The end of the world is approaching, I'm handing myself over to the country.

Zhang Heng's gaze was heavy and complex, carrying a kind of inquiry that Lin Mo could not fully understand.

A moment later, Zhang Heng below withdrew his gaze, lowered his massive head again, and stared intently at the small red potion in the bone's hand.

Then it was injected into Captain Li's body.

With the injection of the medicine, Captain Li's listless aura instantly burst forth with strong vitality.

His injuries were healing rapidly.

Zhang Heng shook his head, trying to clear his mind of all the annoying thoughts.

Ainz Ooal Gown looks similar to his father, but he doesn't think Ainz Ooal Gown is his father.

Zhang Heng didn't know how the other party knew what his father looked like and transformed into his appearance.

But one thing he was certain of was that his father was a hero, and that he was dead!

This is the fact.

He didn't want to know anything else.

He is doing very well now and no longer has to worry about making a living.

He has teammates he can confide in, and a captain who feels sorry for him because he can't stick to high-intensity training, so he often gives him special privileges.

His current life is the life he has always dreamed of!

He didn't want to disturb the peace of his life, not even in the slightest.

even if......

They approached with a purpose...

even if......

Everything I have now...

They might all be fake...

At least, I experienced happiness briefly...

That's enough...

......

Lin Mo withdrew his gaze.

Just then, a slight flapping sound of wings reached my ears.

A sparrow appeared out of nowhere, landing lightly on his shoulder and preening its somewhat disheveled feathers.

【congratulations.】

The end-of-month assessment is finally over; you're safe for now.

The sparrow's voice carried a hint of relief at surviving a disaster.

Lin Mo nodded, but showed no sign of relaxation.

His hands clenched unconsciously, his nails digging deep into the flesh of his palms.

"Yes, we're safe for now."

He spoke those words with some difficulty.

The time to catch one's breath is brief.

But no matter what, there is at least a little time to relax.

The sparrow tilted its little head, its big, beady eyes full of curiosity.

There's one thing I really don't understand.

Even I could clearly sense Ainz's malice towards you, so I'm really curious why he suddenly stopped at the crucial moment.

If Ainz Ooal Gown's goal from the beginning was to take Lin Mo's place, then...

Then he became Lin Mo.

That was the best opportunity.

But at the crucial moment, Ainz Ooal Gown stopped.

They even stepped in to help him resolve his current troubles.

Although Sparrow was quite happy with this ending, for some reason, it just felt a little... how to say it, not quite right.

Lin Mo's gaze returned to the colossal object in the distance.

He remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking.

"I guess..."

"Perhaps he was afraid that something might happen to the person he cherished again."

After a pause, Lin Mo continued.

"After all, the person he was waiting for has appeared."

Because he didn't want Zhang Heng to suffer even the slightest accident, the Bone King immediately abandoned his previous idea.

These words confused the sparrow even more.

He followed Lin Mo's gaze to look at the undead lord named Zhang Heng, and flapped his wings in confusion.

What do you mean by "the person you're waiting for has already appeared"? Wasn't that guy always there?

Although everyone got it wrong from the start.

They thought Zhang Heng was the Bone King, but it turned out he was actually the Rock Bone.

But the rock bone has always been there.

Without the Pan Gu, how could Zhang Heng be who he is today?

Another point is that when Zhang Heng suddenly appeared, Pan Gu's soul did not put up any resistance.

This also puzzled the sparrow.

Even if Pangu isn't the Bone King, he's still a powerful A-rank lord.

Even someone with poor mental strength would have at least three points of power, so how could Zhang Heng have replaced such a being so easily?

"Then I don't know."

Lin Mo shook his head; he didn't know how to explain it either.

The relationships involved are far too complicated.

The former Zhang Heng is the current Pan Gu.

But Pangu is not the person Ainz Ooal Gown is waiting for; Zhang Heng is.

It sounds like a tongue twister, but that's how it is.

The real answer is probably only known to Ainz Ooal Gown himself.

Perhaps something happened at some point in time?

Or perhaps...

What they did changed the course of events, creating a butterfly effect.

These things cannot be guessed.

As for the threat Ainz Ooal Gown left behind before he departed...

Lin Mo didn't take it to heart.

Fear solves nothing; only strength is the foundation for survival.

He can build up his combat power from scratch to over 100,000 in just one month.

He can then become stronger.

A month is enough time for him to do a lot of things.

The next monthly performance review will be held one month later.

By then, it will be impossible to know who the hunter and who the prey will be.

Lin Mo gathered his scattered thoughts and brought up the back-end panel of the remote store.

A pale blue virtual light screen unfolded before him.

The next second, the data on the screen began to refresh at an insane speed.

[Ding! User 'Li Wei' has spent 1200 Yuanjing Points! Purchase...]

[Ding! User 'Wang Zhenshan' has spent 850 Yuanjing Points! Purchase...]

[Ding! User 'Liu Tiantian' has spent 2100 Yuanjing points! Purchase...]

......

The transaction records cascaded down like a waterfall, one after another.

The surviving official soldiers had received orders from the very beginning.

The moment the end-of-month assessment ended, I cleared out all the Source Crystals I had and used them all to shop at the general store.

This was a step that had been planned with Elder Chi long ago.

At the top of the screen, the number representing total revenue was skyrocketing at a visible rate.

Five million!

Eight million!

Ten million!

The number quickly surpassed the ten million mark, and showed no signs of stopping; on the contrary, it intensified.

Lin Mo looked at the sparrow on his shoulder.

How much revenue is needed to upgrade a general store to level six?

The sparrow immediately puffed out its chest, looking like it was doing its job well.

Upgrading to a level 6 general store requires 2000 million in revenue. At that point, the general store can have a maximum of 500 million employees!

He paused, seemingly to whet Lin Mo's appetite, before announcing in an extremely solemn voice.

Upgrading to a level 6 general store will unlock the core feature: the biological laboratory.

Lin Mo nodded: "Upgrade me as soon as the turnover is sufficient."

The numbers on the screen continued to change.

Although the pace has slowed down, at this rate, breaking 2000 million is not a problem.

Fearing that there wouldn't be enough stock to sell, Lin Mo put all the remaining Origin Soldiers on the shelves.

The original plan was to send a batch back to the Dragon Kingdom first, but now it seems that it is better to prioritize the sales of the remote shop.

Prioritize upgrading the general store to level 6 first.