"Goodbye, Fourth Brother." After Li Xiu left the martial arts arena, he was stopped by the Eighth Master.

"Is there something?" Li Xiu stopped and looked at Mr. Ba and asked.

"The president wants to see you." Mr. Ba said with a smile.

"Is it a blessing or a curse?" Li Xiu asked with a frown.

Since entering Changshengtian, he has not met the president even once.

After all, he is the general manager, but he has never even met the president. I'm afraid no one will believe it if he tells it.

"Whether it is a blessing or a curse depends on what you say and do." Mr. Ba seemed afraid to say more and just blinked at Li Xiu.

Li Xiu asked Chang Chongshan to take the magic costume master back first, and he followed the Eighth Master to the City Lord's Mansion.

The Eighth Master was unwilling to reveal so much, so Li Xiu did not ask any more questions. The two of them arrived at the City Lord's Mansion one after the other. The Eighth Master brought the jade token, and the guards of the City Lord's Mansion let him in directly.

Arriving at the courtyard where the president lived, Master Ba stopped and said to Li Xiu, "Fourth brother, the president wants to see you alone. It's not convenient for me to go in with you. Be careful when you see the president. Sincerity is the medicine to relieve worries. Don't lie."

"I know." Li Xiu nodded and walked into the yard.

The pavilions and towers in the yard, although not as big as the garden where Li Qingyi lives, are even more exquisite.

From a distance, I saw an old man feeding fish in a pavilion. Outside the pavilion was a fish pond. The fish were not big. There were some small goldfish in it, not the common carp.

From this side, we can only see the old man's back, but not his appearance. However, since he is the only old man in the yard, he must be the president.

For some reason, Li Xiu felt that the president's back seemed a little familiar.

"I called you here, not to punish you to stand. What are you standing there for? Come here quickly." The old man's voice came from inside the pavilion.

"This voice..." Li Xiu was slightly startled. This voice sounded very familiar to him. Now he was sure that he recognized this old man.

Li Xiu quickened his pace and walked into the pavilion. The old man scattered all the fish food in his hand into the pond, patted the residue on his hands, turned around and looked at Li Xiu with a smile on his face.

"It's you... You are the president of Changshengtian?" Li Xiu saw the old man's face clearly and found that he was the same person he thought of. However, even so, it was still hard to imagine that he was actually the president of Changshengtian.

"Why, I can't be the president of Changshengtian?" the old man said with a smile.

"Of course, but I didn't expect you to be the president. Who would have thought that the Lord of Hongsha City is actually the president of Changshengtian." Li Xiu said.

The president glanced at him and said calmly, "It's not that you didn't expect it, you just didn't dare to say it. Okay, stop competing with me in acting skills here. I didn't ask you to come here to watch your performance."

"President, please let me know if you have anything to say." Li Xiu said respectfully.

He was able to join Changshengtian because the president summoned him. Before, Li Xiu was wondering why he was appointed as the general manager as soon as he arrived, but now he understands.

"What do you think of the Li family?" The president sat down at the stone table in the pavilion.

Li Xiu walked over, picked up the teapot, and poured tea for the president. After putting the teapot down, he said, "You are so arrogant and domineering. Apart from you, the president, I'm afraid the Li family doesn't take anyone else seriously in Changshengtian."

"No matter how domineering the Li family is, can they be as domineering as you? They robbed the General Affairs Department's warehouse, defrauded many families of their money, and killed Li Changyin's brother Li Changmian in front of him in the martial arts arena. When it comes to arrogance and domineering, the Li family is not as good as you." The president said while drinking tea.

"President, I am really wronged! If I am a peace-loving person, how could I offend them and cause myself such a big trouble if I really couldn't survive? It will not benefit me at all." Li Xiu started to play the victim: "President, you let me manage the technician team. Vice President Bai doesn't give me resources and doesn't hand over the blood seal stone to me. What's the use of me as the general manager? It doesn't matter if I can't be the general manager, but I was called back by you, the president. If I really let them control me like that, wouldn't it be a disgrace to you?"

"Okay, stop playing the victim. Among the seven groups in Changshengtian, you have the most resources and get the most benefits. What else do you have to complain about?" The president said lightly.

"It's all thanks to your cultivation, President." Li Xiu refilled the president's tea.

"After all, the Li family is my blood family. You shouldn't treat the Li family in this way." The president looked at Li Xiu coldly and said.

"No matter how wrong I am, it's all my fault. If the president wants to punish me, I will bear it alone." Li Xiu said.

"You don't have to be so secretive when you speak. What you mean is that everything you did was planned by me, and I want you to take the blame, right?" The president snorted coldly.

"I don't dare to think that way." Li Xiu said.

"Just don't dare?" the president stared at him and asked.

"Okay, I do think so." Li Xiu spread his hands and said, "You summoned me to Changshengtian at this time and asked me to take over the technician team. Isn't it obvious that you want me to take those resources back from Bai Wanli and the Li family? That's what I did."

"That's pretty honest." The president's eyes softened. He put down his teacup and said, "You're so smart. Then tell me why I asked you to take back those resources?"

"Is it because the Li family is greedy for even your share? Don't you have enough money to spend? I understand this very well. Since I became a trial-taker, I have never saved any money. No matter how much money I have, it is never enough to spend." Li Xiu looked empathetic.

The president was so angry that he laughed: "Do you think I am you? Do you really think I have a share of those resources?"

"Of course not. If there really were, even if the Li family dared to take it, Bai Wanli wouldn't have the guts to take even a tiny bit." Li Xiu said, "President, you asked me to take back those resources because you want to vigorously develop magic equipment research, right?"

"You are quite clever." The president said with a smile.

"Thank you for the compliment, President. I am unworthy of it." Li Xiu said modestly.

But the president's face suddenly turned cold. He pressed the teacup heavily on the table, stared at Li Xiu and said coldly: "Since you know everything, why do you still embezzle the resources of the institute? Do you really think that I will kill you if I want to use you?"

"Please calm down, President. I have no other choice." Li Xiu was not afraid at all and said calmly.

"Why don't you tell me why you can't do it?" The president still didn't look happy at all.

"I have no background, no confidants, and no one to rely on in Changshengtian. My own strength is so poor. If I don't have some resources to improve my strength, I will lose my life sooner or later. My death is a small matter, but I am afraid that it will delay your important business, which is not right." Li Xiu did embezzle some resources.

Although the resources he embezzled were far less than what the Li family took away, it was still not a small amount.

"Who said you have no one to rely on in Changshengtian? Then who am I?" The president laughed, as if his previous anger was all pretended and he did not really blame Li Xiu.

"I didn't know you were the president before. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have had to go through so much trouble. I could have just told you your name. I'm sure Bai Wanli and the Li family wouldn't dare to refuse." Li Xiu said with a smile.

"If I could get you to tell my name, why would I call you here?" The president's face changed from time to time, and he was really moody.

"Well, then what do you say I should do?" Li Xiu spread his hands helplessly.

"Just do what you should do. You are such an adult now, do you still need me to teach you how to do things step by step?" the president said indifferently.

"I understand what you said. You don't have to worry about the magic armor masters and the research institute. I promise that new types of magic armor will be available soon. As long as there are enough resources, we will be able to form super-spiritual-level combat power soon." Li Xiu said.

"Not enough." The president took a sip of tea.

"Isn't super spiritual enough?" Li Xiu asked.

"The Space City has already developed a magical outfit that can compete with the super-spiritual level, and has already put it into mass production. It will soon be able to form a legion-level super-spiritual combat force." The president said lightly.

"So fast?" Li Xiu was a little surprised.

When he was in the Space City, there were no super-spiritual-level magic equipment in the Space City, but now it can be mass-produced.

"Don't you, the God of Space City, know this?"

The president's words made Li Xiu feel a little cold in his heart: "Does he really know my magic costume master code name, or is he trying to trick me?"

Thinking of what Mr. Ba said before coming here, Li Xiu smiled and said, "I really can't hide anything from you, President. But I'm afraid you have some misunderstandings. Space City and I only have a cooperative relationship. Now it's over. I have nothing to do with Space City anymore."

"That's true." The president nodded and said, "Do you know who the God in Space City is now?"

"I don't know. Do you know, President?" Li Xiu stared at the president and asked. He had always wanted to know the answer to this question.

"You will know it later." The president did not tell him the answer. He took a sip of tea and said, "Pay more attention to the research institute. You can't fall behind others."

"I will supervise them." Li Xiu said.

"Supervision alone is not enough, we need to produce more results," the president corrected.

"There are definitely some achievements, but we don't have enough researchers." Li Zhengxiu wanted to take the opportunity to gain some benefits, but was interrupted by the president.

"You are the chief of the technician team. If you are short of manpower, go and recruit them yourself."

Li Xiu said helplessly: "The talents who study magic equipment are basically monopolized by Space City and White Night City. Where can I recruit them?"

“Isn’t there one in your City of Light?” the president said calmly.

Li Xiu was slightly stunned. He knew that the president was well aware of what was going on with Ximen Guan. If he hadn't wanted to use Li Xiu, Ximen Guan would have probably been in trouble long ago.

"You should know something about that person's temper. He has no interest in making such a magic suit. He only wants to make a magic suit that can be brought into the Trial Gate..." Li Xiu told the truth.

"That depends on your ability. I only look at the result. You have to handle the process yourself." The president said coldly.

"Okay, I'll take care of it myself." Li Xiu changed the subject and asked, "In fact, in terms of research and development capabilities, Space City is the best right now. Why don't you let Guan Jinghao join our Changshengtian?"

"You have been in Space City for three years. What do you think of Guan Jinghao?" The president did not answer Li Xiu's question but asked instead.

"I have the ability and ambition." Li Xiu replied.

"You forgot to say one thing." The president said calmly.

"What's missing?" Li Xiu looked at the president. The answer to this question should be the answer he wanted to know.

The president stood up and stood beside the railing, looking at the fish in the pool and said, "What do you think is the difference between the magic costumes in Space City and those in other places?"

Li Xiu pondered and said, "The technology is better than other places, but this cannot be said to be different. It can only be said that the technology is more advanced. Even the magic suits in Changshengtian, although the materials used are good and the power is large enough, the magic suits made have stronger performance. But if we really talk about technology, it is still not as good as the space city. Many details of the technology may seem insignificant, but the real experience is very different."

"Why do you think the space city has so many advanced technologies?" the president asked again.

"It takes a long time to develop and requires a lot of investment in research." Li Xiu thought for a moment and replied.

"The first person to study magic equipment was Changshengtian. The space city is a place with a shortage of gems and it started relatively late. Basically, most of the materials had to be purchased from outside. Yet, such a place developed the most advanced magic equipment technology. Don't you think there is a problem?" the president said lightly.

"I've thought about this question before." Li Xiu pondered, "The reason why White Night City was able to get started is that most of its technology was based on imitation, and then continued to innovate on the basis of imitation. This makes sense. However, Space City's technology has always been at the forefront of the world. It has been like this since the beginning. I always thought it was because they were lucky and got a lot of excellent magic equipment researchers. It seems that you, President, have a different answer."

"The answer is not important." The president walked out of the pavilion and said as he strolled, "I will give you the resources and you can use the people as you like. Improve the level of magic equipment. As I said before, I will give you whatever you want. I don't care about the process. I only care about the result. Changshengtian's magic equipment cannot be worse than that of Space City."

"I understand." Li Xiu had no choice but to agree.

"Your trial level is improving very quickly, and you have already reached S level. Then go to the inner storehouse to get a super spiritual gem. I suggest you choose a super spiritual gem produced on Earth." The president said and left the yard: "Go, I should rest. I haven't been feeling well recently. The doctor told me to rest more."

"Doctor?" Li Xiu was slightly stunned. It was the first time he heard that a trial-taker needed to see a doctor.

After Li Xiu left the yard, he saw Mr. Ba still waiting outside.

"Why are you still here?" Li Xiu asked.

"I'll wait and take you to the inner storehouse to select super spiritual gems." Mr. Ba said with a smile.

"So this matter was decided before I came here. Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Li Xiu frowned.

"The more you know, the more likely you are to be cautious when speaking, which will not do you any good." The Eighth Master took Li Xiu to the inner treasury.

"How come the president still has time to be the lord of Hongsha City?" Li Xiu asked.

The Eighth Master was so frightened that he immediately made a gesture to keep quiet: "My little ancestor, can you please stop talking nonsense? If someone hears it, it will be a big trouble."

"Okay, then tell me some secrets that I can hear." Li Xiu said.

"I'm just a fortune teller, how can I know any secrets?" Mr. Ba refused to give in no matter what Li Xiu said.

The two people came to the inner treasury. Master Ba used the sign to lead the way, and soon someone led them into the inner treasury.

The inner warehouse is not as big as the warehouse of the General Affairs Department. It is just a small four-story building.

What's strange is that there are no guards in this small building, and there is no one to manage the inner treasury. There is only a blind old woman cleaning inside.

"Why isn't there even a guard here? Aren't you afraid of being robbed?" Li Xiu saw that the blind old woman looked ordinary. She didn't even have a skill imprint or magic ring on her hands. It seemed that she was not a trial-taker.

"You're thinking too much about running to the City Lord's Mansion to steal things, aren't you?" Mr. Ba said with a smile.

"That's true." Li Xiu took a look at the shelves in the building. There were many kinds of things placed on them, but he didn't see the super spiritual gem.

"Blind woman, where is the super spiritual gem?" Master Ba asked the blind old woman.

"On the shelf on the left side of the third floor." The blind woman answered while wiping something without even turning her head.

In fact, there was no point in him looking back, as he couldn't see anything anyway.

Mr. Ba took Li Xiu up the stairs to the third floor. As they walked, Li Xiu asked, "I can't ask about anything else, but I can ask about Li Qingyi, right? The president has only had this one daughter in thousands of years. Is there something wrong with him, or is there something wrong with the woman he found?"

"You'd better kill me!" Mr. Ba said with a bitter face when he heard Li Xiu's question.

"Then I won't ask this. You should be able to tell me who Li Qingyi's mother is, right?" Li Xiu said with a smile.

Master Ba heaved a sigh of relief: "This is nothing. Everyone in Changshengtian knows that the one who gave birth to the president's daughter was Madam Qianhua, the president's 87th wife."

"Oh my god, the president has so many wives?" Li Xiu asked in surprise.

"Not many. Ancient emperors had three harems and six courtyards. The president has lived for thousands of years and is much more powerful than those emperors. Even if he really has three thousand beauties in his harem, it is nothing." Mr. Ba said, "But the president is a man who values ​​friendship and loyalty. He has never had two wives at the same time. He is loyal to each wife and will not marry a new one until the previous wife passes away."

"Then why didn't his previous eighty-six wives give him any children? Does the president have some hidden illness? Is Li Qingyi really the president's biological child?" Li Xiu asked in a low voice.

"Brother, Fourth Brother, can I call you Fourth Master? Can you please not seek death?" Eighth Master's legs went weak.

"Okay, then let's take a look at the super spiritual gem." Li Xiu came to the shelf that the blind woman mentioned, reached out and opened a box on the shelf, and immediately saw a purple super spiritual gem in the box. Purple light was flowing inside, like a colorful bird flying in the gem.

"The things in the inner storehouse are all the president's personal collection. Although there are not many, each piece is a fine product. It is a great favor to allow you to come to the inner storehouse to choose super spiritual gems. Except for the eldest lady, no one else has this blessing. You must choose carefully." As the Eighth Master said this, his eyes glanced at a box on the shelf, obviously giving Li Xiu a secret signal.