No strange things are allowed to evolve!

I can't carry it, I really can't carry it.

However, he also became curious about Manager Bai's identity. Even Shen Mo treated him with great respect, so his identity must be extraordinary.

So he asked, "Who is this Manager Bai...?"

"She is in charge of the third floor of the strategy area. She is responsible for all the prop incubators on the entire third floor. Things like reviewing and listing props in the incubator, distributing performance bonuses to the strategy team, and issuing entry qualifications to members of the Bureau of Different Systems are all decided by her."

Moreover, setting aside her official position, she herself is an evolved being who has undergone the second sublimation at level twelve, possessing formidable strength.

Shen Mo replied:

"Let me put it this way: within the Bureau of Different Strategies, the person who can oversee all affairs in a certain level of the conquest area, regardless of which level, is only below the Director, the Elders of the General Council, and the Minister of the Executive Department in terms of strength and status, and is on par with other departments."

So now you understand the significance of the time I saved you, right?

Jiang Shu hummed in agreement.

Let Shen Mo continue to indulge in his beautiful fantasy.

“But that’s not important.” Shen Mo steered the conversation back on track, asking seriously, “So you not only achieved mission objective one, but also completely conquered this incubator?”

"Yes."

Shen Mo saw four words in Jiang Shu's eyes—"It's only natural!"

It would be strange if Jiang Shu couldn't win over the player.

Although Shen Mo was genuinely happy to have recruited such outstanding talent.

However, recalling how he had repeatedly emphasized to Jiang Shu how difficult the hatchery was, he felt somewhat embarrassed.

Those words, half fact and half meant to comfort Jiang Shu, struck him like bullets, leaving him momentarily at a loss for how to react.

The two looked at each other in silence.

To break the silence, Shenmo employed the highest form of courtesy among men.

He handed Jiang Shu a cigarette.

Jiang Shu looked down, took out his cigarette from his pocket, and handed it to Shen Mo: "That one is too weak, you can smoke mine."

Shen Mo's hand trembled slightly.

"No, I'll just smoke this one."

He lit a cigarette, exhaled a puff of white smoke, and finally felt a little more relaxed.

It's time to salvage my reputation.

“Um…” Shen Mo suddenly asked, “Did I just mention that although three of our team members failed to conquer this rather special hatchery, our team has actually conquered quite a few disaster-level hatcheries.”

"You didn't say that."

"Okay, I'll tell you now." Shen Mo nodded calmly: "In short, although there aren't many times when we can conquer it all at once, my team members can gradually complete it through trial and error."

"Uh-huh."

"So, although you have successfully conquered the Cataclysmic level incubation site this time, there are many talented people in the Bureau of Different Systems. There are also people who have conquered the Cataclysmic level difficulty in one go, such as me, Team Leader Qin, other teams and leaders, including Supervisor Bai just now. So don't be complacent and keep your guard down."

"I know, but I didn't take it too seriously. Don't worry, team leader."

"Hmm..." Shen Mo pursed his lips: "Actually, if you feel that my expectations of you are too high and you don't quite agree with them, you can also refute me appropriately."

"I don't think so. I agree with what you said. It's really not a big deal."

"Tsk..."

Shen Mo suddenly felt even more uneasy.

I was just saying, don't really look down on the Catastrophe-class, you bastard!

Moreover, he had subconsciously used his own experiences and those of those important figures to warn Jiang Shu, which, from another perspective, meant that he had already unknowingly regarded Jiang Shu as an evolved being of the same level.

Most of the time, no matter how down-to-earth and easy to get along with Shen Mo is, he will still look at other evolved beings with the natural sense of superiority of a superior, and very few people can catch his eye.

As for their attitude towards Jiang Shu at this time, it was something that had never happened before.

"Oh, right." Jiang Shu suddenly remembered something: "Team leader, do you need a strategy guide? A disaster-level strategy guide should earn you a lot of performance bonuses, right?"

He planned to extract the last bit of value from this incubator. Anyway, it was his own way, and even if he told others how to do it, they wouldn't understand, so there was nothing to hide.

But to everyone's surprise, Shen Mo shook his head.

"It doesn't matter anymore."

Jiang Shu asked curiously, "Why? Nightmare-level walkthroughs are so valuable, but Cataclysm-level walkthroughs aren't important?"

"The strategy guide is for clearing the game, and clearing the game is for getting the rewards. So if the rewards are gone, the strategy guide is naturally worthless."

"What do you mean?"

"The item hatchery can continuously produce items of different levels, but the most important item, which matches the original difficulty of the hatchery, will only be produced once."

Shen Mo shrugged:

"You've already got everything, so even if the others try to complete the raid again, they won't get anything."

“Uh…” Jiang Shu suddenly became alert: “So logically speaking, the Bureau of Different Ranks shouldn’t have many items of this level, right?”

He was as silent as a clueless novice when facing Manager Bai, but in this matter he was as shrewd as a fox, seeing through Jiang Shu's concerns at a glance.

"Don't worry. Although calamity-level items are precious, the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs wouldn't ask its subordinates to hand them over. Whoever owns them, they own them. As long as they are loyal to the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs, the higher-ups would love for their subordinates to have as many treasures as possible."

"I see." Jiang Shu nodded, relieved.

"However, I must remind you that you'd better keep a low profile. You can't hide the fact that you've conquered this hatchery, but you absolutely must not tell anyone how you did it or how long it took."

Shen Mo warned in a low voice:

"Although the difficulty of the incubator alone is surprising enough, it is also beyond common sense. It takes 6 days, which is really too exaggerated. Anyone with a keen eye will notice you, and you may attract jealousy and cause unnecessary trouble."

Although the Bureau of Different Principles respects the rules of every member, and the higher-ups won't pry into their secrets, you can't judge a book by its cover, and we can't guarantee everyone will follow the rules. You know what I mean?

"Understood, thank you for reminding me, team leader."

Jiang Shu took Shen Mo's words to heart.

Perhaps in Shen Mo's view, although Jiang Shu is talented and resourceful, he still carries a bit of naivety and thinks many things are very simple.

But in reality, he underestimated Jiang Shu.

In fact, if Jiang Shu hadn't been certain that "dedication" had worked on Shen Mo and knew that he couldn't possibly betray her, she would never have let her guard down against him.

Innocent?

That belief of Jiang Shu's, which she had taken from her mother when she was in elementary school and said, "If you tell the truth, I won't hit you," has long since disappeared.

He knew better than anyone the dangers of the world, that even among the closest of relatives, there was deceit!

"Good that you remember." Shen Mo glanced at his watch. "It's a little past seven now, you still have time to have breakfast. Come to my office at eight to sign the papers, and that will be your official start date. I'll then explain the work to you in detail and introduce the team to you."

"Okay." Jiang Shu suddenly remembered something: "By the way, has my friend woken up yet?"

"she..."

Shen Mo's expression suddenly became somewhat strange:

"She's awake, but I don't recommend you go see her now; her situation isn't good."

Jiang Shu frowned: "What's wrong with her?"

“It’s not her, it’s not what happened to her,” Shen Mo said gloatingly. “It’s her mother who came and is asking around which bastard took her daughter out and got her into this terrible state.”

Chapter 73 I was there at the time

"Her mother?"

Jiang Shu paused for a moment, clearly somewhat taken aback.

"I know you're surprised, but don't start cursing." Shen Mo watched Jiang Shu's reaction with satisfaction.

After thinking it over carefully last night, he was convinced that the relationship between Xue Wang and Jiang Shu was not simple. Otherwise, they wouldn't have gone to Yunfu Temple together after just meeting at the hatchery, and they wouldn't have been treated like that, with the clothes they were wearing not even their own.

All this talk about consulting on the world of Evolvers is just a smokescreen!

Now that his mother is here, it's your turn to show some surprise and panic, right?

But to everyone's surprise, Jiang Shu asked, "I'm not cursing, I'm just wondering, is the Bureau of Different Circulations some kind of place you can just walk into? My friend isn't an evolved being from here, is she? How come her mother is here?"

"Uh... are you surprised by that?"

"What else?" Jiang Shu found Shen Mo's question a bit puzzling.

"Shouldn't you be..." Shen Mo also found Jiang Shu's behavior baffling: "Are you upset because their parents suddenly appeared and didn't have a good first impression of you?"

"What am I worried about? I don't know her mother, and I won't have to deal with her mother in the future. What does it matter to me what impression she has of me?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Mo slowly raised his thumb: "Then you are this one."

“But I still have to go and take a look.” Jiang Shu thought for a moment and said helplessly, “After all, she went to Yunfu Temple because of me, which is why she is in this state now. I still have to give her some explanation.”

Shen Mo remained outwardly calm, but upon hearing the answer, he secretly nodded in his heart.

In fact, when he heard from Qin Lang that Xue Wang's mother had appeared at the bureau, he also felt a little strange. However, when he learned Xue Wang's true identity, everything made sense.

He knew that the Snow King held a prestigious position in the Holy Temple, but he never expected it to be this prestigious.

Snow King's mother, though not as powerful as her husband, the president of the Holy Temple and a top expert in the world of Evolvers, was still comparable to other ministers of the Bureau of Different Systems, except for the Minister of the Executive Department.

The Bureau of Different Principles would never want to antagonize such a person, especially since the Bureau of Different Principles and the Holy Temple already had a good relationship. So, even if he came here just for a casual stroll, let alone because of his daughter, he would still be treated with great hospitality.

So the real situation is not as simple as Shen Mo told Jiang Shu. In fact, she specifically asked to see the person who took her daughter out, and it wouldn't look good if she didn't give an explanation.

Shen Mo hesitated at first, wondering whether to give up on Jiang Shu. After all, he hadn't officially joined the company yet, so severing ties wouldn't be difficult. But after thinking it over carefully, he didn't know why, but he felt that since Jiang Shu was his man, he had to find a way to protect him, otherwise, how could he continue to work in the company?

Especially after he discovered that Jiang Shu had successfully conquered the catastrophic incubation site and accomplished what the other team members had not, he became even more convinced of this idea.

After making this decision, he felt very relaxed, similar to the feeling after an earthquake when you realize that you don't need to run during a small tremor and can't run during a big one, so you don't feel any unease at all. That's why he didn't bring it up at first.

Whether Jiang Shu knew or not at this point, and what he would do if he did, was irrelevant. He would do his best to protect Jiang Shu anyway.

However, he was still satisfied with Jiang Shu's willingness to take responsibility, his attitude of not shirking it or troubling others, as it at least proved that he was responsible.

Therefore, he did not stop Jiang Shu, but reminded her: "Then you have to be careful, and you must not say anything carelessly again. Aren't you wondering why her mother was able to enter the Bureau of Different Systems? It's because her whole family are Evolvers, and their status is not low."

I can't tell you the specifics, there's a confidentiality agreement, but in short, you absolutely mustn't just treat her as a friend's mother; you'd better treat her like a high-ranking official, like a minister.

“But I’ve never met a big shot like the minister.” Jiang Shu said honestly.

“Like Manager Bai…” As he spoke, Shen Mo suddenly remembered the scene from earlier: “Oh, that won’t work either. Then you can do whatever you want. Don’t worry, if it really doesn’t work, I’ll find someone to back you up.”

Jiang Shu, unaware of the facts, clearly misunderstood Shen Mo's meaning and said hesitantly, "To need someone to back you up for something like this, isn't that considered bullying? Judging from how familiar you are with this, do we do this all the time?"

He fell silent, as if he had lost all his strength and means:

"What exactly do you take the Bureau of Different Lineages for?!"

......

"Mom, I'm really fine, let's go home."

"Something's happened, something really important! Don't worry, I won't do anything reckless, but you need to give me an explanation for what happened today!"

Upon hearing this, Xue Wang, sitting on the hospital bed, could only look helplessly at her mother.

She had no idea what happened after she lost consciousness, nor did she know where her mother had received the news that she was injured and receiving treatment at the Bureau of Foreign Affairs.

In short, the first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was the other person sitting by the hospital bed peeling fruit.

Upon waking up, she first burst into tears of joy, then blamed herself for wandering off alone and not knowing how to protect herself.

Everything should have ended in a loving mother and filial daughter. After all, although Snow King's mother doted on her, she also knew the cruelty of the world of evolved beings and the principle that jade must be carved to become a useful object. She wouldn't make such a fuss over Snow King's minor injury.

In most cases, Snow King's mother is very reasonable.

It wasn't until Xue Wang's mother decided to have Xue Wang take off her hospital gown, change back into her own clothes, and go with her to see the head of the executive department to thank him for informing her of Xue Wang's situation.

Just as she opened the wardrobe, a small incident suddenly occurred.

She discovered her beloved daughter's shirt, which was almost torn to shreds and her jeans, which were ripped into thongs, as well as Jiang Shu's sweatshirt.

Shoes and socks?

I didn't see it at all.

Snow King's mother turned around stiffly: "You've been cursed with a weakness curse, how did your clothes turn into this?"

"Uh... that's because I used 'Blood Surge', so my body expanded and broke."