"Doesn't it feel like Boss didn't go out on a mission this time, but went to recruit 'talent'? Though all the recruits are beauties..."
"Shh! Keep it down! Can't you see Boss has already started playing statue?"
The atmosphere in the air changed completely. From the initial shock and curiosity, it rapidly evolved into a crowd-wide, gleeful gossip-watching mode.
The researchers adjusted their glasses, the warriors folded their arms, and every last one of them had shining eyes and barely suppressed excitement and curiosity at the corners of their mouths. Their gazes roved back and forth over Mo Wang, Xilian, Elysia, Kiana, and the others, afraid of missing even a single fascinating detail.
The corner of the passage had practically turned into the live set of a silent, large-scale drama series, while Mo Wang, standing at the center of the storm, stubbornly maintained his dazed "ah-ba ah-ba" expression. Only the faint twitching at the corner of his eye betrayed that he was nowhere near as calm inside as he looked.
Elysia suddenly blinked her shimmering pink eyes, and an exceptionally bright, infectious smile bloomed across her face. She took a light step forward and, with perfect naturalness, took Kiana's hand. Her voice was as sweet as if it had been soaked in honey.
"Oh my~ You must be Kiana, right? I heard Mo Wang mention your name ages ago, and today I finally get to meet you in person! Nice to meet you. You really are a beautiful girl full of energy, so cute I can't take my eyes off you~?"
The moment she said that, it was like a drop of water falling into a boiling pan of oil, instantly drawing everyone's attention.
Mo Wang, who had been doing his utmost to play statue, stiffened almost imperceptibly. Even his