Chapter 171 A Company Beneficiary

Originally on the sofa, Lan Qi and Hu Boli'an watched as the mansion gradually dissolved and Xi Gelei disappeared. Hearing the disappearance of the piano music from the manor, they knew the time had come.

Hu Boli'an still hugged Xi Gelei a little tighter, reluctant to let go.

However, the more she wanted to feel Xi Gelei's soft, small body, the more she found she couldn't touch her.

Until the walls of the manor completely dissipated, the starlight of Bokinghe County, at its brightest moment, was suddenly replaced by a deep darkness.

In the blink of an eye, Lan Qi and Hu Boli'an found themselves in a transparent plaza, seemingly enveloped by the eternal starry sky.

"Hu Boli'an, let's see her again next time."

Lan Qi patted Hu Boli'an's shoulder, comforting her as he looked at her lost eyes.

He knew that Hu Boli'an had been looking forward to a like-minded playmate since she was a child.

Having lacked love since childhood, she would habitually offer love to those who never lacked it, like a pauper donating to a billionaire.

But Xi Gelei both lacked love and didn't lack it.

If Hu Boli'an was willing to give her love, she would gladly accept it, and then return an equal amount of love to Hu Boli'an, an amount that Hu Boli'an could easily accept.

"Mm."

Hu Boli'an nodded softly, moving half a step closer to Lan Qi.

With Xi Gelei gone, Lan Qi was the only one beside her. It was normal to be closer to him.

Even without speaking, Hu Boli'an felt at ease sitting next to him.

They were still sitting.

The manor and mansion had disappeared. Now, the surroundings had turned into a wraparound open-air plaza, and the two of them were sitting on the steps.

The only thing that remained unchanged was the clear summer starry sky. The stars twinkled billions of light-years away, as if telling stories of thousands of years, shining brightly and giving the two of them enough light to see the scene before them.

This was a magical space, where the real world and the Shadow World intertwined, forming a liminal edge.

Not far away, on the transparent barrier, a spreading crack quietly appeared, and a few wisps of peaceful purple light spilled out from the gap.

Soon, as long as they passed through this small void gate, the two could return to the real world, back to their familiar Iketerite city life.

"According to the time we entered the Shadow World, it's been a full forty-five days. When we get back to Iketerite, it should still be around eight in the morning,"

Lan Qi recalled, saying to Hu Boli'an.

The Shadow World's settlement hadn't appeared yet.

"Meow, meow."

Cat Boss emerged from beside Lan Qi, walking around the two of them a few times.

It looked around nervously and curiously.

Everything was new to it.

This was the first time it had seen the liminal space after clearing the Shadow World!

"Cat Boss, your reward this time will definitely be good."

Lan Qi picked up the restless little black cat, holding it up and saying to it.

Based on their previous two experiences, Lan Qi and Hu Boli'an were fairly certain that the greater the deviation from the actual historical trajectory during the Shadow World challenge, the longer the Shadow World settlement process would be.

"..."

Hu Boli'an glanced at Lan Qi.

Lan Qi had given her the lead in the contract between the Demon World and the Polant Empire, all so that her contribution points would be high enough.

This time, not only was she not sacrificing merit, but her reward would also be very good.

Perhaps because she had sacrificed merit last time and Lan Qi had seen her worried expression, this time he had thoughtfully found a way for her to receive rewards with peace of mind.

Of course, it was impossible for Lan Qi not to sacrifice merit.

It was just that the object of the sacrifice had become Cat Boss this time.

"Meow, meow! So excited!"

The magic cards on Cat Boss were basically low-level cheap goods. The rare high-level or high-quality cards were all given to it by Lan Qi. At the thought that it might be able to get its first epic card, or even a high-level epic card, the previous worries vanished in an instant!

"..."

Hu Boli'an didn't know how to remind Cat Boss.

In the eyes of the Fallen Qing, Ka Li Ye La, this little black cat, who pressed the button of world destruction, had become a demon beast with millions of kills.

Since ancient times, the most cruel disaster beasts of the Demon World had never had such a luxurious record as Cat Boss.

If this continues…

As the three of them chatted idly at Cat Boss Restaurant as usual, lines of flashing information suddenly appeared in the starry, unique space, pure white halos scrolling line by line in the dark space –

[The Shadow World Darkest Day Eclipse Demon Realm has been cleared.]

[Calculation complete, evaluation being generated.]

[Because Challenger Lan Qi & Hu Boli'an & Ya Mi entered as a team, the team settlement method is adopted.]

[In this strategic Shadow World, a total of 45 days, people's hearts increased by 499%, the council increased by 212%, military strength increased by 305%, finance increased by 378%, diplomacy increased by 719%, and the final win rate was 32.6434%.]

[The team has achieved the following achievements.]

[The Car Backs Down in History s – Under your influence, the Polant Empire has already planted the seeds of drastic change. The constitutional monarchy is uncontrollably transforming towards an absolute monarchy and the divine right of kings. It is difficult to describe what kind of mentality you have to start such a story.]

[Darkest Hour A – You withstood the pressure from the council, causing the Polant Empire to reignite its determination to resist.]

[Diplomacy Expert ss – Your diplomatic actions have achieved outstanding results.]

[Ritual and Music Growth d – Under your guidance, the Great Love Poet has become a pianist in the palace restaurant, instead of choosing to modify the grand piano into a barbecue grill according to her preferences. She is becoming more and more like a lady.]

[Demon World Princess ss – As a Demon World princess, you have successfully gained the trust and respect of the demons, and have perfectly dealt with a series of conspiracies by the Blood Clan.]

[Pitch-Black Reaper sss – You stand above a million lives.]

"Wait, Cat Boss, are you called Ya Mi?"

Lan Qi looked at the refreshing light screen and suddenly looked at the little black lump in his hand and asked.

"Yes!"

The little black cat nodded.

"Understood."

Lan Qi nodded.

In the future, Ya Mi could be the legal person of the company.

"... What's going on with that Ritual and Music Growth?"

Hu Boli'an remembered that there was one about the Great Love Poet last time.

At the Holy See banquet, she had been thinking about the organ. This time, the piano in the restaurant almost suffered her poisonous hands.

The Great Love Poet clearly had musical talent, but she seemed to look down on musical instruments.

"Ever since the last Shadow World, I have been strictly guarding against her, and I will never let her threaten valuable musical instruments. But it's not a big problem. As long as she doesn't damage your 180,000-pound piano, I can still afford it."

Lan Qi shook his head.

In case the Great Love Poet accidentally damaged some sky-high priced musical instrument, the loss caused by the summons would be borne by the summoner, and Lan Qi would be fully responsible.

The most deadly was undoubtedly the piano in the Duke's house, which was called a priceless treasure. Previously, a foreign tycoon had offered 180,000 pounds, but Duke Mi Hai Ya had not sold it.

Using the simplest purchasing power calculation, one pound can probably buy two or three thousand bottles of small-packaged mineral water. 180,000 pounds is roughly equivalent to nearly 500 million.

"Don't worry, that piano is actually because my mother likes it very much, so my father never sold it. It's not actually worth 180,000 pounds."

Hu Boli'an said.

After the Duke disappeared, if it weren't for the fact that the piano was too heavy and there were multiple enchantments in the Duke's mansion, it might have been stolen long ago.

"And even if you break it, I won't ask you to pay for it."

Hu Boli'an patted Lan Qi on the shoulder, telling him to rest assured.

"Is this the Duke's young lady..."

Lan Qi hesitated for a moment and replied.

Hu Boli'an really looked like a super rich woman when she said this.

While they were communicating, the evaluation of the Shadow World continued to refresh.

[Progenitor Bomb ss – There are not many functions that the Blood Clan can develop.]

[Goodbye Purgatory City C – You have returned to the starting point again.]

[Her Golden Moment s – This time, you must use all your strength, this time, you will do well, this time, you have done your best... because you know she deserves a ring.]

[Achievement sorting completed, evaluation generation completed.]

[What fell from the sky was Nu Wei's sanction, or a blessing to liberate shackles, but in your opinion, this is called love.]

[Comprehensive evaluation: sss]

[Rank increase: Lan Qi Fourth Order → Sixth Order, Hu Boli'an Fifth Order → Sixth Order, Ya Mi Seventh Order → Eighth Order.]

At the moment when the reward was settled, Lan Qi, Hu Boli'an, and Cat Boss all had a rank breakthrough.

Lan Qi, who was already almost full in the Fourth Order, directly broke through to the Sixth Order because of this over-completed Seventh Order Shadow World.

As a Fourth Order, challenging the Seventh Order Shadow World was already more than thirty levels above the original level, not to mention that he had achieved an sss evaluation.

The Cat Boss, who was feeling this kind of epiphany-like divine bestowal for the first time, directly crashed.