I'm the boss because I have a harem of anime characters.

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"Let's go take a look at the imperial city."

After defeating the boss, the next step is definitely to open the treasure chest, which is the most anticipated part.

In his previous life, Qin Shan relied on his unparalleled spatial abilities to dominate the ninth rank, but he never truly experienced the joy of freely looting extraordinary items after taking over the capital of Ying Kingdom. Today, he must make up for the regret of his previous life.

At this moment, the entire city of Sakura fell into an eerie silence, the calm before the storm.

When the strongest of the Heavenly Dragon Demons was still alive, although his style of doing things was annoying, he couldn't accurately harm everyone. The order built by violence was still an order, and the many powerful demons that were suppressed didn't have the ability to cause any major trouble.

But the situation is different now. The strongest of the Heavenly Dragon Great Demons is dead, and he was killed instantly and utterly crushed. Although the remaining Heavenly Dragons are also very powerful, they are not powerful enough to create a qualitative difference. Moreover, the victors are heading straight for the imperial city, and they will definitely confiscate their property and exterminate their clans. When the Heavenly Dragons collapse, everyone will have a good meal.

They didn't care much about the spoils in the imperial city, but since Japan was so big, they could cut it up and each person could get a good share.

However, some clever humans/demons are preparing to try to establish new cooperative relationships with the strongest.

Before entering the imperial city, Qin Shan also collected the corpse of the Heavenly Dragon Demon.

These extraordinary beings who can freely shapeshift are treasures from head to toe. Many of the weapons Qin Shan used in his previous life were made from the bones of the Heavenly Dragon Demon. Although this race is petty and narrow-minded, their bodies are all-encompassing and have strong compatibility with any kind of extraordinary material. Using them as fusion materials can greatly increase the success rate of the finished product.

Exceptional craftsmanship, you deserve it.

After collecting the corpses, Qin Shan and his group went straight to the front... They were originally going to blast open the city gate, but the gate opened by itself, and there was a strong smell of blood inside.

Immediately afterwards, a group of fully armed warriors lined up, assuming a posture to welcome the victors, and then a graceful and beautiful woman walked up to the crowd with a captivating smile.

What a coincidence! This person is actually someone Qin Shan knew in his past life, the kind he'd fought in bed with.

The great fox demon – Feathered Fox Qing.

"Hagoromo Gitsune" is not a name, but a title. The strongest among the fox demons of Ying Kingdom is called Hagoromo Gitsune. Qingcai is this person's name. She is currently at the sixth level of strength. When Qin Shan met her in his previous life, she was at the seventh level, and Qin Shan was at the eighth level.

In the past life, you were the one who was superior, and in this life, you're still the one who is superior. It's fate.

"I am Yu Yi Hu of the Hu Demon Clan, greetings, sir."

As a powerful demon known for her intelligence and cunning, Qing could immediately tell that these people were all led by Qin Shan. She couldn't fathom Qin Shan's strength either, so she could confirm that Qin Shan was the master and the strongest.

Okay, a sixth-order being can't see through those above the seventh order, so her reasoning was wrong, but her conclusion was correct.

Qin Shan's gaze swept over the bloodstains at the edge of the imperial city gate, and he laughed, "You guys really know how to be pragmatic."

Qing smiled and replied, "My lord overpowered the Heavenly Dragon and annihilated it in one move. His strength is extraordinary and clearly beyond what we little demons can withstand. We might as well come and serve him as soon as possible to gain his favor."

This phrase sounds familiar, so familiar it's like it was copied and pasted.

Oh, I remember now. In his past life, Qin Shan had a conflict with the Heavenly Dragon Clan in Kyoto, Japan. In a fit of rage, he slaughtered their entire family. The Fox Clan was the first to come and pledge allegiance, and that's what Qing, the leader, said.

So, is this what your fox clan says to everyone they can't defeat, or is it simply fate?

"If I remember correctly, your fox clan has always been one of the four great guards of the imperial city. Now that you've arrived, where are the leaders of the ghost clan, dog clan, and wolf clan?"

"Hehe, my lord really knows a lot. As far as I know, the Ghost Clan won't come, but they won't cause you any trouble either. They worship the strong, so as long as you can beat them up, they will pledge their loyalty to you. The Dog Clan and the Wolf Clan are a bit more complicated. The Dog Clan is less quick-witted and very blindly loyal, while the Wolf Clan is more wild and will definitely take advantage of the situation later."

"In that case, take me to the Ghost Clan."

"Sir, why don't you go and check out the Heavenly Dragon's treasure first?"

"Those things were already mine, it doesn't matter if it's a little earlier or later."

"In that case, I will lead the way for you. This way, please."

Although it is called the Imperial City, you can't think of it as the Forbidden City. As the inner city, the walls here are only one-third the length of the outer city. If you put it in Suzhou, you could find a large garden that would completely outshine it, and the decoration would be a hundred times more luxurious.

Just as the group headed to the west gate guarded by the ghost clan, a group of wolf demon soldiers happened to be fighting with the ghost clan and looting their belongings.

Although each race has its own characteristics, there are always demons who take advantage of others' misfortunes in every race. Just because the big shots at the top don't take action doesn't mean that the lower-ranking people won't act out of greed. So the two groups started fighting over the loot, which was witnessed by Qin Shan and his group who happened to be passing by.

"Please wait a moment, my lord, I will take care of it right away."

Since the decision to place the bet has been made, one must have the courage to charge into battle for the new leader, and Qing understands this very well.

"No need, Xiao Luo, do it."

"Yes, Admiral."

The opponents were just a bunch of weaklings, so there was no need for the ship to be fully equipped for battle. Xiao Luo simply summoned one barrel of a secondary gun, and with a loud bang, the two groups of robbers were replaced by a shell crater.

"Let's go."

Qin Shan's nonchalant attitude, and Xiao Luo's casual shot, startled Qing quite a bit. Her gaze kept shifting between Xiao Luo and the shell crater.

If children are this terrifying, what about the adults...?

So this is what the legendary three great demons are like? What kind of people are they?!

However, Qing was also very fortunate. Such a powerful figure would never lack supporters. His emergency investment had made a huge profit, equivalent to an epic breakthrough of 3,000 to 10,000 points in the A-share market within an hour!

What a strange dream (laughs).

Just after Qin Shan and his group entered the imperial city, the entire capital of Yingdu began to descend into chaos. After all, the great demon Tianlong had died such a tragic death, and it was a public execution. This was not just a fall from grace, but a kick into a cesspool. The great demons who were already dissatisfied with the Tianlong clan all began to take action, preparing to plunder the outer city as start-up capital for their future development.

Why the outer city?

Nonsense! There are ruthless people in the imperial city who can instantly kill Tianlong, and they don't want to become someone else's verifiable battle record.

Those who understand the times are wise. (Osaka)

The title of Shuten-dōji, a great demon of the oni clan, is similar to that of Hagoromo-gitsune; both are titles for the strongest member of their clan, followed by his real name, Shuten-dōji Takeru.

Just call him Wu. Depending on your status and how close you are, you can also call him A Wu or Xiao Wu.

However, calling this burly, three-meter-tall character, who moves like a city gate, "Xiao Wu" is somewhat contrary to objective facts, especially since he hasn't even recognized a new master yet.

"Feathered Fox, this must be the great figure who destroyed the Heavenly Dragon. Your fox clan's choice is truly smooth."

Qing ignored Shuten-dōji's sarcasm and said directly, "Wu, I'm an old friend of yours, so don't make the wrong choice on such a life-or-death matter."

"Hahahahahaha." After Wu burst into laughter, the spiked club in his hand crashed down.

"You know the rules of our ghost clan, so stop talking nonsense."

"You brute." Qingbai glanced at Wu, bowed to Qin Shan, and stepped aside.

You've done everything you could; if you get beaten to death, you deserve it.

The Oni race is martial and admires brave and valiant people. So as long as you can defeat them, they are very willing to either subdue them or make friends with them. Alternatively, you can subdue them in other ways that they are better at. In terms of personality, the Oni race is much easier to get along with than humans.

“Shuten-dōji Takeshi, right?” Qin Shan walked forward with a smile.

"That's right, what, you want to compete with me?"

"Yes, it's still the kind of hand-to-hand combat, without weapons."

Wu was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Alright, alright, you want to fight us ghosts with your fists? I like your decisive and efficient nature. Come on, I can't wait!"

Wu casually tossed the massive spiked club aside and then assumed a fighting stance, ready for close combat.

The contrast between the 1.8-meter-tall Qin Shan and the 3-meter-tall mountain of flesh is too stark. If this were an underground wrestling match, there would definitely be very few people betting on Qin Shan.

But reality is often cruel; what you see at first glance may not be the truth.

Qin Shan didn't know Shuten-dōji, but he did know Shuten-dōji Gang, a seventh-tier great demon and one of Qin Shan's friends from his previous life. However, this seventh-tier great demon was currently just a personal guard standing behind Qin Shan; Qin Shan was a sixth-tier demon, while Gang was a fifth-tier demon.

Seeing his best friend from his past life again filled Qin Shan with emotion.

With a battle roar, the human tank started up with a bang, and then... was punched to the knees by Qin Shan, followed by a kick that sent it flying, directly crashing into half of the city gate.

The whole process took three seconds. Qin Shan only moved twice, but Shuten-dōji was already lying flat and had no power to fight back.

"I'm not fighting anymore, I admit defeat. The gap in skill is too big to bear." Wu muttered as he stood up, then bowed deeply: "Shuten-dōji Wu greets my lord!"

The other ghost soldiers also knelt down in unison before Qin Shan, signifying that the ghosts of the imperial city had been subdued by their new master.

Qin Shan said with satisfaction, "Very good, get up, all of you, come with me to deal with the dog clan."

The dog clan is also one of the great demons of Ying Kingdom, but this clan is quite special. They do not have a unified main family and are very scattered. However, their survival strategy is to remain loyal to one party after pledging allegiance. Therefore, no matter which great demon commands, there are dog clan members under their command, and they are all placed in the position of confidants. From the perspective of group survival strategy, the dog clan is very successful.

But this also means that once an adversarial relationship is established, all the dogs in the opposing camp must be wiped out, because as long as they are alive, they will definitely support their former master to regain power until the very end of their lives.

This may be blind loyalty, but frankly, who wouldn't like to have an absolutely loyal subordinate?

Therefore, after eliminating the dog clan under the command of the Heavenly Dragon Clan, Qin Shan will also recruit new dog clan members to serve him, because they are truly useful, the kind of useful that is irresistible.

Qin Shan was not disappointed by the loyalty of the dog clan. While the wolf clan took advantage of the chaos, the fox clan switched allegiance to the strong, and the ghost clan stood by and watched, only the dog clan remained loyal to the Heavenly Dragon Clan and worked hard to help the Heavenly Dragon Clan relocate within the territory.

There was nothing they could do. The Celestial Dragon Clan hadn't prepared any secret passages. Their millennia of strength and heritage had made them absolutely convinced of their clan's power. After being suddenly subjected to such a devastating attack, even their escape was becoming increasingly difficult.

Regarding the matter of the Celestial Dragon Clan being so powerful for so long that they forgot how to escape.

Escape had to be swift; they needed to pack their valuables and run. However, the Heavenly Dragon Clan wanted to move all the wealth in the imperial city, which delayed their escape. As a result, Qin Shan led the nobles and the Fox Clan to their doorstep.

"Protect our lord's family!"

Ōtengu Tadahiro led the dog-clan warriors towards the oni and fox-clan warriors.

They only had a little over 500 men, while the Ghost Clan and Fox Clan warriors combined numbered nearly 2,000, plus a few overpowered individuals like Qin Shan. The battle proceeded without any surprises, and the result was even more effortless: the entire Dog Clan was wiped out.

However, when Da Tengu Tadahiro was dying, he attempted to self-destruct with his blood essence, but Qin Shan directly killed him with a spatial slash. If he had succeeded, the number of casualties would have been at least three digits starting with 4.

After wiping out the dog clan guarding the imperial city, the remaining Heavenly Dragon clan was also wiped out. Seeing the situation was not good, the wolf clan quickly fled with their buckets. Thus, Qin Shan completed his control over the entire Sakura Imperial City.

It's time to open the Heavenly Dragon Treasury and examine our spoils.

Section 150: The Next Steps

It's said that a man can't get rich without windfall gains, and a horse can't get fat without night grazing. Indeed, getting rich requires bloody, primitive accumulation.

Of course, as a communist successor raised under the red flag, Qin Shan prefers to wield his sword against the stronger. It would be even better if the strongest person lived a life that would outrage both gods and men; killing them on the spot would be considered eliminating a scourge for the people.

The treasure trove of the Celestial Dragon Clan is a legendary tale in Japan. After all, they have ruled this land for a thousand years, and the great demons of the Celestial Dragon Clan are all greedy and lustful. They are meticulous in their actions and greedy in their thoughts. With their continuous greed and possession, even if Japan were a desert, they could still squeeze some oil out of it. Not to mention that Japan in this world is much stronger than Japan. At least Japan does not have earthquakes and has vast plains to use. Its area is also more than twice that of Japan.

Entering the innermost part of the imperial city, beneath the throne of the Celestial Dragon Clan, lies the passage to the Celestial Dragon Clan's treasury. Entry is achieved by using the essence blood of a Celestial Dragon, or...

After a loud bang, the passage opened.

Most things are that simple to solve.

The fox and ghost clans were only allowed to stand guard outside. They knew that the Heavenly Dragon Clan's treasure trove was not something they could covet, so they all behaved very obediently. Only Qin Shan and his group went inside.

As for whether these people will block the door outside, hehe, let them try if they want to die, Qin Shan doesn't care.

"Wow~"

Upon entering the treasure vault, everyone was indeed surprised. Putting aside everything else, the gold and silver piled up to the ceiling were quite attractive. Although the purity of these gold and silver could not compare with modern industrial products, they were still around 95% pure. With a little purification, they would be quite good hard currency.

Yes, there are indeed planets in the universe where most of the matter is gold and silver, but compared to the size of the universe as a whole, gold and silver are still hard currency on such planets.

However, these things are not very valuable; what's more attractive are the various extraordinary materials.

Extraordinary materials are nothing more than three forms: plants, minerals, and mixtures. However, after being affected by extraordinary power, they will exhibit very unique characteristics, such as the air tree.

This thing is actually a plant, but after being affected by supernatural power, its material carrier has turned into a gas, and it often moves with the wind. Conventional logging methods cannot obtain this thing. You need to first use supernatural power to imprison it, and then seal it in a sealed space. It can be used to process many hidden supernatural items.

Some superhuman plants are even more dangerous than before, such as the Mexican cactus. The name doesn't sound like much, but after it becomes superhuman, it can disguise itself among ordinary desert cacti, attack passing creatures, and launch explosive spikes powerful enough to penetrate the frontal armor of an armored vehicle. It's practically a thorn snake among plants.

Some of these high-level individuals can transform and communicate normally with humans. Qin Shan had encountered such a person in his previous life, until the person died during a monster invasion, at which point Qin Shan learned that the person's ancestral home was a cactus in the Mexican desert.

The extraordinary group is so mysterious that unless the other party is dead and disappears, it is very difficult to determine what kind of extraordinary person they are when they are alive.

Of course, this is based on alien superhumans who have friendly relations with humans. These superhumans are basically spiritual humans who actively transform into humans and join human society. Those who do not recognize humans mostly retain some biological characteristics, or they directly become monsters that look like those in horror stories. There's not much to say about them. After killing them, they are processed into superhuman materials, making the most of their resources.

The two little ones had a great time here. They didn't care about the gold and silver mountains; they just found it very interesting. So they quickly started a fun treasure hunt. Although many of the extraordinary materials and so-called treasures here were quite luxurious for the locals, they were really not enough for high-level extraordinary beings. Those weapons and treasures were not as important as rare extraordinary materials. After all, Qin Shan himself was a master craftsman, and he could choose qualified weapons by hand.

From this perspective, there are many good things. Some extraordinary materials can be mass-produced and processed, while others can only be obtained by chance. However, this does not mean that a rare item can defeat all mass-produced items. The real world is ultimately material. As long as the quality of both sides is not exaggerated to the point that a drop of water can overwhelm a human, then quantity can crush any enemy.

In Qin Shan's previous life, humanity also chose this path. Whether in Europe or Asia, domestically or internationally, they tried every means to mass-produce and popularize extraordinary materials, and achieved considerable success. In the later stages, extraordinary individuals below the eighth rank could not gain an overwhelming advantage in direct combat with humanity, while those above the eighth rank were considered strategic nuclear weapons. Just like how the people in charge of a sect are basically at the Core Formation stage, but the one in charge must be a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

Those at the Core Formation stage can be attacked at will, since they won't cause any major upheaval. But if someone at the Nascent Soul stage intervenes, it becomes a matter of life and death.

Therefore, when Qin Shan and other ninth-tier human superhumans began to frequently appear on the battlefield, personally leading humanity to liberate their homeland, humanity had already entered the countdown to extinction.

The past is too painful to recall. Humanity has missed too many opportunities, and even when it took the right path, it failed to provide the necessary support. We must not repeat similar mistakes in this life. As countries around the world begin to accept supernatural powers and regard supernatural power systems as the core competitiveness of the future, it is time to gradually open up the mass production and processing of supernatural materials.

Extraordinary power will help human civilization move towards a new era of standardized vehicles and a unified written language.

"Um?"

Qin Shan, who was also searching for treasure, discovered something that seemed out of place.

He raised his hand and used his spatial abilities to teleport the weapon directly in front of him.

Yes, that was a gun, a very large gun.

Qin Shan estimated that the person using this gun was at least five meters tall. The weapon could be disassembled normally and used an energy magazine to provide the energy required for firing. In other words, it was an energy weapon.

This enormous energy rifle, in terms of both craftsmanship and style, is something that Japan could not produce. It has some abstract text on it that looks like QR codes, which cannot be deciphered at the moment. It will be handed over to Kitazaki and Yubari later; they will definitely have a solution.