Chapter 228
Chapter 228 It’s Better to Keep My Distance from This Woman
The silence was palpable as Ling Mo knocked on the door of Monica’s house.
After a few seconds of waiting, Monica opened the door. Seeing Ling Mo outside, she didn’t seem surprised at all. “I thought you weren’t coming tonight.”
“…You knew I would come find you?” Ling Mo paused.
Monica shrugged, “With your current strength, you couldn’t even carry your girlfriend’s shoes. You have an experimental terminal, and if I were you, I’d be thinking of ways to not be so pathetic.”
Ling Mo: “…”
True enough.
With no powers, only physical strength, he really couldn’t compare to Xinyan.
“Come in.” Monica gestured for him to enter.
After Ling Mo stepped inside, she turned her head to glance at the door opposite them.
Behind that door, Xia Jincang was pressing against the door, peering through the peephole.
His hands were so tightly gripping the door that the veins were bulging.
This guy, Ling Mo…!!
Sneaking out to see another woman while his sister was asleep in the middle of the night?! And even entering another woman’s house?!!
And he still claims he has nothing going on with her!! Who would believe that?!!
What does that guy think of his sister?!!
If he hadn’t happened to hear the commotion outside while dealing with stuff for the Summer family, he might have been fooled by this guy too!
Even the well-mannered Xia Jincang had the impulse to punch someone at that moment.
But he ultimately didn’t rush out to catch them in the act.
Not because he was worried about waking his sister, but because of the way Monica had looked at him earlier.
It felt like she had somehow already noticed him spying on the door.
But… could it really be?
It wasn’t until the door directly across them was shut again that Xia Jincang slowly backed away from the door, furrowing his brows.
That woman’s name was Monica.
It didn’t sound like a real name, maybe it was a nickname or alias?
He planned to investigate that woman’s background.
Meanwhile, Ling Mo had taken a seat in Monica’s living room.
To his surprise, the entire living room, and indeed the whole place, was ridiculously clean, even the furniture looked brand new. If they had just moved in, the efficiency was off the charts.
Indeed, one shouldn’t treat her like a regular person.
Ling Mo had no intention of staying long. As soon as Monica returned, he got straight to the point: “I want you to help me bring the abilities from the game into reality. Can you do that?”
“Of course, no problem.” Monica smiled. “Actually, the strength in the game is your real capability; you guys are so weak in reality just because a protection mechanism has locked you up, preventing you from killing yourselves before you finish the instruction manual—of course, some people read it faster and managed to unlock this restriction early, like your girlfriend.”
Ling Mo paused and said, “I need that power now.”
“Then what can you offer me in return?” Monica looked at him with a half-smirk.
“What do you want?” Ling Mo maintained a neutral expression.
He knew he couldn’t threaten her like he did back in the dungeon; he lacked the strength, and Monica wasn’t bound in any way now.
Since she brought up this topic, it was clear she had her own agenda and wanted to get something from him.
For Xinyan, as long as it wasn’t too against his principles, he could agree to her requests.
He had prepared himself mentally before coming over.
However, what Monica asked for was beyond what he expected: “Don’t worry, it won’t cost you an arm and a leg—actually, it might benefit you. I want to place a power marker on you. It can increase your power growth rate a bit and extract a small amount of your power to transfer to me. The only impact on you might be that your stamina will drain faster.”
After a brief pause, she continued, “But that’s not really a downside; burning through your stamina faster is also a form of training—in fact, who knows, when you grow stronger someday, I might remove this marker and you could last all night without any issues.”
Ling Mo: “…”
“What do you think? Consider it?” Monica’s tone was slightly coaxing.
Ling Mo chose to ignore her earlier remark and asked, “Why do you need my power?”
With her strength, he figured he and Xinyan combined wouldn’t be able to take her on.
“No, no, no, you misunderstand. It’s not me who needs your power; it’s those temporary workers.” Monica’s smile turned significantly more mischievous, “I have this experimental field in my jurisdiction that can solve the temp worker issue; other jurisdictions don’t have that. Just think about how they have to find qualified temporary workers and figure out how to train them—wouldn’t it be easier if I just turned your power into power gel and sold it to them, one cut for 999? It’s good for them and good for me, right? A win-win.”
Ling Mo fell silent for a moment.
Then it gradually dawned on him, “So you plan to sell fake drugs?”
“…Who told you it’s fake drugs!” Monica’s brow furrowed, “Power gel is legally available in many places, alright! But the temporary workers’ powers need to contain divine power, and the divine power contained in our official workers’ powers is too dense for them. You’re the perfect sample! I bet my colleagues would love to see power gel that contains divine power—think of it as a production line!”
She added with a touch of sentimentality, “Just think, my salary this year is probably going to get deducted completely, and if I don’t find a way to earn some extra cash, I’m really going to starve to death.”
Ling Mo: “…”
He decided not to ask why this character had her salary deducted.
“And besides, this doesn’t affect you much at all! You’re getting a free buff to speed up your progress; other people might not even get that.” Monica looked at Ling Mo again, “So, what’s your answer?”
Ling Mo thought for two seconds and asked, “If you unlock me, will my strength become the same as in the game?”
“It will.” Monica nodded. “Before I came over to your side, I looked into the situation here. Those who’ve already brought their abilities to real life are like locks that are partially unlocked, but if it’s me, I’ll break that lock completely. Do you understand?”
Ling Mo nodded: “Then let’s do it.”
Monica smiled with satisfaction: “You’re wise—”
The next moment, the whole room was enveloped in a sudden burst of holy light.
In that divine light, Ling Mo felt as if something within him was released, almost ready to burst through his body, yet there was no pain, just an overwhelming sense of exhilaration.
As he reveled in this rush, Monica’s voice suddenly interrupted the atmosphere: “Go get stronger, kid! Strive to surpass your little girlfriend’s strength as soon as possible, that way when you pin her down in bed, she won’t be able to resist, you get it? I’ll be waiting for your first power gel.”
Ling Mo: “…”
It’s better to keep my distance from this woman from now on…
