55: Chapter 55: Annual Salary of 600,000!_1 55: Chapter 55: Annual Salary of 600,000!_1 “Will it cause you any trouble?”
Lin Baici was worried.
“Don’t worry, it’s just a matter of getting a smartphone reimbursed.
The director won’t make things difficult for !”
How much is that anyway?
To break into Divine Ruins, God Hunters risk their lives, so the Security Bureau always ensures they’re well-supplied.
“Besides, you saved the lives of over a hundred people!”
Xia Hongyao patted Lin Baici on the shoulder, signaling him to feel free to use it.
Lin Baici deserved it.
The male clerk was even more envious.
So you get your company to pay for everything without spending a di of your savings?
Who can tell where their company is?
I really want to report them, what should I do?
The male clerk had all sorts of sches running through his mind, but he was quick on his feet.
“Please wait a mont, I’ll go get the smartphone!”
The male clerk ran off.
He knew he had misjudged, that the young man wasn’t poor but habitually frugal.
As Xia Hongyao went to the counter to pay with a card and was still waiting for the receipt, the clerk ran back.
Lin Baici and Xia Hongyao unpacked the box, checked the phone to make sure there were no problems with its appearance, and then inserted their SIM cards into it.
Power on!
“Let’s go, ti to eat!”
Xia Hongyao was hungry and planned to treat Lin Baici to a big al to celebrate their new acquaintance and surviving the rule pollution.
“Hold on, I need to download so apps!”
Concerned about his data usage, Lin Baici smiled at the male clerk, “Handso, can I use your store’s WIFI?”
“Sure!”
The male clerk gave Lin Baici the password but internally he was ranting.
You’re a millionaire!
You’ll soon have a hundred thousand yuan in your bank account, yet you still want to use our shop’s internet?
After Lin Baici downloaded WeChat and validated his login with his phone number, dozens of ssages imdiately popped up.
Little rperson: Have you arrived at school yet?
Little rperson: Hey, hey, where’s my Little Bai?
Did I lose one so big?
Lost?
Little rperson: Sister Fish is patrolling, quickly dress up, hands on your head, squat against the wall.
Little rperson: What’s the matter?
Where are you?
At first, Hua Yue Yu was just casually chatting and joking around, but after sending seven or eight ssages and getting no response, especially when Lin Baici should have already arrived according to his train schedule, she beca worried.
She made several calls, but none went through.
Kim Myungjin sent fewer ssages; the first one was predictably a ‘Can I see this without spending money?’ selfie to start off the conversation.
The second and third ssages were asking about Lin Baici’s exact ti of arrival at school and if he needed anything, telling him not to hesitate to ask.
Lin Baici’s mom was at work today, and when she didn’t get through to him on a call over lunch, she sent a ssage asking where he was.
Lin Baici continued to download common apps like QiDian, AutoNavi Maps, Taobao, and then he called his mom.
“Mom, I’ve arrived, I’m fine, everything went smoothly.”
“Dinner?
I’ve eaten already, don’t worry about it, my roommates are all nice!”
“I’m going to take a walk around the campus, gotta hang up now!”
To prevent his mom from worrying, Lin Baici told a little white lie and then opened Hua Yue Yu’s WeChat ssages.
Lin Xia Dai Yue Gui: Ran into a little trouble, it’s resolved now, I’ll arrive at the school tomorrow.
Then he replied to the God Hunter—also known as Kim Myungjin—and her WeChat.
Lin Xia Dai Yue Gui: I’ll be there tomorrow, everything is fine, I don’t need anything, thanks!
Right after Lin Baici finished sending the ssages, his phone started ringing.
It was Hua Yue Yu.
Lin Baici picked up.
“Little Bai, what kind of problem did you encounter?”
Hua Yue Yu’s tone was full of anxiety.
Lin Baici could hear Hua Yue Yu’s concern, which felt heartwarming, “I ran into so trouble on the high-speed train!”
“Do you need help?”
Hua Yue Yu was worried.
“It’s already taken care of!”
Other than his childhood friend Li Wei, Lin Baici didn’t have many friends, especially not female friends, so Hua Yue Yu’s concern gave him an unusual feeling.
“What kind of problem leaves you with no ti to reply to WeChat?”
Hua Yue Yu’s heart brimd with remorse: “I heard that when soone doesn’t reply to your WeChat, it’s because you’re not important to them!”
Hua Yue Yu genuinely considered Lin Baici a friend.
She wouldn’t even bat an eyelid if he asked to borrow a million yuan right now—she’d hand over her bank card without leaving anything for herself.
So Lin Baici not responding to her ssages made her feel like she wasn’t very important to him, which left her feeling downcast.
Lin Baici glanced at the male clerk, then walked outside the store to avoid being overheard, “I encountered rule pollution on the high-speed train and it was a matter of life and death this afternoon.”
“Ah?”
Through the phone, Hua Yue Yu exclaid in shock, “Are you hurt?”
“No!”
Lin Baici thought about the several hundred passengers who had died and sighed.
“Where are you now?
I’ll co to see you!”
Hua Yue Yu was anxious; she was already getting dressed.
“I’m in Anrao, far from Haijing!”
Lin Baici was overwheld as he heard Hua Yue Yu busily chatting with her fans in the background.
He didn’t know that as he was sending a ssage to Hua Yue Yu on WeChat, she was streaming live.
After deciding to go find Lin Baici, she turned on her mic, apologized to her fans, and said that sothing urgent ca up, so she had to end the stream early.
“Small Fish, don’t stress yourself out at this hour!”
Lin Baici quickly persuaded her, “Besides, by the ti you’ve bought your ticket and are waiting for the train, I might already be on one again!”
“Well…
okay then!”
Hua Yue Yu gave up and then sighed, “Can you believe your luck?
You can’t even make a trip without encountering pollution of rules!”
“Good luck?”
Lin Baici thought to himself, scoring a Divine Grace, a nautilus, and a piece of God’s bones – he totally hit the jackpot!
Right!
There was also the one million yuan bonus and the friendship with Xia Hongyao.
“You better co to Haijing soon.
I’ve already prepared a feast of plenty for you, at which we can thoroughly dispel your bad luck!”
After chatting for a bit more, they hung up the phone.
While Lin Baici was on the phone, his WeChat had chid several tis, and he had also received two calls.
Upon checking, he saw they were all from Jin Ying.
The calls were from the Goryeo girl as well.
Lin Baici returned the calls, and after a short conversation, as it was an international call, they wished each other good night and ended it quickly to avoid racking up phone charges he couldn’t afford.
“You have friends in Goryeo?”
Xia Hongyao was surprised.
As a God Hunter with very keen senses, she had heard the words ‘Oppa,’ ‘Oppa,’ coming from the phone.
She knew that ‘Oppa’ ant brother in Korean!
“Mm-hmm, a friend I t at Dragon Temple!”
Lin Baici saw that several important apps had finished downloading and went to have dinner with Xia Hongyao.
“Barbecue or hot pot?”
Xia Hongyao had taken the opportunity while Lin Baici was on the phone to search for food on ituan and looked at what was good to eat.
“Whatever!”
Lin Baici didn’t mind.
Xia Hongyao chose hot pot.
There was a sports shop nad Decathlon on the second floor.
Xia Hongyao went in, did not try anything on, and picked out two sets of sportswear to wear as a change of clothes.
The hot pot restaurant was on the fifth floor.
A yin-yang pot was ordered, with two pounds of fatty lamb and beef brought to the table, along with tripe, fish tofu, and baby cabbage among various other ingredients to swish in the broth.
After a long day’s hustle, Lin Baici and Xia Hongyao were hungry and spent about forty minutes devouring their al voraciously.
The bill ca to two hundred and sixty yuan, which Xia Hongyao paid.
Lin Baici didn’t insist on paying because High Ponytail had said it could be expensed.
“Expense reimbursent, what a beautiful phrase!”
Lin Baici reflected.
On their way back, Xia Hongyao bought six cans of beer, so chips, peanuts, sunflower seeds, and duck necks at a supermarket.
When they got back to the hotel, Xia Hongyao followed Lin Baici into his room, obviously planning to talk deep into the night.
Lin Baici, a young man in his pri, used to be able to stay up for several nights in a row without feeling tired.
Now, having consud the teorite and God’s bones, his physical condition had improved even more.
Psst!
Psst!
Xia Hongyao popped open two cans of beer, handed one to Lin Baici, and kept one for herself.
She sat cross-legged on the bed, took a sip, and then, with wide eyes, gazed intently at Lin Baici.
“The crouching Buddha baby?
Add blood and ignite the lamp?
That sounds terrifying, tell more!”
Although Xia Hongyao verbalized her fear, her expression conveyed otherwise – she was actually excited, like a fan of horror films eagerly awaiting the release of a long-anticipated new scary movie: “How did you figure it out?
Tell all the details.”
Xia Hongyao loved solving mysteries.
Lin Baici had no choice but to recount the whole story in detail.
In truth, Lin Baici was a bit proud of himself; the final showdown with the crouching Buddha baby, Add blood and ignite the lamp, and offering flowers before the Buddha in the three taboo gas, defeating the dark Buddha statue – this debut battle was definitely one for the history books.
…
“Just like that, after twisting off the dark Buddha statue’s arm, I broke through the Divine Ruins!”
Lin Baici shrugged his shoulders.
“Brilliant!”
Xia Hongyao exclaid in praise and took several large gulps of her beer, “It’s such a pity, if only I had been with you in Dragon Temple!”
Xia Hongyao imagined herself firing on all cylinders, deducing the key to the pollution of rules through various bits and pieces of evidence…
She would have been as cool as Hols descending upon the scene.
“Heh, there will be chances in the future!”
Lin Baici rembered Xia Hongyao’s performance amidst the rule pollution of that day.
She might have been a bit slow, but she was brave and wouldn’t abandon a friend.
She was ready to take matters into her own hands.
This girl with the high ponytail,
was definitely soone he could hang out with!
When Xia Hongyao heard this, she intended to wait until she had obtained the qualification for exemption before inviting Lin Baici, but now she couldn’t hold back anymore.
“Xiao Bai, how about joining the Jiuzhou Security Bureau and becoming my teammate?”
Xia Hongyao’s eyes sparkled like stars, clear, bright, innocent, with a kind of shining light.
Lin Baici raised an eyebrow, “You an I can just join?
Isn’t that kind of organization supposed to be confidential?”
“With your performance, securing an exemption isn’t hard!”
Xia Hongyao was certain that organizations like the God Hunter Organization would be clamoring for a rookie like him.
“…”
Lin Baici fell silent.
He was seriously considering it.
He had beco a God Hunter by accident, so what was he supposed to do from now on?
Seeing that Lin Baici was silent, Xia Hongyao thought he was hesitant and began to persuade him, “The pay is great at the Security Bureau, with a basic annual salary of 600,000 yuan!”
Lin Baici’s train of thought was interrupted, and he blurted out,
“How much?”
He thought he’d heard wrong.
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