After adding Fu Mo as a friend, Qingque said goodbye and left.
However, she had barely stepped out of the inn when her phone chimed.
She opened the new message and saw that it was from Fu Xuan.
[Fu Xuan: Qingque, the higher-ups have decided to give you a promotion and a raise.]
Qingque’s first reaction wasn’t joy.
Instead, she tremblingly typed out a tearful response.
[Qingque: Master Diviner!
I know I slack off a little too much at work, but surely you wouldn’t suddenly push me out to take the blame, right?
Will I at least get N+1 severance pay when I’m fired later?]
On the other end, Fu Xuan’s brow twitched violently when she read Qingque’s message.
What on earth was she talking about?
Did Qingque really see her as the kind of terrible superior who would pick a random subordinate to sacrifice whenever something went wrong?
[Fu Xuan: What are you thinking?
No one intends to make you take the blame.
You’ll simply be assigned as Fu Mo’s assistant for the foreseeable future.
Understood?]
Qingque heaved a sigh of relief when she saw the message and patted her chest, still shaken.
“I knew it!
Master Diviner isn’t heartless enough to do something like that!”
She quickly realized that the Master Diviner must have felt her original position was too low.
If she stayed by Fu Mo’s side as she was, he might think the Luofu didn’t value him enough to send anyone more important than a lowly diviner to assist him.
That was why Fu Xuan had deliberately promoted her.
Did that mean she had Fu Mo to thank for this?
When Qingque thought about how she would finally be free from the Divination Commission for a while and wouldn’t have to wage a battle of wits with Fu Xuan just to slack off, she couldn’t help giggling.
Before she knew it, drool was running down the corner of her mouth, and she hurriedly wiped it away.
[Qingque: 111, copy that!]
[Fu Xuan: Good.
Oh, there’s one more thing.]
[Qingque: Go ahead!]
[Fu Xuan: Qingque!
You’ve finally admitted that you slack off at work!!!]
Oh no!
She’d sent that without thinking!
Qingque immediately clutched her head and wailed.
After all these years of scheming, Master Diviner had never managed to catch her red-handed, yet today, she’d carelessly handed over the evidence herself!
However, only a few seconds later, another message from Fu Xuan arrived.
[Fu Xuan: Still, if you can properly complete the task I just assigned you, I’ll let bygones be bygones.]
[Qingque: Copy that, copy that!
Master Diviner, I love and respect you so much!!]
[Fu Xuan: Hmph.
Don’t keep Fu Mo waiting too long tomorrow morning.]
After reading the final message, Qingque let out a silly laugh, slipped her phone back into her pocket, and skipped merrily toward home.
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Back in his room, Fu Mo wasn’t in any hurry to rest.
After all, the moment he lay down, closed his eyes, and opened them again, it would be six the next morning.
There was no need to rush.
Instead, he sat on the sofa and used the phone Qingque had given him to browse information about this world online.
After half an hour, Fu Mo couldn’t help clicking his tongue.
This world was far, far more complicated than he had imagined!
First of all, its technology was extremely advanced, to the point that it could be considered an interstellar civilization.
It also possessed a supernatural power known as a Path.
Among those who followed these Paths were powerful beings capable of destroying entire star systems, and above even them were gods!
“I wonder if I could defeat those gods in Creative Mode…” Fu Mo muttered to himself.
He still had no clue how to activate Creative Mode, but it wasn’t his only option if he wanted to contend with gods.
Minecraft had plenty of MODs that could elevate him to a level comparable to a god.
For example, in the classic Occultism, he could ascend to godhood by wearing the Ring of Odins.
Equivalent Exchange had equipment with absurdly overpowered stats, to say nothing of other MODs like Apotheosis.
Knowing he had MODs to fall back on, Fu Mo was no longer quite so nervous.
All he needed to do now was find a way to obtain enough Achievement Points to install those MODs and strengthen himself step by step.
“Hmm…
In that case, I need to visit the Nether as soon as possible, both to complete the Luofu’s commission and to earn Achievement Points.
I wonder if a Nether Portal will still work normally.”
As Fu Mo pondered this, he got up and lay down on the bed.
Since things had come to this, he might as well set his Respawn Point and go to sleep.
[Respawn Point set.]
The next day, six in the morning.
Fu Mo opened his eyes at precisely the right time.
He casually picked up the phone beside him and checked the time.
Six o’clock.
“Sure enough, even the time I wake up is exactly the same as in Minecraft.”
Anything involving him, even something as trivial as sleeping, would operate according to Minecraft Rules above all else.
Although he hadn’t slept for long, he didn’t feel tired in the slightest.
On the contrary, he felt more alert than ever and was in excellent condition.
After getting out of bed, Fu Mo briefly washed up.
Given Steve’s constitution, even if he went ten thousand years without bathing or had several arrows sticking out of his head, he would return to normal after a while.
Still, some rituals had to be maintained.
Once he finished washing up, Fu Mo left the bathroom, sat on the sofa, and picked up the landline to call the inn staff and order breakfast.
Considering his current appetite, he modestly requested five servings.
For Steve, five servings of breakfast would only provide enough Hunger Meter to fight a few waves of monsters or use Chain Destruction a few times, but Fu Mo didn’t dare order any more.
It wasn’t because he was too embarrassed to ask, nor was he afraid of startling the inn staff.
The main problem was that the inn served various kinds of porridge for breakfast.
Fu Mo didn’t dare order too many bowls.
What if they couldn’t be stacked?
He couldn’t exactly fill his entire Inventory with porridge, could he?
He was still counting on filling his Inventory with heavy objects to increase his base strength.
Before long, an inn employee delivered five servings of breakfast.
After thanking them, Fu Mo happily ate while continuing to browse information about this world on his phone.
It never hurt to learn more.
Not long after Fu Mo finished breakfast, someone knocked on the door, and Qingque’s voice came from outside.
“Fu~ Mo~ Are you awake?”
Fu Mo walked over and opened the door.
Qingque stood outside, smiling as she waved at him.
“Good morning!
Have you had breakfast?”
Fu Mo gave an affirmative hum, casually closed the door, and walked toward the elevator with Qingque.
While they waited, Qingque asked about his plans for the day.
“What are you planning to do today?
Do you want me to show you around the Luofu first?”
Fu Mo thought for a moment.
Although he was indeed curious about the sights of another world, he wanted to acquire a full set of equipment and earn more Achievement Points to purchase MODs first.
“Let’s take care of business first.
Where can I buy minerals around here?”
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T/N: If you spot mistranslation, do tell me!
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Shilling time!