UGB Chapter 503 Fully Released
Chapter 503 Fully Released
Chapter 504 Fully Released
"We haven't started excavating yet. We've done a rough estimate, and it's converted into about 400 tons of Grade 9 energy stones. The energy ore is the main part of this harvest. In addition, there are a large number of rare and precious materials, such as the Hundred-Refining Fruit and other energy fruits, which number in the hundreds!"
The medicinal herbs, weapons, metals, and armor used to manufacture large quantities of elixirs—if calculated according to official prices, their total value would likely exceed 100 trillion!
"One hundred trillion —"
Many grandmasters secretly swallowed hard. After all, they were used to being poor their whole lives, and suddenly reaping so much was unimaginable to them. The grandmasters who came from the Magic Martial Arts Academy were relatively calmer, since they had seen plenty of resources there. "The harvest of monster corpses this time is quite substantial. There are four ninth-grade monsters, 31 eighth-grade monsters, and 72 seventh-grade monsters. These can all be forged into divine weapons, which will be quite valuable. As for the other items in the dungeon, such as books and decorations, they are still being tallied."
The sixth-rank martial artist beside him continued, while Zhang Tao was beaming with joy, since not a single mine had been lost this time.
"Gentlemen, the situation is becoming increasingly dire, so I plan to announce the existence of the underground dungeons immediately. After all, we have already laid a lot of groundwork, and we are not lacking in resources now: we have two underground dungeons, the Shanghai and the Forbidden City, which martial artists can adapt to, and we are about to enjoy a rare period of peace, so we must develop them rapidly. Moreover, the number of martial artists who have died in the underground dungeons over the years is countless, and it is time for everyone outside to know who our martial artists are fighting. Those fallen heroes will finally no longer have to hide the truth of their deaths."
Zhang Tao looked at the masters below and said, "After all, martial artists are also human beings. They also need a sense of recognition and understanding from ordinary people outside."
"Yes, Minister Zhang."
All the grandmasters agreed, "Furthermore, we will definitely give everyone a satisfactory answer regarding the distribution of the spoils of war. After all, we certainly won't let the participating warriors feel disheartened."
On October 1st, Zhang Tao and his group returned to Earth. At the same time, under the watchful eyes of countless people, the government held a press conference. Facing public questions and speculation, Zhang Tao didn't mince words, stating, "Another world does indeed exist!"
Zhang Tao's expression was serious, lacking his usual approachable and gentle demeanor. "I think most of you have played the game 'Otherworld Invasion' or seen its trailers recently, as well as the three movies we released last month. Now I can reiterate that they are all based on true events. In August of this year, as you all know, a major event occurred at Magic Martial Arts University. Thousands of Magic Martial Arts University teachers and students circled the city and flew through the air, boasting of their achievements. The latest movie, 'The Beginning of the Rebellion,' is based on this great battle. And it's not just Magic Martial Arts University; every martial arts university has its own history of struggle. Magic Martial Arts University is not unique; it is a microcosm of the entire history of resistance worldwide. You only saw Magic Martial Arts University's great victory, but the losses behind it were enormous."
Zhang Tao continued coldly.
"In recent years, the losses of martial artists have been very high, and I believe many people have heard about it. We have released the Grandmaster Ranking, but the Grandmaster Ranking is not static. In the past two years, the number of Grandmasters has increased, but many familiar faces have also disappeared. Now I want to tell you that they did not experience a decline in cultivation or fall ill. After all, they were all high-grade Grandmasters. They would never suffer from illness or disaster in their lives. So where did they all go? They all died in battle!"
At this point, a hint of emotion and sorrow flashed across Zhang Tao's usually cold and stern face. "Many people don't know the truth. They question the privileges we martial artists have, questioning why martial artists have such a high status and why they have special privileges. Let me tell you, it's because martial artists have risked their lives on the front lines. Over the years, the number of people who have died in the underground battles has reached millions, with as many as 20 to 120 million martial artists killed in action. These are numbers made up of countless precious lives. There are also those who were injured, disabled, or even had their cultivation abolished. They are the true heroes!"
"In the past, for the sake of peace, and fearing that you wouldn't be able to accept the truth, we explained the past of all the warriors who died in battle with absurd excuses—laughable reasons such as accidental death during military exercises, enemy ambush, death from illness, or attack by a cult—"
I'm tired and fed up with making up all these excuses!
Is it really impossible for high-level martial artists to live a long life? No, once you reach the high level, living for five hundred years or even a thousand years is not a problem. But in all of China's grandmasters, only twelve are over a hundred years old. Where are the rest? They all died in battle!
We martial artists are also human beings, and we also need to be recognized. We have been hiding this from you in the past, for fear that you would not be able to accept it, but now it is time to tell you. You want to know, right? Now we will give you the right to know!
The government will release a series of intelligence reports about the underground caves. Today, we've also invited Fang Ping, Qin Fengqing, and several other young prodigies. They don't come from martial arts families; their families are ordinary people. Ask them anything you want to know!
After saying that, Zhang Tao left. He had other things to do. He had come here because the announcement required an authoritative person to make an explanation. As for chaos, the government had long had contingency plans for that, so there was no need to worry about too much social unrest.
Amidst the chaos of the media reporters below, Fang Ping and his group slowly walked onto the stage. "My name is Fang Ping. Everyone should know me and my background. I come from an ordinary family. I am the only martial artist in five generations. Most of the people in Wuda are from ordinary families like mine, so I can represent the general public. Minister Zhang called me here because he hopes that I can tell the story of the underground cave in the most objective way. Everyone can ask me any questions."
Fang Ping said with a smile.
The next moment, countless reporters raised their hands. After all, this was huge news, and they had many questions to ask. Fang Ping casually picked a reporter. "Master Fang, I'd like to ask, in the latest movie, it showed martial artists killing beings from another world, and even massacring a city, killing millions of the opposing force—"
The reporter opposite asked tremblingly, after all, the thought that Fang Ping in front of him might also be the one who killed millions of otherworldly beings made him feel scared. "That's right, that's true. Reporters, please remember, what humanity is facing now is a racial war, a war for survival, not child's play. Once the underground world breaks through humanity, their methods will be a thousand times, ten thousand times more ruthless than ours. Two years ago, I think everyone knows about the great earthquake in the Tiannan underground world. Was that really a great earthquake?"
No, it was the cavemen who attacked. In that battle, tens of thousands of Chinese warriors died. If the passage hadn't been held in the end, the lives of tens of millions of people in Tiannan would have been in danger.