Lin Zhi shrank his hands with great restraint, suppressed the urge to take the check, and then gradually calmed down.
He shook his head at Ouyang Yao:
"This is too much! Lin doesn't dare to accept such a big gift."
Of course I didn't dare to accept it. If I wanted to pay for it, I should be thanking the teacher. I was just following the teacher's orders.
Ouyang Xingsheng thanked him generously for doing this errand, maybe he had some agenda.
This money is not that easy to get. Could it be that Ouyang Yao wants to win over me?
But if you want to win over me, what is the use of me, an ordinary yellow-clad person with only an orange level?
Lin Zhi's thoughts gradually became complicated again.
"You have worked hard for me, the only son of the Ouyang family, and no reward is disrespectful."
Ouyang Yao smiled at first, but then turned serious and pretended to be unhappy:
"I have no other intentions. Lin Huangyi must not refuse. Isn't my son's life worth this gold dollar?"
It seems that Ouyang Xingsheng really takes care of that young master.
The meaning of this sentence is very clear. I don’t mean to do anything, I just want to thank you.
It can only be said that the Ouyang family is really rich, richer than imagined.
Seeing that Ouyang Xingsheng had already said this, and the young clerk in front of him had been bending down waiting for him to take the check. Lin Zhi's doubts slowly dissipated, and then turned into ecstasy.
Due to lack of funds, he is indeed one of the relatively low-competition young newcomers in the Judgment Council. He has often suffered from the looks of contempt from his colleagues, and even several disciples of other judges have always deliberately targeted and suppressed him.
However, there is no chance to fight back! He is too poor. All the savings he has can't even buy a powerful contract item, so what else can he talk about?
Upgrading to yellow level is even more distant and out of reach.
As thoughts swirled in his heart, the desire for wealth took over again! And filled his entire heart.
However, his expression could not be too exaggerated. He tried his best to keep the corners of his mouth twitching due to the gradual excitement, and then slowly and steadily took the check:
"Ouyang Xingsheng. Lin would be very grateful!"
"Lin Zhi will be the one who will be of use to Lin in the future." He added the latter sentence after thinking quickly.
Since he has to collect so much money from the Ouyang family, even if he does work for Ouyang Yao secretly, there is nothing wrong with him.
Lin Zhi, who has traveled all over the continent and is quite experienced, understands this most universal truth, there is no free lunch in the world.
However, money can make the mill push ghosts!
Even if Ouyang Xingsheng really wants to win over him, for the sake of these 1,250 gold yuan, he should just accept it!
The last little doubt in his heart was finally squeezed out by the gradually expanding desire for wealth, making him finally believe that the reason for this huge sum of money came more from luck - like a pie dropped by the Sky City
A stroke of luck.
The banknotes favored by the Iron God will definitely be scolded by the Iron God if you don’t take them!
Ouyang Yao saw him taking the banknotes and smiled heartily:
"Lin Huangyi, we are friends from the beginning."
"Yes, yes! You and the teacher are close friends, and naturally you are also Lin's friend." Lin Zhi replied hurriedly, put the check in his pocket, and then looked at Ouyang Yao.
Ouyang Xingsheng stretched out his hand to indicate the tea in front of him.
At this time, Lin Zhi was already shaken by the 1,250 gold dollars. Following Ouyang Xingsheng's gesture, he picked up the tea cup and took a long sip as if tea was replacing wine.
Sure enough, it was a good spring tea. It filled my mouth with fragrance and shook my whole spirit.
The young clerk next to him was very discerning and filled another glass for him.
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After drinking another cup of tea, Lin Zhi breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously, and then looked at Ouyang Yao again:
"It is said that Ouyang Xingsheng is the most promising frontier official in the federation to enter the central government. This time, Lin Zhi has seen your style."
"What the world says is true!"
Ouyang Yao nodded with a smile and said nothing more.
What made Lin Zhi even more reassured was that Ouyang Xingsheng didn't actually ask him to do anything, which made him even more certain that the 1,250 gold yuan was the luck bestowed by the Iron God.
Afterwards, the two discussed the current form of the Federation, the latest regulations promulgated within Pandora, and the impact of Time Saul Underwood's betrayal in a rather relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
Until there was a touch of fish belly white on the horizon, and some lazy sunlight shined through the window and onto the desk where the three of them were sitting around.
It was almost time, Ouyang Yao said he was going to leave, and then stood up and said goodbye to Lin Zhi.
It was finally over. Lin Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.
Even though he felt a little sleepy due to lack of sleep, he was very excited at this time.
Leave here, go to the bank to cash the check, and then look for the underground Source Stone trading location in Dongcheng City.
I hope that before returning to Pandora's headquarters, I can find at least one Runic Language suitable for my own use, preferably a finished contract item.
Lin Zhi tried his best to remain calm, said goodbye to Ouyang Xingsheng with a smile, and also stood up.
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At this moment, inexplicably, he suddenly felt a rush of dizziness in his brain!
This made it almost impossible for him to stand still. The feeling was so strong that he felt as if his head had been hit hard, and his body was so weak that he almost fell over.
He quickly reached out and held onto the desk in front of him, then managed to stand still.
Wait, is it caused by lack of sleep?
I haven't slept well for several days
Or was your heart beating faster when you were surprised by the huge sum of 1,250 gold yuan?
Or are there both factors?
Several thoughts popped into Lin Zhi's mind, but he also raised his head and looked at Ouyang Xingsheng, wanting to make sure that he had not lost his composure in front of this big boss.
In his pupils, Ouyang Yao's rock-steady stance appeared, as well as the provincial governor's face, which seemed to have a frozen, inexplicable smile.
For a moment, he didn't realize what happened, but in a daze, the young clerk who had been standing behind Ouyang Xingsheng took a few steps in front of him and looked at him with a smile:
"Lin Huangyi, please tell me what you did to Master Ouyang?"
"In other words, what is the secret that can ensure the success of contractors' upgrades!"
As soon as these two sentences came out, Lin Zhi's eyes immediately dilated, and his whole body felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
If you still can't figure out what happened at this time, wouldn't Lin Huangyi be a fool?
The other party intends to master the huge secret!
Lin Zhi rolled the talisman on his body and was about to use his contract ability, but found that the young clerk was already approaching. He gently stretched out his hand and pushed himself to the ground.
His strength was not heavy, but Lin Zhi couldn't bear it at this time.
He was already weak enough, as if his body had been hollowed out, and he couldn't lift any strength in his body.
What surprised him even more was that the young clerk had a look of shock on his face and his tone was quite numb:
"The method that allows contractors to safely upgrade is actually this"
"Use...a spirit puppet?"
"Use the rune source to catalyze a spiritual puppet of the same level, and at the same time command the soul puppet to activate the rune source. In the extreme state, the puppet will die and then use the soul of the puppet to wash the body of the person who is being promoted."
"This will ensure that the contractor will not have any accidents during promotion."
Oops! Lin Zhi suddenly screamed secretly.
The secret is leaked!
This person's ability is mind reading
After a brief moment of astonishment, the young clerk took out a hat from the "warehouse" ring on his finger.
As the symbol scrolled, the hat in Lin Zhi's eyes gradually enlarged until it blocked all his sight.
But soon
"No success~~~"
With a smacking sound, the young clerk holding a hat appeared in front of Lin Zhi again, and he murmured:
"This amnesia is not always successful for contractors."
"It doesn't matter, come again a few times."
Everything went dark again. This time, Lin Zhi went completely deep into the darkness and lost consciousness.
Mozhi took a long breath, put the civilized hat on his head, and then took off the "mask" on his face.
Turning to look at Ouyang Yao, he nodded solemnly:
"Erasing his memory from this period of time, he should not remember anything."
At this time, Ouyang Yao, who had the same solemn look on his face, took an unpredictable look, pointed at the teacup used by Lin Zhi, and said in a rather strange tone:
"Your so-called method of combining contracted items with mind-reading abilities is to drug them?"
Unpredictable: "Yes!"
"Anyway, we succeeded."
Ouyang Yao then nodded, speechless.
The two were silent for a moment, and almost simultaneously looked at Lin Huangyi, who was sleeping on the ground.
Ouyang Yao squatted back on his chair and sighed in a daze:
"I really didn't expect that the way for contractors to avoid the risks in promotion is to sacrifice a spirit puppet of the same level and sacrifice a... well, a human life."
"Using a spirit puppet to cleanse the body of a person who has been promoted, how does this work?"
"Sacrifice a spirit doll. I understand the sacrifice of a spirit doll. When Lin Zhi came, he did bring a little girl about ten years old with him. That girl is a spirit doll!"
"He said at the time that this was his companion. I didn't doubt it. After all, official contractors will often bring spiritual partners with them."
When he said this, Ouyang Yao's tone suddenly rose a few points, and he said loudly in sudden surprise:
"That spirit doll! That little girl! She is dead. His soul was used to cleanse Xiao Ao!"
While Ouyang Yao was surprised by this conclusion, he also felt disgusted and even terrified. He could no longer maintain his sitting position and almost subconsciously jumped up.
Looking unexpectedly, he found that the guy who pretended to be a young clerk and poisoned the tea was groping Lin Zhi's yellow robe up and down.
A check for 1,250 gold dollars. With a solemn look on his face, Mu Yi skillfully took out the check from Lin Zhi's yellow robe.
Obviously, he had been paying careful attention to which pocket Lin Zhi put the check, otherwise he would not have been able to find the correct pocket so accurately at the first time.
Of course, these 1,250 gold dollars were for Ouyang Ao to order the Origin Stone, and the Ouyang family issued an unpredictable check.
Ouyang Yao, a veteran in officialdom, could control Lin Zhi Huang Yi's psychological fluctuations at almost any time. This was entirely based on the situation at that time - at that time, it was necessary to disrupt Lin Zhi's mood and thus undermine his vigilance, so he performed impromptu performances to let Unpredictable, pretending to be a clerk, thanked Lin Huangyi.
The arrow was on the string, but he had to shoot it. He could only bite the bullet and took out the check of 1,250 gold yuan that had been put into his pocket, pretending that it was the thank you gift that Ouyang Xingsheng had prepared long ago, and gave it to Lin Huangyi
If something goes wrong with this check, you have to issue a new one to me. At that time, Mo Zhi cursed MMP in his heart, thinking this way.
Putting the check back in his arms, Mo Zhi nodded to Ouyang Yao, then groped around for several of Lin Zhi's contract items, and discovered the girl's dress in his warehouse.
"That little puppet is wearing exactly this dress."
Ouyang Yao stared at the clothes and said in a heavy tone.
The clothes are still there, but the person is gone
This already shows that his guess was good.
Mozhi nodded, and regretfully put several contract items back into their original places.
The few contracted items Lin Zhi carried were basically original words such as communication, and they were of little value to Mozhi. Moreover, Mozhi couldn't take away his contracted items - wait until he wakes up to find something. Anything less would cause suspicion.
After thinking for a while, Mo Zhi replied to Ouyang Yao in a plaintive tone:
"Using spirit puppets is indeed a bit cruel."
The secret of the contractor's upgrade has been cracked, but this method is really surprising. It turns out to be using the puppets as consumables, using their lives to block the risk of the contractor's promotion.
Ouyang Yao tapped his fingers on the table:
"No wonder, the spirit puppet is called Pandora's strategic material. Haha, the word material is really appropriate."
"For Pandora, the spirit puppet is not a life, but a tool that can be consumed at any time."
"Now, I have figured out a lot of things."
Ouyang Yao's tone became lower and lower, but Unpredictable did not interrupt him. His inner feelings were similar to Ouyang Yao's, and he could vaguely guess what Ouyang Xingsheng said, and understood the content of "many things" .
"Hey~~~"
Ouyang Yao let out a long sigh: "The exiled contractors captured by your Supervisory Office. What will be the final fate of those exiled contractors?"
"Also, the Punisher discovered that those who became contract-breakers after awakening, what will be their fate?"
"Now I have reason to suspect that Pandora may be secretly making spirit dolls, and the raw materials for making them are the contractors you captured."
Unpredictable remained silent, nodded, and sat back across from Ouyang Yao.
He had much the same suspicion.
Das said that the exiled contractors were imprisoned on Ayerkula Island, but they were not imprisoned in cells in the conventional sense, but were "free range" on the island's land.
The reason for being free-range may be to allow them to compete with each other and fight each other without losing the chance to advance - they can also obtain source stones by hunting other contractors, and after passing the slim life-and-death test, they can advance to become
A more advanced contractor.
After all, for these exiled contractors, if they want to leave the exile, the only hope is to become stronger, strong enough to break through Pandora's guard on the island.
At the same time, higher-level contractors are higher-level spiritual puppet raw materials.
The ownership rights belong to Pandora's interpretation.
And what about those contract-breakers who were admitted to Pandora after awakening?
Will Pandora build a special "welfare home" for them, use extraordinary abilities to shield them from the harm of their contract-breaking ability, and protect these contract-breaking people to thrive?
Obviously, this optimistic idea has almost no chance of being established.
Every contractor becomes a spiritual puppet, the raw material for "strategic materials"!