compared to Da Xia's huge population base..."

"Get to the point."

Lin Tianshan interrupted.

"Simply put, there is no substantial improvement in resource allocation."

The researcher took a deep breath.

"Although some companies have reduced staff because of this, they haven't expanded recruitment, but let existing employees take on more work; wages haven't risen, and although housing prices have fallen, in the current situation, fewer people are buying houses, and the pressure of life hasn't decreased."

"Especially in the urban village and university town areas, the residents are mainly migrant workers and college students who have started working for a period of time. For them..."

The researcher didn't continue, but everyone understood her unspoken words.

People who have been working for a long time have a lot of resentment.

"But even so, they should have relatives they care about? Haven't they thought that if they die, their families will be sad and painful?"

Lin Tianshan still couldn't understand. Just because of the pressure of work and life, they didn't value their own lives, which shouldn't be the case, right?

The researcher smiled bitterly and continued:

"Bureau Chief, have you forgotten the announcement previously issued by the Tianshu Bureau? Coupled with the changes in the overall atmosphere of Da Xia, the public's acceptance is higher than we imagined."

"And after the first Spiritual Qi tide, almost everyone bought insurance, plus the generous subsidies for those who sacrificed in the beast tide by Da Xia..."

"From a material level, there is indeed nothing to worry about."

"If it weren't for more people fearing pain, maybe the number of people staying there now would be more than we imagined."

"..."

Lin Tianshan's lips twitched slightly, and for a while, he didn't know what to say.

The time between the first Spiritual Qi tide and the second Spiritual Qi tide was not long, so why had everyone's concept changed so much?

Was this still the Da Xia he knew?

"Let the troops stationed outside the city be more vigilant."

"Once any abnormality is found, immediately sound the city-wide alarm; as for those who refuse to go to the shelter... let them at least stay at home and don't run around."

"Still have to value your own life."

Lin Tianshan rubbed his temples and returned the topic to business.

Although there was no sign of a large-scale beast tide yet, as the branch chief of the Yun Chuan City Tianshu Bureau, he had to make the worst plan.

Speaking of this, Lin Tianshan felt a sourness in his heart.

He remembered his phone call with Li Ming of the Chaoyang City branch last month. At that time, the two brothers were still joking with each other, agreeing that whoever had a Myriad Realms treasure holder first would treat the other to a meal.

As a result, not long after, two Myriad Realms treasure holders appeared in Chaoyang City one after another.

One had stabilized at the Stage Three realm, and the other, although the time to obtain the inheritance was short, also had combat power straight to Stage Three. Now it

It got to the point where Li Ming would call him later, and he wouldn't even want to answer; he knew without answering that the guy just wanted to show off to him.

Their Yun Chuan City wasn't inferior to Chao Yang City in any aspect, so why didn't they have a single holder of a Myriad Realms treasure?

Even if you don't join the Tianshuju Society, you could at least show your face; at least let me know that our Yun Chuan City isn't without any Myriad Realms treasure holders.

"Bad! Large-scale spiritual power fluctuations detected gathering!"

"Suspected large numbers of mutated creatures are approaching Yun Chuan City!"

The monitor's voice rose sharply, and Lin Tianshan stood up abruptly, his gaze shooting toward the screen like lightning:

"Tell them to get ready; absolutely do not let any mutated creature break through the defensive line!"

"Bombard them hard! Blast all those beasts to death outside the city!"

"Giving them so many wilderness areas wasn't enough; they actually dare to covet human cities. They simply don't know their place!"

Lin Tianshan said with a cold snort.

He knew these words were a bit extreme, but so what?

He wasn't a mutated creature, so why should he think about problems from the perspective of a mutated creature?

As a Tianshuju Society branch director, he only needed to consider one thing—protect every citizen of this city.

In his view, ceding the areas outside the city to that group of mutated creatures was already a huge concession; now they actually dared to set their sights on human cities, which was simply greedy.

"Yes!"

On the outskirts of Yun Chuan City, a main road that once connected the city had now become the territory of mutated creatures. On the smooth asphalt surface, various different mutated species occupied their own turf with clear boundaries.

A pack of mutated wolves whose bodies seemed covered in metal prowled the left lane, while a massive mutated python coiled on the right, electric arcs flashing as it flicked its tongue. In the middle of the road, a group of creatures resembling pangolins but with scorpion tails were digging at the road surface with sharp claws, clearly enjoying the hard texture.

Compared to soft soil, these hardened roads built by humans seemed more favored by the mutated species; although the different groups of mutated creatures kept a safe distance, they all unanimously chose this flat avenue as their habitat.

This kind of thing would have felt inconceivable before the spiritual energy recovery, and it was the same after; because it completely contradicted human understanding of biological habits.

At the very least, creatures like pythons shouldn't like hard asphalt roads.

But reality was just that absurd.

And in front of the road where these mutated creatures were coiled, a figure stood quietly. He was wearing a blue and white short-sleeved tracksuit, but he held a Tang Heng Dao with a chilling gleam in his hand, looking completely out of place with his attire.

"Normally, what I should be holding in my hand is a tennis racket."

Lin Xiu's calm voice carried a hint of a smile.

Currently, there were three known template holders in Da Xia: Ye Xuan, who held the Wangquan Baye template; Zhong Lao, who inherited the Emperor Yanwang template; and Shen Xuan, who obtained the Mumen Knight template. Excluding those who hadn't revealed themselves, he should be the fourth Myriad Realms character template holder in Da Xia.

It was just that, unlike the templates obtained by the three above, the template he obtained was one that no one had anticipated.

Prince of Tennis World—Tezuka Kunimitsu.

Wangquan Baye and Emperor Yanwang didn't need to be mentioned; they both originated from worlds with powerful strength systems. Mumen Knight was only weak himself, but the world he was in not only had "gods," but also had existence at the bug level like Saitama.

Their worlds were undoubtedly worlds with powerful combat systems.

But Tezuka Kunimitsu originated from a daily life world where people played tennis.

Although the tennis in this world was a little bit different from reality, it was undoubtedly a daily life world.

I'm afraid no one would have thought that a character template from a daily life world would appear in reality.

Coincidentally, before the spiritual energy recovery, he was the president of the Yun Chuan University tennis club. After the spiritual energy recovery, because he awakened the "Sharpness" ability, in order to gain enough power to protect the things he cared about, he had to put down the tennis racket and turn to practicing the blade.

A month for the staff, a year for the blade, a lifetime for the spear; compared to other weapons, the staff and the blade were clearly easier to get started with, and his ability destined the blade to be his best choice.

As for why he didn't choose the sword, compared to the sword, the blade fit his preferences better, and the feeling of holding it was more like a tennis racket.

But even so, he didn't give up tennis; he just reduced his practice.

Tennis had never been just a sport to him, but a passion carved into his bones; he picked up a racket as a child because of a tennis anime and had never put it down since.

Others might choose tennis for honor, talent, or some other reason, but he did it purely out of that most primitive passion.

And fate is always full of drama.

A casual swing, a habitual "Give it your all" cheer to himself, and that tennis racket that had accompanied him for many years became the medium for the Myriad Realms character template.

And it was the medium for the Tezuka Kunimitsu template from Prince of Tennis.

What surprised him even more was that the Tezuka Kunimitsu template was different from the templates he knew; it didn't require acting, it didn't require compatibility with the template itself, and the only requirement was to maintain the purest passion for tennis.

Yet on this point, he was confident that he didn't lose to anyone.

So the moment he obtained the Tezuka Kunimitsu template, his compatibility with the template reached 60% directly. Not only did he awaken ball skills like "Zero-Shiki Drop Shot" and "Tezuka Zone," but he also mastered the three mysteries of the No-Self Realm in one fell swoop—the Limit of a Thousand Hammers, the Ultimate of Talent, and the Ultimate of Heavenly Perfection.

Although it sounded unbelievable, the moment Lin Xiu gripped the hilt of the blade in the No-Self Realm, an unprecedented certainty surged in his heart.

He would surely become the world's number one in the future, the leader of the blade path.

Of course, this was just Lin Xiu's realization at the time; when he retreated from the No-Self state, he knew that was impossible.

He, who had obtained the Tezuka Kunimitsu template, could have such ability, so what about the other holders of Myriad Realms treasures?

The leader of the blade path could be pursued, but the world's number one, he felt he had little chance of that.

However, one thing could be confirmed, and that was that in the No-Self state, the Tang Heng Dao in his hand seemed to merge with the tennis racket, and those ball skills that should have been used for tennis could be fully executed with the blade.

Even after leaving the No-Self state, he could still execute them, just not as skillfully and powerfully as in the No-Self state.

This also proved his conjecture: the so-called ball skills were just a form of expression of the abilities of the people in the Prince of Tennis world, just because the carrier was a tennis ball, they were presented in the form of tennis.

He used a blade, so naturally, he could also use the blade to execute those techniques.

Just like now.

A massive mutated wild boar noticed Lin Xiu, its brown pupils flashing with fierce light. It dug at the asphalt road with its thick hooves, and with a roar, the monster charged toward Lin Xiu.

Lin Xiu stood still, only a soft white halo flowing around his body.

(End of chapter)