Chapter 77: Pillars of the Nation

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Imperial Capital.

After dumping Mo Fan with Zhankong, who was in Biyi Shi, Lv Cheng did not linger. Although the local Military was very eager to know what exactly had happened in Dongting Lake, which had been shrouded in darkness, seeing that Lv Cheng had no intention of paying them any mind, no one dared to come up and ask.

"Let me tell you, it's not just Mu Zhanxing; all those big shots you know, those prominent figures in the military, the political circles, the Magic Association, including that so-called righteous Adjudication Court, are all participants and planners of this experiment!"

"Everything is hard at the beginning; no reform can avoid sacrifice!"

"Before you, when those big shots still supported this experiment, countless people had already died or been injured!"

"But they got scared! Because they couldn't get results, those high-sounding big shots didn't want to continue. They were afraid that if this matter were exposed, it would damage their shiny, glamorous reputations!"

"I am not afraid!"

"I will not let the sacrifices made before this experiment go to waste!"

"……"

Imperial Capital Magic Association.

Looking at the on-site audio and video recordings brought by Lv Cheng, the expressions of the Magicians present were extremely ugly.

Perhaps it was anger at the madman Lu Nian, or perhaps it was panic over the things Lu Nian had revealed that implicated them; perhaps it was both.

And Liao Feng, who had seen with his own eyes his son turned into dust by Lu Nian, had an even more terrifyingly gloomy expression.

Lv Cheng, the one who stirred up this trouble, was sitting beside Pang Lai, the Chief of the Association, quietly eating and drinking tea.

"What do you want to do?"

Finally, a middle-aged man spoke up to break the silence.

If this matter had previously been just the self-willed actions of that madman Lu Nian, this audio and video recording dragged in all the big shots who had participated in this project!

In the later footage where Lu Nian was captured by Lv Cheng, Lu Nian seemed to have lost his mind, blurting out everything he knew about the noble families, military commanders, and government Councilors who had once participated in this affair!

Like a damn lunatic!

Once this information leaked out, the problem would be huge!

Although the Demon Element experiment had been stopped many years ago, Lu Nian, as a leader in the Military, had been openly researching it for so many years and had even conducted a large number of experiments; how were they supposed to explain this?

Everyone didn't know? Everything was Lu Nian's own doing?

Who are you trying to fool?

It was just a tacit understanding.

"……"

"Ahem." Pang Lai coughed twice, interrupting Lv Cheng, who was buried in his food.

"What?" Lv Cheng looked up with an innocent face.

"Is he asking me?"

The middle-aged man had black lines on his face, "Who else could I be asking?"

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that Lv Cheng was brought here by Pang Lai, the Chief of the Court Mage Corps, everyone would have already taken action when those things were halfway through playing!

Lu Nian was a minor issue, but the people behind this matter absolutely could not be exposed!

"I don't want to do anything." Lv Cheng wiped his mouth.

"Then why did you bring this stuff here?" Liao Feng asked.

"To hold you accountable?"

The names Lu Nian mentioned included quite a few people present!

Even he himself had expressed agreement before this experiment, so even if his son was dead now, he had nothing to say!

"Do I look like a fool?" Lv Cheng said.

"I'm just a small High-level Mage; dare I hold you big shots accountable?"

The people who participated in the Demon Element experiment were at least Super-level Mages, and it even involved Forbidden Curse Mages; using this kind of thing to threaten them?

How is that any different from running to the Holy City and calling the Heavenly Father an idiot?

Is he looking for death?

"Then what do you want to do?" Liao Feng asked.

"Extort you, of course," Lv Cheng said.

"With such a big deal and such a good opportunity, wouldn't it be inappropriate if I didn't extort some good things?"

The faces of everyone present turned dark.

If you have the guts, go extort the people on the list!

What's the meaning of coming to extort us?

"Everyone, I have no choice." Lv Cheng looked helpless.

"You are all people of status. If I really went to your door to extort you, it wouldn't look good for anyone. Besides, I'm just a small High-level Mage; if you were in a bad mood and got rid of me, who would I go to for justice?"

"Aren't you worried about being killed by us here?" Liao Feng said coldly.

Among the students on the training mission, except for his son, all the other students were fine!

Is that reasonable?

It was obvious that this kid had the ability to save everyone, but he didn't!

"Kill me?" Lv Cheng raised an eyebrow and stood up, walking behind Pang Lai.

"Are you not putting my Brother Pang in your eyes?"

"……"

The corners of everyone's eyes twitched wildly.

Brother Pang?

Pang Lai is old enough to be your grandfather!

"What do you want?" Pang Lai asked.

Bringing this evidence here, aside from safety concerns, Lv Cheng actually wanted him to help extort a bit more.

"Name your price," the middle-aged man who had just spoken said.

"Vulgar!" Lv Cheng was full of Righteous Qi.

"Do I look like such a vulgar person? Talking about money is so damaging to our relationship, isn't it?"

The corner of Pang Lai's eye twitched, "Then what do you want to talk about?"

"Ahem." Lv Cheng coughed lightly twice.

"Actually, I, Lv Cheng, am also a person with dreams."

"Since I was small, I have dreamed of becoming a pillar of the nation..."

"Speak plainly!" Zhu Meng interrupted with a face full of black lines.

He had the nerve to talk about being a pillar of the nation when he was already here extorting them?

"Damn it!" Lv Cheng's face turned stern.

"You scared the hell out of me! I wasn't planning on giving you a hard time, but looking at your attitude, if you don't give me two hundred Spirit Seeds to calm my nerves first, don't even think about continuing this conversation!"

"Just wait for the whole world to see this recording tomorrow!"

Bang!

"You brat!" Zhu Meng slapped the table and stood up.

"You dare to threaten me?"

Lv Cheng raised his eyebrows, "I'm threatening you, so what! You little punk, do you have the guts to make a move? Just see if my Brother Pang doesn't deal with you!"

"You!"

"You what? Seeing you so agitated, I'm afraid this matter with Lu Nian has something to do with you, right? Or are you the one pulling the strings behind him?"

"Don't you go slandering me!"

"Stop, stop, stop!" Pang Lai stood up to interrupt.

"Don't get agitated, let's talk properly."

"A-Cheng, sit down."

"Oh." Lv Cheng sat down calmly.

"Zhu Meng, you sit down too," Pang Lai said.

Zhu Meng took a deep breath and sat back down.

"Tsk, and here I thought you were so tough? Is that it? You bully the weak and fear the strong; why don't you dare to be tough with my Brother Pang?" Lv Cheng said leisurely.

"You!" Zhu Meng stood up again.

"You what? Do you have the guts to make a move?" Lv Cheng sipped his tea with a cheeky expression.

"Don't tell me you don't dare?"

"No way, no way?"

"..."

Everyone watched this scene with faces full of black lines.

Ancestor! This is a damn ancestor!

Zhu Meng! Stop provoking him!

(End of chapter)