Richest Rag-picker

Poseidon Robton understood one thing: while his clan had declined, it wasn’t the only one to suffer this fate.

He believed that even the current top three clans might not be as powerful as his own had been in its prime.

Of course, Fang Chenyi had materialized the wooden box out of thin air right in front of him for a reason. He wanted to demonstrate his power to Poseidon Robton, to make him discard any impractical, crooked ideas.

’This man is no ordinary person. After seeing a feat like this, he’ll only conclude that I’m incredibly powerful, rather than suspecting any other reason.’

Just as Fang Chenyi had predicted, a sharp glint flashed through Poseidon Robton’s eyes the moment he saw the wooden box appear from nowhere.

After producing the box, Fang Chenyi tossed it directly to him.

Poseidon Robton scrambled to catch it. He didn’t let out a long sigh of relief until it was securely in his hands.

He carefully opened the box. Seeing that it was indeed filled to the brim with white powder, Poseidon Robton’s tense heart finally settled.

"Heh, as for signing some kind of agreement... I won’t make you. You know that for someone like me, even without a contract, what’s mine will never get away."

With that, Fang Chenyi turned and walked toward the door.

Behind him, Poseidon Robton wore a cautious expression. He had absolutely no intention of backing out of this deal.

It was just as Fang Chenyi had said. With his power, forget taking half the clan’s assets; if he truly set his sights on the Poseidon Clan, who among them could possibly be his opponent?

As he reached the doorway, Fang Chenyi paused for a moment. Without turning back, he said coolly,

"Yishou, I’m leaving the Poseidon Clan’s affairs for you to handle. If you meet any resistance... I don’t mind erasing it completely from this world."

Fang Chenyi’s tone was nonchalant, but a chill ran down Poseidon Robton’s spine.

Liu Yishou nodded at Fang Chenyi’s retreating figure, then shifted his gaze to Poseidon Robton.

Poseidon Robton, to his credit, was a man of his word. In the days that followed, he began arranging for the transfer of all the family businesses under his control into Fang Chenyi’s name.

Fang Chenyi couldn’t care less about any of this.

What he cared about was when he could finally go home. He’d been away for over a month now, and it would be a lie to say he wasn’t homesick.

Back on the cruise ship, Fang Chenyi didn’t return to his cabin. Instead, he headed straight for the control room.

"Brother Fang, you’re here."

Qi Xiaotian scrambled to his feet as Fang Chenyi pushed open the door and entered.

Looking at Qi Xiaotian’er, who was covered in bandages, an idea struck Fang Chenyi. ’I wonder if that Medicine Pill would heal his injuries?’

He waved for him to sit down, then found a seat for himself. His mind was preoccupied with whether or not he should give the Medicine Pill to Qi Xiaotian.

’It’s not just Qi Xiaotian, but Liu Yishou and the others, too. If I want a team of incredibly powerful subordinates, I’ll have to use those Medicine Pills. But if I use them... won’t my secret be at risk?’

’Qi Xiaotian and Liu Yishou are fine; they can be trusted.’

’But my three hundred crew members... that’s a problem.’

’It’s not that they can’t be trusted, but with so many people, it’s inevitable that someone will let it slip.’

’If someone really does slip up, it’ll cause a huge amount of trouble.’

’Am I supposed to use the Celestial Gods on them? But wouldn’t that be a bit...’

Fang Chenyi couldn’t bring himself to use something like that on his own people, even if the Celestial Gods technique caused no physical harm.

Weighed down by his thoughts, Fang Chenyi’s brow remained tightly furrowed.

Qi Xiaotian, sitting nearby, seemed to notice. "What’s wrong, Brother Fang?" he asked. "Did something happen?"

Fang Chenyi snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Qi Xiaotian. After a slight hesitation, he spoke. "Xiaotian’er, if there was a way to make you stronger, would you be willing to try it? Of course, it wouldn’t cause your body any harm."

Qi Xiaotian’s face lit up with joy. He leaned forward eagerly. "Brother Fang, do you really have a way to make us stronger? If you do, I’ll be the first to try! And I’m sure it’s not just me—that guy Yishou would definitely want to as well. You might not understand, but for people like us, we desperately crave that kind of power."

’Just as I thought.’ Qi Xiaotian’s and Liu Yishou’s answers were practically identical. They both craved power, yearned to become even stronger.

Fang Chenyi nodded, then added hesitantly, "It’s true, I do have a way to make you stronger. But this method can’t be known to outsiders. I’m hesitating because..."

Fang Chenyi trailed off, not needing to finish. He knew Qi Xiaotian would understand what he meant.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Qi Xiaotian also sank into thought.

After a long moment, he finally spoke. "Brother Fang, Liu Yishou and I would never tell a soul. But as for the others... I can’t make that promise."

Fang Chenyi nodded. With a flick of his wrist, he pulled a leather pouch from his pocket.

As Qi Xiaotian watched, he unzipped it and took out a small, grayish-white Medicine Pill.

Seeing the small, grayish-white Medicine Pill, Qi Xiaotian realized what it was. His eyes slowly began to brighten. "Brother Fang... will this really work?"

Fang Chenyi nodded with certainty. "What do you think of my current strength?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Xiaotian didn’t hesitate for a second. He stretched his hand out to Fang Chenyi.

"Brother Fang, I’ll take it."

Fang Chenyi’s implication was obvious, and Xiaotian’er was no fool. He naturally understood what Fang Chenyi was trying to say.

Even though he had been on the ship the whole time, he had been kept in the loop about what happened at the mine. He knew that Brother Fang had defeated Poseidon Robton in a single blow.

And according to Liu Yishou, Poseidon Robton was so powerful that even Roland—the man who had injured him with a single strike—wouldn’t have lasted a single round against him.

It was a testament to just how formidable Brother Fang’s power had become.