Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Qinglin Security Company.

As a legitimate security company, they have their own offices, occupying the second and third floors of a commercial office building.

Not only is the rent waived, but the office building also has to pay them various fees every year, such as cleaning fees, security fees, etc.

Zhang Qinglin stood with his hands behind his back in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. From his vantage point, he could see two of his men leading Gao Wu, a master of the Heavenly Spear, through the gate.

Yao Hui, who was standing nearby, also saw him. She pointed down and exclaimed, "That's Gao Wu! He has a head of white hair, and he's quite handsome..."

Yao Hui has an average appearance, but she has a hot body and a mental strength of 80 points, which is the level of a fifth-level star master. She is very skilled in both games and in bed.

Most importantly, she has a very straight intestine, so straight that you can see her back door from her throat, which is what Zhang Qinglin likes most about her.

Zhang Qinglin likes shrewd and capable subordinates, but women who sleep with him shouldn't be so shrewd.

He has too many secrets, and if Yao Hui is unreliable, it will be very troublesome. This is also why he can tolerate her plain appearance.

Beautiful women are easy to find, but trustworthy women are not.

Yao Hui said with some surprise, "Your teenage idol? I remember this guy seems to have some kind of illness; he can't even play games anymore."

"What idol? He was indeed famous when I was young."

Zhang Qinglin exhaled a smoke ring and said slowly, "I heard he was fired by the club. He used to be very popular and wealthy."

"Let's invite him over and make some money too."

Yao Hui suddenly realized: "You want to rob him of all his money!"

"It's not about robbing, it's about making him hand it over," Zhang Qinglin corrected with a smile.

"He's already been expelled, he definitely won't pay!" Yao Hui asked, puzzled. "Do you have any good ideas?"

"It's not difficult, just invite him to play games. Ten million credits per game."

"What if he doesn't want to play?"

"That would be incredibly inconsiderate..." Zhang Qinglin couldn't help but laugh. If the other party didn't come, he might have to put in some extra effort.

Once she came to the company, she was at his mercy.

Their company is in charge of security. If they kill Gao Wu, they'll send him straight to the third basement level, where professionals will perform an autopsy. They'll make sure every organ is used to its fullest potential.

That's just how this era is; everyone has their own value and their own way of realizing that value.

If a high-ranking martial artist like Tianqiang has a large sum of credits but lacks the ability to protect it, the money will naturally flow into the hands of capable individuals.

That's just how society works. Large corporations use technology and systems to exploit everyone, and people from different social classes have their own ways of surviving.

His way of life was to rely on conglomerates and acquire wealth through direct means such as violence.

Tianqiang Gaowu is rich, but he has no power or ability; he is a fat sheep.

Even if he doesn't eat it, he will become food for other wolves.

There was a gentle knock on the door, and several men led Gao Wu into the room.

I couldn't see anything through the window just now, but the feeling of being face to face up close is completely different.

With his long platinum blonde hair, Gao Wu dressed like a rock star. He had thick eyebrows, fierce eyes, and a tall stature. In particular, his eyes were dark and bright, giving him a surprisingly imposing presence.

Compared to his group of subordinates dressed in black uniforms, Zhang Qinglin felt that Gao Wu clearly had a more unrestrained and free-spirited Jianghu (江湖, the martial arts world) vibe.

Tianqiang Gaowu's image hasn't changed, but he looks energetic and doesn't show any signs of being dejected after being dismissed, nor does he look seriously ill.

Zhang Qinglin was slightly surprised, but he put on a polite smile and said, "Welcome, Mr. Gao."

Gao Wu had seen Zhang Qinglin earlier. This man was about the same height as him, with short hair, well-proportioned features, and wearing a white shirt, looking like a white-collar elite.

His mental strength was also quite good, around one hundred points, similar to his physical strength. After his training in the abyss, his mental strength had increased further.

Although the improvement was not significant, it was enough to firmly suppress Zhang Qinglin.

For him, the main benefit was that it slightly lifted the restrictions on the Yang God. Through the Yang God, he could see that Zhang Qinglin's body had undergone mechanical modifications.

Zhang Qinglin underwent mechanical modifications to his chest and back, replacing his original skin and essentially putting on a thick layer of alloy armor.

An energy block was embedded in his chest to power the mechanical structure of his entire body. His left arm had been modified, with most of it being a mechanical arm made of a special alloy.

Gao Wu was quite curious about this mechanical modification technology. In his original world, he could also modify his body, but the technology was crude, and for ordinary people, the aftereffects of modification and enhancement were very serious, and the effect of modification was also very average.

Those who lack martial arts talent but are eager to increase their strength will choose the path of modification and enhancement.

Of course, Xiao Song's situation is completely different.

The main reason is that the Ice Dragon Armor is too powerful. It's not a true mechanical structure, but rather formed from the bones and scales of an ice dragon—a natural transformation of a god-like life form. It has little to do with technology.

Gao Wu nodded to Zhang Qinglin: "Mr. Zhang, what can I do for you?"

“I grew up watching your matches, and I’ve always had a special admiration for Sky Gun.”

Although Zhang Qinglin was about to do something bad, he was very polite and courteous on the surface, and praised Tianqiang's past glorious deeds.

Gao Wu had these things in his memory, but these trivial matters were meaningless; he had never paid any attention to them. Hearing outsiders mention them, he sighed inwardly. No matter how glorious it was, it was ultimately just an achievement in the game.

Compared to ordinary people his age, he is naturally a hundred or a thousand times better. But to him, these are ultimately insignificant.

It's fair to say that in this parallel universe, he's still pretty useless. But compared to his past life, he seems to be much stronger...

Seeing Gao Wu's ambiguous expression, Zhang Qinglin was also a little puzzled. Tianqiang was known for his arrogant, proud, strong, and stubborn personality, so how could this person in front of him be so profound, and he couldn't quite see through him...

He was impatient to waste time arguing with Gao Wu and went straight to the point, saying, "My childhood dream was to compete against Mr. Gao on Battle.net."

"Please, Mr. Gao, help me fulfill my childhood dream!"

"can."

Gao Wu said, "However, I can't just play along for free. How about we place some bets?"

Zhang Qinglin looked stunned. How could this person have said what he said!

He felt very strange, and even a little uneasy.

Gao Wu smiled at Zhang Qinglin: "What, isn't this what you wanted?"

Zhang Qinglin felt slightly embarrassed, as if Gao Wu had seen through his thoughts, but he quickly suppressed his complicated emotions and smiled: "Okay."

"please."

Zhang Qinglin led Gao Wu to the next room, where there were two gaming pods, which he and Yao Hui used for entertainment when they had nothing to do.

Log in to Battle.net. As a veteran player, Zhang Qinglin invested tens of millions of credits in his account to purchase the Aquarius Star Armor, a relatively high-end mid-tier Star Armor.

The black Aquarius Star Armor is eight meters tall. The armor is slender, with raised ridges on its limbs and torso. Two four-meter-long black swords are attached to its waist. It looks cold and sharp, yet exceptionally beautiful and cool.

When playing games, all you want is to look cool.

Although Zhang Qinglin only treated games as a pastime, he put a lot of thought into this Aquarius Star Armor.

Upon entering the battle room, Zhang Qinglin saw Gao Wu piloting the basic Mountain-Breaking Star Armor. He was somewhat puzzled; even if Gao Wu had been dismissed, surely he couldn't have handed over the Star Armor from his personal account, could he?

Gao Wu actually used a low-level Mountain-Breaking Star Armor to fight him, which shows that he doesn't take him seriously at all.

Zhang Qinglin was somewhat annoyed. Although he was not a professional gamer, he had served in the military and had piloted a real Star Armor.

If this hadn't happened, he wouldn't have ended up working as a security manager here.

Since the other party is so arrogant, he really needs to teach Gao Wu a profound lesson.

Although Aquarius is a mid-level Star Armor, many of its key performance characteristics surpass those of advanced Star Armors. A basic Mountain Breaker Star Armor is simply a sitting duck in front of Aquarius.

Zhang Qinglin drew his twin black swords, only the blades flashing white light. He lightly twirled the swords, leaving streaks of intersecting blade light in the air.

Gao Wu pointed his gun at the Aquarius Star Armor. It was a beautiful thing, and it looked to be very capable.

Unfortunately, it could not bridge the huge gap in mental strength between the two sides.

The beautiful Aquarius star armor circled Gao Wu twice before suddenly cutting in from behind him at an angle.

Gao Wu swung his gun horizontally with a backhand, and Aquarius immediately changed direction and accelerated towards Gao Wu. Gao Wu slightly turned his body in the direction of the shot, and at the same time switched hands to sweep again.

This simple yet ingenious move forced Aquarius to jump diagonally. Gao Wu used his spear to touch the ground, and the heavy Mountain-Breaking Star Armor activated its anti-gravity, using the momentum to launch a kick.

The Aquarius Star Armor hastily accelerated upwards, dodging Gao Wu's attack. Gao Wu, however, used the Star Armor to unleash his power, hurling his spear with a mighty hurling.

The Aquarius, undergoing a series of changes, had no strength left to dodge. Zhang Qinglin was shocked and hurriedly parried with his twin swords, but the shot came quickly and accurately, piercing the Aquarius's head and blowing up the cockpit, ending the battle.

Zhang Qinglin came out of the gaming pod, his face still looking rather grim. Were professional players really this strong?

He had also sparred with professional players and indeed his technique was more refined and his understanding of the game was deeper. However, he didn't have much of an advantage in Star Armor Combat.

Gao Wu stepped out of the gaming pod and looked at Zhang Qinglin, saying, "You lost?"

Zhang Qinglin nodded: "I lost. Please give me 100 million credits."

He sneered at Gao Wu, saying, "Our rule here is that the winner gives money to the loser to compensate for the loser's emotional trauma."

Gao Wu couldn't help but laugh: "That's really simple and straightforward."

Several tall men in security uniforms pulled out pistols and pointed them at Gao Wu.

The black handgun doesn't look like metal, but rather some kind of plastic?

"The third type of celestial magnet can trigger an invisible magnetic blast that can damage human nerve tissue. Even if you are a high-level star master, you cannot withstand it."

Zhang Qinglin had taken control of the situation, and he said smugly, "Stop struggling. I don't want to hurt you. Just transfer the money, and we'll call it even."

Gao Wu shook his head slightly: "I have a suggestion. You transfer 100 million credits to me as agreed, and then transfer your Star Armor to me. How about that?

Zhang Qinglin, filled with malice, said with a grim face, "Are you courting death?"

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