“Chen Luo? Where is Chen Luo?”

Some of the Divine-level individuals waiting in the reception area, who were dozing, suddenly opened their eyes.

Is someone calling out a person’s name? It clearly sounds like shimmering amethyst.

The young man with long hair was dumbfounded. Big brother, you can eat whatever you want, but you can’t just say whatever you want.

Everyone looked at the long-haired youth, and immediately felt disappointed.

“It’s just Xiao Liu Zi, what a letdown.”

“Xiao Liu Zi was already here when Chen Luo was wanted, so there’s no way he could be Chen Luo.”

The long-haired youth stammered, “Big brother, you can’t just say that, it could get people killed. Don’t try to harm me.”

Chen Luo shook his head. This guy is too timid. Am I, the real deal, panicking?

Look at me, how arrogant, full of confidence.

After the joke, the long-haired youth said, “Brother, I just meant that you look unfamiliar. Are you a newly promoted Divine-level? Me too. Let’s be friends. Having more friends means more paths.”

Chen Luo said playfully, “Recently, yeah, not more than a few years.”

The long-haired youth perked up, possibly finding a sense of superiority, “I became a god over two hundred years ago.”

Two hundred years, compared to the Divine-level’s lifespan of at least ten thousand years, is indeed a very short time.

The long-haired youth introduced himself, “My name is Cai’er Zhuode. Kun, because I’m the sixth child in my family, people who are familiar with me call me Lao Liu.”

So, the meaning of Lao Liu hasn’t spread to the universe yet. It’s okay, I’ll carry it forward.

This Lao Liu wants to get to know Chen Luo, to have more paths.

I don't know if making other friends will work out, but becoming friends with me, Chen Luo, will definitely lead to more paths—dead ends.

If the Third Prince knows you’re friends with Chen Luo, I guarantee you won’t have a good time.

Huang Yao and the Snake Mother are people Chen Luo doesn’t dare to contact right now, afraid of bringing danger to them.

The original communicator was turned off and destroyed. He's using a new one.

Chen Luo wanted to figure out the situation with Norton, so he started chatting with Lao Liu.

Lao Liu actually said that, on his original planet, he was still a patriarch. In front of his subordinates, he had the aura of an ancestor, but in front of a group of Divine-level individuals, he was just a little brother.

He became incoherent after being intimidated by Chen Luo.

Chen Luo’s eyes rolled. “My name is Wan Linggui.”

Well, that bastard Wan Jiangui also went wandering in the universe, so I’ll just change one character.

Chen Luo didn’t know that Wan Jiangui had been stabbed 666 times by Yuri and thrown into the pollen pool, where he ate and drank his fill and then poked his head out.

Chen Luo asked, “Lao Liu, how long have you been waiting here? When can we get the armor?”

Lao Liu said with a wry smile, “If you’re lucky, it’ll be a dozen years. If you’re unlucky, it could be several decades. There’s no way around it. The demand for armor exceeds the supply. I finally sold off the female disciples from my sect to scrape together the money for the lowest-level armor.”

What? Chen Luo couldn’t believe his ears.

You really are Lao Liu, selling off the female disciples from your sect?

Lao Liu said with a “hi,” “If the ancestor doesn’t get stronger, how can he protect the other disciples? They all volunteered.”

Lao Liu hadn’t been a Divine-level for long and had no ability to compete for territory with other established Divine-level individuals. Although Huang Yao was a bit lacking, he had at least comprehended 62% of the laws, which Lao Liu couldn’t compare to.

No one wanted Lao Liu even as a security guard. No one wanted Huang Yao either. Not only was their strength not high, but they also couldn’t afford to bribe anyone.

Chen Luo looked down on the salary of 100,000 a year, not knowing that even earning that much money was difficult for most people.

Being a security guard is great, with a guaranteed income regardless of drought or flood, safe from wind and rain. If something happens, you just have to make a symbolic appearance. If you can’t handle it, the Empire will naturally take care of it.

Chen Luo looked at Lao Liu with pity. So pitiful.

Lao Liu also looked at Chen Luo with pity. “Brother Wan, I came early, so I have a chance to get the armor within a few decades. You came late, so you’ll have to wait at least a hundred years.”

Chen Luo smiled. Bullshit. Only people without ability wait here.

Chen Luo asked, “Does Master Norton have any ready-made armor? Money is not a problem.”

The problem is that I have no money.

How domineering is that phrase, “Money is not a problem”?

This isn’t a vegetable market where you buy a few vegetables. This is where armor is sold, and the lowest level costs at least ten million amethyst.

Lao Liu was startled and pulled Chen Luo to a secluded place, a flattering smile appearing on his face.

“Big brother, do you have a way to make money? Take your little brother with you. I’m so poor that I’ve even sold my disciples.”

According to Lao Liu’s thinking, Chen Luo hasn’t been promoted for as long as he has, but he has so much money, so he must have found a way to get rich quickly.

Lao Liu patted his chest. “If I can earn 100,000 a year, you’re my own brother.”

“If I can earn 200,000 a year, your business is my business.”

“If I can earn 500,000 a year, you’re the meaning of my life.”

“If I can earn a million a year, anyone who dares to be unfavorable to you will have to step over my dead body first.”

Chen Luo found it amusing and shook his head. “My path is very dangerous. You’re too timid to do it.”

Lao Liu was anxious. “Big brother, how do you know I’m not suitable if you don’t tell me? For money, I’m really willing to risk my life.”

Chen Luo waved his hand. “I’m just asking you, can you buy a ready-made one if you have money?”

Lao Liu thought to himself that he had to have a good relationship with his big brother. Right, who would tell you how to make money right away?

Lao Liu shook his head. “Having money isn’t that useful here. Last year, that spatial teleportation big shot, Shi Su, I saw him come here with my own eyes. He paid a high price, but he still had to wait ten years to get it.”

“Big brother, no matter how much money you have, can you have more than Shi Su? He’s a big shot who makes several million a year.”

Shi Su came specifically to customize armor for spatial abilities, but even with money, he couldn’t get it quickly.

At that time, he thought, ten years, Chen Luo wouldn’t even have become a god in ten years, so there was no rush.

In Lao Liu’s eyes, someone like Shi Su was already a big shot.

Lao Liu said, “As for stock, how is that possible? They sell one as soon as they make one, there’s absolutely none.”

Chen Luo’s heart sank. The situation here is different from what he thought.

As the place where armor is produced, Chen Luo originally thought there would be at least a dozen sets in stock, right?

But it’s really in high demand, and they even have to make it to order.

Lao Liu has been here for so long and hasn’t seen a single set in stock.

He can’t steal it at all.

Should I just snatch this Divine-level metal system, Norton, away?

Make it for me, and you can leave when you’ve made ten thousand sets of armor.

Chen Luo got the idea of grabbing Norton.

I, Chen Luo, dare to do what others don’t dare to do.

Norton has a powerful backer and is also a marquis of the Volsi Empire.

Otherwise, a few random Divine-level individuals would have snatched away the metal system Divine-level Norton, and Norton would have been gone long ago.

Chen Luo asked, “What level of laws does Master Norton comprehend?”

Lao Liu thought for a moment. “I think it’s three, and he has a really bad temper.”

Three? Chen Luo was disappointed. He couldn’t even bring him along with his void travel, let alone trap him.

As for beating him up... the less said about that, the better.

Chen Luo thought, isn’t there also the Rama Metal? That’s ready-made. It would be quick to just have Norton change its shape, right?

Threatening Norton with his family might work, but it would take a long time to make a set of armor, and Chen Luo couldn’t just guard Norton for a few years.

At this time, Lao Liu said, “Brother Wan, if you want to buy a set of armor directly at a high price, it’s not impossible. A few days ago, the Volsi Empire released news that a once-in-a-millennium amethyst-level auction is about to be held, and it’ll have all sorts of good things.”

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Barring accidents, updates will resume tomorrow.

Iron Claw: Tomorrow? I know that one.