39: Qin Xuan, I've given you this opportunity. I hope you can seize it.
Qin Xuan, dressed in tattered gear, followed closely behind Lin Ling, maintaining a distance of about three meters.
The blue equipment on him had long since been taken back by Manager Li, who had caught up.
"Boss, please take me in. You can pay me whatever salary you want each month."
"I'm hardworking and can do anything."
"As long as you take me in, I promise to help you level up."
Qin Xuan's voice kept coming from behind, and at this moment, seeing that they were almost home, Lin Ling couldn't help but rub his brow.
"I don't need a follower."
"Then a nanny works too. I can cook and do laundry."
"I don't need a nanny."
"Then consider a hunting dog. I'll pick up items for you when you kill monsters, and my little skeletons can also help."
"Are you really in need of money? Or do you have another objective?"
Lin Ling suddenly stopped and looked directly into Qin Xuan's eyes.
In his opinion, even a hidden class with slightly poorer talent wouldn't need to be so humble.
Something abnormal was definitely afoot.
Qin Xuan, being stared at by him, couldn't help but avert his gaze slightly.
But in the end, he still nodded and said, "I'm really short on money. Can you take me in?"
"With your Undead Mage class, finding a guild shouldn't be difficult," Lin Ling narrowed his eyes.
Qin Xuan felt uncomfortable under Lin Ling's increasingly sharp gaze.
"To be honest, your back just now looked very much like my benefactor," Qin Xuan said.
"I'll give you thirty seconds, don't make things up.
If you can't convince me, then get out of my sight. Go level up, go work.
Don't follow me anymore, or I'll kill you."
Lin Ling's voice gradually turned cold, and the sharpness in his eyes subtly transformed into a murderous intent.
Qin Xuan couldn't help but shiver. He suddenly had a feeling that Lin Ling would really kill him.
"My name is Qin Xuan, from Taiyuan Base City. Ten years ago, the Qianlong Secret Realm at Fen River Second Reservoir suddenly opened."
"The Soul Group from Sakura Country somehow obtained intelligence about the secret realm's opening in advance."
"They were a group of over thirty Five-turn experts, planning to clear the secret realm and get the BOSS's first kill as soon as possible."
"I happened to be returning to my old home in Xiahuai with my parents and encountered the Soul Group."
"To prevent the news from leaking, the Soul Group directly killed my parents. Just as they were about to attack me, a silver-armored god descended from the sky."
"The silver-armored god raised his hand and annihilated dozens of Soul Group members. When he left, he also told me that it's better to improve yourself than to envy others."
"The way he raised and waved his right hand as he turned to leave was exactly the same as yours just now."
At this point, Qin Xuan clenched his fists tightly, and his breathing became somewhat rapid.
Lin Ling's face suddenly showed a faint smile: "You mean, I'm the silver-armored god?"
"Uh..." Qin Xuan's face instantly flushed, "I just think you guys are similar, so I want to follow you."
"I'm sorry, your reason didn't move me. However, we should be about the same age, and I'm not some silver-armored god. You should go, hurry up and level up."
Lin Ling said, turning and walking towards home.
However, after only a few steps, the smile on his face instantly vanished.
He clearly sensed that Qin Xuan was still following him from a distance.
A faint hint of killing intent instantly appeared in Lin Ling's eyes.
He turned his head slightly, and his body instantly transformed into an afterimage, spanning over ten meters and directly appearing in front of Qin Xuan.
Boom...
One of Lin Ling's hands tightly gripped Qin Xuan's neck, pinning him against the wall.
A series of cracking sounds of neck bones rubbing against each other were particularly eerie in the quiet night.
"I told you, if you can't move me, then get lost, or die!"
At this moment, Lin Ling's voice was like it came from the underworld, and he seemed to have returned to his previous life when he fought to the death with others.
Qin Xuan's heart pounded wildly. At this moment, he truly felt the call of death.
The suffocating sensation from lack of oxygen slowly turned his face purple, and his small eyes widened in alarm.
"Am I going to die?"
"Dying, perhaps it's also a kind of release."
Feeling the call of death, a relieved smile instead appeared on Qin Xuan's lips.
Just then, Lin Ling's hand suddenly loosened.
Qin Xuan directly slumped to the ground, gasping for air.
Lin Ling, carrying the Wolf Tooth Hammer, turned and left, but his chilling voice echoed in the alley.
"Get out. If you follow me again, I won't give you another chance."
Watching Lin Ling's receding figure, Qin Xuan suddenly cried out hysterically:
"My family are all dead. For the past ten years, there have only been two motivations supporting me to live.
One is to kill all of the Sakura Soul Group to avenge my parents, and the other is to find the silver-armored god.
Before I find the silver-armored god, can I follow you first?
I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on, I'm afraid I'll lose myself and never find my way again."
Lin Ling's pupils suddenly contracted, and the killing intent in his eyes gradually receded. How many times had he also been so lost, unable to find his way? If he had met this Undead Mage in his previous life, perhaps they would have become the best partners, the closest brothers.
He slowly turned and looked at the somewhat stubborn young man in front of him.
Two lines of clear tears slid from Qin Xuan's eyes, dripping with a plop onto the bluestone ground, kicking up a small cloud of dust.
Lin Ling walked back to Qin Xuan, and with a mischievous smile, said, "I'll give you a chance to be my little brother. First, transfer 2 million dragon coins to me."
Qin Xuan's lower eyelid twitched wildly, followed by eyes full of ecstasy. He didn't hesitate at all, quickly took out his phone from his storage space, asked for Lin Ling's bank card number, and transferred 2 million dragon coins.
Lin Ling also didn't expect this kid to be so decisive, so he nodded in satisfaction, "I'll lend you this staff. If you can reach Level 30 within ten days, then come find me, and you'll be my brother from now on. If you can't do it, I'll take back the staff."
Qin Xuan suddenly looked at Lin Ling, his eyes filled with ecstasy.
He was sure that Lin Ling must have a huge secret, a secret that absolutely exceeded everyone's imagination.
How terrifying must a newcomer's talent be to reach Level 20 in one day?
Qin Xuan also had a vague feeling, or rather, he had a faint intuition, that the person in front of him must be related to that silver-armored god.
"I can definitely do it, I can definitely do it! Boss, I'm really lucky. Maybe one day, my talent will change from A to S. I will definitely complete your test."
Lin Ling placed the staff on the ground and sighed softly in his heart: "Kid, I've given you a chance. I hope you can seize it, and I hope you can cheer up."
Only after Lin Ling disappeared into the depths of the alley did Qin Xuan pick up the staff from the ground.
When he saw the attributes of the Asura Staff, he was completely stunned.
...
After Lin Ling returned home, he immediately took out all the materials he had bought.
He took out a life skill book for a blacksmith that he had previously obtained.
As he learned it, the life skill on his system panel immediately lit up.
At the same time, an equipment editor appeared synchronously on his system interface.
Lin Ling skillfully activated the equipment editor and then took out Time Crystal, Bardol's Tear, and Star Cold Iron from his storage space.
These three main materials cost a full 200 million dragon coins.
He took a deep breath, trying to calm his emotions.
Soon, a sharp gleam bloomed in his eyes.
At the same time, he immediately began crafting the equipment.
This was a heart-shaped item similar to a badge, not the originally planned exclusive weapon.
Whether this item could be successfully made was related to whether Lin Ling could truly become an Invincible expert. Because with this item, he would be able to realize his dream of infinitely casting Forbidden Spells.