Starting Unlimited Evolution from Grinding

Chapter 313: Turns Out He’s Just a Tsundere Siscon

Skill [Shadow Arrow Web] has been learned, gaining +5 to base Agility attribute!

Although it's an Epic Level skill, for Lin Mo, Ranger profession skills really aren't that difficult. He managed to learn it just during the short time walking on the road.

He could even sell this scroll later, as keeping it is useless anyway; there's no one with the Ranger profession in their team.

The time now was about ten in the morning. The sunlight today was just right, golden and warm, spilling down and shining on people, dispelling much of the early winter's chill.

Lin Mo walked at the very front, his fingers unconsciously rubbing the Ethereal Ring he had just put on his fingertip. The ring's surface flowed with a faint silver light, seemingly plain, but upon closer inspection, it had a distinct texture.

Apart from its powerful attributes and skills, this ring also came with a vast storage space of 1000 cubic meters, enough to easily accommodate all his current belongings with plenty of room to spare.

Lin Mo had already transferred all his things from his original Spatial Ring into this Ethereal Ring.

Afterwards, he discovered that with the ring on and the boost to his Spatial Affinity, he felt using the storage space was smoother than before. This made him really want to test the effects of skills like Space Slash, and even more so, to try out the improvements that increased Spatial Affinity might bring to [Spatial Creation].

Unfortunately, there were more important things to do right now.

"Mr. Lin Mo, are we going to sell those materials next?"Having spent more time together, Finnie seemed to understand what he was thinking quite well.

Lin Mo nodded, then said, "Right, where do you think would be the best place to sell our materials?"

Lin Mo suddenly thought of this question.

If it were before, he would definitely have chosen to go directly to the Adventurers' Association to sell them. Although the price might be slightly lower than other places, the convenience and simplicity were winning points.

But this time, he had quite a lot of materials on hand... If he sold them all at the Association, the money lost wouldn't be just a little.

Hearing this, Finnie also fell into contemplation.

Besides the Association, it seemed the only options were trading companies or marketplaces. But both methods depended on whether the other party needed these materials. If they didn't, even if they bought them, the price would only be similar to the Association's...

For adventurers, selling materials was a skilled task; normally, it was quite troublesome. You had to ask around everywhere, gather information, to maximize profits as much as possible.

Large-scale adventuring companies like the Lion Adventuring Company even had specialized personnel responsible for this work.

It was just that Lin Mo had always prioritized convenience before, so this was the first time he encountered this particular headache.

Ellie, standing to the side, didn't overthink it: "Can't we just go directly to the Noren Trading Company? That Miss Noren is Finnie's younger sister, she definitely wouldn't give us a low price, right?"

Hearing this, Lin Mo's eyes also lit up.

Right! How could he have forgotten about that!

Besides, they were going to the Noren Trading Company later anyway to buy things. This would perfectly combine selling and buying.

Moreover, the Noren Trading Company was planning to expand its business later, taking over the market gap left by the collapse of the Morin Trading Company. They would need a lot of materials too. It was mutually beneficial; Noren wouldn't be at a disadvantage either.

Thinking of her younger sister, Finnie's expression momentarily turned a bit awkward.

They had met in a hurry last time, her mind completely focused on asking her to save Phili. Looking back now, suddenly having gained a younger sister, and one who seemed not very easy to get along with, left Finnie feeling somewhat at a loss.

Noticing Finnie's expression, Lin Mo rubbed her head. "Don't worry, Noren is just verbally tsundere. I feel like she actually quite likes you as an older sister."

Noren's thoughts were actually quite easy to guess. After all, whenever she started being tsundere, you knew she was being contrary. It was actually a kind of attempt to cover things up.

"Really?"

Finnie was somewhat half-convinced, but since Mr. Lin Mo said so, it probably wasn't wrong.

"Almost certainly. And you are sisters after all. Before, you didn't know each other's attitudes, but now that she has shown an intention to interact with you, sisters should communicate..."

Finnie nodded, and the burden in her heart immediately lightened considerably.

It was fine. Even if she didn't do well, didn't know how to interact with her younger sister, Mr. Lin Mo was there.

The Royal City remained bustling, shops lining both sides of the street, people coming and going. Some people who had come for the Hunting Competition hadn't left yet, so the streets were especially crowded.

Since they couldn't walk fast, they simply weren't in a hurry. They walked while browsing the shops along the way.

Finnie's eyes were once again drawn to the street stalls on both sides. Sherfilia glanced at her but didn't lecture her like before.

Ellie also held roasted meat in one hand and a sweet Golden Millet Flower brew in the other, championing the eternal cycle of sweet and savory...

The Royal Palace wasn't far from the Noren Trading Company. They still managed to reach the trading company before the noon meal.

Pushing the door open, the Noren Trading Company's exquisite decor was as pleasing to the mood as ever.

Although there were many people in the shop, someone quickly came forward to greet them and inquire about their needs.

The first thing to do was naturally to sell the materials. Lin Mo directly stated his purpose: "Hello, we're here to sell monster materials. The quantity is quite large, and the quality is good too, so..."

Lin Mo was just about to ask her to relay a message to the upper management of the trading company when his peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of something. His gaze was suddenly drawn upward as if by a "black hole."

An impressive scale, an upright posture—it was precisely Noren's maid, Shirleyas.

Last time was rather rushed, and his gaze was completely drawn to the "key point." Now he could finally take a closer look at other aspects.

The maid before him had exquisite features, a pair of clear and sharp eyes carrying a somewhat icy temperament. She seemed like the aloof, high-cold type again.

But it was hard to say for sure.

Sherfilia was very aloof and sharp-tongued at first too. Now... well, she was still sharp-tongued, but the choice of words and tone sounded more like a rather unique form of coquettishness. Sometimes, it might even turn into a poison dragon.

He couldn't keep thinking about this... Lin Mo stopped his wandering thoughts.

If nothing unexpected happened, just like Finnie and Sherfilia, the Miss Shirleyas before him should also be Noren's half-sister.

Only...

Lin Mo's gaze once again glanced at the key point, then recalled Noren's figure, and felt some doubt again.

Were they really sisters?

Only Lin Mo dared to stare at her so openly. The other customers around, sensing the powerful aura emanating from Shirleyas, instinctively lowered their heads, not daring to look directly. Even customers in the middle of bargaining stopped their discussions, their faces showing expressions of reverence.

Everyone loves to look at beauties, but such a powerful expert couldn't be looked at casually. If you encountered one with a bad temper, you might be in trouble.

Shirleyas walked straight up to Lin Mo and the others. She didn't seem to mind his slightly rude gaze. She just glanced at him, then slightly bowed, her tone calm. "Miss Finnie, Mr. Lin Mo, and the other guests, please follow me. Miss Noren wishes to see you."

"Alright."

Lin Mo nodded and followed her steps.

Looking at the beautiful figure ahead, Lin Mo couldn't help but recall the scene of her initial appearance.

This maid was very strong, having reached the Transcendent Level. Back in the Silent Forest, she had slain a Level 20 Death Knight Warrior with a single sword strike.

Her age was probably similar to Sherfilia's, but their strength was worlds apart. Was this the importance of resources?

For things like the "Essence Blood Serum," because the effect dilutes if you drink too many, ordinary Professionals, even if they had the means, would only buy two or three vials of each grade, stopping purchases once the effect dropped below 50%.

But as the daughter of the current head of the Oxivis Family, she probably drank them like water, continuing until there was no effect left...

This was like playing a game. Those with exceptional talent were the lucky ones, while those with illustrious family backgrounds were the whales.

And for top families like the Oxivis Family, with excellent genes, it was basically being both lucky and a whale. "Commoners" couldn't catch up no matter how hard they grinded.

Of course, whether lucky or a whale, they ultimately still couldn't compare to "cheaters."

Not to mention Lin Mo, even Sherfilia, with Lin Mo's help, surpassing her was only a matter of time.

Following Shirleyas, they went directly to the top floor of the trading company.

Pushing open the door, in a very large room, Noren was sitting behind a desk, lying back in a recliner, looking at them with great interest.

Pink hair, a modest figure...

Lin Mo once again doubted whether she and Shirleyas were truly related by blood.

Noren's gaze fell on them. When she saw Finnie, a hint of imperceptible joy flashed in the depths of her eyes, quickly covered up by tsundere pride.

Shirleyas closed the large door, stood behind Noren, placed her hands in front of her, slightly bowed her head, maintaining a standard maid's posture, and said nothing more.

Finnie felt a bit nervous, unsure how to greet this younger sister of hers.

Lin Mo wasn't very socially anxious now. He waved very naturally. "We meet again. Thanks for last time."

"Hmph~"

Noren snorted somewhat proudly and waved her hand. "It was just for Aunt Beixi's sake. So, what brings you here this time?"

"Oh, Finnie missed you, so she wanted to come see you."

Lin Mo's single sentence directly caused both sisters to short-circuit.

Finnie blushed, stammering, "I... I didn't... No, I..."

She wanted to say she didn't, but felt that wouldn't be good, finding herself in a dilemma.

Noren was even more struck as if by a heavy blow. Her little face flushed red "whoosh," her mouth half-open, unable to speak for a long while.

Sure enough, this girl was just a tsundere sister-con.

Shirleyas raised her head, her gaze falling on Lin Mo. Her eyes also seemed to carry a hint of surprise, though it was unclear what she was thinking.

After quite a while, the awkward atmosphere finally eased.

Noren lightly coughed twice, regaining her tsundere demeanor. "Th-this... Really, what am I to do with you?"

Lin Mo turned his head and whispered a few words in Finnie's ear. Finnie blinked, somewhat hesitantly nodding.

Noren, watching their little exchange, couldn't help but frown slightly.

To be honest, when she first heard her older sister was following a man, she was very displeased and looked down on this so-called "brother-in-law," Lin Mo.

When she first met him, she still held this view, though it had improved slightly.

After all, in her eyes, Lin Mo's strength at the time could only be considered average.

But not much time had passed, and this guy's progress had already reached an astonishing level, especially during the previous Hunting Competition... Probably having gained some fortuitous encounter again, his current strength was already... well, passable...

Noren felt a rare twinge of guilt.

She felt she might not necessarily be able to defeat this man.

She certainly knew what this meant. She had the vast resources of the Oxivis Family to reach her current strength, yet Lin Mo could catch up to and possibly even surpass her.

Such talent, not to exaggerate, seemed like her older sister was actually the one marrying up.

He was also undeniably excellent in appearance. In terms of character... When they encountered trouble before, he alone drew away the dangerous enemy, letting her sister and the others escape. He had a strong sense of responsibility.

It seemed that from any dimension, he was completely worthy of Sister Finnie...

No, why should I care about this?

Noren shook her head, returning to that proud demeanor.

She's just a useless older sister. What happens to her, I don't care at all!

"Nor... Noren..."

Meanwhile, under Lin Mo's "instigation," Finnie spoke up. "I heard your trading company is still planning to expand. I have some materials here, if you don't mind..."

With a child like Noren, if you actively asked for her help, she would definitely put on a formal tsundere act, even proposing some conditions.

But changing the approach, making it seem like they were here to help her, that was different.

Sure enough, Noren immediately showed a somewhat awkward expression.

She wanted to thank them but couldn't bring herself to do so, so she could only ask directly, "Oh? What kind of materials?"

Lin Mo didn't waste words either, directly taking out all the materials he had accumulated during this period.

Because the space in his previous Spatial Ring was relatively limited, anything put in there was of a decent level.

Noren was somewhat surprised. These materials were more numerous than she expected, and the quality was quite good too.

She immediately entered work mode, stepping forward to carefully take inventory.

Noren in work mode didn't have that tsundere demeanor. She was very serious, even somewhat stern.

After a moment, she finally looked up. "Your materials are pretty good. Based on market value, they're worth around 68,450 Gold Coins. For Aunt Behira's sake, I can offer 70,000... Shirleyas."

After speaking, she called to the maid behind her.

Shirleyas quickly took out a cloth bag and handed it to Finnie. Opening the bag revealed neatly stacked Crystal Coins inside.

Finnie handed the bag to Lin Mo. Lin Mo didn't count the amount, directly putting it into his Ethereal Ring, then said, "Later, if you need any specific materials, you can tell us too. We'll try to help if we can. After all, you're Finnie's younger sister... which makes you kind of like my younger sister too."

"Who... who's your younger sister?"

Noren's retort wasn't loud. "I don't need... your help..."

Her voice grew softer towards the end, her presence weaker, ultimately not finishing the sentence.

Although she was tsundere, she wasn't a bad child after all, and she knew such overly harsh words shouldn't be said.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, you can go..."

Although she said this, her peripheral gaze was on Finnie, clearly very reluctant to see her go.

Lin Mo smiled. This kid was too easy to read.

"Finnie, why don't you stay and chat with your younger sister for a bit? We can go downstairs to look around and buy some things."