"Let's go!"

After the announcement rang out, Chen Miao didn't linger, instead he went to the restaurant next door, ordered several tables full of dishes, and then packed up the food with Hungry Monkey and others to prepare to return to The Land of Extreme Cold. The secret realm would begin in three hours, and he had to go back and make his preparations.

Reward-type secret realms often offered very decent rewards.

For example, the S-rank secret realm from yesterday belonged to the category of reward-based secret realms, which were all about the rewards without any dangers. He liked this kind of secret realm the most.

...

The moment Chen Miao left Fengtian City, his name disappeared again from the three leaderboards of Fengtian City.

Seeing this scene,

Countless powers within Fengtian City remained complexly silent, without speaking.

Some people who had interacted with Chen Miao now dared not disturb him, like Zhang Liu in a certain psychology clinic. He even had a private friend spot from Miao, but he didn't dare to send even one message.

It was really because Miao's increase in strength was just too terrifying!

If Chen Miao had taken down a super strong boss on his own,

He would have immediately rushed up to him, using exaggerated language to express his admiration for Chen Miao's power.

But with Chen Miao wiping out a civilization all by himself, he only wanted to hide, fearing that anything he said wrongly would affect Miao's mood. When there was too great a gap in identity, status, and strength, very few people could remain indifferent.

Hadn't they seen even someone like Hungry Monkey, who blabbered nonsense all day, becoming increasingly respectful towards Miao recently? Strength spoke for itself.

...

In a tea house in Fengtian City,

"So, strategist,"

Chi Qiu, sitting cross-legged at the tea table, shaking his teacup in hand, looked towards the semi-transparent Fengtian City leaderboard in front of him and spoke with a complex expression, "You had told me to try to connect with Miao's power, and I tried it, but it seems like Miao doesn't really accept me."

"Then I sort of gave up on it."

"Do you think I could still squeeze in now?"

"What do you think?"

Ke Gou sighed slightly with some helplessness, "It's pretty good as it is now, at least... Qiu, you've become the Patriarch of the Chi Family, haven't you? Your lineage has now become the main faction of the Chi Family, and many people's status has risen because of you. In the entire Chi Family and even Fengtian City, the words of Qiu are full of authority."

"It's already quite enough."

"At least much better than before."

Yes, since the end of the Civilization War, the Patriarch of the Chi Family seemed to have had an epiphany, and straight away resigned from the position of the patriarch, focusing on increasing his own strength. Before the real disaster arrived, power and everything else were ephemeral, only one's own strength was the most important.

But the Patriarch of the Chi Family didn't pass the position on to his own son.

Instead, he passed it to this side branch, Chi Qiu.

The reason was simple, Chi Qiu had interacted with Chen Miao, and wasn't this reason enough? More than enough, with the way Chen Miao single-handedly wiped out a civilization, he would have wanted to promise all his daughters to Chi Qiu if he had any.

Not to mention doing any service to the Chi Family, at the very least, with this relationship, even if Chen Miao did nothing, others wouldn't dare to have designs on their Chi Family.

The shadow of a tree, the fame of a man.

With Chen Miao's name out there, who would dare trouble the Chi Family, especially when the Patriarch of the Chi Family was Chi Qiu, who had an interaction with Chen Miao.

...

Meanwhile, on another rooftop in Fengtian City, Sang De and Sang Biao stood shoulder to shoulder, looking towards the semi-transparent leaderboard in front of them, both falling into silence together, without saying a word.

"Brother, give up on the idea of competing with Chen Miao for the title of Fengtian City's top gunman."

"Bro, you're funny, do you think I dare to even think about it now?"

...

At this moment, the big screen in Fengtian City was still scrolling with the latest news broadcast. Among them was the news that Mayor Zhang of Fengtian had resigned from his position yesterday, returning to his hometown, and the deputy mayor had taken over his post.

Hmm, Mayor Zhang certainly hadn't forgotten that he had a little verbal conflict with Chen Miao.

Although the issue wasn't significant.

But after seeing Chen Miao single-handedly wipe out a civilization, that little verbal conflict suddenly seemed like a much bigger issue. If he didn't retire and find a place to hide quickly, he probably wouldn't need to retire at all, as Chen Miao might remember the incident any day and casually kill him.

It would be all too easy.

...

On the big screen outside a shopping mall in Fengtian City, a female presenter was reading an advertisement with a professional smile: "...Haina Supernatural Auction House, selling only the finest goods..."

With Chen Miao's support.

That chubby boss had finally succeeded in his entrepreneurship in his middle age and had taken over the high-end auction market of Fengtian City and its surrounding areas. At this moment, the boss was sitting in the very shop where he had first met Chen Miao.

Looking at the leaderboard that no longer bore Chen Miao's name.

He sat in the chair, reflecting with a nostalgic expression.

Last time Chen Miao came to Fengtian, he eagerly ran over to give away some of his best items. This time he didn't go over, not because he had forgotten the favor, but because he knew that Chen Miao no longer cared for his goods.

His items were somewhat embarrassing to offer now.

Not that he didn't have good items, but Chen Miao's power progression was so exaggerated that it was unreasonable.

Back then, it was in this very shop that he first met Chen Miao, who was buying basic materials to forge the "Python Revolver." He had been curious and struck up a conversation about Chen Miao's interest in becoming a gunman.

It was only a few months ago.

Though it felt like it happened yesterday, it felt as if centuries had passed. He wondered if Chen Miao still remembered him?

...

"Black Doctor."

Back at the base in The Land of Extreme Cold, Chen Miao roughly sorted out his backpack before looking over at the Black Doctor basking in the sun: "Don't be idle. Your next task is to fully concentrate on reaching the max level in the 'Doctor' lifestyle occupation."

"Reach level 60 as fast as possible!"

"The last max-level Dessert Master I met said that the first person to reach level 60 in any lifestyle occupation will achieve a very special effect. You need to hurry, don't let the 'Doctor' be the first max-level occupation taken by someone else."

"Also, Blue Star is currently ranked as an F-level civilization."

"It needs three players with max-level lifestyle occupations to advance, and two have already reached max level, one as a Dessert Master and the other I don't know who. "

"Once you also reach max level, Blue Star will be able to advance to an E-level civilization."

"At that point, there will be another reward-based secret realm. I love these kinds of reward-based secret realms. Your mission is extremely important; for now, you should focus on nothing but sprinting to level 60. Do you understand?"

"The third global max-level lifestyle occupation player must be one of us, the Tomb Guardians."

"Doctor Gou, your job is to keep an eye on the Black Doctor during this time. Make sure he does nothing but push for level 60. Put everything else on hold."

"Got it?"

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