Mei Changshu was taken aback upon hearing this.

Two hundred million in cold, hard cash? That's a novel way to put it.

Two hundred million... is that really a lot?

To be honest, he felt it wasn't much, especially for someone like Li Xunle; 20 billion would have been more like it.

Earth today.

Only the Xia Kingdom remains; the island nations and western countries have long since fallen.

Therefore, the Xia Kingdom is now free from external threats.

The people within the Xia Kingdom have gradually become wealthy and have no worries about food and clothing.

and.

As adventurers' strength gradually increases, the threat posed by monsters in the wild diminishes considerably.

The land cultivated in the wild yielded increasingly better harvests.

So everyone's lives are getting better and better.

also.

The monsters in the Land of Divine Punishment have a significantly increased chance of dropping [Luck Crystals] and fragments.

therefore.

Many adventurers flock to the Land of Divine Punishment to hunt monsters and collect items such as Luck Crystals and equipment.

As a result, the Xia Kingdom's reserves of [Luck Crystals] became increasingly abundant.

Therefore.

Within the Xia Kingdom, some new areas have been opened up, and they are shrouded in auspicious energy.

It allows for the cultivation and harvesting of more crops.

Now.

The biggest problem for the Xia Kingdom is survival, which means facing the arrival of monsters.

This is also the direction that the guardians of Xia Kingdom are striving for.

Mei Changshu began by saying:

"Alright, now that it's getting dark, we should get back to the capital of Xia Kingdom around 10 p.m., which is a good time for barbecue."

Zhao Hao immediately urged:

"Let's go, let's go!"

Li Xunle remained calm and composed, his gaze falling on the fallen [World-Destroying Glutton].

He asked:

"Did you pick up any of the items dropped by this monster?"

Ji Wuqing nodded:

"I picked it up."

After saying that.

He calmly took a black judge's token and a spirit-level gem in his hand.

Li Xunle nodded upon seeing this:

"It's alright, just pick it up. I thought you'd forgotten it."

He looked towards the border of the Xia Kingdom not far away and felt a surge of emotion.

He hadn't been back for a while, and suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.

Lin Yu spoke up from the side:

"Uh... I'm going to have my summoned beast devour the corpse of that [World-Destroying Glutton]. You guys go back."

Upon hearing this, Li Xunle asked curiously:

"Lin Yu, what level are your summoned beasts now?"

A proud expression appeared on Lin Yu's face:

"The Azure Dragon has reached its third level, the Sky-Devouring Python its third level, and the Bifang Bird its second level. I feel that after they devour this [World-Destroying Glutton], they will probably advance to the next level."

Upon hearing this, Li Xunle looked somewhat surprised.

If he continues to grow like this, Lin Yu's strength is indeed quite good.

After pondering for a moment:

"The other two [World-Destroying Gluttons] corpses are in those two directions; you can have your summoned beasts devour them."

After saying that.

He pointed south and southwest.

Lin Yu immediately nodded: "Okay."

...

Three hours later.

It's 10 p.m.

Li Xunle, Zhao Hao, Mei Changshu, and Ji Wuqing arrived at the Imperial Capital's Super God Academy.

At the main gate.

Inside the security booth, the gatekeeper, Xia Wuyou, was scrolling through short videos on his phone.

I laughed out loud while watching it.

It was as if they had seen something funny.

at the same time.

He even cracked some sunflower seeds...

They were completely unaware of Li Xunle and the others outside the window.

Li Xunle felt that now, people could sneak in without him even knowing.

At this moment.

Upon seeing this, Ji Wuqing and Mei Changshu exchanged strange glances.

Xia Wuyou was, in a way, their elder.

Even Ji Wuqing is ten years younger than Xia Wuyou.

so.

Seeing their elders like this, Ji Wuqing and Mei Changshu both had mixed feelings.

It's not good to say it, and it's not good to not say it either.

When the two hesitated.

On the side.

Zhao Hao glanced at Xia Wuyou, then looked at Li Xunle.

Zhao Hao whispered in Li Xunle's ear:

"Brother, this old man seems to be watching a video of a beautiful woman. I spotted him immediately. I've followed that woman before too."

Upon hearing this, Li Xunle turned to look at Zhao Hao.

He said with a look of disdain:

"Wow, you've been at the Cosmic Cube for over a month, and you still remember that beautiful girl?"

Zhao Hao's face flushed slightly.

"Hehe, big brother, you have no idea, that beauty was absolutely gorgeous! In a word, stunning!"

Upon seeing this, Li Xunle exclaimed in surprise:

"Oh my, you're actually blushing."

At this moment.

Xia Wuyou's voice suddenly rang out:

"Who's there? What are you doing sneaking around here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

After saying that.

He held a dazzling longbow in his hand, and the smile on his face had long since vanished.

His eyes were filled with vigilance as he looked out the window.

The next second.

His eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.

He seemed to doubt his eyesight, so he rubbed them vigorously.

After confirming again.

He exclaimed in surprise:

"Mei Changshu? Li Xunle? Ji Wuqing? You... why are you back?"

He finished muttering to himself.

As if suddenly remembering something, he immediately turned off the screen of his phone on the table...

Li Xunle couldn't help but laugh:

"Grandpa Xia, I have to say, isn't your job a bit too leisurely? Scrolling through short videos, munching on sunflower seeds, and before you know it, the whole day is over, hmph..."

Xia Wuyou blushed slightly upon hearing Li Xunle's words:

"Well... Li Xunle, don't talk nonsense. I work very hard and it's not easy for me, okay?"

Li Xunle gave a strange smile:

"Haha, tell me in detail, how difficult was it?"

Xia Wuyou was taken aback upon hearing this, and then stammered:

"Uh... Look, I have to stay here as soon as it gets light, and it's already 10 p.m., and I still have to stay here. This workload is really squeezing my blood and sweat out of me!"

A look of suspicion appeared in Li Xunle's eyes:

"Grandpa Xia, but I thought you seemed quite happy just now."

Xia Wuyou raised an eyebrow, then said with a worried expression:

"Actually, I'm not happy. That was just an illusion..."

Seeing the other party's serious expression, Li Xunle thought to himself, "This old fox is really good at acting. He was so happy just now that he forgot himself."

How can you still be saying it's all an illusion?

If this is an illusion, then what is real?

He stared at Xia Wuyou with a half-smile, smiled but didn't say anything.

But that expression seemed to say, keep making things up! Keep making things up!

I don't believe you for a second! You're a wicked old geezer!

Xia Wuyou seemed to read something from Li Xunle's expression, so she immediately changed the subject.

His expression changed, but he acted as if nothing had happened.

"Speaking of which, a few hours ago, I saw the sky was a deep purplish-red, as if something was causing trouble. Is your return related to this?"

Li Xunle nodded:

"Old Master Xia is indeed a seasoned veteran; he guessed it right away."

Xia Wuyou asked curiously:

"Tell me, what kind of monster is causing this trouble?"

Li Xunle was about to explain when he suddenly remembered how arrogant Old Master Xia had acted before.

then.

He planned to play a trick on the other party.

He straightened his back and smiled strangely:

"Why...why should I tell you?"