Although this time, Lin Mo earned quite a bit less, but for him, it was still a guaranteed profit.
He made money. And gained people's loyalty as well.
After all, Dragon Soul Aoshi was the kind of businessman who valued profit above all else and would never take even the slightest loss.
Yet this time, without any negotiation of benefits, he had taken the initiative to lead his guild members to help Lin Mo.
This kind of goodwill could no longer be measured with money.
Moreover, Lin Mo also had further plans for the Dragon Soul Guild.
Although Dragon Soul's overall numbers weren't very large, every single member was a professional-level player, and their strength was beyond doubt.
And Lin Mo knew well, 'The reason Dragon Soul appears on the surface to be a subordinate force under Divine Nation is actually because Dragon Soul Aoshi's company in the real world can't separate from Mingyue Xin's investment.'
'Once the Divine Oracle descends and the industries and order of the real world collapse, Dragon Soul will no longer need to accommodate Divine Nation.'
'Building a good relationship with Dragon Soul in advance will make it easier to ally with them in the future. Even if they're unwilling to fight Divine Nation alongside me, at least that's one less enemy.'
Otherwise, such a powerful force under Mingyue Xin's command would become an extremely troublesome opponent for Lin Mo in the future.
So, he made an agreement with Dragon Soul Aoshi to meet at the Scorpion Empire dungeon in ten minutes.
After watching Dragon Soul Aoshi lead the Dragon Soul players away first, Lin Mo came to Ning Xi's side.
At this moment, he felt even more curious about her, "Xiao Xi, just now… how exactly did you revive those NPCs, and A'Li?"
Ning Xi, who was teasing A'Li, suddenly stretched out her right palm toward Lin Mo, "Big Brother Lin Mo, look."
Lin Mo stared carefully at Ning Xi's palm for a long time.
Finally, he said one sentence, "A'Li's shedding fur?"
"No!", Ning Xi looked a little disappointed, "You still can't see it, huh?"
Lin Mo also started to find it strange.
Because last time, Ning Xi had asked him to look too, and he hadn't seen anything.
And now she asked again.
Not understanding, Lin Mo asked directly, "What exactly am I supposed to see?"
Ning Xi shook her head, "Nothing."
"Actually, I don't know why either. I just touched this Soul Gem and thought, it would be great if I could revive A'Li and those NPCs."
"And then, unexpectedly, they really came back to life "
As she spoke, Ning Xi changed the topic, "Big Brother Lin Mo, look, A'Li is so cute, and she can talk."
"It's my first time seeing a pet that can talk!"
Ning Xi's eyes were full of A'Li.
But Lin Mo's eyes were full of Ning Xi.
Ever since the last time Ning Xi helped him draw the first prize in one try, Lin Mo had already vaguely sensed something was off.
This time, Ning Xi had miraculously revived so many NPC soldiers, and A'Li too.
Lin Mo realized: there might be some kind of secret hidden within Ning Xi, something even she herself didn't know about.
But that secret made Lin Mo feel a sense of danger.
Because in novels and TV dramas, even when the protagonist creates miracles and defies fate, there is always a price to pay.
What price Ning Xi would have to pay was unknown.
But at this moment, Lin Mo only had one thought in his heart, 'No matter what, I will protect you, Ning Xi.'
'I will definitely take you to the peak of Divine Oracle.'
Whether in his past life or this one, Lin Mo had never felt such a strong urge to protect anyone.
At the same time, Ning Xi appeared to be happily teasing A'Li, her joy written all over her face.
But in reality, she was afraid inside.
'Why is it that only I can see this miracle prompt? What does it even mean?'
'Why does its percentage value decrease every time it appears?'
'I wonder what will happen when this miracle drops to 0%?'
She really wanted to tell Lin Mo, but she didn't want him to worry about her.
And Ning Xi thought, 'It's just a game, right? It shouldn't be able to kill me…'
'Since Divine Oracle gave me this ability, I'll just make good use of it to help Big Brother Lin Mo overcome difficulties. That's not a bad thing at all.'
Thinking this way, Ning Xi felt much less afraid.
At this moment, Ning Xi held A'Li up with both hands and brought her in front of Lin Mo, saying, "Big Brother Lin Mo, returning it to its rightful owner."
But Lin Mo only glanced at A'Li and didn't accept her, "You're her rightful owner."
Ning Xi couldn't help but feel a little surprised, "But during this time, you've been the one doing everything for A'Li."
Lin Mo reached out and gently stroked A'Li, with no reluctance in his eyes at all, "My plan from the beginning was just to break the seal on the Soul Gem, release A'Li, and then give her to you."
After all, an empress and an empress were the perfect match.
Especially now, seeing that A'Li was clearly closer to Ning Xi, it only strengthened Lin Mo's determination to entrust the divine pet A'Li to her.
"If someday I'm not by your side, let A'Li protect you in my place."
A'Li raised her head and looked at Ning Xi, speaking in a soft, sweet voice like a little girl, ["A'Li will definitely do her best to keep big sister safe."]
Ning Xi hugged A'Li, her face filled with a happy smile, "Big sister will protect A'Li too."
It seemed she truly liked this intelligent pet.
At this moment, Lin Mo recalled: when the official Divine Oracle released information about the divine pet White Fox in his previous life, it had mentioned that this pet not only had growth potential, but also possessed extraordinary strength.
Most importantly, it also carried a chain hidden quest related to the Sky Fox Clan.
So Lin Mo asked Ning Xi, "What's the first stage hidden quest related to the Sky Fox Clan on A'Li?"
"It's not unlocked yet," Ning Xi said, "A'Li needs to reach level 50 before the Sky Fox Clan quest can be unlocked."
Lin Mo wasn't in a hurry. As long as A'Li was there, the quest would be there. It wasn't going anywhere.
And he was also eager to see just how powerful this one-of-a-kind divine pet, praised to the skies by the official Divine Oracle in his previous life, really was.
A pet's strength depended half on its talent.
So, through the attribute panel of A'Li shared by Ning Xi, Lin Mo focused on checking A'Li's talent—
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[Heavenly Fire] (Exclusive talent of White Fox)
— Quality: Normal
— Effect: Every time the White Fox deals damage to an enemy, it releases Heavenly Fire to burn the target's soul, dealing additional true damage based on 1% of the target's maximum HP (this damage cannot exceed 10% of the White Fox's attack power).
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'Percentage-based true damage?'
Lin Mo was shocked.
Just like one of Strong-Maned Pig's talent effects: when taking damage, it reflects damage to the attacker based on 1% of its own HP, this kind of percentage-based true damage was insanely overpowered.
Especially, Strong-Maned Pig's was based on its own HP;
But the White Fox's was based on the enemy's HP, which was even more outrageous.
For example, when facing a boss like the Dark Ruler, a tank-type enemy with 3.44 million HP, this 1% damage applied to it would be absolutely terrifying.
Although the final damage couldn't exceed 10% of A'Li's attack power.
But this was only the effect of a Normal-grade talent.
Once A'Li's quality improved later on, the talent's tier would also rise accordingly. The percentage of true damage and the maximum damage cap would definitely increase, and additional talent effects would be derived.
Just like Lin Mo's Black-Gold Strong-Maned Pig.
When it was only a Normal-grade Piggy Pig, its talent effect was merely to take 10% of the damage for its owner.
After evolving into the Ancestral grade, the damage-sharing ratio increased to 90%.
And it also gained two powerful additional effects: 50% final damage reduction, and damage reflection.
At this moment, Lin Mo almost couldn't wait to use his SSS-grade talent Soul Flame to directly evolve A'Li's quality from Normal to the highest level: Ancestral.
He wanted to see just how strong this Heavenly Fire talent would become after advancing to the Ancestral grade.
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