Being forced to grow like a pig? But I'm immune to the consequences!

Chapter 433 Expectations

(PS: There might only be one chapter today, but it will be 3000 words long.)

As the night breeze blew by, the streets of Yuncheng were brightly lit, and various 3D GG projections flickered on the exterior walls of the towering buildings. Many people could still be seen eating or strolling on the street, and everything seemed much more stable than expected.

Not long after, Sun Hong drove his large van and took Zhao Dele and the others back to the temporary resettlement area.

"Alright, I won't see you off." Sun Hong stopped the car. "See you at the construction site tomorrow."

"Brother Sun, thank you for spending money today. We brothers will treat you another day," Zhao Dele and his companions said sincerely.

"It's no big deal." Sun Hong waved his hand, stepped on the gas, and the van disappeared into the night.

Zhao Dele and the others then returned to their temporary accommodation.

Zhang Lin, Wu Yu, and the others have not yet rested.

"Brother Dele." Zhang Lin greeted Zhao Dele and the others as they returned.

Zhao Dele took out the several boxes of takeout food and handed them to Zhang Lin: "These are for you guys, eat them while they're hot. It'll be a nice change of pace."

Seeing this, Zhang Lin nodded, while Wu Yu fiddled with the lunchboxes and invited everyone to sit down and eat together.

Zhao Dele chatted with Wu Yu and others for a while, sharing some information about life that he had obtained from Sun Hong.

"In short, although Cloud City looks big, it's not that scary. It's quite stable and safe, so everyone can relax."

After a while, Zhao Dele and the others were also tired, so they went back to their rooms to rest.

However, after returning to their room, the group didn't immediately go to sleep. Instead, as usual, they chatted for a while, staring at the ceiling, recalling the information Sun Hong had shared at the dinner table.

"I never imagined that there would be two more realms in the martial arts stage: the Five Internal Organs and the Marrow Refining stage... a total of six major hurdles."

Soguli spoke first, and once he started talking, it was as if he had opened a floodgate of words.

"Yes, those nobles who swaggered around in Yangon were not descendants of any gods, but merely evolved beings in the fusion stage." Cheng Mingyuan's voice carried a hint of complexity as he thought of his father and the embryo still hidden within him.

"Those damn nobles are inhuman; they never intended for us to live from the very beginning," Zhao Dele cursed.

Tu Nan suddenly spoke up: "The biological armor that covered the captain's body was exactly the same as that on the nobles and the people of the Explorers' Association. That must be a sign of the fusion stage."

According to Brother Sun, the minimum requirement for accommodating breeding stock is to break through the Bone Refining stage and reach the first stage of the Five Organs Realm, completing the tempering of the heart.

At this point, Tu Nan stopped talking.

But an eerie silence fell over the room.

Because at that moment, they too became aware of a startling truth.

Everyone's breathing involuntarily became heavier.

A slightly excited voice rang out from Suoguli: "Then... then does that mean... does that mean that the captain, in that godforsaken place like Yangon, without the nobles revealing the next two realms, without any guidance, and without the massive resources Brother Sun mentioned... he actually... he actually broke through the shackles of Bone Refining and broke into the Five Organs Realm all by himself?!"

These words struck them like a thunderbolt, exploding in their minds.

Yes!

Wu Sheng's body was covered in genitalia! They saw it with their own eyes!

Since it possesses a reproductive suit and also experiences a higher level of life force pressure, it is highly likely that it is in the fusion stage.

The prerequisite for breaking through to the fusion stage is to break through the Five Organs Realm!

That was a realm that even Sun Hong, a martial artist at the Tendon Refining Realm who had spent half his life in the Republic of Huayan, considered insurmountable, a realm that required massive resources to build up and to learn through trial and error!

But what about Wu Sheng?

Where is he? He's in Yangon! A closed prison where even the concepts of "five internal organs" and "marrow refining" don't exist! A hellish place where resources are monopolized by nobles and even cultivation techniques are emasculated versions!

There, all alone, without information, resources, or time, he silently walked the most difficult, hidden path.

All of this is simply too unbelievable.

But Wu Sheng being in the fusion stage was an undeniable fact, leaving them no choice but to believe it.

even……

An even more terrifying thought flashed through Zhao Dele's mind.

Captain... is he really only at the first stage of the five internal organs?

According to Sun Hong, a martial artist's foundation determines the upper limit of their fusion potential. Given the captain's style and unfathomable strength, having already broken through the first stage of the Five Organs, how could he be content? And how could he lack the ability to break through the subsequent stages?

At this moment, Zhao Dele even had a faint, crazy thought in his mind—that their captain, Wu Sheng, might have broken through to the second stage of the Five Organs Realm, or even the Marrow Refining Realm!

"hiss……"

In the darkness, a collective gasp of astonishment rippled through the air.

At this moment, their previous heaviness and confusion vanished. In their place came a profound sense of awe and fervor that emanated from the depths of their souls!

"Damn it..." Soguli cursed under his breath, his voice filled with barely suppressed excitement, "I knew it, the captain isn't our kind!"

"It's more than just one species..." Cheng Mingyuan's tone was full of sighs. His identity in Yangon City was that of a descendant of martial artists, and he had had a lot of contact with the nobles of Yangon City since childhood. He knew better than anyone else that the "Divine Blood Realm" nobles in Yangon City, who were also evolved beings, had always been just a few over the years. He had never seen any other martial artist nobles become evolved beings.

This also indirectly illustrates the difficulty of becoming an evolved being.

Yet Wu Sheng managed to become at least a third-class evolver despite having no information, no resources, and no time.

"With Wu Sheng's talent, even in Yun City or the Huayan Republic, he would probably not be an unknown figure."

At this point, everyone fell silent again.

But this silence was not due to repression or confusion, but rather to shock and excitement!

"Damn it!" Zhao Dele suddenly sat up in bed, his eyes shining brightly in the darkness.

He looked around at everyone, then spoke with a hint of excitement:

"What Brother Sun said earlier, about how ordinary people can develop in Yuncheng in the future, was correct."

But that applies to ordinary people.

We are just ordinary people.

but--

No, Captain!

Our captain, when you think about it, is simply a legend!

At the age of 15, the captain was forced to inject himself with an evolution serum and join the Hyena Gang due to oppression from the residents of the same settlement.

Everything that followed was like a rocket launch, soaring and advancing at breakneck speed.

From the Hyena Layer, to the Inner City Martial Academy, then to the Exploration Department, and finally into the Temple... and thus becoming an Evolver.

To this day, our captain seems to be only 16 years old!

Four years old...

According to Brother Sun, at this age, these people from the Huayan Republic are still studying in the academy and have just begun to be divided into different streams.

But what about our captain? Our captain has led us through the wilderness, fighting and conquering, and even became the only one to break the noble monopoly and become an evolved being!

Zhao Dele paused at this point.

"The rules of this world may be able to trap Sun Hong, and countless ordinary martial artists. But how could someone like our captain be trapped by mere rules?"

"With our captain around, even if we're just following behind and getting a taste of the good life, our future is still limitless!"

Zhao Dele's words were like a fire, directly igniting the spark in everyone's hearts.

Yes, what do they have to worry about? What do they have to be afraid of?

They are ordinary people; they have no background or resources.

But what are their real trump cards?

Their real trump card is always their captain!

He's the man who always manages to create miracles!

"Brother Sun said that evolved humans are the absolute backbone of Cloud City, elites wherever they go," Soguli chuckled. "Then what are we worried about when the captain arrives? We'll still be following him, living the high life!"

"That's right! Wherever the captain is, that's where we'll be!"

"Focus on working hard on the construction site first, establish yourself, and wait for the foreman!"

For a moment, the room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

The oppressive and heavy feeling that had arisen from recognizing the cruelty of reality was completely swept away.

They could almost see the day Wu Sheng arrived in Yuncheng, when their good days would beckon to them!

Afterwards, they all lay down again, but this time, their hearts were no longer filled with confusion, but with an unprecedented sense of security and anticipation.

Soon, they closed their eyes and fell peacefully asleep.

And just as they drifted off to sleep.

In a remote wilderness.

The entire area was shrouded in darkness; you couldn't see the night sky when you looked up because of the overlapping shadows of trees above.

And within this forest, there seemed to be no sound at all; even the chirping of insects was rare, and the silence was terrifying.

At this moment, a figure slowly stopped.

It was Wu Sheng.

By this point, he had been traveling for another day.

Now, he is preparing to dig a hole in a tree to rest for the night.

Just as Wu Sheng pulled out his technological spear to dig, his keen senses suddenly detected something unusual.

Then, he shifted his feet slightly, turned his body slightly, and changed the grip on his spear to a fighting stance.

Wu Sheng's gaze drifted toward the darkness of the forest on one side.