The ultimate Valkyrie has fallen for me

"remuneration?"

Dong Pengfei's eyes widened, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

He started the fire himself, and now he's putting it out, and he's asking for payment?

This isn't a reward; it's clearly revenge!

"...Okay! What kind of reward do you want?"

This is revenge, but the key right now is that the situation is beyond his control. No matter how aggrieved Dong Pengfei is, he has no choice but to bow his head when he's under someone else's roof.

"Why didn't you do this earlier?"

Lu Yuan smiled and took out a sheet from his spatial ring, tossing it over.

Dong Pengfei caught it, unfolded it, and looked at the list, which was more than a meter long and contained hundreds of materials. His eyes widened, and he almost spat out another mouthful of blood.

This isn't a reward, nor is it revenge; this is fucking extortion!

"It's not just about looking at one side; there's more on the other side too."

Just as Dong Pengfei was furious, Lu Yuan suddenly spoke up again.

Dong Pengfei was stunned. He flipped the form over and, unable to hold back any longer, spat out a mouthful of blood.

There was even half a piece of paper on the back!

"Don't go too far."

He took several deep breaths to barely suppress his roar, his eyes blazing as he glared at Lu Yuan.

"You think I'm going too far? Then there's nothing to talk about. Fine then."

Lu Yuan shrugged and turned to leave.

"etc!"

As soon as he lifted his foot, Dong Pengfei quickly reached out and shouted.

If Lu Yuan leaves, what will happen to Subject 1?

We definitely can't send in the army, otherwise even if we kill Subject 1, we won't be able to protect the base, and we'll also lose troops, which would be a complete disaster.

If forced to choose between the two, the best outcome would be to abandon the base.

But the so-called base is the foundation!

If this place is abandoned, all of Tianjing Group's strongholds in the Northern Wilderness will be affected, like vines without a big tree to cling to, which may be cut down one by one!

It's important to understand that while the seven major martial arts groups appear harmonious in the Northern Wilderness, they are actually each harboring their own ulterior motives. Which of their bases and strongholds hasn't been attacked? And who else but the others could have been the ones to launch those attacks?

Giving up this base is almost equivalent to giving up Tianjing Group's many years of hard work in the Northern Wilderness.

"I promise you!"

In comparison, while Lu Yuan's list was excessive, it wasn't entirely unacceptable.

Dong Pengfei sighed helplessly; faced with two evils, he could only choose the lesser one.

"That's right."

Lu Yuan smiled and said directly.

"Deliver the goods to my base within ten days. You know I'm rushing to finish them there. If they don't arrive on time, I can't guarantee that the out-of-control monster won't come back."

"good!"

"Bye-Bye."

Lu Yuan waved his hand, transformed into a streak of red light, and instantly disappeared into the horizon.

Roar~!

A moment later, with a roar, the gate turned and left.

"...Lu Yuan!"

Looking at the departing Experiment No. 1, at the base that was nearly half destroyed, and then at the list in his hand, Dong Pengfeng clenched his fists, his eyes seeming to want to kill.

Unfortunately, if looks could kill, there would probably be no living people left in this world.

Lu Yuan knew perfectly well how much Dong Pengfei hated him, even without using his mental powers, but he didn't care; in fact, he even seemed to enjoy it.

You can't stand it but you can't do anything about it, being a jerk is actually pretty fun.

While he was pondering, he activated Blood Shadow Escape and returned to the base.

"Where have you been?!"

Xia Banzhu had been waiting for him, and asked him a serious question.

"Relax, I'm just going to collect a debt."

Lu Yuan smiled and recounted what he had just done.

Hearing that Lu Yuan hadn't encountered any danger and hadn't caused any new trouble, Xia Banzhu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, after a moment of contemplation, he suddenly said something.

"That's too little."

"Huh? What?"

"I told you you didn't order enough. With the financial resources of Tianjing Group, you could easily double the amount."

"...So I was conservative after all."

Lu Yuan smacked his lips, and Chong Xia Banzhu gave him a thumbs up.

"You're ruthless."

As he spoke, Lu Yuan turned to leave.

Xia Banzhu quickly grabbed him, her brows furrowing.

"Where are you going now that you've just gotten back!"

"Go and make Dong Pengfei double his winnings!"

"...You're shameless enough."

Xia Banzhu shook her head helplessly and pulled Lu Yuan back.

"We've already agreed on everything, so how can you raise the price again? Have some sense of contractual obligation. Besides, even if you're shameless, Dong Pengfei isn't stupid; he's not going to double the price for you."

"I should have discussed it with you beforehand, what a pity."

Lu Yuan sighed, his face full of regret.

Xia Banzhu snorted softly, a hint of smugness appearing on her face, thinking to herself, "Now you know, right?"

However, he immediately put on a serious face and spoke.

"What are your plans for those wilderness situations?"

"What else can we do but try to stay at the base!"

"Indeed, that's quite a force. By the way, what method did you use to abduct these people?"

"Well……"

Lu Yuan scratched his head. He couldn't very well say that he had gone to marry into another family.

"Enough of that. We need to think carefully about how to keep them here."

"This shouldn't be difficult."

Xia Banzhu stopped asking questions and continued to plot with Lu Yuan.

In reality, it's nothing more than using a stable and comfortable life to "corrupt" them. Compared to the previous precarious existence, they now have a stable and safe environment, and even a fool would know which to choose.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Yuan told Xia Banzhu about the secret realm.

Upon hearing that Lu Yuan had discovered a secret realm, Xia Banzhu was immediately taken aback. However, after hearing Lu Yuan's detailed description, she realized that it was a secret realm with almost no value, and she sighed again.

"Although there are no resources, it is still a secret realm, which can serve as a good rear buffer."

"That's right. If we really encounter any trouble, we can all move directly into the secret realm and hold it off against all odds."

Lu Yuan nodded; that was what he thought too.

But this means that a base needs to be established outside the secret area, which is the original village.

"You probably already had this in mind."

While claiming to help the villagers rebuild their village, Xia Banzhu was actually building her own stronghold. Looking at Lu Yuan, she couldn't help but purse her lips and shake her head.

"You are truly shameless."

"Isn't that what you think too? Same here."

The two exchanged a knowing smile, a smile that betrayed a sinister undertone of mutual respect between heroes.

Then, the two began to discuss the location of the stronghold.

Establishing a base is not difficult; the challenge lies in how to connect the two bases, which are tens of thousands of kilometers apart, so that they can provide rapid mutual support.

"Far!"

Just as they were discussing it, an excited shout rang out, and Sui Ling ran in.

"Well."

Seeing the sudden intrusion of Sui Ling, Lu Yuan couldn't help but feel a little flustered.

"What are you doing here?"

"I came to ask you something."

Sui Ling nodded slightly, then suddenly became shy.

Where will we sleep tonight?

"you?"

Xia Banzhu opened her eyes slightly, then looked at Lu Yuan with a questioning gaze.

"yes."

Before Lu Yuan could speak, Sui Ling spoke up.

"Yuan and I have already held a ceremony. As partners, we should sleep together. While I'm still young, I want to have more children for Yuan."

"And then there's having children, huh."

Xia Banzhu sneered and grabbed Lu Yuan's wrist.

"You need to explain this properly!"

"I... what's the point of explaining!"

Lu Yuan flung Xia Banzhu aside, transformed into a streak of red light, and disappeared into the horizon.