Courtyard House: I Have Countless Bodyguards

The boss was intimidated by Liu Jianguo's imposing manner, and thinking of his current difficulties, he sighed and complained:

"Sigh, boss, you don't understand. It's a constant battleground here. One gang is taken over, then another one comes along. Who can stay here? I've wanted to leave for a long time! But..."

He held up five fingers. "But this price is five thousand Hong Kong dollars, not a penny less."

Liu Jianguo sneered, completely ignoring the offer. He simply pulled two large, golden yellow croakers, each weighing ten taels, from his bag with a thought, slamming them down on the greasy table. "Don't waste my breath. Two large yellow croakers. If you want them, sign the contract and take them to the shop immediately. If not, I'll find another place." His actions and attitude were those of a well-funded, powerful underworld figure.

The boss stared wide-eyed at the two solid gold bars; they were far more valuable than five thousand Hong Kong dollars.

He swallowed hard and nodded hastily.

"Alright, alright, we'll do as you say, boss. Sell, sell immediately."

Liu Jianguo winked at Li Bing: "Bing, keep an eye on him when he writes the private contract. Make sure he writes down his name, address, and how many people are in his family. If there's a problem with the shop, or if you're hiding anything..."

His tone was menacing. "I guarantee your whole family will be in big trouble!"

The boss, intimidated and threatened, became completely obedient, carefully wrote the contract, and pressed his fingerprint on it.

Li Bing carefully checked and found nothing amiss. Only then did Liu Jianguo take out gold bars from his bag—actually from his spatial storage—and toss them to him.

The shopkeeper, holding the gold bars and verifying their purity, beamed with joy and, forgetting everything else, exclaimed repeatedly:

"Thank you so much, boss! Thank you so much, boss! The shop is yours now! I'll disappear immediately!"

After saying that, he pocketed the gold bars, packed up his few personal belongings, and slipped away without looking back, disappearing instantly into the alleyway.

Once he was sure the boss was far away, Liu Jianguo gave a low shout:

"Li Bing, close the door! Lock the bolt!"

Li Bing quickly pulled down the roller shutter door of the ice room and locked it from the inside.

The store instantly darkened, with only a few slivers of light filtering through the cracks.

Liu Jianguo stood in the center of the shop, his consciousness sinking into his small world to summon all the members of the sword group (10 people).

Then, without hesitation, he issued the long-awaited order:

"System, immediately summon 30 assassins."

Requirements: Proficient in urban warfare, reconnaissance, infiltration, and intelligence gathering.

Identity setting: Mainland Chinese veterans and their children stranded in Hong Kong, with a reasonably generated background memory.

Then, he tentatively added, "Place of deployment: This ice chamber."

Without a sound, a series of sharp, composed figures with eagle-like eyes appeared out of thin air in the small ice room.

There were forty people, filling the space to the brim, yet not a single person made a sound; only steady breathing could be heard.

Liu Jianguo muttered to himself, "I didn't expect it could actually be deployed directly."

Liu Jianguo's gaze swept over this group of absolutely loyal core members, finally settling on Jian Yi, and he solemnly issued the most crucial instruction:

"Sword One, heed my command. I am about to set up a 'spatial gate' here. The highest mission for you ten members of the Sword Group is to ensure the absolute safety of this gate at all costs. Anyone who approaches without my permission will be killed without exception."

This door will be the starting point for him to connect the two worlds, control Kowloon Walled City, and even a wider world.

The ice room's doors and windows were tightly closed, isolating it from the hustle and bustle of Kowloon Walled City.

Standing in the center of the shop, Liu Jianguo focused his consciousness into his sea of ​​knowledge and issued two closely related core commands:

"System, first, anchor a permanent [space gate] at this location coordinates."

Second, mark the souls of all the undead I have summoned and am about to summon!

The moment the command was given, he felt an invisible wave spread out.

On the inner wall of the ice room, an invisible door, yet connected to his mind, was anchored.

At the same time, it was as if a filter had been added to his eyes. The forty assassins in the room, including Li Bing and Jian Yi, all had faint glowing marks on their bodies that only he could see, indicating that they had been certified by the system.

He knew perfectly well that only the one carrying this mark could sense and pass through this door.

Liu Jianguo's sharp gaze fell upon Jian Yi, pointing to the thirty newly summoned elite assassins. His voice was deep and powerful:

"Sword One, these thirty new brothers, together with the original ten, make a total of forty. They are now all under your command."

Your task is to establish our "Dragon Rising Gang" brand in the murky waters of Kowloon Walled City as quickly as possible.

"Longxing" means "a dragon emerging from its hiding place, rising to prominence in this land." I want this name to become the rule of the West District.

Just as he completed the initial deployment, the cold system notification sounded in his mind again, but its content made his heart tremble.

[Ding! Detected that the host has successfully established the initial underground force, Dragon Rising Gang, triggering the hidden achievement "Hidden Dragon's First Cry". Rewards: Permanent Space Gate Permission x1 (can specify new coordinates), Elite Death Summoning Slots x100, Gene Enhancement Potion x10 (Effect: Comprehensively enhances the user's physical functions to ten times the theoretical human limit, with no side effects).] This is truly a godsend.

Even with Liu Jianguo's resolute will, he could not hide his ecstasy at this moment.

Just when they were worried that forty people could barely stand and were proceeding cautiously, the system directly sent them a fresh force of one hundred and forty people.

There's also a potion that enhances the strength tenfold. This isn't just icing on the cake; it's meant to turn the West District upside down overnight. He suppressed his excitement and immediately gave the order.

Liu Jianguo looked around and, seeing no one, said:

"System, immediately summon 100 suicide soldiers. They must meet the same standards, possess top-tier combat and reconnaissance skills, generate reasonable migrant identity memories, and be deployed in batches to the alleys around the ice room, where they will automatically regroup."

With a thought, silent and capable figures quietly emerged from the shadows of the ice room and even the surrounding alleyways, quickly approaching the ice room.

Liu Jianguo then took out ten vials of potion with a faint blue glow from his system space and solemnly distributed them to Sword One through Sword Ten, saying:

"This is an enhancement potion that will give you superhuman strength. Drink it, and the ten of you will become the sharpest blades of our Dragon Rising Gang."

Jianyi, you are in charge of the overall situation and will directly command a core team of forty people.

Swordsmen 2 through 10 each led ten men and served as action team leaders.

From this moment forward, this place will be the first branch of my Dragon Rising Gang, the Hidden Dragon Hall. Immediately renovate and establish security.

Without hesitation, Jianyi and the others took the medicine and drank it down.

As the medicine entered their throats, a barely perceptible shimmering light flashed across their bodies, their muscles bulged slightly, their eyes sharpened, and their aura became as deep and unfathomable.