Chapter 167: Chapter 167
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As Juri had expected, the day after the execution Robert called him about a representative from Asia wanting a meeting.
Juri thought, as the System wants more energy, so be it, let's get some Immortal Cultivation Techniques, reach Xiantian Level or whatever!
(Author: Do you think I'm implying too much about Asians and their culture?
I'm really going for a joke and randomness, so blame the odds if Asians are suffering so much in this timeline, it's likely that they will suffer like this in the next ones too, since that a good part of the characters created do not have a very good character, again, the fault of the data!
As for why I came to ask this question, is that a friend of mine who read my story came to complain to me, saying something like: Is this revenge for you hating Urban Chinese Novels that spoil the story by putting nationalism, patriotism and excessive racism?
I really didn't care about thatokay, I do, but I wouldn't let something like that affect what I write, but since he said that to me and it made me think better of it, I want to hear your thoughts, since I'm probably going to post this as I write Volume 3, so depending on the comments, I'll tone it down or not change anything!)
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3 days later!
Juri slowly entered the meeting room without any masks, which surprised some.
Yawning, she ignored everyone, looked for a place to sit, put her legs over the table and said. - "How about we start this shit right away?"
Her eyes ignored the woman in the center, focusing on a skinny old man, who she is unable to see at her level, that is, above Level 600!
But from the pressure she feels from him, she is certainly a Transcendent, Merlin also warned her that there would be a Transcendent present.
"Mrs. Smile, it's a-" - The woman started to speak, but Juri held up her hand, stopping her.
"Before you start this boring thing, you old man, how about introducing yourself?" - Juri said smiling.
Everyone's attention went to the elderly man, who slowly smiled and said. - "Surprising that you noticed me, Merlin said something about me?"
"Meh, he said he would have a Transcendent among the representatives, you're the one that bothers me the most, so it's you!" - Said Juri yawning.
"Well Mrs. Smile, my name is Long Tao, I am one of the Elders of the Murim Alliance!" - Said the old man calmly.
"Long Tao? The Crimson Fox?" - Asked Juri, since Merlin told him a little about the biggest ones in Asia.
There are 13 known Transcendents in Asia, but it is estimated that there are over 30!
Long Tao is formally known as the Leader of the Murim Alliance, an alliance of several schools of Martial Artists, his nickname Crimson Fox, is something from his youth.
This old man looks to be in his 60s, but he is over 800 years old... older than Merlin!
He lived in a time before firearms, where martial strength was paramount, but Long Tao was a genius, not only in Martial Arts, but also in strategies and deception.
It is told how he tricked his enemies in various ways, handing them small victories, which only bolstered their morale.
But in the end it was all part of the plan, to take them to a slaughterhouse!
And there are even records of Long Tao standing on top of a hill, smiling with his handsome face, while his enemies fall by the heaps being besieged by arrows, blown up and much more!
"Oh, I see you know my old nickname, it's been a long time since I've been called that." - Long Tao let out a light laugh and then continued.
- "Since you are no longer wearing a mask and I realize that your personality has changed a lot compared to the records, I believe that you no longer want to hide, so how about introducing yourself?"
"Hmmm well, now that I've become a Transcendent, I really don't fear anything anymore, unless it's things from space, because on Earth, few can kill me instantly!" - Juri said calmly.
She truly fears what is off-planet, as she knows of Intergalactic Empires where she would need to be above Level 2000 in order to survive them.
Not to mention that this is due to technology, the System does not inform you of the strengths of magical or physically powerful beings to the point of overcoming gravity and the void of space!
But surely they must exist, even more so after she learned about the Angels and Dragons, sure they weren't inhabitants of Earth, they probably got here by different means and it just happened.
That is, there must be a planet or empire full of Angels and Dragons, maybe one full of Demons too, you never know, since it seems that the Earth is in an isolated corner of this vast universe.
"I'm Juri Han, it's the name I was given at baptism!" - Juri said carefree, which took everyone by surprise.
Naturally, it has already been noted that Juri is probably of Asian descent, many already secretly recording her face, even taking pictures, which Juri ignored due to lack of interest.
They desperately wanted them to look for records of her.
"Oh, were either of your parents Chinese?" - Asked Long Tao in surprise.
"I don't know, I grew up as an orphan, I never knew or remember my parents, but I know that I was born in the Country of Braast!" - Juri said uninterested.
Long Tao nodded, smiled and said. - "So Mrs. Juri Han, how about we stop talking and talk about the negotiation?"
"Um, go ahead!" - Juri said looking at the woman now, Long Tao also gave her the opportunity to speak.
"Mrs. Juri Han, my name is Chun Li-" - She stopped talking, as Juri suddenly started coughing.
"Is there a problem, Mrs. Juri Han?" - Asked Chun Li in surprise, others worried.
Juri nodded, holding back a laugh.
"Sorry, her name just came out of the blue, reminding me of a character from a game I enjoyed playing when I was younger, sorry for interrupting you, it's just that I really wasn't expecting that!" - Juri said holding back a laugh.
Chun Li was surprised and confused, but when Juri hinted to continue, so she continued.
Chun Li is the one who takes care of the situation between the Government and the Murim Alliance, she looks to be around 30, but she is over 100 years old, she is not weak at all!
She started after informing who she is and her power of speech, to say about what will be given in compensation for the installation of the [Towers] in her country.
"I have no interest in money, it is useless to me!" - Said Juri before she started talking about compensation.
Chun Li nodded and started talking about the classification of Martial Arts: Mortal, Earth, Heaven and Divine.
The Murim Alliance has agreed to give you 100 Deadly Level Techniques, 50 Earth Level Techniques, and 10 Sky Level Techniques of each category!
How do you mean "category"?
Sword Techniques, Spear Techniques, Bow Techniques, Movement Techniques, Cultivation Techniques, Body Strengthening Techniques and etc.
That is, they will give you thousands of copies, in exchange for 5,000 Dungeons, spread over the areas already decided beforehand.
In addition, it will not be necessary for her to perform any "Show", it is requested to avoid conflicts with the people, that Juri be escorted by some pre-selected Martial Artists.
The reason is simple, due to the execution of the 3 Martial Artists, as well as all the corporate and political attacks against Asian countries in recent months, Asian people, who are very proud and patriotic for the most part, are not happy at all. .
And many are furious and even making protests, saying that they don't want any [Tower], that they don't need it, that Martial Arts are supreme!
"Hmmmm a very attractive proposition, but I want something more!" - Juri said calmly.
"Please talk!" - Said Chun Li waiting for that.
"I want information, everything Asia has about the cursed ones who caused all this to the world, as well as I want access to their library or anything with historical data and important information, such as information from [Talents of Heaven] and [Celestial Constitutions] ], I also want records about spirit plants, ores, etc., i.e.
I want access to your magic library!" - Said Juri smiling.
Chun Li frowned, looking at Long Tao.
"That is a very big request, could I know why exactly you want to go there, what do you want to find out?" - Asked Long Tao calmly.
"Everything I have achieved so far has been through my efforts and talents, unlocking my Chi through Flow and discovering alternative and effective ways to increase its volume, creating new magical paths and even a Runic language, creating magical and unique structures and much more, I I did all this alone and in secret, at only 21 years old, almost 22, I became a damn Transcendent!
That is, if I achieved all this without any help or information, imagine what I will achieve with knowledge and more inspiration base?" - Juri smiled, which made Long Tao freeze.
He knows that Juri is young, but in the end appearances can be deceiving, Chun Li looks 30 but is over 100 years old!
Juri may well look 20, but be a 200 year old woman!
But her claiming to be a Transcendent at the age of 20... that's just inconceivable!
Even those possessing [Heavenly Constitutions] and even [Divine Constitutions], would not achieve such a feat so quickly!
He wonders what kind of talented monster Juri is.
And what Juri wants is access to the Murim Alliance library, just for inspiration!
This is simply inconceivable for him, so Long Tao thought a lot.
"I don't know why you hesitate so much, it's not like it's harmful to you and it's not like I'm going to stay on Earth for long!" - Said Juri yawning.
"Like this?" - Long Tao asked in surprise.
"Recently I learned about Angels, Dragons and other Mythological creatures, many things that indicate that such beings are not from Earth, that is, space!
I'm dying to find civilizations outside our planet, wondering what kind of freaks roam space, if they use Magic, Aura or Cultivation, if it's some other kind of energy, if there really are Angels, Elves, Orcs and whatever. another race in infinite space!
I want to see the Dragons with my own eyes, see if there are true Gods and if they can die!" -Juri smiled, there was a certain madness and ambition in his eyes.
Long Tao was speechless hearing this as it is simply madness!
"You know, I am disappointed in the old generations of our world, you old people, having reached Transcendence, having a long life expectancy, practically lost the spark to grow and transcend to new heights!
In the end you stagnate, as you hardly have an even greater challenge or ambition, but I'm young and if there's something beyond our planet, then I'm going to find it and overcome it!
I think there is a saying in Asia, I think it is there is always a heaven above the heavens!" - Juri said thoughtfully.
"Hahahaha!" - Long Tao suddenly burst into laughter.
"You are impressive, while the young generation seeks to surpass the old, you seek to surpass the world and go hunting other beings, but what do you aim for with so much power?" - Asked Long Tao smiling.
"You know, I always read a lot to give myself inspiration, so I thought when I read some Cultivation Novels, about the absurdly powerful Cultivators capable of destroying mountains and drying up seas with a wave of their hands!" - Juri said calmly.
"This is complete nonsense, even a Transcendent like me wouldn't be able to!" - Said Long Tao nodding his head.
"I know, even using everything I have, I wouldn't be able to wreak damage at the level of a Nuclear Bomb, I know I still have a lot to go, but reading these stories I think imagine being a commoner from a small town or village in a remote and insignificant area, then suddenly 2 Cultivators powerful beyond imagination decide to fight in that place, laying waste to the region and respectively killing you, just because of the aftermath of their battle!" Jury smiled.
"You mean you fear that if powerful beings fight near our planet in the future, we'll get caught?" - Long Tao asked curiously.
"Yea!"
"I think it's very unlikely, Earth has lived for so long and certainly if such beings exist they would have avoided us, there's no point in annihilating an entire planet by accident." - Said Long Tao nodding his head.
"You think like that, thinking that nothing bad is going to happen, well it's for reasons like that that you didn't expect suddenly a group of Hackers to literally fuck up the world, it was something sudden, overnight, something that nobody expected!" - Said Juri, which made everyone frown.
"What makes you sure that in 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 1 year, 10 years or a few centuries, two beings start fighting madly, notice the Earth, then just think: Look, some ants in the way, bad luck for them!
You have to notice that just as we hardly pay attention to the ants we step on, such beings capable of living in space or destroying planets, will certainly have superior power and mentalities, even more so if they are not human, they will simply see our species as something not unlike bugs that are just in the wrong place!" - Juri said, which made Long Tao shut up.
"I may seem like an immature child saying everything that comes to my mind, but it is a fact that there are always stronger beings and things that we do not know, nothing guarantees us that there are no beings on other planets, I am 90% sure that they exist, for cause of the disappearance of the Angels.
So I want to be absurdly strong, surpass anyone on Earth by thousands of times, in case some extraordinarily powerful existence arises, I'm not just an insect in the path and end up dying!" - Juri said with a certain coldness in her tone.
Long Tao looked at him thoughtfully, he closed his eyes and then said. - "Okay, we'll give you access to the Murim Alliance library after you've completed the deal!"
"No problem, but I won't do 5,000 Towers, choose 5,000 Cities!" - Juri said calmly.
"Understood!" - Said Chun Li smiling, forcing such a smile, since what Juri just said made him think a lot.
She's not the only one, unbeknownst to Juri, her words are being recorded and will be given out to others, this is certainly a unique point of view.