Seeing everyone's reaction, Philip thought that this old man might be someone unusual. Otherwise, they would not be so concerned, so he started observing. After the old man walked out and looked around, he cleared his throat and started talking. “As there are many participants in the Heroes Conference this time, the cabins are limited. According to the past practice, each person only has to pay 1,000 star dollars, but times are different now. Anyone who wants to board the ship has to pay 10,000 star dollars, and it’s non-negotiable.” “What? That’s an increase of ten times!” “Damn it, this old man is just trying to make a fortune, isn’t he?” “Shush, don’t talk nonsense. This person isn’t to be messed with.” “10,000 star dollars isn’t that much. We can eliminate some unqualified people too.” Many people talked softly, some happy and some sad. Philip was not bothered about it. It was just 10,000 star dollars, and he did not lack it. The woman who was touched by Philip look
The other woman nodded and said in a huff, “So what if you’re rich? That arrogant look of yours is really annoying. Compared to you, I prefer that little hooligan.” ‘Little Hooligan’ Philip was speechless. Sure enough, he was branded a hooligan now, but that was okay. “Ahem, buddy, as you can see, money is not always useful. Alas, you should go back and take a good look at yourself in the mirror.” As Philip said that, he turned around and led the two sisters toward the cabin. The rich kid was dumbfounded for a while. After thinking about it, he felt that something was wrong and asked the two people beside him. “What did that kid mean just now? Why should I look in the mirror?” “Um, Young Master, he seems to be implying that you’re ugly.” A young man spoke, and the one in the lead immediately scowled darkly. “Damn it. How dare a rotten punk like him insult me? I’m going to kill that guy and make that two women crawl onto my bed obediently!” The young man gritted his te
The toothpick brushed past the young man's cheek and pierced into the ship's plank with a crisp sound. A small hole was pierced through the metal, which still exuded heat. The young man was so frightened that he almost peed in his pants. He had always been pampered and had never encountered such a thing before. He touched his cheek and found a trace of blood on his hand, obviously injured by the toothpick. “Damn it!” The young man could hardly control himself and was about to rush at Philip but was held back by the two young men beside him. “Forget it, it's not convenient for us to make a move here. Let’s talk about it after we disembark tomorrow.” A young man comforted him, but his hidden meaning was mocking the other party for being ignorant of his strength. If that toothpick was a little off, it would have gone through his head, but he still did not realize it. If the other two were not worried about being implicated in his death, they would not care if he died. “I'm s
Recent events made Philip amused. At first, he had not decided whether to go to the Multiherb Guild of the white tiger royal family on the third continent to find the Multidew Herb or go to the Heroes Conference of the fire phoenix royal family on the first continent, but the decision was made for him. “Since that’s the case, I’ll just go with the flow,” Philip muttered. As Philip pondered, a slightly drunk woman walked by and bumped into Philip inadvertently as she passed by. To outsiders, it was just a girl's unintentional behavior after drinking too much. It was nothing to fuss about, but Philip frowned slightly and put a hand on the other party's shoulder. “Lady, it’s not good to take things from other people.” Philip said lightly. That was right. When this woman passed by him, he felt something was wrong because the woman did not seem drunk at all. Besides, when the woman bumped into him, he felt like he lost something. Although he was not sure, it was true that some
The young man obviously did not expect Philip to grab his arm so quickly. Before he could pull his arm back, it was deformed under Philip’s grasp! “Argh!” The young howled in pain. Philip crushed the bones in his arm in an instant, and he was down in just one exchange. Everyone gasped at this scene, thinking that Philip looked like a gentleman but fought like a savage. The two followers were startled when they saw this and rushed at Philip, but Philip kicked them and broke their ribs in just one blow. The triumphant trio from before fell to the ground groaning in agony, but no one spoke up for them because their earlier attitudes had offended many people. Some people even praised Philip inwardly because he did something no one dared to do. “Are you sure you won’t give it back to me?” At this time, Philip stared at the woman, whose pitiful look had disappeared and was replaced by a cold demeanor. “Oh? That young lady looked quite weak and gentle before. How did she cha
“How is it possible? How can you still move freely?” The woman looked at Philip in disbelief. She had used this method no less than dozens of times and had never missed. Why did she fail now? She had stolen a lot of good stuff with this method and escaped unscathed every time. That was why she could wear branded clothes as a thief. They were easy pickings! “Nothing is impossible. Your mistake was bumping into me. And now I’m curious. Why did you take this token?” Philip asked, puzzled. He had many good things on him, so why did this woman take this token given by Sophie? Was there anything special about it? “Cut the crap and kill me if you want. I won’t tell you anything!” The woman looked at Philip and said coldly, looking as if she was resigned to her death, but Philip was in no rush upon seeing this. He struck the woman on her chest, and energy poured into the latter’s body in an instant. The woman promptly realized that she could not utilize her elemental power now.
At this time, the little white cat looked at Philip curiously before it jumped from his shoulder to his hand. It looked at the wound and shook its head, and a puzzled look crossed its eyes. It stuck out its tongue and tentatively licked the wound. In the next second, its eyes lit up as if it had eaten something delicious. It started to frantically lick Philip's palm. Philip looked down at the strange touch and was confused by the little white cat’s action. What was that little thing doing, eating poison? “What the heck? Don’t poison yourself to death.” Philip exclaimed and tried to push the cat aside, but he was stunned the next second. He found that his wound had healed and the poison had disappeared completely as if nothing had ever happened before. “Did the little thing do this?” Philip looked at the little white cat that was still unsatisfied and felt doubtful. This was his first encounter. After all, even if there was an antidote, it was impossible to recover so qu
“Who dares to kill my grandson? They’ll pay for this!” The old man said coldly, and a murderous aura made everyone around him breathless. “Send someone to keep an eye on the major ports and find the murderer. Find the two useless men too and feed them to the dogs!” The old man said coldly, and a group of people left the manor. Philip had no idea about this. He was still chatting with Dion and Laurie leisurely. Dion was not interested in Philip but rather in Philip's little white cat, and Philip had a flash of inspiration. “Why don’t I appoint you as a poop-shoveling officer and you can help me raise this cat?” Philip spoke, and Dion was taken aback when she heard that. “What post is a poop-shoveling officer?” As Dion had never set foot in the mundane world since she was a child, she was not familiar with modern popular terminology. She asked Laurie beside her, but she had no idea as well. “Uh, don't worry about such details. This cat is yours now, but I have a request
“Philip's strength mostly comes from his very powerful pet rabbit. Although it's a monster beast, it's a force to be reckoned with. It isn't something anyone can deal with,” Hogster said with lingering fear. He could not forget how Rabbit had beaten Alain to a pulp. “Yes, the rabbit is a force to be reckoned with. You'd better not mess with it for no reason. I really wonder where such a powerful monster beast came from.” Alain seemed very steadfast, but he was already having a mental meltdown. However, he did not want to embarrass himself in public, so he gritted his teeth and hung on. The hooded man looked at Alain and sneered inwardly. He took out a pill from his pocket and handed it to him. “Take this or I’m afraid you’ll collapse soon.” He could notice Alain’s condition at a glance and knew he would not last long. “Forget it. I won’t hide it from you. In fact, the rabbit inflicted all these injuries on me. I wouldn’t be in this miserable state if the rabbit weren’t that
Although the strength of the test subject had increased, he was not highly valued at all because his talent was not affected and did not meet the guild’s requirements. “Okay, you may leave now. Your strength has improved, so make sure to practice hard and don’t let us down,” Alain said grandly, sending the other party away. He knew that this person was nothing but a loser. The guild member who was the test subject had no idea how pathetic he was. Instead, he looked at Alain with excitement and gratitude. Hogster swallowed the potion without hesitation. He quickly felt the changes in his body as if he had become very powerful in just a few seconds. Hogster looked at the hooded man in surprise. He never thought that he could become so strong. “Wow, this is amazing!” Hogster was shocked by this unexpected outcome. His lack of self-esteem was quickly replaced with brimming confidence, and he even had the urge to mess with Philip. In his opinion, Philip was nothing special. Now
“Don’t worry, I mean no harm. That thing is quite good.” The silly member took the potion nervously and looked at Alain expectantly. “Sir, I think I’m getting stronger!” The silly guy showed off his strength excitedly. Alain stepped forward and examined the guild member curiously. Sure enough, his strength had increased. Alain found the increase in strength quite incredible. Moreover, he did not find any side effects on the other party, which was the most surprising. This potion was amazing beyond anyone’s imagination! Alain was very excited and wished he could take it too. “I believe you should know the value of this potion. Just win the competition and stop worrying about the rest.” Alain and the hooded man stepped aside to discuss offering the boys and girls. Hogster was taken aback to hear them. The two quickly reached an agreement as they knew how unethical this transaction was. “Father, you actually agreed to his request! Aren't you afraid that it’ll be expose
By taking the potion, a person could increase their overall strength, and there would be no side effects. It was a miracle potion, indeed. Alain was stunned to hear that. He felt that the hooded man was bragging. How could there be such an amazing potion? “Are you serious? It can’t be that simple.” Alain took the potion from the other party and sized it up, wondering if he should trust this thing. “If you don't believe it, you can give it a try. I don’t mind. You have many people under your command anyway. You can choose to use them as a test subject.” The hooded man was quite cold and aloof in both his actions and speech. Alain nervously clenched the potion tightly. “In that case, I’ll give it a try. Let me find someone.” Alain did not fully trust the hooded man’s words. In his opinion, it was better to play it safe. Who knew if anything would happen? He was nervous about giving something like this to his precious son. At this time, a guild member who was not highly valu
“I won’t be joining your guild, but I don’t mind being a spectator. At least I can watch the fun. I know that you’re quite strong, so you don’t need me. As long as nothing unexpected happens, I don’t think you’ll face a problem.” Philip smiled indifferently, quite confident that nothing much would happen. The overall strength of the Celestial Palace had improved significantly, so they really had nothing to worry about. Jamie was relieved to hear that. In that case, he could rest assured.… The guild competition officially kicked off, and everyone was ready to battle it out. The battles were not something that simply required strength to resolve. Occasionally, the competitors required tactics too. As Alain was feeling anxious, his reinforcement finally arrived at the scene. The hooded man turned up with some potions, ready to carry out his task. “Hey, you’re finally here. I thought I wouldn’t see you again.” Alain was worried. He knew that he was in a precarious situati
“Father, what happened to you? Don’t scare me!” Hogster sat by Alain’s bedside and asked in a panic. Hogster would not have been worried about Alain in the past, but things were different now. They were facing various crises. Without his father to take care of things, they would be doomed. Alain coughed violently and fumbled around for some healing pills before stuffing them into his mouth. The pills were not useful for his injuries but could at least relieve his pain. After Alain took the pills, Hogster hugged him excitedly. “This is great! I thought you were about to drop dead.” Alain almost died in anger over his son’s remark. “Hogster, you have to take part in the competition on behalf of the guild. This is the best chance for you to become stronger. You’ll make a name for yourself if you do this.” Alain held Hogster's hand and placed all his hopes on him. Hearing that, Hogster said awkwardly, “Father, although I’m quite strong, you can’t do this to me! How am I suppose
The rabbit had a very expressive face as if it was watching Alain make a fool of himself. “You’re quite the smooth talker. If you have more words of encouragement, let’s hear them.” Hay dangled from Rabbit's mouth, and he seemed disdainful. Alain seemed conflicted at the sight of Rabbit and felt like he was looking at Philip instead. “Why are you here?” This rabbit was weird, and no one could control it. As far as Alain knew, the rabbit was famous in major cities and good at picking fights. “Of course, I’m here to teach you a lesson. Do you think I traveled this far to buy you a meal?” After saying this, Rabbit jumped up and kicked Alain, who started spitting mouthfuls of blood. Alain was strong in his own right, so there was no way he would be helpless against an attack. However, he simply could not resist Rabbit and could only suffer a beating. The guild members in the surroundings closed their eyes, feeling sorry for their guild leader. No one thought they could win th
It seemed that Alain had overestimated his importance. “Hey, wait a minute. Don't be so hasty. I just want to think about how to make things better. You should know that things are not as simple as you think. If I agree so easily, others might target me.” The hooded man sneered inwardly at Alain’s flattering appearance. He knew that Alain was probably trying to bargain with him. “I thought you wouldn’t consider it, but you seem quite willing to work with us.” The hooded man smiled calmly as if mocking Alain from the bottom of his heart. Although Alain was being ridiculed, he could not say a word. The hooded man held the reins, so Alain had no choice but to obey. “I don’t mind this cooperation, but we need to plan this thoroughly. If you can help my guild to make a comeback in this competition, I can agree to your condition. Since you found me, you should know the trouble my guild is facing right now. Philip and his people are messing with us, and the Celestial Palace is keepi
Alain was a smart man and quickly grasped the key point. It seemed that this man was here to help him. “Tell me what you want. Stop wasting my time. If you’re here to help me, let’s have an open discussion.” Alain was no longer nervous and stared at the other party calmly. Hearing that, the hooded man smiled smugly. “I know that your guild is facing a crisis. I can help you with that. I can get rid of all your problems and also ensure that your guild scores victory. Although I can't guarantee that you’ll win the championship, taking one of the top spots won’t be a problem.” The hooded man spoke calmly as if he was confident that Alain would agree. Sure enough, Alain was expectant to hear this man’s offer to help him. At a moment of crisis, it was every man for himself. Right now, no one was willing to help him or lend a helping hand. Alain thought that this was too much of a coincidence. “There’s no such thing as a free lunch. What do you want in return?” Alain knew that