Speeding Up

Song Ping'an returned home safely.

On the way, I also bought a box of chocolates at the supermarket that I had promised my daughter.

I opened the door and entered the living room.

The room was brightly lit.

Neither Cai Yiyao nor Song Lele were asleep; they were sitting on the sofa in a daze.

Hearing the noise, he got up and went to greet Song Ping'an.

After checking Song Ping'an from all sides to make sure he was alright, Cai Yiyao breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Is everything alright? Was the trip with the tower smooth? Was it tough?"

Song Ping'an shook his head.

He pulled his wife and daughter to sit on the sofa and smiled mysteriously.

Cai Yiyao felt uneasy at his laughter and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

Song Ping'an didn't say anything, but opened his personal account interface on his phone and handed it to her, indicating that she should look at it herself.

Then he placed the chocolate in his daughter Song Lele's arms.

Song Lele covered her mouth in surprise, staring in disbelief at the beautifully packaged chocolate in her arms that smelled sweet from afar.

On the other side, Cai Yiyao also covered her mouth.

Staring wide-eyed in disbelief as she counted the numbers in the account, she gripped Song Ping'an's clothes tightly and said worriedly, "Where did all this money come from? Did you steal the tower-climbing reward? We need to return it right away and explain that we accidentally took the wrong one. Don't offend Wang Wen, or someone might get killed!"

Song Ping'an explained helplessly, "This is a share of the profits from the tower; it's money earned honestly and legally!"

"How could a tower have so much money?" Cai Yiyao was still somewhat skeptical. "I've never heard of it! Don't try to fool me with lies!"

Song Ping'an scoffed in a low voice. "I told you you wouldn't understand. Teacher Wang now represents the highest level of human tower climbing. Of course, ordinary people wouldn't have heard of what he's done."

Hearing the confident reply.

Cai Yiyao stared blankly at her phone, checking her account.

His voice trembled slightly. "So this really is the reward Wang Wen gave you!"

Song Ping'an said confidently, "It's not just this time. Teacher Wang said this is a long-term job. Once he's made the arrangements, I can go into the tower to help him anytime. I'll get a fixed share every month then. As long as I work hard enough, I believe it won't be much less than this time."

Cai Yiyao's eyes immediately welled up with tears.

With teary eyes, she looked at him to confirm, "So you've essentially got a long-term, stable, high-income job? Wang Wen is going to give you so much money, won't he change his mind later?"

"What are you thinking!" Song Ping'an said, somewhat displeased. "Teacher Wang's character is absolutely impeccable, don't make wild guesses! Besides, this little bit of money is nothing to Teacher Wang. You can't even imagine how capable he is... Sigh, you wouldn't understand even if I explained. In short, his level and pursuits are different from ours! As long as I work hard, he will absolutely not change his mind for this little bit of money!"

"That's good, that's good." Cai Yiyao nodded repeatedly.

He kept repeating this sentence.

The last shred of doubt in my heart was dispelled.

Looking at the numbers on my phone.

a long time.

Large tears finally welled up in her eyes and slid down her cheeks as she murmured, as if in a plaintive lament, "We're rich!"

"You're rich, why are you crying?! Take it and spend it!" Song Ping'an declared magnanimously, "You don't need to go to that bar anymore. Focus on taking care of the family and watching your daughter grow up. Do whatever you like in your free time. My income is enough for you and your daughter!"

Cai Yiyao imagined her wonderful future life.

His eyes were filled with longing and anticipation.

I couldn't help but burst into laughter through my tears.

Seeing her mother's long-unseen smiling face, Song Lele hugged Song Ping'an's arm and shouted, "Daddy's awesome!"

Hearing the girl's genuine praise, Song Ping'an proudly raised his chin.

Cai Yiyao used her phone to transfer several million yuan into her personal account, leaving the rest in Song Ping'an's account before returning the phone to him.

Song Ping'an looked at his phone, puzzled. "What's wrong?"

"With so much money to make, you men must have to entertain guests outside. The lion's share is yours." Cai Yiyao took out her phone, opened it, and leaned gently against him, smiling. "Our little one and I are fine with just enough for our daily needs."

"I don't have many social engagements," Song Ping'an said in a low voice. "Besides, you used to manage my salary, and I'll probably be staying in the tower for a long time, so I won't have many opportunities to use the money."

"Oh, just take it if you want! If you don't like it, you can deposit it in the conglomerate's trust bank and earn interest. Anyway, I don't want to manage money anymore!" Cai Yiyao happily browsed through the items in her shopping cart, paying for and ordering all the items she had liked for a long time but had never been willing to buy.

She even gestured to Song Lele, showing her which pictures belonged to her.

Watching the mother and daughter happily discussing the colors, styles, appearances, and tastes of various items...

Song Ping'an didn't say anything more, reached out and embraced his two beloved people on either side, and sighed contentedly.

The following week.

He had not received any notification from Wang Wen regarding the tower, but knew that complex and stressful related tests were underway.

Song Ping'an only needed to do physical labor, wasn't in a hurry at all.

Take advantage of the last "holiday" to travel around with your family.

Enjoy a rare moment of leisure without financial pressure.

at the same time.

There are reports about him and Jia Zixin gaining extremely high profits by following Wang Wen into the tower.

The news spread like wildfire, from one person to ten, from ten to a hundred, and eventually spread widely, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

A new week.

Wang Wen's call came as scheduled.

Song Ping'an arrived at the World Tower Plaza.

He noticed that Wang Wen looked very tired.

Although Wang Wen did not reveal anything, she was actually trying her best to hide it.

He could still see the weariness hidden behind every word, every phrase, and even every breath.

Song Ping'an didn't quite understand why Wang Wen, who was already at such a high level, still had to work so hard.

Besides being puzzled, I also felt an overwhelming sense of admiration.

He asked himself if he possessed such power, wealth, and influence, he could never work as hard as the other person.

He's probably already off traveling the world with his loved one, enjoying life to the fullest.

Song Ping'an shook his head inwardly.

Perhaps that's the difference.

Besides herself, three other people entered the tower with Wang Wen.

In addition, there is another group of five, led by He Jiong.

There are ten people in total.

They entered the portal one after another.

A few minutes later, Song Ping'an entered the Insect Chamber.

There were already six or seven people waiting inside.

Upon seeing Wang Wen arrive with her group, one of them stepped forward and said, "Let's hand over the captainship. I'm going out for a bit."

Wang Wen nodded, pulled over the aircraft, first disbanded her own team, then joined the opposing team and took over as captain. The former captain hurriedly left the tower.

Only then did Song Ping'an realize.

It turns out that from now on, the Insect Chamber must always have a captain inside the level.

All the Point from defeating bugs will accumulate in the "prize pool" of the captain's allocation mode, waiting to be distributed by the captain.

You don't need to clear the level, and you're not affected by other teams. You can get Point rewards as long as you leave the tower as the team leader.

This means that in the entire Insect Chamber hall, this "captain" is Wang Wen's most trusted confidant.

When Wang Wen is not here, it is equivalent to Wang Wen herself.

After a while...

Wang Wen finished communicating with the original inhabitants of the Insect Chamber.

They dragged the aircraft over and reassembled Song Ping'an and the others.

He addressed the group, saying, "There are two things you need to remember. First, the center of the lobby is a rest area. You can eat, drink, and relieve yourself here; someone will take care of that. Or, if the insect walls are too deep and you don't want to keep running back and forth, bring enough Gourmet Bread and go fight them yourself. Second, remember to pay attention to the time. You must return to the center of the lobby before the weekly reset on Sunday, otherwise it will be instantly filled with the replenished insect walls—truly filled inside and out, understand?"

Everyone nodded and took note.

Wang Wen clapped his hands and said loudly, "Alright, if there are no problems, everyone can start killing bugs now. The more you kill, the greater the rewards. Unleash your power!"

The four, including Song Ping'an, split up and randomly picked a wall of insects to join the insect-fighting army.

Not everyone present today is a member of the Resource Team.

There were many unfamiliar faces.

However, we'll likely run into each other frequently in the future, so getting to know each other is just a matter of time.

Song Ping'an calmed down and chose a slightly open spot to start killing the insects.

Not long after.

Another team led by He Jiong also arrived.

Wang Wen handed over the team leader duties to Zhu Xingguo, who was arranging food and garbage in the center of the hall, and stepped forward to take over He Jiong's team, saying, "Everyone, follow me. We'll go up to the 500th floor first, then return to this floor to stay. I'll make sure everyone has basic bug-fighting skills."

Then.

A Fox -shaped figure gradually emerged from the void, transforming into a human form and holding a wooden pipa in its arms.

The figure first smiled sweetly at Wang Wen, then used a pipa to trap an insect.

As the insect grew larger and approached three meters tall, Guangying's expression froze.

The pipa shone brightly.

The insect's energy seemed to be drained, and no matter how many insects died outside, it no longer grew or shrank.

It has remained at a height of nearly three meters.

Wang Wen nodded in satisfaction and led the four new team members she had taken over from He Jiong into the insect's belly at a leisurely pace.

The next second, a flash of white light appeared.

Wang Wen and her four companions, along with the light and shadow supporting the pipa, vanished.