"You...? What do you need these for?"

Ling Qianxue immediately asked nervously.

"Don't you know? Selling and manufacturing unregistered devices are illegal."

Heh.

Qin Mu's lips curved slightly: "Is it more serious than you privately setting up a black market gambling den?"

Pfft~! Cough cough!

Ling Qianxue was immediately choked and coughed repeatedly: "Wood, don't talk nonsense. What black market gambling den? This girl knows nothing about it~"

Trying to fool me?

You should at least use your brain a little, right?

Qin Mu: "Stop wasting time. If you don't sell, I'll go to the black market."

Saying that, he was about to hang up the video call.

"Don't!"

Ling Qianxue immediately stopped him, her expression serious as she asked: "I heard about the incident at the Vicious Beast factory. Tianlu Group should have some issues, but you want these things? You're not planning to investigate it yourself, are you?"

"Isn't Tianlu Group your family's competitor?"

After Qin Mu asked, he didn't wait for her reply and continued:

"Don't you think you should provide these things for free?"

Ling Qianxue's pretty face immediately fell.

"You... you don't have to be so direct~~"

If it were before.

Ling Qianxue might have still thought that since they were both in Jiangcheng, they were friends.

But after returning home from the Martial Examination this time, Ling Qianxue completely understood what had happened. She even knew that Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance had prepared to let her suffer a huge loss and prohibited others from setting up gambling dens to share the risk.

She didn't understand before, but these black market gambling dens all paid protection fees. In fact, half of the merchants in the black market paid protection fees, and the other half were direct operations of Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance under different names.

In business, there are only interests, no friends.

Also in Jiangcheng, Tianlu Group occupied a large share of the Vicious Beast resource market, taking away a lot of her family's business.

They were not friends, but enemies.

Lu Zhuo's closeness to her might have been with the intention of swallowing Ling Group.

Damn it!

When Ling Qianxue heard all this, she almost died of anger.

"The things you want are all illegal. I definitely don't have them, and Ling Group doesn't sell them," Ling Qianxue said with great certainty. Then, she changed her tone and smiled sweetly: "However, as classmates, and since you need my help, I happen to have some damaged equipment and smart systems here, so I'll just give them to you for free~"

"Are they S-rank?" Qin Mu asked.

Ling Qianxue rolled her eyes after hearing that: "Wood, you're going too far~! S-rank combat suits and combat sabers are so conspicuous. If you wear them out, who wouldn't take a second look?"

"I can wear a jacket."

"No!" Ling Qianxue clenched her small fist and retorted: "S-rank items are all registered and numbered. Only B-rank. If you don't want them, then forget it."

"Alright, then. Deliver them to my door. I'm in the Cultivate room at the Martial Arts Academy," Qin Mu said, then hung up the call.

"You...??"

Ling Qianxue stared at the black screen of the video call, completely fuming... for half an hour.

Ling Qianxue angrily walked in and knocked on the door, signaling Qin Mu to turn off his combat suit and smart system, and to shield the Cultivate room's surveillance. Only then did she put down the backpack behind her and take out its contents.

"Wood, the items are clean, but if something happens..."

"Bought from the black market."

Qin Mu said, stepping forward to inspect the items.

Actually.

These could have been obtained through the black market.

But if he bought things on the black market, others might not know, but Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance certainly would.

If something happened then, it would depend on whether he spoke up or not.

Given Zeng Zhan's attitude today, it was highly probable that he would not hide anything.

Ling Group was the only channel for acquisition.

For one thing.

Ling Group not wanting Tianlu Group to have an easy time was much more reliable than Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance or the black market.

"Since you're already here, you didn't just bring these few things, did you?"

After Qin Mu finished inspecting, he continued:

"Can Lu Zhuo's daily activities, locations, and detailed information be synchronized to this smart system at any time?"

Ling Qianxue was about to ask, but she opened her mouth and then closed it again.

"Hmph."

"Wood, you should also be careful. Lu Zhuo has a Martial General Ninth Rank as a bodyguard by his side."

After speaking.

Ling Qianxue opened a file on the smart system.

This was something she had obtained from her father.

Since Ling Qianxue knew that Tianlu Group was a competitor, her family would definitely have investigated them.

The information was incredibly detailed.

"Tianlu Group's matters are very complex, and their secrecy methods are very strong."

Ling Qianxue sat on the sofa and explained everything to Qin Mu.

"The Lu family's development history isn't that long. Twenty years ago, Lu Tian ascended to Grandmaster. From then on, Tianlu Group transformed from a middleman into a company."

"Over the past two decades, Tianlu Group has almost covered all businesses related to Martial Artists and Vicious Beasts."

"Their largest revenue-generating project: Vicious Beast resources!"

"In this area, they have at least double our family's business, and our family has been involved in Vicious Beast acquisition for a long time..."

Tianlu Group's annual revenue exceeded 1.3 trillion.

Vicious Beast resources accounted for over 800 billion.

No wonder.

A small processing plant could afford to lose tens of billions of products without batting an eye.

"If you can find out Tianlu's Vicious Beast supply channels, we can pay an additional reward of 1 billion."

Ling Qianxue truly came prepared this time.

After the Martial Examination, she had already started taking over the family business, and many things were unknown to her before.

Her way of speaking and acting also showed a clear difference from before.

"Also, they should have a secret stronghold in Jiangcheng, where there might be Hackers. The source of their Hacker technology is unknown. If you can find the stronghold, it's also worth 500 million."

Qin Mu rolled his eyes in surprise:

"You've watched too many TV dramas, haven't you? I'm not a famous detective; why would I investigate these things for you?"

"If there are clues, I'll synchronize them to you."

"The prerequisite is that Lu Zhuo's location must be synchronized to me at all times."

Hehe~

Ling Qianxue playfully stuck out her tongue: "You're a Mentalist, so you can fly. It's always more convenient for you to investigate than for others."

"Be careful yourself. My father said that Tianlu Group acts ruthlessly and mercilessly."

"Mm-hmm, exactly those four words."

Haha.

There was really no need for that reminder; Qin Mu had deeply experienced it himself... After Ling Qianxue finished speaking, she lingered for a while before leaving, so as not to be noticed that she had specifically come to deliver things.

Over the next ten-odd days.

That smart system remained in his bag; Qin Mu never looked at it.

Cultivating was key.

A Martial General Ninth Rank, even if attacked by surprise, was not someone an ordinary Dominator could kill.

In the middle of the night.

Qin Mu used today's upgrade points.

"Panel."

[Qin Mu:]

[Upgrade Points: 0]

[Martial Dao Cultivation: Apprentice Ninth Level]

[Mental Power Cultivation: Dominator Ninth Stage]

[Martial Artist Cultivation Technique: Eighteen Styles of Bloody Battle]

[Mental Power Cultivation Technique: Basic Mental Power (Level 6), Sole Focus (Excellent) (Level 7)]

...Dominator Ninth Stage!

Each Flying Blades fully controlled had a force of 90,000 kilograms.

Sole Focus, Level 7!

Twelve Flying Blades fully controlled!

Maximum number of controlled Flying Blades: thirty-six!

"Bai Qingyan's Cultivation Technique should be at Minor Achievement, around Level 3 or 4."

"And I am now at Level 7!"

"Even if she is a Dominator Envoy, her number of Flying Blades is not as many as mine!"

Qin Mu clenched his fist.

Twelve blades.

This was precisely when the azure flame flying sword could unleash its strongest attack.

Any more mental power, and the Flying Sword would not be able to merge into one.

This was the moment Qin Mu had been waiting for.

Twelve Flying Blades, fully unleashed.

A force of 1,080,000 kilograms!

"Let's go!"

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