One person: Lu family bodyguard, who shattered Longhu Mountain with a single palm strike.

The black sedan that left the Lu Family Manor was driving smoothly on the highway.

Xu Xiang sat in the back row, flipping through the few thin pages of Lin Mo's file on his tablet.

Feng Baobao sat next to me, her head resting against the car window, peeling an orange.

"A-wu".

Xu Xiang turned off the tablet and turned to look at Feng Baobao.

"How did it feel to fight Lin Mo just now?"

Feng Baobao put a segment of orange into her mouth, chewed it twice, and swallowed it.

She sat up straight, her tone very serious.

"Very fierce."

"He's fiercer than anyone I've ever met before."

"If he had really hit me with all his might just now, my hand would be broken by now."

"Moreover, he didn't even move his Qi much; it was pure force."

Feng Baobao frowned, seemingly searching for the right words.

"It's like... there's a monster inside him, and he just casually stuck out a claw and touched me."

Upon hearing Feng Baobao's comments, Xu Xiang gasped.

For a baby who is usually insensitive to strength to give such a specific description, Lin Mo's upper limit of strength is definitely higher than he estimated.

"What incredible luck did Lao Lu have to find such a treasure?"

Xu Xiang leaned back in his leather seat and couldn't help but sigh.

But soon, the corners of his mouth curled up again.

"I'm not afraid of his strength, I'm afraid of him having no weaknesses."

"This kid keeps talking about salary and benefits; he's practically a top-notch employee tailor-made for our company."

Xu Xiang took out his phone from his pocket and opened the WeChat account of Lin Mo, whom he had just added.

Seeing the blank screen where the other person hadn't posted a single update on their Moments, Xu Xiang made up his mind.

"Ah Wu, such a talent absolutely cannot stay in the Lu family forever."

"I need to find an opportunity to set a trap for this kid."

Xu Xiang chuckled, his old face crinkling into a deep wrinkle.

"Isn't it just that you want triple overtime pay?"

"As long as he can do the work for you, I'll approve special funds to pay him ten times his usual salary!"

……

4:55 PM.

The living room on the first floor of the Lu Family Manor villa.

Lu Linglong lounged on the sofa without any regard for her image, holding half a watermelon in her hands, scooping it out with a spoon while watching a soap opera on TV.

Lin Mo stood with his hands clasped together, back straight, behind the sofa, his gaze calmly fixed on the clock on the wall.

The second hand ticked away.

"Lin Mo, go to the kitchen and get me some tissues. The watermelon juice has spilled all over my hands."

Lu Linglong held up a sticky hand and gave the order without turning her head.

Lin Mo glanced down at the digital watch on his wrist, which he had bought for ten yuan at the night market.

There are three minutes left until 5 o'clock.

He stood still, his tone very formulaic.

"Boss, it's 4:57 PM now. There are only three minutes left until I leave work. Going to the kitchen to get some tissues and then coming back, including walking time and the time spent looking for tissues, will most likely take me past 5 PM."

"This service is free during normal working hours."

"But if you work overtime at the last minute, it's considered mandatory overtime."

Lin Mo paused, then gave a standard professional smile.

"According to our previously agreed-upon rules, overtime pay is required for work done beyond the designated off-hours. So, for this 'getting tissues' overtime pay, is it settled per instance, or is it a fixed amount per hour?"

Lu Linglong froze as she scooped out the watermelon.

She turned her head, staring wide-eyed at Lin Mo, her face full of disbelief.

"Seriously?"

"I just asked you to get a tissue to wipe your hands! Is that considered forced overtime?"

"Lin Mo, you're blinded by money, aren't you?"

Lin Mo's expression remained unchanged as he retorted confidently.

"Boss, you can't say that."

"A sense of contract is the cornerstone of workplace survival. Even fetching tissues is a form of physical labor, and if it takes up my off-get off work time, I must be compensated."

"If you don't want to be paid overtime, I suggest you go to the restroom to wash your hands. It's less than five meters away, you can easily take care of it yourself."

Lu Linglong's chest heaved with anger.

She slammed the watermelon down on the coffee table, then pulled out her phone and tapped a few times.

"WeChat payment received: 100 yuan".

A crisp system notification sound rang out in the living room.

Lu Linglong gritted her teeth and said, "Go! Get! Me! Tissues!"

A glint flashed in Lin Mo's eyes, and his previously upright posture immediately relaxed, his smile becoming extremely sincere.

"Understood, boss."

"I'll be at your service right away."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Mo moved his feet.

She moved with a very slight breeze, and in a few seconds, she returned to the sofa with a whole box of tissues from the kitchen.

He even thoughtfully pulled out two pieces of paper and handed them to Lu Linglong with both hands.

"Boss, here are your tissues."

"A hundred dollars for a piece of paper, that's easy money. Thanks to the boss for giving me a chance to make a living."

Lu Linglong grabbed a tissue, vigorously wiped her hands, and angrily turned her head to continue watching TV, deciding to ignore this bodyguard who only cared about money.

Drop drop-

The digital watch on Lin Mo's wrist beeped precisely on time.

It's exactly five o'clock.

"Boss, it's time to leave work."

"Unless there is an unexpected attack tonight, please do not knock on my door. Any needs can be discussed after 9 a.m. tomorrow."

Lin Mo decisively threw out those words, turned around and walked towards the bodyguard's dormitory, his back view extremely dashing.

Back in his spacious bedroom on the first floor, Lin Mo casually locked the door behind him.

The system's mechanical notification sounded in my mind right on time.

[Ding! Detected that the host has completed today's work check-in.]

[Because the host was conscientious and diligent during work hours and did not engage in any unpaid overtime, their professional ethics are extremely high.]

[Successfully checked in today.]

[Congratulations, host, you have received a reward: two years' worth of pure internal energy.]

The moment the sound fell.

A warm current suddenly appeared in Lin Mo's dantian.

This force travels rapidly throughout the body along the meridians.

The bones emitted subtle popping sounds, the muscle density was strengthened again, and even the five senses became more acute and clear.

Lin Mo closed his eyes and carefully guided the newly arrived internal energy, integrating it with the original power within his body.

Ten minutes later, he slowly exhaled a long breath.

Lin Mo flexed his wrists, feeling the surging power within his body that was almost overflowing, and couldn't help but grin.

Including the beginner's gift pack of a hundred years of pure internal energy that I received on the first day of my transmigration.

There's also the two-year bonus I received for clocking out on time the day before yesterday.

Add to that the two years that have passed.

His body now contains 104 years' worth of pure internal energy!

This is no ordinary Qi.

This is genuine, pure inner strength accumulated over the years, purified of all impurities!

"If this continues to accumulate day by day, this internal energy will eventually turn into liquid or even form a golden core."

Lin Mo touched his chin.

"This isn't martial arts training, it's practically aiming for immortality through martial arts!"

"If word got out that I could become stronger effortlessly just by clocking out every day, all the superhumans in the world would be green with envy."

The sense of security brought about by his sudden increase in strength put Lin Mo in a great mood.

He plopped down on the soft bed and pulled his phone out of his pocket.

It was a beat-up Android phone that had been used for three years.

There were three spider web-like cracks in the upper left corner of the screen, and the paint on the back cover was also peeling off, making it look dilapidated.

Lin Mo tapped the screen and swiped.

The phone froze for a full three seconds before the page finally loaded.

He opened Alipay and glanced at his balance.

Fifty thousand one hundred and two hundred and fifty cents.

Of the 30,000 yuan, it was the advance payment of the first month's salary; 24,000 yuan was the overtime allowance I earned yesterday while shopping with someone in Tianjin; plus the previous 100 yuan and the 100 yuan tissue fee that Lu Linglong just gave me.

Subtract the small amount of money I spent on clothes and bath products after I pulverized the Quanxing demon last night.

My card now holds a steady balance of just over 50,000.

"I'm rich now."

Lin Mo stared at that number for a long time.

This amount of money might not have been much in the context of that life-and-death environment of my previous life.

But for a recent college graduate who couldn't even afford 500 yuan in rent, this is an absolute fortune.

Lin Mo took a deep breath and opened the Taobao app on his phone.

The interface froze again for five seconds.

"This crappy phone was so laggy yesterday when I was trying to pay with a QR code in Tianjin, it almost made me miss the time to buy candied hawthorns."

"It's stuck again today."

Lin Mo gritted his teeth.

If a workman wants to be good, he must first sharpen his weapon.

As a professional bodyguard, if the communication tools malfunction and I don't receive payment notifications from my boss, it would be a significant loss.

He typed the phone brand into the search box and searched for a while.

My eyes were drawn to a brand new Xiaomi Note top-of-the-line model.

Price: 2999 yuan.

Lin Mo gasped when he saw the price.

That's really expensive.

In the past, he would never have been willing to spend nearly three thousand yuan to buy a mobile phone.

But seeing that this crappy phone couldn't even scroll through Taobao, Lin Mo gritted his teeth, clicked "buy," and entered his payment password.

"Alipay payment received: 2,999 yuan".

Seeing his account balance instantly decrease by three thousand yuan, Lin Mo felt as if his heart was bleeding.

He threw his broken phone on the bedside table and lay on the bed in a starfish position.

"Spending three thousand yuan on a phone? That's incredibly extravagant of me."

"No, just this once. I absolutely cannot waste money like this again next time."

Lin Mo placed his hands behind his head, staring at the European-style chandelier on the ceiling, his gaze gradually hardening.

"I want to save the money."

"Buy a house!"

In this world teeming with extraordinary individuals, no matter how powerful you are, you'll always feel uneasy if you don't have your own place to call home.

In his past life, he rented a dark, single room in an urban village, squeezed like a sardine in the subway during rush hour, and worked overtime every night, dreaming of saving up for a down payment on a house.

Unfortunately, he never managed to save 50,000 yuan in his bank account until the day he died suddenly.

It's different now.

Upon arriving in this world, not only did I gain access to a check-in system, but my strength also became increasingly outrageous each day.

And then there's the Lu family's top-tier, dream job with a monthly salary of 30,000 yuan and free room and board.

In addition, there are various overtime pay, business trip expenses, and side income.

There's definitely a chance of getting a house!

"Buy in first-tier cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou!"

Lin Mo's mind began to race with calculations.

"Paying in full is a bit too much of a burden, but at my current earning speed, I can scrape together a 30% down payment in six months at most."

"Buy a large single-level apartment and build a three-bedroom, one-living room apartment."

"I'll live in one place myself, and buy another to rent out."

"This is the ultimate destination for high-quality workers!"

……