After seeing off the reluctant Qin Liuyuan, Chen Shouyi returned to his room and shut the door.
He ate a piece of True God Meat, took off his clothes, and seized the time to continue cultivating.
As for when the auction would be held, he had long since put the matter out of his mind.
The effects of the Thirty-Six Forms of Hardening, optimized for the fourth time, had barely faded. Combined with the more nourishing True God Meat, his strength had begun growing rapidly again these past few days. His progress was comparable to when the forms had first been optimized.
In just seven days,
his strength and constitution had each risen by 0.2 points, while his intelligence, agility, and perception had each increased by 0.1 points.
Almost every morning when he woke up, he could see his attributes had changed.
That feeling... was utterly wonderful.
He was so absorbed in it that he couldn't pull himself away.
The temperature in the room began to rise visibly, and the air gradually filled with the scent of blood.
Fortunately, neither Chen Shouyi as he cultivated nor Shell Girl as she worked on math problems in bed noticed a thing. Both were completely absorbed and paid no attention.
Early the next morning, Chen Shouyi had just gotten ready to go out
when Bai Xiaoling blocked his way.
"Chief Chen, please! I really can't put it off any longer. Just pick a date," Bai Xiaoling pleaded, on the verge of breaking down.
Her eyes were bloodshot, and her face was haggard. She hadn't slept well for several days.
At first, it had only been department-level leaders asking indirectly about the auction date.
Then bureau-level leaders started asking too. They were just as courteous, but in the end, they still wanted to know