We offered you a summer job, but you went and became a mercenary?

"The mornings of working people are always full of hope."

Lin Ye went to the bathroom, took off the "Everyone's a Villain" T-shirt with two big holes and a lot of dust, and casually threw it into the trash can.

This fifty-yuan garment is now completely ruined.

However, having received tens of millions in overtime pay last night, this was a worthwhile investment.

After taking a shower, Lin Ye dried her hair and pulled a brand new black cotton T-shirt out of the closet and put it on.

He bought this shirt at a Li-Ning store when he returned to China. It cost him over 200 yuan, and the quality was surprisingly good.

She changed into a pair of black cargo pants for her lower body.

He was wearing a pair of Nike sneakers.

Now that we have money, we should spend it.

Lin Ye looked at himself in the mirror with a chipped corner and gave it a bright and cheerful smile.

"Perfect."

He picked up the secondhand Android phone on the bedside table. The screen lit up, and several WeChat messages popped up at the top.

Upon opening it, I found it was the "Jiangcheng College of Arts and Sciences Class of 27 Freshmen Group".

The counselor sent a group notification to everyone.

"Dear students, please gather at the dormitory management office downstairs in dormitory building 3 at 8:00 AM sharp. Collect your dormitory keys in the order of sign-in. Latecomers will not be waited for."

Below this is a long string of "Received".

Lin Ye's fingers flew across the shattered screen as he replied with a cute emoji that said, "Received, thank you for your hard work, teacher."

After sending the message, Lin Ye glanced at the time and put his phone in his pocket.

6:30.

"If I grab breakfast and take the bus there, I'm sure I can snag a dorm room!"

Lin Ye clenched his fists secretly.

Room 302, Building 5, Men's Dormitory, lower bunk by the window.

This was a prime spot he had identified after studying the school forum for several days.

It has good lighting and ventilation, is close to the power outlet, and most importantly, you can draw the curtains after turning off the lights at night so playing games won't disturb others.

He'll fight anyone who tries to take his position.

He turned and walked to the corner, picking up the huge snakeskin bag.

Inside were his bedding, a few changes of clothes, and toiletries.

"Click".

The iron gate was locked.

Lin Ye carried a snakeskin bag on his back and walked downstairs with light steps.

As Lin Ye reached the corner on the second floor, he began to calculate his upcoming expenses.

Boss He paid extremely generous overtime pay, and also bought a top-of-the-line Alienware computer for the dormitory, along with a set of the most advanced gaming peripherals.

"I have to buy a mechanical red switch keyboard. It's satisfying to type on and doesn't strain my hands. I need to buy the fastest mouse with customizable weights." Lin Ye muttered to himself, already picturing himself grinding away in his dorm room.

"I also need to get noise-canceling headphones, so my roommate's snoring won't interfere with my ability to pinpoint sounds."

"After getting the keys and making the bed, I'm going straight to the electronics mall to go on a shopping spree. This is the perfect life."

He went downstairs to the first floor in a cheerful mood.

Just as I reached the entrance of the building, a very loud screech of brakes suddenly came from outside the community.

"squeak--!"

The sound of tires screeching violently against the ground was particularly jarring in the quiet morning.

Judging from the noise, there were at least five or six cars parked outside the building's unit entrance.

Lin Ye's brows immediately furrowed.

"Who's so inconsiderate as to park their car so early in the morning?"

He quickened his pace and walked out of the dark stairwell.

The morning sunlight was a bit dazzling, so Lin Ye squinted, and his stomach growled at just the right moment.

Although I ate Zhang Ji's grilled cold noodles last night, I ran around to four different places doing manual labor late into the night, and even dismantled a military-grade alloy door. The exertion was really too great.

"First, go to the entrance of the community and buy four meat buns and two cups of plain soy milk."

Lin Ye, supporting the snakeskin bag on his shoulder, prepared to walk around the car parked outside and go directly to the bus stop.

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at the same time.

Two hundred meters away, inside a communications vehicle disguised as an Iveco van.

Agent Xiao Wang, sporting two huge dark circles under his eyes, was staring intently at the monitor screen.

Seeing Lin Ye emerge from the stairwell carrying a snakeskin bag, Xiao Wang breathed a long sigh of relief and grabbed the walkie-talkie.

"Captain, Mr. Lin is out. He's probably getting ready to go to school to register."

The exhausted voice of the eagle came through the walkie-talkie: "Great. Quickly send someone to secretly escort him and make sure Mr. Lin gets to the school safely. We were up all night last night, and the logistics team is practically sick of cleaning the floor. We absolutely can't let anything go wrong today."

Xiao Wang was about to reply.

Six extremely bright red energy sources suddenly burst onto the radar screen!

Xiao Wang's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he frantically typed on the keyboard, pulling up the external surveillance footage of the residential area.

In the video, six elderly men dressed in silk martial arts uniforms are getting out of several black Mercedes-Benz vans.

The aura emanating from these six people was so strong that even the surveillance camera in front of the screen experienced severe magnetic interference, causing the image to display static.

"Captain! Captain!" Xiao Wang's voice cracked as he yelled into the microphone, "Something's happened! Six high-energy sources have appeared downstairs at Mr. Lin's building!"

The eagle suddenly raised its voice on the other end, nearly spilling its goji berry tea: "High-energy reaction source? What level is it?!"

"They're all at the Transformation Realm! Six Transformation Realm masters!" Xiao Wang turned his head and said, "They've cornered Mr. Lin!"

"Holy shit!" Cangying cursed, his blood pressure soaring instantly. "Have those old bastards at the Jiangcheng Martial Arts Association gone mad?! Has Lei Zhentian lost his mind?!"

The eagle paced back and forth in the command room in a frenzy.

"Squads one and two, fully armed, stand by!"

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Xingfuli residential community, downstairs from three buildings.

As soon as Lin Ye stepped out of the building, he found that his way out was completely blocked.

Six old men lined up in a row, blocking the only way out of the building entrance.

All six of them were dressed in loose silk training clothes, with their hands behind their backs and their chins slightly raised.

Each of them exuded an aura of power and pressure.

The fallen leaves on the ground moved without wind, swirling around their ankles.

This level of aura would cause ordinary people to feel chest tightness and shortness of breath if they got within ten meters of it.

Lei Zhentian, who was leading the group, took a step forward.

The marble steps made a faint cracking sound under his feet.

Lei Zhentian looked the young man in front of him up and down, dressed in all black and carrying a huge snakeskin bag.

He simply couldn't reconcile this young man, who looked like a college student, with the murderous god who had wiped out the He family overnight.

But the Martial Arts Association's intelligence network is absolutely accurate.

Lin Ye stopped in his tracks.

He ignored Lei Zhentian's scrutiny and instead reached into his pocket to pull out his vibrating cell phone.

On the screen, the counselor sent another message in the freshmen group, tagging all members.

"Attention students! Those who have arrived, please proceed to the dormitory management office to collect your dormitory keys. First come, first served!"