NOVEL NEXT Chapter 760: Anomaly
Though he's the right one, throughout history, the vice has always been there to counterbalance the right. Besides, this Obic likely has close ties with the Council President, so naturally, he should get closer to him.
The other department personnel present were also stunned upon hearing this.
The vice department vacancy that countless people were vying for was actually taken by Obic.
Kagan, on the side, looked ashen-faced. It's over!
He had been making things difficult for Obic, and now that he became his boss, it's going to be tough for him in the future.
Obic, despite being extremely shocked, immediately realized that Su Mo must have helped him.
It must have been him who recommended him in front of the Council President, otherwise, he wouldn't have filled the vacancy as soon as Su Mo left.
In his heart, he was filled with immense gratitude towards Su Mo.
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On the other side, after leaving the Federation Council Building, the first thing Su Mo did was repeatedly check the balance on his card via his phone.
Seeing the numbers inside, Su Mo's mood finally settled down.
"Ah~ finally, money in hand."
"That's just a little money, not even enough to charge a bit of energy for me. What's there to be happy about?"
This was when the Fake Owner·Swallower spoke disdainfully, pouring cold water on him.
"Cough, cough, that's another matter, let's not talk about it. I'll quickly deal with the money."
Su Mo responded awkwardly, complaining internally that even if he used all the Federation's Star Coins to buy Energy Stones, it still might not be enough to charge the Fake Owner·Swallower—it's a bottomless pit.
The Fake Owner·Swallower couldn't be bothered to continue bantering with Su Mo and returned to silence.
Looking at the balance displayed on his phone, Su Mo hesitated for a moment. Undoubtedly, he should transfer money to Sun Duoxiang and the others now.
But he wasn't quite sure how to allocate it all of a sudden.
Should he allocate a considerable amount to each person, or should he retain as much as possible for other endeavors?
Finally, Su Mo made his decision. He withdrew Mo Baoke's bank account number and transferred 100 million Star Coins; he sent 200 million to Xiao Wen and 500 million to Sun Duoxiang, leaving himself with 10 billion.
Mo Baoke's people basically didn't participate in the battle; they were responsible for transporting goods after the fight ended, so they hardly suffered any losses.
As for Xiao Wen and Sun Duoxiang, Sun Duoxiang's side suffered the most with Chen Hun being sunk and heavy casualties.
After transferring the funds, he called Sun Duoxiang.
Ring ring!
"Boss."
On the other end, Sun Duoxiang's excited voice quickly came through.
"Did you receive the money?"
"Received, boss, is there a problem?"
Sun Duoxiang's tone didn't carry any dissatisfaction.
"The share of the money has come through, but I plan to keep more for now to handle something later. So, I only transferred 400 million Star Coins to you. Use it for now, and I'll give you more when we're more flush."
Su Mo explained to Sun Duoxiang.
"Oh, I thought it was something else. Boss, the money you transferred is already enough, and there's even a little left over. When you've got more, just reward me a bit more later."
Sun Duoxiang replied cheekily, indifferent to getting more or less. Being back with Su Mo, he wasn't worried about not making money.
"Alright, I won't say more then."
Su Mo then hung up the phone.
Afterwards, Su Mo thought for a moment and sent an explanatory message to Xiao Wen.
Soon, Su Mo received a reply from Xiao Wen.
"You've already given enough. As a Federation soldier, intercepting the Imperial army is part of my duty. Let's not talk about money matters anymore."
Seeing the message, Su Mo broke into a bright smile. A teammate like that doesn't require much explanation.
At that moment, Su Mo's phone suddenly rang, showing an incoming call from Mo Baoke.
Su Mo answered it.
"Dear boss, I received the money you sent over; I'm really touched. You're too good to me..."
Mo Baoke started to flatter Su Mo immediately.
Making Su Mo pull the phone away from his ear, unable to stand it.
"Stop, cut the flattery, what's the matter?"
"Lord Su Mo, you gave me such a generous amount, and I was thinking to invite you out for a meal."
Mo Baoke sincerely said. He was well aware that he had only contributed hard labor during the entire process, so receiving a billion Star Coins was more than enough for him.
"No need, I have other things to deal with. Use the billion you have first, and the rest of the money is for other uses, so I won't give you more now. When things get better, you won't miss out on benefits."
Su Mo explained again to Mo Baoke.
After listening, Mo Baoke wiped away his tears of gratitude.
"Boss, you're too good to me, almost like my own father..."
"Hold it, if there's nothing else, that's it then."
Su Mo immediately hung up the phone before Mo Baoke could continue endlessly.
He took a deep breath, finally having everything arranged properly. He checked his bank balance, with exactly 10 billion remaining.
The reason Su Mo retained 10 billion Star Coins is that this amount is just enough to purchase a level of item at Star Ring City, though he hadn't yet decided what to buy.
While Su Mo was pondering, his phone vibrated again.
Originally thinking it was Mo Baoke calling back, he picked it up to see it was actually a call from Lin Zinuo, so he answered it.
"Su Mo, did things go smoothly?"
Lin Zinuo asked with some concern.
"It's all taken care of."
Su Mo replied with a smile.
"That smoothly? Well, as long as it went well."
Lin Zinuo was also quite surprised. She had been worried that there might be problems for Su Mo.
"Are you begrudging my success?"
"Watch what you say, I have no such grudges. Since your things are sorted, why don't we have dinner tonight? My father and mother heard you were here and wanted to invite you over for a meal as thanks."
Lin Zinuo coughed and seriously invited Su Mo.
"Okay."
Su Mo noted Lin Zinuo's formal tone, thinking her parents were likely right beside her.
Originally planning to head to Star Ring City first, with Lin Zinuo's parents inviting him, he decided to stay for a meal and go later.
"Then it's settled, I'll send you the address."
Lin Zinuo felt relieved when Su Mo agreed.
"Alright."
Su Mo replied.
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At the current Negative God Universe Center, a Giant Origin Star, whose size is several trillion times that of a regular star, is radiating red light throughout.
Surrounding it on all sides are four Guardian Stars, namely the Negative God Star, and its Guardian Stars: Ceres, Sea God Star, Zero Degree Land, and Violent God Star.
They stand quietly at the core region of the starry sky.
Suddenly, the central Negative God Star began pulsing like a heart!
The entire Negative God Star was like a blood-red sphere, extremely vibrant and crimson.
Countless red auras erupted instantly, sweeping across the expanse of the starry sky.
In an instant, alien monsters drifting through the starry space all had eyes turning blood red, their bodies crisscrossed with red blood veins.
Some monsters, as if exposed to radiation, underwent instant genetic mutations, their entire bodies swelling and transforming.
Simultaneously, hidden space nodes throughout the starry sky also became exceptionally unstable.
For a moment, the entire Negative Universe became uncharacteristically bizarre.
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