It turns out I'm a second-generation demon.

Li Xianyu finally understood why the Thunder King had drawn his blood—it was to save Long Aotian's life. The old fox had long predicted that the day Long Aotian awoke would be the day he was covered in sweat. They first ate their fill at the revolving restaurant before heading to the Thunder King's office together.

After waiting for a long time, the Thunder King got straight to the point: "What happened in the virtual world?"

Actually, they could have been asked to write the task report, but the Thunder King couldn't wait, so he simply asked directly, since everyone was at the company anyway.

Li Xianyu pondered for a moment, "This is a long story."

Thunder and Lightning Dharma King: "To make a long story short..."

Li Xianyu looked at Sanwu, who had a serious expression on his face: "He's been cuckolded, Long Aotian has been cuckolded."

Thunder King: "???"

Thunder King sighed, "As far as I know, Long Aotian's cultivation should have improved. Even Sanwu is trapped inside and can't get out. Thunder War Maiden, Girl Killer, and King Kong have already failed. Only you two maintained your self-awareness. Then the virtual world collapsed, and Long Aotian woke up. How did you two manage to do that?"

Sanwu: "It's very simple."

The Thunder King raised an eyebrow: "How so?"

Sanwu: "It's green, it's green! Long Aotian has been cuckolded."

Li Xianyu coughed and said, "Let me tell you. I was able to get out this time entirely by luck. I wasn't sure I could do it myself..." He briefly recounted what happened in the virtual world, focusing on the attack on Long Aotian and his method of breaking the deadlock.

After hearing this, the Thunder King was speechless for a long time. His lips twitched violently, and he was utterly exhausted: "The trouble that had plagued Baoze for half a year, the problem that all spiritual awakeners were helpless against, was actually solved so easily just because a woman was slept with?"

The Thunder King felt that his intelligence had been insulted like never before.

Li Xianyu casually picked up a bottle of expensive cigarettes (the "Big Chicken King") from the Thunder King's desk, tapped the butt on the table a few times, lit it, and comfortably exhaled the smoke: "I think you've got it wrong. The essence of this matter isn't that the illusion array trapped Long Aotian and the company's bloodline. In other words, the issue itself isn't with the illusion array. It's with Long Aotian. He went mad, he manipulated the illusion array, he's the key to the problem. But your colleagues have set the goal of breaking the deadlock as: breaking the array. It's like a computer getting a virus; you can solve it by formatting the hard drive, but you're thinking of disassembling the computer and reassembling it part by part. This increases the difficulty of the matter itself."

Thunder King: "Long Aotian himself? He is one with the illusion array. To defeat him, we must first break the virtual world."

Li Xianyu: "No, no, no, I don't understand these things. I can only say that finding loopholes in Long Aotian's story is much easier than finding loopholes in the virtual world. Long Aotian is a shut-in; the virtual world is a 'realization' of his beautiful fantasies. Everything in it is precious to him, especially the women. When he can't explain the loopholes in his relationships with his women, he only has two paths left: one, ignore it, straighten his hat, and continue to immerse himself in his self-woven illusion; two, deny his cuckoldry and shatter the virtual world."

"It seems like an either/or choice, but it's actually a single choice, because once he admits it, the beauty of the virtual world will cease to exist, and it will also lose its meaning."

Thunder King nodded slightly: "I see. You deserve the greatest credit for completing this mission. You know that Long Aotian's mission reward is 300 points."

Li Xianyu nodded.

"Then I'll give you 150 points, and the rest can be split equally among the three no's, is that alright?"

"No problem." Li Xianyu was of course fine with it. The three warriors had also contributed, so this distribution was fair.

The Thunder King continued, "I've calculated it for you. You donated blood twice, each time earning ten points. Bian Que gave you fifty points, which is half a year's salary for him. Adding the one hundred and fifty points from the Long Aotian mission, your total points are 220. Two hundred points can be exchanged for an exclusive magic weapon."

Li Xianyu's current understanding of points is simply to repay RMB, but he has never actually exchanged them. In just one month since joining Baoze, he has accumulated more points on his employee card than most people could in several years. He doesn't feel a great sense of accomplishment because he hasn't yet experienced the benefits of points.

For those of Chinese descent, Baoze Group's points are a highly sought-after currency. Various families have reserves of points, which they use to exchange for magical artifacts from Baoze or to entrust Baoze with tasks.

For example, standardized spatial artifacts are very popular among the younger generation of various families and sects.

......

The equipment department of Baoze Group is on the 44th floor. To be precise, it is the office of the equipment department. The main building of the equipment department is a factory located in the suburbs of Shanghai.

Since it was Li Xianyu's first time here, the Thunder King personally led the way. After swiping his access card, Li Xianyu had just stepped into the equipment department's territory when he heard a demonic roar that seemed to pierce his brain: "The hilt of this sword is too ugly! Didn't I tell you to inlay it with diamonds? What's most important for Baoze employees when they're working outside? Respectability!"

"Why aren't these standard-issue wallets made of crocodile skin? Don't tell me about protecting animals, get lost. If even the most basic dignity is lost, what's the point of animals existing?"

A man in a suit and tie, with his hair neatly combed, stood in the center of the office, gesturing wildly and spitting as he spoke.

"Fengrui, being decent is a gift; you can't expect others to be as gifted as you." The Thunder King knocked on the glass door.

The man immediately turned around, and Li Xianyu saw his face clearly. He was a man in his early thirties. Not only was he well-dressed, but his face was also impeccably groomed; his beard was clean-shaven, his eyebrows were neatly trimmed, and he appeared to be wearing eyeliner...

Feng Rui stepped forward: "The Dharma King?"

"Let me introduce you, Feng Rui, the Minister of Equipment." Thunder King patted Li Xianyu on the shoulder again: "New employee, Li Xianyu, I brought him here to choose his own magic weapon. Bring out whatever good stuff you have."

New employee, choosing your own special magical artifact....

Feng Rui scrutinized Li Xianyu: "Does your family own a mine? How did you manage to accumulate two hundred points?"

"Long Aotian has woken up. You know about this, right? Look, this kid handled it," said Thunder King.

"You look like a respectable person." Feng Rui patted Li Xianyu's shoulder appreciatively.

Feng Rui led them to a secret room where magical artifacts were stored. There were three layers of security, with three heavy blast doors opening one after another.

The secret room was filled with a dazzling array of magical artifacts, some hanging on the walls, some neatly arranged on the table, and some leaning against the wall. It was like the secret room in a TV show where the villains kept all kinds of guns, except here, the guns had been transformed into magical artifacts.

"What type of magical artifact do you need?" Feng Rui asked.

"Wait a minute, let me call and ask my grandma," Li Xianyu said.

"Either a powerful attack or an invincible defense. Give me a recommendation." Thunder King pressed down on Li Xianyu's phone and whispered, "Your mother is gone. She won't be with you forever. Make your own decisions about small things. Don't act like a child who hasn't been weaned."

Makes for you an easy way out. Don't treat me like some seasoned pro, I'm just a newbie.

Li Xianyu thought to himself.

Feng Rui walked around halfway around the room, then picked up a sword hilt from the wall. "How about this? It's modeled after the laser sword from Star Wars, super cool. Just inject your true energy into it, and you can condense a laser blade that can cut through gold and jade."

He demonstrated to Li Xianyu, the hilt of his sword emitting a half-meter-long laser blade that shone brightly.

"We've also made an innovation: the length of the laser blade can be determined by the intensity of the true energy injected, making it able to be long or short at will, which can be surprisingly effective in combat. The only drawback is that it consumes a lot of true energy," Feng Rui said.

Li Xianyu: "...I already have this."