flstandardbreds Chapter 155 Lin Ling's Eloquence
Chapter 155 Lin Ling's Eloquence
This is a world where the strong rule.
Tang Haoran suppressed the smile on his lips. Zuo You's sharp tongue used to give him a real headache.
It feels really good to turn the tables and deal with outsiders now.
However, he felt that Zuo You didn't perform very well today, so he was careful with his words.
After the meeting, the group gathered the active and reserve members of the Azure Dragon Team, ultimately reorganizing them into a 22-member elite superhuman team. The captain was Lin Ling, and the vice-captain was Jian Hong.
The team's crystal cores were purchased from Zuo You's purified crystal cores, and their weapons were crafted by An Yingying.
"Youyou, sell me your crystal cores and weapons cheaper. I'm not like Tang Haoran, you can't sell them to me at the same price!"
"The crystal cores are already 20% cheaper, isn't that enough?" Zuo You was speechless.
She can only purify enough crystal cores for 30 people a day. The Azure Dragon Team took 22 portions, Tang Haoran took 2 portions, and there are still three people at home waiting to be fed. She also needs to keep some on hand to deal with emergencies.
This completely drained Zuo You.
People usually say that things are valued for their rarity, but with her, that's the opposite.
The weapons are even more outrageous; they're basically sold at half price, or even given away for free.
Lin Ling was clearly dissatisfied with the price. She angrily retorted, "You're the one who wants to build the strongest team in the base, and you're in charge of the team. You even want to make money off your wife. How can you be like this? If it's not cheap, I don't care anymore. You can manage it yourself!"
Zuo You raised her hand and brushed her long hair behind her head, tentatively asking, "Baby, what do you want?"
"Cost price, or you can play by yourself!" Lin Ling crossed her arms, adopting a stance that left no room for negotiation.
"Hiss!" Zuo You gasped, already relenting in her heart, but still bargaining on the surface, "Then, you kiss me 1000 times today!"
"Zuo You, are you a child?!" Lin Ling heard some outrageous words. Could someone tell her how long it would take to give 1000 kisses?
"Anyway, I don't care. You're the captain. You can just open and close your mouth and expect me to give up all the profits. Is that fair?" Zuo You acted like a rogue.
Lin Ling smiled knowingly, "Didn't I agree to your request just because I had words to back it up?"
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When there are changes in senior management, it is customary to hold a dinner to introduce the new leadership to the elite within the base. This serves not only as a signal to the outside world but also as an opportunity for the newly appointed leaders to build their own teams.
When Secretary Qin asked Zuo You when would be a better time to hold the banquet, Zuo You politely declined this useless social interaction.
She doesn't want to seize power, so why bother with all this socializing?
"You can't refuse. If you refuse, Tang Haoran will be so embarrassed. He still has to attend the banquet and socialize with other people," Lin Ling whispered in her ear.
Seeing that Zuo You didn't intend to speak, Lin Ling said to Secretary Qin, "Secretary Qin, we can handle this together with the Young Master, but everything should be based on the Young Master's wishes. The Deputy City Lord is rather low-key and doesn't like socializing."
Qin, the secret thief, was perceptive and could tell that the two had a special relationship. Zuo You didn't object and nodded, saying, "The banquet will be held in the banquet hall two days later. The deputy city lord can just go through the motions."
New appointments and job changes at the base's top management are announced via communication wristwatches.
Citizens in various districts were discussing who the newly appointed deputy city lord was. However, in a small courtyard in District B, Lin Jin looked at the announcement issued by the city lord's mansion and fell into deep thought.
Lin Ling is the newly appointed captain of the Azure Dragon team.
He shares the same name as his daughter, whom he hasn't seen for several years.
Lin Jin didn't believe that Lin Ling in the announcement was his daughter, since this daughter wasn't in J City before the apocalypse.
Whether they can survive is also unknown.
It's just that seeing this name now suddenly brought it to mind.
"Dad, dinner's ready." Lin Min pushed open the door and entered, smiling. "Qi Rui is downstairs, why don't you go and keep him company?"
Lin Jin looked up, smiled, and stood up. "Let's go."
Lin Jin dotes on this daughter the most. She is incredibly intelligent and capable. At a young age, she is already a fifth-level ice-type ability user. She has also found an outstanding boyfriend. Qi Rui's father is a high-ranking official in the base, holding a high position of power.
The Lin family's current courtyard is a pre-apocalyptic building. A few days ago, the doors and windows were damaged by hail, and they were just repaired today at great expense.
"Xiao Rui, it's been quite a while since you've come to our house." Lin Jin came downstairs and saw his future son-in-law, greeting him with a smile, "Don't sit there, come on, let's eat."
Qi Rui was dressed in a well-fitting formal suit. His facial features were smooth, with thin lips, a straight nose, and phoenix eyes. He looked both charming and unapproachable.
"I've been quite busy lately, but I had some free time today, so I came to have dinner with you."
As they sat down at the table, Lin Jin smiled kindly and warmly at his son-in-law.
"Come on, Xiao Rui, let's have a drink first. This kind of liquor is hard to find these days." Lin Jin picked up the liquor on the table and filled the cups for his future son-in-law and himself.
"Uncle, I toast you."
Qi Rui raised his glass, and the two clinked glasses and downed their drinks in one gulp.
“Hiss, so cool!”
Thinking of the announcement that had just come out that afternoon, Lin Jin asked, "Xiao Rui, is your dad alright? How come two people, Zuo You and Lin Ling, suddenly appeared out of nowhere? Who are these two people?"
Qi Rui was furious when he heard this. The position that was within his grasp had been usurped. "I don't know. They said they were friends of the young city lord and escorted them from the original base. It is said that they have strong supernatural abilities, so the city lord went to win them over."
"The position of second-in-command cannot rely solely on supernatural abilities; seniority, experience, and competence are all indispensable. Supernatural abilities are secondary." Lin Jin pondered, having his own insights. The city lord's approach was inevitably somewhat petty.
Qi Rui smiled noncommittally, inwardly mocking Lin Jin for being a frog in a well.
The base has no shortage of management talent; what it lacks most are high-level combat personnel. If you can't even see this, you've wasted all these years of business.
Lin Min poured drinks for the two of them, raising an eyebrow as she asked, "Strong, how strong?"
Qi Rui held up the number 7. "I haven't met him yet, but I should be able to see him at the inauguration banquet."
"Seventh-tier??? There are already seventh-tier ability users now?"
Lin Min was shocked, and the wine bottle slipped from her hand. Just as it was about to fall to the ground, Qi Rui caught it with his toe.
Lin Min was still in a daze. She believed herself to be extremely talented, otherwise the Qi family would not have agreed to her dating Qi Rui.
She was only at the fifth rank not long ago, and was already a rare talent in the base.
But now, a seventh-tier being has appeared in the base, which gives her a deep sense of frustration.
"Don't get excited. We don't know if their ranks are inflated or not. But if," Qi Rui narrowed his long, phoenix-shaped eyes, and said meaningfully, "if their ranks are genuine, then it means they have a big secret..."
"A big secret, both of them are at the seventh level?" Lin Min lowered her eyes, seemingly lost in thought.
"No, I heard Lin Ling is a sixth-order cultivator. My dad mentioned it when he came back from a meeting." Qi Rui picked up a piece of mutated meat and chewed it, seemingly not taking the two people seriously at all.
"Where did that Lin Ling come from?" Guan Yue'e interjected.
“They came from the N City base. Those two are very mysterious. My dad didn’t take them seriously at first, but who would have thought that the city lord would directly send them down, not only appointing them as the second-in-command, but also giving them the Azure Dragon designation.”
Qi Rui was filled with resentment. He had wanted the Azure Dragon Team before, but the city lord hadn't agreed. Giving it away to someone else was simply a slap in the face.