Chapter 89: Simple Task (1)

"Radiation Scouring" is the ability to use one’s own radiation to affect the surrounding environment. Any living thing under this scouring will quickly suffer severe damage. Chen Gu’s first Energy Level "Radiation Scouring" had a range of about ten meters, and even if he pushed himself to the limit, it wouldn’t extend past fifteen meters. However, within that range, the damage inflicted was enormous. After using "Mind Belief" twice in a row, Chen Gu was exhausted from another "Radiation Scouring" and collapsed in the training field, drenched in sweat. He also figured out the combination for allocating his skill points in the future: one "Mind Belief," two "Radiation Scourings." As for "Biological Nuclear Explosion," it was better not to test it out. He had heard that destroying the training field came with a hefty compensation fee. Chen Gu lay on the ground, gasping for air. Suddenly, the door to the training field was flung open with a CLANG, and in came a familiar face: the little demoness Selena. As she walked past Chen Gu, he weakly lifted his hand as a greeting. The little demoness scoffed, "Looks good, but useless." Chen Gu felt his male pride insulted and really wanted to jump up like a carp to show her just how useful he could be. But... he was truly spent. Let it go, let it go. Having lived two lifetimes, his actual age was over ninety years; he shouldn’t squabble with a little girl. An inexperienced little sister, completely unaware of my true terror! Chen Gu lay on the floor for over half an hour before he finally got up and left. He ate a lot for lunch, yet still felt a bit weak. He had thought the afternoon would be uneventful, playing the good student by completing his homework in the division office. Suddenly, the phone rang. Chen Gu saw that it was a call from Gorilla. "Qing Yu’s coming in to record today. Do you want to come and see?" Chen Gu glanced at the empty office. "Sure." The Special Duties team was seriously slacking off. Chen Gu had only seen the little demoness at the training field; none of the others had shown up from start to finish. 「Twenty minutes later, Chen Gu arrived at Sky Dog Records.」 To his surprise, Gorilla had moved, now located in a bustling commercial tower. The streets were congested with traffic, bustling with people. The tower had a total of three hundred seventy floors, with Sky Dog Records on the three hundred fourteenth floor. Chen Qingyu had already started recording. Xiao Jiangxia came with her and warmly greeted Chen Gu with a smile when she saw him. Chen Gu nodded at her and stood next to Gorilla. Chen Gu asked, "How’s it going?" Gorilla, with his arms crossed and wearing headphones, listened intently and didn’t answer Chen Gu. It wasn’t until Chen Qingyu took a break from recording that Gorilla finally nodded with satisfaction. "Very good," he said. "I’ve figured out her positioning. I estimate that with three years of management, she can at least reach the status of a second-tier singer." Chen Gu frowned in dissatisfaction. "Are you serious? You’re a gold record producer, and you’re telling me it’ll take three years to reach second-tier?" Chen Qingyu had just come out and quickly said, "I’m already very satisfied. Many singers never get famous in their whole lives." Gorilla didn’t need to mince words with Chen Gu and retorted, "Qing Yu, don’t listen to him. He’s an outsider, trying to teach his grandmother to suck eggs." Chen Gu glared. "Our Qing Yu has so much talent; she’s definitely got to be a megastar..." Gorilla ignored him and pulled Chen Qingyu aside to explain some minor issues in the previous recording, leaving Chen Gu with a bewildered expression. He decided not to bother arguing with the guy. After a busy afternoon, they had only managed to record about a third of the material. Chen Gu tapped on the table. "I came all this way, and you’re not even going to treat me to a meal?" Gorilla felt too tired to care. "I’m working my butt off here for your Qing Yu, and you don’t even offer to treat me as a thank-you? You even expect a meal from me?" Chen Gu had already started browsing on the interstellar web. "Let me check which restaurant nearby is the most expensive..." Gorilla resignedly said, "Stop looking. The ’Gentleman’s Kitchen’ on the top floor is the most expensive, with an average spending of ten thousand Starshields per person." "Smart choice," Chen Gu declared. "That’s the place we’ll go." The meal cost Gorilla nearly a hundred thousand Starshields, which made Xiao Jiangxia and Chen Qingyu feel extremely embarrassed, but Chen Gu was nonchalant. "The taste is just so-so," he said. "I won’t bother taking leftovers." Gorilla wanted to kick him. "Get lost, get lost, get lost! Don’t you ever come back again!" Then he quickly turned to Chen Qingyu with a smile. "Qing Yu, you should come here often. We won’t bring this old relic; we’ll eat something delicious ourselves." When Chen Gu and his companions left the building, Chen Qingyu and Xiao Jiangxia drove themselves home. Chen Gu went to the parking lot to find his car and accidentally saw someone pushing open a side door and entering the safety passage. Chen Gu frowned and quietly followed. The man was dressed in the dark blue uniform of the building maintenance staff and was checking some equipment along the way. Chen Gu, hiding in the shadows, didn’t notice anything unusual. After checking six floors, the man exited through another door and met up with a group of building facility managers. It seemed there was nothing suspicious. But Chen Gu still couldn’t shake off a nagging feeling of unease. I really should not have used up all of my Mind Belief this early in the day, Chen Gu regretted inwardly. After checking those six floors and finding nothing out of the ordinary, he decided to leave and drove away. Chen Gu was planning to go straight home, but on the way, he received a call from the team leader. "There’s a surveillance task tonight. Originally, Silver Eagle was taking Xuelei; it should be safe, but I still feel we should be extra cautious, so you go along as well." Chen Gu thought for a bit before realizing that "Xuelei" was Joseph. An experienced member was taking a newcomer on a simple surveillance task. The old team leader wanted more security without making a big deal out of it, and so he "squeezed" the new member, Chen Gu. But for Chen Gu, this was actually a welcome development; it showed that in the eyes of the team leader, he was also a reliable member. Moreover, getting more involved in missions had been Chen Gu’s plan from the start. If the opportunity arose, he could earn a skill point from Biological Nuclear Explosion! At Chen Gu’s voice command, his magnetic levitation car turned to meet up with Silver Eagle. If there was anything unpleasant about this mission, it was the prospect of working with Charles. But, oh well, he could endure it. Little did Chen Gu know, Charles was even more uncomfortable than him! 「The meetup location was outside a restaurant near the precinct.」 Charles had just treated the newcomer to a meal. The restaurant’s valet then quietly drove up in Charles’s strikingly luxurious supercar and walked away, nodding and bowing, after receiving a tip. Joseph was drooling with envy. "The Da Kui Bull from the Tianqi Company! The official price is two million six hundred thousand shields!" Charles smiled modestly. "It’s just a means of transport... nothing more." Chen Gu’s car zoomed to a stop beside them. He rolled down the window and slapped the car door. "Hurry up, don’t be late." Joseph’s mouth fell open as he stared at Chen Gu’s car. "I—we Special... I mean, do we earn *that* much? And look, there’s the little lightning logo! So flashy and cute. Money well spent is indeed lovely."