The system was set three years in advance, but the universal deities still hadn't arrived.

Chapter 35 I've never seen anything like this in my life; I've never heard of such an outrageous request.

Zeng Shen couldn't figure it out, so he prepared to leave.

"It's almost noon. Let me treat you to clam and shellfish hot pot at a restaurant. The clams and shellfish there are all supplied by my clam and shellfish farm, and they taste incredibly delicious," Liu Miao recommended.

"Boiled clams and mussels, I love to eat this."

Zeng Shen nodded and, with Liu Miao in tow, drove the RV away from the port.

As it turned out, they had only been gone for a short time.

The RV drove not far from the port dock.

Suddenly, two vans stopped in front of the RV, and seven or eight thugs got out, carrying sticks.

And at this time.

A notification sound rang in Zeng Shen's ears.

[The host has encountered a third-tier water-elemental deity and several first- and second-tier water-elemental deities who are surrounding him. It is recommended that the host activate the engine before they can completely surround him, overwhelm them, and escape quickly.]

"What kind of ridiculous suggestion is this? I'm still young, and I don't want to work for the royal family yet."

Zeng Shen mentally gave the system a good scolding.

These thugs shouted at the RV from a distance:

"get off."

"It seems the security situation here isn't very good," Zeng Shen said with a smile, about to get out of the car.

Liu Miao frowned slightly, grabbed Zeng Shen's finger as he was about to open the car door, and said, "Zeng Shen, they are local thugs. There might be some misunderstanding. I'll go down and ask them."

"Won't it be dangerous for you to go down alone?"

“No problem. I’ve met my grandfather before and dealt with them. They were very polite to my grandfather. Besides, they have many relatives who work as porters at my dock. They shouldn’t do anything to me.”

"Alright, be careful."

Liu Miao nodded, opened the car door, and walked towards the group of thugs.

A blond thug wearing sunglasses, clearly the leader of the group, led a group of his underlings toward Liu Miao.

Finally, they walked to the middle of the RV and the van and stopped in both.

Zeng Shen did not stay in the car, but got out of the car because he was worried. He just stood in front of the RV door and did not go forward.

The blond thug wearing sunglasses sized up Liu Miao and said with a smile, "Miss Liu, my brothers and I have been spending a bit more money lately, so we'd like to borrow some from you to tide us over."

"My company is almost bankrupt, how could I possibly lend you any money?" Liu Miao refused.

“Miss Liu, we brothers just saw you go to the bank, and the bank manager even saw you out. If you don’t have money, I don’t believe it. Or do you think we brothers are easy to fool?”

What if I don't lend it to you?

"If Miss Liu won't lend it to us, how about we play with her for a few days?" the blond thug with sunglasses teased.

"Yeah, haha."

The henchmen behind the blond-haired thug in sunglasses all grinned lewdly and echoed his sentiments.

"Miss Liu, serve us for a few days, and we promise not to borrow money from you, and we'll pay you back. It's a fair deal."

"Yes, and we can protect you."

"As long as they make us comfortable, we'll..."

"You!" Liu Miao said angrily, listening to the thugs' foul language, "Aren't you afraid my grandfather will find out?"

The blond thug sneered, "Don't try to scare us with your grandfather. We know he's dying. He's been in a coma for two months and is probably going to die soon. If you don't lend us money today, you can forget about running this dock properly in the future."

The henchman behind the blond thug laughed and said, "Haha, that's right. We're afraid of your grandfather, but that doesn't mean we're afraid of a little girl like you."

"you"

Everyone has their Achilles' heel, and Liu Miao's grandfather was her Achilles' heel. Instantly, she was so angry that she raised her hand to slap the blond thug.

"You dare to hit me and see what happens."

When the blond thug saw Liu Miao raise her hand to slap someone, he squinted and arrogantly berated her.

Liu Miao was startled, her hand paused, and then, regaining her composure, reason prevailed, and she slowly withdrew her hand. The thugs, seeing this, burst into laughter.

"Boss, she chickened out, haha."

Amidst the laughter of the surrounding thugs, the blond thug became even more arrogant.

"You little vixen, didn't you want to slap me in the face? Why did you hold back? Come on, come and hit me, I'll let you hit me for free, come on!"

"Snapped."

A crisp slap rang out from the blond thug's face.

The laughter of all the thugs present stopped instantly, and they looked on incredulously.

Liu Miao was the same; she stared wide-eyed at Zeng Shen, who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Zeng Shen rubbed his palms, muttering to himself, "I've never seen anything like this in my life. I've never heard of such an outrageous request."

Upon hearing Zeng Shen's words, Liu Miao, who had been tense, couldn't hold back her laughter and burst out laughing.

"Fuck."

The thug snapped out of his daze upon hearing Zeng Shen's words.
Huang Ziliang, clutching his face reddened by Zeng Shen's slap, roared furiously, "Brothers, kill him!"

Immediately, the thugs, wielding sticks, rushed towards Zeng Shen.

"what."

Liu Miao was so frightened by the thugs that her legs went weak and she squatted down, instinctively covering her head with her hands for protection.

But Zeng Shen looked at the thugs rushing towards him without any panic on his face. Instead, the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up, and his eyes revealed a hint of excitement.

During this time, he had been studying combat techniques at the Li Huo Martial Arts School, but he hadn't had a proper place to test his progress.

But now, isn't the opportunity here?
Immediately, Zeng Shen used only twice the agility amplification spell to kick a thug who was about to be hit with a stick. Then, he threw a left hook and a right hook at the other thugs, knocking them all to the ground.

"Fuck."

After his underlings rushed forward, the blond thug also tried to rush over, but when he saw his underlings being knocked to the ground in just a few seconds, their cries of pain echoing everywhere.

He was stunned and dared not step forward.

Zeng Shen beckoned to him with his finger. The blond thug glanced at his underlings lying on the ground, hesitated for a moment, then roared to embolden himself before rushing over.

"Not bad, you have some guts."

Zeng Shen praised, and then, with a speed that the blond thug could barely see, he easily threw him to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw.

After all the thugs were knocked to the ground, Zeng Shen turned around and helped Liu Miao, who had been huddled on the ground in fear, covering her head, to her feet.
"It's alright, get up."

"Huh?" Upon hearing Zeng Shen's voice, Liu Miao lowered the hands that were protecting her head and looked around.

All the thugs were lying on the ground, clutching their stomachs and groaning in pain.

At that moment, her face was filled with utter shock.

"You were the one who defeated them all?"

"Who else could it be?"

Zeng Shen laughed, then turned to face the blond thug who had been thrown over his shoulder and was still lying on the ground pretending to be seriously injured.

“If I find out you still dare to blackmail Liu Miao, I’ll cripple you all. I’m counting to three now. If you don’t move that van blocking your way, I’ll beat you up again.”

"what."

Upon hearing Zeng Shen's words, the blond thug immediately got up, grabbed a bunch of his henchmen, and drove off in his van in a sorry state.

[The host, with the strength of the weak, suppressed and repelled a third-tier water-elemental deity, gaining 2000 survival points.]

[The host, with the strength of the weak, suppressed and repelled a first-tier water-elemental deity, gaining 2000 survival points.]

[The host overcomes the strong with the weak, suppression +2000]

[The host uses the weak to overcome the strong and suppress them.]

(End of this chapter)