161: Hundreds of thousands
“Dad, how much is there?”
Li Yao's eyes lit up when he heard Li Zun still had Energy Source Liquid.
“Hmm, there are still a few hundred thousand bottles.”
“What’s wrong?”
After all, this was the territory of the Immortal Race. Since his Li Corporation had already expanded into the Immortal Race, and had even spread throughout the entire Immortal Race.
Naturally, the foundation it possessed was unimaginable.
Although it didn't quite dominate the entire Immortal Race, it was undoubtedly a hegemon within the Immortal Race.
Upon hearing this, Li Yao was completely stunned.
Hundreds of thousands of bottles...
Is this real?
One must know that there were only sixty bottles on Blue Star, and that was just the daily output.
Yet, on the Immortal Race's side, the Li Corporation combined had hundreds of thousands of bottles.
Li Yao immediately grew excited.
Just sixty bottles a day were already enough to speed up the Red Phoenix Egg's incubation, allowing it to hatch in just over a month.
So, if he had his dad bring over those hundreds of thousands of bottles, wouldn't it hatch instantly?!
Thinking of this, Li Yao immediately responded to Li Zun.
“Dad, why don’t you get me a few thousand bottles? I need to hatch an egg.”
“Hatch an egg?!”
Li Zun was startled. Why would his rebellious son suddenly need to hatch an egg?
When did this guy decide to hatch an egg?
Soon, Li Yao explained to Li Zun why he needed to hatch an egg.
After learning the full story, Li Zun sighed helplessly.
“So that’s it. In that case, I’ll bring back a thousand bottles for you. As you said, sixty bottles a day are enough for the Red Phoenix Egg to hatch within a month.”
“So, theoretically, six hundred bottles should be enough for the Red Phoenix Egg to hatch on the same day.”
“Yes, Dad, you’re right, but I asked for a bit more to avoid any unexpected situations.”
“Alright, I’ll be back in a while.”
“By the way, your mom... is she alright?”
“No, my mom seems fine.”
“Dad, how long is ‘a while’?”
Li Zun listened, glanced at his not-so-busy life, and then responded.
“I’m very busy here, busy to death.”
“After all, the entire Li Corporation needs me to tally things up. Hmm, I’ll only be busy for about a week.”
“I’ll be back in a week.”
Li Zun’s words made Li Yao curious.
As a boss, what could possibly keep Li Zun busy for so long?
However, Li Yao didn't know the situation on that side, so he could only choose to believe his dad.
“Alright, Dad, just remember to come back.”
The call ended, and Li Yao now had a channel to obtain Energy Source Liquid.
He hadn't expected there to be so much Energy Source Liquid on the Immortal Race's side.
Of course, the Immortal Race occupied many star systems, tens of thousands of them were theirs. Having hundreds of thousands of bottles was already considered what was left over from the day's sales.
The actual production was far more terrifying than that.
After hanging up the phone, Li Zun finally breathed a sigh of relief.
His wife wasn't angry, which was unexpected.
However, when he had spoken to Yang Qian, she truly hadn't sounded angry.
So Li Zun could only choose to believe Li Yao’s words.
He hoped this brat wasn't deceiving his own father.
Li Zun grumbled a few words internally.
Ever since Li Yao contracted a Beast, his personality had changed somewhat.
Although he didn't know why, at least compared to before, he preferred the current Li Yao.
Well, sometimes he preferred him.
A week later.
Li Yao was completely numb.
At this moment, he could only stay at home.
Quietly waiting for his dad to return.
During this past week, Li Yao felt like he had poked a hornet's nest of beauties.
Every day, many Exchange Students would use asking for directions as an excuse to forcefully engage him in conversation.
At first, one or two were fine, but when a dozen more used the same excuse, it became a bit much.
It made Li Yao wonder if he was cursed or something?
Why did these people look at him like a delicious treat, wanting to devour him?
“Mom, are you sure you aren’t hiding anything from me?”
Li Yao looked at his mom, confused.
“No, what could I be hiding from you?”
“It’s your dad, why hasn’t he answered his phone these past two days?”
“Do you know what your dad is doing?”
Hearing Yang Qian’s question, Li Yao was also puzzled. His dad wasn't answering his phone?
Impossible.
Even if he was a bit busy, he shouldn't be so busy that he didn't even have time to answer a call, right?
“Should I call Dad?”
If nothing unexpected happened, his dad would be back today.
“Alright, you call him. I want to see if your dad is too busy to answer, or deliberately not answering.”
At this moment, Li Zun, who was counting Energy Source Liquid and preparing to return to Blue Star, suddenly felt his phone vibrate.
Seeing that the caller ID was his son, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
For the past two days, his wife had called him dozens of times.
He didn't dare answer. If he did, she would just ask when he was coming back.
So, Li Zun pretended his phone was out of service, letting Yang Qian’s calls ring continuously.
“Hello? What’s wrong?”
“Dad, what are you doing?”
“Me? I’m tallying up Energy Source Liquid for you, getting ready to send it back.”
Li Yao immediately cheered up upon hearing this. With the Energy Source Liquid in hand, didn't that mean the Red Phoenix Egg could hatch immediately?
Li Yao hadn't watered the Red Phoenix Egg with Energy Source Liquid for the past week, so its incubation speed had slowed down considerably.
Beside him, Yang Qian was furious that Li Zun could immediately answer Li Yao’s call.
This guy, he was indeed deliberately not answering her calls!
“Really?”
“Of course, it’s real. I’ll be back in a bit.”
“By the way, where’s your mom right now?”
Hearing Li Zun asking about her, Yang Qian immediately snatched Li Yao’s phone.
“Husband, are you looking for me?”
Hearing Yang Qian’s enchanting voice, Li Zun was completely stunned.
He had originally planned to inquire about Yang Qian’s location from Li Yao, then drop off the Energy Source Liquid with Li Yao and continue to escape.
He hadn’t expected to be caught red-handed by Yang Qian.
At this moment, Li Zun was constantly wiping away the cold sweat beading on his forehead.
As a Titled Emperor Venerable who feared nothing, at this moment he felt an unprecedented terror.
“Cough, cough, wife, why are you with our son?”
“I’m his mom, isn’t it perfectly normal for me to be with him?”