No strange things are allowed to evolve!

"Hmph." Hearing such remarks, the man could only sigh and say that people with different views cannot work together: "I can only say that those who do not understand meat legs are in trouble."

There was a moment of silence, then someone suddenly spoke up: "Can you help me arrange to meet up? It's almost Chinese New Year, and my family is short of a pig for the New Year."

"Fuck you!"

The man's face flushed red, veins bulging on his forehead, and he uttered a string of incomprehensible words, such as "stockings digging into flesh" and "honey thighs," which drew laughter from everyone, filling the office area with a joyful atmosphere...

Meanwhile, in the team leader's office.

"Take off your mask!"

"What are you doing?" This made Jiang Shu, who was intimately familiar with office politics, feel extremely uncomfortable: "This is weird..."

"Don't give me that nonsense." Shen Mo's tone left no room for argument: "Today I'm going to challenge my weakness."

With a sigh, Jiang Shu realized that Shen Mo was probably still bothered by the fact that he had been seduced over the phone.

He was a man of strong character and would not allow himself to be overthrown by his team members.

Even if the reason was that he was betrayed by intelligence, an attribute that he considered unimportant.

His obsession has become so intense that he has ignored the objective fact of the spiritual root of courage.

Thinking that Shenji had temporarily stopped his charm from leaking out, Jiang Shu didn't have too many concerns and took off his mask.

As expected, Shen Mo's expression immediately relaxed.

"I knew it! It must have been my carelessness. If I had been prepared, how could I have had any weaknesses?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shu couldn't help but say, "To be honest, if you need to be prepared to block it, doesn't that just prove that this is your weakness? Old Shen, intelligence is also very important; you can't be one-sided."

Shen Mo was stunned for a moment, then immediately flew into a rage: "Bastard! You have no right to talk to me for even a second! You think I didn't hear you on the phone with the minister? Your IQ is only 1.6!"

Jiang Shu immediately changed the subject, saying seriously, "You called me over in such a hurry, it's not just for this, is it? How can you be so childish? Don't you consider the consequences of your actions? What if I cause chaos on my way here because of my charm? You'll be nailed to the pillar of shame."

"You have no right to say that!" Shen Mo suddenly became very clever and sneered, "I only called you over because I saw you were on TV safely. If that's the case, you should be the one punished for ignoring the minister's advice and running around!"

Jiang Shu grinned and said, "Hehe, I didn't fool you."

"Alright." Shen Mo waved his hand, too lazy to argue. "Of course, I called you here for more than just this. I just wanted to see you able to go out and wander around. The minister is about to start preparing for your advancement, so I thought I'd test you out first."

"What are we testing for?" Jiang Shu asked, puzzled.

“Boundless Sand.” Shen Mo rolled his eyes. “What do you know about Cataclysmic-level items when you’ve only been an Evolver for a few days? Let me take a look and confirm it for you, so you don’t waste the minister’s time by taking it out. He might not say anything to you, but I’ll definitely be in big trouble.”

"No?" Jiang Shu almost laughed in exasperation: "Don't I recognize a Cataclysmic-level item? Do you think I can't read? How could I possibly misread what's written on the system?"

"That's hard to say, what if you're mistaken?" Shen Mo said suspiciously.

His concerns are understandable.

After all, Jiang Shu has a history of being unreliable, such as accidentally entering the disaster-level [Insurance Continent], sneaking into [Desert Lone Smoke] without reporting, and now he's even learned to act like a superhero.

What's with this "Nongtanxia" thing? Just hearing it makes my throat itch.

"Fine, fine, you don't trust me!" Jiang Shu looked disappointed. "Then I'll show you."

After saying that, he took out the Boundless Sand from the warehouse and placed it in front of Shen Mo.

Shen Mo reached out and touched it, and the relevant information appeared before his eyes.

【Boundless Sand (Bound)】

[Level: Catastrophe]

【describe:???】

[How to use: ? ? ?]

Once bound to an item, no one else can view its details, let alone obtain or use it, so Jiang Shu doesn't care about taking it out.

"Really?" Shen Mo nodded at first, but then asked with some concern, "But is it possible that it's just a coincidence of names?"

"Have you ever seen an item or prop with the same name?" Jiang Shu asked in return.

Shen Mo slowly shook his head: "No, but it just feels a bit too smooth, which makes me uneasy. Where did you find out that the hatchery has this thing?"

Jiang Shu was somewhat surprised.

Although he knew this question would arise, he didn't expect it to come from Shen Mo.

Fortunately, he had prepared his explanation in advance.

"Actually, I know a highly skilled person who can tell fortunes. I asked her to do my fortune telling."

"Fortune telling?" Shen Mo shook his head: "Don't be superstitious."

"Don't you think the existence of evolved beings is rather superstitious...?"

"But you can't be superstitious either," Shen Mo said seriously. "He can be omniscient and omnipotent, he can see the big picture from small details, and he can even be an evolved being with predictive abilities, but he just can't be a fortune teller, and you can't believe in fortune telling, you know what I mean?"

“I understand…” Jiang Shu reluctantly changed his words: “She is an evolved being with predictive abilities, and I asked her to help me make a prediction.”

"Really?" Shen Mo was skeptical. "How come I don't know of any evolved beings with this kind of skill?"

You're not high enough level...

Jiang Shu thought this, but dared not tell the truth: "I only met her by chance, but she has a strange temper and doesn't want me to mention her to other people. But you are different, you are not other people, right? It's okay to talk to you, just don't go around telling others."

Shen Mo nodded and said nothing more, nor did he question the other person's skill level.

After all, the boundless sand was lying right in front of him.

But out of concern, he still reminded him: "Be careful. People with that kind of ability can easily fool you. Be careful not to get played."

"I know." Jiang Shu nodded.

Before he met Shenji, there were many things he couldn't tell Shen Mo or anyone else.

But things are different now; Shenji will now be his personal shield.

Even though Shen Mo didn't know about Shenji's existence, he guessed that the minister, or at least the bureau chief, definitely knew him.

If Shen Mo spreads this word, they'll definitely connect it to Shenji. Then all I have to do is greet Shenji, pretend to be naive and say, "I don't know, a master calculated it for me," and that will explain why I can accurately grasp information that I shouldn't have.

If asked how I met Shenji.

I don't know. I went to a mental hospital to do charity work and saw a paralyzed little girl who looked pitiful. So I often chatted with her and pushed her to sunbathe. I never expected that she was a hidden master. She was moved by my sincerity and became my friend.

This is the most standard template for an adventure story.

"Alright, then there's nothing else." Shen Mo finally felt relieved and waved his hand, "You can stay at the station for a while, or you can go home and rest."

"Don't I need to go see the minister?"

"No need. It will probably take a few days for the items to be ready. Many items are not yet available at headquarters and will have to be transferred from the branch. There's no use going to him now. Just wait patiently," Shen Mo said.

"Okay, I'll head back now."

It seems we'll have to be patient for now.

"Go."

Jiang Shu nodded and prepared to leave the office.

But as he reached the door, he suddenly remembered something and turned back to Shen Mo, saying, "Oh right, the process isn't finished yet."

"What's the procedure?" Shen Mo asked, puzzled.

“There’s no problem with the Boundless Sand,” Jiang Shu said.

"Yeah, and then what?"

Jiang Shu put her feet on Shen Mo's desk: "Shine my shoes."

"?"

After a moment of silence, the game begins with zero frames:

"I xxx!"

Jiang Shu scrambled out of the office.

The people outside wanted to chat with Jiang Shu for a bit, but seeing how fast he was running, they didn't have time to stop him.

And in the next moment, Shen Mo, covered in scales and with blue flames emanating from his hands, also came out.

"Come here, don't run away, I'll polish your shoes!"

"No need, I suddenly remembered I have athlete's foot."

Jiang Shu's voice came from the corridor.

The group stared in disbelief, then a wave of warmth washed over them.

This is what Group Six originally looked like; you could even see the group leader and members getting along very well...

Five minutes later, Jiang Shu sat on the toilet in the familiar stall.

The Tongzhou Club interface was open in front of him.

Shenji said that the sooner they meet Wuyi, the fewer troubles they will face, and things will go more smoothly in the future.

After careful consideration, he finally decided to adopt Shenji's suggestion.

With sublimation imminent, the fewer unexpected events, the better.

"We see each other all the time, she can't possibly harm me, can she?"

With that thought in mind, Jiang Shu confidently opened Wu Yi's chat window...

Chapter 189 Passing By (Happy New Year!)

[Offering: I've thought it over, I'd like to meet with you.]

Jiang Shu quickly sent the message.

Then wait quietly for the other party's reply.

Not long after, Wu Yi replied to the message.

[Wu Yi: Where are you? I'm coming to find you.]

Jiang Shu thought for a moment and felt that he should still be on guard.

[Dedication: You go first.]

[Nothing remains: Tancheng.]

"Tancheng again?" Jiang Shu asked, somewhat surprised.

The divine strategist is in Tancheng, and the unpredictable one is also in Tancheng.

Could it be that Tancheng is some kind of Whampoa Military Academy for evolved beings?

While mentally complaining, Jiang Shu sent the new message.

[Fondrous: I'm also in Tancheng. Since you're the one who wants to see me, I can choose the place, is that alright?]

[No doubt: That's how it should be.]

Jiang Shu had already decided where to meet.

First of all, it must be in a crowded place, because the denser the crowd, the more wary the other party will be.

Even though an evolved being like Strawberry Milkshake has the ability to isolate a target from its environment in public, it is still much better than doing so in a deserted place.

Secondly, it's best if no matter how strange the behavior, it won't arouse suspicion from those around you, which requires a more tolerant environment.

The specific location is then obvious.

[A message of dedication: There will be a comic convention at Tiantan Square on the First Ring Road tomorrow. Let's meet there. I'll be cosplaying as Fan Xiaoqin and waiting for you.]

[Nothing left: ......]

[Dedication: Feel free to ask me any questions now.]

[Wu Yi: I know about anime conventions, but what anime character is Fan Xiaoqin?]

[Dedication: This is a bit complicated to explain to you. Strictly speaking, he's not actually an anime character. As for why I'm cosplaying him, it's mainly because I think there won't be many other cosplayers at anime conventions, so it will be more easily recognizable.]

[Wu Yi: Okay, I'll look into it.]

[Offering: By the way, the code word is "operate the excavator."]

[Wu Yi: Who said that?]

[Dedication: Of course you said so, so I'm standing right there, you have to come find me.]