Chapter 15 Personal Bodyguard!
At this rate, it wouldn’t take long before I can amass a mountain of monster materials. His speed at making money was practically faster than robbing a bank!
With such an income, Su Xiaobai no longer needed to rely on his family or exhaust himself. He could entirely afford to lie around and wait for wealth to roll in.
“Four hundred thousand plus 1.2 million—I’ve already spent 1.6 million.”
“System, use the remaining funds to upgrade Auto Cultivation and Auto Practice Space to level 3!”
Having upgraded Auto Hunting, Su Xiaobai didn’t forget to enhance the other two features.
Upgrading Auto Cultivation to level 3 cost 400,000.
Upgrading Auto Skill Training to level 3 cost 800,000.
The total came to 1.2 million.
The counters in the top right corners of the two spaces, originally labeled as “×2,” now changed to “×4”!
This meant the time flow in these spaces had quadrupled!
“So much spiritual energy!”
The 4x cultivation space doubled the original speed of spiritual energy absorption, making the process incomparable to before.
At this rate, combined with the effects of Auto Breakthrough, Su Xiaobai estimated it wouldn’t take more than a few days for him to break through the advanced quasi-warrior stage and officially join the ranks of warriors!
Not only that, the small shadow figure practicing skills in the Auto Skill Training space also moved much faster, further doubling the speed of skill improvement!
“Strength and wealth… I just have to wait patiently, and I’ll steadily grow stronger, hahaha!”
Su Xiaobai had never believed in miraculous luck before.
But now, it seemed such miracles had indeed occurred—and they all fell squarely on his lap!
“System, are there any new features? What’s next?” Su Xiaobai asked.
“Host, the system cannot disclose information about new features at the moment. However, unlocking new functions requires all three current features to reach level 3 first.” The system responded.
“I see! No wonder you didn’t recommend a new feature—there are conditions for unlocking them!”
“Auto Cultivation and Auto Practice Space have reached level 3. Only Auto Hunting remains… but upgrading it to the next level costs 3.6 million spirit coins. That’s no small amount!”
“I guess I’ll have to wait a while longer!”
Su Xiaobai thought about it for a moment. Fortunately, it wasn’t a major issue.
As long as he had enough time, earning 3.6 million was only a matter of when, not if.
“Now, there’s just one more problem—finding a warehouse to store the materials!”
The loot was Su Xiaobai’s main source of income.
The temporary storage space could only hold items for 24 hours. If not claimed within that time, the contents would be automatically cleared. Therefore, Su Xiaobai needed a fixed location where the system could deposit materials daily for him to sort and sell.
“Perfect, I still have 200,000 spirit coins left. That should be enough to buy a moderately large house with a basement in the outer district!”
Houses with basements were a must-have.
Humans naturally sought safety. Even in relatively peaceful times, many people prepared for the worst—such as a scenario where monsters breached the city defenses. A basement could be a lifesaver then!
“I’ll discuss this with Ling’er when I get back. She will definitely be happy!”
Su Xiaobai couldn’t help but smile at the thought.
Meanwhile, at the Zhang family manor:
In a dimly lit room, blood splattered as a severed head flew through the air.
The headless body collapsed lifelessly onto the floor, blood pooling around it.
“Big brother, you guessed right. The Zhang family indeed had a Yuan family spy!”
Zhang Hengde wiped his blade and said grimly.
The killer was none other than Zhang Hengde, the second uncle of the Zhang family.
Beside him stood the family patriarch, Zhang Henglong.
Zhang Henglong’s brows furrowed as he looked at the secret communicator in the severed hand of the corpse. His expression was grave. “We’re too late. The Yuan family has likely already received word!”
“Big brother, should we send someone to protect that kid?”
In the main hall earlier, Zhang Hengde had begrudgingly addressed Su Xiaobai as “Esteemed Guest.”
But deep down, he didn’t respect Su Xiaobai. He found it hard to accept that someone so young had risen to a position above his own.
“I don’t trust anyone else for this task,” Zhang Henglong said, turning to Zhang Hengde. “Second brother, you’ll go protect him!”
“Big brother, are you serious?” Zhang Hengde’s eyes widened.
“I refuse! I’m a dignified mid-level martial master. Protecting an advanced quasi-warrior? Even if he’s a prodigy, he’s still a junior. Why should I stoop so low?”
Zhang Hengde flatly rejected the idea.
In a world where strength commanded respect, many only admired those more powerful than themselves. Without sufficient backing or achievements, even geniuses weren’t guaranteed respect.
To Zhang Hengde, his pride mattered most. As the Zhang family’s second-in-command, overseeing hundreds of warriors and thousands of servants, being relegated to a personal bodyguard role was humiliating!
“My decision is final—you’ll go and protect him in secret!” Zhang Henglong said firmly. “If anything happens to Esteemed Guest Su, I’ll hold you accountable!”
“I’m ordering you as the family head!” Zhang Henglong’s tone grew stern. “Esteemed Guest Su’s talent is unparalleled. If he rises to prominence, he’ll take the Zhang family to new heights!”
“Second brother, you may lack vision, but you must ensure Esteemed Guest Su’s safety!”
Seeing his usually affable brother so serious, Zhang Hengde knew he couldn’t argue further. Reluctantly, he nodded in agreement.
“I hope the Yuan family knows better than to act recklessly… Killing a resident of the core district would incur the wrath of the major families!”
Zhang Henglong muttered, his eyes gleaming.