MTL - Urban Carefree Immortal Emperor - Chapter 289 Are you sure you want to offend me?

Rex was an ordinary salaryman, resigned to a dull life of monotony in a towering megacity. But his world shatters when he’s conscripted by Nexum Dynamics, a ruthless megacorporation, and thrust into a brutal war for a barren, alien world. The planet holds unimaginable riches, but it’s also swarming with the Krhyssari, an insectoid race that dominates the surface with their hive-mind precision and relentless aggression. Amid the carnage, Rex had an extraordinary encounter with Cleo, an ancient AI, a survivor of a long-extinct civilization. Cleo isn’t just an artificial intelligence; she’s a consciousness imbued with memories of her people’s interstellar empire and equipped with advanced bio-nanotechnology. Offering Rex a new purpose and unmatched power, she transforms his fragile human body into a hybrid of living metal and flesh, making him the ultimate weapon. But Cleo is more than a tool of war. As she journeys alongside Rex, her cold, logical algorithms evolve, shaped by his humanity. Together, they form a bond that transcends the boundaries of man and machine, discovering love in the midst of chaos. As Rex and Cleo fight for survival, they uncover a shared ambition, to rise as intergalactic overlords, uniting or conquering the galaxy.

What is it like to own an abandoned oil town in the West? At first, Xu Xing simply wanted to provide some convenience for travel enthusiasts and camping enthusiasts traveling by car to the northwest.

However, it has been out of control since then…

The stall has been upgraded to a convenience store with a unique style, the instant noodles cooked in an earthen pot have been transformed into a restaurant that provides hot and authentic beef noodles, and the shack has been transformed into a hotel that is unique in the country and can look up at the deep starry sky. The tire point has been upgraded to become a gas station and maintenance station….

after that,

The town unknowingly became the size of a small county town…sixth tier, fifth tier, fourth tier, third tier…a few years later it became the only new first-tier city in the northwest Gobi Desert…

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Prince Kaelen Verath is a royal disgrace—a “good-for-nothing” heir who drowns his shame in wine and brothels.But when traitors slaughter his family and reduce his kingdom to ashes, Kaelen’s desperate pact with the Voidwell, an ancient power that consumes souls, grants him unimaginable strength… and hollows him into a monster.Death offers no escape.He becomes a regressed prince who once watched his kingdom and family burn, only to fail in avenging them without losing himself.Now given a second chance, he refuses to settle for mere survival or revenge—this time, he wants everything.Every empire, every kingdom… all under his control.But with every soul he consumes and every ounce of power he gains, a piece of his humanity is lost.How will he balance power and control?Can he become a supreme ruler and still remain himself?What is the cost of Absolute Sovereignty?————Send Powerstones for a guaranteed mass release!

[Sweet romance + Comedy + Marriage before love + Direct approach + Both leads are witty] [Spoiler 1: The son is the male lead’s biological child. If this bothers you, please avoid.] [Spoiler 2: About twenty chapters involve the entertainment industry and reality shows, but it’s just the female lead observing drama! She doesn’t enter the industry herself! If this bothers you, please avoid.]The entire story has a comedic style. The protagonist’s mother won’t appear, and there’s no melodrama between the main couple because others have already used up all the drama!My name is Nian Sui’an, and I’m 25 years old. My parents gave me this name hoping for my safety and well-being year after year, but unfortunately, even this simple wish couldn’t be fulfilled. At 3 AM one day, while I was enjoying a CEO’s passionate love story on a certain green app, my phone knocked me into a strange world. When I opened my eyes again, I found myself as a young stepmother in a CEO world. From then on, the drama runs deep, and integrity becomes a stranger. Send me 50 bucks, and I’ll share my plan to enjoy all this juicy gossip.My name is Gu Junxing. As you can tell from my name, I’m definitely a CEO. However, in the world of CEOs, due to my law-abiding nature and punctual tax payments, I can only be an ordinary entrepreneur. But recently, at the ripe age of 35, I married a 25-year-old young wife, which suddenly earned me a place in the “May-December Romance” section of the “CEO Trending List.”My name is Gu Zhijing. As you can tell from my name, I’m also destined to become a CEO. But right now, I’m only 15 years old, so I’m just an ordinary high school student.