Starting with 10,000 times the experience, and you're calling me a terrible player?

[Readers who have made it this far, don't worry, the protagonist will really take off in chapter 65]

The meeting room remained quiet for a long time.

Shen Yuntang stared at the dark curse mark on Lin Mo's chest, the gentleness in her eyes completely gone.

"Dragon Blood Soul Devouring Curse, applied at the cost of the Dragon Servant's entire cultivation and life. It cannot be dispelled, transferred, or sealed."

Her tone was as if she were stating a fact.

"Three hundred years ago, during the war that destroyed the Dragon Palace, the last Dragon Servant cast the same spell on the first leader of the alliance at that time."

"It took the first leader of the alliance sixty years to find the solution."

"The price was the loss of twenty years of life."

Pei Jun's expression finally changed.

He took two steps closer and stared at the fist-sized rune for a few seconds.

"5000 points of true damage per second... You're wearing that, and you're still standing here?"

"I didn't feel anything, and I didn't lose any blood."

Lin Mo zipped up the zipper.

Pei Jun: "..."

Shen Yuntang glanced at Lin Mo a few more times but didn't ask any further questions.

"Come with me, the leader of the alliance wishes to see you."

-

The leader's office is on the top floor of the headquarters building.

It wasn't as luxurious as I had imagined.

A wooden table, a few chairs, and a potted green ivy that was about to wither on the windowsill.

A middle-aged man was sitting behind the table.

He was wearing a plain gray shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, and had a bit of unshaven stubble on his chin.

He looks like an ordinary middle-aged father who is a typical office worker.

But the moment he looked up, Lin Mo felt an indescribable pressure.

Like standing at the foot of a mountain, you don't need to see the summit; just the act of looking up is enough to know how insignificant you are.

"sit."

The leader's voice was casual.

Lin Mo sat down.

Shen Yuntang, Qin Lan, and Pei Jun stood on either side; no one sat down.

The leader flipped through a file on the table and then looked at Lin Mo.

After a moment of silence, he closed the file.

"To be honest, I've been building alliances for eighty years, and I've never heard of anything like this before."

"However, I won't investigate too much as long as it's in the alliance's best interest."

Lin Mo didn't speak.

"I already know about the Dragon Blood Soul Devouring Curse."

The leader leaned back in his chair.

"This curse can't be broken, but there's no rush."

"The Dragon Palace has been dormant for three hundred years and cannot cause any major disturbances in the short term."

He then changed the subject.

Tell me your demands.

Lin Mo spoke directly:

"I choose Qin Lan as my protector, no change."

Pei Jun's brows immediately furrowed.

The alliance leader glanced at Pei Jun, then at Qin Lan, and smiled.

"OK."

One word.

Pei Jun opened his mouth as if to say something, but the alliance leader raised his hand and pressed it down.

"Old Pei, it's more meaningful for you to keep an eye on the Dragon Palace than to keep an eye on a child."

"The Dragon Palace's curse not only has a health-draining effect, but also a location-based effect. Xiao Qin might not be able to handle it alone."

Pei Jun's lips twitched.

Doesn't this mean he's also Lin Mo's protector?

However, Qin Lan was doing it openly, while he was doing it secretly.

Qin Lan stood still, her expression unchanged.

"However," the alliance leader held up one finger, "I have a condition."

"The alliance is currently in dire need of high-level secondary professionals, especially in pharmaceuticals and forging."

"Your future side jobs will at least include two that will be arranged by the Alliance, and you'll need to devote some of your attention to them."

"This is the only requirement the league has for you."

Lin Mo thought for a second.

Two side jobs? That's not too much to ask.

He didn't really care about these things.

As for spending some time on it?

He didn't specify how much to divide, so it's up to him to decide.

"no problem."

The alliance leader nodded in satisfaction.

"That's before the official enrollment—"

Shen Yuntang spoke at the opportune moment,

"Shouldn't you finish your first job advancement first?"

Her gaze fell on the unwavering heart in Lin Mo's hand.

Correct.

I've been stuck at level 30 with full experience for several days.

Lin Mo stood up and held the job change item, which emitted a dark golden light, in his palm.

"Let's just walk around here," Shen Yuntang said with a smile.

"Okay." Lin Mo immediately activated his unwavering resolve.

Om-!

A dark golden beam of light shot into the sky from Lin Mo's body.

The entire headquarters building trembled slightly.

On Lin Mo's retina, the system notification was pounding wildly.

[First turn in progress...]

[Your "Parry" talent has received an exclusive upgrade! Your Parry skill has been upgraded to Demon Armor!]

[Magic Armor (Level 1): Each time you take damage, reduce all damage taken by 108850 points. For each talent level increase, the block effect increases by 10 points.]

[Advanced Effect: Attack power increases by 10 points for each level gained.]

(Originally level 10872, leveled up 15 levels through AFK grinding with the curse. So the original block points were 108850. After advancing, the talent level was reset, but the attributes remain.)

Lin Mo's face suddenly darkened.

Not a buddy?

I have a mythical-level job change item, and you only give me 10 points of attack power?

[All attributes permanently increase by 100%]

[Experience multiplier is refreshing...]

[First job advancement complete! Experience multiplier x10! Experience gained per level up x10!]

Current experience multiplier: 400,000x

Four hundred thousand times!!

Lin Mo finally felt better.

Under the effect of AFK leveling up provided by Dragon Palace.

The magic armor's experience skyrocketed, reaching level 7 in less than half a minute!

Lin Mo thought to himself, "666! No wonder he's a member of the Dragon Palace."

The beam of light dissipated.

The Alliance Leader, Shen Yuntang, Qin Lan, and Pei Jun all looked at Lin Mo at the same time.

"Has the job change been completed?" the alliance leader asked.

"It's done."

"What unique skill has been awakened?"

Lin Mo lowered his head and used the Book of Universal Unity.

I paused for two seconds.

[Awakening Passive Skill - Fountain of Life (Level 1): All attributes +1, permanently increases maximum health by 100 points, and regenerates 1% health per second.]

[Each level increases all attributes by 1 point and maximum health by 100 points.]

One point in all attributes... and one hundred points in maximum health?

Is this all there is to a mythical-level item?

Lin Mo almost lost control of her facial expressions.

But he quickly realized—this thing could be used to gain experience and level up.

He now has 400,000 times the experience.

Level 1 grants +1 to all attributes and +100 HP.

Level 10,000 means a 10,000-point increase in all attributes and a 1 million-point increase in health.

A level 100,000 character has 100,000 points in all attributes and 10 million HP!!

What might be trash to someone else could be trash to him.

"How is it?" Shen Yuntang asked.

Lin Mo didn't waste any words and demonstrated the skill.

The office was silent for three seconds.

Pei Jun's eyes widened:

"this one?"

Qin Lan's lips twitched slightly.

Shen Yuntang's expression was subtle.

The leader leaned back in his chair and stared at Lin Mo for several seconds.

As expected... giving a mythical item to a basic class is a complete waste of its potential...

What great props! This kid has ruined them.

"I'm not very lucky."

The alliance leader patted the table, his tone relaxed.

"But it's okay. The League's expectation of you is for you to have a secondary profession. As for combat, Little Carp is enough."

Lin Mo's lips twitched, but he didn't deny it.

Without a cheat code, this mythical item would be a complete waste.

"That's settled then, enrollment tomorrow."

The alliance leader waved his hand.

"Yun Tang, go and make the arrangements."

The crowd filed out.

As Pei Jun passed Lin Mo in the corridor, he paused for a moment.

"Don't do anything too radical in the future."

His voice was very soft.

Pei Jun is gone.

Qin Lan followed behind Lin Mo, and only lowered her voice after they turned the corner in the corridor.

"Your Life Fountain... can also be upgraded using your talent?"

Lin Mo smiled.

"Special Envoy Qin, I've said this many times."

Everything I have today is the result of my hard work and dedication.

Qin Lan took a deep breath.

She decided to stop asking.

Anyway, the answer will be the same no matter what.

……

That evening, Lin Mo was arranged to stay at the manor of a vice leader of the alliance.

He went alone to the training room in the manor to look at his skills.

[Awakening Class Skill - Life Spring (Level 1): All attributes +1, permanently increases maximum health by 100 points, and regenerates 1% health per second.]

[Each level increases all attributes by 1 point and maximum health by 100 points.]

How do you practice this?

Lin Mo pondered to himself.

Does losing health have any effect?

It's useless, isn't it? After all, the curse is still in effect, and he hasn't leveled up at all.

Could it be that only aggressive behavior can upgrade the level?

Lin Mo slashed himself with the knife.

[Life Spring Experience +400000] x3 (Three Spirits Symbiosis)

[Life Spring level upgraded to level 2...]

[Life Spring level upgraded to level 3...]

[Life Spring level upgraded to level 4...]

One slash... and it instantly reached level 30!