"Take out a loan to upgrade my golden equipment?"
Bai Pu frowned in thought for a moment, then shook his head.
"Wang Fu, I've watched Quentin's interview. Have you considered that he might not be acting on his own, and that the Burnt Embers Organization is stirring things up behind the scenes?"
"Right now, Burning Ember is watching my every move," Bai Pu said calmly. "If I take out a loan to upgrade my golden equipment, I'll only validate what Quentin said. The public will think I didn't attempt Babel Tower earlier because I lacked good equipment and didn't dare try! They'll think I only earned my current ranking by relying on top-tier equipment!"
"Then what do we do?" Wang Fu asked anxiously. "With all these doubts going around, you have to prove yourself with facts, don't you?"
Luo Hua Media was already working overtime to produce Bai Pu's true intent insight video, and the preliminary promotional campaign was underway. As the manager of Luo Hua Media, Wang Fu's future was directly tied to this project.
"Of course I have to prove myself with facts. My money is at stake."
Bai Pu stood up, loosened his limbs, and stretched. "All right, then. I've rested long enough. Time to get moving and pay Babel Tower a visit."
"Now? You're wearing almost nothing but laborer blue... and you're going to Babel Tower?" Wang Fu was stunned.
Standard-issue blue equipment was also called "laborer blue," meaning working-class equipment that provided only small attribute bonuses and no additional skills.
"Yes, that's right." Bai Pu smiled. "Who says you can't enter Babel Tower in a full set of laborer blue?"
Bai Pu left one thing unsaid:
Every room in Babel Tower had a small treasure chest, and clearing an entire floor earned a large treasure