My wife, who's in a vegetative state, please stop eavesdropping on my thoughts.

You should know that in his past understanding, lifespan was always the least noticeable and least meaningful option among several choices.

Even Weiss himself makes jokes about the lifespan option every day, praising one while criticizing another.

But the current surge in growth has completely overturned his understanding.

To use a simple example—

Let's say a game character has a fixed attack power of 100. Then, based on weapons and other various amplifications, a bunch of percentage multiplications will eventually turn the damage into tens of millions.

However, after his lifespan was increased by 50 years, his attack power panel changed from a fixed 100 to 150.

This caused all the subsequent percentage multiplication sections to be completely distorted.

Weiss sat in the chair, lost in thought.

"Could it be...?"

"Is lifespan the true fundamental value of the natural system?!"

"The reason the World Book keeps giving me this option isn't because it thinks I haven't lived long enough..."

"Instead, the option of increasing lifespan is equivalent to increasing the attack power of the Slaughter and Conquest system, or increasing the magic power of the Extravagance system, for natural extraordinary beings!!!"

Thinking about this, Weiss's mood became increasingly strange.

He suspected he was the first superhuman in a natural system to figure out this logic.

After all, for other naturally gifted individuals, there is no way to extend their lifespan out of thin air except through advancement and enlightenment.

However, if one feels a surge in strength and power at the moment of advancement, one would probably only feel at ease.

With all these chaotic multiplication factors superimposed, it has absolutely nothing to do with lifespan...

"..."

"..."

"Although Aunt Bai might worry that my overuse of the amusement park will lead to a shortened lifespan."

"However, since we're already leaving, we should still make the most of the park's functions."

The words fell.

Weiss has already made his plans.

I'll go to the Starry Sky Chamber of Commerce again tomorrow.

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There are always fairies who have ulterior motives towards me.

There are always fairies who have ulterior motives towards me.

Chapter 74: Night Patrol After the Snow, the Strongest in the Royal City!! (9K words)

—Moonlight City, Upper District.

What was once a bustling district that had just been completed is now nothing but a charred ruin ravaged by flames.

Mansions and pavilions collapsed haphazardly to the ground, broken beams and pillars half-buried in ashes, and a pungent, burnt smell filled the air.

It is located amidst broken walls and ruins.

Several workers were silently counting the few remaining goods in the ruins.

Zell, the head of the Starry Sky Chamber of Commerce, squatted on the ground, sighing with a look of utter despair.

The construction of this branch and the acquisition of power consumed a great deal of his manpower and resources. He had to cultivate countless connections inside and outside the organization. But just a few hours after it was completed, before the banquet was even over, it was burned to ashes by an arrow from the Sun Princess.

Less than 20% of the entire inventory was salvaged.

"The Bright Moon Thunder Emperor..."

"If only I had acted a few seconds earlier!!!"

Zell felt increasingly helpless as he thought about it, and his chest tightened with anxiety.

Although this legendary fifth-tier transcendent did indeed step in to protect Moonlit City, preventing the entire city and its innocent inhabitants from being wiped out.

But the problem is...

If only he had acted just a tiny bit earlier.

How could my branch of the Starry Sky Chamber of Commerce have fallen into such a miserable state?

It is also ironic.

These apparent losses seem insignificant compared to the 11 bottles of Tier 7 potions that were openly stolen by that Weiss.

A full 11 bottles of Tier 7 potions—with that commoner's aptitude, he could only drink 2 bottles at most before reaching his limit.

There should still be quite a bit left...

"By the way, thank goodness that guy snatched the stuff beforehand!!!"

"Otherwise, given the intensity of the fire, those eleven bottles of potion would have evaporated along with the merchant guild long ago."

"Thank goodness, thank goodness..."

Thinking of this, Zell felt a sense of relief at surviving a disaster.

Just then, a series of unhurried footsteps sounded from the entrance to the ruins.

Zell looked up.

The Snow Knight stepped slowly through the rubble into the charred ruins. He glanced around at the devastation, his expression unchanging, and cut to the chase:

"Zel, we need to completely evacuate from Moonlit City."

"An uprising in the underworld is imminent. No matter whether they are nobles or commoners, they must evacuate the entire border within half a month."

"You should also deal with the remaining goods as soon as possible..."

Upon hearing this, Zell's expression became somewhat blank.

Immediately afterwards, he stood up abruptly, his eyes wide with disbelief, staring at the snow knight before him.

"What......"

"Are you going to abandon the city during your night patrol!?"

The Snow Knight remained completely calm and nodded slightly: "Yes, this is the decision of the Night Patrol."

Zell couldn't believe his ears.

He staggered forward two steps, his voice cracking with excitement as he questioned:

"Isn't the Moon Goddess guarding this place?!"

"He's a level 5 Flash..."

"It's just a mere dark realm. A simple flashbang would blast it through, wouldn't it?!"

There is no need to abandon the city directly.

Right? "

The Snow Knight's face, which had been relatively calm, twitched violently several times from this series of words, before he finally managed to hold it together.

"That's enough of my fantasies..."

If a fifth-tier transcendent being could really break through the Black Realm at will.

Those historical sequences that have already reached their end, such as the Void, Radiance, Emperor, Dragon, and Snow White—legendary transcendents—have long since suppressed the Dark Realm. There's no need for their generation to clean up the mess.

Having said everything he needed to say, the Snow Knight ignored the distraught man and turned to walk out of the ruins.

As that aloof figure gradually disappeared beyond the ruins of the Chamber of Commerce entrance—

Zell's legs went weak, and he slumped down heavily.

Before coming here, he had made countless connections and spent countless gold coins, confidently guaranteeing that the Moonlit City branch would definitely be a huge success, and even asserting that the development of Moonlit City itself would rival that of the core towns within just a few years.

The results of it?

From start to finish, not a single decent item has been sold!

First it was robbed, then it was razed to the ground.

In the end, because of a riot in the underworld, the entire border region was simply abandoned by the Night Patrol...

Their Starry Sky Chamber of Commerce suffered a complete financial loss on this trip.

Although none of these goods and property belonged to him personally.

As the head of the Moonlit City branch, Kozel will definitely have to bear the consequences of this loss; he'll probably be completely stripped of his position when he gets back...

Just when Zell was in despair and almost fainted.

A figure suddenly appeared silently in front of him.

Zell looked up listlessly.

It was Weiss.

"Does the Starry Sky Merchant Guild have any remaining stock?"

"If you can't take it with you, the Selenes family can buy it all."

With his hands in his pockets and a blank expression, Weiss asked a question.

If it were any other day, upon seeing the culprit who stole eleven bottles of his seventh-tier potions, Zell would have been furious enough to explode on the spot.

But things have come to this point.

He no longer had the energy to get angry; he just waved his hand absentmindedly.

"whatever."

"Anyway, all these remaining broken and tattered things, when added together, are not even worth one-tenth of any bottle of seventh-tier potion."

Hearing this, Weiss didn't seem to mind.

He directly instructed the few workers who remained in the Chamber of Commerce to transport all the usable items to the Selene family's mansion.

Before leaving, he also meticulously left Zell several heavy bags of gold coins, according to the original price marked on the goods list.

It looked like Weiss was about to leave.

Zell stared at the bags of gold coins for a long time, then suddenly, as if possessed, asked:

"How many of those seventh-tier potions have you drunk?"

Weiss turned his head and replied seriously, "I drank it all, so what?"

"No, it's nothing..."

He chuckled dryly twice and waved his hand stiffly.

Upon hearing this answer, Zell's despair unexpectedly eased somewhat.

Are you kidding me?

Did you drink all eleven bottles of Tier 7 potions?

If Vanvis were to seriously admit he drank four or five bottles, he'd probably feel so much pain he couldn't breathe and would be in unbearable agony.

But this level of nonsense actually confirms his earlier speculation.

It seems this guy only drank two bottles at most.

The remaining nine bottles should still be hidden; there definitely can't be any more...

"Wait for me to get back..."

"Immediately apply to the Starry Sky Chamber of Commerce headquarters for sanctions against the Selenes family."

"This way, we can also mitigate the losses..."

He ignored Zell's gloomy expression.

Weiss stepped out of the ruins of the Chamber of Commerce building with a nonchalant air.

As soon as I stepped out the door...