Pretending To Be A Boss

It was as if the cities of ancient times had been folded up to construct a gigantic pyramid, vastly immense.

But to actually call it a pyramid was not accurate; this was just an early term, which people later got used to and couldn't change their habit of using.

The Pyramid was not just a pyramid, for it was too towering. From afar, it looked more like a huge stone pillar.

Tang Xian had many speculations about the Pyramid, until he saw it in person, from its exterior, and realized all his speculations were wrong.

Such scale, this level of architectural civilization, was beyond what current human technology could achieve.

The mine area appeared mysterious, but now the appearance of the Pyramid seemed even more mysterious.

Does a true summit actually exist above the clouds?

What kind of existence are the people at the summit?

"How is it, are you stunned by the sight of the Pyramid?" Li Xiaoyu's voice came from the communication device inside the vehicle.

"A bit, yes. The situation is more shocking than I had imagined," Tang Xian didn't deny. The enormity of the Pyramid was beyond his expectation by too much.

"I was also very shocked the first time I saw it. I sent people to try to fly to the highest point. But before passing through the clouds, they faced a great obstacle. There was no way to get through the cloud layer to see the true height of the Pyramid," said Li Xiaoyu.

"Obstacle?"

"Yes. It's like the mine area's special interference field. The vehicle would quickly lose power, the engine would fail to start, and it would fall straight down."

Li Xiaoyu paused for a moment before continuing,

"Luckily, once they fall out of a certain range, they can take off again. For the pilots, it's also an experience of life and death."

Tang Xian was silent, looking at the thick clouds in the sky as though they were a gate between the human world and some unknown realm.

He gazed at the Pyramid and made an assumption. Calculating based on the height that could already be seen from the Pyramid, he deduced that there were at least twelve levels below the clouds. Perhaps the top was above the clouds, or maybe there were other levels.

Tang Xian couldn't speculate further. He just thought that the future seemed very far away.

Humanity had spent hundreds of years to reach the seventh level and was about to enter the eighth,

But perhaps they had only explored half of the entire Pyramid. The mysterious mine area still had a vast amount of content waiting for humans to explore.

Tang Xian did not rejoice.

Bizarre and exotic ideas had crossed his mind.

For instance, the world outside the Pyramid was actually very interesting, inhabited by many people, and the people inside the Pyramid were just a form of entertainment for those outside.

They lacked neither food nor clothing, and lived in comfortable environments, issuing various commands each day for the people inside the Pyramid to follow, to entertain themselves.

Inside the Pyramid, whether noble or lowly, no matter which level one was from, one was merely a plaything, a captive beast for entertainment.

Now, it seemed, this speculation was incorrect.

Yet, looking at the Pyramid, which was far more advanced than human civilization, he did not feel much delight.

The oppressive feeling of humans living inside the Pyramid never ceased.

"There are a few more hours, take your time to look, the outside world is not that beautiful," said Li Xiaoyu.

Tang Xian remained silent, memorizing the scenery he saw. And he truly began to ponder a question:

"If one were to descend outside of the fortress, would one really die?"

This question made him feel somewhat obsessed, and he really wanted to try it.

Ultimately, the idea was suppressed. The last time in the mine area, Tang Xian remembered he nearly died for real; if not for Tang Xiaojiu... perhaps even the mysterious power inside him wouldn't have saved him.

The mysterious power under these rules seemed not to be inferior to the power within him.

But one day, when he was fully prepared, Tang Xian would try it.

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The second Pyramid, the fourth level.

The Evolution Zone on the fourth level was a mysterious organization. Although its location wasn't particularly secret, no outsiders ever dared to approach the Evolution Zone.

The wasteland outside the Evolution Zone had always been left untouched without anyone daring to contract or plan it, because too many "experimental subjects" had been buried there.

In any case, for the people of the second fortress, while the Evolution Zone wasn't an unheard-of organization — its reputation was, in fact, significant — nearly no one really understood the Evolution Zone.

There were those who were not afraid to die and sought to uncover the secrets of the Evolution Zone.

Once they went in, they never came out again. Even if some were not content and chose to file a report, the cases were generally indefinitely postponed.

The Evolution Zone facilitated its introduction into the Huaxia Fortress market quite simply, with money.

Large amounts of heavy weaponry and organic mines, even Soul Crystals, sourced from various fortresses — they used some of them and the rest were leveraged as capital to bribe certain restrictions.

Akasi was currently in the Evolution Zone's second camp.

This place was reserved for only the most elite experimental subjects to reside, and the number was small, counting Akasi there were only seven.

Langnu, a burly Northern Russian, upon seeing Akasi, looked hostile and suddenly pressed down on Akasi's shoulder.

Akasi didn't understand what this meant.

Langnu, injected with Giant Spirit Hippopotamus Serum, though far from being able to match Akasi's speed, had astonishing strength.

Caught off guard by Langnu, Akasi found himself unable to break free.

"What are you doing?" Akasi stared at Langnu, who was two heads taller than himself.

"Little one, number 19 no longer belongs to you now. That little girl has been taken away. To prevent you from causing trouble, the doctor has arranged for a few of us to come watch over you."