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"What about you? These pills are worth a king's ransom and were hard to come by. Don't force yourselves!"

Seeing everyone actually heave a sigh of relief, Jian Shang became even more speechless and frustrated. Part of their relief came from the prospect of victory, but part also came from not having to take pills to advance. He turned to the four great generals, Li Tong, Long Ju, Ji Bu, and Meng Tian, and asked.

"Your Majesty, please grant me the pills!"

Li Tong's expression wavered for a moment before suddenly turning solemn. He cupped his hands and bowed in request.

These four great generals had the strongest individual cultivation and combat strength among the Huan Kingdom's officials. Long Ju ranked first, Li Tong second, Meng Tian third, and Ji Bu last.

But in terms of how long they had spent in the legendary realm, Li Tong had been there the longest, followed by Meng Tian, then Long Ju, with Ji Bu still last.

"Smart!"

Jian Shang could not help praising him. With a flick of his finger, a pair of the highest-grade Essence Origin Pills, loose immortal seventh grade, and one God-Lifting Barrier-Breaking Pill shot toward Li Tong.

In Jian Shang's view, the reason natives gained far less from taking advancement pills than Otherworlders did was simply that the system was suppressing them. After all, natives were far stronger in combat than Otherworlders. If they could also advance at the same speed, how would Otherworlders ever get by?

Since this was merely a means for the system to suppress natives, there should not have been any unknown drawbacks. But Jian Shang could not be certain either, so he neither insisted nor said so outright.

"Your Majesty, please grant me the pills!"

Meng Tian's expression grew solemn as he looked