Facing Recruitment (Please Read On)

As evening fell and the sun sank in the west, the entire city was tinged red by the deep crimson sunset glow.

On a spotless bed, Chen Wei slowly exhaled with his eyes closed, then opened them, a trace of excitement flickering within.

Even though his Origin Star had broken through to the second tier, his meditation cultivation speed remained as efficient as ever.

After several days of tireless meditation, Chen Wei had made considerable progress in cultivating his spiritual power.

The Origin Star in his mind was also changing under the constant nourishment of his spiritual power, its surface overflowing with a pale blue glow.

The phone on the table vibrated softly. Chen Wei got up and glanced at the screen. It was a message from Gu Yun.

"There happen to be five Titanium Crystal Ragdolls at the mall that need appraising. Do you have time to appraise them tomorrow?"

Five? That was fifty thousand Star Coins!

He stretched lazily and looked at Color Spirit, who was still painstakingly training her telekinesis. "Looks like I'll have to start working hard tomorrow to earn money and support the family!"

"Yes. I'll report to work on time tomorrow."

After sending the message and seeing the instant "ok" reply on Q Messenger, Chen Wei lifted Color Spirit, who had been resting on the sofa, high into the air.

"Work is work, but we can't slack off on training!"

The next morning, Chen Wei arrived early and discovered that the spacious office was completely empty.

"Looks like the work at Ragdoll Mall is even more leisurely than I expected. I really came to the right company!"

After entering, he casually found a seat and sat down, idly fiddling with the ballpoint pen in his hand.

As he looked at the ballpoint pen in his grasp, inspiration suddenly struck Chen Wei. He summoned Color Spirit, and with nothing else to do, began teaching her Blue Star's writing system.

"This is your name. You can try using telekinesis to control the pen and write your own name."

Chen Wei first wrote the large characters "Color Spirit" in a notebook, then conveyed his intention to her.

"Yi." (Easy.)

Color Spirit controlled the ballpoint pen with telekinesis and wrote two large, crooked characters.

"That's right, just like that. Write a few more and get familiar with the fine control of telekinesis."

Looking at the slightly messy words "Color Spirit" in the notebook, Chen Wei smiled.

Feeling the fluffy touch in his hands, Chen Wei's face was filled with an excited smile. This kind of life was simply heaven.

Chen Wei was lying on the office sofa, with three adorable Ragdolls of slightly different colors sprawled across his chest, while he rubbed another docile Ragdoll cat in his hands.

Only one lively Ragdoll had escaped Chen Wei's clutches.

It was now lying on a chair, staring fixedly at the inexplicably moving ballpoint pen on the desk, its eyes brimming with curiosity.

Chen Wei had not forgotten his actual work. Before petting the cats, he had already spent more than ten minutes appraising all five Titanium Crystal Ragdolls in the office.

To Chen Wei's disappointment, none of the five Titanium Crystal Ragdolls delivered by the staff had particularly outstanding talents, and all of them possessed only Medium Exotic racial grades.

After he was done petting the Titanium Crystal Ragdolls, Chen Wei printed out the appraisal report documents for the five cats and stamped them with his personal appraiser's seal.

He then used his phone to photograph the sealed appraisal reports and uploaded them to the Appraisers Association's official website.

This pet beast appraisal process required every appraiser to take responsibility for the pet beasts they had appraised, thereby ensuring the authenticity of the reports.

Donghua Kingdom enforced strict standards regarding the sources of pet beast appraisal reports.

"Are there any more Titanium Crystal Ragdolls that need appraising?"

Chen Wei, burdened with a massive loan, was far from satisfied. He sent Gu Yun a message on Q Messenger.

"Please wait a moment. President Liu will be here shortly."

"Ah! Does something like this really need to trouble Sister Muning?"

Upon seeing the message, Chen Wei immediately sat up straight and surveyed the office.

To be honest, although Chen Wei called her Sister Muning every other sentence, he was actually quite wary of Liu Muning!

The same familiar sound of the door opening rang out.

The moment Chen Wei looked up, he saw Liu Muning's exquisite, ethereal face, and his breath caught.

Her fluffy hair fell in soft waves over her shoulders. A black dress accentuated her perfect figure; though simple, it looked exceptionally refined and elegant.

Looking at the somewhat restrained Chen Wei, Liu Muning revealed a confident smile. "How does your first day at work feel?"

"Pretty good. There just aren't enough Titanium Crystal Ragdolls to appraise." Chen Wei answered without letting his gaze wander.

"Ragdoll Mall has a limited number of Titanium Crystal Ragdolls for sale each month, so there are only a dozen or so to appraise monthly. Have you been short on money lately?" Liu Muning asked curiously.

"Yes." Chen Wei was succinct.

Liu Muning said, "Then would you be interested in accepting my sponsorship or joining the Liu family? I think highly of your future."

"What kind of sponsorship could I receive, and what responsibilities would I need to take on?"

Chen Wei was not surprised. He knew there was no such thing as a free lunch, so he directly asked in return.

Liu Muning spoke slowly. "All you need to do is cultivate and grow stronger. Every month, I'll grant you an allowance of one hundred thousand Star Coins. As your strength increases, the scale of my investment will increase as well. All of this will be written into the contract."

"As long as your Source Star advances within two years, the remaining time may be extended by another three years for your Source Star to continue cultivating and advancing, and so on, until your Source Star reaches the sixth tier. If your Source Star stagnates within the allotted time, then you must join the Liu family."

"If you can become a King-level Beastmaster before the age of twenty-nine, then the investment I give you will be unconditional. Those funds will be considered a congratulatory gift for your advancement to King level—a way to forge a good bond with you."

Last time, because the surprise had come too suddenly, her way of handling it had been somewhat flawed.

So this time, Liu Muning decided to recruit Chen Wei directly and decisively. Perhaps she could fulfill her dream even sooner that way.

The office suddenly fell silent.

Chen Wei hesitated, and he was somewhat moved as well.

If it had been anyone else, he would have taken it as an insult. But the person before him was Liu Muning.

He had not expected Liu Muning to place such high hopes on him—that he would become a King-level Beastmaster before turning thirty.

In any city within the Donghua Kingdom, a King-level Beastmaster was a titled powerhouse. It was an extremely difficult goal to achieve.

Moreover, as far as Chen Wei knew, the number of Beastmasters in the Donghua Kingdom who had reached King level before the age of thirty could be counted on both hands.

Compared with that goal, his dream of winning the "Crown Rank" title in the National Youth Beastmaster Competition before graduating from university seemed exceptionally simple.

A trace of curiosity lingered in Liu Muning's alluring eyes as she watched the hesitant Chen Wei. She did not speak to interrupt him, merely waited quietly for his answer.

Behind Liu Muning, Gu Yun wore a stunned expression. Her rosy, enticing lips parted slightly as she looked at the indecisive Chen Wei, an inexplicable jealousy welling up in her heart.

What had this boy done to deserve such regard from Miss?!