Corporate slave? Pshaw, I'm the richest woman now!

Tang Tang looked at his current appearance and fell silent for a moment, then hesitated before asking, "Bear, who exactly fed you to look like this?"

When he stood in front of Tang Tang, he was so tall that he blocked out all the sunlight, making it impossible for Tang Tang to see any of it.

She gasped, "What have you been doing lately?"

At that moment, Fox slowly strolled over, looking at Tang Tang with an equally complicated expression, and said, "Boss, he eats three buffet meals a day, and then he has dessert in the afternoon! I don't know how much he's showing off."

Mercenary Island is Tang Tang's exclusive territory. Although the living facilities here are not as good as those of a resort, everything you need is available.

Whether it's weapons, equipment, or food, here, as long as you gain recognition and strength, you won't need to spend money to buy anything you want; the base will provide it all for free.

Of course, Tang Tang's mercenary island is not a charity; each mercenary's mission commission is taken into account. However, compared to other bases, Ashes Base actually takes a relatively small percentage.

The commission rates charged by other mercenary bases are outrageously high, and all weapons and equipment naturally have to be purchased with money.

This is determined by the nature of different bases.

Other mercenary bases can only be considered as reputable intermediaries, with loose management of their mercenaries, high turnover, and little sense of collective honor.

And Tang Tang's Ashes mercenary base...

All the mercenaries in this base are Tang Tang's subordinates. Every training session reinforces their single belief: to live for their master.

That's right. Normally, the mercenaries on Mercenary Island live as freelance mercenaries, but once summoned by Tang Tang, they will immediately become her most loyal, sharpest, and most handy blade.

……

Tang Tang returned to Mercenary Island. Besides checking the training results of most of the mercenaries, the most important thing she did was go to Ouyang Zhengde's laboratory.

It had been some time since I last met Ouyang Zhengde, and the laboratory that was once rather rudimentary on Mercenary Island had undergone tremendous changes.

“Miss Tang,” Ouyang Zhengde still looked the same as when they first met: tall and thin, with cool features and a pure temperament.

She was probably conducting some kind of research; she was wearing a slightly loose white lab coat, black-rimmed glasses, and her long hair was tied in a ponytail.

She saw Tang Tang and smiled slightly, "Long time no see, Miss Tang."

Tang Tang nodded and looked at her, saying, "Dr. Ouyang, it's been a long time. How's life here? I heard from them that you hardly ever leave the island."

She never restricted Ouyang Zhengde's freedom; she could leave the island at any time if Ouyang Zhengde wished.

Ouyang Zhengde did not expect that Tang Tang's first question would not be about any new experimental progress, but rather about her life.

Ouyang Zhengze's eyes softened. Looking at the girl who had rescued her, she explained softly, "I'm very happy living here. As for leaving the island... it's my own choice. I have my laboratory here, projects and research that I love. I think life is wonderful."

She was not someone who pursued a material life. The greatest happiness that Ouyang Zhengde felt was being able to conduct the experiments she wanted to do without any accusations or interference.

She is a smart and pure person.

Tang Tang nodded upon hearing this and said, "That's good. I hope that everyone under my command will be happy while they are alive."

“Of course,” Ouyang Zhengde walked ahead and opened the last door of the laboratory for Tang Tang. “Miss Tang… this laboratory is the best I’ve ever seen, and you are the most generous boss I’ve ever met.”

As the laboratory doors opened, a cool breeze, slightly colder than room temperature, rushed out.

The first thing you see is pure white with a high-tech feel. The entire laboratory hall is very spacious, with only sofas, benches and various green plants for resting.

In the square hall, there are six aluminum alloy doors on each of the other three walls, making a total of 18 doors.

These 18 doors lead to another separate laboratory, which in turn contains doors leading to other spaces.

Ouyang Zhengde led Tang Tang through a door, then opened another door from the inside.

Tang Tang couldn't help but joke, "Given how complicated this place is, even a thief might not be able to find a way out."

Ouyang Zhengde smiled upon hearing this and affirmed, "Miss Tang, in fact, new researchers often get lost inside as well."

Each laboratory contained a variety of novel and complex machines and equipment. Ouyang Zhengde looked at these machines with a gentle gaze, as if he were looking at his own children.

She exclaimed, "Ms. Tang, the equipment inside this laboratory is almost comparable to the world's top experimental research institutes."

……

Tang Tang spent a day exploring Mercenary Island before finally leaving with Bear and Fox.

Well... when leaving the island, Bear had to make do with a plane by himself because of his very large size.

To be fair, racial advantages are a real thing.

For a normal person, eating like Bear would quickly turn them into a fat person covered in fat.

However, Bear did not undergo any additional intensive training, and his current fat percentage is still within the normal range.

Bear's terrifying racial talent allows him to become a muscular behemoth without rigorous training.

Fortunately, he likes his body shape very much.

……

Tang Tang originally planned to land in Thailand directly after leaving Mercenary Island.

However, to her surprise, she received a call from Tang Yu.

"Master~" Tang Yu's gentle voice sounded somewhat muffled on the phone. He deliberately drew out his words, his tone carrying a hint of coquettish complaint, "When exactly are you going to exile me?"

He smiled wryly, his tone mournful, "While others are dealing with a bunch of cunning old men in the hospital, the master is doing well, letting Tang Xiao and his few close attendants serve him. It's truly heartbreaking."

Upon hearing this, Tang Tang coughed lightly with a slight sense of guilt, and gently comforted Tang Yu, "Alright, if you don't want to stay in the hospital, come back to my side. It's the same if someone else takes your place."

Hearing Tang Tang's gentle voice on the other end of the phone, Tang Yu couldn't help but slightly curl the corners of her mouth.

He remained in the dean's office, wearing a well-fitting white lab coat, a pair of frameless glasses that gave him a refined yet roguish look, one hand in his pocket, the other holding a few documents, casually standing in front of the office's floor-to-ceiling window.