As soon as Ji Bonong's voice fell, the entire banquet began to stir.
Everyone stared at the five books in unison as if their gazes were glued to them. No matter what thoughts they had in their minds before, there was only one thought left in their minds at this moment — to get the books!
Those who attended the banquet were not all Extraordinaires. There were also quite a number of ordinary people. But even if they could not understand what was attracting them at this moment, they were seized by a strong instinct like a hound chasing a hare.
The mystery of the books, just their appearance alone, was enough to make people ecstatic, creating endless curiosity and desire.
Although the cover of the books looked ordinary, the style was unprecedented, as if it came from another world, exuding an air of incompatibility. It was so eye-catching, but when one tried to recall it carefully, one would feel that they did not have any impression of it in one's mind. It was as if one could only see the truth of the books when one truly possessed them.
Perhaps they were pearls that had been lost somewhere, just waiting for people to unearth the secrets within?
Otherwise, why would the famous Rohr Resources Development Company cooperate with the unknown bookstore owner and announce this cooperation at his daughter's birthday banquet?
These books must be of great value!
And for Extraordinaires, the moment these books appeared in their field of vision, they had already been inspired. It was as if they had been thrown into a storm, and the raindrops that pelted their faces were the terrifying aura emitted by these books.
The things they saw in these books were different, but all of them pointed to the pinnacle of power, to a certain desire in the depths of their hearts …
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The people who raised their heads and stared straight at the books had naked and greedy eyes, as if they had turned into a group of wild beasts in the dark, waiting for their prey. It was chilling.
— —
Oder Renoff was a Panic Level Dark Wizard from the central organization of the Central District. His position was supervisor.
Very few people, even Extraordinaires, had heard of this organization.
But in fact, this organization was closely related to a well-known department and had jurisdiction over the latter, and that was the Central Police Station.
Under normal circumstances, if people mentioned something as "instructions from the Central District," "instructions from the Central District," and so on, in fact, the Central District was referring to the central organization of the Central District.
However, most people clearly thought that the Central District referred to the nobles and superhumans who lived in the Central District with a higher status.
There would even be a portion of ignorant mortals who would regard Luo Er's resources as the one giving orders.
If Aude had heard this, he would have scoffed.
The nobles were nothing more than ants, and the Transcendents were nothing more than a pile of loose sand. However … it was actually the most ridiculous idea of all, Rolle's resources, that was closer to the truth.
This was because Luo Er's resources were also directly under the central government.
A thousand years ago, when Nuo Jin was still a human country, and the Luo Er resources were still an expedition army sent by the country to explore underground ruins, the latter was the former's tool.
Thousands of years later, Nuo Jin had become a man-made steel city. The people who had been in power back then had become the central organization that arranged everything. The army, which had been forged with iron and blood, had become a company.
However, a tool was still a tool. No matter how powerful it looked, it could only serve its master.
In order to prevent tools from having thoughts that they shouldn't have, the position of a supervisor was created.
Of course, when Ji Bonong held a banquet every year to invite various wealthy businessmen and Transcendents, Aude, as the supervisor, naturally couldn't be absent.
Aude had already reported to the higher-ups when Lin Jie had appeared.
Although Lin Jie's information had long been blocked by the Secret Ritual Tower, the central government naturally had the right to access the database. The owner of this bookstore was someone the central government paid close attention to.
After that, whenever there were any abnormalities, especially when Ge Leige had asked Lin Jie for help, he would report according to the different levels of authority as usual.
However, the central government's reply was to continue observing.
Aude couldn't figure out the intentions of the higher-ups, so he could only remain vigilant and constantly observe Ji Bonong and Lin Jie's movements.
When the banquet finally ended, he thought that this task would be completed smoothly.
However, he didn't expect such an unforeseen event to occur.
Luo Er's resources and the bookstore … working together?!
Aude's eyes suddenly widened. His first instinct was to contact the central government to report the situation. The first thought in his mind was, "This time I'm really going to make a great contribution!"
The higher-ups had always suspected that Ji Bonong had ulterior motives, but this fellow hid it very well and usually didn't show anything. As for that daughter of his, she should have died long ago …
However, they didn't expect that she would be involved with that mysterious bookstore.
However, even if the higher-ups allowed Ji Zhixu to be involved with the bookstore, they definitely wouldn't allow Luo Er's resources to officially work together with the owner of the bookstore.
This time, as long as he reported the situation immediately, he would truly have caught Ji Bonong by the tail. As a supervisor, this would be the greatest contribution!
However, this thought could only persist until he saw those five books.
"That's …?!"
Aude's action of activating the communication spell paused in mid-air, and he stared unblinkingly at those books.
His gaze went from confusion to shock, and finally turned into bottomless greed.
After a while, he lowered his hands and gave up on the communication spell. He continued to stare at those books, then slowly retreated into the shadows behind him and disappeared into the darkness.
He was originally in the corner, so his silent movements didn't attract anyone's attention.
However, at the same time, he could feel that many of the Extraordinaries hidden in this banquet had done the same thing as him.
— —
Freya, who represented her light Magus family in this banquet, sat in the corner of the hall. She sat on her seat nervously, her hands on her knees as she looked around in confusion.
Although she felt that the atmosphere had suddenly changed, she didn't know what was going on.
Luo Er's resources and a bookstore working together to develop a new line of business was indeed a huge matter that was worth paying attention to. However, the reactions of the others were obviously not right.
The young girl looked at the terrifying smiles frozen on their faces, and the strange greed in their eyes. She couldn't help but shrink her neck.
Could it be … that there was something different about those books?
At this thought, the young girl mustered her courage and turned her head, looking past her male companion cum guard in front of her. She tried her best to see what those books looked like.
Unfortunately, with her ordinary eyesight, even if she tried her best, she could only see the name on the book closest to her.
"Classic … home-cooked … dishes … a thousand … cases …?"
Freya stuttered as she muttered to herself, a huge question mark appearing above her head.
She blinked her eyes in confusion, making sure that she wasn't mistaken.
Luo Er's resources and that bookstore were working together to sell … recipes?
Freya felt like she had something to say about this illogical matter. However, on second thought, even if they were selling recipes, there was nothing she could criticize.
Perhaps … perhaps the mysterious owner of the bookstore wanted to test the sincerity of Luo Er's resources?
Hmm … it made sense now that she thought about it.
However, using such a teasing method to test their sincerity, wasn't that person afraid that Luo Er's resources would turn hostile? Or was he fearless?
Freya pinched the corner of her clothes and asked her male companion softly, "Mike … who is the owner of the bookstore?"
The young man in front of her turned around. He had a handsome face, but Freya knew that he was actually a hunter with decent strength and a mental state that was below the threshold.
He had been injected with the tainted blood of a god-level dream beast, the Morbius Serpent.
It was the serpent from the twisted space in the dream that connected all the distances in the world.
Although Freya's talents as an extraordinary person were close to zero, she was the only descendant of the leader of her family. Even though she was a child of an ordinary person, she was still given the most thorough protection.
However, at this moment, Mike's eyes had completely turned into the pupils of a snake. The side of his face and his neck were full of scales, and the deep purple veins were protruding. He seemed to be about to lose control.
However, strings of runes appeared on his skin, and like chains, they firmly restrained his movements, preventing him from harming his master in the slightest. Furthermore, he retained a bit of his rationality.
"Hiss …"
Forced to his knees, Mike looked at his little master and flicked his tongue in pain. He shook his head and tried to suppress himself, but it was still impossible for him to resist the summons from his natural instincts. He struggled and said in a low voice, "Yes … He is … a god … I saw … the book … I want …"
He raised his head, and his face was filled with greed. Shivering, he asked, "Master, do you want the book?"
Freya was still thinking about the meaning of 'god' and snorted. She could not help but look at the classic cookbook with an embarrassed blush on her face.
As a child of a wizard family, it was indeed embarrassing that she did not have any talent in magic.
However, she was more interested in cooking.
"Okay." Freya pretended to be in a dilemma and extended one finger. "You can only buy one book. Go back and tell them that it was your suggestion!"
Mike lowered his head and covered his mouth. "Okay."
—
"Five books?!"
Ge Leige looked at the five books in shock. He did not even care about his heavy heart anymore.
Even though he had witnessed the great achievement of turning back time, the final result was that Yue Sefu and Wang Erde seemed to have died together. Only Melissa was teleported to a safe place. No matter how strong his heart was, he was already exhausted.
He did not have the courage to ask Boss Lin anymore and spent the last two days in a daze.
He could only believe that Yue Sefu was not dead.
However, at this very moment, the appearance of the five books abruptly pulled him out of his daze, and he was covered by extreme terror.
Ge Leige's thoughts seemed to have returned to the day he barged into the side hall. Boss Lin and Ji Bonong … were discussing this matter at that time?!
However, he and everyone else were preoccupied with Yue Sefu's safety. Who would have thought that … this demon would take out five books in one go, and it seemed like he was going to print them in batches in the future?!
"What is he trying to do?"
Ge Leige was terrified. He could almost imagine the chaotic future of Nuo Jin … He had to report this matter to the Miyie Tower as soon as possible!
Miyie Tower …
A trace of hesitation suddenly appeared in his mind.
Even Yue Sefu was a pawn used by them to test and please Lin Jie … Under such circumstances, would they really care?
"No, no, no. What am I thinking!"
Ge Leige shook his head violently. He clenched his teeth and dialed the communication device.
Charlotte hugged the books in her arms and looked at him with a smile. "Don't waste your energy. No one will be the savior. When the apocalypse comes, everyone will only want to protect themselves. Who will sacrifice themselves?"
Ge Leige said coldly, "Wang Erde is dead. The Corpse Food Cult's motley crew will be surrounded and annihilated soon. Do you still have the mood to make sarcastic remarks here?"
Charlotte's smile did not change. "Death is not eternal. If Sir Wang Erde returns to the embrace of God, I will be the next successor and continue to control the Corpse Food Cult. If I leave here, it means that the Corpse Food Cult will continue to exist. Now is the best time for you, a trainee knight, to become an official knight …"
Her lips curled into a mocking smile. "Do you dare to stop me?"
"…"
Ge Leige clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.
However, he had to admit that he did not have the confidence to make Charlotte stay.
"Ha …"
Charlotte's smile deepened. "One day, you will understand which is the right path."
—
The spies of the Bamboo Tree Merchant Guild hidden in the crowd quietly tapped on the communication device in their hands. They used a special spell to transmit the message.
The members of the Dark Elf Elder faction in the Bamboo Tree Merchant Guild thousands of miles away started to piece together the information bit by bit.
"That bookstore owner actually cooperated with Rolle Resources?! And Wang Erde is dead … "
In the dark underground, a man said in surprise, "Why? Didn't they say that Cherry's ability came from the bookstore … Is he going to give up on Cherry?!"
"I didn't expect that the two mortals of the Ji Family could have such a fate …"
Another old voice said, "After the Mother of Spiders, who could cut the fate of the Dark Elves, died, the fate of the Dark Elves became dimmer."
"If that's the case, it's not bad for us. Once Cherry loses her backer, won't it be easy for us to capture her?" Another woman laughed in a low voice. "She's just a mixed-blood. What right does she have to touch the Bamboo Tree Merchant Guild?"
The man said, "If that's the case, let's wait for Cherry to come back and take action."
—
"Boss Lin, what do you think?"
Ji Bonong personally held the five books in his hands. After the five books were displayed, they were solemnly put into a specially prepared exquisite brass box, which was very ceremonial.
As expected … this group of people who came to attend Miss Ji's banquet did not come to sincerely congratulate her. They were all sharks who smelled blood and wanted to pry some information about Luo Er's movements after Ji Bonong gave them the resources.
As long as there were benefits, they could be driven.
Who didn't want to be a pig in the wind?
Lin Jie looked at the people below who were stunned by the benefits. He narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Ah, ah, as long as you think it's suitable. I think these books should be very popular. After all, they're books with lower barriers to access."
"If more people like these samples, you can come to me for more. After all, I still hope that more people can share these interesting books with them …"
Ji Bonong glanced at the people below who were as ambitious as a pack of wolves and said, "Don't worry. I'll definitely satisfy you."
After he finished, he loudly announced the end of the banquet. The people in the banquet hall were in an uproar for a while and then dispersed.
Lin Jie and Ji Bonong chatted for a while in the side hall. Boss Lin looked at the sky and stood up, "Well, it's almost time. Thank you very much, Mr. Ji and Miss Ji, for letting me spend three very happy days here."
The father and daughter of the Ji family immediately said, "It's our honor!"
They sent Lin Jie to the door. The black-haired young man suddenly raised his head as if he sensed something. He said with surprise, "The snow stopped …"
He turned his head and waved his hand with a smile, "You can stop here. But the snow hasn't melted yet. Be careful on the way back."
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