After the banquet was dismissed, Su Mo drove the black ark and left the Longmen Restaurant.

The floating car soared through the dark night, and his thoughts were also flying.

Regarding his future, Su Mo had already thought about it when he first crossed over, to make his original ordinary life brilliant again, to step on the top of the dawn.

But most of the time before, he was planning how to deal with the original protagonist Ou Chenyu, and he didn't think carefully about what this so-called "stepping on the top of the dawn" was.

And now that Ou Chenyu is dead, the destined old enemy has disappeared, the road in the future has become infinitely broad, and the huge dawn world is for him to write his life.

So, what exactly does he want to live?

Destroy the order of the old world and shoulder the responsibilities that don't belong to you?

Or do you want to be the strongest without distractions, and sink as you want at the top of the highest?

In this process, who will gradually become estranged from him, and who will accompany him until the end?

To be honest, he doesn't know yet, because the end is still far away.

But one thing is for sure.

His future is definitely not to be in the company of the filthy scum of the crow's nest.

For the next period of time, Su Mo was working as usual.

It's the end of December, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon.

Whether it is for major enterprises or marginal mercenary groups, the end of the year is always the busiest, coordinating all kinds of data since the beginning of this year, doing analysis, formulating and looking forward to next year's plan, etc.

One night, Su Mo came back from meeting with the middlemen and met Shangguan Li's car at the gate of the Edge Building.

At this time, it was snowing lightly, and Shangguan Li was sitting in the car wearing a white windbreaker, his long straight black hair falling apart under the evening breeze.

Su Mo opened the window of the car and greeted him: "Shangguan, long time no see." ”

Shangguan Li nodded in greeting: "Long time no see." ”

Su Mo: "Waiting for someone?" ”

Shangguan Li: "Yes." ”

Su Mo finished his work, and he didn't rush to leave, so he chatted with her here to pass the time: "How about the prosthetic transformation components that Hong Chenle gave you last time, are they still easy to use?" ”

Shangguan Xue stroked her little hand and said, "It's very easy to use, they are all general components, and now all the prostheses of my body have been upgraded to "Military Level 1". ”

There are two types of prosthetic models, one is fixed and the other is upgradeable.

The "fixed prosthesis" means that the grade is fixed after leaving the factory, and the number of grades is as many as possible, and if you want to change to a more advanced model, you can only disassemble it and replace it with a new one.

The advantage of fixed prostheses is that they are inexpensive and cost-effective.

The disadvantage is that it is particularly cumbersome to replace and the learning cost is very high.

Because the prosthetic replacement means that all the old prosthetic abilities can no longer be used, the implanter must re-adapt to the new prosthesis.

As the name suggests, the level of the "Upgraded Prosthesis" is not fixed, and it can be continuously upgraded by replacing the "General Component" to enhance the performance while retaining the original ability.

The advantage of this type of prosthesis is that there is no learning cost, and the implanter can continue to maintain the fighting style they are used to, and continue to level up and become stronger.

If you want to talk about the shortcomings, it is expensive, the upgraded prosthetic body is expensive, the general components are more expensive, and there is no bottom to burn money.

Shangguan Li's "Surprise Magpie Prosthesis" and Dongdong's "Xuanmao Prosthesis" are all upgraded prostheses.

Shangguan Li has a generic component worth more than 100 million yuan given by Hong Chenle this time, and the whole body prosthesis has been directly upgraded from "Military Level 2" to "Military Level 1", which is only one hurdle away from the legendary "Dreadnought".

Su Mo remembered the incident of Longmen Restaurant that day, and sighed softly: "Actually, you shouldn't have taken Hong Chenle's things at that time. ”

Shangguan Xue: "Give it for free, don't give it for nothing." I'm not as tall as you. ”

Su Mo: "It's not a question of whether you are high or not, but your attitude and position. Have you ever thought that if you take something from the crow's nest, if you are attacked by wolves, you will be an enemy in their eyes. ”

Shangguan Li: "So what? The Crow's Nest and the Grey Gang join forces with the inner city mercenaries to eliminate the wolf attack, and this group will not live long. ”

Su Mo thought to himself: The wolf king is not so simple, but he is one of the top bosses to face in the "Evil Line" plot.

At this time, Shangguan Li seemed to think of something: "Oh yes, you can take this." ”

She got out of the car and opened the trunk, took out a metal box, and put it in the back seat of the black ark.

Su Mo: "What is this?" ”

Shangguan Li said lightly: "It's the old general component that I replaced, you can take it to Dongdong." ”

"Her cat-like meaning is now "Strict Management Level 2", right? With these, you should be able to reach the "Military Level 3". ”

This gift was a little unexpected for Su Mo, and he said blankly: "Shangguan, this is too valuable, I can't accept it." ”

Shangguan Li said helplessly: "Look at you, sometimes I really don't understand you, and you have to be pushed off for nothing." ”

Sumer: "But. . . Why don't you give it to the people in your own group? ”

Shangguan Li: "The parameters don't match, my figure is too far behind them." Among the people I know, it can be used. ”

Su Mo hesitated for a moment and said, "In that case, I'll spend money to buy it." After all, this is what you bought with real money before, and it would be too much of a loss to give it away like this. ”

Shangguan glanced at him: "Don't talk nonsense literature, these are for Dongdong, not for you." My things, I have the final say, keep them. ”

She sat back in the car after she finished speaking.

Su Mo couldn't help but smile and said, "I really didn't expect that you would care so much about Dongdong." Did you last time you had a relationship in St. Rivland? ”

Shangguan Li looked at the falling snow outside the car window and said deeply: "Don't think so well of me, I'm a mercenary and a businessman, but I'm just investing in my future." ”

"With the potential of Dong Dong, it will be sooner or later to surpass me. When I can't move one day, if she remembers me, I'll hide behind her. ”

Whether these words are true or excused, real care can't be run, Su Mo said with a smile: "Dongdong is a child who values affection, she won't let you down." ”

Shangguan left a hum and didn't speak again.

The surroundings became quiet, except for the sound of wind and snow falling.

At this time, Su Mo suddenly remembered, "Oh yes, who are you waiting for here?" ”

Shangguan was sure to stay away from his gaze, and raised his chin forward: "Oh, it's here." ”

"I'm coming, I'm coming! Get ready to charge! Dong Dong trotted out of the edge building, opened the door and got into Shangguan Li's passenger seat.

Su Mo was stunned when he saw this: "No, when did the two of you stir up a piece?" ”

Shangguan Li: "Guess." ”

Su Mo: "Knock knock, what are you doing with Shangguan?" ”

Dongdong grimaced at him: "Don't tell you, slightly~"

"Let's go, see you later." Shangguan Li closed the window of the car and drove away with Dong Dong.

Su Mo was stunned on the spot, touching the back of his head and muttering: "Oh, the cubs who grew up and the water that spilled out have learned to help outsiders hide from me."

On the way from the Edge Building to the Moxue Building, Dongdong and Shangguan were chatting.

Shangguan Li: "Why did you suddenly think of this?" ”

Dongdong leaned back in his seat and said lazily: "The last time St. Rivland came back, I had self-knowledge, and my level was not at all in the middle of the ranks of the masters in Crescent City. ”

Shangguan Li: "Indeed." ”

Dongdong rolled his eyes when he heard this: "You can't be polite and encourage me." ”

"Let's just tell the truth." Shangguan Li looked at the dark night in front of him and said lightly, "Crescent Moon City is a cannibalistic city, with a dark side that ordinary people can hardly imagine. ”

"Don't talk about you, even your regimental commander must be careful, because there are still many enemies here that he can't deal with at the moment, and those are all monster-like existences."

Dong Dong dragged his little hand on the back of his head: "Uh-huh, so I have to work hard to become stronger and become the leader's right-hand man, and I can't delay like I did in the last battle with the Crow's Nest." ”

Dongdong is talking about the fact that she and Su Mo were attacked by a crow's nest in the high-tech park before.

At that time, Su Mo and Simon had a hard fight, and she was responsible for stopping the remaining crow's nest thugs, but no one stopped them, and was subdued and captured alive on the spot, which can be described as ugly.

With Mo Xue's intelligence gathering ability, Shangguan Li naturally knew about this, and couldn't help but smile briefly: "It's been half a year since that incident, do you remember?" ”

Dong Dong turned his head and said in a low voice: "I always remember, that was the first time I dragged him back, and it was also the most shameful thing for me." ”

Shangguan Li glanced at her meaningfully.

In a place like Crescent City, the last thing that is lacking is genius.

The pride of the sky is often proud, but it is precisely because of this pride that countless geniuses have fallen in this dark city.

And when a genius has a sense of shame, and can be proud of his own talent and realize his shortcomings at the same time, that is the starting point for the real peak.

Shangguan Li: "Yes, shame can lead to courage." If Regiment Leader Su heard this, he would definitely be very pleased. ”

She paused at this point and sighed, "But why did I become this great wrongdoer?"

Dongdong cheekily said: "No one on the edge can teach me, they can't, then I can only come to you." ”

Shangguan Li said helplessly: "You can teach it, but listen well, you have to study sincerely and seriously, and you are not allowed to give up halfway, otherwise I advise you to go back as soon as possible." ”

Dong Dong excitedly wrote a small fist: "Don't worry! I'm very persevering! ”

More than half an hour later, the two arrived at the Moxue Building.

The full name of Moxue is "Crescent City Moxue Energy Co., Ltd.", and there are two main businesses.

One is the well-known mercenary business.

As the best rookie in his heyday, Shangguan Li's fame goes without saying, with more than 1,000 Moxue mercenaries under his command, twice as many as the edge, and has an excellent reputation.

The other business is clean energy.

This business in Crescent City was not easy to do in the first place, because it would touch the cake of traditional energy companies.

But with the mercenary business as the foundation, there is nothing the competitor can do with Mo Xue, and Shangguan Li got his own piece of the cake.

Now, Moxue's industry has entered a very healthy dual cycle.

Relying on the hard power of mercenaries as the base, we will continue to expand the energy industry.

The huge profits brought by industrial expansion can continue to feed back the mercenaries.

In addition, clean energy is based on environmental protection, which is widely appreciated by the society, and has also accumulated a large number of business and political contacts, and the dual-track industry is developing rapidly.

In addition to these two pieces, Shangguan Li actually has a "side business".

That is.

Shangguan Li parked the car and took Dongdong to a stadium next to the building.

It is very large, with aerobic areas, anaerobic areas, training platforms, combat areas, and so on.

Dozens of men and women in martial arts uniforms were practicing here, and from time to time there was the sound of shouting and fists and feet clinging.

When Shangguan Li entered the door, dozens of martial artists faced her one after another and said respectfully, "Master! ”

"Hmm." Shangguan Li nodded to them and made his way through the crowd.

Dong Dong is an E person small community cow, shy? Inexistent.

She followed Shangguan Li with her hands in her pockets, raising her eyebrows at this one, flicking her tongue at that, and her familiar appearance made the warriors a little confused.

Shangguan Li motioned for everyone to gather, then walked into the spacious compartment on the side of the field and sat down on a wooden chair carved with a dragon statue.

She motioned for Dongdong to stand in front and said, "Let's introduce yourself to everyone first." ”

Dong Dong learned the posture of Shangguan Li, hugged his fists to everyone in a good manner, and said heroically: "Hello brothers, my name is Dong Dong, I came here to practice martial arts, I am new to here, and I would like to ask you for more advice." ”

As soon as they heard that it was the new little sister, the warriors hugged their fists and greeted them back.

Shangguan Li nodded, and said to a strong warrior at the front, "Dolan, you can preside over the apprenticeship ceremony." ”

"Yes, master." Dolan took a futon and a cup of tea.

He put the futon on the floor in front of Shangguan Li and said to Dongdong, "Kneel down." ”

"Huh?" Dong Dong was stunned, "What are you doing on your knees?" ”

Dolan said inexplicably, "Didn't you come to learn martial arts?" Apprentice, don't you kneel? ”

Dong Dong looked confused: "No one told me to kneel."

Dolan patiently explained, "Apprenticeship, this is our tradition here, everyone has to kneel. ”

Knock Dong is a little embarrassed.

She's grown so big, she's never knelt for anyone.

Shangguan Li said lightly: "This is my martial arts hall, come according to my rules." If you want to apprentice, kneel, if you don't kneel, go back. ”

Dong Dong sighed secretly, thinking: Forget it, anyway, it's not a kneel to worship the teacher, and it's not a kneeling surrender, and there's no shame.

She knelt on the futon with a "poof".

Dolan continued to say in a loud voice, "The new disciples of the sect bow down! A worship of the sun and moon Beidou, forever~"

After he finished shouting, seeing that Dong Dong didn't respond, he was so anxious that he kept glancing at her: "Why are you so stupid, kowtow." ”

"And kowtow ???" Knock knock and his eyes blackened.

Dolan persuaded in a good voice: "If you can kowtow this, you can steal the fun, how many people want to kowtow, but there is no such thing." ”

"Hurry up, knock, otherwise the master will be angry. A worship of the sun and moon Beidou, forever~"

Knock knock can only be stiff and knock a little.

Dolan: "The two worships the master and apprentice hand in hand, the bright moon Kyushu~"

"Why is there any?" Dong Dong wants to cry without tears, continue to knock.

Dolan: "Three worships will always remember the teacher's kindness, and the merits will be thousands~"

Knock knock is already casual, rotten, knock on the ground.

At the end of the kneeling ceremony, Dolan handed the ring ruler to Shangguan with both hands: "Master, please admonish." ”

Shangguan Li got up and walked, and suddenly "snapped" a ring ruler on the door of Dongdong's head.

Dong Dong covered his forehead and shouted angrily: "Why are you beating me? ”

Shangguan Li: "First foot, the teacher warns you to get rid of evil thoughts and have the right way in your heart." ”

"Smack." Another foot came over, and I gasped with a bang.

Shangguan Li: "The second foot, for the teacher, warn you to be sober-minded and unite knowledge and action." ”

"Smack." The third foot continued to hit, and it hurt hotly.

Dongdong's personality was originally irritable, and he was a little annoyed by the beating, and he just wanted to leave Shangguan in a hurry.

"The third ruler, for the teacher, I want you to always remember."

Shangguan Li stretched out his hand to put his hand around Dongdong's shoulder, his eyes were deep and soft: "One day as a teacher, a lifetime as a mother." If you encounter difficulties in life, don't forget that the master is behind you. ”

Looking at Shangguan Li's eyes, the evil fire suddenly dissolved, and he only felt a trace of warmth flowing in his heart.

She pursed her lips, her eyes were clear, and she nodded lightly to Shangguan Li. (End of chapter)