Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

Fan Xiao sighed inwardly.

Not bad, not bad, we've got a handle on the secretary.

I can use it frequently in the future.

……

As the leader of a mysterious organization hidden in the shadows, Fan Xiao naturally cannot choose to entertain guests in the ordinary real world.

That would completely destroy any sense of atmosphere and mystery.

If there's a dungeon, then of course the entertaining has to be done there... This is definitely not because he doesn't have any space in the real world and has to borrow from the Special Affairs Bureau to entertain people.

At this moment, we are received inside the main hall.

Melissa and the white kitten looked up and saw that the high ceiling was made of patterned glass. Sunlight shone through and projected a pattern of colors and shadows onto the mirror-like floor below—the pattern depicted the original fairytale town, which could be considered a kind of memorial.

The hall was incredibly spacious, so spacious that it made one subconsciously wonder if some kind of giant race lived there... Melissa and the white kitten, led by a little girl, had indeed seen giants over 10 meters tall on their way to the palace, though there weren't many of them.

This is a bizarre and fantastical world, full of legends and imagination.

"Sister, are you also here to visit Brother Fan Xiao?"

After turning her gaze away from the projected image, the white kitten twitched her snow-white ears, looked at Melissa beside her, and asked, "Excuse me, what is your relationship with Brother Fan Xiao?"

"..."

Melissa cautiously examined the white kitten for a few moments, a sense of wariness rising within her, and replied, "This... little sister, what's your name?"

This guy clearly exudes the aura of an A-level player, he's probably not young anymore, so why is he calling her "sister"? Doesn't he have any shame?

Of course, she wouldn't say these things aloud.

What can an A-level actress do if she wants to appear young?

She had no choice but to go along with the act.

"Sister, you can just call me Little Cat. My name is White Little Cat." White Little Cat asked with a sweet smile, "And sister? What's your name?"

“Little cat…you can just call me Melissa.” Melissa replied, “I’ve come to pay my respects to my teacher, the ‘Brother Fan Xiao’ you mentioned.”

"Are you going to take on a disciple, Brother Fan Xiao? Then... can I also take a student spot?" the little white cat asked in surprise.

"No way, don't you have any integrity as an A-level player?" Melissa thought to herself, but on the surface she pretended to be nonchalant and replied, "Well... I'm not too sure either. Why don't you ask her yourself later, Kitty?"

She didn't continue the discussion, instead changing the subject with a single sentence: "By the way, Little Cat Sister, did you come to see Mr. Fan Xiao... Mr. Fan, for something?"

"Sigh, my family is so nosy. They not only make me go on blind dates, but they also want me to have children quickly. Honestly... I'm so young, this is not something I should be thinking about right now."

Life is tough. Cat sighed, "She was so angry that she ran away from home. Now she has nowhere to go, so she can only... she can only rely on Brother Fan Xiao and stay with him to make a living."

As she spoke, her cat ears and tail swayed, as if she was instinctively happy to hear Fan Xiao's name mentioned.

"..."

Melissa, of course, wouldn't believe such nonsense.

She was a little unsure about the white kitten's background and behavior.

Just as she was hesitating about how to continue the conversation... the person who saved the day finally arrived.

The white kitten immediately turned its head to look at the jade throne on the steps at the deepest part of the audience hall.

Melissa noticed her reaction and instinctively looked over.

The air around the throne trembled slightly, and Fan Xiao appeared on the seat, with Xiao Ying standing next to him in a stiff secretary outfit: a suit jacket, pencil skirt, black stockings, and high heels.

Sakura remained expressionless, quietly serving him from the side.

Fan Xiao leaned slightly against the rather grand jade throne, his right elbow resting on the carved armrest, his chin propped up, his gaze falling on Melissa and White Cat.

Upon seeing Melissa, Van Shaw nodded slightly: "It seems the Queen has made her decision. Indeed, she can be considered an enlightened monarch."

"What open-mindedness? Didn't you directly threaten my mother?" Melissa thought to herself.

Of course, she wouldn't say these things aloud.

She smiled sweetly and said with a slight flattery, "How precious is the opportunity Mr. Fan has given us? Those who fail to seize it are not even worthy of being called fools."

"Well, if you can talk, then talk more."

Fan Xiao nodded with satisfaction.

At that moment, he saw his own reflection in Melissa—just as he had when he faced Tina.

This is... practically history repeating itself!

“Where’s Nori?” Van Shaw asked.

“My sister has been sent by Her Majesty the Queen to manage the Rice Estate,” Melissa replied. “Mr. Fan, you now hold a formal hereditary earldom in Division 001. The Rice Estate and the surrounding area are all your territory, and my sister is managing it on your behalf.”

"Is the old system of dividing up territories still in vogue?"

Fan Xiao asked curiously.

He hadn't really delved into the political system of Division 001.

Because he rarely mingled in that circle and had no need to seek favors from politicians, he didn't deliberately try to understand it, adopting a laissez-faire attitude. Thus, before he had the opportunity to deeply engage with the nobility, royalty, and emerging capital... his influence had already surpassed that of the entire G08 node!

There is absolutely no need to continue contact.

Looking back, this experience was truly legendary...

"It's no longer in effect. It's only been preserved due to the insistence of certain noble factions, so it's... practically defunct," Melissa said. "It's called territorial enfeoffment, but it's really just dividing up a very small area as a formality. The basic rules of that area are set by the royal family. As long as nobles don't violate these basic rules, they can voluntarily formulate their own rules within their own territories. To draw an analogy..."

After thinking for a moment, she said, "It's a very small-scale local government, with a certain degree of decision-making power, but not much. However, Mr. Fan, your territory includes the Seven-Colored Violet Flower Sea Tourist Area, and the annual tax revenue is quite substantial. You can get at least one-fifth of it."

After a pause, she asked again, "Mr. Fan, would you like my younger sister to come over as well?"

"No need, I was just asking how you've been."

Fan Xiao got down to business, saying, "From now on, you can start calling me teacher."

"Although your student status is just a bargaining chip between me and Charlotte, if you perform well and satisfy me, I will give you a certain amount of resources."

"Now you know what to do, right?"

He paused, then added, "Oh, by the way, our teacher-student relationship is proper, not improper. Don't misunderstand me."

Recently, many teachers have misunderstood him.

For example, the "lolicon" thing—I don't know which bastard started that rumor first!

This is simply unreasonable!

He clearly likes long legs...

Melissa: "..."

She didn't mean anything by it.

Now that Fan Xiao has said this... she's a little unsure of the true meaning behind his words.

Could this be an implication?

Could it be that he's trying to sexually harass her?

Could they be playing some forbidden game between teachers and students?

No way……

Melissa's mind went blank.

After managing to calm herself down and compose herself, she first sweetly called out "Teacher" before saying, "Don't worry, Teacher, I will seize the opportunity."

"Hmm," Fan Xiao said, "Now that you're under my wing, you should learn more about some things. My secretary will show you around and tell you a few things later."

This was said to both Melissa and Sakura.

Sakura didn't reply, maintaining her quiet and unassuming nature as she got to work.

Fan Xiao murmured, "Coco."

The next second, Yan Keke appeared in everyone's sight, standing on the other side of the jade throne.

Yan Keke glanced at Melissa, then gave Fan Xiao a cute OK sign.

This proves that Melissa passed the review.

Fan Xiao nodded, then turned his gaze to the white kitten.

During his conversation with Melissa, the cat stood quietly and obediently to the side, without interrupting or disturbing him.

At this moment, noticing his gaze on her, the little white cat immediately put on a joyful expression and met his gaze, saying, "Brother Fan Xiao, I've come at your invitation. Um... I heard you're taking on apprentices? Can I become your student?"

"Stop blindly following the crowd," Fan Xiao observed for a few moments and asked, "Tell me, what are you doing here? It can't just be a simple visit, can it?"

"They were forced to run away from home..."

The white kitten repeated what it had just said to Melissa.

After listening, Fan Xiao immediately understood... Just as he had analyzed before, they came to curry favor with someone powerful.

He didn't dislike this; on the contrary, he welcomed it.

Whale Fall is currently in a phase of expansion, and he welcomes more talented people to join.

Of course, the prerequisite is that it must pass Yan Keke's review.

The little white cat seemed to sense Fan Xiao's nonchalant attitude and added, "Brother Fan Xiao, what they said is true."

“Brother Fan, what she said is indeed true,” Yan Keke reminded Fan Xiao.

Upon hearing this, Fan Xiao was slightly surprised and said, "You're really being pressured to get married? Even A-level players have this kind of predicament?"

"Um... Brother Fan Xiao, you may not know this, but other people's genetic bloodline was not obtained directly through the demi-human player system."

The white kitten explained, "Their ancestor was a very powerful demi-human player who had advanced to the level of a senior S-class player. Their evolution rate reached 100%, and they evolved their originally ordinary feline extraordinary genes to the extreme, becoming the mythical beast Nine-Tailed Cat."

"This extraordinary bloodline has been passed down, creating our Nine-Tailed Cat Clan."

“Our race also used this power to establish a vast demi-human kingdom.”

"but……"

She shook her head gently and sighed softly, "Not everyone in the clan can inherit this extraordinary gene. The chances of inheritance are quite small. Currently, there are less than twenty people in the entire clan who have awakened the nine-tailed cat gene. So... we have no choice but to allow reproduction."

"Although she is still young, as the princess of the kingdom, she has the responsibility to strengthen the clan, so it is normal for her to be urged to get married."

"And... Grandpa is an S-rank player, so no one can beat him. So... Brother Fan Xiao, that's the situation."

“Brother Fan, she’s telling the truth,” Yan Keke reminded Fan Xiao again.

Fan Xiao seemed to be deep in thought, then asked, "Is it true that you're very young?"

White Cat: "..."

“Yes,” Yan Keke nodded, “it’s the truth.”

"..."

Fan Xiao was surprised.

The little white cat wasn't pretending to be young after all...!?

No! He still believed in his previous judgment.

So he asked, "Little cat, would you mind telling me about the average lifespan of your kind?"

The white kitten replied, "Just like any other human, Brother Fan Xiao."

“I mean people who have awakened their extraordinary genes,” Fan Xiao narrowed down the scope: “those who haven’t awakened them don’t count.”

"Well... no one knows either, they haven't done any specific statistics," White Cat replied.

"Brother Fan, that's a lie," Yan Keke reminded Fan Xiao for the third time.

"..."

The white kitten's snow-white ears drooped down.

Fan Xiao didn't dwell on the cat's age, but asked with considerable curiosity, "Little cat, are there many of your kind... in the evolution game?"

“There are many, Brother Fan Xiao.”

White Cat explained, "Especially at the earlier stages, there are quite a few powerful mythical beast races, mostly descendants of S-rank players who have achieved an evolution rate of 100%. There are also human races that are quite unique in themselves."

"When the evolution rate reaches 100%, one's extraordinary genes will reach their peak, and at the same time, they will evolve to have a very high degree of heritability."