Zhou's mother arrives

“This… this is the legendary ghost grass?”

Yang Jian looked at the pale blue herb in front of him, glowing with a faint halo, and curiously asked Mo Song, who was beside him.

“Didn’t you say it was? I don’t recognize herbs…”

Mo Song stared with wide, innocent eyes.

Yang Jian pondered for a moment, then asked curiously,

“Can you just eat it?”

Mo Song didn't mind this part; after all, for the sake of advancement, what kind of strange things hadn't he eaten?

Was that soul sand reliable stuff?

Didn't he eat it anyway?

He just didn't know if this boss was reliable; after all, although he hadn't been in Tianyao Continent for many years, he hadn't heard of anyone being able to advance like this...

Mo Song opened his mouth, bit off the herb in front of him, chewed it, and swallowed it.

Then, Mo Song looked at Yang Jian expectantly.

“How is it? Any effect?”

Yang Jian observed Mo Song’s condition for a moment, then shook his head!

【ghost grass: 0/10】

Mo Song got a little anxious. “Then what do we do?”

Yang Jian thought for a moment.

“How about… next time I pull it out by the roots, you try to swallow the whole herb?”

“Alright!”

Although he agreed readily, Mo Song knew that this ghost grass was not easy to come by.

The main reason was that Yang Jian hadn't studied herbology and couldn't use a herb-finding skill to locate herbs in various corners of the plains.

This particular ghost grass was found by Yang Jian because he thought it looked pretty, and he used his Tian Mu to see what it was...

“Can’t you keep your Tian Mu open all the time?”

“No, it consumes too much mental energy. If I open my Tian Mu occasionally, I can probably level up online for ten days and ten nights! If I open it too much, I have to go back to sleep!”

“Then just sleep? I think my advancement is more important! Think about it, if I advance one more stage, I’ll be purple quality! My dad is only at that rank…”

When Mo Song mentioned his dad, Yang Jian became a little interested!

“What’s your dad’s strength?”

“Second Transcendent peak…”

“Only Second Transcendent?”

Mo Song blinked, asking somewhat uncertainly, “Is Second Transcendent very weak?”

This question stumped Yang Jian!

You ask me, who am I supposed to ask?

I only know Old Ma, and he’s only at the peak of First Transcendent… Yang Jian is still very, very far from First Transcendent!

In fact, he hadn't even figured out what kind of strength counted as First Transcendent!

But it didn't matter; as long as strength steadily progressed, that was all that mattered... Mo Song memorized the appearance and smell of the ghost grass, so finding the next one wouldn't be as difficult.

He opened the rankings to check the current level leaderboard.

First place: Tianmu Zhenjun, Level 24 17%, Profession: Hunter, Guild: Star Palace (Guild Master).

Second place: Yueyin Qingya, Level 16 80%, Profession: Element Controller, Guild: Star Palace (Vice Guild Master).

Third place: Thousand Years of White Clouds, Level 15 41%, Profession: Void Hunter, Guild: Star Palace (Vice Guild Master).

Fourth place: Thunder God Envoy, Level 15 27%, Profession: Thunder Mage, Guild: Asgard (Guild Master).

Fifth place: King Arthur, Level 15 26%, Profession: Arcane Mage, Guild: Norse Pantheon (Guild Master).

Sixth place: Western Cowboy, Level 14 92%, Profession: Mechanic.

Seventh place: Templar Knight Borg, Level 14 92%, Profession: Paladin, Guild: Light Church (Vice Guild Master).

Eighth place: Si Lian Jiang Chang, Level 14 90%, Profession: Warrior, Guild: Great Xia Federation (Official).

Ninth place: Bi Luo Jing Feng Yu, Level 14 84%, Profession: Demon Catcher, Guild: Star Palace.

Tenth place: GOAT, Level 14 81%, Profession: Discipline Priest, Guild: Norse Pantheon (Vice Guild Master).

Eleventh place: Qingqing Zijin, Level 14 75%, Profession: King of Beasts, Guild: Star Palace (Vice Guild Master).

Zhou Yue had originally dropped off the leaderboard thanks to her equipment, the Stealth Ring, so why did she return?

It was simple: because Mo Suqing also made it onto the list!

The strong-willed Great Xia woman, seeing three of the guild's four Guild Masters on the list, couldn't sit still!

She immediately turned off the stealth effect and claimed the second-place position!

And in the Zhenhai City battle three days ago, Sakura First Sword Saint, who was repeatedly killed, probably had a mental breakdown and has now completely fallen out of the first tier!

Yesterday, Mo Suqing finally, with continuous effort, caught up to the first tier of the level rankings.

The moment Mo Suqing made it onto the list, Zhou Yue took herself off the blacklist... Yang Jian suspected she wanted to maintain her title as the first Vice Guild Master and, at the same time, deter petty individuals... As for who the petty individuals were? That wasn't important!

Yang Jian originally wanted to contact Zhou Yue but found she was offline.

He checked the time; it was 6:30 AM in game time, which meant it was evening outside!

After thinking for a moment, Yang Jian sent a private message to Bai Youyou.

Yang Jian: Why did Xiao Yue go offline?

Bai Youyou: Her mom arrived at the train station, and she went to pick her up!

Yang Jian: Hmm? Why didn't she ask me to go along?

Bai Youyou: Asking me such a question... is a bit presumptuous!

Yang Jian: ...Can you help me check if the guild has any ghost grass?

Bai Youyou: We have a list of everything you need. If ghost grass is seen, it will be mailed directly to you. If it hasn't been mailed, it means we don't have any...

Yang Jian: Got it, you're busy...

Bai Youyou: By the way... how many days have you been without rest? Don't you need to go offline and recuperate? Your leveling speed is already fast enough!

Yang Jian: Is it very fast?

Bai Youyou: The entire internet is currently accusing you of cheating... Your level is so much higher than ours, and your leveling speed is even faster. You've leveled up three times while we've barely leveled up twice...

Yang Jian: That's called skill... No more talking, I'm going to level up!

He said he was going to level up, but Yang Jian thought about it. Zhou Yue's mom was coming today, and he had, after all, slept with her daughter.

Playing dead would be wrong of him!

However, he hadn't been offline for several days, except for meals!

He needed to get himself tidied up first... He acted as soon as the thought came to him.

Yang Jian found a safe place and went offline.

Then he headed straight for the barbershop outside the business park!

It was 6 PM Blue Star time.

This time of day was arguably the most bustling.

Fortunately, the shop Yang Jian visited was membership-based.

There was a dedicated TONY stylist for one-on-one service... Fifteen minutes later, Yang Jian looked at the handsome young man in the mirror and was quite satisfied.

“Not bad, this money was well spent. It’s indeed both fast and good!”

“Mr. Yang, take care!”

“Mm! You get back to work!”

Walking into the studio building, the employees who were offline for dinner greeted him one after another.

“Boss, what a rare sight! Haven’t seen you offline in days. I heard you’ve been eating in your office all these days. Don’t you get dizzy playing like that?”

“Ruoruo! Where’s your sister?”

Xia Mingruo rolled her eyes: “Please call me by my full name. My mom said colleagues should keep their distance!”

“Did your mom say that?”

“Yes!”

“I see now, your mom is just covering for you…”

Last time, the Xia family couple had visited the studio.

It was clear that Xia's mother seemed like an honest and upright person; from her appearance, she didn't seem like someone who would say so many sassy things!

So, Xia Mingruo's catchphrase was clearly just using her mother as an excuse!

“Boss, you seem to have gotten handsomer today?”

“Of course!”

“By the way, where did you get this ‘cool haircut’?”

Yang Jian: ...“Go eat quickly. If you keep wandering around with a food tray, I’ll deduct your salary later!”

Xia Mingruo bristled, her eyes widening, her foot stomping!

“Fine, I’ll go…”

Yang Jian was a bit puzzled and looked at Xia Mingwei next to him.

“Did I just tell her to get lost?”

Xia Mingwei chuckled and chased after her sister!

“Hey, did I really tell her to get lost just now?”

Just as he was speaking, Zhou Yue walked into the company entrance, leading a mature woman who looked to be in her late thirties or early forties.

Zhou Yue's mother was named Zhou Xuan. Zhou Yue's father was unknown; she never mentioned him, and Yang Jian never asked. She took her mother's surname!

“Auntie Zhou, hello. Do you still remember me?”

“Xiao Yang! I remember…”

“Hey, the last time I saw you, you were just as beautiful. I didn’t expect so much time to pass, and you seem to have entered menopause…”

“Is that so? I’m getting old. Before…”

The two chatted animatedly, leaving Zhou Yue aside, unheard and unasked!

“I’ll take my mom to my room to rest for a bit. Can you help me bring the luggage from the car?”

Zhou Yue, seeing her mother's tired expression, interrupted Yang Jian's incessant greetings!

“Aren’t you going to eat first?”

“Let’s rest for half an hour first.”

“Alright, you two go up first, I’ll bring the luggage to your room!”

As they brushed past each other, Zhou Yue glanced at Yang Jian's hairstyle.

A satisfied expression appeared in her eyes... Details, sometimes, determine attitude!

Yang Jian opened Zhou Yue's car and unloaded Zhou's mother's luggage from it.

Just as he was about to carry it in, two observant young men came over to help.

Each carried a piece into the building, not letting the boss lift a finger!

Yang Jian looked at the two young men!

Good, very sensible!

Zhou Yue’s Vice President’s office didn’t have a bedroom.

But she had the largest standard room on the fourth floor all to herself!

A Vice President, after all, needed the prestige of a Vice President... In terms of treatment, Bai Youyou was a bit lacking.

Of course, none of that mattered. In the newly built Yun Province Star Palace Base, everyone had a large flat!

No villas were built!

This was because they needed to reduce construction time and compress building space.

Currently, the Yun Province Star Palace Base only built basic facilities that could connect the inner and outer cities...

Of course, living and commercial areas were definitely necessary.

At present, the planning was already complete.

The rest was entrusted to Mo Suqing!

Yang Jian didn't know that Mo Suqing, in turn, found Hu Mingwei and outsourced the construction of the living and commercial areas to him!

Hu Mingwei was torn between laughter and tears... Was this right?

Canteen.

“Auntie Zhou, this is our company’s specialty dish! Would you like to try it?”

“Thank you, thank you, Xiao Yang, don’t be so formal, I can do it myself…”

How could that be? Don't stop me from building favorability!

Whether he could have both arms full in the future depended on his performance now!

Of course, the idea of having both arms full would only be expressed after the Abyss descended.

If he dared to show even a hint of that idea now, Yang Jian felt he would be in trouble...

“Xiao Yang! Weren’t you an internet company before? How did you suddenly start a game studio?”

“salvation… the doomsday game that’s gone viral online now!”

Zhou Xuan wasn't very old and was an old internet user, so she could understand this matter!

She just didn't understand how the company's business could have such a huge span...

“Mom, you must be tired from the journey, go back to your room and rest first! Yang Jian and I still have something to discuss…”

“Okay, then I’ll go back to my room first!”

Watching Zhou’s mother get on the elevator, the two began to walk towards Yang Jian’s office.

There really was something to discuss!

They hadn't seen each other for days, and they were both young adults... Yang Jian checked the time, planning to finish his cooldown first before coming out to be intimate!

After the storm subsided, the two nestled together.

“You did well today! I thought you wouldn’t come out of the game!”

Hearing this, Yang Jian got a little annoyed.

He slapped her on the butt (hey, I’m not allowed to write it… fine!)… “You still have the nerve to say that! If I hadn’t asked, I wouldn’t have known until now!”

“I saw you busy leveling up all these days, so I didn’t tell you.”

“Later, get a helmet for Auntie…”

Zhou Yue sat up abruptly, the blanket slipping, revealing her full beauty.

“We only have six helmets left. Didn’t we say they were for emergencies?”

“If you won’t even give one to your mom, what’s the point of keeping these six? To make soup with them?”

“Not recruiting potential new stars anymore?”

“If we can’t quell the Abyss together, then no matter how many purple-gold talents come, it won’t matter…”

Zhou Yue nodded.

She had only been polite just now, not genuinely wanting to refuse.

By this point in time,

Anyone who had entered the game knew its situation.

Especially since, these past few days, the moon's color had undergone a noticeable change!

Short video platforms like Douyin were showing comparisons of the moon's color almost daily!

Even a truly blind person should now know that the day of great change was not far off...