Volume 1, Chapter 30: The Profiteer of Lin'an

Page (1/3)

Coming to his senses, he took a careful look and indeed detected a faintly sour smell in the air. It seemed that the sphere from earlier had been a gas bomb. However, he had not seen any sign that the Mechanical Tyrannosaurus King had entered a berserk state. Why, then, had the gas bomb appeared? The question left them utterly perplexed.

After saying this, he first used the bracer on his left arm to fire several sonar sensors from the cuff on the back of his hand. Then he took a can of spray from a secondary pocket at his abdomen and swept it around the entire area.

“That place where so many Northern Army soldiers went in and never returned?” Zhou Jiping recalled what Chief Nizi had said that night in Soyo.

The tavern servant hurriedly acknowledged the order and went to fetch the wine. Cao Ang found the spot where he had sat during his previous visit, flung aside his robe, and settled down. He then began idly watching the rain outside. Before long, the servant arrived carrying a wine jar and cups. Cao Ang let out a long breath, then began pouring and drinking by himself.

Zhou Xuanying spoke somewhat hesitantly, but Zhou Yunheng had already heard the sound of running water and understood what was going on. No one knew a son better than his father. Zhou Yunheng had watched Zhou Xuanying grow up and could easily guess some of what was on his mind.

“This man is far too suspicious… He’s unnaturally calm. Even an ordinary person would be terrified in a situation like this, wouldn’t they?” Norton pondered for a moment before deciding that this was a major point of suspicion. After all, even he, with his background in forensic medicine, had been unable to conceal his shock upon suddenly witnessing such a bloody scene.

In other words, the lions seemed to be avoiding the Fire God’s territory as well. Could the Fire God truly exist? Zhou Jiping wondered as he walked.

At the same time, Li Lianjie and Guan Zhilin had already sparked the chemistry of a peak partnership in their first collaboration. Together, they had won countless fans around the world.

They had to give it everything they had and attack the global market with the force of a tiger. Before competitors everywhere could even awaken to what was happening, they would seize most of the market share Atari had lost.

Once again, the curse took effect, and our attributes were reduced yet again. However, I noticed something. Just now, when we received the curse, dark-red blood actually began flowing from that tombstone. Could the tombstone itself be responsible?

“Please place some trust in me. Believe that what I’m about to do isn’t merely an act of madness, and believe that I’ve considered it carefully. Trust my judgment. I won’t act recklessly, all right?” Lian Yin pleaded gently.

“Xin’er, I’m truly innocent. I had no idea she would do something like that.” Beiming Han hurriedly explained.

Page (2/3)

“I told you, do as you please.” Beiming Han was not particularly concerned. In any case, Gu Qingxin could not escape while she was by his side.

Zhou Mantong had remained unconscious ever since she was taken to the hospital the previous day. The doctor said she had suffered a concussion after being struck by a heavy object, but she would probably wake within the next day or two.

Lin Qianyu walked once around the Christmas tree, then had Jiang Yizhou take several more pictures of her as keepsakes.

The foreign tribes to the north, which had long eyed this place covetously, had been driven far away by Ye Shaochen. Only in the past two years had the region finally become peaceful.

But in truth, her status was every bit as noble as it seemed. Once she married into the Imperial Palace, her status would become even more exalted.

Her cool, clear voice carried a faint hint of killing intent. Faced with Liu Yingcheng’s unreasonable entanglement, she merely gave a cold laugh.

Beiming Han finished chopping the vegetables and looked up at her. Gu Qingxin hurriedly turned her gaze away and pretended to watch television. She raised a hand to touch her hair and switched off her phone.

“You’re Brother Shaoting’s fiancée, Gu Ning, aren’t you?” Lü Miaoran gazed at Gu Ning with burning intensity. It was not a question but a statement of certainty.

After three upgrades, this learning machine displayed a prompt similar to the one that had appeared with the sodium-ion battery.

The users’ trust and emotional attachment to them were still insufficient to make them abandon their cameras and switch sides outright.

With that, Liu Yichi turned the iron ruler toward himself. Its thin edge flashed with a cold gleam. It did not look like a tool for measuring length; it looked more like a section of an iron sword.

“Ah, don’t remind me. I thought I was brilliant back in school and that everything would go smoothly once I entered society. I never imagined I’d be taught such a brutal lesson the moment I stepped out into the real world.” Xu Shuai spoke with a sigh.

Page (3/3)

He had taken only a few steps when a click came from beside the door, followed by the sound of the electronic lock engaging. Xu Nanxing froze.

Of the two blows he had taken while helping Aozi carry the load, one had landed in his stomach. Gu Duo had been beaten so hard that he vomited on the spot. After that, he never dared eat too much, afraid that he might anger the man again and be beaten until he threw up.

When they heard that their whereabouts had been exposed, Xie Huaichu’s heart tightened. He secretly blamed himself for becoming Ji Yutang’s burden. If she had not been protecting him, then with her agility and the silver needles in her possession, Ji Yutang would certainly have been able to escape safely.

Shen Qing reached over and rubbed the back of the little one’s head. Then he simply crouched down to meet the child’s eyes, and his tone suddenly became solemn.

Of course, if someone had a legitimate reason for stopping updates, as he did, that was understandable and could be forgiven.

“If I sing off-key when the time comes, will I embarrass you?” Jiang Tan asked anxiously.

Yet reality seemed somewhat different from what Lin Di had imagined. Lin Di had played plenty of RPG maps, but playing someone else’s creation and making one himself were clearly two entirely different matters.

At the beginning, he had to choose a character. Qin Fen thought for a moment and selected the bandit faction. He then examined the appearance of every bandit one by one before finally choosing the one wearing yellow clothes and sunglasses.

Sequels could not earn points or unlock new games, so their only value was to make money.

The Nine Peaks and Seven Sects had grown to their present scale largely because of the locations where they were based. The nine divine peaks that had stood independently on the Northern Continent for countless years were not only easy to defend and difficult to attack; the spiritual energy within them was also far more abundant than in other places.