Chapter 740

"S-class, I remember you asked Ailin for shares in the Silver Moon Consortium—has she replied yet?"

At that moment, the holographic projection of Eva suddenly chimed in from midair.

Xu Jingming finally snapped back to awareness.

Indeed, nearly twenty days had passed, and Ailin still hadn't responded—this was strange.

But it was Ailin who was eager for the plant life cultivation plan, not him; he could wait for her to reach out.

Ordinarily, all items from Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym had to be purchased with points.

But as vice-director, Xu Jingming had special privileges allowing him to buy with Blue Star Credits.

Thus, he ultimately spent 13.3 billion Blue Star Credits to acquire this SSS-grade Black Soul Battle Suit, along with eleven damaged energy modules, ten of which were repairable.

This instantly reduced the balance in Xu Jingming's bank account to 8.5 billion.

Far from enough to commission a weapons master to craft an SSS-grade long spear.

Replacing his weapon would have to be postponed.

After all, the SS-grade premium Molsha Black Obsidian Spear was still sufficient for his current needs.

After acquiring the gear, Hearing Ling Shuang teleported Xu Jingming to the gym's villa.

Compared to the villa in Donghu Community, this one was slightly smaller and lacked an outdoor swimming pool.

But it was sufficient for Xu Jingming and Hearing Ling Shuang, and its location was very close to the gym building.

"Eva, when will these ten energy modules be fully repaired?"

Entering the villa, Hearing Ling Shuang went to handle affairs related to her new position as director, while Xu Jingming entered the lab and asked Eva.

"The lab's equipment is fully equipped—it should take only about five hours to complete the repairs."

Eva replied, scanning the surroundings.

"Five hours—that's 8 a. m."

Xu Jingming nodded slightly. "Good. Once the modules are repaired, we'll depart immediately for Sakura Country."

Saying this, he put on the neural headset and entered the virtual world.

Before going to Sakura Country, he needed to contact Sakura Mori Rin first.

Sakura Country, Hokkaido, Asahikawa City, Tenmi Dojo.

Though it was past 4 a. m., the training room of Tenmi Dojo remained brightly lit.

In the vast training room, only Sakura Mori Rin sat cross-legged on the floor.

Her breathing was steady; faint spiritual energy was drawn into her body with each inhale.

To avenge herself as soon as possible and kill the head supervisor of Tenmi Dojo, she trained with extreme diligence.

Precisely because of this, she had successfully broken through to the sixth stage within nearly five months since the Talent Competition ended.

"Dingdong~~, received 0th special alert message."

At that moment, the communication watch on Sakura Mori Rin's left wrist suddenly sounded, causing her entire slender frame to stiffen.

To avoid missing any vital messages from the virtual world, she had set special alerts for key individuals.

Special alerts #2 and #3 indicated messages from the Tenmi Dojo supervisors.

Special alert #1 was from the head supervisor of Tenmi Dojo—her enemy, Kitahara Sohkei.

And special alert #0 came from the man she could never forget...

"After the Talent Competition, Master has contacted me again."

Her full chest rose and fell slightly, revealing her inner turmoil.

After taking a deep breath, she still chose to open the message.

"Meet me in the virtual world."

The message projected from the watch was simple, yet carried an unmistakable tone of command.

This caused an unnatural flush to rise on her fair face, and her crossed legs instinctively pressed tightly together.

She took out a neural headset from her spatial ring and put it on...

On the other side, in the virtual world.

In the Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym villa, Xu Jingming had just sent the message, and moments later, Sakura Mori Rin's slender figure teleported in.

She wore a simple white shirt, with a crimson tie draped across her full chest.

Below, a dark plaid mini-skirt, beneath which white thigh-high socks hugged her long, slightly curvaceous legs.

Paired with her pure, lovely face, she looked youthful and radiant.

Even in the virtual world, seeing the man seated on the sofa—tall, with a cold, stern gaze—

Sakura Mori Rin couldn't help but shiver, lowering her head and respectfully addressing him:

"Master..."

"Hmm. How have you progressed with the task I assigned you during the Talent Competition?"

Xu Jingming looked up at her, his voice indifferent.

"Replying to Master, I've nearly completed preparations."

Sakura Mori Rin bowed slightly, her heavy, full chest swaying:

"I've designated a specific area on the outskirts of Asahikawa to stockpile ferocious beasts."

So far, I've gathered over ten thousand, though most are third-stage beasts."

"Fourth-stage beasts number only around three thousand, and fifth-stage beasts are fewer than a thousand."

"Oh?" Xu Jingming's eyes instantly brightened.

A regular third-stage ferocious beast yields over thirty ability points upon defeat.

Fourth-stage beasts start at two hundred ability points.

And fifth-tier ferocious beasts start at 400 Ability Points!

That means, if he kills all the ferocious beasts in Sakura Country, he will earn at least a million Ability Points!

"Excellent! You've done very well!" Xu Jingming laughed, deeply pleased.

He had originally thought Sakura Country could provide at most a few hundred thousand Ability Points.

But he never expected Sakuragi Rin to bring him such a tremendous surprise!

With this million Ability Points, his rank should break from Seventh Tier Lower to Seventh Tier Middle!

Also, his combat techniques can be leveled up again.

"I merely followed my master's orders."

Although he did not know why Xu Jingming hoarded so many ferocious beasts, Sakuragi Rin still replied respectfully.

"Good! Prepare on your end—I'll arrive in Asahikawa City in thirteen hours."

Xu Jingming replied with barely concealed eagerness.

From Dayangzhou to Sakura Country, even a Chixiao-class fighter jet requires eight hours to fly.

Add the five hours for Eva to repair the energy module, and it totals thirteen hours.

"Yes!" Sakuragi Rin stood at rigid attention, then hesitated slightly:

"Our Sakura Country has a warning system for unfamiliar fighter jets—if you fly in, it might cause trouble."

"Don't worry—just send me the landing coordinates," Xu Jingming waved his hand casually.

Come on—with the intelligent lifeform Eva, Sakura Country's warning system is nothing but decoration.

"Understood."

Seeing this, Sakuragi Rin ceased questioning and sent the detailed address.