Touring Great Shocker

"By the way, Jianwu, you don't blame me for not using these things to help those who failed to obtain Soul Rings, do you?"

After learning what Zhen Jianwu thought, Xu Wenlong could not help asking.

"No. Wenlong, you must have wanted to use these things to save even more people, right? And you had no obligation to help them. Wenlong, we're not gods—we can't possibly help everyone in every way."

Zhen Jianwu lay on the grass as he spoke.

"So I want everyone to smile. If you were forced to help them, not only would you be doing something you had no obligation to do, but it would make you lose your smile too. I won't sacrifice one person's smile to save someone else."

"Jianwu, you..."

Xu Wenlong had never expected to find someone in Douluo Continent with such proper values.

A person like this was truly a saint incarnate—genuinely meant as praise, not one of those sanctimonious bitches online who deserved to die.

A normal saint was someone who said: you have no obligation to help others, so I'll help them myself.

An online sanctimonious bitch, on the other hand, said: why aren't you doing xxxx? Me? Why don't you do it yourself, then?! I order you to go do xxx!

"But because of my strength, I can only offer people a little emotional comfort rather than truly help them. Still, thank you today, Wenlong. You let me truly experience what strength feels like—and what it feels like to use that strength to help you!"

Zhen Jianwu thanked Xu Wenlong with a beaming smile.

"Then, Jianwu, do you want to become stronger?"

Xu Wenlong asked.

"Hm?"

Zhen Jianwu looked confused.

"Come on. It's time I showed you the Great Shocker Organization!"

Xu Wenlong rose to his feet and brushed the grass clippings from his backside.

Still utterly bewildered, Zhen Jianwu got to his feet as well.

With a wave of Xu Wenlong's hand, the Space-Time Door appeared once more and transported them both away.

Zhen Jianwu felt the world spin around him.

The ground beneath his feet rose into the sky, while the azure heavens above his head seemed to be beneath his feet.

Fortunately, the spinning sensation vanished in an instant, though it still left Zhen Jianwu with an overwhelming sense of novelty.

After a dizzy spell, Zhen Jianwu felt that he had arrived in a new space.

No—it was not merely a feeling. This was a real place, one he could see and touch.

"This, this is..."

Zhen Jianwu stared at the place before him, so completely unlike Douluo Continent and yet filled with a technological beauty.

The floor was silver-white, seamless and gleaming with a metallic sheen. On the wall before Zhen Jianwu was engraved a massive, handsome eagle with its head tilted sideways, as though it were about to spread its wings and soar.

Below, burly personnel dressed in clothing bearing the same tilted-headed eagle design from the mural pushed crates back and forth through the area.

To Zhen Jianwu, this should have been a chaotic and disorderly scene. Yet without anyone directing them, it appeared remarkably organized. Everyone knew what they should and needed to do, each performing their own duty with an orderly beauty.

Seeing Zhen Jianwu's stunned expression, Xu Wenlong could not help laughing.

After all, Zhen Jianwu had spent a long time preparing all this, because he had long believed that if Great Shocker wanted to conquer the world, it first needed a righteous reason and direction for doing so.

Otherwise, no matter what it did, others would see it as a terrorist organization. Besides, conquering the world did not conflict with doing righteous deeds.

And that was not even the most important part. One crucial factor in making others realize you were not some bad thing but one of the good guys was leaving them with a deep first impression.

So how did one leave a deep first impression? It had to be appearance—looks, in other words.

Just imagine it: if a muscular brute with a scarred face and a massive cleaver told you he was a good person, would you believe him?

Then look at the Shocker Organization's soldiers. It was even worse. Those skintight suits immediately branded them as villains and cannon fodder at first sight.

And then there were their faces. Good lord, a piece of black cloth covered everything except their features. It would have been better not to reveal anything at all—it only made them look more sleazy and sinister.

Thus, Xu Wenlong could only have the Shocker Combatmen change into neat, well-fitting clothes, then emblazon the Shocker Organization's emblem on them to create a fashionable symbol.

Xu Wenlong had not forgotten how the luxury brands from his past life all had their own famous, eye-catching features that let people recognize their products at a glance.

Thus, after being refined by Xu Wenlong, the soaring tilted-headed eagle was printed on the left chest and back of the Shocker Organization's clothing.

Of course, it was not some tacky design like the golden eagle on the backs of those half-sleeved shirts worn by street punks in Xu Wenlong's past life. It gave people an instantly cool and trendy impression instead.

In truth, spreading the glory of Great Shocker was an extremely simple matter. It was just that, from top to bottom, the Shocker Organization's people had their heads screwed on backward.

For example, if you let Ordinary People eat well and live well, who cared what your purpose was? If you gave more people better lives, no one would stop you.

As for those so-called sects and royal families? What a joke. By then, your sect geniuses would be my people, while everyone beneath them would be cyborgs modified by my organization. What would you use to fight me?

When you were out in the world, you had to talk about backing and strength. Did you have what it took? Oh, so you were just some pathetic third-rate nobody. What, did you want Blue Silver Entanglement again?

"So, what do you think? This is our organization."

With his back against the mural, Xu Wenlong faced Zhen Jianwu and raised both hands, speaking as though he were both showing it off and presenting it to him.

At that moment, Zhen Jianwu was too shocked to speak.

"Come on, I'll show you around!"

Xu Wenlong had one arm around Zhen Jianwu as he led him on a patrol-like tour of the territory.

"This is the Shocker Organization's fitness area. It has a full range of workout equipment, as well as a martial arts stage and professional coaches and referees."

Xu Wenlong pointed at a room. Inside were all sorts of devices Zhen Jianwu did not recognize, along with a huge arena where two Shocker Combatmen were locked in a fierce match.

Xu Wenlong led Zhen Jianwu onward.

"This is Great Shocker's briefing room. Any meetings or missions are explained here."

Onstage, an unknown creature with an afro and a white lab coat taught a lesson, holding a pointer in one hand and a spoon in the other. The Shocker Combatmen below took notes.

"Oh, oh."

Though Zhen Jianwu had no idea what they were talking about, he still nodded as if he somewhat understood.

The two continued onward.

"This is Great Shocker's library. It contains the crystallized wisdom of Great Shocker's members. Once you join, you can read freely to your heart's content."

Xu Wenlong brought Zhen Jianwu to an enormous building. Even looking up, Zhen Jianwu could barely glimpse the tip of this majestic structure.

"Wow!"

When had Zhen Jianwu ever seen such a magnificent building? It truly pierced straight into the clouds.

"Come in. I'll explain Great Shocker's philosophy to you," Xu Wenlong said.