After everyone witnessed Meng Xi leave, a thick black smoke suddenly rose out of thin air.
In an instant, it swallowed the entire corridor.
All the alien race heroes lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground before they could react.
An old man in a black robe, with a hunched posture, slowly walked out of the smoke.
“Greetings, Elder…” The young girl pursed her lips and reluctantly bowed.
The old man nodded slightly, his gaze falling on the portal, and casually asked, “Another one entered the tavern?”
The young girl replied, “Yes.”
“Interesting….”
The old man stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, then turned his head and said, “How are the potions being distributed on your end this year?”
It was fine until this was brought up; the young girl immediately couldn't hold back, puffing out her cheeks and exclaiming, “Elder! I’ve only hosted thirty thousand heroes in the past six months, but I’ve been allocated six hundred thousand portions of raw materials! Who am I supposed to give the remaining five hundred thousand-plus portions to? Am I supposed to drink them myself?!”
The old man frowned upon hearing this, “You need to figure something out; this year’s performance cannot be at the bottom.”
“Figure something out?” The young girl nearly fainted from anger, putting her hands on her hips and saying, “Fine! Since those heroes love to drink it, I’ll just give twenty portions to everyone from now on.”
“No, no, no!”
The old man shivered all over, quickly waved his hands, and widened his eyes, saying, “Two portions already cause side effects; twenty portions, you’d kill them!”
“They’re all dead anyway, what’s there to be afraid of?!” The young girl mumbled, and seeing that the old man seemed about to stop her again, she simply puffed out her chest and declared word by word, “I’m not doing this Meng Po job anymore… I’m resigning!”
“Aiya, don’t be like that.”
The old man stepped forward and earnestly persuaded, “It’s hard to recruit Meng Po in the Yingling Star Region now. If you think the salary is too low, I’ll apply to the higher-ups to give you a raise.”
“The base salary goes up, and then it’s deducted from performance, right?” The young girl was clearly familiar with this trick and didn’t give the old man a chance to speak further, shouting again, “I! Want! To! Resign!”
Seeing this, the old man was helpless. He sighed deeply and took a bottle filled with light green liquid from his sleeve, “Alright, drink the forgetfulness potion, then go to the finance hall to settle your salary.”
“Hmph!”
“This Meng Po job, even dogs wouldn’t do it!”
The young girl knew the rules and didn’t procrastinate. She took the bottle and drank it in one gulp.
Immediately after, a strong sense of dizziness swept through her mind, making her feel unsteady.
This… is the tavern anchor point, where Meng Po works?
The young girl clutched her head, and after clearly seeing her surroundings, her face immediately lit up with anticipation, “I’ll do it! If dogs won’t do it, I will! Elder, I’m here to apply for the Meng Po position. Do you think I meet the requirements?”
The old man, seeing his trick succeed, curled his lips, “Hm! Of course you can!”
“Here, this is the employment agreement. You can take a look first….”
The young girl took the thick document, directly flipped to the last page, checked “Agree to the above terms,” and signed her name.
“Go on, that’s where you’ll be working.” The old man pointed to the table next to the portal.
“Thank you, Elder!”
The young girl walked over with a smile, then suddenly paused in her heart.
Huh…
Did I just subconsciously say something strange?
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【Three-Eyed Demon King - Aosta has voluntarily applied to join your territory. Do you agree?】
【Tip: Agreeing requires deducting 30,000 Reputation Points. Please ensure sufficient balance.】
The Three-Eyed Demon King had just squeezed out of the portal.
A piece of will information appeared in Cyril's field of vision.
What?
Is recruiting a Supreme Hero that simple?!
Cyril, who had never heard of high-tier heroes joining directly upon meeting, had his tentacles writhing wildly with excitement.
“Yes, yes, yes!”
Fearing the other party might change his mind, Cyril confirmed the application with the fastest reaction of his life!
【Congratulations, you have successfully recruited the unaligned Supreme-tier Hero 【Three-Eyed Demon King · Aosta】!】
【Reputation - 30000】
Seeing that the recruitment was truly successful, Cyril stepped forward excitedly, about to converse with the other party.
Suddenly—
He only heard a series of anxious gurgling sounds from the Three-Eyed Demon King’s throat, and before he could react.
With a “splat”!
Deep green blood splattered from various parts of the Three-Eyed Demon King’s massive body, and he collapsed with a crash like building blocks.
“Ah?”
Cyril stared at the scattered pieces of flesh, neatly cut, and was completely stunned.
If he hadn’t personally seen the Three-Eyed Demon King enter through the portal, he would even suspect he had entered an animal slaughterhouse.
“No, no!”
“My Supreme Hero!”
Cyril’s eyes were bloodshot. He frantically picked up the pieces of flesh with his tentacles, trying to piece them back together.
Thirty thousand Reputation Points!
He had loaned a full thirty thousand Reputation Points, and he hadn't even heard a splash, yet the hero died!
“I… I’m seeing things, right?”
Cyril carefully pieced together the last fragment of flesh, his voice trembling as he said, “Hello… Aosta.”
Clatter—
As if responding to his greeting, the crooked Three-Eyed Demon King’s corpse collapsed again.
Cyril: ( ° ー ° 〃 )
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Inside the Pure Land Universal Tavern.
Zhuge Hei chuckled as he took a sip from the spout of his pot, squinting his eyes as he felt the liquor flow down his throat into his stomach, and couldn’t help but exclaim, “As expected of 9999 gold coins worth of wine, the taste is just right!”
Saying that, he wiped the wine stains from his mouth with his sleeve, then ungracefully lay on the booth seat, chewing on peanuts.
His mind, however, entered a boundless starry sky!
Looking at the myriad stars, Zhuge Hei couldn’t help but compose his expression, his brows tightly furrowed.
“The Ziwei Enclosure’s Auxiliary Star is dim, and the Seven Killings, Po Jun, and Greedy Wolf stars form a malevolent alignment directly threatening Tian Shu. The army of ten thousand races is about to besiege the city….”
This ominous astrological sign before him wasn’t too bad; it couldn’t overturn the foundation of Tian Quan, and might even become nourishment for the latter.
But…..
Zhuge Hei squinted his eyes and looked behind him. The dark star, carrying an astonishing bloody light and constantly approaching the three ominous stars, made him feel vaguely uneasy.
“If this dark star connects with the Seven Killings, it could form a Blood River Piercing Heaven alignment! Tian Quan will surely be destroyed!”
“How can such power exist in the Trial Land… Strange, strange.”
“I must remind that little girl properly!”
Lost in thought, he got up and hailed Niu Ma, who was working in the tavern, instructing, “Go call your Lord here. Tell him there’s an important matter concerning the safety of the territory.”
“Yes, sir. Please wait a moment.”
Niu Ma knew the former’s importance and dared not delay. Just as he was about to leave, Zhuge Hei called him back.
“Wait….”
Zhuge Hei raised his eyes, looking at the teleportation array that was lighting up at the tavern’s main door, and changed his words, “Just tell him that a new hero has arrived, and she’s a great beauty! Tell him to come quickly!”