Pretending To Be A Boss

They could only meet once a year, on the seventh day of the seventh month.

Seeing one's beloved only once a year was truly touching, and the fairy in the heavens would shed many tears. Thus, it became rain."

"Humph, what a boring story," Tang Feiji snorted.

"Yes, people always enjoy dressing dirty things up as fresh and pure. There's a huge flaw in this story. One day in heaven is a year on earth, but the time mentioned here is based on earthly time. Is the water that falls from the sky truly tears?"

Tang Feiji didn't understand again; if it wasn't the fairy's tears, what else could this rainwater be?

Tang Xian didn't say that an old underwater dragon that had lived under the sea for hundreds of years couldn't comprehend the ancient humans' grand imaginative power.

The Zhenhai Canglong's flying speed was very fast, even faster than flying vehicles.

Shortly after, Tang Xian noticed that the massive Pyramid was no longer in sight.

He flew over one set of ruins after another.

The integrity of these ruins was gradually better. To Tang Xian, the way these ruins had been destroyed looked like they had been ravaged by a massive storm.

Could it be related to some activities of the Pyramid?

Eventually, after flying for a long time,

he and Tang Feiji arrived at a city that seemed to be still in decent shape.

For a moment, Tang Xian didn't know where this was, but the buildings filled with roots and plants seemed like a good place to shelter from the rain.

At Tang Xian's command, Tang Feiji lowered its dragon form and transformed into a human.

This had to be done; otherwise, its massive body wouldn't fit.

Even at night, under the distant flashes and rumblings of thunder, they could clearly see their surroundings.

In Tang Xian's understanding, this should be a business district of humanity.

The tallest building was a department store, surrounded by various shops.

There were also a few office buildings, all looking quite desolate.

But perhaps because it was far from the Pyramid, this place seemed very intact.

And judging by the architecture of the block, most of these buildings only appeared in top-tier cities.

From afar, Tang Xian noticed a 5G signal tower. But it was deserted.

However, as long as a network loop was established, it might still be reusable.

Tang Xian found this place quite nice. Based on the high integrity of the buildings, all that was needed was to clear out the parasitic plants from outside and inside—human civilization, which had completely decayed, could quickly revive a small district.

Of course, whether this work would go smoothly would depend on some exploration progress tomorrow.

"Let's find shelter from the rain today and find a place to sleep. We'll explore this place tomorrow."

Tang Feiji had no objections.

Tang Xian walked into a residential building opposite the department store.

In a second-floor room, the door was open.

From the smell in the air, it seemed that some creatures had been here, but mostly reptiles.

Tang Xian took out a candle he scavenged from the Treehouse Woodhouse and lit it.

He saw clearly the scene inside the room.

It was a normal bedroom setup.

But the room had thick layers of dust, cobwebs, some wooden chairs, and fabric, all gnawed to unevenness by rats.

Underfoot, several cockroaches as long as a middle finger scurried about.

Tang Xian frowned and smiled wryly,

"If those girls were here, they'd definitely not stand it. Maybe Xiao Jiu would even ask if cockroaches are tasty."
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"I can kill them," Tang Feiji said.

"Never mind, let's find another way to clear these residents. Right now, they are the masters here, and we are the outsiders. Besides, if you take action, I'm afraid it'll be disastrous and ruin the city I finally found."

Tang Xian visited several other places. Wherever furniture was densely piled, there would be all sorts of insects.

So he gave up on the second floor and went to the eleventh.

The advantage of being high up was that there were few reptiles and mosquitoes.

Tang Xian found a vacant room that had only been decorated but had no furniture.

Small insects and rats are like that; the denser the furniture arrangement, the more suitable for their survival.

Due to the height and openness, Tang Xian found this floor habitable. He hardly saw any of those creatures.

So he stopped fussing and, carrying the candlelight, checked the surroundings to make sure everything was safe before settling down in a corner.

He took out paper and pen from his utility bag and began to record today's notes.

"The storm arrived just as I did, along with the dragon, dramatically welcoming me, I suppose.

Because there has to be a world out there that's meant for me.

The vast ruins could be from the Pyramid, these massive structures like slumbering monsters. Maybe, occasionally, they even behave like living creatures?

Sometimes I even think that humanity's advancement into higher civilization is a journey towards self-destruction.

As the Pyramid's levels gradually activate, mechanical devices become ever more prevalent and human involvement ever less necessary.

But I don't think humanity is to blame. Without these unique experiences, I might have believed, like everyone else, that the Pyramid was the ultimate destiny of the Human World, right?

We are but participants without a god's-eye view, choosing to believe what we do out of instinct, not calculated decision-making.

The Beast Court and the ruins of Eden have yet to be found.

The higher levels of the Pyramid remain locked. Whether the vast world of humanity hides any secrets is also unknown.

This world doesn't reject humanity, so before me, were there other humans here?

After the great cataclysm, was there really not a single person left in this world?

There are only a little over two hundred Pyramids, and between each Pyramid, there's plenty of space—is it possible that people are living alone in these gaps?

Or even small civilizations thriving?"

Tang Xian closed his notebook.

The content of his notes might be somewhat heavy, but his mood was quite pleasant.

The presence of spiders, reptiles, and rats proves that this world truly can sustain other forms of life.

Despite the Pyramids constantly drawing geothermal energy, the growth of plants shows that this world is vivacious.

The mining world is beautiful yet dangerous. It is a stage for the chosen ones to compete for glory, and no matter how much support is provided by those at the bottom, their names will never make it onto humanity's roll of honor.

But now it's different, they have a more suitable place to go.

Yet all of this still needs to be examined—Tang Xian is not one to set his sights too high.

He sat quietly in the corner, closed his eyes, and waited for the day to come.

...

...

When the sunlight streamed through the window, it was still cool.

The storm had stopped, and a night of heavy rain had left many puddles on the roads, but the air felt fresh and cleansed.

A freshness you couldn't find within the Pyramids.

The difference between day and night is significant.

At night, those tiny creatures emerge in search of food.

But by day, it is time for the larger beasts to frolic and hunt.

Tang Xian quickly woke up.

Woken by hunger.

Tang Feiji was holding a rat.

The rat was half-cooked and emitting a burnt smell.

"You're improving, at least you know to roast it before eating," Tang Xian joked.

"Do you want some?" Tang Feiji was not a generous dragon.

He was a miser, not inclined to share even a rat.

But for Tang Xian, it was different, because Tang Xian knew how to make the food taste better.

"You eat it yourself. There are many ways to cook a rat, and although I probably won't kill myself by eating it now, I refuse this unclean way of eating."

Tang Xian grimaced with disgust, thwarting Tang Feiji's little scheme.

Then Tang Feiji swallowed the remaining half of the rat in one gulp.

Tang Xian was very hungry, as he said, rats weren't inedible.

But since he was living in a new world, addressing the food issue was essential. Bringing food from the mining area might solve an immediate issue.

But what about when more people come? To solve this problem for the long-term, the key approaches would still have to be breeding, farming.

Or hunting.

The hunting targets couldn't just be rats. Tang Xian wanted to see if, during the daylight in this city, he could encounter other animals.

Preferably those with tasty flesh.

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