Li Dong decisively cut off what Uncle Yan was about to say and told Luo Taozhi that he would also cover the Tiger Regiment Leader’s share.
Since there were new quest rewards coming later, even though Luo Taozhi said it wasn’t necessary, he still proactively raised the amount for each position to 200,000.
Four positions meant 800,000 in total.
As for Uncle Yan’s money, he would just pay it back once the process went through on his end.
Even though he didn’t really care about the money, if Uncle Yan refused to take it, given his temperament, he’d probably be unhappy about it.
“Well…” The Tiger Regiment Leader wanted to say something more, but after Li Dong whispered the payment price in his ear, his eyes first showed shock, then he glanced at Luo Taozhi with slight guilt.
“I… I didn’t know it was this price. I almost made that little girl take a loss. Alright, Little Dong, I’ll do as you say. Once I file my report and get approval, I’ll definitely pay you back as soon as possible!”
“Mm, I know exactly how long your approval process takes, Uncle Yan. If you don’t pay me back, I’ll come knocking on your door!”
“Heh! You little rascal, do you think your Uncle Yan is that kind of person?”
The Tiger Regiment Leader naturally knew Li Dong was joking with him; he was just making his stance clear.
Sometimes, when you’re in a high position, you can’t afford to be careless about things like this.
“Are you two done negotiating?” Seeing that they had reached an agreement, Luo Taozhi began preparing to collect the money.
She could finally pay Xiao Nanchu back!
“Yeah, no problem. Send me the card number in a private message. It’ll be in your account within 24 hours.” Li Dong smiled as he replied to Luo Taozhi, and even added real-world proof to reassure her, just in case she was worried.
“Don’t worry, the Four Seasons Group isn’t going to run off over such a small amount of money.”
Upon hearing this, Luo Taozhi sent Xiao Nanchu’s card number to Li Dong.
She had secretly memorized it before, and over the past couple of days, when Xiao Nanchu ordered takeout, she confirmed it again—the card was still in use.
“Mm, okay, the card number is…” Li Dong glanced at the number after receiving it, and was about to say it was fine when he noticed the sequence looked more and more familiar.
“Are you sure you want the money sent to this card number?”
Li Dong looked toward Luo Taozhi and confirmed again.
“Yeah, that’s right!”
With Luo Taozhi’s current memory, there was no way she would misremember such a simple string of numbers.
“Uh, okay.” Li Dong nodded stiffly.
“Alright then, I’ll transfer the money to you shortly.”
As he spoke, he placed his finger over the ID in the private message chat—the one that had stealthily run off right after they formed the party.
【Left Hand High Damage, Right Hand High Damage】
[Li Dong: ??!!]
[Li Dong: And you say you two don’t know each other?! The card number she sent me was yours!]
[Li Dong: Well, well! When did you meet? And you’re keeping it a secret! 800k and she just hands it right over to you!! What kind of relationship is that?!]
[Li Dong: Wait! I paid for your spot in this dungeon, and now I have to pay you?!]
[Li Dong: Pay me back, pay me back, pay me back, pay me back, pay me back…]
To this, Xiao Nanchu chose to ignore it.
Come on, that guy didn’t care about such a small amount of money at all. He was just pestering out of curiosity about the relationship between him and Luo Taozhi.
If he replied, he’d definitely be grilled relentlessly, so it was better to ignore him from the start.
The reason he had slipped away early was precisely because he was afraid some idiot might say something he shouldn’t.
[Li Dong: Not replying, huh? Fine, I’ll go ask her directly!]
[Left Hand High Damage, Right Hand High Damage: Cough, cough, I was just fighting monsters and didn’t see it. Don’t go bothering her.]
[Li Dong: Hah.]
[Li Dong: Do you think I believe you?]
[Li Dong: Enough talk. I’m asking you what your relationship with her is. If it’s nothing, then I’m going to pursue her. You know I have no resistance to pretty girls~]
[Left Hand High Damage, Right Hand High Damage: Get lost, get lost. You’ll never succeed, so don’t waste your effort.]
To be honest, when he saw Li Dong say he wanted to pursue Luo Taozhi, Xiao Nanchu’s first reaction was to laugh. That guy would never succeed.
After all, Luo Taozhi wasn’t a conventional girl. Even if Li Dong had all the tricks in the world, they wouldn’t work on another man.
But for some reason, after realizing that, he felt an inexplicable, awkward twinge inside.
[Li Dong: Yeah, yeah, sure. Whether I succeed or not is none of your business. I’m just asking what your relationship is.]
[Left Hand High Damage, Right Hand High Damage: Brothers living under the same roof.]
[Li Dong: ??!! You’re cohabiting!! I knew you were up to no good!]
[Li Dong: Before, you said you weren’t even familiar with her, and now you’re spouting nonsense like ‘brothers living under the same roof’!]
[Li Dong: I know your little rundown rental house. Where’s the second bed?]
[Left Hand High Damage, Right Hand High Damage: Believe it or not. I moved out. At best, we’re just roommates now.]
After saying that, Xiao Nanchu couldn’t be bothered to look at the private messages Li Dong sent anymore.
Dealing with that guy wasn’t worth his time. He’d rather focus on leveling up. The 15,000 experience he just got immediately pushed him up another level. He was now Lv9—just one level away from Lv10.
The drop from the 【First Entry】 had made it very clear: the map beyond the novice village was the Longyuan Empire—the same one Li Xunxian had told him about on his other account!
But wait, the Longyuan Empire was ruled by an empress?
Li Xunxian had said she had many siblings… Huh, the empress seemed pretty healthy!
Xiao Nanchu tapped lightly on the virtual panel.
Although Li Xunxian had mentioned the Longyuan Empire to him, she mostly talked about territory and faction divisions. She never mentioned an empress on the throne—only that the imperial children were locked in a bitter struggle over the succession.
She had even suspected that he was an assassin sent by one of her siblings.
So the story outside the novice village was about the Struggle for the Throne?!
The same thought occurred to Luo Taozhi.
Looking at the Dragon Origin Empire Pass and the Empress Celebration Invitation in her hands, she immediately thought of the Longyuan Empire princess Xiao Nanchu had mentioned—the one he had met in that so-called Immortal Sect.
But her train of thought was different from Xiao Nanchu’s. She figured she could make use of Xiao Nanchu’s connection to that princess.
What if she could squeeze some benefits out of her?
Xiao Nanchu was ridiculously lucky. He had essentially made contact with high-level NPCs from the new version ahead of time!
He’d hit the jackpot!
Other players were just entering the new map, while she and Xiao Nanchu already had a princess backing them!
With a big tree to lean on, you can enjoy the shade! Even if the princess wasn’t around in person, there was bound to be some resources that would trickle down, right?!
She had her eye on that Longyuan Empire Imperial Standard Longsword that Xiao Nanchu had mentioned!
From what Xiao Nanchu said, that high-stat weapon not only had no level requirement, but it was also something the princess looked down on! That meant there were plenty more pieces of equipment like that!!
Ehehehehehe…
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