Tycoon's Dilemma and Reward
After saying goodbye to Li Nian, Lin Yu once again found a secluded corner to change his appearance.
This time, however, he transformed into "Old Yao".
With Old Yao's face on his back, Lin Yu naturally had to go find the Tycoon.
Soon, he arrived at the Tycoon's usual monster spawn point, the abandoned restaurant.
Lin Yu, being very polite, first took out his phone and sent a message to the Tycoon.
"Boss, are you there?"
After spending this time together, the Tycoon seemed to have figured out some of "Old Yao's" temperament.
Instead of replying to Old Yao on his phone, he opened the window directly on the second floor.
"Come on up."
The Tycoon waved to Lin Yu.
Lin Yu still wore an expression of flattery and delight as he quickly ran upstairs to the Tycoon's office.
After pushing open the door, the Tycoon sat on the sofa, smiled at "Old Yao," and his face showed his exhaustion.
"What's up?"
Lin Yu rubbed his hands together, looking embarrassed.
"These past few days have been quite eventful in Jiang City. All sorts of shady characters have come here intending to cause trouble Jiang City. Boss, even though you're fearless in the face of those Jiang City Sea God, you're still working tirelessly day and night. That's why I thought I'd come and see you..."
Lin Yu paused for a moment, then added a sentence.
"Your family... should be alright, right?"
The Tycoon looked at "Old Yao" with some surprise at first, his eyebrows twitched a couple of times, and then he laughed and cursed.
"Damn it, Old Yao, I know you're well-informed... but this is way too well-informed!"
Lin Yu grinned slyly.
"We're in the lowest of professions, insignificant nobodys, but we knew the importance of information when we were just trying to make a living... Now that we're in this Game, one wrong step and it's all over. My own abilities are limited, so naturally I need to make many friends and build good relationships."
"Of course, clinging to the powerful is the most important thing. It's precisely because we have you as our backer that those people are much more willing to talk to us."
After hearing this, the Tycoon nodded, showing no sign of anger.
This is also the source of Lin Yu's confidence.
Having witnessed the entire event from the elevated highway that day, he naturally knew how Fluoxetine had threatened him with the Tycoon's family.
Although it seems that only Fluoxetine himself knows about this matter, the Tycoon is usually high-profile and upright, and is like Boss figure in Jiang City. It is not difficult to find out about his family background.
That day, the Tycoon hurriedly went home after coming down from the overpass, but he couldn't hide it from the many peripheral members of "Order" and "Marauders" who were lying in wait by the bridge.
This matter is certainly not a secret.
Moreover, Lin Yu also understands Tycoon —through multi-dimensional and multi-faceted contact, Lin Yu's understanding of Tycoon far surpasses Tycoon's understanding of "Old Yao."
Therefore, he knew very well that Old Yao's relatively harmless identity, coupled with his utilitarian tone of "testing" and "obvious purpose" in trying to build a relationship, and his revelation of the fact that might be somewhat "embarrassing" for the Tycoon, would not arouse the Tycoon's resentment or vigilance.
On the contrary, he might actually find "Old Yao" to be quite honest in some ways.
So...
The Tycoon leaned back in his chair and gave Lin Yu the answer directly.
"I got tricked by that little brat from the 'Psychology Society.' She really knows how to play the 'psychology' game," the Tycoon said wearily, leaning back. "When I got home, I found there was just a security Camera on the ground in front of my door, and no one was even there!"
He rubbed his face vigorously, and Lin Yu seemed to breathe a sigh of relief as well.
"Oh, that's great news, Boss... but why do you look so listless?"
"You must be Mental Energy after all, right?"
The Tycoon gave a wry smile and shook his head.
"Bullshit, the main problem is that I had another fight with my old man after I got home. Damn it, I should have just not gone back!"
"And my older brother too... never mind, it's really bad luck!"
The Tycoon waved his hand, his face full of annoyance.
Looking at the Tycoon's face, who was over forty and had reached the age of no confusion, Lin Yu felt as if he were seeing a rebellious teenager running away from home, surfing the internet in an internet cafe, and cursing his father with his classmates.
I don't know if it's because every family has its own problems, or because men are boys until they die.
In short, Lin Yu didn't intend to ask any further questions and just laughed it off.
"It's good that your family is alright... It's just a pity, without you, those bastards are probably far, far away."
"It's a pity that our 'Order' friends couldn't stop them!"
Lin Yu said regretfully.
Although he hasn't officially joined "The Order," he's already practically a member of the "Freedom Alliance" and a core member of the "Marauders."
The messages on Li Nian's Heavenly Artisan, which he had just seen, allowed him to roughly piece together what had happened after he left that day.
At the cost of two seriously injured Administrator, "Order" forced "Qianhuan" to play their trump card for survival, allowing the "Freedom Alliance" to rescue them at great expense. Members of the "Psychology Society" who came to support "Fluoxetine" also sustained significant injuries...
As for the "Marauders," although A'yu escaped, she found many of Marauders core members—those who weren't killed on the spot for resisting fiercely were all locked up in a place.
These are all pieces of information that the Tycoon has not yet shared within "Jiang'an Hall".
The Tycoon was used to Old Yao's excellent information network, so he simply shared his own views with him.
"Although many people escaped, there were still some gains... Order is satisfied with this operation."
"With so many troublemakers coming, it's fortunate that only one bridge collapsed and not many ordinary people were involved!"
The Tycoon remarked with a sigh.
Then he waved his hand.
"Let's not talk about that for now, anyway, it's not really related to our 'Jiang'an Hall' anymore... I've been so busy lately that I forgot to ask you, Old Yao, how's your 'Tier Advancement' going?"
Which direction did you choose?
Lin Yu chuckled.
"Thanks to you and Senior 'Shadowless Hand,' we passed the test smoothly."
"Now I'm also at 'Tier 1'... My chosen Item is [Magic Pouch]!"
As Lin Yu spoke, a surge of "belief" welled up within the Tycoon.
"Not bad... you've reached Tier 1," his voice laced with approval, "But given your choice of [Magic Pouch], are your offensive capabilities sufficient?"
Lin Yu certainly has enough.
The reason for choosing [Magic Pouch] is that he no longer lacks offensive methods.
However, Lin Yu couldn't show it. He scratched his head and said, "I have absolutely no means of direct combat, so I plan to avoid battle if possible."
"As the saying goes, play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses..."
As Lin Yu spoke, the Tycoon nodded in agreement.
"That's one way... Anyway, a smooth 'Tier Advancement' is a good thing."
"At worst, I'll find you a suitable [Item] later -- you deserve a lot of credit for solving this puzzle, besides the reward from 'Order,' I also need to reward you properly!"
"But let's talk about it after you've fully 'digested' all the benefits of the 'Tier Advancement'."
Lin Yu was somewhat surprised to hear this.
The Tycoon's words made him forget to express his anticipation and gratitude for the promised reward [Item].
"What does it mean to have fully digested all the benefits of 'Tier Advancement'?"
Aren't [Profession Item] the only benefit?
The Tycoon laughed, "You obviously don't know!"
"Come on, let me, a 'Tier 4' expert, give you a rundown... so you can avoid some detours!"
"Besides gaining more abilities, the more important function of 'Tier Advancement' is..."
"Deepen your connection with the many worlds of the 'Death game'!"