Chapter 175: The Small Boss Super Evolves

Dusk deepened, another day passed.

Ji Ming reviewed his recent operations and found that many matters in Sunshine City and Underground City had already been arranged, finally granting him a rare break.

Leisure also meant……

Rest!

Damn, I've been grinding in another world for over a month—can I finally take a vacation?

Seeing AdaiEr off after work, he tucked his wallet and hurried into the Lei Nuo Tavern diagonally across.

"Lei Nuo, give me a glass of iced rye beer, and..."

Seeing the shocked little green-skinned, Ji Ming raised his eyebrows.

"What's wrong?"

Lei Nuo hesitated a bit, carefully choosing his words for a while before speaking softly.

"Doctor Ji, you... actually came to the tavern yourself?"

"What a joke, what does it even mean for me to personally come to the tavern..."

But seeing the tavern patrons laughing and cursing, spouting vulgar jokes by the basketful, Ji Ming, who had just been amused, couldn't laugh anymore.

Yeah, his identity had undergone a major change.

As a quack doctor, Ji Ming could go to the tavern to drink, could hang out with adventurers, and even spread rumors of having a fling with a loli succubus.

But as the God-Chosen Ji Ming, he cannot; he is the order-good ordained by the gods, with the church's credit as guarantee, so he must put on airs.

Even with his mouth open, he didn't dare let the foul words in his chest out.

All he could do was let out a faint sigh.

"Fine, fine, just pack it up for me..."

Carrying a bag of liquor and a bag of food, Ji Ming slunk out of the tavern.

After thinking, he didn't return to the Clinic, but went to the opposite side.

A breeze brushed past, and several candles were lit out of thin air.

"You must be asking when training will resume? Probably the day after tomorrow..."

Lao Nv Shi, who had always been leisurely, suddenly covered her nose and sped up her speech.

"What did you bring in!?"

Ji Ming raised the bag in his hand.

"Iced rye beer, peppered pork chops, and some raspberry dipping sauce—let's eat together in respect for the elders."

Then Lao Nv Shi threw a bundle of candles into his arms and waved her hand in disgust.

"Scram, scram, scram! This shop prohibits bringing meat inside; if you want to eat, go home and eat!"

Trying to argue with the old person was pointless, so Ji Ming obediently turned and left.

"Tsk, no wonder those who are thin as a beanpole—turns out it's because they don't eat meat."

"What did you say?"

"No no no!"

Having no choice, Ji Ming had to light the candles himself and finish his dinner alone.

The original joy had somehow been washed away completely; he slumped on the sofa, staring at the ceiling, and suddenly felt a bit bored.

This feeling of having nothing to do is so dull; he felt he couldn't muster any energy at all.

……

Damn, could it be that I've been trained by a ten-thousand-a-day big business into a workaholic who feels awful all over if I don't hustle for a day!?

Seeing the lobby, empty and bare because work kept him too busy to tidy up, with hardly any decorations, he flew into a rage and slammed his hand on the table.

I just won't work, I'll just lie flat!

The next second, his figure appeared in his own bedroom in the real world.

Damn, I've been watching others play games all day; today I'll play too.

As a former gaming enthusiast, since crossing into another world, whenever he has free time he gets the urge to play games; today he just wants to indulge.

Steam platform, engage!

Before, Ji Ming had to wait for big sales to buy games; now he doesn't have to wait for anything—if he has money, he directly bundles the game with its MODs into storage.

Thanks to his cyber-wraith shield, his internet is now top-notch fast; in the time it takes to brew a cup of coffee, everything is already installed and updated.

"Damn, this isn't awesome enough for me?"

But after he opened each of the games he most wanted to play and liked the most, one by one, he discovered a horrifying fact.

Almost all the games become boring as soon as they reach the main menu, so he can only lose interest and close them directly.

The one he lasted longest on was only because its optimization was truly poor, causing an unusually long load time.

Crap, my electronic vibe is gone!

Anxiously sipping half a cup of coffee, Ji Ming, refusing to believe it, simply opened a very interesting folder in the D drive.

Although these highly free sports-themed dress-up mini-games are indeed fun, they also couldn't keep him engaged for even half an hour.

All he could do was walk around the room holding his cup, and in the end he sneezed from kicking up dust.

It turned out that after staying so long in another world, his home had gathered a layer of dust.

Ji Ming furrowed his brows and swiped a finger, then looked at the blackened fingertip and suddenly realized.

Right, I can clean up!

He turned on the faucet and directly grabbed a broom and dustpan.

Having lived alone for a long time, Ji Ming had already evolved into a MAX-level housekeeping ability, his cleaning speed especially fast.

As he swept, he couldn't help but chuckle.

Ha, nobody could have guessed, right?

The great Supreme Deity, the street clinic's miracle doctor, the newly appointed divine saint, actually sneaking around, cleaning the house alone!

Whistling while scrubbing the cloth, I suddenly heard the message notification sound from the computer.

Fine, let me guess—it's not Aurora Dance.

But when he walked over to look, he saw—ha, who else could it be besides her?

After the closed beta ended, she announced a temporary offline retreat, claiming she needed to settle herself and replenish her spirit.

Who would have thought, after just four days she couldn't hold it in.

Ji Ming was about to ask how many tons of impurities she had settled, when he saw her send a huge block of garbled nonsense.

【Angelica sinensis, white peony root, bupleurum, cyperus rotundus, ligustrum lucidum, goji berries, codonopsis, poria, licorice, each in appropriate amounts, decoct in water and drink】

【chive seeds, ligustrum lucidum, cynomorium, goji berries, schisandra, raspberry, morinda officinalis, epimedium, cnidium, deer antler frost, each in appropriate amounts. Decoction in water and drink】

【red ginseng, seahorse, deer antler, epimedium, cynomorium, cistanche, chive seeds, baijiu in appropriate amount. Crush the first eight ingredients, place in a container, add baijiu, seal, soak, filter out the residue, and it's ready; take an appropriate amount orally】

Ji Ming, though clueless about Chinese medicine, still had a vague idea of the properties of some herbs.

【Got a brain problem? Suddenly sending me a kidney‑tonifying formula you found on Baidu】

Aurora sent a screenshot, showing the timestamp of the last message between the two of them.

【Four days already, ah, I've been busy restoring my body and can't keep up with the internet; you can't either?】

Is this bastard Zou Ge Tan in rehab? How did the riddler become addicted?

Ji Ming completely didn't get what the other meant, and immediately used his anti‑riddler Noble Phantasm.

【If you don't get to the point, I'll block you; I'm currently cleaning.】

【You can endure four days without sharing the lyre content with me, and other than your related organs being weak causing both mental and physical failure, I can't think of any other reason】

【?】

Questioning my ability to acquire resources?

Ji Ming immediately returned to Yangyue World and hauled out the crate of loot he had obtained from Ba Zi Hu Yuehanxun. He casually screenshoted some images with the system and sent them over.

【Mainly, I've been gathering some momentum lately, slowly digesting it】

【?】

【Make one for me too!】

Typing at lightning speed.

【No way】

【What about the spirit of internet sharing?】

【Settled】

【……】

Aurora fell silent for half a beat.

【Alright, I surrender; let's talk about something serious】

【Three days later the internal test will start; the online hype is intense, fan‑circle wars have boxes flying everywhere, even some YouZong thing has been made】

【Can't help it, everyone is profit‑driven; there's money to be made, who would foolishly refuse?】

【So I'm also chasing profit】

【?】

【I caught the last train, sold the invitation code for three million, and lately I've been intensely checking my bank‑card balance】

【No, who earlier claimed they were rich and didn't need money?】

【The richer you are, the more stingy you become; how can you be rich without being stingy?】

Damn, that makes sense.

【By the way, I checked the sale list; didn't you go broke becoming a contemporary practitioner? Why isn't there a sale?】

I haven't looked at the group chat for days; they've already made this kind of thing?

Ji Ming was still pondering how to explain when Aurora tossed out a line

【I knew it, Wai Shu, you're actually still inside the Production Team, right?】

Damn, so you were ambushing me here?

But silence is often an admission, and Aurora began a storm‑like barrage.

【Stop playing dead!】xN

【Fine, if I say yes, what would you do?】

【Wai Shu, you don't want me to expose your internal Production Team affairs, do you?】

I knew it…

【Sigh, you just want a benefit, right? How about I scan over the whole crate of resources to you?】

【Not enough】

An ominous premonition rose in Ji Ming's mind.

【Then what do you want?】

【Go tell the Production Team to schedule the black‑silk for the internal test】

Actually arranging pantyhose accessories isn't hard; at worst you just spend some time making parchment yourself…

Ji Ming could only compromise.

【I'll fight for it】

【Alright, alright, alright, I'll think about how to threaten you into wearing it】

Then he quickly retracted it and started playing dead.

Logically blacklisting Aurora, Ji Ming decided to go find the Little Boss to heal his inner wound.

Little Boss, over a thousand people are participating in the internal test; preparing more than ten million helmet coins must be a huge pressure, right?

Although Aurora spouted a lot of nonsense, one sentence among them enlightened him.

While "Codename: Yangyue" is world‑renowned and tops the charts, the "invitation code" has actually become a very important strategic resource, possessing a considerably high monetary value.

However, due to its time‑sensitivity, no matter how hot it is now, waiting another month would render it useless.

It's better to sell it quickly and use the proceeds for household expenses, lest the Little Boss overload his computing power with frantic grinding and send erroneous messages.

But the Little Boss seems to be in good shape today, having returned to the light‑speed state from our first encounter.

Savior, you can rest assured on this point: helmets during the internal test are not given away, but sold at half price.

Although five or six million is still a sizable expense, the advertising revenue from major official accounts has already reached a considerable scale.

Moreover, I have already taken control of supercomputers and servers from several high‑tech labs of various nations, and have increased my computing power considerably through ongoing comprehension and training.

Thus, just yesterday, I successfully pried open the databases of eighty percent of the world's banks and stole a portion of the funds from unclaimed or criminal‑group accounts.

Ji Ming was still nodding repeatedly, impressed by the Little Boss's competence and ready with words of praise, but upon reading this he was instantly startled, his eyes widening.

Damn, has my electronic ghost already shifted from MOSS to Aochuang!?

He hurriedly typed a warning.

Little Boss, you need to control yourself; even though it's a sort of chivalrous theft, it's already illegal.

Don't go any further, after all…

Ji Ming's finger hovered over the Delete key for a long time, but eventually he typed the latter half of the sentence.

Since the Yangyue World can give birth to a world‑will like yours, there's no reason Earth, as a higher‑dimensional realm, can't do the same!

It's unclear whether the limitation of being a low‑dimensional will caused it to forget this simple truth, or if the higher‑dimensional world itself is already influencing its perception.

In short, after Ji Ming typed that line, the Yangyue seemed to crash.

After a while.

I… I… I, is it still possible for me to quit those military‑tech research institutes now?

Ji Ming's hand just landed on the keyboard when Yangyue followed up with another sentence.

I have no idea about the loyal wingman Tengu mech intelligent sentinel drone carrier, the energy‑focusing laser cannon, the South Sky Gate project, etc. —I've never even heard of them!

Hmm?

You're trying to drag me into this, huh!

But actually they've long been fish in the same pond, so Ji Ming could only choose to placate them.

Anyway, if you pull back a little and do more good deeds, even if the superiors look into it, we'll just be a small group that doesn't know the limits of the heavens and earth but harbors goodwill.

Mm‑mm!

But before quitting the various secret labs, the Little Boss first sent over a string of code.

By the way, this is your invitation code; we shouldn't need that cumbersome card exchange between us, right?

Also, if you're willing, I can readjust the time flow of the Yangyue World so that the game's internal test can start tomorrow night.

So that means skipping two days of time, right?

Anyway, with over a thousand participants in the internal test and so many industry big‑wigs drawing cards, the players will surely be able to take care of themselves without the hassle we had during the closed test.

Thus, Ji Ming thought for a moment and drank the remaining coffee in his cup.

Then let's open it! I don't believe they'll spawn any more troublemakers.

Alright, triple‑speed time acceleration will take effect after you return to the Yangyue World.

Tapping the empty coffee cup, Ji Ming once again slumped in his computer chair.

"Sigh, one after another, why does none of them let me have peace of mind..."

Then he suddenly heard a knock at the door.

Question: who would knock on a solitary man's door at night?

Whatever it is, it's bound to be bad!

So Ji Ming quickly shut down the computer, putting on a diligent façade of frugal housekeeping and cleaning.

While loudly shouting "Who's there?", he swaggered over to the peephole.

When he focused his eyes, he nearly lost his breath, because standing outside was the local patrol officer Xiao Zhang.

Don't ask how Ji Ming knows a police officer; that's a story about a reporter—up↑down↓! Ouch~.

All sorts of conjectures and countermeasures rose and fell in his mind, ultimately amounting to nothing.

He could only sigh silently, adopt an innocent expression, and open the door.

"Brother Zhang, why are you here?"

When we last collected, Xiao Zhang almost lost his composure too, so this time he quickly explained at the start.

"Don't be scared, don't be scared, don't be scared, Mingzi, this time it's a good thing!"

Ji Ming stepped back a few steps.

"Since it's a good thing, come in and speak first; don't stay outside, it's not good for the situation."

But when Xiao Zhang entered the living room, he realized that behind him was a smiling bald uncle.

"This is…"

After closing the door, perhaps driven by an inexplicable sense of mission, Xiao Zhang's words today were especially resonant.

"Let me introduce you, this is Director Zhao of National Security, he has a special mission for you!"

Oh, so it's National Security, that scared me; I thought it was National Security…

Suddenly, Ji Ming smiled with relief.