259: Lin Yu's thoughts

Yan Xing and the Dark Shadow, souls who had just crawled back from the edge of hell, were instantly kicked back by those words.

They froze on the spot, their brains completely ceasing to function.

Old Shi was the same; his mouth hung open like a duck being strangled by the neck, unable to utter a single word.

Arrogant!

So damn arrogant!

Clearly not knowing the strength of the opposition or how vast the Abyss Domain organization was, he dared to make such a boast?

No... perhaps for this guy, even the strongest organization in the world wouldn't catch his eye.

This was no longer self-confidence; this was a high-tier being's complete disdain for the laws of mortals!

However, Lin Yu didn't care at all what they thought.

Showing off?

Yes, he was showing off, but it was just a side effect.

His true purpose from the beginning was not to sell this batch of potions.

A mere few trillion potions were, to him, nothing more than a few days of dull, repetitive labor.

What he truly cared about was the hand the Abyss Domain was extending toward Blue Star.

Whether the Abyss Domain's intentions were good or malicious, as long as they intervened, Blue Star's existing fragile balance would be instantly shattered.

More importantly, the current Lin Yu could not guarantee he could withstand this company... He was indeed strong, but that strength had limits. If nothing else, the wind-up and cooldown times would be enough for them to arrange for enough people to charge in.

So, whether it was further cooperation with the Abyss Domain, resisting them, or even if the Abyss Domain's influence on Blue Star deepened just a little bit... it would be all harm and no benefit to his future plans.

For him right now, the most important thing was to increase his attributes.

As long as he could break through the shackles of his current attributes, his Spiritual Power would experience a new round of explosive growth. At that time, let alone a mere Abyss Domain company, even... His thoughts flowed, but Lin Yu's surface remained as calm as water.

He looked at the two people who were completely stunned and lightly tapped the table.

"The contract."

Two simple words, like a thunderclap, jolted Yan Xing and the Dark Shadow awake.

"Yes! Yes! President Lin!"

Yan Xing jolted, almost crawling and rolling his way to the holographic projection. Because his hands were shaking violently, he nearly entered the wrong command several times.

He pulled up the electronic contract, and with trembling hands, he changed the number in the price column to three times the market price.

In the total amount column, a string of numbers popped up that made everyone stop breathing.

"Pre... President Lin, please... please take a look."

Yan Xing's voice was humble to the extreme; he didn't even dare to look up at Lin Yu.

Lin Yu didn't even look, simply waving his hand casually.

"Sign it."

"Yes!"

Yan Xing felt as if he had been granted a grand pardon and immediately pressed his spiritual imprint onto his name.

The Dark Shadow followed suit, a mass of unstable shadow energy condensing into an eerie symbol on the contract.

The contract was established!

Hum!

A faint ripple of laws flashed through the air and vanished, representing that this covenant, witnessed by the rules of the world, had officially taken effect.

Only at this moment did Yan Xing and the Dark Shadow finally dare to take a breath.

They had survived.

Although the future was still pitch black, at least they had passed the hurdle in front of them.

The two looked at each other, and from each other's conscious fluctuations, they read the relief of having survived a disaster, as well as a more complex emotion.

Admiration!

A kind of soul-deep, prostrate admiration!

This man was playing for real!

He just signed it so nonchalantly!

And it was in a transaction where he clearly knew the other party would welsh on the debt!

Forget it, the thoughts of these big shots were not something small fries like them could fathom.

They only knew that what Lin Yu was thinking must be far more profound than what they, or even the company, could imagine.

What kind of courage was this? What kind of confidence?

They had previously felt fear and shame over the supervisor's "white wolf with empty hands" plan, but now, they suddenly felt that their supervisor, who was so influential in the Abyss Domain, was like a street thug who only knew how to play petty tricks compared to the man before them.

Vision!

This was the gap in vision!

"President Lin!"

Yan Xing suddenly took a step forward and bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle toward Lin Yu.

"From now on, whatever instructions you have, I, Yan Xing, will not hesitate even if it means death!"

Beside him, the Dark Shadow, that mass of black energy, also transformed into a blurry humanoid figure and bowed deeply, mimicking Yan Xing.

"Little Chen... as well!"

That posture, that expression, was even more humble and devout than the lowest-ranking salespersons in their company that Old Shi had seen before.

Old Shi stood to the side, watching this surreal scene, feeling awkward to the extreme.

He felt his worldview being repeatedly crushed, reshaped, and crushed again.

These two... not long ago, they were high and mighty, looking down their noses at people, forcing someone of his status to be cautious and put on a fawning smile—these experts from the Abyss Domain.

Now, they were like two dogs wagging their tails, offering their loyalty to Lin Yu?

Old Shi suddenly remembered how he had acted earlier during the reception in that small meeting room, bowing and scraping to these two, even with a hint of flattery.

A burning sense of shame suddenly rushed from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head!

His old face instantly turned bright red, burning in waves.

Pathetic!

Too pathetic!

His appearance just now was simply like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world!

People are always like this.

In the face of the unknown, they inexplicably overestimate others, and then inexplicably underestimate them after the truth is revealed.

Yan Xing and the Dark Shadow's status had actually never changed from beginning to end.

They were still elites of that giant commercial power spanning many planes, still experts who could make a world tremble with a stomp of their feet.

But in Old Shi's eyes, their status had plummeted.

Because Lin Yu, in an inconceivable way, had forced out the even larger, more terrifying existence behind them.

When you know that the "sky" in front of you is actually just a messenger for another "sky," this "sky" is no longer so vast.

But if it weren't for Lin Yu, they would still be larger than the sky to Old Shi.

In the drawing room, the atmosphere was eerie to the extreme.

Wang Teng and the other two had completely given up on thinking; they just stared blankly at everything, feeling as if their brains had turned into mush.

Just then.

Lin Yu moved.

He nonchalantly picked up that ring.

Then, as if throwing away trash, he casually tossed the ring toward Yan Xing.

"Catch."

Yan Xing's body instantly tensed, and he used almost the fastest reaction speed of his life to scramble and catch the small ring in his palms.

That ring, in his hands at this moment, felt heavier than a star about to explode.