Chapter Forty-Two: An Alliance with Foreign Clans?

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The clown turned out to be myself?!

Ji Weijie let out a sigh and said, "We've already discovered the secret behind the cultivation method of the beastmen's breathing technique."

Wang Xiao was curious as well. "What secret?"

"The secret is the bloodline."

"Bloodline?!"

Ji Weijie found a stool and sat down. He took a sip of water, then began to explain, "It's all about the bloodline." After a brief pause, he continued, "I analyzed Eck's blood before and after his cultivation."

"I found a subtle difference—after cultivation, a certain energy value in the blood increased."

Wang Xiao understood and interjected, "So that's the bloodline?"

"Exactly! That's the bloodline."

Wang Xiao stroked his chin. "So, the beastmen's breathing technique is all about enhancing the bloodline?"

Ji Weijie replied with a hint of grievance, "But I'm more curious about how you managed to succeed with the cultivation."

Wang Xiao chuckled, tapped his own forehead, and said, "Use this more often."

Ji Weijie's face darkened. Was he implying that Ji lacked brains?

Still doubtful, Ji Weijie pressed, "Tell me exactly how you did it."

Wang Xiao sat on his bed and began, "First, you do this... then that... and finally, this... that's all."

Ji Weijie's eyes widened. "That's so complicated?!"

Wang Xiao scoffed, "What did you expect?"

Ji Weijie became a bit haughty. "So only a few people can succeed?"

Wang Xiao rubbed his nose, uncertain. "I suppose so...?"

Ji Weijie's expression turned somewhat mocking. "Ha, so it's useless then."

"What about this?" Wang Xiao sent Ji Weijie the human breathing technique.

Ji Weijie, seeing Wang Xiao's expression, opened the email with skepticism.

After a moment, Ji Weijie finished reading the contents.

"This..."

"Hehe, that's the human breathing technique, though it's just the most basic one."

"Even so, it's quite good. At least it provides a method for improvement."

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Ji Weijie returned to the laboratory to test the comparative effects of the two breathing techniques.

As for Wang Xiao, he went off to reward himself with a hearty meal.

Meat was out of the question—Wang Xiao had suffered enough for the sake of testing the beastmen's breathing technique. Now, he opted for something lighter.

...

Satisfied, Wang Xiao returned to his room for further testing.

According to Ji Weijie, the beastmen's breathing technique required a special bloodline.

Ji Weijie had previously absorbed a special bloodline. At first, he thought he was about to soar, but there was not the slightest increase in power, as if a stone had sunk to the bottom of the sea without a ripple.

Now things were different—with the breathing technique, the power of the bloodline could be harnessed.

Not only that, Ji Weijie could also cultivate the human breathing technique, which was a double delight.

Wang Xiao's goal was to combine the two breathing techniques and create a new one.

No matter how many experiments Wang Xiao conducted, he still couldn't merge the two techniques.

Shaking his head with a self-deprecating smile, Wang Xiao said, "Ah, forget it. If it were really that easy, someone would have created it already—it wouldn't have fallen to me."

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Yanhuang City.

"City Lord Fang, some outsiders have come to visit us."

A young man stood respectfully before Fang Shengli, bowing his head as he spoke.

Fang Shengli looked out the window with his hands behind his back and asked, "Outsiders? What are they here for?"

The young man answered without hesitation, "They said they're here to form an alliance."

Fang Shengli sneered, "Hmph! An alliance? They're probably hoping to make us their blood slaves!"

The young man, equally indignant, said, "Should I drive them away?"

Fang Shengli said nothing, tacitly granting permission.

The young man slowly left Fang Shengli's room.

The outsiders seeking an alliance were vampires. Their real aim wasn't just an alliance—they wanted the blood of the hundreds of thousands living in Yanhuang City.

Of course, they didn't intend to harvest all that blood at once; instead, they planned to take it gradually, requiring regular "donations" from the populace.

In return, they offered to send supplies to support their allies at regular intervals.

Yanhuang City was not the first to receive such an invitation—several other cities had already joined the alliance.

Now, the vampires had set their sights on Yanhuang City.

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In truth, there were plenty of humans in this world, but compared to those who had suddenly appeared from elsewhere, the blood of native humans was far inferior.

If the blood of this world's ordinary humans was of low quality, then the blood of these newly arrived humans was of medium or even high grade!

Moreover, these newcomers possessed unique powers.

For example, equipment drops!

This was a power none of the original inhabitants possessed, not even the native humans.

...

The combat department no longer needed Wang Xiao to personally oversee it.

After prolonged honing, even fifth-tier monsters were no match for the combat department.

Lately, there had been a string of surprises—someone from Infinity City opened a golden treasure chest and obtained the blueprint for Knight Manufacture—Sky Knights!

[Blueprint: Sky Knight Manufacture
Requirements: Epic Knight Manufacture Hall, corpse of a flying beast.
Assessment: Possesses great strength and dominance in the skies!]

This would greatly strengthen Infinity City's forces, especially their aerial capabilities.

The owner of the blueprint voluntarily contributed it.

He explained that before coming to this world, he had wandered everywhere, and after arriving, his life was difficult and filled with fear—until he came to Infinity City, where everything changed.

He now had his own house, no longer worried about safety, and most importantly, everyone was kind.

That was why he chose to contribute the blueprint.

Initially, he refused any compensation, but under Xia Mengsi's stern gaze, he accepted.

His name was also carved onto the Contribution Monument.

The names on that monument belonged to those who had made tremendous contributions to Infinity City.

To date, there were only a dozen or so names.

As the founder of Infinity City, Wang Xiao's name was naturally among them, but his was not the first.

The first was our Little Bone. At first, no one knew whose name was inscribed, until one banquet when the people of Infinity City learned that the Bone King was Little Bone—the one who carried Infinity City upon her shoulders.

Additionally, the Rabbitfolk had brought Heavenly Water Fish, which had now produced two baby fish.

Once the Heavenly Water Fish multiplied, Infinity City would have an inexhaustible supply of water.

Ji Weijie's laboratory had also achieved new breakthroughs—they had developed a potion that strengthened the bloodline.

When used in tandem with the beastmen's breathing technique, it had extraordinary effects.