“You recognize this wine? That makes sense. It’s said to be quite famous online, so it’s not surprising that you recognize it… I had the chance to try it once and discovered it was a medicinal wine. Unfortunately, the hotel and restaurant that sold it have closed down. Today, I happened to come across this wine at the martial arts tournament booth and bought two bottles…” Zhu Haoran was slightly surprised at first, then said with relief.

Looking at the two bottles of Qingyun Supreme, Lin Yun felt a little complicated.

He was well aware of the value of these two bottles of wine; they cost over 11 million at Qingyun Restaurant and Qingyun Hotel alone, and they weren't something that ordinary customers could buy.

Now that Qingyun Restaurant and Qingyun Hotel have closed, it is estimated that the price of this wine will rise accordingly.

Just like the various products produced by Qingyun Company.

He didn't know what price this wine would fetch at the martial arts tournament, but he estimated that a bottle would cost at least 20 million.

Two bottles would amount to at least forty million.

Forty million Chinese yuan is nothing to him, but... it's a lot to others, even if that person has the strength of the peak of the Dark Force realm.

In today's society, it's not enough to just have martial arts skills to make money; you also need connections.

Just like when he started working at the age of eighteen, he had the strength of the mid-stage of Ming Jin, but he could only earn two or three thousand a month. How could he know that a bodyguard of Jin Jian Security Company with his strength could earn tens of thousands a month?

Of course, this is just one example.

Zhu Haoran is a member of the Seven Wounds Sect, so he should have some ways to make money, but forty million Chinese yuan is not an easy amount to earn.

Originally, Lin Yun had some objections to Zhu Haoran's words, but now, Lin Yun no longer has any objections to Zhu Haoran.

The fact that the other party was willing to give him such an expensive bottle of wine proves that the other party is a good person and is good to his master and him.

Such a person is extremely rare in life, and he should not easily have opinions about the other party.

“Grandmaster Uncle, there’s no need to discuss the matter of becoming a disciple. I’ll still call you Grandmaster Uncle. You’ve watched that newly promoted senior brother grow up. If I were to fight him, what would you hope for the outcome?” Lin Yun looked up at Zhu Haoran and said.

"How badly did he hurt Dashan?" Zhu Haoran asked.

"He must have seriously injured my master. Most importantly... not long after, my master was forced to fight by a martial artist at the mid-stage of the Ming Jin realm. In the end, he was injured again, compounding his injuries. He also had no money for treatment. If I hadn't returned in time, my master would have almost died," Lin Yun said calmly.

"What?" Zhu Haoran's expression changed drastically.

"How is that mountain now?" Zhu Haoran asked immediately.

"Master is alright now," Lin Yun said, shaking his head.

“I understand Da Shan’s temperament. Xin Gui’s actions have indeed gone too far. You are also Da Shan’s disciple, so it is only right for you to stand up for Da Shan. In principle, since Xin Gui has put Da Shan in such a dangerous situation, whatever you do to Xin Gui is not excessive… However, I hope you will not let your friend’s forces get involved. Otherwise, this will not be an ordinary matter, but a matter between the Seven Wounds Sect and the Zhang family of Suzhou…” Zhu Haoran’s expression changed as he spoke.

"I will handle this myself," Lin Yun nodded slightly.

"Furthermore, I hope... if possible, you can spare Xin Gui's life. After all, he is the disciple of Junior Brother Da Shan, the grand-disciple of my deceased senior brother, and someone I watched grow up..." Zhu Haoran sighed slightly and said.

"Does Grandmaster Uncle think that newly promoted senior brother is no match for me?" Lin Yun asked in surprise.

Judging from Zhu Haoran's previous behavior, it seems that he doesn't think so?

"You don't even want to be apprenticed to a martial arts grandmaster. You must have other opportunities. Even if your current strength is not as good as the newcomer, your strength in the future will definitely surpass him..." Zhu Haoran said with a slight smile.

"If my master had perished back then, he would have certainly died. Since my master is alright, I am no longer his mortal enemy. Originally, I planned to cripple his martial arts, but since my grandmaster has spoken, I will cripple one of his arms!"

Lin Yun pondered for a moment before speaking.

...

Not far away, in a side room, Li Xingui was watching Lin Yun and Zhu Haoran's movements through the window.

"That is..."

He saw Lin Yun and Zhu Haoran come out, with Lin Yun carrying two bottles that looked like bottles of wine in his hands. His pupils shrank, and he gritted his teeth slightly.

He knew that Zhu Haoran had bought two bottles of medicinal wine from a stall that morning.

At the same time, he knew how precious those two bottles of medicinal wine were.

Such a huge amount of resources... and Zhu Haoran actually gave it away to the other party.

"Damn it, I knew it, I knew it! As soon as he enters the Seven Wounds Sect, he'll definitely steal my and my master's resources. And now, he hasn't even entered the Seven Wounds Sect yet, and this is already happening. We absolutely cannot let him enter the Seven Wounds Sect, absolutely not..."

Li Xingui clenched his fists, his eyes bloodshot.

Zhu Haoran, who had no disciples, had long regarded the resources he possessed as belonging to him and his master.

The two bottles of wine that Lin Yun was carrying made him very envious.

However, he didn't dare to go over and disturb them.

The relationship between him, his master, and Zhu Haoran was already somewhat delicate.

He feared that if he went there and did something inappropriate, it would displease Zhu Haoran, who would then stop giving him and his master the resources he had, which would backfire.

However, he silently made a decision in his heart.

...

After Lin Yun came out, he and Zhang Haoran went to the two rooms that Zhang Haoran and his father had booked.

Lin Yun never expected that Zhang Haoran's father was actually a Grandmaster of Internal Energy.

However, although Zhang Haoran's father was a Grandmaster of Internal Energy, he didn't put on too much airs; these were just two very ordinary standard rooms.

However, it would be quite good if two standard rooms could be booked at the hotel at the foot of the mountain when the martial arts tournament is held.

On the way down the mountain, Lin Yun saw that many people couldn't find a place to stay and were mostly living in tents.

Lin Yun and Zhang Haoran shared a room. The standard room had two beds, one for each person.

After they went out for dinner, they returned to their room. Lin Yun and Zhang Haoran chatted about various things. Lin Yun's knowledge was now quite extensive, and Zhang Haoran, as the son of a grandmaster, was also quite knowledgeable. For a while, the two had a very pleasant conversation, from which Lin Yun gained a lot.

When it was time to sleep, Lin Yun lay in bed, closed his eyes, and began to deduce some martial arts knowledge he had accumulated over time. Soon after, he began to search for information about robots with the strength of the Innate Realm.

Robots with innate level strength are not all the same; they each have their own strengths.

Some robots possess the strength of the Innate Realm, and they are quite similar to those in the Innate Realm who are skilled in body refinement.

These robots are relatively strong, but their speed is average. They have strong physical defenses, but their defensive shields are weak, and their simulated "sword energy" is also relatively weak.

However, this type of robot has one advantage: it consumes very little power.

Yes, consumption.

There's an old saying: "When the cannons roar, gold flows in."

There's a similar saying in interstellar civilizations: "When the cannon fires, energy is boundless."

Interstellar civilizations, most of which are technological civilizations, and most of their technological products consume energy.

Energy consumed by weapons is a major category of this.

With the advancement of technology, the attack speed of various weapons is getting faster and faster. Guns and cannons still exist, but bullets are gradually no longer made of matter.

Because material-based bullets travel too slowly.

It is primarily an energy attack.

Initially, it wasn't pure energy, but a combination of matter and energy, just like the high-tech weapons Lin Yun purchased. The bullets were a combination of matter and energy, making them not only extremely fast but also very powerful.

Furthermore, the Flying Eagle Guards, the elite soldiers used by Lin Yun during his attacks on the Mo and Lu families, also used bullets that combined energy and matter. However, most of the bullets they fired were matter, with only a small amount containing energy.

The bullets from that weapon are incomparable to those used by Lin Yun.

Not all forms of energy are made up of the same kind.

Especially among lower-level civilizations, the composition of some energy sources is not so uniform.

There are some differences in most of them.

The same energy can be used for different purposes.

Some can be used as energy, some can be used for attack, and some can be used for defense.

Therefore, the cannons of interstellar civilizations are not the ordinary cannons of ancient Earth, but energy cannons, especially energy cannons that can fight in space, and each shot consumes a lot of energy.

A battle, a war, takes a lot of resources.

The Innate Realm... already allows one to absorb the energy of heaven and earth... and to use the energy of heaven and earth in battle...

Some powerful beings at the Innate Realm can even split mountains and sever rivers.

Robots with the strength of the Innate Realm can absorb energy from heaven and earth... but the speed at which they absorb energy cannot be compared with that of a true Innate Realm martial artist.

So, when they release "sword energy" and create defensive shields, they mostly consume their own energy.

The cost varies depending on the battle.

According to the data on the Cosmic Trading System, a robot with the strength of the early stage of the Innate Realm would consume the energy of one hundred Spirit Crystals if it were to operate at full power for ten minutes... This is not a small number.

Therefore, robots with low energy consumption are worth paying attention to.

However, these low-consumption "body-refining" robots are not cheap, costing around 13,000 spirit crystals.

Based on the information above, this robot would only need to consume the energy of about eighty spirit crystals to operate at full power for ten minutes. Of course, under normal circumstances, a powerful cultivator at the Innate Realm would not need to fight at full power.

However, it is clear that in the long run, this kind of robot is still very cost-effective.

Besides the robots that focus on "body tempering," there are also robots that emphasize speed, those that focus on energy shield defense, and those that focus on "sword energy" and "blade energy" attacks. Their overall strength is about the same, but they focus on different combat directions.

"It's a pity we don't have enough spirit crystals. Otherwise, we could buy one of each type and have them work together during battles..."

Lin Yun shook his head inwardly and thought to himself.

"Let's spend 13,000 spirit crystals to buy a body-refining robot instead..."

Lin Yun quickly made his decision.

He could tell that this "body-refining" robot was slightly stronger.

In addition, its low consumption makes it very cost-effective in the long run.

In the short term, he can only buy one robot of this level, so buying a slightly stronger one would be better.

However, this robot requires 13,000 spirit crystals, so he can't buy it yet.

Soon, Lin Yun began to sleep.

Speaking of which, martial artists recover very quickly. Since Lin Yun started practicing martial arts with all his might, he hasn't gone to bed this early in a long time.

Lin Yun didn't wake up until the next morning.

Full of energy.

"Thirteen thousand spirit crystals...that's just enough..."

Lin Yun opened the Cosmic Trading System and smiled slightly.

"Level 4 low-grade robot, purchase..."

Soon, Lin Yun selected the robot he had chosen yesterday and silently recited it to himself.

At the same time, the 13,000 spiritual crystals on the cosmic trading system immediately disappeared.