Chapter 265: Whoa, So the Rich Really Rely on Tech

"A-qing's senior"

An Sheng's expression turned subtle as he looked at Wang Qiqi, who now bore the form of a leopard woman, and asked:

"Since you graduated from Nongxue Academy, you should know where the principal's office is, right?"

"Lin Ying and I made a reservation for a campus tour. Could you show us the way? I'm very curious about the principal's office layout."

"You want to hit the principal too?"

Hearing Fu Li Lao Ye speak, Wang Qiqi paused briefly, then spoke, cutting straight to the heart of the matter:

"But I don't recommend it—our school has twelve principals: one main, six deputy, and five honorary. The deputy principal of Xiqi holds administrative rank equivalent to a full provincial director, and his medical insurance balance is unimaginable."

"Too?"

An Sheng gave Wang Qiqi a strange look—her use of the word "too" was oddly perceptive. The moment he mentioned the principal's office, she instantly knew he wanted to talk to the principal.

"The number of spirit beasts who want to punch the principal could circle the playground if they queued up," Wang Qiqi continued after a moment. "But now isn't the time to talk about that."

"Right now, the most important thing is cleaning up the scene and finding the hotel manager. Thank goodness this was Xiqi—if it had happened in Changancheng, things would've been messy."

Compared to the crowded, never-sleeping city, foot traffic here in Xiqi was low, and since the hotel was deep in the suburbs, there were even fewer witnesses.

All we need now is to clean up and locate the hotel manager and the car owner to negotiate compensation.

"Don't worry!" Fu Li Lao Ye scanned the destruction he and Jin Qianbao had caused, then said proudly to Wang Qiqi: "Except when fighting Jin Qianbao, I always held back—even when charging, I aimed for the glass. I didn't even crack the hotel's marble floor."

During the fight with Jin Qianbao, An Sheng's target was clear: the leopard's head. He had no intention of damaging property.

As for using the car as a weapon, that should be blamed on the leopard's head.

It didn't use the gas car to beat me.

I wouldn't have used the electric car to smack it.

……………

After the misunderstanding was cleared up, Wang Qiqi didn't stay to chat with Fu Li Lao Ye. Instead, she notified the support team to enter, bringing small engineering equipment to clear the site and replant the ancient tree.

The Jin Qianbao, capable of manipulating muscle and form, had recovered slightly and now lay lazily on the hotel lobby's sofa, showing no serious injuries.

Jin Qianbao's physical resilience was also high; it had merely been briefly knocked unconscious by Fu Li Lao Ye's tree strike.

"Fu Li Lao Ye"

Lin Ying walked over to Fu Li Lao Ye, glanced at An Sheng, who was gazing out the window, and asked with slight confusion:

"Electric cars… are really a great invention." Sitting cross-legged in the hotel lobby, An Sheng lifted his head and said with admiration:

"One swing delivers stunning damage, and once the battery pack ruptures and catches fire, it adds poison damage. One weapon, combining physical, magical, and toxic effects. No wonder Yinfu kept saying the future of cars belongs to new energy."

This was An Sheng's first time using an electric car as a weapon, and he held a very high opinion of modern new-energy weapons.

Electric cars are far more interesting than tasers.

It's only because Jin Qianbao has thick skin and layers of fat as cushioning—if it had been Bai Bai or a Golden Lion instead, one swing from the car would've knocked them out cold.

A two-ton beast, yet still enchanted.

"So the future of new-energy vehicles is… this?" Lin Ying said, her expression blank.

But honestly—when viewed from Fu Li Lao Ye's perspective, electric cars are perfectly suited as weapons. He wasn't wrong.

"Do you want a new-energy weapon, Fu Li Lao Ye?" Lin Ying chuckled lightly, shook her head, and picked up Fu Li Lao Ye to ask: "If you want one, I'll think of something for you later."

How could human logic possibly measure Fu Li Lao Ye's preferences?

Just like before, when he spent a fortune ordering a fish-stunning device on Xianyu that could knock out whales, and now his obsession with the wolf-repellent taser—he clearly preferred things that crackled with electricity over traditional incense and spirit money.

All one can say is:

As times change rapidly, even Lao Ye has taken a liking to the cyber (cable) incense, rich in yang energy.

"New-energy weapons? Do such things exist?" An Sheng asked, looking at Lin Ying with a strange expression.

"To others, maybe not—but for Fu Li Lao Ye, they might. I remember investing in a materials company two years ago; their lab could synthesize carbon nanotube-graphite composite materials."

"We could build a warhammer frame from the composite, then fill it with high-combustion chemicals. Fu Li Lao Ye just lights it when using, and after use, you return it to the company to swap the ammo," Lin Ying said.

Fu Li Lao Ye stared at Lin Ying, eyes wide.

Carbon… what-nanotube-graphite?

Do we really have to go this high-tech?

An Sheng understood the terms Lin Ying used, but the more he heard, the more confused he became.

An Sheng thought for a moment and said: "Let's make one first and test its effect? The spirit beasts in big cities are all so fat and well-fed—I'm worried my shock hammer won't even dent them."

"Huh?"

Jin Qianbao looked at Fu Li Lao Ye, then at the newly replanted ancient tree, and slowly formed a question mark.

Won't dent them?

You're probably worried you won't kill them outright.

After pausing to oversee the scene's coordination, Wang Qiqi returned to the lobby and briefly spoke with Lin Ying, asking mostly about Fu Li Lao Ye's habits.

She also arranged to lead everyone to the new Nongxue Academy for a visit the next morning.

Lin Ying wasn't A-qing,

but her file noted that Fu Li Lao Ye was a master of time management.

Daytime belonged to A-qing; nighttime automatically transferred to Lin Ying.

Though tonight's misunderstanding caused an estimated loss of over two million, those were trivial matters—as long as no one was hurt.

Changancheng welcomes Fu Li Lao Ye to relocate—ideally, his time-management ability should be upgraded further.

From the current day-night division, he should permanently settle in Changancheng and find a new caretaker, restructuring his schedule into morning, noon, and night.

Morning: A-qing.

Noon: new caretaker.

Night: Lin Ying.

Changancheng lies at the junction of north and south, where a great mountain range runs through it. Surrounding it are over a dozen named ecological reserves, and countless smaller protected zones and mountains that boggle the eye.

The rank-defending Jin Qianbao was born in the Qinling Mountains, but its duty was not forest management—it was ensuring human safety and driving away evil beasts.

Fu Li Lao Ye's nature was practically that of a born-to-be ultimate woodcutter.

When Fu Li Lao Ye returned to his room to rest, his Wish List suddenly flickered.

An Sheng froze, then opened the Wish List.

【Fu Li Lao Ye is simply amazing—I've never seen such a model worker trait.】

(End of Chapter)