"Why do you think Space City has so much advanced technology?" the president asked again.
"Long developnt ti, large research investnt," Li Xiu thought for a mont and answered.
"The initial research on Demon Armor was done by Changshengtian, and Space City is a place scarce in gemstones, starting late and relying mostly on materials purchased from outside. Yet this place developed the most advanced Demon Armor technology. Don’t you find this problematic?" the president said indifferently.
"I’ve thought about this issue before," Li Xiu pondered, "White Night City was able to establish itself mainly because most of its technology is based on imitation, and then it continued to innovate on that basis. This makes sense. However, Space City’s technology has always been at the forefront of the world, right from the start. I always thought it was because they were lucky enough to have many excellent Magic Armor Researchers. It seems you have a different answer, Mr. President."
"The answer is not important." The president walked out of the pavilion, saying as he strolled, "I’ll give you resources, use people as you wish, improve the level of Demon Armor. As I said, I’ll give you whatever you want. I don’t care about the process, I just want the result. Changshengtian’s Demon Armor must not be inferior to Space City’s."
"Understood." Li Xiu had no choice but to agree.
"Your Trial Taker rank has been improving rapidly; you’ve already reached S-rank. Then go to the inner treasury to receive a Super Spirit Gemstone. Here’s a suggestion: you’d better choose one produced on Earth," the president said as he exited the courtyard, "Go, I need to rest, my health hasn’t been great recently, the doctor advised to rest more."
"Doctor?" Li Xiu was slightly taken aback, it was the first ti he heard that a Trial Taker needed to see a doctor.
After Li Xiu left the courtyard, he saw Baye still waiting outside.
"Why are you still here?" Li Xiu asked.
"Waiting to take you to the inner treasury to select a Super Spirit Gemstone," Baye laughed.
"So all this was decided before I ca, why didn’t you tell earlier?" Li Xiu frowned.
"The more you know, the more likely you are to have taboos when speaking, which won’t do you any good," Baye said as he led Li Xiu to the inner treasury.
"How does the president still have ti to be the City Lord of Red Sand City?" Li Xiu asked.
Baye was so frightened he quickly made a shushing gesture: "My little ancestor, can you please not speak carelessly? If soone heard that, it would cause big trouble."
"Alright, then tell a secret I can hear," Li Xiu said.
"I’m just soone who interprets characters, how would I know any secrets." Baye was adamant and wouldn’t budge, no matter how much Li Xiu pressed.
The two of them arrived at the inner treasury, and using the token to pave the way, soone soon led them inside.
The inner treasury, unlike the warehouse of the General Affairs Departnt, wasn’t that large, just a four-story small building.
Strangely, this small building had no guards, and there was no inner treasury managent staff, only a blind old woman cleaning inside.
"How co there aren’t even any guards here, aren’t you afraid of theft?" Li Xiu looked at the seemingly ordinary blind old woman, noting she didn’t even have a Skill Brand or Demon Spirit Ring on her hands, suggesting she wasn’t a Trial Taker.
"You think soone would dare steal from the City Lord’s Mansion?" Baye laughed.
"That’s true." Li Xiu glanced at the shelves inside the building, which held a variety of things, but he didn’t see any Super Spirit Gemstones.
"Blind Woman, where are the Super Spirit Gemstones?" Baye asked the blind old woman.
"On the left shelf on the third floor," the Blind Woman replied while wiping objects, without even turning around.
In fact, turning around wouldn’t do any good since she couldn’t see anyway.
Baye led Li Xiu up the stairs to the third floor. As they went up, Li Xiu asked, "If I can’t ask about other matters, I can at least ask about Li Qingyi, right? The president only had this one daughter in thousands of years, is it a problem with him, or the won he found?"
"Just kill already!" Baye said bitterly in response to Li Xiu’s question.
"Okay then, I won’t ask that. Who is Li Qingyi’s mother? Surely, you can tell that at least?" Li Xiu smiled.
Baye breathed a sigh of relief: "That’s nothing confidential. Everyone in Changshengtian knows that the one who bore the daughter for the president is Madam Qianhua, his eighty-seventh wife."
"Wow, the president has married so many wives?" Li Xiu exclaid in surprise.
"It’s not much. Ancient emperors even had harems. The president has lived for thousands of years, much more formidable than those emperors. Even if he had three thousand beauties in his harem, it wouldn’t be much," Baye said. "However, the president is a person of deep affection, never having more than one wife at a ti, and devoted to each wife until the previous one passed away before marrying a new one."
"Then why didn’t the previous eighty-six wives bear him any children? Does the president have so hidden ailnt? Is Li Qingyi really his biological daughter?" Li Xiu whispered.
"Brother, brother, I implore you, can we not court death?" Baye’s legs went soft.
"Alright, let’s just look at the Super Spirit Gemstone." Li Xiu ca to the shelf the Blind Woman had ntioned, reaching out to open a box on the shelf, imdiately seeing a purple Super Spirit Gemstone inside. The purple light swirled within, like a colorful little bird flying inside the gemstone.
"The things in the inner treasury are part of the president’s personal collection. Although not many, every piece is a fine item. Being allowed to choose a Super Spirit Gemstone from here is a trendous blessing. Apart from the Eldest Miss, no one else has this fortune. You must choose carefully," Baye said, frequently glancing at a particular box on the shelf, evidently signaling to Li Xiu.
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