I'm a villain in the superhero world.

The White Chalk Palace in Las Vegas, North America; the Glorious Garden in Tokyo, East Asia; the Fusang Imperial Residence in Kyoto, Japan; the Alpine Estate in Switzerland, Western Europe…

These are all accommodations built with funding from successive generations of Falkenhausen.

Lü Buyi's grandfather liked to live in the White Chalk Palace, overlooking all of North America and watching over the country he ruled.

His father, out of a sense of duty, spent most of his time at the Fusang official residence, entrusted by the governing body to look after Susanoo and Yamata no Orochi.

As for his elder brother, his situation was much simpler; he stayed at the Alpine estate purely to accompany his wife.

Lü Buyi was different from them; he didn't like living anywhere.

The main reason is that he doesn't like having too many people taking care of his daily life.

In fact, if it weren't for Li Mei's unparalleled efficiency in handling affairs among the retainers, Lü Buyi, who used to seek peace and quiet on the three islands of Penglai, wouldn't have even brought her along to serve him.

But today, because he was there to see Ji Mingyang and deal with the crisis of the Dragon Emperor's awakening, Lü Buyi stepped into the Glory Courtyard again, which was a rare occurrence for him.

This is practically the pinnacle of luxury in the mortal world.

Even setting aside the cost of the palace complex itself and the value of the artworks stored and displayed, the estate's value is still significant.

The annual maintenance costs alone are astronomical.

In the past, when Lü Buyi was not around, a logistics team of about 500 people would usually maintain the basic operation and upkeep of the courtyard.

When he informed Gu Yu that he was coming to Haidu, the whole process took no more than ten hours.

The logistics team quickly grew to three thousand people, all of whom were carefully selected from Falkenhausen’s various estates around the world.

Then, depending on his needs, Gu Yu would add more staff as needed.

And this was simply to serve the daily needs of Lü Buyi alone.

This is why Lü Buyi disliked living here and preferred to stay on the Penglai Islands, letting Jiang Liyue bother him every day.

"Tsk... Damn capitalism, oh, it's me. Never mind then."

Now, what lies before Lü Buyi is a plate of Pacific bluefin tuna sashimi, served as an appetizer.

Its total weight is 290 kilograms, and its external value is at least four million US dollars.

Here, in this manor, and even among the ingredients, it is just the most inconspicuous one.

In the magnificent and vast palace, he sat at his desk in his study.

As Lü Buyi turned to look at the [Popularity Feedback Template], he condemned his own extravagance.

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Hmm, at this rate, I'll save up for a while longer until I reach around 100 million to add some points to the control of the Taiyin Beast.

By then, with the sun's awakening and the dragon emperor's aura leaking out as cover, the immortals probably won't care much.

Thinking this, Lü Buyi casually closed the template and took a bite of the appetizer.

The taste was alright, but that's about it.

At this time, Ji Mingyang should be waking up soon.

Let me think of a reason to ask him out—

The gentle sound of Gu Yu pushing open the door temporarily interrupted Lü Buyi's thoughts. He was holding the items that Lü Buyi had arranged in advance.

"Master, this is the most important document you instructed us to prepare before you came. It has been completed."

"Okay, put it down. Don't rush off. Sit down and have something to eat with me."

Lu Buyi had just opened his mouth when Gu Yu had not yet responded.

Their conversation was interrupted by the cell phone that Lü Buyi carried with him to contact Ji Mingyang.

"Is this an urgent message from one of the Far East executives? Or is it a communication from headquarters?"

"Is this His Excellency the Grand Secretary-General or the President?" Gu Yu leaned forward and asked softly, "Should I excuse myself, Patriarch?"

Lu Buyi glanced at the source of the vibration; it was his only friend online.

But I didn't expect that before I could even go to him, he would come to me on his own.

"No need," Lü Buyi waved his hand at Gu Yu, speaking indifferently.

"Just a QQ friend."

Netizens... or QQ? Gu Yu was a little confused for a moment, her face still showing the expression of "What exactly is the head of the family saying?"

In his memory, the strong one was almost unmatched among the three generations before and after him. The head of the declining Far East Lü family had no friends and barely cared about his nominal fiancée.

But now... what the heck is "netizen"?

But he immediately expressed his understanding, after all, the head of the family must have had his reasons for doing so.

It's perfectly normal for an ordinary person like him to not understand the intentions of the family head, who is at the peak of the fifth energy level and is much stronger than the Zen Master.

Lu Buyi ignored Gu Yu's ever-changing expression; his attention was almost entirely focused on Ji Mingyang's information.

[Sun]: "Are you there?"

[Moon]: "Hmm, you're up pretty early. It's only seven o'clock... Is something wrong?"

[Sun]: "No, it's nothing, I'm just a little upset and want to talk to someone. After thinking about it, you're the only one I can think of."

[Sun]: "Are you free?"

Are you free? That's a really difficult question to answer.

Lu Buyi glanced at Gu Yu and the Pacific bluefin tuna sashimi in front of him, then turned back to continue typing.

[Moon]: "It depends on how you define 'available' or 'unavailable'—for example, right now I'm having breakfast at a 1500-hectare estate, with 3000 people working on it, and a 2000 million dollar bluefin tuna sashimi is placed in front of me..."

[The Moon]: "Do you think I have time?"

[Sun]: "So... are you free?"

Lü Buyi smiled. He knew Ji Mingyang probably didn't think he was joking; after all, he had done this kind of flaunting of wealth many times before.

Ji Mingyang asked simply because he wasn't sure if the man was available.

So he asked, and Lü Buyi gave an answer.

[Moon]: "I'm free."

[Moon]: "--And it's not just that I'm available. I'm in Haidu right now. Do you need me to give you some offline tutoring on your worries?"

According to his yin-yang intuition last night, Yin Qing should be right next to Ji Mingyang now.

So the reason Ji Mingyang is in this situation is probably because Yin Qing told him about the Extraordinary World and the Child of Yin and Yang.

This saves me the trouble of explaining things to him, and since I'm going to see him anyway, meeting him in person is a perfect opportunity.

Ji Mingyang on the other end did not reply for half a minute.

He was clearly taken aback for a moment by the sudden offline invitation.

He didn't reply until almost a minute and a half later.

[Sun]: "Was our first in-person meeting really this sudden?"

[Sun]: "And you, the child of a wicked capitalist, actually have time to come out with a recent high school graduate like me?"

[Sun]: "Isn't this plot something out of some cheesy novel?"

[Moon]: "I think you can complain less."

[Sun]: "...I'm fine, but are you sure?"

Lü Buyi's answer to this was very brief, consisting of only three words.

[Moon]: "Send location."

Ji Mingyang hesitated, not because of the difference in their status.

Rather, it was recent events that made him not want to involve his only friend.

He had actually thought that the reason he was able to find him in the vast sea of ​​people was perhaps because [the Moon] was also someone from an extraordinary side, just like Yin and Qing.

It's just that we discovered him earlier and came into contact with him sooner.

Perhaps he is not afraid of the dangers around him; maybe he is very strong.

But what if? What if he's just an ordinary person—

Ji Mingyang didn't want to gamble. He didn't care about anyone else, but he didn't want to gamble with his only friend, "Moon."

[Sun]: "Actually, I have a lot of troubles around me, and this is what bothers me. If we meet in person, you might get dragged into it."

He had never joked with the Moon, so he knew the Moon would understand his meaning and wouldn't misunderstand.

But almost without pausing or hesitating, Ji Mingyang saw the reply on the screen.

[Moon]: "Send location."

[Sun]: "Aren't you going to ask me what dangers and troubles I'm in? What if you can't handle it?"

【moon】:"……"

Lu Buyi couldn't really imagine what Ji Mingyang was dealing with that he couldn't handle for the time being.

Not to mention the two roadside bastards, Snake Princess and Great Tengu, who are causing him trouble now.

Even if Fusu breaks the seal and Huhai steps in, they are not yet at their peak, so we can still defeat them.

[Sun]: "I... I'm surrounded by a lot of trouble right now—for example, some dangerous individuals who have approached me for no apparent reason, a girl of mysterious origin, and I myself seem to have some problems..."

[Sun]: "You know I don't joke with you. It's really dangerous around me right now, and not just any ordinary danger. Do you understand what I mean?"

[Sun]: "Anyway, if you meet me, we might be watched, and you'll be in danger yourself—do you still want to come? To meet?"

Ji Mingyang felt that he had made himself clear enough.

He hoped his friend would back down, not because he looked down on capitalists—

He understood all too well the powerlessness of ordinary people in the face of people like them.

But, as he recently experienced, things always take unexpected turns.

The reply from the other side was still the same three words, without even a single punctuation mark.

[Moon]: "Send location."