CHAPTER 433: CHAPTER 252: ULTIMATE BATTLE INSTRUMENT, DARK RING... MODEL 2

After all, he’s been feeling quite inflated lately; if he doesn’t cause some trouble, he can’t sleep.

Looks like he’ll need Big Big Wolf to manufacture a few more dark energy condensation devices...

The constant star energy crystal in Qin Shou’s hand gradually lost its glow, so he took out another one to replenish some light energy.

This place has an abundance of dark energy, so it doesn’t need constant star energy to aid cultivation.

Constant star energy crystals—save them if you can; earning money is hard work.

"Beep beep..."

At this moment, the communicator rang. Brother Monkey, stationed in the Demon Eye Planet camp, finally sent some news.

"Lao Qin, you guessed wrong this time. The Demon Eye Star People who came to capture the Blue Flame Phoenix were indeed ostracized by the Three Great Forces, but the ones who arrived are so powerful that they outright snatched the Blue Flame Phoenix from the hands of the Three Great Forces."

In the video feed, Brother Monkey scratched his head and ears before casually popping a flea from his fingernails into his mouth.

Qin Shou’s eyelid twitched, "Brother Monkey, go take a bath when you have time. If you’re hungry, eat a banana. That stuff has no nutritional value."

Brother Monkey looked indifferent, "Got it, got it. But focus on the main event; why are you always fussing about random crap? A man should put career first. If you stop earning money, who’s gonna feed us?"

Qin Shou’s forehead was covered with black lines. Could he even call this human speech?

Ah, having a big family business is tough—a million mouths waiting to eat the moment you open your eyes each day!

The worst part is that bananas on Monster Planet have gone up in price again.

Damn profiteers!

He cursed and asked, "What’s the name of the Demon Eye Star Person who took the Blue Flame Phoenix this time? Six-eyed Demon or Five-eyed Demon?"

Brother Monkey thought for a moment, "His name is Qianlimu, seems to be Charming Eyes’ elder brother, a Nightmare Seven Stars-level Six-eyed Demon. The six Nightmare Seven Stars monsters under him are unbelievably destructive, totally unstoppable..."

"Alright, alright, skip that part; investigate their sibling relationship instead," Qin Shou instructed.

Brother Monkey waved his hand, "Lao Qin, no need to probe their sibling relationship; rumor has it Qianlimu personally intervened this time to retrieve the Blue Flame Phoenix and return it to Charming Eyes."

Qin Shou raised an eyebrow and smirked, "Wow, is this another sis-con?"

"No, apparently Qianlimu has been afraid of Charming Eyes crying since they were kids. This time, Charming Eyes nearly died out there, so he’s just doing this for appearances and to explain himself when he gets back," Brother Monkey clarified.

Qin Shou chuckled lightly, "What a shame; if this guy were really a sis-con, going by the trope, he’d be destined to meet a quick demise."

Brother Monkey mused silently—thank goodness this old Monkey King doesn’t have a sister.

Little Vajra doesn’t either, only a younger brother.

Safety assured.

Finally, Qin Shou instructed, "Alright, make a trip back, grab the Chaotic Eye card, and head to Demon Eye Base City to see if Hundred-Eyed Demon needs any assistance.

But be cautious of Flower Eye; find an opportunity to have Hundred-Eyed Demon take him out—eliminate future problems.

And about Qianlimu? Since he’s so scared of Charming Eyes crying, have Hundred-Eyed Demon ask for a management position in one of their mining areas.

The mining zones controlled by the Six-Eyed Family are at least large mines with constant star energy crystals. Getting that position will surely pocket us some good profit."

Brother Monkey noted all of this down and then ended the communication.

After wrapping up these instructions, Qin Shou didn’t mind letting the Blue Flame Phoenix stay with Hundred-Eyed Demon for a while.

Having integrated Six-eyed Demon genes, Hundred-Eyed Demon’s magic eye can also seal powerful monsters without flaw.

The decision to have Hundred-Eyed Demon ask Qianlimu for a mining position was well thought-out.

The real Charming Eyes has always been all about leisure. After this "brush with death," she’ll likely "turn over a new leaf" and "reform," working to advance the family business.

Haha, what great (lazy) script fodder for a TV series; too bad I don’t write screenplays.

Not long after, the communicator buzzed again.

"Lao Qin, I’m at the Dark Volcano now, how do I get down...?"

Before Brother Monkey could finish speaking, Qin Shou froze.

"Brother Monkey, you came so quickly, even riding a rocket wouldn’t be this fast."

Brother Monkey gave him a deadpan look, "I’m just the clone, not the main body. Lin Yan’s already sent back to Earth. I’m here to deliver your breakthrough potion."

Qin Shou: "..."

Mixed up the monkeys—what an embarrassing screw-up!

"Alright, I’ll have... well, Dark Dragon come pick you up."

The Transmission Array has long been destroyed and remains unrepaired.

No one even knows how to fix it.

"Roar..."

The base door opened, and Dark Dragon emerged from the Space Gate before quickly vanishing out of sight.

Moments later, Dark Dragon soared back, spraying the monkey clone out of its mouth into the base.

To prevent exposure to dark energy, this was the only option.

The monkey clone pinched its nose and pulled out two bottles of breakthrough potion. Qin Shou also pinched his nose and used his overwhelming star power to catch the potion, which had a trace of "Dragon Saliva" stuck to it.

"Why are there two bottles?" Qin Shou asked curiously.

"Well, Xiao Bai thought your trip back was quite the hassle, so she told me to bring along the third-level breakthrough potion she bought with points."

Qin Shou cracked a satisfied smile, "Xiao Bai sure is thoughtful. I’ll treat her to a lolli—lollipop when I get back."

The monkey clone blinked, not understanding why "lollipop" was deliberately split into two words.

Qin Shou stored the breakthrough potions and pulled out the Chaotic Eye card.

"Good timing—Brother Monkey’s main body is coming here soon. Go out and hand this thing to him."

The monkey clone, thrilled, took the card, "Haha, fantastic! Finally, I can reunite with my main body and get some proper rest."

Qin Shou: "..."

Are all Golden Monkeys this lazy?

Shaking his head, he let Dark Dragon swallow the monkey clone and sent it on its way. Then Qin Shou summoned the system interface.

[Drue Star People] + [Gagura]

Consumed synthesis points: 290,000. Nightmare Two Stars-level monster.

Integrating Drue Star People gene cells, adjusting Gagura’s body type and appearance enables him to retain his giant demon form when taking human shape using the Drue cells.

Opening the Space Gate, out emerged a man in a black suit, long hair combed into a 3-7 parting, with a devilish yet charismatic demeanor.

Not exactly handsome, but his pretentious posture lent him a vibe of ambiguous morality—barely acceptable.

No, something was still missing.

Qin Shou tossed a dark red ring-shaped device to him and said, "Here, your toy."

Gagura held the dark ring, looking puzzled.

"What is this?"

With a cryptic smile, Qin Shou threw him two cards and said, "Use the ring to scan the card info—try pressing the button."

"Okay."

Confused, Gagura scanned the two cards with the ring and pressed the button.

"Buzz... Pandon!"

"Buzz... Zhidun!"

"Fusion! Upgrade!"

"Zhiyu-Pandon!"

Human-like sound effects played, but aside from flashing two different lights, the dark ring did absolutely nothing useful.

Gagura: "..."

So childish, so embarrassing, so boring.

Qin Shou stroked his chin, still unsatisfied.

Something else was missing...

Got it—black spandex!

"Gagura, come on, put on this black spandex, and I’ll teach you some moves..."

"Master, no! What exactly are you trying to make me do?"

Gagura backed away, visibly uneasy and firmly refusing.

What nonsense is this? This thing is just a dumb toy.

Seeing his reluctance, Qin Shou flashed a mysterious grin and whispered, "Gagura, I’m letting you practice ahead of time. Once this thing is complete, you’ll become the strongest among all synthetic monsters. Isn’t that worth it?"

Upon hearing "strongest," Gagura’s eyes gleamed green, and he accidentally transformed into demon mode in his excitement.

"The strongest? Really?"

"Of course it’s true. When have I ever lied to you?"

"Alright then, Master. Teach me—I’ll practice hard!"

"Haha, that’s the spirit. Try on this outfit to see if it fits..."

"Oh, and have a blow-dryer ready; your long hair needs to flow dramatically during transformations."

To be honest, Qin Shou’s eccentric hobbies are incomprehensible to most people.

After this quirky interlude, Qin Shou sent Gagura to Drue Base City to scout for business opportunities.

Demon Eye Base City had Brother Monkey and Hundred-Eyed Demon.

Drue Base had Gagura.

As for the Giant God Race... he’d visit them personally someday.

Perfect strategy!

...

Days later, at the Dark Volcano crater.

A group dressed in lightweight battle armor descended onto the crater.

Peering down into the colossal heavenly pit at the base of the volcano, the group’s eyes showed fear and awe.

Dark Volcano had seen the emergence of Alien Pioneers, numerous Dark Kaiju, the dark bats that nearly turned South America into a wasteland...

And the Dark Giant!

Qin Quan from the Qin Family and Leng Xinlan from the Long Family both narrowly escaped death here, catching the attention of the upper echelons who felt compelled to investigate.

"Is everyone ready?" the leader inhaled deeply and asked in a booming voice.

The group answered, "Ready."

"Then let’s head down!"

"Understood."