The assessment time soon arrived, and Lu Mingming was about to face the leaders of Xingluo Qibu head-on for the first time.
Despite the old woman's comfort, Lu Mingming was not a crew member of Xingluo Qibu. She was unsure of their potential thoughts about her.
To establish such a formidable pirate team as Xingluo Qibu and command 120% loyalty from everyone, the leader must be someone with immense power and great prestige.
While waiting, Lu Mingming's mind gradually painted a picture of the so-called Boss Lu.
He must be over nine feet tall, possibly a mutated form of a fierce animal like a bear, wolf, tiger, or leopard, possessing a natural sensitivity to the scent of blood.
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Accompanying the characteristics of a beastman, his body would be packed with hard muscles, capable of killing two people with a single punch, and his mental strength would undoubtedly be the legendary S-class.
As Lu Mingming's thoughts wandered, she increasingly imagined Boss Lu as a monster.
"Everyone, be prepared. When your name is called, enter."
The bald man she had seen before reappeared.
This time, he put on a stern face, exuding an aura of authority.
Lu Mingming couldn't help but think: this bald man already looks fierce enough. How much more ferocious would the boss who commands him be?
Lu Mingming's place in line was right in the middle, a position that somewhat eased her anxiety.
The girls who went in never came out, as if swallowed by that mystical door, with no further sound.
Lu Mingming's greater fear was that the girls might not perform well inside and were subsequently executed in secret.
With this thought, she became worried, constantly praying for her own fate, hoping Boss Lu was indeed a good person as the old woman had said.
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Thinking this way, her name was finally called during the wait.
"Next... Lu Mingming. Oh, so it's you."
The bald man reacted in an instant, as if he was quite familiar with her.
Lu Mingming forced a smile, assuming he was just welcoming her and had remembered her.
"Hurry and go in, don't make the boss wait too long, he gets very angry."
Hearing this subtle hint, Lu Mingming cast a grateful glance.
The bald man paid no attention and continued to guard the two girls outside the door.
Lu Mingming took a deep breath, calming her nerves, put on a stiff smile, and gently tapped on the door three times.
"Please come in."
Hearing the voice, it wasn't as rough as she imagined, but rather possessed a gentle and refined demeanor.
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Compared to a pirate boss, he was more like a civil official who would be overwhelmed by troublesome affairs in the Alliance.
Lu Mingming froze for a moment, then quickly reacted and pushed the door open.
The man sat upright in a sofa chair, idly playing with a black pen. In his well-defined hand, he held all of Lu Mingming's information.
The man looked up, revealing an extremely handsome face – a handsomeness that subtly contained its sharpness, coupled with a scholarly aura.
This was very much in line with his voice, Lu Mingming mused.
Her gaze shifted to a nameplate on the man's desk, engraved with two gilded characters: Lu Yan.
Lu Mingming dared not look further and withdrew her gaze, proceeding with the skill demonstrations she had learned from the old woman, one after another.
Starting with basic etiquette, she straightened her back as she entered and performed a rather ladylike bow.
Nurtured by the old woman, Lu Mingming's behavior and habits increasingly aligned with those of traditional Alliance nobles, her every move exuding elegance, even the arc of her smile was calculated.
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Although there were still some awkward moments, her voluminous gown was enough to conceal these minor imperfections.
Lu Mingming displayed all the skills she had learned from the old woman.
Lacking the natural affinity of beastmen, her serious demeanor and focused expression during her movements inexplicably made Lu Yan find her somewhat endearing.
Her movements are too stiff... If Morian were here, he'd spot this little spy immediately.
She would be like a brightly lit lantern walking into the night, hard to miss.
Lu Yan intently watched Lu Mingming's every move, offering neither praise nor interruption.
Lu Mingming felt as if she were performing a novel one-woman show, with the only audience being a deaf-mute.
Internally grumbling, Lu Mingming persisted in completing everything.
The last item was breath control, to lighten her breathing and conceal her presence.
Lu Mingming's breathing grew increasingly calm; the only sounds in the room were Lu Yan's occasional soft breaths.
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If outsiders hadn't seen Lu Mingming in the room with their own eyes, they wouldn't have thought there were two people inside.
This was better than the previous two.
Lu Yan felt slightly satisfied.
After her performance, Lu Mingming bowed politely and said, "Hello, this is all the knowledge I've learned this week."
"You have a great talent for controlling your breath."
Lu Yan spoke his first words after a silence of nearly an hour and a half.
"So, can I be considered for attending the meeting...?"
Lu Mingming was both happy and worried.
Happy about passing this round of assessment, with the possibility of earning one million star coins and bringing Hongyu home.
Worried that she would be inextricably bound to Xingluo Qibu, and upon entering the Alliance, her fate would be uncertain.
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"You can. But..."
Lu Mingming almost choked.
"Is there anything I'm not doing well?"
She twirled the bow on her clothes with her fingers, trying her best to calm her inner anxiety.
"You can go, but you need to learn basic etiquette by my side for another three days."
Lu Yan said calmly. Kuaishu Ge
He put down his pen, stood up, and instructed the bald man at the door.
"The selection is complete. Those two outside can leave."
"Ah, is that it?"
Lu Mingming couldn't believe it had all been so easy.
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She felt like crying, but no tears came.
Staying by this big shot's side would be even more strict and dangerous!
With mixed feelings, Lu Mingming returned, filled with apprehension.
"Boss, aren't you paying a little too much attention to that girl?"
The bald man emphasized the words "too much attention."
Lately, the boss seemed different... In the past week, he had spent almost four days watching Lu Mingming's learning videos.
They were all very basic things, but he wanted to absorb them all into his eyes.
The bald man felt a chill run down his spine, goosebumps rising all over.
If someone looked at him like that, he would definitely not be able to stand it; it was pure, pathological possessiveness.
He didn't dare to say that out loud.
Tower Read & Small The bald man subtly glanced at Lu Yan. "You've never been so attentive to anyone before, have you?" Lu Yan's expression was inscrutable. "If you're so keen on prying into my personal life, I don't mind doubling your workload." "No, no." The bald man looked crestfallen. It was indeed strange; he shouldn't have chosen her back then. Instead of sending Lu Mingming to be a spy, it now seemed as if Lu Mingming was a spy sent to bewitch their boss. The bald man muttered, "Who could have imagined you'd be so focused on her..." Is my focus strong? ID card-Five six three seven four three six seven five Lu Yan paused, standing still and reflecting on his recent actions, his brows furrowing slightly. Remembering the bald man's words, Lu Yan slowly revealed his inner thoughts: "She gives me an unusual feeling. I'm sure I haven't met her, yet I feel a sense of closeness." This sense of closeness made him reluctant to push Lu Mingming out and send her to Morian to deceive Gutfen and draw fire. But for the plan of joint attack, they had waited for a year. Lu Yan recalled that after Morian's mental outburst some time ago, he had spontaneously proposed the image of a little chess piece. That day, a mysterious portrait suddenly appeared in the organization's office. By chance, he accidentally saw— On the portrait, the woman's flowing, raven-black hair was like smooth satin ribbons. Beneath her fair, jade-like skin were her dark, moist eyes, exuding a natural affinity that gave Lu Yan a compulsion to approach. Unfortunately, the face was not fully drawn, it was completely blurred. After that glance, Lu Yan never saw the painting again, but the impression it left in his mind was indelible. Password five six three seven four three six seven five Sending Lu Mingming there was the most suitable option; she was the only woman of suitable qualification that Xingluo Qibu had found recently. The bald man, seeing his boss lost in thought about this matter for the first time, laughed heartily, "Perhaps you were lovers in a past life who didn't end up together." After his interruption, he successfully earned a sharp glance from Lu Yan, the gloom in his eyes almost killing him. The bald man, realizing his mistake, quickly shut his mouth. "There are still three days left, Boss. Enjoy yourself."