First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!

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Was that even human speech?

He'd already reached Spirit Refinement.

At such a cultivation level, he was still talking like someone from the Third Circle, as if he could break through in the blink of an eye.

Lu Ding flipped through his phone. "Later. Once we've eaten, I'll exchange the items."

Elder Shui chimed in from the side: "I'm handling the fire, Xiao Deng's cooking the chicken. You're just sitting around with nothing to do—do it now."

Lu Ding: "Fine, fine, fine. I'll do it now, do it now."

Lu Ding pulled out his phone. Without crunching the exact numbers, he roughly transferred several hundred thousand contribution points from the corporate account. Of course, he only took what he rightfully deserved.

And if anything, he took less, not more.

Even so, it was an astronomical number.

For Lu Ding at this moment, it came down to two words: stinking rich!!!

Added to the fortune he'd made earlier from low-cost reselling of rare natural treasures in the new city, Lu Ding was almost a millionaire.

Of course, the reason he had so much was entirely due to the massive contributions from this Raise Phoenix Mountain operation, the bountiful harvest, and the sweet pleasure of hogging it all for himself.

If he wanted another chance like this in the future, he'd have to squeeze it out of that local 'Zhan Tingzhou.'

He opened the 749 APP and started browsing rare natural treasures.

He had the means now.

Earth Treasures no longer caught Lu Ding's eye.

He filtered the search, looking only at heavenly treasures.

A two hundred thirty thousand contribution point Bodhi Jade Fruit—bought it, tasted it, see what it was all about.

A two hundred seventy thousand contribution point Celestial Pine Crowned Candle—burns incense to gather immortal fate—bought it, tasted it, see what it was all about.

A three hundred thousand contribution point Pure Treasure Dream-Sending Fish—fresh kill? Oh, fancy—bought it, tasted it, see what it was all about!

In the end, he had about a hundred thousand left, which wasn't enough to buy anything worthwhile.

Elder Shui watched the balance on Lu Ding's phone from the side and said to Secretary Qiu: "Didn't they dig up a Dragon Coil Tree during their last pioneering expedition?"

"I remember there was a fruit on it, right?"

Secretary Qiu immediately understood: "Right, I remember too. That Dragon Coil Tree won't survive transplantation well, the fruit drains nutrients, and since it's not ripe yet, we can't pick it, but we can't leave it either."

Elder Shui: "Call them and have them pick it. Put it on the marketplace—whoever wants it buys it. It's still green anyway, not something special."

Lu Ding perked up his ears.

Not something special?

Bullshit!

Secretary Qiu stepped aside to make the call.

Lu Ding stayed rooted to the spot, constantly refreshing the interface. As soon as the Dragon Coil Fruit appeared, he didn't even look closely—one hundred seventy-eight thousand, just eight hundred less than his remaining balance.

Buy it!!!!!!

[Purchase successful. Staff will deliver the item shortly.]

The contribution points he'd just earned were all gone again.

But Lu Ding was happy, because this time he was going to raise his cultivation level again.

Once he got Xiao Bai settled and went back to break through that barrier, he'd leap right past Raise Phoenix Mountain and capture the Empress of Baoji alive!

By the time Secretary Qiu finished his call and returned, the chicken was also done stewing.

Elder Deng shouted: "Time to eat, time to eat."

They set the table, laid out bowls and chopsticks, and Lu Ding even took a moment to return to the Third Circle to buy a few bottles of Sweet Orangeade for Bai Hemen to drink.

A kid should be drinking this stuff.

As for what the old folks drank, Bai Hemen couldn't touch it. He had no tolerance for alcohol—a little sip and he'd go wild.

That would be a hassle later.

After dinner, Lu Ding also received his heavenly treasures.

Watching the two old men still clinking glasses and reminiscing about the old days, he quietly slipped away with Bai Hemen. No goodbyes, because this wasn't a farewell—just the start of the next reunion.

As a casual gesture.

He also took the remaining half-bottle of Sweet Orangeade and stuffed it into Bai Hemen's hand.

The two of them walked out of the Bamboo Courtyard.

Bai Hemen followed behind, clutching the Sweet Orangeade, when he suddenly said: "I just thought of my grandmother."

Lu Ding turned to look: "What made you suddenly think of the old lady?"

Bai Hemen wore a rarely seen look of genuine emotion: "When I was little, I got sick a lot. I was weak. My grandmother would take me around like this to seek medical treatment everywhere."

"First we'd go to the village clinic, but the village doctor said it was no good, I needed an IV drip. Then we'd go to the county hospital, and the county doctor said I needed X-rays, but their equipment wasn't good enough, so we had to go to the city."

"Then my grandmother would take me to the city again."

His words were also a snapshot of the lives of many left-behind children and elderly. Though there was no elaborate rhetoric, it was heartbreaking to hear.

Lu Ding said to him: "Don't overthink it. This isn't a sickness for you—it's a blessing."

"Maybe after we finish him off, you can inherit his legacy."

"It's fortune, not misfortune. Look on the bright side."

At that moment, the voice of the God of Two Poles came through in Bai Hemen's mind, so weak it was barely audible, as if even speaking took great effort.

[Haha... hahaha... kill... killing me, you kid named Bai. Don't let him keep this up. Killing me isn't that easy. If you promise to avenge me and properly teach that old man a lesson once you're strong enough, I can teach you to use my power right now, without all this trouble.]

Hearing this, Bai Hemen.

Didn't hesitate for a second.

Immediately tattled.

"He's trying to stir up trouble. Saying to use his power and, once I'm strong enough, teach Elder Shui a lesson."

Lu Ding laughed at that.

"Still got some fight in him, huh? Fine, you're tough. Let's see how long you can stay tough."

They walked out of the Director-General's office.

Lu Ding grabbed Bai Hemen.

With a single Celestial Shift, they were back in the new city.

He knocked on Wang Qingge's door.

Thump, thump, thump... Thump, thump, thump...

No one answered.

Lu Ding checked the phone's location tracking.

She was definitely inside.

How could she just ignore them?

He took a step forward.

Pressed his ear to the door.

And sure enough, Lu Ding heard steady breathing...

He'd thought Wang Qingge was cultivating at home.

All this time, not a step out the door, and it turned out she was just hibernating and sleeping!?

Of course.

That wasn't quite accurate either.

Because Lu Ding could feel that Wang Qingge had gotten stronger—and not just a little bit stronger.

As for her upper limit, that was anyone's guess.

Her combat power had always been ambiguous.

He called her repeatedly.

After several rings.

Wang Qingge finally answered, groggy and confused.

This was also the rare time Lu Ding heard her natural voice.

Soft and drowsy: "Hello..."

Lu Ding: "Don't sleep anymore. Open the door. We're right outside."

Wang Qingge had just been about to cover her mouth, and the thing inside her was about to spread and infect through the network signal.

But when she heard Lu Ding's voice.

Wang Qingge smiled.

If the thing inside her could be personified, it would definitely be rolling its eyes nonstop—him again, what a drag.

Wang Qingge got up, padded over with a patter of footsteps, and pulled open the door.

She raised her wooden sign.

[Why are you here?]

Then casually took out slippers from the shoe cabinet beside her.

Lu Ding changed his shoes.

"Came to ask for your help."

[Help?]

She paired it with an emoji of confusion.

Lu Ding walked into the living room and sat on the sofa: "Yeah. Xiao Bai's got something unclean inside him. Take a look at him for me."

Upon hearing this, Wang Qingge immediately shot a glance at Bai Hemen.

Just one look.

The already extremely weakened God of Two Poles inside Bai Hemen.

Immediately went ballistic.

[Get out! Get out!! Keep her away from me!!! Don't you come near me!!!! Get lost!!!!]

Even when facing Elder Shui's Martial Path of the Fierce God head-on, it had never been this panicked.

It was because it truly sensed a signal from a natural enemy.

Too damn terrifying.

Bai Hemen: "It seems to be triggered."

Lu Ding's eyes lit up. It worked!!!

He nodded.

Wang Qingge stepped forward. The light in the room began to contract, and the shadow behind the girl started to slowly writhe, extending tentacles.

Just one glance.

Bai Hemen felt his world spin.

An overwhelming nausea rose from the depths of his heart.

Though he'd been prepared, knowing full well the terror of Wang Qingge's power.

He still couldn't control himself: "Urgh........."

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An extra chapter for the big gift Elder Shui sent earlier. Thank you, Elder Shui. Give a good review, darlings, and hit that request for more updates. Love you all.