Kill Points

After the Doctor left, Lin Qi rolled over and got up from the hospital bed.

Looking at his arms, each seemingly wrapped in a white armband, Lin Qi smiled helplessly.

Who knew what the Doctor had applied inside? It itched.

Thinking back on this battle, he secretly became more vigilant. He needed to train his stamina properly; otherwise, he would not even be able to maintain Geppo for long. He also needed to put close-combat methods on the agenda as soon as possible.

Against those powerful Pirates, he was still far too weak.

Listening to the thunderous snores of his fellow patients, Lin Qi gradually grew irritated and decided to go out for a walk.

Under the cover of night, he came to the deck and found someone unexpected there.

Zephyr no longer carried the fierce presence he had shown when dealing with Pirates. He looked much older, leaning alone against the railing and staring blankly at the moon in the sky.

At that moment... he seemed like an old man in his twilight years.

Lin Qi deliberately made a little noise, prompting Zephyr to put away his sorrow and look over. "It's Lin Qi."

"Teacher Zephyr, why are you still awake so late?"

"When you get old, you need less sleep. I came out to enjoy the night view."

After those words, a long silence fell between them.

After a while, Zephyr suddenly took a Number Tag from his pocket and stuffed it into Lin Qi's hand. "Can't sleep in the ward, can you? I was the same when I was young. Go get some proper rest in this room."

Lin Qi accepted the Number Tag and opened his mouth, hesitating as if he wanted to say something. In the end, he said nothing and turned to leave.

Following the number on the tag, he found the room. Just as he inserted the key, the door beside it creaked open.

Hina poked her lovely little head out. Seeing Lin Qi, she nodded before pulling back inside.

Why is this girl still awake so late...?

Pushing open the door, he found a very standard room with only a bed, a table, and a chair.

Lin Qi lay on the soft bed, let out a long breath, closed his eyes, and began recalling every detail of the battle as he carefully analyzed them.

Making mistakes was not scary, but falling in the same place twice meant failing to learn one's lesson.

Knock~ knock knock~

Just as Lin Qi was drowsily about to fall asleep, someone knocked on the door. Hina's gentle voice came with it. "Are you asleep? If not, open the door."

"Hina? What was she doing here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

Lin Qi groggily opened the door and saw Hina standing outside with a tray full of food.

Hina raised the tray and smiled. "Do your arms still hurt? I saw that you didn't go eat dinner. You must be hungry, right?"

Grrrrumble~

At that moment, Lin Qi's stomach growled at the worst possible time.

By his calculations, he had not eaten anything for nine hours, not to mention the intense battle during that time.

Lin Qi was not embarrassed. "Now that you mention it, I really am hungry. Thank you."

He stepped aside to let Hina place the food on the table.

Seeing that Hina still had not left after setting down the food, Lin Qi froze. "Why are you still here?"

"I... I'll leave after you finish eating." Hina spoke hesitantly, her curvaceous figure standing beside the table.

"Fine. Whatever."

Hina had brought the food, so he could not refuse even such a small request from her.

They said beauty was a feast for the eyes. Looking at a beautiful woman really could improve one's appetite.

The meal was simple but plentiful: seven white steamed buns and a large bowl of steaming Mixed Vegetable Soup.

People in this world had enormous appetites. Those powerful individuals could often eat food hundreds of times their own body weight in one sitting.

Lin Qi picked up a large white steamed bun and began eating. It was big, soft, fluffy, sweet, and delicious.

However, because it had been reheated, the center was a little cold and had not warmed through completely.

But when one was starving, anything tasted like a delicacy. Though it was only a steamed bun, he ate it with great satisfaction.

Hina watched from the side, her lips curling upward.

"Urgh..." As he ate, Lin Qi suddenly widened his eyes and kept pounding his chest.

"Quick, drink the soup."

Lin Qi was badly choked and failed to notice the faint anticipation in Hina's voice. He lifted the large bowl and gulped down two mouthfuls.

"Ha~ I'm alive again at last."

Lin Qi let out a long breath, then suddenly frowned. He smacked his lips uncertainly, lowered his head, and took another sip.

"I'm guessing the chef who made this soup must be Rear Admiral Mole's relative."

"Why? Is it because the soup is so delicious?" Hina asked with a smile.

"No. If someone can make soup this terrible and still not get fired, they're obviously hired through connections."

The smile on Hina's face froze.

"Not good, killing intent!"

Lin Qi abruptly sprang up from his chair and searched around for the source of the killing intent, eventually locking onto Hina.

"You made this soup?" Lin Qi asked uncertainly. Hina nodded.

"Your first time cooking?" Lin Qi asked again. Hina nodded once more.

Lin Qi understood. He sat back down, picked up the Mixed Vegetable Soup, and gulped it all down in one go.

Seeing this, Hina burst into laughter. Bending over to clear away the bowls and chopsticks, she said softly, "If it tastes bad, then don't drink it. Look at you."

Although Hina said that, the curve of her lips proved that she was in a very good mood.

Hina already had an exceptionally good figure. Now that she was bending over to clear the table, her already ample chest looked even more spectacular.

Lin Qi, who had already eaten his fill, felt as though he was hungry again.

Women really are adorable creatures. Looking at what one hand could not grasp before him, Lin Qi thought to himself.

"All right, get some rest early. I'm leaving." Hina carried the tray and lightly stepped out of the room.

The soldiers in the Warship's lookout tower fought back their drowsiness as they continued watching the surroundings, while Lin Qi had already fallen asleep.

The returning Warship was not as hurried as it had been on the way there. It was not until broad daylight the next morning that the group returned to Marine Headquarters.

When Lin Qi woke up, he was delighted to find that his arms no longer hurt. After removing the bandages, the once-bloody wounds had healed completely, without even leaving scars.

"Great. It seems my body has already adapted to this world."

What matched the huge appetites of the Pirate World was its powerful recovery ability.

As long as one had not lost an arm or leg, no matter how serious the injuries were, they could recover extremely quickly after eating their fill.

Some especially bizarre people could even regrow knocked-out teeth within five seconds by drinking a bottle of milk.

After casually moving his arms a few times, Lin Qi disembarked with the main group.

The instant his feet touched the ground, the system's voice sounded right on time.

Congratulations, Host. You have completed the mission. The System Mall has been unlocked. Please check it yourself.

As the Host has just unlocked the mall, the system grants the Host 1,000 Points.

Lin Qi paused and narrowed his eyes. "System, how are Points obtained?"

Killing evildoers can earn Points. The higher their Sin Value, the more Points you will receive.

Example: Killing an enemy who has killed one person will grant 1 Point. Killing an enemy whose Sin Value is less than 1 Point will grant no Points.