77: Chapter 77 Wang Lin, Get in the Car

"Your mission is to snatch things."

"Crystal cores, cultivation techniques, potions, weapons, forbidden artifacts... take as much as you can."

"The Twelve Zodiacs does not restrict your personal gains, but forbidden artifacts are the exception."

"forbidden artifacts must be handed over to the Twelve Zodiacs. That is the rule."

No one spoke. Rules were rules. In the Twelve Zodiacs, rules were more important than life.

"Besides..." Xingtian's voice suddenly lowered a bit.

"We are not the only ones in the temple."

"People from other organizations will also go in."

"Anyone with the ability to enter will not let this opportunity slip by."

"Currently known ones are: the Night Watchers, Miracle Company, the Holy See, the Circus..."

"They all have powerhouses above LV9 leading the teams, so pay close attention..."

"As for those mercenary groups from the camps, don't worry about them; they won't cause any major trouble."

"You have three minutes to prepare now. The troops will set off in three minutes..."

After Xingtian finished speaking, he said nothing more and began to communicate with other members about the departure arrangements.

Three minutes later, the team began to set off.

Wang Lin stood in the line of Reserve Members, just about to step forward with the team, when an engine sound suddenly came from behind him.

A van drove over from behind and stopped beside him.

The driver's side window rolled down, revealing his father, Wang Dashan.

Sitting in the passenger seat next to him was Zhang Qiming.

"Wang Lin, get in." Zhang Qiming's voice was very casual.

Wang Lin was bewildered by their actions, lowered his voice, and leaned toward the car window:

"Uncle Zhang, this is the Twelve Zodiacs, not our own home. This doesn't seem right."

Zhang Qiming didn't feel embarrassed at all: "What are you afraid of? We have a car, it's our own car."

"If you have a car and don't ride it, but walk instead, isn't that stupid?"

Wang Lin opened his mouth, finding that he couldn't refute that.

That was true; he was a Reserve Member, just there to make up the numbers, so why would there be so many rules?

They weren't the real main force anyway.

As for Reserve Members, it was a stroke of luck just to survive, so who would care if you walked or rode in a car?

He opened the car door and sat inside.

Before the door could even close, a figure emerged from the mist.

It was Su Tang, wearing that sweet, well-behaved smile on her face.

She had heard how Wang Lin addressed them just now, so she followed suit:

"Uncle Zhang, Wang Lin and I are friends. Could you let me get in too?"

Her voice was very soft, as if she were acting spoiled.

Zhang Qiming glanced at her, then at Wang Lin, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly:

"Since you're a friend of Little Lin, then come on up. There's room inside anyway."

Wang Lin wanted to say that he wasn't close to Su Tang and they weren't friends.

But Su Tang had already quickly opened the door and plopped herself in.

She squeezed closer to Wang Lin, shoulder to shoulder, arm to arm, looking very affectionate.

Wang Lin frowned slightly but said nothing.

Su Tang poked her head out, looked at Zhang Qiming in the front row, and revealed a well-behaved smile: "Hello, Uncle Zhang."

Then her gaze turned to Wang Dashan in the driver's seat, revealing a curious expression:

"Uncle Zhang, who is this?"

Zhang Qiming pushed up his glasses: "This is Wang Dashan, Wang Lin's father."

"We are both logistics personnel for the Twelve Zodiacs."

Su Tang's eyes lit up: "Hello, Uncle Wang."

Wang Dashan glanced at her through the rearview mirror: "Hello to you too."

"I didn't expect you to come to participate in the Twelve Zodiacs selection at such a young age. Truly, the younger generation is formidable."

Su Tang quickly waved her hand, showing an embarrassed expression: "Not at all, it's all thanks to Brother Wang Lin's care."

"If he hadn't been helping me all along, I might have been eliminated long ago."

As she spoke, she snuck a glance at Wang Lin.

Wang Lin was expressionless and said nothing.

Su Tang's smile didn't change, but her gaze swept over Wang Dashan and Zhang Qiming,

facial shape, contours, features...

She wanted to memorize all this information and store it in her brain.

Then her heart suddenly sank.

She realized she couldn't remember it.

It was as if someone was using an eraser to wipe away the drawn lines bit by bit, clean and tidy, with nothing left.

She closed her eyes, trying hard to recall Wang Dashan's face.

That face stayed in her mind for a second, and then slowly disappeared.

She tried to recall Zhang Qiming's face again; the same thing happened, after one second, it turned into a blur of mist.

Su Tang's expression didn't change, still wearing that well-behaved smile, but her heart was churning.

As expected, no one in the Twelve Zodiacs was simple.

Even the logistics personnel had this kind of ability.

Zhang Qiming glanced at her and said: "You're Su Tang, right?"

"Yes, Uncle Zhang."

"I've looked into you; you're a good kid."

Zhang Qiming continued: "Ruthless in your actions, good at scheming, meticulous in thought, and vicious in your methods."

"You can act flawlessly when you need to pretend, and you can kill cleanly when you need to kill."

"Your strength is also outstanding. You are a rare talent."

Hearing the praise, Su Tang's smile became even sweeter: "Uncle Zhang, you flatter me. Actually, I'm not that outstanding."

Zhang Qiming shook his head: "No, you are very outstanding."

"The Twelve Zodiacs lacks talent like you."

"If you become an official member, I'll talk to the people above and arrange a good position for you."

Su Tang's eyes lit up even more: "Thank you, Uncle Zhang! You are really kind."

Zhang Qiming laughed heartily: "No need to thank me."

"The reason the Twelve Zodiacs has been able to survive until today is by relying on generation after generation of young successors rising up to replace the old, useless ones."

"In the future, the Twelve Zodiacs might even have to rely on you and Little Lin."

Wang Lin leaned back in his seat, his gaze landing on the flowing mist outside the car window, saying indifferently: "I don't want to stay in the Twelve Zodiacs."

Wang Dashan glanced at his son through the rearview mirror, the corners of his mouth curling up: "You don't want to stay in the Twelve Zodiacs, then where do you want to go?"

Wang Lin was silent for a moment, then said: "I don't know. We'll see."

"Dad, you and Uncle Zhang have been in the Twelve Zodiacs for over twenty years, and you're still just logistics personnel, having to watch other people's expressions."

"It's obvious there's no future in it. I don't want to listen to people gossiping and ordering me around."

Wang Dashan pretended to sigh: "Sigh! Actually, I don't want to be gossiped about or have to watch people's expressions either."

"But what can I do?"

"Your dad and Uncle Zhang don't have much ability; being able to raise you and your sister has already taken everything we've got."

"Besides, when you're working for someone else, how can you avoid having to watch their expressions?"

"Unless you become the boss yourself..."

"But even if you become the boss of a company or organization, you still have to watch the expressions of even larger organizations."

"Your Uncle Zhang and I don't have the skills; we'll probably be like this for the rest of our lives."