Eavesdropping

The next morning, Bai Xiaowen was the first to wake up.

The constitution of an awakened person is truly amazing. Despite drinking so much alcohol last night, they didn't experience any adverse symptoms like headaches or fatigue the next day.

Bai Xiaowen slept on the sofa, while Sister Yan and Li Shuyi lay intertwined on the large bed, their slightly disheveled clothes revealing glimpses of fair skin, sparking the imagination. However, none of the three had even taken off their clothes, suggesting that nothing particularly scandalous had happened the previous night...

"Who said that people misbehave after drinking...? For someone like me with good character and strong self-control, that simply doesn't apply."

Bai Xiaowen muttered something to herself, sat up from the sofa, and stretched.

Drinking doesn't stimulate that desire; it just weakens the restraint of morality and reason, allowing pre-existing desires to take over, and giving oneself an excuse.

Bai Xiaowen went into the bathroom, brushed her teeth, and rinsed off, feeling refreshed.

Not long after, Li Shuyi also woke up. She was initially a little embarrassed and annoyed, but when she saw that her and Sister Yan's clothes were intact, her anger dissipated, and she chased Bai Xiaowen out of the room with a flushed face.

Bai Xiaowen waited outside for more than an hour before Li Shuyi and Sister Yan finally finished getting ready and slowly came out of the hotel.

It's normal for Li Shuyi to be shy, but it's intriguing that Sister Yan also had a blush on her face.

Perhaps, it's just an ordinary person's hangover.

Bai Xiaowen and Sister Yan talked for a few more minutes and finalized the exclusive agent contract.

Regarding the revenue sharing for agents, Sister Yan did not accept the 10% proposal. Instead, she adopted the common revenue sharing ratio for other Awakened agent contracts: 5% for guild contracts and 10% to 20% for commercial activity contracts.

As for the income from selling the mutated beast carcasses that Bai Xiaowen brought back from the Wilderness Zone, Sister Yan made it clear that she didn't want it.

According to her, the value of an agent is only reflected in negotiating guild contracts and commercial contracts, so she has a clear conscience about taking the money.

Bai Xiaowen killed monsters in the Wilderness Zone entirely through his own strength, and sold the mutated beast corpses through the guild's main channels. It had nothing to do with the agent, so it would be inappropriate for her to participate in the profit sharing.

The actual income from this revenue sharing ratio is much less than the "10% of all Earth's monetary income" proposed by Bai Xiaowen.

It's important to understand that Bai Xiaowen, as an Awakened One, currently relies primarily on killing monsters in the Wilderness Zone and selling mutated beast meat. The annual signing bonus from the guild contract is only a small portion, and commercial contracts are currently an untapped market.

Sister Yan seemed quite confident about this, saying, "I have faith in you. The future revenue from the commercial contract will definitely not be a small amount. The percentage is settled. I'll go draft the contract now, and we'll officially sign it at the notary office later."

After saying that, Sister Yan walked away.

Compared to her state of mind yesterday, Sister Yan is in much better spirits now, and seems to have rediscovered her purpose in life.

"I feel like Sister Zheng is a little shy," Li Shuyi said.

"Really?" Bai Xiaowen asked doubtfully. "She's an ordinary person. It's normal for her face to be flushed from a hangover after drinking so much."

"It's different," Li Shuyi said, shaking her head. "Just now in the room, I chatted with Sister Zheng for a few minutes. She acted very naturally and didn't blush at all."

After a pause, Li Shuyi said, "I read in a novel that even mature and open-minded women feel shy and awkward in front of men they like... Could it be that Sister Zheng really likes you?"

"Ahem! Which third-rate romance novel did you read that on? It's completely unreliable," Bai Xiaowen coughed, quickly changing the subject. "Hey, why are you calling her Sister Zheng? Don't you always call her Sister Yan?"

Li Shuyi said, "This is what Sister Zheng requested. She said that before, everyone in the company called her Sister Yan. Now that she's left the company, she wants to start over, and she doesn't want to be called that anymore. You have to call her that from now on, otherwise Sister Zheng will be angry."

"Okay, Sister Zheng ... that sounds better than Sister Yan," Bai Xiaowen said with a smile.

Seeing Sister Yan —no, Sister Zheng— regain her spirits, Bai Xiaowen felt it was quite meaningful.

"When are we going to the Spirit Realm?" Li Shuyi asked.

"There are still a little over two days left. I plan to take care of two more things," Bai Xiaowen said. "First, I'll sign Sister Zheng's agent contract. Second, I'll fulfill my promise to Han Xu and help him buy a bottle of High-Purity Strength Enhancement Potion."

Li Shuyi smiled and said, "Then let's go to the Super God Potion Shop first. It's been a long time since we've seen Grandpa Zhang and Uncle Sun."

Bai Xiaowen readily agreed, and the two walked back to the underground parking garage of Jinghai University.

As Bai Xiaowen passed by Crescent Moon Lake, he suddenly stopped and looked into the distance. His Divine Might was high and his senses were sharp, and he noticed two people next to a rockery about two people tall by the lake.

Li Shuyi also saw the two people, stopped in her tracks, and whispered, "Hey, isn't that Liu Fei and Zhao Yuting..."

"Let's not disturb them." Bai Xiaowen smiled and walked along the shore of Crescent Moon Lake in another direction.

However, a name that reached Bai Xiaowen's ears made him pause.

"Do you know how much Bai Xiaowen benefited from the Spinebreak Mountain Grand Rift Treasure Grounds? I heard that even Yan Xiaoxin, putting aside her teacher's face, begged him just to buy Dragonblood Tea Treasure Leaf! And look at you, you don't even have the guts to go to Dragonbreak Cliff?" Zhao Yuting's voice was sharp.

[Since we're talking about me, don't blame me for eavesdropping.] Bai Xiaowen found a reason for her curiosity.

Bai Xiaowen, accompanied by Li Shuyi, crept a few steps closer and pricked up their ears.

Liu Fei's voice rang out. "Yuting, it's not that I'm afraid to go, but I won't get anything out of it! The main teams from all the major universities are there. Not to mention Qi Ruifeng, even Wang Jin and Geng Chen are no pushovers..."

After a pause, Liu Fei continued, "You know my situation; I'm marginalized in our University Team. If I go to Dragonbreak Cliff, Bai Xiaowen will definitely ostracize me and use me as cannon fodder! But Lao Xiao and I spent seven days staking out Snake Valley, killing several Elite Tier mutated snakes and even picking two Red Snake Fruit. The gains are definitely much higher than going to Dragonbreak Cliff."

Zhao Yuting said coldly:

"Liu Fei, stop making excuses. You're clearly just too proud to listen to Bai Xiaowen's orders... Do you know what Han Xu gained this time? He not only got a top-tier tank-type defensive piece of equipment, but also a bottle of Drake Blood! I don't know how many Psionic Points he earned, but those two items alone are more valuable than what you and Xiao Mingsheng gained from killing a few Elite Tier mutated snakes."