The weapon refiner is not doing her job properly

Chapter 289 The "Monster" Behind the Scenes

He drank the tea and quietly activated his supernatural ability. He was surprised; this Deer Cry Ladder was indeed extraordinary.

Xing Qingping is a man of action and quick-witted. Once he has benefited from something, he knows how to apply it to other situations.

He asked Su Ninglong gently, "How many people can you accommodate here in a day? Can you arrange for someone from the military to come over?"

"You should just focus on your own department, why are you meddling in other people's business?" Qi Shen said with a double meaning.

Xing Qingping was annoyed just looking at Qi Shen's face. This guy looked cold and indifferent, but in reality, he was just a capricious clown.

The adopted granddaughter is more popular; she accomplishes great things quietly.

He works for the Resources Bureau and is used to business, so he told Su Ninglong that he wouldn't lend it for free.

Su Ninglong hadn't thought about this question, because from the beginning, she hadn't planned to open it every day.

Otherwise, the online registration scramble wouldn't have happened.

"We can only handle thirty or forty people a day." In fact, we could handle tens of thousands at once, but it would consume too much spiritual energy, so we can't do it again for the next two years.

The Deer Forest is the territory of the Little Deer Spirit, and she cannot exploit her subordinates.

Xing Qingping: "I want half of the spots. You name your price."

Before Su Ninglong could speak, Qi Shen interrupted, "I come here to play every month."

Xing Qingping's lips twitched: "What's it to you?"

"This house is mine. I won't let you climb up here. What can you do about it?" Qi Shen said shamelessly. "She keeps a mistress in a golden house. I am that 'mistress.' Everyone has to cater to me."

Su Ninglong: "..." Good grief, is that what she meant?

She gave him the house because the Deer Forest was too important to deal with; the crops she would grow in the future would only become more precious, so she needed a bodyguard to protect the house.

Giving the house to Qi Shen is roughly equivalent to getting a henchman with an annual salary of hundreds of millions for free.

But after passing through Qi Shen's mouth, all the "schemes" were veiled in a pink veil.

"I admit defeat," Su Ninglong's eyelids twitched. She couldn't very well argue that she only valued his strength!

"Pfft!" Xing Qingping's eyes were opened today. Someone offered themselves as a bedmate, and he made a reservation for it.

"You're still keeping a mistress in a gilded cage. Xing Qingping decided to stop being polite. Go back home now and don't ruin my granddaughter's life."

"This condition must be added," Qi Shen said earnestly, patting the table.

Principal Yan climbed much slower than Xing Qingping, who had already negotiated the terms of the transaction with Suninglong.

At this moment, something unusual happened at the Deer Cry Ladder.

All the spiritual energy in the mountains and forests surged towards him, and the silver-white deer spirit ran over to complain about Old Man Yan's "evil deeds".

He seized almost all of the spiritual energy produced each day.

“You don’t need to send my spirit stones for now,” Su Ninglong said.

The little silver deer was happy and went off to play.

After Xing Qingping left, Su Ninglong left Luming Ladder and went elsewhere.

Qi Rui squatted down next to Qi Shen, letting Qi Shen touch him all over. When the sunset completely disappeared, the tea table was put away, and the figure in black was gone.

Qirui flicked its tail, narrowed its pupils, and saw two parrots with gorgeous tail feathers flying in the air. It happily trotted along with them to play.

No one would keep a navigator dog as a pet, but Suninglong has done just that.

They even opened up such a large area for them to play in.

Qirui is the happiest kitten in the universe!

……

The Deer Cry Ladder is only open on Saturdays and Sundays, and there are a total of forty places available.

The cost is for local specialties from the mountaineer's hometown, excluding industrial products and processed foods.

It doesn't matter what it is; you can bring a unique stone, coral from the sea, or even animal skin.

However, this payment method requires an online preliminary selection, which is handled by Xing Qingping's people.

After all, it's not unreasonable for Su Ninglong to give Xing Qingping half of his annual workdays of mountain climbing quota for free, so asking him to do some work for her isn't excessive.

The farmers returned happily after a week-long trip, only to find the manor completely transformed. They almost thought they hadn't been on a trip for a week, but for hundreds of years.

After the initial shock comes numbness. Life goes on as usual. Is the salary not good enough? Are there not enough holidays? Or are the trips not enjoyable?
The work environment has improved, so we should cherish it even more.

While the farmers were overjoyed, people online were criticizing Suninglong for being stingy, saying they only hired forty people a week.

No matter how much they argued, Su Ninglong remained unchanged.

After Principal Yan climbed the Deer Cry Ladder three times, he completely gave up lemon candy, and suddenly more than thirty spiritualists appeared among the students of the school.

Although not many people have awakened superpowers, they have successfully solved the problem of a lack of successors among Star Alliance students.

The Star Alliance is secretly thriving.

The high-ranking members of the Star Alliance were so angry that they slammed their fists on the table and jointly criticized Wu Xingyi, who had promised that the operation would be foolproof, but it had failed again.

"You all agreed to this plan, so why should I bear the burden alone? Su Ninglong has suddenly appeared out of nowhere, so go and question her to her face if you dare." Wu Xingyi's arm had been reattached, but her face was still deathly pale.

The reason she forced herself to come to the meeting was because if the responsibility wasn't clearly defined, she would lose her position as vice principal.

She has paid so much for what she has achieved today, and she absolutely cannot be brought down. Even knowing that she will be sentenced one day, she must remain in a high position.

Why should these money-grubbing good-for-nothings blame all the failures on her?

“Yuanxi is a very important part of us. We are also counting on him to create a place where spiritual beings can be produced.”

"Now look what's happened. The Star Alliance has taken all the good things—the Key to Prophecy, Qi Shen, military and political affairs."

"More than that, I heard that the Deer Cry Ladder that Su Ninglong crafted is even better than the Blood Sun. All our efforts over the years have been overturned by Su Ninglong alone."

“We could have charged huge entrance fees to outsiders, but now everything is gone.”

Qian Rujin was also at the table. He looked at the ugly faces of these people and sneered inwardly.

The Star Alliance is no longer the Star Alliance it once was, just like the original Star Alliance.

While the Star Alliance returned to the right track, the Star Radiance Alliance went further and further astray.

He used to understand it as a necessary process for people to adopt different methods due to differing stances.

As his schemes were foiled one by one, he knew he had lost his gamble.

Total defeat.

He had already fallen into the pursuit of fame and fortune, and only when he looked back did he realize that he had unknowingly become deeply mired in it.

"How long are we going to keep supporting Zhou Jiaxi? The Star Alliance is destined to change hands. Let's seize this last opportunity to make a killing."

"Zhou family, what other tricks do you have up your sleeve?"

"Why can't we cooperate with Yun Fei and Su Ninglong at the auction? If we can't be enemies, we can be friends."

"Sigh, if only we had gotten Su Ninglong to come to our side, with her there, why would we need to do so many shady things?"

"Why don't we put our strengths together?"

"We'll be exploring the ruins soon, maybe then..."

The makeshift troupe members were all having wild ideas. Qian Rujin, with graying temples, couldn't help but doze off. Wu Xingyi, seeing that the flames were no longer burning her, fell silent.

The meeting dragged on and on, and no substantive suggestions were offered.

Hara Watari remained silent. After the meeting, he avoided everyone and quietly went to a secret residence of the Hara Watari family.

The door to the apartment opened silently. There were no lights inside; two thick curtains kept out all sunlight. Only the light from the hallway provided a sliver of illumination in the darkness.

Hara Watari gripped the backpack strap, his nerves tightening.

Every time he came, he had the illusion of being surrounded by mysterious spirits, feeling cool and the sweat on his nose could freeze into ice.

He bowed slightly and said, "Excuse me."

Then I took off my shoes and went inside.

The door closed again, and Hara Watari groped his way forward in the dark. This was the house where he had lived for several months.

The people who live here nowadays don't like clutter, so Hara Watari arrived at the living room based on his memory.

"Young Master, the plan has failed."

"Failed again? Useless." A young, deep, magnetic voice came from the darkness. Anyone who heard it would marvel at its pleasant tone.

Only Yuan Dusen had his head down, beads of sweat dripping from his temples, staining his white collar with a dark hue.

He couldn't see the other person's expression or appearance, but the other person could see his reactions clearly.

"Just use the final plan. I don't care what method you use."

Hara Watari believed it was unfeasible, because the Hara Watari family would pay a heavy price regardless of whether the plan succeeded or failed.

The plan was conceived many years ago, but unfortunately, the chances of success were extremely low; it was practically a pipe dream.

A person not belonging to this era, possessing a body that all those in the know dream of, immortal and eternally long-lived.
They want Qi Shen's body.

However, Hara Watari had witnessed Qi Shen's strength.

The young master's desire for Qi Shen's body is utterly delusional.

"Qi Shen is too powerful; he is not bound by law or morality."

"Then find something he's interested in."

"How about... we use Su Ninglong's? She's already been promoted to a four-star hunter as an exception."

"Are you questioning my decision?"

"I dare not, but this plan is beyond my capabilities." Having no value in executing it, Yuan Dusen didn't want to take the risk and could only kneel down with a thud. "Young Master, your spiritual body is too strong; even a five-star hunter cannot contain it. Only Su Ninglong, whose physical strength can accommodate a very powerful spiritual body, can barely give it a try."

After a long while, the voice rang out again: "If you guys weren't so useless, I wouldn't need to look for outsiders."

Hara Watari dared not refute.

"Go, and don't disappoint me again. I raised the Yuan Du family with my own hands. I can make you glorious, or I can make you sink."

"My subordinate understands."

When Hara Watari came out of the room, his collar was completely soaked with sweat.

Looking back, I could vaguely see the shadow of a non-human figure behind the screen.

A glint of greed flashed in Hara Watari's eyes. Even if he couldn't live forever, he hoped to become the "monster" behind the screen.

How wonderful it would be to live by constantly changing bodies!

They saw hope in Yuanxi. The experiment had been successful, and if they could increase the chances of success, the Yuandu family might be able to break free from the control of this "monster".

Their Yuan Du family will not follow the old path of the super-intelligent beings; they will definitely be able to sit on the throne.

Su Ninglong sneezed several times in a row. After seeing Qi Shen off, she used a puppet to go out and interact with the people around her.

Chatting, drinking tea, eating delicious food, taking a taxi...

Aside from Lei Qingya finding her a bit strange, no one else recognized her, which pleased Su Ninglong.

She then sent the puppet to the bar to find her godmother and Xingyuan.

She appeared at the bar in a long dress and instantly captured the hearts of many men, who remarked, "Your daughter is getting more and more beautiful."

Zou Shuyi nodded smugly, "Don't you even know who raised it?"

"Why did you come here? It's rare to see you wearing a skirt; you look like a lady."

"I am a lady by nature." Su Kuilei crawled under the bar to help her with the work. The puppet was newly made and looked like a newborn baby, with its fingers not very nimble.

Fortunately, she wiped the cup very slowly, so there was no indication that she had a problem.

But Zou Shuyi is her godmother and knows her child's personality. How come Su Ninglong, who is usually very talkative, has become so quiet?
"Early love, and then heartbreak?"

Su Kuilei: "..." Even a puppet would be speechless.

“Ms. Zou, how can you tell that I’m heartbroken? I’m practically etched with the words ‘lonely’ on my forehead.”

"I used to swear I'd be a single queen! But I still fell for Starbucks." Zou Shuyi tilted her head to look at her pretty daughter.

At Su Ninglong's age, she should be experiencing the first stirrings of love and being prone to impulsiveness.

She has so many handsome boys around her, yet none of them are in a relationship. She knows one of them who has dated someone before, but it was very short-lived.

The others were as absurd as a group of ascetics practicing abstinence.

"Anyway, I'm fine, so don't worry about my love life. If I were dating too early, I would definitely tell you."

The onlookers: "..."

Others are dating: try to keep it a secret if you can.

Su Ninglong's early romance: I will definitely tell my parents and ask them to help me check it out.

This is what mothers' and fathers' daughters are proud of.
Xingyuan glanced at Su Ninglong a few more times and noticed her slightly stiff fingers, which seemed a bit strange.

He spent the most time with Su Ninglong, and he silently reached for a red button under the table.

The puppet turned its head slightly, but its eyes lacked any sparkle.

"Daddy Xing, don't call the police, I'm doing a test." Su Ninglong sent a message to Xing Yuan from the weapon-refining room.

The puppet was like another pair of eyes to her, and it immediately relayed information after learning of Xingyuan's actions.

Fortunately, the world has the internet, and information travels fast enough.

Making a blunder is a minor matter, but exposing the puppet would be a much bigger problem.

Humanoid robots require registration for production, which involves a lot of paperwork.

When it comes to her, this puppet who looks exactly like a human, it will probably be even more troublesome.

Xingyuan stared at the text message for a long time before pulling his hand back from under the table and asking her what was going on.

"Where did you get this robot?" That was his first thought.

"It's not a robot, it's a puppet I made myself, just an empty shell." Su Ninglong sent the message and then retracted it, deleting all traces. Xingyuan should still be able to see it.

Xingyuan frowned. "What are you planning to do now?"

"I don't plan to do anything; it depends on what my opponent wants to do." A genius like her is envied wherever she goes; attracting hatred is her basic skill.

After the appearance of Yuanxi in Ziyue's version, it was also explained who the mastermind behind the bank robbery was.

Suning Long is defending against them.

They wanted the key to prophecy, and since they couldn't let Ziyue herself take it, they had to steal it.

They were willing to expose themselves to the Star Alliance in order to get their hands on the item.

Is the key to prophecy really that important?

I doubt it. It's possible that it would expose some secrets of the Star Alliance, since it has a prophetic function.