Upon returning to the ranch, Xiaoruan started learning frantically, as the Celestial Sweeping Comet incident had delayed its learning for too long.

All the recent fate points were invested in memory and comprehension, allowing Xiaoruan to read like a genius.

As for increasing holy-class spiritual energy to produce durable holy silk, Li Cunxu forbade it.

Making holy silk could wait; there was no urgent need for it, nor was there a dire need to exchange it for money.

The most important thing for Xiaoruan right now is to lay a strong foundation, which is crucial for its future and talent.

Xiaoruan's talent "Poison Tinter (White)" could evolve into "Toxic Master (Green)."

The condition for evolution: independently develop a hundred types of poisons, ten of which are deadly to black iron-level poison pets, and formulate antidotes for these ten deadly poisons, ingest the ten deadly poisons, and then take the antidotes.

If Xiaoruan possesses extensive toxicology knowledge, this can be easily achieved.

Xiaoyi returned to the ranch to play with the watchdog; Xiaoyi cast a skill, and the watchdog Ah Huang dodged, training Xiaoyi's skill accuracy.

Upon hearing that a pet beast egg was hatching, both Xiaoruan and Xiaoyi stopped what they were doing and ran to watch.

Xiaoruan said, "Why is it so sleepy? It fell asleep just minutes after breaking the shell."

Li Cunxu touched his chin, "Maybe breaking the shell took too much of its energy!"

There wasn't much to see with the sleeping Dark Crossing Crow, and soon Xiaoruan lost interest and went back to studying.

Originally, Xiaoruan did not like studying, but as the fate points increased, its learning ability gradually improved, and it began to love learning.

The sensation of knowledge penetrating the brain made it addicted.

Three days later.

Li Cunxu stared sullenly at the endless prairie in the distance.

He acquired another exclusive skill from the Evil Scythe Scarecrow; the skill was incredibly overwhelming, no less than a King's skill, but he wasn't happy, as the evil god's corruption had intensified.

He could no longer open his eyes to look at people.

Upon seeing people, his gaze involuntarily dropped, focusing on others' necks, and a malicious intent to decapitate arose.

The newly acquired exclusive skill was the Injury Replacement Scarecrow, creating a scarecrow that could, at a critical moment, transfer a lethal injury from himself to the scarecrow, allowing it to bear the damage instead.

Flap, flap, flap～

The sound of wings flapping came.

The Dark Crossing Crow wobbled as it flew and successfully landed on his shoulder.

Listening to the sound and suddenly feeling the weight on his shoulder, a smile appeared on Li Cunxu's gloomy face.

The Dark Crossing Crow had grown rapidly, its size having increased several times over three days; previously, it was like a newborn chick, but today it was half the height of a rooster.

Its fluff had shed, and beautiful, iridescent black feathers grew out; it could even fly, albeit shakily, but having just learned today, it was already quite impressive.

Li Cunxu gently stroked the Dark Crossing Crow's feathers, "Tonight, I'll let you experience what is called infinite potential growth talent."

Suddenly, Li Cunxu's stroking hand froze, and the Dark Crossing Crow's body also stiffened.

Just a moment ago, Li Cunxu was overwhelmed by astonishing malice, imagining what crow meat would taste like, whether to stew it with mushrooms or bbq it with cumin, while the Dark Crossing Crow with its distinct perception of malice, clearly sensed the malice emanating from Li Cunxu.

If Li Cunxu hadn't already contracted with the Dark Crossing Crow and been the first person it saw upon opening its eyes, it would have been scared off long ago.

Woof, woof～

Ah Huang tapped the door.

Li Cunxu opened the door, "What is it, Ah Huang?"

Ah Huang tugged at Li Cunxu's clothing, leading him toward the main door.

"Someone is looking for me."

"Woof～（Yeah）"

"Xiaoyi, let your clone accompany me on this walk."

Xiaoruan's clone climbed onto Li Cunxu's left shoulder, transforming into a doll form, and whispered softly by his ear.

"Walk straight now, alright, slowly descend the steps, you're off route, veer slightly to the left."

With the guidance of Xiaoruan's clone, the blindfolded Li Cunxu successfully reached the main door.

"A man, wearing a well-tailored black suit, looks like a professional in the workplace."

Xiaoruan softly described the visitor's appearance to Li Cunxu.

Bai Liangfeng blinked in surprise at the spectacle.

Li Cunxu with his eyes blindfolded, a handsome Dark Crossing Crow on his right shoulder, and a stark contrast with a pure white cute doll on his left shoulder.

With high professionalism, Bai Liangfeng quickly regained composure.

"Hello, Mr. Li Cunxu, I am the Human Resources Manager of the Rimu Group, and we sincerely invite you to join us."

Rimu Group? The name sounds familiar.

Upon careful recollection…

Bai Liangfeng said, "The offer is a monthly salary of one hundred million."

"What do you want me to do?"

"Mr. Li Cunxu, you simply need to hold a position in the group and occasionally prepare holy menus that can impart holy-class skills."

So that's what it is; I knew there was no such thing as a free lunch.

"No, I'm naturally adverse to working for someone else."

Bai Liangfeng remained calm, "Mr. Li Cunxu, just by joining, the Rimu Group will provide you with three capacity expansion items on your first day."

Suddenly, Li Cunxu was tempted by the idea of being offered more money.

He was very lacking in expansion items; if he could complete six contract slots, he could transfer to the Beast Master class, enjoy the treatment of a Beast Master, participate in major competitions, and heftily sweep up prizes.

However, upon further reflection, he realized he might not really need the competition prizes; Xiaoyi's potential was limitless, and Xiaoruan's future looked bright. All he needed was to steadily strengthen himself, more reliable than anything else.

The change in Li Cunxu's mindset came from the confidence given by the divine bestowment of talent, and also he wasn't suited for being in the spotlight.

He had been corrupted by the power of the Ten Thousand Tribulations Evil God; being active in public competitions was like not understanding the word 'danger'.

Bai Liangfeng's face showed unwavering confidence, believing the conditions offered would surely tempt Li Cunxu, who only had three contract slots.

"I refuse."

"I brought the employment contract along, you can sign it now."

"I said I refuse."

Li Cunxu slightly raised his voice.

Bai Liangfeng's confident smile froze, and he asked incredulously.

"Mr. Li Cunxu, may I ask why?"

Li Cunxu pointed to the blindfold on his eyes.

"That's the reason! My eyes have problems."

Bai Liangfeng still didn't give up.

"The Rimu Group will bring in top ophthalmologists for you to fix your eyes."

"Thanks for your kindness, but no need. I know my eyes better than anyone."

Bai Liangfeng still did not give up, pestering like a fly.

Li Cunxu was appreciative of his thick-skinned persistence, but appreciation didn't mean he wanted to join.

Joining the Rimu Group meant preparing a holy communion guaranteed to impart holy-class skills every month, consuming at least five hundred drops of holy blood, which he simply could not afford to waste.

Upon returning to the cabin, Li Cunxu finally recalled information about the Rimu Group and felt a chill, narrowly avoiding stepping into a den of wolves.

On the surface, the Rimu Group appeared to be a legitimate company, but it was actually controlled by the Blood God Sect in secret, with its higher-ups all being Blood Cultists.

"Fortunately, I wasn't swayed by the lucrative offer."

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