Chapter Forty-Five: Gift

  The departure of the head of the Ximen family and the new head of the Duanren family being a baron caused a great stir in Duanrencheng.

  Tolun Society was founded by Tolun Earl himself, and the first president was Tolun Earl. Although he stepped down soon to let others take over, every subsequent president was personally appointed by Tolun Earl, each having an unclear relationship with him.

  The Knights Templar, the Knife and Runestone Society, and the Knife and Runestone Chamber of Commerce have always been considered the three pillars of power for the Earl of Kniferun. Now that the Knife and Runestone Society has suddenly replaced its president with a baron-level figure, it's no wonder everyone is shocked.

  Bai Cang came to Dao Lun Society and directly went to the president's room, sitting on that wide and spacious chair exclusively for the president, feeling extremely good.

  "Director, you're here. I just brewed a pot of spring tea. Try some and see if you like it." Liu Shiguan walked into the room with a flattering smile, bowing his head to pour tea for Bai Cangdong.

  "Not bad." Bai Cangdong leaned back in his chair and took a sip.

  "President, don't move, I'll do it." Bai Cangdong sat up straight and put the cup on the table. Liu Shi Quan quickly took it over and carefully placed it on the table.

  Bai Cangdong looked at Liu Shi Quan but didn't say anything.

  Liu Shi's heart was racing with anxiety, seeing Bai Cangdong not speaking a word. He couldn't help but clear his throat and took out a small box from his pocket, holding it up to Bai Cangdong with both hands: "To celebrate the president's inauguration, this is just a small gift, not worth much, not worth much."

  "Alright, forget it." Bai Cangdong didn't even bother to pick up the box, only lazily responding with a single word.

  Liu Shi Quan hastily put the box on the table, but Bai Cang Dong didn't say a word. He stood there, neither advancing nor retreating, unable to move.

  "Is there anything else?" Bai Cangdong said without looking at him, flipping through the book in his hand.

  "Director, I was blind to the truth in the past and if there's anything that didn't meet your expectations, please don't take it to heart. This gift is my apology to you." Liu Shiguan gritted his teeth and handed another box to Bai Cangdong with both hands.

  "Our boss is not a petty person, as long as you work hard for me and make me satisfied, I naturally won't put the past things in my heart."

  "Yes, yes, I'll definitely go through thick and thin for you, sir, and work as hard as a horse to make sure you're satisfied." Liu Shiguan hastily said with a smile.

  "Alright, you go ahead and attend to your own matters, I still have things to take care of." Bai Cangdong waved his hand.

  Liu Shi quickly retreated, not daring to disobey a single word of Bai Cangdong.

  "Look at how much protection money that old man has paid. If it's not enough to satisfy me, I'll deal with him again later." Bai Cangdong opened the two boxes presented by Liu Shi Quan.

  Only the first box was found to contain a red gemstone, while the second box contained a white jade pendant.

  Bai Cangdong only saw that these two things were armed, but couldn't see what they were used for. After directly using the two armed items, he finally knew their names and uses.

  Eye of the Fire Dragon: Baron-level golden armor, able to ward off flames and intense heat.

  Deputy Jade Card: Baron-level golden armor, can replace the master to withstand a fatal injury once.

  "This Liu Shi Quan is indeed no ordinary person." Seeing the names of the two armed items, Bai Cangdong knew that he had to take them down.

  After Bai Cangdong practiced the "Extreme Frost Finger", he had been determined to kill the undead noble "Hu Mei" to upgrade his viscount title. The Dragon's Eye was the best auxiliary equipment to deal with Hu Mei, and the Substitute Jade Card was a must-have for survival. Both pieces of equipment were priceless and extremely rare, and Liu Shi Quan had also put in a lot of thought and money to please him.

  "Spare that old man for now and see how he behaves later." Bai Cangdong put away the two armed guards and began to take over the affairs of the Knife and Dragon Society.

  The Guild of the Blade has many tasks, but the most important ones are three. One is to arrange for guild members to carry out various missions to hunt down undead creatures, mainly to cooperate with Count Bladeborn to eliminate the undead in the vicinity of Blade City and prevent them from forming a large group that would threaten the safety of Blade City.

  This matter is basically left to the vice president to handle, and Bai Cangdong also does not intend to intervene, continuing to let Liu Shi Quan do it.

  The second is to recruit martial artists and develop the strength of Kiryuin Society itself, but because the behind-the-scenes BOSS of Kiryuin Society is Satsuki's father, Soichiro Kiryuin, the true manipulator of this force is actually Soichiro Kiryuin. Although Ragyo is the president, it is not easy for her to mobilize this force.

  The third thing is to manage the various businesses and industries under the name of Kirito, including some things like Ice Core Grass in the Ice Cavern. The previous presidents were mostly doing this, although most of the profits eventually had to be handed over to Count Kirito, but the benefits obtained from it were not a small amount either.

  After Bai Cangdong looked at the accounts, he found that Dalun Society's industries were indeed numerous, but most of them were long-term gains like Ice Core Grass, without those direct and lucrative businesses like Tian Shang Ge that could earn a large amount of Life Units.

  After Bai Cang finished reading all the materials, he found that as the president of this society, there was actually nothing for him to do, and he just needed to sit quietly in his room waiting to collect life points.

  "Is it feeling a bit boring?" Red Lotus Madam walked in with a smile, still holding an unknown pink flower in her hand.

  "I thought that after becoming the president of the company, I would have a lot of work to do and wouldn't be able to finish it all." Bai Cangdong said, leaning back in his chair and staring at the ceiling.

  "The president of the Knife and Rune Society is indeed a notable figure in Knife and Rune City, but after all, he is just like the Knights' Guild, under the command of the Earl. The Knife and Rune Society has been established for many years and has already become a well-oiled machine with its own set of rules. As president, there's not much you can do. Just like the previous president, West Gate, when he was here, most of his time was spent playing with flowers, which was his greatest hobby." Lady Red Lotus placed the pink flower in front of Bai Cang: "Do you recognize what kind of flower this is?"

  Bai Cang looked at him and then shook his head: "I don't know."

  "Sparrow Fairy Flower, every year during this season, the entire Sparrow Fairy Forest is filled with these pink flowers. In just a few days, they will turn into fiery red, and then it's the time for the Viscount-level Undead Sparrow Fairies to revive, until the Sparrow Fairies are killed, the Sparrow Fairy Flowers will not wither."

  "What does this have to do with me?" Bai Cangdong knew that Hong Lian would not come all the way here to tell him a story for no reason.

  "Xiang Fei was going to hunt and kill the Xian Que, this being her first time out hunting a Viscount-level undead. Although before this, she had already killed quite a few Viscount-level undead in practice, those were all injured goods that had been caught after being beaten, and naturally couldn't be compared to the Xian Que."

  After a pause, Hong Lian continued: "In order to let Xiang Fei gain confidence, this time she went to hunt the immortal bird, except for the secretly protected person, my brother did not plan to send an expert by her side, but instead let her go alone to the Bird Immortal Forest. I recommended that you accompany Xiang Fei together, firstly because you are a baron and won't affect Xiang Fei, secondly because although you are a baron, your strength is actually quite good, when Xiang Fei truly encounters danger, you also have the ability to help her."

  "So you're saying I should go be a nanny?" Bai Cangdong didn't want to go.

  "It's not all bad, you can gain some experience in dealing with Viscount-level undead, which will be beneficial for your future promotion to Viscount. And the Phoenix is a fire-attribute undead, just right for being countered by 'Extreme Frost Finger'. Don't you want to try out its effect?"

  Honglian Lady's words made Bai Cangdong extremely moved, his "Extreme Frost Finger" could not break the undead light of the Viscount level at all, he had no grasp at all, if he could try it out first, that would be the best.

  There is also a new Huo Long's Eye, and the effect of dispelling fire needs to be tested.

  "Alright, I'll go." Bai Cangdong thought for a moment before finally agreeing.

  In the carriage on its way to Que Sian Lin, Bai Cang Dong and Li Xiang Fei sat on either side of the carriage, their eyes locked in a stare.

  "I really don't understand why Father insisted on you following me to Que Xian Lin, you can't help with anything and are just a burden." Li Xiangfei said with a pout.

  "Don't forget, you are my defeated subordinate." Bai Cangdong said calmly.

  Li Xiangfei's face suddenly turned a bit unsightly, but her mouth still spoke stubbornly: "That was when my Benming Shenguang was sealed. If you and I were to fight now, I could defeat you in two or three moves. And the one I'm going to hunt is a Viscount-level Xianju, it won't seal itself with Undying Light and fight with you, are you sure you won't be blown to death by it?"

  "I'm afraid I'll be killed by you before I even see the immortal sparrow."

  "You..."

  "I'm tired, I'll take a nap first and recharge my energy to help you deal with the Fairy Bird," said Bai Cangdong as he lay down and closed his eyes.

  "What a arrogant and ignorant guy, saying he's going to help me deal with Xian Que. Do you think you're the Masked Baron, capable of killing a Viscount? How shameless. Besides, I, Li Xiangfei, can kill Xian Que myself, no need for your help..." As she spoke, Li Xiangfei noticed that Bai Cangdong was making soft snoring sounds from his side.

  "What a despicable guy." Li Xiangfei used great willpower to suppress the urge to kick Bai Cangdong in the face.

  The apricot forest looks like a pink ocean from afar, with trees as tall as one person, without any green leaves, but fully bloomed with pink flowers. When the wind blows, layers of pink waves are set off.

  "The swallow flowers are still pink, it seems the swallows have not revived yet." Li Xiangfei got off the carriage and was greeted by a sea of beautiful swallow flowers, she couldn't help but pick one.

  After Bai Cang came down, he couldn't help but frown and measure the Sparrow Immortal Forest. According to the date mentioned by Hong Lian Furen, the Sparrow Immortal Flowers should have turned fiery red by now, but they were still pink, without any sign of change, which seemed to be somewhat different from what was expected.