Tonight Might Be the Night I Get to See You

Outside the western suburbs of Jinhai City.

A brightly lit golden container stood there.

A group of people were loading and unloading goods, quickly moving box after box from the containers onto a nearby loading platform.

Once the platform was full, another group came over and carried the goods to a large warehouse nearby.

Inside a three-story office building not far away.

A tall young man with a scarred face, dressed in a black suit, stood by the window, gazing through the glass at the brightly lit loading area.

Behind him stood a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man was the young man's butler. He bowed slightly and said,

"Young Master, I've followed your instructions. Tomorrow, when the Liu family's long-term business partners arrive, they'll come to my golden container to trade. As long as I lower my prices tomorrow, I'll be able to take all of the Liu family's major clients. Then Jin Hai Container will have no choice but to close."

"Very good. We have to win over those major clients tomorrow. Jin Hai Container relies on those small clients to stay afloat. If we take away its biggest customers, it won't be able to keep operating."

The young man smiled smugly, a hint of arrogance on his face.

"Within six months, that old bastard from the Liu family will come crawling to me for help. Then I'll make him pay for what he did to my younger brother. I'll make him regret it. Ha ha!"

"Bang!"

Suddenly, the office door was kicked open with a violent crash.

A group of men carrying sticks rushed in.

The scarred man had a knife wound on his face. He glanced at the middle-aged man, then at a young man standing by the window. He pointed his stick at the young man and asked,

"Are you the one in charge?"

"No, I'm just a hired hand." The young man hurriedly waved his hand and pointed at the butler beside him. "He is."

The butler was stunned, and let out a startled "Ah!"

The scarred man stared at the middle-aged man, his expression darkening. A chill flashed through his eyes as he turned to the men behind him and said,

"Don't bother with that middle-aged man. I just want to talk to him before leaving. Beat the young man by the window hard. I don't like people who make trouble."

"Yes."

The men rushed toward the young man by the window.

The young man was startled. His eyes widened as he shouted, "I'm just a hired hand! I'm just a hired hand! What business do you have with me? That middle-aged man is the one in charge!"

The men stopped and turned toward the scarred man.

The scarred man sneered, then spat out a mouthful of phlegm. "I really hate people who lie to me. You lot, beat him until he's a pulp. Don't bother with the middle-aged man. The rest of you, take all the goods in the warehouse."

"Ah!" The butler tried to bolt once more.

The men swarmed him and pinned him to the ground, slapping him again and again.

Smack, smack, smack...

Smack...

What a poor fellow.

Zeng Mo had no idea that, because he had blurted out, "The Liu family's container? The one with the scarred face?" and had been standing in the Liu family's warehouse, the butler had been beaten to a pulp and the goods in the container had been smashed to pieces.

At that moment,

he was on the ninth floor. After finishing the meal Xiao Yue had specially cooked for him, he had taken Xiao Nao and Xiao Yue to the southern suburb, planning to check out the construction site for his own divine domain and walk off the full stomach.

"The southern suburb project is at No. 1 Void Cultivation Base. The area around it is mostly mountainous. Once the surrounding area is cleared, we can build a large base there. We could develop the land to the left into a residential district. As for the right side, I'm thinking of..."

Zeng Mo stood before the main entrance of the place he had named Void Cultivation Base No. 1, sharing his plans for the base with Xiao Yue and Xiao Nao. Nearby, a group of small reconnaissance drones was flying around.

The two small flying drones were more than a thousand meters away from Void Cultivation Base No. 1. Three divine energy reactors had been installed beside the base.

However, because no energy-rich fuel had been added,

they were currently using the magic-powered system.

Therefore, the five smart reconnaissance drones that Xiao Yue had collected were all stored in Void Cultivation Base No. 1 during the day.

Xiao Nao listened to Zeng Mo talk about his plans for building a base in the southern suburbs and said quietly, "Master, I was thinking of doing the same thing."

"It seems my idea really does match yours." Zeng Mo smiled and patted his stomach. "I'm not feeling so full anymore. Let's head back and take a bath and get some sleep."

"Yes, Master." Xiao Yue and Xiao Nao answered together.

Zeng Mo was about to open the Divine Realm Gate when he suddenly remembered that he had yet to formally recruit Xiao Nao. He could get an extra divine energy point for completing the task.

He turned to Xiao Nao and said, "Xiao Nao is a recruit. I'd like to talk to you alone for a moment."

Xiao Nao replied, "All right."

Soon, the two of them stood face-to-face.

"Xiao Nao, I'm sorry." Zeng Mo immediately handed over 20 gold coins and used the fivefold agility boost, darting over to Xiao Nao. Before she could react, he grabbed her by the shoulders and threw her to the ground.

[The Lord's divine power surged. You attacked your follower Xiao Nao with a bare-handed strike. Divine energy points +1.]

"Huh? Only one divine energy point?"

Zeng Mo stared at the system's prompt, completely stunned. But he quickly grew suspicious. Why had he only been awarded one divine energy point for attacking a follower who was more than twice his strength?

The system hadn't said the method was invalid.

It couldn't be that Xiao Nao was only a mechanical recruit, could it?

How could he have recruited her in the first place?

Or was it because he had used water to moisten his own feet, so he'd only received one divine energy point?

Just as Zeng Mo frowned and began to wonder, he looked toward Xiao Nao, who was getting back to her feet.

Xiao Nao noticed his puzzled expression and quickly explained, "Master, before I met you, neither I nor Xiao Yue had awakened our talents. You used a divine skill to increase your speed fivefold. I could track your movements, but my body couldn't keep up. That wasn't your opponent's fault."

Zeng Mo suddenly understood. Regret rose in his heart. He'd wasted one divine energy point on a single upgrade.

"In that case, I'll upgrade after I wake up tomorrow morning..."

"Yes, Master."

Xiao Yue watched Zeng Mo as he thought, then said, "Master, you seem a little unsettled. How about Xiao Nao and I..."

Zeng Mo glanced at Xiao Yue and immediately realized what she meant. He quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no. I just want a good night's rest tonight."

Xiao Yue hid a smile. Behind her, Xiao Nao's fair cheeks flushed slightly, and a faint smile curved her lips.

The next day, the sky was still dim, with dawn just beginning to break.

Zeng Mo slowly opened his eyes and sat up.

"I haven't woken up this refreshed in ages."

Xiao Yue and Xiao Nao were both dressed in white and pink nightgowns.

When they saw Zeng Mo get up, the two of them also pretended to wake up and sat up.

"Master, if you sleep any longer, Xiao Nao and I will make breakfast for you," Xiao Yue said.

"Mm."

Zeng Mo nodded, picked up the new phone beside the bed, and checked the time. It was only five in the morning.

Then he looked outside.

He lay back down again. Suddenly, an idea struck him. He opened the attribute panel and checked the divine energy points he had earned.

[Divine Energy: 0 points (66/100)]

"I only need 34 more divine energy points to level up. I wonder what kind of evolution an upgrade will give me."

Zeng Mo muttered to himself as he looked at his Survival Points.

[Survival Points: 8800]