When I woke up, I wanted to go home.

Chapter 149 Xiao Jin's Dedication and the Ancient God Alliance's New Rules

What Zhu Chongjiu didn't know was that the many treasures in the Multi-Eyed Heavenly King's storage ring weren't all his own. Instead, they were protection fees collected by the Multi-Eyed Heavenly King in his territory on the orders of the Purple Thunder Immortal Lord.

The discovery that the Thunder Essence and Golden Thunder Stone had been stolen was also made by chance when the Multi-Eyed Heavenly King happened to be passing by the Thunder Planet.

Haozi Guangwei was absolutely right; the death of the Many-Eyed Heavenly King was truly due to his own bad luck.

After hearing Xiong Da ask about his upcoming itinerary, Zhu Chongjiu glanced at the world controlled by the Wind Immortal King in the distance, pondered for a moment, and said, "There are still some immortal herbs and spiritual plants in the storage ring of the Multi-Eyed Heavenly King. Let's see if there are any that you can use."

Our main priority right now is to improve our strength, especially you elemental spirits.

After all, no matter where you are, you are top-tier cultivation treasures.

After saying this, Zhu Chongjiu opened his storage ring and let the little ones find items that were useful to them and could improve their strength.

Aside from Little Lei, who fell into a deep sleep after absorbing an entire pool of Thunder Essence, and Little Black, who had no need for any of these things.

Half an hour later, after the children had made their choices, Zhu Chongjiu looked at Xiao Jin, picked up a fist-sized bead in front of him that emitted iridescent colors, and asked, "Can you use this?"

Seeing Zhu Chongjiu's questioning look, Xiao Jin put her hands on her hips and replied firmly, "Sure! And I think this bead will be very useful to me. Maybe it can even help me level up several times!"

After hearing Xiao Jin's answer, Zhu Chongjiu put down the bead that emitted multicolored light in his hand and pointed to a crystal placed in front of him.

This crystal is almost as tall as a small gold piece, and most importantly, it seems as if there are raging flames burning inside the crystal.

You're not saying this will be useful to you too?

When Xiao Jin heard Zhu Chongjiu speak to her again and looked at the crystal Zhu Chongjiu was pointing to, although her posture remained the same, her aura was not as strong as before as she replied, "Hmm... I haven't figured this out yet..."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chongjiu's eyes narrowed. Seeing the change in Zhu Chongjiu's expression, Xiao Jin immediately said, "However, I feel that this will be of great use to me in the future."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chongjiu could no longer hold back, because there were at least twenty or thirty treasures in front of Xiao Jin that had nothing to do with the metal element. These two were just the two most unrelated items.

Moreover, when everyone was choosing that crystal that seemed to have flames inside, Xiao Huo was about to take it in his hand, but Xiao Jin stopped him with a look and it ended up in Xiao Jin's hands.

Although Xiao Jin did it discreetly, none of it escaped Zhu Chongjiu's eyes.

Zhu Chongjiu reached out and grabbed Xiao Jin's ear, ignoring the other's heart-wrenching cries of pain, and forcibly pulled him out. Then, he angrily pointed at everyone and the items in front of them and said, "Do you think I'm stupid?"

Look at everyone else, each of you has at most one or two items in front of you that seem unrelated to your attributes. Even greedy Little Wood only has three items in front of him. And look at you?

More than twenty items in total.

When Xiao Mu heard Zhu Chongjiu scolding Xiao Jin and mentioning himself, he muttered to himself, "What? I'm the greediest one? I'm just an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire!"

Do you know this is public property?

Do you know what kind of behavior this is?

At best, this is petty theft and taking advantage of others; at worst, it's embezzlement of public and private property!

When Zhu Chongjiu got to this point, Xiaorou stepped forward and interrupted him, saying, "That's right!"

Xiao Jin, you really shouldn't have done that.

Ninth Brother is right. He risked his life to obtain these things, but he didn't keep any for himself. Instead, he gave them to us for cultivation.

Ninth Brother believes that he is the leader of the Ancient God Alliance, even if he earned it through his own battles, so it now belongs to the Ancient God Alliance. Your attempts to exploit the Ancient God Alliance are wrong; you should immediately apologize to Ninth Brother and to everyone else.

After saying that, she secretly winked at Xiao Jin, who was looking dejected, and at the same time said to Zhu Chongjiu in a coquettish tone, "Ninth Brother, don't be angry. If it happens again, I will definitely teach him a lesson for you."

Seeing Xiao Rou's adorable appearance, Zhu Chongjiu snorted and turned to Xiao Hei, saying, "You will lead the entire staff to jointly develop a management system and a set of reward and punishment rules."

After saying that, Zhu Chongjiu walked away alone into the distance.

As soon as Zhu Chongjiu walked away, everyone rushed to Xiao Jin's side. Xiao Jin's eyes were a little red, and she said pitifully, "That's not what I meant. I just thought it was fun and interesting, so I stayed."

"I didn't mean to take advantage of anyone, like Ninth Brother said. If anyone needs these things someday, or if I'm done playing with them, I'll just return them to Ninth Brother. Why are you saying this about me?"

Seeing Xiao Jin looking so aggrieved, everyone quickly offered words of comfort. Xiao Hei glanced at Xiao Jin, then turned around and went directly to Zhu Chongjiu.

You know what Xiao Jin and these little guys are thinking, Ninth Brother, aren't you going a bit too far by doing this?

Upon hearing Xiao Hei's words, Zhu Chongjiu smiled and said, "What's wrong? Are you addicted to lecturing me?"

Like you said, I know perfectly well that Xiao Jin is just being playful, so why did I scold him so harshly?

Seeing Xiao Hei looking at him with a questioning expression, Zhu Chongjiu's smiling face slowly turned melancholy.

Xiao Hei, this Ancient God Alliance is a name I made up to trick a few cowards into going to Thunder Planet to cultivate when you were asleep after absorbing the Cloud of the Universe.

Unexpectedly, they took it seriously.

More than once, they identified themselves as members of the Ancient God Alliance.

Just like this time, didn't you hear what Xiaorou said?

Actually, I've thought about it later. If we want to establish ourselves in this universe with its myriad worlds, we need to have our own power. We can't just drift around like rootless duckweed.

Seeing Xiao Jin's actions today made me decide that the Ancient God Alliance would be born.

The purpose of establishing rules and regulations for you is not only to restrain you, but also to restrain more members of the Ancient God Alliance in the future.

Just like in the Cangshen Realm, if the Peace Chamber of Commerce didn't have strict rules and regulations, could it have grown into an existence feared by all nations with only the strength of a single chamber of commerce and Xiao Feng alone?

What about Xiao Jin?

Oh, he's just a kid. If he cries after being scolded, you can comfort him and he'll be fine afterward. Xiao Jin isn't the type to hold grudges!

At this point, Zhu Chongjiu put on a smiling face again as he looked at Xiao Hei.

Ninth Brother, you're really inhuman! How could you treat a child like this!

After saying this, Xiao Hei disappeared from Zhu Chongjiu's sight and returned to the crowd.

Zhu Chongjiu followed Xiao Hei back to the group. Seeing Xiao Jin in tears, he knelt down in front of her, wiped away her tears, and said, "Xiao Jin, you shouldn't be crying. You should be shedding tears of joy!"

Besides, how could someone as strong-willed and chivalrous as you cry all your life?

When you become the God of Gold in the future, this incident will bring a great disgrace to your reputation!

Hearing Zhu Chongjiu's teasing, Xiao Jin hurriedly wiped away her tears and said angrily, "Who said I cried?"

It's just that the sandstorm was too strong and got into my eyes.

"Hey Xiaotu, I'm talking to you! Stop throwing sand around!"

Upon seeing this, everyone burst into laughter again.

After the laughter subsided, Zhu Chongjiu said to Xiao Jin solemnly, "Xiao Jin, your Ninth Brother is sorry for what you did just now."

Brother Hei just gave Brother Jiu a severe scolding, and Brother Jiu realized where he went wrong.

Ninth Brother promised he would never do it again.

Hearing Zhu Chongjiu's words, Xiao Jin replied shyly, "It's not entirely Brother Jiu's fault. I'm going to become the Golden God in the future, a pillar of the Ancient God Alliance."

Since that's the case, we can't covet the resources of the Ancient God Alliance, nor can we drag them down; we should contribute to the Ancient God Alliance's development.

it is good!

With such a broad perspective, Little God truly deserves to be the future God of Gold. At this moment, we are fortunate to witness the awakening of the God of Gold. What an honor! Let's all give him a round of applause to celebrate!

At Zhu Chongjiu's call, the crowd erupted in enthusiastic applause.

Amid the applause, Xiao Jin repeatedly bowed and paid his respects, feeling embarrassed.

A moment later, Zhu Chongjiu stretched out his hands and pressed them down. Seeing this, the applause gradually stopped.

Zhu Chongjiu said, "As I just said, nothing can be accomplished without rules."

These rules are not only for our own good, but also for the future members of the Ancient God Alliance.

Only with sound rules and regulations can the Ancient God Alliance develop and grow stronger in a healthier way.

Now, as the first leader of the alliance, I command that Xiao Hei take the lead, with all other members assisting, to jointly discuss and draft the rules of the Ancient God Alliance.

Once the alliance rules are finalized, they will be submitted to me for approval before a final ruling is made.

But let's not rush this now. After all, we're all family here. Let's focus on improving our strength first, and then establish alliance rules as a secondary measure.

Now everyone begins to absorb and refine the rare and precious materials they have chosen. After everyone finishes their cultivation, we will set off for the future of the Ancient God Alliance!

After hearing Zhu Chongjiu's words, everyone started yelling and busying themselves with their own things.

As Zhu Chongjiu watched this scene with a smile, his eyes happened to meet Xiao Hei's.

From Xiao Hei's gaze, Zhu Chongjiu understood something he had told him before: "On the techniques and steps of a boss making empty promises to employees!"