Chapter 71 The Singer, Oh, The Singer 4

"You should have seen her stupid look when she heard the news, haha, it was like the sky was falling! I heard she even ran to ask the boss why she didn't get promoted. Could the boss tell the truth? He could only say she didn't work hard enough."

"If you ask me, she just hasn't been beaten by society yet. She doesn't know the most important thing about working is making the boss happy. If the boss is happy, what can't you get? Working blindly all day long—how much is that actually worth?"

His good buddy laughed heartily and clinked glasses with him, beer foam splashing out onto the barbecue.

"Exactly, those women don't understand social nuances. When the results come out, they always act like we wronged them. It's clearly them who don't know how to be flexible. We've essentially taught her a lesson without even charging her tuition—they should be thanking us!"

"Exactly!"

Thinking of this, Zhang Qi became even more sycophantic.

He knew his own worth perfectly well. Did he want to clear a three-star instance? He'd rather latch onto someone else's leg.

As long as he kept this Tiger Wang happy, with whatever crumbs leaked through his fingers...

He smiled and flattered, "With Brother Wang's strength, the only reason you haven't cleared a three-star instance is because you haven't encountered one. Otherwise, could that so-called Perfect Chrysanthemum Thirty-Six Folds still be number one? Just the name alone isn't as imposing as yours; he's just a sleazy little man!"

Being compared to Perfect Chrysanthemum Thirty-Six Folds and having the conclusion drawn that Perfect Chrysanthemum Thirty-Six Folds couldn't compare to him, Tiger Wang raised an eyebrow, his expression brightening, like tea leaves unfurling in boiling water.

"Hehe, hehe, how could I compare to him."

That's what he said, but his expression suggested otherwise.

The name of Perfect Chrysanthemum Thirty-Six Folds was known worldwide.

Logically speaking, Lin Xiangjun hadn't entered an instance for a month. To maintain their top ranking, the number ones from other countries would enter instances, more or less.

Take Annie Potsdam, ranked second, for example.

In the past thirty days, Annie Potsdam had entered a total of six instances—two one-star and four two-star. Excluding the two two-star instances which were S-rank clears, the rest were A-rank clears.

Maintaining a pace of one instance every five days for such life-threatening instances was truly breathtaking.

Previously, there was a man from a remote South American country, ranked fifth in the world. Seeing Annie Potsdam entering instance after instance, his competitive spirit was stifled. He declared he would surpass Annie Potsdam to become world number one.

His frequency of entering instances was even higher—once every three days. He once surpassed Annie Potsdam to become world number two, but during his fourth instance, he suddenly died inside.

Meanwhile, Annie Potsdam continued to play it safe, firmly occupying her second-place throne.

But no matter how steadily she played, after clearing four consecutive instances, she still hadn't managed to pull [Perfect Chrysanthemum Thirty-Six Folds] down from the number one throne.

This was very intriguing.

Especially when comparing historical records: Annie Potsdam's record, when expanded, was a long paragraph, while Lin Xiangjun's was just three characters: "Who Am I".

It was like Old Arthur and the Yuanliu Child appearing in the same game—a gap between Trisolarians and primitive humans.

No one knew what Lin Xiangjun had done in the three-star instance.

Except for Lin Xiangjun herself, even Wang Guiying, who was in the same instance as her, didn't know.

Her high rating was because she not only cleared with an S-rank and unlocked hidden tasks, but also eliminated two outsiders—including the security guard and the avatar of the four-star Instance Master, which was the Stair Ghost.

Killing the Stair Ghost gave a very high rating, enough for her to S-rank clear two three-star instances with points to spare.

Everyone just assumed the rating given by a three-star instance was five or six times higher than a two-star instance.

Now, the comment section generally believed that as long as one could S-rank clear a single three-star instance, one could replace Perfect Chrysanthemum Thirty-Six Folds as world number one!

Tiger Wang looked at the small alley in front of him, a flash of fanaticism in his eyes.

He had been searching for a three-star instance in the chat area for a month; he didn't expect to be lucky enough to run into one today!

As long as he could take down this instance, he would be world number one. Even the Special Security Bureau would have to respectfully invite him to join. At that point, money and power—which one wouldn't be within his grasp?

He wouldn't be like Perfect Chrysanthemum Thirty-Six Folds, who clearly had extraordinary strength but acted like a turtle hiding in its shell. Whether people were clamoring to challenge him to a duel or humbly begging for his help, he would remain silent.

He, Tiger Wang, was adept at social maneuvering and had plenty of skills to win people over. As long as he was given a chance, he might just create an era of his own!

As long as he took down this three-star instance!

This would be his path to ascension!

"I will not be acting with you all." Lin Xiangjun looked at Cheng Shengtian, the younger of the two women.

"Why?" Cheng Shengtian stepped forward eagerly, looking straight into Lin Xiangjun's eyes. "Our situation as women is so difficult right now. If we don't band together for warmth, what will you do when they target you and try to make you die?"

Han Jingxue also advised: "Little girl, don't think that just because you have items and abilities, you don't need to fear being targeted by them. Those people's methods are terrifying, and they are all underhanded tricks. We can't possibly be on guard against them in the instance forever, right? There is a saying: one can be a thief for a thousand days, but one cannot guard against a thief for a thousand days. Don't you think that's the truth?"

Lin Xiangjun admitted they had a point.

But...

"I certainly won't trust them, but I also won't trust you."

Those men were dangerous, but that didn't mean these two women were safe.

She wasn't taking a multiple-choice test. Everyone present was a stranger. Did she have to categorize strangers into three-tenths raw, five-tenths raw, or seven-tenths raw? It wasn't like she was cooking a steak.

"But..." Cheng Shengtian couldn't understand this choice.

"In such a dangerous instance, it's very easy to break the rules if you explore alone. Why not come with us... How about this, any items you find will belong to you; neither I nor Sister Han will touch them. Is that okay?"

"If I'm not with you, the items I find will be mine anyway." Lin Xiangjun didn't want to say anything more to them.

What was wrong with this instance? The men were sick, and the women were sick too. She was worried that being in the same instance as them would get her implicated.

When she got back, she really needed to burn some paper and pray. This psychotic instance matched her with a bunch of lunatics.

"But..." Cheng Shengtian widened her eyes, watching Lin Xiangjun's figure flash ten meters away in the blink of an eye.

The level of this acceleration item was definitely not low.

With such an item, no wonder she didn't want to walk with them.