Chapter 23 (2/2)

Baili Qingfeng observed the cavemen for a while before Professor Trand led them to another place. It was a huge water tank.

Inside the water tank…

There was someone.

It was a person who had gills near the ears and scales on part of the skin.

“This is a fishman, a subhuman that can live under the water. Fishmen are also the main obstacle for communication between us and the other continents. They live in both oceans and rivers. Water is their home field… Thankfully, our ships are mostly made of iron now, and fishmen are not as much of a threat anymore. Still, they occasionally climb on human boats and attack the crew.”

“Professor, is it true that every fishwoman is extremely beautiful, and mermaids are based on them?” One student asked curiously.

“Fishwomen? They may look pretty for human beings, but if you don’t want to be devoured, you’d better stay away from the dangerous subhumans.” Trand shrugged. “We are not living on a safe planet. There are many more subhuman species whose population is smaller. It is our job to study the society, civilization, and morals of those people. Sometimes, it can even help us win a war.”

“I know. It’s like the Battle of Fanden thirty years ago. The Kingdom of Syke built a rampart to defend Fanden City, but the Iron Empire tamed a cavemen tribe and dug into the castle quickly. With dynamites, a major landslide was caused, and Fanden City was destroyed, killing sixty thousand soldiers of Syke. That’s how the Iron Empire claimed hegemony,” a student said.

“You’ve learned history well,” Trand praised him. “Now, I will tell you the social structure of the cavemen…”

…

In the afternoon, Baili Qingfeng went to his place.

Today’s class was a great eye-opener for him. It also made him realize that this world and that world…

They were not the same.

Since he was now living in this world…

He had to accept whatever there was in this world.

“There are still too many things for me to learn. I should read books after I practice the Rumbling Thunder Thirty-Six Moves a hundred times. I have to grow physically and intellectually at the same time.”

Baili Qingfeng decided so and returned to his residence. Soon, he came to the woods he had to pass.

Right when he stepped into the woods, his level in the phase of divinity revelation allowed him to sense the upcoming danger. The next moment, he moved his head away…

“BAM!”

A gunshot!

A bullet brushed past his left cheek with scorching air and hit a tree two meters away from him…

Bits of wood went flying.