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Guest 214: 214.

Guest The next day, Lu Li woke up early as usual, softly stepping outside the door.

Behind him, Jessica lay sprawled on the bed, sound asleep.

Given that the young girl was at an age where sleep was cherished, Lu Li decided not to disturb her and went to cultivate in the garden instead.

Using a series of Fist Technique movements, he cleansed and tempered his entire body with blood flow and nourished his bone marrow with inner breath.

After completing two sets of the White Dragon Whip Skill and using up all his inner breath, Lu Li ended up drenched in sweat.

Then he allocated 80% of his Spirit to both the Flying Sword and the Kunlun Mirror.

With that, his morning routine was accomplished in just over an hour.

While wiping off his sweat, Lu Li took out his Nasal Snuff Bottle and used essential oil to restore his Spirit.

The potency shot straight to his forehead, cooling his mind and rapidly refreshing his Spirit.

This calming essential oil was indeed marvelous, but unfortunately, it could only be used three times a day, any more and it would become ineffective due to resistance.

After all, the brain has its limits; it can’t provide an endless supply of “Spirit.”

But at the moment, it was extraordinarily effective.

In just over three minutes, Lu Li was fully revitalized.

At this moment, he felt a soft sensation from his body, as six Flying Swords gently rubbed against each other, creating an aura of peacefulness.

For six well-fed Huskies, this was somewhat too gentle.

Lu Li connected with them through Spirit and sensed everything was fine; the Flying Swords simply preferred the environment of the Otherworld.

“They’ve always been like this, particularly lively after reaching the Otherworld…”

Lu Li speculated that the two worlds must have some differences, most likely something called “Spirit Mechanism.”

Spiritual Tea and Spirit Fruit were both products influenced by it, and were incredibly mystical.

Fortunately, they weren’t affected much; calmer Flying Swords were even easier to manage.

Setting this thought aside for now, Lu Li summoned number 0 and Ah Da.

The two metal puppets, refined through the Wish Power of humans, were noticeably more mystical.

He still remembered the slight nod from “number 0”; of course, he had to study it thoroughly.

Both quickly arrived and, following their master’s orders, took off their headgear and sunglasses.

“As expected…”

The cold bodies of the two metal puppets were now exuding a faint blue Light Halo, delicate like fine jade.

This scene reminded him of when he was refining the Flying Sword, a reaction between “Wish Power” and “Spirit.”

“They have turned into ‘sacrificial tools’ and are evolving into Magic Artifacts!”

Having experience crafting Flying Swords, Lu Li recognized this instantly.

He also recalled from the “Confining Spirits and Commanding Generals”:

Once puppets turn into Magic Artifacts, not only would their connection to their master tighten and become more responsive, they would also gain the ability to self-repair.

This meant a tremendous boost in utility and combat capacity!

Moreover, and crucially, unlike Flying Swords, maintaining puppets consumed much less “Spirit.”

These creations, born from “Divine Soul,” crucially needed “Divine Soul.”

With this in mind, Lu Li summoned the Kunlun Mirror and took out two hundred Divine Souls he had obtained the previous night, infusing them into each puppet.

Number 0 and Ah Da’s pupils deepened, and the light blue Light Halo on their surfaces brightened slightly.

For them, Divine Souls were the best nourishments and greatly accelerated their transformation process.

Lu Li nodded in satisfaction, “This should take only a few days to complete.”

After having both puppets wear their headgear and sunglasses again, Lu Li pondered:

“Now that I have enough money, only the Divine Soul for crafting ‘The Terminator’ is left.

Yesterday, the captured Carlette mentioned intelligence on the drug lord…”

Drug lords, rich in manpower and fond of hoarding cash, were lucrative prey.

Yet they were exceedingly well-hidden, or they wouldn’t have survived till now.

Lu Li took out his phone and messaged Aurora, “Let me know immediately about any intel on the drug lord.”

Aurora swiftly replied:

[Currently there’s none, but I’ve dug up some juicy info on the Minister of Defense.

He’s colluding with several drug trafficking groups, involved in money laundering and drug dealing]

[To save his career, he’ll cooperate fully with the lady’s transfer of power.

Soon, the lady will take complete control over the Ministry of Defense, and your ‘License’ might be issued ahead of time]

This was good news.

With a license, he could purchase heavy weaponry.

Shortly after, Aurora sent another message:

[The interrogation is still ongoing and we are about to use the ‘Truth Serum.’ I’ll inform you immediately once there’s news.]

“Thanks.

Get me some of that ‘Truth Serum’ sometime.”

[No problem]

…

After ending the communication, Lu Li felt that he should be able to interrogate and get some information out.

That “Carlette” used kidnapping as a cover to do the dirty work for the powerful, definitely grasping some secrets.

At this moment, light footsteps approached from behind.

It was Jessica coming over, holding onto this big meal box.

“I made some steak, Tucker.

Shall we eat it in the garden?”

“Sure.”

After exerting mentally and physically all morning, Lu Li was indeed hungry.

The two found a lounge chair and a table, enjoying the gourmet meal in the bright morning light.

Lu Li forked a piece of steak weighing about half a kilogram and devoured it in one bite.

His mouth and teeth were like a crusher, effortlessly grinding the meat fibers.

His digestive system churned a few times, and that piece of meat disappeared without a trace.

“The strength of the Marrow Cleansing Realm first shows in eating a meal.”

With a good appetite, the mood improves.

Lu Li devoured the feast like a whirlwind, then swung on the hammock embracing Jessica.

At this time, his phone rang, it was Professor Wei’s number, most likely about yesterday’s incident.

Lu Li casually answered, and it was indeed the case.

“Lu Li, I really can’t thank you enough for yesterday!

Xiao Sun told me everything, without you, his organs would have been harvested!”

“It was just a helping hand.

I’m also happy to help a compatriot.”

Lu Li did not take it seriously and responded politely.

But Professor Wei was very formal:

“Yesterday was desperate, heaven wouldn’t answer, earth wouldn’t respond, Xiao Sun’s mom nearly fainted.

I’m bringing his parents to thank you.”

“They should be more careful when going abroad in the future and try to avoid such places.”

“Young people nowadays have no idea, they think abroad is just like home.”

Professor Wei continued:

“Xiao Sun was confused yesterday and didn’t properly thank you.

He feels remorseful and wants to specially visit and express his gratitude before returning home, are you at home today?”

“There’s no need to be so polite.”

“It’s only proper, otherwise it would be too impolite.”

“Then let him come over, I just happen to be free.”

…

The matter settled, they hung up the call.

Professor Wei’s curiosity was piqued.

He spoke with the student over the phone, and it turned out that Lu Li personally went for the rescue yesterday!

Moreover, Lu Li was running a private military company and even guarding the upcoming female presidential candidate!

This was completely unlike anything he had imagined, probably his old buddies couldn’t imagine it either!

Feeling restless with curiosity, he messaged in a WeChat group:

“You guys will never guess what the son of the old Lu family is doing.”

Qian Ping immediately replied: “Isn’t he the President’s security advisor?”

He then attached a news link—

“Mysterious Xia Descendant by the President’s Side.”

Clicking on it, there was a photo of Lu Li in a suit and shoes, standing next to Lady Maria.

As the elections settled, this young man from Xia Country frequently appearing beside the lady had already caught the attention of various media outlets.

Domestically, people were concocting articles to attract traffic, basing a bunch of nonsense off a few pictures.

The group chat instantly became lively!

“Bodyguard!?

I heard he was rich?”

“He owns a military company!

The kind that fights wars.”

“The Lu Family has changed over generations, and dealing with the battlefield again?”

Being acquaintances, everyone in the group knew the Lu Family and knew about Grandpa Lu.

At this moment, they started gossiping with full curiosity.