41: Hiring for 1 billion Dragon Coins?

“Holy crap!”

“Eighteen minutes?!”

Xie Yuan nearly jumped up.

Fake!

It must be fake!

How is this possible!

He had hired five Five-Turn Experts to enter and explore, exhausting many resources and items, only barely managing a result of twelve hours!

What's with these eighteen minutes?!

Cheating!

Or there's a problem with the Secret Realm itself!

Not only Lei Bao and Xie Yuan, but even Liu Xie, who had been standing dejectedly far away, heard this and quickly stumbled and crawled over, trembling all over.

“Eighteen minutes, it really was eighteen minutes!”

“Thank you, Senior. This junior was blind and failed to recognize a great expert. Please forgive me...”

Liu Xie looked manic, immediately kowtowing to Su Feng right where he stood.

Uh... “Ah... what's wrong with your father?”

Liu Yuzhe also couldn't hide his excitement, bowing and cupping his fist towards Su Feng, saying, “Thank you, Senior!”

“What's wrong?”

“Are you perhaps not satisfied with this result?”

“How about I go again?”

“This time, I'll try to be faster, how about that?”

Everyone froze on the spot.

Again?!

Eighteen minutes isn't fast enough?!

“Although they say a man shouldn't be too fast, I think I can challenge the limit.”

Everyone was instantly horrified internally.

Why does this big shot speak so lightly!

Although the corrupted female corpse inside wasn't a Fifth-Turn Expert, relying on the Secret Realm's buff, she was extremely troublesome even for ordinary Five-Turn Experts!

Without item assistance, it would probably take a full day and night, or even longer, to defeat her!

“No... Senior, you did well enough!”

“Please move to the tent. This junior will present the promised remuneration to you in full.”

Liu Yuzhe was the first to calm down. He was now even more certain of the conjecture in his heart.

That Su Feng was definitely a super big shot!

No wonder he looked completely unfazed among the many Black Gold Members, standing out like a crane among chickens—it turned out he disdained associating with them!

He had truly invited a great deity this time!

“Father, please take the Senior back first. I have some matters to attend to!”

Liu Xie looked excited, his gaze toward Liu Yuzhe filled with appreciation.

His son had grown up!

Maybe it was time to step down!

Someone from the Liu Family had finally stepped up!

“Zhe'er, no matter what you do, your father will fully support you!”

Patting Liu Yuzhe's shoulder, Liu Xie respectfully escorted Su Feng away... “The two Uncles are also prominent figures in Longtian City. Surely, you aren't doubting that this record is fake, are you?”

“This stone tablet is formed by the rules themselves. I believe the two Uncles should know best whether it's real or fake!”

“Furthermore, I want to remind the two Uncles of something: this Senior was invited by me from the Tianming Chamber of Commerce's Black Gold Member gathering. You should know better than anyone the significance of that!”

“If you choose to question him, you might face a catastrophe!”

“After all, a powerful expert won't tolerate the slightest offense!”

After Liu Yuzhe finished speaking, he turned and left.

His calm tone struck Xie Yuan and Lei Bao like a bolt from the blue!

Defeated!

Completely defeated!

The Liu Family actually managed to invite a Senior with such outstanding strength.

Moreover, they could feel killing intent emanating from Liu Yuzhe's tone just now—killing intent from a refined and gentle man!

The Liu Family was about to reverse its previous decline and completely rise up!

The two were utterly dejected, momentarily unsure of what to do.

Even as the hot tea overflowed onto the table, they made no move... Inside the tent.

Su Feng sat directly in the host's seat, while Liu Xie and Liu Yuzhe stood below, showing exceptional respect.

“Thank you, Senior, for your great assistance this time. Here are three hundred million dragon coins.”

“This junior knows that Senior enjoys collecting rare elemental materials, so I specifically had someone retrieve a portion from the family's inventory. It might not be useful to Senior, but please accept it as a small token of this junior's sincerity!”

Su Feng took the Storage Ring, and indeed, colorful light shimmered within.

“Holy crap!”

“So many elemental materials, and most of them are Tier 4! I really struck it rich this time!”

“Huo Yanyan, a Tier 4 rare material containing extremely high Fire attribute elements.”

“Anlei Wood, which requires extremely strict growing conditions and takes decades to mature. Only its main trunk is highly valuable.”

“Muyuan Grass, a rare Grass element, containing surging life force. It's a material sought after by many support professions!”

...Hiss!

This kid is really generous!

“It's a pity, I've already completed my Third Profession Advancement.”

“However, even if I sell these things later, people will fight tooth and nail for them!”

Su Feng's expression was calm, and a hint of appreciation appeared in his eyes as he looked at Liu Yuzhe.

This kid knows how to handle people!

“Alright... I'll accept them then!”

Liu Yuzhe immediately showed delight, then continued, “May I ask if Senior would be willing to become an Honored Elder of my Liu Family? In the future, one-third of all the Liu Family's profits will be presented to Senior!”

“How much is one-third?”

“One billion dragon coins!”

Hiss!

To be honest, Su Feng was truly tempted!

An extra billion in pocket money every year was certainly something to be happy about.

But if he became an Honored Elder, wouldn't he be very troubled later on?!

Seeing Su Feng frown slightly, Liu Yuzhe immediately added, “Senior, please rest assured. The Honored Elder position is merely nominal. As long as Senior lends a helping hand when the Liu Family is in trouble, that's enough. We absolutely will not disturb Senior's usual leisure.”

Hearing this, Su Feng thought it sounded good.

In that case, it was equivalent to getting one billion dragon coins for free, and every year!

“I can do that!”

“Thank you, Senior!”

Liu Yuzhe immediately bowed, his words extremely sincere.

“Give me something that allows me to contact you at any time. If you run into trouble, contact me then. If you disturb me normally, you should know the consequences!”

“Yes, Senior!”

After Su Feng teleported away, Liu Xie looked at Liu Yuzhe and said, “Zhe'er!”

“Where does our Liu Family get that much money? One billion is half of our profit, and part of that still needs to cover expenses. Our pressure will increase infinitely now!”

Liu Yuzhe shook his head: “Father, we can open up the Ruins of Ghost Valley. Anyone who breaks the record will receive a reward of one billion dragon coins.”

“However, every entry requires a fee of ten million dragon coins, and we will take one-tenth of the items acquired in the Secret Realm. Compared to other families, we demand less from adventurers.”

“And just think, how many people will come to challenge the Secret Realm for one billion dragon coins? But the Xie Family and the Lei Family have already tested that Secret Realm for us.”

“Even for a Five-Turn Expert, it's as difficult as ascending to heaven!”

Liu Yuzhe helped Liu Xie to a chair and continued, “Father, that Senior's strength is at least Seventh Turn!”

“Just think, by spending one billion dragon coins every year, we gain the protection of a Seventh-Turn Expert. Isn't that a worthwhile deal?”

“Once our Liu Family grows stronger, we can share the profits with this Senior. This will gradually bring our relationship closer, and the Liu Family will be able to deter minor rivals and rise rapidly...”

...Liu Xie sighed, realizing he truly was old!

“Zhe'er, starting today, you are the Family Head of the Liu Family!”

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