He Really Was an Upright Gentleman

He Really Was an Upright Gentleman

Yu Shuiqin, standing outside the door, was stunned as well.

She had been there for ten minutes already, lingering at the door, unsure how to thank Wang Ye.

Until Wang Ye opened the door, and the two found themselves face-to-face.

"Soup dumplings? No." Wang Ye quickly came to his senses and said to the naturally beautiful Yu Shuiqin before him, "You've recovered?"

"Mm, thank you." Yu Shuiqin forced out an awkward smile.

Oh, so she wasn't tsundere.

She had social anxiety.

Wang Ye quickly realized this. "You're welcome. Is there anything else?"

"Huh?" Yu Shuiqin did not know how to respond. She merely shook her little head instinctively.

"If not, I'm leaving." Wang Ye waved to Yu Shuiqin and quickly departed.

Watching Wang Ye's carefree departing figure, Yu Shuiqin's tense heart finally relaxed, and a favorable impression of him naturally arose within her.

The chief instructor had been right. He truly was a young man of noble character.

Although he had saved her life, he neither wanted her money nor coveted her body.

And when she woke up, her combat suit had been completely intact, and nothing about her felt wrong.

He really was an upright gentleman.

"She really was beautiful."

"Her skin was so tender, as if she were made of water."

"I really want to give her a SPA."

Wang Ye liked beautiful women, but he would not deliberately try to please them.

Besides, from his experience, the best distance to maintain with someone who had social anxiety was a normal relationship.

It was not necessarily that they feared social interaction. It was just that becoming too close with unfamiliar people right away made them feel pressured.

Even if he craved her body... a relationship should still start with friendship.

He had to be patient.

*

*

No. 3 Garrison.

Off-road vehicles came and went, making the place quite lively.

"Wang Ye, we meet again!" Huang Zirui approached with a radiant smile.

"Do you have some kind of interest in me?" Wang Ye looked at Huang Zirui.

Were these rich second-generation heirs all so free?

One had blocked his doorstep, while the other waited for him at No. 3 Garrison.

"The applications have to be submitted tomorrow. Have you decided where you're going?" Huang Zirui smiled.

"Too many offers. I need to think it over carefully." Over the past two days, Wang Ye had received quite a few invitations from departments within the Three Great Organizations. Some had even visited him personally.

Huang Zirui nodded. "By the way, have you seen Xiao Qin?"

Wang Ye found that strange. "If you care about her, why are you asking me?"

"The first thing she did after waking up was come looking for you." Huang Zirui looked at Wang Ye.

"At least she has some conscience." Wang Ye nodded.

But she had no intention of repaying him!

She had not mentioned compensation at all. At the very least, she could reimburse him for two tubes of serum... Wang Ye grumbled inwardly.

Wait.

The wool comes from the sheep!

The sudden smile on Wang Ye's face made Huang Zirui unconsciously take half a step back. The words he had been about to say caught in his throat. "What are you planning?"

"What did you say rookies absolutely needed in the wilderness last time?" Wang Ye racked his brain.

"Healing serum and antidotes," Huang Zirui answered without hesitation.

"I forgot to bring them."

"..."

Wang Ye was in a good mood.

He had made a sale first thing in the morning.

Though with his current wealth, he did not lack this little bit of money.

Still, suffering losses was not a blessing.

There was no reason for him to save someone and have to pay out of pocket himself.

If he paid out of pocket this time, would he have to pay with a kidney next time?

"Ding."

A message arrived on his phone.

Your Digital Currency Account has received: 28,580 yuan.

Wang Ye glanced at it, his heart utterly unmoved.

Small money.

Yesterday, his earnings from Ferocious-level Monster kills alone during the Rookie Trial had reached a high amount.

There were also a 100,000-yuan cash voucher for the store and a 100,000-yuan equipment exchange voucher.

Together with the invaluable reward of a personal Exclusive Combat Suit...

He could be considered past the poverty stage.

"Still nowhere near celebrities." Wang Ye glanced at the artists' trailers filming outdoor scenes in the wilderness.

They really wanted money more than their lives.

Although they were near No. 3 Garrison, Ferocious-level Monsters could still appear.

"South Kettle Park today." Wang Ye began to pick up speed.

"Target: 30 Potential Points."

South Kettle Park was located south of Lánxīn Lake.

The lakeside corridors were densely populated with Ferocious-level Monsters, including quite a few high-level Ferocious Monsters.

Wang Ye was heading for the outskirts of South Kettle Park.

When Huang Zirui had invited him before, this was also where they had come to hunt.

Vegetation was abundant.

The Evolutionary Essence contained in the lake water was almost comparable to Evolutionary Serum.

Though it could not compare with Blood Sea Water, a red glow could be seen from afar. Its concentration was far higher than Red Rain's.

"A Ferocious-level lizard monster." Wang Ye's senses were exceptional.

Awakening as an ability user had not only strengthened his consciousness, but also given him perception of his surroundings far beyond that of a Gene Warrior.

Though this Ferocious-level lizard monster was well hidden, his eyes were a radar!

Slash!

He killed the Second Order lizard monster.

Potential Points: 88→88.

A good start.

"South Kettle Park truly lived up to its name."

Wang Ye had only found three mid-level Ferocious Monsters yesterday, but he had made a catch the moment he started work today.

"Take it easy. Don't get carried away and venture too deep later."

The closer he got to Lánxīn Lake, the more dangerous it would become.

With his current strength, high-level Ferocious Monsters would be difficult to deal with.

Three hours later.

Wang Ye ran into Huang Zirui, who had also come to train. They exchanged some training experience before going their separate ways.

"He's already a Second Order Gene Warrior." Wang Ye was not surprised by Huang Zirui's strength.

As the top scorer of the Graduation Exam, with his strong family background supporting him—

His lower limit was that of an Intermediate Evolver.

In the future, he would likely become the most accomplished student in the 101st Class.

If not for Wang Ye.

Four in the afternoon.

Wang Ye killed a mid-level Ferocious wolf monster.

It had appeared from who knew where.

Because of the lake water's unusual properties, it had attracted quite a few Ferocious-level Monsters.

"My Potential Points have broken 50." Wang Ye did the math.

Today's efficiency had basically remained above 3 Potential Points per hour, 30% higher than yesterday.

So had his earnings.

Most importantly, today—

He was once again completely uninjured.

He opened the Light and Shadow Panel, and his consciousness settled on the '+'.

Within his Consciousness Space, he practiced the Crimson Sun Blade Art day and night.

He had long since mastered Rising Sun, Dawn's First Light, and Radiant Hues of Myriad Paths. The three techniques linked flawlessly into a single line, working together with incomparable coordination to form a complete set of basic blade techniques.

After tens of millions of repetitions, he finally grasped every mystery within the entire set of blade techniques.

Crimson Sun Blade Art, basic mastery → perfect mastery.

A phantom light appeared before his eyes.

His combat power rose to another level.

Wang Ye swung the Crimson Sun Battle Blade in his hand, and it felt completely different.

"Conservatively speaking, my combat power has risen by over 20%." Wang Ye was very satisfied with his current state.

Before joining the special department, he had already pushed his combat power to its limit!

The next step...

Hm?

He vaguely sensed that something was off around him. It was frighteningly quiet.

Wang Ye reacted almost instinctively. His six senses were sharp, and he swiftly retreated.

A piercing gust of wind cracked through the air like a whip.

Smack!

It struck the spot where he had just been standing, completely shattering a square boulder.

A tree monster!

Wang Ye immediately withdrew.

The "whip" lashed out again, its attack speed terrifying.

This time, he did not evade completely. After blocking with the Crimson Sun Battle Blade, the whip's remaining force struck the Darklight Battle Suit, slicing it open like a blade and drawing blood instantly.

Wang Ye's heart bled too.

My 100,000-yuan combat suit!

I've only worn it for two days!

Without slowing down, Wang Ye used the momentum to kick off the ground and widen the distance.

Judging from the power of that tree whip, the tree monster attacking him was very likely—

A high-level Ferocious Monster!

Monster was the collective term for all living things after evolution.

Any living entity could absorb Blood Sea Water or Red Rain and evolve.

Plant life found evolution difficult because their intelligence was too low.

But beside this lake, after absorbing a large amount of Evolutionary Essence from the water, a plant had successfully evolved.

A Camphor Tree Monster!

Wang Ye looked at the twenty-meter-tall camphor tree in the distance, its trunk as thick and hard as iron.

The branches that had attacked him just now danced through the air, like tentacles and whips.

This tree monster had real S-grade potential...

Fight or not?

The initiative was in his hands.

Because a Ferocious-level tree monster had limited attack range.

It could not move.

Among the Evolver data categories at the Hua Xia Evolutionist Center, Wang Ye had read some shared wilderness survival experience.

"Perfect for practicing my blade work!" Wang Ye made his decision swiftly.

After calculating its attack range, he took a probing step in with his right foot, drawing another attack from the Camphor Tree Monster. He then retreated and immediately followed with a blade technique.

Rising Sun!

The opening move of the Crimson Sun Blade Art was also the connecting point for the latter two blade techniques. Its attack speed was astonishingly fast.

Bang!

The perfect blade technique displayed its might, shattering the Camphor Tree Monster's branches.

I can win!

Wang Ye withdrew his blade and stepped back, dodging the Camphor Tree Monster's lash before immediately following up with another strike.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Blade shadows overlapped as Wang Ye attacked with razor-sharp ferocity.

Rustle, rustle.

After the storm passed, branches and leaves littered the ground.

In just five minutes, the once lush and leafy Camphor Tree Monster had been reduced to a bare tree trunk.

"Why don't you try running?" Wang Ye approached without restraint, blade in hand.

Chop down the tree!

One slash after another.

The power of the perfect Crimson Sun Blade Art erupted in full.

Even a high-level vicious monster known for its defenses could not withstand it.

Bang!

The tree trunk crashed to the ground.

Light flickered before his eyes.

Killed a Tier 3 Tree Monster.

Potential Points: 12 → 12.