Chapter 35: Once My Wings Are Fully Grown, I Shall Shatter the Heavens with a Single Spear Thrust
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Qin Chuan continued exploring the waters around him, searching for anything unusual. He had already received resource rewards twice and knew that such things tended to have a rather distinctive appearance.
The closer one came to those resources, the more clearly their peculiarities could be seen.
Nezha, the Demon Child, was someone who refused to surrender—a person who dared to struggle against fate to the very end. Qin Chuan was the same. The harder these resources were to find, the more determined he became to uncover them.
The contest for national fortune resources was a game.
It sent the people of the Nine Provinces Planet into forbidden lands in search of resources, leaving humans to be hunted down and devoured by monsters.
The fates of these lucky ones were held in the hands of others. Qin Chuan hated that feeling.
But he lacked the strength to resist for now. All he could do was grow stronger step by step, struggle against fate, and wait for the hidden mastermind to reveal himself.
Qin Chuan still did not know why those people were doing this. Perhaps, in the eyes of those lofty beings, they were nothing more than toys—mere ants that could be toyed with at will.
He wanted his own destiny to remain in his own hands.
My fate is mine to command, not Heaven’s!
For now, he was merely making a temporary compromise.
Once his wings had fully grown, he would pierce the firmament with a single spear!
Qin Chuan moved through the water like a flood dragon, astonishingly fast as he searched back and forth across the lake for its hidden secrets.
A two-star fish monster opened its razor-sharp jaws and lunged at him. Qin Chuan seized it with one hand, then kicked its head apart and casually removed its monster core.
His movements flowed as smoothly as water, without the slightest hesitation or excess.
His speed was not affected in the least. He looked as calm and relaxed as though he had merely done something utterly insignificant, with not the slightest sense of incongruity.
It was almost like watching an art form devoted to killing. Though somewhat bloody, it contained none of the feeling of bloodthirsty cruelty.
Although Qin Chuan was less than a meter tall and appeared delicate and easy to bully, no one dared underestimate him.
“I understand Qin Chuan less and less!”
“Any enemy that encounters Qin Chuan is unfortunate. The fact that he became Yanhuang’s lucky one is our good fortune.”
“He is so young, yet already so cold-blooded and ruthless. Is that really a good thing?”
“Saintly busybody, put away your kindness. If you went into the forbidden land, you would definitely be the first to die.”
“People are born good by nature. If Qin Chuan has been forced to become cold-blooded, then he has done nothing wrong. The fault lies with this national fortune game. It is this game that has forced these lucky ones to learn how to survive.”
In this world, right and wrong had never been easy to define.
Ten minutes passed, then half an hour, then a full hour.
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Apart from the strange fish and shrimp in the lake, Qin Chuan had found nothing.
Yet his instincts told him that there was something in this lake. He simply had not found it yet.
Qin Chuan still refused to give up. He continued searching, trusting his instincts and his judgment.
Shangguan Ruoyun was extremely worried on the shore. An hour had passed—how could an ordinary person possibly hold their breath underwater for that long?
She tried to go into the water to find Qin Chuan, but failed and could only return to shore helplessly to wait.
“Qin Chuan has been holding his breath underwater for a full hour. Could he really stay underwater for several hours without anything happening to him?”
“If someone had said that before, I would have called it bragging. But now, I’m not so sure.”
“Qin Chuan beats monsters on land and battles vicious fish underwater. If he could fly as well, he would truly be invincible.”
“Humans don’t have wings. They absolutely cannot fly. This is reality, not a novel.”
“In myths and legends, the West has angels and sorcerers, while the East has sword flight and cultivation leading to godhood. Could all of that really be nothing more than legend?”
“Atheists, believe in science and attain eternal life.”
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The viewers urged Qin Chuan to stop searching. There were clearly no resources here at all. Rather than waste time, he would be better off returning to shore and looking elsewhere.
But Qin Chuan refused to believe it. He still trusted his judgment and continued searching for the mysterious resource.
“Is Qin Chuan an idiot? He has been searching for so long. Apart from fish and shrimp, what else could there be?”
“With his strength, he could obviously search for other resources on land. Why waste time here?”
“It has been more than an hour. Is he a mermaid or something?”
“I wish I had his ability to hold my breath.”
When viewers from other countries saw that Qin Chuan had found nothing, they were relieved. The fact that even the people of Yanhuang did not believe there were resources in the water pleased them even more.
They even began speaking up for Qin Chuan.
“You little brat, miracles happen in places like that. Never give up. It would be best if you stayed underwater forever and never came ashore.”
“The water suits him better. I think he should stay right there. Our lucky ones can handle the exploration of other resources.”
“Qin Chuan is quite good. He is doing very well right now. Just keep searching and don’t stop. There is plenty of time, so there is no need to hurry.”
“Let a sea monster appear and eat him. That little brat will become a threat to the other countries in the future.”
“That fellow must be a sea monster in disguise. They say monsters come from Yanhuang—he must be one of them.”
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Two hours passed, yet Qin Chuan still had not discovered anything. He finally climbed ashore, catching several fish along the way to replenish his strength.
“I’m tired today. I’ll continue tomorrow,” Qin Chuan said to the worried Shangguan Ruoyun.
Shangguan Ruoyun opened her mouth, intending to dissuade him, but when she saw the determination in his eyes, she changed her words.
“Keep it up.”
The National Security Bureau.
“Director, why didn’t Shangguan Ruoyun try to persuade Qin Chuan? I also think Qin Chuan shouldn’t be wasting time there.” Several young National Security Bureau employees were deeply puzzled.
“From the perspective of the bigger picture, Qin Chuan is being irrational. But from an individual perspective, he has done nothing wrong. We have merely placed the responsibility on his shoulders. Think about it—Qin Chuan is only four years old. He has his own thoughts. How can we say that his actions are wrong?”
“Shangguan Ruoyun must have realized this as well. She is an adult; she cannot place the responsibility of the nation on Qin Chuan. We must view the matter objectively. Do you understand?”
Yang Zhengyi briefly explained his thoughts.
After hearing him, the others realized that they were still too young and had considered the matter too one-sidedly.
They had learned their lesson.
The sky darkened, and the stars gathered in splendor. Two crescent moons appeared, one in the east and one in the west, gazing at each other from afar.
This was a wondrous starry sky unique to the forbidden land, and everyone was curious about where exactly this forbidden land was located.
“Little one, get some rest.”
Shangguan Ruoyun held Qin Chuan in her arms and lay down beside Shen Gongbao to sleep.
At first, Shen Gongbao had been afraid of this unfamiliar stranger, but by now it had grown accustomed to her presence and regarded Shangguan Ruoyun as one of its own.
It had been won over by Shangguan Ruoyun’s delicious food. No matter how much it wanted to eat, she always had more to give—far more generous than Qin Chuan.
“Sister Ruoyun, your arms are so warm.”
Lying in Shangguan Ruoyun’s embrace, Qin Chuan looked up at her with his large eyes, filled with happiness.
“Go to sleep.”
Ever since Shangguan Ruoyun learned that Qin Chuan was an orphan who had been abandoned at an orphanage as a child, her heart had ached even more for him. She had no idea what the child had gone through to become so brave and so different from others.
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