Lu Yin's expression was serious. "I can pay it back. In fact, I borrowed two million star crystals from someone a few days ago and just returned it."
"Is that so?"
Lulu didn't believe him and looked at him suspiciously. "Did you disappear like Silver? If that's the case, you're much worse than Silver. He didn't run away after borrowing money."
Lu Yin was speechless. "I already said that I'm not close with Silver. Do you have money or not?
No money, right? "
"No money?
What a joke! I'm a Mavis, a Mavis! "Lulu blew her top and threw out a purple crystal card." Go spend it. "
Lu Yin was pleasantly surprised; he also had a similar card that stored star essence. It seemed that this woman was indeed rich.
"Thank you, how much is inside?" Lu Yin asked happily.
Lulu sneered and raised her head proudly. "Forty star essence."
Lu Yin's eyes lit up. "Thank you."
"What are you thanking me for?
I didn't borrow it for nothing. "Lulu's eyes flashed slyly as she stared at Lu Yin." You have to pay interest. "
Lu Yin smiled wryly. "Right, you're representing the Mavis Bank, so of course the bank has to pay interest. Tell me, how much?"
Lulu's expression turned serious. "I want to investigate the Great Yu Empire's palace."
Lu Yin's gaze turned sharp. "What did you say?"
Lulu activated her gadget and displayed a screen. "This is proof of Undying Yushan's loan from the Mavis Bank. It's because of this money that he was able to conquer the thirteen filaments. It states that the loan will be repaid in installments, and if it's not repaid, all of the Yushan family's descendants will have to pay with their lives."
Lu Yin looked at it seriously; it was indeed proof.
"Loans from the bank are risky, so we used the lives of all of the Yushan family's descendants as proof. But now that the entire Yushan family has perished, this loan has become a dead debt. The elders of the family told me to think of a way to resolve this matter since the loan amount isn't small. Lu Yin, this is my mission."
Lu Yin frowned. "You said it yourself. The original conditions were that the Yushan family would have to repay the loan. Now that the Yushan family is gone, this is the Mavis Bank's bottom line. In other words, since the conditions aren't valid, this dead debt is invalid."
Lulu was helpless. "That's right. No one can force a dead person to repay their debt, so this is my mission. Lu Yin, if you help me complete this mission, I can lend you more money."
Lu Yin smiled bitterly. "The Great Yu Empire's economy is in decline, and I don't have any money to give you."
"We don't need money. The quest didn't say that we have to pay it back. Of course, you can't afford it anyway. It's just for show," Lulu said.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. "Investigate the Great Yu Empire's palace?"
Lulu nodded. "We've already checked all of the Yushan family's properties in the Great Yu Empire, and all that's left is the palace. As long as we check it, we'll be able to prove that the Yushan family's remaining assets are unable to repay the loan."
Lu Yin snickered to himself. Yet another person was investigating the Seven Courts. If Lulu hadn't mentioned it, he would have forgotten about it. This Mavis woman had also been in the Great Yu Empire from the very beginning, just like Silver and Xia Luo. All three of them had the same goal of investigating the Seven Courts, but their methods were different.
Silver's Neohuman Alliance was violent, and the Yushan family's demise was most likely their doing.
He didn't know what Xia Luo had done, and he didn't even know which organization was backing Xia Luo.
Lulu, on the other hand, used the methods of the Mavis Bank to investigate, so she didn't attract too much attention.
Three people, three methods, and all of them wanted to confirm the Yushan family's secret. Unfortunately, this secret had already been taken away by Lu Yin. The Yu Secret Art: Void Transfer should be what they were after.
"Alright, investigate if you want, but don't make it too obvious. Otherwise, I won't be able to do anything," Lu Yin agreed readily. In any case, there were no more secrets in the palace.
Lulu was excited. "Deal! I'll lend you a bit more. I'll give you fifty star essence. Return it early, and there's no interest." She then left happily.
Lu Yin grinned, as the Mavis family was destined to not be able to find anything. However, should he keep them in suspense?
If they were certain that there were no more secrets in the Great Yu Empire, then they would all withdraw, which would be a loss to the Great Yu Empire.
That was a problem.
"Seventh Bro, your ability to borrow money is almost on par with your fighting ability. Just a few sentences and you're able to borrow so much money without interest. Why don't you find someone else to borrow some more? You can get rich!" The monkey laughed strangely.
Lu Yin laughed as well.
The monkey was startled. "Seventh Bro, don't laugh! It's scary!"
As soon as the monkey finished speaking, Lu Yin blocked him off.
Lu Yin found a place and took a deep breath. It had only been a few days since he had rolled the die. Fortunately, he had not rolled it four times, or else he would not have been able to do so. Even so, it would be difficult to roll Enhance. However, there were still twelve days left, and this wedding could not continue.
As he thought about it, Lu Yin tapped the die and watched it spin until it finally stopped. As expected, it was Enhance. This was the Time Stop Space.
Once he entered, Lu Yin was confident that he would be able to roll Enhance. Although the process was painful, he could take it slow and rest for ten days after each roll. With his current wealth, he could roll as many times as he wanted, and he would eventually be able to roll Enhance.
Rolling the die in the Time Stop Space was very painful, and he had to rest for ten days after each roll. There were many points that he could not use, and the process was repeated endlessly. It was easy to drive someone crazy.
Fortunately, Lu Yin's willpower was firm.
He did not know how much time had passed, but he saw that his star essence had been reduced by nearly half. He estimated that it had been two or three months. Finally, the upper and lower screens appeared, and he rolled Enhance.
Lu Yin exhaled, and his forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat. He was not tired, but rather uncomfortable. This process had been extremely painful, but fortunately, he had managed to endure it.
He took out a strengthening fruit and threw it onto the upper screen. He then tossed out ten star essence. The strengthening fruit emitted the sound of his meridians circulating, and it distorted the void. This was exactly the same effect as the previous one. Lu Yin took a deep breath and tossed out another ten star essence. The distortion in the void grew larger and larger, and the sound of his meridians circulating grew louder and louder. It really did seem like the flow of a person's blood.
Less than half of the strengthening fruit fell, and it began to vibrate strangely.
Lu Yin did not pay it any mind, as he was more concerned about its effects. This strengthening fruit seemed to be becoming more and more effective, and he hurriedly tossed out another ten star essence. He now had thirty.
The strength of the strengthening fruit's vibrations increased, but it still had not reached the bottom.
Lu Yin took a deep breath and did some calculations. He then stingily tossed out four star essence.
The strengthening fruit was still a little bit away from the bottom.
Lu Yin tossed out another star essence.
There was a thump as the strengthening fruit fell to the ground, and its light faded away. Lu Yin was puzzled, but just as he was about to pick it up, the strengthening fruit suddenly distorted the void and traveled to a location not too far away.
Lu Yin was confused. What was going on?
Not too far away, the surface of the strengthening fruit began to ripple with the circulation of blood and meridians. It flickered incessantly, as if it wanted to travel through the void and leave. However, this was Lu Yin's die space, and it could not escape no matter what.
However, this scene completely stunned Lu Yin. Had this thing become a spirit?
He had no other choice, and he hurriedly removed the barrier that he had placed on the monkey. The monkey sighed. "Seventh Bro, can't we just have a nice chat?"
"Shut up and look at that thing." Lu Yin raised his left arm.
The monkey casually looked over, but what he saw almost made his hair stand on end. "Damn, a natural treasure that can produce self-defense! Damn you, Seventh Bro, where did you get this? You're so lucky that you even managed to obtain something like this?"
Lu Yin asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"
"It's not easy to explain. How should I put it? It's the origin of all things in the universe." "Get to the point." "That's the point. Plants and animals originate from the same place. Animals can cultivate, and so can plants. You know this, too. You've been attacked by plants before, but those plants only attack instinctively. Some plants, on the other hand, have gone through countless years, and although they haven't gained sentience, they've taken a different path: avoiding danger."
"What do you mean?" Lu Yin was puzzled.
"I can't explain it. Those plants have gained a certain level of understanding of the universe over countless years, which allows them to avoid certain dangers. They're different from aggressive plants. Those plants evolve over time, and they might even gain sentience …"
The more Lu Yin listened, the more confused he became. "Just tell me what's wrong with this thing in front of me."
"It's trying to escape! Can't you see?
It doesn't want to be eaten by you! "the monkey shouted.
Lu Yin frowned. "If it can escape, does that mean it has intelligence?"
"It shouldn't have any intelligence. From the looks of it, this thing has lived for more than a hundred thousand years. It hasn't reached the stage where it can gain sentience, but it can avoid danger. Seventh Bro, where did you get this thing? Why do I feel like you're always able to obtain things that normal people can't?" The monkey was puzzled.
Lu Yin reached out, and the strengthening fruit distorted the void again in an attempt to escape. However, in this place, even a Hunter would have to listen to Lu Yin, let alone a fruit.
Lu Yin grabbed the strengthening fruit, but he didn't know whether he should eat it or not. He still remembered the pain he had felt after eating that fruit.
"Can this thing be eaten?" Lu Yin asked.
The monkey answered in a low voice, "I'm not sure. Only the top powers can obtain such a natural treasure. I've never seen one before, but it should be fine. In any case, you won't die from eating it."
Lu Yin thought about it. He still had fifteen star essence and two strengthening fruits. If he borrowed some money, he could just barely get another one. As long as he didn't die from eating it, it would be fine. After thinking about it, he no longer hesitated and swallowed the strengthening fruit.
An even more intense pain than the last time swept over him, drowning him like a tidal wave. Lu Yin's deepest impression of this pain was the one he had experienced during Earth's Armageddon, when Liu Shaoge had caused him to be burned. This pain was even more intense than that time. His muscles swelled up, and his veins bulged. His blood flowed faster, and even the air around him began to burn.
If he had eaten the last strengthening fruit, he would have been able to endure the pain and fight. However, the pain this time made it difficult for him to walk.
"Seventh Bro, how are you?
You won't die, right? "the monkey cried out.
Lu Yin's eyes were bloodshot, and bean-sized beads of sweat dripped down. Before they could even touch the ground, they were turned into nothingness by the shockwaves. "Can you come out?"
"Yes, of course."
"Then come out."
The next moment, the monkey tattoo on Lu Yin's right arm wriggled, and a shadow finally appeared. It turned into the Spiritual Academy's Ghost Monkey, who had attacked Lu Yin before.
Lu Yin looked at the monkey and gritted his teeth. "Attack me."
The monkey was confused. "What did you say?"
"Attack me, quick!" Lu Yin barked.