Modern Cultivation : The Strongest Couple Bonded by Vampire System

"One more thing—prepare yourself to face illusions inside there. Other than radiation, there is also evil qi. Illusions are the best outcome; the worst is you will fight some mutated monsters there.

But I think it will not be a problem with your current strength."

This didn't mean the mutated monsters were weak; it was just that the monsters would be freshly born, still lacking the experience to use their abilities to the fullest. Continue your adventure with empire

"Thank you, Alex. I will wait for you there." She said while quickly leaving the place.

MingYue's eyes turned ice cold. "You once told me you would never have another woman. Did you change your mind now?"

"I never changed my mind. What do you mean by that?"

"Reina, that woman clearly has feelings for you. You may have no emotions, but you're not that dumb, right?"

"I know, but how would that matter? That's her feeling. I have no control over it. It's her right and choice to do so."

"Then what if she decides to follow you all the way?"

"She is not capable of doing that, but we can use her to take some management position on this planet. We can trust her."

"Oh, and you're sure you won't change your mind when your emotions return?"

"Hmm… I don't know. With my emotions, I'll have things like guilt impacting my decisions."

"Tch, as I expected. Forget it for now. Your interaction with her made me realize something."

"Yes, I was also thinking about it. How do you think we can trigger my emotions? Do you have some idea?"

"We need something that really affects your emotions. It will be better if it's trauma or something else."

MingYue thought negative emotions would trigger more than positive ones. It's always like that for humans. Negative emotions linger, while something positive is quickly forgotten.

"Something traumatic... that would be my friend's betrayal and the incident with my father. How could we reenact that?"

"No, that won't work," MingYue quickly replied. To reenact that would mean a huge incident would need to happen.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Someone really close would have to betray him, or he would lose someone again. It was something that MingYue didn't want him to face.

While they were deep in thought, a knock on the door disrupted their minds.

"Who is it?"

"King, I am sorry to disturb you, but since you are here, there is something that maybe you want to decide."

"What is the matter?" Alex asked while opening the door.

On the other side was a high goblin that he recognized. He had joined him together with Petricia as part of the first generation. There were already a few more high goblins that had evolved from the Goblin race.

Alex still didn't know the cause of it since he hadn't had the time to experiment with it. He was focused more on strengthening himself, his comrades, and the technological growth of the Bai Yue Sect.

But this didn't mean he didn't have any speculation.

He speculated that monsters that came from the dungeon had a peculiarity—they could absorb part of the mana or energy from those they killed. If it reached a certain level and fulfilled specific requirements, they would then evolve into stronger monsters.

It was basically like a monster-catching game. Alex thought this was related to how the Dungeon system worked.

The high goblin kneeled on his knee. "King, Queen."

"Just get to the point," Alex ordered.

"Yes, the construction is on schedule, but we are now lacking a lot of qi crystals to finish the project."

"How? I believe you have enough resources."

Almost all of Alex's forces had already gathered in this citadel; the rest were still on their way. This included all the resources and rations they brought.

The high goblin then gave out a complete list of the expenditures in detail. Each was recorded without anything missing.

This was all thanks to the modern education system that mixed AI and immersive VR. The program would improve the curriculum based on each personality.

As long as the subject had enough brain capacity to learn it, it was guaranteed they would learn the skills. The current Goblins were completely different from those in the dungeon. They were cultured, sophisticated, and enthusiastic about technology.

It was like dwarves with their smithing. And the biggest difference was that each of them was a fanatic cultist, worshipping Alex like a God. As he rarely showed up, his presence became even more enigmatic and mysterious.

Feeling Alex's cold gaze, the high goblin started having cold sweats. He felt like he had committed some huge sin.

But Alex didn't mean it like that. Based on this data alone, he could guess what was happening. "Did most of the resources get taken by the Sovereign?"

"Yes, King, that is why we are thinking of sending out part of our army to take over a few mines in the area. But this would mean we need to delay the construction."

"Alex, just let them focus on the base. We can take over some mines; that will be faster. I think a change of scenery would be good for you."

"Alright." Alex then turned his gaze to the high goblin. "Don't worry, just proceed with your task as usual. But prepare to hire a group of miners from the civilians. The payment will be 20% for all the crystals they mine."

"20%?" MingYue was surprised by the offer.

Even getting a percentage from mining was very generous, usually only given to small clans tasked with the operation, but even then, the best they got was 10%.

It was something she had never heard of, but she didn't voice it now. MingYue didn't want to undermine Alex's decision in front of their people.

After the goblin left, she asked her question.

"20%... is what we need now. This ratio is big, but also not that much. Most of them will use 10%, while the rest they will use to hire other people to do the mining for them."