After returning home, Lu Yao went to his parents' room, found his mother's jewelry box, and took out a small Golden Piglet Pendant.
It was a birthday present he bought for his mom with his first year's salary. She never wore it, saying she wanted to save it for her future daughter-in-law.
"By rights, it should go to Liao Qe, but my senior sister should also get a share. It's a tough call..."
Despite Liao Ya often acting like a strict old-timer when lecturing others, she was fundamentally just a girl of seventeen or eighteen. If you had something that she didn't get a share of, you could be sure she'd be unhappy.
To avoid seeming unfair rather than simply too generous, Lu Yao decided to hang the pendant around his own neck for the time being and see what to do about it later.
Moreover, during his wanderings in the jewelry stores of the Otherworld, he noticed there was no gold, so he thought it perfect to ask the two sisters about it.
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Next, Lu Yao processed his visa to He Kingdom. With nearly an eight-figure net worth on display, the procedures were completed almost instantly.
He then booked a flight to his destination—Hebin Port in He Kingdom.
With several hours left before the plane's departure, Lu Yao went to a luxury hotel near the airport, where there was a gym—it was the perfect opportunity to test just how much his physical strength had improved after Bone-Tempering.
As if it was nothing, he lifted an 80kg barbell with one hand; then he aggressively added weights for bench presses, pushing 500 kg ten times; and finally, he deadlifted 550 kg.
"If I use my full strength, it would be a bit higher than the world record," he thought.
Lu Yao gained a profound understanding of his physical capabilities and knew that if he had gone through Organ Refining, these figures would have to be tripled at the very least.
By then, other fitness enthusiasts were already rubbing their eyes in disbelief.
Lu Yao was about to leave, but then he spotted a punching power tester on the wall, shaped like an electronic scale. All it took was a punch to test one's power.
Driven by curiosity, he stood in front of it, took a deep breath, activated Carp Stance to channel the strength of his entire body through his spine, and punched the machine with a "bang"!
The whole wall seemed to shudder for a moment, and the machine displayed the figure 800KG.
Gasps of amazement filled the air, considering an average person's punching force was only around 100KG!
In the end, a crack appeared in the machine, and with a clatter, it fell to the ground. Lu Yao quickly made his escape, casually leaving a bewildered receptionist a handful of money.
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Xia Country was separated from He Kingdom by the sea, not too far off. All things considered, the trip took just three hours.
The main goal of this journey was not just to destroy Zhang Xin's outpost, but to gather intelligence.
He knew virtually nothing about Zhang Xin, like carrying around a pig's head without finding the temple gate.
Lu Yao continued to lie on the ground, capturing sounds while tapping to ascertain directions, and quickly located a spot on the floor in a corner of the warehouse.
The sound from below was hollow; there was definitely an underground room, and this was its entrance.
Just as he was looking for a suitable tool to forcefully break in, the entrance opened on its own--it was an electric door.
Lu Yao quickly hid in the shadows, and four people wearing yellow "Biohazard Protective Suits" emerged, preparing to move the warehouse's barrels underground using a hydraulic dolly.
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"Thanks for opening the door for me."
Emerging from the shadows, Lu Yao's legs powered him forward in an instant, and with one punch and one kick, he hit two of the enemies simultaneously.
The person he kicked flew sideways, crashing into a shelf and then rebounding to the floor, silent and immobile; the one who took the punch had his protective mask deformed, spattered with blood on the inside.
The remaining two, seeing an "Ultraman" suddenly committing assault, shouted, "Shit!!" and drew their guns to shoot!
Lu Yao moved like a dancer in a mechanic routine, his body making a sudden lateral shift to dodge the bullets. Before they could fire a second shot, he drew close, and with resonating impacts, he punched each in the face.
Although he hadn't charged his punches, their force already approached 500 kilograms--twice that of a heavyweight professional boxer!
The man holding the gun flew backward, nose and mouth bleeding profusely, lifeless on impact.
Lu Yao dusted off his hands and picked up two guns, both famous "Glocks"--the most widely used pistol in the world.
"Not bad, even got a weapon."
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He sauntered into the underground area, which was about 2000 square meters large or the size of four basketball courts.
Around twenty people in yellow protective suits were operating complex chemical equipment, extracting something from those thick liquids.
The moment Lu Yao boldly entered through the main entrance, they spotted him. The group was momentarily stunned, then burst into commotion, drawing their guns to shoot!
Lu Yao entered a heightened state of focus, and the people turned into 0.5x speed. The two "Glocks" in his hands fired at once.
Amid the thunderous noise, a total of 34 bullets were rapidly discharged from the two guns. The noisy drug makers were either screaming or howling in pain, with one or two new holes in vital areas of their bodies, from which blood and brain matter gushed out.
"Truly relieving~"
Lu Yao stylishly performed an "Airborne Mag Change," reloading both guns in one second.
"This 'Glock,' despite its smaller caliber, has bullet speeds much faster than the M1911, increasing both range and accuracy."