Outside Mine Cave No. 13.
Several hours later, Zhang Ming saw daylight again.
The moment he left the mine cave, Zhang Ming saw Lin De waiting anxiously.
Zhang Ming smiled faintly and raised a hand, activating the skill [Soothe] on Lin De.
Judgment in progress...
Skill achieved great success. Lin De's emotions were successfully soothed. Critical success. Lin De's positive emotions were greatly stimulated; he was currently in a highly spirited state.
Cough, cough—(Didn't want to pad this out with meaningless dialogue, so just make do with it, hehe.)
After soothing Lin De's emotions with a few simple words and stirring up positive feelings such as optimism and fighting spirit, Zhang Ming spoke again.
"Lin De, the defenses around Mine Cave No. 13 must be properly set up. There cannot be the slightest mistake."
"Yes, Young Master. As long as I'm here, nothing will go wrong in the mine cave. I'll guarantee it with my life."
Having just received a layer of BUFF, Lin De looked grave and earnest, brimming with fighting spirit.
"Good, good, good. I believe in you."
"Yes, Young Master. I won't let you down."
The Mine's temporary residence.
Zhang Ming sat before his desk, lightly tapping the tabletop as he recalled the entire trip through the Mine and its caves.
For some reason, his thoughts settled on the scene of him soothing Lin De with just a few words and sending his emotions soaring.
Of course, the focus was on the process of "soothing emotions," not Lin De himself.
Although martial arts and the endless unknown world had left Zhang Ming with very little desire for the opposite sex,
he had not gone so far as to make a one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn, then keep turning and turning.
Cough, cough—
"In my previous life, I came across