Chapter 50 – Pleasant Cooperation

Volume 3

"Your intel may have already landed in Old Master Fang's hands. To win you over, they'll offer you a lot of benefits. A lot."

Wen Yu fell silent once more.

Maybe Kuangliu's flashy reception for him yesterday had also been arranged in advance by Lin Haifeng.

After a long while, Wen Yu let out a couple of laughs.

"Aren't you afraid I'll take their benefits, then turn around and sell you out?"

Hearing that, Lin Haifeng shook his head.

"Whatever they can give you, I can give you more. Whatever they can't give you, I can give you too… For example, the thing you care about most right now: Promotion and becoming stronger. When it comes to that, they can't do it."

"They aren't Warrior at all! They aren't soldiers! Most of them haven't even become a Class Holder! They're just politicians. Politicians who have already fallen behind the times!"

After hearing that, Wen Yu nodded.

If the Aristocratic Families could offer Wen Yu enormous benefits, he definitely would not refuse their goodwill.

But from what Lin Haifeng was saying, it seemed like what those Aristocratic Families could actually bring to the table wasn't all that impressive…

…

"I'm giving this to you."

As soon as Lin Haifeng finished speaking, he took out an exquisitely wrapped gift box.

Wen Yu accepted the box, opened it, and looked inside. There was a cylindrical object within.

With a simple touch, Wen Yu had already obtained the item's information.

Spatial Lockdown Device (S-Rank, one-time-use item): After activation, it creates a distorted spatial force field over an extremely large area around the user. Within the range of the force field, any spatial-type items used by a Class Holder will become ineffective (including a Spatial Ring!). Duration: 10 minutes!

Seeing Wen Yu look at him, Lin Haifeng said directly, "I'm giving this to you to prevent anyone from using spatial-type items to flee the scene. Once the birthday banquet is underway, you can decide when to activate it. After that, just kill every human within the range of the force field."

Hearing Lin Haifeng's words, Wen Yu nodded.

For Wen Yu, this mission really wasn't difficult!

"And then? The Military pins all the blame on me?"

Of course, even if the Military did that, Wen Yu wouldn't care. He would simply need to come up with a new escape route.

Lin Haifeng shook his head and said decisively, "That night, many, many things will happen. For example, I'll need to clean out some remaining descendants of the Aristocratic Families within the Military, along with some diehard loyalists. Of course, there won't be too many of those. The dead aren't worth being loyal to. Besides, it's not as if I haven't made any preparations in advance! Once you're done, just go straight back to the villa and sleep. The next day, I'll have Kuangliu pick you up, and we'll discuss our cooperation going forward."

"Then what kind of high-end combat power do those people have?"

Lin Haifeng shook his head.

"None. The Military's high-end combat power is all in my hands. I told you just now: they're nothing but politicians who have fallen behind the times! Mm, I can't say they have absolutely nothing. They do control some nuclear weapons, but that doesn't matter. After all, they can't possibly drop nukes on their own heads. And as for that, I have some countermeasures as well!"

After Lin Haifeng finished speaking, the two of them fell into a long silence. Only then did Wen Yu speak again.

"Why not have Kuangliu and Vermilion Bird do it? In their eyes, this should be very simple."

"That won't work. Kuangliu is the War God I personally forged with great care. Not only because of his strength, but even more because he serves as a kind of spiritual pillar! Kuangliu cannot show himself for this mission. As for Vermilion Bird, that's even more impossible. Its existence is still a secret to most humans!"

"The reason I haven't acted until now is that, aside from needing to make more preparations, I also needed a super powerhouse strong enough to carry this out. Originally, if you hadn't appeared, I had already decided to send Kuangliu after disguising him. But now, without a doubt, you are the best choice."

After hearing all this, Wen Yu thought for a long time, then extended his right hand toward Lin Haifeng.

"Here's to a pleasant partnership."

"A pleasant partnership!"

…

After that brief exchange, Wen Yu left the office with One-Eye and Star.

Behind him, before Wen Yu could even close the door, a crimson figure had already slipped out and landed on the same shoulder as the Soul Beast.

The Vermilion Bird kicked the Little Soul Beast with one foot. Seeing the Little Soul Beast bouncing around as if it wanted to fight back, it immediately started chirping away, then teased the Little Soul Beast even more energetically.

"All right."

Looking at the tough little Vermilion Bird on his shoulder, Wen Yu gently rubbed its head and said, "Why'd you follow me out? Don't tell me you can't stand Commander Lin and you're planning to throw in with me?"

Of course, that was just a joke. If the Vermilion Bird really did decide to follow Wen Yu, he would be making an absolute killing!

The Vermilion Bird rolled its eyes at Wen Yu, and a mental fluctuation transmitted straight into his mind.

"Wait until you're a little stronger. You're still so weak right now, and you already want to cling to my thigh?"

After saying that, the Vermilion Bird proudly raised its little head and stared straight up at the ceiling.

Then Star sent it flying with one sweep of his tail.

Watching the two Divine Beast Species start roughhousing again, a complicated look flashed through Wen Yu's eyes.

Ever since he Changed Class into a Soul Master, Wen Yu had developed a special fondness for powerful Mutant Creatures.

A small part of it was because he liked these Earth Creatures, simple and straightforward yet overwhelmingly strong. Most of it, however, came from greed!

It was easy to imagine just how far his strength would rise if he had three or more Divine Beast Species as Soul Pets by his side.

But Divine Beast Species were simply too rare.

As the second Divine Beast Species Wen Yu had ever encountered, it was easy to imagine just how much he longed for the Vermilion Bird!

Pressing a hand down on Star atop his head, Wen Yu walked straight outside.

The Vermilion Bird also landed directly on Star. Star flicked his tail twice, but showed no sign of displeasure.

And so, a spectacular sight appeared inside the Military headquarters.

A Class Holder walked along with a small black ball floating over his shoulder, a dusty gray mutt in his arms, a lizard-like creature perched on his head, and on that lizard-like creature stood a smug little bird with its head held high.

"Does this guy run a zoo or something…?"

"Tsk, tsk. I've seen Class Holders ride animals before, but it's pretty rare to see animals riding a person."

"And there are several of them riding him…"

"Isn't that Commander Lin's bird?"

"Looks like it. But those little animals are so cute. Look at that big lizard on his head. Its eyes are so round. This is the first time I've ever seen a lizard that huge!"

"I'm a dragon! A dragon!!!"

Naturally, their quiet muttering couldn't escape Wen Yu's hearing. Nor could it escape Star's.

Star kept grumbling in Wen Yu's mind about his identity, but unfortunately, Wen Yu really had no desire to explain things to these people.

Was he supposed to tell them, Hey, the ones on my head are all Divine Beast Species? Then these people would ask what Divine Beast Species were.

It would be an endless loop!

Besides, who said Star and One-Eye couldn't be ridden? If he actually climbed on their backs, he'd scare these people to death!

Wen Yu rolled his eyes and immediately quickened his pace toward the exit.

…

Downstairs, Kuangliu had already left, but he had left a soldier behind to wait for Wen Yu.

After all, as the Military's War God, Kuangliu really was busy. The fact that he had managed to free up an entire day to receive Wen Yu was already giving him plenty of face.

When the soldier saw Wen Yu appear, he gave him a military salute, then took out a key.

"My lord, Lord War God asked me to give you this vehicle."

Wen Yu accepted the key and turned to glance at the brand-new military Hummer beside them, then nodded in satisfaction.

"Thanks."

"Then, farewell."

With that, the soldier walked straight away. Wen Yu looked at the Hummer in front of him, then got in.

With the rumble of the engine, the vehicle slowly started moving, heading toward the Villa District.