Chapter 56: A Strange Commission

How powerful was this BOSS minion, the Mutant Slime King?

Not counting the attributes added by the Heinous Crime Title, with Chen Mo’s full set of top-tier equipment, his highest attack power was only about 270. Compared to the Mutant Slime King’s 500 points of maximum attack power, one could tell just how monstrous it was.

Moreover, with a massive 100,000 Health Points, it was truly a full-fledged BOSS-level minion!

With such a monstrous BOSS minion, Chen Mo couldn’t resist summoning it to admire it.

With a flash of purple light, the Mutant Slime King appeared in front of Chen Mo.

Compared to the real Mutant Slime King, the one that had become a pet had lost its original ferocity and gained a bit of tameness.

But Chen Mo felt that this guy had become much dumber. After being summoned, it just stood there stupidly without moving. Its two big black eyes glanced at Chen Mo, then it looked around blankly, as if it didn’t know whether it wanted to find monsters to fight to show off its strength.

If there were monsters nearby, Chen Mo wouldn’t mind letting his BOSS minion display its powerful combat abilities. But unless they encountered a Black Slime, any monster on the Slime Plains would be instantly killed if the Mutant Slime King attacked them. Chen Mo couldn’t be bothered to run far just to show off to weak monsters. If someone saw him, it would just cause trouble.

Hunters had one chance to change their pet’s name. When a pet was summoned to fight, this name would appear above its head, allowing other Players to distinguish it from a monster and avoid attacking it. Of course, Hunter Players could also choose to hide their pet’s name. But if the pet was then mistaken for a monster and killed, they couldn’t blame anyone else. A Hunter’s Pet was not like a Summoner’s summoned beasts or pets, which could be resummoned as long as the skill cooldown was over. Once a Hunter’s Pet died, they had to return to the city and find a specific NPC for Resurrection.

Thinking that the name Mutant Slime King was too long, Chen Mo simply renamed this chubby fellow “Big Fatty”. It was both fitting and easy to say!

He couldn’t return to Earl Town, couldn’t interact with NPCs, and killing monsters no longer granted him Experience. There was nothing much he could do in the Game for now, and his Game time for the day was almost up. After renaming his BOSS minion, Chen Mo logged off directly.

While Chen Mo was offline having a midnight snack, the official Game Forum was buzzing with activity.

“Glacier Group: Pride goes before a fall!”

“The biggest joke of the year!”

“Analysis of the mysterious Masked Player’s identity!”

“The strongest Player in Huaxia Region!”

“The Game’s first Black Name!”

…

Almost all the posts were related to Glacier Group’s attack on the BOSS that evening and the mysterious Masked Player.

Glacier Group’s advertisements had been everywhere for the past few days, and many people disliked them. Now that they had failed miserably, many Players naturally couldn’t resist kicking them while they were down. The entire section about Glacier Group was filled with mocking posts.

For Players who enjoyed watching drama, this was the kind of entertaining situation they loved to see.

But undoubtedly, the most talked-about and heated topic among Players was the Masked Player played by Chen Mo.

Using unknown methods, he made the hidden BOSS Flame Three-Headed Wolf evolve, disrupted Glacier Group’s plan to attack the BOSS, and caused their costly operation to end in complete failure, losing both the battle and their resources!

The fact that the System had lagged for over a second was already widely known on the Forum. Many people believed that this was also caused by the Masked Player.

Soon after, news came that the Mutant Slime King, which was almost killed by a group of experts in the Starter Village, was taken away by the same mysterious Masked Player at the last moment.

Furthermore, this new information also revealed that the mysterious Masked Player was actually a Blacklisted Player with astonishingly fast movement speed and incredibly powerful strength!

One piece of news after another came, each more eye-catching than the last for ordinary Players!

With all these pieces of news stacked together, this Masked Player, from his appearance to now, in less than four hours, had already been elevated to a godlike status by many Players on the Forum. Many Players were already calling him their idol.

“Hmph! What ‘strongest Player in Huaxia Region’? He just got lucky. If I ever meet him, I’ll beat him so badly even his mother won’t recognize him!”

Regarding this Masked Player who became famous overnight, many Players who felt their own strength was superior and believed they should be famous but weren’t yet couldn’t resist coming out to mock him.

There was more than one such person.

What is the fastest way to become famous?

Just like challenging dojos in ancient times, in the Game, it’s about defeating famous experts! If you can brutally defeat a famous expert Player, it’s hard not to become famous!

If Chen Mo dared to reveal his Game name, he could be sure he would never have a single day of peace afterward, as large groups of fearless guys would come to challenge him.

“This guy, in our Huaxia Region, is really about to become invincible!”

Meanwhile, at the Canglan Technology Center, a group of young people, although they already knew Chen Mo was monstrous, were still stunned when they saw that Chen Mo had actually captured the Mutant Slime King.

Having a BOSS as a minion was something even they couldn’t help but envy. If the Players in the Game found out, they would probably feel so jealous they’d want to die.

“I really want to see how this guy will perform after he leaves the Starter Village.”

The group sighed.

They were very interested in how a Player with such a high starting foundation would perform after leaving the Starter Village.

But unfortunately, once a Player left the Starter Village, they could no longer monitor them as easily as they could now.

…

After a deep sleep, Chen Mo woke up early in the morning, washed up, and went for a morning run.

Health is the foundation of everything. Skipping classes is possible, but skipping exercise is not.

These past few days, he had stayed up late many nights to fight the BOSS. Although he still exercised during the day, he hadn’t gone for a morning run in half a month. Chen Mo had already been reflecting on this and had made plans for balancing future gaming and exercise.

After finishing his morning run and breakfast, he wasn’t in a hurry to enter the Game. Chen Mo leisurely returned to his residence around eight or nine o’clock, only to find several text messages on his phone.

He was just about to open them when his phone rang abruptly.

“Hey, Fatty Tian, what’s up?” Chen Mo asked as usual. The call was from Fatty Tian.

“Haha, Brother Chen, you were really foresighted not to sign up for Glacier Group’s commission last time. Those who signed up not only earned very little money but also found it quite annoying.” Fatty Tian, however, had dropped his usual insistence on being called eighteen and went straight to talking about Glacier Group.

“What’s going on? You sound excited and nervous, like you just watched an adult film?” Chen Mo asked curiously.

“Of course not! Brother Chen, don’t talk nonsense. Someone as handsome and dashing as me wouldn’t watch adult films… Ahem, enough joking. Brother Chen, actually, I have some great news to tell you. The company asked me to contact you as soon as possible, so I had to disturb you so early.” After boasting a bit, Fatty Tian finally got to the main point.

“Early this morning, I got a call from the company. They said they received a big commission related to the Game. The commission amount is huge, much larger than Glacier Group’s commission. The total commission could reach tens of millions of US dollars!”

“What does that have to do with me?” Chen Mo frowned.

“Ahem, well, the thing is, although this commission is very large, the client requires that only you can take it. The commission isn’t a single task but a series of tasks within the Game. Brother Chen, you will receive corresponding payment for each task you complete. As long as you agree to accept the commission, you can immediately receive a $100,000 deposit. If you decide not to accept the commission, the client will withdraw it.”

Fatty Tian spoke nervously. This commission was the largest one the company had received since its transformation. If Chen Mo refused, the client would cancel the order, and the company’s loss would be huge. As the responsible person, he would be held accountable.

Conversely, if Chen Mo was willing to accept the commission, he wouldn’t have to worry about his performance goals for the rest of the year.