No strange things are allowed to evolve!

"Stop, stop." Jiang Shu raised his hand to stop him: "My parents only have me as their son. You want me to understand you, then you have to understand them too."

The president was speechless.

After a long pause, he asked helplessly, "Then what do you suggest? How can I make it up to you?"

Then, as if he had been prepared, Jiang Shu stated his needs.

What he requested, while not particularly rare or unusual for the president, still surprised him.

"Good grief, are you treating me like a rich guy and beating me up?"

What Jiang Shu wanted were items that could help increase the harvest of the hatchery.

He has been enjoying the benefits ever since he obtained the item from the blueberry dip that increases experience points by 10%.

I can only lament the hardships I've endured in the past. As an ordinary person, I had a much harder time compared to those with capital.

Not only did he lack the resources and expertise of others, but he was also extremely isolated from information. In fact, he had no idea that this type of prop existed before.

Although 10% may not seem like much, over time, it can accumulate a lot of extra experience points, eventually leading to a qualitative change.

Moreover, they certainly don't only have this one kind of prop.

Because if it were the only, or possibly the only, item in the world that could boost experience points, let alone whether the blueberry dipping sauce would lend it to him so readily, he himself might not even be able to get it.

Therefore, Jiang Shu was naturally curious and hoped to have more of these items, so that his leveling up would naturally be faster.

For someone like me who only plays high-level games, the seemingly insignificant increase in experience points might be equivalent to the experience points provided by conquering a low-level incubation site.

However, Jiang Shu originally only intended to keep this matter in mind and see if there would be any situation in the future to ask the bureau chief for it; he never planned to ask the chairman for it.

Of course, while there were some reasons that made me feel a little embarrassed, the main reason was that I didn't have a suitable excuse.

But now that the other party has walked right into the line of fire, there's no one to blame but him.

"Isn't it because I thought you must have some connections?"

Jiang Shu showed no embarrassment whatsoever, as if the request was merely a trivial matter like asking someone for directions:

"Besides you, I can't think of anyone else with the ability and resources to get their hands on something so pure."

"...Wait, something about your description sounds weird."

"Just tell me if you have it or not."

“Yes, there is.” The president frowned. “But what do you need this for? Your Director Xia sent you here mainly so you could hone your skills, right? You should also understand that level is the least important parameter compared to other parameters of an evolver.”

"Because I've reached a bottleneck," Jiang Shu explained helplessly. He had hit a level cap, and if he didn't break through, his ability values ​​would remain stuck at the maximum.

"It's all full?" The president was slightly surprised.

“It’s all full.” Jiang Shu nodded.

However, although the president was also surprised by Jiang Shu's progress after coming to the temple, he did not react too violently, unlike the shock that Bo Ya felt when he first heard the news.

That's understandable. Rather than saying the president is someone who has seen the world, it's more accurate to say that he himself has come from that background.

Those who stand at the top of the pyramid almost all strive to perfect every aspect that has room for improvement, leaving no weaknesses.

Therefore, he only showed a slight expression of approval: "It seems that you have indeed made good progress during this period. That's how it should be. In each level, you should increase your ability value to the limit before leveling up. This will help you better understand the power that each level should have and will also help you master it better."

"I see."

“If that’s the case, then I can indeed give you what you want.” The guild leader said, “Generally speaking, we don’t use this kind of thing, because even without it, we often get far more experience points than evolution points. But thinking about it, it makes sense. Now that you have the Anti-Hatching Farm, the situation is reversed.”

Seeing that the chairman agreed readily, without the expected back-and-forth or haggling, Jiang Shu felt relieved.

But soon, he became uneasy again.

Because the president abruptly changed the subject, Zero Frame started by saying, "Are you happy now? Well, let's talk about something else. I heard... you've been in contact with the rebels behind my back?"

Um...

Jiang Shu exclaimed that he had been careless.

Since the president was able to find out that the rumors about him were false, he should also be able to find out where the rumors came from.

For him, a little investigation would reveal that the rumor originated from someone who had never appeared in Jiang Shu's life before.

And that person's name just happened to be on the list.

That's quite a coincidence.

Judging from the guild leader's attitude, this matter shouldn't seem too serious to him, otherwise he wouldn't have dragged it out for so long and even promised him an experience boosting item.

However, it is certainly not acceptable to not provide a reasonable explanation.

"Well... that's a long story..."

Jiang Shu avoided the main points and focused on the minor ones:

"Here's the thing, that person is a guy I met at the hatchery before. He did a good job back then, so he left me with a pretty good impression."

"When I suddenly ran into him at the church, I thought he was one of yours. He invited me, and I didn't want to refuse, so I thought I'd just go along with it. It turns out he's actually a rebel."

"You don't know his name?" the president asked. "I remember showing you the list."

"do not know."

Jiang Shu shook his head:

"I originally planned to add him as a friend, but I didn't expect him to leave me with a pseudonym, so I didn't add him in the end."

To be honest, I always thought I had misremembered and that's why I hadn't added him. So when I first met him, I was too embarrassed to ask his name. It wasn't until he told me his real name that I realized it matched a name on the list, confirming his identity.

"I see... it was just a coincidence."

The president, seemingly lost in thought, nodded slightly.

"That's good. I thought you were trying to protect yourself, so you risked everything to contact the rebels and find out what they wanted to do."

"of course not."

"Yes, I know that's not true." The president looked at Jiang Shu thoughtfully. "Then it's alright. I've said everything I needed to say. Go and get some rest and prepare for the college entrance exam. I'll let you know when I've prepared what you needed."

"Okay, sure." Although she sensed that the president might have noticed something, Jiang Shu didn't say anything more, so she responded and left.

After watching Jiang Shu leave and closing the door, the president smiled slightly.

"Old Xia was right after all; they've made contact so quickly."

"Although there's no need to bring this up specifically, but... you're trying to blackmail me while I'm feeling guilty, huh? Hmph, I'll scare you to death. Let's see how you get a good night's rest tonight!"

The president, who had just warned herself not to be too naive, ultimately didn't want Jiang Shu to get things from her too easily.

Even if we can't really do anything to him, we can at least annoy him a little, right?

Chapter 295 The Demon King Protects

After leaving the president's house, Jiang Shu chatted briefly with Xue Wang before leaving their home to return to his own residence.

Because the clarification arranged by the president will take some time to implement, in order to prevent the situation from escalating further before it is fully clarified, Jiang Shu plans to take a day off and not fight against the hatchery in the evening, but instead continue to focus on the ordinary hatchery to earn experience points.

After five Calamity-level incubation sites during the day, he was only one step away from level seven. He estimated that he would only need any incubation site to complete the upgrade, so he headed straight for the strategy section.

On the way there, Jiang Shu thought about many things.

After several encounters, or rather clashes, with the chairman on important matters, he had come to a deep understanding that the chairman possessed a Schrödinger's courageous spiritual root—seemingly well-trained and sharp-minded, but actually not so easily fooled.

Although not as imposing as a bureau chief, exuding an aura of complete control and omniscience, they are certainly not so easily fooled.

Moreover, because of his identity as a courageous spiritual root, he often makes people underestimate him and suffer unexpected losses.

If the bureau chief is someone who openly and honestly understands everything, then the chairman is someone who is utterly cunning and treacherous.

Therefore, Jiang Shu is now finding it hard to convince himself that the president would really be so easily dismissed.

He didn't even ask about the details of his knowledge of blueberry dip, nor did he continue to inquire about the details of blueberry dip. Logically speaking, since the enemy was in the dark while he was in the light, shouldn't he be very curious about the rebels' purpose and current progress?

"Unless, he knows the rebels' purpose? Or perhaps, he doesn't think I can achieve anything?"

Jiang Shu thought about it more and more and it seemed very possible.

Thinking about it more deeply, the chairman has always been in communication with the bureau chief.

The last time he warned himself not to act rashly, he specifically mentioned that it was also the director's intention. So why didn't he convey the director's intention this time?

Surely he couldn't have just not had a chance to tell the bureau chief his latest situation yet?

In short, the president's behavior was very abnormal in Jiang Shu's eyes.

However, because the chairman was really cunning and sometimes it was hard to tell whether he was the real Tang or a fraud, Jiang Shu didn't want to test him, for fear that if he was the real Tang, he would end up making a fool of himself and becoming the one who got himself killed.

After much deliberation, Jiang Shu decided it was best to remain inactive for the time being.

"Anyway, just be careful..."

Before long, Jiang Shu returned to his loyal strategy area.

After a long day, Bo Ya took a bath and prepared to have a nice night's sleep. Just as she turned on the TV and was about to drift off to sleep with a sweet bedtime story, she was forced to leave her soft blankets by a knock on the door. When she opened the door and saw this thing, she felt a little desperate.

"Yo!"

Jiang Shu greeted him.

Although such a thing is unlikely to happen in reality, Jiang Shu still vaguely saw that Bo Ya's curly hair seemed to suddenly stand up a bit.

Resisting the urge to close the door, Bo Ya glanced at his watch expressionlessly: "You've only been gone for a little over two hours."

“Yes.” Jiang Shu nodded.

"No... what can you do in two hours?"

"Uh...it's just a meal, two hours should be more than enough, right?"

"..." Bo Ya looked pained: "The atmosphere had already reached that point, how could we just have a meal? What the hell did you come back for?"

"I'm coming back to upgrade, I really want to improve."

"What about her?"

"She's had a long day and needs to rest."

"What about me?! Haven't I been exhausted all day?!"

"But isn't this the kind of pathetic money you're making?"

"I..."

Bo Ya took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to curse.

Okay, you're not wrong, you really are earning this pathetic money, but hearing you say that makes me feel even more pathetic.

After a struggle between reason and reason, Bo Ya finally let Jiang Shu into the house.

"Wait a minute, I'm going to change my clothes."

After inviting Jiang Shu to sit down, Bo Ya went back to the inner room to change his clothes.

She was only wearing a nightgown at the time.

Although pajamas might sound alluring, Bo Ya's pajamas were just ordinary cartoon onesies that resembled doll costumes, and given her childlike figure, they looked completely unappealing.

So Jiang Shu didn't actually feel there was anything wrong with it.

However, perhaps Bo Ya felt she needed to maintain appropriate boundaries with Jiang Shu, or perhaps she also felt that this style of pajamas was a bit too revealing of her personality. In any case, when Jiang Shu politely said that there was no need to go to so much trouble, since they were practically buddies and she should just do whatever was comfortable, she still politely refused and insisted on changing her clothes.

Jiang Shu naturally couldn't persuade him any further.

A moment later, a weary-looking Bo Ya sat down opposite Jiang Shu.

"Can't you just give me a break and continue torturing me tomorrow? If it were just a little bit short, you could easily have gone into a real or nightmare-level incubation facility by yourself, right?"

That's true.

Jiang Shu explained:

"But I think self-discipline is a very difficult thing. You have to learn to persevere and not slack off in the slightest."

Once people relax and taste the benefits, they can't help but want to slack off.

Now that I've decided to undergo your grueling training, the easy hatchery strategy game is a thing of the past. I must stay on high alert at all times.

Bo Ya sighed.

As a trainer, she had no answer to this.

If she said anything negative, it would make her seem unprofessional, and she wouldn't be as conscientious as Jiang Shu, the trainee.