Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 717: Chapter 336: Pie

It has to be said, the Hong Family’s financial resources are profound.

The guest room prepared for Li Yelai and the other two was a villa within the estate.

The two-story villa wasn’t very large, yet it was extraordinarily luxurious.

The lights in the villa were brightly lit, the flooring made of some kind of Spirit Plant wood. Some unknown Extraordinary Creature’s fur had become the carpet, luxurious to the extreme.

And the Hong Family’s servants, after escorting the three to the villa and placing down the thank-you gifts, respectfully took their leave.

This made Li Yelai somewhat emotional; just the construction cost of the villa was probably astonishingly high.

Meanwhile, Little Mad King’s figure turned into black smoke and disappeared.

A few minutes later, a wisp of black smoke appeared before Li Yelai and Doll, and Little Mad King emerged from the smoke saying, “I’ve checked everything, there are no surveillance or listening devices in the room. Neither are there any Peeping Toms nearby.”

[They probably wouldn’t be so offensive, otherwise everything they’ve just done would be in vainヽ(´¬`)ノ]

Doll responded, holding up a sign.

Previously, when interacting with the Hong Family Master, because of a curse she found it difficult to speak, so she acted as a listener.

But she also understood Hong Lan’s intentions.

After all, the Hong Family’s intention to establish good relations was quite clear.

“That’s one way to put it,” Li Yelai nodded slightly: “But… why?”

This time, accompanying the Supreme Vast’s remains was to send a hero home and to forge a good relationship.

The officials also hoped that Li Yelai, in his capacity as a Captain, would maintain good relations with the Spiritual Ability Family.

As for the thank-you gift, the officials actually had a guess that given the Hong Family’s grateful nature, they would probably give two Holy Healing Potions.

But the Hong Family’s thank-you gift still exceeded understanding.

They gave five Holy Healing Potions!

This was a unique pharmaceutical of the Hong Family, capable of repairing most injuries. It could even be a legacy of that Blood Knight Civilization.

There were even rumors that as long as there was still a breath of life, one could drink or inject the Holy Healing Potion and survive, jumping around energetically.

But the difficulty in making this potion was very high, and the materials were also incredibly difficult to collect, so the production each year was very limited.

In a year, the output was only between five and three.

And in official channels, this potion was priced at three thousand Merit Points, but it was often in short supply and not found on the market.

Five in one go – a year’s production?

Immediately after, Li Yelai picked up the red gemstone again.

The moment he picked up the gemstone, he felt it contained countless variations.

From ordinary creatures to Ancient Dragons, and even the breath of some undiscovered creatures, the changes were endless.

“Is it a wildcard?”

Li Yelai muttered, in card games, to form a certain hand, specific cards are needed, and some can substitute for any card. These are so-called wildcards.

And this No Regret Gem was such a wildcard material. It could allow a Wanxiang Spirit User to use the most common Magic Potions for different mutations.

If Li Yelai had this gemstone before his Fifth Sense, perhaps he wouldn’t need to search for the Golden Dragon Ball. The gemstone would automatically compensate for the Dragon Ball’s absence.

“This gemstone is probably even more precious than the potion,” Li Yelai said as he put the gemstone back into the wooden box.

“After all, it’s the technical legacy of a civilization leader,” Little Mad King remarked: “Especially for Wanxiang Path’s Spiritual Ability Users, this gemstone is too precious. If there’s a problem with the Mythical Mimic, it’s a big deal.”

“But I’m not sure, I can find something to cure her in the Immortal Palace,” Li Yelai continued: “I don’t even know if such a thing exists in the Immortal Palace.”

Li Yelai’s information about the Immortal Palace came from the officials and Jing Lin, but the core information was still held by the Jing Family itself. Who could know if there were such things in the Immortal Palace?

[Xiao Ye, that’s probably just an excuse(´･ω･)ﾉ(._.`)]

[If they wanted to gain benefits in the Immortal Palace, they should contact the Jing Family, not us(｡･ω･｡)]

[Looking at it now, this request is more likely just an excuse for them to want you to accept these thank-you gifts(｀・ω・´)]

Doll indicated with the sign.

Li Yelai silently nodded, the Doll’s analysis was correct. That must be it, but the Hong Family’s enthusiasm was still a bit over the top.

Although a Captain, he was only at Fifth Sense.

Attracting him, at Fifth Sense, with so much resource expenditure?

Three Border Cities, one Giant City behind the front lines – together with over a hundred Captains, more than ten Overlords. So many resources, yet coming to win over him, at Fifth Sense?

It was certainly a good thing, but… damn, what was the cost?

Li Yelai was somewhat worried.

After all, Li Yelai had experienced trees falling from the sky, bricks falling, signs falling, even been hit by lava rocks, but had never actually seen a pie fall from the sky.

This kind of good fortune befalling Li Yelai was quite strange, wasn’t it?

“No matter what their plans are, you have to accept this favor now,” Little Mad King said: “And they didn’t give you the opportunity to refuse.”

“If it bothers you, you can find a way to give some benefits back to the Hong Family. As for the Immortal Palace, if there are clues, do your best,” Little Mad King said: “Of course, they probably don’t care too much.”

Li Yelai nodded and stored the wooden box in the ark’s storage space.

With the No Regret Gem, Li Yelai’s advancement to Sixth Sense was at least guaranteed to achieve the Nine Infant’s Mythical Mimic.

That was enough; the Nine Infant had nine heads, that’s nine Faces, so… use nine Face Masks simultaneously?

As long as the Face Masks didn’t conflict with each other, then Li Yelai would become terrifyingly strong.