73: All rights of interpretation belong to Ye Tianjin.

"It's good that you agree!"

The smile on Lin Du's face gradually turned strange.

"Since you are in such a hurry, let's sign the contract now!"

Lin Du flipped his wrist, and paper and a pen appeared in his hand.

Following the content of the previous contract, the white paper in Lin Du's hand was soon filled with dense, tiny characters...

After finishing, Lin Du handed the paper to Miss Bu Dong.

"Take a look. If there are no issues, sign it."

Although Miss Bu Dong was in a hurry, she still carefully read through the content of the contract.

When she saw that the employment duration on the contract had changed from "one year" to "ten years," she immediately became vigilant.

"Why is this ten years!"

"Working for one year per piece of equipment—shouldn't three pieces of equipment be three years?" Miss Bu Dong asked with a frown.

Lin Du sneered coldly and snatched the white paper back.

"One year or three years makes no difference to me; ten years is the absolute bottom line I can accept."

"If you are not willing, then our contract is void!"

Lin Du made a gesture as if he were about to tear up the white paper in his hand.

Seeing this, Miss Bu Dong hurriedly stopped him, snatched the white paper back, and carefully protected it in her hands.

"Why are you being so fierce? I didn't say I wouldn't agree!"

"I'll sign it, fine!"

Fearing that Lin Du might go back on his word, Miss Bu Dong hurriedly signed her name on the contract...

Watching the name on the white paper, a subtle arc appeared at the corner of Lin Du's mouth.

It wasn't just the time that had changed on this white paper; what Miss Bu Dong hadn't noticed was that there was an extra line of text at the bottom compared to before.

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...

Lin Du's fatigue value was currently at 21 points.

If he was lucky, he should be able to craft the equipment Miss Bu Dong needed.

After buying materials for 5 sets of boots and 5 sets of armor, Lin Du entered the basement alone to begin crafting...

Time passed minute by minute.

About half an hour later, Lin Du walked out of the basement.

Upon seeing Lin Du appear, Miss Bu Dong immediately went up to meet him.

"How did it go? Did you craft it?"

Lin Du shook his head, took out a set of armor emitting a deep purple glow and a pair of boots with a light purple glow from his backpack, and handed them to Miss Bu Dong.

"I didn't craft an SS-grade one; take a look at these two and see how they are."

His luck was slightly worse this time, as he hadn't crafted any SS-grade equipment, but fortunately, one of these two S-grade items was of perfect quality.

After taking the two pieces of equipment, Miss Bu Dong hurriedly checked their attributes.

[Item]: Greedy Wolf Armor

[Level]: Level 29

[Quality]: S-grade (Perfect)

[Special Effect]: 1. Blocks 13% of incoming damage; when the player's HP drops to 30%, the blocking effect doubles.

2. Increases the wearer's physical defense by 32%.

3. Increases the wearer's magic defense by 28% and reduces control duration by 20%.

4. Forms a shield equal to 20% of max HP, capable of blocking all incoming attribute attacks.

5. Increases the wearer's stamina by 20%.

[Description]: A mysterious armor formed by the power of the Greedy Wolf, possessing super-strong defensive power (Crafter: Night Ember).

Looking at the Greedy Wolf Armor in her hands, an expression of wild joy appeared on Miss Bu Dong's pretty face.

"Wow! Such monstrous attributes!"

"I'll take this one."

Without another word, Miss Bu Dong immediately put on the Greedy Wolf Armor.

Then, carrying the S-grade boutique boots without even checking their attributes, she dashed straight toward the direction of the city gates.

"This Greedy Wolf Armor is enough!"

"Thanks, Black-Hearted Boss! Just wait for this young lady's triumphant return!"

"Woohoo~~"

Miss Bu Dong soon disappeared from sight.

Lin Du also comfortably laid back down on his reclining chair.

"The Level 30 Supreme Secret Realm isn't that easy to break; you'll obediently come back to work for me."

"Ten years, how comfortable..."

...

In Yunlong City, inside the main hall of the Rule the World territory, the atmosphere was extremely oppressive at this moment.

The high-ranking figures of Rule the World all had calm gazes, and their expressions were not very good.

In the seat of honor, the head of the Ning Family, Ning Tianxiong, frowned, a trace of imperceptible sorrow between his brows.

"Fengya, was it really you who killed Zhao Yunsou?"

Ning Tianxiong's words tugged at the heartstrings of all the high-ranking Ning Family members in the hall.

The impact of Zhao Yunsou's death was simply too great, and the high-ranking members of the Ning Family all wanted to know what the truth really was...

In the center of the hall, before Ning Fengya could answer, Ning Fengnian stepped forward first.

"Dad, asking this kind of question now has no meaning."

"If Zhao Yunsou wasn't killed by Fengya, then who else could it be?"

"We should hurry up and think about how to deal with the Zhao Family's retaliation, as well as the upcoming Year of Death One!"

Ning Fengnian knew the conflict between Ning Fengya and Zhao Yunsou better than anyone else.

All evidence of Zhao Yunsou's death pointed to Ning Fengya, and Ning Fengnian, like the public, believed that Ning Fengya was the culprit!

After Ning Fengnian finished speaking, a noisy discussion broke out in the hall.

Glares of ill will fell upon Ning Fengya...

From beginning to end, Ning Tianxiong stared into Ning Fengya's eyes; the voices from the outside could not influence his judgment in the slightest.

"Fengya, answer me."

"Did you kill Zhao Yunsou?"

Ning Tianxiong wanted to hear the answer from Ning Fengya herself.

Under the gaze of all the high-ranking Ning Family members, Ning Fengya slowly shook her head.

"I didn't kill him."

After getting the answer he wanted, Ning Tianxiong breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart.

He understood his daughter's character; in this situation, Ning Fengya would absolutely not lie. Since she said she didn't kill him, then she definitely didn't...

Ning Tianxiong believed Ning Fengya's words, but the other high-ranking Ning Family members in the hall would not think so.

Ning Fengnian looked coldly at Ning Fengya, "Whether you killed him or not is no longer important; in any case, Zhao Yunsou has already determined it was your doing."

"Because of your arrogance and rudeness, the cooperative relationship between our two families has reached the point where it could shatter at any time."

"What are you going to do about this?"

The question Ning Fengnian asked was also what the high-ranking Ning Family members in the hall were thinking.

If it were just a Zhao Yunsou, then killing him would be fine; what the high-ranking Ning Family members were really worried about was the cooperative relationship with the Imperial Capital Zhao Family.

The Year of Death One was coming soon; if the Ning Family wanted to preserve their family business, they must find a powerful partner.

Originally, the Imperial Capital Zhao Family was the best choice, but now that seems unlikely.

The events of these past few days have already spread throughout Yunlong City, and everyone has concluded that Ning Fengya is the culprit who destroyed the relationship between the two families.

Facing Ning Fengnian's questioning, as well as the skepticism of all the high-ranking Ning Family members in the hall.

Ning Fengya was unhurried and said slowly: "Do you understand the Imperial Capital Zhao Family?"