All-out: Starting with the Awakening Special Operations Unit, search, attack, and withdrawal.

When Chu Hong actually and openly placed several items in front of his father-in-law, Song Ming, it was quite a sight.

Looking at the things in front of him, Song Ming's eyes were filled with an indescribable fervor and excitement.

"This is a red-quality wand, you know, it can fuse with the user..."

"Where did you get this lightning-attribute dragon egg? Judging from the name, it seems like you brought it from the [Lightning Horned Lizardman Tribe]. Do ordinary-level secret realms still produce such high-grade crimson eggs?"

"【Heart of Domination】This is a top-tier, highly classified red gem produced by the 【Clifftop Plague Hospital】. It seems that the 【Tank Tiger Team】at Ironwall University just managed to get their hands on one recently, so it definitely won't be circulating in the market..."

"And there's the [Lizardman Priest's Manual]. Currently, only the Pioneer Headquarters and the Huangshan Base City Pioneer Branch each have one in the entire Great Xia... Good son-in-law, are you really going to sell these?"

"Actually, if you're short of money, I can think of another way. These big red ones are rare and hard to come by," Song Ming said with great distress. He even used the term "good son-in-law" in front of his daughter, Song Jiao'er.

This caused Song Jiao'er's pretty face to flush red.

Chu Hong, on the other hand, looked at his father-in-law, who was in a state of excitement and elation. This handsome man, who was not even forty years old, did not care at all whether the other man's heart could take it.

They dropped another bombshell.

"Uncle Song, Xialong Base City is not like Huangshan Base City. As the future president of the Magic Cube Merchant Guild, your strength at the eighth level of the Energy Gathering Realm is not enough here. It seems that you mainly focus on ice magic, right?"

"I don't have any ice-type Crimson on the magic side, but I do happen to have three ice-type tech-type Crimson."

Under Song Ming's astonished gaze.

Chu Hong waved his hand.

A matte gray and blue-white metal container appeared in front of them.

[Beacon Zero]!

It could have been used to upgrade Chu Hong's level 1 display case to level 2.

However, considering that his father-in-law urgently needed a large red ice-attribute item as a source core, Chu Hong chose to keep it.

Of course, Chu Hong didn't mention a word about how much effort the campus belle of Song University had put in these past few days.

I, Chu Hong, am a dutiful father-in-law!

What a fine young man!

"This, this..." The moment Song Ming saw the information from the [Zero Beacon], his eyes involuntarily reddened.

His excited expression and the look in his eyes when he looked at Chu Hong.

He was even more eager to see his own son than he was to see his own.

Chu Hong then took out two more Zero Beacons.

This kind of item, which can only be produced by the [Hell-level Clifftop Plague Hospital], is not currently available on the market.

However, after Chu Hong finished doing all this, a red light flashed on his hand.

A scarlet syringe, contained in a glass box, appeared in his hand.

It was handed to Song Ming.

"Uncle Song, this is [Beast Serum: Codename 'Swan Song'], a product of the [Clifftop Plague Hospital]. However, it seems no one has released it on the market yet. Jiao'er and I have already used it; each person can only use it once."

"You'd better get the injection tonight. This one shot is enough to advance you from the eighth stage of the Energy Gathering Realm to the ninth stage. After that, you can condense the Source Core..."

Finally, that night, Song Ming, slightly drunk, grabbed Chu Hong's hand at the dinner table.

He was in tears, remembering his deceased wife.

"Waaaaah, if only my mother had left so early, otherwise... otherwise I would definitely have had another daughter with her, and I would have married you! Good son-in-law! Waaaaah, good son-in-law!"

Song Jiao'er, who had been sitting to the side with a somewhat somber expression when her father mentioned her deceased mother, suddenly turned cold when she heard the second half of the sentence.

He couldn't help but widen his eyes, his gaze fixed on Chu Hong, who was full of mockery.

Song Ming's ability to act is undeniably swift and decisive.

When Chu Hong returned to Tiangong Academy the next day, he received a communication message from the other party.

The effect of that [Beast Serum: Code Name "Swan Song"] was nothing short of miraculous, easily raising Song Ming from the eighth stage of the Energy Gathering Realm to the ninth stage.

The remaining medicinal power made Song Ming's process of condensing the source core much smoother.

What others need to prepare in various ways, and even require the help of people and various instruments to condense, Song Ming successfully condensed in one night.

The theme of this night at Chu Hong's villa was "The Magical Little White Rabbit Searches for the Superpowered Giant Radish".

......

It was late at night.

The buildings in the Rong'an Earl's Mansion that were originally destroyed by the "benevolent father" have been repaired in just a few days.

However, the Rong'an Earl's Mansion is now covered in white mourning clothes.

Xia Pingjie knelt before the coffin of his elder brother Xia Pingwei with a ferocious look in his eyes. Although he was able to inherit the title of Earl of Rong'an because of Xia Pingwei's death.

But at this moment, his hatred for his "benevolent father" had not diminished in the slightest.

"Second Young Master, you...you should rest for a while, otherwise your health will collapse..."

The butler stepped forward with a worried expression to offer advice.

What he received in return was only a fierce and icy glare from Xia Pingjie, which frightened the latter into hastily retreating to a distance.

"Big brother, don't worry, I will never let that guy go. Not only that so-called benevolent father of the Black Hole Council, but also Luo Yi, Luo Xin, and that kid named Chu Hong. I will definitely tear them to pieces, chop off their heads, and place them in front of your grave..."

Xia Pingjie's voice, filled with gritted teeth, sounded chilling and eerie in the deathly silence of the mourning hall, where even the wind seemed to have vanished.

however.

Just then, a slightly glib voice suddenly came from behind.

"Instead of offering me snacks and incense, you offer me human flesh? My foolish brother... don't you even know what I like?"

"You're still as useless as ever..."

The familiar voice made Xia Pingjie, who was kneeling on the ground, stiffen for a moment. Then, stiff as a robot, he slowly turned his head.

He then saw that his elder brother, who was supposed to be dead, was standing not far behind him.

She opened her arms to him with a "loving" expression.

She looked like she was about to hug her younger brother.

However, the smile on his face, in front of Xia Pingwei's portrait still hanging in front of him, seemed so eerie and terrifying.

"Father..." Xia Pingjie stood up angrily, almost growling the word from his throat.

The next second, his eyes suddenly turned into a pair of bright green wolf eyes.

He let out a roar.

In an instant, he pounced on the "elder brother" in front of him.

His hands instantly transformed into two ferocious wolf claws.

however.

Faced with such a frenzied attack.

Xia Pingwei merely smiled coldly, then turned his gaze to the butler beside him, who looked terrified and was about to call for help.

A flash of green light appeared in his eyes.

[Hell Wolf Cursed Statue] Level 1 Display Case Effect, activated!

......

[Collectible]: Hellwolf Cursed Stone Statue

[Display Case Level]: lv1

[Activation Effect]: Activates once per game. Upon making eye contact with a target human, apply the "Wolfsbane Curse," transforming the target into a werewolf and controlling them for 5 minutes. Targets under the "Wolfsbane Curse" effect gain +1 Source Energy Level.

[Upgrade Requirements]: 3 million Source Energy Points, 500 [Hell Wolf Cursed Statue]