War Base

What was a War Base?

It was a human civilization's ultimate weapon, equipped with laser cannons!

It was also a weapon of war that every nation wanted to build more of.

It took the financial resources of one of the five great powers to build one. As for the Bai Family's assets—

Even selling everything they owned wouldn't be enough. They would have to sign countless harsh, terrifying contracts just to have a chance of borrowing the money.

And Bai Yang had actually put forward this request with a perfectly straight face.

The Bai Family members present weren't angry when they heard it. They were simply too stunned to speak.

Quite a few of them began privately questioning his state of mind. Asking for something like this was no different from demanding that the entire Bai Family sell themselves to him and work like oxen and horses.

A debt on this scale would take them several lifetimes to repay.

Bai Pianqing forced a smile. "Nephew, stop joking around with an old woman like me.

"How could I possibly pull off something like that?"

Seeing she remained stubbornly set against it, Bai Yang patiently explained, "Auntie, don't rush to refuse.

"If we build a new War God Base on Changxing Island in Magic City, and have it support the one already on the Huangpu River, together they can create overlapping fields of fire.

"That would make the entire Jiangnan Base City as impregnable as a fortress. We wouldn't have to worry about monsters from the ocean anymore. This alone would benefit two hundred million people..."

"Enough! This isn't about whether it's good or not. It's about whether it's possible!"

Bai Pianqing had had enough of his increasingly outrageous words and finally interrupted him.

Seeing her resolute expression, Bai Yang raised an eyebrow and began to lose patience as well.

"Auntie, I'm trying to reason with you. Why are you being so unreasonable?

"I'm not asking you to agree right away. I just want to know where you stand! Does this count as how family should treat each other?"

Bai Pianqing was so furious she could barely see straight. If she hadn't known she was no match for him, she would have loved to slap him several times!

Yang Wu listened from the side, his expression utterly remarkable. Even his monster-transformed body could barely keep the corners of his mouth from twitching.

Don't laugh. You have to hold it in!

The atmosphere in the hall grew more and more strained, growing heavy by the moment.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man with a long beard walked in. Beaming, he stepped between them and said with a smile,

"Sister Bai, you're in the wrong here! Why didn't you introduce me when Mr. Bai Yang arrived?"

The two turned to look at him. When he saw Bai Yang looking his way, he immediately bowed. "Hello, Group Leader Bai. My name is Lin Ranyi. I've heard so much about you!"

Bai Yang was slightly surprised. The man's mental power was no weakling.

A thought struck him. "A War God? A Spirit Reader? You know I'm a group leader—your sources are impressive."

Lin Ranyi gave an apologetic smile. "It's nothing. Even though you haven't joined the War God Palace yet, people there talk about you everywhere.

"The youngest group leader in Mount Hua's history. Elder Jia even created a Ninth Group just for you. I can't say how many War Gods are talking about you."

The Bai Family members were all shocked!

Bai Yang was a group leader in Mount Hua!?

The entire Bai Family lacked even a single War God, so they couldn't enter the War God Palace and had known nothing about this.

That meant that, in the entire official hierarchy of Huaxia, he was second only to one person.

He could answer to Jia Yi alone. And he could tell anyone else that "a general in the field need not obey every order from headquarters"!

So had he come here today of his own accord, or on orders from above?

Bai Pianqing began to feel uneasy and no longer dared to refuse him so bluntly.

But Lin Ranyi, if you already knew about this, why didn't you tell us beforehand!?

The Bai Family had treated you well, and this was how you repaid us!

Bai Yang smiled. "Oh? What have the War Gods been saying about me?

"I really haven't heard much."

Lin Ranyi replied earnestly, "Of course they've all been praising you, Group Leader Bai, for being young and promising. They say it's a sure thing you'll reach the level above War God someday!

"They'd all love to spar with you and build a good relationship if they got the chance."

Bai Yang smiled and nodded, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Lin Ranyi's eyes shifted. "There are too many people here, and too many ears. Since we're discussing serious business, why don't we go to the study?"

Bai Yang didn't mind. The Bai Family couldn't escape his grasp no matter what, so it made no difference where they talked.

Bai Pianqing led the three of them into the study, then glanced at Yang Wu several times.

When she saw that he had no intention of leaving, she had no choice but to let it go.

It was an elegant study decorated in a classical style. Alongside rows of wooden bookshelves,

there were even some thread-bound books made of paper, probably old enough to be considered antiques.

Once all four were seated, Lin Ranyi was the first to speak. "Mr. Bai, is your idea of building a War Base, which you mentioned earlier, for real?"

Bai Yang's expression remained unchanged. "Of course."

He hadn't come up with the idea on a whim. War Bases were made of enormous quantities of metal, making them the Golden Horned Behemoth's primary target.

When it invaded Earth, the first thing it did was devour War Bases, seeking to evolve that way.

If it couldn't swallow one, it would destroy the whole thing, then rampage through the major Base Cities, killing indiscriminately.

But what if he could control a War Base?

He could not only take advantage of Magic City's unique environment to harvest vast quantities of monster genes and flesh,

but also set traps and wait for the enemy, striking the Golden Horned Behemoth with a powerful blow.

For him, it was an opportunity with benefits in every direction.

Seeing that Bai Yang really wasn't joking or deliberately making things difficult for the Bai Family,

the situation was actually even harder to handle!

Bai Pianqing and Lin Ranyi suddenly fell silent.

After a long while, Lin Ranyi spoke. "Mr. Bai, you have a long-range vision. Perhaps you have reasons I don't understand.

"But money isn't the only issue here. There are quite a few other obstacles."

Seeing how sensible and tactful the man was, Bai Yang asked, "What obstacles?"

Lin Ranyi spoke slowly. "Mr. Bai, you should know

that War Bases are enormous and can accommodate tens of thousands of soldiers fighting at once. The cost of all that metal alone is already staggering.

"More importantly, because they're equipped with laser cannons designed specifically to deal with Lord Level—War God Level—monsters, the Earth Alliance has to approve them.

"Let's be frank. The HR Alliance really can get them, but the price would be astronomical!

"And even if you can handle all that, as far as I know, a War Base absolutely cannot be built on a sea island."

Bai Yang asked, "Why not?"

Lin Ranyi replied, "Because the sea islands are forbidden territory for marine life! A War Base built on one would pose far too great a threat to them!

"So they would go berserk and attack the construction site at any cost!

"People tried before, back when the Base Cities were first being established, but every attempt failed!

"The War Base in Magic City was built at the mouth of the Huangpu River instead of across the water on Changxing Island. It wasn't because they didn't want to build it there. They had no choice!"

Bai Yang was delighted. This was wonderful!

He hadn't expected the Base to attract monsters like this. It was exactly what he wanted!

Now he had all the more reason to go through with it.