Liu Erlong's violent streak began to stir.
Crimson Soul Power flowed along the blade, scorching winding black scars into the floor.
This wasn't a temper that a mere two bowls of mung bean juice could quell.
Chu Men's pupils shrank. Sister, don't do anything rash. We have to fight fair!
With the boost from that armor, you could take on a Soul Douluo head-on without breaking a sweat. Picking on a little Soul Ancestor like me...
You're giving me way too much credit!
Chu Men waved his hands frantically. "No, no, no! Sister Erlong, my little body can't take a single swing from that sword of yours! Besides, it's already dark. All this fighting and killing..."
"Enough excuses!
"You'll wander the night market with a young girl until midnight, but when I ask you to spar, you try to run?"
Liu Erlong gripped her greatsword and advanced step by step.
Whether it was the exhilaration brought on by the armor or the jealousy that had festered while she waited,
one thing was certain: driven by the fire in her heart, her face was alight with fighting spirit!
Her combat boots clacked against the floor.
The pressure of the Fire Dragon seeped out, barely perceptible. She raised her greatsword, its dancing scarlet flames turning Chu Men's face pale.
The lingering heat from the sword energy washed right over Chu Men's face.
"You made the armor, so of course you have to test it yourself. Otherwise, how will you know if it works?"
Her voice was wild and bewitching, so dangerous it made a person want to fly straight into the flames!
The livestream viewers were only too happy to watch the chaos unfold.
[Sister Erlong's got a point! If the streamer's a man, he should get in there! Take her on!]
[Don't worry, streamer! We'll burn every coin we owe you. Go in peace!]
[Exactly! If you can't even handle a little Liu Erlong, how are you going to build a harem? You might as well behave and stick with our Xiao Wu!]
[Holy crap, the Wu Sect faction has no shame! Dragon Gate Faction, get in there!]
Watching Liu Erlong draw closer, Chu Men decided—
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, retreat was best!
He hoisted Xiao Wu, who was drooling in her sleep on the sofa, over his shoulder. Soul Power burst beneath his feet, and he vaulted over the windowsill into the back courtyard, sprinting for the bedroom in a flash.
He locked the door and shut the window in one smooth motion!
He'd once worked as a kidnapper, after all. He was as nimble as they came!
[Liu Erlong: She drew her sword and looked all around, utterly at a loss! Hahaha!]
[The streamer's talent for scooping someone up and making a run for it is truly peerless among kidnappers!]
[Starting a harem must be tough. Unless all the heroines are just pretty faces, there'll be plenty of drama down the road!]
"Sister Erlong, your disciple Xiao Wu is fast asleep. If you wake her up and she starts crying, you'll have to soothe her!"
After letting out a long breath, Chu Men spoke with a cheeky grin.
Liu Erlong's voice, half-annoyed and half-amused, came from outside the door. "You coward. Don't be late for morning training tomorrow."
Yeah, right. Who was she trying to scare?
Chu Men decided he'd give himself the morning off tomorrow and enjoy a nice, relaxing day at home.
He leaned against the door, listened to the sounds outside, and patted his chest in relief.
Hmph, that female tyrant. He should never have designed armor for her!
A little while later, he heard the armor retract, followed by the sounds of a door opening and closing.
Liu Erlong wasn't the scheming type, so Chu Men cautiously cracked the door open.
Sure enough, the front room was empty. Only the lingering heat remained.
A note lay on the table, covered in Liu Erlong's bold, sweeping handwriting:
"I'm very pleased with the armor! Tomorrow morning, at the Forest Cabin. Don't even think about running. Or I'll tear your doghouse apart!"
At the end, she'd drawn a simple, adorable little Fire Dragon, its tail crookedly sticking up.
Chu Men had taught her how to draw that little doodle.
Holding the note, Chu Men's lips curled into a mischievous smile.
Run? Why would he run?
He'd been no match for her before because he hadn't been strong enough. But now...
He'd show her what it meant to be crushed by the power of modern industry!
[Yahoo! Tomorrow morning's special training is going to be a blast!]
[My Sister Erlong is invincible!]
Chu Men went to the workshop at the Star Soul Guidance Shop and sat in a wheeled swivel chair, his fingertips tapping the edge of the desk without thinking.
Forty levels against seventy. The advantage was mine!
But as the old saying went, despise your enemy strategically, but take them seriously tactically!
Chu Men opened the livestream system and looked at the figure on his account—
"Livestream Points: 250w (settling continuously)"
Good grief, the viewers were pretty generous. Too bad the number wasn't exactly auspicious.
As Chu Men looked over the past few days' transactions, he considered his shopping list.
"Just as I thought. This money's meant to be burned!"
Tomorrow, he'd be facing Liu Erlong in the Fire Dragon Battle Armor, with the combat strength of a Soul Douluo. Martial Souls alone wouldn't be enough. His Soul Power certainly wouldn't cut it!
He'd have to rely on technology!
Chu Men took out a blank sheet of rough paper and wrote with a fountain pen:
Levels, Inversion Pen, Soul Tools.
Then he drew a large brace after "Soul Tools" and added: firearms, medicine, Soul Guidance Batteries.
The key firearms were machine guns, rocket launchers, and high-explosive grenades—stuff a single person could operate easily!
The drugs included helpful ones like adrenaline, as well as harmful ones like anesthetics, sedatives, and even powerful sleeping pills!
The side effects didn't matter.
With the Inversion Pen, he could flip them around and develop a whole drug-fueled fighting style!
That was the plan!
Chu Men's pen flew across the page, and he quickly finished a list of items. He opened his private messages and sent it to A-Zheng.
Firearms and prescription drugs obviously weren't something he could get from A-Zheng.
After a great deal of effort, Chu Men found a foreign fan named Anna buried among the sea of private messages in the system backend.
Anna's ID was Arms Queen!
Her profile picture showed a blue-eyed, blonde young woman in work overalls, black engine oil smeared on her hands, holding a long sniper rifle in her arms.
Her private message was thorough enough to be practically a résumé.
According to her, her family was the biggest arms-dealing dynasty in Northern Europe, with an extensive network of suppliers. They could get their hands on just about any kind of contraband.
She was extremely eager to work with him!
Why waste time, then?
Chu Men opened with the ultimate conversation-ender:
"Are you there?"
"Yes! Mr. Chu Men, is there anything I can help you with?"
Anna replied instantly.
Chu Men sent her the list of firearms and medicine.
"You can see my situation in the livestream, so I'll spare you the details. Can you get your hands on these things?"
"No problem!"
Another instant reply.
Before a quarter of an hour had passed, several large crates from Anna had arrived in Chu Men's system storage.
That was terrifyingly efficient!
Chu Men raised an eyebrow and asked:
"We haven't even discussed the price yet, and you've already shipped everything? There are limits to what I can send into the real world, and I can't return the goods."
"A little weaponry is no big deal! I'm your loyal fan—and a member of the Dragon Gate Faction!"
"Ahem. Business is business, so give me a price."
"All right. Actually, I'd prefer to trade goods. To be honest, the Carter Family is very interested in the Soul Tools from your side."
Chu Men frowned.
"There are restrictions on those. I can only send the things on the gift list, and you've probably seen it. It's all harmless everyday stuff, so I'm afraid it won't be much help."
"That's all right. When you hold a giveaway in the future, could you occasionally pick me? You have no idea how popular your livestream gifts are here. I can never get my hands on one! Boohoo~~"
After finishing her act of playing the victim, Anna pleaded pitifully. "Just think of these weapons as an advance payment. I'm not short on money, but I really want gifts from the Douluo World!"
Chu Men did a quick calculation. He had plenty of Livestream Points on hand, but contraband like firearms didn't come cheap either.
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