It was only noon when Jessica got home, and she was doing her homework.
Upon seeing Lu Li return, the girl happily threw herself into his arms and gave him two quick kisses before noticing the two travel bags.
"So much money? You really robbed the prince!"
"Yes, we had a friendly and pleasant exchange."
Lu Li carried the girl to the sofa and said:
"Now that we have money, we should move to a bigger house. I'm thinking of buying a villa; can you give me your opinion?"
"Okay, okay~" Jessica squirmed excitedly, "Can I choose one with a swimming pool?"
"Of course, I just need a quiet place; everything else is up to you."
"Then I'll go pick one now!"
Jessica happily lay down on the bed and started looking through her phone.
Tijuana is a border city where many Covenant members live in villas, and related industries are very developed.
Let the girl take her time choosing; Lu Li then tallied up his gains from the trip.
In addition to the 5 million swords, there are also 70 Divine Soul, and the greatly increased proficiency of the <Profound Yellow One Qi Great Capture>.
Killing is the best catalyst!
With a thought, Lu Li caused the Titanium alloy ball beside him to fly up on its own, activating the spell in the blink of an eye.
"The activation time is only half of what it used to be, and its power and flexibility have been increased by 20%."
Lu Li waved his hand, causing the metal ball to fall back into the suitcase.
Actually, for dealing with ordinary people, controlling a knife or needle is enough. But to flatten a person is simply too much power.
The "Profound Yellow One Qi Great Capture" technique is primarily used to deal with extraordinary beings from other worlds, especially Cultivator.
Lu Li was eager to try it out: what would happen if the "tungsten-titanium-cobalt cemented carbide" used to cut steel were used on "copper and iron"?
"Baidu says that iron has a hardness of 7, while cemented carbide has a hardness of 70 or higher... Could that make it possible to crush the other person in one go?"
Just as I was lost in thought, my phone suddenly rang, and I received two messages at the same time.
Liu Jiang: [This is a preliminary concept drawing, derived from the concept of "Humanoid Dexterous Hand"]
Aurora: [Do you still want the gun? I'm not refunding your deposit!]
Lu Li first looked at the sketch sent by Academician Liu.
The Humanoid Dexterous Hand once assisted in maintaining "Tiangong-2" in space.
Designing the Terminator based on this is naturally no problem.
The robot sketches look very futuristic, with a smooth and rounded design, lacking the intimidating feel of the Terminator.
Lu Li replied, "Appearance doesn't matter, I just hope it's sturdy and durable."
Okay, I'll take that into consideration.
"Excuse me, how long will it take to see the actual product?"
Lu Li asked a question that he was very concerned about.
Creating the Terminator was no easy task. Designing it and then finding a professional factory to forge and assemble it would certainly take a considerable amount of time.
As expected, Academician Liu replied: [It will take at least two months.]
Since his words were somewhat ambiguous, Lu Li directly stated, "If you finish it within two months, I'll offer another million dollars."
He didn't feel bad spending the stolen knife.
But Liu Jiang was so shocked that he didn't respond for a long time... Several minutes later, he actually called directly.
After the call connected, the academician's voice trembled slightly, and his tone was somewhat urgent:
[Mr. Lu, today is September 30th. I will deliver the robot to you before December.]
Lu Li solemnly replied, "I will keep my promise; you can rest assured about that."
[Of course, rest assured, I have already witnessed your... magnanimity.]
How could Liu Jiang not be at ease? Just a few days ago, this young man had spent a million dollars with just a few words...
He could clearly sense that Lu Li truly didn't care about the money, treating it like a receipt casually tossed to a beggar.
At this moment, Liu Jiang was no longer just busy with the millions of dollars.
As an ambitious scholar, he desperately needs to make friends with genuine, like-minded... wealthy people!
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After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two hung up the phone, and the matter came to an end.
Lu Li was about to go find the gun dealer Aurora to see what good stuff she had.
However, he suddenly noticed that there were several folded messages in his phone's notification bar.
Upon opening it, I found greetings from old acquaintances such as "Professor Wei."
[Is your father still using his old phone number? I haven't seen him in a long time, and I miss him terribly.]
Lu Li already knew that these people had added him on WeChat through Professor Qian Ping.
However, compared to interests, these old acquaintances were more curious about the situation of the Lu family father and son, after all, gossip is human nature.
Lu Li thought about it for a moment. These were all top scholars in their respective fields, and who knows, they might come in handy in the future.
So he gave phone number 1 to Jessica and said:
"Could you handle this for me as my assistant? Just say something like, 'My father isn't well, and I'm very busy.'"
Jessica nodded repeatedly. "Okay, I understand. About the new house—I've got my eye on a villa that costs $2 million!"
The girl placed her phone in front of Lu Li.
At first glance, it's an elegant and refined white villa, complete with a large yard and swimming pool.
Lu Li naturally had no objections. "If you think it's good, just buy it. I need to go to the gun dealer."
He gave the girl a light kiss, then left with a bag of money.
Jessica was a little dazed, and unusually forgot to respond.
Not long ago, she was just a street flower girl and was almost forced into prostitution.
In just a few months, he was able to handle matters involving 2 million dollars...
Looking at the luxurious villa on her phone, Jessica smiled gently:
"I want to be with him here... and have lots and lots of children~"
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Meanwhile, Lu Li carried a bag of money, but did not go directly to Aurora.
I'm going to do a big shopping trip next, so I need a suitable means of transportation.
So he went to a Ford dealership and bought a Raptor.
This is a large black pickup truck with a rugged appearance, plenty of horsepower, and a cargo bed that can hold a lot of stuff—perfect for its purpose!
With a casual flick of his wrist, Lu Li tossed out 150,000 dollars, then drove off in his imposing new car, revving the engine as he headed for the suburbs.
Upon arriving in Aurora's territory, this time there were no chains on the door.
Lu Li out of the car carrying the money bag. The other party had already heard the roar of the Raptor's engine and came over to open the door.
The female gun dealer still wore her hair in a ponytail, hot pants, and a tank top, revealing her healthy, tanned skin.
"I thought you weren't planning on coming."
I've been quite busy lately.
The two went inside together, and Lu Li said, "Let me see what good stuff you have."
"Kid, you'll be satisfied."
Aurora took out an exquisite silver box, opened it, and pulled out a huge silver revolver!
"The Smith & Wesson M500 revolver fires 12.7mm Magnum rounds, capable of penetrating a three-centimeter-thick steel plate; one shot can kill a rhinoceros!"
As she explained, she handed over the weapon, which resembled a hand cannon.
The gun was quite heavy. Lu Li opened the cylinder and saw that it was indeed full of bullets.
It has a 12.7mm caliber, the same as the previous M2 heavy machine gun.
The bullets were so large that only five could fit in the cylinder, and their power was therefore limited.
Holding such a deadly weapon, Lu Li remained calm and casually asked, "May I try?"
"Of course~" Aurora's lips curled into a mischievous smile.
The recoil of this gun... it'll really surprise you!
Especially the Yellow race boy who doesn't look very strong, he's likely to make a big fool of himself.