7: Qi Tian, the nouveau riche! Strange activity in Willow Leaf Town!
Hearing this voice, Fang Bai and the others looked upstairs.
A young man in golden silk pajamas, exuding the air of an upstart, slowly walked down from upstairs. He had long hair, and with makeup, one really couldn't tell if he was a man or a woman. His expression held a hint of flippancy and rebellion, and the Patek Philippe on his wrist shimmered with a deep blue light under the crystal chandelier.
Director Liu smiled slightly and said, "Master Qi Tian, it's been a few years since we last met. Your temperament has certainly grown!"
Qi Tian grinned and said, "It's average, just average. You know me; I've lived a life free of food and clothing worries since I was a child. I have no troubles, and it's even hard to find a bit of hardship!"
Fang Bai: "..."
Director Liu: "..."
Xiao Yuan: "???"
Walking up to them, Qi Tian's gaze finally landed on Fang Bai and Xiao Yuan, his eyes lighting up. "Wow! You two must be my future classmates? Pleasure to meet you! My name is Qi Tian, like the Great Sage Equaling Heaven. Please take care of me from now on!"
Fang Bai responded, "I'm Fang Bai."
"I'm Xiao Yuan."
Xiao Yuan scratched his head sheepishly.
"Butler!"
Qi Tian shouted, and an elderly man in a tuxedo appeared respectfully: "Young Master."
Qi Tian waved his hand and said, "Go to the family vault and get two boxes of gold as a meeting gift for my classmates!"
The butler's expression remained unchanged as he bowed respectfully, "Yes."
Fang Bai was stunned, "Buddy, you're giving us gold right from the start? Isn't this a bit too valuable?"
Qi Tian waved his hand and said generously, "Money is just an external object! I, Qi Tian, love making friends!"
"Oh, right! And this!"
Qi Tian opened his hand. The space on his palm suddenly fluctuated, and in the next second, two rings appeared in his hand.
This mystical scene left Fang Bai and Xiao Yuan completely dazed.
Qi Tian stuffed one into each of their hands, his smile exceptionally bright.
Director Liu narrowed his eyes: "This is a space ring made from the spine of a spatial demonic beast. It possesses spatial power. Looking at its quality, it's from at least a Third-Tier Demonic Beast. The storage space is about ten square meters, with a market value of several million."
Fang Bai was shocked. He had only seen such things in textbooks and hadn't expected to see one in reality so soon. Moreover, something worth millions was being given away as a meeting gift!
Was the gap between people really this large?
Qi Tian said modestly, "My family has so many of these we can hardly sell them all. They're of no use to me."
Fang Bai looked at Director Liu: "Leader, what does Qi Tian's family do?"
Director Liu smiled, "The Qi family owns one of the largest conglomerates in the Magic City, the Qi Group. They specialize in selling and recycling demonic beast materials. Many of our Martial Academy's cultivation resources are provided by the Qi family. Oh, and Qi Tian's second uncle is the Vice Dean of the Martial Academy."
Fang Bai was shocked; this guy was a total rich second-generation!
Qi Tian smiled harmlessly, "My family is just too excellent; there's nothing I can do about it."
Director Liu spoke again, "Qi Tian's own talent is also monstrous. Not only is he a Second-Tier Martial Artist, but he is also a Dual-Attribute Martial Artist! He's Second-Tier Junior in the Light Attribute and First-Tier Intermediate in the Wood Attribute."
"Dual-attribute?!"
Fang Bai was stunned.
Holy crap! Who exactly is the protagonist here?
He originally thought he was impressive for awakening a system, but he didn't expect someone else's starting point to be so high.
But thinking about it, it was acceptable. After all, his family was in the demonic beast business; it was normal to pay-to-win.
Xiao Yuan, blessed by his lack of education, didn't know what first or second tier meant and just stood there giggling foolishly.
Director Liu looked at Qi Tian and said, "Time is tight. Are you ready? We should head out."
Qi Tian grinned, "Of course! I can leave anytime!"
A moment later.
"Butler! Get me the latest Range Rover!"
Seeing the dilapidated van at the door, Qi Tian shook his head and turned to ask the butler to prepare a car.
With the space rings, they could store all their luggage, so it wasn't as crowded.
Fang Bai felt like his life was just beginning.
Damn! What kind of miserable life was he living before!
Director Liu smacked his lips while touching the multi-million-dollar car.
He had worked for decades, and this was the first time he had driven such a nice car, even though it wasn't his.
"Now, let's go pick up the last classmate."
...
Liuye Town.
This was the very edge of the Magic City. As far as the eye could see, there were continuous mountain ranges.
At this time in the town, residents were gathered together, lining up in an orderly fashion to register their information under the organization of a group of people in gray robes.
And these gray-robed personnel were well-trained, and on their backs was a circular pattern with the words [Demon Slaying] embroidered within!
The Demon Slaying Army!
This was a mysterious and powerful army within the Dragon Kingdom!
They existed because of demonic beasts, were well-trained and disciplined, and were tasked with slaying demonic beasts and maintaining order!
Not far away, a man in gray robes sat on a large stone carving, comfortably smoking a cigarette.
Unlike the others, this man had an insignia on his shoulder with three stars pinned to it.
A Three-Star Demon Slaying General!
A Third-Tier Martial Artist!
A martial artist of this level was already the leader of a squad!
The Middle-aged Man looked through the air above the town into the distance, his eyes deep: "I hope we make it in time."
"Captain Qi! The townspeople have basically been counted! We can evacuate at any time!"
A member of the Demon Slaying Army came before the man, standing tall and speaking loudly.
The man narrowed his eyes: "Are you sure it's everyone?"
The soldier hesitated for a moment and said, "The Vice Captain has already led men deep into the town to ensure no one is left behind!"
The man stubbed out his cigarette, tossed it behind him, and said flatly, "Get these people on the vehicles and escort them to the Safe Zone!"
"Yes!"
Although the registration process went smoothly, problems arose during the boarding process.
Not everyone was willing to leave the place where they had lived for decades.
"Why are you suddenly making us leave? Please give us an explanation!"
"Exactly! We're living just fine! Why should we leave? Who's going to provide us with food and shelter once we're gone?"
"You government officials! You're just making life difficult for us commoners!"
"I have a heart condition and can't handle the stress. I want a private car!"
"When can we come back?"
"..."
A commotion broke out, and the scene fell into chaos.
"Boom!"
Just then, a loud explosion rang out. Everyone was startled and looked over.
In the next second, they collectively swallowed hard, fear appearing on their faces.
The man who had been sitting on the stone carving just now had his palm pressed against it, and the carving had already shattered in half!
Was he even human? Shattering half a stone carving with one palm?
The man's cold gaze swept over everyone. Anyone who met his eyes lowered their head in guilt.
The man's raspy voice rang out: "First, demonic beasts are about to descend upon this place. Those not afraid of death can stay."
"Second, follow orders. I don't want my soldiers to sacrifice themselves in vain because of your stupidity. If anyone says another word, I'll send them on their way first! Don't doubt my words!"
As he finished speaking, a ball of fire ignited on the man's body, and his entire being emitted a powerful aura like a deity, intimidating the entire crowd!
Everyone was as quiet as cicadas in winter, looking at the man's miraculous transformation in terror, instinctively believing his words.
With the man's intimidation, no one dared to speak further. They boarded the vehicles obediently; no one wanted to see their own brains.
Seeing this, the man withdrew his Alien Energy and snorted coldly: "A bunch of idiots! Peaceful life has made you too full! Your heads are full of shit!"
Just then, a ringtone sounded. The man pulled out a specialized phone and answered.
"Qi Zhen, take note! At your ten o'clock direction, eight kilometers away, an Alien Space energy fluctuation has appeared! Current rating: C-Class!"
"Command the next actions yourself! Ensure the safe evacuation of the masses. The Martial Academy's reinforcements will arrive in one hour!"
"Received!"
"It doesn't matter if they come or not. A mere C-Class... doesn't need reinforcements!"
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