Unprovoked Malice

Strength is just an innate instinct.

Xiao Xiao deeply remembered this sentence. It was the most valuable piece of experience that Ruan Ruan, as a senior, had given him.

Of course, besides this innate instinct, a certain amount of personal effort is still necessary. It's never wrong to think things through carefully.

He scribbled on the delivery note, listing his reactions and strength one by one, seriously considering the route that suited him best, but he found it difficult to decide for the time being.

In fact, after a night of thinking, he had a good understanding of his current state.

His biggest problem was that his mind was too active, while his body was too clumsy.

Logically speaking, having been strengthened by the Violence Factor, his physical fitness and agility should already be considered excellent in the eyes of ordinary people.

But when he entered a state of frantically running thoughts, he felt like a rusty puppet.

Putting aside other enhancement routes, Xiao Xiao was certain that if he could further control his body, even if it was just to keep up with 10% of his thoughts, his strength would be significantly improved.

However, this kind of improvement didn't seem to be achievable through mechanized labor?

Just as Xiao Xiao was thinking, he felt a shadow approaching, blocking the scenery in front of him. He looked up and saw Huang Mao scratching his head with a grin:

"Kid, let's switch. I'll help you with the registration, how about you go help out at the warehouse?"

Xiao Xiao glanced at him and shook his head, "I don't want to switch."

Huang Mao didn't expect him to refuse, and his face immediately turned ugly. He said with a hint of anger, "Why not? Do you know how much I suffered helping you unload goods until 10 o'clock last night?"

Xiao Xiao frowned, looked at Huang Mao's dissatisfied face, and slowly said, "Didn't you choose to do it yourself?"

Huang Mao was speechless.

If he really wanted to argue, there wasn't much to argue about. But Xiao Xiao, who was usually taciturn and only knew how to work, suddenly contradicted him, and a fire of anger inexplicably started to burn brighter and brighter:

"Are you looking for a beating?"

"..."

Xiao Xiao just looked up at him calmly.

It was just a calm gaze, but thinking about Xiao Xiao's scary appearance when he was working before, Huang Mao was actually startled by this look, and slunk away, saying:

"Okay, you're really something. I'll remember this, you just wait."

"..."

Xiao Xiao was too lazy to pay attention to him. He could see that Huang Mao was putting on a show of strength, not even as fierce as a husky.

He just silently sat at the warehouse door doing registration, enviously watching the workers around him busily working, thinking about how he could improve himself.

And Huang Mao, who had been rebuffed, was running off to work in a bit of a huff.

He didn't take this matter too seriously. He just cursed a few times behind his back to vent his anger. But unexpectedly, just as he was about to put on his gloves and move things, he suddenly heard a low laugh beside him:

"This Huang Mao is such a wimp..."

"Haha, he's usually just loud and blustery, how could he have that kind of guts?"

"He even brags about knowing the Biker Gang on the streets. Looking at his pathetic state, he can't even afford a motorcycle, how could he know them?"

"..."

"Who is it?"

Huang Mao's anger suddenly exploded, and he turned his head sharply to look.

But at a glance, the surroundings were clean and tidy, and everyone was busy with their own things, with no one looking at him.

But when Huang Mao turned his head back, he suddenly felt countless eyes staring at him from behind, filled with mockery and contempt: "This Huang Mao is hopeless..."

"How disgusting, if a man gets to this point, he might as well find a rope and hang himself..."

"..."

Listening to the clear and dense discussions and snickers around him, Huang Mao couldn't help but turn his head again, wanting to see who was saying these sarcastic remarks about him.

But there was still no one. Everyone was working busily on the dock, and few people had time to talk.

But Huang Mao could always clearly hear someone sneering and belittling him. The voice was like an earthworm, constantly burrowing into his ears, making his head confused.

A kind of strong and twisted anger surged up, burning brighter and brighter. Suddenly, his body seemed to shiver, and his eyes visibly turned red.

"What does he think he is?"

Huang Mao suddenly raised his voice and cursed fiercely with red eyes, "You just watch, I'll take care of him after work today."

The workers who were working around were startled and turned their heads to look at Huang Mao, who was red-eyed and inexplicably shouting.

"Don't look at me like that, I said, I'll definitely take care of him today..."

Huang Mao looked fiercely at the people around him and said in a hoarse voice, "No, not just take care of him, I want to..."

"I want to kill him."

"..."

"Little Xiao, what's going on?"

Slowly dawdling on the dock until it was time to get off work, Xiao Xiao felt that the five hundred Points he earned today were very undeserved, and he deeply regretted that he had lost another opportunity to train.

All the same, he was in a pretty good mood.

Slacking off is definitely wrong, but it's also really fun.

But, just as he was happily getting off work, changing his clothes, and getting ready to go home, a fellow worker nervously approached him, saying, "How did you offend that Huang Mao? That guy's gone crazy. He was just on the phone trying to find people to block you. None of us could talk him out of it. He seems to have called up that Biker Gang that causes trouble on the streets. Be careful later, and hurry out the back west gate…"

"Huang Mao?"

Xiao Xiao was immediately surprised. He didn't expect this guy to have so much backbone, actually finding people to deal with him?

But, was it really necessary?

"Sigh, you young people have such big tempers. Listen to me, we're all honest people just trying to make a living. Why get mixed up with these hooligans…"

"Leave quickly today, and talk to the Foreman tomorrow…"

"…"

The fellow worker gave him some well-meaning advice and quickly left, leaving Xiao Xiao to change his clothes while pondering.

He had now, to some extent, shaken off the problem of panic attacks, but sometimes, he still felt like he couldn't understand many things in this world.

Thinking about it, since arriving at the docks, he had only focused on working and making money, never causing any trouble.

Why did this Huang Mao keep disliking him and causing him trouble at every turn?

He seemed to harbor some kind of malice towards him, but where did his malice come from? And how did it escalate to the point where he felt he had to teach him a lesson?

Was it the influence of the city's will?

However, when his Points were zeroed out, he could indeed feel all kinds of malice, but now he had nearly six hundred Points, which was when the city's goodwill towards him was at its strongest.

So, why was he still encountering this kind of thing?

Frowning, he sighed softly. He couldn't figure out the reason. Perhaps, the arrival of some malice was simply unreasonable…

If that was the case, what should he do?

Xiao Xiao thought of the First Edict of the Outsider that Yang Jia had told him.

After a moment of contemplation, he took out his phone and called Ruan Ruan: "Am I allowed to fight?"

"Fight?"

Ruan Ruan was taken aback and immediately said, "Time, location… What clothes should I wear?"

Xiao Xiao was a little embarrassed and quickly said, "No, no…"

Ruan Ruan was clearly surprised: "I can't exactly go naked, can I?"

"?"

Xiao Xiao was dumbfounded: "What's all this about?"

He quickly explained, "It's not a group fight, but I've run into a little trouble. I wanted to ask, are we allowed to fight with these… natives?"

"Oh, so I'm not involved…"

Ruan Ruan's voice immediately became less friendly, and she said lazily, "Of course you can. Just don't kill them…"

Xiao Xiao was a little worried: "What if I accidentally kill them?"

Ruan Ruan said listlessly, "You'll lose Points. Killing natives who haven't cracked will result in a deduction of Points. You're not exactly inexperienced in that, Little Four said you've been having fun with human experimentation…"

"?"

Xiao Xiao suddenly felt like his reputation had been ruined and quickly explained, "There's no such thing as human experimentation. I was just joking back then…"

"Hehe, I understand…"

Ruan Ruan smiled understandingly and said, "See, I also believe you've never fed human flesh to dogs…"

"…"

When he hung up the phone, Xiao Xiao was still full of question marks: Did she believe him or not?

However, he also understood the Outsiders' attitude towards conflicts with the natives.

It was okay as long as they weren't killed, and as long as they weren't caught.

If they were really killed, there was nothing that could be done. He now had close to six hundred Points, which meant he had six slots in hand?

Slowly putting his mind at ease, he began to look forward to his after-work date.

If he were in a state where he suddenly had some violent emotions, he wouldn't choose to do anything to Huang Mao, because he could tell that it was just his emotions acting up.

But since Huang Mao was persistently inviting him, and he had already analyzed the situation in a very calm state, there was no need to hesitate any longer.

On the contrary, he had to take it seriously and go all out.

After all, this was also a rare opportunity to verify things…

Time at the docks passed by, minute by minute. Huang Mao also cast his eyes on Xiao Xiao several times, not only calling someone outside in front of Xiao Xiao early on, but also circling around Xiao Xiao several times, seemingly keeping an eye on him to prevent him from escaping in advance. And finally, when night fell and all the fellow workers had packed their things and were about to leave, the excited Huang Mao immediately rushed over anxiously.

Just as he arrived at the warehouse door, he saw Xiao Xiao, who had already changed his clothes in advance, waiting for him quietly.

Their eyes met, and Xiao Xiao gave him a friendly and sincere smile.