CHAPTER 214: CHAPTER 200 SILVER CAPITAL

The capital city of Taurus is called Gold Origin, an extremely vulgar name that has been ridiculed by countless people from Taurus.

Despite the vulgar name, Gold Origin, the capital city, is extraordinarily beautiful and distinct.

The entire Gold Origin City is built more than ten kilometers deep underwater, covering an area of 300,000 square kilometers, making it a super giant underwater city.

According to statistics, Gold Origin City has a population of 1.5 billion people, making it not only the largest city on Taurus but also the biggest city in the Twelve Star Domain.

Sitting in the car, one can look up and see the enormous golden dome above.

The fully enclosed glass dome isolates the golden seawater above it.

On the dome, there’s a simulated sun by the Light Computer, along with floating clouds. The golden water waves ripple and flow on the dome, occasionally you can see giant fish swimming on it.

The whole city is enveloped in a layer of enchanting and illusory ambiance.

The buildings in Gold Origin City mostly use various types of glass as their exterior walls, in blue, red, white, black, and various colors, making them vivid and varied, with novel and unique designs.

However, from an overall perspective, the all-glass material gives the city a remarkably unified style.

Colorful and variable in shape, yet unified within a grand theme.

Yun Qingshang, although not interested in external things, was taken aback by Gold Origin City, which overturned her understanding of cities.

She had to admit, Gold Origin City is really, really beautiful. It has an almost dreamlike quality that makes newcomers easily become immersed in it.

Xiao Wan is neither a good guide nor a good friend.

She didn’t pay attention to Yun Qingshang, nor did she intend to introduce the sights to her.

Xiao Wan grew up in Gold Origin City, she’s long been accustomed to the scenery here and doesn’t care about it.

She activated the automatic driving of the flying car and said to Gao Xuan, "I helped you contact Golden Bull University. They are willing to accept you. However,"

"Golden Bull University, what a tacky name."

Gao Xuan wasn’t concerned with what Xiao Wan hadn’t finished saying, he sighed and said, "In the future, having to compete under the name of Golden Bull University, it always feels a bit shameful."

"That’s not the main point, is it?"

Xiao Wan said, "Be serious, the Sword Dao Institute is willing to accept you. However, they cannot directly accept Yun Qingshang. She needs to pass an assessment."

"You Taurus people love assessments, joining an association requires assessment, entering a school requires an assessment..."

Gao Xuan complained, "I’m such an amazing expert, what more assessments do I need?"

Xiao Wan said indifferently, "The citizenship status of Gold Origin City is very valuable. Besides locals, outsiders need to have enough contribution points to gain permanent residency."

She added, "Gold Origin City is the Silver Capital, the center of the Twelve Star Domain. Only elites are accepted here."

"Hahaha..."

Gao Xuan laughed, Xiao Wan’s proud demeanor was quite amusing.

If he didn’t have the experience from his past life, he might have been awed by Gold Origin City.

As of now, Gold Origin City is just a temporary stepping stone for him. He doesn’t want to stay in the remote Gold Origin City for too long.

Xiao Wan was puzzled, "What’s so funny?"

"Sister Wan, you’re so serious. I thought the atmosphere was bad, so I’m lightening it up a bit."

Gao Xuan smiled and said, "It’s just an assessment, no problem. Qingshang is very strong."

Xiao Wan cast a somewhat doubtful look at Yun Qingshang, this elegantly cold girl, who seemed like Gao Xuan’s shadow. She followed Gao Xuan almost all the time.

She always felt that Yun Qingshang was insecure and had to follow Gao Xuan.

How strong could such a girl be?

Xiao Wan thought for a moment and said, "If Yun Qingshang fails the assessment, she can only live with you as your relative, but she won’t be eligible to attend school. Her permissions in various areas will also be restricted."

Gold Origin City is highly stratified, and if Yun Qingshang cannot obtain the status of a Golden Bull University student, her Light Computer privileges will be very low.

This means she cannot live on the first level, only being able to reside on the very bottom level. Moreover, many expenditures will be restricted. She won’t be able to do many things.

Gold Origin City, unlike any other city, is a purely man-made, fully enclosed city.

Including every inch of the ground, everything is artificially created. Inside the city, there is nothing naturally occurring.

In a city like this, the Light Computer network covers every inch of space. There are almost no management blind spots in this city.

Even if there are such blind spots, it’s because powerful organizations need these blind spots.

Gold Origin City is like a massive skyscraper, divided into upper, middle, and lower layers. Residents live in corresponding layers based on their personal permission levels.

People from the upper levels can freely enter the lower levels. However, those from the lower levels have no access to the upper levels. The hierarchy in Gold Origin City is extremely distinct.

Normally, if Yun Qingshang cannot obtain formal residency, she can only engage in various hard labor at the bottom.

Like going to work in sea farms. There are vast sea farms surrounding Gold Origin City, growing various grains, vegetables, and fruits.

It’s because of this seawater cultivation technology that the massive underwater city can be supported.

This kind of grueling labor at the bottom always requires a lot of manpower.

Gold Origin City, which is dazzlingly beautiful like a fantasy city, is actually very brutal.

Xiao Wan didn’t want Gao Xuan to be too overconfident, so she explained the situation to him clearly to prevent him from making mistakes.

Of course, she could help. But the issue is, she has no obligation to take care of Yun Qingshang.

Gao Xuan waved dismissively, "No problem, I have money."

This one sentence rendered Xiao Wan speechless.

She suddenly remembered, Gao Xuan had inherited tens of billions from Bai Yutang. He was even wealthier than she was!

Xiao Wan was no longer interested in discussing the matter of Yun Qingshang. Wherever you are, money solves most problems.

She said, "You killed Han Peng and became famous everywhere. Now Xiao Hanshan is paying a lot of attention to you. You better think of a way to deal with this."

"Sister Wan, you have to help me."

Gao Xuan started to play the pity card, holding onto Xiao Wan’s hand, "Xiao Hanshan is a Silver Sword Hero, and with one slip, I could die."

Xiao Wan glanced at Gao Xuan holding her hand. It felt quite comfortable to be held by this young man, but she hesitated a moment and still withdrew her hand.

"Do you know, some people suspect that you are Blood Shadow!"

Gao Xuan was clearly stunned for a moment, then he laughed heartily, "Damn, who has such an imagination."

Xiao Wan had been observing Gao Xuan’s expression, watching his heartbeat and spiritual fluctuations.

Gao Xuan behaved quite normally, from surprise to amusement, the emotional transition was natural. Of course, his laugh was a bit carefree, but that matched his personality.

In fact, this was an analysis deduction provided by the Light Computer. Xiao Wan, of course, didn’t believe such a ridiculous deduction.

The Light Computer only calculated probabilities, it had no emotions, no humanity.

If Gao Xuan were Blood Shadow, many things would become inexplicable.

For example, the lethal attack on Ye Qianqiu and Luojia, which had nothing to do with Gao Xuan.

Furthermore, with someone as smart as Gao Xuan, if he were Blood Shadow, would he be so high-profile! That would just be asking for trouble.

Xiao Wan didn’t believe this deduction, but it didn’t stop her from mentioning it to probe Gao Xuan.

If Gao Xuan were really Blood Shadow, she’d be delighted. Blood Shadow was much stronger than Gao Xuan. If she could ally with Blood Shadow, she’d immediately have a powerful ally.

Unfortunately, Gao Xuan was clearly not.

Xiao Wan said, "I don’t believe it either. However, this is Taurus, in Golden Source City, not small places like Mingjing or Zhongjing. You better keep a low profile."

"I’ll do whatever Sister Wan says," Gao Xuan was particularly obedient.

Xiao Wan found it hard to believe Gao Xuan would be so obedient; during the Zhongjing City match, he dared to kill Yuan Hao in front of billions, and then Han Peng with a single sword. This showed his fierce nature.

She thought for a moment and asked, "I have a question to ask you."

"Sister Wan, just ask," Gao Xuan was very bold, "I’ll tell everything I know."

"What method did you use to kill Han Peng?"

Xiao Wan had watched the video repeatedly, Han Peng was visibly slowed down for a moment, then killed by Gao Xuan with one sword.

She just couldn’t figure out the technique Gao Xuan used.

"This, you see, is my ultimate secret."

Gao Xuan’s face was full of depth, but then he changed his tone and said, "But if Sister Wan wants to know, I won’t hide it."

"Actually, it’s very simple, it’s my Mental Shock. My eyes can’t see, so I rely entirely on Mental Sensing. The power of mental sensing gathered together can impact a person’s spiritual consciousness."

"Similar to Sword Intent?" Xiao Wan asked.

Gao Xuan shook his head, "I haven’t seen Sword Intent, hard to say. If Sister Wan wants to know, I can let you experience it."

Xiao Wan was a bit surprised; Gao Xuan was really frank, but she was really curious.

"Alright."

Gao Xuan seemed very interested too, enthusiastically saying, "Sister Wan, I’m about to come in, are you ready?"

Xiao Wan found the phrasing a bit strange, but she still replied, "Ready."

"Then I’m coming in, it might hurt a bit, bear with it..."

Xiao Wan found this peculiar, but before she could speak, her forehead ached.

It felt like an invisible sharp needle piercing into her forehead, stunning her with pain before she suddenly reacted.

The sharp pain came quickly and dissipated just as fast.

Xiao Wan sensed for a moment, she wasn’t injured, it was just that the impact was too painful, causing a vibration in her spiritual consciousness.

So much so that she instantly lost control of her body. This time was probably only one-hundredth of a second.

But just this brief moment is enough to decide victory or defeat in close combat.

Xiao Wan had understood the subtlety of Sword Intent on Pegasus Star, and upon returning to Taurus, she was already advancing to Silver.

She originally thought with Sword Intent protecting her spirit, she wouldn’t be harmed by Gao Xuan’s Mental Shock. But the result still surprised her greatly.

Gao Xuan’s Mental Shock was not Sword Intent, but a more profound mysterious kind of spiritual power. Even with her ability, it was hard to resist.

However, after this Mental Shock, she wouldn’t fall for it again next time.

Even so, Gao Xuan posed a certain threat to Silver Swordsmen.

Xiao Wan originally didn’t have high hopes for Gao Xuan, now, she felt Gao Xuan had a good chance to pass the Sword Dao Association’s test.

Since that’s the case, she decided to help with all her might.

Xiao Wan liked Gao Xuan’s appearance but wouldn’t invest just for his looks. Only if Gao Xuan had value would she be willing to invest resources.

She said to Gao Xuan, "I have a few marvels at home that can enhance spiritual power, let me see which one suits you."

"Sister Wan is so nice, Sister Wan I love you..."

Gao Xuan was also very delighted; if it weren’t for Xiao Wan’s serious look, he would have hugged her and given a couple of nibbles to express gratitude.

(On August 1st, Army Day, salute to the great People’s Liberation Army of China~)