Chapter 222: Promotion Channels For Anti-law Talent
Yuan Zhu tricked the five (half) orcs onto the truck bed, waved goodbye, then floored the accelerator and drove away from the manor, taking with him the 5 that he had bought at great expense, which were said to have inherited the excellent physique of the ‘orc breed’ while also possessing Big Ni’s ‘despair wisdom’.
Their comprehension was higher than traditional orcs, their obedience stronger, and their intelligence floor infinitely approaching that of a middle school student, allowing for better communication.
On the way home, Yuan Zhu recalled the scene in the dark room where he had individually communicated and negotiated with each orc pup, establishing the [Anti-Law Contract].
Although this bunch was a bit stupid, they could indeed understand the content of the [Contract] he described. And they confirmed it with their own subjective will, which was already impressive.
They truly had the intelligence to communicate, yet weren’t particularly clever, which was perfect!
Discussing [Anti-Law] and signing the [Contract] with them gave Yuan Zhu a crushing sense of superiority on the intelligence level. Establishing the [Contract] content felt divinely inspired with endless ideas, allowing him to perform beyond his level and fully enjoy the supreme pleasure of abusing kids in a fish pond game.
Was this the joy of being an [Anti-Law Master]? No, this was the fun of a good faction capitalist legally exploiting low-level orcs? It was truly wonderful.
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A major prerequisite for [Anti-Law] to take effect was that the other signing party must truly understand the ‘contract’ content (no hidden traps) and subjectively agree to it.
As long as the above requirements were met, whether it was deliberately setting a trap, strong coercion, or conspiratorial deception, the contract would take effect immediately upon signing.
Thus, this group of third-generation orcs, imprisoned since childhood, raised on leftover rice and spoiled fruit, and laboring in the mountains daily, could understand their own dire situation and had a deep longing for the outside world and ‘freedom’. So they signed Yuan Zhu’s [Shadow Anti-Law 1.0 version] without hesitation.
Afterwards, Yuan Zhu could unilaterally inject capital ([Shadow Pollution]), further strengthening the orcs’ strength while expanding the debt they carried, as well as enhancing his own ‘control’ and the binding force of the [Anti-Law].1
He could also continue negotiating with the orcs, signing more subsequent ‘advanced agreements’ at a language level they could understand, similarly further strengthening the intensity of the [Anti-Law].2
The difference between the two was: The first method was basic hard work. The invested [Shadow Pollution] only enjoyed a ‘benevolent god faction’ [49.9%] annual interest return.
It was real gold and silver invested, but small money earned, with the bankruptcy risk of orcs dying at any time. There was profit, but not much, no leverage, too kind and just.
The second method could, through further negotiation, additional agreements, contract upgrades, and such, use [Extraordinary Pollution Crystal] above [Shadow Pollution (capital)] as chips to achieve higher-level cooperation.
The value of [Extraordinary Pollution Crystal] was hard to measure with [Polluting Energy]; it contained higher added value (supernatural pathway) and was overvalued. Thus, this ‘investment’ was hard to quantify and needed mutual recognition by both [Anti-Law] parties to take effect.
This kind of ‘upgrade agreement’ often had the flavor of a [Demon Contract].
Both sides schemed against each other, with classic plots of lower users counter-killing upper masters not uncommon. Conversely, cases of [Anti-Law Masters] flipping were everywhere.
But orc contestants clearly couldn’t do it and were destined to be schemed to death.
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When the truck re-entered [Running City], the five orcs, covered by earth-green waterproof cloth and peeking at the outside world from the edge of the truck bed, were unprecedentedly excited and agitated.
Beaten with whips from childhood to adulthood, it was their first time entering the city. And their hands and feet weren’t bound by chain shackles, so they could jump off and escape at any time.
The moment ‘escape’ crossed their minds, an irresistible impulse surged, making them want to rip off the waterproof cloth the next moment and rush out recklessly to embrace freedom.
This series of subtle psychological activities was transmitted through the [Anti-Law Contract] to Yuan Zhu’s [Anti-Law Panel], then noticed by Little Spicy Stick.
Thus, Snake Snake slightly adjusted the [Anti-Law Contract], letting ‘loyalty’ quietly ferment in their hearts.
At the same time, their eyes saw towering buildings casting shadows, speeding past on both sides of the road. This unprecedented sight filled them with inexplicable fear of this strange city.
Panic, confusion, helplessness erupted in the orcs’ hearts. Plus the [Anti-Law Contract] that had begun to take effect, subtly influencing their thoughts, so the five orcs glanced at each other and unanimously chose to ‘play it safe’.
On one hand, it was instinct. Beaten with whips from childhood to adulthood, they had strong obedience; on the other, after Yuan Zhu established the [Anti-Law] with them, he hadn’t imposed any physical control or restraint, which instead earned trust.
Finally, [Running City]’s aesthetic was somewhat dark and oppressive.
Unlike [Taixi City], with its drunken opulence, extraordinary prosperity, air filled with wealth, vitality, fantasy, etc., making people uncontrollably frivolous, indulgent, consuming, enjoying; Running City innately carried a decaying dark steam punk temperament, giving these rustic rural orcs strong mental oppression.
This instinctive blow was like wild animals lost in a black-and-white reinforced concrete forest. After the initial excitement faded, it was deep powerlessness and fear. It was the feeling of being trafficked, stepping onto an unknown life’s path of no return!
Better to follow the master and get a bite to eat!
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At 4:25 PM, the truck stopped again outside the haunted house residential area’s wall. Yuan Zhu glanced over; not far away, a few people stood under a big tree conversing, ignoring the suddenly stopped truck.
Sitting in the driver’s seat, Yuan Zhu began thinking about how to transport the five orcs back to the [Haunted House] for slow training.
Exposing identity in broad daylight and forcibly bringing five orcs into the [Haunted House] was too flashy. So he had a flash of inspiration and suddenly activated [Tiger Demon Stance] in the driver’s seat.
Before his physical body fully transformed, he became a pool of flowing ‘liquid shadow’, quickly slipping out through the car window gap, instantly arriving in the truck bed, surging like a tsunami from the darkness to envelop and swallow the five orcs who couldn’t react in time.
The truck body only shook slightly, causing no ripples. A snake-shaped shadow appeared on the ground, smoothly entering along the existing tree shadows, winding all the way to the [Haunted House] door, and slipping in through the door gap.
When Yuan Zhu reappeared, the five orcs tumbled out onto the floor. Before they could scream, their bodies hit something moist, chilly, and somewhat elastic.
When the orc kids opened their eyes, in the dimly lit room with extreme faint light, they saw their surroundings clearly and were instantly scared with constricted pupils, trembling all over, with an urge to wet themselves.
Decaying wooden floor, walls crawling with black veins, ‘black flesh membrane embryo’ embedded in the walls with masses of root tendrils spreading out, ones growing on the floor, embedded in the walls, hanging from the roof. ‘Black pipes’ indistinguishable as vines or flesh umbilical cords, growing wildly and wriggling like living things, ‘shadow eggplant seedlings’.
When Orc No.1 clearly saw inside the ‘flesh membrane embryo’ he was stuck to, a small skinny figure curled up, emitting faint ‘thump thump’ heartbeats. And after his collision, it slightly raised its head, peering at him through the blurry translucent flesh membrane with blood-red eyes.
This orc kid nearly went mad with fright! Using hands and feet, rolling and crawling to pull away, shouting in panic: “Alive, alive! Look!”
But soon, his back hit another object of the same chilly elastic texture, numbing the entire orc, hairs standing on end, not daring to move.
Not just him, the other four orcs, seeing the ‘hell demon’s den scene’ that only existed in horror stories, were all scared stiff, breathing rapidly, adrenaline surging.
Yuan Zhu watched amusedly from the side. He realized their overreactions were largely due to the overloaded shadow pollution concentration inside the [Haunted House].
At this moment, they were like him when he had become a sacrifice. That deep inner fear couldn’t be resisted by mere ‘willpower’.
This was the suppression and erosion of high-concentration pollution environment on ordinary pure bloodlines. Fortunately, with [Anti-Law] as the connection, it could well guide the ‘pollution erosion’ process, ensuring stability.
This was the value of [Anti-Law] or the [Law System]. Twisting uncontrollable pollution and constraining it within the scope of ‘benign mutation’. The [Law System] theoretically targeted all pollution sources; [Anti-Law] only a single pollution root.
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At this moment, Yuan Zhu no longer needed to switch to [Tiger Demon Stance]; just standing in the [Haunted House] as a human, he could mobilize the 10% [Shadow Root Authority] in the [Anti-Law] to strengthen and transform the five orcs.
As his thought arose, snake-shaped shadow tentacles surged under Yuan Zhu’s feet, quickly climbing to the orcs’ sides, wrapping their arms and manifesting as solid ‘shadow snakes’.
[Anti-Law Master] couldn’t convert his controlled ‘shadow power’ into combat power but could freely allocate their usage rights.
He now chose to invest in the orcs, strengthening them, granting them the most basic ‘shadow affinity, shadow physique’. Thus, continuous [Shadow Pollution] drilled into their blood, beginning to marinate and infuse.
After shadows entered the blood, the five orcs’ bloodlines surged, black vein patterns crawling over their skin surfaces, convulsing in pain. Normally, ordinary people would have long died from this.
But these five brothers were different; they were already [Anti-Law Users]. Yuan Zhu completely relied on the [Anti-Law]’s power to let shadows enter their bodies without dying, instead quickly adapting amid extreme pain.
Snake Snake quipped: “This sudden ‘pain and torment’ is enough for them to forge a [Flying Sword].”
Yuan Zhu retorted: “Sword cultivators pursue not mere pain experience, but pain and torment mediated by ‘sword (qi)’.”
Snake Snake: “How can you assume [Shadow Sword Qi] coursing through the body slicing capillaries isn’t an ultimate ‘sword dao trial’? This is cultivating the ‘innate sword body’!”
Yuan Zhu paused, praising: “Indeed, ‘all things can become swords’.”
Watching the orc five brothers, with their current ordinary biological physical strength reaching body limits from [Shadow Pollution], fainting in pain one by one, convulsing uncontrollably.
He then reluctantly stopped the ‘shadow infusion’, sighing: “Still too weak. First round of [Shadow Investment] ends here. After they fully absorb and adapt to the [Shadow Pollution] in their bodies, we can try the second round!”
Snake Snake: “Pure [Shadow Investment] has limits and won’t make them stand out among many ‘supernatural fighters’. Boss, what ‘boon’ do you plan to grant them next as the supernatural starting point for [Anti-Law Shadow]? Want to bring out that [Shadow Armor] to raise a ‘shadow orc knight’ for the arena?”
Pure [Shadow Infusion] was just the most basic entry-level investment, branding them with the [Anti-Law Master]’s label. To go further and develop high-end ‘Anti-Law Users’, further adding [Extraordinary Pollution Crystal] was needed.
Just like Mao Mao King’s ‘children’s wear’, which had the potential to incubate into [Seeds], unlocking the other party’s [Supernatural Pathway] key.
For Yuan Zhu, he also had similar ‘seed prototypes’, like those refined from [Ghost Companion Divine Ability]: ‘disease throat arrow, ray eyeball…’ and ‘brain eggplant CPU, shadow memory stick, insect system mutated tissue…’ etc.
However, the biggest difference between [Anti-Law Children’s Wear] and [Anti-Law Shadow] was that Mao Mao King’s [Children’s Wear] was just the starting point, backed by a complete promotion path. As for the endpoint of the [Children’s Wear System]? Yet to be revealed.
In contrast, Yuan Zhu’s [Extraordinary Pollution Crystals] were numerous in types but all had only one ‘starting point’, with future potential but no promotable ‘supernatural paths’.
This was also what [Tiger Demon] had been working hard to complete. Unfortunately, the much-hoped-for [Insect Cultivation Qi Refining System] was too garbage to copy or plagiarize, leaving him helpless.
Yuan Zhu pondered briefly and shook his head: “[Shadow Armor] isn’t suitable. These fools don’t have high intelligence; worried it’d take too long for them to learn [Breathing Method]. Better pick one first and try cultivating the highest cost-performance ‘extreme cattle and horses warrior path’!”
This batch of orcs was a bit expensive; he couldn’t bear to waste them all at once like the goblins.
Thus, Yuan Zhu decided to let four orcs slowly hibernate, lie dormant, and infuse with shadows in the [Haunted House]; only select one for [Path of Strength] fighting transformation.
According to Boss Sun, in Running City’s underground fighting circle, over 50% of contestants chose [Path of Strength]. Or [Path of Strength] as foundation for [Secondary Pollution Enchantment Path].
Additionally, major medical institutions actively used [Extreme Warriors] as test subjects to develop all sorts of bizarre ‘magic potions, pills, reagents, supplements…’.
Yuan Zhu: “Use [Mutated Tissue] as boon to additionally enhance the orc’s ‘innate body tissue strength’, then undergo orthodox [Path of Strength] transformation and training to forge ‘extreme shadow holy body’.”
[Frog God] was a pollution root very easy to handle. According to market info, it was a [Root] that didn’t care about its own supernatural users’ abstract behaviors.
Major pollution forces all had the habit of abducting ‘extreme warriors’ to make path soldiers for themselves. Thus [Shadow + Body Refinement] was never a problem, nor original.
Only [Anti-Law Mutated Shadow Body Refinement] had a bit of ‘independent patent’.
Snake Snake: “I don’t have detailed cultivation data for [Path of Strength].”
Yuan Zhu: “No rush, go to [Rain Courtyard] to find senior student; she’s already reserved a work-study ‘expert’ for me.”
Yuan Zhu decided to directly use [Anti-Law] to sign this expert!
