Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost-Chapter 584: Heroic Spirit Scroll, Company Scroll, Everything Rolls!_1

After farming in the Spacetime Rift for three months, Wang Linchi decided not to go for the third scheduled run. Instead, he let Heroic Spirit Wang Linchi go with two other Heroic Spirits who had also achieved three consecutive successes.

After all, if he went, he would just sit around and chat. If any danger arose, he would only hinder his Heroic Spirit. It was better to let the Heroic Spirit operate freely.

They farmed relentlessly day and night for three months to gather all the Awakening Materials Heroic Spirit Wang Linchi needed for his second awakening.

The Awakening Materials were indeed rare, and the quantity required had increased significantly because it was for a second awakening.

After conducting the awakening ceremony for Heroic Spirit Wang Linchi, the latter successfully underwent his second awakening and obtained a new Talent.

His Spirit Law was also directly unlocked to the fifth level; the fourth level was a passive ability, and the fifth was an aura.

The prefix of his title changed from Grand Academician to Pillar of the Nation, seemingly reflecting the period of development after quelling the Northern Barbarians.

Afterward, he let Heroic Spirit Wang Linchi farm materials by himself while he left the Time-Space Base and returned to the New Energy Company.

For Wang Linchi, there was absolutely no need for him to stay there. His Heroic Spirit could handle everything alone; he wasn't needed at all.

As for why other Summoners and their Heroic Spirits entered instances together, it was primarily to improve the compatibility between them. The higher the compatibility, the greater the cultivation boost they could receive together.

This brings us to Cultivation Techniques. These provided an additional boost. The Cultivation Techniques that Summoners could practice contained numerous special abilities. Although they couldn't fully unleash the power of these techniques, the ability to extend one's longevity alone attracted all Summoners, not to mention peerless-grade Cultivation Techniques that could grant Immortality.

Moreover, practicing alongside one's Heroic Spirit also increased efficiency.

That's why Summoners would accompany their Heroic Spirits, instead of using Hang Up like Wang Linchi.

However, Wang Linchi couldn't care less about this. His compatibility with his own Heroic Spirit was already maxed out; after all, they were essentially the same person, much like Bai Xuan and Wang Linchi shared the same nature.

He wasn't interested in Immortality in the slightest. There was no such thing as an truly undying life. Even if he could live forever, it didn't mean he couldn't be killed.

If someone killed him, even an immortal would die.

Therefore, increasing his strength was paramount. He let his Heroic Spirit farm materials independently, returned to the company, and began planning his next move.

He had already monopolized the new energy sector and achieved considerable success in gradually suppressing other energy industries.

He was now the newest giant in the energy industry.

Privately, however, many people cursed him as a mascot who had just gotten incredibly lucky.

Everyone in their circle knew about Wang Linchi's situation. Some had tried to poach employees from Wang Linchi's company, but all their attempts were rebuffed.

The employees weren't fools. They knew they could achieve financial freedom by working with Wang Linchi. Other companies might offer higher salaries initially, but what if their compensation dropped after being poached? Could they return? Unlikely.

Simple comparisons made it obvious to the employees.

Even when the Federation took over, they promised not to reduce welfare benefits. But that promise turned out to be empty words; just a few days after the takeover, they began pressuring employees and forcing them out.

If the Federation behaved this way, why would other companies offer such superior conditions? Only Wang Linchi was willing to spend so much on employee expenses.

Thus, everyone's loyalty was maxed out. Even the few who were poached, mostly younger individuals, quickly regretted their decision.

Unfortunately, regret was useless.

The New Energy Company was now a highly sought-after employer, and the entry requirements were astronomically high.

If you left, you couldn't expect to come back. The company wasn't short on manpower; if you didn't do the job, plenty of others would.

The internal 'involution'—this intense competition—was so severe that even Wang Linchi felt his scalp tingle. He sometimes wondered if he was exploiting his employees too much, but it turned out they were all doing it willingly.

Overtime was fine; overtime pay, snacks, late-night meals, and transportation reimbursement were all provided. A single day's work could earn them ten days' or even a month's wages. Who wouldn't want to compete under such conditions?

"Boss Wang, are you sure it's alright to let King Heaven Equivalent stay alone in the Spacetime Rift?" his secretary asked, a worried tone in his voice.

"Let me put it this way: his combat power is currently at one hundred percent. If I go, it drops to fifty percent."

"I don't even have the ability to protect myself. Going there would just make me a burden."

"Besides," Wang Linchi retorted, "I'm the one paying your salary. Shouldn't you be worried about me instead of him?" Ever since his Heroic Spirit counterpart appeared, Wang Linchi felt his own status had slipped even further. He used to be a mascot of sorts; now, he was more like a Poop Scooper.

"Alright then. Since King Heaven Equivalent is so popular, your presence would indeed be a burden, Boss Wang," the secretary said, understanding Wang Linchi's explanation.

HISS... Wang Linchi sucked in a sharp breath, a vein throbbing on his forehead. "Why does it feel like he's become me?"

"Wait a minute," Wang Linchi said, noticing something. "Why are you so free today? Aren't you usually swamped with work?" He knew that although the man was his secretary, he also handled administrative duties and was typically very busy.

"I hired five secretaries," the secretary admitted openly.

"You, a secretary, hired five secretaries for yourself? Are you playing nesting dolls with me here?" Wang Linchi had never imagined his secretary would pull such a stunt.

"If you weren't so stingy and hired more personal assistants, I wouldn't have needed to hire five secretaries to help me," the secretary retorted. He implied that he had to manage the company's affairs and also deal with Wang Linchi's various personal issues, leaving him with very little time.

Initially, when the company was smaller, there was no clear distinction between administrative, personal, or other types of secretaries. But as the company grew, so did the workload, especially with Wang Linchi being a hands-off boss. The secretary had to coordinate and manage numerous matters.

This was especially true for Wang Linchi's countless trivial matters; he was like an oversized infant, needing his secretary for everything, even just to get a drink.

"Personal assistant? You mean the female kind, right?" Wang Linchi knew, of course, but he didn't particularly care. To him, appearances were meaningless. His vision perceived all sorts of things—everything except typically human forms.

Besides, the utility of a female assistant would be quite limited. He could make his current secretary haul mountain spring water for his tea or run ten kilometers at dawn to buy breakfast from a specific shop. Try that with a female assistant; she probably wouldn't last three days.

"Right, Boss Wang. Do you have any specific requests? I can arrange a few for you; whatever variety you're looking for, we can provide." To the secretary, these were minor issues. As long as Wang Linchi wasn't constantly stirring up pointless trouble, hiring a few female assistants was nothing.

Look at those accomplished Summoners or council members; the 'games' they played were far more sophisticated than Wang Linchi's, who was still stuck in this bizarre and childish phase.

"Never mind," Wang Linchi said melancholically. "I've already become disillusioned with worldly affairs."

If only he had met this secretary in his previous world, how wonderful that would have been! But now, he had no such inclinations. Unless the female assistant his secretary arranged could genuinely sprout a carnivorous flower on her body, he truly wouldn't be interested.

The secretary might think he knew how to 'play extravagantly,' but could he compare to Wang Linchi? Skinning, ripping out tendons, digging out hearts and lungs, taking brains for a stroll—Wang Linchi guaranteed no one could play more 'extravagantly' than him.

"What about men, then? What type would you prefer?" the secretary asked, changing tack.

"No, I don't want any of those..." Wang Linchi wasn't into men.

"Alright, stop dawdling and go help me..." Wang Linchi was about to send his secretary to a snack stall twenty kilometers away to buy something.

"I've already sent someone. They should be back soon. I guarantee it'll still be hot when you get it." The secretary knew what Wang Linchi wanted the moment he opened his mouth.

"Then I..."

"The mountain spring water is also on its way; it'll be here in ten minutes at most," the secretary added.

"Also..."

"The breakfast shop is closed in the afternoon; they're resting. Also..." The secretary deftly anticipated and addressed any other potential requests.

"Any other requests? I'll arrange for someone to handle them immediately."

Hearing this, Wang Linchi shook his head. "That's all. Just go get my delivery."

"Alright. Call me if you need anything." The secretary gathered the documents Wang Linchi had stamped, and hugging the large pile, he left the office.

The secretary wouldn't proactively seek out Wang Linchi unless it was for stamping documents. The only reason he had been chatting with Wang Linchi today was because there were still contracts awaiting Wang Linchi's official seal.

Now that those were done, he naturally had to get back to work.

Maybe I should ask him to be the general manager... Oh, right, we already have one, and that person is even more diligent than this secretary, Wang Linchi mused, then muttered under his breath, "Hmph, go on and compete yourselves into the ground."