Resurrection Empire

Unconvinced by superstition, he carved another sentence himself, "Mechanical Warrior is the strongest profession."

His handwriting looked much prettier, vigorous and forceful, deeply penetrating the wood.

"Your Dream Inn has been brutally damaged, completeness -1, Charm Value -100, Art Value -1."

"Dear player, we suggest you hire at least Fourth Level cleaners to repair your villa. No beautiful lady would want to enjoy any pleasure in a kennel. Not even those with special fetishes could."

Toxic.

Ren Zhong ignored this consumption-inducing prompt and exited the virtual thinking space directly.

He didn't rush to open his eyes but quietly sensed the atmosphere in the car.

Usually, on the return trip from hunting, the atmosphere inside the car was generally relaxed and joyful.

Ou Youning always had endless things to say.

Wen Lei would often bicker with Ou Youning, criticizing that guy's crazy ideas.

Zheng Tian would sometimes crack jokes or slightly control the situation.

But today was very abnormal, nobody was speaking, oppressively silent.

Ren Zhong slightly opened his eyes.

Sitting beside him, Chen Hanyu was as calm as ever, just looking down at the tablet.

In the second row in front, Ou Youning and Bai Feng were visible only from the side, but Ren Zhong could see they both had their brows tightly knit, looking grave.

The very front seats of Zheng Tian and Wen Lei were completely out of view.

Inside the car, all that could be heard was the rustle when Zheng Tian turned the steering wheel.

A slight curve appeared at the corner of Ren Zhong's mouth.

Today, the ones most affected were not Shi Xuan, but the people around him.

Last time, everyone witnessed his real strength through morning hunts in the abandoned mine and the final battle with Lin Wang.

But since returning from the Chenhui Mine this time, he hadn't made any serious moves.

Everyone still thought of him as about the same level as when he battled Lin Wang, a Second Level Professional at best now Third Level.

No one expected that half a month would pass in a flash and suddenly, he had already reached Fourth Level.

He could even fight evenly with seasoned Fourth Level veteran Shi Xuan.

Shi Xuan had even chosen to initiate a truce as if admitting defeat!

No one knew about the existence of the Star Origin Injection Liquid, only thought this was natural talent.

Terrifying.

The gap was too large, so large it made people feel frustrated and hopeless.

Clearly having tried their best, yet not only did the gap not close, it widened, soon losing even the qualification to be a mascot.

The time chasm that was like a great divide for ordinary professionals seemed nonexistent for him!

People started feeling lost, not knowing where exactly to direct their efforts next.

Should we work hard to become stronger like Wen Lei suggested, becoming more useful to him? But can we even achieve that?

Or should we, like Zheng Tian and Ou Youning wish, focus on pleasing Brother Ren, becoming people who can make him happy? But how should we do it?

"What are you all doing? Like pickled cucumbers."

Ren Zhong finally spoke up.

The atmosphere in the car instantly thawed.

Inexplicably, everyone let out a long breath.

Ou Youning scratched his head and said, "Brother Ren, can you tell us how you did it? This... it's unreasonable. How did you become Fourth Level?"

Ren Zhong, lying effortlessly, said, "Just because you think something's unreasonable, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. I believe I can do it, I have absolute confidence in myself, I tried it, and I did it. That's all there is to it."

There was another long silence in the car.

Zheng Tian spoke anxiously, "At the pace you're progressing, Brother Ren, in a few more days, I really don't know how we can still be of help to you."

Ren Zhong smiled, "There's a phrase called 'everyone has a role to play.' I have my tasks to complete, and you have your positions. When I truly take on the plate of Starfire Town, you will naturally be my first, and only, fully trusted professional team. You can both hunt and provide output, and assist me in managing the Scavengers within Starfire Town. Isn't this all helping me?"

After casually reminding everyone to turn off the wrist watch, Ren Zhong decided to elaborate a bit more.

"You need to understand the meaning of the word 'ours.' Establishing trust is the hardest thing in the world, harder even than upgrading Professional Levels. If I have some secret tasks that need others to help me accomplish, whom do you think I would trust, a Fourth Level Professional who just came to seek refuge or you guys? No matter how strong a person is, the things they can accomplish are ultimately limited. I'll teach you eight words."

Everyone: "What?"

"Unity, tension, seriousness, and liveliness. Remember these eight words and you'll always be my people."

Upon hearing this, the class representative for learning, Ou Youning, immediately raised his hand, "I get it! Unity means that all of us should stick closely around Brother Ren. Tension means that anything Brother Ren instructs us to do, we must treat as top priority to be accomplished quickly and well. Seriousness means we shouldn't be like me, fooling around all day. And Liveliness would naturally be like Sister Zheng Tian!"