Bai Youyou and Bai Xiaobai

As game time lengthened, everyone had a preliminary understanding of how to schedule their online time.

Overall, for the strong, it was best to utilize the evening hours to grind monsters.

Not only was there an experience bonus, but there were also fewer people than during the day!

As for players who struggled to fight monsters even during the day, they shouldn't bother with such thoughts!

The Blood Moon effect disappeared, and it wasn't even 6 PM yet!

Yang Jian knocked on Zhou Yue's office door.

"Come in!"

Looking up and seeing that it was Yang Jian, Zhou Yue was momentarily surprised.

"Is something wrong?"

"I've booked a table at Wen Ruixuan. Shall we go have dinner?"

"Just the two of us?"

Yang Jian was surprised. Who else did she want to bring?

Zhou Yue raised her hand and checked her watch.

"You don't need to cycle CDs anymore?"

"I had them pack it up and deliver it. Professional team, warm delivery! I'm so busy, how could I have time to go out for dinner? Come to my office!"

Zhou Yue rolled her eyes and muttered, "Don't they pride themselves on being high-end? They deliver takeout now?"

Yang Jian smiled.

"It's all just a facade. Is there anything money can't solve? I don't believe it!"

Zhou Yue couldn't help but roll her eyes.

To be honest, at this point, she was unwilling to completely abandon the game and waste time outside.

After all, knowing so much and still being able to waste time with a clear conscience would mean having a very big heart.

Yang Jian's office was large enough, and Wen Ruixuan's delivery speed was fast enough.

Just as he said, there was nothing that couldn't be solved with money; if there was, it just meant not enough money was added!

Unfortunately, this candlelight dinner didn't go as Yang Jian had hoped!

Zhou Yue came, but she brought the three Xia sisters with her... Facing Yang Jian's accusing gaze, Zhou Yue still offered an explanation.

"I just happened to run into the three of them offline..."

Yang Jian's smile was forced: "Everyone, please sit!"

"Boss, are you perhaps not happy to see us?"

The relatively unfamiliar Xia Minglan spoke, catching Yang Jian off guard!

He stared at her blankly for two seconds, then awkwardly turned to Xia Mingwei and asked, "Is she always this direct?"

Xia Mingwei smiled and nodded.

"The public security in Xia Country is still too good. It's not easy for someone like her to live this long!"

"Haha..."

The candlelight dinner plan was ruined.

They could only have a simple, casual meal!

"How is the equipment purchasing I mentioned earlier progressing?"

"It's going well. I grouped the eight new people into pairs and sent them to different Newbie Villages. They were all specifically chosen from areas without major factions! They've almost bought up all the various resources that people are willing to sell!"

"Where did you put so much that you bought?"

"I just rented a house in the village for 10 silver coins, for ten days!"

Zhou Yue said it as a matter of course, but Yang Jian realized that his actions had been too conservative.

He hypnotized himself again, 'Don't treat this as a game, don't treat this as a game...' "Alright, pick out ten top-tier green-grade items and send them to me later. Preferably nine weapons and one shield!"

"Okay, I haven't received a green shield yet, but fortunately, one dropped on my side today!"

Zhou Yue nodded in understanding.

Shields are a very special piece of equipment; almost no one sells them!

The drop rate for equipment is already low, and the game "salvation" requires a lot of teamwork. MTs are indispensable in every team... So, in fact, Zhou Yue had never received a shield before!

Fortunately, there was now a green shield to give to Yang Jian!

"Once we reach the main city, I will quickly arrange for them to learn professional skills, like forging and tailoring! At least enough to ensure your needs are met!"

"Alright, it's settled then!"

After the meal, everyone was happy, except for Yang Jian, who wasn't very pleased but couldn't show it on his face.

After a day of fighting sea turtles and Kobolds online, he couldn't fall asleep even lying in bed.

Zhou Yue didn't have this concern; she had things to do.

For example, in the morning, she expressed her intention to poach the dozen or so colleagues on the list, and in the evening, she would call them to foster relationships!

After scrolling through Douyin for a while, almost nine out of ten videos were related to "salvation."

The comment sections were almost entirely condemning the game company for its inaction and the scarcity of game helmets... As the two most famous individuals in this game, Yang Jian and Zhou Yue's game IDs had a very high appearance rate!

While enjoying himself, Zhou Yue sent a WeChat message.

Zhou Yue: Of the twelve people I spoke to this morning, ten have accepted my invitation. They will go to Chuangsheng tomorrow to resign and then come here!

Yang Jian: That smooth?

Zhou Yue: With the release of "salvation," what future do you think AI has?

Indeed, if this was just a game, then judging by the intelligence of the NPCs, there was no future for AI.

If this wasn't a game... Heh, are you still developing software?

So, when "salvation" officially launched, Tianhai Group knew this investment was a loss... a huge loss!

However, a prestigious Tianhai Group could afford the loss!

But for Chuangsheng, it was naturally no longer as important as before. Coupled with the impact of "salvation," its IPO was hindered, and the original veterans who stayed behind were no longer having such an easy time!

Therefore, when they received Zhou Yue's olive branch... they didn't feel like they were doing anything wrong to Yang Jian.

They were all employees, and asking for more would be impolite!

Besides, Yang Jian, from showing interest to selling the company, had never discussed the idea of leaving together with them!

So, they didn't feel like they were doing anything wrong to Yang Jian either!

After all, General Manager Yang was thinking about how to abduct Zhou Yue from beginning to end, and he didn't consider them at all.

While he was lost in thought, Zhou Yue angrily pushed the door open and walked in.

"What's wrong? Who made you angry? I'll fire him..."

"Stop being so flippant. Did you contact Bai Youyou yourself?"

Yang Jian: ...?

"I truly have no relationship with her. Back then, I just pitied her as a young woman with a child, being forced to that extent by Tianfu's Hu Group, and I softened my heart and took her in..."

Seeing Zhou Yue's expression soften slightly, he tentatively asked.

"What's going on?"

Although Zhou Yue had always refused, in fact, they had been in an intimate relationship for almost two years.

Both psychologically and practically, Zhou Yue was considered his girlfriend!

This person was usually very emotionally stable, so this sudden outburst was unexpected to him!

"Bai Youyou is coming!"

"Let her come. When I gave you the list this morning, you didn't object, did you?"

Zhou Yue was furious, her voice rising.

"She's coming tonight, bringing her little niece, Bai Xiaobai, with her!"

"Isn't she working tomorrow?"

Zhou Yue looked at him as if he truly didn't know.

"That Young Master Mo is much more discerning than you. He immediately took a liking to Director Bai, and has been trying to sleep with her overtly and covertly. Bai Youyou resigned from Chuangsheng the day before yesterday!"

Yang Jian: ...Why hasn't Tianhai's broken mess of a company gone bankrupt yet?

"Alright then, let her come! Bring Bai Xiaobai too. There's a place for them to stay here!"

Zhou Yue rolled her eyes.

"You know her salary, even if others don't, right? Director Bai has her own house. She's coming here mainly because she wants to get involved with "salvation"!"

Yang Jian: I hadn't thought of that just now.

Bai Youyou arrived very quickly. Yang Jian had just finished his CD cycle when she arrived with Xiaobai.

"Xiaobai, did you miss Uncle?"

"Hello, Uncle. Hello, Auntie Zhou!"

Seeing her niece greet the two of them, Bai Youyou smiled and greeted Yang Jian.

"General Manager Yang, I've come to rely on you again!"

"Don't say that, we're old friends. You're also familiar with Xiao Yue. You two can go handle the onboarding together later!"

Even though they were old friends, Yang Jian still used his Divine Eye on her!

It was good. She wasn't a spy, had no ulterior motives, and could be used as a right-hand woman!

Since Bai Youyou had arrived, the original financial officer was automatically demoted... not exactly demoted... just had an additional superior, and the financial sister's salary had increased significantly.

Yang Jian didn't care about money now; it could really become worthless later on!

He didn't even need to think; just by the looks of it, he knew that the future would definitely be an era dominated by game currency!

Friendship was one thing, but procedures still had to be followed.

The necessary onboarding and contracts could not be skipped.

Zhou Yue took Bai Youyou to familiarize herself with her new territory, while Yang Jian played with Bai Xiaobai.

"Uncle Yang, can I also go into "salvation"?"

"What would you go there for?"

"I'll go help Uncle fight monsters..."

"Heh heh, you just want to play the game yourself, don't you? Did your aunt agree?"

"Uncle, my aunt listens to you the most. If you tell her, she'll definitely agree..."

Yang Jian: ...