No strange things are allowed to evolve!

He was satisfied and put the Five Poison Lotus back into the warehouse.

Then, he looked around.

To be honest, if you ignore the mysterious facility directly opposite you after sitting up, which is the incubation ground for encrypted items used by the Bureau of Different Systems, this room is really too much like a private room in a foot massage parlor as a single-player strategy room.

A deck chair, a changing room, a bathroom, and dim but relaxing lighting.

If it also has aromatherapy, then that would be incredibly cool.

So what should we do next?

Ring the bell?

As Jiang Shu, unfamiliar with the process, hesitated whether to leave directly or call someone to clean up the mess, the door was suddenly pushed open.

"You're finally back."

With one hand on the doorknob and the other gripping the door frame, Shen Mo looked just like a demon trying to break down the door.

His forced smile made Jiang Shu feel like he was about to blurt out "Here's Johnny!" any second now.

Thinking this, Jiang Shu naturally asked, "Are you cosplaying as GetBackers?"

"Not that gentle," Shen Mo asked with a smile. "Let me ask you first, you don't feel any discomfort, do you?"

"Fortunately."

"What about your ability stats? You didn't get any penalty for them, did you?"

"No."

"Then I'm relieved, but it's still safer to go to the medical department for a check-up later."

After speaking, Shen Mo's expression gradually changed. He finally couldn't suppress the anger he had been holding back all night. His change of expression was so fast that even Jiang Shu was stunned for a moment.

"So, what were you thinking? I already told you the staff would arrange everything for you, how the hell could you be so quick?! You didn't even let me choose the difficulty level before you confirmed it!!"

After careful consideration, Jiang Shu finally realized that the reason he had accidentally entered the Calamity-level difficulty was actually due to himself!

Jiang Shu felt embarrassed when he suddenly realized he was in the wrong during the argument.

While feeling embarrassed, he also felt a little regretful.

They initially thought it was a staff oversight and were trying to extort money from Shen Mo as hush money.

It seems this won't work.

So he could only argue, "It's not my fault."

"Then who's to blame? The staff, or me?" Shen Mo retorted.

“What I mean is,” Jiang Shu explained with gestures, “that confirmation button was too big, and it was right in the middle. When I was looking at the screen, it felt like I was playing Tetris and suddenly a long strip appeared that could fit perfectly into the gap and clear four layers. I just couldn’t resist.”

"So..." Shen Mo took a deep breath, "This is the designers' fault?"

“We can’t entirely blame them,” Jiang Shu said earnestly. “But it would be best if they could correct their mistakes.”

Shen Mo remained silent for a long time: "Does being given a little leeway make you take advantage of it?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shu suddenly realized: "So you were being sarcastic just now?"

"I don't!"

Shen Mo's fist gradually clenched.

He had lost count of how many times he had felt furious in the past twenty-four hours, but he knew that every time it was because of Jiang Shu.

But what can we do?

These are people I hired myself.

Thinking of this, Shen Mo sighed deeply and said earnestly, "Do you even have any basic self-awareness? Your reckless behavior is going to cause me a lot of trouble."

Seeing his serious expression, Jiang Shu straightened up slightly: "Is it that serious?"

Shen Mo closed the door behind him and then said in a low voice:

"Do you know that although there is no death penalty for failing the item hatchery, there are still negative effects, such as losing items, reducing stats, or even getting seriously injured? That's why I just asked you to check it carefully."

Besides you, I'll also encounter a lot of trouble.

Bringing you in was against the rules in the first place; I took a huge risk. If anything happens to you and the higher-ups investigate, I'll be fully responsible, at the very least receiving a severe punishment.

Jiang Shu immediately realized the strictness of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs' rules; even a cadre of Shen Mo's rank would be punished if necessary.

However, from another perspective, this also ensures relative fairness within the Bureau of Different Principles, which is actually a good thing and a protection for the majority of people.

So he sincerely apologized: "I'm sorry, it was an accident. I will be more careful in the future."

Seeing that he had made his stance clear, Shen Mo decided not to pursue the matter further.

He has always been willing to give preferential treatment to talented people he believes have a promising future, and even share some risks with them.

“Remember, this is the last time,” Shen Mo warned. “Also, never mention this to anyone else in the future. It’s best to pretend it never happened.”

"I understand, don't worry." Jiang Shu smiled.

He's the most tight-lipped.

To this day, no one knows that he has been working on welfare programs for so many years.

"So," perhaps to lighten the mood, Shen Mo took the initiative to ask about his situation at the incubator, "Where have you gotten to?"

"Which step?" Jiang Shu didn't understand.

"At which step did you fail?"

Jiang Shu then understood why Shen Mo had asked about her condition as soon as he came in, and then asked her to get checked.

So, did the other party already believe they had failed?

After some thought, Jiang Shu decided not to just accept it so easily.

Previously, I didn't understand the world of evolved beings, so it was always better to be cautious and hide whenever possible.

But now that we have such a strong mountain behind us that makes us feel safe from any angle, things are different.

Appropriately displaying some of your strength can help you quickly establish yourself in the Bureau of Different Systems, allowing you to skip some of the more tedious and boring stages, enter the core as soon as possible, and get involved in more interesting things, while also having the opportunity to improve your strength faster.

Thinking of this, Jiang Shu decided to play along with him.

So he asked cautiously, "So, team leader, at what step do you think it would be appropriate for me to fail?"

You're asking me?

Shen Mo replied, somewhat amused and exasperated:

"Don't worry, this isn't an assessment. Just tell the truth, and we'll treat it as a casual chat."

I can tell you definitively that three of our team's veteran operators have attempted this difficulty level, but all of them failed. They didn't even complete the first objective, let alone see what the second objective was.

So as a newcomer, it's normal to fail, and I won't look down on you because of that.

“Oh, I do know that.” Jiang Shu smiled. “The second objective of the mission is to find out why the Insurance Continent cannot ascend, successfully cultivate to the level of the Insurance Emperor, and then ascend.”

"Tsk, compared to the nightmare-level three-year agreement and the calamity-level achievement of becoming a supreme being and establishing a sect, the difficulty has become so... What did you say?!"

Shen Mo was pondering for a moment before he realized what was happening, and then a look of utter astonishment crossed his face.

Knowing what mission objective two is proves that mission objective one has already been achieved, doesn't it?

"You've paid off your debts and successfully collected five different martial arts techniques?"

Jiang Shu nodded: "Otherwise, how would I know what the next task is?"

Shen Mo asked incredulously, "Didn't you say there was an invincible final boss who had a grudge against you? What was his rank again, 'Perilous Saint'?"

Is there a grudge?

After much thought, Jiang Shu realized that the only person he had encountered along the way who harbored ill intentions towards him from the very beginning was Elder Sun of the Late Bloomer faction.

Strictly speaking, it wasn't to the point of a fight to the death, and Elder Sun ultimately burned himself out for his own sake, so he doesn't seem like a villain at all.

Did I accidentally redeem the final boss?

Seeing that Jiang Shu didn't speak, Shen Mo asked with some concern, "How long did you manage to survive inside that BOSS to defeat it?"

He's now very afraid that Jiang Shu is just stubborn and might have been inside for decades or even centuries.

If that's the case, then Jiang Shu has become an old man whose mental age far exceeds his physical age. At most, he'll just be less energetic and more lethargic and weak.

I'm afraid that he's only just become an evolved being, and he's already encountered this situation in his third incubator. His mind might already be warped.

Think about it, he has been in the incubator for decades or even centuries, but in the real world he is only in his twenties. So for Jiang Shu, which side is reality now, and which side is the world he knows?

Just as Shen Mo was about to take Jiang Shu to the medical department for a thorough check-up, Jiang Shu finally spoke up: "Actually, I didn't stay there for very long. I only stayed for 6 days."

"Six days?" Shen Mo looked incredulous. "Are you kidding me? You wouldn't even be able to leave the starting village in six days!"

"I finished the newbie village in one day."

"Don't you owe a lot of debt? How did you leave the starting village if you haven't paid it all off?"

"It's because I owe so much debt that I was able to quickly clear the newbie village," Jiang Shu explained. "The more I owe them, the more they owe me."

"..."

Unable to grasp the logic, Shen Mo decided to stop dwelling on the question, took a deep breath, and continued, "So, you unlocked mission objective two in just six days?"

"No, actually it started on the fifth day, and then we spent a day preparing."

"What preparations are needed?" Shen Mo felt he was losing track of Jiang Shu's pace.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Don't speak yet." Shen Mo silenced Jiang Shu before loudly saying, "Come in."

The staff who arrived were still dressed in professional attire.

However, unlike the staff member who led Jiang Shu in yesterday, this staff member was dressed more elegantly and modestly, suggesting that he was of high status.

Shen Mo's attitude also demonstrates this.

He asked politely, "Manager Bai, is there anything I can help you with?"

The beautiful woman, referred to as Supervisor Bai, gave a professional smile and replied, "Congratulations, Team Leader Shen. All difficulties of Incubator No. 0564, which your team is responsible for, have been successfully completed. It will be available for sale soon. Please come over in a bit to register and collect your team's performance bonus."

"Strategy guide?" Shen Mo was taken aback, then looked at Jiang Shu.

Jiang Shu finally answered Shen Mo's question at this moment:

"Preparations for conquering the hatchery."

Chapter 72 Shen Mo tries to save face, but fails.

At this moment, Supervisor Bai also noticed Jiang Shu, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. He then smiled at Shen Mo and said, "I thought it would be Team Leader Qin personally taking action, but I didn't expect it to be such a young brother."

This younger brother must be one of the talents you just recruited, Team Leader Shen. He's really impressive; he just joined the execution team and already conquered the Cataclysmic difficulty level of the Incubation Grounds. Looks like Team Leader Shen has struck gold.

Upon hearing this, Shen Mo suppressed his shock and deliberately waved his hand dismissively, saying, "It's nothing, it's nothing at all."

Then, Manager Bai looked at Jiang Shu and said, "Keep up the good work, little brother!"

Jiang Shu asked earnestly, "Could you please stop calling me 'little brother' all the time?"

"Oh, so you don't like it? I thought guys your age liked being called 'little brother'." Manager Bai tilted his head. "Then what should I call you?"

Jiang Shu looked the other person up and down: "I don't know what to call me, but you look so young, at most nineteen or twenty years old, so calling you 'little brother' is definitely not appropriate."

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Manager Bai couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh.

Unlike her professional smile earlier, this time her smile was exceptionally genuine.

Shen Mo, who overheard their conversation, was startled and immediately scolded Jiang Shu: "What nonsense are you talking about? Manager Bai is almost forty years old, what's wrong with calling you 'brother'? Don't be so disrespectful!"

"Is that so? Then I must have misjudged it." Jiang Shu nodded, sighing inwardly.

Looking at Manager Bai again, the smile on his face had already faded.

"Then I won't bother you any longer. Team Leader Shen, remember to register before you leave work today, otherwise it will be invalid."

Having said that, he pushed open the door and left.

Only when the sound of high heels outside the door faded into the distance did Shen Mo breathe a sigh of relief: "You almost scared me to death just now. You need to change your habit of talking nonsense. I can tolerate you, but other people have no reason to indulge you."

Ha ha.

Jiang Shu sneered inwardly.