"Mr. Chen Mo, it seems that your Spiritual Beast always eats a lot of honey milk candy before each battle. Does honey milk candy actually help your Spiritual Beast in combat?"
Chen Mo: "Honey milk candy contains sugar which can quickly excite the Spiritual Beast. Of course, the most important thing is that this kind of candy tastes pretty good."
Chen Mo hadn't expected the first question from the reporter lady to be about honey milk candy, so he ad-libbed a few sentences.
In this round, honey milk candy truly wins without trying.
If the program airs and the sales of honey milk candy skyrocket, it would be fun if I single-handedly made this candy popular.
Damn, I should ask for an endorsement fee from the manufacturer of the honey milk candy!
Thinking this, Chen Mo jokingly added another comment:
"Please, the manufacturer of honey milk candy who sees this interview, settle my endorsement fee, thank you."
"Student Chen Mo, you are quite humorous. I heard from your high school classmates that you didn't even have a contracted Spiritual Beast before the summer vacation. In just two months, how did you manage to train your Spiritual Beast to this level?"
The lady had clearly done her homework before the interview.
"Besides the fact that Jiu Bao is quite talented, it's more important that after joining the Thunderbolt Daoist School, the Senior Brothers patiently taught both me and Jiu Bao. Oh, and by the way, Jiu Bao also awakened at the Thunderbolt Daoist School."
Chen Mo remembered Senior Brother She telling him to help promote the Thunderbolt Daoist School.
And now the opportunity had come!
If this segment of the interview gets broadcast, surely many people will go to the Thunderbolt Daoist School to enroll.
By then, the Master Brother will be able to teach many more students. I'm sure he'll be thankful to me in his heart!
Next, the reporter asked some other similar questions like "Do you have a girlfriend?" and "What type of girl do you like?" Chen Mo answered each one of them, and with that, the interview came to an end.
After the award ceremony ended, the money was transferred to Chen Mo's account.
Looking at the additional 100,000 yuan in his bank card, Chen Mo felt much more at ease.
"Jiu Bao! Let's go have a feast today!"
"Chirp!"
After enjoying a meal at a high-end restaurant, the duo returned to the Thunderbolt Daoist School in the afternoon.
"Little Junior Brother, not bad!"
Master Brother Lin Lan gave Chen Mo a thumbs up; he had watched Chen Mo's match through the live broadcast.
He hadn't expected the Blazing Flame Fox to fight its way to the finals with Awakened Stage strength.
"Thanks!"
"It's a pity that I also came in second last year. It seems like the 'Eternal Runner-Up' title is going to stick to our Daoist School."
She Pili sighed.
"Mr. Lin, someone has come to sign up again and seems to be specifically looking for you."
At this moment, a staff member hurried in and called out to Lin Lan.
"Why are there more people coming!?"
Lin Lan was both irritated and puzzled.
For some unknown reason, there were quite a few sign-ups at the Daoist School today.
He had only watched Chen Mo's match and hadn't seen the post-match interview; otherwise, the perpetually lazy him would probably have had the urge to skin Chen Mo alive.
"Here they come."
Lin Lan let out a sigh; an increase in students meant more classes to teach.
"Damn, I don't want to teach classes!"
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After the Fledgling Cup ended, there were only two days left before school started.
In these two days, Chen Mo continued to train diligently at the Thunderbolt Daoist School with his Blazing Flame Fox.
During this period, he received a message from his head teacher that his application to join the experimental class had been approved by the school, and he could go directly to the experimental (1) class after school started.
Besides, during these two days, several large companies, including the Spirit Control Bureau, approached Chen Mo one after another to recruit him.
However, the terms they offered were not as good as those from Hongmeng Company, and most importantly, they were not willing to help with treating Granny Meng's cancer.
The value Chen Mo currently displayed wasn't enough for them to invest so much in him upfront.
So, the only thing worth pondering now was whether to continue studying systematically or go directly to Hongmeng Company and become a part of the working class.
"Should we just succumb? What do you think, Jiu Bao?"
"Jiu!" (I'm all ears!)
The little fox cocked its head; although it had no idea which choice was better, it would stand by Chen Mo's side no matter what decision he made.
"Heads for school, tails for work."
Chen Mo flipped a coin and, in the moment the coin hung in the air, he already had his answer.
"Then it's settled. I'll join Hongmeng Company!"
Actually, for most Spirit Masters, heading to the Spirit Realm is an inevitable choice after their Spiritual Beast advances to the Transcendent rank.
The Spiritual Energy on Blue Star is too sparse; unless one trains in special cultivation sites or uses spiritual materials continuously, the growth level of a Spiritual Beast will stagnate.
This is also why most of the Spirit Universities in Dongxia are built near Spirit Realm nodes, and some are even directly established in the Spirit Realm.
If he stays in school, Xiao Jiu is very likely to advance to the Transcendent rank in his senior year's first term.
After that, to continue improving, he would have to drop out and go alone to the Spirit Realm.
Moreover, after graduating from Spirit University, he would have to join either a government organization or a company.
It's better to take the plunge now and join the company right away!
At least while exploring the Spirit Realm, he wouldn't be at a disadvantage in terms of intelligence.
Of course, what's more important is his grandmother's illness.
Thinking this, Chen Mo dialed Chen Meng's number.
"I agree to join Hongmeng Company, but I have a few conditions I hope you can meet."
"Let's hear them."
"First, I hope you can help treat my grandmother as soon as possible."
"No problem, if you're free I can come over and treat her right now."
"Sister Meng, can you treat cancer?"
"If it's a Lord rank Bright Unicorn, it should be no problem, right?"
Chen Meng's tone on the other end of the line was somewhat playful.
"Are you a Master Level Spirit Master?"
Chen Mo was astounded.
When he first saw Chen Meng, he didn't think she was much older than himself and certainly didn't consider she could be a Master Level Spirit Master.
However, it is true that aging for high-level Spirit Masters is much slower than for ordinary people; if they consume youth-preserving treasures, they can maintain the appearance of a young girl even into their seventies or eighties.
So, actually, she's not Sister Meng, but Granny Meng or Grandma Meng?
"Guaranteed. I am the chief executive of Hongmeng Group in Shenghai City, and your future boss's boss. Tell me, any other conditions?"
"Cough cough, Sister Meng, can I join the Blue Star battle team first? Preferably a less busy role, with work hours in the evening. My Spiritual Beast will join the Spirit Realm battle team after it advances to the Transcendent rank, and it would be best if the Secret Realm we head to is abundant in Electric Type Spiritual Energy, is that okay?"
"You want to freeload a salary, don't you?"
Chen Meng saw right through Chen Mo's intentions, yet said with a laugh:
"Come find me after your Spiritual Beast ascends to the Transcendent rank! I'll arrange for you to go to the Thundercliff Secret Realm then, it's the most suitable Secret Realm for Electric Type Spiritual Beasts within Dongxia. As for before that, we'll pay you the agreed salary of 100,000 a month."
"Sister Meng, are you really only interested in my potential?"
Chen Mo was pleasantly surprised but also a bit puzzled; the terms seemed too favorable. Nonetheless, it was clear that Chen Meng bore no malice towards him.
Could it be...
Chen Mo unconsciously glanced at his handsome face in the mirror.
"Of course! Specifically, it's the potential of the Blazing Flame Fox."
Chen Meng answered calmly from the other end of the conversation.
"Thank you, Sister Meng! Lastly, I have one small request."
"Go ahead!"
"When you treat my grandma later, if she asks, could you say it's because of my talent in scientific research that you recruited me, and that I've joined the research department? I don't want to worry my grandmother."
"No problem. However, think it over; accidents are inevitable in our line of work, and if your grandmother isn't mentally prepared, the shock might be even more severe when it comes."