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Chapter 274 Has it been discovered? (Please subscribe)

The vast city of Anshan was deathly silent.

There wasn't a soul on the street, not even a ghost. The shops on both sides of the road had their doors tightly shut, and only occasional whispers could be heard.

"There seems to be no movement outside. Should we go out and check it out?"

"Are you crazy! What if something happens when we go out? What can we possibly do with our small bodies?"

"That's true. By the way, what happened? Why was there such a commotion at the City Lord's Mansion?"

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? Alright, let's not worry about things that aren't our concern. Even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up."

"What if even a tall person can't handle it?"

"Then let's all play together."

Chen Fan arrived at the gate of the Awakened Association, knocked on the door, and someone cautiously came over to open it for him.

"Brother Chen, did you just come back from outside the city?"

"That's what the person who opened the door asked."

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Chen Fan asked with a smile.

"You didn't encounter any danger, did you? There was a huge commotion up the mountain just now, it scared the crap out of me."

The woman patted her chest, looking as if she had just recovered from a fright.

Just as Chen Fan was about to say something, his phone rang. He took it out and saw that it was Sun Wei calling. He guessed that the latter had seen him through the security camera in the lobby.

"Hello, President."

"Brother Chen, you're back? Are you alright?"

Sun Wei asked.

"Nothing, President. Did you need something?"

"Okay, come to the conference room on the third floor. I have something important to say. Everyone is here."

"OK."

Chen Fan hung up the phone, not at all surprised. In fact, this was just the beginning. The real shock in Anshan City would come when the news of Yan Ming and the others' deaths spread.

Upon entering the conference room, Xu Jie, Tu Yue, and the others had been waiting for quite some time.

"Brother Chen, you just got back?"

"You didn't encounter any danger, did you? Let me tell you, the commotion on the mountaintop was terrifying."

"Yes, it's like an earthquake!"

The group chatted amongst themselves, each taking turns speaking.

"Yes, I sensed it while I was outside. I was worried about getting into trouble, so I didn't come in immediately."

Chen Fan found an empty seat and sat down, then looked at Sun Wei and asked, "President, what exactly happened?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Jie and the others all turned their gazes to the latter.

Sun Wei shook his head solemnly and said, "I don't know exactly what happened either, but that earthquake-like feeling earlier must have been caused by Ma Sheng. The other awakened ones couldn't have made such a big commotion."

"That's right, that guy's superpower is gravity. He likes to use gravity to smash people. I saw him on the city wall before. He smashed several high-level ferocious beasts into meat patties."

"So he's fighting someone? But even if he is, there's no need to make such a big commotion, is there?"

"Yes, people who don't know the situation might think that a ferocious beast has invaded."

Chen Fan listened to their discussion and looked puzzled.

Actually, not many people were paying attention to him.

After all, he had only been here for a short time, so it was normal for him not to know about those C-level Awakened.

There were even people patiently explaining the situation of those people to him.

"President, there's been no movement from the mountaintop for almost ten minutes. Should we go up and check it out?"

Xu Jie licked his lips, feeling as if claws were scratching at his heart.

"I think we should probably pass?"

Tu Yue frowned. "We've never gotten along with the City Lord's Mansion. We can't even get close to the mountainside normally, and it'll probably be the same now. What if they cause such a commotion and it turns out they're just messing around for fun? Wouldn't we just be humiliating ourselves if we went over there?"

"I think Tu Yue makes a good point, President. Just to be on the safe side, we should wait and see," Gao Shan said.

"Yes, I also think it's best for us to wait and see about this for now."

Sun Wei nodded. "Perhaps we're overthinking it. Nothing happened."

You should know that the mountaintop is where the strongest defenses are in the entire Anshan City, not to mention that several C-level Awakened Ones live there.

If someone really wanted to cause trouble for Yan Ming, they shouldn't have chosen this particular place.

"Although we don't know what happened, we still have to be careful these next few days. Better safe than sorry. If Yan Ming and the others really get into trouble, we are definitely no match for them."

Sun Wei said solemnly, his gaze sweeping over everyone present.

"yes!"

"clear!"

"President, we'll be careful."

Chen Fan echoed the sentiment, but secretly found it amusing.

They probably never imagined that the "culprit" behind all this was sitting right in front of them.

"Okay, I understand. Better safe than sorry. Alright, this emergency meeting is over. Everyone else, you can leave now. Brother Chen, you stay behind," Sun Wei said.

Xu Jie and the others glanced at Chen Fan, then walked out.

Chen Fan's heart skipped a beat. Had he been too happy just now?

Did the chairman discover something amiss?

But that shouldn't be the case. I shouldn't have left any evidence against myself.

Only Chen Fan and Sun Wei remained in the conference room.

Sun Wei glanced around before lowering his voice and asking:

"Brother Chen, the business's affairs have nothing to do with you, right?"

Chen Fan was taken aback and lowered his voice, saying, "President, do you think I was behind the business?"

"Ahem, I didn't say that, I was just asking."

Sun Wei coughed a few times and said, "It's good that you didn't do it."

Based on the traces at the scene, it is clear that a martial artist at the Qi Refining Realm was involved.

Of the few people in the association, only Chen Fan has this ability.

"I was thinking of doing that," Chen Fan snorted. "Those people have been making trouble for us. Last time, they even brought people over. If you hadn't arrived in time, they probably would have already made their move."

"It's all in the past, it's all in the past."

Sun Wei gave an awkward smile.

If he guessed correctly, Chen Fan was already a Qi Refining Realm martial artist at that time. Otherwise, how could he kill high-level ferocious beasts so quickly?

So whether he arrived in time or not didn't matter much.

"Brother Chen, it's not that you did the best, but the City Lord's Mansion won't let this go easily."

Sun Wei sighed, "What those people did was undoubtedly a slap in the face to Yan Ming. I believe it won't be long before people from the City Lord's Mansion come to inquire about our situation. But you don't need to worry too much. After all, this matter has nothing to do with us. Here, even if Yan Ming comes in person, he can't do anything to us."

"Yes, I understand, President."

Chen Fan smiled.

The city lord's mansion will definitely not send anyone over, but the hunters that Meng Xue mentioned might come to investigate.

Anyway, as long as he denies it to the death, that's fine.

"By the way, Brother Chen, I've already made an extra alchemy furnace for you, which you wanted to install in the alchemy room. You'll see it when you get back later."

"President, you've moved way too fast. I thought it would take a day or two."

Chen Fan smiled, feeling extremely delighted inside.

With one more alchemy furnace, the efficiency of refining True Qi Pills would double; he was now racing against time.

"Hehehe, it's just installing another alchemy furnace, it's not a difficult task," Sun Wei waved his hand, "compared to you helping us refine top-grade Qi and Blood Pills, it's nothing."

"You're too kind, President. It was just a small favor."

Chen Fan smiled, glanced at the clock on the wall, and said, "Then, President, if there's nothing else, I'll head to the alchemy room."

"Go ahead, go ahead."

Sun Wei watched Chen Fan leave with a smile.

But soon, the smile on his face disappeared, and his expression became serious.

His intuition told him that what happened on the mountaintop was not as simple as he imagined; perhaps something really had happened.

Although he and Yan Ming's group were at odds, it was undeniable that Anshan City was what it was today because of them. If something happened to them, how would Anshan City defend itself against another beast tide in the future?

Before returning to the alchemy room, Chen Fan went to the front desk to collect the medicinal materials for refining True Qi Pills.

A total of eighty copies.

Returning to the alchemy room with the medicinal herbs, Chen Fan frowned.

If a beast tide breaks out later, you won't be able to buy medicinal herbs anymore.

As for growing them yourself, that's not something that can be done overnight, unless there's an awakened being who can promote plant growth.

This seems unrealistic.

"We should buy more, no, as much as we can."

A determined look appeared in Chen Fan's eyes.

Because not only the Refining Meridian Realm, but also the True Essence Realm, requires the use of True Qi Pills. The only thing to worry about is contribution points.

He did have materials from several elite-level ferocious beasts, which he originally intended to sell to the Awakeners Association. However, it now seemed that selling them to the Martial Arts Association to purchase medicinal herbs might be a better option.

Two of them are ordinary-level elite-grade ferocious beasts. If they were complete, they could sell for over ten million, but since they only contain important materials, the price will be discounted.

Including the Firescale Pig, it could sell for around 20 to 30 million.

Based on the price of 200,000 for a single True Qi Pill material, even with discounts, you could probably only buy about 200 at most.

"Two hundred portions, which is two thousand True Qi Pills, are all of Heavenly and Top Grade, but it's still a bit too few."

Chen Fan frowned.

With so many True Qi Pills, I should have enough to break through to the True Essence Realm.

But is it possible to break through from the True Essence Realm to a higher level?

It's estimated to be difficult.

Ordinary True Essence Realm martial artists are at most equivalent to B-level Awakeners, or even less. Their strength is far from sufficient to deal with Beast Kings or even Beast Emperors.

"I miscalculated."

Chen Fan felt a pang of regret when he thought about handing over the formula for the Qi and Blood Pill to the association.

In his view, this profit-sharing method could bring a continuous stream of contribution points, which was definitely a huge profit. However, he never expected that the time left for the human race was running out.

This method won't work right now.

He was even less likely to exchange the finished True Qi Pills he had refined.

In such a short time, there is only one way to acquire a large quantity of True Qi Pill ingredients: sell the pill formula!

"However, this time we need to change our approach."

A glint of light flashed in Chen Fan's eyes.

(End of this chapter)