656: Chapter 656 Special Envoy

"Isn't that so?"

"Yes, and no."

Xiao Weiqing was full of confusion. "What do you mean? Why exactly did Gee accept that dilemma of a mission?"

Hendrick sighed.

"It is true that Heavenly Venerable Lingyan sent Gee, and the purpose was indeed to spare Qi Hao's life."

"Isn't that sacrificing Gee?"

"Sacrificing what? Gee obtained something he couldn't refuse, so he went voluntarily."

"How do you know?" Xiao Weiqing asked.

"He told me himself."

"Huh?"

"Before Gee came to find you, he notified me. Otherwise, do you think I just happened to arrive here right when you two were about to fight?"

"Do you think I'm that idle, or just have nothing better to do?"

Xiao Weiqing looked confused. "What do you mean?"

"Were you acting before?"

"What else?"

Hendrick said: "I said it before, if it weren't for that item, there wouldn't have been so much trouble in the first place."

"But since it happened, it must be resolved. Our strength is insufficient right now, so we can only follow arrangements. That's how it is for Gee."

"You and I are the same."

"A Genius is just a Genius. There is still a long way to go before becoming a powerhouse."

"I told you so much today actually just to let you know that our current strength cannot determine many things."

"If you want to gain something, you must be willing to lose something."

"I give you these words, hoping your third-stage mission goes smoothly."

After speaking, Hendrick left, leaving Xiao Weiqing behind to ponder.

After a while.

"Hmph."

"Saying all that still leaves me feeling a bit annoyed."

"Forget it, I'll go find Lotte and beat him up. My mood should improve."

...

By the bamboo forest.

"Bang~"

A figure was sent flying, sliding thousands of meters across the ground, crashing into a large patch of green bamboo.

"Stop!" "Stop!" "Stop!" Lotte shouted.

"I'm telling you, Xiao Weiqing, you're hitting too hard! Are you trying to kill me?"

"Cough~ cough~~" Lotte clutched his chest. After ten minutes of fighting, he felt like his bones were about to break.

Xiao Weiqing, that bastard. It's been a while, and his strength has increased, but more importantly, his attacks are so heavy.

"Is that so?"

"It's been over half a year. I thought you would have improved," Xiao Weiqing said indifferently.

"Get lost! Is this what you call improvement?"

"Did you suffer some grievance outside and are taking it out on me?"

Xiao Weiqing's expression was unnatural for a split second, but he quickly covered it up.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."

"Am I that kind of person?"

"Come again. I'll be careful this time," Xiao Weiqing said softly.

"Really?" Lotte asked suspiciously.

"Definitely really."

Under Xiao Weiqing's half-guarantee and half-coaxing, the two fought again. This time, Xiao Weiqing acted as a qualified sparring partner. The two fought for half an hour.

"Boom~" The two separated again.

"Let's stop here for today." Xiao Weiqing sheathed his blade, not intending to continue.

"Alright." Lotte nodded and asked: "What do you think of my staff technique now?"

"Very strong."

"Compared to your blade technique?"

"That's hard to compare. The styles and approaches are different."

"Lotte, there's no need to care about that. Finding a martial art that suits you is most important."

"Understood." Xiao Weiqing nodded slightly. "I'm leaving."

Returning to Manor No. 66.

"Master, your second-stage mission has been approved."

"The mission reward is 3 million credits."

"How many credits?" Xiao Weiqing asked hurriedly.

"Master, 3 million credits."

Xiao Weiqing was overjoyed, but immediately fell into thought.

His first-stage mission involved slaughtering countless Yao Race members; just the Peak Dominator Yao Race alone numbered over a thousand. The final mission reward was less than 200,000 credits, and that was earned through solid battlefield merit.

And now, after killing one Qi Hao, he was given 3 million credits directly. Could one Qi Hao be worth that much? No matter how he thought about it, it seemed unlikely.

"Is this considered compensation?" Xiao Weiqing mocked himself.

But since the Holy Land was willing to give it, Xiao Weiqing certainly wouldn't refuse. Having it is better than not. Whether it's compensation or something else, 3 million credits is equivalent to a heavy treasure; he was too happy to care.

"Yuanbao, has the third-stage mission been issued?"

"Master, it has been issued."

"Tell me about it." Yuanbao opened a virtual interface.

"Master, the third-stage mission is to serve as a Special Envoy for the Longevity Potion Company for one year."

"Longevity Potion Company?"

"Special Envoy for one year?" Xiao Weiqing was a bit confused. What kind of mission is this? Longevity Potion sounds like a pharmaceutical company. Asking him to work at a company feels strange somehow.

"What is the mission objective?"

"None."

"None?"

Xiao Weiqing was even more confused. What is this? Is he supposed to guess? Xiao Weiqing scrolled through the virtual page and found that there was indeed no mission objective listed. Following that was just an introduction to the Longevity Potion Company.

The Longevity Potion Company was founded six thousand years ago. The headquarters is located in the Fifth Universe Civilization, Southern Region, Light Swirl Galaxy, in the Longevity Star System on Longevity Planet No. 3.

"This company is quite impressive. The entire star system is named after Longevity."

He continued reading. The Longevity Potion Company mainly deals in a type of Longevity Potion. Of course, it doesn't allow people to live forever, but it can increase a person's lifespan. Because its effects are similar to the longevity pill, it was named Longevity Potion.

The current Longevity Company officially sells Longevity Potions in three grades.

Grade 1 Longevity Potion can extend the lifespan of an ordinary person by a hundred years.

Grade 2 Longevity Potion can extend the lifespan of a Cultivator (below Star Lord Realm) by five hundred years.

Grade 3 Longevity Potion can extend the lifespan of a Star Lord Realm expert by five hundred years.

It is said that the Longevity Potion Company is about to launch a Grade 4 Longevity Potion, which can extend the lifespan of a Star Lord Realm expert by a thousand years.

A thousand years of lifespan; that's not a small amount. Even the longevity pill only increases the lifespan of a Star Lord Realm expert by ten thousand years. The production method for longevity pills has been lost, and every time one is used, there is one less.

Longevity Potions are different; they can be produced continuously. Although the quantity of potions sold by the Longevity Potion Company each year is limited, looking at the reports, the total amount has been steadily increasing every year.

There is much more information about the Longevity Potion Company; the rest introduces its strength, company scale, and development history. It also states that the Longevity Potion Company joined the Holy Land five thousand years ago and became a part of the Holy Land. Xiao Weiqing just browsed through it roughly.

"Yuanbao, what kind of position is a Special Envoy?"

"Has the Holy Land sent Special Envoys there before?" Yuanbao opened another page.

"Master, among the mission types for Holy Land members, Special Envoys are generally divided into three categories: Resident Special Envoy, Regional Patrol Special Envoy, and Wartime Special Envoy."

"Does this count as a Resident Special Envoy?"

"No, a Resident Special Envoy serves for at least a hundred years. You do not fit into the three categories above. If you really had to count it, it could barely be considered a Regional Patrol Special Envoy, but it only patrols one place." Xiao Weiqing asked: "What are the duties of a Regional Patrol Special Envoy?"