Hao Ren had no idea how the people around him always managed to go off-topic anytime, anywhere. Whenever Vivian was present, nine times out of ten the conversation would somehow veer toward that poor woman's terrible luck with money—but thanks to this digression, the tense atmosphere at the scene finally eased.
Actually, when Hao Ren saw the magnificent scenery of the Golden Manor, he had the same thought as Little Elizabeth. After all, gold was completely different on Earth from what it was on Tanagrus. Even those ancient Others who were practically like gods couldn't live without worldly needs. Just look at how many mundane businesses the families in the Athens Sanctuary had operated, and it was easy to understand: these people still had to eat. Thus, this Golden Manor belonging to the Ankatro Family should also represent an astonishing fortune in Others' society. But after thinking it over, Hao Ren could understand why Ankatro had been able to sit atop a mountain of gold for so many years without incident. Others genuinely weren't short of money. Aside from the oddball Vivian, which Other could actually starve to death? Besides, in ancient times, the entire Earth had belonged to them. In modern times, the Demon Hunters had forced them to the point where they only dared fight outside in slow motion, fearing that any commotion would attract pursuit. They had even less time to covet the Tanans' gold.
With that much energy to spare, they would rather focus on improving their own strength.
Of course, the second and most important reason was that most Other families probably couldn't beat these Tanagrus survivors.
Hao Ren looked around at the magnificent buildings that displayed signs of a highly advanced civilization everywhere. This was an Alien Base that had survived on Earth. Its