Only I can make them stronger

Now that Phoenix has helped him get rid of this time bomb, Xia Ye can't even use the excuse he prepared when he came.

"By the way, have you seen the people of Phoenix with your own eyes? Are they as tall and brave as described in the legend, with explosive genetic abilities?" The young man seemed to be very interested in this topic and asked immediately.

Hearing this, Xia Ye immediately had Karen's blond hair, muscular figure, broad sword... and round big buttocks in his mind.

"I guess so. Why, are you interested in Phoenix Office?"

"Nonsense! Who wouldn't be interested in Phoenix Office?" The young man looked at Xia Ye as if he were an idiot.

"Are they so powerful?" The latter thought to himself, why didn't he feel it from Karen?

"Of course he is powerful! Let's not talk about anything else, just talking about their president, he is a legendary ninth-level strongman!"

"What does... quasi-ninth level mean?" Xia Ye asked puzzledly.

"Because their president is not an alien, but a real mythical creature!"

"The mythical creature named Phoenix!"

2. Luo Qi likes

When Xia Ye heard the words "mythical species", his heart suddenly tightened.

According to Luo Qi, these creatures are a ruling class that is almost above all living things in the world and possesses absolute power.

They are truly terrifying creatures that have evolved to perfectly adapt to the influence of physical elements. They are the biological endpoint that combines all the advantages of both monsters and humans.

For the vast majority of people on Hill Continent, their existence is equivalent to that of gods.

And for Xia Ye himself, it is also the biggest stone weighing on his heart.

The mythical species also participated in the war to massacre the people with real abilities.

Xia Ye didn't expect that there would be such a scary guy in the office where she was preparing to have harem members.

"A mythical creature with ninth-order power... [Phoenix]..."

"Grass!"

Apart from the word "草", he really didn't know what to say.

Hill Continent always gives him a big boost when he feels he is doing a little better.

"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time. If it has the guts, fly over and kill me now." Xia Ye forced himself to calm down and adopted a method of spiritual victory.

But at this moment, a white and tender hand gently patted his shoulder.

"No...is...it..." At this moment, Xia Ye felt that the blood in his body was almost flowing backwards out of fear.

He turned his head slowly and woodenly, like a rusty clockwork doll.

But when he saw the person coming from behind, Xia Ye immediately had only one thought in his mind:

"So big...Phew! So beautiful!"

The other person was a tall and beautiful woman wearing clothes similar to those of a mercenary.

She has shoulder-length wavy black hair, brown almond eyes, regular facial features, a beautiful nose, cherry lips, dimples, and skin as white as jade. Even the cold and simple mercenary uniform can't hide her bright temperament and appearance.

Xia Ye, who had been immersed in the art of "cup appreciation" for many years, could tell at a glance that although the other party was wrapped tightly in heavy mercenary uniforms, the pair of headlights were definitely at the F to G level.

Such a huge peak may deceive others, but it cannot deceive his sharp eyes.

"Excuse me, have you finished handing over the task here? Sorry... I'm a little bit in a hurry..." The beauty's voice was as gentle as Luo Qi's, but less elegant and more friendly, just like the big sister next door whom you meet by chance in the early morning.

"Oh...oh! It will be done soon!" After hearing the other party's words, Xia Ye woke up from his dream and found that more and more people had come to the assembly hall. He quickly turned around and stopped talking to the young man. He completed the handover of the task at the speed of light and hurriedly stepped aside to make room.

This was the first time that Xia Ye showed such hospitality in Hill Continent. As for the reason, he himself was not quite sure.

He just felt that this beautiful woman made him feel very comfortable. Whether it was her hair color, eye color, appearance or temperament, she was the most normal among all the people he had met so far, and the closest to the human being in his previous life.

This made him feel more at ease than ever before, so he subconsciously turned back into the otaku who didn't even dare to say hello to the opposite sex.

"Thank you." Soon, the black-haired beauty completed the task handover, walked to the side and looked at Xia Ye who was still standing there, curved her almond eyes, pursed her pink lips, and smiled politely.

Xia Ye felt that her mood became much brighter because of this smile.

"No...you're welcome..." He tried hard to recover his heartbeat from the shock and surprise, but found that it was still pounding uncontrollably.

"You're so funny, why are you nervous?" The other person's calm and gentle gaze was like a pool of autumn water, and seemed to be able to see through his heart, easily telling Xia Ye's embarrassment.

"Is there...is there any?"

"No, hehe..." The beautiful woman said teasingly with a tacit understanding, as if she didn't want to expose Xia Ye further.

The playful words, like the spring breeze, only made Xia Ye feel more comfortable than ever before.

Unconsciously, he really seemed to be less nervous.

"My name is 'Y', what's yours?" Then, the beauty suddenly stretched out her hand and generously extended an invitation to Xia Ye.

The latter smiled, shook hands lightly with the other party and then took it back.

"Xia Ye."

"Nice name, Xia Ye...will we meet again?" The black-haired beauty had two dimples at the corners of her mouth. After smiling sweetly, she left a sentence that sounded like a question and an affirmation, then turned and left.

"I'm a bit rushed today, so I won't chat for long..."

A fragrant breeze blew by, and when Xia Ye turned around, the beauty had disappeared.

It's like a dream.

"No file prompt appears..." After opening the system, everything was the same as before, and Xia Ye felt a sense of loss.

He had gotten used to the feeling that whenever a beautiful woman appeared and he knew her name, the system would immediately give him a file.

"But one should not be too greedy... the beloved wives in Qianshi Office, and Karen and Jinniel who are far away under the Myth Species... just treat them as wonderful passers-by..." Xia Ye sighed, tried to convince himself, and looked at his phone.

Just after completing the task handover, the account immediately received the payment from the commissioned meeting. After deducting the handling fee, there were a total of 225 city merits.

The monthly residence tax for each resident is 300 city merits. In other words, the merits Xia Ye has at this time, plus the 200 merits given by Sullivan during the previous identity authentication, are enough to pay this month's residence tax, and there are even 125 merits left.

Converted into tower buckles, there is still nearly two thousand left, which is enough for him to live for the next half month.

After a little consideration, Xia Ye walked out of the commissioned meeting place contentedly and headed in another direction.

Next, he was going to go to Careya's equipment shop - he had another private deal with the other party, which was to show Careya after completing the +4 of the crowbar.

Careya did take risks to help them, and although a lot of things happened in the process, he would still keep his promise.

Besides, he really wanted to see what Careya would think of his new enhanced weapon.

Just as Xia Ye was strolling while thinking about the black-haired beauty, a familiar shop on the corner of the road caught his eye.

It was [Weaving and Thread], a shop with a unique artistic style that was hard for him to ignore.

An idea suddenly popped into Xia Ye's mind, driving him to walk over.

The wind chimes rang, and a voice immediately came from inside the house:

"Please come in."

Unlike last time, this time Xia Ye didn't even have to report his identity as a member of Qianshi Agency to get permission to enter.

"Are you satisfied with the collar you bought last time?" The stunning girl with blonde hair and blue eyes was still wearing Gothic-style clothing. She looked at Xia Ye indifferently, which was completely different from the state of a shop owner greeting a customer.

"very satisfied……"

"What do you want to do this time?"

"Actually, I have a question to ask you..." Even though it was the second time they met, Xia Ye still felt very uncomfortable when communicating with the other party.

Especially after having just experienced the feeling of being bathed in spring breeze.

"If you don't want to make anything, please leave." The other party didn't seem to intend to say anything more to Xia Ye and directly ordered him to leave.

"Wait a minute! What I want to ask is, what kind of maid outfit does Luo Qi usually like to wear? If I know, I want to customize one... It must be the one she likes best." Hearing this, Xia Ye said repeatedly.

"Luo Qi seems to be very familiar with you guys, so I guess maybe many of her clothes were made by you guys."

Hearing Xia Ye's words, the girl's delicate eyes slowly moved towards Xia Ye's eyes, stared at him for two seconds, and suddenly said:

"The answer to the question costs 1000 taels, and the custom clothes are free."

3. What Luo Qi doesn’t like

The strange answer made Xia Ye stunned for a moment.

What does "The answer to the question is 1000 buckles, customization is free" mean?

Could it be that Luo Qi never charges for customizing clothes from her?

"What is your relationship with Luo Qi...? Is it convenient for me to ask?" After thinking for a while, Xia Ye continued to ask hesitantly.

"The answer to this question is also 1000 tower buckles."

"..."

"Okay Mia, don't arbitrarily set prices for 'goods' that don't exist here." Just when Xia Ye was speechless, a noble yet lively voice sounded from behind the counter.

Looking up, I saw a blonde girl who looked exactly like the girl called "Mia" at the front desk and was dressed exactly the same as her. She slowly walked out, propped up her arms on the counter, intertwined her slender fingers to support her chin, and looked at me with interest with narrowed smiling eyes.

The other person's appearance seemed to have greatly livened up the atmosphere in the store, making Xia Ye feel much more comfortable.

Compared to Mia, she looked like a real person.

After she appeared, Mia sat there motionless like a doll whose spring had run out of steam.

"The collar last time was made for Leah, right?" The girl continued to ask without waiting for Xia Ye to respond.

"Yes...how did you know?" Xia Ye was stunned. He didn't know what was going on, so he could only ask back.

"I've seen that girl. Deep down, she longs to be enslaved, but she has never found a suitable master." Xia Ye frowned at the girl's choice of words.

"Maybe the collar is just to add a little fun to life and is a decoration, it doesn't mean anything." He retorted lightly.

"Really?" The girl smiled noncommittally, propped herself up, and moved her stunning face closer. Her emerald eyes stared meaningfully into Xia Ye's eyes, and a light fragrance slowly drifted into his nostrils.

"So, sir, do you want to add some 'fun in life' to Luoqi today?"

"You can understand it that way." Xia Ye was a little unhappy with the other party's words just now, but since he needed help from others at this time, he did not show it too obviously.

"You saw through Leah's heart accurately and gave her a suitable gift, but what about Luo Qi?"

"Have you seen her clearly?"

Xia Ye has thought about this question and the answer is yes.

"……No."

"Look, this is something that even you can't judge. No matter what answer I give you, how can you confirm it?"

"What do you want to say?" For some reason, Xia Ye suddenly felt irritated when listening to the other party's words.

"I want to ask, since you yourself can't judge the authenticity and value, why don't I ask for a higher price?"

"I can give you an answer, but the price is... let's just set it at one million dollars."

"What?!" Xia Ye frowned at the other party's absurd answer and asked in a lost voice.

"The night of the black moon is coming soon. Anyone can easily walk into Luoqi's heart and see her true side."

"But what's the price?" The girl's expression did not change because of Xia Ye's reaction. She still had that noble and teasing expression on her face. She stared at him without giving in. When Xia Ye fell silent, she continued:

"Did you know that Luo Qi once went to a place called Phoenix?"

Phoenix? Wait, Karen mentioned that!

When she first met Karen, she said that Luoqi had stayed in Phoenix for a while, went to Phoenix Office, and encountered some things.

But that was before the establishment of Chise Agency, and neither Leah nor Sana knew about it.

"It was a city full of opportunities and struggles. It was much larger and stronger than the Hill City-State... But this large and well-ordered city encountered the greatest terrorist incident since its establishment on a bleak night.

Even if the mythical creatures tried to stop it, more than 200 people died overnight."

"Until now, few people know who the murderer is, let alone where she is."

"Sir, which one do you think is more expensive, more than 200 lives or one million dollars?"

The girl's words made Xia Ye feel a little cold all over.