Zheng Dong and the others hurried over to pay their respects.
Gao Linzhi merely waved a hand and immediately left.
Then, annoyed by how slowly Xu Gou was walking, he said, "All right, you go back to the village first. I'll circle the island and be right back."
"Yes, Great Elder."
Xu Gou immediately headed back.
Before long, he heard a sonic boom from behind him.
He turned to look and saw a figure speeding through the air. The man's feet spun rapidly like Wind Fire Wheels, moving so fast that Xu Gou could barely make them out.
"With speed and a physique like that, the corporations can't possibly keep him in check."
"Even if they have nuclear missiles, so what? Unless he truly provokes public outrage, they won't dare fire them at their own cities. If they do, the Xu Clan will have cut itself off from the world."
"Besides, he can log in instantly and hide in the game."
"With mobility like that, the collapse of the old order is already inevitable."
Xu Gou had at least received a formal education, so he could naturally see a hint of what was coming.
He grew even more determined to become someone's dog.
Being the Great Elder's dog—what a wonderful thing that would be.
The Great Elder had saved him and freed him from the fate of being cannon fodder. He could never repay such a debt.
Suddenly, he spotted a puddle and saw the face he hated more than any other.
He hadn't been this ugly. But because he'd looked four-tenths like Xu Tianlang, he'd been forcibly made over to look this way.
He thought for a moment, then suddenly picked up a rock and smashed it hard against his own face!
His nose caved in, and his face