Return to the Modern World! A Huge Haul

Chen Feng left the secret room and arrived at the entrance of the abandoned mine.

At this moment, Liu Qian appeared here with a group of the Xingfeng Sect.

There were also hundreds of boxes of various sizes scattered on the ground.

Upon seeing Chen Feng emerge, Liu Qian and the other martial artists of the Xingfeng Sect bowed respectfully.

"Greetings, Sect Master!"

The martial artists of the Xingfeng Sect looked at Chen Feng with eyes full of admiration.

The Xingfeng Sect is now considered the most powerful force among the six kingdoms of Yingzhou.

After the states of Ning and Xue submitted, the martial artists of the Xingfeng Sect now feel very proud when they go out.

All of this depended on the glorious victory of their sect leader in defeating the Ning Kingdom's army.

Therefore, many martial artists in the Xingfeng Sect developed a sense of admiration for Chen Feng.

Chen Feng glanced at the box on the ground and then asked, "How was the haul?"

"Sect Master, over the past five days, I led my men to the treasuries of the Ning and Xue kingdoms. This time, we obtained a total of 130,000 medicinal herbs that were over 200 years old, 10,000 medicinal herbs that were over 1,000 years old, 50,000 Xiantian -level pills, and a total of 300,000 taels of gold."

Liu Qian began to report his findings to Chen Feng.

Just hearing the number of herbs brought a smile to Chen Feng's face.

There are 130,000 medicinal herbs that are 200 years old, and 10,000 medicinal herbs that are over 1,000 years old!

This gain can be described as enormous.

According to Chen Feng's estimation, the spiritual liquid extracted from these herbs should be able to help him break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Even if they don't break through to the Foundation Establishment, they can at least advance to the peak of the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining.

"Sect Master, the Ning and Xue kingdoms have become vassal states of our Xingfeng Sect. In order to avoid causing turmoil in both countries, I have not sent anyone to plunder the wealth of the martial arts forces within their territories."

Liu Qian said something.

If all the wealth of the martial arts forces in both countries were plundered, the gains would certainly be more than this.

"It's alright, this is good enough. Once Xingfeng City is built, you can formulate a new tax policy, and then they can pay regularly."

For Chen Feng, the wealth and power of the martial arts factions in these two countries were no longer important.

Looting those people's money would indeed cause great chaos.

The wealth and elixirs obtained from the two royal treasuries are enough for the Xingfeng Sect to use for a long time.

Furthermore, with future tax policies in place, these forces will only need to pay money periodically.

Moreover, Xingfeng Sect needs to recuperate and develop now; it is not suitable for them to start another war.

Seemingly remembering something, Chen Feng asked Liu Qian:

"Where is that Phantom Hidden Gold?"

Chen Feng hadn't forgotten this; the Illusionary Hidden Gold was a metal only produced within the territory of Ningguo.

"Sect Master, there are five sources of Illusory Hidden Gold in Ning Kingdom, all of which are controlled by Ning Kingdom's top martial arts forces."

"I have already purchased all five production sites, and the first batch of Phantom Hidden Gold is already on its way back to the sect."

Liu Qian spoke respectfully.

He naturally knew that Chen Feng valued the Illusory Hidden Gold highly.

So I bought it the first time I saw it.

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng nodded. With this batch of Illusory Hidden Gold, the problem of raw materials for the metallic paint was completely solved.

Chen Feng then gave the instructions:

"You should reward all the inner sect martial artists who participated in the battle according to their merits, distributing pills and money. In addition, those mortals who helped build the roadblocks should also be rewarded."

Chen Feng naturally did not forget to reward those who had contributed.

Regardless of the faction, rewarding merit is necessary and can also unite people's hearts.

Liu Qian quickly replied:

"Sect Master, I've already had Mo Chen tally up the achievements; the rewards should be distributed in a few days."

Hearing this, Chen Feng showed a satisfied expression. Even if he didn't say anything, Liu Qian would handle some things very well.

This allowed him to be a hands-off manager with peace of mind.

"Okay, I'll leave the matters inside the gate to you. Go and fetch Wang Hu for me."

Upon hearing this, Liu Qian bowed respectfully and quickly left.

Liu Qian is indeed very busy right now. With two countries suddenly becoming vassal states of the Xingfeng Sect, there are many things that need to be arranged.

In the past few days, many forces have come to visit Xingfeng Sect, and Liu Qian has been responsible for receiving them.

Shortly after Liu Qian left, Wang Hu and Wu Xing arrived at the abandoned mine.

"Sect Master!"

Wang Hu and Wu Xing both bowed respectfully.

Chen Feng looked at Wang Hu and said:

"I called you here because I have something for you to do."

Wang Hu quickly replied, "Sect Leader, you can make the arrangements directly. I'm free these next few days."

"Get a few people to use the Spiritual Qi collector to gather all the Spiritual Qi from these herbs, and get it done as quickly as possible!"

With so many herbs, Chen Feng didn't want to collect them slowly by himself.

This kind of thing can be handled by Wang Hu and his men.

Currently, Xingfeng Sect only has three Spiritual Qi collectors, so they can only remain at the Xingfeng Sect to collect Spiritual Qi from herbs for the time being.

As for the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within the borders of Ning and Xue, Chen Feng plans to collect it after Lin Wei develops the large-scale Spiritual Qi collector.

Wang Hu glanced at the box on the ground and immediately nodded:

"Yes, Sect Master, I'll have someone come and get it done shortly."

Wang Hu was very familiar with Spiritual Qi collectors.

He had previously used a Spiritual Qi collector to collect Spiritual Qi within the Yue Kingdom for a long time.

The task Chen Feng had entrusted to him was not difficult for him.

"Sect Leader, there's something else I'd like to tell you."

Seeing Wang Hu's hesitant expression, Chen Feng immediately said, "Just say what it is."

"We ran out of ammunition because of the battle with the Ningguo army..."

Wang Hu glanced at Chen Feng, somewhat nervous, afraid that Chen Feng would blame him for running out of ammunition.

Firearms and ammunition are Xingfeng Sect's greatest asset.

They had used up all their time in just one day, which made Wang Hu very embarrassed to tell Chen Feng about it.

But without ammunition, they have no way to train or do anything else.

Firearms have become the most important thing for Wang Hu and his group; martial arts cultivation has become secondary for the martial artists of the Xingfeng Sect.

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng smiled and said:

"It's just that we've run out of ammunition, it's not a big deal. I'll take care of it, and I'll manufacture a new batch of ammunition in a while."

Firearms and ammunition are relatively easy to buy if you have the money.

As for money, Chen Feng is not short of it right now.

The 300,000 taels of gold obtained this time alone could fetch billions in the modern world.

We can have Jack acquire some ammunition in the Golden Triangle later.

"Yes, Sect Master!"

Wang Hu and Wu Xing both breathed a sigh of relief, and smiles appeared on their faces.

After giving instructions to Wang Hu and the others, Chen Feng returned to the secret room.

He wants to return to the modern world.

After dealing with matters in the modern world, Chen Feng planned to go into seclusion and cultivate diligently, attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment.

Although five days had passed in the Painting Scroll World, only half a day had passed in the modern world.

But a lot happened in that half-day.

First, one of the Eagle Sauce Country's frigates was sunk; even if the Eagle Sauce Country wanted to hide it, it wouldn't be possible.

In addition, Roberts' frigate was on its return voyage, very close to the coast.

Many people captured the moment the frigate sank into the sea.

Videos of warships sinking at sea are now everywhere on the internet.

The destruction of two Eagle Sauce Country. armed helicopters had already shocked many people.

The sinking of the frigate, however, shocked everyone.

This is a frigate!

Moreover, it was sunk in the waters of the Eagle Sauce Country.

This behavior is undoubtedly a preparation for war with the Eagle Sauce Country.

Countries around the world are speculating about who has the capability to sink Eagle Sauce Country warship.

Many people are waiting for a statement from the Eagle Sauce Country.

However, the Eagle Sauce Country has not issued any statement regarding this matter.

It seemed as if the Eagle Sauce Country didn't care at all about their warships being sunk.

FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)

George and other high-ranking FBI officials sat in the conference room, all with extremely grim expressions.

George looked at everyone and said:

"According to the latest information obtained from salvaging the warship wreckage, the frigate's ammunition magazine exploded, leading to the sinking of the entire warship."

"But the warship had previously conveyed another message: everyone in the command center had been killed."

"Prior to this, the warship spotted X and opened fire on it."

After George finished speaking, everyone in the conference room fell silent.

Based on current intelligence, it can be determined that the explosion in the warship's ammunition depot was caused by X.

It's important to know that a warship's ammunition depot is absolutely the safest place.

An explosion due to a safety accident is impossible.

Therefore, it can only be caused by human intervention.

And the only one capable of doing all this is naturally X, who possesses supernatural powers.

"The lawmakers are outraged. All five hundred soldiers and dozens of high-ranking officers on board the warship have perished. This is the first time since World War II that our Eagle Sauce Country has suffered such a heavy loss!"

"The lawmakers also gave me the order that I must find this X as quickly as possible."

George spoke in a serious voice.

An FBI official said helplessly:

"Chief, how do we find him? So many warships have blocked the sea but we still haven't caught X. We don't even know his identity."

The other high-ranking FBI officials all looked helpless; this inability to see their adversary left them feeling powerless.

Immediately after the warship incident, the naval base mobilized all its resources to the target area.

But after searching for most of the day, they still found nothing.

George said seriously:

"No, there's a lot we can do. Right now, we have a crucial lead, and that lead is Jack."

"Even if Jack isn't X, he's definitely connected to X. All the recent events happened after we arrested Jack."

After listening to George's words, a high-ranking FIB official said:

"Chief, you make the arrangements. What do you want us to do?"

George began by saying:

"After you go back, mobilize all your men to go to the Golden Triangle to investigate this matter and find out everything that Jack has experienced from birth to the present."

George believed that finding Jack would reveal X's identity.

Furthermore, he already suspected that Jack might be the one X.

It's hard to believe, but Jack really has disappeared.

The fact that X appeared frequently during the time Jack was missing proves a lot.

An FBI official then said:

"Chief, even if Jack returns to the Golden Triangle, it will be very difficult for us to catch him."

"According to international regulations, we cannot send military forces there."

The Golden Triangle has always been a very special place.

It is the border area of three countries. If it were in the Middle East, the Eagle Sauce Country could directly send military forces there.

But the Golden Triangle is in Southeast Asia, and Dragon Country is located there.

Military operations there require clear justification and legitimacy.

George nodded:

"I've already considered this issue. We've received funding from above, and I plan to contact Blackwater Company to have them send military support for this operation."

They can't send military forces there, but Blackwater Company can.

These private armed companies could fight against local forces in the Golden Triangle without anyone caring.

George's voice rose slightly, becoming more serious as he said:

"Everyone, this incident must be kept absolutely secret. X's supernatural powers can only be obtained by our Eagle Sauce Country!"

The FBI's top officials all stood up and saluted George simultaneously.

They also understood the importance of this matter.

If X's supernatural powers were to fall into the hands of their Eagle Sauce Country...

That was undoubtedly a historic transformation for the Eagle Sauce Country.

Supernatural powers, as long as they can figure out their principles.

Their technology and national strength will once again leave the rest of the world far behind.

A beach in northern Maine, the Eagle Sauce Country.

The beach here is very remote, and hardly anyone comes here. With winter approaching, even fewer people will come to play on such a remote beach.

On a damp, soft sandy beach, a painting lies quietly.

Half of the scroll was buried in the sand.

Suddenly, the once tranquil painting was rippled with emotion.

A figure emerged from the ripples.

Chen Feng looked around and a smile appeared on his face.

This time, at least it wasn't in the sea.

According to his estimation, the scroll was likely blown onto the beach by the waves after the warship exploded.

Chen Feng put the scroll away and then walked towards the edge of the beach.

His appearance on land means he is safe.

Chen Feng's identity in the Eagle Sauce Country is legal.

Even if the Eagle Sauce Country were to investigate everyone who appeared in the surrounding waters, they still wouldn't find anything wrong with him.

After leaving the beach, Chen Feng came to a highway.

He took his phone out of the Storage Bag.

After turning on the phone, it immediately showed a dense list of missed calls.

These missed calls included calls from Li Xiaorou and Lin Wei.

The most frequent call was from Liu Mu.

There were also several missed calls from numbers he had never seen before.

Chen Feng immediately guessed that the call must have been made by Jack.

He immediately made the call.

The call was connected within seconds.

"Is this the boss?"

A hurried voice came from the other end of the phone.

Chen Feng knew it was Jack just by hearing his voice.

"It's me. Where are you now?" Chen Feng was also afraid that Jack had been captured by the Eagle Sauce Country.

Although he got Jack onto the cruise ship, there's no guarantee that nothing unexpected might happen.

"Boss, I'm in Moses City, and I'm safe now. I was so excited to receive your call!"

Jack on the other end of the phone sounded very excited and kept talking non-stop.

It's no wonder he was excited; Jack had been suffering terribly while waiting for Chen Feng to contact him.

Chen Feng didn't contact him, and he didn't dare to return to the Golden Triangle alone, so he could only hide in Moshigo.

After listening to Jack's description, Chen Feng calmly said:

"You wait for me there, I'm coming to find you."