Chapter 1127: Blockhead
Although working overtime is tough, knowing it's at least double the salary, not a single person isn't excited.
This is a permanent double salary!
Moreover, the Xu Liu Group has also introduced a new policy where these employees will enjoy all benefits of those with five years of service. The most attractive part is that as long as they don't commit any of the major offenses strictly forbidden by the company, their salary will never be reduced, and will normally increase.
This move by Xu Hao made these thirty percent of employees extremely grateful, with everyone praising Xu Hao's goodness.
The support from the Qian Family and other clans was also acknowledged by Xu Hao, who additionally gifted each of these families some martial arts manuals, encouraging them to cultivate diligently.
In return, the Qian Family and other clans each dispatched a team of experts, at least at the Internal Energy Transformation level, to serve as patrol teams, helping ensure the safety of the Xu Liu Group Headquarters' perimeter.
That night, as Xu Hao was cultivating, he suddenly opened his eyes, then quickly left the room.
"I thought you weren't coming."
On the villa's rooftop, Xu Hao looked at the mysterious woman still veiled in front of him and said calmly.
"You've been wandering outside all the time, should I be foolish like you and run outside?"
The woman's eyes stayed fixed on the distance, speaking disdainfully without turning her head, "I'm here to fulfill a promise, first to thank you for helping to protect the Tang Sect's legacy."
Xu Hao nodded slightly, "Just a small matter, I got the Tang Sect's sect treasure, after all, not a loss."
"Hmm! Do you really think you've lost? The origin of the Tang Sect's sect treasure is far from simple as you think, Young Sect Leader of Tian Ji Pavilion!" The mysterious woman directly pointed out Xu Hao's identity, but her tone remained completely unfriendly.
Hearing that the mysterious woman pointed out his identity, Xu Hao was somewhat surprised and said, "How do you also know my identity?"
"Why did you say also?" the mysterious woman asked.
"Because I encountered people from the Mengzi Family, and they also knew my identity," Xu Hao replied honestly.
"The Mengzi Family, huh!"
As if caught in some memory, the mysterious woman remained silent for a full five minutes before she said, "The Mengzi Family is nothing but a group of stubborn old things."
Just as Xu Hao wanted to inquire further, the mysterious woman, as if aware of Xu Hao's thoughts, directly said, "Don't you want to know the function of that disk in your hand? I can tell you now."
Xu Hao nodded slightly and took out the small, palm-sized disk.
Upon seeing the disk, the mysterious woman said with some admiration, "I must say, that girl Tuoba Fengyi really has an unwavering affection for you, gifting you the divine artifact Fengyi Sword and the Sacrificial Fire Altar, tut tut, interesting."
"You say this thing is called the Sacrificial Fire Altar?" Xu Hao immediately asked.
This was the first time he heard this name; previously, not even those Islander robbers knew what it was called, let alone its use.
"Correct, it's called the Sacrificial Fire Altar, with four others of its kind: the Sacrificial Gold Altar, the Sacrificial Wood Altar, the Water God Altar, and the Earth God Altar," the mysterious woman said.
"Altars... altars... are these things used for sacrifices?" Xu Hao immediately inquired.
"Correct! These things do have this function, but I won't tell you the specifics, at least not now. However, you should know, everyone worldwide who knows their purpose is desperately searching for them. If, one day, news that you possess the Sacrificial Fire Altar is leaked, you'll be plagued by constant disturbance!" Just as Xu Hao was waiting for her to continue, the mysterious woman suddenly stopped speaking.
Xu Hao was somewhat speechless and said, "Why did you just stop out of nowhere?"
"Because you dared to cut me off, which I don't like. I'm in a bad mood now, so naturally, I won't continue. If you want to know more, wait until I come to ask you for another favor someday!"
She chuckled, then flew away, leaving behind a string of bell-like laughter.
Xu Hao did not try to stop her, the woman clearly had no intention of continuing, she had just found an excuse.
However, although Xu Hao didn't get much information, he could deduce the following points.
First, these five altars are extremely important; whoever possesses them might cause the entire world's experts to attack.
Second, the mysterious woman suggests that he gather as many altars as possible.
Third, the mysterious woman knows no less than the Mengzi Family.
Based on the third point, Xu Hao almost ruled out the possibility of the mysterious woman being someone from the Tang Sect, as it is apparent that people of the Tang Sect know much less than the Mengzi Family, and given the woman's strength, now already at the Great Perfection of Peak late stage Grandmaster level, such an existence shouldn't appear in the weak Tang Sect.
On the other side, the mysterious woman hurried along, muttering to herself, "What a blockhead, doesn't even know how to persuade this girl to stay a bit longer!"