Volume 1, Chapter 27: Huo Sili, you bastard!

"I don't know. Six crates are indeed missing, and my men found this in a corner of the deck." Nor克斯 extended his hand, revealing a golden, spent shell casing resting in his palm.

Xiong Qi, having finally lured the giant mantis up, was not about to let it have its way. The Destroyer utilized its superior speed advantage, diving down toward the giant mantis's four hind legs, which served as its support.

"Isn't it good to be the same inside and out? It’s called consistency and honesty," Lin Xiaoxiao said with a triumphant nod, picking up a large skewer of lamb and gnawing on it without a shred of decorum.

"Why not go? If you two go together, you won't need to go through the trouble of inviting dance partners like the rest of us," Wang Sisi asked, puzzled.

Helpless, Leng Yihan could only watch as the fleet drifted further and further away, sailing deep into the ocean.

Su Luoman was radiant with joy, her lively and cheerful nature returning as her smile grew increasingly brilliant.

"Willing to exhaust your entire family fortune for it?!" Wuying could not help but repeat his words, murmuring in infinite admiration.

After hanging up the phone, I told my 'father' and 'mother,' then took Sora Kasugano by the hand and went to the doorstep of Nao Yorihime’s nearby house. I picked her up, and together we set off for the shrine.

Click, click... Suddenly, the eerie scene in the room caused the Black Armored soldiers, who had rushed halfway in, to instantly raise their 20mm magic-powered rifles, quickly surrounding the unharmed Obaru and Jax.

In a corner lay a skeleton, its bones unusually large and completely stripped of flesh; it was impossible to tell how long it had been dead there.

Having spent over twenty years cultivating his temper, Xiao Yuanyin finally managed to suppress his impulse to kill and turned his gaze back to Chu Feng.

And why did they feel that if Chu Fan were to actually reach that place, if he were to truly lead the expedition in person?

I had noticed earlier that Su Mengtao kept looking this way. If she didn't truly like him, how could she be so attentive?

I heard that the military is no longer producing armor, but is instead focusing all its efforts on manufacturing these terrifying mechanical beasts.

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Last year's battle had severely damaged the national strength of Chu, with losses reaching 200,000 soldiers. The King of Chu no longer harbored any thoughts of launching an expedition against Qin.

The entire Qin household was stirred. They couldn't understand what had gotten into Qin Yu—he had been dead set on targeting the Su family, so why the sudden change of heart? It was as if the heavens themselves had shifted.

In addition to academic English, Yun Nuo ranked first in her grade in two other subjects, and while her remaining subjects were not the highest, they all placed in the top ten.

Meanwhile, taking advantage of the fact that the Augsburg players had not yet reacted, he took a direct shot.

"The biggest highlight of this match is their Ronnie!" Lewandowski pointed out the key with surgical precision.

If a comparison were needed, Chu Feng felt that even if the old eunuchs in the palace carried a dozen rotten salted fish on their bodies and chewed on raw scallions and garlic, the resulting stench would not be as intense as what was coming from this cave.

Only Marie Sue was among them who still felt a sense of wonder, because Kaya had told her: her powers were heavily restricted; she could manage to float for a short time, but sustained flight would consume a great deal of energy.

The people of the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty were perhaps too accustomed to their own arrogance. Seeing someone even more overbearing than them, they could no longer restrain themselves.

Ten thousand rebellious tribesmen who worshipped the leopard totem had been surrounded and slaughtered here. Zhang Yingying had just killed their tribal priest.

"A bet?" Jiahui followed the direction the bone-user was pointing and saw... something being held by a Zaku... it looked like a space-faring machine from the ancient era of the Catastrophe World. The machine's camera was scanning the entire battlefield and a large, glowing object outside of it.

The value of a top-tier silver-grade spiritual artifact went without saying; even Yuan Tianzhen couldn't craft one yet. It was worth at least two thousand academic points.

Anyone who arrived at the Jixia Academy could freely express their academic views, regardless of their school of thought, ideology, political leaning, nationality, age, or seniority.

As she spoke, Tian Tian cast a sharp look at Fang Zhirou. Her current pitiful appearance was truly heartbreaking, but in Tian Tian's eyes, it was utterly disgusting.

Both were geniuses on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, yet Su Xingbo could not withstand a single sword strike from his opponent. One could only imagine the vast gap between experts at the peak of the Acquired Realm.

***

After all, with Jin Tian's current net worth, there was no difference between ten million and one yuan, other than a few extra zeros.

The Iron Cloth Shirt had always been considered inferior to the Golden Bell Cover, viewed by many as a useless burden—a case of "if you were going to create me, why create him as well?"

At the same time, feeling Li Yun's aggressive gaze, Yagyu could not help but feel annoyed. As the Fifth Elder of the Linquan Village and a mysterious Divine Dao cultivator in the Profound Illumination Realm, no one had ever looked at her with such insolence.

But beyond this path, what other options did Chu Tianxiong have? At some point, the "three carriages" of Zhang Qiming, Xie Tianxing, and Mu Ziqian had hitched themselves to Chu Ge, allowing him to gallop freely through Jiangcheng.

"The students who fight with the security guards are always the worst-performing and most mischievous in the school. I’m not surprised at all that they would get into a fight with the guards," a teacher told the reporter.

And this kind of thing must be planned from the very beginning, otherwise, the influence of the aristocratic families would become impossible to manage later on.

"Are you that concerned about Zhan Yichen?" A voice, rich and magnetic yet icy cold, suddenly drifted in from the doorway.

Watching Zhang Yang, who was unaware that his heart had been stirred, Dong Nan lowered his head in despair. He could already imagine all the foolish things his young master would do because of this.

I don't know how the headhunting firm talked to the students' parents, but they actually asked Yang Xin, a teacher, for money, which made Yang Xin feel quite uncomfortable.

Whether Vivienne had betrayed him or not remained to be seen, but he could no longer afford to leave such a hidden danger behind.

The next day, Lin Su slept naturally until she woke up, undisturbed by anyone. By the time she finished washing up and went downstairs, Wen Chenglin was already eating breakfast.

His father had passed away, his mother had run off, and his grandmother, who had raised him, had fallen ill. His uncles and aunts were making things difficult over a tiny sum of money. It could be said that Cai Tianjiu's childhood was painted in shades of gray.