Volume 1, Chapter 39: I’m Here to Pick Up a Bargain

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The Shipping Office still had no vessel ready to put out to sea when new word arrived from the capital: Ma Feicui had publicly declared that she cared nothing for the rumors. What she valued was Tang Feng’s learning and character.

“Old Ye is resigning? Why? He was doing perfectly well. Why would he suddenly quit?” Zheng Jiang stopped and asked.

At the second gunshot, the cavalry division turned as one. This time, they surged forward at full speed. Andreas was counting on the gap in timing; he intended to charge through the defensive line while the enemy artillery was reloading.

This kind of head-on contest could be said to have restricted most of Spiritflame’s advantages. Even so, it remained extremely tempting to him. A full level of cultivation could not be made up for with one or two treasures.

After receiving the signal, the Guangdong sailed into the wind toward the Japanese fishing boat. The fishing boat neither turned around nor slowed down, but came straight toward the Guangdong as well. Then two signal flares were fired from its deck.

The reason Mo Zhongkai was neither anxious nor disappointed was that he knew the final card in his hand was the most effective one. It would certainly work on him.

Fang Guizhi was somewhat agitated. She stared intently at Bai Ruozhu. She did not know why, but looking into Bai Ruozhu’s dark, shining eyes, she inexplicably felt that Bai Ruozhu would surely be able to help her.

She knew that the Astrological Society practiced demon refinement. Besides, how could a great clan like the Astrological Society lack secret arts and hidden trump cards?

Rats did not have long lifespans, but many of them survived beyond their youth. Physical fitness was naturally one factor, but in the end, the most important thing was their way of thinking.

“Over there—the barracks. They’re looking for people to work. They’ll provide food and lodging, and they’ll pay wages. Do you want to go?” The villager surnamed Jin pointed toward several men in the distance dressed in the uniforms of the Korean New Army, gesturing as he spoke to He Jiong.

When the Chongzhen Emperor heard this, he was shocked once again. On the surface, however, he wore an expression of astonishment and grief.

Jiang Fan merely shrugged and, under the envious gaze of the entire audience, took a seat in the VIP section of the front row.

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Before long, the class monitors and student leaders of each class carried out the clothes and distributed them according to the numbers assigned in advance. They were camouflage uniforms in military green.

He was genuinely afraid that Lu Ce would pounce on him and bite him. Carrying his medicine, he went straight to Long Six’s room and began officially gathering information.

However, Shen Nanxing had been on guard from the beginning. The moment he leaned in to kiss her, she turned around and, putting all her strength into her leg, kicked Fan Yu in the groin.

Fang Zheng swept his gaze across the hall. All the people from Northern Myanmar inside had already been killed, leaving only more than a hundred people from Great Xia whose crime scores did not exceed fifty.

There was no time to lose. The disciples of the Jie Cult began to move, filing out one after another and heading straight for Mianchi County. To ensure absolute success, the Lord of Heaven had handed the Six-Soul Banner to the Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal. Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal trembled all over and solemnly accepted the treasure.

Yet just after Yao Dasuo entered Shen Zhou’s computer, countless defensive programs attacked him from every direction. Not only could he not hack the other computer, his own nearly suffered a backlash.

Xu Yining turned her head toward Xu Youran. The happiness and expectation on her face felt somewhat glaring.

After the takeover, Zhao Xianghu would divide up and liquidate the factory. The most valuable land would be converted into commercial property and used for real estate development; the expensive equipment would be sold to competitors, while the worthless machinery would be sold as scrap metal.

Working here depended entirely on physical strength. Each container held sixty tons, and the unloading fee was four yuan per ton.

His sense of danger led Xu Yang to prepare an escape route in advance. If things continued this way, something truly disastrous would happen.

Lu Xiang nodded woodenly. He was already in a state of utter disorientation, his mind a complete mess.

Liu Chang’s resentment toward human traffickers ran deep. When the boss passed out, she did not pause for even a moment. She raised her foot and delivered the same kick to his other arm.

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They looked toward the direction of the voice and saw a man slowly strolling over. He wore a white shirt on top, jeans below, and flat-soled shoes.

The moment Duan Xueyao heard that Zhao Ling’er had arrived, she immediately told Ruyi to take the eggs away. Unfortunately, there was no time left to apply her powder.

Although it might be nothing more than wishful thinking, if a person lost all hope, how would they differ from a walking corpse? Tang Ji still secretly encouraged herself.

Very little of the base was above ground. Apart from the archive room they had just visited, there was only the supply storage area and a few guard posts. It seemed that there really was no zombie activity—or rather, their movements were extremely cautious.

“I don’t care. I will never agree to this! At most, I’ll let him sleep on the sofa!” Sha Xiangyu said with a dark expression, his tone leaving no room for negotiation.

With that, Sha Changfeng acted swiftly and decisively. He waved his hand and, true to his word, ordered several of his sons to return to the Duke of Chen’s residence.

They were all bullying Bai Chuan because he had no backing. In their eyes, he was merely a poor scholar from a humble family who had fought his way through the world with nothing but his bare hands.

In an instant, Ye Zixuan’s body began to change uncontrollably. Her blood-red pupils stared at the tribulation lightning with disdain. Her strength now was ten times greater than usual.

Once I return in triumph and take Liu Bei’s head, I’ll go straight back and report to the Chancellor. That man is nothing but a fraud.

Velian helplessly spread his hands and turned his head to gesture toward Reilly. At that moment, Reilly, who believed he had already found a way to deal with Velian, returned to normal.

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