148: Chapter 148 The Earth Chapter's Apology
When Li Yu arrived at Bright Moon Company, Zhou Ya had already arrived.
She was sitting in front of the computer with Li Yu's cultivation records displayed on the screen; she had arrived early and was organizing them.
This was her habit—arriving early every day to spend extra time organizing the massive amount of data.
However, today she seemed to be out of it.
She sat there blankly, a subtle trace of worry in her eyes, as if she were concerned about something.
"Ahem."
Li Yu coughed abruptly.
Startled by the sound, Zhou Ya saw Li Yu and Chen Qing, and her face flushed instantly. She hurriedly called out, "Li Yu, morning, morning... Chen Qing, morning to you too."
Chen Qing nodded and replied, "Morning."
"What are you thinking about so intently?" Li Yu asked with a smile.
Upon hearing this, the look of worry on Zhou Ya's face deepened, and she said seriously, "Those guys are here again!"
"Those guys? Who?"
"The Earth Battle Group."
"Them?" Li Yu's eyes narrowed slightly as the face of that multicolored-haired guy from last time appeared in his mind. He asked, "What do they want this time? They aren't causing trouble, are they?"
Zhou Ya shook her head. "No trouble, but a lot of them came, including their leader. They said they were looking for you. Supervisor Song just took them to the reception room."
"I see."
"Be careful..."
"Don't worry, they wouldn't dare do anything."
After saying this, Li Yu returned to his office, put down his backpack, and turned to lead Chen Qing toward his exclusive Advanced Cultivation room.
Arriving at the Advanced Cultivation room, it was quiet inside, without a sound, completely different from the noise last time.
He swiped his card and opened the door.
The door opened slowly. In the small reception room stood a dozen people, each standing with a serious expression like a bodyguard.
That guy Liu Yiming, with his dyed multicolored hair, was currently huddled in a corner of the meeting room like a quail.
Supervisor Song was sitting there chatting and laughing with a middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man was sturdy with a buzz cut and eyes that slanted slightly upward. The smile on his face was a bit unnatural, and there were black tattoos covering his neck up to his collar.
The sound of the door opening drew everyone's attention.
Seeing Li Yu, Supervisor Song smiled and said, "You're finally here. I was just thinking about calling you..."
Before he could finish, the middle-aged man strode up to Li Yu, shook his hand, and said enthusiastically, "Master Li, I've finally met you. I didn't expect Master Li to be so young; truly young and promising!"
Li Yu tried to pull his hand back inconspicuously, but the man held it very tightly.
Li Yu used more force... but couldn't pull it back.
He used more force again... still couldn't pull it back.
Finally, using all his might, he managed to pull his hand away, stepped back half a step, and frowned. "Who are you?"
The middle-aged man said, "Oh right, I haven't introduced myself yet. I am Liu Biao, leader of the Earth Battle Group. I've heard Sister Erniu mention Master Li for a long time. I admire you to the point of bowing down to you."
"Is that so? I thought you heard about me from Wang Ye," Li Yu said with a smile.
Wang Ye was the captain of the Earth Battle Group who had attempted to kill him and steal his treasures when he went to the Thick Earth Mystic Realm.
Upon hearing this, a flash of joy crossed Liu Biao's eyes, and he smiled. "You know our Wang Ye? Aha! That's truly great. That brat is indeed not bad; in the few years he's been in the Battle Group, he has handled many things in an orderly fashion."
Li Yu did not continue this topic. He swept his gaze over Liu Yiming in the corner and said, "What is your business with me?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Biao put away his smile and gave a wink to his subordinates. As the crowd shifted, it revealed several boxes placed behind them.
Liu Biao said with a grin, "Master Li, it's all my fault for not disciplining my son properly and offending you. I have already taught this brat a harsh lesson. Rest assured, if this kid dares to be arrogant again in the future, I'll be the first to cut his head off!"
As he said this, he glared at Liu Yiming and shouted, "Get over here! Apologize to Master Li!"
Liu Yiming shivered in fear. Not daring to look at Li Yu, he wobbled over to Li Yu, bowed, and said, "I'm sorry, it was my fault before. I apologize to you."
Li Yu looked at him coldly.
Seeing this, Liu Biao walked over to the boxes and opened them one by one. Inside were boxes upon boxes of demon cores.
The quality wasn't high—mostly Bronze and Silver level—but they made up for it with their sheer quantity. The light from the demon cores shone, painting everyone's faces with vibrant colors, and the walls shimmered with reflected ripples of light.
Supervisor Song's eyes widened, and he shouted in his heart, "Good heavens!"
Adding all these things up, it must be worth at least several million, right?
To spend several million just for an apology—there aren't many people so wealthy and generous. He looked at Li Yu, wanting to know his attitude.
"Master Li, this is compensation for you. I hope you can forgive this brat's ignorance," Liu Biao said with a sincere expression.
Li Yu looked at the demon cores in the boxes, his heart stirring slightly.
With these demon cores, Bubble's Divine Light comprehension speed should be able to increase quite a bit.
His expression softened slightly, and he said, "In consideration of the apology gift, I accept his apology."
"As expected of Master Li, truly magnanimous! Brat, hurry up and say 'thank you'," Liu Biao added, shouting at Liu Yiming.
"Thank you, Master Li."
Liu Yiming apologized hurriedly.
"Hmm." Li Yu waved his hand and said, "I'll accept the items, and I've forgiven him. You all should head back. It's time for me to go to work; if the supervisor sees me slacking off and docks my pay, that wouldn't be good."
Supervisor Song pointed at himself, looking confused. "Me?"
Dock your pay?
Since when was I so awesome!
However, even after the order to leave was given, Liu Biao did not leave. Instead, he smiled and said, "Master Li, don't be in such a rush. This time, besides coming for my son's mistake, I've also come for myself."
"Are you here to apologize too?" Li Yu asked.
"No, no, of course not," Liu Biao hurriedly shook his head, squeezing out a fawning smile. "It's just that I heard from Zhang Erniu that her beast was cultivated by you. I also want to ask you to cultivate my beast. The requirements aren't high; just reaching the level of Zhang Erniu's Sky-Shattering Fire Dragon would be enough."
This was his true purpose.
Before Zhang Erniu's beast evolved, the three battle groups—Green Wind, Rong Rong, and Earth—were evenly matched. Everyone wanted to eliminate the others, but no one could, and they had been deadlocked for many years.
But this time it was different.
Zhang Erniu's beast successfully evolved into a new S-tier species, and its terrifying combat power left both Green Wind and Earth far behind.
Now, it is even rumored that the Sky-Shattering Fire Dragon is gathering strength, preparing to break through from Gold to Platinum in one go, becoming the third true Monarch-level beast in Ningyang City.
Now Liu Biao couldn't sit still.
He couldn't care about the heartache of losing the demon cores, nor could he pamper his son; he rushed to find Li Yu in a panic.
He knew very well.
Once the Sky-Shattering Fire Dragon successfully breaks through, the first one to be settled with will definitely be the Earth Battle Group.
The Green Wind Group has always maintained an ambiguous attitude and might be fine, but the Earth Battle Group has targeted the Rongrong Group many times over the years, and they have done countless dirty deeds.
The conflict between the two sides has intensified to a life-or-death situation.
Once the balance is broken, one of them must die.
Therefore, he must quickly let his beast break through to the Monarch level and evolve to the Platinum level to restore the balance.