Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies

”The people at the top aren’t stupid. They wouldn’t leave a powerful Epsilon-class Transcendent unused just to destroy you.”

”But in their eyes, you’re a double-edged sword. You might threaten their authority!”

Yang Xinxin gave an example.

”Do you still remember Li Changgong?”

The moment she mentioned that name, everything became clear in Zhang Yi’s mind.

Supreme Commander of the Northwest Major Region, Li Changgong.

He was the only one among the six major regions of the Huaxu Nation who had ascended directly to the throne through sheer martial might.

This was certainly related to his background and connections, but if he hadn’t been an Epsilon-class Transcendent, he never could have taken that position.

Zhang Yi looked at Yang Xinxin. ”What you’re saying is, no one wants to see a second Li Changgong appear?”

Yang Xinxin smiled faintly. ”Of course! And that includes Li Changgong himself.”

”The establishment of order gives birth to a group of vested interests who reap enormous benefits from it.”

”And newcomers who want to carve up their interests must break the rules.”

”But after the rule-breaker ascends to power, in order to consolidate their position, they’ll enact even stricter rules!”

”It’s always been this way. Few people are willing to pave the way for those who come after. What the pioneers love most is blocking the path of the latecomers!”

Zhang Yi lay on the sofa, a fire burning in his chest, though he was temporarily suppressing it, holding it back from erupting.

He wasn’t a child. Before doing anything, he had to weigh the pros and cons.

Zhang Yi said, ”So you’re saying there’s no absolute right or wrong in this. The Shengjing district that attacked me didn’t do anything wrong; they were just protecting their position. And I haven’t done anything wrong either! This is a clash of positions.”

At first, Zhang Yi had briefly reflected on whether his aggressive style had become too arrogant now that his power had grown.

But he quickly dismissed that thought.

Because whether it was the trip to the Southwest Region that shattered the dimensional outsiders’ invasion plan, or the journey to Neon to reclaim the national treasures and crush the underground mysterious civilization represented by Kami-musubi-no-Kami.

Nothing he had done was wrong!

If anything, he had rendered tremendous meritorious service!

If these actions had been taken in the name of a region, they would have been absolutely righteous!

So, what he had done was beyond reproach.

Zhang Yi’s heart was completely clear. When one stands on solid ground, one’s confidence naturally swells. From his standpoint, Shengjing was in the wrong!

He didn’t need to consider things from their perspective.

All he needed to do now was openly and legitimately seize the opportunity to extort benefits!

”I understand. In that case, it’s time to make a move and shut up those bastards who are dissatisfied with me!”

Zhang Yi clenched his fist.

To this day, almost no one in the entire Huaxu Nation knew his true strength.

In six months, shuttling between the Southwest Region and Neon, the resources he had obtained had made him a top-tier powerhouse with an ability index of 23,000 points!

To anyone else, this rate of improvement was utterly inconceivable. Because he had barely relied on region-level resources to nurture himself, at most just exchanging materials with the Jiangnan Region.

Zhang Yi stood up and said calmly, ”They’ve given me the perfect excuse to make a scene! I have to show corresponding anger so everyone knows I’m not some soft persimmon they can squeeze at will!”

He hadn’t been harmed at all.

In fact, his inner anger wasn’t even that great.

But if he endured this once, the next time, and the time after that, others would test his limits even more brazenly.

A person must have the guts to flip the table, especially when you have the ability to do so.

Mr. Lu Xun once said.

If you want to open a window in a room, many people will come to stop you.

But if you want to knock down a wall to install a door, and then people come to dissuade you, when you finally propose just opening a window, most people will find it acceptable.

With that thought, Zhang Yi decided to act immediately.

Because if he delayed, the other side might prepare their defenses.

Zhang Yi directly woke up everyone in the shelter and briefly explained the situation.

”I was attacked. Now I’m going to settle the score with them. All of you, get into the Shadow Space and come with me!”

He no longer trusted Blizzard City, and he trusted the people of Shengjing even less.

Since Guan Longyue had dared to make a move, she must have prepared countermeasures against him.

Zhang Yi had no doubt that several, or even a dozen, of Shengjing’s Love of Death superweapons were already aimed at his shelter.

Everyone had just woken from sleep, confused about what was happening, but they obediently entered the dimensional space.

Zhang Yi said nothing more and headed straight for Blizzard City.

...

Late at night.

Zhu Zheng was still sitting in his office handling documents.

Now that Blizzard City had obtained the Elemental Ore Vein Zhang Yi brought back, the energy crisis had been resolved. The city was thriving, and they were even planning to build satellite cities around it.

Everything was moving in a positive direction. Zhu Zheng’s greatest wish was to return this land to its original state.

Even in a frozen world, humanity could rebuild civilization.

He was a workaholic who always liked to personally inspect and follow up on what his subordinates did, so he could only sleep about four hours a day.

At over fifty years old, his hair had almost completely turned white.

Suddenly, in the office, a door silently materialized out of nowhere, and Zhang Yi stepped through it.

Zhu Zheng sensed another person in the room and instinctively looked up.

Zhang Yi sat on the sofa, legs spread wide open in a brazen posture, his eyes like sharp swords staring coldly at him.

Zhu Zheng’s back instantly went cold.

He had never seen Zhang Yi like this before.

The chill in those eyes made Zhu Zheng realize in an instant that something monumental had happened!

”Zhang Yi, it’s the middle of the night. Did something major happen that you came here so suddenly?”

Zhu Zheng asked, forcing himself to stay calm.

”Someone tried to kill me.”

Zhang Yi said coldly.

Of course, there was some exaggeration in those words.

But only by saying this could he legitimately blow things out of proportion and reap the benefits.

Zhu Zheng’s eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.

”Wh...what? Kill you? Who, who would dare do such a thing!”

Zhu Zheng’s mind went blank for a moment. He couldn’t believe there was someone in this world so ignorant of their own mortality.

Then he became furious, slamming his hand on the desk.

”Tell me who it is! Whoever dares to lay a hand on the guardian god of the Jiangnan Region, I absolutely won’t stand for it!”

Zhu Zheng’s reaction was impeccable, as if he had nothing to do with the matter at all.

Of course, maybe he genuinely didn’t know. But to Zhang Yi, that didn’t matter. Either way, he was Zhang Yi’s prime suspect.