I Can Control Resources

Because Gao Neng was speaking the truth.

If Gao Neng hadn’t revealed his evolutionary energy, or if Bai Feixue hadn’t suddenly appeared at the South District City Gate, then Gao Neng would indeed be in confinement right now. And that Cat King would most likely have been killed on the spot.

"I will do my utmost to produce more pills so that more people can reach the high-tiers. My only condition is an alliance with the Cat Race!" Gao Neng continued.

"Are you threatening us?"

"That depends on how you see it. If you want to call it a threat, you can. After all, my ability will disappear once I’ve evolved twenty thousand ingredients," Gao Neng said calmly.

"So, we don’t really have another choice?"

"For now, at least, the Alien Race Alliance Army is our greatest enemy." Gao Neng answered Qin Lei’s question with words Wu Qingjing had once said.

"Hmm... Besides this, if you are elected Speaker, do you have any other resolutions in mind?" Qin Lei asked again after a moment of thought.

"Does ’integrating resources and revitalizing the Alliance’ count?" Gao Neng looked at Qin Lei.

"Haha, of course it counts." Qin Lei was slightly taken aback, then he started to laugh. But a moment later, his expression turned serious again. "Fairy Liu, what do you think?"

"The great families are your roots, and the sects are mine... But no matter what, the Alliance is what’s most important in the end." Fairy Liu glanced at Gao Neng and replied with equal gravity.

"Fairy Liu, well said! In that case, let’s have a few drinks to our cooperation!" Li Tiannan immediately stood up when he heard this. He even subconsciously wiped a bead of sweat from his forehead. Clearly, Fairy Liu’s answer had let him breathe a sigh of relief.

In fact, it wasn’t just him; Sword Elder looked the same way.

Gao Neng was slightly taken aback when he saw this.

’I thought that by controlling the pills, I would control everything in the Alliance. But now, it seems it’s not that simple.’

’The ones who truly controlled the Alliance...’

’...were still the Strongest!’

’As I thought, my own strength still isn’t enough!’

However, that wasn’t something he could rush. At the very least, he had now entered the innermost circle of the Alliance and gained the support of Qin Lei and Fairy Liu.

"Let’s skip the drinking. The moment you have a glass, you’ll start pretending to be drunk. I can’t stand it." Fairy Liu waved her hand dismissively, then stood up and looked at Gao Neng. "Gao Neng, what do you think of Zhou Jin?"

"Huh?" Gao Neng didn’t quite understand at first, but he quickly seemed to catch on. "Ah... Haha, she’s great! A great big sister!"

"A big sister?" Fairy Liu glanced at Shen Ning’Er and Fang Tangtang, then nodded slightly. "If you need anything, I’ll have her come find you."

"Okay!" Gao Neng nodded immediately.

"Hahaha, Fairy Liu, I’ll see you out! By the way, it’s been a while since we’ve seen each other. How about we trade a few pointers on swordsmanship?" Sword Elder immediately followed after her.

"Fairy Liu uses a whip, what kind of swordsmanship are you going to trade... Fairy Liu, I’ve recently mastered a top-tier whip technique!" Li Tiannan glanced at Gao Neng and also followed them out.

Meanwhile, another one of the Strongest, who had been sitting to the side, watched the three leave with a smile. He stood up, nodded at Gao Neng, and left as well.

The only ones left in the room were Qin Lei, Gao Neng, Shen Ning’Er, and Fang Tangtang.

Throughout the entire process, Fang Tangtang hadn’t opened her mouth or said a single word, which actually surprised Gao Neng a little.

"This is the ’Spatial Mark’ you wanted." Qin Lei stood up, took out a thread-bound secret manual from his clothes, and handed it to Gao Neng.

"Thank you, Elder Qin." Gao Neng immediately took it.

"Yes, you... Never mind. I’ll be going now." Qin Lei seemed to want to say something more, but after a moment of hesitation, he ultimately held his tongue.

"Elder Qin, did you want to ask how I successfully performed alchemy?" Gao Neng stood up.

"I was indeed a bit curious. However, everyone has their secrets. Besides, I’ve already confirmed that your alchemy cannot be replicated, so asking or not... is meaningless." Qin Lei took two steps, then paused slightly.

"Yes, it really can’t be replicated." Gao Neng watched Qin Lei, admittedly surprised by his words.

’But, if I think about it carefully...’

’...it made perfect sense!’

’What’s the point of asking about a secret that can’t be replicated, even if you get an answer?’

’Besides, on a matter like this, I could come up with countless excuses that Qin Lei and the other Strongest would be powerless to dispute.’

’Since that was the case, why would he debase himself just to be rebuffed?’

Qin Lei left.

He didn’t look back.

Gao Neng knew that although Qin Lei, Fairy Liu, and the others hadn’t explicitly stated their position, they at least wouldn’t oppose him on this matter.

"Gao Neng, if you become the Speaker, how about you make me the president of the chamber of commerce?" Fang Tangtang’s large eyes glinted with a fiery light as she watched Qin Lei walk away.

"We’ll see," Gao Neng said with a wave of his hand.

"What do you mean, ’we’ll see’? Are you planning to give the position to someone else?"

"You haven’t even given me a gift... and you want to be the president of the chamber of commerce? Do you think that’s possible?"

"Holy crap! Gao Neng, I can’t believe you’re that kind of person! You’re not even the Speaker yet and you’re already thinking about taking bribes! I really did... see you for who you are... So, what kind of gift do you want?" Fang Tangtang scampered over eagerly.

Just then, Shen Ning’Er stood up.

"Gao Neng, I might have to leave for a while." As Shen Ning’Er spoke, a determined look appeared in her eyes.

"Leave?" Gao Neng was a little surprised.

"Yes. I told you last time that I’m about to have a breakthrough. The jump from mid-tier to high-tier requires some pressure, so I want to go out and temper myself against some people."

"Temper yourself against people? Wouldn’t it be better to just find Shaximo and Wei Ya?" Gao Neng naturally understood what Shen Ning’Er meant by "tempering."

"Shaximo and Wei Ya won’t do. They are indeed geniuses, but they don’t have much real combat experience. I come from the Military Department, so my method of breaking through is different from theirs. I need to find people who have been stuck at the sixth tier for decades. They are my targets," Shen Ning’Er said, shaking her head.

"People who have been stuck at the sixth tier for decades..." Gao Neng was rendered speechless for a moment. Didn’t that mean these people were all middle-aged men in their forties or fifties?

And Shen Ning’Er was only eighteen!

’What’s this like?’

’It’s like someone born thirty years after you ends up beating you to a pulp. That kind of result would probably make those people want to die of shame, right?’

"I’ll be waiting for you in the high-tiers! If I remember correctly, last time you said... six months, was it?" As she finished, a smile played on Shen Ning’Er’s lips, and she even gave Gao Neng a little wink.

"..." Gao Neng froze.

He had indeed said that.

’Six months!’

’To defeat Shen Ning’Er!’

’And then...’

Ahem!

"I’m leaving tonight. After I’m gone, you can guide Tangtang in her cultivation." After saying her piece, Shen Ning’Er didn’t linger in the room any longer and left directly.

’Guide her in cultivation?’ Gao Neng understood what Shen Ning’Er meant, but he really, really didn’t want to cultivate with Fang Tangtang.