Chapter 12: I Want to Be a Trainer

"Thank you for your intervention, Mr. Luo Mu."

The valiant Miss Miss Junsha led a group of police officers in offering a sincere salute to Luo Mu, while the parents of the three children, feeling as though they had survived a catastrophe, tightly embraced their kids and tearfully expressed their gratitude to Luo Mu.

Luo Mu was not adept at handling such scenes; he muddled through the agonizing moment with forced laughter, and after Miss Miss Junsha escorted the kidnappers away, he turned to look at Hearing Hearing Nimo, who had been waiting nearby, along with her middle-aged butler who called himself Sebas, and the... luxury car behind them.

"Hiss... if I remember correctly, this car costs at least ten million, right?"

Luo Mu's eyes widened until they were perfectly round as he gazed at that very understated black luxury car with full admiration; had he not recently stumbled upon a related introduction video online, he truly would not have recognized it.

Young ladies from wealthy families really are different; even their daily transport is so luxurious... stare...

Luo Mu was just short of drooling.

Hearing Hearing Nimo noticed Luo Mu's gaze fixed on the vehicle behind her; after a moment of thought, she recalled that the big brother's home looked quite old, and since her family garage still had many different cars like this one, perhaps...

Hearing Hearing Nimo was about to speak and ask Sebas to give this car to Luo Mu, but Sebas spoke first to Luo Mu, who was walking toward them.

Dressed as a butler, Sebas first bowed slightly, placed his right hand over his chest, and said respectfully, "Mr. Luo Mu, please allow me to represent my master's family in expressing our most sincere gratitude to you for rescuing the Second Young Lady from those villains."

Luo Mu smiled and said, "It was merely a simple favor; there is no need for such formality."

Sebas shook his head as if terrified and said sincerely, "How could that be? During the time the Second Young Lady was missing, the Master, the Lady, and the Eldest Young Lady were nearly driven mad with worry; it was entirely due to your intervention that we avoided the tragic outcome of eternal separation between them."

"Might you honor us by returning to the manor as our guest? My masters have prepared generous gifts to properly thank you."

Hearing Hearing Nimo's eyes lit up slightly; was the big brother going to visit her home?

Yay!

However, regarding this proposal, Luo Mu's attitude was extremely firm; shaking his head to politely decline, he said, "I appreciate their kindness, but I did not act for the sake of any reward, so please allow me to refuse this invitation."

Although he lacked money, he was not so destitute as to demand repayment for such a simple favor.

Moreover, with his strength, there were many ways for him to earn money; it was simply that he was unwilling to do so.

"Eh—?"

Hearing Hearing Nimo's face showed disappointment, and she felt somewhat dejected.

She had thought she could spend a little more time with the big brother...

"Is that so... I understand; however, please still accept this modest token of our gratitude." The butler Sebas was quite clever; seeing that Luo Mu did not wish to accept substantial gifts, he directly took out a gold-embossed card from his breast pocket and smiled, saying, "This is my business card, which bears my private contact information; if you have any needs in the future, you may contact me."

Sebas was very smart; since Luo Mu did not need material thanks, he would express gratitude in another way.

As the butler who usually handled various affairs within the manor, in a certain sense, contacting him was equivalent to contacting the Master.

This favor would not disappear; it had merely transformed into another form, waiting for the right moment.

Furthermore, compared to material goods, the Master was even more eager to build a good relationship with Luo Mu, this retired Champion-level Trainer.

Perhaps in the future, when traveling to other regions on business, they might need to hire Luo Mu to avoid attacks by evil organizations?

The strong are always highly sought after in this world.

After accepting the business card handed over by Sebas and telling Hearing Hearing Nimo to come find him at the farm whenever she had free time before she left, Luo Mu returned to the farm.

At this moment, not far from the small villa where he lived, about ten figures and several Machamps were busily working with great enthusiasm.

Seeming to notice Luo Mu's figure, the hearty middle-aged male voice from the phone call earlier rang out: "Mr. Luo Mu, you have returned?"

Luo Mu turned to look and saw a middle-aged man wearing a hard hat and sporting a handlebar mustache, whose first impression was that he must be very scheming, waving and walking toward him.

Luo Mu swept his gaze over the man for a moment, his expression changing slightly; upon closer inspection, one could even detect a look of admiration in Luo Mu's eyes.

Good heavens, you really do help raise the kids if you have them.

All one could see was the middle-aged man with two semi-grown children hanging off each of his arms, another riding on his head, and two or three more children playing and frolicking just a meter or two away.

In such a hellish battlefield, if it were him, he feared he would go completely mad in less than ten minutes.

Admirable.

Harboring respect for the contractor, Luo Mu nodded slightly and said, "Now that the matter is settled, naturally I have returned."

Subsequently, Luo Mu looked at the group of busy people and asked puzzledly, "Are you preparing to start work?"

The contractor smiled and said, "Since you agreed to our rather rude conditions, naturally we must arrange everything as soon as possible."

A smile curved the corners of Luo Mu's mouth, and then he said, "In that case, I'll leave the basic planning of the farm to you."

"Machamp Engineering Team, quality you can trust!"

The contractor felt not a shred of shame; after reciting the slogan, he struck Machamp's signature muscle-flexing pose, causing several children to burst into giggles.

Next, under the watchful eyes of several children, Luo Mu and the contractor discussed a series of matters, finally finalizing the planning and engineering proposal for the farm.

The Machamp Engineering Team accepted this planning project for a full payment of one hundred thousand League Dollars.

The scope of work involved planning the farm areas, dividing them into three major zones: the farming area, the pasture area, and the lake area.

However, such a cheap price covered only the simple division of areas and the construction of basic infrastructure.

Most buildings and items would be made of wood; upgrading them would require much more money, but unfortunately, Luo Mu did not have that much.

After all, after making the payment, he had less than three hundred thousand League Dollars left in savings.

This was barely enough for living expenses, and Luxray and the others would occasionally go out hunting to lighten the family's financial burden.

How to use this startup capital to make money breed more money was the headache Luo Mu now faced.

Thinking of this, Luo Mu felt as though he had merely jumped from a 996 schedule into another, even more terrifying 007 pit of fire...

However, compared to others who started from nothing, he had already won at the starting line.

Spoon Town.

Inside a luxurious mansion that boasted its own garden and beach, Hearing Hearing Nimo, having returned home, held onto her father Allen and, under the encouraging gaze of her older sister Karen, said with a flushed face, "Father... I want to become a Trainer."

Allen stopped in his tracks, a hint of surprise flashing in his pupils, which were the same color as Hearing Hearing Nimo's; he squatted down, smiled at Hearing Hearing Nimo, and said, "What made our little princess change her mind? Let Daddy guess... was it that retired Champion-level Trainer?"

Hearing Hearing Nimo nodded with a flushed face, then gathered her courage and said, "I also want to become as strong as him and advance with the Champion level as my goal!"