The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Natasha really found Tang Rao's diverse abilities to be quite magical.

This guy was not only proficient in cooking and technology, but he could even refine Spiritual Medicine. And the effects of his Spiritual Medicine were truly great—it replenished energy, nourished the spirit, and even had healing properties.

Natasha was a Half-step Great Perfection Cultivator herself, but this was truly the first time she had ever taken such an all-around capable Spiritual Medicine.

"Xiao Hei, seriously, is there anything you can't do?" Natasha asked.

"Hmm, this is indeed a question worth contemplating. My problem is, I am just too versatile, and I often find this bothersome," Tang Rao said in earnest, propping up his chin.

Watching Tang Rao's behavior, Natasha couldn't help but laugh so hard that she had trouble straightening her back.

This guy Xiao Hei was really too much fun.

"By the way, Xiao Hei, can this Spiritual Medicine be mass-produced?" Natasha asked.

Tang Rao gave Natasha a look, mass-produced, what a joke, if Spiritual Medicine could be mass-produced, then what would be the point of having Spiritual Pharmacists? The profession of Spiritual Pharmacist, known as the most formidable across the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains, isn't without reason.

So far, Tang Rao still couldn't use technological means to produce Spiritual Medicine.

It probably wouldn't be possible in the future either—Spiritual Medicines, even the lower grades, require a Spiritual Pharmacist to adjust the medicine fire according to the situation.

Could machines do that? At least Tang Rao didn't think it was likely.

Unless one day machines developed intelligence.

However, Tang Rao wasn't very optimistic about this. He didn't really believe in the concept of artificial intelligence. Rather than machines gaining intelligence and taking over the world, Tang Rao would rather believe ants would conquer the starry sky and become the supreme rulers.

Setting aside the premise that there has never been mechanical life emerging from the countless life planets of the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains, Tang Rao thought the term artificial intelligence was a self-contradictory oxymoron.

The very condition for anything to be considered a living being is its ability to reproduce by itself and evolve over time.

Whether it's humans or pigs, they are the results of continuous self-evolution.

But what about machines? The precondition for the renewal and replacement of machinery is humans.

Don't tell me that if you leave a computer alone for tens of thousands of years, it'll turn into a microwave oven.

Just as Yan Wei said: the so-called intelligence of machinery is actually just an aggregate of algorithms and processing of information.

"All right, looks like it's impossible," Natasha said, shrugging her shoulders upon seeing Tang Rao's expression.

"By the way, boss, here are ten thousand split-soul level Super Technology Weapons," Tang Rao handed Natasha a Space Ring.

"That fast?" Natasha was somewhat amazed.

Tang Rao shrugged, "Actually, it's not much different from Nascent Soul level Super Technology Weapons; it's just a different method of energy aggregation. Once you understand that, it's not that difficult."

"Xiao Hei, you're really amazing!" Natasha was extremely excited.

You see, in the past few days, Zhao Diman had managed to produce less than a hundred split-soul level Super Technology Weapons, and they were only of poor quality, with a firing speed similar to the Nascent Soul level weapons created by Xiao Hei.

Apart from a slightly higher energy activation, they were essentially the same as the Nascent Soul level Super Technology Weapons.

"Xiao Hei, are these split-soul level Super Technology Weapons fast?" Natasha asked.

"Of course, within fifty meters, aside from peak split-soul level beings, others probably can't dodge it," Tang Rao said.

"Hahaha, that's just amazing! Xiao Hei, you are truly capable of anything!"

"Of course, with me being so awesome, how about giving me a kiss?" Tang Rao blurted out.

After saying it, he started rolling his eyes at himself; damn it, it seemed like he needed to cut back on flirting with the girls—now some things came out of his mouth faster than his brain could process.

"Sure!" But Natasha's reply completely stunned Tang Rao.

Natasha leaned out, drawing close to Tang Rao's face, her head slightly tilting forward, her lips gently landing on Tang Rao's cheek.

Moist, soft, and fragrant.

Tang Rao was a bit stunned; he hadn't expected Natasha to actually kiss him.

Holy shit...

"I want one too!" However, Tang Rao started to fall apart because right after that, Li Shengxuan zoomed over and hugged Tang Rao's head, fiercely nabbing a bite of his cheek.

Tang Rao wore a dumbstruck face, what the hell was going on...

Natasha also looked at Li Shengxuan with a bit of surprise; she had never expected Li Shengxuan to make such a move.

Of course, thinking about her own impulse to kiss Tang Rao, Natasha now felt it was somewhat impetuous.

However, Li Shengxuan's actions made it all less awkward.

"Damn it, what do you take me for, kissing me just like that! My face is worth a lot of money. Remember this, if anyone wants to kiss me in the future, pay up! A hundred Spirit Stones each time, no limit," Tang Rao waved his hand and said.

"Ptuh!" Natasha and Li Shengxuan both snorted in disdain.

As if it's a hundred Spirit Stones each time, you really think you're all that.

...

"Qing Tian, have you figured it out yet?" At this moment, in the Giant Merchant Star's conference room, Zhao Diman sat with a grave expression.

After three days of arduous battle, the fighting finally ceased.

But the arrival of the Ten-winged Demon Dragon with a large group of Heavenly Demons from beyond the domains had left Zhao Diman quite confused.

They hadn't provoked the Ten-winged Demon Dragon; could it be that it interfered purely for the sake of involvement?

The intelligence of the Ten-winged Demon Dragon was not low; logically, it wouldn't participate in such thankless toil. It would have been better for the Ten-winged Demon Dragon to wait for the Giant Merchant Star and the Soul Capture Pavilion to weaken each other.

"Still not clear," Zhao Qingtian shook his head, "Since going into full-scale war with Soul Capture Pavilion, the external intelligence network has crippled, and a lot of things are murky now."

Hearing Zhao Qingtian's words, Zhao Diman too, could not help but feel helpless.

It wasn't Zhao Qingtian's fault, really; given the situation, the crippling of intelligence work was inevitable.

"Big brother, should we notify the President?" Zhao Qingtian asked.

Zhao Diman's headache intensified upon hearing Zhao Qingtian's suggestion.

Xiao Xiangruo must surely be aware of the situation; if she didn't, she wouldn't have kidnapped him and made threats a couple of days ago. Presumably, Natasha would report the situation here to her daily.

"No need, the Ten-winged Demon Dragon hasn't made a move, the President won't take action either," Zhao Diman shook his head and said.

The Ten-winged Demon Dragon was also being cunning, staying quiet without showing its hand. As long as the Ten-winged Demon Dragon didn't make a move, neither Xiao Xiangruo nor the Pavilion Master of the Soul Capture Pavilion would act.

"So what do we do now? Continue to resist?" Zhao Qingtian asked.

Zhao Diman massaged his head; the whole situation was a mess, becoming more and more chaotic as one delved into it.

"Dammit! I always feel there's something off about the current situation, it feels like... someone is deliberately messing with the whole scenario," Zhao Diman suddenly frowned and said.

Starting with the sudden death of six peak-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators from Soul Capture Pavilion, nothing felt right.

Hearing Zhao Diman's words, a glint flashed in Zhao Qingtian's eyes.

Of course someone was messing with the situation; otherwise, how could things escalate to an utterly uncontrollable state? All this was being manipulated by Tang Rao, but of course, I won't tell you.

Damn, you were going to have me killed, and I've always trusted you.