Liu Yun returned to Jiangnan City and went home alone from the airport. He sold all the monster Materials he had and earned nearly eight billion!
A pile of monster Materials sold for two billion, while ten mid-level flying Beast Generals sold for six billion, making Liu Yun incredibly rich. Of course, the Beast Generals Yang Xiaolong and the others captured were all sold by Liu Yun to the HR Alliance, who would then have to buy them themselves.
"Captain, aren't we going to talk anymore?"
Psycher Master Ruby tried to persuade Liu Yun to stay, but Liu Yun grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.
"I've already told Grinda, don't bother me unless it's a God of War. You all should find another path!"
Liu Yun's figure gradually receded amidst the airport's hustle and bustle, leaving behind a group of bewildered companions. Ruby, Yang Xiaolong, Buleika, and Snow Mud felt a mix of emotions—shock at Liu Yun's strength and disappointment at their poor judgment.
Grinda was so angry she stomped her foot. She knew exactly what Liu Yun's decision meant—their recruitment plan had completely failed.
"Grinda, don't be angry. Liu Yun always has his own plans." Ruby tried to soothe the agitated Grinda, her eyes revealing a mix of helplessness and determination. "We have to figure things out ourselves; we can't always rely on others."
Her words were completely useless. Grinda, whose temper was so good everyone thought she was the Ancestral Master of 'green tea,' lost her composure in front of others for the first time and began to scold them.
"What?! Do you know how much effort and how many rare Materials I've put into this team? Are you all fools? Do you think the HR Alliance's discernment is worse than your own judgment?"
As the Ancestral Master of 'green tea,' Grinda could only shout, but she quickly regained her composure. After glaring at the few of them, she returned to the HR Alliance. She had other plans and needed to re-investigate Liu Yun's basic information.
But Liu Yun couldn't be bothered with any of that. This time, he moved even faster, having already reached the Realm of an invincible God of War, making it even easier to avoid prying eyes!
He found all the Materials he needed in the basement and soon took them to the Base. Soon, the true power of this Base would be revealed!
As mentioned before, a Mechanical Clan Base, far surpassing Earth's technology, had its greatest power not in combat, but in its influence on human society.
"In fact, Earth has been modified. People born here all possess talents far exceeding other races, yet they eventually fall into dust!" Liu Yun thought to himself as the Mechanical Base mercilessly devoured an endless supply of Materials. What Earth needed most was technological advancement. As long as technology caught up, with the Earthlings' talent, almost everyone would have Astral Rank combat power, and that's putting it mildly.
Earth is an incredibly important treasure, a miraculous place adjusted by Zuo Shanke. It also causes the Souls of all living beings born on Earth to undergo a special evolution in some aspect. Additionally, their state of mind and Comprehension Ability are extremely high, far surpassing other races. To become a strong individual, these two points are indispensable. It is precisely because of this that Hong and Thunder God were able to possess a Domain at the Planetary Level stage.
It can be said that once this Mechanical Clan Base is perfected, it will be able to produce a massive amount of Cell Evolution Fluid through industrialization. In that case, humanity will experience a huge leap forward.
For the Planetary Level stage, it's actually relatively easy to improve. There are also such items sold within the Human Race, but the price is definitely something Earthlings cannot afford! If Earthlings could mass-produce their own Cell Evolution Fluid, they wouldn't have to spend exorbitant amounts of money, and could completely make all Human Race members planet stage experts.
He even suspected that it wouldn't be impossible for Earthlings to average Domain Lords. In that case, with the Mechanical Base's capabilities, it could certainly allow Earth life to reach an unprecedented transcendent Realm! Then, they would no longer fear the Golden-Horned Beast.
At the same time, within the HR Alliance, as the people who understood Liu Yun best, they quickly perceived the immense potential Liu Yun was hiding.
Under the gaze of Ruby, Yang Xiaolong, Buleika, and Snow Mud, Grinda took a deep breath, trying to calm her inner turmoil. She decided to use the HR Alliance's resources to further investigate Liu Yun's true value and abilities. She turned and walked towards a high-tech communication room nearby, equipped with a holographic imaging device capable of connecting to the HR Alliance's high-level officials.
With a faint hum, the entire room was enveloped in soft light. A three-dimensional holographic image slowly materialized in the air, revealing none other than the HR Alliance's Fifth Speaker—Atkin.
"Grinda, is there an urgent matter that requires direct contact with me?" Atkin's voice came through the holographic image, clear and forceful.
Grinda nodded and said in a deep voice, "Speaker, I must report the latest on Liu Yun. This person not only possesses extraordinary strength but has also displayed an ability we've never seen before—he can easily tame Beast General monsters, and even managed to escape unharmed when facing high-level monsters like the Ironclad Dragon."
Atkin, in the holographic image, frowned slightly. This important villain of the Late Stage was clearly very interested in this information.
"Tell me in detail. Do you have any other information about this person?"
Grinda began to elaborate, from Liu Yun's injury and self-abandonment, to his sudden inexplicable recovery and joining the HR Alliance, all the way to him becoming a God of War, analyzing all the intelligence thoroughly.
"More importantly, I believe Liu Yun seems to possess some technology or secret we don't yet understand. This secret might be crucial to the entire HR Alliance!"
Grinda spoke with great satisfaction. She had been observing Liu Yun for a long time and had always had this suspicion, but she couldn't have imagined how enormous the secret behind Liu Yun truly was.
"This... why don't we send a few people to follow him and investigate?"
Atkin also found it strange. How could this Liu Yun be like a protagonist from a 'cool' novel, exuding all sorts of legendary colors?
This made Grinda glare at the young girls beside her. They were only now vaguely realizing that they had been tricked, but at the time, Liu Yun's strength had been suppressed too perfectly, and anyone would have made a mistake.
"Impossible, he's too smart. He easily shook off our people!"
She no longer blamed others; the Ancestral Master of 'green tea' still had that much composure, which only made the four girls feel even worse.
With those words, Atkin had nothing more to say. He simply began to pay close attention to all of Liu Yun's information! Most of it was photographs of Liu Yun appearing in public. Before and after, Liu Yun showed no unusual changes, except for a sparkling crystal ball pendant on his chest.
"There's too little information. Don't rush; investigate thoroughly first! Start with this crystal ball."
Atkin's casual remark unexpectedly hit the core of the problem; everything was due to the changes brought by the crystal ball.
At this point, Ruby, who was nearby, spoke up, also looking at Liu Yun's information.
"I think it's this crystal ball! It's so magical! It's like Cinderella, with the help of a magic crystal, getting everything she wanted."
These were words only these young girls could say, thinking about the problem entirely from their own perspective. Atkin dismissed it and ended the call directly.
Grinda coldly lectured these people, but each of them had their own identity, especially Snow Mud, so they were not subjected to any form of punishment and were simply left in Jiangnan City without further inquiry.
The investigation into Liu Yun officially began, with the crystal ball as the target. The calculations of those with ulterior motives never fail, but the final outcome often exceeds everyone's expectations.