So Sour! So Envious, Aaah!

So Sour! So Envious, Aaah!

The next morning.

Third Order Gene Warrior, 12%!

Second Order Ability User, 73%!

Wang Ye finished a full night of cultivation.

The Perfect-level Star Seed Evolution Method was astonishingly effective.

Even as a Third Order Gene Warrior, he still gained 1% to 2% every day.

As for his ability-user cultivation, it steadily increased by 6% a day.

"Five more days, and I'll reach Third Order Ability User before the end of the month." Wang Ye already understood exactly how to use Evolution Fruits and Awakening Fruits.

Yu Shuiqin had told him early that morning.

Intermediate Evolution Fruits had two uses.

1: Used by Intermediate Evolvers to stimulate and improve physical fitness. The earlier they were used, the better the effect.

2: Used by Primary Evolvers for evolution! Their life level would transform, and the stronger their body, the higher the success rate.

Intermediate Awakening Fruits were the same.

The only difference was that evolution using an Intermediate Awakening Fruit could not fail.

At worst, the evolution would not succeed, but the brain domain within the Soul Sea would still expand, raising the ability user's rank.

Advancement for ability users was extremely safe.

There was a 100% success rate.

Even if a Third Order Gene Warrior cultivated to the limit of a Primary Evolver—physical fitness of 2,000.

Their success rate would still only be 50% if they absorbed Blood Sea Water to evolve.

Even with an Intermediate Evolution Fruit, the success rate was only 50% to 80%.

This time, Wang Ye did not intend to absorb the Evolution Fruit first.

No other reason. He had terrible luck.

Outside Gene Park, at the Sorrow-Relieving Cafe.

Wang Ye ordered two cups of coffee and a plate of mousse desserts.

Through the glass, he watched the collection vehicles coming and going nearby, along with the collectors bustling about for a living.

Before long, a tall, skinny young man emerged from the park gate with a girl and jogged over.

"Welcome!" The server immediately greeted them respectfully upon seeing them.

They were wearing collector uniforms. They were Evolvers!

"Over here." Wang Ye waved to Lu Yong.

"Ye Ge! I missed you so much!" Lu Yong's eyes lit up, and he ran over at once.

The ingratiating manner he had displayed earlier was completely gone, leaving everyone nearby curious about the handsome young man in a trench coat and jeans. Just who was he?

Wang Ye glanced at the petite girl beside Lu Yong, who was around five feet tall. Together, they gave off the impression of a bamboo pole paired with a water barrel, looking rather like the number "10."

"She is?" Wang Ye had roughly guessed.

"My girlfriend, Hu Haiyan. She's also a collector. We graduated in the same class, and she was in Class 27 before." Lu Yong forced out a smile.

"Hello, Ye Ge!" Hu Haiyan was quite poised and generous, though she curiously gave Wang Ye a few extra looks.

"Have a seat." Wang Ye smiled.

"See? I told you Ye Ge and I are brothers. I wasn't lying to you." Lu Yong said to his girlfriend, then forced out another smile. "Um, Ye Ge, Haiyan has always admired you and wanted to meet you. You... don't mind, right?"

"It's fine. What would you like to drink?" Wang Ye asked.

"No need, we already ate." Lu Yong repeatedly waved his hands, then glanced in surprise at the two cups of coffee on the table. "Ye Ge, are you busy with a mission? Are we disturbing you?"

"I happened to have business at Gene Park." Wang Ye said.

Lu Yong gave an oh and swallowed hard.

They had only been apart for a month, but somehow, he felt as though several flights of stairs now separated him from Ye Ge.

"Ye Ge, is it true that you killed a Second Order Awakened Monster during the Rookie Trial?" Hu Haiyan asked curiously.

"Yes." Wang Ye nodded.

"That's amazing..." Hu Haiyan's eyes sparkled. "Then what's the strongest monster you've ever killed?"

Did a Fourth Order Blood Demon count?

"A Nightmare-level Pig-monster, I guess." Wang Ye said casually.

Lu Yong's mouth fell open and did not close for a long while.

He had thought he was already good at bragging, but Ye Ge was even more ruthless...

Bro, if you brag like this, I won't be able to smooth it over when I get back!

Hu Haiyan burst into laughter. "I didn't expect Ye Ge to enjoy joking around."

Wang Ye merely smiled.

"Oh, right, Ye Ge." Hu Haiyan suddenly said. "Do you remember Xiao Yu? She—"

"Mmph!"

"Don't you fucking talk nonsense!" Lu Yong covered his girlfriend's mouth, his eyes wide.

"It's fine. That was a long time ago." Wang Ye replied with a smile. At the entrance, the sound of "Welcome" rang out as a girl walked in wearing pale pink Tech Clothing, light combat boots, and sweet girlish makeup.

With beauty that stood out among tens of thousands, a gentle and graceful temperament like flowing water, the superior status of an Evolver, and a custom combat suit whose price was impossible to estimate, she would be the center of attention wherever she went.

Her arrival instantly quieted the entire cafe.

"Over here." Wang Ye waved.

Yu Shuiqin gave a smile that could topple cities and walked over happily, obediently sitting beside Wang Ye.

Lu Yong and Hu Haiyan were both dumbfounded.

They looked at the delicate, beautiful girl before them. Her eyes were bright, her teeth pearly white, and her skin fairer than snow, making every other girl pale in comparison.

Yu Shuiqin!

Who didn't know the goddess of the 101st Class?

But!?

How could she be with Wang Ye...

"You're late." Wang Ye glanced at his watch.

"Sorry..." Yu Shuiqin tugged lightly at the corner of Wang Ye's clothes and spoke softly.

Hiss—

Lu Yong was practically coughing up blood. His heart could barely take this shock.

What the fuck...

So sweet it was sickening!

So envious, aaah!

Even after the two of them paid and left, Lu Yong and Hu Haiyan had yet to recover, staring at each other in disbelief.

It was too shocking!

"My brother is fucking incredible! Even a goddess is completely obedient around him!" Lu Yong admired him beyond measure. He sneered at his girlfriend. "Go back and tell Zhao Xiaoyu to give up already. Get back together? She should take a look in the mirror."

"What is she compared to Yu Shuiqin?"

Hu Haiyan sighed softly and shook her head as well.

She had truly been too foolish.

Gene Park.

"Zi Rui has already gone to learn how to drive?" Wang Ye asked in surprise.

Was he really working that hard? His legs had not even fully recovered yet.

"Not just that." Yu Shuiqin said. "After Wei Shengtian called him yesterday, the two of them seemed to reach some kind of understanding. They've started a closed-door sprint. All the potions and Intermediate Evolution Fruits have been prepared."

Well, damn. Were they trying to stab their future captain in the back?

Wang Ye could understand Huang Zirui, though.

It had nothing to do with Xiao Qin. He simply wanted to be captain.

"Are you doing the same?" Wang Ye asked with a smile.

Yu Shuiqin looked at Wang Ye with her beautiful eyes. "I just hope that if we encounter a situation like that again, I'll be able to help you more."

She really knew how to talk.

And she really was rich.

Wang Ye watched as Yu Shuiqin collected the W13 Brain Domain Stimulant from the research institute, feeling emotional.

Such a tiny tube of medicine was worth 100 million yuan!

And even money could not buy it.

After leaving the research institute, the two went to the Experiment Building.

To repair their equipment.

Yu Shuiqin's combat suit had not actually suffered much damage, but Wang Ye's was badly damaged.

Especially during the final battle against the Devil-Human Organization, the Exclusive Combat Suit had contributed greatly, leaving him almost uninjured.

"You're a Gene Warrior. Combat suits are very important." Yu Shuiqin gently straightened Wang Ye's hem, her delicate fragrance pleasant and refreshing.

"Thank you." Wang Ye looked at Yu Shuiqin.

She was actually using her own name as an excuse to have his combat suit repaired.

"You're welcome." Yu Shuiqin lowered her head, feeling as though her little scheme had been seen through.

After parting with Yu Shuiqin, Wang Ye went to register for a driver's license.

He reviewed the theoretical knowledge once at the pre-test training class and passed the first subject directly.

After familiarizing himself with the practical operation that afternoon, there were basically no issues.

It was not because he wanted to compete with Huang Zirui for the driver's seat.

Rather, with his current strength, the monsters outside Eastern Base City could no longer satisfy him.

Even in South Kettle Park, there were at most high-level ferocious monsters.

To kill a Nightmare-level Monster, he would have to enter the lake.

And besides...

Yu Hanchao had likely already cast his net and was waiting for him to jump into it at South Kettle Park.

"No problem. Take Subjects Two and Three together tomorrow. Are you really driving for the first time?" The driving school employee looked at Wang Ye in disbelief.

"I've driven go-karts, played GT racing, Need for Speed, and Forza." Wang Ye paid the fee and left in a carefree manner.

He returned to camp and entered the Evolutionist Apartment.

Though he had been away for a week, the apartment was still spotless.

Clearly, someone had often been helping him clean it.

A faint fragrance lingered in the air.

The window was half open, and the breeze sent the curtains fluttering.

Wang Ye touched the quilt on the bed. It felt familiar.

Small, yet warm.

"It's still more comfortable here!" Wang Ye sprawled across the bed, feeling warm all over.

He unlocked his phone and entered the Hua Xia Evolutionist Center.

The Eastern Base City subforum was extremely active. The entire page was discussing Cosmic Monster No. 9.

The Cosmic Monster's movement path, available for viewing at any time in the records, had Evolvers on edge and filled with a sense of crisis.

"Do you think China will fight it? Or will they just abandon Eastern Base City and move to the Preparatory Base City?"

"Has anyone noticed that many monsters that shouldn't be appearing have shown up outside the Base City recently? Some are even Nightmare-level."

"It moved! It stopped! It moved again! It fucking stopped again... Fuck, can it just get it over with?"

Wang Ye checked the real-time radar.

Current distance: 520 kilometers!

It was getting closer and closer.

Click.

The apartment door opened.

A woman in a white jacket entered, looking slightly tired. She put down her backpack and took off her white sneakers.

Her chest strained against the heavy burden before her as she gently massaged her sore, numb neck.

Shu Mengou subconsciously reached for the light switch, then froze. In an instant, delight appeared in her eyes.

"Hi." Wang Ye sat on the bed with a smile on his face.

"I'm back, Xiao Ou."

(End of chapter)