Think It Through, Then Come Back

Base Defense Division, Outer Patrol Division.

Deputy Director's Office.

"Knock, knock."

"Come in."

Yu Hanchao, dressed in a Netherlight Battle Suit, sat in a leather chair with his fingers interlocked and his elbows resting on the desk. His tiger-like eyes gleamed sharply as he looked at the visitor. "Speak."

"We didn't find Yu Haitao's body. It may have... been eaten by monsters. We only found his Wilderness Watch." The outer patrol officer secretly glanced at the deputy director, whose expression had not changed.

"Understood." Yu Hanchao's voice was cold.

His gaze fell on the computer screen, which displayed the overall rankings for the 101st Class West Camp Rookie Trial.

"Go find Haitao's classmates from Class 23. See whether he said or did anything during the Rookie Trial," Yu Hanchao ordered.

"Yes, Director." The outer patrol officer stood up.

"Wait."

Yu Hanchao stopped the officer who was about to leave. "While you're at it, recruit Wang Ye, the top-ranked newcomer from the Rookie Trial."

"Huh?" The officer hesitated. "We're only the second-ranked department in the Base Defense Division. He might not consider us..."

"Tell him that if he joins the Outer Patrol Division, he can skip two ranks and directly receive the title and benefits of an Intermediate Patrol Officer. Give him the highest-standard training plan and meet any condition he can name," Yu Hanchao said.

"That... doesn't follow the rules," the officer said quietly.

"Rules are dead."

A sharp glint flashed through Yu Hanchao's tiger eyes. "I'll pay the extra money."

"Just get him here!"

Evolutionist Apartment.

Room 714.

Ding.

Wang Ye, who had cultivated all night and was eating breakfast, received a message. His eyes immediately lit up.

Your Digital Currency Account has received: 175,200 yuan.

His first pot of gold!

He finally had money!

"Looks like the Silver Ringed Snake Demon's Essence Core was quite valuable." Wang Ye did the math.

He had killed more than sixty low-level Ferocious-level Monsters during the Rookie Trial. At a 100% cut, that should have been around 120,000 to 130,000 yuan.

The rest came from that Second Order awakened Silver Ringed Snake Demon.

A full 50,000 yuan!

"I'll count it as cashing out two tubes of medicine." Wang Ye had never considered asking Yu Shuiqin for money.

A real man wouldn't do something like that.

He was already a Second Order Gene Warrior. Making money would not be difficult.

Even without the newcomer benefits and with only a 50% cut, averaging 1,000 yuan per Ferocious-level Monster, earning twenty or thirty thousand a day would not be a problem.

"Ding-dong." The doorbell rang.

Wang Ye gave a soft sound of surprise.

He glanced at Doctor Shu, who had exhausted herself making breakfast and doing morning exercises before falling asleep again, then got up and opened the door.

Click.

When he opened it, a familiar figure came into view.

With a small ponytail and a sweet, innocent face, Zhao Xiaoyu wore the standard camp battle suit loosely and comfortably. She held a bag of breakfast in front of her with both hands. When she saw him, she looked up and gave him a sweet smile.

"Good morning, Wang Ye." Zhao Xiaoyu wore soft, natural makeup that made her seem all the more girlish. "I bought breakfast. Let's eat togeth—"

Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of the breakfast on the table through the crack in the door. Zhao Xiaoyu's smile froze for a moment, but she quickly returned to normal. "Um... do you have time later?"

"What is it?" Wang Ye gently pulled the door shut.

Zhao Xiaoyu bit her pink lips. "Can we talk in your room?"

Heh.

Was she really going to beat around the bush like this?

"Have you thought it through?" Wang Ye looked directly at his ex-girlfriend, the original owner's moonlight in his heart.

"Huh?" Zhao Xiaoyu instantly felt as though he had seen through her. Her eyes darted away, and her face flushed from her neck to the tips of her ears. "No, I'm not, I didn't..."

"Is that so? Then come back after you've thought it through," Wang Ye said.

Zhao Xiaoyu's expression turned pale, then flushed. Her slender fingers twisted together as she spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito's. "But if you really want it... it's not impossible..."

After saying that, she lowered her head, not daring to look at Wang Ye at all.

"You can. I can't." Wang Ye calmly watched the girl before him transform from shy to furious in an instant. Her face reddened, she stomped her foot hard, and ran away.

Images surfaced in his mind of how, several months ago, the original owner had treated her wonderfully and cherished her like a treasure in his palm.

What he got in return was cold violence and a one-sided breakup.

Was a woman like that worth it?

Time to head into the wilderness!

He had already put on the Darklight Battle Suit he had ordered from the Evolutionist Mall yesterday.

He had exchanged it with an equipment voucher. Not using it would have been a waste.

The personal equipment from the park required custom fitting, so it would not be ready that quickly.

He had to admit that the Darklight Battle Suit's defensive capabilities were far superior to the standard camp battle suit.

It greatly reduced the chance of injury.

Killed a First Order Canine Monster.
Potential Points: 22→72.

With a casual swing of his blade, Wang Ye easily killed a low-level Ferocious-level Monster.

The physical attributes of a Second Order Gene Warrior, combined with the accomplished Crimson Sun Blade Art, completely overwhelmed low-level Ferocious-level Monsters in attack power.

"Sure enough, only five."

Wang Ye was not surprised.

Because now, killing Mutated Monsters only gave him 0.2 Potential Points.

Killing a monster one rank below him only yielded 50% of the Potential Points.

Killing a monster two ranks below him only yielded 20%.

This prevented him from taking shortcuts to earn Potential Points by blindly slaughtering monsters far weaker than himself, which would do nothing to improve his combat experience.

"Change locations."

Wang Ye was decisive.

He had always pursued efficiency.

Since the north side would not do, he would go west.

Although it was relatively more dangerous there, the number of mid-level Ferocious-level Monsters was far greater than in the north.

Three hours later.

Dawn's First Light!

Wang Ye's blade flashed like fire, the Crimson Sun Blade Art fierce and boundless.

Though he was still clawed open with a bloody gash, the Darklight Battle Suit's defensive strength meant he suffered only a superficial wound.

Killed a Second Order Rat Monster.
Potential Points: 78→78.

"Two points." Wang Ye recalled the Second Order awakened Silver Ringed Snake Demon he had killed at the end of the Rookie Trial.

He had gained six Potential Points.

But he had still been a First Order Gene Warrior then.

"Gaining Potential Points by fighting above my rank gives 150%, so awakened monsters give twice the Potential Points of monsters at the same level." Wang Ye had more or less figured out the pattern.

Simply put, the stronger and rarer the monster he killed, the more Potential Points he gained.

Conversely, he gained less.

"Be more careful. Hunting mid-level Ferocious-level Monsters won't be a problem."

"It's also a good chance to hone my combat experience."

Although the number of Ferocious-level Monsters west of No. 3 Garrison had increased significantly, it was still nowhere near as dense as during the Rookie Trial.

Relatively speaking, it was actually safer.

Night.

Wang Ye quietly cultivated the perfect-level Crimson Sun Evolution Method alone.

Doctor Shu was out of commission again.

In one night, his progress as a Second Order Gene Warrior rose from 2% to 6%.

There was no obstacle to improving his physical attributes. He was still far from his limit.

The closer one got to the limit, the harder it became to improve the body.

The physical limit of a junior evolutionist was around 2,000.

From Second Order (500) to the threshold of Third Order (1,000) was a flat, broad road of cultivation. He only needed to keep grinding.

"Today's hunting efficiency should be a little higher than yesterday's." Wang Ye put on his Darklight Battle Suit, strapped on the Crimson Sun Battle Blade, and prepared to head into the wilderness.

Yesterday, he had been exploring and adapting to the western environment while accumulating combat experience against mid-level Ferocious-level Monsters, so he had not gone all out.

Even so, he had still gained twenty Potential Points.

His goal today was thirty Potential Points.

First, he would raise the Crimson Sun Blade Art.

Increasing combat strength came first!

Click.

Wang Ye opened the door and suddenly froze.

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