Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 171 An Unexpected Gift, An Unexpected Guest

Charcus seemed to understand what Shafa was trying to say, and nodded in confirmation:
"Yes, after all, the patriarch was once the emperor of this country. Even though he abdicated, he has always cared about his people for more than 600 years. You won ten million acres of potato fields for the refugees in the sacred land of the desert. This achievement alone is enough to make the patriarch accept you."

After a pause, a genuine smile appeared on the thinning old man's face, a smile filled with surprise and unexpected joy:

"However, neither the patriarch nor we expected that you would actually be the one who signed the Silver Throne in the Mist God Hunting Grounds, hahaha, hahahaha!"

Aspano, the young man who loved studying luxury goods, suddenly clapped his hands as if in a flash of inspiration:
"No wonder you're so rich, Xiafa. Just the extraordinary materials from the binding chains and the Black Abyss Worms alone must have made you a fortune, right?"

Another young man added:
"Not only that! Shafa also took away Prince Justinian's reward for the Mist Scale Dragon cub. I saw him with my own eyes carrying the sealed Mist Scale Dragon cub next to Prince Justinian, and I was so envious."

Frederick exclaimed:

"As expected, something fishy must be going on. We should have suspected something when we saw you being so generous, Xia Fa."

At this moment, Frederick, the most outstanding young man in the Augustus family, or more precisely, the second most outstanding young man after the appearance of Shafa, was filled with joy.

Fortunately, through his years of experience at sea, he has matured and learned not to offend people, especially those who have no grudge against him.

Therefore, at the beginning of the family dinner this month, although he held Xia Fa in utter contempt, he still put on a good show of politeness.

And now, the benefits are coming!
He not only did not offend this future extraordinary monarch, but could even be said to be the first to show goodwill.

Being kind to others... I've truly learned this principle in vain.

Faced with so much praise, Xia Fa felt a little embarrassed and smiled, saying:
"I was just lucky."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked even more surprised.

Xia Fa is already so outstanding, yet he is still so humble?

It's important to understand that geniuses are often arrogant; Frederick was like that, Cardan was like that back then, and Cardan is still like that now.

Humility is a quality that is not easily seen in geniuses.

However, it is an indisputable fact that those who possess extraordinary talent yet remain humble are often the ones who achieve great things.

Charles and Samuel, the two elderly men, showed a hint of admiration in their eyes, and smiles appeared on their faces. They raised their glasses in unison, with Samuel speaking first:
"Come on, everyone, let's raise a toast to Xia Fa and formally welcome him to our family!"

Everyone stood up, raised their stemmed crystal glasses, and toasted Xia Fa.

Xia Fa also stood up, clinked glasses with everyone, and then downed the pale golden Sauternes in his glass in one gulp.

The atmosphere at the banquet grew increasingly lively, with everyone curiously surrounding Xia Fa and asking him all sorts of questions.

However, they all tacitly agreed not to ask Xia Fa why he wanted to kill Beppo Delba.

Since the patriarch has spoken with Xia Fa privately, then there's probably no problem.

In contrast, Beppo Delba, as a demigod, had been lurking in the Augustus family for so long, even evading the sight of the patriarch and the angelic elders. This was the real problem, and it was better to kill him.

"Transcendent Monarch, Xia Fa, in a few decades, when you reach the Sovereign rank, you will be a Transcendent Monarch!"

"That's right, the landscape of our Star Coin Continent might be completely changed because of you!"

"Haha, why be so subtle? A transcendent monarch who has signed the Silver Throne... Xia Fa will be able to single-handedly defeat Emperor Williams of the Wave Moon Empire and those two rulers of the Cloth Bag Dynasty!"

"Making achievements and expanding our territory—that's what the men of the Augustus family should do!"

"Xia Fa, to be honest, I'm starting to envy you more and more."

After getting a little drunk, some of the young members of the Augustus family started boasting, some continued to praise Xiafa, and some spoke their minds.

Suddenly, Aspano, his face flushed, seemed to remember something. Being drunk, he didn't hold back and blurted it out:
"Xia Fa, you haven't even reached the demigod level yet, and you've already signed a hegemon-level secret contract. What if you can sign a second hegemon-level secret contract in the future? When you become the ruler, wouldn't you be the second Mysterious Emperor of our planet Kaligi?"

Upon hearing this, the once lively oval marble table suddenly fell silent for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, everyone continued eating and drinking.

No one took the initiative to respond to Aspano's words; instead, some people looked at him rather strangely.

Are you kidding me? Signing a second top-tier secret agreement?

If that were the case, Xia Fa would be perfectly capable of becoming the young master of the family immediately! Oh wait, Xia Fa already possesses the qualifications to become the young master of the family.
If a second hegemonic-level secret agreement is signed, I'm afraid even the patriarch will have to step down and let Xia Fa become the patriarch, and then he will willingly start to assist him!
To put it dramatically, the three great nations of the Star Coin Continent might even unite to form a federation, with Xia Fa as its monarch!

That's a Mysterious Emperor! If a Mysterious Emperor is willing to intervene in the power dynamics of twenty-two continents, what can't be changed?
Xia Fa deliberately didn't respond, mainly because he didn't know what to say.

Because he was not only signing the second one, but was even about to sign the third, a hegemonic-level secret agreement...

He became somewhat curious. Those who, after becoming rulers, signed one hegemon-level secret contract and were called Extraordinary Monarchs; those who signed two hegemon-level secret contracts and were called Mysterious Emperors.
So, what about those who signed three, or even four or five, top-tier secret agreements? How should they be referred to then?

The main point is that both the title of Extraordinary Monarch and the title of Mysterious Emperor are powerful and pleasant to hear. He was also quite curious about how the rulers who had signed more than three hegemonic secret contracts would be addressed.

Aspano was already drunk, and no one responded to him. He didn't even realize it, and soon he fell asleep on the table.

Not long after, the banquet ended. At the enthusiastic invitation and with great effort of the angel elder Chalcos, Shafa did not choose to return home, but instead stayed in the magnificent, luxurious, and elegant palace of the Augustus family.

Moreover, Frederick personally led Shaphat to the room of the highest rank.

“Xia Fa, you should know that I spent a few years at sea before.”

In the palace corridor, golden candlesticks burned on both sides. Frederick, seeing that no one was around, suddenly slowed down and winked at Shaphat.

Seeing his strange expression, Xia Fa couldn't help but feel curious:

"what happened?"

Frederick lowered his voice, pulled out a dry twig that looked like jade, and raised an eyebrow:

"This is a good stuff made from the dried heartwood of the Yangblood Tree People. I bought it from the pirates at a high price, and there are only two pieces left. I'll give you one piece; you might need it tonight."

His face was full of meaning, revealing an expression that every man would understand.

Xia Fa couldn't help but chuckle to himself. The Yang Blood Tree People were supernatural creatures unique to the Baron Ocean. They were mutated from coconut trees that had been exposed to the sun for hundreds of years on sunny islands.

As for the effects of the Sunblood Tree's core...

Grind it into powder, dissolve it in water, and drink it. It can drive many men crazy, especially those who are impotent.

Simply put, it can enhance male virility, and its effects are extremely strong.

Xia Fa didn't think much of it, grabbed it, and casually put it into his black pouch. Then he smiled and said:
"I don't need it, after all, I'm still young, but my readers might really need it."

Frederick was startled:
"I didn't realize you were a writer?"

Xia Fa smiled and shook his head:
"No, but before I became a superhuman, I worked as a dockworker and wrote some food columns, so I had quite a few readers."

He wasn't lying; even now, his attic desk drawers are filled with letters from his readers.

Frederick nodded thoughtfully.

"Haha, is that so? Then I won't bother you anymore. If someone knocks on your door in the middle of the night, it's up to you whether you open it or not. The girls of our Augustus family are very passionate and bold when it comes to the boys they like."

He patted Xia Fa on the shoulder and then left.

Xia Fa pushed open the door and walked into the extremely exquisite and luxurious room.

The room occupies a huge area, more than 500 square meters, with the floor tiles made of the finest marble, famous paintings hanging on the walls, and a pleasant fragrance filling the room.

There are also Roman-style baths, ivory carvings, and velvet beds...

There's even a fountain in the middle of the room.

It has to be said that the Augustus family really knew how to enjoy life.

Xia Fa thought to himself, "Putting everything else aside, I can finally get a good rest tonight."

He was exhausted after a long day, so he immediately prepared to take a shower and then go to sleep.

Boom boom boom!
Just then, there was a knock on the door.

(End of this chapter)