"Buzz..."
As the ti approached midnight, Myau-chan shook his body on the table, then regurgitated all the Leg Fragnts he had previously obtained from Sakuramiya Hitomi.
Under the effect of the fragnt refiner, they were converted into even more fragnts, which naturally included fragnts from other Modifiers as well.
Among them were Ye Shiyu's spider silk fragnts. However, after obtaining them, Yan Huan checked and discovered that the remaining number of tis he could trigger the Battle Defeat CG had not increased.
"Does it only work with fragnts directly dropped by Ye Shiyu?"
Yan Huan felt helpless and could only let Myau-chan continue the process.
"Here it cos, ow!"
Swallowing the split fragnts in one gulp, Myau-chan wagged his tail and suddenly spat out wisps of golden light that resembled smoke.
In an instant, the illusory golden light gradually solidified, ultimately forming a virtual interface right in front of Yan Huan that only he could see.
[Modifier Level Change: 7 → 8]
[Reward Pool Level changed to 8. This ans you will randomly unlock more powerful rewards.]
[Modifier Evolution Count
1, Attribute Points
3]
First were the three Attribute Points that had turned into specks of light.
[Congratulations, you have obtained: Fertility Attribute Points * 3]
'Alright, no suspense there. Next item.'
Yan Huan watched the specks of light enter his body. Perhaps because he had constantly been seeing Ye Shiyu after being hypnotized by her over the past few days, he couldn't help but feel that she would be clapping her hands in delight if she saw this scene.
[You have gained a chance to randomly enhance an ability. This week's enhanced ability is: Kiss God]
[The Kiss God ability has been enhanced!]
[New chanism: Now, any Modifier Host who kisses you will have a significantly increased chance of dropping fragnts for the next half hour.]
[Simultaneously, with every kiss, the side effects experienced by the Modifier Host due to their Modifier will be slightly reduced.]
'Holy crap?'
Seeing this information, Yan Huan's eyes instantly lit up.
For the past two weeks, he had also received chances to enhance previous abilities, but those had rely provided negligible boosts to their nurical values.
But this ti, with the enhancent applied to the chanics, Yan Huan felt that the quality of this ability had leveled up significantly.
"Sakuramiya is saved!"
To think he had previously considered spending his precious Crab Coins at the Demon's Shop to see if there were any items or skills that could help Sakuramiya. Instead, Myau-chan had been possessed by extre luck today and pulled a golden legendary reward for him.
'Myau-chan, it seems I really have to love you now!!'
Staring at the skill shining with golden light before his eyes, Yan Huan swallowed a mouthful of saliva and muttered this in his heart.
Speaking of which, the previous two chanical enhancents for the Perfect Emotional Control Mask and Launch Fireworks had both been very useful.
However, he had not yet tried the parry chanic of the Perfect Emotional Control Mask. This was mainly because, aside from Bai Yi's skills having a very obvious wind-up, the sudden activation of the others was a bit difficult to react to.
'I'll have to make good use of it later.'
"ow!!"
anwhile, Myau-chan proudly tilted his head and extended one of his front paws toward Yan Huan, as if silently saying:
"Human, I now permit you to kiss my paw..."
"..."
Yan Huan speechlessly rubbed his paw, then hurriedly looked at the branching paths for this Modifier evolution.
[Based on your chosen Evolution Path, Devil's Bank, please select your preferred route from the following two options.]
[Evolution Path 1: Demon Tycoon]
[You have unlocked the vast majority of the Demon series abilities. It seems you truly like demons, and thus, you have gained their favor.]
[Now, the demons shall grant you a grand blessing!]
[Any demon-related abilities will ignore side effects, and all purchases in the Demon's Shop will receive a 40 percent discount, including the Crab Coins shop.]
[Evolution Path 2: I Choose You, Partner!]
[Massively enhances your Modifier avatar, directly upgrading it to the maximum enhancent limit achievable by devouring Snake Scale Fragnts.]
[Now, it can even ignore the lethal poison of the Naless Finger's fragnts to devour them.]
Seeing these two options, Myau-chan's eyes instantly lit up. He imdiately blinked his bright and sparkling erald eyes, rubbing against Yan Huan's chin while owing,
"Choose the second one, ow! Choose the second one! That way, I can go and pick up all the fragnts dropped by Bai Yi, ow! And later, I can even fly you around like in Tokyo, ow?!"
"..."
As Myau-chan continued rubbing, he noticed that Yan Huan's throat bobbed slightly, but he made no response at all.
He stared blankly, lifting his head to look at Yan Huan, only to see that the young man's eyes were fixed squarely on the final few words of the first option...
"Including the Crab Coins shop."
It was self-evident what this ant.
"The effect of the first one is complete trash, Yan Huan... You... you'll pick the second one, ow, right?"
Myau-chan flicked his tail and spoke with a lack of confidence.
Hearing this, Yan Huan interlaced his fingers and rested them in front of his lips.
His expression darkened slightly as he offered a seemingly rational analysis,
"Although the first option looks a bit underwhelming right now, because I actually don't possess that many demon abilities, but in the long run..."
"Long run, my foot, ow! You just want to redeem the adjustnt mode with Crab Coins!!"
Furious, Myau-chan slapped Yan Huan's face with his paw pads, hitting him so hard that the flesh on his cheeks visibly quivered.
"You bastard, do you really want a harem that badly?!"
"Besides, you were just too useless before. Even if I enhance you, it won't do much good, so it's better to choose the first one..."
"Don't change the subject, ow!! No!!!"
Under Myau-chan's tearful and desperate gaze, Yan Huan kept a dark expression and decisively clicked on the first option.
"Buzz!!"
As all the specks of light surged into Yan Huan's body, Myau-chan lay flat on the coffee table, looking completely burned out.
"Look, Myau-chan, fifty Crab Coins with a 40 percent discount cos down to thirty Crab Coins.
"Compared to the Crab Coins I originally planned to save, those twenty extra Crab Coins can be exchanged for even more powerful items to deal with the Modifiers!
"I'm doing all this to resolve the Modifier, too."
Yan Huan maintained his darkened expression, his hands still interlaced in front of his mouth as he explained.
anwhile, Myau-chan lay on the coffee table, staring at Yan Huan with dead fish eyes, muttering softly,
"I think you're just out of ideas. You're terrified that if you keep this up, Elvira, Sakuramiya Lily, and Ye Lan will discover you're multi-timing and arrange a VIP seat for you at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean... Especially since you're about to start an internship right under their noses."
"..."
Yan Huan's face grew even darker, but he did not answer the question. He rely smiled faintly, raising a finger.
"Let's check out the rest of this week's rewards, Myau-chan."
"I told you not to change the subject, ow!!"
[Reward Level: 8]
[Superpower: God of Gamblers]
[After unlocking this ability, your base Luck attribute will slightly decrease.]
[However, all the Luck you lose will be accumulated.]
[When faced with an event related to gambling, you will consu all accumulated Luck, ensuring you win the bet.]
[Evaluation: Humans have two kidneys, but only need one to live. Do you know why?]
[Reward Level: 8]
[Superpower: Hermit Purple]
[Multiple solid, purple vine-like stands. Its primary ability is spirit photography, using a cara or similar dium to obtain intelligence from anywhere in the world. However, using it will destroy one cara each ti.]
[Evaluation: Old man, your stand is the most useless!!]
[Reward Level: ?]
[Special: One More Ti!]
[Can be activated when you fall into death, or are placed into a desperate situation equivalent to death by a Modifier.]
[Pay all your currently owned fragnts, and incur a fragnt debt equal to the amount required for the next Modifier upgrade.]
[Then, regardless of your body's condition, after seven days, it will be restored to its absolute peak condition from within the past year.]
[Evaluation: Wait... what do you an a person crawled out of the urn?]
'Damn...'
'Myau-chan, are you really using hacks this week?'
'How co everything coming out of your useless mouth this ti is high-tier loot?'
'Especially the last one...'
"Reward Level... question mark?"
'This is definitely a golden legendary, isn't it?'
Yan Huan swallowed a mouthful of saliva, but his eyes unavoidably drifted to the first two.
The first two were also very useful, but compared to the last one, they were truly...
Yan Huan didn't hesitate much and directly selected the last one.
"Buzz!"
As the final reward transford into an orb of light and flowed into Yan Huan's body, he once again felt a sense of security.
Especially now, when the number of tis he could trigger the Battle Defeat CG was down to just one.
"Buzz..."
Following that was the weekly visit to the Demon's Shop.
Yan Huan didn't delay. Familiar with the routine, he watched the ominous green mist gradually fill his vision, then headed straight for the demonic statue rising from the sea.
First up was the weekly free reward.
[Congratulations, you have obtained the consumable: Skeleton Key]
Yan Huan stared blankly for a mont, watching as a feather radiating golden light drifted down into the palm of his hand.
[Single use only. When encountering an unopenable lock, summon it, and it will transform into the key capable of opening that lock.]
'Hmm...'
'I don't know what use this will have for now, but the more, the rrier. It's not a loss.'
Yan Huan put the reward away and glanced at the other scam items up for sale.
As expected, they still required tasks he couldn't afford to complete.
However, there was a piece of good news. Because Yan Huan had just chosen the Demon Tycoon Evolution Path, the side effect requiring him to purchase an item from the Demon's Shop every two weeks had vanished.
The reason he hadn't been penalized over the past two weeks was that purchasing items with gifted Crab Coins also offset the curse's punishnt.
'So look, Myau-chan said picking the first option was useless...'
'Isn't this incredibly useful?!'
"..."
Although he thought this to save face, Yan Huan's eyes still honestly glanced at his inventory of 5 Crab Coins...
...and at the reward that now rely required 30 coins.
"As long as I report to my internship tomorrow, another five coins will be deposited. At most, I can earn ten coins a month... If everything goes smoothly, by the ti sumr vacation ends, I should have thirty coins..."
Yan Huan did the math, then took a deep breath. With a thought, the ominous green mist in the surroundings slowly receded into his body.
"Bong! Bong!"
It was exactly five minutes past midnight.
And just like that, the week had co to an end.
"Hey, hey, hey! Stop pushing!! Don't push!!"
"Clack, clack, clack!!"
"The next stop is Shengping Gate, Luoqiao District."
The next day, on the early morning subway.
Every morning, the subway line running from the South Ward to the Kyogo Ward was always overcrowded.
Although every inch of land in Linn was considered incredibly valuable, there was still a hierarchy among the different districts.
As the heart of the entire nation, the Kyogo Ward was undoubtedly the dual center of both economy and politics.
Consequently, many respectable jobs were located in the Kyogo Ward.
Renting an apartnt in the relatively cheaper South Ward or Luoqiao District and commuting to the Kyogo Ward for work every morning was a choice many working-class people had to make.
In the past, Yan Huan and An Le had also squeezed in among the crowds, though they would transfer to a bus halfway through to reach the more remote Far Moon Academy.
Experiencing the morning rush hour at full capacity like this was a rare occurrence for him.
"Excuse , please..."
"No need to excuse yourself, everyone is getting off."
Yan Huan was quite tall. Gripping the overhead handrail tightly with one hand, he swayed back and forth with the crowd inside the subway car.
He checked the ti as he watched the subway pull into the station. He should be right on schedule.
"Whoosh!!"
The mont he stepped out of the subway station, the early-warming sumr air brushed against his handso side profile.
The place he exited was the most central district of all of Linn.
On the east and west sides, two massive office towers stood tall.
The one on the east was predominantly black, with only the four large characters for Ye International visible at the very top.
The one on the west was resplendent and magnificent, boasting an imposing aura. It was the headquarters of the Jinshi Group.
The two buildings were separated by barely a kiloter.
"..."
Biting into a piece of bread, Yan Huan glanced at his phone and walked toward the Ye International building on the east side.
"Beep."
Upon reaching the lobby, countless office workers were scanning their faces at the turnstiles in front of the elevators to clock in.
"Pre!! Si!! Dent!!!"
Just at that mont, an energetic voice rang out from behind, making Yan Huan turn his head with an exasperated expression.
He saw a pink-haired idiot waving her hand while running toward him.
"Ouch!"
As she ran, one of her high heels slipped off.
"..."
She blinked, ran back to pick up the high heel, jamd her foot into it, and then hurried over.
Yes, it was none other than Yurianna.
"Hehe, sorry. This is my first ti wearing these kinds of shoes outside, so I'm a bit unused to it~"
"You... By the way, which departnt are you in again?"
"The AI Departnt!!"
"...It seems we're in the sa one."
"Waku waku! That is absolutely fantastic news!! Ah, if I really had to be all by myself..."
'Is it really fantastic news?'
Yan Huan didn't know either.
"Excuse , are you student Yan and student Yurianna?"
Right then, a young woman wearing a staff badge swiped her card and walked out from behind the turnstiles.
She looked at the two and offered a tentative greeting, her eyes lighting up slightly when Yan Huan turned his head.
After all, even in a major corporation, the daily workplace atmosphere was often half-dead.
Furthermore, with Yezi AI recently blowing up in the app market, they had been working themselves to the bone.
Getting to see a handso guy co in for an internship could already be considered a workplace perk.
"Hello, I'm Yan Huan, and this is Yurianna. May I ask how we should address you, senior?"
"Just call
Sister Ting. Co, follow , I'll take you to our departnt."
"Alright."
The young woman smiled and led the way.
Yan Huan took a deep breath and followed, acting as if he were about to face a formidable enemy.
Yurianna followed stealthily behind him, looking around and taking in the surroundings as they walked.
"Here are so onboarding materials for our departnt, as well as your staff badges. Hmm, you can take a look around the company's facilities later when you have free ti. We eat lunch in another building; I'll take you there when it's ti."
"Ah, okay. Thank you."
"No problem at all. Our departnt is on the sixth floor."
Inside the elevator, the friendly senior pressed the button and enthusiastically introduced Yan Huan to the place he would be spending his next two months.
However, Yan Huan couldn't muster any interest in Ye International's upscale and understated decor. He only cared about one question right now...
"Sister Ting, I have sothing I want to ask you..."
"Oh, go ahead."
"Among the interns in our departnt, there should be another... well, a student surnad Ye. She's my older sister. May I ask if she's arrived yet?"
"Ah, you're talking about Shiyu, right?"
Sister Ting smiled slightly, clasping her hands behind her back.
"She arrived the day before yesterday and has already started familiarizing herself with our operations. She's currently in the departnt. Later, the three of you will probably intern together under Brother Zhang. Brother Zhang is the person in charge of our departnt."
"..."
'This process feels a bit familiar.'
At least in the place where Yan Huan had first started working in his previous life, most of the nial tasks were handed off to interns under the guise of learning.
In reality, it was just taking advantage of the fact that the newly arrived university students had innocent eyes and didn't understand the complex twists and turns of the workplace, making it easy to bully them.
But there were exceptions.
For instance, so well-connected individuals who were parachuted in through the back door.
These young masters and young ladies, who had the capability to be placed into such positions, ca from powerful backgrounds. Naturally, they couldn't be treated as nuclear-powered workhorses, lest the company offend the people backing them.
Therefore, a safer approach was to assign them to shadow mid-level managent.
Their daily work would consist of attending a few etings with the leaders, receiving a set of workplace courses personally taught by managent, and then having them take so notes or sothing similar.
That way, they could learn sothing without becoming exhausted.
Yan Huan had witnessed this in his previous life, but he never expected that in this life, he would be the one experiencing the well-connected hire treatnt.
"Ding-dong~"
Soon, they arrived at the sixth floor.
"We're here! Co on in, we'll do introductions in a bit. Oh my, with a handso new guy joining the departnt, the older won in our group definitely won't be able to tear their eyes away."
Sister Ting covered her mouth and joked. But in the next second, just as her left foot stepped into the departnt...
"Ding!!"
Her phone and Yurianna's phone behind her chid at the exact sa ti.
"Hmm? An email? At this ti..."
Sister Ting blanked for a second and opened the email along with Yurianna.
Displayed prominently on the screen were the words:
"Notice Regarding Position Adjustnts"
Staring at the sudden internal email, Sister Ting's eyes went wide.
"Ah? How... how am I... where am I being transferred?! Let
see... Wait, wait, wait, this is so sudden, there wasn't even any prior notice..."
"Clack~"
Right in the next second, a few more pretty girls walked out of the AI Departnt, carrying boxes and sighing heavily.
"Oh, Ting, you're here?"
"Hey, hey, Sister Liu, look at this. Why am I..."
"Transferred? Right?"
"Eh? You... you guys too?"
"Yeah, all the girls in our marketing team have been transferred to the ninth floor..."
Sister Ting was stunned. Behind her, Yurianna pitifully gripped Yan Huan's clothes.
"President, I... I've also... Waaahhh! I can't be with you anymore!!!"
'What the hell are you saying?!'
"..."
Seeing this, Yan Huan's face couldn't help but darken.
"Sorry, sorry, student Yan! A situation has suddenly co up on my end... Um, I temporarily can't take you inside. Anyway, just go in and ask soone where Brother Zhang is, or go et up with your older sister first!"
"Alright..."
Forcing himself, Yan Huan pretended to be calm and nodded.
'Hmm...'
'Take a wild guess. Do you think this has anything to do with Ye Shiyu?'
Yan Huan didn't know, and he didn't need to know.
Regardless, at this mont, he stood alone at the entrance of the AI Departnt, gazing at an entire room composed exclusively of n, without a single woman in sight.
And it felt as though the air conditioner inside had broken down, blowing a biting, freezing wind directly against his face.
"Flicker, flicker..."
"Bzz... bzz..."
He wasn't sure if it was just an illusion, but the surrounding lights and electronic screens all flickered slightly, as if a gaping, bloody maw was opening wide toward him.
And this, was Yan Huan's very first day of his internship.
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