Long Chen’s voice was very gentle as if he were just greeting an old friend. His bright smile was extremely sincere.

But in their eyes, that smile was even more terrifying than a vicious Magical Beast. Who could possibly ruthlessly beat people like this and then still speak so gently to them immediately after?

“Long Chen… you… don’t go overboard!” cried out the cross-eyed man fearfully.

“I never go overboard. I just want to have a conversation. I have my own secret problems. You can only blame yourselves for growing a face that was just asking for a beating. If I hadn’t beat you, I would have been afraid the heavens would strike me with lightning,” sighed Long Chen helplessly.

“You…!”

“Well, let’s get to business. Continuing on from where I left off, I’m very happy you guys are here. On my own behalf, I warmly welcome you three with my heartfelt congratulations.” Long Chen even clapped a couple of times for them before continuing:

“I was lacking manpower, but your arrival totally fixes that problem! I just happened to need some people to help me make some fish cages.

“And you, Mr. Cross-eyed, I really must thank you for bringing me such a gift. I really must apologize for my previous crudeness....