Chapter 93、Recruiting New Talent: The Unconventional Trainer!

"No problem, I'll go right away."

Wang Shi nodded decisively and turned to leave the room.

Hey! This guy!

Just up and leaves without a second thought?

Yi Bai watched Wang Shi walk away with a satisfied smile. "Now that's a motivated man—efficient, too."

"Wang Shi!"

Yi Bai activated the communication device that Wang Shi had left earlier and remotely contacted him. "Don't enter the S-class Puzzle Gate. Make sure the difficulty is within your capabilities."

"I understand, sir."

Wang Shi's steady voice came through the communicator. "I'm your strongest soldier for now. I won't let myself die recklessly."

Straightforward!

This old guy really knows his stuff, even if he doesn't say much.

"Now let me think... Xiao Ci is planning the large-scale resource collection, Lin Yue and Chen Qiuren are working on the anti-mushroom virus agent, and Wang Shi is out there searching for and tackling Puzzle Gates."

Yi Bai pondered for a moment, his sense of satisfaction growing. "This is what it's like to be a behind-the-scenes big shot. Feels pretty damn good!"

Everyone was working hard, leaving Yi Bai at home to enjoy himself.

"No, I can't slack off either. I should use these six items first."

Yi Bai's eyes fell on the rewards from the Puzzle Gate. Clearly, the B-class Puzzle Gate had six challenges, and every time a challenge was completed, a reward was granted.

There were two B-class talent upgrade vouchers. Yi Bai had considered using them on Lin Yue and Li Ya.

But since Wang Shi was still out there, with his strength, he had a good chance of clearing the A-class Puzzle Gates.

If that happened and an A-class talent upgrade voucher appeared, he could give it to Lin Yue and Li Ya.

Though their starting rank was low, they were among Yi Bai's first talents, and their potential was considerable. Their loyalty was guaranteed, and Yi Bai worked well with them.

After weighing it all up, despite Lin Yue and Li Ya's current average rank, Yi Bai was still willing to focus on nurturing them.

"As a leader, nurturing talent is the real fun."

Yi Bai put the two talent upgrade vouchers aside and took out the B-class talent recruitment voucher.

"Let's see what kind of B-class talent I get."

"Considering the current state of the base, I don't really need any specific talent types. I've pretty much got everything covered."

"Guess I'll just get a random B-class talent, more for supplementing the base's talent pool."

Yi Bai hummed a little tune and casually used the recruitment voucher.

A flash of golden light appeared in front of him, followed by a new prompt.

"Congratulations! You've successfully recruited B-class Esper—Lu Nianxin!"

Esper?

Yi Bai was stunned. "Wait, even that kind of talent exists?"

According to Wang Shi's analysis, talent units were supposed to be based on Earth's various timeline templates, weren't they?

Could it be that in some alternate Earth timeline, there was an era where people possessed abilities?

As Yi Bai was still reeling from the surprise, the golden light had already solidified into human form, and a young man appeared before him.

This was Lu Nianxin, the esper. He looked to be around thirty years old, with a slender face and deep, intelligent eyes. His dark, short hair was neatly cut, and his entire being exuded an air of mystery.

Lu Nianxin wore simple athletic gear, with a tall, toned figure that made him look like a friendly neighbor at first glance. But his gaze was bright, with a special allure.

"Mm? Where is this...?"

Lu Nianxin glanced around, his eyes landing on Yi Bai. He smiled brightly and greeted, "Boss! Hello, I'm Lu Nianxin, a B-class esper from the Qin Alliance, specializing in mental abilities!"

"Boss, it's my first time meeting you, but I didn't bring anything. I feel a little embarrassed."

Lu Nianxin scratched his head, looking surprisingly familiar, much like Chen Qiuren—someone who seemed like an easygoing, affable guy at first.

"It's fine. I don't need any gifts."

Yi Bai shook his head, still sizing up Lu Nianxin. But Lu Nianxin seemed more focused on the gift issue.

"Well, that won't do! I'm joining the crew, so I've got to show some respect... Say, Boss, do you have any favorite women? I could hook you up!"

"Hook you up?"

Yi Bai was taken aback. What the hell?

Lu Nianxin immediately realized he had said something wrong, lowering his voice to explain.

"Boss, I'm able to hypnotize people. I can make your goddess or white moonlight fall for you, and no matter how much you kick them, they'll never leave."

"Some rich guy hired me once for the Best Girlfriend Training Service, and gave me a perfect score!"

What the hell was that?

That didn't sound like anything good!

Yi Bai looked at Lu Nianxin, who had a proud grin on his face, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva. He leaned in quietly. "Buddy, what exactly did you do before this? What kind of work?"

"Ah, just a small industry, a little niche job. Nothing worth mentioning."

"I'm curious. Can you tell me?"

"If you want to know, of course I can tell!"

Lu Nianxin waved his hand and grinned. "I worked in the 'Best Lover Training' business, specifically training perfect lovers for clients who need them."

Best lover? Training?

"Ugh..."

Yi Bai suddenly understood. This guy had been in the shady business!

Lu Nianxin seemed friendly, but Yi Bai guessed he was probably cut from the same cloth as Chen Qiuren—not the most reputable type.

Quickly, Yi Bai opened Lu Nianxin's profile and soon figured out why he was in that line of work.

...

Name: Lu Nianxin

Age: 30

Type: Esper

Talent Rank: B-class

Physical Strength: 100

Neural Reflexes: 180

Stamina: 150

Mental Willpower: 280

Self-healing Immunity: 160

Talent Traits:

[Whispering Mind]: He can communicate mentally with a single target, influencing their thoughts or decisions without being detected. The effect weakens against those with strong willpower.

[Emotional Resonance]: He can sense and slightly influence the emotions of people around him, creating a harmonious atmosphere or causing chaos when necessary.

[Friendly Gaze]: His gaze reduces hostility from any creature. Targets who are stared at for too long will become more friendly towards him or his allies.

Talent Ability:

[Mental Shackles]: He can briefly control the thoughts and actions of a single target, but each use is limited to 1 minute, with a 3-hour cooldown before it can be used again. The effect is greatly reduced or ineffective on those with higher willpower than him.

[Optimistic Soothing]: Within a 50-meter radius, he emits soothing mental waves that lower the hostility and anxiety of those around him, significantly weakening their mental defenses.

[Desire Temptation]: Through his gaze, he can awaken a person's desires, but only desires that humans can experience.

Value Score: 1820

...

"No wonder he was in that line of work. He was born for shady stuff!"

Yi Bai muttered, but he also realized the immense power of Lu Nianxin's abilities.

If used properly, this guy could easily serve as a psychologist for the base, or even act as a "loyalty enhancer" for the entire group, fostering greater allegiance to Yi Bai.

Yes!

Yi Bai's first impression of Lu Nianxin was that he was a "walking loyalty amplifier" for the base!

With this guy around, the morale and loyalty of everyone in the base would rise significantly!