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T/N - Come on guys! 3 more days until the 14 day daily releases ends. We’re on track for the challenge goal, but let’s also do our best for the bonus goal! (3/8/2026)
Lol, so in the end, the MC caved in and became a kept man. I honestly don’t blame him. When debts and expenses come knocking at your door, what is pride to you then? 😅
E/N: Ladies and gentlemen—Here we have Zhou Minjun, looking at the photo of her grandmother and lamenting the what-ifs as the MC demonstrates the bare minimum of kindness that they want their loved ones to receive—is a common trope that tugs people’s heartstrings. And. It. Gets. Me. Every. Time! In other news, MC is a sugar baby.
Listening to Zhou Minjun's account, Ye Mo fell into a short period of deep thought.
Honestly, letting Ye Xiaoxiao participate in the national competition was also beneficial for him.
It was equivalent to advertising for him.
In this way, when he advanced to Tier 2 later, he wouldn't have to rack his brains to find new players.
As long as he made a name for himself, his credibility and ability would be guaranteed.
The price of the cards in his hands would also rise with the tide, affected by the effects of fame!
It would attract many players to find him to buy Class Cards, and then it would just be a matter of who bids the highest!
Undoubtedly, this was a very profitable business.
But the premise was...
He had to get Ye Xiaoxiao to achieve a good rank in this competition.
Ideally, she should win the championship!
Only the champion would leave a deep impression on people.
"How much are you prepared to offer?"
Thinking of this, Ye Mo didn't rush to agree, but he instead asked what price Zhou Minjun could offer.
"One hundred thousand to rent for the competition qualifications twice, this year and next year."
Zhou Minjun planned to rent Ye Xiaoxiao for the competition qualifications twice in one go. After all, she was thinking long-term.
To prevent Ye Mo from renting his sister’s qualifications out this time, and also to prevent having someone else snatch her the second time around.
If she didn’t do this, then her efforts would truly be wasted.
Since she was going to rent anyway, she would rent for both the qualification rounds at once.
"One hundred thousand..."
Ye Mo pretended to ponder, not rushing to agree.
But in his heart, he was thinking...
'Holy crap!'
'So that spendthrift girl is that valuable?'
Actually, Ye Mo didn't know that as long as Ye Xiaoxiao could get into the top three, the recommender would receive a 500,000 bonus.
So renting the competition qualifications twice for one hundred thousand was considered a reasonable price.
Of course, the premise was that Ye Xiaoxiao could get a top-three rank.
"Mr. Ye thinks it's too little? How about this, I'll take the liberty of adding another 30,000 for you. This is already my personal limit. I hope you can understand."
She also had other players under her to support, so one hundred and thirty thousand was already the limit Zhou Minjun could offer.
Usually, the price for renting an SSS-quality player's competition qualification was also around this price.
"The price is no problem, but... I have a request."
"What request?"
Zhou Minjun looked at Ye Mo and instantly became nervous.
"I want to rent out the other player under my command as well."
Ye Mo's idea was simple.
Since he wanted to build a reputation, relying solely on Ye Xiaoxiao to win the championship was somewhat risky.
To be on the safe side, he thought it was necessary to add Meng Li.
If they both could achieve good ranks and enter the top three…
Then his prestige would undoubtedly increase a lot!
An Agent who could cultivate two top-three players in a national competition would undoubtedly have super high nurturing experience.
"Is he... trying to do a bundle rental?"
Zhou Minjun was stunned for a moment and asked, "May I ask... is your other player a current student?"
A recommender only had three competition slots.
Zhou Minjun already had candidates for the other two, and they were her own players.
If the second player Ye Mo provided wasn’t capable, it would greatly affect her interests.
"Uh... Not really, but I heard the academy also has examples of renting non-school personnel."
"There are, but they need to participate in an assessment to obtain a non-school personnel qualification.
And this assessment… is quite difficult. They need to defeat the player holding my other slot."
To put it plainly, it was meant to prove whether one was qualified to earn the competition slot.
This was also a measure taken by the school to prevent teachers from maliciously selling slot qualifications.
"No problem, when can we conduct the test?"
Ye Mo agreed in one go.
"You can bring her to the school to find me tomorrow."
Saying that, Zhou Minjun conveniently added Ye Mo on Q-Chat and then prepared to transfer the money.
"By the way, that player of mine... she doesn't have a legal identity. Would that be a problem?"
Ye Mo suddenly thought of a problem. Meng Li was a Demi-human and didn't have citizenship.
"No legal identity?"
Zhou Minjun was slightly stunned, a look of astonishment on her face.
'Could it be someone with a criminal record?'
'If there's a criminal record, that would be troublesome.'
"She's a Demi-human."
"A Demi-human?!"
Hearing this, Zhou Minjun was stunned for a long while.
Honestly, since the national competition was established, no Demi-human had ever participated before.
After all, the difficulty for Demi-humans to level up was great, and they wouldn't be given good quality classes because of it.
Renting such a person to participate in the competition wasn't that purely smashing one's own signboard?
"This..."
Zhou Minjun sighed and said frankly:
"Honestly, as long as there’s no criminal record, even a Demi-human can participate in the competition. But... there has been no precedent of a recommender renting a Demi-human."
A troubled expression appeared on her face.
"Then what if I say that this Demi-human's class is also SSS-quality?"
Seeing Zhou Minjun was troubled, Ye Mo spoke slowly.
'An SSS-quality class!'
Hearing this, Zhou Minjun's breathing became rapid.
For one person to have the agency rights for one SSS-Rank Class Card was already very impressive!
And this person actually...
Had two?
'What kind of god would dote on their Agent this much?'
'And he even gave one to a Demi-human. It's simply unbelievable!'
"It seems you value that Demi-human very much."
Zhou Minjun pretended to be calm and suppressed her emotions.
Her trembling hand reached out to take a sip of coffee, and the look she gave Ye Mo became more complicated.
"Since I've become her Agent, I should take responsibility for her."
Ye Mo chuckled lightly and spoke nonchalantly.
'I have many SSS-Rank Class Cards in my hands. The only thing I lack is fame.'
'Only a good reputation can attract more wealthy players to pay to join me.'
"You really are a strange person..."
Zhou Minjun smiled, then sighed.
"Alright! I agree to your conditions. Logically, for two SSS-rank, I should increase my payment.
Unfortunately, I don't have any more funds. If you don't mind, you can wait until I receive the national competition prize money before I pay you the rest."
"Deal!"
Soon, the transaction between the two was concluded.
After a quick chat, Ye Mo left, claiming that he had things to do at his office.
Watching Ye Mo's retreating back, Zhou Minjun took a deep breath and sighed with emotion.
Afterward, she took out a pocket watch hanging on her chest and slowly opened it.
Inside the pocket watch was a photo.
In the photo…
A kind-faced Demi-human was holding a small baby while smiling brightly at the camera.
"Grandma, oh Grandma, if you had also met such an Agent back then…
Perhaps... you wouldn't have died."
On the other side.
"Ding! 130,000 Yuan received in Q-Chat."
Looking at the vibration from his phone, Ye Mo revealed a joyful expression.
He opened his phone to check his balance.
It had reached the mark of over three hundred thousand!
"A pity it's still a bit short to craft a divine artifact."
The price of the two auxiliary materials for the Scourge Divine Radiance Staff was a total of 420,000.
He was still a bit short for now.
And there were only a dozen or so days left before the preliminary rounds of the national competition.
If he wanted to greatly increase the strength of Ye Xiaoxiao and Meng Li in these coming days…
The quickest way was to complete their equipment.
As for Meng Li's side, she also needed to farm levels as soon as possible.
Relying on her to solo desperately was definitely not enough.
If possible, the best option would be to find a power leveler to carry her.
Only in this way could she catch up.
After all, in this year's national competition, because of the Legend-grade main material…
It attracted the attention of various major factions and aristocratic families. The competition was incomparably fierce.
Among them, there would definitely be no lack of other SSS-quality classes.
So, for Ye Xiaoxiao and Meng Li, these two rookies, to get into the top three in this session…
The difficulty was really not ordinary!
They had to pull up their levels and equipment to have a chance.
But all of this...
Fucking costs money!
Thinking of this, Ye Mo sighed helplessly.
He opened his phone, scrolled down his contacts, and typed with a 'tap tap tap'.
Ye Mo: I agree.
After a few minutes, the phone dinged.
Jiang Linyue: Okay, I'll prepare. You can move in after a week.
"Ding! 100,000 Yuan received in Q-Chat."
Looking at the one hundred thousand that arrived, Ye Mo felt a wave of shame.
'Sigh!'
'It's all because I'm too handsome.'
'At such a young age, I was forced onto the path of living off a woman.'
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