“That’s great. Since we’ll be a family from now on, you may dispense with the formalities. Just go with Noelle and listen to her arrangements. “Bijou Parlor will definitely come after us sooner or later, so you need to improve your strength. Take this and level up!” Now that they had joined him, Philip handed them several pills without further ado. “These pills will help you level up.” Philp handed Noelle some body reconstructing potions. “After you arrive in Cosmo City, let them use this. They can only put up a good fight after they level up.” Philip knew that he had to develop a certain force. Whether he had to struggle to survive on this continent or that conniving and intriguing continent, Philip had to find his own large-scale force and develop it to deal with turncoats. No one else knew what the potions were used for, but Noelle smiled brightly. Noelle had been tortured miserably by this potion. All of them had soaked in this potion and experienced the pain of despair
“Don’t worry, Philip. We’ll make sure to do this successfully!” Granite said with a smile. He wanted to become stronger too. Alton, Cosmo, and Oz looked at them enviously. They knew that these potions were hard to come by. Maybe they could never find the chance to get a potion like that in this lifetime. “We plan to set off early tomorrow morning. Will you join us?” Alton invited them. Everyone looked at Granite. Although Philip handed an important task to Noelle, Granite was responsible for most things. This team belonged to Granite, so Philip would not intervene. He simply asked Noelle to set up a store as quickly as possible. Granite saw everyone’s expectant looks and realized Philip’s intention. Philip did not see him as a subordinate at his disposal but as a comrade. Philip would seek his consent if there was a problem. It felt great to be respected. Philip was curious to see Granite’s decision. In his opinion, Granite would never choose to follow Alton. However, most
If this pill could be mass-produced, they could easily develop their own force. This opportunity was hard to come by. Thus, Alton kept a close eye on Rhea to confirm if the pill was the real deal. Before this, Alton would definitely think it was fake and gloss things over with Philip. After all, certain things had to be seen to be believed. Now that someone was testing the pill in front of him, he had to watch closely. Sure enough, Rhea quickly felt her body heating up before she leveled up. Rhea was quite talented to level up so quickly, but the others were not aware of this. Alton and his party were dumbfounded at this scene. How could such an amazing pill exist? The others took the pill without hesitation, smiling brightly as they reveled in the pills' effects. Seeing their rapid improvement in strength, Alton was excited. Alton wanted the pill too, but he knew Philip had no intention of giving it to him. They had no ties to each other, so there was no need for Philip to giv
According to their investigation, although the store sold similar pills, the effects were not as good as the ones they saw earlier. Reality proved that Philip had better versions on hand. These pills would cause a great sensation out on the market. Alton could already imagine what would happen if he took those pills. Seeing how easily Philip gave them the pills, there must be no side effects. If the pills had side effects, he would not have given the pills to them so easily. Alton had many ideas about the pills and wondered if he could get one. “Let’s talk to him. It’d be best if he could sell us those pills,” Cosmo said. Although Cosmo longed for a pill, he wanted to get it through the proper channels. After all, he had not been in contact with anyone for many years, so his thinking was quite immature. Alton and Oz were different. They were used to seeing schemes and conspiracies. To them, it was normal to resort to underhanded methods. “Maybe we can approach him for the pil
No practitioner could resist the temptation of those pills. Cosmo had been in a coma for a long time, so his desire for such things was not that extreme—unlike Alton. Alton and Oz were not as talented as Cosmo. It was difficult to improve their strength. They could benefit greatly from Philip’s pills. “I think we should just threaten Philip. He’s going to sell those pills anyway. Why not give everything to us?” Oz suggested. He was under the impression that Philip was nothing more than met the eye. Alton nodded. As the mayor of a city, he was still calm. “Let’s not act rashly for the time being. After Granite and the others arrive, we can find his student and threaten him.” Alton’s idea was better. Since Philip’s student was in Cosmo City, Philip would go there too. It would be perfect to use this student to threaten Philip! Alton smiled brightly, excited by the thought of forming his own force. The guards of the city belonged to the royal family. Alton had no force of his
Meanwhile, Philip had no idea someone was plotting against him. Since he dared to display his pills in front of everyone, he had nothing to fear. He simply wanted to boost Granite’s confidence. He knew that Granite and his team were willing to follow him because they believed in him. In that case, he had to let them know that their trust was correct. Philip planned to head to Cosmo City next. It was important for Alton to realize his strength too. If Alton was smart, he would not do anything in secret. If he was stupid, Philip had nothing to fear either. After all, he had many people under his command. Philip and the others packed their things, made plans for the next step, and were ready to set off early the next morning. Granite and his team did not make much use of Philip’s accommodation. They were just spending one night, and there was no need to take up so much space. The five of them squeezed on one bed comfortably. “Granite, is it really okay for us to level up so quic
Granite thought that his teammates were so innocent. “You silly goose! Do you think he won’t be tempted by the pills? Philip has no intention of giving them anything, so they can only watch helplessly! What if they use us to threaten Philip?” Granite was a very experienced hunter with a thorough understanding of human nature. He knew that nothing was scarier than human beings. Although Alton seemed like a kind father and a nice person, that did not mean he was good. Every man for himself. That proverb held true. In order to improve himself, Alton was likely to use them to threaten Philip. “We need to reach Cosmo City safely and improve our strength so that Philip can stop worrying about us!” Everyone nodded solemnly. This order was simple enough. “Don’t worry, we’ll do as we’re told and not cause trouble.” Everyone chatted until they fell asleep.… Early the next morning, Philip and Aslan embarked on their journey. The direction given to them was pretty clear. Phil
The beasts were wary of the terrifying auras. They sensed that the auras were left by humans and wondered what the humans were up to. The forest had been weird recently, and all the beasts were ready to make a move. With Philip adding fuel to the fire, most beasts had a bad impression of humans. The beasts were ready to make an uprising. “Philip, we finally arrived. Although this place looks peaceful, I feel like something is wrong.” Aslan stared at the sea in puzzlement. This place was very beautiful but unusually quiet. The sea had no waves and looked like stagnant water. “I've seen the sea before, so I can't be fooled! There should be waves. Just look at the pool of stagnant water. Not to mention waves, I don’t think we can even find any sea creatures here,” Aslan grumbled. Philip was puzzled too. Although he had never seen this particular sea before, he noticed the anomaly. Philip grabbed a seagull, tapped it on its head, and let it go. The seagull flew to the sea as if