Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 652 - 523: Meeting with the World Will_2

Chapter 652: Chapter 523: Meeting with the World Will_2

The cost of summoning creatures was still paid by him.

Whom else could he band together with?

It’s not like he could go find those powerful arrivals to form a group with, after all, they weren’t acquainted.

— Who would be the best to band together with?

Wu Xiaode finished the last of his cola and was about to stand up to pay the bill when a streak of spirit light suddenly flashed through his mind.

— What was that thought just now?

Wait, what strategy to deal with this battle for supremacy had he just thought of?

Wu Xiaode tried hard to retain that fleeting inspiration.

Jiang Shanglan was very tactful and, seeing his thoughtful expression, stood up to settle the bill, then quietly came back to sit beside him, carefully observing the surroundings, ready to intercept anyone who wanted to approach their table.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

Wu Xiaode suddenly exhaled deeply.

He opened the Book of the Dead and directly flipped to the page where Teddy was resting.

— This page already had a doghouse crafted out of rosewood, lined with several layers of thick padding, quite luxurious.

Heaven knows how Teddy managed to come up with such a doghouse.

As Wu Xiaode was thinking this, he suddenly saw a bill plastered on the doghouse listing various materials, with a few lines of ice crystal small print beside it:

"A luxurious pet nest built wholeheartedly by a Forest Elf, inlaid with gold edges, containing a twelve-tier Nourishing Crystal Array."

"You will take care of the associated materials and costs."

"Sign here for quick payment."

"— After all, this is your artificial intelligence dog, not someone else’s."

Wu Xiaode tore off the bill, read it from beginning to end, and couldn’t help but be speechless.

Building this doghouse required payment in tens of jin of gold!

It’s just a doghouse.

That’s way too much!

... Sigh, whatever, Teddy has been running around for his own matters, he might as well pay the bill.

Wu Xiaode decisively signed his name on the bill with a generous hand.

Suddenly, he had slightly less gold in the Holy Treasure Ring.

The next second.

Golden Light flashed, and Teddy appeared beside the doghouse.

It looked at Wu Xiaode with a hint more satisfaction in its gaze and said:

"The task is done, your method was well received by the World Will, and it successfully locked on to everyone."

"Can I meet it?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Meet it? Why would you want to meet it? The timing is very sensitive, and meeting it might not be beneficial," Teddy said.

Jiang Shanglan appeared on the Book of the Dead all of a sudden.

— Heaven knows how she managed that.

In any case—

She crouched down and whispered in Teddy’s ear, "Shh, it might not be a bad thing; he doesn’t know anything, does he?"

Teddy’s dog eyes looked at Wu Xiaode, a trace of relief flashing within.

"Right, he doesn’t know anything. In that case, nothing can be blamed on him!"

"We could meet then..."

"Do you have a gift for the meeting?"

"Nothing else, only gold!" Wu Xiaode said.

"I will make an appointment with it, you wait for me."

After saying this, Teddy vanished in a flash from the page.

Jiang Shanglan glanced at the doghouse and was about to flip through other pages in the book to see what else there was when she suddenly stopped herself.

She suddenly remembered she wasn’t very familiar with Wu Xiaode.

It wouldn’t be appropriate to casually flip through his things.

Anyway...

It’s not like he could conceal a secret affair in these pages.

Jiang Shanglan’s cheeks turned slightly red, and with a flash, she reappeared in the noodle shop.

Wu Xiaode, of course, had no idea what she was thinking and just sat there waiting for Teddy’s message.

Not long afterward.

Teddy returned.

"Go to the back of the noodle shop, find the female owner Liu Ahzhen," Teddy said succinctly.

"This will let me meet the World Will?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Yes, go quickly, don’t keep it waiting," Teddy urged.

Wu Xiaode glanced at Jiang Shanglan, who stood up and said, "I’ll go with you. Indeed, we shouldn’t keep it waiting."

Wu Xiaode then stood up and walked toward the back of the noodle shop.

"Hey, the back is the kitchen, handsome. What are you doing back there?" asked a waiter.

"Looking for your boss, Liu Ahzhen. We’re acquaintances," Wu Xiaode replied.

Seeing that he knew the boss’s name, the waiter refrained from stopping him.

Wu Xiaode and Jiang Shanglan walked together to the kitchen, where they found it bustling with activity, save for a middle-aged woman leaning against the back door in a floral shirt, a cigarette in her mouth.

"The World Will is coming," Jiang Shanglan whispered softly.

Wu Xiaode suddenly realized—

So, the other party was going to meet with him through a descent!

The next moment.

A cool breeze blew through the back door.

The middle-aged woman suddenly exuded an indescribable charisma.

She put out her cigarette, tossed it in the trash bin, and without turning, said, "It’s noisy here, let’s talk outside."

Wu Xiaode and Jiang Zilan immediately followed her out the back door and into a secluded alley.

"What do you want?" asked the female boss.

"It seems the Virtual World has no gold reserves. I am willing to sponsor ten million tons of gold," Wu Xiaode said.

"And what do you want?" the female boss inquired.

"Actually, I don’t have much interest in the upcoming competition; it’s just that events conspired to involve me in it. Can I drop out?" Wu Xiaode asked.

The female boss was taken aback.

Jiang Shanglan was also taken aback.

—Has this man lost his mind?

"One cannot drop out of the competition; it’s a very ancient rule, and I can’t change that," the female boss said coldly.

Wu Xiaode asked, "So, if I don’t drop out, can I do something else during the competition?"

The female boss hesitated, then asked, "You mean—"

"I plan to stand by your side, to band together with you, or in other words, to be part of your group," Wu Xiaode said.

"Being ’part of my group’... such a situation has never occurred in the competition. What is your purpose?" the female boss questioned.

"As I’ve said, I’m not interested in the competition and don’t want to fight and kill with a bunch of strangers. As long as you ensure my passage, I’ll work for you—"

Wu Xiaode emphasized, "I guess you must have a goal you want to achieve in this competition."

"You can help me achieve that goal?" the female boss asked.

"I will definitely help," Wu Xiaode said.

The female boss’s eyes shimmered with intent, "I want to select a supreme Demon King or Heroic Spirit from these strong contenders."

"That’s easy. I’ll help you observe and design challenges to screen them," Wu Xiaode said.

"Besides that, you’re also providing money," the female boss stated.

"Right, I’m preparing ten million tons of gold for you," Wu Xiaode confirmed.

"What are your aspirations?" the female boss inquired.

Images of the graveyard deck—a set of Laws—flashed through Wu Xiaode’s mind.

—That was the last hope against the Cataclysmic Demon.

Perhaps if he mastered that deck, he could help Shen Xiujun kill the Feeding Demon Lord inside her, assist the Heroic Spirits of the Spirit Realm in the future battle against the boundless calamity!

Furthermore—

Now that he had become a world-class life form, he was a natural enemy to the Cataclysmic Demons involved in the vast calamity.

What he truly needed was that incredibly rare set of cards!

One must understand what they truly want in life, otherwise, flitting from one thing to another, they won’t get far!

As for the competition and such—he truly didn’t care!

It would be better to get on good terms with the Will of the Virtual World, gain its support, and focus on his own matters.

There was also another pressing issue to address.

Having given refuge to the dragon meant the sea demons warned him to expect their return, saying they would bring the Cataclysmic Demon to kill him.

—Would he wait for them?

He would strike first and kill them himself!

Wu Xiaode said with a smile, "My pursuit lies beyond the competition, but I will still dedicate myself to it and provide a certain level of funding. How does that sound to you?"

After looking him up and down a few times, the female boss said:

"...The competition will soon expand further and require a safe area. You could take charge of that safe area."

"Then that’s settled,"

"Yes, it’s settled."

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