"So, the hostess committed suicide because she was cursed and abused too many times and was forced by the pressure of public opinion?" Mi'er guessed.

"Your reason is too far-fetched." Mia said, "She can even lay off her husband, and she can't be so fragile psychologically." Not to mention how does this explain the cause of her husband's death? ”

"What's the name of the company they work for?"

"Tomkin. Luxena Financial Firm. "Mia has a good memory.

"That's it." Mi'er pulled out a newspaper that had fallen to the floor from the crack under the bed, the third page of which read, "The financial behemoth shrinks its minions, Tomkin. Luxena financial firms are laying off staff across the board".

"It looks like the company they work for, a subsidiary of a financial giant, has been shut down because of the recent business adjustment, and all the employees have been laid off. Time is ...... Last week. ”

"So......" both little girls suddenly realized.

According to the newspaper account, the layoffs did not come suddenly, but lasted for half a year.

At the beginning, the departments with high labor costs were shut down, such as the software system maintenance department where the male owner worked, and all the technical aspects were outsourced.

The male protagonist Mike was laid off because of this (or the resignation procedures handled by the wife herself), which caused the couple's finances to be strained all of a sudden. Mike was still looking for a job at first, but never succeeded, and after three months, the family couldn't even pay the rent on time.

At this most critical juncture, the closure of the company has caused the hostess to lose her job, the family income has been completely cut off, and the inability to pay the rent means moving out, and there is no extra savings to find a cheaper house, plus the city does not tolerate homelessness, which will evict all the homeless to the outskirts......

The difficult predicament faced by the middle-class couple at that time was clearly displayed in front of the eyes of the two little girls.

"So...... Alas. Mia didn't know what to say.

Just like she was at the beginning, when she learned that she had been left behind by the Thieves' Guild, the sudden deterioration of future expectations suddenly began to deteriorate, and the sudden sense of loss, instability, and fear that came with it still lingers.

Fortunately, on the day she was expelled, she was taken in by Asker's mercenary group again. However, this couple has been facing the devastation of unemployment pressure and deterioration of family finances since the male owner was laid off at the end of last year, and has been tortured for half a year.

As for the complete loss of family income caused by the hostess's unemployment, it was only the last straw that crushed their psychological defense.

"Mi'er......" Mia was a little uncomfortable.

"yes, I know." Mi'er took her hand.

"Looks like you've found the answer?" The voice of the black-robed man rang out.

"Yes." Mi'er explained the reasoning of the two.

"Mmmm, the first level is actually not difficult, right?" The black-robed man chuckled and said, "So, what do you think about passing the level?" ”

"Is this part of the playthrough?" Mi'er questioned.

"No, so you don't have to say it." The black-robed man replied.

"I think they're pathetic." Mi'er was silent for a long time before she said, "Manpower is endless, and sometimes there will always be crises that cannot be solved by oneself. As you know, I was lucky enough to have someone who could save me, and they didn't, so they were pitiful. ”

"Good answer." The black-robed man was also silent for a moment, and said lightly, "Then, let's move on to the next level." ”

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Asker woke up again and looked outside.

It was about 7 p.m., and it was already dark, but the sky above Solomon City was still brightly lit. Countless neon, colored and holographic lights emit dazzling images on the façade and top of the building.

People in this world don't seem to have the concept of light pollution and sound pollution, and even at two or three o'clock in the evening, these lights are on for a long time as if they don't need electricity, accompanied by the sound of advertising - these sounds come from the advertising airship over the city of Solomon, flying over each city at a speed of three hours per circle, and the designated advertising information is played back and forth in the form of sound.

In a way, it's close to brainwashing.

In this highly capitalized city, almost all resources are used commercially, and even everything you see and hear on the street is a well-designed traffic location.

What if I don't want to receive this information? Buy filter glasses, soundproof earplugs, and live in an upscale home that blocks these distractions.

However, the quality of these advertising images is very high, most of them are presented in the form of "short videos" and "micro stories", and the well-designed plot can be completed in tens of seconds, which is enough to attract the attention of any casual viewer and make them addicted.

Otherwise, the worse the quality of the advertisement, the more negative the effect under the fatigue bombardment, it will be more than worth the loss.

After watching about ten minutes of the commercial movie, Asker felt a little bored and said:

"Vesta?"

"I'm here." A female voice rang out in the room.

"Shield." Asker said.

"Enforce external shielding." As the female voice falls, the huge floor-to-ceiling window panes also change color, transforming into a quiet forest scene at night. The noisy advertising voices of the outside world have also been completely filtered out.

Reclining back in the rocking chair, Asker began to plan the rest of the team.

Now in the team, there are three people who cohesive the law, namely Peggy, Eleanor, and himself.

Among them, Peggy's hanging force is the strongest, and on the night of the Law of Condensation, she even upgraded by 5 levels, reaching the Lv.15 of the upper limit of the Demon Tide. This situation is equivalent to 147 in snooker billiards (one shot is scored from beginning to end), and the football goalkeeper shoots big to score, which is an extremely rare phenomenon - we generally use a certain word to describe it: "hanging".

This is followed by Asker himself, who is in second place with a Lv.12 rating with the two skills of "Concept Armament" and "Ambush". And his next skill is naturally planned.

"Plunder", through the attack action, the opponent's basic attributes are plundered. For example, taking away the bloodline ability or law skill of the transcendent, or taking away the explosive power of firearms and artillery, etc., are also required skills for the laws of war.

Although the effect of the ability taken away will be a little worse than that of the original owner, it is equivalent to adding infinite possibilities in terms of tactics.

After all, versatility tends to outweigh strength for professional players, because the power of law skills is rarely stronger than that of tactical nukes.

(If there is, the Holy See also has a super-large yield strategic nuclear bomb)

There are quite a few skills to erase tactical nukes, such as black holes (moving the nukes away before they explode) and so on.

Of course, the plundering skill that Asker is about to learn can't take away the explosive effect of the nuclear bomb for the time being, because the energy strength contained in it is too great, but he can take away the detonation ability and turn the charge nuclear bomb into a useless big iron lump, which is also a solution.

The third is Eleanor, who majored in the Law of Will + Holy Sword, and the law and transcendent swordsmanship are intertwined, which can be said to be the ultimate in the strength of the party. Although there is a time limit, it is strong enough, and on the earth, it is the ace MT that the major professional teams are crazy to grab, and in the hands of Asker, it can play flowers.

These three are the top of the team in the ranks, while the latter are Nora and Mia. The former is due to the lack of excipients and formulas for Life IV, and the latter is due to the lack of excipients and formulas for Shadow IV, so both are stuck at Lv. 9.

The materials and formulas of Level IV potions, if they are ordinary transcendents in this world, it is normal to find them for more than ten years - otherwise, why are there so few transcendents above the law level?

However, Asker definitely can't stand this, and there is no way to get stuck in the condensation of the law, after all, it is better to lack than to abuse. But what's the deal with getting stuck on potions resources?

After going through the information that he remembered several times, Aske decided to go to Capracillin again...... No, first ask the old butler named Maxinus. Don't you Licinies claim to be super-rich? Don't even have the materials and recipes for a Class IV potion? Hurry up and hand it over for your eldest lady!

In addition to upgrading potions, another thing worth looking for is the Sword of Ripples.

As the most mysterious space-type transcendent swordsmanship, it was only learned by Storm, the captain of the Purple Electric Clan.

This guy is known as "Brother Dayu", and he is usually extremely taciturn (in fact, he is sullen). As for how to learn the ripple swordsmanship, no matter how everyone jokingly tempted, he never said a word.

One time I was really annoyed, so I casually said that I was in Solomon City to "play escape room and learn". Despite knowing that this guy is talking nonsense, the major clubs still turn the game Solomon City three or four times.

Therefore, if the difficulty of mastering the holy sword lies in learning, the problem with ripple swordsmanship is that there are no clues, so where does Asker start now?

Just thinking about it makes people irritating - especially now that these two girls are not even aware of it, one shopping and the other addicted to games, which makes Aske simply unable to speak.

Nola, Mia, you're all already mature transcendents, can't you learn to find resources on your own?