Moreover, there was no deep-seated hatred between them, just some verbal conflict. Besides, he had already won, so there was really no need to take risks.
Nonetheless, he was indeed very curious about this person’s identity.
In the center of the village.
More than a hundred people had already gathered.
Mostly women, children, and some elderly people, looking at the man in front of them with fearful yet curious eyes.
Were the ferocious beasts around killed by this man in front of them?
But you can’t tell at all.
He just seemed like a very ordinary man, except his expression was very cold and frightening.
Chen Fan glanced around.
Less than a third of the hundred people survived, meaning at least another two hundred did not come.
Moreover, these people in front of him were mostly old, weak, women, and children.
Young and strong men were very few.
He was somewhat surprised by this outcome.
He initially thought that saving these people would make them joyfully follow him, but now it seems he was being too naïve.
Perhaps, as that man on the city wall had said, most people were still worried whether he had other motives for taking them away.
These old, weak, women, and children had lost their support, knowing that staying here to survive would be extremely difficult.
Might as well take a gamble—what if they could survive?
"It’s normal that it’s hard to be a good person."
Chen Fan sighed and then asked, "Are you sure you want to leave here with me?"
The atmosphere suddenly became quiet.
More than a hundred people looked at each other before gradually confirming.
"This, this big brother,"
A man who lost his left arm mustered the courage to ask, "Where, where are you taking us?"
As soon as he spoke, the people there started to echo his question.
"Anshan City."
Chen Fan replied, "A small city with a population of tens of thousands."
"What! A small city!"
"A small city with tens of thousands of people!"
"A place similar to Ping City?"
The hundred-some people were stunned.
Anshan City was hundreds of kilometers away.
In the developed traffic of ten years ago, surely some of them had heard of it.
But now, knowing what happened within a hundred-mile radius was already quite amazing for these people.
But hearing Chen Fan’s words, these people began to understand.
A small city like Ping City—would they even be able to enter?
On the city wall, murmurs could be heard.
"Anshan City?"
"I think there’s such a place."
Someone directly pulled out a map, quickly finding the location, "To the south, 600 kilometers away."
"He wants to take these people there?"
Those speaking looked at Yan Monarch, who kept watching the central area without saying a word.
"This big brother,"
The man with the severed arm swallowed, "Can we, these people, really enter?"
"Yes, I’ve heard that to live in cities like that requires a lot of money, and we don’t have that much..." a woman said in shame.
Not to mention money—they didn’t even have food anymore.
"You don’t need to worry about these issues."
Chen Fan said calmly, "In Anshan City, no one dares to disobey my words."
"!"
As his words fell, more than a hundred people showed shocked expressions.
Soon, one by one, they became excited.
"Are you the City Lord of Anshan City?"
After all, only the city’s owner could speak with such confidence.
"You could say that."
Chen Fan nodded.
He hadn’t established a City Lord’s Mansion, for a simple reason: he didn’t have enough time and energy, so many matters were handed over to the Awakened Association.
But it wasn’t wrong to say he was the City Lord of Anshan City.
"I’ll give you one more minute to think about it. After one minute, you can decide again whether you want to leave with me." Chen Fan said.
People looked at each other, feeling the decision they made earlier was right.
The man in front of them didn’t look like a bad person.
If he were a bad person, would he have given them time to reconsider?
And if what he said was true, and he truly was the City Lord of Anshan City, wouldn’t that mean they could live in the city from now on?
"There’s nothing to think about; big brother, I’m willing to go to Anshan City with you!" someone hurriedly said, afraid that if they were late, Chen Fan would regret it.
"I’m willing too!"
"I’m willing!"
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Before one minute elapsed, most people had already agreed.
Some who were eavesdropping nearby also started to mutter internally.
Is it true?
This unknown man is actually a City Lord of a city, not some bad guy.
Should they follow him to Anshan City?
However, some remained skeptical.
After all, bad guys are good at deceiving.
Impersonating a City Lord wasn’t a big deal.
Although this place had been devastated by fierce beasts, food and water were still plenty. There were even firearms, just buried and needing time and effort to dig out.
Why take the risk? It would be safer to stay here.
"He’s the City Lord of Anshan City? Is it true?"
"Isn’t Anshan City a small city? The City Lord should only be a C-level Awakened, at most B-level, and the weakest among B-levels."
"So, he’s just a C-level Awakened?"
A few were stunned, feeling their worldview was overturned.
"Could it be wrong? Maybe there’s another person who’s the real City Lord? Let me check." The one with the map once again took out a small computer from his spatial ring and quickly tapped on the keyboard. Shortly, the information about Anshan City was all revealed.
"This guy is!"
His eyes widened, exclaiming, "The Anshan City Awakened Association’s President!"
"What! He’s the President of Anshan City Awakened Association?"
"He really is. Looks identical. Named Li Ping!"
"Strange, the information shows he is a C-level Awakened?"
"But how could a C-level Awakened have such power?" someone asked.
So many fierce beasts, even several commander-level ones, were killed by him instantly.
Could a C-level Awakened have such power?
Even he couldn’t do it.
"He is indeed a C-level Awakened, but he’s also a Martial Artist."
Yan Monarch squinted, slowly said, "If I’m not mistaken, his Martial Arts Realm has reached Celestial Human Realm."
"Celestial Human Realm!"
"He’s a Celestial Realm Martial Artist!"
"A Celestial Realm Martial Artist... In a small place like Anshan City, such a figure exists?"
A few people gasped.
Being both an Awakened and a Martial Artist was quite common.
But an Awakened reaching Celestial Human Realm was rare.
Except for the three S-Class Awakened, other A-level Awakened also reached Celestial Human Realm but in small numbers, often those whose superpowers were not very destructive.
Because their superpower was generally weak, they spent more time and energy on Martial Arts cultivation.
People like Yan Monarch, who awakened a highly destructive flame superpower, naturally spent less time and energy on Martial Arts, treating it more as an auxiliary.
"Strangely, this guy’s superpower is speed, a very promising superpower, right? When speed reaches the extreme, no matter how strong an opponent’s attack is, what’s the use if it can’t hit?"
"Yes, fast speed makes both escape and attack very effective. He abandoned enhancing his superpower and dedicated all his time and energy to Martial Arts cultivation?"
"True, but indeed yielding results, Celestial Realm Martial Artist—there aren’t many in Yan Country, right?"