Chapter 1001: Wood Clan Descendant, super brain

Facing the young girl's question, Qi Yuan's lips curled up. After sizing her up for a moment, he countered in fluent Great Desolate Common Tongue:

"How do you know I'm not the owner?"

The appearance of this Wood Clan girl before him bore several resemblances to the former Mu Qingqing, giving him an inexplicable sense of familiarity and causing him to temporarily set aside the thought of subduing her first.

Hearing this counter-question, the girl frowned. Then, with a peculiar expression, she pointed at the pile of colorful clothes in the corner cabinet and said with absolute certainty:

"There isn't a single trace of male activity in this house. You couldn't possibly have a hobby of wearing women's clothes, could you?"

Qi Yuan glanced in the direction she pointed and indeed saw a row of various women's outfits. He couldn't help but chuckle and said:

"If you put it that way, we're both about the same. Aren't you also an uninvited guest who snuck in?"

Hearing this perfectly normal response, the girl's pretty face tensed slightly. The vigilance in her beautiful eyes intensified, and her gaze toward Qi Yuan became full of scrutiny as she asked in a low voice:

"Breaking into a private residence for no reason… you wouldn't happen to be a lackey under the Mechanical Alliance, would you?"

Mechanical Alliance?

How sharp was Qi Yuan's mind? Hearing this unfamiliar term, he immediately understood that the "Alliance" the girl spoke of likely represented the official power controlling this city.

Although he wasn't clear on the current specific situation of the Great Void world, this didn't stop him from making a preliminary judgment through her brief remarks.

More importantly, this girl was highly likely to be in a position hostile to the "Alliance"; otherwise, she wouldn't have applied the clearly negative label of "lackey" to the Alliance camp…

Thinking of this, he immediately shook his head and replied with a smile:

"Just like you, I'm currently a wanted criminal of the Alliance. If you don't believe me, go outside and look. Wanted posters for me are being displayed in every street and alley, and they're even the kind with built-in holographic projections."

"You're also from the Resistance Army?"

Upon hearing this, the girl's expression relaxed slightly, and the hostility on her face dissipated quite a bit. However, she still maintained some suspicion, looking at Qi Yuan with burning eyes as she asked:

"No, I've never seen you in the organization. What's your code name? Do you have anything that can prove your identity?"

"No need to make it so complicated."

Qi Yuan smiled slightly and then raised a finger. A green light flickered at his fingertip, and in an instant, he created a glamorous flower, sending it through the air to the girl.

"I also know the talents of your Wood Clan. This should be enough to prove I'm not an enemy, right?"

This young girl was clearly inexperienced, and she was currently his best way to understand the current state of the Great Void, so he naturally had to get on her good side.

Seeing the wood-element ability Qi Yuan displayed, the girl was first stunned. Then she reached out and caught the flower in her palm. After examining it closely for a moment, her suspicion vanished completely, and a look of pleasant surprise appeared on her face:

"So you're also a wood-element Ability User! But what did you mean by 'Wood Clan'?"

In her speech, she had already completely treated him as one of her own. Perhaps because of the similarity in their abilities, her guard had lowered significantly, and she even felt a bit more friendly.

Is there no more Wood Clan?

On the other side, Qi Yuan was shocked. He hadn't expected that after so much time, the Wood Clan—the first to follow him—no longer existed. If it weren't so, the girl definitely wouldn't have asked that.

As his thoughts swirled, he remained calm on the surface and replied casually:

"A long, long time ago, there was a primitive tribe called the Wood Clan. Almost all wood-element Ability Users are descendants of that tribe, which surely includes you."

At this moment, he vaguely realized that the landscape of the Great Void had long since undergone a massive change. If he treated this world based on his previous knowledge, it would be no different from 'carving a mark on a boat to find a sword'—he would eventually suffer a great loss.

"So that's how it is. No wonder many wood-element Ability Users in the Resistance Army come from all over, yet the vast majority have the surname Mu…"

The girl nodded thoughtfully, then looked at Qi Yuan with curiosity and asked:

"Are you not a Wood Clan descendant?"

"My surname is Qi. You can call me Brother Qi."

Qi Yuan shook his head and explained solemnly:

"My situation is rather special. I have a bit of experience with many abilities; the wood element is just one of them."

"Furthermore, I've never joined the Resistance Army you mentioned before. Currently, I'm just working alone…"

Qi Yuan's introduction of himself caused the girl to completely drop her last shred of caution. The Resistance Army members were complex; although it was large, not every city had a branch.

Lone wolves like him, who possessed abilities and had the courage to oppose the Alliance, were actually not uncommon. Such people were also key targets for recruitment by the Resistance Army.

As for Qi Yuan saying he had "a bit of experience" with many abilities, the girl simply thought he was bragging.

Besides the legendary "Holy Prophet," how could anyone in this world possibly control multiple abilities?

Although she secretly labeled him as "likes to brag," the girl still showed a friendly smile and introduced herself:

"My name is Mu Feiyu, and I am the captain of the Resistance Army's Eighth Ability User Squad. I came to Starlight City this time to carry out a mission."

"Miss Mu."

Qi Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly. He didn't press for details about her mission but instead nodded and inquired calmly:

"This Qi is from a small place and doesn't know much about your Resistance Army. Could Miss Mu introduce the current state of affairs to me?"

Despite his heart being filled with countless doubts, he didn't appear too eager. Instead, he quietly crafted an image of a loner who dared to oppose the Alliance but was completely ignorant of outside information.

Sure enough, hearing this inquiry, Mu Feiyu didn't suspect a thing. Instead, she more firmly categorized him as a key candidate for development and replied with a serious face:

"Nowadays, except for Xuanyuan City which is still resisting, all cities, including the Holy City, are under the control of a super brain. The brain founded the Mechanical Alliance, attempting to enslave everyone as appendages of machines."

"In the eyes of the brain, the meaning of a citizen's existence is to provide services for various machines. To this end, it has established incredibly strict laws and granted those intelligent machines the right to kill citizens."

"As long as one violates Alliance law, even if it's just a trivial misdemeanor, they could be sentenced to death without hesitation!"

"Not only that, the brain believes that laziness itself is a sin. Almost all factories have an elimination mechanism. Any citizen who fails to complete a task or loses their job will be executed…"

Such a thing actually exists?

Hearing Mu Feiyu's indignant narration, Qi Yuan couldn't help but widen his eyes, a look of shock appearing on his face.

Intelligent machines cruelly suppressing the original inhabitants… isn't this a complete reversal of the natural order?

The super brain she spoke of had clearly developed an independent consciousness, becoming a ruthless and cold-blooded terrifying existence!

But the problem was, with such a major event happening, why hadn't the Heaven and Earth Society Cyber Branch come out to do something about it?