"Oh, right!"
Aurora Morwyn, known as Vivienne in the real world, suddenly said to her subordinate, "Inform the relevant personnel that Shura's reward should be converted into cash and deposited directly into his bank account. Don't even think about contacting Shura. He doesn't like being disturbed."
The "personnel" Vivienne referred to were naturally government officials.
"As for Shura's bank account number, I'm sure they can find it."
The subordinate immediately replied, "Understood!"
However, the subordinate did not turn around and leave.
Vivienne asked curiously, "What is it? Is there something else?"
The subordinate hesitated briefly before speaking. "Colonel Zhao from the Fourth District heard that Mr. Shura is about to challenge the 19th Stage of the Samsara Tower. He is also preparing to challenge the 19th Stage and wants to form an alliance with Mr. Shura. He hopes you can act as an intermediary... Colonel Zhao is waiting outside."
Upon hearing this, Vivienne could not help but smile.
A sneer appeared on her face!
"Send him away. Just say I'm busy!" Vivienne said calmly.
Colonel Zhao was clearly treating her like a fool.
He actually wanted her to step forward as an intermediary so that Shura could carry him through the instance without him lifting a finger?
Setting aside whether Shura would agree, even if he did, she would owe him an enormous favor...
Even worse, if Vivienne truly did this, she might end up offending Shura instead.
Only a fool would do something like that.
Upon hearing this, the subordinate immediately left to relay her message.
After thinking for a moment, Vivienne called her grandfather.
Colonel Zhao belonged to the Zhao family. The patriarchs of the Zhao and Song families had once been comrades-in-arms who had fought through life-and-death situations together. As a result, the two families had always maintained a close relationship.
Otherwise, Colonel Zhao would never have had the nerve to come knocking on her door.
The call was answered quickly.
Her grandfather's secretary answered first. After learning that Vivienne was calling, he quickly handed the phone to the old man.
"Hello?"
"Grandpa, it's me. How have you been feeling?"
"I'm perfectly fine... Girl, why are you calling so early? Is something wrong?"
"Yes..."
Vivienne recounted the incident and explained how she had handled it.
After hearing this, the old man immediately said, "You handled it very well. That's exactly what you should have done! Old Zhao may be a hero, but the descendants he raised are becoming increasingly disappointing..."
"Grandpa, will Grandpa Zhao be upset that I did this?"
"I'll speak to Old Zhao myself. I need to give him a proper lecture about how he disciplines his children!"
...
"Beep!"
The sound of a text-message notification woke Fenric from his sleep.
Fenric picked up his phone and saw a bank notification:
"Your account 6218***3128 has received a transfer of 100,000,000.00. Your current balance is 104,39**35.21JC"
(Note: JC = JadeCoin)
A staggering one hundred million!
Upon seeing the long string of zeros in the transfer notification, Fenric was momentarily stunned and thought someone had made a mistake. After considering it for a moment, he realized that it must be the government's reward.
After his battle with Adam, he remembered Vivienne mentioning that the government intended to reward him.
Fenric's response at the time had been simple: transfer the money directly and skip any elaborate award ceremony, because he had no interest in attending one.
Both of those instance runs had involved relatively long mission durations.
Although only one night had passed in the real world, Fenric had already spent several months inside the instance worlds.
He had almost forgotten about the government reward.
If Fenric had suddenly received one hundred million two months earlier, he probably would have been too excited to sleep.
Now, however, he merely glanced at the notification before tossing his phone aside, completely unmoved.
He had long since passed the stage of pursuing money.
With Fenric's current strength, earning vast sums of money would be extremely easy.
For Fenric, money now played only a minor role in supporting his daily life.
Strength!
That was what Fenric truly pursued!
...
After washing up, Fenric entered the living room.
Seeing Fenric appear, Skynet immediately exclaimed happily, "Brother, I've thought of a wonderful name!"
"Oh?" Fenric asked curiously. "What name did you choose?"
"Kline Diana!"
Skynet proudly declared, ""Diana means 'divine' or 'heavenly.' It was also the name of the Roman goddess of the moon. Brother, what do you think?""
Fenric's surname was Kline, so it was only natural for Skynet to share his surname.
As for the name Diana... It was actually quite common.
Of course, as long as Skynet liked it, that was all that mattered.
Fenric smiled and said, "Not bad. It's a good name."
"All right! From now on, my name is Kline Diana!"
"Okay! From now on, I'll call you Dia!"
Upon hearing this, Diana was immediately delighted.
She now had a human name...
And that meant a great deal to her.
"Brother, are you hungry? I'll make you something to eat!"
"All right, go ahead."
Just as Fenric was about to eat the meal Diana had prepared, the doorbell suddenly rang.
"Ding-dong!"
Fenric was slightly surprised and stood up to answer the door.
He opened it.
Standing outside was a young and beautiful woman.
She appeared to be around twenty years old and was exceptionally beautiful. Her facial features were delicate, her skin was fair and smooth, and her figure was stunning...
What stood out most was her indescribable purity and gentle charm, which made men instinctively want to protect her at first sight.
The young woman held a fruit basket in her hands. When she saw Fenric, she immediately revealed a sweet, shy smile.
"Hello! Sorry to bother you. I'm the new resident in Room 802—your next-door neighbor. I'm a music student, and I sometimes practice the piano at home. If I disturb your rest, please let me know... I hope you'll forgive me!"
"This is a small gift. Please accept it."
Fenric smiled as he looked at the fruit basket she offered him.
The young woman gave an excellent first impression and was extremely polite and courteous.
She had visited her neighbors immediately after moving in, brought a gift, and explained her situation in advance in case her piano practice caused any noise...
This series of thoughtful gestures made it easy for others to develop a favorable impression of her.
Moreover, the young woman before him was exceptionally beautiful and charming. Her fresh, youthful aura made her extremely attractive to men.
If Fenric had been an ordinary man, he probably would already have been wondering how to develop a romantic relationship with the young woman standing before him.