Chapter 21

New book ranking seventh, two places lower than Panda expected, and only by a margin of over a hundred votes. Brothers and sisters, do you still have votes? Don't be stingy, let's push our monster-killing and leveling up to the next level!

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Leaving the Yangxin Hall, Long Zongheng took out his phone and dialed a number, which was answered after four or five rings.

"Master Long, I'm currently enjoying a dragon and three phoenixes, feeling like a god. If it's nothing urgent, I'll hang up." The voice on the phone was somewhat frivolous, but if Liu Menglong heard it, his eyes would surely be bloodshot with rage, as the owner of this voice was the murderer of Uncle Guan!

Hearing the licentious sounds from the phone, Long Zongheng sneered, "You're so amazing, do your family know? Be careful not to die on a woman's belly."

"Hehe, this is the only hobby I've had since I grew up. What's up? Speak!"

"Gangzi..." Long Zongheng put away his smile, "Help me investigate something."

...

At 8:59 PM, the Yue sisters returned.

"I'm exhausted." Yue Xi sat by the fountain in the front yard of the villa, took off her sandals, and soaked her sore feet in the pool. The cool spring water made Yue Xi moan in comfort, "So comfortable, this is life."

"Uh-huh, life." Chang Xi had also soaked her feet in the pool, looking like a little lamb being petted.

"..." Liu Menglong sat at a small table by the fountain, put down his teacup, and asked, "Where did you go today?"

Lan Ruyue was by Liu Menglong's side, holding the teapot and adding water to the teacup, smiling at the Yue sisters.

"We went to see the big Buddha, it was a whole day of trouble, I'm so tired." Yue Xi stretched her shoulders and back, "There are so many tourists now. My legs, feet, waist, and shoulders all hurt, my whole body aches. Ah! I really want a massage!"

"A girl shouldn't be so frivolous. Do you think a massage parlor is a place for you to go!" It wasn't that Liu Menglong was being a teacher or meddling, but every time he saw Yue Xi's carefree attitude, he couldn't help but scold her. Such a fierce girl, who knows which young man will be unlucky in the future.

"I was just saying, I'm not really going there." Yue Xi rubbed her lower back and pouted, "I'm really tired, and I'm a bit hungry."

"Me too." Chang Xi clutched her stomach, which growled twice.

"Didn't you eat dinner tonight?" Liu Menglong asked.

"Bread and mineral water, bought from a convenience store, a total of 39.5 yuan." Yue Xi looked at him pitifully, as if to say: I'm so hungry, and you still haven't prepared some good wine and food for me to enjoy... you know what.

"..."

Liu Menglong shook his head, "There's some leftover hotpot chicken." He turned to Lan Ruyue, "Ruyue, it's up to you."

Lan Ruyue smiled and shook her head, then got up and went back inside.

"Ruyue sister, it's up to you." Chang Xi felt very apologetic.

"Thank you, Ruyue sister." Yue Xi accepted it without hesitation.

Lan Ruyue nodded with a smile. After she went inside, Chang Xi looked at Liu Menglong and said softly, "Ruyue sister is really a good woman, beautiful, gentle, and can do everything at home, and she cooks well. If I were a man, I would never let her go to anyone else."

"Exactly." Before Liu Menglong could speak, Yue Xi chimed in, "I'm afraid some men are blind and don't know how to cherish. If they don't seize the opportunity, they will definitely regret it later."

Watching the sisters play off each other, Liu Menglong picked up his teacup and said lightly, "Dinner costs 300, thank you."

"Damn!"

...

It was midnight again. After the system refreshed, Liu Menglong returned to his peak state, changed into black clothes, and descended to the ground along the rope, disappearing into the night like a bolt of lightning.

Compared to last night, Liu Menglong's speed points had more than doubled. An ordinary person's speed is 3 points, and now Liu Menglong's speed is 35 points, nearly twelve times that of an ordinary person. However, Liu Menglong's actual speed wasn't really twelve times faster than an ordinary person; it was only a bit faster, which made him somewhat puzzled. How much does 1 point of speed actually enhance real-world speed?

"Based on the host's initial values, 1 point of speed can increase the host's real-world speed by 1%." Hearing this question, the dragonfly flapped its wings and explained, "If an ordinary person runs 100 meters at full speed in about 14 seconds, then 100 points of speed can reduce the 100-meter time to 7 seconds. When the host reaches level 100, with the current point distribution, the host can obtain 600 points of speed, which is six times the speed of an ordinary person."

"I see." Liu Menglong nodded, this made more sense. An ordinary person runs 100 meters in 14 seconds, which is equivalent to 10 meters in 1.4 seconds. If Liu Menglong reaches level 100, his speed can reach 60 meters in 1.4 seconds, or about 150 kilometers per hour. In this case, the speed isn't that fast, just the top speed of an ordinary car.

"However..." the dragonfly added, "According to the system scan, some humans in this world have cultivated a rather peculiar energy, which they call internal energy. A few people with deep internal energy can reach the host's 80-90 level speed standard, and a considerable number can reach the host's 50-70 level speed standard. In the West, there are also bio-engineered warriors whose speed is very fast, and with the help of technological equipment, their speed can even exceed the host's level 100 speed standard."

Liu Menglong, running, paused and said in shock, "So even if I reach level 100, I won't be invincible?"

"No." The dragonfly shook its head and smiled, "Because the host's authority is insufficient, I cannot reveal specific details, but I can tell the host that as long as the host's authority continues to increase, by level 50, the host can become the strongest in the world!" It paused, "If the host knows how to use the system well, it's even possible to become the strongest after level 30."

Level 30?

Liu Menglong's eyes sparkled. Level 30, can I take revenge then?

...

Perhaps he had used up all his luck yesterday, Liu Menglong did not encounter any gang fights today. He only caught a few small fish and shrimp, gaining a few dozen experience points and a few dozen yuan, which made him feel quite unlucky.

On his way home, passing by the abandoned factory from yesterday, Liu Menglong found it had been sealed off by the police. It made sense, with over a hundred deaths in one night, the police were under a lot of pressure. Fortunately, the incident was ultimately classified as a gang fight, making the case relatively simple to close.

Getting home around four, he rested a bit, and a new day began.

Perhaps they were too tired from yesterday, the Yue sisters were sleeping like dead pigs, and no matter how he called them, they wouldn't wake up. Liu Menglong didn't want to bother with them anymore. After all, he had already paid the "deposit," so it was up to them!

Today's breakfast was meat buns, not bought from outside, but steamed by Lan Ruyue herself.

Lan Ruyue is from Longcheng and loves to eat flour-based foods, especially flatbreads and buns. However, whether it's flatbreads or buns, they require yeast, and Liu Menglong's home didn't have any.

A great man once said, if there are conditions, go for it; if there are no conditions, create them.

So last night, Lan Ruyue used yeast to make some dough, which was perfect for steaming buns this morning. The remaining dough could be used as yeast, so there would be no worry about eating leavened foods every day.

"Did you make these?" Eating the pork and scallion buns, the rich and delicious taste was even better than those sold outside, and Liu Menglong was very surprised.

Lan Ruyue nodded with a smile and gestured with her hands, "I learned from a chef when I had nothing to do. The chef's buns were excellent, and the filling was particularly good. I'm a bit slow, so I only learned about 70-80%."

70-80% and it's this good?

Liu Menglong praised, "I think you could open a bun shop, just sell to the rich people nearby, and price each bun at 5 yuan. You'll definitely get rich."

It was just a joke, but Lan Ruyue took it seriously. After Liu Menglong left, she went to the market to buy a lot of vegetables and meat, and a multi-layer steamer. She didn't rest when she got home, but immediately went into the kitchen and started working.

By noon, the Yue sisters rubbed their eyes and pushed open the door. As soon as the door opened, the smell of buns wafted into their noses. Yue Xi sniffed hard, "Where are the buns coming from? They smell so good!"

Chang Xi, with her sharp eyes, saw Lan Ruyue putting the freshly steamed buns into foam boxes and closing the lids.

Chang Xi was puzzled, "Ruyue sister, what are you doing?"

Lan Ruyue looked up and saw the Yue sisters walking over, smiled, and picked up a wooden sign that read: Secret Imperial Buns, 5 yuan each.

"..."

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Thank you to 'Jun Dao Ka' and 'Wu Kong Xu Ji' for each donating 100 Qidian coins, 'Bai Li Yun Tian Shen' for donating 200 Qidian coins, and '★Da Jian Huang' for donating 588 Qidian coins.

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