"Damn!"
Xu Mu was shocked in his heart. He hadn't expected that after so many days, he would once again draw a divine-grade ability.
Although it was still Perception.
His current range was two hundred meters. He didn't know, now that it had increased by one level, how much further it could extend.
He didn't check it immediately, planning to wait until the entire draw was over before looking.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining Storage Space]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 20 Cultivation Points]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 20 Attribute Points]
Xu Mu nodded secretly. Not bad — the items from these recent draws were all very good.
The wider the range of his perception, the safer he would be.
Storage space was also a good thing; even the guaranteed reward was worthwhile.
——
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Qi Sea Pill Gift Box]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Level-5 Formation — Binding Array]
Xu Mu's expression trembled; he hadn't expected that he could even draw a formation.
Formations were excellent things. In the storylines he knew, the profession with the highest status and rank was the Alchemist.
To put it plainly, that profession could raise one's cultivation; the same heavenly materials and earthly treasures, under an alchemist's enhancement, could even have their medicinal effects doubled.
Apart from alchemists, the second-ranked profession was the Formation Master.
The threshold to become a formation master was extremely high — it required precision work. Because it was so difficult to pass down, formation masters were extremely rare.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 30 Cultivation Points]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 20 Attribute Points]
——
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Grade-3 Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure — Spring Night Grass]
Xu Mu: "?"
He really couldn't understand — was this system somehow at odds with Spring Night Grass?
Couldn't it just give a guaranteed reward for the last one?
It gave him Spring Night Grass again — even the one he'd drawn last time still hadn't been used yet.
However, for Xu Mu, this draw was already extremely high-level.
He first checked his Level-4 Perception and found that the range hadn't increased.
It was still two hundred meters, but there was now an additional ability.
Within a range of one hundred meters, he could use perception to sense vibrations in the air and thereby hear sounds.
In other words, Xu Mu's current perception could now not only see but also hear.
However, the range for sound was one hundred meters.
"Not bad!"
Xu Mu nodded secretly. This meant that in the future, if he wanted to monitor someone, he wouldn't need to install a bugging device.
As long as they were within one hundred meters, he could perceive it directly.
However, there was still one rather useless point — in most eavesdropping situations, what one wants is to record the sound as evidence.
Xu Mu knew that even if he said something himself, others could simply deny it.
In the end, he would probably still have to install a bugging device.
After that, he opened his storage space and found that it had expanded again by a space about the size of a refrigerator.
He continued checking the formation he had just obtained.
After carefully studying it, he finally understood that this Binding Array belonged to the category of trap-type formations.
It needed to be set up in advance; the formation's duration was roughly one hour.
During that time, as long as someone accidentally stepped into the formation, they would be restrained by it and unable to move.
However, Xu Mu was currently only a beginner formation master, while this formation was Level 5, a mid-tier formation.
Xu Mu might be able to inscribe it, but he probably wouldn't be able to display its full power.
This time he had drawn many things. His cultivation points totaled 70, and his attribute points 60.
He added all the guaranteed points, feeling the changes in his body, and then opened his panel.
Name: Xu Mu
Identity: Villain's Sacred Body / HR Manager of the Xu Corporation
Realm: Mid Stage of Mystic Art Realm
Physique: 975
Spirit: 975
Cultivation Points: 690 / 800
Fate Power: 1142
Seeing this panel, Xu Mu nodded secretly. If nothing unexpected happened, with the next ten-draw he should be able to enter the late stage of the Mystic Art Realm.
The hundred-point increase in Fate Power this time came from the ruin — taken from Fang Chu.
Closing his eyes, Xu Mu thought to himself that tomorrow he needed to go out more and gather more Fate Points.
Ye Chen had already begun setting up his influence in Jiangbei. He needed to accelerate his own growth as well.
——
The next day.
Xu Mu woke up early. After washing up, he found that Ye Tong had gotten up too.
He smiled, patted her "peach," and went downstairs first.
After breakfast, Xu Mu was about to head to the company.
But Ye Yu insisted on going with him. Xu Mu thought for a bit — there was no harm.
Ye Tong still had to work, and if Ye Yu stayed home alone, she'd be bored anyway.
He might as well let her tag along — maybe he could earn some Fate Points while he was at it.
"Alright, come with me then."
Xu Mu smiled at Ye Yu.
"Thanks, Brother-in-law!"
Ye Yu immediately beamed with delight. Above her head appeared black text:
[Favorability +10]
Xu Mu drove Ye Yu to the company. They took the elevator together and arrived at Xu Mu's office.
Ye Yu sat on the sofa, crossed her arms, and said calmly, "Not bad performance."
"What performance?"
Xu Mu asked curiously.
"On the way here, I didn't see you giving any other women those flirty looks."
Ye Yu spoke with a serious face.
"What nonsense are you imagining all day?"
Xu Mu was speechless. He stretched lazily, spun his chair, and looked out the window.
Just then, his phone rang.
He took it out — it was a call from Meng Wanyue.
"Wanyue, what is it?"
Xu Mu answered.
"Manager Xu, last night Sister Ran stayed at my place," Meng Wanyue said on the other end. "Early this morning she got a call from Ye Chen — he said he's going to the Xu Corporation."
Xu Mu's expression gradually turned cold. It must be about the cooperation they had discussed before.
"I understand," Xu Mu replied. "Keep doing your work — I'll handle this."
"Okay."
Meng Wanyue hung up.
"Brother-in-law, who was that?" Ye Yu asked from the sofa, still looking at her phone.
"Ye Chen is coming to our company," Xu Mu said to Ye Yu.
Since she was here today, an idea formed in his mind — to let Ye Yu clearly see what kind of person Ye Chen really was.
"Him? What's he coming here for?"
Ye Yu instantly frowned, pouting unhappily.
"Don't know yet. I'll see when I get there," Xu Mu said with a smile.
"I want to go too!"
Ye Yu stood up.
"No," Xu Mu said after a pause. "This is company business."
Then he added, "You can't go in person, but we can start a video call."
If Ye Yu went there, Ye Chen might hide his true colors. But if she wasn't present, he would definitely reveal them.
This way, Ye Yu could witness the real Ye Chen.
[Favorability +10]
Ye Yu smiled at Xu Mu. "Brother-in-law, you're the best."
——
In the blink of an eye, it was already 10:30 a.m.
Xu Mu received word that Ye Chen and Xiao Ran had arrived in the company's conference room.
This time, the ones receiving them were Xu Ningbing and Xu Mu.
Xu Shou didn't attend.
Before going, Xu Mu started a video call with Ye Yu and slipped the phone into his shirt pocket, with the camera facing outward, and then left his office.
When he reached the conference room, he saw Ye Chen, Xiao Ran, and Xu Ningbing already inside.
"Sis."
Xu Mu walked over with a smile.
When Xiao Ran saw Xu Mu, black text suddenly appeared above her head:
[Favorability +6]
Xu Mu was slightly surprised. What was going on with this Xiao Ran?