He had arrived empty-handed, but he was carrying a bag full of things on his way back.
Standing at the entrance, Bai Xiaodu habitually scratched his ears.
Ever since he had uttered those words, the look in President Liu's eyes had shifted from seeing him as a promising junior to viewing him as a rather dangerous terrorist.
Am I really that scary?
Oh well, even so, the president had been generous enough to give him a whole bunch of items.
Bai Xiaodu grinned.
Two bottles of Warm-Blood Grass healing potion, a small pouch of blue crystal powder mix, and he had even generously thrown in a cantrip of his choice.
It wasn't one of those spell recording discs that had to be studied over and over, but a genuine magic scroll page.
They had also exchanged phone numbers.
Offense, support, defense—Bai Xiaodu had been constantly pondering his combat build.
Since his Constitution attribute couldn't be increased for the time being, he still opted for a defensive cantrip.
Unfortunately, 【Mage Armor】 and 【Fire Shield】 were both spells with Circles; since he didn't have any spell slots, he couldn't learn them.
Settling for the next best option, he chose 【Gust】.
【Gust】
Commune with nature, converting mana into wind energy to form a miniature wind field in front of you.
Released purely through mental intent.
Inflicts 【Dispel】, 【Knockback】, and 【Stun】 effects.
A highly practical spell.
After all, a Warlock was still part of the spellcasting category. Spells with higher damage usually came with long, tedious casting animations.
A 【Warrior】 was easy to deal with, but a 【Rogue】 was a different story.
【Gust】, however, could easily blow away those cowards who loved nothing more than trying to sneak up from behind.
Even when giving chase, he could create a wind field under his feet to levitate, taking the battle to the air.
In the early stages, most melee classes had almost no anti-air capabilities. Rather than throwing away their precious weapons,
they look up in despair at a flying 【Warlock】 or 【Mage】.
Please, I beg you, come down!
Awesome, saved another chunk of money.
He would temporarily engrave it first, and if he wanted to reach Proficient rank, he could just go find Lingxin.
Free labor was meant to be used, after all.
Besides, he could also farm some Affection points with her. Who knows, maybe she'd give him some other awesome talent.
All she had to do was teach him spells diligently, whereas Bai Xiaodu had to seriously consider how to play his part as a “duck.”
“Whoops!”
Deep in thought, Bai Xiaodu didn't notice the person walking toward him.
The bag was knocked out of his hands, and the healing potions inside came rolling out.
“My bad, I'm so sorry.”
Without even looking up to see who it was, Bai Xiaodu quickly bent down to pick them up.
These potions were commonly known as HP and MP potions. Though there was only a little, they were worth at least several thousand credits.
The small cylindrical bottles rolled quickly, reaching the person's feet in the blink of an eye.
It was a pair of brand-new, formal leather shoes.
They were polished to a mirror shine, giving off a faint scent of leather. The straight hems of her jet-black suit trousers draped neatly over them.
“Watch your step, brother. Be careful not to step on them.”
Just as he gave the warning, Bai Xiaodu saw the rolling healing potion suddenly stop.
Rather than being blocked by a pebble, it looked more like it had been caught by an invisible force.
Then, it was picked up by a beautiful, slender hand and held out to him.
“Here.”
This was not a man's hand.
And it certainly wasn't a man's voice.
Bai Xiaodu snapped his head up and immediately locked eyes with a pair of pale, serene cyan-blue eyes.
Judging solely by her appearance, she looked like an adult human female.
She was dressed in a sharp suit, boasting a stunning figure.
Her long, silvery-white hair draped over her shoulders like silk tassels, tied neatly in the middle.
Despite her alluring figure—the form-fitting suit paired with a full white blouse making her look incredibly attractive—
she somehow exuded an immense, overwhelming aura of authority.
Bai Xiaodu had seen plenty of attractive people. Those Elves, who only grew more obsessed with carnal pleasures as they aged, mostly had silver or golden hair too.
But honestly, someone with such a powerful presence
was a first for Bai Xiaodu in the real world.
In that single instant, Bai Xiaodu concluded that this person was highly dangerous.
Bracing himself, he reached out to take the potion and leave as quickly as possible.
“Uh...”
To his surprise, the small cylindrical bottle didn't budge an inch, firmly locked in her outstretched hand.
Bai Xiaodu decisively let go.
“I am terribly sorry. Please accept this healing potion as an apology. I hope you can forgive my clumsiness.”
He immediately turned on his heel without a shred of hesitation, walking away at a brisk pace—not running, so as not to arouse suspicion.
Bai Xiaodu trusted his instincts. The pressure radiating from her was simply too immense.
If he were some kind of house cat, he would probably be hissing and baring his teeth right about now.
“Director-General Shen! Oh my! Why didn't you let us know you were arriving today? I didn't even have the staff prepare any nice tea or pastries for you...”
The voice came out of nowhere. Bai Xiaodu turned to see President Liu practically sprinting out of the lobby.
“Oh? How did young Xiaodu run into you? Quick, quick, quick.
Xiaodu, come over here. This is our newly appointed temporary Director-General for the Pingshan District. Come say hello and meet our big boss.”
Well, shit.
Of all times, this guy just had to show up right now.
Bai Xiaodu cursed inwardly, then quickly spun around, plastering an incredibly cute smile on his face.
“Hello, Director-General Shen! My name is—”
Director-General Shen spoke first, her cyan-blue eyes shifting slightly.
“Bai Xiaodu.
Male, silver fox-kin. ID number 79632542552303576323.
Currently residing at Unit 2, Building 4, Apartment 201, Qingjuwan Estate, 7th East Ping Road, Pingshan District.
Part-time employee at the Tulip Night Lounge and the Ironclad Gym.
Recently learned the spell 【Freezing Ray】 and reached the Proficient rank.”
?
What the hell, she just doxxed me!
Having rattled off a long list of his personal information like a menu, she placed her hands behind her back, her expression completely unchanged.
The latter blinked.
This isn't right.
Didn't I just bump into her?
How did she even get my ID number?
Within a few seconds, Bai Xiaodu quickly processed the situation.
She was highly likely some kind of spellcasting-type transcendent to have acquired all his information in such a short time.
Mind reading?
His heart skipped a beat.
His greatest trump card right now was the Galgame Love System.
Just the direct attribute point bonuses and the bizarre passive skills were incredibly powerful.
If the United Federation found out about it, Bai Xiaodu dreaded to think what his fate would be.
He would most likely be thrown into some laboratory, wishing he were dead.
For a fleeting second, a sliver of malice rose from the depths of his heart,
but before it could turn into actual killing intent, Bai Xiaodu forcefully snuffed it out.
The reason was simple.
He couldn't beat her.
Director-General Shen was without a doubt his big boss now, so he absolutely could not offend her.
He just needed to flatter her. Sucking up was his specialty.
If she really could read minds, his only defense was to fill his head with thoughts about playing too many galgames.
Bai Xiaodu tilted his head up slightly, putting on a look of sheer shock.
“Is this... our first time meeting?”
Director-General Shen gave a slight nod.
“Naturally.”
“Then did you use some sort of transcendent spell to calculate my—”
“I just read your registration file.”
“...”
Motherfucker, why didn't you say so earlier?
Suppressing the urge to curse her out, Bai Xiaodu maintained his shocked expression.
“You memorized all my information just by looking at the file once?”
Director-General Shen remained expressionless, maintaining her aloof demeanor.
“Yes.”
“You are even cuter than your ID photo.”
“...Thank you for the compliment.”
Her expression suddenly shifted from aloof to serious.
“It is the truth.”
Holding out the healing potion, she watched as Bai Xiaodu accepted it with a grateful, unchanging smile.
As he bent down to pack up his things, a faint warmth suddenly brushed past his ear.
Turning his head, he saw Director-General Shen's bewitchingly exquisite face so close that he could even feel the rhythm of her breath.
She was speaking in a rather peculiar manner—not through the air,
but directly inside Bai Xiaodu's head.
“Do you know that you are fated to suffer a bloody disaster today?”
Bai Xiaodu froze.
Looking up at the beautiful Director-General Shen, he ignored her words for a moment and instead glanced at President Liu standing nearby.
Is this place really the Pingshan District branch of the Federal Explorers Association?
Why is one telling me to believe in gods, while the other is prophesying a bloody disaster for me?
Did I walk into some kind of cult headquarters?
“There is one more thing.”
Director-General Shen tilted her head, her cyan-blue eyes reflecting the speechlessness on the fox's face.
“What does 'motherfucker' mean?”
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