166: Even driving the dragon chariot is tiring.

“Uncle, are you feeling better?”

At a private clinic, Qin Yang came to visit Qin Feng, who had just finished his “egg-shattering treatment.”

“It hurt so much I almost threw up. I felt like ten thousand people were stomping on my eggs!”

On the hospital bed, Qin Feng’s face was pale, and his lips were turning purple.

Recalling the twelve-level pain, Qin Feng couldn't help but shiver and asked, “Are you sure this isn’t a permanent cure? I feel like they’re completely useless…”

Qin Yang suppressed his laughter and said seriously, “Uncle, you must go through fire to achieve Rebirth. When you’re better, we’ll go to Neptune Palace together and have some fun.”

“No more fun. Thanks to Lin Xiaoer, Neptune Palace has already blacklisted the Qin Family.”

Qin Feng waved his hand and said, “Besides, we’re both married men, so let’s not play around outside too much. If you really like someone, just bring her back to the Qin Manor. It’s just a matter of adding another pair of chopsticks.”

“Ah?”

“Blacklisted?”

Qin Yang was stunned.

He had been wondering why Neptune Palace hadn't been razed to the ground.

It turned out the Empress Dowager had made her move after all!

But it didn't matter.

Once he accumulated some Imperial Power and enriched the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, wouldn't that be more fun than Neptune Palace?

It’s just that without Neptune Palace, various business activities would have to find a new venue.

In the future, when partners came, the two Qin Family brothers could only treat them to vegetarian meals.

Thinking of this, Qin Yang asked about recent business matters again.

“You don’t need to worry about business matters.”

Qin Feng smiled, “Xiao He plans, and Zhang Yi handles negotiations. With the assistance of these two, I’ve hardly encountered any obstacles.”

He paused and then smiled, “Of course, there have been some people who couldn’t be reasoned with, but somehow, these troublemakers always mysteriously disappear or die. Don’t you think that’s strange?”

Qin Yang’s lips curved into a smile, “That’s truly too strange.”

He knew that this was most likely the Imperial Guards in their patrol state making a move.

And those troublemakers must have harbored ill intentions towards the Qin Family to have met such a demise.

It must be said, the Imperial Guards are truly useful!

Qin Yang praised them in his heart.

“It’s just that their numbers are still too few.”

“Controlling one city is completely enough, but controlling a state is a bit of a stretch.”

“I still need to cultivate another group of forces.”

Thinking of this, Qin Yang began to discuss serious matters. He said to Qin Feng, “Uncle, I need a group of ordinary people aged 15 to 18, who are healthy, regardless of gender.”

Qin Feng was startled, and associating this with the Gu Master He Zhiyi that Qin Yang had brought back, he couldn't help but speculate, asking, “Ordinary people? Are you going to conduct human experiments?”

“No, this is a great opportunity. I’ll tell you about it later.”

Qin Yang kept him in suspense for now.

He was going to start using “Imperial Conferment” to create Professionals.

He added to Qin Feng, “For the first batch, just find ten people. Orphans or people with clean backgrounds would be best.”

Qin Feng nodded and said, “The Dragon Pavilion Guild sponsors a group of orphans whose parents were Guild members who died in a Secret Realm. I’ll handle this after a few days of rest.”

Just then, there was a knock on the ward door.

The nurse's voice came from outside: “Mr. Qin, a lady named Jin Li is here to see you.”

“Who is this?” Qin Yang’s eyes lit up.

“A pen pal.” Qin Feng’s eyes darted around.

Qin Yang immediately understood and said, “I still have some things to do, so I won’t disturb you.”

With that, he walked out of the ward.

Outside the ward, a woman holding flowers was standing.

She was about thirty years old, petite, with a touch of literary elegance.

“Average looking, but Uncle’s type.”

Qin Yang made a mental note and turned to leave.

Afterward, Qin Yang went to the Dragon Pavilion Guild again and met with the Chief Blacksmith, Gu Yu.

After Emperors Demeanor was upgraded to Level 3, it could transform the Emperor's Set into an Imperial Treasure Trove.

His Emperor Yang Set currently only had the sword and the dragon robe.

There should be a few more key pieces of equipment to complete the set.

And the Emperor Yang Set was transformed from the Blood-colored Set.

Qin Yang planned to have Gu Yu collect other Blood-colored equipment.

Once the complete Emperor Yang Set was assembled, he would then proceed with the transformation.

“Blood-colored equipment is very rare. I need to collect blueprints first.”

In the office, Gu Yu carefully recorded Qin Yang’s request and assessed, “With the Guild’s efficiency, it might take about a month. If you can’t wait, I can make a trip to Shangjing to see if I can procure them.”

“No rush.”

Qin Yang shook his head and emphasized, “What I’m more urgent about now is the Grandmaster Tier breakthrough orb.”

Gu Yu nodded and said, “The orb has already been purchased. I’ve sent a dedicated person to retrieve it, and it should be escorted to Hongwu City within the next two days.”

“That’s good,” Qin Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

Through the Imperial Guards’ investigation, Qin Yang had already learned that the Holy Light Pope would conduct a bloody sacrifice during the final competition.

At that time, the entire Holy City would surely be in chaos, making it the best time to seize the kunlun mirror.

To maintain secrecy, Qin Yang only told Lin Xuan about this matter.

Once the Imperial Guards gathered more information, a battle plan could be formulated.

But before that, Qin Yang also needed to make ample preparations.

After Breaking through to Grandmaster, he would gain over 1860 points in base attribute growth, significantly increasing his combat power.

It's just that Grandmaster Tier breakthrough orbs were no longer common goods; they couldn't be acquired just by asking.

Gu Yu had spent a considerable amount of time searching before finding a seller in Cangxuan City.

Payment was completed just two days ago, and it was now being escorted from Cangxuan City.

Qin Yang was still a bit uneasy, so he asked Gu Yu for the escort team’s route information, planning to dispatch Imperial Guards to meet them and ensure everything was foolproof.

After arranging everything.

Qin Yang found himself with nothing to do again.

So he sent a text message to Chu Mengxuan: “Where are you?”

Chu Mengxuan replied instantly: “Shopping with Zhi Yi. Are you coming?”

“No.”

Qin Yang directly refused.

Shopping with them, even in a dragon carriage, felt tiring… Hongwu City, Empress Street District.

This is a three-kilometer-long pedestrian street,

With its diverse consumer brands and avant-garde architecture,

It attracts nearly 80% of the young Professionals in the city.

Whenever it's a holiday, they come here to shop, eat, drink, and play.

Provided they have some money in their pockets.

The consumption here is not low.

A casual meal starts at a four-digit price per person, with more expensive ones reaching five digits.

The target demographic is either Professionals,

Or ordinary people from wealthy families.

Before his Awakening, Qin Yang mostly frequented the Empress Street District.

It happened to be the weekend.

The sun had not yet set, but the entrance to the pedestrian street was already crowded with young people.

These people were all adorned with gold and silver, and their clothing indicated they were either rich or noble.

Boom!

The roar of an engine sounded.

A supercar with a black-red paint job, exuding power, drove from a distance and stopped in front of the parking lot at the entrance of the Empress Street District.

Those rich and noble young people, seeing this supercar, all took a deep breath.

This was the Jiuzhou Federation's latest limited-edition sports car, the Night Rider 3S.

Its engine was the Dragon Heart-990R, designed by a Hero Rank Mechanist.

The unmanned combat drones controlled by Mechanists also used this engine.

However, when applied to a supercar, some functional restrictions were added.

Yes, restrictions, not a downgrade.

It is said that this car can fly low to the ground when in motion.

Even among supercars, the Night Rider is a king.

It's no longer a question of whether it's expensive, but whether one is qualified to buy it.

“The Night Rider, my dream car!”

“Whose Young Master is this? When he gets out, I definitely have to meet him!”

“Anyone who can get their hands on a Night Rider is definitely among the top 10 playboys of Hongwu City. Could it be Qin Yang?”

“Qin Yang never drives; he uses teleportation talismans…”

The playboys at the street entrance all stopped in their tracks.

Even among the wealthy, there were differences in status.

Seeing the “toy” they desperately desired, they were all incredibly envious, speculating about the owner of this “mechanical beauty.”