NOVEL WEB Chapter 286: Return
The scene before my eyes gradually changed, and Tao Yu reappeared in the rented room.
The oppressive feeling of the world changing resurfaced, even stronger than before, but with the mastery of the Grandmaster state of mind, Tao Yu only paused for a moment before easily adapting to the current environment.
Compared to his previous room, this rented place was not luxurious, but it was much better, with the neon-lit city just outside the window.
Tao Yu, who had just returned, paused slightly because he heard voices in the living room, suggesting that there might be visitors.
Still carrying his personal flying machine, Tao Yu planned to take it for maintenance.
As he opened the door, he saw his parents sitting somewhat stiffly on the sofa, listening to an intelligent and mature curly-haired beauty speaking about something.
Tao Shi also sat obediently to one side, stealing glances now and then, prompting an amused expression to appear on Tao Yu's face.
Darn it, for a boy of Stone's age, this might indeed be a bit overwhelming.
The noise from Tao Yu's entrance immediately caught everyone's attention.
The mature curly-haired beauty, upon seeing Tao Yu, adjusted her rimless glasses and revealed a bright smile
"Mr. Tao, you're back. Nice to meet you for the first time, I'm Zhi Lan, an employee of the company's Internal Affairs Department, and also Panda's mother."
Tao Yu, hearing this, also exhibited a hint of surprise on his face.
Thinking about Panda's current height of almost two and a half meters, and then looking at the voluptuous and graceful Zhi Lan, he couldn't associate the two at all.
One could only say that the changes from heteromorphic implants are drastic.
"Auntie, I wouldn't have recognized you if you hadn't told me. It's hard to imagine your son has grown so big."
Tao Yu said politely, since he and Panda currently had a comfortable collaboration, but he was also curious about the purpose of this visit.
"What a sweet talker you are, handsome too, with great talent and strong ability, you must enchant quite a few beauties."
Zhi Lan spoke with a cheerful laugh, but then got to the point of her visit,
"My visit this time is actually for official business, because it concerns you, I am here to present this job offer."
At these words, Tao Yu paused in surprise, then politely asked,
"Please go on."
The Internal Affairs Department? What official business could they have with me?
"It's like this, the company has numerous support programs for outstanding talents, and for quality talents like Mr. Tao, who come from grassroots and support their families, the Internal Affairs Department has special work arrangements..."
Zhi Lan then explained her purpose for coming.
In truth, Tao Yu had already arranged new, stress-free jobs for his parents. Although the salary wasn't high, it was safe.
But he hadn't expected that the company's Internal Affairs Department would take the initiative to come to him.
However, it didn't take long for Tao Yu to understand the reason—it was due to the changes following his suppression of the many Inner City Pioneers in the new Development Zone!
"How will they be arranged? Can you give me details?"
Since it was an official matter, Tao Yu naturally intended to get clarity, and he took a seat opposite Zhi Lan.
"Actually, the main thing is to ensure safety and stability, so that high-quality talents can focus wholeheartedly on pioneering the Abyss. The jobs don't pay much, with each position earning about a thousand a month, but they're safe. There are shuttle buses every day, and even during the days you head back to the Abyss, there's a unified office location..."
Hearing Zhi Lan's words, Tao Yu began to understand.
He sighed inwardly.
This is how a company operates, constructing Outer City at will, breeding talent like rearing gu, and most of the talents that emerge could be indirectly recruited except for those like Gu Qiu, the president of the Chaoyang Society.
It's not about directly enlisting under the company's banner, but rather about offering some irresistible proposals and benefits, at the very least not hostile toward the company!
They catered to the situation!
And for this proposal, Tao Yu indeed could not refuse it.
The company had no extra demands, and although thinking cynically, one might consider it as the company creating a group of hostages, in reality, the parents also had to live within the company's sphere of influence. If things really came to endangering family members, it made no difference where they were.
He couldn't reach as far as the old Development Zone himself.
Their approach was probably more about protection and prevention.
The security in the Inner City was just so-so; if something happened, causing a loss of composure or escalating into a big issue, the company would typically suffer the most.
Rather than that, arranging some leisurely jobs like answering calls and sending notifications seemed quite normal!
"I personally have no objections. Let's see what my parents think."
Tao Yu turned to look at his parents, and clearly, his parents, who had always seen the company through rose-colored glasses, couldn't resist such a temptation...
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"So, I'll familiarize them with the business tomorrow. Don't worry, my work area is very close to theirs, so they can come to ask me if they have any trouble adjusting."
What followed from Zhi Lan was some personal and favor-related help.
"Thank you, Auntie, for troubling you."
"It's no trouble. I should also thank you for what you've done for my naughty boy."
Zhi Lan said this with a smile. Despite her youth, she was already more powerful than the other geniuses in the Inner City's Development Zone, having turned several of their vehicles over. Her strength is probably not too far off from that of her husband.
But then she seemed to remember something and touched her smooth chin.
"Right, I have a ticket for the company's matchmaking event. If you're interested, you can take a look. There are some high-quality matches there."
Tao Yu was taken aback, but still accepted the card she handed him.
"You're not giving it to Panda?"
"That kid might still grow taller; he hasn't fixed his final form yet, so it's not quite suitable for him now."
Zhi Lan explained this with a laugh.
"Alright, thank you, Auntie."
After waving goodbye to Zhi Lan, Tao Yu casually put the card into his pocket.
The main thing was the little rich girl had said before, it's best if he could sometimes redirect focus by showing his presence, whether he'd go was another matter, but it's best not to show any aversion.
"Now, the name 'Eight-Armed Vajra' has been established, and those who should know about me will know. I'm probably in high demand…"
Tao Yu muttered to himself, then turned back to his parents and said,
"I'm going to tend to the flying vehicle maintenance, I might go to Wang Goudan's place for dinner tonight."
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"You don't know, I've been asked a lot lately if I have a brother…"
Wang Goudan was in town today and had finished his mission; dragged out by Tao Yu, he went along to send the flying machine for maintenance.
"Haha, just say yes."
Tao Yu found it funny, thinking back to when he had randomly chosen that nickname.
"No way, I can't handle that kind of attention."
Wang Goudan always seemed very timid.
He also knew Tao Yu's nickname, and the pressure had been great lately.
"How's the money-making going?"
"Still saving up, probably in another year it'll be enough."
"Mm, keep saving. There's some good stuff in the Development Zone, and I reckon your mechanical modifications will see a boost soon."
Tao Yu already knew some unpublished insider information from the Avatar side. Now that they had discovered Unobtainium, it was no problem to give a friend a simple boost.
"Oh? Are there good resources for us?"
"Yes, Unobtainium. But probably will have to wait a bit longer."
"Haha, don't worry, I can wait. I've still got to save up. Later I'll need your help to stand by me when I upgrade, otherwise, the value is too high and I won't be able to handle it…"
Wang Goudan made tens of thousands a month because he was very frugal and had reached a bottleneck in his strength improvement, generally only spending on maintenance.
So even after cutting his expenses, saving up two hundred thousand in a year was no problem.
He had good talent and the capacity for further upward compatibility.
His current platform was at an intermediate partnership level, and previous strength improvements could be made slowly by trading in smaller parts.
But when he was close to the limit of his platform, it required a fundamental swap of the platform, a major surgical process, along with a hefty one-time payment.
With Wang Goudan's strength, the money that had to be put down on the "surgery table" was indeed too hard for him to handle.
Lacking a powerful family or background, if someone else gobbled up the resources, it was gone, and surgeries, well, they could fail!
That was actually another hidden ceiling beyond the limitations of talent.
But Tao Yu could easily help him break this chain; all he had to do was save the money…
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