Chapter 82

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"Hmph! As long as you have money, there's no intelligence you can't buy." Old George simplified the biggest issue, for these patriarchs, any problem that could be solved with money was no problem at all.

"Alright!" The old man shrugged, with a hint of sarcasm: "It cost $160 million to buy the information about the culprit who stole the Snake-Cutting Sword. This time, to find out the true identity of Kung Fu Panda, it might cost $1 billion. Who's going to pay for it?"

"You just want me to pay! Fine, I'll pay!" George coldly snorted, then changed his tone: "But after we get the Snake-Cutting Sword, it must be kept in my custody."

"Ha ha ha, what a huge joke! The Snake-Cutting Sword is a national treasure of China. How can it be entrusted to just one person? Of course, we all have to take turns in custody."

"Then I can also demand that the intelligence fee be shared by everyone!"

"Both of you, calm down." Seeing the two arguing more and more fiercely, the silver-haired old man said helplessly: "You've been fighting for so many years. Now that you're old, do you still want to continue? God bless, you'll both end up in hell."

"Hmph!" Both old men gave the silver-haired old man some face, coldly snorted, and ignored each other.

"What George said just now makes a lot of sense." Seeing the two quiet down, the silver-haired old man smiled slightly: "The top priority now is to find out the true identity of Kung Fu Panda. Compared to the Snake-Cutting Sword, even if we have to pay $10 billion or $100 billion, it's worth it. In the future, we can get back these losses a hundred times, a thousand times over."

The silver-haired old man's words were agreed upon by everyone. In the end, the fifteen family patriarchs unanimously agreed to allocate up to $1 billion to purchase the real identity of Kung Fu Panda in the real world.

Time passed unnoticed for another three days. On this afternoon, when Liu Menglong finished building a wall, a heavenly voice echoed in his mind: "The host, after relentless effort, has finally upgraded the Architect skill to the Perfect level. Special reward: +10 to all four attributes, $100,000, 50,000 experience points. Experience points are full, level up!"

"Congratulations, host, you have reached level 30. You have learned the skill 'Plucking Flowers and Picking Leaves.' Your authority has been upgraded, and the Level 3 authority—Alchemy Room—has been unlocked."

Finally, level 30!

Liu Menglong immediately immersed his mind in the system space and checked his current status.

Liu Menglong: Level 30 (8580/93000)

Strength: 198

Speed: 178

True Qi: 449

Intelligence: 203

Remaining Points: 0

Talent: Seeking Good and Avoiding Evil: Born with the ability to sense good and evil, making it easy to seek good and avoid evil.

Skills:

- Chaotic Punch (Advanced 31%): Chaotic punches can kill a master, with no pattern in attacks, leaving the enemy at a loss. Strength and speed increase by 30%, effective for 30 seconds, no cooldown, consumes 20 True Qi per use.

- Stealth (Grandmaster 8%): Enters an invisible state, speed decreases by 20%, 30% chance of not being detected when disturbed, 7-minute cooldown, 4-minute effective time, consumes 160 True Qi per use.

- Heavenly Gang Body (Advanced 31%): A layer of Gang Qi protects the body, defense increases by 300%, effective for 3 minutes, no cooldown, consumes 200 True Qi per use.

- Plucking Flowers and Picking Leaves (Beginner 0%): With abundant True Qi, plucking flowers and picking leaves can injure, effective range 50 meters, attack power and speed increase by 100%, no cooldown, consumes 100 True Qi per use.

Money: $6,724,050

Equipment: Omitted...

Special Items: Seventh Level of Golden Bell Cover, Ninth Level of Iron Sand Palm, Ninth Level of Snowless Footsteps, Ninth Level of Tiger and Crane Form, Eighth Level of Vajra Fist, Ninth Level of Praying Mantis Fist

Life Skills:

- Architect (Perfect Level): Can build any structure. Alright! You can even build a space fortress.

- Acupoint Master (Beginner 0%): Relaxes the body and mind and removes ailments by pressing acupoints, equivalent to a top-level masseur.

- Body Technique Master (Intermediate 23%): Bones integrate with flesh, height and appearance can be freely controlled, no more broken bones.

Authority: Level 3—Shop, Training Ground, Alchemy Room.

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Putting down his tools, Liu Menglong patted the dirt off his clothes and turned to go downstairs.

"Eh? Xiao Liu, where are you going?" The coworker was puzzled. Liu Menglong usually worked very hard, but today he suddenly stopped.

Liu Menglong stopped, turned around, and smiled slightly: "That's it, my experience is over." With that, he strode down the stairs without any hesitation or reluctance.

The coworker was confused: "What do you mean?"

Liu Menglong walked away gracefully, without saying goodbye to anyone, and even without asking for the half-day's pay, he left the construction site.

At the villa, seeing Liu Menglong return home at noon, Nalan Ruyue's eyes flashed with surprise. She signed: Brother, why are you back so early? Not working anymore?

"Too dirty and tiring, I want to change to a new job." Liu Menglong took off his coat, and Nalan Ruyue took it, smiled, and signed: That's good. How about you work with me selling buns in the future? It's not tiring, and the pay is decent.

"Forget it!" Liu Menglong shook his head: "I already have a new job in mind. I'll check it out this afternoon, and if everything goes well, I'll start tomorrow."

Nalan Ruyue nodded, hung up Liu Menglong's clothes, and signed: Has brother eaten?

"Not yet." He sat on the sofa, stretched, and turned on the TV: "Give me a few buns and a bowl of egg soup."

Nalan Ruyue smiled and went into the kitchen to prepare lunch.

"Latest news: Old Master Liu suddenly vomited blood this morning and was rushed to the hospital. Currently, Old Master Liu is out of danger. For more details, please stay tuned to tonight's news."

Seeing this news on TV, Liu Menglong clenched his fists, leaned back on the sofa, and a wave of fatigue washed over him. He closed his eyes: Old man... is he about to pass away?

Steamy buns and egg soup were placed on the coffee table. Liu Menglong opened his eyes and saw Nalan Ruyue's eyes full of concern and worry. He forced a smile: "I'm fine, just a bit tired."

Nalan Ruyue nodded gently and signed: Brother, why don't we take a break from work for a while? The money we have is enough for a year. Let's relax, okay?

Liu Menglong felt a warm feeling in his heart, patted the spot next to him, and Nalan Ruyue sat down.

Holding Nalan Ruyue's soft hand, he gently caressed it: "Ruyue, don't worry about me. Compared to me, you, who bear all the household chores, need rest even more... How about this, my last job just ended, and the new one hasn't started yet. For these few days, I won't go anywhere and will stay home to relax with you, okay?"

Nalan Ruyue's eyes sparkled with joy, her long lashes fluttered, and her bright eyes shone with happiness: Okay.

The sun hung high in the sky, and the autumn air was crisp and refreshing.

Since coming to Tianfu, Nalan Ruyue had never felt as comfortable as she did today. It didn't matter whether they lived in a beautiful house or ate delicious food. What mattered most was that Liu Menglong was by her side when she felt lonely.

For the past two months, Liu Menglong had also never been so relaxed. Staying at home without working, with a beautiful woman by his side, and being served hand and foot, the warm and peaceful autumn sun made him feel content.

As night fell, Liu Menglong and Nalan Ruyue returned from buying ingredients and found an unexpected visitor at the door.

In his mid-twenties, under 1.7 meters tall, neither fat nor thin, dressed in a well-fitted gray suit, he looked somewhat handsome but also a bit worldly. He leaned against a red Maserati, looking quite flashy.

"Zhao Tianming, how is it you?" Seeing this person, Liu Menglong's eyes flashed with surprise. Not long ago, he had thought of this person, his college dorm roommate and the young master of the Black Rat Gang—Zhao Tianming.

"Ha ha ha, Brother Long, long time no see, how are you?" As Liu Menglong got out of the car, Zhao Tianming smiled broadly, took a few steps forward, and gave him a warm hug: "It's been over two years, I've missed you so much!"

"It's rare that you still think of me." Liu Menglong also smiled, patted Zhao Tianming's back: "What brings you here, kid?"

"I just missed you, so I came to see you." Zhao Tianming chuckled, his eyes suddenly catching sight of Nalan Ruyue, and he lit up, looking like a lecher: "This heavenly beauty, could she be your wife?" Without waiting for Liu Menglong's answer, Zhao Tianming punched him on the shoulder: "Brother Long, that's not nice! You got a wife and didn't even tell me."

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