Chapter 122: Are You of the Remnant Race?
Chapter 122: Are You of the Remnant Race?
Lei Yaotian did not know about the ‘fight’ between the two young girls. He patted Audrey in his arms until she calmed down. Then he said to Elder Mensa, “Look at this little one. She now sees me as her ‘Father.’ She can’t communicate with others normally, so she won’t reveal any secrets…”
Audrey looked up at Lei Yaotian and saw him gently patting her head. Her face immediately lit up with a smile.
“Ee…yah~”
“What did the Young Master mean by that? Everyone around him wouldn’t leak his secrets. It seemed these people had been with him for a long time and had gained his complete trust. So, were his words directed at me?”
Elder Mensa quickly understood the meaning behind Lei Yaotian’s words.
Yes, among these people, only he had not earned the Young Master’s trust. Although he had signed a contract with the Young Master using the name of the Star God, even he himself wasn’t very confident in the persuasiveness of that contract.
Of course, he had also written his name, along with those of all the Iktans, on the parchment scroll Lei Yaotian had provided.
But what did that matter?
If there was no way to prove they were trustworthy, how could trust be built?
Moreover, he knew nothing about the secrets the Young Master carried.
He had an Intelligent Butler and led over a hundred thousand soldiers. He also had a large number of Engineering Robots and was building countless Warship Manufacturing Factories.
What was more, he had just learned that his Young Master could even read the writings of the Ancient Civilization ‘Atlan.’
All these mysterious events proved that his Young Master harbored a huge secret.
“The remnant race of the Atlantean Civilization…” Elder Mensa thought, and the more he did, the more plausible the speculation seemed.
Based on the construction the Steward had carried out on this planet over the past six months… “Could it be that his Young Master aimed to restore the glory of the Atlantean Civilization?”
At this thought, Elder Mensa couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement.
If his guess was correct, and the Young Master was indeed a remnant of Atlan, bearing the great responsibility of reviving the Atlantean Civilization, then assisting him in his rise and taking revenge would not conflict at all.
But first, how could he prove his loyalty?
Of course, only proving his own loyalty wasn’t enough; he had to have his people prove their loyalty too. Only by making the Young Master feel confident in them could the Iktans integrate into his inner circle.
Elder Mensa thought and thought and quickly made a decision.
“Thump!”
Elder Mensa knelt on the ground. He raised his hands above his head and then lay flat on the floor.
“I don’t know how to prove the loyalty of myself and my people, but if you have a way, Young Master, we are willing to cooperate.”
Lei Yaotian gave Wangcai a meaningful look, and Wangcai nodded in understanding.
In fact, Lei Yaotian’s earlier words were precisely directed at Elder Mensa.
Among those by Lei Yaotian’s side now, Wangcai was beyond suspicion. After some tests, Monica could also be trusted. As for the Genetic Girl Audrey, the issue of loyalty didn’t even occur to her because she didn’t understand such things. With her monster genes, she already regarded him as her ‘Father’ and would never betray him.
So, relatively speaking, only these Iktans gave Lei Yaotian some cause for concern.
Wangcai, seeing Lei Yaotian’s glance, immediately understood and said to Mensa, “I have a Loyalty Drug that can make you loyal to the Young Master. But you should know, this drug has some side effects.”
“What side effects?”
Wangcai smirked darkly. “After using this Loyalty Drug, loyalty will be imprinted in your genes. It will even be passed down to your descendants. Moreover, your descendants will be even more loyal than you…”
“What a twisted drug!” Elder Mensa thought.
If the Ikto Race used this drug, after five generations, they would truly become fanatically loyal followers and obedient ‘dogs.’
However, Elder Mensa felt that this gene injection was acceptable. If Lei Yaotian truly was a remnant of Atlan, then he must possess a vast amount of advanced technology, making his rise inevitable.
And if he wanted to join a civilization’s power, with Mensa’s diligent support, the speed of his rise would be relatively faster.
Clinging to such a strong ally, especially one willing to take them in during the Iktans’ most difficult times—Elder Mensa knew which choice to make.
“I am willing to accept it! My people are willing to accept it too!”
Since Elder Mensa said he was willing, Wangcai didn’t ask any further questions.
He walked over to Elder Mensa, extended a metal needle from his finger, and pierced it into Mensa’s body. Then, a tube of green liquid was injected into Elder Mensa.
“Your people will be helped by soldiers to get the injection shortly,” Wangcai said after administering the injection.
Under Lei Yaotian’s indication, Elder Mensa stood up from the ground.
“Lord Butler, you have such a remarkable thing. Once the Young Master enters the Divine Glory Empire, this drug could be very useful…” After receiving the injection, Elder Mensa’s heart was now filled with reverence for Lei Yaotian, without a trace of doubt.
It was indeed a twisted drug.
At the same time, Elder Mensa quickly adapted to his new role and began contributing to Lei Yaotian’s future.
“You mean using this stuff to control certain powerful figures?”
Wangcai looked at Mensa as he asked.
Mensa nodded and gave Lei Yaotian a smile.
“That’s what I thought. If we could control a few high-ranking officials in the Divine Glory Empire, and through them, even control beings from the Ninth-level Civilization, then the Young Master’s rise would be much faster.”
Elder Mensa shared his idea.
“Who would have thought the serious old man Mensa had the makings of a bootlicker,” Lei Yaotian thought, recalling Mensa’s flattering smile.
“Now Wangcai has a partner.”
Wangcai clicked his tongue and said to Mensa, “Do you think I have a lot of this drug on hand?”
Uh!
“Could it be, Lord Butler, you don’t have much of it?”
Wangcai nodded. “That’s right. I only have one dose of this drug. I diluted it just enough for you eighty people to use. There’s no more.”
“Isn’t this drug something you made yourself, Lord Butler?”
Wangcai shook his head.
“If I had made it myself, I wouldn’t have said that.”
“Then where did this drug come from? Can we get more? This relates to the Young Master’s future.”
Elder Mensa quickly asked several questions.
Wangcai thought for a moment and replied, “Hmm… I bought this drug from a universe merchant I met hundreds of years ago. At the time, I only bought one dose. But when I realized its effect and tried to contact him again, I found he had been killed by space pirates.”
As he said this, Wangcai put on a very regretful expression.
“What a shame,” Elder Mensa sighed.
Lei Yaotian, standing nearby, wanted to laugh but held back at Wangcai’s fabricated story.
“What nonsense, talking about a universe merchant. He obviously bought it from the Trading Device, but that excuse is passable,” Lei Yaotian thought. “Still, it’s really unfortunate. The being who sold this drug died in a Dimensional Plane monopoly war started by a friend. Otherwise, I could have bought more of it.”
So it turned out Wangcai’s supply of this drug was truly cut off.
“It’s a twisted drug, and Wangcai can’t crack it at all.” Lei Yaotian had no solution either.
So Elder Mensa’s plan couldn’t be realized.
Meanwhile, Wangcai had already notified the Artificial Human Soldiers at the base to start injecting the diluted drug into the remaining Ikto Race members in their settlement.
One dose of the Loyalty Drug could be diluted for up to ninety people. Any more and it would lose its effect.
With exactly eighty-nine Iktans left, it fit perfectly.
Of course, they had to thank the four Iktans who had committed suicide; otherwise, there wouldn’t have been enough of the drug.
After Elder Mensa was injected with the drug, there was no longer any need to worry about his loyalty.
Following that, Lei Yaotian took everyone for a walk around the Ruins.
Honestly, there wasn’t much of value inside. Apart from the Intelligent Brain left by the Atlantean Civilization, there was nothing useful.
After looking around, Lei Yaotian lost interest in the Ruins.
“Wangcai, go retrieve that Intelligent Brain and bring it back to the Base. Then, see if there’s anything good inside it.”
Wangcai nodded, walked over to the cylinder, and stood still. He extended his arm, transforming it into dozens of wires that connected to the central program of the Intelligent Brain. Using his own Energy, he controlled the cylinder’s crystal wall to open.
“Buzz~~~~”
The crystal wall slowly rotated and descended. The floating purple crystal dropped in front of Wangcai.
Retracting his wires and reforming his hand, Wangcai caught the purple crystal and returned to Lei Yaotian’s side.
“Young Master, I don’t know the language of the Atlantean Civilization, so…” Wangcai spoke softly, so only Lei Yaotian could hear.
“After we return, I will teach you the language of the Atlantean Civilization.”
Lei Yaotian quickly replied to Wangcai and then fell silent.
At that moment, Elder Mensa approached.
“Young Master, I only want to ask you one question. If it’s all right, please enlighten me.”
“Go ahead~”
Lei Yaotian instructed Leader 9527 of the Heavy Engineering Robots to clear out the remaining equipment in the Ruins and transport them back to the Base.
Elder Mensa mustered his courage and whispered, “Young Master, are you a remnant of the Atlantean Civilization?”