"Come on, Yuebao, try this on!"
In the commercial district of Xilu City, Feng Jin excitedly picked up a white dress and matching shoes and handed them to Gu Yuena.
Gu Yuena hugged the dress to her arms, her eyes darting around, a little lost. Feng Jin realized she didn't know where to change.
She quickly pushed her towards the changing room, saying,
"Come here to change, and show me when you're done!"
Watching Gu Yuena obediently enter the changing room, Feng Jin pulled Xia Die to buy her some clothes as well.
Xia Die hugged the clothes, a hint of anxiety appearing on her usually indifferent face. She reached out to push the clothes towards Feng Jin.
"This is too expensive."
"I can't accept it."
Feng Jin refused to take the clothes, her emerald green dress radiating a smile.
"Die Bao, you even gave me a little handicraft last time."
"Consider it a return gift between friends."
After Feng Jin's repeated urging, Xia Die also went to the changing room to change.
Feng Jin stood at the door, her eyes filled with anticipation as she looked towards the changing room, eagerly awaiting Gu Yuena and Xia Die's arrival.
"Whoosh~"
"Whoosh~"
With two doors opening, Gu Yuena and Xia Die stood before Feng Jin, their figures, one in white and one in purple, almost dimming the sunlight.
Gu Yuena looked herself over; this was the first time she had worn human clothes. Previously, she had always worn soul-powered garments conjured from her inherited memories. Xia
Die was a little reserved, her hands slightly clutching the hem of her skirt.
Feng Jin's green eyes lit up as she circled around Xia Die and Gu Yuena, nodding approvingly from time to time.
"That's more like it!"
"Yuebao and Diebao look so beautiful now!"
"Let's go! Let's get some snacks!"
"There's so much delicious food in Xilu City!"
Hearing about food, Gu Yuena's purple eyes gleamed with a subtle, unspoken light.
She had long wanted to taste the food of the human world. Since her awakening, she had been residing at the Lake of Life.
Which of the ferocious beasts at the Lake of Life knew how to cook? They basically just find food, quickly prepare it, and swallow it whole without even chewing.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who often followed her around, once saw Gu Yuena's disgusted expression towards the food prepared by the beasts.
Confident, it decided to take Gu Yuena to experience the true delicacies of the Star Dou Great Forest!
Gu Yuena thought that day would finally be her chance to really feast! But instead, she saw the Three-Eyed Golden Lion arrive before her, carrying a twin cyclops.
Then, with a proud look, it roasted the twin cyclops with extreme fire, deliberately opening their skulls to reveal their tender brains.
Like the saying goes, "I can endure darkness if I have never seen light."
Gu Yuena, who saw countless pictures of delicious-looking food posted by humans on the magic network every day, suddenly found the roasted brains in her hand tasteless.
She decided to just eat some fruit to fill her stomach.
Soon, the three of them arrived at the food street. Since all three were genuinely beautiful girls, they attracted the attention of many passersby.
According to the normal plot, at this point, some spoiled brats should have come to provoke them.
Unfortunately, such a thing couldn't happen in Xilu City.
All passersby maintained a suitable distance, ensuring the three wouldn't feel uncomfortable.
Every single one of the powerful families in Xilu City was either already reporting to Tang Buddha or serving as D-rank personnel in the Passionate Dungeon.
Because of the high foot traffic on the food street, there was a law enforcement bureau nearby.
The bureau chief was at least a Soul Master, and he was eager for trouble to boost his performance.
Performance earned contribution points, which could be exchanged for various Soul Master resources within Passionate Dungeon.
Resources within Passionate Dungeon were abundant; Soul Bones, Whale Glue, rare medicinal herbs, and other rare treasures were all clearly priced on the exchange list.
With enough ability, any resource can be obtained!
"Yuebao! Try this!"
Feng Jin handed a skewer of grilled meat to Gu Yuena, and also gave one to Xia Die.
Gu Yuena took a small bite of the grilled meat, her eyes immediately sparkling. This was so much better than what the Crimson King grilled!
She took a picture of the grilled meat with the magic network and sent it to the Crimson King, saying,
"Look at this! Learn from it!"
The Crimson King was currently lounging in its lair in the core area, its three heads leisurely browsing the forum with the magic network.
The auspicious beasts hadn't caused any trouble today, so it could enjoy life.
These past few days, it had become obsessed with a serialized post on the forum, "Why did the Sea God Tang San retain his experience as a blacksmith's apprentice in Notting City?"
The story inside was full of twists and turns, and it had already written about Tang San becoming a live-in son-in-law in the Spirit Hall and then being slapped by a deacon.
The Crimson King was thoroughly enjoying it! In all its long life, this was the first time it had seen such an interesting story, it was just that the poster didn't update it often.
Sometimes it wished it could fly to the other's home, capture them, and bring them to its own lair to make them level up!
For the past month, the Crimson King's most anticipated activity was spending its evenings at home after guarding the auspicious beasts during the day, browsing livestreams and reading posts, eagerly awaiting the opening of the game modules.
Before the Magic Network, it basically spent its time sleeping and hunting. As for cultivation?
Urging a ferocious beast to cultivate? That was tantamount to trying to kill it!
The Crimson King knew perfectly well that it had no chance of surviving the 400,000-year Heavenly Tribulation; it would be reduced to ashes!
Why rush into cultivation? Was it trying to get close to the Heavenly Tribulation?
Now, with the Magic Network, the Crimson King had a new hobby. It now felt that the best time of its beastly life was spent at home doing nothing but browsing the Magic Network.
The Magic Network was much more interesting than hunting!
When it got tired of browsing, it could brag and post selfies in the Soul Beast group, enjoying the praise from other Beast Kings.
It was a pity that Emperor Tian didn't allow Soul Beasts to livestream; otherwise, it would have liked to watch livestreams and let the netizens on the Magic Network admire its majestic appearance!
"Someone sent me a message in the chat group?"
"Let me see what it is."
When the three pairs of eyes saw that the sender was 'Gu Yue', the dogs perked up!
"It's Master!"
"There must be some important mission!"
The Crimson King looked serious and determined to do his best no matter what the mission was! If
he could please his master and get him to teach him a trick or two, he might be able to survive the 400,000-year Heavenly Tribulation.
That way, he could enjoy the magic network for another 100,000 years!
The Crimson King clicked on the message and saw a picture of roasted meat and some text. Then the three heads looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Master wants me to learn how to roast meat?"
"But we don't have the tools."
"Human spices are not available among the soul beasts."
The Crimson King's hind legs instinctively scratched its head, and the three heads thought quickly. Soon, one of them came up with a solution!
"Sigh, I have an idea!"
"Don't humans like Dream Coins?"
"I'll post a bounty for 200,000 Dream Coins and have humans buy a lot of catering supplies!"
"Then have them delivered to the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest."
"Red King! You're a fucking genius!" No sooner
said than done, Red King quickly posted a bounty on the magic network; he had plenty of Dream Coins.
Red King's request for help quickly sparked a heated discussion, with many users leaving comments below.
Among them, the Nine Treasures Merchant Guild directly messaged Red King privately, saying:
"Really? Bro?"
"200,000 Dream Coins?!"
"Bro? Are you a Soul Beast? Your address looks like it's in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest."
"Never mind! Bro, as long as you're willing to pay a 30,000 deposit first, forget about catering supplies! I can open a food street for you on the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest!"
Red King was about to agree when the Star Luo Empire's royal family sent him a message.
"Your Excellency!"
"Two hundred thousand Dream Coins?!"
"I know someone else must have sent you private messages. I guarantee, in the name of the Star Luo Empire's royal family, that as long as you choose us!"
"Only a deposit of ten thousand is needed, and we can fill the entire outer circle with catering supplies!"
"Moreover, we can modify all kinds of products to ensure they fit the bodies of soul beasts!"
The Crimson King's three heads were a little stunned. It hadn't expected humans to be so enthusiastic. After thinking for a moment, it decided to choose this person called the Star Luo Empire's royal family.
The other party's sincerity was very strong.
"Then it's yours."
"The payment has been made."
"Okay! We'll deliver the supplies to the outer perimeter as soon as possible, and I'll send you a video later!"
The Crimson King nodded in satisfaction, thinking these humans weren't so bad; they'd do anything for money.
"Humans aren't bad at all!"
Then he sent a message to his master:
"Don't worry, Master! When you return, I'll build you a food street!"
...
Star Luo City.
In an elegant study within the Star Luo Imperial Palace, surrounded by rare and precious books, the walls were adorned with works by titled Douluo-level painting masters.
A man in a black robe sat beside a desk. If an outsider saw him now, they would surely exclaim in surprise, for he was none other than Emperor Xu Jiawei of Star Luo!
He was the one who had just been communicating with the Crimson King.
Soon, a beautiful woman with long golden hair gently pushed open the study door, her azure eyes filled with a smile.
This was none other than Xu Jiujiu, whom Huo Yuhao had been longing to beat up.
"Brother, the 10,000 Dream Coins have been deposited into my account."
"Are we really going to trade with a Soul Beast?"
Xu Jiujiu's delicate face showed doubt; she felt it was inappropriate to trade with a Soul Beast from the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Xu Jiawei looked at his most trusted sister, a smile spreading across his face. It seemed the Emperor was quite pleased.
"The exchange of goods is merely the most superficial aspect."
"The important thing is trust."
"Sister! The important thing about this transaction isn't the 200,000 Dream Coins."
"It's that we finally had a dialogue with the ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest's core area."
"And it was a peaceful dialogue."
"This is groundbreaking!"
"In the past, the human world and the soul beast world were two parallel lines."
"Even if there was contact, it was only about killing."
"We knew nothing about the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest."
"Now, the Sun Moon Empire is stirring, the Heavenly Soul Empire is half-dead, the Dou Ling Empire… well, let's not talk about them."
"Talking about them makes me angry!"
"If our Star Luo Empire wants to fight against the Sun Moon Empire, we must increase our number of friends!"
"That's why I've been so tolerant of Shrek Academy." "
The core area of the Star Dou Great Forest is a powerful force that cannot be ignored on the Douluo Continent."
"Now that the Star Luo Empire has taken the lead in establishing contact with the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, this is our advantage for the future!"
"Once there's a transaction, there will be a second, a third!"
"Over time, we will have a good relationship with the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, and we can cooperate more in the future!"
"As for your worries, I don't care!"
"So what if they're spirit beasts? Sometimes they don't have those human ulterior motives."
"Shrek Academy is becoming increasingly unreliable; the Star Luo Empire needs a new ally!"
"This new ally might very well be a spirit beast!"
"So, Jiu Jiu!"
"This transaction must be completed with two hundred percent effort!"
"Even if we have to empty all the catering supplies in Star Luo City, we must complete the transaction on time!"
"The existence of the Magic Network has helped us open a communication channel with the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest!"
"This transaction must be completed flawlessly!"
Xu Jiu Jiu sensed her brother's attitude and realized just how important this transaction was. She immediately nodded and said,
"I understand! Brother, I will take full responsibility for this transaction!"
"We must successfully establish a communication channel with the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest!"
Xu Jiawei watched his sister rush out of the study, a smile on his face.
...…
"Yue Bao, Die Bao, how was it! Was it delicious?"
Feng Jin, Xia Die, and Gu Yue Na sat in an open-air pavilion, all three of them quite full.
"Mmm, delicious!"
"Mmm."
Gu Yuena and Xia Die both showed satisfied expressions, with Gu Yuena even seeming a little reluctant to leave.
"Mmm, it's good that it's delicious!"
"It's a pity I have to go to Passion's side as a substitute doctor tomorrow, so I can't take you to see the newly opened commercial street at the North Gate."
Gu Yuena seemed to have found a keyword; along the way, she had discovered through her mental power that Passion seemed to be the leading organization here.
"Passion is?"
Feng Jin, hearing Gu Yuena's question, immediately explained to her:
"Passion is the leader of Xilu City, a very good organization."
Xia Die was also very interested in Passion, after all, it was her father's organization.
She added,
"Actually, the entire Tiandou Plain is under the leadership of Passion."
"Except Shrek Academy."
Feng Jin nodded and said,
"That's right, but we don't know the details."
"After all, we're not members of Passion."
"The boss said we're too young to join."
Gu Yuena nodded, a barely perceptible light flashing in her purple eyes, thinking to herself,
"So that's how it is, Passion controls the Tiandou Plain."
"The Human Collapse Plan can start with this organization!"
"I want to make this organization work for me! As the vanguard of soul beasts in the human world!"
At this moment, in the Passion headquarters office, Huo Yuhao sat in a chair, his mental energy constantly focused on the "black hole."
He sighed and said,
"Adam."
"Come out for a moment."
Soon, a figure appeared in the air, wearing a white robe, with clear golden eyes full of rationality.
"Boss? What is it?"
Huo Yuhao said seriously,
"A woman named Gu Yuena is expected to join Passion soon. If she comes, you interview her personally! Conduct a psychological evaluation for her."
"Write me a profile report, and then continue to observe their true intentions."
Adam nodded, his voice devoid of any emotion, and said,
"Understood."
Then, his figure gradually faded into the air, his actions swift and decisive!
Adam was the familiar to whom Huo Yuhao had given the most power.
Adam's martial soul directly belonged to the [Imagination] Authority.
Huo Yuhao had done so much to make Adam a qualified right-hand man.
Of course, Adam's performance had not disappointed Huo Yuhao.
Absolute rationality meant he would never make mistakes, even if his handling of problems could sometimes be inhumane. His
efficient work skills would make Roman feel inferior.
He was Huo Yuhao's chosen second-in-command!
(End of Chapter)
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