The rankings refreshed at midnight. Tang Mo usually never paid attention to them, but today, she had equipped herself with so many new things that she wanted to see if her rank had changed.
With an increase of nearly 600 attribute value points, her rank should have jumped significantly by all rights.
The seconds ticked by, and finally, it was midnight.
Tang Mo sat cross-legged on her bed in her pajamas and activated her ID Watch.
Her name was the easiest to find on the list. Among the hundred people on the ranking, only hers had a small, glittering gold icon next to it.
Rank 92.
Tang Mo spotted her name at a glance.
She had asked Xiao Tao about her rank earlier today, and it hadn’t changed.
A slow smile spread across Tang Mo’s face.
She wasn’t disappointed. On the contrary, she was pleasantly surprised.
’It looks like the ID Watches are constantly being improved. The attribute value boosts from equipped Acquired Treasures are no longer counted as part of my personal attributes.’
’Only the attribute values from consumed Innate Treasures, which truly become part of my own body’s strength, are included in the ranking calculations.’
Tang Mo touched her earring. ’If that’s the case, then this is perfect.’
Tang Mo genuinely didn’t see any advantage to being on the rankings. Saving a little on base fees?
Sorry, but she didn’t need that.
Exposing her true strength to the public only made her feel insecure.
It was all because she wasn’t strong enough yet.
The night deepened. Tang Mo didn’t lie down to sleep. Instead, she closed her eyes and began to cultivate her spiritual power.
She stayed up for almost the entire night. By the time Tang Mo got up the next day, it was already noon.
Wen Jianshu had left for the administration building early. At home, only Lin Yi, Yangyang, and Xiao Tao were at the table, eating lunch.
Jingjing was on the carpet, wrestling enthusiastically with Zhima.
As a fox, Jingjing was only half the size of Zhima, the Labrador, and was currently being pinned to the floor and "bullied."
Tang Mo paid them no mind, sitting down at the table to eat.
With Jingjing’s current power, if she wasn’t just playing with Zhima, the dog wouldn’t be able to withstand a single one of her swipes.
"Did you sleep well last night?"
Lin Yi looked at her daughter with loving eyes. Her daughter had suffered so much out there alone, so whenever Tang Mo was home, Lin Yi would never wake her, no matter how late she slept in.
"Very well," Tang Mo replied, savoring the warm, peaceful moment.
Yangyang had finished eating and held out his arms, wanting his big sister to hold him.
Lin Yi stopped him, not wanting him to disturb Momo while she was eating.
The little guy pouted and continued to wave his arms unhappily.
’Qin Ling should have returned from his mission today, too.’
Tang Mo pondered as she ate. ’Knowing Qin Ling’s personality, he said he’d be back soon. The moment his mission was over, he would definitely have come to pester me about returning right away.’
’But now...’
Tang Mo glanced down at her messages again. The list was still blank.
After eating, Tang Mo took Xiao Tao to the training grounds to "spend some energy." But when the two returned, exhausted, and even after Tang Mo had finished her shower, her watch hadn’t made a single sound.
Tang Mo sent a message to Qin Ling: "Is the mission going well?"
She waited for a while, but there was no reply.
After another hour passed, Tang Mo couldn’t sit still any longer.
Even if he was still on the mission, after more than an hour, Qin Ling would have found a spare moment to reply.
’Something’s wrong. Something is very wrong.’
"Lao San, where are you? What’s the situation with Qin Ling?"
Tang Mo called Hu Laosan, who had stayed behind at the base.
"The boss... we’ve lost contact with him. Sister-in-law, is it convenient for you to come to Garden Villa Number 1?"
It was the first time Hu Laosan’s voice had sounded so grave and serious.
"Okay, I’m on my way."
Tang Mo’s heart sank. She threw on some clothes and rushed out, heading for the garden villas.
The garden villas were where only the wealthiest people in the base could live. The Qinling Team’s usual headquarters was here, not at the Qin Family estate.
When she arrived at the location Hu Laosan had sent, Tang Mo walked through the villa’s main gate and saw Lao San waiting there with an anxious expression.
"What happened?" Tang Mo asked, following Hu Laosan’s steps into the room.
She knew something must have happened to Qin Ling.