Fooling the Trio

Li Xing sat on the sofa, his expression grave.

Aurora Group, as it stood now.

The money was good, and the strength was decent too.

But they shouldn't be pouring so much effort into money, or into the path of expanding the group.

The development of the group must be based on using the discarded byproducts of their strength-enhancing research to benefit the world.

Pilaf was a genius; his focus could not remain on money.

Li Xing had no intention of forcing him.

He only needed to provide subtle, lateral guidance.

He just needed to tell him that without powerful martial force, he couldn't protect the wealth he had acquired, and without sufficient strength and longevity, he couldn't enjoy that wealth.

Pilaf was so clever, and he held such vast wealth in his hands.

He would naturally understand and strive for it.

That was far better than forced exploitation.

However, a catalyst was still missing.

Li Xing frowned.

He had a way to handle that.

"System, status panel!"

Host: Li Xing
Lifespan: 30
Combat Power: 300
Physique: 2
Mental Power: 1
Energy: 150
Ability: Devour Ability (LV1)

This was the change over five months.

His lifespan had increased by 4, his physique by 0.5, and his energy had grown from 28 to 150.

This improvement was both exaggerated and not.

The most critical point was that his physique had improved very little.

Lacking powerful, evenly matched opponents, the conversion efficiency of Li Xing's Devour Ability was poor.

On the contrary, regarding energy, Li Xing had discovered a trend.

As long as he put his body under pressure and continued to train in such an environment, his energy would soar.

The methods of applying pressure were simple.

The seabed, under a waterfall, high mountains, or a high-gravity environment.

With Li Xing holding the reins of the super-tech Aurora Group, the method he would choose was self-evident.

Just as he had expected, while his energy grew rapidly, his physique showed no change at all.

With this level of strength alone, he could certainly win the championship at the World Martial Arts Tournament the first time.

As for the second time, Li Xing wasn't so sure.

A butterfly in South America could trigger a super hurricane in North America.

How could his arrival not cause changes in the Dragon Ball World?

It would be fine if he luckily defeated Sun Wukong.

But if he easily wiped him out.

Who knew what kind of hellish training Sun Wukong would undergo?

In three years, if Sun Wukong discovered the secret that he became stronger after being injured, and used Senzu Beans to crazily self-mutilate and improve, he could potentially reach a combat power of several million.

Li Xing never let his guard down; he would not guide his choices based on the anime he had watched.

This was a real world where anything could happen; even if Frieza appeared on Earth right now, it wouldn't be impossible.

What's more.

The Dragon Ball World had many parallel universes.

Who knew if his world was the one he was familiar with.

In this regard, the danger level of Dragon Ball was no lower than that of Marvel.

Overall, the Dragon Ball World was hundreds of times safer than Marvel.

Most of the time, even if you died, as long as you didn't commit evil, the protagonist team would bring you back to life via the Dragon Balls.

Li Xing had actually felt fortunate for a period of time.

Fortunate that he had come to the Dragon Ball World.

If he had transmigrated into a perverted, illogical world like Marvel, he wouldn't even know how he died.

The Director of Family Planning was the least threatening among them.

If Li Xing were an ordinary person, the level of danger he posed would definitely be less than that of an ordinary person holding him up with a gun.

Regardless of the strength gap, he would always have a fifty-fifty chance of survival, and he could even be brought back to life later through the Avengers' ridiculous antics.

Li Xing let his mind wander, letting time tick away.

"Mr. Li, what is it? My research is at a critical juncture; it cannot be delayed."

Pilaf rushed in, wind and fire in his wake, and started blathering questions the moment he entered.

He was genuinely anxious; once that thing was completed, the group company would have another product that would take the world by storm.

Li Xing coughed and stared fixedly at Pilaf until his voice grew quieter and quieter.

A while later.

Xiao Wu and Ashu arrived.

Ashu looked utterly miserable, wrapped in bandages from head to toe, with only his eyes peeking out, looking devoid of any desire to live.

Li Xing couldn't help but chuckle.

Over these past five months, Ashu had indeed been the most wretched guy among the three of them.

But he was also the second strongest in terms of power growth.

"Alright, everyone is here. I'm going to talk about some serious business now."

"Mr. Li, hurry up, I have urgent matters; that's a lot of little money-moneys."

Li Xing looked at Pilaf's excited expression and glared at him.

"Shut up."

After startling the three of them, Li Xing calmed down again and began to explain carefully.

"Is the money still not enough?"

The three were baffled.

Over these five months, although the three had been busy, even the most miserable Ashu had been living an incredibly comfortable life.

It was ten thousand times better than before.

All of this was brought about by money.

Money was something that was naturally better the more you had; who would ever complain about having too much money?

Li Xing saw the look in their eyes and knew they didn't understand.

He had no choice but to explain it to them from the perspectives of money, power, and strength.

After wasting his breath until his mouth felt like it was smoking, the three finally seemed to half-understand.

"Do you understand now?"

Ashu looked excited.

"Number One, I understand. We need to recruit many strong people to protect our assets."

This was his job, after all.

He was dying to do these things.

As the time and intensity of his sparring sessions with Number One increased, Ashu discovered a terrifying fact.

The martial artists he recruited from the outside were gradually unable to even beat him.

For the past two months, he had become the primary sparring partner again.

If Number One agreed to recruit a new batch of more powerful martial artists, wouldn't he be able to relax and enjoy a luxurious life once more?

Who could resist such a temptation?

Li Xing glared at Ashu in annoyance.

"Then let me ask you, what if they try to steal your assets?"

"Huh?"

The three of them were dumbfounded.

They had never considered this question.

The entire Aurora Group belonged to them, after all.

Who could possibly steal it?

Li Xing watched the two bewildered individuals, once again feeling as though the mountains he leaned on were collapsing and the rivers he relied on were drying up.

The three of them finally understood.

"But, since we're so rich, why do we still have to suffer through cultivation?"

Li Xing put on a stern expression.

"Are you all stupid? To us right now, what does money even matter? What's the difference between five hundred billion and five trillion? Does your bed change from three cubic meters of gold to five? Haven't you noticed I've been training myself this whole time? Do you know why?"

The three of them indeed had this question.

"Why?"

Li Xing stared at the three of them and let out a cold, mocking laugh.

"Nonsense, it's obviously to live longer. I can live for three hundred years now, while you can only live for a few decades. Come on, tell me, who gets to enjoy more? Besides, with my formidable martial strength, even if others used planes and cannons, they couldn't take my wealth away. You can't deny that, right?"

The three of them nodded in agreement once more.

On this point, they were in complete accord. Li Xing's strength was, after all, truly terrifying.

"Exactly."

"But cultivation isn't realistic for us. Even if we practiced, we wouldn't become experts."

Pilaf muttered under his breath.

Li Xing stared at Pilaf, finding him both amusing and infuriating.