Chapter 13: Bribery
Inside the inner hall on the third floor of the Lord's Manor, Su Xiao sat on the sofa. On the wooden coffee table in front of him, the irritable little spirit Diagu was chugging Elemental Brew with audible gulps, only letting out a comfortable long sigh after a while.
"Woof."
Bubu Wang handed over a modified communicator. The irritable little spirit Diagu had just investigated the general situation of the Lord's Continent, mainly focusing on the three Great Lords of this world.
Su Xiao would later need to be hunted by a lord's army, which required having an enemy. Since he could rarely choose his enemy this time, he naturally wanted to pick a suitable one. Among the three Great Lords, Great Lord Gurbak was the best choice.
The reason was that Great Lord Gurbak's army was strong enough, and he was the most special of the three Great Lords. His forces were not a half-orc legion but consisted of the Giant Demon tribe, Boar Men, Dark Soul tribe, and Bloodthirsty tribe he had rallied. Among the three Great Lords, he also possessed the strongest "Lord's Aura."
Regarding whether actively making an enemy of him was wise, all lords on the Lord's Continent were natural enemies. Take the current "Drowning Rain Territory," which had five small to medium-sized cities. If one of these five lords became weak, the other four would inevitably invade.
Or if one side grew too powerful, it would eventually annex the other four. This was the rule of the Lord's Continent: the strong devour the weak.
The reason Su Xiao took the risk of choosing Great Lord Gurbak was to ensure the soul energy he absorbed was pure enough. Ultimately, the formation process of a Law-Destroying Skill Point was: kill an enemy → Law-Destroying talent Shadow Hunt absorbs the soul energy scattered by the enemy → Devouring Core converts the soul energy → Law-Destroying exclusive enhancement energy, which is the Law-Destroying Skill Point certified by Reincarnation Paradise.
Killing a half-orc legion would absorb particularly impure soul energy. Great Lord Gurbak's forces—Giant Demon tribe, Boar Men, Dark Soul tribe, and Bloodthirsty tribe—were powerful transcendent beings, not war weapons bred for combat. Killing the Dark Soul tribe yielded the most soul energy, followed by the Giant Demon tribe and Boar Men, with the Bloodthirsty tribe being the worst.
However, there was one point: he needed to create two personas this time. One was Rain-Bathing Lord Bai Ye, and the other would go out to solo the Great Lord's army, temporarily named... Hao Tao.
Such a simple, almost baffling tactic sometimes actually worked in high-stakes situations.
Su Xiao took out a metal mask, a gift from Tuanzhang long ago. In terms of blocking perception, he had never seen better metal material than this. Considering that Hao Tao had a habit of fighting bare-chested, when disguising as this persona, he would wear this metal mask, go bare-chested, and wield a long blade. That would basically be the image of this persona.
Opening the city list of Rain-Bathing City, the originally single-page list became two pages. The first page contained information on Rain-Bathing City and the lord, while the second page held the nest data of the Silver Queen.
The nest was 92.68% established but couldn't continue due to insufficient "Bio Energy Crystals." This had already been arranged. About 10 minutes later, the first batch of "Bio Energy Crystals" from Eternal Light World would be teleported over, with the coordinates set at the first basement level of the Lord's Manor.
Additionally, his team was fully staffed again. The two new members were a summoner and an assassin type. He wouldn't bother with them for now and would have a "heart-to-heart" talk with them near the end of the second round. The key was Sacred Fate Rosa. This fate-type character was always occupying a spot, which more directly meant she was costing Su Xiao 300,000 Soul Coins per round. He needed to have a "heart-to-heart" with her first.
Su Xiao took the wine bottle that the irritable little spirit Diagu was holding, causing Diagu to glare angrily at him. After a few seconds of eye contact, Diagu looked away sullenly.
"Find out where this person is."
"You're always pushing me to work. I got injured gathering information on the three Great Lords. Can't I drink to recover a bit?"
"Oh? You're injured?"
"Yeah."
The irritable little spirit Diagu, who had been injured helping Su Xiao, suddenly became emboldened.
Su Xiao nodded. He had previously, through the connections of the Saintess faction, custom-ordered treatment tools specifically for the "Solar Healing Secret Art" from the Tree Sage. These treatment tools had arrived but hadn't been used yet. Now was a good time to treat Diagu.
"My healing skills have improved recently. I'll treat you for free..."
Before Su Xiao could finish, Diagu had already run off without a trace. It had to be said, combat-type little spirits were really fast.
Blood energy surged, condensing into summoning lines. The Evil Heart emerged from within, hopping onto the coffee table and looking around. Then, a look of fear appeared on its face. Its teeth chattering, it said:
"I-I-It's... Lord Oath Sworn, it can't be. We've already made him utterly destroyed. The God Clan and Ancient Dragons have fallen too. He can't escape either. It must be an illusion. Yes, it's my illusion. This crimson residual movement, it definitely can't be..."
The Evil Heart was hysterically babbling nonsense. This thing, which had survived even when the Lord of the Old Days absorbed it, was now terrified out of its wits. Suddenly, as if thinking of something, a twisted smile appeared on its heart as it said:
"Law Destroyer, haven't you always wanted a powerful life-type secret treasure? I know of one. It might be the strongest secret treasure from the First Era to now, bar none. But... do you dare to seek it out? It belongs to the Crimson Lord. This might be the last radiance of the First Era! And... terror!!"
The Evil Heart spoke with spittle flying and gnashing teeth, but its bluster couldn't hide its inner fear.
[You have completed this predictive transaction.]
[You have obtained the current location of "Supreme Life Source Matter Unique": Blood Castle.]
[You have paid the Evil Heart 1 bottle of "Dark Blood Potion" and 0 ounces of "Fate Binding."]
[Supreme Life Source Matter Unique: A source matter unique in the entire Star Realm. Its true rank lies between "Supreme Source Matter" and "Highest Source Matter." Due to its unique characteristics, it is classified under "Supreme Source Matter." It can only be obtained by killing its current owner.]
[Supreme Life Source Matter Unique (Enhancement Effect): Permanently increases Health Points by 2,000,000 and Health Points cap by 2,000,000.]
[Supreme Life Source Matter Unique Cost 1 (Causal Equivalence): While possessing "Supreme Life Source Matter," your Luck Attribute is reduced by 3500.]
[Note: Your current lowest Luck Attribute is -42,000. This penalty has no effect on you.]
[Supreme Life Source Matter Unique Cost 2 (Plunder): You must choose one body attribute to be permanently reduced by 50%. Only the seven major body attributes of Strength, Agility, Stamina, Intelligence, Charm, Willpower, and Soul Strength can be selected for reduction.]
[Supreme Life Source Matter Unique Cost 3 (Death Grant): You immediately suffer "Permanent Death."]
...
The owner of this supreme treasure was named the Crimson Lord, the strongest lord in this world. The lord hierarchy in this world was: Supreme Lord, Great Lord, Senior Lord, Junior Lord. The Supreme Lord rank existed solely because of the Crimson Lord. He wasn't just one rank above the Great Lords; he was a tier of his own.
From the Evil Heart's reaction, this thing had existed since the First Era and served the lords of Eternal Light World. This Crimson Lord might have been a Great Lord from Eternal Light World in the past.
If he could obtain "Supreme Life Source Matter Unique," Su Xiao's original Absolute Strong rank Health Points cap of 6,000,000 would reach 8,000,000. Such a Health Points level was something only the upper echelons of Supreme rank could possess. If he had it at Absolute Strong rank, the cap conversion upon advancing to Supreme rank would be unimaginably high.
As for the cost of devouring "Supreme Life Source Matter Unique," he could only find ways to deal with it. Something so outrageously powerful, if the cost were small, would actually be more dangerous, because there would definitely be deeper, more severe hidden costs.
The Evil Heart's purpose was obvious without thinking: to use Su Xiao's hand to eliminate the Crimson Lord, whom it feared to the depths of its soul. But it didn't reveal any information about the Crimson Lord's abilities or weaknesses. Judging by how desperately the Evil Heart wanted the Crimson Lord dead, there must be something like a soul contract restricting it from mentioning a single word.
"Law-Destroying Lord, are you interested in this Supreme Source Matter?"
The Evil Heart wore a fawning smile. Seeing this, Su Xiao tossed it another bottle of "Dark Blood Secret Medicine."
"In that case, I won't disturb the Law-Destroying Lord."
The Evil Heart burrowed back into the spatial rift, which then healed shut.
"Boss, need me to scout it out? This matter... I feel like it's really sinister."
"No need. Too dangerous."
"But..."
Baha wanted to say more but, seeing there was no room for negotiation, could only nod. Then it said, "Jila's supplies have arrived. The Silver Queen asks if you want to produce 'Core Food' first or regular food."
"Regular."
"Got it. I'll go tell her now. Oh right, Bubu's water purification device modification is complete. He went to the steam hub in the downtown underground district earlier but was stopped by a local force, a gang. They said the steam hub was under their management, and they'd handle any problems. Outsiders weren't allowed to interfere. Boss, should I have Amu take them out?"
"Not for now." After making his decision, Su Xiao paused, then continued, "Have Beini and Fenni contact the governors and security captains of each district. Tell them to come to the Lord's Manor this afternoon. Let Beini and Fenni come up with the reason."
"Boss, I could do that job too."
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak, just looked at Baha. Baha shrank its neck.
Su Xiao trusted Baha with all tasks except friendly negotiations. With Baha's foul mouth, if it tried to negotiate with the governors and security captains of Rain-Bathing City's 15 districts, it would definitely end in disaster.
So-called governors and security captains: the former were responsible for official appointments and population management within a district, while the latter handled district security and city defense. Both held significant power. Since Rain-Bathing City had been without a lord as city lord for a long time, the powers that should belong to the city lord had naturally been divided among these governors and security captains.
In a few hours, the Silver Queen's established nest could begin producing regular food. Right now, directly beneath the Lord's Manor was a nest several kilometers high and two kilometers wide horizontally. Inside were 68,000 worker scorpions, elite ones whose genes had been adjusted three times by Jila. Though not as strong as the worker scorpions Jila currently used, they were only one tier weaker, with various work capabilities greatly enhanced.
The Silver Queen barely suppressed a laugh at this. If her original worker scorpions had a capability of 30, this version's comprehensive capability was at least 1200. That was how absurd it was. The Demon Insect Race had, after all, flattened Eternal Light World.
The food and fresh water issues for Rain-Bathing City's residents were solved. How to distribute them was a technical matter. Direct distribution seemed good, but the resident support gained would probably not exceed 20 out of a full score of 100. Distributing daily food and clean water like this would plunge Rain-Bathing City's 15 governors and 17 security captains into fear.
Suddenly, a lord appeared and solved the food and fresh water shortage that had plagued Rain-Bathing City for decades in half a day. Would the next step be to expel them, who had seized the powers that should belong to the city lord? Or worse, simply kill them?
These governors and security captains had managed Rain-Bathing City for too long. Their authority was deeply rooted in all residents' hearts. They had too many ways to make the residents panic about direct food distribution. They didn't even need to threaten the residents or claim the unfamiliar meat was poisonous. They had easier methods that the residents of Rain-Bathing City would believe more readily.
Therefore, Su Xiao had Beini and Fenni invite these governors and security captains of Rain-Bathing City. First, fill their bellies, then through their orders, let the residents of Rain-Bathing City eat their fill. The resulting resident support wouldn't be a mere 20; it might even hit over 90.
In this dark forest of survival of the fittest, Su Xiao, who could provide a stable food supply, was like a reborn father to these governors and security captains. Would they rather hold all the power in their districts but live in constant fear of residents starving with green-glowing eyes and explosive anger, or willingly hand over most of their power to become managers of a prosperous district? The choice was obvious.
Arriving at the basement where supplies were stored, Amu was guarding the place. In the several hundred square meter basement, quite a few "Bio Energy Crystals" hadn't been moved yet. He checked the nest data.
[Current Bio Energy Crystal Reserve: 12,860 units.]
Su Xiao estimated that the daily food supply for Rain-Bathing City's residents required about 3 units of "Bio Energy Crystals" for conversion. To upgrade the "Lord's Core" from E-rank to SSS-rank, at least 300,000 units of Bio Energy Crystals would be needed.
Opening the "Lord's Core" data, activating it required 300 units of "Food." The subsequent upgrade path was: E-rank needed 10 units of food, D-rank needed 30, C-rank needed 100, B-rank needed 500, A-rank needed 1,000, S-rank needed 2,000, SS-rank needed 50,000, and SSS-rank needed 1,000,000.
Given the current round of the competition, Void Tree expected participants to develop their "Lord's Core" to S-rank before starting the life-or-death struggle. The 1,000,000 units of "Food" needed for SSS-rank couldn't be achieved within the maximum 15 natural days.
But in Su Xiao's view, it was achievable. One unit of "Bio Energy Crystal" could convert into 3.5 units of food. What currently limited development speed was the efficiency of teleporting "Bio Energy Crystals" from Eternal Light World to this world, which couldn't be improved for now.
Su Xiao descended to the second basement level. A giant door with a metal-biological hybrid style blocked his way. He placed one hand on it. With a soft hum, the Lord's Mark caused the door to open.
Click-clack~
The door swung open, revealing a metal-biological hybrid core inside, covered with blood vessels, meridians, and metal pipes. This core pulsed like a heart.
This was naturally not the full appearance of the "Lord's Core," only a small part of it. More structures lay underground, between the manor and the insect nest. As its rank increased, the "Lord's Core" would extend like tree roots deeper and wider. In large cities located in resource-rich central areas, the entire underground was filled with the "Lord's Core."
The "Lord's Core" had another name: the Kingdom's Heart. In this world, every large city's scale rivaled a kingdom's territory. The name's other implication was that when this heart stopped beating, the city-like kingdom would also die.
Speaking of which, the lord system of Eternal Light World adhered to the principle that all power came from the heart. Whether soldiers, lords, or even cities, each had their own heart. This was also an affirmation of self-power.
The three transcendent powers of the First Era: the Sun God Clan believed in the sun, the Ancient Wyverns trusted in bloodline, and the lords believed in themselves—that all power came from their own hearts. Only those filled with courage and fearlessness were truly strong.
Su Xiao looked at the "Lord's Core." The "Lord's Core" opposite him seemed to pause its rhythm due to his arrival. The dozen-meter-tall core seemed to be gazing back at Su Xiao.
Boom!
After a ringing in his ears, the scene before Su Xiao changed drastically. What he saw was somewhat illusory, distorted, with colors off. He saw a tall man, draped in a black feather cloak, wearing a platinum crown, his right hand eroded pitch black by the Abyss, the right side of his face covered in erosion patterns. He sat there with dignity. After a moment, he looked up at the darkness dripping from above.
"We have, in the end, reaped what we sowed."
One of Eternal Light's most powerful lords spoke, looking at the continuously dripping darkness.
"Do you regret it?"
A seductive female voice came from the darkness behind. A pale arm reached out and draped over the dignified lord's shoulder. In the past, one wouldn't dare be so presumptuous with the Lord. But now, with the darkness of annihilation encroaching, there was no time to care about other things. She openly showed her affection.
"Of course... not."
As the dignified lord finished speaking, the dark liquid from above dripped onto his arm, corroding through the battle armor, sizzling as it burned the flesh.
The seductive voice asked again, "When the darkness recedes, will the legends of the lords still remain?"
"Yes."
"Then people will surely no longer recklessly abuse and drain the power of natural elements, right?"
"Yes."
"Why will they still?"
"This supreme power will make people forget all concerns... just like... us. In the end, we too will sink into the darkness."
...
The conversation ended there. Su Xiao's eyes opened. He seemed to know how the lords of Eternal Light World had perished and how that place had become an extreme elemental environment. Only by creating an exceptionally extreme elemental environment in a world thoroughly eroded by the Abyss could its collapse be halted.
At this moment, outside the Lord's Manor, on the rooftop of a five-story building, several figures stood, looking at the manor opposite.
Among them, the female leader, Hina, was draped in a dark red coat, with a faint smell of strong gunpowder on her. More than a leader, Hina was like a female warrior who didn't value her life. It was this personality that earned her the heartfelt respect of the other members of the Leader faction.
In fact, Rain-Bathing City had three major forces: the Lord faction, the Leader faction, and the local official faction. The Leader faction and the local official faction were in a relationship of checks and balances and cooperation. When facing external enemies or malicious lords, they were allies. Normally, they were wary of each other.
The Leader faction actually had six members: Leader Hina, Little Giant Mordo, One-Eyed Snake, Blind Twin Sisters, and the Dwarf Mechanic.
Among these six, Leader Hina and Little Giant Mordo were the frontline combatants. One-Eyed Snake was proficient in assassination, having killed a total of 8 Junior Lords. The Dwarf Mechanic handled logistics. The Blind Twin Sisters were the trump card.
"Should we send the twins to scout?"
The Dwarf Mechanic clicked and twisted the metal magnifier on his right eye. His face, covered in stubble, bore crisscrossing scars and the marks of time.
"Not yet. Our informant said he summoned all the governors and security captains."
Leader Hina was the calmest. Of course, if a fight broke out, her weapons were the most violent.
"Heh~ Just bribery tactics. In the end, he'll still have to create corrupted soil in Rain-Bathing City and restart the Lord's Core. The toxicity of rainwater and groundwater within a few hundred kilometers is becoming more dangerous. If he creates a large amount of corrupted soil in the outer areas, the water source..."
Leader Hina gestured for One-Eyed Snake to stop. She looked at the towering Lord's Manor. Their team of six, whose combined remaining lifespan didn't exceed 60 years, was least afraid of greedy, ambitious lords.
At this moment, on the fifth floor of the Lord's Manor, in the banquet hall.
Abundant food was laid out on a table over ten meters long. The manor had no servants, so they brought down the living smart robots from the Lord's Train, sending them to the kitchen as chefs and servants. This large table of food, though not extremely delicious, was above average. Coupled with bottles of wine unseen in Rain-Bathing City for years, along with various desserts, fruits, and vegetables, this banquet seemed quite luxurious in Rain-Bathing City.
There were a total of 15 governors and 17 security captains. Currently, 10 governors and all 17 security captains had arrived. From this, it was clear that the security captains especially hoped Rain-Bathing City would get a reliable lord. Responsible for city defense, they lived on the edge every day.
Having a capable and reliable city lord with strong war skills to resist the attacks of the Corrupted Beast Horde would be wonderful. Rain-Bathing City was too close to the Corrupted Beast Horde's territory.
Su Xiao sat at the head of the table, saying nothing, just eating slowly and methodically. Beside him, Amu was devouring food heartily. If not for the smart robot's CPU nearly overheating from work, the food on the table would have been cleared long ago.
This lavish table of food was something the governors and security captains hadn't seen in years. The last time was years ago at a banquet hosted by a Great Lord. This time, to drive up the stakes, they could only watch. Eating would make them guests, and as guests, they would have to be more polite later.
Amu's enthusiasm made it clear to everyone present that if they kept watching, they wouldn't get to enjoy this feast today. One of the leader-level figures, Gilbers, cleared his throat and asked:
"Lord, the reason you invited us here is..."
"..."
Upon hearing this, Su Xiao looked around at everyone with a 'puzzled' expression and asked, "Why isn't everyone eating? Didn't I say we'd eat first and then discuss other matters?"
Su Xiao looked at Baha beside him. Baha shrugged. The governors and security captains were all speechless, silently complaining that after they sat down, they only saw this Lord eating and must have missed the above pleasantries.
Why were the governors and security captains so interested in the food on the table? Was it because they were inexperienced? Lacked willpower? None of that.
Everyone present had risen through the ranks in Rain-Bathing City and were tough characters. The problem was that a kind of alchemical mist called "Hunger" had quietly spread throughout the banquet hall. This mist was harmless but amplified hunger by dozens or even hundreds of times. Now, their stomachs felt like they wanted to eat them. Hunger was one of the most basic instinctual desires—common but powerful.
The guests didn't stand on ceremony. Soon, glasses were clinking, and they were eating heartily. Even a security captain built like a wild bear had downed half a bottle of wine and let out a satisfied burp.
Everyone present was somewhat undignified, but they truly enjoyed the meal. The smart robot's happy face was exhausted into an emoji-like expression with tears at the corners of its eyes. How cheeky this robot's AI system was wasn't surprising, given it was built by Bubu Wang.
After eating and drinking their fill, their moods naturally relaxed. Everything on the table was cleared away. The tablecloth was removed, revealing a meeting table. After drinking half a cup of hot tea, Su Xiao set down his cup. The governors and security captains gradually quieted down. Having just had a full meal at someone else's home, they had to give some face.
"Rain-Bathing City doesn't have a large population."
Su Xiao's opening statement made everyone's heart skip a beat. Complaining about the small population clearly meant he intended to create corrupted soil. Rain-Bathing City's already terrible environment couldn't withstand the slow erosion of corrupted soil.
"But the daily food problem for tens of thousands of people still needs to be solved."
Su Xiao's second sentence left the governors and security captains bewildered. Chief Governor Gilbers, in particular, was full of surprise. His old, wrinkled face showed a complex expression. In his lifetime, he had seen many lords, but none had come to Rain-Bathing City intending to solve the residents' food problem. He looked deeply at Su Xiao, sighed, and said:
"Lord, Rain-Bathing City's geographical location is too poor. But without this city's steel high walls, we would have long been in the bellies of the Corrupted Beast Horde. We will do our utmost to solve the residents' food problem..."
Su Xiao raised his hand to interrupt Chief Governor Gilbers and said:
"It's not about solving the food source. I'm talking about the food distribution issue in each district."
"Huh?"
"???"
"Huh??"
The governors and security captains looked at Su Xiao with faces full of question marks. Before they could react, Amu placed copies of official documents on the table in front of them. They picked them up one by one to examine. The documents, authorizing at least 20 units of meat and 35 units of fresh water, meant that if these documents were genuinely valid, the food supply for their respective districts for half a year would be no problem. However, storage was a major issue.
Looking at the document in his hand, Chief Governor Gilbers pondered for a moment. He felt that a newly arrived lord wouldn't bother to toy with him like this. That meant the document was indeed valid. He couldn't help but feel excited and asked:
"Lord, this food is enough to last half a year. Within half a year, we will do our best to find a long-term method of food production..."
Su Xiao raised his hand to interrupt Chief Governor Gilbers again, but this time, Gilbers didn't feel dissatisfied. He quietly waited for the city lord to speak.
"First, this is the food and fresh water supply for your respective districts for 20 days. Storage isn't a difficult problem. Second, there is already a method for long-term, stable food production. Do you want to go see it?"
Su Xiao looked at Chief Governor Gilbers with a kind smile. Gilbers suddenly shivered and reluctantly smiled, shaking his head.
"Good. That's all for today. After you return, immediately distribute the food and fresh water usage quotas to the residents of each district."
Su Xiao's words completely stunned the governors and security captains. The step they had anticipated—him reclaiming their power—didn't happen. Faced with these food and fresh water quotas, they had already mentally prepared to hand over half or more of their actual authority.
The problem was, Su Xiao wasn't here to seize power. If he took back these powers, he would be constrained instead. These governors and security captains, who could independently manage their own districts, were all geniuses. As long as they continued to manage their districts well, that was the best outcome.
"Lord, it's like this. Since Rain-Bathing City has been without a city lord for a long time, some documents that only a city lord could authorize were temporarily borrowed by us out of necessity..."
Su Xiao waved his hand and said, "That's all for today. Everyone, you may leave."
Su Xiao's words, "Everyone, you may leave," though not loud, seemed to echo in the ears of the governors and security captains. Their expressions varied. They looked at each other, even more bewildered.
"Oh, right."
Just as everyone was about to stand and leave, Su Xiao spoke. The governors and security captains, who had already risen, stopped. At this moment, they felt relieved instead. What was coming would come eventually.
"Come again tomorrow morning."
"Okay."
Chief Governor Gilbers nodded understandingly.
"Tomorrow, we'll discuss the allocation quotas for other daily necessities."
"???"
Su Xiao's first meeting with the power holders of Rain-Bathing City ended like this. As a group of governors and security captains walked along the manor's gravel path, some were still a bit dazed.
On the distant building's rooftop, the six members—Leader Hina, Little Giant Mordo, One-Eyed Snake, Blind Twin Sisters, and the Dwarf Mechanic—saw the dazed expressions of the governors and security captains from afar. They understood. This newly arrived lord might not just be ambitious; he might be a madman from the extreme evil faction. Look at Chief Governor Gilbers's eyes; the old man's gaze was so confused it was almost unfocused.
Seeing this, Leader Hina sighed. She exchanged glances with her comrades, and they all had the same answer in their eyes. An assassination was about to begin. However, Hina didn't yet know that this would be the first time in her life she would fall into the super-amplified guilt and shame of "I really should die!"
At this moment, in the study on the third floor of the manor, Su Xiao and Fenni sat across from each other at a wooden table. On the table were various permanent enhancement potions. The variety and quality were enough to make an Absolute Strong rank healing type drool with envy.
"This is?"
Fenni, dressed in a cream-white dress, petite, with beautiful amber pupils, looked at the dozen or so permanent enhancement potions on the table with confusion.
"Consider it a gift."
After Su Xiao said these three words, Fenni's heart across from him beat faster uncontrollably. But after the initial brief joy and excitement, she suddenly felt an inexplicable, intense, and deep-seated fear. Just how dangerous was the thing he was going to take her to do, that he would give her so many rare secret medicines beforehand?
"Hahaha, my main profession isn't actually healing. I'm a summoner. Healing is just my secondary profession. So these secret medicines would be wasted on me. Yes, that's right. I suddenly have urgent business and need to leave for the afternoon."
Fenni stood up to leave but found Amu blocking the door and Baha blocking the window. Their operational efficiency was too skilled.
"Bai Ye, be honest with me. What exactly do you want me to do with you? Is it dangerous?"
"Not dangerous."
"Really? You promise?"
"I swear on the name of the Law Destroyer."
"Alright... fine. Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"Solo Great Lord Gurbak."
"Huh??"
Fenni thought she had misheard for a moment. When she realized it was true, she nearly burst into two lines of crystal tears on the spot.