Chapter 63: Brother Strikes It Rich

Aside from the passports, the five foreigners also carried cash and bank cards on them.

Illicit gains are mine to take, Li Nianlong thought, unceremoniously transferring the money and bank cards into his Money tab. While the system did not allow illegal income to be stored, funds directly obtained from defeated monsters were exempt from this rule.

The amount of money dropped by monsters was determined by their level and characteristics, typically not substantial, but hosts were allowed one chance to loot defeated monsters. Whatever was scavenged was automatically deemed as spoils of war by the system and could be stored in the system space.

Li Nianlong had discovered this secret mid-month and had even scolded Dragonfly for not telling him sooner, accusing her of causing him to miss out on numerous looting opportunities.

Dragonfly explained that such acquisitions were not exactly legal, hence the system did not encourage it and would not voluntarily inform him.

Reluctantly accepting this explanation, Li Nianlong made sure not to waste a single cent from then on. Every defeated monster was thoroughly searched, earning him the nickname 'Heaven Grows Three Feet Higher' from Dragonfly. However, over the past半个月, the monsters he had defeated were poor, and the extra loot amounted to only two or three hundred thousand, mostly spent on medicine.

This time, with the same intention of plundering, Li Nianlong initially expected to find a few hundred thousand at most, reasoning that foreign agents couldn't be too impoverished. Yet, he grossly underestimated his haul.

These American agents, though carrying only over ten thousand in cash, had more than eight million dollars stored in their bank cards.

Upon seeing the seven-digit figure starting with an '8' in his Money tab, Li Nianlong was overwhelmed with emotion: Brother is finally rich! Brother can finally splurge! Treasures of the second floor, here I come!

Having gained so much from the foreigners, Li Nianlong was in the mood to spend and temporarily lost interest in hunting monsters. He decided to head home instead, leaving the 'exploded' foreigners on the ground for the police to handle once dawn broke.

Li Nianlong's sudden change of plans left the plainclothes police, who were still scattered throughout Chengdu, swatting mosquitoes for another night. When Liu Busong reluctantly called off the operation after 4 AM, the officers erupted in frustration: "Kung Fu Panda, why don't you show yourself? Come out if you dare! I'll shoot you dead! I... f**king... hate... you!"

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With over eight million in his possession, Li Nianlong felt emboldened. The moment he got home, he energetically entered the store space and headed straight for the second floor of the pharmacy.

"Strength-boosting Vigor Pills, speed-enhancing Agility Pills, intelligence-increasing Wisdom Pills, and Qi-boosting Dragon-Tiger Pills… Smack! Give me three of each!"

The old man at the pharmacy looked at Li Nianlong as if he were a fool and coolly stated, "That'll be 120,000. Thank you for your patronage."

Just 120,000! Hmph, here you go!

The wealthy are indeed arrogant. Li Nianlong paid with his nose in the air and swallowed all twelve pills at once.

"You have consumed 3 Vigor Pills; Strength +3. You have consumed 3 Agility Pills; Speed +3. You have consumed 3 Wisdom Pills; Intelligence +3. You have consumed 3 Dragon-Tiger Pills; Qi +3."

A warm current surged within his body, prompting a comfortable murmur from Li Nianlong. Though individual increments of 3 points in attributes were negligible to him, they were still bonus benefits. Even the smallest mosquito leg was meat, and as his level and permissions increased, he would gain access to higher floors with better pills.

Li Nianlong had once asked Dragonfly when he would become invincible. She had replied that it would be at level 50, or possibly earlier if he was lucky. With Li Nianlong already at level 25, just five levels away from unlocking Level 3 permissions, he wondered if there were significantly combat-boosting pills available after level 30.

Regardless, continuously leveling up and gaining permissions was undoubtedly the correct path. Skills, life professions, all required constant acquisition and improvement. Only through this could he grow stronger and fulfill the mission of avenging Uncle Guan.

Unbeknownst to himself, Li Nianlong had abandoned the idea of dying alongside Long Zongheng. Perhaps before, he refrained from such thoughts because he needed to retrieve Uncle Guan's remains. Now, it was more than that. With the Dream System, Nalan Ruyue, and the Yue sisters… he didn't want to die! He didn't want to, very much so. He wanted to live, to live better than anyone else.

Leveling up by defeating monsters, unlocking life professions, honing skills, acquiring equipment and money, and… getting married and having children.

Uncle Guan's greatest wish was for him to live well, to marry and have children – it was almost his dying wish. Last words carried great weight, often more influential than countless daily exchanges. They could even alter the course of one's life.

Yet, some last words were not only insignificant but also amusing. For instance, Emperor Wei Wu Di's final words, beyond addressing the succession issue, included a particularly interesting instruction to his concubines.

He told them to learn more weaving after his death, to produce silk that could be sold for spending money.

How adorable, so practical. Throughout history, Emperor Wei Wu Di was the only monarch in China with such a down-to-earth attitude, embodying the sentiment of not caring what happens after his death.

I'm dead; floods or earthquakes have nothing to do with me anymore.

Live freely, die carefree.

But there was only one Emperor Wei Wu Di in history. Uncle Guan was just an ordinary man, someone who had cared for Li Nianlong like a father for over a decade. His last wishes were not to be ignored or defied.

The second floor of the pharmacy held many more miraculous pills, such as the Yin-Yang Pills that guaranteed the gender of a child, Beauty-Preserving Pills that ensured three years of unchanged youth, and enhanced versions of the first floor's pills.

After some thought, Li Nianlong decided against purchasing the enhanced pills on the second floor. His current level and attribute values were too low for these pills to be effectively utilized, and the cost-benefit ratio wasn't favorable, making it a losing proposition.

Exiting the pharmacy, Li Nianlong headed straight for the tailor shop, intent on having a thorough chat with the beautiful proprietress.

As he stepped through the door, he saw the beautiful proprietress sitting behind the counter, gracefully sewing a piece of clothing with meticulous stitches, a serene and elegant scene reminiscent of a painting.

Swallowing hard, Li Nianlong hurried forward. "Shopkeeper!"

She turned, offering a gentle smile. "Welcome. Please feel free to browse."

"Shopkeeper…" Li Nianlong cleared his throat, quickly removing his night attire to reveal the tight-fitting suit beneath, pointing at the bullet holes. "The quality of this garment you sold me isn't up to par. You claimed it was impervious to blades and bullets, yet look, I nearly ended up riddled with holes today."

"Oh?" The proprietress noted the bullet holes in the suit and smiled lightly. "A .500 Magnum revolver—that's practically a cannon among handguns. How could this suit completely block that? See how small these holes are? It means the suit absorbed most of the damage. There's no problem with its quality."

"Really?" Li Nianlong paused, recalling the items he had obtained from the foreigners. He promptly produced a long-barreled silver pistol.

.500 Magnum Revolver: Damage +90. A cannon among handguns, with immense destructive power.

After examining the gun's attributes, Li Nianlong coughed and put the pistol away. "My mistake. Sorry for the misunderstanding, beauty, please don't be upset."

The proprietress giggled, covering her mouth. "Host, you're quite humorous. To not be upset, you could buy a couple more outfits from me!"

"No problem. That's precisely why I'm here today," Li Nianlong said, thumping his chest. "I've come into a bit of money and plan to splurge it here. If you have anything good, feel free to recommend it."

The proprietress smiled again. "Very well." Pausing, she gave Li Nianlong a once-over and softly suggested, "Your defensive capabilities are currently lacking. I suggest you purchase a full-body tight-fit soft armor. It should easily withstand a .500 Magnum."

As she spoke, a black full-body tight-fitting suit materialized before her. The suit was adorned with fish-scale-like patterns, resembling the scale armor of ancient generals, but with a modern twist.

Fish Scale Soft Armor (Durability 300/300): Defense +100, 3% chance to reflect damage, Qi recovery speed +5%.