He became the White-Haired Evil God after wearing the Seven Curses Rings.

For a fleeting moment, Edward felt that Xie Bai was the only faith in this place.

But the idea only existed for a moment before Edward dismissed it from his mind.

Just kidding. He's dedicated his life to the pursuit of alchemy and doesn't even believe in God, so how could he possibly believe in someone else?

Edward was unaware that his own soul was completely imprisoned and he was utterly powerless to resist Xie Bai.

The effects of lustful blessings are hidden deep within, subtly influencing the other person's mind to the point that they themselves are unaware of the influence.

Edward at this moment, although he himself has no intention of submitting to Sherpa.

But whenever Xie Bai asks him to do something, he subconsciously makes sense about it and convinces himself to do it.

All of the above are system notifications to Xie Bai.

Xie Bai himself felt that the effect of lust was somewhat insidious.

The other party only needs to show a little respect and submission.

They will be forcibly captured by lust, planting the seeds of a distorted mind in their hearts.

Despite his cunning, Xie Bai was quite satisfied with the effects of his lust.

"A name? Hmm..."

Looking at Edward kneeling on one knee, Xie Bai touched his lips with his finger and thought for a moment.

Finally, he said, "Just call me Bai."

The single character "白" (white) elevates Xie Bai's mystique to a whole new level.

Edward, however, had no objections. He carefully put away his wallet and asked Xie Bai, "So, what are your plans next?"

What's next?

Xie Bai thought for a moment and asked Edward, "Is there a place to sleep here?"

"Um, if you don't mind, you can sleep in my room, and I'll sleep on the floor outside."

Xie Bai clapped his hands.

"That's settled then."

Edward then led Xie Bai to her room and made her bed.

After settling Xie Bai in, Edward politely closed the door.

After confirming that everything was correct, Edward finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew, I've finally settled things with this old lady."

After confirming that no one was around, Edward carefully opened his wallet.

"One, ten, white, thousand..."

"Five hundred million, it really is five hundred million..."

Edward is probably going to have trouble sleeping tonight.

A full 500 million gold coins—even Teacher Roland would feel the pinch if he were to give them away.

The girl named Bai casually pulled out 500 million gold coins without even blinking.

Edward suspected that Xie Bai's extravagance might be due to the mysterious leader of the Chaos Cult.

After all, the Chaos Cult is spread throughout this continent, and its leader must be incredibly wealthy.

Otherwise, it could be some reclusive old monster who has emerged from seclusion after many years, possessing wealth accumulated over thousands of years.

However, Edward now leans more towards the latter, after all, how could someone as cute as Bai possibly be an evil and cruel person like the Chaos Cult?

Besides, she is so understanding, gentle and considerate.

There must have been something wrong with my brain before, to think that such a cute and kind girl was an evil Chaos cultist.

Thinking of this, Edward gripped the alchemy purse tightly again, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his face.

"Alchemy research is so expensive that we can only use cheap alchemical materials each time we conduct research."

"Now that I have 500 million in my hands, I can buy whatever high-end materials I want. I don't believe that throwing money at it will cause an explosion."

"Besides, now that we have money, why don't we find some time to ask Ellie out?"

Edward was already planning what he would do with the five hundred million gold coins.

Just as he was fantasizing about all sorts of incredible moments of getting rich quick, an old voice came from behind him.

"Edward".

Edward: "?"

Edward turned his head stiffly.

"Professor Roland?!"

The visitor was none other than Roland.

He put his hands behind his back, looking puzzled, and asked, "Why are you standing outside the door so late at night instead of sleeping?"

"Uh... well, me..."

Edward suddenly stammered; he really hadn't figured out what reason to use to cover up Bai's existence.

"If you're too embarrassed to say it, then don't. Is it Ellie coming to your house again?"

"But why were you kicked out? Did you upset her?"

Seeing Edward hesitate, Roland did not press the matter further.

"Fine, I won't interfere in your affairs. Now come with me to the Star Tower; I have something important to tell you."

"Buzz"

The scene instantly transformed from a residence into a study.

Before Edward could ask any questions, Roland took him inside the Star Tower.

"Teacher, why are you in such a hurry? What do you want to say...?"

Edward had a premonition that for his teacher to come looking for him in the middle of the night, it must be something big or something earth-shattering.

After all, Edward was often kicked out and scolded when he went to see Roland, which affected his rest time.

Now Roland has come to him in the middle of the night on his own initiative; before, Edward wouldn't have even dared to imagine such a thing.

"It's nothing serious."

Hearing this, Edward secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's because the Void Hive has awakened today, and His Majesty has activated wartime status."

"Our capital, Karlospur, being the closest to the Zerg hive, will serve as the first line of defense."

Edward: "?"

……

early morning.

Xie Bai, still half asleep, got out of bed and, extremely hungry, instinctively grabbed a loaf of bread from the bedside table and started eating.

"Mmm...mmm...gurgle...mmm?"

Where did the bread come from?

Xie Bai looked at the bread in his hand, his head feeling a little dizzy.

"I guess this is breakfast prepared by Edward..."

"Hmm... I should go back to sleep after I finish eating, umm... I'm so sleepy..."

After eating ten loaves of bread in a daze, Xie Bai went back to sleep.

Suddenly, a sound of gongs and drums rang out outside.

"Breaking news! Breaking news!"

"The Zerg scourge is about to descend; the Audu Empire has declared a full-scale war, and the Emperor has announced his personal command of the front lines to defend the nation's borders to the death!"

"The Empire announces the end of the expedition and prepares to recall the Grand Marshal to the homeland to jointly combat the natural disaster!"

"The city lord recently issued a new rule: anyone who flees Kalos Sri Lanka during the war will be permanently barred from entering the city!"

"Breaking news! Breaking news!"

……

"Ugh... What's all the noise about? What Zerg scourge... I just wiped out a bunch of them yesterday..."

Xie Bai tossed and turned in bed, disturbed by the noise and shouting outside, and finally couldn't stand it anymore and got out of bed.

"Honestly, what's all the noise outside...?"

As soon as Xie Bai opened the window, he saw various alchemical devices roaming the street, assembled together to form a war behemoth.

It looked like a parade or exhibition.

"What the hell is this? What? A Zerg catastrophe has descended, and the Empire has declared a state of war?"

Are those bugs really that scary?

"Or is this a beta expansion pack for the game that's about to be released?"

"A natural disaster for the empire?"

Xie Bai was somewhat bewildered.

After briefly understanding the current situation, Xie Bai decided to go back to sleep.

After all, such a major event that serves as the start of a game usually doesn't kill everyone.

The final outcome will probably be that everyone defeats the Zerg, saves humanity's future, and then they all make dumplings together.

In short, no matter what happens outside, it has little to do with Xie Bai.

In fact, if Xie Bai went to harvest the insect nests every three days, the war between humans and insects wouldn't even be able to start.

"If my reputation gain methods weren't restricted, I might have shown up and played the hero."

As they were talking, Xie Bai had already collapsed on the big bed.

"There are a lot of these Zerg, but their level is too low. It would be great if they could be upgraded."

Xie Bai buried his face in the pillow and fell into a deep sleep.

After a while, Xie Bai suddenly got out of bed.

"Yeah, the Zerg are too weak. I can definitely help strengthen them."

"Isn't there that Chaos Cult, the villainous group that's determined to destroy the world? They must have a way!"

Let's get started!

After climbing out of bed, Xie Bai activated his spiritual form and secretly ran out.

"I'm back."

No sooner had Xie Bai left than Edward returned carrying a pile of ingredients.

"Hey, where is everyone?"

Edward stared blankly at the empty house.

After thinking for a while, Edward stopped worrying too much about what Xie Bai was doing.

After quickly cleaning up the food scraps on the sheets, Edward decided to prepare today's food first.

"Alright, let's get started!"