Volume One, Chapter 31: You Really Know How to Do Business & Major Projects

The scorpions had long since ceased holding anything back, their only objective now to pour out every ounce of their energy. They shifted their tactics from area-of-effect suppression to concentrated strikes. This time, the assault proved effective, and more warriors of the Verne Halberd fell.

Failure on this journey meant starting all over again. Naturally, hitching a ride on someone else's mount was an option, which is why so many people chose to travel in clusters.

Wang Yuhao and Zhang Rui drove along, searching for any sign of Yuqing in every corner, yet she remained nowhere to be found.

At that moment, the situation was perilously close to disaster. Just as they reached Xiao Yinjian’s side, the golden light that had been flickering and erupting from his body began to subside. Had they been even a fraction of a second slower, these vampire elites would never have made it in time for this wave.

While the three of them watched the tribulation clouds with a mix of astonishment and excitement, increasingly dense black clouds gathered above Yuan Fuchun. Even after this force reached the standard threshold for a normal tribulation, there was no sign of it slowing down; it continued to accumulate power relentlessly.

"Do you want to come out for dinner tonight?" Since his intentions had been guessed, Ryan Gosling simply made the suggestion.

The humans who had originally helped the devils launch their attack suddenly turned into enemies, leaving the devils in an unprecedented state of vulnerability. Despite their massive numbers, caught between a million humans in a pincer movement, this latest invasion by the Great Devils was suppressed almost before it could make any waves.

Under the wolf's power, the rock was as fragile as tofu. Eroded by the aura of the abyss for ages, the stone was so low in density that before the elves could retreat very far, the giant wolf’s three heads were already looming before them.

The mere thought of how Wang Wei had toyed with him made his teeth ache with fury. He wished he could grind Wang Wei’s bones to dust.

"The contract stipulates that we pay the shipping costs, and it’s only two taels of silver per load. With this year’s tea harvest failing, prices are certain to skyrocket. We don’t have enough tea to fulfill the order, so we have to pay the remainder at market price. A preliminary calculation puts the figure at this amount," Mu Runtong said.

Swallowing a healing pill, he calculated how he might shake off the old man in the yellow robe.

No one was to blame; the tragedy lay in the ill-timed encounter, the cruel irony that a connection meant to be nothing more than a passing brush became an inextricable entanglement.

"Your Highness?" Shen Yunxi frowned in displeasure. Had she not made things clear to him already? Why was he still coming to the Shen residence to find her?

When the space-time gate closed completely, she could no longer hold on and collapsed onto the cold stone floor.

Seeing her in this state, Chunfeng knew the girl had hit another dead end. No amount of reasoning worked, so she looked at He Che and said, "You try to persuade her. She’s so headstrong; I’m afraid she’s going to suffer for it later." With that, Chunfeng carried her things away in a hurry.

Shen Yunxi was stunned again, seemingly unable to process his words. When she realized he was still harping on his suspicions about her and Xiao Yihan, she grew indignant. Just as she was about to retort, the person at the table slumped to one side.

Along the way, Ma Qingfeng provided guidance without reservation. If any disciple experienced a breakthrough, he would pause for a time to allow them to absorb the insight.

Yet, for a long time, Shen Yunxi did not say a word on the other end. She remained sitting on the edge of the bed, resting her chin in her hand, thinking intently.

The Nangong family was a lineage that had once produced a God of Law. Descended from the ancient divine beast, the Nine-Tailed Fox, they were exceptionally passionate; the family head’s wives were counted in the double digits, and the number of direct descendants went without saying—there were nine, and those were just the ones born in the same year as Wuyou.

How could this make a scientist feel, having worked hard for the country their entire life only to receive a few thousand yuan in pension?

The black sea of clouds surged, and the expanding alien realm pressed against the top of the chaotic membrane, weaving a vast, indescribable domain.

Struggling in the music industry for so many years, it now looked like nothing more than a tragic human farce.

Suddenly, a student was brought into Class 6 by two parents. Lin Chu recognized him—it was Zhang Wei, the problem student.

"I do! I have two wives at home, and my eldest grandson is already nineteen!" General Hu said.

Lin Chu remembered little from the words he had read, but those were the things that had left the deepest impression on him.

His hometown had been labeled as "rabble," their land reclaimed and their right to survive stripped away by the well-trained Favre raiders.

"Glug, glug." The potion in the cauldron turned a perfect, tender green. It was clearly a success.

Fortunately, Harry’s frequent night wandering had made him intimately familiar with the secret passages of the castle, allowing him to bypass the mistletoe-laden routes between classes without too much difficulty.

On the day the high-level meeting concluded, Dongfang Yunyang personally led nearly one hundred thousand troops from the Land of Fire toward Dongwu City.

Imin widened his eyes in slight shock, staring at Yuri in disbelief. A hint of surprise also flickered in Meiali’s gaze.

After understanding the details of the mission, Long Wei agreed. But he didn't want to overstep his bounds and become some sort of commander-in-chief.

Faced with this sudden change, the old man was visibly astonished. Even Prince Carl couldn't help but step back; after all, the simultaneous appearance of five Chanters could only mean one thing.