《Level up, Slay Monsters, And Collect Equipment Everyday》 Chapter 1 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation In a parallel world, there was a place called Star City. Lin Shu sat at his desk in a daze. Everyone else¡¯s impression of Lin Shu was that he was staring blankly out the window. In fact, Lin Shu wasn¡¯t in a daze. He wondered if the virtual panel in front of him was an illusion. Name: Lin Shu Level: 18 Exp. Points: 14/10000 Attributes: Spirit 3, Strength 2, Constitution 3, Agility 3, Intelligent 3, Charisma 4, Luck 3 Skills: Grade Three Drawing, Grade Nine Driving Title: Newbie Achievement: None Balance: Two Gold Coins Reminder: Players are required to explore the game on their own. The system reserves the right to explain everything. Lin Shu¡¯s gaze fell on the other part of the interface, the Item Mall. As a thought flashed in his mind, the peculiar system sounded. Your level needs to be higher to unlock the Item Mall. You are unable to make trades or purchases. Please work hard to level up. Lin Shu shook his head, and the virtual panel disappeared. He tried to clear his mind and went outside to calm down. Many people were sitting in front of the computers in the cubicles, all buried in their work. However, Lin Shu could clearly see a line of text floating above the heads of several people. Level 8 Slacker Skill: Being lazy. Remarks: Harmless. Level 1 Slacker Skill: Being lazy. Remarks: Harmless. Level 4 Slacker¡­ Level 2 Slacker¡­ ¡­ There were more than 40 people in the large office, and more than a dozen were slacking off. Among them was a boss of the Slackers, a level 20 Slacker King! Level 20 Slacker King Skill: Being lazy and pretentious. Warning: Stay away. It possessed hidden danger! Lin Shu¡¯s gaze fell on his colleague, Zhou Quan, sitting in the corner. Lin Shu was shocked because Zhou Quan was often one of the top few in the office. Lin Shu didn¡¯t expect Zhou Quan to be a Slacker King. And Zhou Quan was the only Slacker in the office that had reached a level with two-digit. When Lin Shu¡¯s gaze fell on Zhou Quan, Zhou Quan seemed to have noticed something. Zhou Quan glanced at Lin Shu with his sharp eyes and said, ¡°Lin Shu, send me the progress of your project as soon as possible. I still have to summarize it. Sigh, I have to work overtime again today.¡± As Zhou Quan said that, he looked helpless and sad. ¡®He¡¯s very good at hiding it,¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu nodded his head in response. He knew he couldn¡¯t afford to offend the Slackers, so he decided to stay away from them. Lin Shu went to the washroom to wash his face and calm down. He returned to his work desk and sent the project¡¯s progress to Zhou Quan. When Lin Shu was about to start working on the tool drawings, his new colleague, Huang Wen, who had just graduated this year, came looking for Lin Shu. ¡°Lin Shu, Mr. Tian gave me a work order and asked me to develop a reworked plan. I don¡¯t know what to do,¡± Huang Wen said. BEEP! A request from NPC Huang Wen! Guide him on the reworked plan. Your Rewards are additional 10 Friendship points with Huang Wen, 188.3 Exp. Points and 20 Gold Coins. Lin Shu tried his best not to notice the strange voice and the line of words that suddenly appeared in front of his eyes and said, ¡°The reworked plan is straightforward. Just follow the required reworking according to the design plan.¡± As he spoke, Lin Shu opened the reworked plan summary in the folder on his computer. He randomly opened a plan and said, ¡°Look at the plan given by design, and you follow the steps, but what he wrote here is the technical method to define the area of the base material and the crack area of the welding. You have to write the specific technical method. Also, he wrote welding, but you have to write the technical welding parameters, what material the base material is, what wire to choose, what welding current and voltage, and so on. In addition¡­¡± Huang Wen listened to Lin Shu¡¯s explanation and nodded. Huang Wen roughly knew how to come up with a reworked plan. He looked at Lin Shu¡¯s reworked plan and said, ¡°Lin Shu, can you send this to me? I¡¯ll use it as a reference.¡± ¡°Sure,¡± said Lin Shu. Naturally, Lin Shu had no objections and sent a copy to Huang Wen via email. ¡°Thank you, Lin Shu,¡± said Huang Wen. BEEP! Congratulations! You have completed NPC Huang Wen¡¯s request. You gained10 Friendship points with Huang Wen, 188.3 Exp. Points and 20 Gold Coins. Lin Shu looked at the information on his virtual panel after he had completed the quest. There was indeed a change. The experience bar had increased, and his balance had become 22 gold coins. ¡°Reference? You¡¯re just a copycat.¡± A head popped out from the next desk with a line of words floating above it. Level 9 Pessimist Skill: Negative energy radiation. Infecting people by enveloping them in negative energy. ¡°Do you want to go down for an examination together?¡± Lin Shu¡¯s colleague, Qi Yuan, asked leisurely. ¡®He scared the sh*t out of me!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu was frightened by the line of text above Qi Yuan¡¯s head. He quickly shook his head and refused, ¡°No, I¡¯m not going. I still have to work on the tool drawings.¡± For some reason, Lin Shu felt a wave of negative energy. Lin Shu knew very well how negative the senior beside him was. When Lin Shu joined the company, Qi Yuan said that the company was terrible and that he wanted to leave. However, Qi Yuan has been with the company for almost three years and still didn¡¯t leave. Lin Shu had just opened the Unigraphics and was about to draw when he saw a line of words floating over his colleague¡¯s head. Level 6 Idler Skill: Do nothing. Remarks: Harmless. Chen Ping walked to Lin Shu¡¯s side and grinned at him. Lin Shu¡¯s mouth twitched as he smiled back at Chen Ping. After that, Lin Shu lowered his head and started drawing. He was in charge of this product, so he had to finish the tooling design and go through the requisition SOP as soon as possible. Otherwise, he would be in trouble if there were no tool drawings to refer to during the trial production. Sketch! Stretch, spin, mirror, arrange! Export and label! BEEP! Congratulations! You have completed a tool drawing that needs to be improved. You gained 800 Exp. Points and 66 Gold Coins. Lin Shu let go of his mouse and stretched his neck. He saw that Chen Ping, lying down, had sat up straight. Lin Shu took a look. As expected, the two superiors of the office returned after their meeting. Lin Shu didn¡¯t see the words above the heads of the two superiors. Of course, that had nothing to do with him. However¡­ ¡°Lin Shu!¡± Tian Cheng called out. Since there was no teleportation, he could only walk over quickly. ¡°That Linear Welding Machine is about to be inspected. Are you done with the inspection materials?¡± ¡°What inspection? It was not my responsibility.¡± Lin Shu was dumbfounded. ¡°Didn¡¯t you go through the technical agreement?¡± Tian Cheng frowned and said, ¡°You must follow up on the equipment inspection and use it later! It¡¯s about time for inspection. Why didn¡¯t you know?¡± Level 9 Buck Passer Skill: Playing the blame game. A line of text suddenly appeared above Tian Cheng¡¯s head. Incoming attack! The Level 9 Buck Passer has put the blame on you, accurately hitting you! ¡®What the heck! ¡®You were the one who asked me to write the technical agreement for you with the tender technical requirements and the winning company¡¯s bid. Since when did I become responsible for it?¡¯ Lin Shu felt so angry about that. He felt as if he had just received a severe attack. ¡®I felt so uncomfortable that I wanted to spit in his face!¡¯ ¡°Hurry up then,¡± Zhao Xuan said, ¡°We have to organize the pre-inspection tomorrow. You have to get it done by today.¡± A line of text floated out from the top of Zhao Xuan¡¯s head. Level 5 Gasbag Skill: Talks excessively about trivial matters, leaving people speechless. Incoming attack! The Level 5 Gasbag spat a mouthful of nonsense at you! Lin Shu was speechless. He opened his mouth, but no words came out. ¡®T-This office is too dangerous!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Chapter 2 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After being attacked by the two monsters, Lin Shu felt a wave of irritation and nausea. Fortunately, he did not feel like retching. Lin Shu did not say anything, but he was extremely displeased. ¡®This task was originally inexplicable, but it was suddenly thrown at me, and I had to finish it today!¡¯ ¡®Bah! It¡¯s almost time to get off work. Even if I worked overtime, I don¡¯t know how long it would take to prepare the documents. The point was that I don¡¯t understand this project at all,¡¯ Lin Shu thought. ¡°No¡­¡± Lin Shu made up his mind and said, ¡°It¡¯s impossible. I can¡¯t handle it. You should find someone else.¡± BEEP! Congratulations! You have said the word ¡°no¡± in anger. You have hit the target in one hit and dealt severe damage to the Level 5 Gasbag. You gained 680 Exp. Points and 2.37 Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! You have slayed your first monster. You gained 1880 Exp. Points, 2.199 Gold Coins, and one mysterious gift. Lin Shu was amazed. Zhao Xuan was even more surprised. He was stunned and didn¡¯t know how to react. He didn¡¯t expect Lin Shu to reject him so directly. Tian Cheng was also surprised, but he immediately said, ¡°You have to do it even if you can¡¯t. Tomorrow is the pre-inspection. Why can¡¯t you do it?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not in charge of this project. I still have other things to do.¡± BEEP! Congratulations! You have used the Chained Blade of Refusal. Each hit will cause a certain amount of damage to the Level 9 Buck Passer. You have gained 880 Exp. Points and 44 Gold Coins. Lin Shu tried his best to ignore the congratulatory notification. He knew it was inappropriate to talk back directly to his superiors, but he could not stand it anymore. From time to time, they would suddenly throw such things at him. Zhao Xuan was a little embarrassed. Zhao Xuan didn¡¯t expect Lin Shu to say directly that Lin Shu wasn¡¯t in charge of the project. In fact, Zhao Xuan was in charge of it in the first place. Zhao Xuan glanced at Tian Cheng and then looked at Lin Shu, who had really made up his mind not to prepare the pre-inspection documents. His eyes swept across the office. At that moment, the monsters lowered their heads in tacit understanding. In an instant, the floating title on the monster¡¯s head sank. Tian Cheng didn¡¯t want to talk to Lin Shu anymore, so he told Zhao Xuan, ¡°Arrange for someone else to prepare the documents for the pre-inspection. It has to be ready by 10 a.m. tomorrow at the latest. ¡®Bah! Just a second ago, he said I had to prepare the documents today, and now someone else had to prepare them at 10 a.m. tomorrow!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu didn¡¯t say anything else. He was feeling rather happy since he wouldn¡¯t do that anyway. Sometimes, one had to be bold enough to refuse and say no. ¡®The ¡°no¡± word? This attack was a good one. One truly needed a ¡°no¡± to counter,¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu saw the newcomer, Huang Wen silently gave him a thumbs up. He looked back at the two superiors and thought, ¡®Worse come worst, I could just resign. What was there to be afraid of? A few thousand a month, and they expect me to pay with my life?¡¯ Lin Shu returned to his work desk and began to save the completed tool drawings. He first checked and reviewed the drawings before going through the requisition SOP. BEEP! Congratulations! You have completed the inbound SOP for Tooling. You gained 23 Exp. Points and four Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! You have completed the tool requisition SOP. You gained 23 Exp. Points and four Gold Coins. Looking at the experience points and gold coins, Lin Shu realized that the rewards for slaying monsters were much better. ¡®Oh right, there was also a mysterious gift.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu opened the mysterious gift in his inventory, and a Passion Fruit appeared. Passion Fruit: After use, you will be full of energy, enthusiasm, and passion for 1 hour. Price: 8888 Gold Coins ¡®8888 gold coins? That pricey?¡¯ Lin Shu pondered. Lin Shu glanced at his balance and realized he only had 288 gold coins. As expected, he was still poor even after the country had been extricated from poverty. ¡®It seemed that the Passion Fruit was an item that could be bought with gold coins in the Item Mall. However, my level needed to be higher to unlock the Item Mall. ¡®I wonder what was inside the Item Mall. ¡®But, even if I could unlock it, I¡¯m a frail player and probably couldn¡¯t afford any items,¡¯ Lin Shu thought. With 50% doubt and 50% anticipation, Lin Shu used the Passion Fruit. The second he used it, a small blue fruit appeared in his hand. Lin Shu hesitated for a moment, then ate it in one bite. After chewing a few times, he found that it tasted good and instantly felt the changes in his body. ¡®It was true! I do not have illusions! This feeling is too good to be an illusion! Ah! I could feel the energy in me and fight ten monsters! No! I want to fight twenty of them!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu was passionate and started working on his Tool Drawing and calculating the cost. He devoted himself to his work, and his efficiency was extremely high. There was no pause at all. From time to time, the system¡¯s congratulatory notification sounded in Lin Shu¡¯s ear. BEEP! Congratulations! You have completed drawing one component. You gained 33 Exp. Points and three Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! You have completed calculating the cost of one component. You gained 23 Exp. Points and three Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! You have completed drawing a component group. You gained 43 Exp. Points and six Gold Coins. BEEP! BEEP! Lin Shu¡¯s work efficiency increased after consuming Passion Fruit. He finished the Tool Drawings and cost calculation of the new product in less than an hour. More importantly, Lin Shu knew that the virtual panel wasn¡¯t an illusion. It was real, and nothing was more accurate than what he felt now. It was an indescribable feeling. Lin Shu looked at the information on his virtual panel. His current experience bar had reached 4150/10000. He could reach Level 19 after farming some more experience points. However, the experience points gained from slaying monsters were the majority of the time. If Lin Shu hadn¡¯t been able to slay the monsters, his experience points wouldn¡¯t have increased so quickly. ¡®Slay monsters?¡¯ An idea came into Lin Shu¡¯s mind, and he turned to look at his colleagues beside him. ¡®Slackers, Idlers¡­ Although there were many monsters, most were harmless, so I couldn¡¯t just draw his sword and attack them mercilessly. ¡®On the contrary, I didn¡¯t know how to attack even if I wanted to. According to the two attacks I had made against my superiors, I had to counterattack based on the monster¡¯s skills,¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Idler Chen Ping, who had already packed his things and was waiting to get off work, felt an inexplicable chill when Lin Shu¡¯s gaze swept over him, and he shivered. Lin Shu looked at Chen Ping suspiciously. ¡°The temperature of the air-conditioning in the office is too low. It¡¯s a little cold,¡± Ping Chen grinned and said. Lin Shu shifted his gaze to the other monster, Pessimist Qi Yuan¡­ Level 9 Pessimist Skill: Negative energy radiation. Infecting people by enveloping them in negative energy. ¡®The Level-9 Pessimist¡¯s skill was negative energy radiation, and it infects people by enveloping them in negative energy! There must be a way to counterattack such a monster!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Chapter 3 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Qi Yuan had just poured a glass of water and was about to return to his work desk when he felt an inexplicable chill on his back. He turned around and saw Lin Shu glaring at him. Lin Shu¡¯s glare was too intense, and Qi Yuan could not bear it. Lin Shu retracted his glare. He was thinking about whether it was a good idea to attack the Pessimist, Qi Yuan, for no reason because Qi Yuan had not struck him yet. Although Qi Yuan spread negative energy to his colleagues from time to time, the attack of this negative energy was so weak that few people were affected. After all, if one was infected with negative energy, they still had their immune system to resist and eliminate it. It was not like their immune system was weak and unable to resist, so they would definitely suffer from the same negative energy symptoms. Even if there was an impact, it would only be temporary. Chen Ping looked at the time. It was precisely 5:00 p.m. He stood up and left. Chen Ping grinned at Lin Shu. His smile was pure and innocent, which carried a yearning for freedom after work. An Idler has left. Lin Shu looked at his quest list. He had already finished the urgent work, and there were still some things that needed to be done later. He wanted to get off work and leave. Just as Lin Shu was about to leave, he noticed that the number of Slackers in the office had decreased. However, another type of monster had emerged¡­ Level 2 Rat Racer Skill: Pursue something pointless endlessly and easily infect people with toxicity. Level 1 Rat Racer Skill: Pursue something pointless endlessly, and easily infect people with toxicity. Level 4 Rat Racer¡­ Level 6 Rat Racer¡­ Level 29 King Rat Racer Skill: Pursue something pointless endlessly and vigorously, extremely toxic. Looking at the chaos in the office, Lin Shu felt a chill down his spine. These monsters were aggressive to a certain extent, and he was afraid. Lin Shu couldn¡¯t deal with them. He could only try his best to avoid the monsters¡¯ attacks and lower his head to escape. Lin Shu was even more surprised to learn that hybrid monsters existed. Some colleagues not only had Rat Racer floating above their heads, but they also had Slacker. It was a combination of the Slacker and the Rat Racer. Zhou Quan, who was sitting in the corner, was now¡­ Level 29 King Rat Racer Skill: Pursue something pointless endlessly and vigorously, extremely toxic. Level 20 Slacker King Skill: Being lazy and pretentious. Warning: Stay away. It possessed hidden danger! With the addition of two titles, Zhou Quan leveled up terrifyingly. Lin Shu glanced at Zhou Quan. Lin Shu couldn¡¯t afford to offend Zhou Quan, so he could only hide. Lin Shu fled with his head down. However, he did not know that his departure was extremely eyesore to some people. It was as if he was a thorn in their flesh. BEEP! Congratulations! You have used Eyesore, a needle piercing the eyes, dealing one point of damage to the Level 1 Rat Racer. You gained 150 Exp. Points and 2.17 Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! You have used Eyesore, a needle piercing the eyes, dealing one point of damage to the Level 3 Rat Racer. You gained 190 Exp. Points and 2.27 Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! You have used Eyesore, a needle piercing the eyes, dealing half damage to the Level 4 Rat Racer. You gained 175 Exp. Points and 2.20 Gold Coins. BEEP! BEEP! ¡®Awesome! This is fascinating!¡¯ Lin Shu was surprised. He had no idea that leaving his office without doing or saying anything would cause those Rat Racers damages. However, King Rat Racer wasn¡¯t hurt at all. As expected, the monster¡¯s level was different, making it difficult to land an attack. Lin Shu suddenly thought of something, ¡®If I didn¡¯t work overtime in the future and left on time, would I continuously cause a lot of damage to these Rat Racers?¡¯ Just thinking about it made Lin Shu a little excited! Lin Shu was thrilled. He felt as if he had just discovered a cute sheep. No, it should be a group of cute sheep that could harvest their wool. ¡®Of course, the mutual harm between colleagues could not be considered as taking advantage of each other. The Rat Racers themselves were hurting each other. I was just slaying monsters to gain experience.¡¯ Thinking of that, Lin Shu¡¯s mood became even better. Lin Shu had to think about how to level up and become a high-end player as soon as possible. His level was too low now, and he couldn¡¯t even unlock the Item Mall, making him feel helpless. Lin Shu had no idea what level he would need to unlock the Item Mall. Besides Lin Shu¡¯s level, he also needed to save more gold coins. Most importantly, Lin Shu didn¡¯t know what was so special about the system. He would have to explore it on his own in the future, and he didn¡¯t know how to figure out the system. ¡°Wait a minute, Lin Shu, why are you walking so fast?¡± Qi Yuan called out to Lin Shu and quickly caught up. Lin Shu didn¡¯t expect Qi Yuan, the Pessimist, would come to him. He didn¡¯t usually have much contact with Qi Yuan. The reason was that on the first day Lin Shu joined the company, Qi Yuan constantly complained about the company¡¯s lousy conditions and low salary to Lin Shu. It was an awkward moment for Lin Shu. Qi Yuan asked the newly joined Lin Shu that time why Lin Shu joined the company and told Lin Shu that he shouldn¡¯t have done that. Although it might be true, it was really awkward for Lin Shu. ¡°Let¡¯s have dinner together,¡± said Qi Yuan. Lin Shu accepted Qi Yuan¡¯s invitation and went with him to the company¡¯s cafeteria. However, Lin Shu quickly realized that he should have rejected the offer. It was an invitation, but to put it bluntly, Qi Yuan would complain about the company¡¯s inhumane system, the irritability of life, and the heavy workload. ¡°The salary of the newly recruited is higher than ours. Even if they are graduate students, we have worked for more years than them. It¡¯s really annoying! ¡°Most importantly, they ask me everything. Those newbies don¡¯t know anything. ¡°It annoyed me very much. I should tender my resignation after this,¡± said Qi Yuan. ¡®Resignation, resignation! You could resign 800 times a day! You should just resign!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu ate his food, not knowing what to say. He knew that Qi Yuan¡¯s love and hate for the company were sadistic. The company tortured Qi Yuan 800 times, but he stayed in the company without leaving. Lin Shu glanced at the line of words floating above Qi Yuan¡¯s head and hesitated whether he should use positive energy to attack Qi Yuan¡¯s negative energy. Level 9 Pessimist Skill: Negative energy radiation. Infecting people by enveloping them in negative energy. ¡°You are overthinking. We were also once newcomers. You don¡¯t have much to do recently, right? Even if you do, it¡¯s because our superior thinks highly of you.¡± said Lin Shu. Lin Shu thought about what he was going to say, trying to see if it would work on the Pessimist. ¡°Aren¡¯t you doing fine now? I heard that you¡¯re going to buy a house soon. Congrats, you¡¯re really amazing.¡± There was no notification sound of experience points. No reaction at all! In other words, Lin Shu¡¯s words provoked Qi Yuan. Danger! Incoming attack from the Pessimist. A large wave of negative energy surrounds and attacks you to corrode you! Qi Yuan said unhappily, ¡°Highly my *ss! I¡¯m just an errand boy. I¡¯m so annoyed. Also, the house is so expensive now. How can I afford it? I get annoyed whenever I think about the price of the house. The main thing is that my salary is so low. ¡°The newcomers¡¯ salary is higher than yours. Even that newbie, Huang Wen, has a salary of £¤10,000, which is higher than yours.¡± ¡®Stop saying that! My heart aches!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu was originally full of energy, but his good mood had also suffered a blow. ¡°Our salary is so low, and we have many things to do. We were even asked to work overtime daily; more importantly, we don¡¯t pay for overtime. What¡¯s the point of that?¡± Lin Shu sighed and nodded in agreement, ¡°Yup. No point. No point at all!¡± Chapter 4 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After eating with a heavy heart, Lin Shu and Qi Yuan went their separate ways. Looking at the Pessimist floating away, Lin Shu¡¯s negative mood eased a little. His excellent mood earlier had been infected by Qi Yuan¡¯s negative energy. ¡®His skill was too powerful! I had fallen for it without realizing it. Although my self-healing was quite strong, I couldn¡¯t deal with monsters that were too powerful. As expected, the Pessimist is not someone I could provoke! They were all big shots that I couldn¡¯t afford to offend them!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu returned to his dormitory and rested on his bed. He looked at the experience bar on his virtual panel, 5602/10000. Lin Shu felt a little obsessive-compulsive. He was only 5000 experience points away from leveling up. So, he was wondering how he should earn Exp. Points after work. Since it was just the beginning, Lin Shu was still very interested in the system. Lin Shu¡¯s attributes were Spirit 3, Strength 2, Constitution 3, Agility 3, Intelligent 3, Charisma 4, and Luck 3. They mainly were at 3 points. He felt that his Luck attribute was not high enough and was not considered good. Lin Shu just didn¡¯t know how to increase his attribute points. He wondered, ¡®It will be nice if my Luck attribute is higher. If it was maxed out, wouldn¡¯t I be invincible? ¡®Oh my God! If that¡¯s the case, then I will be overpowered. I may be the luckiest person alive. ¡®Hahahaha, just thinking about it made me so excited¡­ ¡®It seemed difficult to level up in the game, but the future was bright.¡¯ Lin Shu calmed down and looked at his skills. He only had two skills, Grade Three Drawing and Grade Nine Driving. ¡®From the looks of it, it should refer to my drawing and driving skills. However, that shouldn¡¯t be the case because I shouldn¡¯t have these two skills. I can cook, sing, dance, play basketball, and¡­ Of course, except rap. Why didn¡¯t the system include those?¡¯ Lin Shu wondered. Lin Shu shook his head, and his gaze fell on the Item Mall. He was very curious about what was in the Item Mall. ¡®I knew about the magical effects of the Passion Fruit, but I¡¯m clueless if there were any other magical items in it. Could there be A Guide to Be Filthy Rich Overnight? If there is, I must buy it! ¡®But I only have 471 Gold Coins left. I wonder what I could afford after unlocking the Item Mall. Right now, I still have to find a way to earn Exp. Points, level up, and save some Gold Coins. ¡®If I could gain experience points by completing work, can I also gain Exp. Points by studying?¡¯ Lin Shu pondered. Lin Shu glanced at the cabinet and remembered that there were a few books inside. He walked over to his cabinet. He opened it and took the two thick books, Memoirs of Literature, that he had bought and had not read. Lin Shu couldn¡¯t recall why he had bought these two books. ¡®Was I out of my mind?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu shook his head and looked at the other books, National Civil Service Recruitment Examination Textbook: Essayand another practical book. When Lin Shu graduated and came to this company, he thought about being a civil servant. It was such a bright idea, but¡­ His book was still very new, just like his thoughts, which were fresh and had not expired. Lin Shu then saw a few other books at the bottom. Some university lecture notes. Lin Shu was aware that the universities were looking for students, and the value of bachelor¡¯s degrees would depreciate. If Lin Shu wanted to take the postgraduate entrance examination, he would have to begin his study. Otherwise, there will be no progress. BEEP! You have triggered a side quest: Study hard, further your studies, and aim to be a graduate student in a university. You will receive the corresponding reward based on the difficulty of the major at the university. Quest Level: Normal ¡®What the heck? A side quest? And it¡¯s about the postgraduate entrance examination?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu was dumbfounded. He couldn¡¯t understand why a side quest suddenly appeared and asked him to take the postgraduate entrance examination. Lin Shu finds it a little¡­ difficult. More importantly, this side quest was only at normal level. Side quest difficulties are categorized into normal, hard, abyss, hell, and empyrean. Lin Shu was speechless. Looking at the difficulty levels displayed on the virtual panel, Lin Shu felt a little hurt because that side quest was actually the lowest difficulty level. ¡®Wasn¡¯t this overestimating the players? Or perhaps the system had overestimated me?! I had been working for more than three years. If I were to retake the postgraduate entrance examination, I would have no confidence that I could pass. I am too old for another two more years of postgraduate studies¡­¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu felt intense pressure. However, since the system had given him a normal difficulty side quest, perhaps it was easier. In fact, Lin Shu had always wanted to retake the postgraduate entrance examination, but he had not really started. After working for three years, he realized that his current academic qualifications had also become a shortcoming. ¡®In that case, let¡¯s start clearing the side quest! No, I should focus on my studies!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu excitedly flipped open the book and started reading. Three minutes later¡­ BEEP! It wasn¡¯t the system¡¯s notification but a WeChat message. Lin Shu opened WeChat on his phone. It was a message from his good friend, Yao Chen, inviting him to play a game with him, [What¡¯s up dude? Want a round of game?] Lin Shu saw that message and looked at the Advanced Mathematics textbook in front of him. He was a little hesitant. Danger! A Level 3 Tempter is waving at you, casting a great seduction technique on you! Lin Shu was shocked. He then looked at the description of a Tempter. Tempter Skill: Seduction, alluring people. It has incredibly high attack power and is good at corrupting people¡¯s hearts. Remark: It is formless and ever-changing. ¡®Holy cow! That¡¯s so scary! My heart just skipped a beat.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu immediately replied on WeChat, [No, I don¡¯t have the time.] BEEP! Congratulations! You have rejected with ¡°No¡±. It was a one-hit kill. The Level 3 Tempter has been heavily injured and is on the verge of death. You gained 1,700 Exp. Points and 111 Gold Coins. ¡®Huh? Still breathing? He¡¯s not dead yet? I thought I just rejected him?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Another WeChat message came in, [Why don¡¯t you have time? Hurry up, I¡¯ll play a game with you!] Danger! The Level 3 Tempter wails pitifully, continuously attacking with seduction! Lin Shu quickly replied, [I have to study. Don¡¯t disturb me.] Yao Chen replied with a string of ellipses. Lin Shu could imagine his friend¡¯s expression when he typed the ellipsis on his WeChat. BEEP! Congratulations! You took advantage of the monster¡¯s crisis and mercilessly crushed it again. The Level 3 Tempter¡¯s soul vanishes. You gained 280 Exp. Points and 93 Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! You have successfully slayed a monster. You gained 1,980 Exp. Points, 230 Gold Coins, and one mystery gift. ¡®Nice! That¡¯s a lot of Exp. Points!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu was thrilled to see the experience reward of slaying a monster. However, just as he was feeling happy, he received another WeChat message¡­ [Lin Shu, do you have time tonight? Let¡¯s meet up!] Danger! A Level 10 Tempter is waving at you, casting great seduction technique at you. ¡®Eh? Another one? There¡¯s no end to these monsters?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. [Let¡¯s play mahjong together. We¡¯re missing one more player!] Danger! The Level 10 Tempter is dancing, alluring, and casting a great seduction technique on you, saying, ¡°Come here, come on, hurry up!¡± Lin Shu¡¯s heart thumped. He was tempted. Chapter 5 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡®Should I say yes? That was the question. Should I go? That¡¯s also the same question.¡¯ Lin Shu pondered. Lin Shu glanced at his friend¡¯s Mahjong invitation and the Advanced Mathematics textbook. After hesitating, struggling, and considering, he quickly replied on WeChat, [Alright! (O ¦Ø ¡®O)] with a nodding emoticon. ¡®It is impossible¡­ To not go!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu closed his Advanced Mathematics textbook and got up to get ready to play mahjong with his friends. Just as Lin Shu was changing his shoes, he noticed the mystery gift for his first monster slay appeared in his inventory. He immediately opened the gift, and what occurred next was¡­ Reward: Spirit +1. ¡®Spirit +1?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. He was taken aback and didn¡¯t expect the mystery gift to add one point to his attribute, which was a Spirit attribute point. This was too surprising for Lin Shu. However, just as Lin Shu was about to add that attribute point to the Spirit attribute¡­ Spirit: 4 Lin Shu didn¡¯t feel any changes. Moreover, just as Lin Shu was about to leave, he saw the Advanced Mathematics textbook on the desk. It was lying there alone, looking at him quietly. ¡®Don¡¯t go! Please wait! Stop! Don¡¯t leave me! Please!¡¯ a voice sounded in Lin Shu¡¯s mind. At that moment, for a short moment, a powerful force seemed to pull Lin Shu¡¯s foot from the door. Lin Shu couldn¡¯t step out no matter what. ¡®Mahjong? Why do I go to play mahjong? Isn¡¯t it good to have this time to rest? Isn¡¯t it good to study hard?¡¯ Lin Shu pondered. Lin Shu retracted his leg and walked towards the desk. ¡®It¡¯s better if I study. I¡¯m going to take the postgraduate entrance examination soon. It was already August, and there was only one month left before he could register for the postgraduate entrance examination and about four months left before the examination. I had to make good use of my time to study so I could have fun after the postgraduate entrance examination.¡¯ With that thought in mind, Lin Shu replied on WeChat, [I¡¯m sorry, I can¡¯t go.] BEEP! Congratulations! You have rejected brutally and slayed a Level 10 Tempter with one hit. You gained 1,280 Exp. Points and 293 Gold Coins. After replying, Lin Shu put his phone on silent mode and set it aside. Then, he sat at the desk and started to read and solve the questions. Lin Shu just read and learned¡­ After an hour and a half¡­ BEEP! Congratulations! You have studied Advanced Mathematics for an hour. You gained 645 Exp. Points and 86 Gold Coins. ¡®Eh? I could gain experience from learning? But I studied for more than an hour? Why was it only counted as an hour?¡¯ Lin Shu wondered. Lin Shu was a little confused, but he didn¡¯t overthink it. He picked up his phone and looked at the few unread messages from his WeChat friends. He clicked on them and saw they had already set up a game and were in the middle of playing. Looking at his friends playing mahjong leisurely, Lin Shu admitted he was a little tempted, but that feeling quickly disappeared. Lin Shu looked at the Attributes column on his virtual panel. He had finally realized that it was himself who had stopped him from playing mahjong, and it was likewise because of the increase of one point in Spirit. Lin Shu seemed unable to understand the system, nor did he know what the Attributes meant. He was worried that the Spirit attribute referred to spiritual willpower. ¡®It was only a one point change in attribute point, and I could withdraw his foot that had stepped out. It was really powerful! ¡®If I maxed out my Spirit attribute, would I become an Iron Man with strong willpower that nothing could destroy my will and determination? ¡®But, maxing out the Spirit attribute was really terrifying. Does such a person really exist? If there is, he must be a monster.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu felt that he shouldn¡¯t become such a terrifying person. He admired people with strong willpower and wanted to become that kind of person. However, he definitely didn¡¯t want to become an Iron Man. ¡®Looks like I had to be very careful about adding my attribute points later. What about my Luck attribute?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu¡¯s gaze fell on the other attribute, Luck, and he couldn¡¯t help but smile. His eyes were filled with anticipation. He felt that this attribute could still be maxed out. ¡®Even if I had to be a monster, I would be an extremely lucky monster! That would be very blissful! Hahaha, I¡¯m a man who will become a monster! Just thinking about it makes me happy¡­¡± Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu shook his head to get rid of the thoughts in his mind. His eyes then fell on his experience bar 10030/10000. ¡®I can level up now!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Naturally, Lin Shu looked forward to leveling up, and he tapped on the level up option on the virtual panel. BEEP! Congratulations! You have successfully leveled up to Level 19! BEEP! Congratulations! You have successfully leveled up for the first time. You gained 3,120 Exp. Points, 666 Gold Coins, and one mystery gift. Lin Shu was very excited. He didn¡¯t expect that there would be so many rewards for leveling up. However, it was a pity that his level still needed to be higher to unlock the Item Mall. Lin Shu then looked at his virtual panel. It has been updated¡­ Name: Lin Shu Level: Level 19 Exp. Points: 3150/30000 Attributes: Spirit 4, Strength 2, Constitution 3, Agility 3, Intelligent 3, Charisma 4, Luck 3 Skills: Grade Three Drawing, Grade Nine Driving Title: Newbie Achievement: None Balance: 2,341 Gold Coins Lin Shu wasn¡¯t pleased after looking at his updated virtual panel. That was because he found that the experience bar for leveling up had increased and became more challenging. The Exp. Points needed had tripled-folded in an instant. ¡®Does it mean it will be more difficult to level up in the future?¡¯ A thought flashed through Lin Shu¡¯s mind. Besides, he should be happy, for he had leveled up. Most importantly, there was also a mystery gift. But Lin Shu didn¡¯t know what kind of mystery gift was waiting for him. Lin Shu immediately opened the mystery gift that was placed in his inventory. As soon as Lin Shu opened the mystery gift, a talisman appeared. It was a Wishing Talisman. The next second, when Lin Shu saw the item¡¯s description, his mouth fell open in shock! ¡®Oh my God!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Wishing Talisman: Grants a wish after use. Price: 999999999999999999999999999999999¡­ Lin Shu was no longer looking at the long 999 price tag. All he could see was the description of the Wishing Talisman. ¡®After use, one wish can be fulfilled! To fulfill a wish! Oh my god! O¡¯ Great Gautama Buddha! O¡¯ Great Jade Emperor! Immortals from all walks of life! Lord Jesus! You are the light of everything! Thank you! Thank you for noticing me! Thank you for loving me! Ahhhhhhhh! I love all of you! I¡¯m going to become a monster! No, no, no! I¡¯m going to be the richest man! No, no, no! The richest man in the world!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. ¡°Hahahahahahahaha,¡± Lin Shu laughed with his hands on his waist. Lin Shu¡¯s laughter was so cool and domineering that it reverberated throughout the room. He tried his best to calm himself down. ¡®Take a deep breath! Take a deep breath! Don¡¯t get excited! Lin Shu, don¡¯t be agitated. You need to calm down. You¡¯re going to become the world¡¯s richest monster, no, the world¡¯s richest man. Don¡¯t be so surprised. You need to calm down. Let¡¯s witness the birth of the next world¡¯s richest man.¡¯ Lin Shu thought to himself. Lin Shu immediately activated the Wishing Talisman. He was getting ready to welcome the next world beyond his imagination! BEEP! Your level is not high enough to use this item! ¡®Eh?¡¯ Lin Shu pondered. BEEP! Your level is not high enough to use this item! BEEP! Your level is not high enough to use this item! BEEP! Your level is not high enough to use this item! BEEP! Your level is not high enough to use this item! BEEP! Lin Shu crazily tried to use the Wishing Talisman. But, the system would notify him that his level was not high enough and that he could not use it every time. o(¨i©n¨i)o ¡®My heart ached! I was in so much pain that it was as if something was scratching my heart and liver! Why are you doing this to me?¡¯ Lin Shu cried in his heart. BOOHOO Lin Shu clutched at his injured heart and thought, ¡®I¡¯m the richest man in the world! How could they treat me like this?!¡¯ Even if Lin Shu didn¡¯t give up and used it again, the result was still the same¡­ BEEP! Your level is not high enough to use this item! ¡®Boohoo, that is so unfair¡­¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Chapter 6 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation BOOHOO Lin Shu was lying on his bed and crying in pain. No one could understand how he was feeling right now. The feeling of getting something and losing it instantly was simply too unbearable. It was like you were told to get a sum of money for the new year, but before you could get it, your parents took it away and said they would give it to you when you grew up¡­ Same as winning a huge lottery ticket, but it was not the right time to redeem the prize yet¡­ ¡®To hell with your suitable time! F*ck with level limitation! I¡¯m missing a lottery ticket and countless lottery agencies.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu didn¡¯t care about how hurt he felt. He clutched his chest and struggled to get up. He wanted to gain more Exp. Points, level up and make a wish to become rich. He wanted to become the wealthiest man. ¡®That¡¯s my money. Urgh¡­ My heart ached! I can¡¯t think about it! Just thinking about it made my heart ache.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu lay down on the bed again. He needed to rest longer, and he would be better soon. ¡®Better my ass! I couldn¡¯t sleep in the middle of the night and kicked off my blanket angrily!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. And then¡ª Lin Shu tossed and turned in pain and sadness, kicking his feet from time to time. ¡­ ¡°Even I¡¯ve been workin¡¯ man, dang near all my life, but I¡¯ll keep workin¡¯. ¡°As long as my two hands are fit to use.¡± The musical alarm rang, trying to wake up the sleeping worker. But Lin Shu could never be woken up at once. After about two minutes, there was another alarm clock soul-urging song, and then another two minutes¡­ Lin Shu yawned, rubbed his eyes, and wiped away the remaining tears at the corner of his eyes. His soul left his body as he got up, and then he got ready to work. In a daze, Lin Shu remembered that he had lost his chance to be the wealthiest man yesterday. It wasn¡¯t a dream but a loss engraved in his heart. With a thought, Lin Shu¡¯s virtual panel appeared in front of him again. Lin Shu immediately saw the shining and resplendent Wishing Talisman. The light was so bright that it hurt his eyes. ¡®Urgh¡­ I can¡¯t look! My heart ached at the sight of it!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu brushed his teeth and closed the virtual panel, no longer looking at the talisman that stifled his heart. However, he was very clear in his heart that if he couldn¡¯t use this Wishing Talisman because his level wasn¡¯t high enough, he would have to work hard to level up! ¡®I¡¯ll level up as fast as I can! I can do this!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu washed his face with water and looked at his reflection in the mirror. He said with a serious face, ¡°Aladdin¡¯s magic lamp is right in front of you, illuminating your path!¡± Lin Shu went to the company¡¯s cafeteria to have breakfast and left for work at 7:54 a.m. BEEP! Congratulations! You have punctually logged in for work. You gained 14 Exp. Points and two Gold Coins. ¡®Farm more Exp. Points and level up quickly!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu walked into the office in high spirits and started to work. He was now very clear that gaining experience was about working, studying, and, most importantly, killing monsters. ¡®Killing monsters gave the most Exp. Points!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu glanced at the office, but it was a pity that most of them were harmless Slackers. ¡®Tsk, tsk, tsk, it¡¯s not worth it!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu stopped thinking about it and focused on his work. That was a good way for him to gain more Exp. Points. Although it wasn¡¯t as much killing monsters, he could only work as fast as possible. Although Lin Shu wasn¡¯t under the effects of the Passion Fruit, his current efficiency was still very high. He didn¡¯t stop working at all and was pretty happy with his work. That was because Lin Shu could hear the system¡¯s congratulatory notification from time to time. BEEP! Congratulations! You have completed reviewing a large component group and successfully reviewed three structural designs that can be optimized. You gained 59 Exp. Points and 2.10 Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! You have completed one reworked plan. You gained 43 Exp. Points and six Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! You have completed reviewing one technical agreement and found ten errors. You gained 63 Exp. Points and nine Gold Coins. BEEP! ¡­ Time passed by unknowingly. ¡°Lin Shu, let¡¯s go. We have a meeting,¡± said Huang Wen. While preparing a presentation slide on improving the quality control project, Lin Shu smiled. Next to Lin Shu, Huang Wen patted him on the shoulder and brought him back to his senses. ¡°A meeting? What meeting?¡± Lin Shu asked. ¡°Cost-saving meeting,¡± said Huang Wen. Lin Shu was a little unhappy that he had been interrupted. He really didn¡¯t have the energy to complain about these meetings that would pop up from time to time. It was so annoying and draggy. Lin Shu took a pen and notebook and followed Huang Wen to the meeting room. There were a few people beside him. Zhao Xuan said, ¡°Lin Shu, there¡¯s a work order I¡¯d like to pass on to you.¡± ¡°I know. I¡¯ve already sent you the reworked plan,¡± said Lin Shu. Zhao Xuan was a little surprised. He had just sent that to Lin Shu last night, and Lin Shu had already finished it quickly. ¡°Also, the designers are urging us to review the new product¡¯s craftsmanship,¡± said Zhao Xuan. ¡°I¡¯ve already replied to the designer, Luo Gong. I told him that three areas needed to be changed. He agreed to two of them but hasn¡¯t agreed to the last one yet. However, we¡¯ve been trying to produce the same type of product before. The structural design and welding deformation are too large, so it¡¯s not easy to control.¡± said Lin Shu. Zhao Xuan nodded. Huang Wen looked at the conversation between Lin Shu and Zhao Xuan with a hint of admiration. Yesterday, he witnessed Lin Shu reject Zhao Xuan¡¯s task arrangement. Lin Shu wasn¡¯t afraid at all and was rather direct and didn¡¯t leave any room for retreat. Zhao Xuan didn¡¯t say anything and walked forward. In the meeting room, Tian Cheng discussed the cost-saving projects and funding. Lin Shu also had a cost-saving project, but it was not his project yet. The small conference room has become the habitat of the Slackers. A large group of Slackers was madly using their skills to loaf around. Lin Shu knew that most people were using their phones with their heads down. Lin Shu did the same, but it was meaningless to torture people like this. At that time, the meeting was a waste of time. Lin Shu had no choice. After listening to the other project plans for a while, he turned on his phone and prepared to loaf on his job! But the opposite. Lin Shu felt that it was better to study at this time. ¡®How could studying during working hours be slacking? it could only be called loafing on the job.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Huang Wen was sitting next to Lin Shu, scrolling through his moments in boredom. When Huang Wen glanced at Lin Shu¡¯s phone screen, he was shocked, and his eyes widened. ¡®What the heck?¡¯ Huang Wen thought. ¡°Chebyshev¡¯s inequality for any random variable X, if both EX and DX exist, then for any ¦Å > 0, there is a constant P{|X-EX|>=¦Å}<=DX/¦Å^2 or P{|X-EX|=1-DX/¦Å^2 ¡­ ¡± Huang Wen looked at the series of numbers and thought, ¡®Is that¡­ Advanced Mathematics?¡¯ Huang Wen looked at Lin Shu in shock. He didn¡¯t expect Lin Shu to be slacking off and reading Advanced Mathematics during a meeting at work. That was terrifying. Truly terrifying! ¡®How could this soulless slacking be called slacking?¡¯ Huang Wen thought. Huang Wen was sharing this shocking news with his internet friends on WeChat. Lin Shu noticed Huang Wen¡¯s gaze, but he didn¡¯t show any expression. It was obvious that he didn¡¯t gain any Exp. Points by slacking off like that. ¡®Wouldn¡¯t studying during working hours increase my Exp. Points?¡¯ Lin Shu suddenly had that thought. The system seemed very strict with certain things and had clear boundaries. Lin Shu naturally hoped he could quickly gain more experience and level up, but the system didn¡¯t respond. He couldn¡¯t do anything about it, so he looked at the questions of the Advanced Mathematics past exam. After a long wait, it was time for his project presentation. Very quickly, Lin Shu explained his project plan clearly. After that, the long and tedious meeting continued to dance in the wind¡­ Lin Shu continued to read the analysis of the Advanced Mathematics questions, and the meeting ended before he knew it. The Slackers left one after another. The one in the lead was the Level 20 Slacker King, who was discussing his cost-saving project plan with Tian Cheng. ¡°Lin Shu, were you reading Advanced Mathematics just now?¡± Huang Wen asked. Lin Shu didn¡¯t want to talk too much about it, so he said, ¡°I just saw it.¡± ¡®You didn¡¯t just see it casually. You¡¯ve been reading it all along!¡¯ Huang Wen thought. However, when Huang Wen heard Lin Shu¡¯s words, he knew Lin Shu didn¡¯t want to say much. He changed the topic and asked, ¡°Lin Shu, can you teach me how to make the modification order?¡± BEEP! A quest from NPC Huang Wen! Guide Huang Wen in making the rework order. Reward: 1. +10 Friendship Points with Huang Wen. 2. +580 Exp. Points. 3. +58 Gold Coins. Lin Shu was shocked and looked at Huang Wen with joy. He pulled Huang Wen and walked forward, saying, ¡°Let¡¯s go. I¡¯ll teach you now.¡± Huang Wen was shocked by Lin Shu¡¯s sudden enthusiasm, but he didn¡¯t think much of it. He went to his desk with Lin Shu and began to ask him to teach him how to make the modification order. ¡°That¡¯s it, and it¡¯s done. It¡¯s straightforward!¡± said Lin Shu. ¡°Thank you, Lin Shu,¡± said Huang Wen. Lin Shu looked at the Exp. Points he gained and smiled, ¡°It¡¯s a small matter.¡± ¡°Is there anything you don¡¯t understand? You can ask them all.¡± Lin Shu added. Hearing Lin Shu¡¯s words, Huang Wen immediately asked how the cost of production would be calculated. ¡°That is even simpler,¡± said Lin Shu. BEEP! Congratulations! You have completed the request by NPC Huang Wen. You gained five Friendship points with Huang Wen, 580 Exp. Points and 58 Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! You have repeatedly completed the request by NPC Huang Wen. You gained one Friendship point with Huang Wen, 579 Exp. Points and 48 Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! You have frenziedly completed the request by NPC Huang Wen. You gained 0.01 Friendship points with Huang Wen, 680 Exp. Points and 48 Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! You have completed the request by NPC Huang Wen with extreme determination. You gained 0.0000001 Friendship points with Huang Wen, 490 Exp. Points and 47 Gold Coins. BEEP! Huang Wen opened his mouth and wanted to say something. Lin Shu looked at Huang Wen with dazzling eyes and asked, ¡°Is there anything else you don¡¯t understand?¡± Hurry up! Hurry up and issue the request!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu was very excited. The Exp. Points he gained from helping NPC were even more. He thought, ¡®I have been farming for almost an hour. No, I mean teaching him for an hour. It felt so good! ¡®This was as good as killing monsters infinitely! ¡®The newbie is so cute!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Huang Wen didn¡¯t expect Lin Shu to be so passionate. Lin Shu¡¯s gaze was so passionate that it made Huang Wen shiver. ¡®With such close and passionate guidance, could Lin Shu have other bad intentions about me?¡¯ Huang Wen thought. Chapter 7 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Lin Shu and Huang Wen were having lunch together in the company cafeteria. Lin Shu took a chicken leg from his plate and gave it to Huang Wen. ¡°You should eat more. You¡¯re so skinny!¡± said Lin Shu. Huang Wen¡¯s heart trembled, and he almost dropped his chopsticks. Lin Shu looked at Huang Wen¡¯s thin body and wondered if he had been working too hard on Huang Wen and caused some problems. ¡®I should fatten him up before I continue farming my experience with him!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Huang Wen took out his phone and sent a text to his friend on WeChat, [What should I do? My senior gave me his chicken leg.] [Just give in to him. He¡¯s so good to you, Don¡¯t let him down. Hehe.©d?¨R?¨Q)o] [That¡¯s right. What evil intentions can your senior have? Hehehe. ??(¡ä¦Ø`)??] Huang Wen¡¯s heart skipped a beat. Lin Shu didn¡¯t know what Huang Wen was thinking, and naturally, Lin Shu didn¡¯t have any bad intentions. All Lin Shu wanted was to gain more Exp. Points, level up faster and get his wish come up. A senior like Lin Shu couldn¡¯t have bad intentions for Huang Wen. The thought of leveling up made Lin Shu excited. He was going home to gain more experience. ¡°I¡¯ll take my leave now,¡± said Lin Shu. ¡®Eh?¡¯ Huang Wen thought. Huang Wen was taken aback when he saw Lin Shu leave with the tray after finishing his meal and didn¡¯t wait for him. ¡®He¡¯s leaving me here alone? What does that mean?¡¯ Huang Wen pondered. Huang Wen was a little confused, ¡®Could it be that I had misunderstood Lin Shu? ¡®Lin Shu didn¡¯t have any feelings for me at all. It may be the concern of a senior to a new colleague. ¡®Wasn¡¯t this love and care a little too intense?¡¯ Huang Wen typed a message on WeChat, [Is this how a senior takes care of a newcomer?] [Tsk, tsk, tsk. How can there be such a good senior nowadays? He even invited you to dinner and gave you his chicken leg. He must have some ulterior motive.] [That¡¯s right, I dare say that senior of yours definitely had some bad intentions about you!] Huang Wen was speechless. Lin Shu¡¯s company usually had an hour and a half for lunch and a break at noon. However, Lin Shu didn¡¯t plan to rest. He wanted to continue working to gain more experience and level up quickly. His position as the wealthiest man in the world was still waiting for him. To become the wealthiest man, one must bear the weight. Back in the office, Lin Shu began to calculate the cost of the product parts and began farming experience. This was the most basic work and was usually assigned by each supervisor. Lin Shu had more than 70, and there would be more in between. However, the estimated time for completion was generally at the end of the month, so there was no rush. However, since Lin Shu wanted to level up, he had to quickly gain experience. Lin Shu opened the blueprint and looked at the material. The board¡¯s thickness, the materials¡¯ size, and the length and width are calculated by gross weight. Laser cutting length! The opening of the slope! Bending work! During the processing! Surface treatment! Calculation¡­ BEEP! Congratulations! You have completed calculating the cost of one component. You gained 33 Exp. Points and 2.5 Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! You have completed calculating the cost of one component. You gained 30 Exp. Points and 2.5 Gold Coins. The word, Idler, was above Chen Ping¡¯s head. After eating, he was about to take a rest. When he saw Lin Shu calculating the cost, he grinned. Then, Chen Ping used his skill to lie flat. After the lunch break, Chen Ping saw that Lin Shu was still calculating the cost. ¡®Why is he so hard working?¡¯ Chen Ping thought. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you sleep for a while?¡± Chen Ping. Lin Shu didn¡¯t even raise his head as he replied, ¡°I¡¯m farming experience to level up.¡± ¡®What¡¯s so good about taking an afternoon nap? It¡¯s much better to play games and gain experience.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. ¡°What?¡± Chen Ping asked. ¡°Um, I¡¯m not tired. I had a good night¡¯s sleep last night. I¡¯m thinking of finishing this so I won¡¯t have to work overtime.¡± said Lin Shu. When Chen Ping heard Lin Shu say he wouldn¡¯t be working overtime, the smile on his face brightened. Chen Ping looked at Lin Shu as if he was looking at a fellow comrade and thought, ¡®I¡¯m not alone!¡¯ BEEP! Congratulations! You have completed calculating the cost of another component. You gained 33 Exp. Points and 2.5 Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! You have completed calculating the cost of 13 components 16 consecutive times. You gained 119 Exp. Points and 83 Gold Coins. ¡­ BEEP! Congratulations! You have completed calculating the cost of 26 components 26 consecutive times. You gained 265 Exp. Points and 153 Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! you have¡­ ¡­ Lin Shu was in a good mood as he looked at his Exp. Points kept increasing. As he expected, it was fun to gain experience by playing games. No, it was fun to gain experience by working! ¡°Done, I finished it all!¡± said Lin Shu. After Lin Shu farmed some experience, his body was a little tired. Lin Shu got up and stretched his body. As he turned his neck, he looked at the experience bar on his virtual panel, 13210/30000. He was almost halfway there, and he was in a good mood. It gave Lin Shu the hope that leveling up was not far away! ¡®The revolution was about to level up¡­ No, to win! Hearing Lin Shu¡¯s words, Chen Ping grinned and said, ¡°You¡¯re doing it so quickly? Can you help me make some too?¡± BEEP! A request from NPC Ping Chen! Help Chen Ping calculate the cost and get the corresponding reward according to the completion of the task. Lin Shu sat on a chair to rest. Seeing Chen Ping¡¯s smile, Lin Shu grinned and said, ¡°Sure!¡± Since Lin Shu had nothing to do now anyway. He would continue to do quests and gain experience! Chen Ping was thrilled, so he sent 10 components to Lin Shu. Lin Shu took a look and pondered, ¡®Only ten?¡¯ ¡°Send me 50. If I can¡¯t finish them, I¡¯ll transfer the unfinished ones to you.¡± Chen Ping was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly. He said, ¡°Thank you!¡± Naturally, other colleagues beside them heard the conversation between Lin Shu and Chen Ping. Another colleague, Tan Yan, stood up with the title of Level 9 Slacker and said with a smile, ¡°Lin Shu, help me finish some too.¡± BEEP! A request from NPC Tan Yan¡ª ¡°No!¡± Before the quest was even released, Lin Shu had already said the word ¡®no¡¯ to destroy the quest. Everyone was speechless. Chen Ping looked at Tan Yan¡¯s embarrassed expression after Lin Shu ruthlessly rejected him, and he couldn¡¯t help but feel awkward. However, Lin Shu didn¡¯t seem to be embarrassed at all. As expected, the person who was embarrassed was someone else. Chen Ping, of course, didn¡¯t say anything. He could tell that Lin Shu didn¡¯t want to help Tan Yan. He turned on his computer and started to calculate the costs. Tan Yan sat back in his seat awkwardly, his eyes flickering. Lin Shu wanted to avoid talking to Tan Yan. In the office, the person Lin Shu wanted to avoid talking to is Tan Yan. There was an assignment for Lin Shu and Tan Yan to inspect a few suppliers before. Lin Shu had called Tan Yan a few times, but Tan Yan always said he had a lot of things to do and was very busy, so he didn¡¯t go to any of the suppliers. The worst was that in the end, Tan Yan even wrote that he had completed the inspection of the suppliers in summary. ¡®Bah! You¡¯re the only one who¡¯s busy playing with your phone! ¡®Bah! A Level 9 Slacker was floating above his head, saying that he had a lot of things to do, but he didn¡¯t have time, so he was busy slacking and playing with his phone!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. At that time, Lin Shu was very confused, and after that, he seldom looked for Tan Yan again. Even if Lin Shu could earn some Exp. Points, he would rather die of hunger or never level up. He would never help Tan Yan with a single request! Chapter 8 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡®It was so fragrant!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu sipped the cup of milk tea that Huang Wen had ordered. He was in a good mood and a little surprised that Huang Wen was thoughtful. ¡°Thank you,¡± said Lin Shu ¡°No, I should be thanking you, Lin Shu.¡± Huang Wen waved his hand and said. ¡°It¡¯s a small matter. You can ask me if you don¡¯t understand anything,¡± said Lin Shu. Huang Wen nodded hesitantly and said, ¡°O-Okay.¡± However, Huang Wen saw that Lin Shu didn¡¯t say anything more to him as he sipped his milk tea. Instead, Lin Shu continued to help Chen Ping with the cost calculation. Huang Wen couldn¡¯t help but suspect that Lin Shu cared for him as a colleague. With that thought in mind, Huang Wen heaved a sigh of relief. Not long after, Lin Shu finished calculating the cost of the last part for Chen Ping. ¡°I¡¯m done. Chen Ping, I¡¯ve sent it to you!¡± said Lin Shu. BEEP! Congratulations! You have completed the request by NPC Chen Ping. You gained 12 Friendship points with Chen Ping, 2,880 Exp. Points and 123 Gold Coins. ¡®The rewarded Exp. Points are not too shabby! My help calculating the cost of 50 components was not in vain,¡¯ Lin Shu thought. ¡°Thank you, Lin Shu,¡± said Chen Ping. ¡°You¡¯re welcome,¡± Lin Shu replied. At least I was still able to farm some Exp. Points. Lin Shu looked at the time and saw that there was still more than an hour before he would be off work. Since he had nothing to do for the time being, he decided to take a break. BEEP! BEEP! A WeChat message came in. [Lin Shu, let¡¯s form a group for a game tonight?] Lin Shu¡¯s good friend, Yao Chen, had asked him to play games with him again. Danger! Level 2 Tempter winked at you, casting a great seduction technique on you! ¡®Just in time! You¡¯re truly my best friend who understands me!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu quickly replied, [Sorry, I¡¯m busy tonight.] BEEP! Congratulations! You have rejected with a ¡°no¡± mercilessly and killed the Level 2 Tempter with a single kick. You gained 1,720 Exp. Points and 121 Gold Coins. ¡®Yes! A beautiful and nice kick! Sure enough, killing monsters was much easier to farm another wave of Exp. Points!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. [What¡¯s wrong with you? Is everything alright?] Yao Chen texted. Lin Shu didn¡¯t hide anything from Yao Chen and replied on WeChat, [I have some revision tonight. I¡¯ve decided to take the postgraduate entrance examination.] [Amazing. Have you really decided? Where are you taking the exam?] Yao Chen asked in the text. Lin Shu replied, [I¡¯m planning to go to my alma mater, Xiangnan University. I¡¯ve looked into it before, but I gave up.] [It¡¯s difficult for you to take the postgraduate entrance examination after working for three years. You really have to work hard.] Yao Chen texted. ¡®It¡¯s not that hard. The system gave me a normal difficulty!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Yao Chen texted, [It seems like I can only find someone else to play games with in the future.] Seeing his good friend¡¯s reply, Lin Shu came to his senses. He shouldn¡¯t have let Yao Chen think he was taking the postgraduate entrance examination and couldn¡¯t be disturbed. So Lin Shu replied, [It¡¯s okay. You can still call me later on. Don¡¯t abandon me just like that. You must contact me to play more. You must!] ¡®That way, I can keep killing monsters. If you¡¯re my best friend, then come and tempt me!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Yao Chen replied, [¡­] Lin Shu received another string of ellipses on WeChat, and he could still imagine his friend¡¯s expression when typing his reply. Lin Shu was chatting with his friends on WeChat while the supervisor, Zhao Xuan, was looking for Tan Yan to make some work arrangements. Their work desks were close, so Lin Shu could naturally hear them. At first, Lin Shu didn¡¯t pay much attention to it, but when he heard Tan Yan say that he was busy and didn¡¯t have time, he felt something was wrong. ¡°The Commerce Department is urging you. You have to get it done quickly. Didn¡¯t I tell you before?¡± Zhao Xuan asked. ¡°Mr. Tian wants me to collect the new technical agreement from the suppliers. I¡¯ve been on the phone and can¡¯t handle it. I don¡¯t have time.¡± said Tan Yan. ¡°Then find someone else to help you distribute the materials,¡± said Zhao Xuan. When Lin Shu heard that, he began to be alerted. ¡®Don¡¯t look for me!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. As expected, Lin Shu guessed it right. ¡°Lin Shu, give a hand to Tan Yan¡¯s work,¡± said Zhao Xuan. Lin Shu was speechless. ¡®F*ck, you¡¯re a Level 9 Slacker and said you had no time and couldn¡¯t handle it, and now you¡¯re pushing it to me. ¡®Can¡¯t you see the Level 9 Slacker floating above your head?¡¯ Lin Shu cursed in his heart. BEEP! NPC Zhao Xuan and Tan Yan jointly issued a request! To complete¡­ ¡°I¡¯m also swamped. I don¡¯t have the time,¡± Lin Shu said directly. If it was someone else, Lin Shu might have offered his help. But since this was Tan Yan¡¯s job, he would not accept it. There was nothing wrong with Slacker. After all, this was a world where more than 70% of people worked, most of whom were Slackers. However, it was annoying to leave one¡¯s work to others and keep saying that one was busy and couldn¡¯t cope. ¡®Why can¡¯t he be a quiet Slacker like many others? Did he really think that I¡¯m easily persuaded?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Zhao Xuan looked at Lin Shu with an unsightly expression. He did not expect Lin Shu to reject him directly. Tan Yan was also a little surprised and looked at Lin Shu. He wasn¡¯t a fool. Tan Yan could tell that Lin Shu was ignoring him. However, he didn¡¯t expect Lin Shu to reject his superior. ¡°What urgent matter do you have on hand?¡± Zhao Xuan asked. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if I have an urgent matter on hand. The information Commerce Department needs is his task. He can¡¯t look for me just because he didn¡¯t complete it!¡± said Lin Shu. Tan Yan¡¯s heart skipped a beat. He felt as if he had been shot. Quite a few colleagues in the office had noticed it. Chen Ping lowered his head and stared at the computer, trying to make his presence as little as possible. He was caught in a fierce battle of words, and the confrontation was intense. He felt very dangerous. ¡°You left after work yesterday. Is your workload not enough?¡± Zhao Xuan said coldly. The office became quiet. BEEP! Level 10 Gasbag spat a few mouthfuls of nonsense at you! Lin Shu was a little angry and thought, ¡®He dared to say that I didn¡¯t work overtime because I don¡¯t have enough work to do.¡¯ Lin Shu coldly asked, ¡°What do you mean by not enough work? We¡¯ve been dividing up the work according to the product. I¡¯m leaving after work because I¡¯ve finished my work and haven¡¯t finished it because it¡¯s not time yet. ¡°Do you think that we¡¯re short of manpower? ¡°If there¡¯s no shortage of manpower and we have to work overtime every night, it doesn¡¯t mean the workload is full. It can only mean one thing: work efficiency during the day is too low!¡± There was a thunderous explosion. BEEP! Congratulations! You have attacked the monster with the Word of Truth. The great dao is boundless, and the law is fearless. Under the Lightning Sword of Truth strike, the Level 10 monster Gasbag has turned into ashes. You gained 1,580 Exp. Points and 189 Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! You have attacked with the Word of Truth. The attack power is too strong, and the shock injured the Level 9 Slacker. You gained 250 Exp. Points and 2.12 Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! You have attacked with the Word of Truth. The attack power is too strong, and the shock injured the Level 1 Rat Racer. You gained 214 Exp. Points and 2.11 Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! You have attacked with the Word of Truth. The attack power is too strong, and the shock injured the Level Rat Racer. You gained 270 Exp. Points and 2.22 Gold Coins. BEEP! Everyone was speechless. The sky was dark, the thunder rumbled, and the wind howled. The group of demons and monsters suffered heavy casualties as soon as the truth was out. Blood flowed like a river, and it was extremely tragic¡­ Chapter 9 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Dark clouds suddenly gathered on a sunny day as if the messenger of the night had blown a bugle call, and a cold wind whistled. At that moment, a lightning bolt suddenly tore through the dark clouds. With a flash of light, the Thunder sounded like a war drum, and the wind blew even faster. The dark clouds were roaring outside the window, and the wind was howling. The office was eerily silent. There was no wind, no sound, and no breath. It was quiet. In the quiet office, there was no sound at all. The faint nervous heartbeat and exciting breathing sounds were observed in the dark. Qi Yuan walked into the office with the word Pessimist above his head. He didn¡¯t know what had happened, but his heart beat faster, and sensed a hint of danger. ¡®The office was very quiet, and everyone looked very nervous. ¡®No, the feeling shouldn¡¯t be nervous. It didn¡¯t feel right. ¡®It seemed to be the excitement of secretly watching p*rn? ¡®Without a doubt, the main character of the p*rn, I mean, the main character of the scary action movie was¡­ ¡®Zhao Xuan and Lin Shu.¡¯ Qi Yuan thought. Qi Yuan¡¯s gaze also shifted to Zhao Xuan and Lin Shu. Qi Yuan quietly sneaked back to his work desk. He looked at Lin Shu and Zhao Xuan, then lowered his head and quickly asked the others on WeChat what had happened. It was still quiet. ACHOO! Chen Ping sneezed loudly and woke everyone up in silence. He said awkwardly in a low voice, ¡°The temperature of the air conditioner in the office is a little low.¡± It was as if a stone had been thrown into the quiet office, and ripples gradually spread out. Some people were so excited that they started typing and sending messages to their friends on WeChat to share the shocking scene they had just seen. It was really exciting and awesome. Some people felt hurt because they worked overtime every day. In fact, their work efficiency was not low, but they stayed to work overtime to grind their time. Of course, even more, people looked at Lin Shu in shock. They really didn¡¯t expect Lin Shu to actually say such truth. He said it so well and so terrifyingly! It was terrifying! Everyone thought Lin Shu was defying the heavens and fighting, and they felt excited about it! ¡°If there¡¯s no shortage of manpower and they work overtime every night, it doesn¡¯t mean that the workload is full. It can only mean one thing: work efficiency during the day is too low!¡± What Lin Shu had said was filled with the light of the righteous! Lin Shu also didn¡¯t expect him to say it out loud in front of his superior. Lin Shu looked at Zhao Xuan, his heart thumping. He was a little nervous, a little excited, and a little uneasy at the same time, but all these thoughts were gradually drowned out by joy. At that moment, Lin Shu overlooked his rapidly increasing Exp. Points. Zhao Xuan was very embarrassed. In fact, he regretted it the moment he said ¡°Is the workload not enough?¡±. It didn¡¯t matter if Lin Shu left after work or not. He shouldn¡¯t have been in the office and said that in front of many people. Zhao Xuan should have discussed this matter with Lin Shu in private. He shouldn¡¯t have been so direct. However, it was obvious that he had been angered by Lin Shu¡¯s direct rejection. The key was that Lin Shu had even directly replied that the workload was insufficient. It made the situation very awkward. Zhao Xuan was naturally angry, but he knew well that Lin Shu was telling the truth. However, this kind of truth was wrong, and it was politically incorrect! ¡°We¡¯ll talk about that in the meeting room later,¡± said Zhao Xuan. Zhao Xuan¡¯s expression changed, turning to Tan Yan with a rugged look. ¡°You must prepare the documents for the Commerce Department. That is even more urgent. Do that first. ¡°Hurry up and finish it. Keep the Commerce Department from urging us!¡± Tan Yan naturally nodded and didn¡¯t dare to say anything more. Tan Yan didn¡¯t dare to say that he was busy and didn¡¯t have time. Just now, Lin Shu¡¯s words made him feel ashamed, like a slap to his face. Although Tan Yan was displeased, he knew Lin Shu was telling the truth. The truth was the scariest thing. Tan Yan didn¡¯t think Lin Shu would be so reckless as to say something like that in front of the leader. As expected from a youngster. Unable to stand things and too impulsive. Tan Yan glanced at Lin Shu from the corner of his eyes and couldn¡¯t help but curse in his heart. ¡®Bah! Stop pretending! ¡®You dare to say that my work efficiency is low! You¡¯ll suffer later!¡¯ After Zhao Xuan talked to Tan Yan, he asked Lin Shu to go to the meeting room. Naturally, Lin Shu had to go with him. Perhaps because Lin Shu had said it directly, he became very calm. There was no point in overthinking. It was just a job. At most, he would just resign. There was no need to overthink. Although Lin Shu didn¡¯t keep yelling about quitting like Qi Yuan, he had thought about quitting in his mind more than once. The other important thing was that Lin Shu now noticed that the Exp. Points he gained from killing the monsters with the Word of Truth. On the contrary, it should be that the Exp. Points he gained from killing the monsters with those words had broken through his current level, Level 19. ¡®I could level up now! ¡®That way, I could use the Wishing Talisman and ascend to the higher realm. This office would no longer be able to accommodate me. ¡®I¡¯m destined to leave this place.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu¡¯s mood became even calmer and more at ease. He followed Zhao Xuan and walked towards the meeting room. ¡­ The wind outside was getting stronger. The lightning tore the black clouds apart, making a rumbling sound. At the next moment, the black sky was finally torn apart, and rain fell from the sky like sharp arrows, smashing down with an aura that was not afraid of death, causing blood to flow. The hero shall go and never come home, for his heart is set. In the eyes of many people in the office, Lin Shu was a true warrior who dared to face his bleak life and blood dripping. Lin Shu was a true martyr! Lin Shu walked past Huang Wen, and Huang Wen couldn¡¯t help but secretly give Lin Shu a thumbs up. He really admired Lin Shu. Huang Wen actually dared to say such words in front of the leader. He was really his idol. Lin Shu looked at Huang Wen¡¯s thumbs-up and felt very calm. Huang Wen simply looked at Lin Shu¡¯s back. He was filled with admiration from the bottom of his heart, ¡®Lin Shu was mighty and fearless. He was a role model for our generation!¡¯ Lin Shu¡¯s words were known to everyone, but no one dared to speak the truth. No one dared to say it out loud. But now, Lin Shu has said it directly, loud and clear! He was fearsome. The truth is the most powerful force in the world. Huang Wen took out his phone and typed on WeChat. He was also very excited. He had to share this with his friends ¡­ [Guys, my senior is really amazing! He was almighty, so brave. This is exciting. He¡¯s fantastic and fierce. You guys won¡¯t believe what he just did.] [Damn, you¡¯re so excited. How exciting is the news?] [What did he do?] [Don¡¯t tell me¡­] [Did he force a kiss on you?] Chapter 10 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation In the meeting room. Zhao Xuan sat at the head of the table and looked at Lin Shu with mixed feelings. He knew Lin Shu well. Lin Shu is a young man who joined the company after graduation and was well-behaved. He was efficient and capable. Even the completed reworked plan Lin Shu sent Zhao Xuan this morning was well done. It was just that Zhao Xuan felt that Lin Shu didn¡¯t seem to be as proactive as before, and he didn¡¯t even work overtime. ¡°Lin Shu, what are your thoughts?¡± Zhao Xuan asked. Lin Shu felt that such a conversation was completely meaningless. After all, they were on different levels. Of course, Lin Shu was also very clear that this wasn¡¯t because of Zhao Xuan but because the entire company¡¯s system and culture were like that. Lin Shu had the feeling that he should quit now. After all, what Lin Shu said just now not only retorted Zhao Xuan but also offended his colleagues who often worked overtime in the office. The whole world sees Lin Shu as an enemy now! Although Lin Shu didn¡¯t mean to say those people were inefficient, he offended his office colleagues. To Lin Shu, a staff working overtime only meant that his or her work efficiency was low. But now¡­ No matter what Lin Shu¡¯s colleagues thought, Lin Shu had offended Zhao Xuan, or rather, the entire company¡¯s system and culture. ¡°I don¡¯t have many thoughts. I just feel that if there¡¯s something to do, I will work overtime. If there¡¯s nothing, there¡¯s no need to stay.¡± said Lin Shu. Lin Shu knew very well that it wasn¡¯t good for him to stay here any longer, so he said, ¡°Another thing is, I¡¯m planning to tender my resignation, Mr. Zhao.¡± Naturally, Lin Shu had to take responsibility for his own words. After all, Lin Shu had said those words to Zhao Xuan¡¯s face. ¡®Resign?¡¯ Zhao Xuan thought. When Zhao Xuan heard Lin Shu¡¯s words, he was surprised and within reason. He didn¡¯t think that Lin Shu would mention his resignation so directly. Since Lin Shu rejected him so strongly, Zhao Xuan thought that Lin Shu must have planned to tender his resignation. Zhao Xuan didn¡¯t want Lin Shu to leave. He thought if Lin Shu left, who would he hand over the projects and work in Lin Shu¡¯s hands to? However¡­ ¡°Have you already found your next job?¡± Zhao Xuan asked. Lin Shu shook his head. ¡°Then you should reconsider. Don¡¯t be in a hurry to tender your resignation. You have the potential to work. I hope that you can learn more and grow as soon as possible. You¡¯re still young, and this is the time to work hard. What are you going back so early for? ¡°You should know that the manufacturing industry worked this way. When it comes to overtime, other companies work even later. They all work until 10 or 11 p.m.!¡± said Zhao Xuan. Lin Shu listened to Zhao Xuan¡¯s words but didn¡¯t respond. Lin Shu felt a little uneasy about leaving his job. He didn¡¯t know if he was too impulsive, and he didn¡¯t know if he could use the Wishing Talisman even if he leveled up to Level 20. However, Lin Shu was even clearer that when he mentioned his intention to resign to his superior, there was no turning back! Lin Shu didn¡¯t say anything. All he wanted to do now was to level up and use the Wishing Talisman. Zhao Xuan and Lin Shu talked for a while and naturally let Lin Shu think about it first. Zhao Xuan sighed helplessly in his heart, ¡®Young people these days really can¡¯t take even a little hardship. They would resign from their jobs at the slightest thing.¡¯ Zhao Xuan knew that he still had to inform Tian Cheng about this matter and have Tian Cheng talk to Lin Shu later. Lin Shu left the meeting room but didn¡¯t return to his work desk. Instead, he found a place to level up. Now that Lin Shu had mentioned his resignation, he had to consider what to do next. Lin Shu shook his head to get rid of those thoughts. His eyes then fell on the experience bar 37560/30000. ¡®I can level up now!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. All Lin Shu could think of was to level up, and he tapped the level up button on the virtual panel. BEEP! Congratulations! You have successfully leveled up to Level 20! BEEP! You have successfully leveled up. You gained 999 Exp. Points, 66 Gold Coins, and a mystery gift. Lin Shu didn¡¯t care about the rewards. He was extremely nervous. The Wishing Talisman in his inventory was still glowing. He was about to use it now! Lin Shu put his hands together and prayed, ¡®Dear God, bless me! Bless me, Buddha! Watch over me, Immortals! Bless¡­¡¯ BEEP! Your level is too low to use this item. ¡®God bless my *ss! F*ck! Sh*t! My level is still not high enough!¡¯ Lin Shu cursed in his heart. It was raining heavily outside, and Lin Shu was crying inside. Although he had a feeling that he wouldn¡¯t be able to use the Wishing Talisman just because he had leveled up by one level, he still felt stifled when he saw the actual result. BEEP! Your level is too low to use this item. No matter how unwilling Lin Shu was, the result would be the same. Lin Shu looked at the heavy rain outside. It was just like how he was crying in his heart. The cold rain was beating wildly in his heart ¡­ Thinking that he had already resigned, this Wishing Talisman wasn¡¯t helping at all, but rather a heartache. The rain kept falling, and the cold rain got heavier and heavier. Lin Shu glanced at the time and shook his head to eliminate the complicated thoughts in his mind. Regardless of whether he could use the Wishing Talisman, he had already resigned, so he had to move forward. After all, this was the workplace. No matter what the superior said, once he knew that you had thoughts of resigning and leaving, he couldn¡¯t have any good opinions of you. Lin Shu had to consider what he would do after he resigned! This was what Lin Shu needed to think about now. Even if he were to officially submit his resignation, he would still have to hand over the work and leave after about a month. When Lin Shu returned to his office, many colleagues looked at him with complicated expressions. Lin Shu didn¡¯t really care about that. Lin Shu continued to finish his work as soon as possible, and then he began drafting his resignation application. [Dear Mr. Tian, Good day! Regretfully, due to my personal career plans and after carefully considered, I hereby tender my resignation. In the past three years that I¡¯ve been working in the company, I joined the company from school and joined the technology R & D Department. I¡¯m very fortunate to have received all my superiors¡¯ and colleagues¡¯ wholehearted guidance and warm help. I¡¯m grateful to the company and my superiors for their constant advice and concern. These three years of work experience will be valuable in my future career. I hope you will accept my resignation. Although I have submitted my resignation, I will continue with the tasks on hand before I officially leave. I wish the company a prosperous and bright future. Sincerely, Lin Shu 21st of August, 2019] ¡®Ctrl+S to save the file and send the email!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Chen Ping was sitting next to Lin Shu. Naturally, he saw the resignation letter on Lin Shu¡¯s computer screen. He was slightly surprised but also felt Lin Shu must have thought of leaving the company since he had told the truth so directly. Otherwise, Lin Shu wouldn¡¯t have talked back now to his superior. Chen Ping didn¡¯t say anything. He truly admired Lin Shu from the bottom of his heart. After all, not everyone had such courage. Even though many people were dissatisfied with the company¡¯s overtime system, they still silently endured it. And who would really take that step without hesitation? Amid the storm, there would always be a glimmer of light in the darkness. Facing the storm, they would shout a few times into the darkness. Even if they fell into darkness again, the echoes of the voice would still linger in the darkness. That was a true forerunner! The lone ranger who got off work first! When it was time to get off work, Lin Shu got up and left. He left the office alone under everyone¡¯s gaze. He didn¡¯t want to work overtime anymore and went without looking back¡­ No¡ª Lin Shu was back! He came back to get his umbrella. ¡°Thank God I kept an umbrella here!¡± said Lin Shu. Chapter 11 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The rain continued pouring outside. Lin Shu stood under the roof. Just as he opened the umbrella and was about to leave, a lot of Exp. Points from killing monsters appeared in front of his eyes. BEEP! Congratulations! You have used Eyesore, one needle piercing the eyes, dealing 1 point of damage to the Level 3 Rat Racer. You gained 209 Exp. Points and 2.27 Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! You have used Eyesore, one needle piercing the eyes, dealing half a point damage to the Level 4 Rat Racer. You gained 175 Exp. Points and 2.20 Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! You have used Eyesore, one needle piercing the eyes, dealing 1 point of damage to the Level 1 Rat Racer. You gained 150 Exp. Points and 2.17 Gold Coins. BEEP! BEEP! Looking at the Exp. Points, Lin Shu couldn¡¯t help but laugh. It seemed that he hurt many people by leaving work on time. No wonder Zhao Xuan had said that about him. ¡°Lin Shu, what you said just now was awesome and daring,¡± said Huang Wen. Huang Wen quickly caught up and continued excitedly, ¡°You¡¯re mighty. You actually said those things to our superior¡¯s face.¡± Lin Shu glanced at Huang Wen and smiled, not saying anything. Lin Shu didn¡¯t think he was mighty, but he couldn¡¯t help but retort. Fortunately, he had obtained a massive amount of Exp. Points. Although he didn¡¯t level up, Lin Shu was obvious that the system was his source of confidence. Of course, it didn¡¯t matter if Lin Shu had confidence. He could just get another job after he resigned. ¡°It¡¯s true, Lin Shu. You¡¯re awesome!¡± said Huang Wen. ¡°Awesome my *ss. He was just being impulsive,¡± said Qi Yuan. The Pessimist Qi Yuan walked over and heard Huang Wen¡¯s words. Qi Yuan asked, ¡°Are you going to tender your resignation too?¡± Lin Shu¡¯s gaze fell on Idler Chen Ping. It was evident that Chen Ping was the one who had told Qi Yuan that Lin Shu had resigned. Chen Ping was a little embarrassed by Lin Shu¡¯s stare. He smiled and said, ¡°I saw you drafting your resignation letter.¡± ¡°Have you found a job yet? You¡¯re too impulsive to say such things without any preparation. You¡¯ll be under a lot of pressure later on. ¡°What if you can¡¯t find a better company than your current one? What if the salary is lower than your expectation? It¡¯s very complicated to find a new company for an interview. Have you thought about it? It felt good for a moment, but it was terrifying after. If I tell you that you can¡¯t find a job with just a few empty words, your entire mentality will collapse!¡± said Qi Yuan. Upon hearing the words of the Pessimist Qi Yuan, Chen Ping and Huang Wen, who were beside Lin Shu, also worried about Lin Shu. They furrowed their brows, not knowing what to do. ¡°I¡¯m telling you, you¡¯ll really be in despair!¡± said Qi Yuan. Danger! A Pessimist unleashed its skill. A large wave of negative energy will attack you and surround you! ¡°Then I won¡¯t. I don¡¯t plan to look for a new job anyway.¡± Lin Shu laughed. BEEP! Congratulations! You have used Coolness Palm to disperse the negative energy aura and deal a certain amount of damage to the Level 9 Pessimist. You gained 590 Exp. Points and 2.47 Gold Coins. The Pessimist Qi Yuan paused. He frowned and asked, ¡°You¡¯re not looking for a job?¡± ¡°We¡¯ll see. Anyway, I don¡¯t have any plans for the time being. I¡¯ll take a break for a while.¡± said Lin Shu. The break that Lin Shu had mentioned was actually to prepare for the postgraduate entrance examination. However, he didn¡¯t intend to mention it. Since there was still a postgraduate entrance examination side quest, he decided to resign and prepare for it. He only had three months left, so he would first complete this normal-level side quest. Qi Yuan stared at Lin Shu, frowning. He had not expected Lin Shu to say such a thing. ¡°You¡­ Even if you rest for a while, you still need to find a job. The financial pressure will make you suffer.¡± said Qi Yuan. Lin Shu patted Qi Yuan¡¯s shoulder and said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s just resigning from my current job. It¡¯s not as serious as you think.¡± ¡°However, you¡¯ve been saying that you¡¯re going to resign for three years, yet you are still here. On the other hand, I¡¯m the one who actually resigned. Haha.¡± Lin Shu laughed. BEEP! Congratulations! You have backhanded and stabbed the monster in the heart, causing significant damage to the Level 9 Pessimist. You gained 990 Exp. Points and 107 Gold Coins. Qi Yuan¡¯s heart ached. The smile on Lin Shu¡¯s face became even brighter. It turned out that Pessimists weren¡¯t unkillable after all. One still had to find their weak point and kill them. Qi Yuan opened his mouth but didn¡¯t know what to say and watched Lin Shu leave. Chen Ping followed Lin Shu with an umbrella in his hand. He turned around and added, ¡°Lin Shu was wrong. You had said it for four years.¡± Qi Yuan was speechless. ¡­ Huang Wen and Lin Shu went to the company¡¯s cafeteria together. Huang Wen had initially wanted to invite Lin Shu out for a meal, but Lin Shu had rejected him. Lin Shu wanted to go back to study and gain more Exp. Points after eating. ¡°You¡¯re not going to work overtime today?¡± Lin Shu asked. ¡°After hearing what you said, I don¡¯t want to work overtime for too long either. It¡¯s really too torturous,¡± Huang Wen said. ¡°Be careful, or those higher-ups might look for you.¡± Lin Shu warned. When Huang Wen heard Lin Shu¡¯s words, he couldn¡¯t help but smile and say, ¡°Because of what you said, our superior will look for you first, not us. ¡°But, Lin Shu, did you really submit your resignation?¡± Lin Shu nodded his head. Huang Wen was a little disappointed. He felt that Lin Shu was a really good senior to him. It was a pity that he wouldn¡¯t have many opportunities to learn from Lin Shu in the future. However, he was also worried for Lin Shu. In fact, just as Qi Yuan had said, tendering resignation without thinking was only a temporary pleasure. However, there were still many things to consider later on. ¡°Lin Shu, what are you planning to do after resting for a while?¡± Huang Wen asked. ¡°I¡¯ll think about it later,¡± said Lin Shu. Even though Lin Shu said that he had already made up his mind. He just had to focus on completing the postgraduate entrance examination side quest. Moreover, Lin Shu was now Level 20 and still couldn¡¯t use the Wishing Talisman, so he had to continue to level up and gain more Exp. Points. The Exp. Points needed for the next level had doubled. Lin Shu¡¯s current experience bar was 11250/90000. It would not be easy to get 90000 Exp. Points. According to the system¡¯s method of earning Exp. Points, Lin Shu thought he would definitely get a good reward for completing the side quest. After all, this was his first side quest, and it was very rare to see a side quest in the game. Perhaps, after Lin Shu completed this side quest, he would get a massive amount of Exp. Points. Who knows, he might be able to use the Wishing Talisman at that time. With that thought in mind, Lin Shu began to look forward to it. After returning to his dormitory, Lin Shu remembered that he still had a mystery gift that he had yet to open after leveling up. Lin Shu was looking forward to it. He wondered what kind of equipment he would get from this upgrade. Lin Shu hoped that he would be able to use this mystery gift immediately. Lin Shu looked at the inventory in his virtual panel. He avoided the eye-piercing Wishing Talisman and opened another mystery gift. BEEP! ? Lin Shu looked at the gift with some doubt. Memory potion. ¡®What kind of equipment is that?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Chapter 12 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Memory Potion: After use, it can improve one¡¯s memory and concentration. As time passes, the memory effect will weaken. It helps one to turn any information into long-term memory within an hour. Price: 6666666 Gold Coins ¡®That¡¯s too expensive!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu looked at the series of sixes and sighed. However¡­ ¡®Turn any information into long-term memory within an hour? The heck! You¡¯ve got to be kidding me!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu instantly realized what this bottle of Memory Potion meant to him. His eyes fell on the Advanced Mathematics textbook in front of him and the thick stack of books beside it, Introduction to Basic Principles of Marxism, The Theoretical System of Socialism, Essentials of Modern and Contemporary History, Ideological & Moral Cultivation and Fundamentals of Law, Situation and Policy, Contemporary World Economy and Politics¡­ ¡®It must be a divine potion. Now this is what I call a good reward. A divine item! ¡®The Wishing Talisman was¡­ Well, it was also a divine item, but my level is still insufficient to use it.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu was very excited. Looking at the bottle of potion, he felt that the side quest was probably just a normal side quest. ¡®Was it even possible for me to get into a better university? Like Huaqing University or Yanjing University?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu shook his head and felt that he was being a little too arrogant. The Memory Potion was more useful for memorizing knowledge. As for subjects like mathematics, it was more for calculation and logic. However, this bottle of Memory Potion was also essential to him. He really needed to use it properly. Lin Shu pondered for a moment and decided to prepare the books that he had to memorize and then turn off his phone. Since he only had one hour, he had to fully use this one hour. ¡®Time was of the essence, and I couldn¡¯t afford to waste a single second.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu felt that he had to allocate this hour well. He looked at the strategic outline of the postgraduate entrance examination and the content structure of a few books to determine how to memorize it. 22% allocated to Introduction to Basic Principles of Marxism and 30% to The Theoretical System of Socialism. These two were the most important, and they were 300 pages each. Other than memorizing these two books, there was another very important subject, which was English. Lin Shu had also prepared another book, which was the Oxford Advanced Learner¡¯s English-Chinese Dictionary. Lin Shu actually had to memorize an English dictionary. Just thinking of that made him feel scared and trembling! That was something Lin Shu didn¡¯t even dare to think about in the past! Most importantly, Lin Shu didn¡¯t know how effective the Memory Potion would be. Lin Shu felt that he needed to adjust the order of the books according to the Memory Potion¡¯s effect and memory time and learn to give up some of the smaller ones. Once everything was ready, Lin Shu used the Memory Potion with a thought. It was a bizarre and unique feeling. Lin Shu read through the book very quickly, and it was ten lines at a glance. However, he could feel that the content was in his mind, and he had a complete photographic memory. The key was that Lin Shu¡¯s heart was still very calm. He flipped the pages quickly and repeatedly¡­ Then Lin Shu would switch to the next one, and then the next one¡­ Lin Shu had never thought there would be a genius who could read ten lines at a glance and had a photographic memory. Such a person was not a genius but a monster. Lin Shu felt as if he had become a monster. ¡°The basic problem of philosophy is the problem of the relationship between thought and existence, that is, the problem of the relationship between consciousness and matter. It consists of two aspects: one is the question of the origin of thought and existence, and the other is the question of whether there is identity between thought and existence¡­¡± ¡­ ¡°The first reason for the new changes in contemporary capitalism is the scientific and technological revolution and the development of the productive forces, which are the fundamental driving force of capitalist change. The second is the role of the struggle of the working class for its rights and interests¡­¡± ¡­ All this information and knowledge were imprinted into Lin Shu¡¯s mind. Lin Shu does not know precisely how long it takes to finish reading a book, but he now has a clear idea that it takes only a short time to finish a book. Of course, the book that took the longest to read was the Oxford Advanced Learner¡¯s English-Chinese Dictionary. If someone asked how many pages this Oxford Advanced Learner¡¯s English-Chinese Dictionary had, Lin Shu could accurately answer that it had 2,512 pages. Lin Shu didn¡¯t finish scanning the book and kept flipping through it. It really tested his hand speed and endurance. ¡°I¡¯ve finally finished reading!¡± Lin Shu exclaimed. It should be flipped through the books. BEEP! Congratulations! You have studied seriously for an hour. You gained 1,845 Exp. Points and 206 Gold Coins. Lin Shu didn¡¯t even notice the Exp. Points he gained from studying. He was currently in a state of extreme excitement. The kind of excitement which made him extremely excited. He rubbed his wrist while recalling the words he had just memorized. The more Lin Shu thought about it, the scarier he felt. He really felt that he was a monster. It was truly terrifying! Lin Shu couldn¡¯t believe that such terrifying existences exist in this world! Lin Shu couldn¡¯t memorize the entire Oxford Advanced Learner¡¯s English-Chinese Dictionary. Although Lin Shu clearly felt that the Memory Potion¡¯s effect was not as good as it was at the beginning, he needed to read it carefully to remember it. In Lin Shu¡¯s opinion, there were 6,000 vocabulary words for the postgraduate entrance examination, which was not much more than the College English Test. Moreover, the vocabulary only needed to be memorized and not analyzed, which meant that one only needed to read and understand the meaning. As for correct grammar, it could be mastered with a bit of practice later. What terrified Lin Shu was the vocabulary volume! There were about 80,000 words in it. Although the words Lin Shu remembered later could not be permanent, at least he could remember them well now. If not 80,000, there were at least 60,000. It was truly terrifying! Lin Shu lay on the bed and rubbed his wrist. He closed his eyes and thought about the knowledge that he had just memorized. As long as he thought about it, he could understand it clearly. To Lin Shu, that feeling was simply too great! At first, Lin Shu was worried that there would not be enough time to prepare for the postgraduate entrance examination. In that case, he would need to focus on reviewing Advanced Mathematics and some other professional courses. Lin Shu looked at his virtual panel. The Memory Potion was no longer there. He thought, ¡®A potion that could allow me to permanently remember one hour¡¯s worth of information. But it¡¯s too pricey! ¡®If I could buy another bottle. No, a few more bottles would be great.¡¯ Unfortunately, the Item Mall had yet to be unlocked. Even if Lin Shu had unlocked it, he could not afford it. Lin Shu had no idea what other magical items were in the Item Mall. ¡®If I could use the Memory Potion as often as I did now, I would become a monster!¡¯ Thinking of that, Lin Shu grinned. His smile was like¡­ A monster. Chapter 13 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation BEEP! Congratulations! You have logged in to work for three consecutive days. You gained 37 Exp. Points and 16 Gold Coins. Lin Shu couldn¡¯t help but feel curious as he listened to the notification of his gaining Exp. Points. That could be considered a log-in reward. Lin Shu wondered if it would be like those novels with terrifying log-in rewards, where the main character could check in at different places of the company and obtain other techniques and cultivation. Such as log in at the office and gain ten years of work experience. Or, log in at the meeting room and gain the ability to organize meetings for twenty years. Or, log in at the car factory and gain 30 years of manufacturing experience! ¡­ ¡®That was terrifying! If that was the case, then it would be too awesome!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. However, it was evident Lin Shu wasn¡¯t walking around to log in, but he was just sitting in his own seat. Many colleagues in the office were paying attention to Lin Shu because they already knew that Lin Shu had resigned. That outcome surprised them, but at the same time, they also felt that it was expected. After all, when Lin Shu said those words, he would naturally have to face the consequences. In the world of employees, there was no such thing as a strong argument. Lin Shu didn¡¯t even notice the gazes of the others. Even if he did, he wouldn¡¯t care because all he wanted to do now was to work hard and gain more Exp. Points. Although it would take a month to go through the resignation process, it didn¡¯t mean he could waste it. Even if Lin Shu didn¡¯t have to work here in the future, he felt he had to do his job well every day. Because that was the only way¡­ BEEP! Congratulations! You have completed one reworked plan. You gained 289 Exp. Points and 15 Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! You have completed drafting one work guide. You gained 301 Exp. Points and 23 Gold Coins. BEEP! Congratulations! You have completed drafting a technical flowchart. You gained 291 Exp. Points and 22 Gold Coins. BEEP! Lin Shu continued to happily farm Exp. Points. Pessimist Qi Yuan looked at the smile on Lin Shu¡¯s face. Qi Yuan was a little confused as he saw Lin Shu had been dealing with his work seriously even though he had tendered his resignation. ¡®Why is he working so seriously? Isn¡¯t he supposed to feel more relaxed after he tendered his resignation? Why is he still happily working? Could it be that he was pleased because he had resigned?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. The other people in the office naturally noticed Lin Shu¡¯s odd behavior. They were also a little surprised because Lin Shu¡¯s current behavior did not seem like someone who would resign. After one resigned, one would start one¡¯s last days of slacking in public. It was odd that one was still so serious about one¡¯s work. That was because Lin Shu¡¯s working attitude was outstanding. That was something that everyone could feel. Zhao Xuan¡¯s mood was also a little strange. He was also shocked that Lin Shu would still work so seriously after resigning. Looking at the email he had received, he couldn¡¯t help but stand up and say, ¡°Qi Yuan, hurry up with the instruction manual and SOP for each component group of the new product. Only Lin Shu has completed them and sent them to me. We¡¯re going to try out the products here. We can¡¯t wait until the workshop starts the trial production without the instructions and technical flowchart.¡± Qi Yuan naturally nodded in agreement. Hearing Zhao Xuan¡¯s words, Qi Yuan and the others looked suspiciously at Lin Shu. ¡®Is he really resigning?¡¯ Everyone cursed in their heart. However, there was no need to doubt it. Tian Cheng had also come to talk to Lin Shu alone. Their eyes followed, but it was obvious that the other colleagues had no idea what was being discussed in the meeting room or how it went. ¡­ In the meeting room. Lin Shu had no intention of conversing with Tian Cheng, but Tian Cheng was a little surprised. Yesterday, when Tian Cheng heard from Zhao Xuan that Lin Shu planned to tender his resignation, Tian Cheng was a bit surprised. After all, Lin Shu had always performed well. Even if Lin Shu rejected Zhao Xuan¡¯s assignment, it was common at work. But now that he had really received Lin Shu¡¯s letter of resignation, he had to process Lin Shu¡¯s resignation. To be honest, it was actually a norm for employees to leave. After all, the company would still be the same if anyone left. However, Tian Cheng didn¡¯t want Lin Shu to leave just like that. After all, Lin Shu was still competent. Most importantly, it was that now that Lin Shu had decided to leave, there wouldn¡¯t be many people taking over the work that Lin Shu had been in charge of for a while. Therefore, even if Lin Shu wanted to leave, it shouldn¡¯t be at this time. This was even more critical! ¡°Lin Shu, why did you tender your resignation? ¡°The company is doing pretty well in the industry. Have you found somewhere better?¡± Tian Cheng asked. ¡°No, I just want to take a break for a while,¡± Lin Shu shook his head. Tian Cheng frowned. Such a reason for the resignation was too strong and free. It was completely idealistic and challenging to deal with. ¡°It¡¯s true that you¡¯re working a lot of overtime at the company, but you¡¯re still so young. It¡¯s also the time for you to work hard. Both Mr. Zhao and I know your capability at work. Because we trust your ability, we¡¯ve given you more important tasks. This is all because we want to train you to become the company¡¯s backbone,¡± said Tian Cheng. Danger! Level 6 Rosy Pic Painter is trying to make empty promises to you! Lin Shu was shocked as he looked at the line of words floating above Tian Cheng¡¯s head. Rosy Pic Painter: It¡¯s good at making empty promises and flattery words. Note: Its true form is a lie. ¡°You¡¯re competent at your work, and we all know that. So, you have to work harder. You¡¯ll have a lot of growth in the future. This way, you can become the backbone of the company. Your salary, bonuses, and other aspects will naturally be good. The company will not mistreat you. Danger! Level 6 Rosy Pic Painter continuously uses flattery and lies on you! Lin Shu looked at the line of words above Tian Cheng¡¯s head and didn¡¯t speak. He was thinking about how to kill that Rosy Pic Painter. ¡°Should I just expose his lies? But these are all just talk and unrealistic. If I fell for it, I would lose. How should I expose him?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu thought for a moment and couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°Mr. Tian, I¡¯m really grateful for you and Mr. Zhao¡¯s high regard and training. In fact, as long as the company can give me a promotion and a raise, I could consider staying here. I will definitely work hard and fight for the company.¡± Tian Cheng was stunned. He felt that Lin Shu¡¯s words were familiar. BEEP! Congratulations! You have used the ultimate skill of giving someone a taste of their medicine, reflecting the Rosy Pic Painter¡¯s attack and doubling it. You have dealt a certain amount of damage to the Level 6 Rosy Pic Painter. You gained 1,203 Exp. Points and 131 Gold Coins. The smile on Lin Shu¡¯s face became more and more sincere. He looked at Tian Cheng and said, ¡°It¡¯s true Mr. Tian. If the company raises my salary, I¡¯ll stay and work hard.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t decide on the salary increment here. The employee¡¯s salary here is up to the Human Resources Department¡¯s decision. Your current salary is actually a lot. It¡¯s considered high.¡± said Tian Cheng. Lin Shu was speechless. He didn¡¯t know what to say anymore and thought, ¡®What¡¯s the point of saying those to me? From the looks of it, this Rosy Pic Painter was not that easy to kill!¡¯ ¡°You¡¯re still so young. Don¡¯t be impulsive. Give yourself some time and learn to be persistent. Only then will you have more room to grow and truly be able to take charge of the company.¡± said Tian Cheng. Lin Shu remained silent and didn¡¯t say anything. He just looked at Tian Cheng with a smile. BEEP! Congratulations! You have used Smirk, rendering the Level 6 Rosy Pic Painter unable to use its flattery and lies on you. You gained 1,001 Exp. Points and 161 Gold Coins. ¡®Eh? So I could deal with Rosy Pic Painter with a smile.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. The smile on Lin Shu¡¯s face brightened, and he smiled even more happily at Tian Cheng. In a battle between experts, it seemed that one had to respond to changes by staying the same. Lin Shu had recalled the word for ¡°smirk¡± was¡­ Smile! The corners of Lin Shu¡¯s lips curled up, and he looked at the other party. Lin Shu smiled at Tian Cheng like there were hidden swords and blades in the shadow fighting¡­ ¡®Continue with more of your lies! I will just smile and say nothing.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Chapter 14 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡®He has left work! ¡®He has left work on time again! ¡®He left without looking back! ¡®How nice to get off work on time!¡¯ That was what everyone thought when they looked at Lin Shu¡¯s back as he left, and they felt that time out from work on time was a far-fetched moment. No matter what kind of monster they were, they could only look up at Lin Shu¡¯s back because they did not dare to take that step. Lin Shu and Tian Cheng were battling in the shadows. After a conversation, Tian Cheng knew Lin Shu¡¯s resignation was a foregone conclusion, and nothing could stop Lin Shu from leaving. Lin Shu¡¯s mind was only focused on farming for Exp. Points and leveling up. Lin Shu wanted to use the Wishing Talisman and unlock the Item Mall as soon as possible simultaneously. He was really looking forward to what the Item Mall would have. Even though Lin Shu¡¯s level was still not high enough, he looked forward to the mystery gifts that would drop the next time he leveled up. Just like that, Lin Shu was readied for his battle. Lin Shu continued to work hard in both locations. During the day, he would clock in and work to gain Exp. Points from work, and in the evening, he would study and solve questions to gain Exp. Points revisions. Fortunately, these two locations were close to each other, so there was no need for a teleportation array. Of course, if Lin Shu could be rewarded with a teleportation array or an Anywhere Door, it would be great. ¡®Does that mean I can teleport anywhere instantly?¡¯ Lin Shu shook off the thoughts in his mind and walked toward the company. ¡­ BEEP! Congratulations! You have been working for four consecutive days. You gained 60 Exp. Points and ten Gold Coins. ¡°Lin Shu, I heard you were called to the workshop to guide the production last night?¡± Huang Wen asked. ¡°Yup, I work until 12 a.m.,¡± Lin Shu nodded and said. Lin Shu received a call from Zhao Xuan while studying in the dormitory last night. He was asked to follow up on the production of the new product in the workshop. Huang Wen looked at Lin Shu in shock. That surprised Huang Wen, ¡®Lin Shu was already someone about to leave his job, so why did he come back in the middle of the night to work overtime and guide the production?¡¯ Huang Wen asked, ¡°Lin Shu, didn¡¯t you resign and leave soon? Why are you still¡ª?¡± Lin Shu glanced at Huang Wen and replied, ¡°It¡¯s a product that I¡¯m in charge of. Naturally, I have to follow up on it. Although I¡¯ve resigned, I¡¯m still on duty. So, I have to do my job well.¡± It was as direct and as reasonable as that. The way Huang Wen looked at Lin Shu had changed. Huang Wen thought, ¡®Lin Shu was simply too handsome!¡¯ ¡°It¡¯s not that I completely refuse to work overtime, but I don¡¯t like meaningless overtime. It¡¯s natural to follow up and deal with such a sudden task,¡± said Lin Shu. Huang Wen nodded his head in agreement with Lin Shu. Of course, another critical thing for Lin Shu was the considerable amount of Exp. Points he could gain. When Lin Shu suddenly received a call from Zhao Xuan last night, asking him to follow up and guide the production at the workshop, Lin Shu was displeased for a moment. However, the task and Exp. Points that appeared later on made him very satisfied. Zhao Xuan¡¯s eyes were also flickering in the office as he looked at Lin Shu. That was because Zhao Xuan knew Lin Shu had been following up on the scene the entire night. In fact, Zhao Xuan had also called another colleague. Still, that person had directly refused and said that he was outside. Regardless of whether the reason was real or fake, he didn¡¯t expect that it would be Lin Shu, who was about to resign and followed up until midnight. ¡°Mr. Zhao, there were no problems with yesterday¡¯s trial production. I¡¯ll be leaving soon, so please see those tasks I¡¯m in charge of and assign them to someone so I can hand over the work to him,¡± said Lin Shu. Hearing Lin Shu¡¯s words, Zhao Xuan returned to his senses. As expected, Lin Shu still insists on leaving. Zhao Xuan glanced at the office. He couldn¡¯t see the monster¡¯s title, so his gaze fell on Huang Wen. ¡°From now on, Huang Wen will be in charge of your remaining tasks. You can hand it over to him,¡± said Zhao Xuan. Zhao Xuan also knew that Tian Cheng had already talked to Lin Shu, but there was no way to change Lin Shu¡¯s mind. He didn¡¯t know if it was because of Lin Shu that he had to resign and leave. Zhao Xuan really felt that it was a pity because Lin Shu was a capable person. ¡°By the way, we need an evaluation report for the folding machine from last year. I¡¯ve already sent it to you. Do you want to get the department heads to sign it orHuang Wen to be in charge of it?¡± Zhao Xuan asked. BEEP! A request from NPC Zhao Xuan! Collect the signatures for the equipment evaluation report from various heads of departments. Reward: 3,288 Exp. Points and 230 Gold Coins. ¡®That many Exp. Points?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. ¡°I¡¯ll do it,¡± Lin Shu said. Lin Shu felt that the difficulty of getting the signatures of the various department heads was very low, but it was more time-consuming. It felt like the beginning of a game, where you had to find different NPCs to run errands and receive rewards. Generally, a regular game¡¯s early stages were running errands. For instance, the lonely old man in the city sends a letter to a single old woman outside the city to express his gratitude. Then, another quest will be going to the blacksmith shop to find Mr. Zhao to forge iron. After that, the character would go to the city to find the village chief Senior Zhao, then to find Mr. Xiao at the silk shop, and then he leveled up on the spot¡­ Now, Lin Shu had to go to the workshop and get those signatures. After the manager in the workshop had signed, he had to go to the equipment and operation sites. Of course, he had to sign his own name as well. After everyone had signed, only the quest was considered over. In fact, it was also very troublesome for the head of each department to sign the papers. Lin Shu had to run back and forth. He had no choice because he was not one of the heads and was just a newcomer. Of course, Lin Shu didn¡¯t level up on the spot. Instead, he just earned some Exp. Points. Generally speaking, that kind of errand was for newcomers to the game. No wonder his virtual panel wrote that he was a Newbie. Looking at his experience bar 39100/90000, Lin Shu felt that if he continued to farm, he would be able to level up. ¡®I should continue to gain Exp. Points, no, continue to work!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. ¡­ Pessimist Qi Yuan really couldn¡¯t understand Lin Shu. Qi Yuan thought, ¡®Since Lin Shu had already resigned, why did he still perform so well? Is that necessary?¡¯ Qi Yuan couldn¡¯t understand Lin Shu, just like how he couldn¡¯t understand Lin Shu¡¯s resignation before he could find the next company. To Qi Yuan, Lin Shu was a weirdo, different from people like him. It bothers Qi Yuan very much that Lin Shu was still working so honestly when he was about to leave. ¡°Huang Wen, I¡¯ve already sent you the relevant information. Take a look, and don¡¯t hesitate to ask me anything if you don¡¯t understand,¡± said Lin Shu. ¡°Alright, thanks, Lin Shu.¡± Huang Wen nodded. Qi Yuan looked at Lin Shu and asked, ¡°Lin Shu, do you really have to be so serious? I heard that you worked overtime until midnight yesterday?¡± Lin Shu shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing. It¡¯s just a trial production of a new product. I¡¯ll hand over my tasks to Huang Wen in the future. You can look for him if you need anything. Of course, You can also look for me while I¡¯m still around.¡± Qi Yuan stared at Lin Shu, not knowing what to say. Lin Shu was indeed an anomaly in the eyes of many people. It should be said that even earlier, Lin Shu was an anomaly who didn¡¯t work overtime. Lin Shu looked at the time. ¡®It was time to get off work and leave!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Probably, the only normal thing around them was an anomaly like Lin Shu could leave work on time on his own. While the others were still working overtime as usual¡­ Strange enough, the others were envious of an anomaly like Lin Shu! Chapter 15 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation BEEP! Congratulations! You have been working for five consecutive days. You gained 60 Exp. Points and ten Gold Coins. It was another day of an employee¡¯s life! It was going to be another fulfilling day of farming Exp. Points from work and study after work! Lin Shu entered the office to start working and gain more Exp. Points as usual. ¡°Lin Shu, prepare the materials for the internal review by tomorrow and send them to Zhou Quan. The internal review is about to begin,¡± said Zhao Xuan. Hearing Zhao Xuan¡¯s words, Lin Shu said, ¡°I¡¯ve already sorted out the internal review materials and sent them to Mr. Zhou. Also, I have something on Saturday tomorrow, so I won¡¯t be working overtime.¡± ¡®Not working overtime on a Saturday? What music to my ears!¡¯ The colleagues beside Lin Shu heard his words and felt their hearts ache. Now, all of them were working on a one-day break. It had been a long time since they had a two-day break. It was already a long time before they didn¡¯t work overtime on Saturday. Most importantly, the company had always said that Saturday was a typical working day, not overtime. ¡®To hell with a normal working day on Saturday! Lin Shu, bring me along! I don¡¯t want to work overtime on Saturday either!¡¯ Quite a few people in the office were growling madly in their hearts! Lin Shu didn¡¯t plan to work overtime on Saturday. He still had to look for a place to live. Obviously, after he resigned, he couldn¡¯t live in the company¡¯s dormitory anymore, so he naturally had to look for a place to live. Going back home had never crossed Lin Shu¡¯s mind at all. Lin Shu was born into a rural family and had not told his family about his resignation yet. He knew very well that it would only add to his troubles. Moreover, if Lin Shu did not work and stayed at home, he would receive a lot of harsh concern from his surroundings. For these reasons, Lin Shu wanted to rent a single room and spend the next three months studying for his postgraduate entrance examination. Lin Shu has been working here for three years. Although the salary was not high, he had saved up £¤100,000, excluding the expenses and the money he sent home. This was also why Lin Shu felt he could take a break for a while and focus on preparing for the exam. Lin Shu¡¯s hard-earned money was also the economic support for his postgraduate studies. When Zhao Xuan heard Lin Shu say that he wouldn¡¯t be working overtime on Saturday, he was in a daze for a moment and felt very upset. However, he knew Lin Shu was about to leave and would never work overtime again. He also wouldn¡¯t be like his colleagues, who were bound by the performance bonus and would work overtime in resignation. More importantly, Lin Shu had already sorted out the information from the internal review. ¡°A-alright then. Send me a copy of the relevant information later,¡± said Zhao Xuan. Lin Shu nodded. Many people in the office were envious of Lin Shu¡¯s freedom after his resignation. However, they would not do that because they still had to survive. When Lin Shu said he didn¡¯t have to work overtime on Saturday, Chen Ping grinned at Lin Shu and asked, ¡°What are you going to do tomorrow if you don¡¯t work?¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to look for a place to stay,¡± said Lin Shu. Chen Ping was a little surprised when he heard Lin Shu¡¯s words. It seemed like Lin Shu really wanted to rest for a while. He just didn¡¯t know what Lin Shu was thinking and whether he had any plans for the future. However, Chen Ping didn¡¯t ask much. He only said, ¡°If there¡¯s anything you can help with later, just tell me if you want to move.¡± Lin Shu nodded to express his gratitude. Lin Shu didn¡¯t have any special requirements when looking for a room. He just wanted to rent a single room with a decent environment. He had already looked up a few places on the internet and was just waiting for the weekend to go see the rooms. Pessimist Qi Yuan felt a little upset when he saw how free and fearless Lin Shu was. He said in a low voice, ¡°You¡¯re really free now. ¡°I wonder if you could still be so carefree in the future!¡± Lin Shu¡¯s mouth twitched as he listened to Pessimist Qi Yuan¡¯s words. Lin Shu said, ¡°I don¡¯t think you should worry about whether I¡¯ll be able to live a carefree life in the future. You should think more about yourself. ¡°You¡¯re just a regular person. Why do you have to be so obsessive with others¡¯ life?¡± Qi Yuan felt a little hurt. BEEP! Congratulations! You have used your sharp tongue and injured the Level 9 Pessimist. You gained 354 Exp. Points and 32 Gold Coins. Lin Shu felt that he had grasped Pessimist Qi Yuan¡¯s weakness entirely. From time to time, Lin Shu could stab him with his sharp words and farm some Exp. Points. ¡®Tsk, tsk, tsk. Thinking about it, I¡¯m so cruel and crazy!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu thought that since he had stabbed Qi Yuan with his words once, he tried it again¡­ ¡°The outside world is fascinating, don¡¯t trap yourself to death here,¡± said Lin Shu. ¡­ Qi Yuan didn¡¯t know whether the outside world was exciting, but Lin Shu would soon experience it. On Saturday, Lin Shu left early in the morning to look for houses. He thought about how other systems would allow the player to instantly reach the pinnacle of the world with indescribable wealth and net worth. At the same time, he had to take the bus to find a house to live in. His system was a little¡­ When Lin Shu saw the Wishing Talisman in his virtual panel, Lin Shu felt that the system was indeed powerful, but his level was too low. Or he was still not worthy! As soon as Lin Shu saw the Wishing Talisman, his heart ached, and he cried inside. ¡®My level wasn¡¯t high enough to possess this Wishing Talisman! ¡®I wonder when I will be able to reach the heavens in one step and live the life of a god-like rich man like in the novels.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. On the bus, Lin Shu was chatting with his good friend, Yao Chen, on WeChat. Only Yao Chen knew that Lin Shu was going to take the postgraduate entrance examination. Lin Shu didn¡¯t want everyone to know about it. It would be embarrassing if he didn¡¯t manage to get into the program. Of course, Lin Shu was still very confident about taking the postgraduate entrance examination. [I don¡¯t have time today. Let¡¯s have dinner another day. I still have to look at some rooms today.] Lin Shu texted. [No problem. I¡¯m really impressed by your resignation without hesitation. All the best!] Yao Chen replied. Lin Shu¡¯s mouth twitched. One didn¡¯t need to be impressed with someone who had resigned to study for a postgraduate entrance examination. What was needed was determination and perseverance. [If there¡¯s anything else, just say it! By the way, are you not going to consider living with me?] Yao Chen texted. [No, I¡¯m worried I won¡¯t have enough willpower.] Lin Shu replied. If Lin Shu were to live in a house with a Tempter every day, he would be in danger if he could not resist the temptation. Lin Shu didn¡¯t want to live with Yao Chen. He just wanted to study by himself. [Alright then, just let me know if you need my help in the future. Don¡¯t take it all on yourself!] Yao Chen texted. Lin Shu couldn¡¯t help but smile when he saw his friend¡¯s reply. Lin Shu continued texting with his friend. However, someone behind him suddenly kicked the back of his chair, causing him to be unable to rest comfortably. It was extremely annoying. BANG! BANG! BANG! Lin Shu could feel someone kicking his back from behind, causing him to feel uneasy. Danger! A Level 30 Spoiled Brat provokes you, ready to attack and fight you! Lin Shu was stunned. ¡®A Spoiled Brat? What the heck?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu felt a powerful demonic aura behind him. Lin Shu was kicked in the back of the chair by the person behind him. He was kicked so hard that his body leaned forward, and his phone almost fell. Lin Shu turned around and saw a boy laughing heartily, looking pleased with himself. ¡®This demon¡¯s demonic Qi was overflowing, and his aura was monstrous!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Chapter 16 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Spoiled Brat Skills: Combat and destruction. Note: Its combat and destructive power are fearsome. It is often gathered in its clan for activities. Lin Shu looked at the line of words above the boy¡¯s head and was slightly taken aback. His gaze then fell on the woman beside the boy. The woman told the boy not to move and continued playing with her phone. However, it was obvious that the boy would not listen to her obediently. He continued to kick Lin Shu¡¯s chair, having a great time. Lin Shu looked at the boy and said, ¡°Hey, kiddo. Stop kicking.¡± Hearing Lin Shu¡¯s words, the woman patted the boy¡¯s leg and said, ¡°Stop it. That uncle is angry.¡± ¡®Uncle?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. He felt as if he had been stabbed by a knife. After all, at Lin Shu¡¯s current age, he was mature enough to be someone¡¯s uncle. The boy didn¡¯t restrain himself and continued to kick as if he were having fun. Danger! Level 30 Spoiled Brat began feeling excited. It is now in berserk mode! ¡®The heck! A small brat like him is actually a Level 30 savage monster!¡¯ Lin Shu was a little uncertain. He didn¡¯t know how to deal with that little monster. ¡®Logically, attacking with the Word of Truth would definitely not work! ¡®Even a smile or an evil grin wouldn¡¯t work! ¡®No! None of these would work!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu furrowed his brow and thought, ¡®Should I fight violence with violence?¡¯ Before Lin Shu could respond, the boy was excited, with a hint of fierceness. It was as if the boy had been attracted by Lin Shu¡¯s expression and had become even happier. The boy glared at Lin Shu, stood up from his chair, and kicked viciously at Lin Shu. That kick caused the chair to shake even more violently, and Lin Shu was pushed forward by this force, almost falling. The fire in Lin Shu¡¯s heart suddenly started to rise. ¡®I¡¯ll use violence against violence then!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu slapped with the back of his hand and directly lifted the brat up. He did a shoulder throw, followed by a flash and a big move in a series of attacks¡­ Which was impossible! ¡­ Lin Shu stood up with a fierce look as he roared, ¡°What are you doing? Didn¡¯t I tell you not to kick me!¡± The boy was stunned by the shout but didn¡¯t do anything. The woman beside him was unhappy and growled, ¡°Why are you yelling at him? He¡¯s just a child. Was it necessary for you to yell at him?¡± Danger! A Level 28 Spoiled Brat¡¯s Mama is roaring at you and making a countercharge. Lin Shu felt thousands of curses fly at him, and he was even more annoyed. ¡°He may be a child, but you should know better as an adult. He¡¯s not mine, and I didn¡¯t raise him. Why should I give in to him? ¡°I¡¯m most disgusted by parents like you who do everything righteously just because your child is young!¡± Every word Lin Shu shouted was like a knife or a sword aimed at the woman and pierced through her heart brutally! That woman was shocked by Lin Shu¡¯s series of words with concentrated firepower and was completely suppressed by his words. The other passengers on the bus were also looking at Lin Shu with a hint of admiration and respect in their eyes. The entire bus fell silent. ¡°Giving birth to a child is not as simple as that. That child will need a mother to educate him. Otherwise, you should just keep him at home. Lin Shu felt as if he was possessed by a fiend spirit. He turned his eyes and glared at the boy menacingly and terrifyingly. It was as if he would beat the boy to death if he said one more word. Beep! Congratulations! You have used Lion¡¯s Roar and torn apart the Level 28 Spoiled Brat¡¯s Mama. You gained 1,520 Exp. Points and 210 Gold Coins. Beep! Congratulations! You have used Lion¡¯s Roar and inflicted shock damage at the Level 30 Spoiled Brat. You gained 1,020 Exp. Points and 150 Gold Coins. ¡°Go to your mother and be a child. No one here will spoil your bad habit!¡± said Lin Shu. The boy knew how to observe the situation. Sometimes, he would really bully the weak and fear the strong. The boy understood that the person before him was not to be trifled with, so he obediently sat in his seat. The woman was shocked by Lin Shu¡¯s words and didn¡¯t know how to respond. She cursed, ¡°What kind of man are you to argue with a child!¡± The boy seemed to feel very wrong, and at the same time, he was angry from embarrassment. He immediately began to cry loudly. The sound of crying and screaming was really annoying. Danger! Level 30 Spoiled Brat cries and shrieks, disturbing your mind! Lin Shu completely ignored the boy¡¯s cries. He sneered and stared at the boy coldly. Lin Shu took out his earphones and put them on. He didn¡¯t want to waste more time with the Spoiled Brat and its Mama. However, Lin Shu had an impulse to slap the Spoiled Brat and stop his crying. However, the police would detain Lin Shu if he did that. ¡®I wouldn¡¯t want to waste my time on that. Forget it. The monsters out there are even more unreasonable and brutal. It¡¯s better to kill those monsters instead.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. As expected of the Spoiled Brat, it had a strong vitality and couldn¡¯t be killed. It was already good enough that it didn¡¯t provoke Lin Shu. Lin Shu told himself not to mind it too much. He couldn¡¯t blame it because he had yet to kill all the monsters. He could only blame this Spoiled Brat for being too savage. Although the boy was crying, he didn¡¯t dare to kick Lin Shu¡¯s chair again. The woman saw Lin Shu had put on his earphones, not caring about her curses or the child¡¯s cries. She was even more furious and frustrated. She patted the boy and snarled, ¡°Stop crying.¡± Many people on the bus were paying attention to this big show. Of course, many of the passengers looked at Lin Shu with admiration. No, it should be reverence. It was evident that even though no one said it out loud, everyone was giving Lin Shu a thumbs up in their hearts. Lin Shu¡¯s crazy attack just now was fascinating and satisfying. He was really tearing apart the unreasonable parent with his bare hands. It had to be said that Lin Shu¡¯s actions really made many passengers feel relieved. If they couldn¡¯t deal with the naughty children, they couldn¡¯t tear apart the parents either. Of course, Lin Shu¡¯s method was also quite ruthless. However, he had no choice. Lin Shu could only be more brutal when dealing with savagery. Although the child¡¯s cries were very annoying, Lin Shu¡¯s forceful suppression just now made them feel indifferent. They thought seeing the child cry even harder when a woman was lecturing him was funny. Many passengers even promoted the drama on their mobile phones and WeChat. It was rare for them to see someone who knew how to deal with a Spoiled Brat when encountering one. They couldn¡¯t really just watch the Spoiled Brat perform alone. Many people said that they had gained some experiences. It was useless to fight with the Spoiled Brat. They should fight with the Spoiled Brat¡¯s parents if they want to fight. Lin Shu¡¯s words just now were sharp, and his combat power was off the charts! Just thinking about it was exciting! It was a pity that Lin Shu put on his earphones and didn¡¯t make any more moves. The passengers couldn¡¯t see the incredible scene of suppressing the Spoiled Brat anymore. It was truly a pity. Lin Shu took off his earphones and stood up¡ª ¡°Ah¡ª!¡± A wise man submits to circumstances, and the boy¡¯s tearless wailing instantly stops. Chapter 17 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The boy stopped his howling and crying very sensibly. Only traces of sadness and stubbornness flowed freely on his face. His best choice was to be strong and give in when the boy should be. The woman next to the boy was a little embarrassed by his sudden stop in crying. The woman had tried to persuade and raise her voice, but nothing worked. Now, the boy had suddenly stopped crying. The woman felt that she had suffered an internal injury. Lin Shu glanced at the boy with a stern look in his eyes. As if Lin Shu were saying, ¡®I dare you to provoke me again.¡¯ The boy wiped away his non-existent tears and looked ahead with determination, pretending to be a behaved child. Lin Shu stood up, but he didn¡¯t get off the bus. Instead, he gave his seat to an old lady who was getting on the bus. Lin Shu took a few steps back and stood beside the boy. As Lin Shu stood closer to the boy, the boy¡¯s back straightened even more. Under the influence of evil, one had no choice but to bow their head. The boy sat in his seat obediently like a good boy. The passengers on the bus had an even better impression of Lin Shu. He had his way of dealing with a naughty child, but he also had a heart that respected the old and did not care for the young. It was great that Lin Shu was willing to take the initiative to give up his position to the old. As soon as they got off the bus, many girls secretly took pictures of Lin Shu¡¯s handsome face. However, Lin Shu¡¯s expression was extremely grave. His brows were tightly furrowed, and his expression was hideous. Lin Shu felt intense pressure. That was because another monster had come. At the stop that the bus had stopped, at-there was a line of words floating above the head of a monster among the group of people¡ª Level 12 Pickpocket Skill: Steals at the right time. Note: Good at disguising and aggressive. ¡®A Pickpocket? That monster¡¯s name was extraordinary.¡¯ That was the first thought that flashed through Lin Shu¡¯s mind. However, there was no doubt that this Pickpocket was definitely a thief. Otherwise, an average person wouldn¡¯t have been named as a Pickpocket with the skill of stealing, disguising, and being aggressive! Lin Shu felt he was getting a headache as he stared at the Pickpocket. Then, he really saw the Pickpocket squeeze behind a middle-aged woman. The middle-aged woman was holding the handrail with one hand and playing with her phone with the other. Her head was lowered, and she overlooked the approaching danger. The Pickpocket was a thin middle-aged man with a regular and natural expression. Lin Shu was a little hesitant. He didn¡¯t know if the monster would commit a crime here. However¡­ In that instant, the Pickpocket moved so quickly that even though Lin Shu didn¡¯t see how he did it, he could see that the Pickpocket had made his move. Lin Shu even noticed the Pickpocket smiling as he prepared to walk further in. ¡®What should I do? Should I make a move when I see a thief on the bus? Would the thief have a weapon? Does he have a knife? Is he dangerous? Would there be other members of the Pickpocket? Would I be looking for trouble? Would I be retaliated against in the future? Would I be in trouble? What should I do? Should I shout? Or say something?¡¯ Countless thoughts and ideas were intertwined in Lin Shu¡¯s mind. Lin Shu¡¯s heart was beating very fast. He was a little nervous and at a loss. The uneasiness and fear rushed up to his head. He was really a little scared. Lin Shu knew this Pickpocket was not a monster like the Spoiled Brat. His life was really likely to be in danger. ¡®In that case, am I going to jump ahead and challenge this terrifying monster? ¡®Or should I pretend I didn¡¯t know anything and didn¡¯t see anything?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. At that moment, Lin Shu¡¯s brain went haywire. He was young and ignorant, blinded by justice. His mouth twitched, and he shouted, ¡°There¡¯s a thief on the bus. Everyone, please be careful with your belongings.¡± Lin Shu¡¯s words instantly set off a commotion on the bus. The bus passengers were shocked and quickly looked at their wallets and mobile phones. Beep! Congratulations! You roared furiously, and the light of the righteous path caused a certain amount of damage to the Level 12 Pickpocket. You gained 3,120 Exp. Points and 325 Gold Coins. In the next second, the Pickpocket glared at Lin Shu fiercely. That gaze was very short, and it disappeared in a brief moment. Danger! The Level 12 Pickpocket¡¯s Death Glare has locked onto you and bared its teeth at you! Lin Shu¡¯s heart was beating rapidly. He naturally saw the Pickpocket¡¯s fierce gaze, and their eyes met briefly. However, the thief glared at Lin Shu angrily and walked toward the bus¡¯s back door. ¡°My wallet! My wallet was stolen! Mr. Driver, someone stole my wallet!¡± someone shouted in panic. Lin Shu¡¯s heart was beating fast as he looked at the monster, Pickpocket. Lin Shu was a little scared but still shouted, ¡°The thief wants to get out of the bus. Mr. Driver, don¡¯t open the door.¡± The bus had just arrived at the station and was about to open the door. If Lin Shu knew martial arts, he would have kicked him, then left and right hook him. Of course, that was against the law. Unfortunately, Lin Shu didn¡¯t know martial arts, so he could only block the door of the bus and catch the thief who was about to get out and escape. However, the thief revealed his ferocity. He wanted to push Lin Shu away and get out of the bus, but the bus driver didn¡¯t open the door. The thief wasn¡¯t as strong as Lin Shu, so he was caught by Lin Shu and pressed against the bus¡¯s handle, unable to move. The public bus was filled with cheers and applause. At the same time, people were also using their phones to take pictures of Lin Shu. It was a moment of greatness. Sometimes, not standing up didn¡¯t mean that one didn¡¯t respect the righteous and good people who stood up. ¡°You¡¯re good, I must say. You can see through me and dare to stand up against me. I give you that. I¡¯ll remember you! This isn¡¯t over!¡± said the Pickpocket. The Pickpocket was subdued, but he was still shouting crazily. Lin Shu was a little nervous and scared, but he didn¡¯t feel so frightened after holding the thin thief down. Lin Shu wasn¡¯t even as tall as the thief but skinny. Although Lin Shu¡¯s heart was still beating very fast, he held it back and leaned against the handle of the carriage. He said coldly, ¡°Don¡¯t scare me. I¡¯m not from Xiamen University. I graduated from Xiangnan University.¡± Many passengers were also angered by the thief¡¯s words because he was still arrogant even after being caught. ¡°Still talk big? Call the police. Let¡¯s see if he can still be arrogant when the police come. Beep! Congratulations! You are fearless and have dealt a certain amount of damage to the Level 12 Pickpocket and captured it alive successfully. You gained 29,990 Exp. Points and 2,960 Gold Coins. ¡®Successfully capturing the monster alive? Could I turn this monster into a pet? Lin Shu shook off the thoughts in his mind and looked at the considerable amount of Exp. Points. He was shocked. ¡®That¡¯s a lot of Exp. Points! ¡®Looks like the risk and reward coexisted, and the experience gained from killing large monsters was quite considerable! ¡®Of course, it was also perilous to kill the big monsters. If I¡¯m not careful, the monsters will instantly kill me. There would be no chance for me to revive here. ¡®If I¡¯m dead means I¡¯m dead¡­ ¡®Nothing in this world could revive me.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Chapter 18 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The passengers on the bus were all very excited about catching the thief, but no one urged the bus driver to drive away. Firstly, it was because it was the weekend and not a working day. They need not rush to work. Secondly, they were held back by a sense of justice. Because they had already called the police, there would be police officers coming soon. The owner of the wallet was a middle-aged woman, and she was a little scared at first, but when she saw Lin Shu holding the thief down, she was already anxious. Naturally, she quickly found her stolen wallet on the thief. ¡°Thank you! I¡¯m really grateful to you.¡± said the middle-aged woman. Lin Shu didn¡¯t say anything and only held the thief back, afraid that the thief would run away. Very quickly, the police from the nearby police station rushed over. It was at this moment that the bus driver opened the back door. The thief glared at Lin Shu with hatred in his eyes. ¡°What are you looking at? You¡¯re in deep trouble yet still arrogant!¡± said Lin Shu. The police officer, Zhao Yuan, and the owner, who had rushed over from the side, were stunned when they heard Lin Shu¡¯s words. ¡°It should be, ¡®You¡¯re in the hands of the police, and you¡¯re still so arrogant,¡¯.¡± said Zhao Yuan. However, they still had to go to the police station to record their statement. The police officer looked at Lin Shu and was really surprised. When Zhao Yuan received the report, the officers in the police station thought that it was a simple theft case and the thief would have run away. Thus, such a case would take a lot of work to close. However, Zhao Yuan didn¡¯t expect one of the bus¡¯s passengers to catch the thief on the spot. Which was a rare occurrence! Hence, the police station immediately sent a police officer over to handle the situation. Zhao Yuan directly took the thief into the police car. In addition, the owner of the wallet and Lin Shu, who was a righteous person, naturally went to the police station to record a statement. Initially sitting obediently in his seat, the Spoiled Brat had been looking at Lin Shu without saying a word. His eyes were shining. The woman sitting next to the boy had long since lost her initial anger and curses. She stared at Lin Shu and muttered in a low voice, ¡°That nosy man.¡± Of course, many people on the bus applauded, and some people even took out their phones to take pictures of Lin Shu holding down the thief. If it weren¡¯t for Lin Shu going to the police station to record his statement, there would probably be girls who would directly ask for his contact in WeChat. After all, Lin Shu was really cool earlier! ¡°Don¡¯t scare me. I¡¯m not from Xiamen University. I graduated from Xiangtan University!¡± Lin Shu¡¯s words were simply too cool and too domineering! More importantly, he was also good-looking. The students of Xiangnan University in the car even started to promote the handsome upperclassman Lin Shu in their WeChat group, directly sending the video. [Sisters, our Xiangnan University¡¯s upperclassman is really handsome!] In the police car, Zhao Yuan had a brief idea of what occurred in the incident. His eyes couldn¡¯t help but fall on Lin Shu. He smiled and said, ¡°Not bad, young man. You have such good eyesight and noticed the thief from behind. The most important thing was that Lin Shu even shouted it out directly. Not everyone had the same amount of courage as Lin Shu. Zhao Yuan naturally didn¡¯t know that it wasn¡¯t that Lin Shu had good eyesight but that the Pickpocket title above the thief¡¯s head was too ostentatious. If Lin Shu were to go to the bus station to catch the thief, he would definitely be able to lock onto him with a single glance. No matter how good the thief was at disguising himself, it was useless. The system will reveal the monster¡¯s true face. ¡°Yes, when this handsome guy shouted, I was shocked and realized that my wallet had been stolen.¡± said the middle-aged woman sitting in front. The middle-aged woman turned around and continued, ¡°It¡¯s rare to have such a lovely young man. He even stood up and caught the thief. ¡°Also, the thief threatened the handsome man just now. He said he would remember him and would not let him go.¡± The middle-aged woman¡¯s surname was also Lin; naturally, she would speak on behalf of Lin Shu. She wanted to make another complaint to the police so that the police could protect Lin Shu. The thief lowered his head in fear and didn¡¯t dare to make a sound. Zhao Yuan said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, you¡¯ve got us. If he dares to retaliate¡ª¡± ¡°No. I wouldn¡¯t dare. I-I¡¯m just scaring you, that¡¯s all,¡± the thief said resentfully. Zhao Yuan glanced at Lin Shu and said, ¡°If there¡¯s anything in the future, you can come to us immediately.¡± The police officer who was driving also turned around and said, ¡°Rest assured, we¡¯ll protect you!¡± Lin Shu, on the other hand, wasn¡¯t afraid at all. He had been a little worried at first, but now that he saw the thief¡¯s reaction, he felt better. Lin Shu didn¡¯t think much of going to the police station to record his statement. After all, he was a witness. At the same time, he was curious whether there were many monsters in a place like the police station. However, Lin Shu was obviously disappointed. He had thought that he would see a lot of monsters. Although many people were coming in and out, he had not seen anyone with a monster title floating in during his time there. Of course, many people were coming in and out to report and handle cases. Some people provoked trouble and had conflicts, but no terrifying monsters existed. After all, this wasn¡¯t the Regional Organised Crime Unit but a police station. It was simple to give a statement at the police station. After all, Lin Shu wasn¡¯t a suspect but a citizen who had done a good deed. ¡°Not bad, Lin Shu. Good. You were able to identify this thief. Impressive. This is a repeat offender.¡± The police officer at the station quickly found out that the Pickpocket was a repeat offender. Lin Shu didn¡¯t know what to say. He looked at the time and decided that he still had to go look at the house, so he said, ¡°Can I leave after I¡¯m done with the statement? I still have things to do.¡± The police naturally wouldn¡¯t hold Lin Shu up. After all, Lin Shu was obliged to come along to record his statement. Just as Lin Shu was taking down his statement, Huang Wen called Lin Shu on the phone, ¡°Lin Shu, have you found a place to stay yet?¡± ¡°Not yet. I¡¯m at the police station now. Do you need something?¡± said Lin Shu. Huang Wen was shocked. He didn¡¯t expect to hear Lin Shu say he was at the police station. ¡°What are you doing at the police station?¡± Huang Wen asked. ¡°To record a statement.¡± Lin Shu answered. Lin Shu was about to say something when the police officer asked Lin Shu to sign his recorded statement. Lin Shu said, ¡°I¡¯ll talk to you later. I still have something to do.¡± After Lin Shu signed the statement, he said, ¡°Since it¡¯s done, I should make a move. I still have things to do.¡± When the middle-aged woman, Ms. Lin, heard Lin Shu¡¯s words, she quickly expressed gratitude and thanked Lin Shu. Zhao Yuan naturally wouldn¡¯t waste Lin Shu¡¯s time and only said, ¡°It¡¯s really rare to see young people like you nowadays. We¡¯ll be writing a letter of commendation for you to praise you for your courageous act.¡± When Lin Shu heard Zhao Yuan¡¯s words, he felt slightly embarrassed. At first, he was also a little afraid and cowered. He had even thought of pretending not to see it. However, he was blinded by his sense of justice and unknowingly made such a decision. As for the fact that the police station wanted to write a letter of commendation to his unit, Lin Shu didn¡¯t pay much attention to it. After all, he had asked to leave his job, so an additional letter of commendation didn¡¯t matter much to him. However, Lin Shu was still pleased. After all, Lin Shu had gained a considerable amount of Exp. Points. It was so satisfying! ¡®The world outside the novice village was fascinating and also brutal at the same time!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Chapter 19 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Lin Shu was happy that he had been blinded by his sense of justice and bravely fought the Pickpocket. He had never done something like this before and never thought he would have the courage to fight against evil. Although Lin Shu dared to turn down his superior and ask why he didn¡¯t work overtime in front of his colleagues, that courage was not the same as the courage he had to subdue a thief. This time, however, Lin Shu took a considerable risk to kill the monsters. Lin Shu felt that he was able to do something so courageous not only because he was blinded by his sense of justice but also because one point added to his Spirit attribute. Of course, no matter what the reason was, Lin Shu¡¯s gain this time was worth it. Lin Shu looked at his current experience bar, 72500/90000. What he did earlier was really worth it. If Lin Shu killed another Pickpocket, he could level up immediately. Lin Shu even thought about whether he should professionally capture the Pickpocket alive. Of course, that was just a thought that flashed through Lin Shu¡¯s mind. The most important thing for Lin Shu now was to complete the side quest and take the postgraduate entrance examination. Lin Shu looked at his current Gold Coins balance and realized he had 7929 Gold Coins. The amount of Gold Coins he gained from this round¡¯s killing was a quarter of the balance. Although Lin Shu didn¡¯t know the prices of the items in the Item Mall, he could tell from the things he had that they were definitely not cheap. Lin Shu felt he still had to work hard to earn more Exp. Points and save more Gold Coins. After leaving the police station, Lin Shu went to look for a place to stay. No monsters appeared while searching for a house, and Lin Shu wasn¡¯t exceptionally particular about the living environment. Very quickly, he solved the problem of renting a house. Lin Shu didn¡¯t know that while he was at the police station to record his statement and look for the house, the news of his apprehending the thief on the bus had spread on Weibo. In Xiangnan University¡¯s student forum, many people had already discovered that the handsome young man who had subdued the thief was a senior who had graduated. This naturally attracted the attention of the official Weibo of Xiangnan University. This was because some passengers uploaded videos on Weibo and their personal short video accounts as soon as possible to promote the joyous news they had seen with their own eyes. Such a positive thing should be promoted. [A student from Xiangnan University roared and subdued the thief!] [A handsome young man caught a thief on the bus, unafraid of threats. He said, ¡°Don¡¯t scare me. I¡¯m not from Xiamen University. I graduated from Xiangnan University!] [A thief was on the bus, and the handsome young man subdued him. He¡¯s so handsome.] [A handsome young man subduing a thief will bring justice to an end!] ¡­ This kind of publicity was just video publicity. It was just that some people found out from the video that Lin Shu was a handsome young man who graduated from Xiangnan University. The internet started to fish for information about this handsome young man who had done a good deed for a just cause. Everyone wanted to know who this handsome man was. In between, some reporters received news and wanted to interview Lin Shu. The netizens also discussed what Lin Shu had said to the thief in the video. [That young man is so handsome! His eyes are so cool!] [Haha, he¡¯s not graduated from Xiamen University but Xiangnan University. The words the young man says when he¡¯s being threatened are really interesting.] [Xiamen University expressed their innocence, while Xiangnan University expressed their pride. [The upperclassman who supports Xiangnan University is too handsome and domineering!] [Did anyone find out who this handsome young man is? He should be praised and rewarded because this kind of situation is rare. Very few people will stand up and even subdue the thief.] [I don¡¯t know if I should hide the handsome young man¡¯s face. What if someone wants to take revenge? Even though we¡¯re not afraid.] ¡­ The netizens were discussing this matter on the internet. At the same time, the people from Xiangnan University were also confirming whether the brave young man in the video graduated from Xiangnan University. If he was, this matter could be vigorously promoted. In fact, the news media were also looking for Lin Shu. They went to the police station to find out more about this matter and were prepared to report and publicize it. Just as many netizens said, such things were relatively rare now. Such positive deeds should be vigorously promoted. ¡­ The discussion was heated because of Lin Shu¡¯s bravery on the bus. At the same time, many people wanted to interview Lin Shu. Lin Shu¡¯s company also stirred up a storm in the company because of Lin Shu¡¯s phone conversation with Huang Wen about him recording a statement at the police station. However, things were not that simple. ¡°Lin Shu is at the police station?¡± Zhao Xuan asked. Huang Wen was a little dumbfounded. He had no idea what was happening and said, ¡°He¡¯s at the police station recording his statement.¡± Zhao Xuan was taken aback, equally surprised. Recording a statement at the police station? What happened?¡¯ Zhao Xuan thought. Huang Wen and Zhao Xuan didn¡¯t know what was going on. Earlier, Zhao Xuan had asked Huang Wen to call Lin Shu about the project. Still, they received news that Lin Shu was at the police station recording a statement. Naturally, other people in the office heard the conversation between Huang Wen and Zhao Xuan. Someone immediately started spreading the news in the slacking chat group. [I heard that Lin Shu is in the police station and is recording a statement? Do any of you know what¡¯s going on?] [Really? What¡¯s going on? Why is he in the police station?] [You¡¯re joking, right?] [Why is he going to the police station to record his statement? Could something have happened?] [Could it be that he was caught while having a massage? ¡°Evil Grin¡±] [Massage is a nice way to put it. Maybe he got caught because of hiring a prostitute and got arrested. That¡¯s why he¡¯s recording a statement at the police station.] ¡­ Messages rapidly appeared in the group, one after another, and the topic of discussion was getting hotter. Even people in the office were discussing why Lin Shu had come to the police station to record his statement. ¡°No way? Lin Shu doesn¡¯t look like that kind of person.¡± ¡°How would you know? I didn¡¯t expect that he would be caught by the police for making such a mistake. This is really embarrassing.¡± ¡°This will be recorded in the file, right? He¡¯ll be punished according to the Law on Punishment of Public Security Management if he¡¯s arrested. Under normal circumstances, he¡¯ll be detained for five to fifteen days.¡± ¡°It can¡¯t be that serious, right? How do you know about this?¡± ¡°How could it not be that serious? It¡¯s already a violation of the public security regulations.¡± ¡°Did he hit someone with his car, and that¡¯s why he was recording a statement at the police station?¡± ¡°Lin Shu doesn¡¯t have a car. How could he get into an accident? But even if he¡¯s arrested, it¡¯s fine. He¡¯s going to resign anyway, so there¡¯s no need for him to stay.¡± ¡°Haha, do you think he knew he would be arrested, so he left early?¡± ¡­ Unknowingly, it seemed that the news of Lin Shu being arrested and sent to the police station had become true. Not only did Huang Wen¡¯s department know about it, but the other departments did. A rumor circulated in the company that someone was caught hiring a prostitute. The rumor spread inexplicably and even reached the ears of the higher-ups, but no one knew where they got the news. In that way, the company naturally had to deal with this matter since such a matter occurred to employees within the company. Although it was not a very serious criminal act, it was still illegal and damaged the company¡¯s reputation. Naturally, the corresponding punishment had to be issued. The question was how to handle the matter. Chapter 20 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°What¡¯s going on? Someone in your department got arrested for hiring a prostitute and sent to the police station. Is this true?¡± When the Head of the company¡¯s research Institute heard the news from the company, he naturally wanted to confirm it immediately and deal with it seriously. After all, the impact of such a matter was really too bad. But the real reason was because of fear. The company couldn¡¯t fire an employee for prostitution because it was an administrative punishment. If they were forced to fire someone, they would have to pay compensation later. Generally, only employees involved in criminal responsibility could be terminated by the employer. Of course, the employer also had the power to formulate internal rules and regulations based on the actual situation of the unit. If the company¡¯s rules and regulations clearly stated that an illegal administrative act was a severe violation of the company¡¯s rules and regulations, then the company would have a systematic basis for terminating the employee¡¯s contract. It would be considered a legal termination. In other words, if a company wants to fire an employee, there can be as many reasons as possible. When Tian Cheng found out about this, he was utterly stunned. He really didn¡¯t expect Lin Shu to make such a mistake. Although it might not be a mistake that all men would make, an employee shouldn¡¯t have been caught for making such a mistake or let the company find out even if he was caught. After Tian Cheng communicated with the company¡¯s higher-ups, he naturally had to find Lin Shu to understand the situation and what was happening. After Tian Cheng left the Head office, Tian Cheng called Lin Shu to confirm this matter. ¡°Lin Shu, where are you now?¡± Tian Cheng asked. ¡°I¡¯m outside right now. What is it? Something happened?¡± said Lin Shu. ¡®Outside? He¡¯s not at the police station?¡¯ Tian Cheng thought. ¡°Aren¡¯t you recording a statement at the police station?¡± Tian Cheng asked with a frown. ¡°I¡¯ve already finished recording my statement. I just went to look for a house and secured one,¡± said Lin Shu. ¡°Then, are you recording a statement at the police station because of getting caught for hiring a prostitute?¡± Tian Cheng asked. Lin Shu did not expect to hear such ridiculous words. That was simply ruining his innocence. Lin Shu was recording a statement at the police station. Still, it turned into him being arrested by the police for hiring a prostitute, and the news was spread as if it was true. The company was planning to fire Lin Shu. Lin Shu didn¡¯t know why such malicious slanderous words would spread and many would believe it. That made him very angry. ¡°I didn¡¯t. That¡¯s not what happened at all,¡± said Lin Shu. Lin Shu explained to Tian Cheng why he was at the police station. Still, to Tian Cheng, it sounded more like a joke and unbelievable than Lin Shu being arrested for hiring a prostitute. ¡°You said you caught a thief on the bus and went to the police station to record your statement?¡± said Tian Cheng. Tian Cheng felt that it was ridiculous and thought it was not possible. He was a little suspicious. No, he was very suspicious. However, since Lin Shu had said so clearly that he had gone to the police station because he had done a good deed, there was a slight possibility that this matter was true. Tian Cheng felt Lin Shu would probably not tell such a ridiculous lie. After all, it would be quickly exposed. Even if he wanted to lie, he should have devised a better one. ¡°Alright, I know what to do,¡± said Tian Cheng. ¡®Is it true that Lin Shu caught a thief for a just cause?¡¯ Tian Cheng thought. After Tian Cheng confirmed with Lin Shu, he naturally had to report the situation to the higher-ups. If Lin Shu was lying, then it would be his fault for taking on this matter. Lin Shu had not expected such a thing to spread around him, and he was extremely furious. Lin Shu immediately gave Huang Wen a call. ¡°Lin Shu, are you alright?¡± Huang Wen asked. Lin Shu was rather unhappy and said, ¡°Why would I not be alright? I only went to the police station to assist in recording a statement. Why did you say I got arrested for hiring a prostitute?¡± Lin Shu knew from the start that the workplace was a small world. In this world, the good and the bad were mixed together. Naturally, there were all kinds of people. Some people liked to gossip, and some villains made things up from nothing. However, he didn¡¯t expect Huang Wen to be such a villain. ¡°Lin Shu, it really wasn¡¯t me. I just found out about it. I called you to ask about it. Mr. Zhao heard it too. He wanted me to contact you to ask about your project. The two of us didn¡¯t tell anyone, but for some reason, the office group chat is spreading the news that you¡¯re in the police station, and because of¡­ Lin Shu was furious. It was obvious that these people were spreading rumors. ¡®To everyone¡¯s eyes, it was bad to go to the police station for no reason.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Huang Wen was naturally furious. He didn¡¯t know why such rumors started spreading. It was really inexplicable. Huang Wen thought It must have been someone in the office who spread it, and he didn¡¯t know why the rumors were so nasty. In fact, the people initially discussing in the group didn¡¯t expect the news to spread so quickly. They were just casually saying it and joking around. They didn¡¯t expect that the other departments would know about it. ¡­ Lin Shu was very unhappy. When he returned to the company, he naturally met some colleagues from other departments. Everyone looked at Lin Shu with strange gazes. However, most of them were confused. ¡®That was fast for someone who hired a prostitute.¡¯ ¡®Could it be that he didn¡¯t manage to hire one?¡¯ Naturally, Lin Shu could feel the complicated gazes on him. For some reason, he was wronged and framed. That made him quite angry. Furthermore, it was such an embarrassing matter, which made him even more unhappy. He didn¡¯t know why these people were so excited. It was as if they would benefit if he wasn¡¯t well. Was there a need for them to be so happy? Some people were also staring at Lin Shu, and their eyes were filled with curiosity and inquiry about Lin Shu¡¯s arrest. Someone directly came forward and asked teasingly, ¡°Lin Shu, you¡¯re out of the police station so soon?¡± Lin Shu looked at the people from the department next door and saw a line of words above their heads¡ª Level 2 Blabbermouth Skill: Create rumors to hurt others, using the great art of gossip. Lin Shu¡¯s heart was instantly filled with anger. Regardless of whether this monster was the one who had injured him or not, he immediately opened fire and asked in anger, ¡°What does it have to do with you?¡± The man¡¯s face stiffened for a moment. He didn¡¯t expect Lin Shu to have such a big reaction. He was very embarrassed and said coldly, ¡°Oh. You¡¯re still so righteous when you¡¯re caught as a prostitute?¡± ¡°Which of your eyes saw that?¡± Lin Shu asked furiously. The Blabbermouth was speechless. Beep! Congratulations! Your words are as sharp as a knife, and you have dealt a certain amount of damage to the Level 2 Blabbermouth. You gained 1,200 Exp. Points and 155 Gold Coins. The man was a little angry after being scolded. He had only heard it from others, but he didn¡¯t expect Lin Shu to be so impulsive. That man thought, ¡®Could it be that the rumor was false? But that was what others said.¡¯ ¡°So? Which eyes of yours saw it?¡± Lin Shu asked even more furiously. Double kill! Beep! Congratulations! You have attacked in rage, one slash after another. You have killed the Level 2 Blabbermouth again and again. You gained 1,809 Exp. Points and 208 Gold Coins. 1. Experience +1809.2. Gold Coins +208. Lin Shu had killed the monster very cleanly and neatly! Chapter 21 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The atmosphere in the office was agitated. It was obvious that no one had expected Lin Shu to have such a big reaction. Everyone began to think that the rumor may be fake due to Lin Shu¡¯s furious reaction. They weren¡¯t sure if the news was trustworthy or if they were just following the rumors. Just as the atmosphere was tense and awkward, someone called Lin Shu¡¯s phone. ¡°Lin Shu, where are you now?¡± It was a call from Tian Cheng. Lin Shu picked up the phone and coldly asked, ¡°What do you want? Are you still thinking that I did that?¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s not that. There are reporters here who wish to interview you. The local police station has also written a letter of commendation to the company.¡± said Tian Cheng. Lin Shu glanced at the Blabbermouth standing in front of him and said coldly, ¡°I¡¯m at the company¡¯s entrance right now.¡± When Tian Cheng heard that, he told the media reporters and the Head of the research institute that Lin Shu was at the entrance. Now, a reporter came to interview him, and at the same time, there was a letter of commendation from the police station. It was obvious that what Lin Shu said about catching a thief on the bus was true. That shocked Tian Cheng. It was such a good thing to do for justice. It was shocking. More importantly, this good news was spread so badly that it could even be said to be slandering Lin Shu¡¯s character. Tian Cheng and the company¡¯s Head couldn¡¯t help but heave a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they didn¡¯t deal with Lin Shu because of the false rumor. Otherwise, it would really be a joke. ¡°Tian Cheng, you mentioned that Lin Shu from your department has already tendered his resignation?¡± the Head asked Tian Cheng softly. Tian Cheng nodded. Obviously, Tian Cheng also realized that the situation was a little awkward. It was good that the company¡¯s employees were brave and had brought a positive image to the company. However, the employee had already resigned, which made the company a little awkward. Will the company publicize the positive or not? Regardless, Star City Media would definitely do it now. The media that came to interview Lin Shu was the local Star City Media. Not to mention that this incident had already spread on the internet. Even if it hadn¡¯t spread on the internet, Star City Media would naturally report such extremely positive news that happened in the city. Such a courageous young man really needed to be commended and promoted. More importantly, this young man was handsome, and the internet was buzzing with discussion about Lin Shu. It couldn¡¯t be helped. In this era of good looks, good-looking people naturally attracted more attention. Otherwise, there were so many good people and good deeds, so how could the cool and handsome Lin Shu, a university graduate, cause such a heated discussion? ¡­ The man who was scolded by Lin Shu was furious. However, he knew that Lin Shu had a reason for his anger. He didn¡¯t see it with his own eyes, but he was still spreading the news. He even asked Lin Shu about it in a mocking manner. Now that Lin Shu had directly questioned him without any mercy, he understood why. ¡®But why was he only angry at me? I wasn¡¯t the only one who said it! More importantly, I was being scolded so badly!¡¯ The man thought. ¡°Watch your language, man.¡± the man growled. ¡°Are you crazy? You¡¯re spreading rumors and want me to be more polite?¡± Lin Shu asked. Beep! Congratulations! You used the Sword of Anger to whip the corpse of a Level 2 Blabbermouth mercilessly. You gained 1,018 Exp. Points and 120 Gold Coins. The man didn¡¯t expect Lin Shu¡¯s words to be so powerful and merciless. This made the man a little overwhelmed. After all, he was in the wrong and shouldn¡¯t have spread rumors. ¡°I just heard it from someone else and was just asking you. Why did you scold me? No wonder¡­¡± the man said. ¡°No wonder what? No wonder you¡¯re making things up out of nothing and trying to start a rumor?!¡± Lin Shu sneered. Tian Cheng and the media reporters also rushed to the company¡¯s entrance, but they did not expect to see this awkward scene. Tian Cheng glanced at the man and was puzzled, but he didn¡¯t show it on his face. He stepped forward and introduced the man to the reporters, then said to Lin Shu, ¡°This is a reporter from Star City Evening News. He wants to interview you. In addition, the police station also sent a letter of commendation to praise you for your bravery in catching the thief on the bus.¡± ¡®Courageous act? Catching a thief?¡¯ the man thought. As soon as Tian Cheng said that, the people who had stopped to watch were instantly stunned. ¡®Wasn¡¯t he arrested because of him hiring a prostitute? How did it become catching a thief for a good cause?¡¯ the man thought. What surprised them even more was that after Lin Shu had bravely caught the thief, the police station had even sent a letter of commendation. This was completely different from the previous rumors. This turn of events was simply too inconceivable. When the man standing at the side heard Tian Cheng¡¯s words, his face turned ashen and ugly. He did not expect Lin Shu to go to the police station to record a statement for his courageous act. The man felt like he was a joke. More importantly, he had just been scolded by Lin Shu in his face. The other people around them also began to spread the truth about Lin Shu¡¯s visit to the police station in their WeChat group. Lin Shu didn¡¯t even look at the monster Blabbermouth beside him. He just sneered and turned to the reporter and Zhao Yuan. Zhao Yuan obviously realized some people misunderstood Lin Shu, but he didn¡¯t ask much. He just smiled and took out the letter of commendation, handing it to Lin Shu and the Head, saying, ¡°I told you that I¡¯ll write a letter of commendation to your company to praise you for your righteous and courageous behavior.¡± It was clearly written in the letter of commendation: Letter of Commendation Void Vehicle Co., Ltd.: At about 1:00 p.m. on August 25th 2019, Lin Shu, an employee of your company¡¯s technology research and development Institute, was on a bus in our jurisdiction area. He discovered and stopped a theft in time. He took timely control of the suspect and waited for the police to deal with him, effectively protecting the safety of the lives and property of the people. Lin Shu was courageous in the face of danger. He was dauntless, not afraid of violence, faced the threat of the criminal suspect, and bravely fought against evil forces. His actions have deeply moved us, and his excellent qualities are worth learning from. I hereby write this commendation to your company, hoping Lin Shu to be praised. Thank you. At the end of the letter was the officer¡¯s signature from the police station at the intersection of Star City and the official seal of the police station. This letter of commendation was undoubtedly a praise for Lin Shu¡¯s bravery on the bus. It was also written for Lin Shu¡¯s company, hoping that the company would praise Lin Shu. Lin Shu glanced at Tian Cheng, then at the Head of the Department next to him. Naturally, he expressed his thanks to Zhao Yuan. Seeing that Lin Shu was really praised for apprehending a thief on the bus, the people around him were so shocked that they couldn¡¯t say anything. However, they all took out their phones to take pictures and began to spread this important news. [The Lin Shu from the R & D Department went to the police station not because of hiring a prostitute but because he was brave enough to catch a thief. Lin Shu went to the police station simply to record his statement.] [I really didn¡¯t expect him to be so courageous. The reporters are here to interview him, and the police station even wrote a letter of commendation to the company.] [Oh my God, It¡¯s true! Quick, look at the hot search in the same city on Weibo. The person who subdued the thief in the video is Lin Shu.] ¡­ Beep! Congratulations! Your sword strike and energy traversed miles away, killing monsters from afar with the light of the righteous and dealing severe damage to Level 1 Blabbermouth. You gained 1,050 Exp. Points and 107 Gold Coins. Beep! Congratulations! Your sword strike and energy traversed miles away, killing monsters from afar with the light of the righteous and dealing severe damage to Level 2 Blabbermouth. You gained 1,190 Exp. Points and 127 Gold Coins. Beep! Congratulations! Your sword strike and energy traversed miles away, killing monsters from afar with the light of the righteous and dealing severe damage to Level 3 Blabbermouth. You gained 1,250 Exp. Points and 187 Gold Coins. Beep! Beep! The letter of commendation sent by the police station was the best weapon to deal with those Blabbermouths. A piece of paper as thin as a cicada¡¯s wing and as sharp as a sword. The sword Qi spread for miles away, and under the light of the righteous path, all the rumors and evil spirits shall be undone. Chapter 22 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Since the police station had sent a letter of commendation, the media reporters naturally wanted to interview Lin Shu. At the same time, they also asked the photographer to find a good angle to take a few photos of Lin Shu¡¯s handsome appearance. Then, they began to directly ask Lin Shu about the heroic incident on the bus. What interested the reporters the most was what Lin Shu had said to the thief, ¡± don¡¯t scare me. I¡¯m not from Xiamen University. I graduated from Xiangnan University.¡± The reporters wondered whether Lin Shu meant Xiamen University or something else. Lin Shu naturally said that he blurted it out of fear and had no intention of offending Xiamen University. Of course, he was just making a casual remark. He was actually referring to Xiamen University. However, it was obvious that Lin Shu didn¡¯t want to involve Xiamen University in the media. The man with the Blabbermouth title on his head had already left with his hurt and fragile heart. The people around him were also heatedly discussing this matter. Their eyes were fixed on Lin Shu and enthusiastically spreading the news to others. After Zhao Yuan delivered the letter of commendation, he naturally left first. The department head also tried to keep Zhao Yuan but seeing that Zhao Yuan didn¡¯t intend to stay for long, the department head didn¡¯t say anything. As for the reporters, the company also wanted to keep them. However, Lin Shu had said in front of the reporters that he had already resigned. As soon as Lin Shu said that, the department head and Tian Cheng instantly felt slightly embarrassed. The reporter was also slightly surprised but quickly changed the topic. After the interview, the Star City Evening News reporters naturally left first, as they still had to rush back to their articles. After all, the news itself was time-sensitive and needed to be reported as soon as possible. The department head looked at Lin Shu and then at the letter of commendation in his hand. The department head was in charge of publicity-related work, so he naturally knew Lin Shu¡¯s good deed was worthy of great publicity and praise. However, Lin Shu, who had done a good deed for a good cause, had already tendered his resignation and was about to leave the company. It was a shame to the company, wondering if they should promote Lin Shu¡¯s good deed. Tian Cheng naturally realized that as well. Lin Shu didn¡¯t care about the dilemma of his superiors at all. He was just shocked that the letter of commendation sent by the police station actually allowed him to kill so many Blabbermouths from afar. It surprised Lin Shu a lot! What surprised him even more was the achievement in his virtual panel. Beep! Congratulations! You are a hero that shocked the world and obtained the honorary title, Hot-Blooded Hero. You gained 3,120 Exp. Points, 601 Gold Coins, and one mystery gift. This was really too surprising to Lin shu. He had caught a thief on the bus but had an honorary medal. ¡®Hot-Blooded Hero? Does it mean that I am hot-blooded and courageous?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. What surprised Lin Shu even more was that there was also a mystery gift. ¡®Could it be that there would be a mystery gift for all the honorary titles, which were achievements? But how does catching a thief be shocking enough?¡¯ Lin Shu pondered. Naturally, Lin Shu had no idea that there were already news reports on his heroic act on the internet. [Today¡¯s news: When a thief was stealing on a bus, a young man stepped forward and caught him. In the face of the thief¡¯s arrogant threat, the young man responded decisively, ¡°You don¡¯t scare me. I¡¯m not from Xiamen University. I graduated from Xiang University.¡± When the video taken by the passenger was circulated on the internet, the young man¡¯s righteous answer instantly filled the screen. After some verification, the young man was Lin Shu, a handsome graduate of Xiangnan University. He was now working in a car company. [The incident happened at around 1:50 P. M. On the 25th of August. On the way to the bus, Lin Shu discovered a thief and quickly warned the passengers. At the same time, Lin Shu grabbed a middle-aged man at the bus¡¯s back door and pressed him firmly against the back door. In the face of the man¡¯s struggle, Lin Shu remained unmoved. The man was at his wit¡¯s end, and his attitude changed. He rushed towards Lin Shu and said fiercely, ¡°I¡¯ll remember you! This isn¡¯t over!¡± Lin Shu wasn¡¯t afraid of the man¡¯s threat of revenge. Lin Shu replied, ¡°You don¡¯t scare me. I¡¯m not from Xiamen University. I graduated from Xiang University.¡± At the same time, some of the enthusiastic passengers called the police, while others came over to help. A few minutes later, the police arrived and arrested the suspect ¡­¡± ¡­ Many news media, Weibo vloggers, and commercial accounts have promoted and reported this positive news. Of course, the official Weibo of Xiangnan University had also specially reposted the video #Xiangnan University student catching a thief on the bus #. It could be said that it was very suitable for recruitment publicity. Lin Shu was a handsome graduate, and his act of righteousness was highly positive, so it was naturally worth the publicity of Xiangnan University. Many short video bloggers naturally edited and promoted this video. Lin Shu didn¡¯t pay any attention to these things. He didn¡¯t expect the impact of this matter to be so significant and that it would spread so quickly. Lin Shu had only gone to the police station to record his statement and check out the house. There was already relevant information about him on the internet, primarily when the students of Xiangnan University found his photos in school. Some netizens even called him a handsome upperclassman. In addition to the reporters from Star City Evening News, many social media outlets wanted to hitch a ride on this hot topic. They tried to find Lin Shu as a point of publicity. They even wanted to see if they could sign Lin Shu as an influencer because of his handsomeness. After all, no matter if one was just released from prison or did something else, as long as there was a little bit of social effect and influence, they would be targeted by social media. The social media were already looking for Lin Shu. A handsome young man, a righteous hero, and a large number of fans and is lovable. How could such a hot topic be missed so easily? Lin Shu didn¡¯t know about this for the time being. He only knew that the rumors had been dispelled by themselves. He had killed a large wave of monsters and obtained a lot of Exp. Points. His current Exp. Points bar was 83250/90000 and about to reach 90000 Exp. Points. He would be able to level up soon! Lin Shu was in a perfect mood. What made him even happier was that he had now obtained the honorary title of Hot-Blooded Hero and a mystery gift because of that achievement. This made Lin Shu look forward to it. He wondered what the mystery gift would be this time. ¡®Could it be another god-like potion like the Memory Potion ?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu looked at his virtual panel and noticed that the achievement column was initially empty. There was an additional honorary title of Hot-Blooded Hero and a mystery gift in his inventory now. The first thing Lin Shu did when he returned to his dormitory was to open the mystery gift. Beep! What appeared next was¡­ Reward: One point for any desired attribute. ¡®Add one point to any desired attribute?¡¯ Lin Shu was surprised, but he quickly became excited. He still remembered how big of a change the Spirit attribute point had brought him, and now there was another reward for allowing him to add one point to any attribute. Lin Shu was thrilled about it. Lin Shu didn¡¯t feel troubled, hesitated, or struggled. He immediately added the attribute point to his Luck attribute. Luck: 4 As a result, Lin Shu didn¡¯t feel any changes. Chapter 23 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation August 25th, Sunny, Saturday, Luck¡­ Lin Shu didn¡¯t know if his luck today was good or bad. However, after adding one point to his Luck attribute, he immediately ran to the lottery stand and bought two tickets. Lin Shu looked at the two lottery tickets he had just bought. One of them was the grand lottery that would be announced today, and the other was the two-colored ball that would be announced tomorrow. Each lottery had two groups of numbers, costing a total of £¤8. Lin Shu was particularly superstitious that the number ¡®8¡¯ was very auspicious to him. In fact, Lin Shu had never bought a lottery ticket before, so he didn¡¯t know about it at all. After asking around at the lottery stand, he only discovered that today¡¯s lottery was grand. In addition, there was the two-color ball that would be revealed tomorrow. Lin Shu didn¡¯t know the numbers for today¡¯s lottery draw. He couldn¡¯t transmigrate, and he didn¡¯t foresee it. He believed in true luck, so he casually wrote down four sets of numbers. The real winner wouldn¡¯t care which set of numbers it was. It should be the winning number that turned into the group of numbers he wrote. ¡®Now that is the kind of confidence I wanted!¡¯ Lin Shu said in his heart. He put the two lottery tickets into his pocket and planned to go back to study. However, as Lin Shu returned to the company¡¯s dormitory, Yao Chen called. Lin Shu looked at the caller ID and immediately knew what was happening. As expected, when Lin Shu picked up his good friend Yao Chen¡¯s call, he first heard Yao Chen¡¯s excited voice, which kept on chattering. ¡°Not bad, Lin Shu. Not bad at all. I can see you on Weibo and TikTok, even on Weibo¡¯s trending search. Although your ranking is very low, you¡¯re awesome. You even dared to catch a thief on the bus. Aren¡¯t you afraid of trouble later? ¡°Many of our classmates already know about it. You¡¯ve really become a celebrity now! ¡°I¡¯ve even shared your videos and news on my moments to help promote you. Haha, you¡¯re really too bold.¡± Yao Chen said excitedly. Lin Shu was clear about this matter because his WeChat messages had been popping up non-stop. In addition, there were also many phone calls asking him what was going on. His acquaintances, friends, and relatives all called to ask. Lin Shu¡¯s parents didn¡¯t say anything. They only told Lin Shu not to do such dangerous things in the future, and he shouldn¡¯t force himself, as it would be dangerous. Actually, Lin Shu didn¡¯t know how his parents found out. They didn¡¯t browse Weibo or short videos, so it must have been someone else who told them. Lin Shu listened to Yao Chen¡¯s excited words. He really didn¡¯t expect this matter to have such a huge reaction. However, he knew very well that this popularity was only temporary. In fact, this was also considered a very small matter. It was just the netizens and media exaggerating; obviously, Lin Shu had thought too simply. It wasn¡¯t common for Lin Shu to stand up and catch a thief on the bus, and the words he said when he was threatened by the thief attracted much attention. Coupled with Lin Shu¡¯s handsome appearance, he naturally drew a lot of attention from the netizens, who liked his post one after another. Lin Shu and Yao Chen chatted for a while before hanging up. In Lin Shu¡¯s opinion, the heat of this matter would die down very quickly. However, Lin Shu¡¯s thinking was still too simple! ¡­ There were many people gathered at the entrance of the company. Star City¡¯s influencer media company had directly approached Lin Shu¡¯s company. Moreover, there was more than one company. They were all management companies of influencers and people from live broadcast platforms. These people were all here for Lin Shu. ¡°Lin Shu, I¡¯m from Culture Media. Our company hopes to sign a contract with you. One million Yuan. The price is negotiable. Our company manages influencers and mainly focuses on film and television.¡± That was a bold and unconstrained representative who directly talked about the price. ¡­ ¡°Lin Shu, you¡¯re even more handsome in person than in the video. We¡¯re an influencer live-streaming company. We want to sign a contract with you to further build your image and popularity and cooperate in the planning of live-streaming operations. ¡°We¡¯re a local media company in Star City, and we¡¯ve been producing a lot of influencers for a long time. We¡¯re very experienced in this area, and we¡¯re very eager to cooperate with you.¡± That was a tactful way of talking about cooperation on equal grounds. ¡­ Lin Shu didn¡¯t expect a few social media companies to suddenly ask him to sign a contract and let him do live broadcasts. That surprised him very much. It came too suddenly and even a little inexplicable. Lin Shu was initially tempted when he heard about the one million Yuan contract fee. Still, he quickly realized he had a lot of one million Yuan in his pocket and didn¡¯t need it. As for signing a contract to become an influencer and do a live broadcast, Lin Shu had never thought about it. He was curious why they suddenly asked him to be an influencer and do a live broadcast. Obviously, Lin Shu didn¡¯t realize that his popularity on the internet and the number of views on his video proved that he had a lot of traffic. If there was something to look at, there would be traffic. That was also to meet the market demand. This was also why, no matter what kind of hot news event it was, many people would start streaming with goods after the parties involved had the relevant attention and traffic. Otherwise, they would directly not bring any goods and directly stream, relying on their looks to make a living. Lin Shu waved his hand and refused, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I don¡¯t intend to do a live broadcast and become an influencer.¡± However, the influencer management company naturally wouldn¡¯t give up just like that. They naturally had better conditions to rope Lin Shu in. However, they didn¡¯t know Lin Shu wasn¡¯t in the live-streaming industry. Lin Shu¡¯s current focus was to gain more Exp. Points and level up so he could use the Wishing Talisman hanging around his neck as soon as possible. If not, his Luck attribute would make him rich overnight. Lin Shu¡¯s refusal was firm. The company that wanted to sign with Lin Shu naturally couldn¡¯t keep pestering him, so they could only pass his business card to him. Out of courtesy, Lin Shu naturally accepted a few name cards. After returning to the dormitory, Lin Shu placed the two lottery tickets in the middle of the desk. Lin Shu prayed, ¡®Gods and immortals, please bless me! You must bless me! Especially the God of Fortune, grant me good luck!¡¯ If he could offer two joss sticks, Lin Shu would definitely think of a way to offer them. The lottery draw would be revealed at 20:30 every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, and the sales deadline was around 20:00. Lin Shu had been watching the live broadcast of the revealing of the award at around 8:20 am, waiting for the announcement of the results of the current award. The closer it was to the announcement of the results, the more excited and nervous Lin Shu became. ¡®Adding one point to Luck will definitely make my luck better!¡¯ Lin Shu silently thought to himself, looking forward to it. Then, he watched as the first ball rolled out of the 35 choices. The number was¡ª 8. Lin Shu¡¯s heart skipped a beat. Chapter 24 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡®8? How could it be 8? How could the first number be 8?¡¯ Lin Shu wondered. When he saw the first number ball roll out, Lin Shu¡¯s heart ached. A considerable sum of money had left him. That was because the two numbers in his lottery ticket did not start with an 8. Lin Shu stared at the lottery number in his hand and felt a sharp pain in his heart. He thought the number 8 was a Lucky number and even bought a lottery ticket worth £¤8. He blamed himself for not writing 8 on the first number and regretted it! Lin Shu looked at the numbers that rolled out one after another. He regretted it even more, for he didn¡¯t write 14 as the second number. o(¨s¡õ¨t)o And none of the numbers matched! Lin Shu felt the pain in his heart intensified. ¡®Didn¡¯t I already add the Luck attribute point? Isn¡¯t my Luck already four points? Why didn¡¯t I even get the third prize? Not a single number matched!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu looked at the lottery ticket in his hand and felt that it was glaring. He squeezed it hard and threw it into the trash can. ¡®Rubbish! No¡ªThere¡¯s still one more!¡¯ Lin Shu realized. Lin Shu¡¯s eyes fell on the two-colored ball lottery ticket that would be revealed tomorrow. He picked up the lottery ticket and placed it in his heart. He muttered, ¡°My Luck attribute point is four. I¡¯ll definitely be luckier than before. ¡°You can do it. You have to believe in yourself, my dear lottery ticket. You have to believe that you will win first place.¡± Lin Shu solemnly placed the second remaining lottery ticket into the drawer. Now, it all depended on whether this lottery ticket would succeed. Lin Shu was sad that he had lost his first opportunity to get rich. Because he had a powerful intuition that he would win the big prize this time. However, it was clear that his intuition was just one of the three great illusions in life. ¡­ Lin Shu tried his best to eliminate the sad thoughts in his mind and was ready to start reading and revising. Then, his eyes fell on the business cards of those influencer companies. ¡®I remember it¡¯s a contract fee of one million Yuan? But I have told these people that I didn¡¯t intend to be an influencer or a live streamer.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu picked up a business card and looked at it carefully. He said unconsciously, ¡°It might not be bad to be an influencer.¡± PFFT! Lin Shu instantly shook off the thoughts in his mind and firmly said, ¡°Lin Shu, you have to be firm. How can you slap your own face after saying that? You¡¯re a man with a system. How can you think of becoming an influencer? ¡°You still have the lottery ticket, the Wishing Talisman, and the side quest to complete. How can you think of those things!¡± ¡°You have to study and gain more Exp. Points now. Level up as soon as possible and use the Wishing Talisman. Lin Shu glanced at the experience bar on his virtual panel, 83250/90000. Then he began to finish the questions, read some books, and farm Exp. Points¡­ ¡­ Beep! Congratulations! You have studied Advanced Mathematics for 2 hours. You gained 1,245 Exp. Points and 160 Gold Coins. It was almost 11 p.m., and Lin Shu was ready for bed. However, he didn¡¯t go to bed immediately. Instead, he took out his phone and looked at the messages. Many people had sent him messages. Even his unfamiliar WeChat friends had sent him messages. He had to admit that the incident of his catching the thief on the bus greatly influenced his circle of friends. Not only did Yao Chen promote it in his circle of friends, but his parents and relatives also proudly forwarded many articles from marketing accounts in their circle of friends. Looking at the contents of some of the articles, Lin Shu was a little confused. [After the incident, the female passenger¡¯s stolen wallet and mobile phone were found, and she thanked Lin Shu gratefully. The police station at the intersection of Star City sent a letter of commendation to Lin Shu¡¯s company, praising Lin Shu¡¯s bravery and spirit of not fearing threats. According to the interview, Lin Shu graduated from Xiangnan University with a major in Mechanical Engineering. He was not even 25 years old this year. Although he was just an ordinary citizen, he had always had a sense of justice and a sense of duty.] ¡®Did I ever say such a thing? Are those my words?¡¯ Lin Shu fell into a state of self-doubt. In addition to Lin Shu¡¯s moments, some WeChat groups also tagged him. Obviously, they were also discussing his heroic act on the bus. There were so many messages that he couldn¡¯t go through all of them. He didn¡¯t know why there were so many of them. It felt like those messages were from a long novel with a flow of dialogue. Lin Shu looked at Weibo again. There were indeed topics on Weibo about him catching a thief on the bus. It was the most searched topic in the same city. As for the real hot topic, it was ranked at the back. More importantly, his words to the thief seemed to have caused some controversy. The netizens who graduated and studied at Xiamen University were not happy. Lin Shu¡¯s words, ¡°You don¡¯t scare me. I¡¯m not from Xiamen University. I¡¯m from Xiangnan University¡±, which made them very uncomfortable. [Why did you say, ¡®You don¡¯t scare me? I¡¯m not from Xiamen University.¡¯ What did Xiamen University do to you? Don¡¯t drag our Xiamen University into this, alright! Do you think you¡¯re so great after graduating from Xiangnan University? What are you so proud of!] [I had enough of you. Although it¡¯s a good thing, as a student of Xiamen University, I don¡¯t like the phrase ¡®I¡¯m not from Xiamen University¡¯.] [Although I know it¡¯s just a joke, I don¡¯t like you to use Xiamen University as a joke.] [These words discriminate against Xiamen University. So what? We¡¯ll talk about it after you get into Xiamen University! I¡¯m really annoyed by some people. They always cue people who are from somewhere other than Xiamen University. Did we offend you?] ¡­ Of course, many netizens responded directly on behalf of Lin Shu. [There¡¯s no need to be so dramatic. It¡¯s not that serious. It¡¯s just a normal joke.] [I think some people are too sensitive. That¡¯s not what that handsome man meant at all. It¡¯s really too much to twist it.] [What if he was scared and blurted it out? Are there any subtitles in the video?] [Yeah, I agree. It was the passenger who recorded the video. What if the handsome guy said something he didn¡¯t realize? There will always be some people who are too bored and idle and are simply looking for trouble.] ¡­ Although most of the netizens were discussing the joyous news of Lin Shu¡¯s heroic act of catching a thief on the bus, a small number of netizens directly criticized Lin Shu¡¯s words that were related to Xiamen University. This feeling was like looking at fault on the handsome man who had done a good deed. Lin Shu¡¯s limelight was probably too bright, which made them uncomfortable. It couldn¡¯t be helped. There were always some people who were not afraid to speculate the worst of people. This was said by Lu Xun. Chapter 25 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The discussion of Lin Shu catching a thief on the bus was very popular on the internet. Even though some of the netizens attacked Lin Shu for saying he wasn¡¯t from Xiamen University, they were still a minority. Lin Shu didn¡¯t care too much about the netizens¡¯ attacks and criticisms. There was nothing he could do about it. In Lin Shu¡¯s opinion, the attention on this matter would die down as time passed, and new hot topics would soon appear. However, someone who knew Lin Shu directly pointed out Lin Shu¡¯s Weibo account on Weibo, and many netizens began to follow Lin Shu¡¯s Weibo account, Lin-Lin Shu. In fact, Lin Shu didn¡¯t post much on Weibo. He only posted some photos of his daily life when he was at University. This made many netizens start to dig deeper into Lin Shu¡¯s affairs. Of course, there were also some strange private messages and criticisms from Xiamen University. After reading a few private messages, Lin Shu directly closed his Weibo. Some of the offensive words made it seem like he had done something unforgivable. Lin Shu didn¡¯t think about it anymore and started to study in his dormitory. He knew that he had to sign up for the postgraduate entrance examination soon, so he naturally wanted to complete this side quest. ¡®If one were to say that there were rewards for the first time they fought and killed monsters, and leveled up¡­ Would there be a reward for completing the side quest for the first time?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu was looking forward to the mystery gift. Of course, he was still far from completing the side quest, but he was not far from leveling up and getting equipment. That was because Lin Shu was about to level up again. It was for that reason that Lin Shu would put more effort into gaining more Exp. Points. Just as Lin Shu was studying, there were also some influencer companies looking for him, wanting to sign him on. They were all looking for Lin Shu¡¯s contact information, hoping to get in touch with him. After Lin Shu was done with his revision, he took out his cell phone that was on silent mode and looked at it. There were many unread messages, and one of them was an invitation from his good friend Yao Chen. [Why didn¡¯t you pick up when I called you? Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re still studying? [Let¡¯s hang out together. A few of our classmates in Star City have said that we should hang out. They want me to call you to join us.] Danger! The Level 1 Tempter is casting a great seduction technique on you, and it is hooking its finger at you. Lin Shu directly replied, [I¡¯m not going.] Beep! Congratulations! You are unromantic and merciless. A ¡®no¡¯ roundhouse kick has heavily injured the Level 1 Tempter. You gained 1,520 Exp. Points and 150 Gold Coins. Lin Shu was very clear that Yao Chen had suddenly called him to hang out because of the incident with the thief on the bus yesterday. Otherwise, they wouldn¡¯t have been so enthusiastic about asking him to hang out. They would definitely keep asking about yesterday¡¯s incident. Lin Shu felt annoyed when he thought about how he would keep asking about the incident. Lin Shu didn¡¯t want to make this matter too public. For some reason, he felt a little embarrassed. In his opinion, it was just an ordinary small matter. He felt that the current popularity and flattery were a little too much. [No, Lin Shu. You have to come. I¡¯m telling you, come and hang out with us!] Lin Shu quickly replied, [No, I¡¯m not going.] Beep! Congratulations! You have killed the Level 1 Tempter with one kick. You have been decisive and cold-blooded. You gained 1,051 Exp. Points and 110 Gold Coins. Yao Chen¡¯s last reply was showing that he was unhappy (.¡¦?¡¦¡¤.). Lin Shu knew that he had really killed the Tempter. Looking at the Exp. Points he had gained, Lin Shu was a little happy. Lin Shu looked at the other WeChat messages and replied to them. However, when he saw Huang Wen¡¯s message, Lin Shu was confused for a moment. [Lin Shu, do you want to play basketball together?] Huang Wen texted. This was a little strange. Although it seemed like a normal invitation, there were no monsters. Lin Shu was a little confused, ¡®He is not counted as a Tempter if he asked me to play basketball together?¡¯ Lin Shu felt a little strange, but he didn¡¯t think too much about it. After all, he knew that he had to explore the system on his own. He did not know what was going on. Lin Shu directly replied on WeChat that he was not going and continued with his studies. ¡­ Naturally, Huang Wen had received Lin Shu¡¯s rejection. When he saw that Lin Shu had refused to play basketball with him, he couldn¡¯t help but feel suspicious and worried. He wondered if Lin Shu would have any opinions about him because of the rumors in the company. However, those rumors really weren¡¯t spread. In fact, Huang Wen didn¡¯t even spread those rumors. Huang Wen wasn¡¯t sure what to do. He really admired Lin Shu. The news had already spread throughout the entire company that Lin Shu from the R & D Department had bravely caught a thief on the bus. The police station had even sent him a letter of commendation. In addition, there had been a television reporter who interviewed him. The internet was filled with news videos of Lin Shu catching the thief. Huang Wen knew that Lin Shu was a great senior to him, but he didn¡¯t expect him to be that awesome. ¡°So? Your senior is not coming?¡± someone asked. Huang Wen nodded. ¡°Haha, it looks like he doesn¡¯t have that kind of intention towards you. But it¡¯s really rare for a senior to treat a newbie so well. It¡¯s really strange.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not strange at all, okay? He was able to catch a thief on the bus. Such a person must be very kind. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s really rare! I also watched the video and I have to admit that he¡¯s very handsome. It¡¯s really rare to find such a person nowadays.¡± ¡°Speaking of which, Huang Wen, is it because of that you¡¯re thinking of the wrong thing?¡± When Huang Wen heard that, he quickly denied it, ¡°I¡¯m not thinking the wrong way. You¡¯re the ones who are thinking the wrong way, okay?¡± ¡°Your senior is really good. He¡¯s kind and kind-hearted. I can tell with one look that he¡¯s a good person with a kind heart.¡± ¡­ Beep! Congratulations! You used the word ¡°no¡± and were ruthless and mercilessly tormenting the Level 6 Tempter. You gained 1,500 Exp. Points and 102 Gold Coins. Lin Shu had rejected all his friend¡¯s invitations to play mahjong. Now, he only wanted to focus on his studies. However, Lin Shu would not hesitate to kill these monsters to gain Exp. Points. [Lin Shu, we need one more player! Just come!] [If you don¡¯t come, we¡¯ll really be short of people and won¡¯t be able to get a game together. It¡¯s such a good weekend, why don¡¯t you play mahjong? Don¡¯t be so cruel? We¡¯ll be waiting for you!] Danger! The Level 6 Tempter is on the verge of death, weeping seductively at you. [I really don¡¯t want to go. If you do not have enough players, you can just skip.] Beep! Congratulations! You stepped on the Level 6 Tempter¡¯s mouth inhumanly, crushed it, and destroyed its soul. You gained 1,001 Exp. Points and 99 Gold Coins. ¡®I¡¯m inhumane? Why did the system say that? I was just rejecting the temptation to kill the monsters. Why would I be inhumane?¡¯ Lin Shu pondered like an emoji with question marks on its head. Chapter 26 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Sunday, August 26th. Sunny to cloudy. Luck¡­ It wasn¡¯t time for the two-colored ball to reveal the lottery yet. Lin Shu was reading and studying. He knew that he had to continue to work hard to level up and gain more Exp. Points, and try to get good equipment. Because of the monsters he had killed, his experience bar had reached 88,322/90,000. He was only 1,000+ Exp. Points away from leveling up again. For that reason, Lin Shu got rid of all the complicated thoughts in his mind and focused on reading books to gain more Exp. Points. Unknowingly, the time to learn and farm Exp. Points passed by quickly. After Lin Shu had his dinner, he rested and waited. He was waiting for the live broadcast of the two-colored ball revelation. Lin Shu looked at the lottery ticket in his hand, his heart full of anticipation. This time, he really had a strong feeling that he was going to win the big prize. ¡®It was true! It is possible and probably not an illusion!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Now, the results of the award would be announced on the live broadcast of the two-colored ball. Lin Shu was also waiting for the results to be announced on the sports color network. Time passed slowly as he waited nervously and excitedly. The announcement of the results was approaching, and Lin Shu was really looking forward to it. For he was hoping the God of Luck would protect him! He believed that the one point added to his Luck attribute was definitely useful. Lin Shu put his hands together and waited for the results to be announced. Soon, the first ball of the rolling dual-colored ball was out. Lin Shu was speechless and so annoyed when he saw the first number that he had the urge to curse. Lin Shu didn¡¯t get the first, second, and third number¡­ ¡®Rubbish, I¡¯m not watching anymore! But, perhaps the fourth number would be¡­¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu was very disappointed. He felt as if he had lost yet another large sum of money. To Lin Shu, the lottery tickets were probably fake! Lin Shu didn¡¯t know that the 1 point Luck added had any changes on him. He felt sad more than anything. Even though he didn¡¯t want to look at the results anymore, Lin Shu was still looking at the results. Maybe, this time, one of the numbers in the group of numbers would match. ¡®It is all a f*cking lie! It cheated my feelings!¡¯ Lin Shu thought angrily. Lin Shu crumpled the lottery ticket in his hand and turned it into the trash again. ¡®Should I not buy the grand lottery and the two-colored ball? Should I change to another kind of lottery ticket, such as the Seven-Star lottery, the Lucky lottery, the Seven-Happiness lottery¡­ Or the scratch-to-win lottery?¡¯ Such a thought flashed through Lin Shu¡¯s mind but it quickly dissipated. Lin Shu knew that he was just letting his imagination run wild. It seemed that his Luck attribute with four points had not changed. He had thought that he would really hit the jackpot, even though the feeling was so strong. He was sad and disappointed! ¡­ Just as Lin Shu was feeling sad, someone called him. ¡°Mr. Lin, have you considered? Do you have any plans to sign a contract with our company? We can still discuss the contract fee. ¡°Our company is very sincere in wanting you to cooperate with us to create your own name brand and increase your popularity.¡± Lin Shu didn¡¯t expect that the influencer management company would actually look for his phone number. He didn¡¯t even know who had leaked this. Lin Shu had just lost a large sum of money, and his heart was burning with anger. Hearing the people from the influencer company talking non-stop, he directly rejected, ¡°No, thank you.¡± Although he was a little tempted, he didn¡¯t want to become an influencer yet. Even if he really wanted to do a live broadcast to become an influencer, he didn¡¯t have to find an influencer company. He could just do a live broadcast and sell the goods by himself. ¡°Mr. Lin, you really should think about it again. It¡¯s the era of internet traffic and entertainment for everyone. If you don¡¯t consolidate your popularity and traffic, it¡¯ll easily be lost. ¡°You have the perfect opportunity now!¡± Lin Shu felt a little embarrassed by the enthusiasm on the other end of the phone. He could only refuse, ¡°I don¡¯t need it, thank you!¡± Lin Shu hung up the phone and didn¡¯t want to say anything more. It wouldn¡¯t be good if he really agreed. Lin Shu glanced at the two discarded lottery tickets in the trash can, and his eyes couldn¡¯t help but fall on the Wishing Talisman. It seemed that the difference between the 3 and 4 attribute points in Luck wasn¡¯t that big, otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have missed out on the prize. ¡®Do I really have to max out my Luck points to win the lottery? That would be too difficult! What kind of game is this? Level-locking for using the Wishing Talisman. Now that I had added one point to the Luck attribute, there was no change. It was really infuriating.¡¯ Lin Shu was depressed. More importantly, he did not know if he should continue buying lottery tickets. From the looks of it, Luck was also illusory, and he didn¡¯t know when he would win the prize, just like how he didn¡¯t know what level he was at to be able to use the Wishing Talisman. It seemed that there was only one path in front of him, and that was to gain more Exp. Points and level up. At the very least, he would be able to get equipment when he leveled up. ¡®That¡¯s right!¡¯ Lin Shu recalled that he had spent the entire day learning how to kill monsters, and his experience bar seemed to be able to level up. Lin Shu looked at the experience bar on the virtual panel¡­ As expected, 90,201/90,000 ¡®Great, now I can level up.¡¯ Lin Shu looked at the experience bar on his virtual panel. Without much thought, he clicked on level up behind the experience bar, and then¡­ Beep! Congratulations! You have successfully leveled up to level 21. Beep! You have successfully leveled up. You gained 1,990 Exp. Points, 166 Gold Coins, and one mystery gift. Lin Shu glanced at the mystery gift, and then his eyes fell on the Wishing Talisman in his personal belongings. Even though he didn¡¯t have much hope, he still tried it¡­ Beep! Your level is too low to use the item. It was just as Lin Shu had expected. After the previous level up, Lin Shu was still unable to use it. Perhaps, he had already gotten used to it, so he didn¡¯t have much of an emotional fluctuation¡­ ¡®No way! I am frustrated because I still couldn¡¯t use it! F*ck! (£þ^£þ) what level does it take to use it?¡¯ Lin Shu wondered angrily. Even the Item Mall had not been unlocked, and it seemed that he was still a distance away from being able to use the Wishing Talisman. Lin Shu cast aside his annoying thoughts and focused on the mystery gift that he had just received. Naturally, he had to open it immediately. He was really looking forward to the mystery gift, a very powerful piece of equipment, or the revelation of a set of winning numbers in the lottery tomorrow. The second Lin Shu opened the mystery gift, a human eye-like eyeball appeared in his inventory. The bead was as smooth as a black gem, faintly glowing with a strange light. ¡®A glass bead? It looked like a glass bead.¡¯ Lin Shu pondered. However, in the next second, Lin Shu was shocked, because the item¡¯s name was¡­ ¡®Dear God! It¡¯s an Eye of Prophecy!¡¯ Chapter 27 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Eye of Prophecy Enable the user to predict the future of the user¡¯s thoughts for ten seconds. Note: What you see may not be true. The degree of prophecy varies according to your level. Price: 100,000,000,000 Gold Coins. Lin Shu looked at the description of the Eye of Prophecy and was stunned. He didn¡¯t expect it to be such a divine item that could predict the future. Holy cow! Lin Shu was completely shocked by this seemingly cheap glass bead. He didn¡¯t think that he would obtain a godly item like the Eye of Prophecy, and he was really excited. It was awesome! Lin Shu looked at the Eye of Prophecy in front of him with some anticipation. He thought, ¡®Did this mean that he could predict the winning numbers of the lottery?¡¯ Thinking of that, Lin Shu¡¯s heart began to beat rapidly. He was extremely excited. ¡®If that was the case, it would be great!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu tried his best to calm himself down. He had to prepare himself to use this glass bead. No, this gemstone. It was a dazzling gem of wealth! Lin Shu looked at the Eye of Prophecy in his inventory. The flirtatious light was a little strange, but Lin Shu felt that this eye-like bead was extremely beautiful. ¡®If the time limit was ten seconds, which means the prophecy could only last for ten seconds. ¡®The future that one was thinking about meant that one would be able to see the future if one kept thinking about it. ¡®As for the difference in the level of the prophecy, did it mean that the accuracy of the prophecy would not be high for those of lower levels, or the content of the prophecy was incomplete?¡¯ Lin Shu couldn¡¯t help but wonder. He didn¡¯t know how to use the Eye of Prophecy. The key point of the item¡¯s description was ¡°what you see may not be true¡±. ¡®What does that mean? Could it be that what I saw might not be accurate? Isn¡¯t that a lie then?¡¯ Lin Shu¡¯s heart was filled with questions. Lin Shu wasn¡¯t sure if the Eye of Prophecy was real or not, and he wasn¡¯t sure what its effects would be. If it said that he could see the future because of the Eye of Prophecy, should he believe it or not? While he was hesitating, Lin Shu noticed the price of the Eye of Prophecy. It was a huge sum of Gold Coins. However, it was still not as expensive as the Wishing Talisman. It seemed like the Eye of Prophecy was still not as valuable as the Wishing Talisman. However, the price was so expensive. ¡®Then, should I use the Eye of Prophecy?¡¯ Lin Shu wasn¡¯t confident. He didn¡¯t know if there would be another sound that he couldn¡¯t use due to his level being too low. If he still couldn¡¯t use it, then he would really be depressed. Lin Shu stared at the Eye of Prophecy in front of him. He looked at the description and started to think. ¡®If different levels of the skill had different effects, did that mean that the lower level players could use it, but the effects would be different? ¡®I¡¯m now at level 21. I wonder how far I could predict.¡¯ Lin Shu¡¯s mind gradually came to a clear conclusion. He knew that he had to use the Eye of Prophecy. Since he had decided to use it, Lin Shu had to be well prepared. After all, it could only be used for a short ten seconds. It could really be said to be a very short moment. Lin Shu sat in front of his desk, ready with a pen and paper. The moment he saw it, he had to remember it. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if he forgot the number he saw in ten seconds. Just as Lin Shu was about to use the Eye of Prophecy, a thought flashed through his mind, and he directly clicked on the Eye of Prophecy in his virtual inventory. Fortunately, there was no notification of insufficient level and incapacitation. The cheap glass bead appeared in front of Lin Shu¡¯s eyes, floating in the air and glowing. Lin Shu only felt that there was a very wonderful moment. His vision became blurry, and suddenly, a cloud of fog appeared. Lin Shu¡¯s heart was shocked, and he began to try hard to think of the winning numbers of the two-colored ball lottery, the winning numbers of the two-colored ball lottery, and the winning numbers of the two-colored ball lottery¡­ The winning number for the two-colored ball! He just kept chanting the winning number of the double-colored ball in his heart! In an instant, the fog gradually dispersed. Lin Shu saw the lottery station and a lottery ticket. The small words on the lottery ticket were getting closer and closer to him, becoming clearer and clearer. The key was that the group of numbers was- 10, 21, 8¡­ 23, 19, 6, and 14. Lin Shu stared at the numbers and tried his best to memorize them. Time passed by slowly, and the numbers gradually became blurry. Then, the lottery tickets all disappeared, and the black fog seemed to be about to swallow him whole. Lin Shu¡¯s heart skipped a beat. ¡®What was that?¡¯ Lin Shu wondered. Then, everything in front of him disappeared. Lin Shu felt a little dazed and unreal. It was a really strange feeling. His mind was a mess. ¡®No, wait¡­ No!¡¯ Lin Shu quickly realized that the set of numbers he had seen just now were the winning numbers of the two-colored ball. The numbers were 10,21,8 ¡­ Lin Shu kept recalling and writing down the set of numbers he had just seen and memorized. If he remembered correctly, the last number should be 14. After writing down the numbers, Lin Shu heaved a long sigh of relief. He was extremely excited. However, he soon realized that something was wrong. He didn¡¯t see the date of the lottery ticket for this group of numbers just now. ¡®Why didn¡¯t I look at the date?¡¯ Lin Shu was extremely vexed and felt stupid. He had no idea what the two-colored ball¡¯s winning numbers were for. Lin Shu regretted not seeing it. He thought it may have not appeared at all. Lin Shu tried his best to recall the scene he had just seen. The fog was thick, and the only thing that appeared seemed to be a set of numbers. There was no date. ¡®In that case, does that mean the level of the prophecy was different? ¡®Then what am I going to do with this set of numbers? ¡®Am I going to buy every lottery ticket starting tomorrow? ¡®But, when would I be able to hit the jackpot?¡¯ Lin Shu was a little uncertain. It wasn¡¯t that he didn¡¯t see it, but that he didn¡¯t see it in the fog. Lin Shu looked at the series of numbers written on the paper in front of him. He wondered, ¡®Could it be a long, long time in the future?¡¯ More importantly, Lin Shu recalled the description of the Eye of Prophecy, ¡°What you see may not be true.¡± ¡®What does that mean? Why are there such words?¡¯ Lin Shu wasn¡¯t sure if he should trust this set of numbers. ¡®Why were there such words? If it was the Eye of Prophecy, it should be able to see the future very accurately. How could it not be true? Such a contradiction would only make the user doubt the future. ¡®Or could it be that the future itself was filled with uncertainties?¡¯ Lin Shu¡¯s mind was filled with thoughts, and he didn¡¯t know if he should believe this incomplete answer from the future. ¡®Was the set of numbers correct?¡¯ Lin Shu¡¯s eyes flickered as he stared at the set of numbers. Chapter 28 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Monday. It was the origin of all evil in the world, or rather, it was the countless days since the laborers began to enter the infinite cycle of work. Lin Shu, who hadn¡¯t completely left his job, would still be woken up by the working music and alarm. ¡°Even I¡¯ve been workin¡¯ man, dang near all my life, but I¡¯ll keep workin¡¯. ¡°As long as my two hands are fit to use.¡± Lin Shu woke up in a daze. His soul supported his body as he got out of bed. He was thinking about how great it would be if he could get a Shadow Puppet to go to work in his place! As soon as that thought appeared, Lin Shu slapped himself! ¡°Lin Shu, it¡¯s still early in the morning. Can you wake up? ¡°You already have a Shadow Puppet, but you still want to go to work. You are a moron. I, Lin Shu, look down on you!¡± Lin Shu muttered to himself. Lin Shu proceeded to brush his teeth and looked at himself in the mirror. He knew that he didn¡¯t have a Shadow Puppet, which was why he said that. If someone asked him if he was willing to donate a hundred million Yuan to the country, he would naturally be willing to do so because he didn¡¯t have 100 million. Lin Shu knew that he was a person with a system, but his life didn¡¯t change much having the system. He still had to go to work. For some reason, he felt like an idiot! Even though he could see the winning numbers, he couldn¡¯t be sure if they were real or not. It was a shame. Lin Shu looked at his virtual panel and couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Are you there, system? Can we have a conversation like other systems?¡± There was no response. After washing up, Lin Shu looked at the set of numbers written on the book on his desk. His eyes suddenly became determined, and he continued to level up and kill monsters to get items. Who knew, the next time he leveled up, he might get a divine item that was even more powerful than the Eye of Prophecy. And that set of numbers might be today¡¯s winning number. ¡®I¡¯ll go buy lottery tickets after work!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. ¡­ With that kind of anticipation, Lin Shu began his day of hard work and experience. Beep! Congratulations! You have been logged in to work for six consecutive days. You gained 80 Exp. Points and 18 Gold Coins. When Lin Shu entered the office, many of his colleagues came over to greet him. They were all talking about how he had bravely caught the thief on the bus during the weekend. It had to be said that this matter was at the peak of the company¡¯s popularity. First thing today, the company¡¯s Human Resources Department had already written a notice on the intranet to praise Lin Shu. At the same time, they had also attached a letter of commendation from the police station. ¡°Lin Shu, you¡¯re amazing. The internet is still filled with news about you. I even saw a video of you catching a thief on the bus. You¡¯re really amazing.¡± ¡°Yeah, you¡¯re really amazing. I heard that many influencer agencies are looking for you to sign with. Congratulations.¡± ¡°Your encounter is on the trending search. It¡¯s very impressive.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve read the letter of commendation from the police station. The company¡¯s intranet has also posted a notice of commendation.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the point of just praising? There¡¯s no material reward.¡± ¡­ Lin Shu didn¡¯t know what to say to these enthusiastic remarks, because he knew that before this, some people had ridiculed him for going to the police station to record his statement. Lin Shu smiled and said a few words, not intending to continue the conversation. The Idler Chen Ping didn¡¯t care much about what was happening on the internet. He was just half-lying on the chair and reading some documents. When he saw Lin Shu, he grinned. Seeing Chen Ping¡¯s bright smile, Lin Shu felt a little scared. That was all because of the Idler title above Chen Ping¡¯s head. However, what made Lin Shu even more depressed was the Pessimist Qi Yuan beside him. ¡°You¡¯re doing well during the weekend. You were praised for your bravery. Congratulations, unlike me, I¡¯m always working overtime during the weekends. I don¡¯t have to work on Sundays, but I was called over to work on an urgent task. It¡¯s so annoying. ¡°I¡¯m telling you, you really can¡¯t imagine how much it¡¯s going too far. I¡¯m really annoyed to death actually¡­¡± Qi Yuan still wanted to say something, but Lin Shu had already begun his work to gain more Exp. Points. He didn¡¯t want to be continuously attacked by the Pessimists. Lin Shu was now at level 21, and his experience bar was 182/120000. Seeing the long string of zeros behind it, Lin Shu felt a sense of pressure. ¡®Why couldn¡¯t the system be more friendly to us players like online games. We could just kill a monster to level up. Isn¡¯t that better?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Even though he had such a thought, Lin Shu still continued to farm Exp. Points honestly. Beep! Congratulations! You have completed 1 rework plan. You gained 289 Exp. Points and 15 Gold Coins. Beep! Congratulations! You have completed a working guidebook. You gained 301 Exp. Points and 23 Gold Coins. Beep! Congratulations! You have completed the technical flowchart. You gained 291 Exp. Points and 22 Gold Coins. Beep! Lin Shu was working hard to gain Exp. Points. He was quite happy to see his Exp. Points rising continuously. After all, this was his modded game system. Naturally, he had to complete the game upgrade strategy and reach the peak of his life as soon as possible. ¡­ After dealing with some work matters, Lin Shu was finally free, so he went directly to his superior, Zhao Xuan to ask for leave. He had already applied for his resignation. Normally, he only needed to work for a month before he could leave. However, he still had a few days of annual leave and time off that he had not used. In total, he could take eight days off. Naturally, Lin Shu had to take eight days off before leaving. ¡°You¡¯re so busy now and you still want to take leave?¡± Zhao Xuan asked. Hearing Lin Shu¡¯s request for leave, Zhao Xuan was naturally unhappy. A superior would naturally be unhappy that his employees didn¡¯t take leave for urgent matters, not to mention that Lin Shu was asking for eight days of leave. This really made Zhao Xuan quite dissatisfied. Many people in the office perked up their ears to listen to the conversation between Lin Shu and Zhao Xuan, hoping that some exciting drama would appear again. ¡°Yeah, I can¡¯t waste my annual leave and my time off,¡± said Lin Shu. Naturally, Zhao Xuan could understand Lin Shu¡¯s intentions. He wanted to utilize his annual leave and time offs before leaving his job. However, Zhao Xuan definitely didn¡¯t want Lin Shu to leave just like that. After all, even if Huang Wen took over Lin Shu¡¯s project, there were still many things that Lin Shu had to deal with. Zhao Xuan looked at Lin Shu and directly said, ¡°Then you can take a few days off.¡± Lin Shu furrowed his brow and asked, ¡°So will the company compensate me for the remaining leaves as overtime?¡± Zhao Xuan felt a little embarrassed. In Zhao Xuan¡¯s mind, he thought that was out of the question. Zhao Xuan shook his head in denial and said, ¡°There are so many things to do now, and you still want to take leave and such a long leave at that. That is not advisable. Since the project has just started its trial production, how can you take leave at this time? ¡°You¡¯re leaving next month anyway, so don¡¯t ask for leave!¡± A line of text floated out from the top of Zhao Xuan¡¯s head. Level 5 Gasbag Skill: Talks excessively about trivial matters, leaving people speechless. Incoming attack! The Level 10 Gasbag spat a mouthful of reasonable-sounding nonsense at you, and it¡¯s all over your face! Lin Shu was speechless. He had an inexplicable urge to flip the table(¨s¨F¡õ¡ä)¨s¦à©ß©¥©ß, and cursed. Chapter 29 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡®Not taking leave? Are you paying me if I don¡¯t take leave?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Naturally, Lin Shu wouldn¡¯t agree to that. He knew what Zhao Xuan meant. He wanted Lin Shu to give up on the eight days of leave and don¡¯t be calculative about it. That was simply asking Lin Shu to contribute to the company for free before he left. The point was that he was a working-class man. Was he supposed to show love and contribute to the capitalists? No matter what, it was absurd. ¡°That¡¯s impossible. I still want to take my leave. It¡¯s my legal right.¡± said Lin Shu. Beep! Congratulations! You have used the Meteor Chain-Sword of Refusal and wounded the Level 10 Gasbag. You gained 1,800 Exp. Points and 150 Gold Coins. When Zhao Xuan heard Lin Shu¡¯s words, his expression turned ugly. He looked at Lin Shu¡¯s determined expression and saw that he would not be moved by his words. He also knew that Lin Shu had already asked to resign, and there was nothing that could make him hesitate. After all, Lin Shu was going to leave. How could he sacrifice his own legal rights? Of course, Zhao Xuan also understood why Lin Shu insisted on taking the leaves. There was also the time off that Lin Shu had obtained from working overtime on the weekends in the past. That was all Lin Shu¡¯s sacrifice. ¡°The days of leave you asked it too many and I can¡¯t make the decision. You should talk to Mr. Tian,¡± said Zhao Xuan. When Lin Shu heard Zhao Xuan¡¯s words, he was naturally very unhappy. Lin Shu thought, ¡®What was there that he couldn¡¯t decide? He was just deliberately avoiding it and didn¡¯t want to approve my leave, that¡¯s all.¡¯ Lin Shu didn¡¯t say anything and directly went to find Tian Cheng. Originally, Lin Shu thought that he would be able to part amicably if he left and that it was very normal. However, when it came to some interests, there would still be some unpleasant friction. Lin Shu couldn¡¯t understand why the company had to keep him in the office for eight more days. He thought, ¡®Was the company going to close down without these eight days of leave?¡¯ Lin Shu was very unhappy and directly went to Tian Cheng to ask for leave. In fact, Tian Cheng had already faintly heard the conversation between Lin Shu and Zhao Xuan. He knew that Lin Shu wanted to take his annual leave and time off before he left his job. That was understandable, but¡­ ¡°Lin Shu, we¡¯re really busy right now. Everyone¡¯s still working overtime. It¡¯s not good for you to take such a long leave.¡± said Tian Cheng. The same line of text floated out of Tian Cheng¡¯s head¡­ Level 12 Gasbag Skill: Talks excessively about trivial matters, leaving people speechless. Danger! Level 12 Gasbag gently spat out emotional nonsense at you, trying to make you feel bad! Lin Shu didn¡¯t understand why he suddenly become so important at this time. As if the world would end or the earth is destroyed in these eight days without Lin Shu. Since Lin Shu¡¯s resignation had been approved, there was no point in holding him back for eight days. More importantly, Tian Cheng even said that everyone was working overtime and that they were all so busy. This made Lin Shu really angry, and it made him feel as if he had done something that he shouldn¡¯t have done. This made him feel ashamed and embarrassed. What a joke! Lin Shu really didn¡¯t understand. He thought, ¡®Who¡¯s an advantage will I be taking during these eight days of leave? Was that really necessary? ¡®Even if I took advantage of it, it would be the benefit that I had made for the company when I worked overtime.¡¯ Lin Shu thought in his heart. ¡°Mr. Tian, are you telling me not to take leave anymore? Are you saying that I should burn the eight days of leave before I resign?¡± Lin Shu asked. When Tian Cheng heard Lin Shu¡¯s words, he knew that there was a hint of anger in his words. Tian Cheng couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°That¡¯s not what I meant. Why don¡¯t you take leave for a few days lesser?¡± ¡°As long as the company is willing to compensate me as overtime pay, I can take a few days off less,¡± Lin Shu replied. Beep! Congratulations! You took one step back and counterattacked, dealing some damages to the Level 12 Gasbag. You gained 906 Exp. Points and 90 Gold Coins. Tian Cheng didn¡¯t expect Lin Shu to be so determined. His eyes fell on the commendation notice on the computer screen, and he couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°Lin Shu, you¡¯ve been in the company for three years. There are so many things to do now, so please understand.¡± Danger! The Level 12 Gasbag spat out two mouthfuls of blood-filled nonsense at you, making you feel disgusted. ¡®Why do you want me to continue contributing after three years in the company? Do I have to sacrifice eight ordinary days of my life to donate to the company?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. ¡®F*ck!¡¯ Lin Shu wanted to curse so badly¡­ Lin shu felt that he was betrayed by Tian Cheng as a fellow colleague! ¡®Was there a need? Was it really necessary?¡¯ Lin Shu thought angrily. Lin Shu suppressed the anger in his heart. He didn¡¯t want to directly fall out with them. After thinking for a moment, he said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I don¡¯t understand. If I could understand, I wouldn¡¯t have left. It¡¯s precise because I don¡¯t understand and don¡¯t want to understand the company that¡¯s why I left. ¡°I don¡¯t want to waste these eight days of leave. I have to take them before I leave.¡± Beep! Congratulations! You have used the stubborn Iron Headbutt with bronze muscles and iron bones. The unparalleled power caused serious damage to the Level 12 monster Gasbag. You gained 1,901 Exp. Points and 190 Gold Coins. Tian Cheng didn¡¯t expect Lin Shu to be so determined. It seemed like he had already made up his mind to take the eight-day leave. To be honest, it was Lin Shu¡¯s legal right to take annual leave and time off. Just like how Lin Shu had the right to resign. He just had to inform the employer 30 days in advance. However, some things were not that simple. Tian Cheng could tell that Lin Shu wanted the eight days of leave badly. To Tian Cheng, the problem was that in addition to these eight days of leave, it included the weekends and Lin Shu would have to take 12 days of leave before leaving. It had been almost half a month. This meant that he only needed to work for another half a month before he could leave and Tian Cheng was a little unhappy about it. ¡°Lin Shu, I know what you mean, but you have to think about the company. We¡¯re busy right now, so can you hand over your work in half a month?¡± For the sake of the company? ¡®I¡¯m just a normal employee. Why should I be considerate of the company instead of myself? I¡¯m not the kind of servant who pities his master. Of course I have to think for myself. ¡®I just don¡¯t get why can¡¯t I take eight days off? Was it that serious? Were my three years of voluntary overtime in the company, not enough? ¡®For the past three years, I have worked overtime for a long time and I was not paid any overtime or time off. That was considered a lot of contribution to the company.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu said directly, ¡°Mr. Tian, I still have to think for myself first. You can¡¯t possibly let me burn those eight days of leave. I¡¯m sorry. I¡¯ve had enough voluntary overtime in the past three years. I want to take these eight days off very badly.¡± Beep! Congratulations! You cold-bloodedly and mercilessly use your sharp words as knives and killed the Level 12 Gasbag with one last strike. You gained 1,023 Exp. Points and 109 Gold Coins. ¡°Of course. Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll hand over the work before I leave.¡± Tian Cheng was also a little annoyed. After talking for half a day, Lin Shu still wanted to take the eight-day leave. This meant that Lin Shu really only needed to work for half a month before he could leave. For some reason, Tian Cheng felt very unhappy. While Tian Cheng was very unhappy, he was also a little envious. ¡®Young people nowadays were really headstrong. They couldn¡¯t bear to suffer any losses.¡¯ Tian Cheng thought. Tian Cheng¡¯s face was gloomy as he coldly replied, ¡°Fine!¡± ¡°Thank you, Mr. Tian,¡± said Lin Shu. ¡®Forgive me for being a cold-blooded and heartless employee who wasn¡¯t considerate!¡¯ Lin Shu thought in his heart. Chapter 30 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation All the colleagues in the office pricked up their ears to listen to the conversation between Lin Shu and Tian Cheng. The intense scene that they had been expecting did not appear, but the undercurrent was surging, and the exchanged words were also very exciting. That kind of hidden confrontation was also quite wonderful. Lin Shu¡¯s words made them even more excited. It was obvious that even though Lin Shu was about to leave, he was still on their side. Whether they liked Lin Shu or not, they were all working class in the same trench. No one could deny that Lin Shu was bravely saying no, fighting and protecting his own legal rights and interests. Everyone¡¯s eyes followed Lin Shu¡¯s gaze, and their thoughts were a little complicated. Huang Wen once again gave Lin Shu a thumbs up. He was now more and more impressed by this senior of his. He was very principled, and most importantly, he was also very kind, willing to help others, and brave in doing just things. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have been praised on the company¡¯s intranet. Lin Shu didn¡¯t care about the friction with the two superiors just now. He knew very well that he was going to leave after all, so there was no need to care about the friction. Now that Lin Shu had taken eight days off, it meant that he could rest after half a month of work. He only needed to come to the company on the last day to exit. Lin Shu¡¯s mood became very good. After all, he would be able to stop working soon. ¡°Lin Shu, are you really planning to rest for a while? What are you going to do after this?¡± Pessimist Qi Yuan asked in a dispirited tone. Hearing Qi Yuan¡¯s words, Lin Shu¡¯s good mood was instantly dispersed. ¡®What is there to do next? Of course I would continue to farm more Exp. Points to level up!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Qi Yuan was about to say something when Huang Wen walked over. ¡°Lin Shu, I¡¯m sorry to bother you. I just want to ask how to do the risk assessment for the tool,¡± said Huang Wen. Beep! A request from NPC Huang Wen! Guide Huang Wen in conducting the risk assessment for the tool. You will gain ten Friendship points with Huang Wen, 858 Exp. Points and 85 Gold Coins. Lin Shu couldn¡¯t help but smile when he saw Huang Wen¡¯s request. He quickly got rid of Pessimist Qi Yuan¡¯s words and said, ¡°No, you¡¯re not disturbing. Let¡¯s go to your desk. I¡¯ll tell you what to do.¡± Huang Wen didn¡¯t expect Lin Shu to be so friendly to him. He thought that Lin Shu was already very angry with him and didn¡¯t want to talk to him. He thought that he had spread the news that he had gone to the police station to take his statement. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have agreed to the basketball invitation. Qi Yuan looked at Lin Shu¡¯s serious explanation of the risk assessment to Huang Wen and felt a little strange. On the one hand, he was very determined to take leave and resign, not willing to give up on his leave for the company at all. He was very domineering, but on the other hand, he treated his work very seriously. These seemingly contradictory conflicts were reflected in Lin Shu now. Qi Yuan couldn¡¯t understand what Lin Shu was thinking. Qi Yuan thought, ¡®Was it necessary to leave his job?¡¯ Qi Yuan couldn¡¯t understand at all. ¡­ ¡°The risk assessment is to identify the possible risks during the trial-production process and provide improvement measures. In fact, the main focus of the different products is to analyze the key elements and changes of the new products.¡± Lin Shu opened the report that he had sent to Huang Wen earlier. There was a complete set of information related to the tool in it. He said, ¡°We¡¯ll mainly assess it based on the difficulties and key points in the production process in the product disclosure form. ¡°In addition, the risk assessment also requires a quantitative assessment. The identified risks need to be evaluated, such as Severity, Occurrence, Detection, and also the Risk Priority Number. The other is the risk level, which is generally low risk. This is because you have already reviewed the higher risks of the product during the new product design and process review stage. The structure with high risks naturally needs to be optimized and corrected. ¡°Also, pay attention to whether the key size has been completed¡­¡± After hearing Lin Shu¡¯s explanation, Huang Wen couldn¡¯t help but nod. When Huang Wen looked at the information Lin Shu had sent him about the products, he easily understood how to assess the risks that Lin Shu had mentioned. Beep! Congratulations! You have completed the request by Huang Wen. You gained 858 Exp. Points and 85 Gold Coins. ¡°Lin Shu, thank you,¡± said Huang Wen. Lin Shu smiled and said, ¡°You¡¯re welcome¡±. As soon as he saw that he had obtained the Exp. Points. Then, he prepared to leave. ¡°Lin Shu, I have to tell you face to face. I really didn¡¯t spread the false rumors about you at the police station,¡± Huang Wen said. Lin Shu knew that Huang Wen wanted to give him a clear explanation. However, Lin Shu no longer cared about it. It did not matter if Huang Wen did not spread it. After all, those rumors had already been dispelled by him. ¡°I know, but don¡¯t mind it too much,¡± said Lin Shu. When Huang Wen heard Lin Shu¡¯s words, he was very happy. He really liked this senior Lin Shu, and he really hoped to be good friends with him so that he wouldn¡¯t be misunderstood. ¡°Also, Lin Shu, you¡¯re really amazing. I really admire you. Not only did you stand up for justice on the bus, but you also argued for justice in the company. What you said to Mr. Tian just now really makes sense. Congratulations, you can rest for the next half a month.¡± Lin Shu smiled and waved his hand. He was indeed quite happy. After all, he could rest half a month in advance. Lin Shu waved his hand and returned to his desk to farm more Exp. Points. Lin Shu didn¡¯t rest after he finished his work. Instead, he put on his Bluetooth headset and played an English song. He didn¡¯t have to worry about his vocabulary; all he needed to do now was to practice. In addition to listening more, he also had to read more. And then¡­ It was time to get off work. Lin Shu could go and buy a lottery ticket! Lin Shu had already made up his mind yesterday. He still wanted to believe in the Eye of Prophecy. If the winning number really appeared and he did not buy it, he would definitely regret it. Lin Shu didn¡¯t want to regret it after when he lost the chance. The heavens would not give him another chance, and he did not obtain a divine item like the Moonlight Box. It was better to be safe than sorry. Although Lin Shu wasn¡¯t sure which issue he would win the lottery, Lin Shu had decided to buy lottery tickets for every issue starting today. He couldn¡¯t miss it. As for how many tickets he would buy, he would have to think about it again. Of course, Lin Shu was also very clear that he couldn¡¯t just focus on winning the lottery. The more important thing was to farm Exp. Points, level-up, and clear side quests. From today on, Lin Shu wanted to be a person who buys lottery tickets, works, study and buys lottery tickets. He looked forward to the future and getting rich overnight. Yay!©d(¨R?¨Q*)©f Chapter 31 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Beep! Congratulations! You have used Eyesore, pierced the eyes, and dealt some damage to the Level 1 Rat Racer. You gained 150 Exp. Points and 17 Gold Coins. Beep! Congratulations! You have used Eyesore, pierced the eyes, and dealt some damage to the Level 3 Rat Racer. You gained 190 Exp. Points and 27 Gold Coins. Beep! Congratulations! You have used Eyesore, pierced the eyes, and dealt some damage to the Level 4 Rat Racer. You gained 175 Exp. Points and 20 Gold Coins. Beep! As Lin Shu got off work, he dealt damage to many of the monsters in the office. Perhaps the Rat Racers were already used to it, or perhaps it was already immune to Lin Shu¡¯s attacks, when Lin Shu got off work on time, the attack power on the monsters was reduced, and the Exp. Points Lin Shu gained from killing monsters were less than before. However, it was better than nothing. After work, Lin Shu switch his Exp. Points farming location. Only he had another location added to his usual route, the lottery station. Out of his respect for the system and the cheap yet magical glass bead, the Eye of Prophecy, Lin Shu had bought the set of 25 numerical two-colored balls lottery that he had seen at the lottery stand. At that time, even the boss of the lottery station was shocked by his wealth. A single number was domineering, and it was 25 times the bet. It looked like a very ordinary number, but it revealed a sense of arrogance and dominance. If one was lucky enough to win the first prize, the prize money would be hundreds of millions. A prize of hundreds of millions! However, the result was obvious¡­ It would only make Lin Shu¡¯s already poor self worse off and cause him to suffer heavy losses. It was a whole 50 yuan, and it disappeared without a sound. Out of respect and reluctance for money, Lin Shu began to learn how to calculate and think carefully. He also didn¡¯t know when he would come across that set of numbers. After all, that set of numbers might be just as Master Shen had said. It might never come back, and might come back tomorrow! There were four weeks in a month, and three issues a week. That meant there were at least 21 issues. Lin Shu decided to stick to the five-note rule for each issue for the first month. After a month, if he still didn¡¯t see any, he would consider if he should reduce the number again. After all, ten yuan could buy a small but great possibility of getting rich. After buying the lottery ticket, Lin Shu did the questions and read the books as usual. Then, he watched the live broadcast on the internet and waited for the results of the two-colored ball to be announced. Just like that, Lin Shu started a regular life of working, studying, and buying lottery tickets. Beep! Congratulations! You have logged in to work for seven consecutive days. You gained 104 Exp. Points and 20 Gold Coins. ¡­ Beep! Congratulations! You have completed one rework plan. You gained 396 Exp. Points and 38 Gold Coins. Beep! Congratulations! You have completed the request by Chen Ping. You gained 2 Friendship points with Chen Ping, 1,096 Exp. Points and 108 Gold Coins. Beep! Congratulations! You studied for 2 hours. You gained 590 Exp. Points and 59 Gold Coins. ¡­ Beep! Congratulations! You have said ¡°no¡± and killed the Level 3 Tempter. You gained 2,100 Exp. Points and 210 Gold Coins. Beep! Congratulations! You have used Eyesore, pierced the eyes, and dealt some damage to the Level 1 Rat Racer. You gained 150 Exp. Points and 17 Gold Coins. ¡­ Beep! Congratulations! You have logged in to work for eight consecutive days. You gained 128 Exp. Points and 24 Gold Coins. Beep! Looking at his Exp. Points rising continuously, Lin Shu didn¡¯t feel particularly happy. There were still a few fake lottery tickets on the corner of the desk in front of him, and he felt an inexplicable pain in his heart. That was his hard-earned money, a real large amount of wealth. Lin Shu thought, ¡®How could it become a short and weak piece of waste paper?¡¯ Lin Shu¡¯s heart ached. He had to admit that he still felt a little, no, some heartache. After all, he didn¡¯t know when the time would come, and it was really expensive. Lin Shu didn¡¯t win the lottery on his first day! Lin Shu didn¡¯t win the lottery on the second day! On the third day of Lin Shu buying the lottery ticket, boom shakalaka (£þ £þ)¡­ still didn¡¯t win the lottery O()O ¡­ On the seventh day of buying the lottery. After buying the lottery ticket, Lin Shu returned to the dormitory to read, learn, and earn Exp. Points. He opened the book of mistakes in his revision notes and was about to start reading. However, his eyes couldn¡¯t help but fall on the latest lottery ticket in the drawer. He was feeling a little complicated. He felt that his Luck was not good. He had been buying lottery tickets for a few days but always insisted on this set of numbers. The boss of the lottery station already knew him, but he had not even won a small prize. ¡®Why did it feel like all the awards were avoiding me?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu glanced at the virtual panel in front of him. His level was still Level 21, and the experience bar had reached 35,102/120,000. As for the Wishing Talisman that was farfetched, Lin Shu had already learned to ignore it. There was no need for him to keep thinking about the item in front of him. After all, he wasn¡¯t a donkey. Lin Shu¡¯s eyes fell on his attributes. The Luck attribute was clearly 4. ¡®Why did my luck not change at all when it increased to 4?¡¯ Lin Shu wondered. He didn¡¯t feel that his Luck had become better. Lin Shu shook his head, trying to get rid of the complicated and sad thoughts in his mind. Then, he started to farm Exp. Points. Time passed by unknowingly. Beep! Congratulations! You studied for 2 hours. You gained 590 Exp. Points and 59 Gold Coins. Lin Shu didn¡¯t pay attention to the time, and it was time for the latest broadcast of the two-colored ball lottery. Although Lin Shu no longer had any expectations, his body was still very honest, and he started the live broadcast on time. Just like that, Lin Shu lay on the bed and rested, casually playing with his phone, scrolling through his WeChat moments and Weibo, but from time to time, he would glance at the live broadcast on the computer. Just as Lin Shu was waiting, one of the two-colored balls rolled out from the live stream camera on the desk¡­ From the corner of his eye, he saw that the number was 10. The second ball rolled out¡­ Huh? The number was 21. Then, the third ball revealed¡­ Something¡¯s not right! When he saw the third number 8, Lin Shu couldn¡¯t help but sit up straight. A ridiculous and bold idea came to his mind. Lin Shu¡¯s breathing and heartbeat quickened. ¡®Could it be¡ª?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Chapter 32 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation 10,21,8,23,9,6¡­ ¡®YES! YES! I hit the jackpot!¡¯ Lin Shu exclaimed in his heart. Lin Shu knew very well that he had hit the jackpot. Of course, it was a pity that the number on the last blue ball was not the right one. It was not the number 14 that he had seen. However, he knew very well that the set of lottery numbers he had bought had also won the second prize! Lin Shu¡¯s heart thumped in excitement. He didn¡¯t think that he would really get it. Although he had always been looking forward to this, he really didn¡¯t expect this day to come so soon. It was really unbelievable, and it felt so unreal. Lin Shu excitedly took out the lottery ticket and repeatedly looked at the numbers and the results of the previous period¡¯s prizes published on the website. He repeatedly matched the numbers one by one. AHHHHHHHHH¡ª! It was true! Lin Shu felt as if he was about to fly, spinning and jumping in the air. He couldn¡¯t help but feel excited and excited. This feeling was hard to describe. Perhaps he could only experience it when he really won the grand prize. It was too awesome! Lin Shu didn¡¯t feel any regret¡­ that was not possible. However, even though one of the numbers didn¡¯t match up, and he didn¡¯t win the first prize, only the second prize, Lin Shu was still a little regretful. Still, at this moment, he was already overwhelmed by this intense surprise. It was truly a huge impact, making him feel that it was unreal. Lin Shu didn¡¯t expect that he would win the lottery so soon. He thought that it would take many years to buy this set of numbers, that he would never win it, or that he would give up after many years and forget about it. But he didn¡¯t expect it to come on the seventh day. ¡®Ah, thank you so much! Thank you, Gods and Deities. Thank you, system. Thank you, Eye of Prophecy. Thank you¡­¡¯ Lin Shu expressed his gratitude from the bottom of his heart. Lin Shu told himself to be content, and those who were content would always be happy. He just didn¡¯t know how much this issue¡¯s second prize was worth. He had bought five stakes. Generally, the total bonus of the second prize was 25% of the current high-level bonus. The single stake bonus was divided equally, and the maximum limit for a single stake was five million yuan. For a moment, Lin Shu regretted that he had bought too little. He really regretted that he didn¡¯t continue to be generous. If he had bought a hundred times or two hundred times¡­ He really didn¡¯t dare to imagine that scene! Lin Shu lay on his bed excitedly and looked at the lottery ticket in his hand. Although he couldn¡¯t say that he had gotten rich overnight, he was already very satisfied with this unexpected surprise. Lin Shu wanted to share this good news with his parents immediately. He wanted to call his parents to tell them, but he restrained himself. He would tell his parents tomorrow when he saw how much money he had. Lin Shu was already thinking about how to deal with this surprising amount of wealth. If there was enough money, he would give more to his parents so that they would not work too hard. He wanted them to be at ease and not worry that they would not be able to support their children in buying a house and getting married. Lin Shu was very clear about that. Lin Shu was so excited that he didn¡¯t sleep for the entire night. ¡­ Early the next morning, Lin Shu got up from his bed excitedly without the help of his alarm. The first thing he did was to confirm if he really got rich overnight. It wasn¡¯t a dream and it was real! Even though Lin Shu didn¡¯t get rich immediately, he really hit the jackpot. Lin Shu was once again sure that he had really won the second prize. Since it was still Thursday, Lin Shu directly texted Zhao Xuan, telling him that he had something to do and would take a day off. He needed to go to the lottery shop to redeem his prize. The small prizes could be redeemed at the lottery station, but the big prizes required one to bring their ID card to the designated place on the back of the lottery ticket to complete the procedures and receive the prize. Lin Shu was very clear about this. Because of that, Lin Shu directly called the lottery shop and asked for the documents required to receive the prize. This was to avoid the need for an original copy and the like. He didn¡¯t want to leave behind any proof that he was his own, which would cause him to go through a lot of trouble. Of course, he also knew very well that he needed to keep a low profile. Before leaving the house, Lin Shu even brought his ID card and bank card, as well as a mask and a hat. He was fully equipped to receive the prize. Lin Shu didn¡¯t know how much he had won until he reached the lottery shop. The single stake for the second prize this time was £¤340,000, and Lin Shu won the five times stakes alone, which was 1.7 million yuan. Of course, taxes had to be paid. If the winning amount of a lottery ticket exceeded 10,000, a 20% incidental income tax would be paid. ¡®I¡¯ve won more than 1.7 million yuan? So I still get 1.3 million yuan after tax?¡¯ Lin Shu wondered. In fact, most of the staff at the lottery shop were already used to the appearance of such lucky people, not to mention that Lin Shu was only the second prize, not the first prize. Lin Shu showed his lottery ticket to the staff of the lottery shop, prepared to redeem the prize according to the procedure, and then put on the mask to take a photo. The lottery shop here naturally knew that the winners were not willing to show their faces. They knew to keep a low profile and would do their best to keep it a secret. However, at the same time, they would also have interviews to ask some questions. Of course, they would use pseudonyms after that. After everything was done, Lin Shu naturally received the second prize, which was a cash transfer check. Naturally, he had to go to the bank to transfer the money. Lin Shu tried his best to calm himself down and not get too excited. But in fact, he was still very excited. Lin Shu clearly understood what the Eye of Prophecy meant when it said that seeing might not be the truth. As the staff said, if the blue zone numbers matched, the total prize money would probably be 50 million yuan. The real instant wealth was separated by a number. The number he had seen was not the real first prize. However, he was already very satisfied. It was just as he had heard someone say he was lucky. Right now, Lin Shu felt that he was very lucky. He had obtained a divine item like the Eye of Prophecy, and he had won the lottery within a few years. He was simply too lucky. Lin Shu didn¡¯t know if this was the good luck that appeared after adding one point to the Luck attribute, but he really hoped that this luck would become good and that it would continue to be good in the future. For the first time, Lin Shu felt that he was a lucky person because of the precious bank card in his pocket. He had really hit the jackpot! A huge and unbelievable surprise! AHHHH¡ª! It was really too awesome! To those god-like tycoons and crazy people, this one million yuan might not mean anything at all. But to an employee like Lin Shu, it was like a prize that fell from the sky and hit him. Lin Shu felt a little light-headed and didn¡¯t know what was going on. It was like a dream. Chapter 33 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation What kind of experience was it to win a prize worth more than a million yuan? The answer was too little money and could only relax for a while. There was nothing special about the 1.36 million yuan transferred to his bank card. Lin Shu didn¡¯t receive a call from the bank manager to give him a gift, nor did he receive a call from a financial manager to buy a financial management-related product. All of these were still far from Lin Shu. After receiving the award, Lin Shu¡¯s excited mood gradually calmed down. After a period of peace, Lin Shu suddenly realized that this money could only make him feel a little more relaxed. It might even be enough for him to buy a relatively cheap house in Star City. Lin Shu thought, ¡®If it was calculated according to 100 square meters, the central area of the city naturally did not need to be considered. Then, at least a budget of about one million was needed, and this was not even the central area. Then, if I bought a car, even if he only buy a car, it would cost about £¤100,000. After buying the car, he would naturally buy a parking space, and the budget for the parking space should not exceed £¤100,000? ¡®Oh right, if the house was an unfurnished one, then it would cost a sum of renovation fees, including household appliances and furniture. Even if it was a simple renovation, it would cost £¤200,000. 100+10+10+20=? ~~(¨s©n¨t)b ¡®Why do I suddenly feel like I was penniless? ¡®I had originally planned to give my parents a sum of money after winning the prize.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu suddenly felt that it was a pity. He was really regretful that he didn¡¯t win the first prize. He was only missing a number. That missing one number could let him worry less and start his life of buying stuff. ¡®It would be great if I bought a few more stakes. ¡®Well, it might not have changed much. After all, it was not the first prize.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu couldn¡¯t help but wonder when he would be able to get another Eye of Prophecy. Otherwise, he should unlock the Item Mall as soon as he leveled up so that he could buy an Eye of Prophecy from the Item Mall. As for the Eye of Prophecy¡¯s¡­ price? Lin Shu recalled the long string of zeros behind the price of the Eye of Prophecy and instantly felt that it was another price that he couldn¡¯t afford to offend. His heart felt aching! ¡®I could just pay a down payment and buy a house with a loan instead of the full amount. Though the interest rate for the loan may be high, I could use the pension fund to pay for it.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. After all, he had been working for three years. Although the amount of savings in the pension fund was not much, he could still use the pension fund to take out a loan. This way, he did not have to pay all the money in one go. After all, buying a house was a rare opportunity to borrow a large amount of money from the bank. The remaining money could be used to invest in financial management products. Even if he did not take the stock risk, he could still take the fund risk. Lin Shu thought about it and felt that it would be better to leave some money with him as emergency funds. Lin Shu downloaded a property viewing app on his phone, planning to take this opportunity to view the property today. Since he had his bank card and ID card with him anyway. Lin Shu scrolled through the property viewing app on his phone and chose to avoid any property in the central area of the city. The average price of a property in the city center was about £¤15,000 per square meter. It had to be said that this price was very friendly for the provincial capital. Of course, the real central areas and good property buildings would cost more than £¤20,000 per square meter or even more than £¤30,000 per square meter. The best place was near Xiangnan University. After all, he had already planned to study at his alma mater. Unfortunately, the property prices there were very expensive, and most of them were three to four million yuan. Lin Shu really couldn¡¯t afford them, so he could only settle for the second best. With Xiangnan University as the center, he would choose a property near the subway according to the price and location. According to his own budget plan and the evaluation of developers online, Lin Shu roughly selected a few properties. He took a taxi directly to take a look at the first property by Jiangyuan International that he felt was more suitable. He went to the sales office of Jiangyuan International. Before Lin Shu entered, he saw that the space between the floors was good, and the greenery surrounding was acceptable. The most important thing was that there was a subway entrance two hundred meters away. As it was a working day, there were very few people who came to look at the property. When Lin Shu entered the sales hall, he didn¡¯t see anyone at all. However, a saleswoman immediately came over and asked with a smile, ¡°Sir, are you here to look at the house?¡± Lin Shu nodded his head. ¡°First time here?¡± the sales assistant asked. ¡°Yes, I am,¡± said Lin Shu. ¡°How I should address you?¡± the sales assistant asked. ¡°I¡¯m Lin Shu,¡± said Lin Shu. The saleswoman led Lin Shu to the property sandbox and said with a smile, ¡°Mr. Lin, let me introduce you.¡± The property introduction was also referring to the buildings on the sandbox. It mainly talked about the pros of the property, which buildings were for sale, the specific locations, the surrounding facilities, educational institutes, and the type of houses for sale. In fact, Lin Shu had already seen a lot of these things on his way here. To be honest, he came here because of the surrounding facilities and the fact that the developer was a big one. The property price and floor plan were already available on the property viewing app, and Lin Shu was now going to do an on-site inspection to see the showrooms. The saleswoman didn¡¯t know if Lin Shu was here to buy a house or just to take a look. After all, Lin Shu was still very young. However, regardless of whether he was here to buy a house or not, anyone who could come to the property site to take a look was a potential customer. Therefore, there were no strange incidents of people looking down on others or ridiculing them. ¡°I¡¯d like to take a look at the showroom,¡± said Lin Shu. The saleswoman naturally wouldn¡¯t refuse. The more interested a person was, the higher the possibility of buying it. This was something that everyone understood. ¡°Of course, Mr. Lin, which floor plan do you want to see?¡± the saleswoman asked. ¡°109 and 129 square meters,¡± said Lin Shu. The saleswoman understood that this was also within Lin Shu¡¯s budget, so she naturally brought Lin Shu to see the showrooms of these two apartments. All the property developers had built their showrooms very beautifully. When they put on the shoe covers and walked in from the door, it was bright and clean, very transparent. The decoration was indeed very exquisite. Lin Shu went to the balcony and looked carefully. It wasn¡¯t by the road, so it wasn¡¯t too noisy. ¡°There are fewer floors of this 109 square meters three bedroom for sale now. So, if you want to buy it, Mr. Lin, you¡¯d better buy it earlier,¡± said the saleswoman Hearing that, Lin Shu¡¯s mouth twitched, but he didn¡¯t reply. Lin Shu didn¡¯t say anything and only asked the saleswoman to bring him to apartment 129. It had four rooms, two living rooms, two bathrooms, and a kitchen. A three-bedroom would be much cheaper, but a four-bedroom one would be more convenient. Lin Shu¡¯s parents could live in one room, and one of the two guest rooms can be the nursery for his future child. In case the country made the announcement to allow families to have a second child¡­ ¡®Idiot, you¡¯re single and you already thinking about having a second child!¡¯ Lin Shu shook his head to get rid of this unrealistic thought. The two apartments were very good. After all, the apartments designed by the big developers were very neat and well-arranged, facing North and South. The saleswoman continued with her introduction, and Lin Shu didn¡¯t say anything. He wouldn¡¯t just look at this property and buy it without a second thought, shocking the saleswoman. After leaving his contact information, Lin Shu decided to take a look at another building nearby. In fact, after Lin Shu left, he was calculating that if he bought a 129 square meter flat, the average price would be £¤10,000 per square meter, so he would need to pay 1.29 million yuan. Even if he were to use his pension fund, he would still need to pay a down payment of £¤860,000 according to the loan amount. As his savings in his pension fund were limited, he could only borrow £¤430,000 at most from the bank. Lin Shu felt that there was no need to buy four rooms at once. First, it was because of the price. Second, his parents might not live with him in the city. Moreover, he did not know when his child would ever come to him. He felt that he could buy a three-bedroom apartment of 109 square meters first. That way, it would only cost him a down payment of £¤660,000. Now, he had 1.36 million yuan in prize money and £¤100,000 in savings, which was 1.46 million yuan in total. If he paid the down payment of £¤660,000, he would have £¤800,000 left. Lin Shu felt that it was not too bad. Even if he had to pay a fixed mortgage every month, he would not feel too much pressure. Lin Shu was using the financial management tool on his phone to calculate the mortgage. If he took out a 30-year housing loan, he would only have to pay £¤1,800 a month. If he took out a 20-year loan, he would have to pay £¤2,400 a month. Lin Shu was hesitating whether to choose twenty year or thirty years loan. After deducting the budget of £¤100,000 for the car, £¤100,000 for the parking space, and £¤200,000 for the renovation, that would be £¤400,000. It should be¡­ Lin Shu probably would have £¤400,000 left. Lin Shu felt an inexplicable sense of awkwardness. Which MVP with a system would consider buying a house with a housing loan? Furthermore, he calculated the figures very carefully. Lin Shu shrugged and thought probably he¡¯s the only one. Chapter 34 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Lin Shu went to the other two properties to take a look. After a comparison, he decided to choose Jiangyuan International. In fact, there was no particular struggle or hesitation. The prices of the other two properties that Lin Shu went to were also very suitable, but they were small developers after all. They were not as well-known as Jiangyuan. Small developers were prone to the problem of capital chain rupture, which would affect the delivery of the houses, the quality of the houses, and property management problems in the future. On the way back to Jiangyuan International, Lin Shu scanned the QR code and rode a shared bicycle. After all, the distance was not far. Shocking! A millionaire big shots riding a shared bicycle! Lin Shu felt that he had to buy a car as soon as possible. After all, he was a person with the system, and he could not let the system down too much when he traveled. After buying the house, Lin Shu decided to buy a car. As for why he didn¡¯t buy a car first before a house, he had to buy it according to his balance and ability. Lin Shu rode on the shared bicycle. He remembered that since he had decided to buy a house, he had to tell his family about it and tell them about the winning. He called his mother, Yang Qiuyun. ¡°Hey, mom!¡± As soon as the phone was connected, Lin Shu¡¯s mother¡¯s puzzled voice came through, asking, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Why are you so free to call at this time?¡± Lin Shu was from the countryside and was very independent since he was young. He only reported the good news and not the bad news. Other than festivals, he would not call his family if there was nothing important. ¡°Mom, are you doing anything now? Can we talk?¡± Lin Shu asked. ¡°Sure. I¡¯m just about to cook. Your dad will be back soon.¡± said Yang Qiuyun. ¡°It¡¯s just that I have good news to tell you,¡± said Lin Shu. The voice on the other end of the phone immediately raised its tone and quickly asked, ¡°What good news? Do you have a girlfriend?¡± Lin Shu was speechless. For some reason, Lin Shu felt as if he had been shot by an arrow and was slightly wounded. ¡°No, I just bought a lottery ticket yesterday and won the second prize. It¡¯s more than a million yuan.¡± There was no sound. Lin Shu frowned and asked, ¡°Hello? Mom, are you listening?¡± ¡°I-I¡¯m listening, did you join the MLM or something?¡± Yang Qiuyun asked. Lin Shu was speechless again. Hearing his mother¡¯s suspicious and uneasy voice, Lin Shu was stunned. Of course, he could understand how impossible this was. He had also found it hard to believe last night. ¡°I¡¯m just telling you. Don¡¯t tell anyone. I paid more than £¤300,000 in tax. I¡¯m planning to buy a house now, so I¡¯ll make a down payment first. I¡¯m just telling you that you don¡¯t have to worry about me.¡± said Lin Shu. Lin Shu held his phone and rode on a shared bicycle. He smiled and said, ¡°Since the house still needs to be renovated and I¡¯m also planning to buy a car, I¡¯ll transfer £¤200,000 to you later. So that pops don¡¯t need to work so hard.¡± The other end of the phone was silent, but it was clear that Lin Shu kept talking about the details, such as paying £¤340,000 in tax, and the more he listened, the more it seemed like it was true. ¡°Shu, you r-really won more than a million?¡± Yang Qiuyun asked. ¡°It¡¯s true!¡± said Lin Shu. After Lin Shu repeatedly emphasized that it was true, the voice on the other end of the phone became agitated. However, after the agitation, he asked Lin Shu not to send them the money. ¡°We don¡¯t need you to transfer money to us. Your dad and I originally thought that we would have to collect a down payment for you when you buy a house later. We still have £¤160,000 now. I heard that the house price in Star City is £¤10,000 to £¤20,000 per square meter. Do you have enough money to buy a house? If it¡¯s not enough, I¡¯ll ask your dad to transfer the money to you later. You can just pay in full instead of taking up a loan. I heard that the interest rate of the loan is very high, and you will have to pay a lot every month in the future. I¡¯ll ask your dad to transfer the money to you later¡­¡± Hearing his mother¡¯s words, Lin Shu¡¯s heart felt warm, and he had the urge to cry. He smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I can manage. ¡°I¡¯ll transfer £¤200,000 to you guys later, so don¡¯t work too hard.¡± The person on the other end of the phone kept saying that there was no need, no need, no need¡­ Lin Shu talked to his mother about the recent situation and also said that he planned to resign and take a break for a while. His mother naturally didn¡¯t have any objections, but she kept reminding him not to spread the news of him winning the lottery. Lin Shu found it a little funny. This was what he had told his mother just now. ¡°Shu, you said that you paid the tax for£¤340,000? That¡¯s a lot¡­¡± said Yang Qiuyun. Lin Shu couldn¡¯t help but smile when he heard his mother lamenting that the 20% tax was a lot. Although Lin Shu felt a little heartache and felt that the tax deduction was quite high, it was still an incidental income. After chatting with his mother, Lin Shu directly hung up the phone and went to Jiangyuan International. The saleswoman was very surprised that Lin Shu would return this afternoon and even wanted to place an order. This really made her feel very surprised, and she welcomed Lin Shu very warmly. According to Lin Shu¡¯s choice of the 18th floor, the contract unit price was £¤10,658 per square meter, and it was 109.23 per square meter. Lin Shu¡¯s pension fund was £¤430,000, which meant that he would have to pay a down payment of £¤734,173. Then, there was the advanced notice registration fee, mortgage registration fee, and lawyer witness fee¡­ The three inexplicable fees were £¤360. The down payment was close to 60%. Lin Shu had also tried to negotiate with the saleswoman for a discount, but it was obvious that there was no such thing. After signing the contract and paying the down payment, Lin Shu exceeded his budget of £¤70,000. He had £¤730,000 left, and after deducting the £¤200,000 he had to transfer to his family, which left him with £¤530,000. Lin Shu felt that he was really overconfident. He had just spent £¤700,000, and now he had to come to the car store to buy a car. Lin Shu was in the auto industry, so he naturally knew his budget. He had considered buying a car in the past, but he had not done so. Now that he had £¤530,000 available, naturally, he chose a car from japan that saves on petrol. Lin Shu took a fancy to the Nissin Slyphy in the 4S store, and he didn¡¯t hesitate. He let the salesman recommend the high-end CVT and the dual C-VTC¡­ After a series of calculations, including the delivery, the license plate, and the insurance was £¤140,000. Normally speaking, the price of a car was equivalent to the price of the retail + the car purchase tax + the insurance fee, which was commercial insurance + compulsory traffic insurance + the car use tax + the license plate fee. Lin Shu was obviously not satisfied with that price, and he needed to have a deeper discussion. Just like that, Lin Shu and the salesman talked about life philosophy and poems for a long time, from cars to technology, to the future. They continued to argue, and in the end, the price was cut to £¤130,000. Although the 4S store had given Lin Shu some gifts, he had spent more than £¤30,000 for no reason. His current balance was £¤400,000. Lin Shu felt that he was a little scary. In just one day, no, in half a day, he had actually spent £¤860,000. It was really scary. It was terrifying! It so was terrifying that he didn¡¯t dare to think about it! Lin Shu wondered when did he become a pay-to-win player and switch to the path of a divine tycoon. He had overdone it this time¡­ Chapter 35 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation As it was still early, the 4S store also had cars on the spot. Since Lin Shu had paid for the car in full, the salesman quickly helped Lin Shu with the relevant procedures and went to the Department of Motor Vehicles with him to get a license. After the license plate and other procedures were done, Lin Shu directly pasted the newbie¡¯s driving sign on the road and drove back to the company¡¯s dormitory. It had to be said that Lin Shu¡¯s driving skills were pretty good. He drove all the way back to the dormitory without any accidents. On the way back, he went to the bank and transferred £¤200,000 to his mother¡¯s bank account. He hoped that his parents would not work too hard. Lin Shu drove past the lottery shop in front of him and noticed that there was a banner at the entrance. It was a red inflatable arch, and a line was clearly written on the banner¡­ ¡°Congratulations from our shop for winning the second prize of the two-colored ball, 1.7 million yuan!¡± It was obvious that was meant for Lin Shu winning the second prize. Lin Shu hoped that the boss didn¡¯t remember him. It would be best if no one knew. After returning to the dormitory, Lin Shu¡¯s initial excitement gradually calmed down. After spending a day¡¯s worth of money, Lin Shu still had £¤400,000 in his available balance. The house would be handed over in November, and there would still be renovations to be done later. He also had to buy a parking space¡­ Lin Shu shook his head and decided not to think about this for now. Even though winning the lottery didn¡¯t really make him rich overnight or grant him financial freedom, Lin Shu was already very clear about what this system meant to him. In addition to the divine items that Lin Shu had obtained and the additional attribute points, Lin Shu¡¯s entire person had changed. He was now someone who had a car, a house, and a mortgage. Lin Shu stared at his personal virtual panel and looked at his personal information. Name: Lin Shu Level: Level 21 Exp. Points: 40016/120000 Attributes: Spirit 4, Strength 2, Constitution 3, Agility 3, Intelligent 3, Charisma 4, Luck 4 Skills: Grade Three Drawing, Grade Nine Driving Title: Newbie Achievement: Hot-Blooded Hero Balance: 18,208 Gold Coins ¡­ Lin Shu was now Level 21 and he accumulated 40,016/120,000 in his experience bar. Therefore, he had to work even harder to level up, get better items, and unlock the Item Mall as soon as possible. Another thing was that he still had to work hard to save Gold Coins. Looking at the prices of the items that had been revealed earlier, they were all very expensive. The real price was sky-high, and he had to earn more Exp. Points and Gold Coins now. Otherwise, even if he waited until he unlocked the Item Mall at a later level, he might not be able to afford them. That would really be too depressing! He didn¡¯t want to see the sentence when he bought the items in the Item Mall in the future and¡ª Beep! You do not have enough Gold Coins to purchase this item. That would be really awkward. Lin Shu¡¯s eyes moved away from the Wishing Talisman. His inventory was now empty except for this talisman that looked good but had no use, just like how he was poor. He didn¡¯t know what kind of divine items and equipment would be available after he unlocked the Item Mall. If he wanted to buy another Eye of Prophecy¡­ Lin Shu glanced at his Gold Coins balance. It was another sky-high price of a property and he wouldn¡¯t be able to afford it! ¡®I wonder If I could pay for the items in the Item Mall with installment later¡­¡¯ Lin Shu thought. ¡­ After calming down, Lin Shu started to do the revision and continued to farm Exp. Points. Lin Shu could still get Gold Coins if he study for an hour every day. All he needs to do is study hard! The next day. As usual, Lin Shu was woken up by his alarm and got up early to go to work. He still had four days of work left. Apart from the one day of leave, he took yesterday, he could only rest for one week. He only needed to settle his resignation and related procedures in the next eleven days. Therefore, Lin Shu was very excited. Of course, the main reason was also because of the Exp. Points that he could earn. After he resigned, he might not be able to farm Exp. Points from work or slaying office monsters for a long time. Although the office was very dangerous, danger and monsters coexisted. Lin Shu even wondered if he should change to an even worse place to kill the monsters. Of course, such thought only flashed through his mind. The Exp. Points gained from learning were also quite a lot, especially from continuous learning. The accumulated Exp. Points were also quite desirable. ¡°Lin Shu, you¡¯ll be able to rest in a few days,¡± said Huang Wen. Huang Wen seek Lin Shu to proofread his work while he talked to him about his resignation. ¡°Yeah, I¡¯ll treat you guys to a meal this weekend,¡± Lin Shu nodded and said. Since Lin Shu was leaving, he also planned to treat some of his colleagues who he had a good relationship with to a meal. They were colleagues, and some colleagues came and went. Although it was rare for colleagues to continue to keep in touch after leaving their jobs, they could still keep in touch since they were still in the same city after all. Huang Wen nodded and said, ¡°Sure. First, I¡¯d like to congratulate you on getting out of your misery, Lin Shu.¡± Lin Shu smiled noncommittally. ¡°Oh right, Lin Shu, did you hear? Someone won 1.7 million yuan at the lottery shop opposite our company.¡± The news spread throughout the company. After all, everyone was nearby, so they obviously saw the banner. ¡°I¡¯ve heard about it,¡± said Lin Shu. Lin Shu¡¯s expression remained unchanged as he replied calmly. Lin Shu felt that he was quite talented in acting. He wasn¡¯t nervous at all, as if he was talking about someone else¡¯s business. ¡°That person is so lucky. It would be great if I won the prize. Then I can quit my job,¡± Huang Wen said enviously. ¡°What are you thinking? 1.7 million is enough to make you quit work? It¡¯ll be gone after buying a house.¡± said Lin Shu. When Huang Wen heard Lin Shu¡¯s words, the corners of his mouth twitched. He couldn¡¯t help but nod in agreement. It was indeed the case. However, he still had an envious look on his face as he said, ¡°But I¡¯m really envious. That person is so lucky.¡± A smile appeared on Lin Shu¡¯s face. For he felt that he was pretty lucky. Of course, it wasn¡¯t just because Lin Shu was lucky, but also because he had a good character. Otherwise, Lin Shu wouldn¡¯t have obtained such a divine item as the Eye of Prophecy. ¡®Good luck?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu¡¯s eyes lit up. He felt that he was lucky to have won the second prize. However, he felt that the most important reason was because of the divine item Eye of Prophecy. However, he was really lucky to have won the second prize so soon. Lin Shu frowned slightly. When he first added one point to his Luck attribute, he immediately went to buy two lottery tickets. Still, he didn¡¯t win either. His luck wasn¡¯t as good as he thought. Perhaps luck itself was an unpredictable attribute point, and it was only slightly stronger than before. Yet, it seemed that after he leveled up, he won the lottery in a few days. Could it be that the higher the level, the more obvious the effect of the enhancement of the attribute point? Lin Shu can¡¯t help but wonder. Reminder: Players are required to explore the game on their own. The system reserves the right to explain everything. A game that required oneself to explore. From the looks of it, the higher the level, the more obvious the change in attributes would be. Of course, the chance of winning the lottery was really small. If it wasn¡¯t for the Eye of Prophecy that saw the numbers, Lin Shu might not have won even if he kept buying. In that case, his luck was indeed getting better. If the probability of winning the lottery was too low, it would be difficult even if Lin Shu¡¯s luck was good. Probably Lin Shu could try other things like investing in stocks or funds. If Lin Shu is lucky, he¡¯d probably won¡¯t lose anything. Chapter 36 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation In the last few days of work, Lin Shu went to work as usual to log in and farm Exp. Points. He could work and study at the same time. In addition, Lin Shu directly bought a fund of £¤50,000 on his cell phone. After all, he didn¡¯t know much about stocks, and he didn¡¯t want to be at loss. He wasn¡¯t confident that his luck could dominate the stock market, so he directly chose a stable fund. As for the remaining money, he bought some regular financial management products. Lin Shu didn¡¯t pay much attention to it. He stared at it every day, hoping to see it after a month. After all, it took him a while before he won the lottery. If there were any profits, he would add more. If there weren¡¯t any, he might have to re-evaluate his illusory luck. With Lin Shu¡¯s eight-hour work routine, it was soon the last day of work. Lin Shu had already completed the leave application process, so he could rest soon. Lin Shu looked at his experience bar, 66,198/120,000. He still needed half of his Exp. Points to level up. Although the experience gained from working and studying was not bad, he still needed to kill big monsters to earn Exp. Points. Lin Shu glanced at the time on the bottom right corner of his computer and turned it off. It was almost five o ¡®clock, and it was time to get off work. He looked at his office again. He thought, ¡®I didn¡¯t spend too long of my youth here, and I had to leave now. Forgive me¡­¡¯ There wasn¡¯t the slightest bit of reluctance or regret. Lin Shu glanced at Idler Chen Ping beside him and said with a smile, ¡°Come. Let¡¯s have dinner together.¡± Chen Ping naturally nodded in agreement. Lin Shu didn¡¯t invite many people either. In the office, there were only Chen Ping, Huang Wen, Zhao Qiao, and Li Xiang, who had entered the office at the same time as Lin Shu, and a colleague from the Quality Management Department next door, Zhou Zhen. As Lin Shu was getting ready to leave work, he glanced at the Rat Racers in the office and found that there were still many colleagues with the title, and it didn¡¯t decrease because of his continuous damage. Beep! Congratulations! You have used Eyesore, pierced the eyes, and dealt some damage to the Level 1 Rat Racer. You gained 150 Exp. Points and 17 Gold Coins. Beep! Lin Shu couldn¡¯t farm Exp. Points here anymore. Looking at the Exp. Points gained from the injured monsters, Lin Shu couldn¡¯t help but feel that his colleague was quite cute. Even though Lin Shu¡¯s colleagues knew that they were hurt, they still persevered in silence. Their endurance was really strong, and Lin Shu didn¡¯t know when these Rat Racers would go berserk. Lin Shu felt that it was a pity that he could no longer take advantage of these cute colleagues. Huang Wen glanced at Qi Yuan and asked, ¡°Lin Shu, you didn¡¯t call for Qi Yuan?¡± Huang Wen¡¯s words made Lin Shu hesitate for a moment. He didn¡¯t want to call Qi Yuan. After all, he didn¡¯t have much contact with the Pessimist Qi Yuan. They only communicated because they were in charge of many projects at work. After all, he didn¡¯t want to be affected by Qi Yuan¡¯s negative energy. Now that Huang Wen had mentioned it, Lin Shu thought about it and decided that it was just a treat. Lin Shu went to call Qi Yuan to eat with them, and Qi Yuan naturally happily agreed. He also quickly packed his things and prepared to leave. Just as Lin Shu and Huang Wen were leaving the office after work, they bumped into their colleague, Tan Yan. Tan Yan¡¯s eyes flickered when he saw that Lin Shu had left after work. ¡°Lin Shu, you¡¯re leaving after work?¡± Lin Shu didn¡¯t expect that Tan Yan would still talk to him before he left. He had seldom taken the initiative to talk to Tan Yan in the company. Lin Shu nodded and prepared to leave. Tan Yan merely greeted Lin Shu, then turned to Huang Wen and said, ¡°Huang Wen, are you still coming tomorrow? It¡¯s just that Mr. Tian wants us to calculate the cost of the parts for the new product.¡± Huang Wen furrowed his brows, feeling a little strange and inexplicable. Huang Wen wondered, ¡®Why was I suddenly asked to do the cost calculation at this time?¡¯ He said directly, ¡°It¡¯s Saturday tomorrow and I¡¯m busy. So, I won¡¯t be coming.¡± ¡°You¡¯re not coming tomorrow? How do you calculate the cost of the parts for the new product? Then why don¡¯t you work overtime tonight?¡± Tan Yan asked. ¡°I¡¯m busy tonight. Why don¡¯t you find someone else? Does it have to be tomorrow?¡± Huang Wen asked. Huang Wen was a little embarrassed. After all, he had already arranged a meal with Lin Shu and really didn¡¯t want to go back to work overtime. He wanted to eat and have fun with Lin Shu! Lin Shu did not say anything. He simply stared at Tan Yan¡¯s head, because a line of words had appeared above his head¡­ Level 5 Credit Snatcher Skill: Takes and steals others¡¯ credit. ¡°Are you sure it was Mr. Tian who wanted you and Huang Wen to do the cost calculation?¡± Lin Shu asked Tan Yan while gazing at him. Tan Yan¡¯s eyes flickered for a moment, but he immediately nodded and said, ¡°Yup!¡± Qi Yuan had just finished packing his things and was about to leave when he saw that Lin Shu and Huang Wen were still there talking to Tan Yan. Qi Yuan couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Tan Yan furrowed his brows. He looked at Huang Wen and said, ¡°There¡¯s a lot to calculate about the cost of the new product. Why don¡¯t you work overtime today?¡± Hearing Tan Yan¡¯s words, Qi Yuan was a little displeased. He understood what was going on, so he asked, ¡°Tan Yan, didn¡¯t you suggest to Mr. Tian that you do the cost calculation for the new product? ¡°I heard you took the initiative to talk to Mr. Tian today that you could do the cost calculation of the parts for new products. Mr. Tian didn¡¯t look for Huang Wen.¡± Qi Yuan had heard Tan Yan and Tian Cheng discuss that in the office today. Hearing Qi Yuan¡¯s words, Lin Shu¡¯s brows twitched, and the corners of his mouth twitched into a smile. He felt that things were not right and his suspicion was right! Tan Yan was a little embarrassed. He didn¡¯t expect Qi Yuan to say that directly. Although it was the truth, he couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°Well, it¡¯s just that there¡¯s a lot to calculate for the cost of the new product¡¯s parts. I can¡¯t do it by myself.¡± ¡°If you can¡¯t do it, then you can work overtime,¡± Lin Shu smiled and said. ¡°If you ask Mr. Tian for the task, why did you push it to someone else? I have never seen anyone like you who¡¯s trying to steal credit and show off.¡± Originally, Lin Shu didn¡¯t plan to talk much to Tan Yan. After all, Tan Yan didn¡¯t look for him. However, if he hadn¡¯t mentioned his resignation, Tan Yan would have used Mr. Tian as an excuse to tell him to do the cost calculation. ¡®He was clearly the one who was asking for credit in front of Mr. Tian and wanted to show off, but he actually threw the task to someone else.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Just like when Lin Shu and Tan Yan went to check on the suppliers, Tan Yan kept saying that he was busy and did not go to any of them. After that, Tan Yan wrote that he had completed the inspection. In Lin Shu¡¯s opinion, there was nothing wrong with taking credit for something. However, if he were to push the responsibility onto someone else, that would be too much. It was really laughable! ¡°Tan Yan, what you¡¯re doing isn¡¯t right! No one would do that! If you want to perform well in front of the superior, then do it right. Don¡¯t push it on someone else. Beep! Congratulations! Your words are sharp, and you have displayed the serial ruthless sword technique with no mercy, successfully wounding the Level 5 Credit Snatcher severely. You gained 2,850 Exp. Points and 285 Gold Coins. Lin Shu¡¯s smile widened when he heard the notification that he gained Exp. Points. ¡®What a cutie. I didn¡¯t expect I could slay you again before I leave.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Chapter 37 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Huang Wen was a little displeased at first. He didn¡¯t expect Tan Yan would ask for a task from Mr. Tian and push it to him. If Huang Wen went along with Tan Yan, he would have thought that it was a request from Mr. Tian, and then he would have foolishly done it. In the end, the credit would go to Tan Yan. That was the first time that Huang Wen had experienced something like that, and he felt a little speechless. Hearing Lin Shu¡¯s words on his behalf, Huang Wen felt very satisfied. This was exactly what he wanted to say. It was obvious that there were times when colleagues couldn¡¯t be too direct with their words. There was no need to shed all pretenses of cordiality. However, if one didn¡¯t say it out loud, others would always think that one was easy to bully. Huang Wen looked at Lin Shu with a hint of admiration in his eyes. However, he still felt embarrassed for Tan Yan, so he said, ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± Tan Yan looked at Lin Shu with a gloomy face and cold eyes. It was obvious that Lin Shu¡¯s words had embarrassed him and he said angrily, ¡°What does it have to do with you? Do you have to be nosy about it?¡± Lin Shu waved his hands and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, just a word of advice. Adieu.¡± Tan Yan glared at Lin Shu coldly and left. As soon as Huang Wen saw Tan Yan leaving, he immediately complained, ¡°How can there be such a person? He asks for work from Mr. Tian and then pushes the work to others. If I didn¡¯t know, I would have helped him like a fool.¡± Lin Shu chuckled when he heard Huang Wen¡¯s complaint. He had not told anyone about the inspection of the supplier, and he had only distanced himself from Tan Yan. Qi Yuan didn¡¯t make a big fuss about such a thing. Looking at Lin Shu¡¯s capability, he couldn¡¯t help but sigh, ¡°Lin Shu, I¡¯ve realized that you¡¯re very strong now. People who resign are indeed different. They¡¯re not afraid of anything and are just direct at dissing.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, Lin Shu. You were so good at what you said just now.¡± Huang Wen didn¡¯t dare to say that. Although he really wanted to curse out loud, he was still a newcomer, and he didn¡¯t want to make things too ugly with his colleague, Tan Yan. ¡°That¡¯s too satisfying. You should have just said it directly!¡± Lin Shu turned around and looked at the office. Perhaps it was because he had a strong desire to kill monsters recently. He did not avoid the monsters like he did in the past. Instead, he faced them directly. That actually had nothing to do with him leaving his job. Even if Lin Shu hadn¡¯t left his job and Tan Yan had come looking for him today, Lin Shu would have retaliated without mercy. Some things were not said directly, and some people would really take it for granted and make it seem like there would be no problem. Qi Yuan saw that Huang Wen was still lamenting about how such a thing could have happened and couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°You¡¯re still too young. A piece of advice for you, you¡¯ll know that there are many people like that when you encounter more of such things in the future.¡± Pessimist Qi Yuan began to emit his negative energy again. Lin Shu felt that such people were in the minority. Otherwise, why would he only slay the Credit Snatcher after he left his job? Of course, it was also possible that the Credit Snatcher¡¯s level was too low. The real Credit Snatcher might have already been cultivated into an immortal and shed its demon body, so it could no longer be called a monster. A true Credit Snatcher should be good at doing things and taking credit. He would never let others see that he was a Credit Snatcher, and he would not be very low-level to damage other people¡¯s interests to gain credit. ¡­ As they still had to go for dinner, they went to the restaurant outside the company. The dinner ended with blessings for Lin Shu. Huang Wen suggested that they go for karaoke, but some people had to work overtime tomorrow, so there was no activity for the second half. Lin Shu didn¡¯t say much and went straight back to the dormitory to pack some of his luggage. Lin Shu still had to move. Fortunately, he had bought a car. Moving wasn¡¯t too difficult as there weren¡¯t many things. Lin Shu could settle everything by himself and didn¡¯t want to trouble others. After packing some of his luggage, Lin Shu started to do his revision and read his books. Even though Lin Shu didn¡¯t have to go to work tomorrow, he didn¡¯t have to care about his alarm, and he didn¡¯t have to get up early to clock in. Lin Shu knew that since he had already resigned, he had to work even harder on his studies. After all, he could be said to be taking the postgraduate entrance examination without any hesitations. This was also a huge pressure. ¡®If I could not complete the normal difficulty side quest¡­¡¯ Lin Shu shook his head and tried to get rid of that thought. After all, he had used a divine item like the Memory Potion. Lin Shu was still quite confident about his postgraduate entrance examination. After all, he was a Level 21 player, so he couldn¡¯t fail a side quest of normal difficulty. Lin Shu had already decided to enroll in the Master of Mechanical Engineering at Xiangnan University. Postgraduate students could be divided into research graduates and professional graduates according to their professions. There was no clear difference between a research master¡¯s degree and a professional master¡¯s degree, and the division was not so obvious. Professional master¡¯s degrees leaned toward the practical type and train first-class talents. As for the research master¡¯s degree, it leaned toward the academic type and was engaged in academia. Generally speaking, a full-time study for a research master¡¯s degree took three years, while a full-time study for a professional master¡¯s degree took two to three years. After some consideration, Lin Shu felt that a professional master¡¯s degree might be more suitable for him. Now, Lin Shu¡¯s focus was mainly on mathematics and professional courses. As for English and politics, Lin Shu focused on doing real questions every day. He didn¡¯t especially memorize or memorize them. After all, he had already used Memory Potion to scan his notes. Lin Shu had already discovered that longer duration and continuous farming of Exp. Points for studying and working would give more Exp. Points by the system. It was the same logic as the Exp. Points gained by insistently clocking in. After all, everything was about persistence. Hence, Lin Shu had to persevere and study every day. Moreover, he had to study with great efficiency. Only then would he be able to farm more Exp. Points and level up earlier. At the same time, he would have a greater chance of clearing this normal side quest. Lin Shu was seriously reading and doing Advanced Mathematics questions¡­ It is known that Lim{N^1999/N^k-(n-1)^K}=A, where A is not equal to zero or infinite. When N tends to be infinite, ask A=? K=? Lin Shu carefully solved the problem in his notebook. The denominator was a polynomial of N, and N tended to be infinite. At this time, the limit was a constant that was not equal to 0, so the denominator and the number of the denominator were the same, the denominator =N^K-N^K-K*N^(K-1)+¡­+. It was K-1 Therefore, K-1 =1999, K=2000 The denominator =2000*N^1999+¡­+, The molecular coefficient is 1, so the limit A is 1/2000. ¡­ Lin Shu was seriously reading and doing mechanical design questions ¡­ The bending stress of a fixed point on the surface of the axle of the spindle under constant load is (). A. Static stress B. Pulsating cyclic stress C. Symmetrical cyclic stress D. Asymmetrical cyclic stress. ¡­ The night was getting colder, and it was already silent outside. The room was not lit up by the light of Aladdin¡¯s magic lamp. It was dark outside the window, and the full moon was in the distant sky as if it was accompanying everything in the world, and everything was moving quietly. In the silence, only the sound of flipping pages could be heard. Chapter 38 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°I don¡¯t want to go to work tomorrow¡­ ¡°I wish this weekend could at least be three weeks longer¡± It was seven in the morning. It was the first day he didn¡¯t have to go to work, but Lin Shu still woke up at 7 am. His longtime biological clock had made him used towaking up at this time. Lin Shu listened to the music playing on the phone as he lay on the bed leisurely. His soul did not have the urge to get out of bed. After all, he didn¡¯t have to get up early to clock in and rush to work. Lin Shu looked at the experience bar on his virtual panel, 73,520/12,0000. He was 50,000 Exp. Points away from leveling up again. With that kind of anticipation, Lin Shu didn¡¯t know if it was the effect of the 4 attribute points of Spirit or his desire to level up, but he still said a few good words to his soul and urged it to get out of bed. Lin Shu was prepared to go out for breakfast and start farming Exp. Points. Even if he wasn¡¯t going to work, he could still gain Exp. Points by studying. Since Lin Shu was on leave and had to come back to the company to apply for his proof of resignation, he wasn¡¯t in a hurry to move. There were still more than ten days left anyway, so it was naturally very easy. He didn¡¯t have many things to pack, so there was no rush. After finishing his breakfast, Lin Shu sat at his desk and started learning. That was really hard to imagine in the past. In the past, when Lin Shu didn¡¯t work, he would mostly lie down and rest. After all, he had worked six days a week and often worked overtime at night. He really didn¡¯t have a big impulse to go out and had fun. He just felt that he had worked hard for the past week and wanted to rest in the dormitory. Then, a week passed just like that, and soon, a new week of work began the constant repetition. Time passed quickly when he was studying seriously. After finishing a set of Advanced Mathematics questions and analyzing his mistakes, Lin Shu decided to take a break. Beep! Congratulations! You have studied Advanced Mathematics for 2 hours. You gained 1,789 Exp. Points and 166 Gold Coins. Beep! Congratulations! You have been studying hard for more than two hours a day for nine days. You gained 4,802 Exp. Points and 405 Gold Coins. Hearing that tune, Lin Shu felt really happy and worth it. Those were the Exp. Points he had gained from his perseverance in studying every day. The hardest thing to do was to clock in continuously. If there was a day when he did not study for two hours, he would have to recalculate the number of hours he had missed. As such, perseverance was the most important thing. After resting for a while, Lin Shu picked up his phone and saw that there were many unread messages and missed calls on WeChat. All of them were from his good friend, Yao Chen. Yao Chen texted, [Why didn¡¯t you answer my call? [Didn¡¯t you say that you¡¯re on leave and don¡¯t need to work? [Let¡¯s go out and have some fun! [Why aren¡¯t you replying! Did you lose contact?] ¡­ Seeing so many messages, Lin Shu directly called his good friend, Yao Chen, and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Why did you send me so many messages?¡± ¡°You still know how to call me, huh? I thought I lost contact with you! ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that you¡¯ve already started taking leave to rest? Let¡¯s hang out together tonight,¡± said Yao Chen. Danger! Level 8 Tempter is throwing you flirtatious looks, hooking fingers, twisting its waist, undressing, casting great seduction technique at you! Seeing that familiar monster, Lin Shu smiled and said, ¡°No, I¡¯m not going. I still have to study today.¡± He ruthlessly slayed it, and it was rather straightforward! Beep! Congratulations! You have said ¡°no¡± and your blade hit its target exquisitely and mercilessly. The Level 8 Tempter died with a scream. You gained 2,700 Exp. Points and 211 Gold Coins. ¡°Lin Shu, you¡¯ve really gone too far recently. Even if you¡¯re going to study for the postgraduate entrance examination, you should strike a balance between work and rest. Don¡¯t keep reading and studying every day. You¡¯re pushing yourself too hard. You need to relax. It¡¯s not good to sit around all day.¡± said Yao Chen. ¡°I¡¯m relaxed enough. You can call me next time!¡± said Lin Shu. Who knows, maybe the next monster will come and Lin Shu would have to slay it! ¡°You¡¯ve already resigned. Even if you¡¯re going to take the postgraduate entrance examination, you should take a good rest. Why don¡¯t you go out and play? If I were you, I would definitely go out and play for a while before coming back to study hard.¡± said Yao Chen. ¡°Forget it. It¡¯s not too late to play after I get into postgraduate studies,¡± said Lin Shu. Lin Shu didn¡¯t plan on going out for the time being. After all, he still had to prepare for his postgraduate entrance examination. After chatting with Yao Chen for a while, Lin Shu told Yao Chen that he would invite Yao Chen to his place to have fun after he moved. However, Lin Shu felt that Yao Chen¡¯s words made sense. He couldn¡¯t just sit around all day. In the past, he had been working in front of the computer, and now, he was sitting and studying. He still needed to exercise. Lin Shu felt that apart from studying, he should also take some time out to exercise. Even if he didn¡¯t go to the gym, he should go out for a run. With that in mind, Lin Shu decided to go for a run tonight. .. Beep! Congratulations! You exercised and jogged for 3 kilometers. You gained 989 Exp. Points and 86 Gold Coins. That night, after Lin Shu finished his book, he decided to go for a jog. However, he was surprised to hear the system¡¯s notification of Exp. Points appear after running for three kilometers. He didn¡¯t expect that he would gain Exp. Points after running for three kilometers and it seemed like he could gain Exp. Points by exercising. Lin Shu was very excited. That was something that he had never known about before. As expected, he still needed to explore this game by himself. If running was possible, then doing push-ups and sit-ups should be possible as well. Lin Shu immediately did 8 push-ups on the ground. Beep! Congratulations! You have trained your body with four push-ups. You gained 102 Exp. Points and 11 Gold Coins. Lin Shu was very excited. He was starting to feel that he knew too little about the system. ¡®But why four? I thought I did eight?¡¯ Lin Shu pondered. Lin Shu was confused, but at the same time, he was happy. He wondered what other special aspects of the system had yet to be discovered. Lin Shu already knew that in addition to learning, he could also exercise to gain Exp. Points. He would do push-ups from time to time, which could both train his body and gain Exp. Points. It was really killing two birds with one stone. Lin Shu was very happy. As the Exp. Points kept increasing, and Lin Shu began to study and solve the questions every day and the day after. After that, he would rest and occasionally slay some of his monster friends, the Tempters. Lin Shu¡¯s Exp. Points continued to rise. The day before he moved, Lin Shu¡¯s experience bar reached 120,012/120,000, and he could level up now. Lin Shu was already looking forward to leveling up. Every time he leveled up, he would get some amazing items. He was looking forward to what kind of item he would get this time. The first thing Lin Shu did was to click level up after the experience bar. Beep! Congratulations! You have successfully leveled up to Level 22. Beep! You have successfully leveled up. You gained 2,990 Exp. Points, 216 Gold Coins, and a mystery gift. Beep! Congratulations! You have unlocked the Item Mall. You gained 18,888 Exp. Points, 1,680 Gold Coins, and a mystery gift. ¡®Oh my God! I actually unlocked the Item Mall at Level 22? If I had known earlier, I would have worked even harder and unlocked it earlier!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu was so excited that he didn¡¯t pay attention to the reward after leveling up. He had been looking forward to the Item Mall for a long time, and he didn¡¯t expect to unlock it so unexpectedly. It was really surprising and shocking! It was overly unexpected! ¡®So, what exactly was in the Item Mall?¡¯ Lin Shu wondered. Chapter 39 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Lin Shu was very excited to unlock the Item Mall by accident. This was something that he had never expected. This was completely unexpected and unbelievable to Lin Shu! The first thing Lin Shu did was enter the Item Mall on his virtual panel. He really wanted to see what kind of magical items there were in the Item Mall, and he was looking forward to the surprise that was waiting for him to buy. And then¡ª The moment Lin Shu saw the item list in the Item Mall, he was stunned. The virtual mall that appeared in front of him had a lot of items. It was really a dazzling array of items, and each of them seemed to be scattering light, so bright that it almost blinded his eyes. The sight of it was impactful! An unimaginable impact! Those names of the items shocked Lin Shu, and his mouth was wide open. It was completely beyond his expectations. ¡®Oh my God! Was this all true? Seriously?!¡¯ Lin Shu exclaimed in his heart. Accursed Doll, Blessed Doll, Happy Doll, Nightmare Doll¡­ Scepter of Choice, Invisibility Cloak, Fortune Dice, Master Key, Roly-Poly, Stethoscope, Passion Fruit¡­ Kill, Self-Defense, Heal, Magical Sound Box, One-hit Arrow, Piercing Arrow¡­ Bisected Scissors, Transmogrify Potion, Health Potion, Shadow Puppet, Eye of Prophecy¡­ ¡­ ¡®Holy Mother Mary!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. The names of the items made Lin Shu tremble in fear. He can¡¯t help but wonder, could they really be as magical as the names of the items? If it was true, it would be terrifying and magical. ¡®I must not get too excited!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. He tried his best to calm himself down. He did not want to get over-excited. He needed to calm down. He¡¯s a potential customer for these items so he had to be calm¡­ Lin Shu chose one of the items and carefully read the description. Gloves of Duplication After use, you can choose any skill owner to shake hands with and duplicate the skill once. The Friendship point with the skill owner must be lower than 60. Note: Skills of different levels can be copied at different levels. Price: 5,888,888 Gold Coins. ¡®That¡¯s amazing, hahahaha!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. ¡­ Disaster Warding Doll After use, it can give an early warning and block a disaster. Price: 1,666,666 Gold Coins. ¡®Holy sh*t! That¡¯s so cool!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. ¡­ Love-seeking Talisman Can be used to meet someone with love within a day. Price: 2,222,222 Gold Coins. ¡®That¡¯s wicked!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. ¡­ Koi Talisman After use, a koi will possess your body for a day, and good things will happen continuously. Price: 888,888 Gold Coins. ¡®Amazing! Unbelievable!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. ¡­ Wooden Puppet A Wooden Puppet will appear after use, and it can do things at your will. Note: Gold Coins are required to provide energy to it every 24 hours. Price: 233,333 Gold Coins. ¡®F*ck! Sh*t! Crap!¡¯ Lin Shu cursed in his heart. ¡­ Multitasking Pill Able to do two things at the same time for 1 hour after use. Price: 6,666 Gold Coins. ¡®Magnificent!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. ¡­ Looking at these wonderful items, Lin Shu tried his best not to pay attention to the eye-catching price figures behind them. Just the description of these items made his eyes burn with desire. His heart was really thumping, and he really wanted to own all the items in the Item Mall. ¡®Oh my God, there¡¯s really a Portal. That¡¯s unbelievable! There really was a Shadow Puppet! Ah¡ª! An Ever-changing Mask! What the heck? There was a Butchering Saber. So awesome! So fantastic! Another great item!¡¯ Lin Shu thought excitedly. ¡­ Lin Shu kept scrolling down. Those expensive items were really just names in his eyes, names that were out of reach. With a thought, Lin Shu entered the Item Mall on the other floor, but he received a notification. Beep! Your level is not high enough, and you have not unlocked high-level items. Lin Shu was stunned. Lin Shu didn¡¯t expect that there would be other advanced items that had not been unlocked in the Item Mall. Those he just saw were not considered advanced items. ¡®Unbelievable! Such a shame. Then, what other terrifying advanced items were there at the high levels? There wouldn¡¯t be an Isn¡¯t that too fascias? Then, what other scary high-grade items were there in the unlocked game? There wouldn¡¯t be an Elixir of Immortality, Pill of Rejuvenation, or Omnipotent Talisman, right? Lin Shu didn¡¯t see the Wishing Talisman, which looked good but was useless. It seemed that the talisman was a high-grade item. Perhaps he could use the Wishing Talisman when he unlocked high-level items in the future. Lin Shu was really excited. He was staring at the unlocked items with a burning gaze. The names of the items tempted him, and he wanted to buy them. These were all unbelievable to Lin Shu! Each one of them made Lin Shu¡¯s heart beat faster and the sight of Moonlight Box caught his attention. He wondered what kind of item was the Monster Rubik¡¯s Cube or the mysterious Spatial Box. ¡­ Lin Shu was extremely excited. He no longer thought about the advanced items that had yet to be unlocked. To him, the items in front of him were already very advanced. The price was so high that it was out of reach! Each and every one of them. Lin Shu started to look around to see if there were any items that he could afford. The prices of the items were so high that his eyes hurt. ¡®I can¡¯t afford it! I can¡¯t afford it! I can¡¯t afford it! I still can¡¯t afford it! I still can¡¯t afford it! Why can¡¯t I afford it!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. ¡­ Lin Shu felt that he was so poor that he was crying, in despair, and feeling helpless. All of the items were so expensive and luxurious that he could not afford them at all. ¡®Whatever have I done to deserve this?¡¯ Lin Shu pondered. There were clearly so many items in front of him, and there was a dazzling array of products and items in this Item Mall. The price was actually set so high that it didn¡¯t feel like it wanted to do business! Lin Shu still couldn¡¯t spend as however as he wished. To him, it was like invisible discrimination against consumers who didn¡¯t have enough Gold Coins. ¡®There wasn¡¯t a newbie gift. No discount card for the Item Mall. It would be enough even if there¡¯s a 50% discount card!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu¡¯s heart was stifled. He felt as if these sky-high items were all shining so brightly that they were blinding his eyes. It was simply too depressing for Lin Shu! Lin Shu carefully looked at the items that he could afford. The Passion Fruit only cost 8,888 Gold Coins, but it seemed like it was still cheap. He could also afford the Multitasking Pill, which cost 6,666 Gold Coins. However, it was a big expense for him now. ¡®Huh? Why is the Invisibility Charm so cheap?¡¯ Lin Shu wondered. Lin Shu couldn¡¯t help but look at a shiny Invisibility Charm. The Invisibility Cloak was so expensive, but the Invisibility Charm was cheap. Lin Shu looked at the description¡­ Invisibility Charm After use, the user¡¯s sense of existence in the world will be zero for seven days. Price: 777 Gold Coins. ¡®Zero sense of existence?¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu¡¯s heart was stifled and wondered,¡¯What kind of item was this? I wasn¡¯t some big shot, and I didn¡¯t even need to use it, yet it had zero presence! It was utterly useless! Strangely, there was indeed a reason why it was cheap.¡¯ Lin Shu took a closer look at the other items. To his surprise, there were even items that cost two digits. Lin Shu thought, ¡®That¡¯s a¡­¡¯ Sleeping Draught After use, you will fall into a deep sleep. Price: 48 Gold Coins. ¡®The price figure was really ¡°lucky¡±! 48.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Looking at the unattainable items in front of him, Lin Shu only wanted to say one thing¡­ ¡°Please give me a bottle of Sleeping Draughtand let me sleep soundly.¡± There were all sorts of things in the dream. No, one won¡¯t be able to dream in a deep sleep. There won¡¯t be any dreams in a deep sleep. Chapter 40 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After unlocking the Item Mall, Lin Shu¡¯s originally excited mood was completely doused by the high price, and he completely calmed down. To Lin Shu, Sleeping Draught was the most suitable for him to buy. He didn¡¯t need to think about it, he could just buy a lot of Sleeping Draught. ¡®Crap! What am I supposed to do with all those Sleeping Draught? I should rest my eyes soon¡­¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Lin Shu felt an inexplicable sadness. He was really poor with his current Gold Coins balance, and he had no chance to buy anything in the mall. After all, he was not a player who spent money. Lin Shu, a potential customer of the Item Mall, had probably already lost his promises. Not to mention that this game could not be exchanged for Gold Coins with money. Even if Lin Shu could, he did not have the money to top up this game. Being poor meant that Lin Shu could only farm for more Exp. Points and Gold Coins. Lin Shu closed the Item Mall. He didn¡¯t want to continue looking at it which made him depressed and uncomfortable. It could even be said that it was very unfriendly to him. He chose to close it directly. Of course, when he closed it, Lin Shu still bought a bottle of Sleeping Draught. To sleep well, he still had to drink a bottle of Sleeping Draught in order not to kick the quilt in the middle of the night. ¡®Drinking the Sleeping Draught?¡¯ It was strange to even think about it. Lin Shu shook his head and closed the Item Mall. He then looked at the inventory on the virtual panel in front of him. There were four items now. One was his Wishing Talisman, which was almost turning into dust and had not been touched at all. The other two were the mystery gifts that he got from unlocking the Item Mall after he had successfully leveled up. The last one was the Sleeping Draught that he had just bought. Lin Shu stared at the two mystery gifts, not knowing what kind of gifts would appear. ¡®It would be great if I could get another Eye of Prophecy! Or a Koi Talisman would do too!¡¯ Lin Shu thought. With that kind of anticipation, Lin Shu chanted to his Luck attribute to bless him and opened the first mystery gift. He saw a cloth doll had randomly appeared in his inventory. The cloth doll was black in color and had a pair of strange eyes. It grinned with a smile. Disaster Warding Doll After use, it can give an early warning and block a disaster. Price: 1,666,666 Gold Coins Lin Shu¡¯s mood was somehow¡­ Subtle when he first saw the item. He had to admit that this Disaster Warding Doll was actually very useful. It was like buying insurance. The key was that it was different from buying personal safety insurance. Insurance would be reimbursed after an accident. This Disaster Warding Doll was obviously used to protect before an accident happened. It didn¡¯t need to apply for reimbursement after the insurance. However, what Lin Shu wanted more was money. Though that rag doll was also quite cute. Lin Shu felt that he shouldn¡¯t have such thoughts. After all, safety was the most important. He can¡¯t die before he could spend all his money. It would be too embarrassing if he died before that. Lin Shu thought of something and tried to use the Disaster Warding Doll. Then, there was a flash of light, and the Disaster Warding Doll in his inventory disappeared. However, Lin Shu didn¡¯t feel any changes in his body. He didn¡¯t know how the black cloth doll was used. However, Lin Shu quickly discovered that there was a mini tattoo on his wrist. It looked like a black doll, but the doll¡¯s face was a little strange, and it had a smile on it. The whole picture didn¡¯t look like a tattoo, but more like a virtual image. Lin Shu felt that it was a little strange. He touched the tattoo, but he didn¡¯t feel anything. At that moment, the doll-faced figure seemed to move and smiled at him. !!!¡Æ(?§¥?¥Î)¥Î ¡®Am I seeing things?¡¯ Lin Shu pondered. Lin Shu suspected that he had seen it wrong, but he felt that there was something strange about the pattern. After studying it for a while, he couldn¡¯t find anything, so he gave up. It was likely that he would only use it to block the disaster when he was really in danger. The only thing was that he didn¡¯t know how to block the disaster and how it would be effective. Lin Shu was extremely curious. However, he couldn¡¯t go and torture himself just to try out this Disaster Warding Doll and waste this opportunity to protect himself. ¡­ Soon, Lin Shu shifted his attention to the next mystery gift in his inventory. Now, it was time to see what the next mystery gift was. Lin Shu was looking forward to it. For some reason, he felt that the mystery gift was like a blind box. He wondered what kind of item would be inside. Fortunately, this mysterious blind box was not bought with Gold Coins, but a gained item. He could only hope that it would drop a good item. ¡®Lady Luck, please bless me with an Eye of Prophecy!¡¯ Lin Shu wished in his heart. Lin Shu looked at the mystery gift in his inventory and felt a little nervous. He mumbled Eye of Prophecy repeatedly in his mind. Then, he opened the mystery gift. At that moment, a slanted black-and-white scale appeared in the original position of the inventory. In the middle of the scale was a statue of a devil. The center of the scale was held in the hand of the statue, and scale plates were hanging on both sides. It was obvious that the scales were supposed to be level on both sides, but they were tilted to one side. One side seemed heavy while the other was light. However, the two scales were very stable. The entire scale spread out from the middle, one black and one white. The entire devil statue was black, and the eyes on its ferocious face seemed to be staring at Lin Shu. Lin Shu was taken aback. He looked at the item and felt that it was very strange, even a little strange. Obviously, this wasn¡¯t the Eye of Prophecy that he was looking forward to. It looked a little like the goddess of justice, Themis, but she was holding a scale in her left hand and a sword in her right hand. She was also blindfolded. But now, the scale was tilted, and it was in the hands of a demon. It was very strange. Lin Shu looked at the name of the scale again¡­ ¡®Devil¡¯s Trading Scale? What a strange name.¡¯ Lin Shu thought. Devil¡¯s Trading Scale Can be used to trade with the devil seven times. Note: Be careful of the greatest devilish greed. The level of transaction varies according to your level. Price: 48,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888 Gold Coins. ¡®Dealing with the devil seven times? Am I going to make a deal with the devil?¡¯ Lin Shu was a little surprised. ¡®More importantly, how to trade and what to trade? Are there any trading rules?¡¯ Lin Shu was completely confused. What made him even more suspicious was the scale itself. The scale in front of him was not fair at all. It was clearly not a fair scale. Lin Shu wondered, ¡®Did that mean that it was impossible to make a fair deal with the devil? ¡®Be careful of the greatest devilish greed? Did that mean I shouldn¡¯t be too greedy?¡¯ Lin Shu was very confused, but at the same time, he was also a little excited. He wondered if he could really make a deal with the devil, even if it was an unfair deal, what should he trade with and what could he use to make a deal with the devil?