5:30 in the evening.
When Lin Mo saw Ning Xi walk out of the bedroom, she had changed into a pretty light pink dress and put on lipstick, like she was going out on a date.
Now that she no longer needed to deliberately make herself look ugly, even with just simple dressing up and no makeup, she gave off a confident charm.
As the saying goes, a woman is a man's pride.
Walking out with Ning Xi like this, seeing passersby constantly glancing at the two of them, Lin Mo felt incredibly proud.
Even though he was wearing flip-flops and hadn't shaved for two days, looking a little scruffy, in the eyes of others, he already looked like a successful man.
Right across from their neighborhood was Wanda Plaza.
In the early evening, the plaza was packed with people and very lively.
Lin Mo took Ning Xi to Hot Hotpot.
After finishing the hot pot, Lin Mo bought two movie tickets.
Ning Xi looked a little worried, "Brother Lin Mo, your hidden mission isn't done yet! How about we watch a movie next time? Let's go home first today?"
"It's fine," Lin Mo walked over holding a huge bucket of popcorn, "Work when it's time to work, relax when it's time to relax."
"Balance work and rest."
Ning Xi naturally wanted to watch a movie. What girl wouldn't want to eat with the boy she likes, stroll around the mall together, eat popcorn, and watch a movie side by side?
Hearing Lin Mo say that, she nodded happily, "Hehe, okay!"
By the time the movie ended, it was already eight at night.
Lin Mo took Ning Xi's cold little hand, and she didn't refuse.
The two of them just walked home hand in hand, facing the slightly cool night breeze.
On the way, they saw someone selling candied hawthorn, and Lin Mo bought one for Ning Xi.
Because he had noticed that Ning Xi seemed to really like sweet things.
"Brother Lin Mo, do you want some?", Ning Xi had a candied hawthorn in her mouth and handed the one in her hand toward him.
Lin Mo smiled, "You eat it."
As he spoke, Lin Mo suddenly reached out and gently wiped the brown sugar syrup from the corner of Ning Xi's mouth.
Such a small, casual gesture made Ning Xi's little face turn red and her heartbeat speed up. Her favorability toward Lin Mo shot up rapidly.
After returning home and taking a shower.
The two of them went back to their own rooms and logged into Divine Oracle at the same time.
———
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two beams of white light fell.
Lin Mo and Ning Xi appeared in Blazing Ember City.
Just then, Lin Mo saw his mailbox flashing.
"Someone from Divine Nation sent a message?"
Opening the mailbox, he saw that the sender was still the same wizard who looked like he worked in HR—
[Divine Nation, Judge (Level 27 Wizard): "Mr. Rulebound, congratulations on passing our guild's final assessment. We now officially invite you to join the Divine Nation Guild and take a management position, rank K7. If you are interested, please change your ID according to the Divine Nation Guild's unified format and contact me further to sign the employment contract. (Attachment: Rename Card)"]
Last time, Lin Mo had returned the mail.
This time, he chose to claim it.
Right then, Divine Nation, Judge contacted Lin Mo through private message and asked for his WeChat ID.
Before long, Lin Mo was pulled into a 35-person group chat named [Divine Nation Guild K7 Core Management Group].
Clearly, the 35 people in the group were all high-level executives of the Divine Nation Guild with K7 rank.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
The moment Lin Mo joined, messages started popping up nonstop—
[Divine Nation, Third Prince (Level 29 Assassin, A-level Talent, 5th on Storm City Ranking): "Yo! Another K7! Which one of you promoted this rising star from under your wing?"]
[Divine Nation, Yuanshi Tianzun (Level 29 Mage, A-level Talent, 3rd on Phantom City Ranking): "Looks like a new face. Not one of our internal people. Probably just recruited from outside, right?"]
[Divine Nation, Fuxi (Level 29 Warrior, A-level Talent, 4th on Sky Awakening City Ranking): "Just joined and already K7? What kind of strength is that?"]
[Divine Nation, Nuwa (Level 29 Priest, A-level Talent, 5th on Wind Snow City Ranking): "First on Blazing Ember City rankings. Cleared a level 32 dungeon with perfect evaluation ten times in one day."]
The moment those words came out, the entire group fell into a silence that lasted ten seconds.
Then the exclamations exploded—
["Respect, big shot!"]
["Respect, big shot!"]
["Respect, big shot!"]
At this moment, the guild boss appeared.
[Ming Yuexin (Level 30 Divine Archer, S-level Talent, 1st on Wind Snow City Ranking): "Welcome, newcomer! Please change your group remark according to our format @Rulebound"]
[Rulebound: "Okay. My talent isn't convenient to disclose for now. I'll update the other info."]
Seeing Lin Mo's message, everyone in the group secretly thought, "So full of himself? Not convenient to disclose talent? What level is it, SSS?"
"Isn't he just first on a ranking list? Which one of us here isn't top ten? We call you big shot and you really think you're one?"
Just as everyone was secretly sneering at Lin Mo.
The next second, another message from him appeared in the group.
[Rulebound (Level 33 Soul Archer, 1st on Blazing Ember City Ranking): "Updated."]
Instantly, the group exploded again—
["Holy crap! Level 33? Higher than President Ling!"]
["Respect, big shot!"]
["Respect, big shot!"]
["Respect, big shot!"]
Even Ling Xue, who possessed a one-in-a-million S-level talent, was only level 30 at this moment.
The rest of the group were all around level 28 to 29.
Under these circumstances, this newcomer had already reached level 33.
Even though he hid his talent rank, everyone could more or less guess.
["Three levels higher than President Ling! Could he be an SS-level talent?"]
["Holy crap! This is a real big shot!"]
["This A-level newbie is trembling…"]
["You call yourself a newbie? Newbie my ass! Shameless!"]
Ling Xue deeply realized that this level 33 Soul Archer, who had first appeared in her sight through a system-wide announcement and had triggered several more afterward, was far more extraordinary than she had imagined.
"A top-tier expert like this must be secured. We absolutely can't let other guilds poach him."
Thinking this, Ling Xue, who had never once taken the initiative to add any company employee on WeChat, sent Lin Mo a friend request for the first time.
As soon as Lin Mo accepted.
She sent a message, ["The clue you provided earlier helped me complete a B-level hidden mission and eliminated a major competitor for me. I've decided to present you with a Best Newcomer Strategy Award at the company in person, with a one million bonus, and hold a welcome banquet just for you."]
["I'll send you the company address. Let me know when you're free in the next couple of days to come over. I'll take care of accommodation, food, and everything else."]
If anyone else received such favor and treatment from Ling Xue, they would definitely feel flattered.
But the moment Lin Mo saw her message, he saw through her intention and smiled calmly, "In such a hurry to tie me down? Looks like the first step of my plan worked perfectly."
"Too bad, my reason for joining your Divine Nation Guild was never to truly work for you."
With that, Lin Mo began carrying out the second step of his plan.
He sent Ling Xue a message, ["It's not very convenient for me to come over for now. How about we wait a while? Once we reach the secondary main city, I'll meet up with you all."]
["As for the bonus, I don't need it. After all, my original intention was to join the Divine Nation Guild and contribute to it. That's the duty of a guild member."]
["But President Ling, I do have a small request."]
At first, Ling Xue felt a bit suspicious seeing Lin Mo give up the one million bonus so easily.
But when she saw the last sentence, she instantly relaxed, ["Go ahead."]
Lin Mo said, ["Over here in Blazing Ember City, I'm being held back by the Chaotic World. Could I trouble President Ling to step in and help me resolve this problem?"]
The moment those words were sent.
Ling Xue immediately called someone in,"Within ten minutes, get me all the data and information on the Human Race's Blazing Ember City Chaotic World Guild!"
"Yes, ma'am!"
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