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Lu Yibai had read countless webnovels and knew their tropes well.

In most Trash Protagonist School stories, the protagonist's constitution was not actually that trashy.

The so-called Trash Protagonist School meant that he was trash with you, but a genius with me.

Annoying, wasn't it?

It was a great honor that Lu Yibai's spirit body was considered a once-in-a-century, super-duper piece of trash by other Night Watchmen.

It was indeed a spirit body, stronger than an ordinary person's, but it was also the kind with the bleakest prospects.

According to Lin Xiaoqi, the higher-ups had recommended quite a few newcomers as Ji Dekeng's successors. Every one of them had been a gifted prospect, yet Ji Dekeng had rejected them all for failing to meet his standards for talent.

Thus, the Night Watchmen were puzzled as well. Just how did Ji Dekeng's branch choose its people? How much of a genius did someone have to be?

Really, those newcomers had simply been too talented.

Exceptional geniuses on the path of cultivation were rare these days, but invincible idiots were rare too.

Of course, ordinary idiots were everywhere. Who did not have a few morons around them?

That was precisely why Ji Dekeng had been so astonished after examining Lu Yibai's constitution.

It felt like the thrill of a treasure-hunting king stumbling upon a bargain.

"Thump, thump, thump." Footsteps descended the stairs.

Ji Dekeng finally came downstairs after changing into new clothes.

In truth, his so-called new clothes merely meant changing from a dark-blue three-piece suit into a dark-blue striped three-piece suit.

His brisk little steps remained the same, revealing the delight bubbling deep within him.

He had merely sat on a little stool by the entrance and found himself a successor, not to mention a promotion. What a sweet deal!

"Xiaoqi, have you finished the ideological work?" Ji Dekeng asked.

Lu Yibai: "..."

The phrase "ideological work" made him feel as if his homeroom teacher had just dragged him out for a talk.

"More or less." Lin Xiaoqi rested her cheek on one hand, looking utterly casual.

What did she mean, more or less? He was still completely confused, all right?

"Then, young man, have you made your decision?" Ji Dekeng asked as he adjusted his flamboyant tie.

"What decision?" Lu Yibai felt a headache coming on.

"Young man, join us and contribute your light and warmth to the building of a harmonious society!"

Lu Yibai stared at him for quite a while.

Then, Lu Yibai managed to squeeze out one word:

"Huh?"

Ji Dekeng was the sort of person who could say, "When leaves fall, is it the wind's pursuit, or the tree's failure to hold them back?" He was clearly out of touch with the times.

He was like one of those middle-aged men who desperately wanted to keep up with the times, yet always lagged half a beat behind young people.

So he did not understand what Lu Yibai meant.

Still, Lu Yibai roughly understood one thing. Just as Lin Xiaoqi had said, every Night Watchman had the responsibility of scouting newcomers, but being discovered by Ji Dekeng did not mean he had to join Ji Dekeng's branch.

He had room to choose. It seemed the organization was rather democratic internally, at least on the surface.

But did Lu Yibai have any other choice?

Do not forget, he was from the Trash Protagonist School!

"Welcome aboard." Ji Dekeng prepared to give Lu Yibai a big hug.

Lu Yibai stretched out his arms, neatly avoided him, and hugged Lin Xiaoqi beside him instead.

Ji Dekeng did not seem embarrassed in the slightest.

He seemed genuinely easy to get along with. Or perhaps this middle-aged man simply enjoyed interacting with cheeky young people, making himself feel younger in the process.

He said to Lu Yibai, "These days, it's probably hard to get you young people to call someone Master. Besides, our branch doesn't do that. Just think of me as your guide."

Lu Yibai nodded.

Ji Dekeng continued, "For the time being, Xiaoqi will teach you some of the basics. She's quite good at that sort of thing."

Lu Yibai had no objections to that.

It was like going to learn yoga. Would you rather have a gorgeous female instructor with a killer figure, or a flamboyant male instructor who might secretly grope your butt while teaching you the moves?

Unless you were one of his kind, you would naturally choose the former.

He just did not know whether such a lazy Lin Xiaoqi would be reliable as a teacher.

For Lu Yibai, this was a brand-new world. Most people longed, to some degree, for powers resembling superpowers.

He was no exception.

"Oh, right. We should give you a codename." Ji Dekeng smacked his forehead.

"I'm Gentleman, Xiaoqi is Night Cat, so you can be... Lu Dogegg! How about it?"

This uncle's jokes really were ancient...

"Haha... Hahahaha!" Ji Dekeng laughed heartily all by himself, feeling that he was truly keeping up with the trends!

Then he saw Lu Yibai's expressionless face from start to finish.

He awkwardly said, "N-not funny?"

Ji Dekeng was stunned!

Forget it. He should just go get promoted in peace. Hehe!

Lu Yibai's codename was temporarily left undecided.

The three of them came to the side of the bar's mechanism door. Ji Dekeng lightly pressed a button, and the wall opened.

It was still the rain gear shop from when they had entered, with those four uniquely shaped black umbrellas still resting there.

Ji Dekeng walked over to the umbrella with a dragon and snake carved into its handle, then took it down in one swift motion.

Before entering the bar, Lu Yibai had tried to pick up that large black umbrella and discovered that he could not lift it.

At first, he had thought the umbrella was part of this hidden bar's mechanism. Apparently, that was not the case.

Holding the Dragon Snake Black Umbrella in his hand, Ji Dekeng said, "I'm heading to Magic City now to complete the handover procedures. After that, I should be taking over an area in Magic City. Crow City will be left to you two!"

"No need to see me off!"

He could not wait to get promoted.

Lin Xiaoqi casually waved her hand as though shooing away a fly.

Then Ji Dekeng whistled a cheerful tune, took little brisk steps, carried the Dragon Snake Umbrella, and headed outside.

The instant he stepped out of the bar, Lu Yibai was not sure whether his eyes were playing tricks on him. Ji Dekeng had clearly taken only one step forward—one of his signature little steps at that—yet he had crossed directly beneath a streetlamp more than ten meters away!

It was a little like teleportation!

Every step after that was the same. One step covered more than ten meters!

In just a moment, Lu Yibai could no longer see him.

Was this the ability of the Night Watchmen?

Under a streetlamp one kilometer away from the bar, Ji Dekeng propped the black umbrella against the ground and panted heavily.

But for such a flamboyant man, his panting sounded a little too much like soft moaning.

"Using Instant Step repeatedly really is exhausting!"

Showing off required capital too.

Those show-off kings from novels who could "show off like the wind, forever at my side" were ultimately few and far between.

"But that kid should have seen how formidable my branch is, right? It should have looked pretty intimidating, right?"

After resting for a while, Ji Dekeng straightened his three-piece suit and smoothed his mustache. Then, from who knew where, he produced a black top hat and placed it on his head.

With his finely tailored outfit and the black umbrella in his hand, he really did resemble an aristocratic gentleman. If he walked down the street, he would draw plenty of stares.

Someone dressed like that would most likely make people think of chauffeur-driven luxury cars and villas with swimming pools.

Amid the passersby's wild assumptions, the strangely dressed Ji Dekeng squeezed onto the long-distance bus from Crow City to Magic City.

(PS: First update. I spent twenty yuan to have someone make a cover, but it's too ugly. I'll find someone to redo it in the next few days. The book hasn't been signed yet, so you can't send tips. Any cuties who really want to spend money on me, please bear with it a little longer, hahaha.

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