Better to Return Home Early

Old Lou probably found it hard to imagine that while he was enjoying peaceful years on the assembly line, someone else would be carrying the burden for him.

As his best partner, Ji Jue had always given silently, never boasting about his modest contributions.

He simply pulled out a sack and began fleecing them like mad.

No fleece, no peace!

All one could say was that fate's ups and downs were impossible to predict. Even if he were beaten to death, he never would have expected that after stripping the Empire Garrison Base's warehouse clean, he would one day turn around and fleece the Federation Garrison Base too...

This time, there was no need to sneak in. He walked right through the front door.

They even invited me for sugar water with such flair!

Though large-scale weapons of mass destruction could not be taken freely, Ji Jue showed not even a bit of restraint toward the assorted materials the garrison base had accumulated over years of scouring Central Earth.

After all, it was the Military Department—deep pockets, truly deep pockets!

Anything that was not good enough never even made it into the warehouse. Everything carefully preserved in specialized storage was a rare treasure that could not be bought at any price in the Association, nor found even with bounties posted at the Wild Bazaar.

A Flowing Water Jade raw stone as large as a human head, a precious Waste Ruins Lineage material—into his pocket first, to claim a spot. Natural Light Crystals as thick as an arm, superb natural conductors and carriers of Spiritual Substance—give me two to test the flavor. A Heartwood of Rebirth large enough to carve Fan Yun a coffin from, a precious blank for living-body refinement—split half off for me to take home as firewood.

What,