The greedy councilors

"Dad, this is the Water of Life. Once you use it, your severed arm will grow back!"

After Jia Yi left, Li Xin returned home as well.

"Xin, this Water of Life is too precious. You..."

Looking at the Water of Life before him, Li Houming would have been lying if he said he did not want it.

He had simply considered that his son had only just become a Beyond War God-level expert and probably had not had time to accumulate much wealth.

That was why he had refused Jia Yi's gift. He did not want his son to do anything against his own interests for his sake.

"Dad, I traded with Jia Yi for this. I opened a factory..."

Li Xin then explained his deal with Jia Yi.

"Good, good! Xin, you did the right thing. Now that we have the means, we should give back to our country."

Li Houming was deeply gratified to hear this and immediately used the Water of Life.

"Hahaha! Congratulations on getting your arm back, big brother!"

Li Houzhong and Li Houyi were watching nearby, and both were delighted to see that their eldest brother's arm had truly recovered.

"Dad, Mom, second uncle, third uncle, this is a treasure I obtained. Once you absorb it, you'll reach peak War God level directly. With the secret techniques I give you, breaking through to Beyond War God-level won't be a problem!"

"Don't worry about how precious it is. Since I can give you this much, I've kept enough for my own cultivation."

After seeing his father's recovery, Li Xin took out four small bottles of purple energy solution and handed them over.

This was energy from the Eternal Divine Furnace. Previously, only Li Xin himself could use its energy, but after its upgrade, that energy could be converted through a special method for others to use.

With the energy-producing machines in the nine pyramids on Mars supplying power, along with the many robots he had made hunting monsters and absorbing energy from nuclear power plants, the Eternal Divine Furnace had ample energy for the time being.

With energy available, he naturally prioritized his family, helping them grow stronger.

As for himself, he had deliberately refrained from increasing his own energy because he needed to practice his secret techniques.

Otherwise, if he advanced to planetary ninth rank, his mental power amplitude and secret techniques would probably let him smash the B9 Grade robots he had made. They would no longer be able to provide him with effective training.

His plan was therefore to complete at least the first level of "Star Annihilation" before increasing his rank. Once he reached Star Level, he would set out into the universe, where he could train in the Virtual Universe.

"Xin, I actually..."

"Since Xin says so, let's use it. Once we're stronger, we'll be able to help him too."

Li Xin's mother, Li Meifang, wanted to say more, but his father, Li Houming, interrupted her and immediately began following Li Xin's instructions to increase his strength.

He understood that this was probably the treasure that had allowed Li Xin to reach Beyond War God-level in such a short time.

Wealth stirred greed. If outsiders learned of this treasure, the Li Family might attract the covetous eyes of countless enemies. Growing stronger would spare Li Xin from worrying about them.

"Dad, Mom, I'm leaving these robots at home to protect you. They're very powerful. Even Beyond War God-level experts can't put a scratch on them..."

After helping his family increase their strength, Li Xin assigned four B9 Grade intelligent life robots to lead forty B8 Grade Mechanical Puppets in guarding the Li Family.

With these guardians at home, even a joint attack from Hong and Thunder God could not harm anyone in the Li Family. Only then could Li Xin feel at ease.

"Xin, don't worry. We'll stay in the base city for now. We won't go outside!"

As the head of the family, Li Houming naturally understood his son's intentions. He feared someone might harm them and use them to threaten Li Xin.

After sharing a meal with his parents and the others at home, Li Xin returned to his previous training location, hoping to master the first level of the "Star Annihilation" secret technique as soon as possible.

While Li Xin cultivated, China mobilized the entire nation's resources to collect all kinds of alloys and build nuclear power plants. It even spent enormous sums purchasing various goods abroad, then shipped them to Li Xin's factory in a steady stream.

These activities naturally drew the attention of powers around the globe. They all sent people to uncover the inside story, hoping to learn why China was spending so much to buy those things.

Before long, as Huaxia Country continued buying large numbers of robots from Li Xin and deploying them in the war against monsters, almost every power in the world learned about it.

"What? The newly appointed councilor, Li Xin, actually possesses advanced technology for mass-producing robots!"

"Those robots are incredible! Some can even rival Councilor Level experts. Most importantly, they can be mass-produced!"

"The world is about to change!"

There was no way to conceal the robots. After spending so much to purchase them, China naturally had to put them to use. Once they were deployed, almost every power watching learned about them.

After hearing the news, major powers such as the Extreme Martial Hall, the Thunder Dojo, and the HR Alliance began coming to Li Xin's factory, hoping to place orders and buy robots just as China had.

"The technology here is actually this advanced!"

When these people arrived at Li Xin's factory, they were stunned by its scale.

It was a veritable technological city. Even its walls were made from SSS-grade alloy, making them difficult for even Beyond War God-level experts to damage.

All around them stood technological weapons they had never seen before, while robots bustled everywhere, building and manufacturing all manner of things. It felt as though they had entered an alien technological city.

"Perhaps Li Xin obtained the No. 1 Ruins, which was previously suspected to be a spaceship. That would explain how he acquired such advanced technology."

Venina Polenas, who had come on behalf of the HR Alliance, offered this speculation.

"Exactly. That's what we at the Thunder Dojo think too."

Sago nodded.

"Halt! No one may approach the master's territory. Violators will be killed!"

Just as the War God Level experts were about to approach the factory, a squad of silver robots suddenly rushed out at tremendous speed and blocked their path.

Their leader was Black Iron, the first intelligent life Li Xin had created. Black Iron now had a B9 Grade mechanical body and the most advanced technological weapons Li Xin had provided. He was responsible for helping Li Xin guard the factory.

"Hello. I've come on behalf of the HR Alliance to purchase robots, just as the China Military Region has. Could you let us meet Mr. Li Xin?"

Seeing the highly intelligent silver robot before her, Venina spoke up.

"The master said that China's order is so large that we won't be able to finish it even after six months of production. If you want to place orders, come back in six months!"

"Also, the master is cultivating in seclusion and won't see outsiders."

Black Iron rejected them outright.

"We're here representing powers from all over the world. Does that fellow Li Xin really think that controlling these robots lets him stand against the entire world? Refusing to sell us anything is one thing, but he won't even show his face to meet us. How arrogant!"

At this, Philip could not help sneering.

"Anyone who insults the master dies!"

Yet the moment those words left his mouth, a red gleam flashed in Black Iron's eyes. His mechanical body vanished from where he stood, and an energy sword burst from his right hand, slashing mercilessly across Philip's neck.

"You... how dare you!"

Philip only saw the robot before him disappear before excruciating pain tore through his neck. By the time he reacted, he realized that the robot had killed him!