"It was nothing. That was someone from the Black Rat Gang. He wanted to cause trouble for me, but I beat him."
"The Black Rat Gang?" A glint flashed through Li Qinghe's eyes. Then she widened them, looking shocked and frightened. "That's a huge gang! Will you be all right in the future?"
Lu Yuan shook his head. "It's fine. They won't come looking for trouble with me again."
On his way back, Lu Yuan had learned about the Black Rat Gang's strength from Pete.
For gangs in slums like this, even their strongest boss would only be a first-rank Gene Warrior.
Pete was merely an apprentice-level Gene Warrior, yet he was already considered upper management in the Black Rat Gang.
Come to think of it, if they were powerful Gene Warriors, why would they hole up in a place like the slums?
Status, fame, money—if they wanted them, they could have all of it.
Lu Yuan was not afraid of first-rank Gene Warriors yet.
Besides, a first-rank Gene Warrior would not come after him over such a trivial matter.
Hearing Lu Yuan's words, Li Qinghe let out a sigh of relief and stopped looking so nervous.
She looked at Lu Yuan curiously.
"Yuan Didi, why were they looking for trouble with you?"
Lu Yuan fell silent for a moment.
He wondered whether he should tell Li Qinghe about the Black Shadow.
Then he thought about how that Black Shadow seemed to be appearing more and more frequently in the slums lately.
It would be fine to tell Li Qinghe, so she could watch out for herself.
He said, "It's like this. Recently, a strange Black Shadow has appeared in the slums. It attaches itself to people, and then they suddenly die. This morning, I heard that someone from the Black Rat Gang had encountered one, so I casually asked a few questions. I didn't expect them to come knocking tonight."
Li Qinghe's pupils contracted slightly before fear appeared on her face.
She wrapped her arms around her shoulders.
"I didn't know something so strange existed. Could this place be haunted?"
"What ghosts?"
Seeing how scared Li Qinghe looked, Lu Yuan could not help smiling.
"It should be some kind of strange thing. Maybe something like mutation?"
Lu Yuan frowned. "Normally, something like this should be handled by the Night Watchers. Unfortunately, I heard that even after the governor here reported it, no Night Watchers came to take over."
Lu Yuan shook his head. "There's a reason this slum is so chaotic."
Li Qinghe smiled.
"Maybe the Night Watchers have already come? They just haven't discovered it yet."
"Hm?"
Lu Yuan looked at Li Qinghe in confusion.
"How do you know, Qinghe Jie?"
"Hehe, I'm just guessing. If it really is something like a mutation, the Night Watchers definitely wouldn't let it go, right?"
Li Qinghe said with a smile.
Lu Yuan thought about it and felt that she had a point.
Then he nodded. "I hope that's true."
If the Night Watchers could deal with it, he would not have to worry so much.
"All right, since everything's fine now, I'm going back to sleep. It's rare for me to get a proper beauty sleep at night."
Li Qinghe covered her mouth and yawned, her eyes heavy with sleep.
"Then keep resting, Qinghe Jie."
Lu Yuan smiled.
"Mhm, good night. You get some rest too."
Li Qinghe waved at Lu Yuan and closed the door.
Lu Yuan returned to his room and checked the time. It was already a little past five.
Dawn would come soon, so Lu Yuan could not be bothered to continue cultivating.
Besides, he had received a message through Light Communication.
It was from Zhuo Ming.
Lu Yuan opened it and took a look.
"Lu Yuan, you're so strong! You've only been awakened for a week, but you're already this powerful."
"Lu Yuan, I added you to a group. It's a small group for the Gene Warriors in our class. Everyone in there is an awakened Gene Warrior from our class."
"If they find out how strong you are, they'll definitely be shocked! Hahaha!"
"Lu Yuan? Lu Yuan, are you there?"
"Big Shot Lu Yuan?"
The messages had started coming as soon as Lu Yuan accepted the friend request.
After sending several messages without receiving a reply, Zhuo Ming sent another one over ten minutes later.
Lu Yuan was helpless. He had been dealing with Pete's situation earlier and had no time to check his phone at all.
He replied as well.
"I had something to deal with earlier, so I didn't check my phone."
Only seconds after Lu Yuan sent the message, Zhuo Ming replied.
"So Lu Yuan, you were busy. I was wondering why you weren't replying."
"Come join the group already. I'm bragging about you in there. I said you were really strong, but none of them believe me!"
Zhuo Ming sent over a group invitation link.
Future War God Group
Lu Yuan: "?"
What kind of ridiculous group name was that?
War God?
Was that even appropriate?
There was not a single War God in the entire human race yet.
He could not help twitching the corner of his mouth.
Still, he tapped accept.
After all, this group name had been made for him.
Wasn't he, Lu Yuan, the future War God of humanity?
The moment he entered the group, Zhuo Ming shouted in the chat.
"Welcome the new War God, Big Shot Lu Yuan! Red packet, please!"
After Zhuo Ming shouted that, several more messages popped up.
"Welcome the new War God, Big Shot Lu Yuan! Red packet, please!"
"Welcome the new War God, Big Shot Lu Yuan! Red packet, please!"
"Welcome the new War God, Big Shot Lu Yuan! Red packet, please!"
Lu Yuan: "..."
All those repeated messages had nearly made him tap on them.
But since he was the War God himself, he had to maintain some composure.
As for the requests for red packets, he ignored them outright.
He lived in the slums, and these people were asking him for red packets? Did they have no shame?
Lu Yuan looked over the names.
Zhuo Ming, Wang Xiangxiang, Gu Yu, Wen Ni.
Lu Yuan remembered all of them.
Zhuo Ming and Gu Yu were male, while Wang Xiangxiang and Wen Ni were female.
Zhuo Ming and Wen Ni had awakened last year, when they were in their second year of high school.
Wang Xiangxiang and Gu Yu, meanwhile, had awakened back in their first year.
From the previous owner's memories, Lu Yuan recalled that Wang Xiangxiang and Wen Ni were both beauties.
Wang Xiangxiang's long legs had left an especially deep impression in those memories.
Zhuo Ming sent another message.
"Cao Yan and Mo Li seem to still be in Origin Land and haven't come out yet, so they can't welcome the new War God."
Lu Yuan heard two more familiar names.
Cao Yan and Mo Li had also awakened in their first year of high school.
Four people in their class had awakened in their first year, two in their second year, and only Lu Yuan had awakened in their third year.
Compared to the entire class, that was already a fairly high awakening rate.
However, Cao Yan and Wang Xiangxiang both came from Gene Warrior families. Their parents were Gene Warriors, so their chances of becoming Gene Warriors were much higher.
So those two did not really count.
There were only four awakened Gene Warriors from ordinary families.
Wang Xiangxiang: "@Lu Yuan, Xiao Mingzi says you're very strong. Are you really that strong?"
Lu Yuan froze. He had thought Zhuo Ming was joking earlier.
He had not expected him to actually say it.
Gu Yu: "Zhuo Ming is definitely bragging again. Lu Yuan only just awakened. How strong could he be? His Tempering Level should be at most 5% right now, right?"
Wen Ni: "Xiao Mingzi, come out and take your beating!"
Zhuo Ming: "No, I'm telling the truth! Lu Yuan really is a big shot! I ran into three Hunters in the Sandstone Dungeon, and Lu Yuan helped me out. Otherwise, I would've died and been forced out again this time."
Wang Xiangxiang: "Hehe."
Gu Yu: "Hehe."
Wen Ni: "Hehe."
Zhuo Ming: "@Lu Yuan, Big Shot, say something!"
Lu Yuan smiled and replied, "Zhuo Ming is right. I did run into three catman Hunters last time. That was when I saw Zhuo Ming too."
The group fell silent for a moment.
Zhuo Ming: "Hahaha! Did you hear that?! Lu Yuan said it himself!"
Wang Xiangxiang: "Really? You really encountered Hunters? You only awakened a week ago, and you still survived after running into Hunters?"
Wen Ni: "If that's true, then Lu Yuan must have already recorded an Extraordinary Gene, and it must be very strong!"
Lu Yuan glanced at Wen Ni's message. He had not expected her to be so perceptive.
But there was no way to hide it anyway.
Zhuo Ming was not an idiot. With a little observation, he would be able to tell that Lu Yuan had definitely recorded a high-grade Extraordinary Gene.
Fortunately, although Lu Yuan's current strength was somewhat ahead of the curve—
He could only be considered a genius, not outrageously absurd.
Geniuses were supposed to surpass common sense. They were rare, but they would always appear.
He would reluctantly be a genius, then.
What was wrong with being a genius in the Future War God Group?
It would be strange if he were not a genius.
He replied with a smile.
"Wen Ni is right. I have indeed recorded an Extraordinary Gene. And it's an Elite Quality Extraordinary Gene."
The group immediately exploded.
Zhuo Ming: "Hahahaha! I told you! That combat technique Big Shot Lu Yuan used before was definitely Elite Quality. It was too strong! That defense was completely ridiculous!"
Gu Yu: "Holy shit! Big Shot, I'm jealous! The Extraordinary Gene I recorded is only ordinary quality!"
Wen Ni: "Mine is ordinary quality too! Big Shot Lu Yuan started out with an Elite Quality Extraordinary Gene. You're going to soar in the future! Your foundation is incredible!"
Wang Xiangxiang: "Big Shot Lu Yuan, will you carry me? I'll show you pictures of me in black stockings!"
Lu Yuan: "..."
Pictures in black stockings?
Was he, Lu Yuan, that kind of person?
Furiously, he sent a message.
"How many?"
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