Conditions!

Shelter base, Huawei Ju.

Lin Ye had booked a private room here in advance, then waited in the lobby.

As the highest-end restaurant in this human base, its decor was understated and restrained, nothing flashy.

Two simple words to describe it: elegant, tranquil.

And the cuisine was entirely centered on Chinese dishes.

Of course, Huawei Ju only served warriors and soldiers.

Even some wealthy spendthrifts were firmly turned away at the door.

These heroes fighting on the front lines for humanity's survival deserved such treatment.

As for ordinary people—

They had neither the money nor the qualifications to enjoy Huawei Ju; they could only pass by from afar.

Food was incredibly scarce in the Cataclysm Era, let alone such high-end consumption.

The restaurant wasn't empty; most guests were scattered around.

Lin Ye found a seat by a door and sat down, waiting for Secretary Xu with eager anticipation.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

A very pretty girl pushed through the door, instantly capturing Lin Ye's attention.

Mid-Autumn Festival was near, but summer's battle wasn't over yet.

This girl was still in a short skirt, showing off eye-catching legs—cool-toned pale skin with long, shapely limbs that easily made one's mind wander.

The setting sun's glow filtered through the glass, spilling into the room and landing evenly on her, coating her already beautiful silhouette in a faint sheen.

Nearby men cast appreciative glances, a glint in their eyes.

Just inside, the pretty girl swept her black-gem eyes across the lobby, her long lashes like the feathers of some bird.

Finally, her gaze landed on Lin Ye, and she smiled. "Mr. Lin, hello!"

"Sorry to keep you waiting." She raised her delicate, refined brows slightly, her voice a little husky.

"You're... Secretary Xu?" Lin Ye stared at the pretty girl before him, taking in her face, as if carved by an artist's hand.

Add to that her cool-toned, restrained wardrobe, radiating a mature, older-sister aura—

For a moment, Lin Ye found it hard to connect her with the meticulous Secretary Xu.

"That's right, I'm Xu Qi!"

The pretty girl fixed her eyes on Lin Ye, raised an eyebrow, and said with a teasing tone, "You really have a short memory, don't you?"

Lin Ye: "..."

"I've always heard glasses are the seal on a beauty's looks—today I finally see it for myself."

Lin Ye gave an awkward smile, then led Xu Qi into the private room.

As soon as they entered, Xu Qi tied up her loose hair, and her looks instantly jumped several notches.

She seemed to shift from a mature older sister to a youthful girl, noticeably more dazzling, no longer as cold as before.

Lin Ye sat across from Secretary Xu.

Looking at the secretary, whose aura was completely different from before, Lin Ye steadied himself and got straight to the point. "So, shall we start right away?"

"Sure!"

Xu Qi nodded lightly, her beautiful eyes fixed on Lin Ye, a flicker of doubt rising in her mind: Just one day apart, and this young warrior seems to have gotten a lot better-looking!

As a secretary, Xu Qi kept a strong impression of every warrior she'd dealt with.

But Lin Ye now felt like a different person from when they'd met a few days ago.

Xu Qi's gaze swept over his fair skin and whole frame; beneath his seventeen- or eighteen-year-old appearance was a sharply defined face.

His eyes were like stars, and the casual smile always hanging at the corner of his mouth, paired with the spark in his gaze, gave him an indescribable allure.

Especially for a young girl like Xu Qi, who had a thing for good looks.

"Secretary Xu, is there something dirty on my face?" Lin Ye asked, puzzled.

Xu Qi: "..."

For a moment, Xu Qi felt a warmth creep up to her ears.

But when she saw the faint, almost imperceptible smile curling at Lin Ye's lips, she suddenly caught on. "Mr. Lin, you..."

"Alright, that was just a joke. Let's get down to business now!"

Lin Ye wiped the smile off his face and turned serious. "I called you here today mainly for two things."

"First, I want to sell the Beast General materials I have, and at the same time upgrade my warrior rank badge."

As he spoke, Lin Ye's gaze swept over the "High-Level Warrior" insignia on his right arm.

"Mm, no problem!" Xu Qi replied, looking very confident.

"Besides that, there's upgrading my Warrior Forum permissions. You know, a Soldier-level doesn't have much access to information." Lin Ye continued.

"Mm, of course I know. That's no problem either."

Xu Qi naturally understood what Lin Ye meant.

The Warrior Forum was an essential tool for everyone from Student-level Warriors to War God-level experts.

As for the permissions on the Warrior Forum, aside from the five great nations in the world, only a few mercenary groups like Limit and Thunderbolt had the authority to upgrade them.

Only by continuously raising one's permissions could one qualify to learn more of the secrets about warriors.

This, too, was one of the goals that drove warriors to constantly pursue greater strength.

Just like the old saying: "What rank are you, to use the same plasma TV as me?"

Seeing her agree so easily, Lin Ye breathed a sigh of relief inside.

Looks like this Secretary Xu has quite a bit of power in her hands.

He glanced at the radiant, beautiful girl and couldn't help thinking.

"These things are trivial for me. Now, shouldn't we talk about the real business?"

Xu Qi said with a smile, but inside she was secretly getting excited. A young warrior comparable to a Primary War God—I have to secure him for the military!!

"Trivial, huh? Seems like Secretary Xu holds a pretty high position in the military district." Lin Ye asked with interest.

"Of course..."

"No!

I'm just a secretary. I do have some power, but not much."

Xu Qi shook her head lightly and said, "It's because you have the proof video and materials of killing a Beast General that upgrading the forum level and changing the badge aren't difficult matters."

"Mm."

Lin Ye nodded, then his expression instantly turned serious. He said solemnly, "That was just the first thing I mentioned.

Actually, there's something even more important."

"Something more important? You don't mean joining the military?"

Xu Qi's eyes lit up, and her heartbeat quickened a little. She smiled and said, "Having a strong warrior like you join us—we'd be more than happy to have you!"

A young warrior with limitless potential like Lin Ye—if she could secure him, he would definitely become a fierce general in the military, adding another War God to Shan City.

And at that point, even her father would look at her with new respect.

Thinking of this, Xu Qi's eyes revealed a barely concealed smugness.

At the same time, a faint blush crept up from the roots of her ears.

Lin Ye watched this scene without changing his expression and said, "Don't agree so quickly. You should hear my conditions first."

"I came with conditions."

"Alright!" Xu Qi nodded, put down the hot cup in her hand, and looked at Lin Ye seriously.

"State your conditions."

"Phew!"

Taking a light breath, Lin Ye said with a grave expression, "Actually, my condition for joining the military is to cure my little sister's illness."

"Your little sister's illness?"

Hearing Lin Ye's serious tone, Xu Qi looked at him in surprise and couldn't help asking, "What illness does your sister have?"

"RT Virus."

Lin Ye struggled to suppress the turmoil inside him and spoke the result.

"What? RT Virus!"

The name exploded in her ears like a thunderclap.

Xu Qi was stunned on the spot, her mind reeling.

In an instant, the temperature in the entire private room seemed to drop several degrees.

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