166: capable assistant

Between the lines, there was a sense of effortless control.

This guy is truly a capable subordinate.

A hint of approval flashed through Lin Yu's mind.

To arrange those high-and-mighty capitalists so obediently, Li Mo probably used many methods during those seven hours.

However, for Lin Yu, if he missed it, he missed it.

Meeting those people was far less important than creating a card that could achieve infinite Growth.

He continued to scroll down.

The rest of the messages were mostly standardized reports.

The progress of Old Ghost Hall's reconstruction, the integration of the black market's underground network, and the stock price fluctuations and public reactions within the three major pharmaceutical companies.

The information was detailed, well-organized, and important points were highlighted in red.

Li Mo's work style was like a precise instrument, leaving no room for fault.

Lin Yu quickly scanned through it. With Li Mo handling these matters, he felt very relieved.

Until his finger slid to a message from three days ago.

A message pinned by Li Mo, marked with the highest urgency.

"Boss, Chen Ao is back."

He's back?

The King of Linzhou who was taken away by the visitor from Abyss Domain.

Lin Yu's movements stopped.

He didn't die; this was within Lin Yu's expectations.

Someone whom a visitor from Abyss Domain would go to such lengths to protect naturally wouldn't die so easily.

What he was curious about was Li Mo's subsequent description.

"After returning, Chen Ao's personality changed drastically. My subordinates sent people to probe him, provoking him several times, but he retreated and avoided confrontation, even voluntarily giving up several properties that originally belonged to him. His attitude is humble and polite, like a completely different person."

"He is gathering his old subordinates, but his actions are extremely restrained. Wherever our forces reach, his people absolutely do not set foot."

"This person is extremely cunning, and he has a background from Abyss Domain, making his true intentions unfathomable. Please instruct, Boss, on how to deal with him next?"

Humble and polite?

Lin Yu could almost imagine Li Mo's incredulous expression when he wrote those four words.

A fierce tiger suddenly started learning to eat grass like a sheep.

This was far more dangerous than when it bared its fangs.

However, none of this was important.

In the face of absolute power, all schemes and tricks were just child's play.

All he needed to do was constantly grow stronger.

Strong enough to make everyone understand that any attempt to challenge him was an act of self-destruction.

Lin Yu closed the chat window with Li Mo.

These matters could wait.

He opened another chat window that was almost exploding.

Zhao Tianyang.

This kid's messages were much simpler and more direct.

There were no lengthy analyses, only dozens of missed calls and a few extremely brief sentences.

"Boss, I think... I've caused trouble."

"Organization."

"I can't afford to pay."

Followed by a series of crying emojis.

Organization?

He opened a video sent by Zhao Tianyang.

The video footage was shaking violently; the person filming seemed to be running wildly.

In the camera, there was a metallic corridor full of futuristic technological sense.

On both sides of the corridor, heavy alloy doors were tightly shut.

Piercing alarms echoed throughout the entire space.

"Warning! Training Room A-03 structural damage! Damage level ninety-three percent! Energy core overloaded! Repeat! Training Room A-03 structural damage..."

A cold mechanical voice cycled frantically.

At the end of the video, the camera suddenly turned, pointing at one of the alloy doors.

That special alloy door, which was said to be able to withstand tactical-level weapon bombardment, now looked like a crumpled piece of waste paper.

In the center of the door was an incredibly large, inwardly sunken fist print!

The center of the fist print was completely penetrated.

Through the hole, one could see inside the training room, on the wall made of memory metal, there was also a huge, shocking hole.

The video ended abruptly there.

Lin Yu: "..."

He finally understood why Zhao Tianyang said he couldn't afford to pay.

Organization, Linzhou City's top-tier professional training center.

Each training room here cost hundreds of millions.

And A-03 was one of the most expensive ones, specifically prepared for top professionals with astonishing destructive power.

Now, it was punched through.

From the door to the wall, a single punch went straight through.

This kid... Lin Yu, instead of getting angry, found it somewhat amusing.

This destructive power was much stronger than he had anticipated.

The Growth potential of the [Asura] profession was indeed terrifying.

But it also made Lin Yu glad he didn't go. If Zhao Tianyang could punch through the Organization, if he had gone... the Organization would probably have turned into the Bottom of the Firmament.

He exited the video and continued to scroll down through the chat history with Zhao Tianyang.

Below the crying emoji were several new messages, spaced out by several hours.

"Boss, the people at Organization didn't make me pay."

"They wanted to sign me, but I said I already had a boss, so I refused."

"Later, they said they could not sign a contract and let me be their equipment tester, paid per session. Can I do this...? I need to ask you."

A series of messages clearly outlined Zhao Tianyang's psychological activity over the past few days.

From the panic of causing a huge disaster, to the steadfastness of refusing temptation, and then to the cautiousness when faced with a new proposal.

This kid, really... Lin Yu could almost imagine the five-meter-tall giant holding a phone like a miniature toy, his face full of tangled emotions as he typed these lines.

Tester?

That's good.

The Growth of the [Asura] profession was inseparable from high-intensity combat and destruction.

The Organization was willing to provide a venue and equipment for him to smash freely, and even pay him for it.

Where could one find such a good deal?

Lin Yu's fingers quickly tapped on the screen.

"Yes. You decide for yourself. If you need more money later, find Li Mo... or Old Ghost."

Send.

Simple, direct.

He didn't need to control Zhao Tianyang's every choice; he just needed to ensure that he would always be there when Zhao Tianyang needed support.

After dealing with this, Lin Yu switched back to the chat window with Li Mo.

He re-read the message about Chen Ao.

Humble and polite, retreating and avoiding.

This tiger, whose fangs had been broken, seemed to have learned to disguise itself.

Interesting.

However, that was all.

In the face of absolute power, any forbearance and scheming were merely accumulating energy for one's next demise.

Lin Yu replied with two words.

"Ignore him."

Then, he scrolled to Li Mo's message about the meeting of the top executives of the three major pharmaceutical companies.

"Reschedule the time."

After doing all this, Lin Yu put away his phone and let out a long sigh of relief.

Messages still needed to be checked.

Otherwise, even the best situation would be ruined by his habit of being a hands-off boss.

He suddenly felt a little fortunate.

Fortunate that he had impulsively taken in Li Mo, this unexpected surprise, back then.

This guy was indeed a sharp blade for handling mundane affairs.