Chapter 63: Mo'er, That Kid, Grinds Harder Than Anyone Behind the Scenes!

Lin Mo stepped out of the bedroom and ran straight into his mother.

Su Wan, accompanied by two personal maids, held a bowl of soup in her hands.

"Mo'er? Where are you off to so late?"

As she spoke,

she lifted the porcelain bowl slightly, her tone brimming with doting affection:

"Mom just had the kitchen simmer some soup and was about to bring it to your room. You must be exhausted from the big exams these past two days; you need to replenish your strength."

Lin Mo stopped, scratching his head somewhat sheepishly:

"Mom, I'm not hungry. I just had dinner not long ago."

"I just learned the new skill Lightning Strike, so I was thinking of going to the wooden post in the backyard to try it out."

"Going to the backyard to test a skill?"

Su Wan paused, looking Lin Mo up and down. "Huh? Mo'er, are you already level 20?"

If she remembered correctly, he was still level 19 this afternoon?

"Yeah, fast, right?"

Lin Mo brushed it off casually.

Fortunately, Su Wan didn't ask further questions, simply telling Lin Mo to drink the soup first.

After Lin Mo finished drinking, Su Wan finally spoke:

"Alright, but don't stay out too late. It might rain outside. Try it a couple of times and head back to your room to rest immediately; don't get soaked."

"Got it, Mom. I'll just toss a couple of spells."

Lin Mo waved his hand, passed Su Wan, and walked toward the staircase.

Watching her son's figure disappear around the corner of the stairs, the smile on Su Wan's face grew even brighter, tinged with a touch of emotion.

This child...

Clearly works so hard, yet insists on hiding it.

What?

Is working hard something to be ashamed of?

Su Wan felt both gratified and amused in her heart.

He must be afraid that everyone will have too high expectations of him, creating too much pressure, so he deliberately acts nonchalant.

But in reality?

He's grinding harder than anyone behind the scenes!

"Level 20... Lightning-element skill..."

Su Wan murmured, her eyes gradually lighting up.

Before, with the Fire and Earth elements, Mo'er had given everyone such a huge surprise.

This time, this is the Lightning element, hailed as the strongest single-target burst!

Although it's just a basic skill, who knows what earth-shattering commotion he might cause again.

"No, I have to tell Old Lin."

Thinking this,

Su Wan turned and hurried toward the study at the other end of the corridor.

At this moment,

inside the second-floor study, the atmosphere appeared somewhat Serious.

The heavy soundproof door blocked out most of the thunder from outside, leaving only a faint, muffled rumble.

Lin Tianhao's expression was solemn; even his casual home clothes could not conceal the dignity of his position as City Defense Commander.

Opposite him, Ye Hongyu and Shi Tou stood straight, their expressions equally grave.

"Remember the situation we just discussed."

"These days, the world is not peaceful."

"According to intelligence returned from the front lines, monsters in various wilderness areas are showing varying degrees of unrest."

"In previous years, a small beast tide occurred only once a month; this month, three have already happened, each larger than the last, with a frequency double that of last year."

Speaking of this,

Lin Tianhao stood up, walked to the window, and pulled open a gap in the curtain.

"Boom—boom—boom—"

A blinding flash of lightning tore across the sky.

"Lei Yun Beasts... haven't seen them in years."

Lin Tianhao sighed.

Ye Hongyu asked with concern:

"Commander, should we go to Yunhai City to provide support?"

Lin Tianhao shook his head, indicating:

"No need. It's just a World Boss. Yunhai City has at least five Spell Gods stationed there; this small Lei Yun Beast won't cause any real trouble."

"However, the movements of such high-level monsters often trigger chain reactions."

"For the coming period, our defense and patrols in Jianghai City need to be more frequent. You two go arrange that."

"Yes, Commander!"

The two replied in unison.

Just at this moment.

Thump, thump, thump.

Before Lin Tianhao could even speak, the door was pushed open directly.

In the entire Lin family, the only one daring to burst into the Commander's study without prior notice was Su Wan.

Seeing Su Wan enter, a smile instantly appeared on Lin Tianhao's face.

"Wife? Why have you come?"

Seeing the atmosphere was somewhat serious, Su Wan couldn't help but ask:

"Did I interrupt your serious business? Should I come back later?"

"No, no, no!"

Lin Tianhao waved his hands repeatedly, speaking with an air of utmost integrity:

"What serious business could be more important than my wife's matters? Besides, the meeting is already over, and I was just about to let them go back to rest."

"What are your orders, wife?"

Seeing Lin Tianhao's appearance, Ye Hongyu and Shi Tou exchanged a glance, both seeming to see the helpless smile in the other's eyes.

The Commander, so decisive and ruthless outside, had not an ounce of temper in front of the Lady.

Perhaps this was the legendary "wife slave."

Su Wan smiled and said:

"Mo'er has already reached level 20 and just learned the Lightning Strike technique; he said he wants to go to the wooden post in the backyard to test the skill."

"I thought, since this is our son's first lightning-element skill, wouldn't you like to go take a look?"

Hearing this, Lin Tianhao waved his hand and said with some amusement:

"Hah, isn't it just a Lightning Strike..."

Before he could finish speaking.

Lin Tianhao suddenly remembered.

That was Mo'er's Lightning Strike!

Who knows what surprise might appear; no, I must go!

"Let's go, let's go! Hurry and take a look!"

Lin Tianhao grabbed Su Wan and walked out, his face full of anticipation.

Ye Hongyu and 【Shi Tou】 exchanged a glance and followed behind.

They were also very curious.

What would the lightning element, known as the strongest single-target burst, look like in the Young Master's hands?

Meanwhile,

inside the Lin family villa.

"Hey, hey, hey! Did you hear? The Young Master went to the backyard training ground!"

A maid ran over, whispering to another companion who was wiping a vase.

"Huh? The Young Master went to the training ground?"

"I've worked in the Lin family for three years, but I've never seen the Young Master go there before..."

"That's exactly why. Shouldn't we go join the excitement?"

"But I haven't finished my work yet..."

"Oh, when can't work be done? The Young Master rarely goes to the backyard; there must be a good show!"

"That's true!"

In an instant, similar conversations were playing out in every corner of the villa.

Within just a few minutes, the servants, who had originally been attending to their respective duties, found excuses to put down their work.

They flocked to the backyard in groups of three or five.

Fortunately, Lin Tianhao and his wife were kind and approachable in their daily conduct, never putting on airs with their subordinates, nor would they criticize them for such small matters.

The servants also knew that Commander Lin and the Lady doted on the Young Master to the very bone.

Anything concerning the Young Master was a matter of the greatest importance.

If they went to watch the Young Master practice, perhaps Commander Lin would even be happy, thinking everyone was concerned about the Young Master's growth.

Lin family backyard.

This was an extremely open lawn, surrounded by piles of various solid-wood weapons and racks.

In the very center of the lawn stood a massive wooden post, connected to an instrument capable of displaying damage.

This was no ordinary wooden post.

Such a post was incredibly hard and possessed extremely strong self-repair capabilities.

The cost of just this single wooden post reached tens of millions of Dragon Country Yuan.

Looking across the entire Jianghai City, only a few families could afford to install this testing post in their homes.

At this moment,

Lin Mo was standing about twenty meters in front of the wooden post.

He suddenly felt something was wrong and turned his head to look.

"..."

The originally empty entrance to the backyard was now crowded with heads, a vast, dark mass of people.

At the very front were his father Lin Tianhao and his mother Su Wan, both looking at him with eager anticipation.

Beside them were Ye Hongyu and Shi Tou, equally curious.

And that wasn't all.

Behind them, the head chef in a white cook's uniform, the gardener grandpa holding a pair of large shears, and even the security uncle had brought his dog along.

Lin Mo could only feel a wave of speechlessness.

No— what are you all doing?