Do You Want Me to Introduce You to My Best Friend?

Do You Want Me to Introduce You to My Best Friend?

Minor injuries wouldn't keep him off the front lines.

Wang Ye drank the HF3 healing potion he had mooched off Huang Zirui.

A warm current instantly surged through his body. His cells regenerated, his wounds rapidly healed, his muscles regained their vitality, and he felt completely refreshed.

The effects were excellent!

"I'll ask for another tube next time I run into him." Wang Ye was instantly back to normal.

His body could recover, but the Darklight Battle Suit could not.

Equipment worth 100,000 yuan had become covered in scars after barely three days in his hands.

The quality was pretty lousy.

It didn't matter. He was heading back to the Base City tonight anyway.

Once there, he could go to the Experiment Building in the park and collect his personal equipment. He could replace it right away.

And the Crimson Sun Battle Blade in his hand.

Even the sword in that Devil-Human's hand had been better than his.

What a pathetic kitchen knife.

He would replace it all at once!

That afternoon, his efficiency was quite good.

He earned 20 Potential Points early on.

Wang Ye stopped while he was ahead and returned to camp.

After all, he was going home. It wouldn't be good to show up covered in wounds.

After Doctor Shu and he treated each other's injuries, Wang Ye washed up and took the camp vehicle back to the Base City.

"There's no mention of it on the forum. They probably handled it quietly." Wang Ye opened his phone and browsed the Eastern Base City Subforum on the Evolutionist Forum.

Although much of the forum was filled with useless information, two topics would always explode whenever they appeared.

One was Cosmic Monsters.

The other was the Devil-Human Organization.

The two greatest enemies of evolutionists.

In fact, to most evolutionists, the Devil-Human Organization was even more terrifying than Cosmic Monsters.

Devil-Humans craved blood, especially the blood of evolutionists.

To them, it was a powerful tonic.

*

*

Eastern Base City.

Wengu Road, Dream Home.

Rows of more than twenty-story apartment buildings stood tall. Their plain white exterior walls and green window frames were utterly unadorned, and aside from the lawns, there was barely any greenery in sight.

This small residential community housed Tens of Thousands of people, making it extremely densely populated.

These were government resettlement homes meant to take in refugees from all over. The community also provided minimum subsidies for elderly people without family support.

It was Wang Ye's first time here.

Yet it didn't feel unfamiliar.

After the great disaster broke out, the original Wang Ye's family had responded to the government's call and hurriedly moved into Eastern Base City.

Not long after they left, their original city was attacked by monsters and reduced to rubble.

Due to work, the original Wang Ye's father had not moved with them. He had vanished afterward, and there had been no news of him since.

Five years had passed.

Everyone knew what that meant. They simply did not want to shatter the last remaining hope.

"The environment is average and the location is remote, but at least it provides shelter." Wang Ye did not take the elevator.

There were too many people. It stopped at practically every floor.

With his current physical ability, he reached the tenth floor in the blink of an eye.

Through the stairwell window, he saw construction sites everywhere, buildings rising nonstop to accommodate the growing number of refugees.

Just like in his previous life, the country was warm and strong. It abandoned no one, which was a blessing for ordinary people at the bottom of society.

As one of them, Wang Ye felt proud from the bottom of his heart.

What kind of country raised what kind of people.

"Ding-dong." Wang Ye pressed the doorbell.

A tiny eye appeared at the peephole.

"Open the door. It's me." Wang Ye smiled as he spoke. His consciousness had already sensed the small, thin figure behind the door.

Click.

The door unlocked.

Then the door opened with a click, revealing his Younger Sister Wang Xinchen's innocent, flawless smiling face. "Big Brother, you're back!"

"Mm. Where's Mom?" Wang Ye entered, changed into slippers, and looked around.

The temporary resettlement apartment was fifty square meters, with two bedrooms and one living room.

His mother and Younger Sister shared one room, while the original Wang Ye and his older brother shared the other.

The home was small but cozy, though there was rather too much clutter piled around.

"She hasn't gotten off work yet." Wang Xinchen stared at Wang Ye with her large eyes, then suddenly said, "Big Brother, you've changed."

"Gotten more handsome?" Wang Ye brushed it off with a smile.

The smartest person in the family was this youngest sister.

After all, he and the original Wang Ye had many different habits and ways of speaking.

Fortunately, the Evolution Camp training had lasted half a year, enough to smooth over many memories.

"No, I can't explain it..." Wang Xinchen placed a finger against her lips and stared at Wang Ye.

"Then don't explain it. Come on, let's pick Mom up." Wang Ye wrapped an arm around Wang Xinchen's little head and skillfully changed the subject.

He was a professional when it came to dealing with girls.

No matter their age.

"This is great, Big Brother! My online classes won't lag anymore!" Wang Xinchen held the latest laptop in her hands, beaming. "I asked Big Brother A-Yang so many times, but he refused to buy one for me."

Wang Ye smiled. "Is there anything else you want to buy?"

Little girls were easy to deal with.

Normally, all it took was buying, buying, buying.

"No, no." Wang Xinchen shook her head repeatedly. "Mom said earning money is hard, so we can't spend recklessly."

Wang Ye gave a soft sound. "Then why did you buy a laptop?"

"That's different." Wang Xinchen looked at him with her big eyes. "This is called investing in myself! Only studying hard gives you a way out. If you save money on your education now, you'll have to save money for the rest of your life."

Wang Ye gave her a thumbs-up.

There was a reason top students were top students.

They often set goals early, had their own ideas, and carried them out unwaveringly.

"Mom was wrong. Men earn money to spend on women," Wang Ye said casually.

"Big Brother, that sounds like something men say in TV dramas to trick little girls."

"...I'll return the computer later."

*

*

Dream Canteen.

It was responsible for providing Dream Home community with two meals a day.

It became exceptionally busy whenever it was mealtime.

"Wash the dishes faster."

"They don't need to be that clean. Just rinse them with water and wipe them dry. Why are you disinfecting them? Hurry up, we're running out of bowls!"

Chen Tingyu wiped the sweat from her forehead with her arm, her expression somewhat strained.

After giving birth to her third child, her health had started declining.

Especially over the past few years, she had run herself ragged for her children. She did not eat well or sleep well, and the burden of the family had left her struggling to breathe.

Watching the middle-aged woman who headed the dishwashing team stand there with her hands on her hips, barking orders arrogantly, Chen Tingyu could only endure her discomfort and hurry up with the dishes.

Jobs were hard to find now. If she would not do it, plenty of others wanted to.

As she bent over with her stiff, aching waist, Chen Tingyu's hand was suddenly grabbed.

She turned around, and joy immediately appeared on her wrinkled face.

"Why are you here?" Chen Tingyu looked at Wang Ye, who had safely returned from the Evolution Camp, and her eyes instantly reddened.

"Didn't I tell you not to do this anymore?" Wang Ye helped his mother Chen Tingyu to her feet, while Wang Xinchen cleverly pulled off the two rubber gloves covered in foam.

"It's fine. I'll finish out this month." As Chen Tingyu spoke, she tried to avoid Wang Xinchen's little hands.

"Chen Tingyu, what are you standing up for?" The woman in charge of the dishwashing team saw them and shouted displeasedly, "Don't slack off over there! Hurry up and wash! Do you still want this job or not?"

"My mom doesn't want this job anymore!" Wang Xinchen successfully removed the last rubber glove from her mother's hand and tossed it to the floor. She put her hands on her hips, imitating the dishwashing team leader.

"No, I didn't mean..." Chen Tingyu hurriedly said.

"Let's go, Mom." Wang Ye grabbed his mother's hand and smiled.

"You'd better think this through. If you don't do it, there are plenty of people outside lining up to take the job!" the dishwashing team leader snorted coldly.

"Whoever wants it can have it!" Wang Xinchen wrinkled her cute little nose. "Like it's such a big deal. Do you see this? This is my brother. He graduated from the 101st Class of the Evolution Camp!"

Graduated from the Evolution Camp?

The people in the kitchen all looked at the three of them differently.

"My brother is an evolutionist now!" Wang Xinchen swept her gaze over the shocked faces around her, then glanced at the ugly smile forced onto the dishwashing team leader's face. She gave a haughty snort and left with her head raised, like a proud little peacock.

Everyone stared after them, their eyes full of envy.

That was an evolutionist!

They held tremendous power and status in the Base City, far above ordinary people.

Most importantly, they could earn a great, great deal of money!

"What are you looking at? What are you looking at?" The dishwashing team leader put her hands on her hips and vented her anger on everyone else. "She has a good son who's made something of himself! She's off to enjoy life! Do you have that? Do you?"

"If not, then get back to work!"

"Faster!"

Her thick lips muttering, the dishwashing team leader looked in the direction Chen Tingyu had left, filled with jealousy and bitterness.

If only she had a son like that...

"Chenchen, you were too impulsive." After leaving the canteen, Chen Tingyu spoke earnestly. "A-Ye has only just become an evolutionist. It's not like he has much money—"

"Mom, look what this is!" Wang Xinchen happily waved the laptop in her hand.

"Ah, a new computer? How much did that cost? The one at home still works." Chen Tingyu's heart ached at the expense. "You don't run the household, so you don't know how expensive daily necessities are. Our family situation..."

She trailed off, sighing inwardly.

No matter how hard things were, she could not let the children suffer.

Over the years, she had raised three children alone. Though she scrimped and saved, she still owed a great deal of money to relatives and friends.

Although A-Yang was already working, his salary was not high. The family could only barely make ends meet.

Suddenly—

Ding.

A message popped up on her phone.

Your Digital Currency Account has received a deposit of: 100,000 yuan.

Chen Tingyu was stunned. Even the hand holding her phone trembled.

Her first thought was that it might be some kind of scam, but when she saw her son Wang Ye smiling at her and raising his phone, she immediately understood.

"Clear the debts with Second Uncle and Uncle, Mom." Wang Ye was not a child. He knew the family's situation perfectly well.

He had called each of them beforehand to confirm it.

These were debts accumulated from the family's daily expenses over the past five years.

A small sum.

As long as they did not get involved with gambling or drugs, it was fine.

"Wow, Big Brother, you're so rich!" Wang Xinchen widened her eyes and secretly peeked at her mother's phone.

"Yeah. From now on, I'll cover all your expenses."

"Trying to bribe me? What are your intentions? Do you want me to introduce you to my best friend?"

"Am I that kind of person?"

"You are!"

Chen Tingyu's eyes grew moist as she watched her children bicker and fool around.

Five years ago, when her husband suddenly disappeared, her entire world had collapsed.

But now, her son had helped hold it up again!

After the clouds parted, she finally saw the moon!

"Mom, why are you crying?"

"Can't you speak properly? Sand got in my eyes."

"Mom isn't crying. Mom is happy. I'm happy to see you two grown up..." Chen Tingyu cried and smiled at the same time, wiping away her tears. "Let's go home. We're going home. Mom will make you something delicious."

"Mm-hmm! I want braised pork ribs!"

"Just gnaw on your own arm."

(End of Chapter)