39: Chapter 39 One Day's Harvest

At ten o'clock at night, Li Xuefei and Lin Zhizhi, with their weary bodies, followed the energetic Fang Yuan through the city entrance.

Four bodyguards and Uncle Mo brought up the rear, providing ample security.

"Fang Yuan, how do you manage to stay so energetic for so long?"

On the way home, Li Xuefei looked at Fang Yuan, who was walking with a straight back, with an extremely strange expression.

Abundant energy is also a part of a professional's strength; between two people with the same power, the one with more energy will inevitably be the victor.

Even if one's power is slightly lower, a person with abundant energy can rely on time to wear down a strong enemy.

"Hehe, perhaps my body is just very strong."

It was the same answer again, and Li Xuefei, who didn't get the answer she wanted, could only roll her eyes at him. After entering the Inner City, she parted ways with the two and returned to her manor on Central Street.

Fang Yuan walked with Lin Zhizhi towards the residential area. Perhaps because she could settle in the Inner City, she walked incredibly fast despite her fatigue.

Running all the way, it took less than half an hour, and the two finally returned to the three-story flat building before midnight.

"..."

Looking at the flat building in front of her, Lin Zhizhi's heart was filled with complex emotions. Although this flat building was very ordinary in the Inner City, not even comparable to an outhouse next to a luxurious manor, she was still full of anticipation.

The lights in the house were still on. The moment Fang Yuan took out the key and opened the door, he saw his Little Sister and his Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law, the newlywed couple, exercising in the open space on the first floor.

"Third Brother, you're finally back! I was so worried..."

Seeing the door open and the familiar figure walk in, the girl, who was doing push-ups, stood up with a jolt and then rushed to Fang Yuan's side at the fastest speed, throwing herself onto him.

Bang!!

"Ouch, Brother, why is your body so hard?"

A sound was made the moment their two bodies collided, and at the same time, Fang Ling let out a painful wail. She had hit a hard part of his Bronze leather armor.

In pain, the Little Girl, who had originally wanted to give her Third Brother a hug, could only get off him.

"Oh, isn't this Sister Zhi Zhi? Why are you at my house?"

At this moment, Fang Ling, who had pulled away, saw the figure standing behind him.

"Hey, Xiao Ling, long time no see. I'll be staying here for a while until I buy a house."

"Welcome...!"

Lin Zhizhi stepped forward and reached out to stroke the Little Girl's head. The difference in height made her feel like an older sister. Before, when she was with Fang Yuan and Li Xuefei, she was the only one who was short.

"Brother, why are you back so late today?"

The Little Girl pushed away the hand on her head, her gaze burning as she continued to look at her Third Brother.

She usually went to bed around ten and woke up at five in the morning. Today, because she was worried about Fang Yuan, she hadn't slept even by midnight.

Worried, she could only exercise with her Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law on the first floor, preparing for her future Awakening of Talent, and waiting for him to return.

"Little Sister is still so concerned about your brother, huh? Today we went out of the Outer City with the captain. Today, we even killed a Bronze Rank monster... and obtained seven Bronze Rank crystal cores, and over a thousand Black Iron crystal cores."

Under the Little Girl's gaze, Lin Zhizhi placed all of today's harvest on the flat, clean floor.

The low-Rank crystal cores were mostly obtained from monsters killed by the three of them. Of the seven Bronze Rank crystal cores, all except the one from the Wrist Stone Monster were killed by the four bodyguards.

Bronze Rank monsters were not something the three of them could currently handle. Except for the slow Wrist Stone Monster, the other monsters were much faster than the three of them.

Even working together, Squad of three could not last ten minutes against a Bronze Rank monster.

Before returning, all the crystal cores obtained from today's hunt were on her. As the Young Miss and captain, she naturally didn't care for these few crystal cores, so today's harvest was split equally between Fang Yuan and her.

Although Black Iron crystal cores are of low value, their large quantity makes up for it. Over a thousand crystal cores can be sold for thirty to forty thousand energy points.

The highest Rank among the seven Bronze crystal cores was Bronze Rank Seven. The seven combined were worth about fifteen thousand energy points. All together, that's fifty thousand energy potions.

"So people in the Inner City can earn so much money!"

The large pile of crystal cores immediately attracted Fang Ling's attention. Based on her brief calculation, she quickly realized that this pile of crystal cores was worth at least thirty thousand energy points.

The huge wealth made the Little Girl marvel at the earning speed of Inner City residents. Her Third Brother could earn fifteen thousand energy points in a single day. In her eyes, this pile of crystal cores must include a share for her own brother.

"Haha, that's for sure. The stronger your strength, the faster you earn money. However, others don't have special privileges; most people have to hand over 50% of their earnings."

Fang Yuan calmly stated something that saddened his Little Sister. Ordinary Inner City residents, those within the Bronze Rank and Silver Rank, if they obtained crystal cores outside the city, had to hand over half of them to the City Defense Force.

Facing such a harsh tax, the Inner City residents who were levied, although somewhat unable to accept it, had no choice but to pay it. After all, the city they lived in needed the Defense Force to protect it.

If they didn't want to pay, they couldn't enter the Inner City, unless their strength exceeded Silver Rank; otherwise, they had to honestly pay up.

Taxes were crucial for the maintenance of the Defense Force. Without energy points, who would protect Sea City?

An ordinary Bronze Level One professional, if careful, could earn at least twenty thousand or more in a day outside. Even after handing over half, they would still have ten thousand.

This way, they could buy a house in less than a year and have enough money to enjoy life every day. Life was good, and they generally had no objections to handing over half of the taxes.

Unlike others, Li Xuefei was the mayor of sea city's granddaughter. Her squad, like Gold Rank professionals, enjoyed the privilege of not having to pay taxes.

"Oh, you have to pay taxes? Then, if possible in the future, I also want to join your squad, Third Brother."

Learning that her own brother didn't have to pay taxes, Fang Ling's mind whirred. If she had a choice, she naturally wouldn't want to pay taxes. Children from poor families had never seen much money.

"That will have to wait until you Awaken your Talent. We don't even know if you can Awaken a good Talent."

Looking at his spirited Little Sister-in-law, Cai Lin, who had moved closer to watch the fun, laughingly stroked her head.

After spending some time together, Fang Heng was very satisfied with his beautiful wife. Today, he had searched for jobs in the Inner City for a long time, but they were either dirty manual labor or waiter positions.

Fang Heng, who loved his wife, didn't want Cai Lin to do these jobs. Plus, the Inner City wages were decent, so he directly told Cai Lin to go home. It was perfect for her to exercise with his Little Sister.

After a day of getting along, Cai Lin and his Little Sister-in-law's relationship had grown much closer.

"That's true...!"

Who knows what bad things Fang Ling's little head was thinking, as her whole demeanor became dejected.

"Xiao Lin, aren't you discouraging Little Sister? Be more careful in the future."

Seeing his Little Sister's reaction, Fang Heng, with a stern face, softly pointed out his wife's problem. Although what she said was correct, she shouldn't have said it so directly.

Fang Heng, who was lecturing his wife, was a bit petty. He knew very well that his Genius Third Brother and Little Sister had been close since childhood. If she said the wrong thing, her impression in his Third Brother's heart might worsen.

His Third Brother was the backbone of the family now, and he couldn't let their relationship deteriorate.