Luo Feng wasn't blinded by the sudden windfall. "A lot of the teams at the base are already talking about how efficient our Fire Hammer Squad is. If this keeps up, it won't be hard for them to guess that we have a War God on our team!"
Normally, War Gods couldn't be bothered to hunt Beast General-level monsters. After all, processing the materials was a real hassle.
But Jiang Li was different. He only had to kill. Six professional Butchers handled everything afterward. Even Chen Gu, who used to wield heavy weapons, now carried supplies instead of a gun.
How could their efficiency be anything but high?
"Luo Feng's right. The materials we've collected and exchanged so far are worth nearly thirty billion Hanxia Currency..."
Gao Feng felt reluctant to give up such a fast way of making money, but he still said, "Even an Elite Squad like the Langya Squad isn't half as efficient as we are!"
"Yeah. The most important thing is to know when you've got enough!"
Chen Gu and Zhang Ke exchanged a glance and smiled. "The money we've made this time is enough to last us a lifetime!"
Under their previous arrangement, once the three hundred billion was divided up, every member except Jiang Li and Luo Feng would receive as much as 1.8 billion.
Luo Feng would get three billion!
Jiang Li would take sixty percent—all of 18 billion!
"But when we get back this time, I'm afraid our Fire Hammer Squad will have to disband."
Wei Qing suddenly grew sentimental. "I can't speak for the others, but I know I'll miss Brother Jiang..."
They knew Jiang Li had a slot in the Elite Training Camp. As for Chen Gu, Zhang Ke, and the Wei Brothers, they had all taken Gene Potions, so it would be difficult for them to improve much further. They had already decided to give up adventuring in the Wilderness Zone and return to work at the martial arts hall.
"Give me a break. You're always trying to mooch off Brother Jiang!"
Wei Tie rolled his eyes at him, then said generously, "When we get back, I'm definitely treating Brother Jiang to a good meal at the HR Alliance Mall. None of you try to steal my spot!"
1.8 billion!
Money they'd earned with virtually no risk!
Before this, it would have taken them at least ten years, if not longer, to make that much—and they would've faced the risk of dying along the way.
"This time, I'm treating. No one's arguing with me!"
Gao Feng waved his hand. "Jiang Li saved my life. I probably won't be able to repay him in this lifetime, so all I can do is treat him to a lavish meal!"
"Brother Jiang, Captain, everyone!"
After a brief pause, Luo Feng said, "I won't be going back with you. I'm staying here to keep honing my blade skills!"
"That makes sense."
Chen Gu looked enlightened. "You're different from us, Luo Feng. You're still so young..."
Only then did everyone realize that Luo Feng was just eighteen, yet he'd already reached Intermediate War General. There was no doubt he had a bright future ahead.
"Captain."
Jiang Li smiled at him, the one who had remained silent until now. "Looks like you'll have to save that meal for another time."
At that, the members of the Fire Hammer Squad understood. All this time, Jiang Li had simply been looking after them.
With their current strength, how could they have fought alongside a War God otherwise?
After lunch at the Supply Station, Gao Feng and the others boarded a special train and left Supply Base 1, returning to Jiangnan Base City.
Luo Feng also said goodbye to Jiang Li, then set off alone to explore City 003.
"Li Yao and Venina are still a problem. I'm not afraid of them, but Ling Ling..."
Jiang Li's eyes narrowed.
In the original story, that couple had actually gone after Luo Feng's family.
Though he could tell Ling Ling wasn't an ordinary person, he didn't want to take any chances.
He opened the computer that came with the villa and logged into Limit Home.
Name: Jiang Li. Gender: Male. Address: Jiangnan Base City, Hanxia Kingdom. Martial Artist Certificate Number: **0109527. Rank: War God (Junior). Contribution Points: 152371. (Two-Star Contribution.) Currency Balance: ** Hanxia Currency.
"I've had too little time to grow. I don't have enough Contribution Points, so I can only buy the third and fourth levels of Annihilation at full price!"
Jiang Li sighed to himself.
He was a dignified War God, and here he was, getting held back by money again.
"Purchase the third and fourth levels of Annihilation!"
"Deliver them to the villa at Supply Base 1, Southeast Military Region."
"Beep!"
"Fingerprint verified."
"Purchase successful!"
"Payment successful!"
"..."
Warriors who used heavy weapons often ordered ammunition to be delivered to Supply Bases. Having a cultivation manual delivered there wouldn't draw any attention either.
Early the next morning, Limit Martial Arts Hall delivered the manual to Jiang Li.
Back at the villa,
Jiang Li studied it carefully, committing the essentials of the third and fourth levels of Annihilation to memory.
[You comprehended the first four levels of Annihilation and mastered them thoroughly. Combining them with the Diamond Dragon God Body and Primordial Spirit Cultivation Method, you grasped the beginnings of the Dragon God Domain.]
"The Dragon God Domain..."
Jiang Li was delighted.
Although it was only in its embryonic form, paired with his spiritual power, it was already extremely powerful.
It wasn't as simple as one plus one equaling two!
"With my current strength and the beginnings of a domain, even if I run into a King Level Lord, I can fight or retreat!"
Feeling the embryonic domain within him, Jiang Li was brimming with confidence!
"I wonder how strong I'd become if I combined the Diamond Dragon God Body with a domain?"
In Jiangnan Base City, in the main urban district,
inside the mountaintop villa on Huayao Peak,
Li Yao and Venina, their faces dark, stared fixedly at the enormous screen before them. On it was Locke Li, the HR Alliance's materials procurement manager at Supply Base 1 in the Southeast Military Region.
"Sir, Madam, that's the situation. That's why I suspect there's a War God on the Fire Hammer Squad!"
"Most likely, it's Jiang Li, the Senior War General!"
Locke Li had spent nearly a month looking into the Fire Hammer Squad's unusual activities.
For an Elite Squad, making seven trips to the Supply Base in just over twenty days was absurd. Their total haul had reached three hundred billion.
That even included materials from Primary Lord-level monsters.
Thinking it over carefully, even an ordinary Junior War God would have trouble pulling that off.
"Jiang Li?!"
"It's him!"
"It has to be him!"
At that moment, Li Yao and Venina were furious and tormented beyond words.
"If there's nothing to hide, why would a dignified War God lower himself to stay with a trash team like that?!"
Li Yao's face twisted with rage. He panted through flared nostrils, his eyes glinting with murderous fury. "He broke through to War God and still hasn't joined the War God Palace. He must be afraid people will find out how strong he is!"
At first, Li Yao had tracked Jiang Li from thirty kilometers away. A Psychic at Senior War General level definitely couldn't escape that range.
But if the Psychic was at Junior War God level, then escaping might not be impossible!
Combined with their earlier suspicions, Li Yao and Venina were ninety percent certain that Jiang Li was the culprit!
"Die! I'll make sure he dies!"
Venina's Hanxia language was halting, but the killing intent in her voice was unmistakable.
Her gaze was as sharp as a poisoned needle, and her voice was piercing.
"Search! Find Jiang Li's location!"
They hadn't earned nicknames like Vulture Scorpion by being softhearted.
They had always been the ones bullying others. Now someone had dared to strike back and kill their only son. How could they not go mad?!
"Located a Senior War General named 'Jiang Li.' His current position is in the western district of City 003."
The virtual Black Suit Elder immediately provided Jiang Li's location.
"Now find out everything about his relatives!"
Li Yao was beside himself with rage, his teeth clenched. "He killed my only son, so I'll wipe out his entire family and send them to join him! Then I'll grind Jiang Li's bones to dust!"
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