The person who climbed up was Jiang Mingyue. Earlier, when the groups had gone their separate ways, she had followed Silvia and the others without hesitation. Only she knew what she had in mind.
As soon as Jiang Mingyue arrived, she came upon Wang Cheng and Silvia talking. On impulse, she hid and listened in.
Now that she had been discovered, Jiang Mingyue wasn't surprised. From what she'd just heard, she judged that the man before her might well possess the power to turn the world upside down!
It would have been strange if someone like that hadn't noticed her!
"Senior, we meet again!" Jiang Mingyue said with a warm smile.
"Oh, it's you, Jiang Yueming," Wang Cheng said coolly. "You heard everything just now, didn't you? Have you decided how you'll keep my secret?"
"Senior, my real name is Jiang Mingyue!" Jiang Mingyue hurried over to Wang Cheng and bowed deeply. "As for keeping your secret, that's easy. To repay you for saving my life, I'm willing to become your servant!"
"Are you trying to repay me for saving your life? I think you're after the treasure I just mentioned!" Wang Cheng stared at Jiang Mingyue, immediately exposing her true motive.
"You're right, Senior. I do want that treasure!" Jiang Mingyue nodded without hesitation. She went on, "If you agree, I'll do my best to serve you. At the very least, I won't do a worse job than Silvia!"
"And what makes you think you can?"
Wang Cheng looked at Jiang Mingyue with a trace of mockery on his face. Silvia was a beauty Wang Cheng had personally vetted, while Jiang Mingyue had made herself look like a ghost. If he brought someone like that back to his villa, he figured he'd spend twenty-three out of every twenty-four hours in a bad mood!
"Please wait a moment, Senior!"
Jiang Mingyue seemed to understand what Wang Cheng was thinking. She took her canteen from her waist, along with a small bottle of blue liquid. After pouring the liquid into the canteen and shaking it, she used the mixture to wash her face, which she probably hadn't cleaned in a long time.
Soon, a stunningly beautiful face appeared before Wang Cheng.
"Senior, are you satisfied?" Jiang Mingyue smiled faintly. Wang Cheng was a little surprised, too. He hadn't expected that beneath her ghostly appearance, she'd been hiding such a charming face.
"Not bad." Wang Cheng nodded calmly, then continued:
"Your trial period will be three months. I live at Villa 198, Mingyue Community, Yangzhou City. You have three days to clean yourself up, then come find me through the proper channels!"
"Three months? Isn't it supposed to be one?" Jiang Mingyue asked quickly.
"Do you have a problem with that?" Wang Cheng asked coolly.
"No! Don't worry, Senior. I'll be there as soon as I can!" Jiang Mingyue quickly shook her head. This opportunity had fallen into her lap out of nowhere. She had to seize it!
"Make the most of it!"
Wang Cheng said no more. After patting Jiang Mingyue on the shoulder, he vanished from in front of her in an instant.
Wang Cheng had left this time to test the progress he'd made with his Laws of Wind and Thunder. The sudden rat tide had given him the opportunity, and he'd achieved his goal. He had to admit, he was satisfied.
So after leaving, he headed straight back.
Wang Cheng had left in a hurry, but he didn't know that many powerful figures on Earth were already rushing here.
Not long after Wang Cheng got home, a blood-red Triangle Fighter descended into the Wilderness Area outside Jiangnan Base City. The fighter's cabin door opened, and a crew-cut young man dressed all in black stepped out.
"Head Curator!"
Several officials from the Limit Martial Hall in Jiangnan Base City were already waiting there. As soon as they saw him, they hurried over to greet him.
Not long after, officials from the Lightning Martial Arts Hall in Jiangnan Base City met their Head Curator, Thor, nearby.
Hong and Thor—the two strongest people on Earth besides Wang Cheng—arrived at the same place less than three minutes apart.
After reviewing numerous videos and surveying the area for hundreds of miles outside Jiangnan Base City, they soon met inside a high-rise in the city's Main City.
"Brother Hong, you saw it all, right?" Thor rubbed his bald head and smiled.
"You can still smile?" Hong shook his head, then continued:
"Based on the scattered footage recorded by the Warriors, the satellite images from the time, and my own investigation, we can conclude that half an hour ago, a Level Three Rat Disaster stretching hundreds of miles was wiped out in an instant. And the method used was wind and lightning. Ever since we discovered the first Ancient Civilization Ruins, we've considered the possibility that life from beyond Earth might arrive. But we didn't expect it to happen so soon!"
"So you also think it was aliens, Brother Hong!" Thor said with a smile.
"My men told me it might have been a Weather Weapon, but we know no such weapon exists. No one on Earth could build one. Even if they could, it wouldn't have anything close to that kind of power. And even if it did, it couldn't have been controlled with such precision—killing most of the monsters without harming a single person. So there's only one possibility: an Alien Expert!"
"It was likely a Cosmic Level Life!" Hong added.
"Cosmic level..." Hearing the name, Thor fell silent for a moment. Even as the strongest and second-strongest people on Earth, they were nothing but ants before a Cosmic Level Life.
Just as they could deal with ordinary people with a mere glance, the other party might be able to seriously injure or even kill them with a breath!
"This unknown life doesn't seem hostile toward humanity. When it struck, not one of the thousands of Warriors in the area was injured," Hong said.
"That's certainly good news!" Thor smiled again. His personality was one reason he could still smile after hearing what had happened, but this conclusion was another major one.
"Let's observe for now," Hong said with a smile. "In the best-case scenario, this could be an opportunity for us!"
"But, Brother Hong, what should we tell the Five Great Nations and the HR Alliance?" Thor asked.
"Tell them the truth. Even if we don't, they'll figure some of it out," Hong said with a frown. "We should also be careful not to let them make too many moves."
"Understood!" Thor nodded.
If they were facing a powerful enemy, the Five Great Nations might unite against it. But when faced with a powerful life-form that seemed friendly, it was hard to say! In theory, they should know better, but there were always some idiots around.
"..."
No one knew about Hong and Thor's conversation. And Wang Cheng, the one responsible for everything, wasn't concerned about the impact his actions had on the outside world. After returning home, he simply stayed there and took it easy for a day.
The next day, Jiang Mingyue showed up on her own, all cleaned up.
"That outfit looks great on you!" Wang Cheng said with some surprise as he sat on the sofa at home, looking at Jiang Mingyue in her black-and-white maid uniform.
"I'm glad you approve, Senior!" Jiang Mingyue said with a smile. "From now on, I'm your maid. Just tell me what you need."
"I didn't expect you to be so professional... Go make me a cup of tea first!" Wang Cheng instructed her, then added, "Also, you don't have to call me Senior. Use something else."
"Yes!"
Jiang Mingyue nodded. As she went over to make Wang Cheng a cup of tea, she tentatively asked, "Master?"
"No need," Wang Cheng said, shaking his head. "Something friendlier."
"Brother Cheng?" Jiang Mingyue asked.
"Pfft!"
Wang Cheng couldn't help spitting out a mouthful of tea. Jiang Mingyue reacted quickly and wiped the wet tabletop clean.
"Is there a problem?" Jiang Mingyue asked, perplexed.
"That'll do, then!" Wang Cheng thought it over. The name wasn't so bad.
"Okay, Brother Cheng. Anything else?" Jiang Mingyue asked with a smile.
"Mm. Go clean up this villa, but do it yourself. Don't call in a housekeeper. I don't like other people disturbing me," Wang Cheng said, waving a hand.
"Sure!"
Jiang Mingyue agreed readily.
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Wang Cheng watched Jiang Mingyue's busy figure and a flicker of interest appeared in his eyes. Jiang Mingyue really was an interesting person. From the way she acted, she was remarkably good at adapting to whatever came her way!
"She's pretty interesting," Wang Cheng murmured to himself.
Jiang Mingyue's arrival certainly made Wang Cheng's life more convenient, but one Jiang Mingyue wasn't enough to change much for him. He still absorbed Cosmic energy when it was time to absorb Cosmic energy, and studied the Laws when it was time to study them.
On the third day after Jiang Mingyue arrived, Luo Feng, who'd been training alone in the Wilderness Area, finally returned to Mingyue Community.
Not long after getting back, Luo Feng came to visit Wang Cheng. Wang Cheng had previously given him pointers on cultivating the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, and Luo Feng had always been grateful. In addition, because of the matter with Zhang Zehu, Luo Feng still owed Wang Cheng quite a bit of money. This time, he'd made a fortune hunting monsters in the Wilderness Area, so he'd come by to pay him back as well.
On the other hand, even setting aside the achievements Luo Feng might make in the future, Wang Cheng already liked him quite a bit. Naturally, he welcomed Luo Feng's visit.
"Brother Wang, did you hire a maid?" Luo Feng asked, looking at Jiang Mingyue in her maid uniform. He took a sip of the tea she'd just brought him.
"I hired a professional at a high price!" Wang Cheng said with a smile. "Her name is Jiang Mingyue!"
"Hello, Little Brother Luo!" Jiang Mingyue said with a smile and a nod. She now knew that Wang Cheng was keeping a low profile in this Warrior Community, so she naturally wouldn't expose him.
At that moment, Jiang Mingyue had only one thought: to serve Wang Cheng as a maid for three months, then receive the almost unbelievable reward he'd promised. She could put up with anything else.
"Hello," Luo Feng replied, nodding to her.
Luo Feng was quite perceptive. He could vaguely sense that Jiang Mingyue was no ordinary person, so he didn't treat her like an ordinary maid.
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