Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Never Skunked instinctively remarked:
"To think your health regeneration actually reached 1,000 points, boss. That's amazing..."
"...Wait!"
Some conversations he had had with Lin Yuan back in Paradise suddenly flashed through Never Skunked's mind.
"Brother Zero, if you dare to use this Holy Hall Light Blade, you must have as much as 200 health!"
"Heh, more or less."
"My strength is now a whopping 35 points, and my speed is 40!"
"Impressive! You're almost catching up to me!"
Back in Paradise, everyone had been a novice Player who knew nothing about the game, so Never Skunked had suspected nothing at the time.
Thinking back now, there was no way Lin Yuan's stats had been that low even then!
"Boss, could you tell me exactly how much higher than 1,000 your health regeneration is?"
Never Skunked could not help asking.
Lin Yuan thought for a moment. Never Skunked was one of his people now, so he did not hide it:
"99,000 points higher."
"???" Never Skunked stood stunned for a long while before finally giving him a thumbs-up:
"Awesome! Your health regeneration is awesome, boss! Your commitment to secrecy is even more awesome!"
"Ahem, you can never go wrong with being cautious and keeping a low profile." Lin Yuan coughed and swiftly changed the subject:
"In that case, you don't need to worry about eating anymore. Just maintain your 'Self-Consumption' state for now."
"Once we return to the Endless Sea, you can eat a moderate amount to increase your strength and constitution a little, keeping the health drain from 'Self-Consumption' at around 10,000 points per second."
"Once my health regeneration increases again later, you can eat again."
Lin Yuan laid out the arrangements.
"All right, whatever you say, boss!"
After resolving Never Skunked's problem, Lin Yuan