Going to the Library Again?
A deathly silence fell.
The Nine Domains Nation,
the Sea Eagle Country,
the Iris Country,
the Iron Bear Country,
the Night Cherry Country,
Every country fell silent.
Ye Jin had actually done it.
Countless people swallowed at once, unable to believe it.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed such a miracle was possible. It had surpassed the limits of the human body.
If a person could climb a short distance using only his arms, they would have believed it.
But this was over a hundred meters.
A vertical ninety-degree angle.
Extremely harsh conditions.
Extremely demanding requirements.
Yet he had actually done it!
There was nothing but shock in countless people's eyes. Shock, shock, and more shock.
It was terrifying.
What terrifying arm strength.
No one else in the world today could have done it. There was no second person like him anywhere.
And he had taken only two hours.
He had set a record no one had ever achieved before.
For decades to come, no one would likely be able to break his record.
Cheers erupted all over the world.
Countless cheers erupted from countless villages, streets, and cities.
It was so exhilarating, so thrilling.
A sport that made their entire bodies tremble had them hopelessly hooked.
They wished they could see it again!
Countless viewers spoke up, claiming they could do it too. They wanted to try and become world-famous figures themselves.
In reality, most of them were after attention.
In the age of internet traffic, having traffic meant having everything.
That frightened several internationally renowned rock climbers into hurrying out to explain things and dissuade them.
They were worried sick, ready to cough up blood.
Those idiots.
They just went and did things without thinking.
Was this something they could fucking do?
They couldn't pull off a feat like that in a lifetime, yet they still wanted to jump on the bandwagon? Fuck that!
They'd just be going to their deaths!
The climbers were at a loss for words.
All they could do was try their best to dissuade them.
If they really couldn't be dissuaded, then let them die. One less idiot was one less idiot, and the world would be that much more peaceful.
Ye Jin finally reached the summit.
Looking at his Wuling Hongguang, the legendary vehicle sitting there safe and sound, he smiled.
Then he turned and sat on the cliff with his legs dangling over the edge. Looking down, he saw a beautiful vista, the whole city spread out before his eyes.
Driving up to see it was one kind of view.
Climbing up himself to see it was another.
He checked his watch. A little over two hours was fairly quick.
But there were still many things he hadn't done perfectly.
If he climbed another rock face like this in the future, there would be room for improvement.
He might even break the record again!
It was now past six in the afternoon.
The setting sun finally sank slowly to the horizon where it met the sea. The whole land and the entire ocean were bathed in gold, a breathtaking sight.
It was a view that could only be seen from the highest point.
Incomparably gorgeous, incomparably magnificent.
If a person never stood somewhere high and took in the view, there were many things they would never experience.
"So beautiful!"
A smile appeared on Ye Jin's face.
He took out his phone and captured the scene.
The final notifications also sounded in his mind.
"Ding! The host has burned 5,000 calories, converted into 5,000 Talent Points."
"Ding! Limit exceeded. Human Body Shackles breakthrough: 20%."
Ye Jin's eyes lit up.
Sure enough, extreme sports on the brink of life and death were the most profitable.
Otherwise, how could ordinary exercise alone burn such a huge number of calories?
Only by dancing on a knife's edge, keeping his mind and body on the very brink of death at every moment, could he earn the most calories.
Then he got into the car.
He stepped on the gas.
He began driving down the mountain at a tremendous speed.
Going down a mountain was easy; going up was hard.
But driving down was several times more dangerous than driving up.
Ye Jin didn't even need to press the accelerator all the way down. With only half pressure, the car's speed had already exceeded the speedometer's limit.
Everyone stared fixedly at his speed.
They were terrified he would accidentally crash again.
With him doing this,
how could they possibly have the mind to do anything else?
Damn it.
Every day was insanely thrilling.
They were going mad.
Although they hadn't done anything all day, watching the livestreams alone had left them exhausted, as if they had endured all kinds of torment. All they wanted to do was lie flat.
But Ye Jin was so crazy that they could only go crazy along with him.
Only after Ye Jin descended the mountain at an extraordinary speed and returned to level ground did they collapse into their chairs, as though all their strength had vanished in an instant.
Damn it.
This took more energy than Grasp of the Undying.
"Contestant Ye Jin from the Nine Domains Nation should be heading back to the hotel to rest, right? If he keeps this up, I'm going to go crazy!"
"Does he really never get tired? If I worked half as hard as him, I would have gotten into Harvard University ages ago!"
"Outstanding people really are hard workers. Are these the national genes of the eastern Nine Domains Nation?"
"God Ye is fucking awesome!"
"From now on, I'm going to make God Ye my role model. Fuck it, no more games. I'm going to chase my dreams. I can't waste any more time, waste any more of my life!"
Ye Jin stuffed the shared electric scooter into the trunk, brought it straight back, and left it in the designated area.
Then he returned to the hotel and checked its facilities.
He quickly found the problem.
Power was restored to the hotel.
Night fell once more.
This was his first night on the island.
He went into the kitchen and made himself a bowl of authentic Yanjing noodles with soybean paste.
He opened the window.
It was utterly silent outside, though some places remained brightly lit throughout the night.
Those were actions left unfinished when the city's people disappeared, but the lights lent a touch of warmth to the cold city.
Only a few dogs barked here and there.
It gave him some comfort.
Sitting in the restaurant, he could hear the sound of the waves.
The silent night,
the barking dogs,
the waves,
a lonely scene took shape.
Countless viewers saw it. Those with weaker hearts couldn't bear the sight at all, and tears streamed down their faces.
It was just too lonely.
They wanted so badly to hold him in their arms.
To comfort him!
Ye Jin ate with relish. He had missed this taste for so long. Back in university, he had been a regular at the old Yanjing soybean paste noodle, Hengyang fish rice noodle, and Northeast dumpling places nearby.
It had a distinctive flavor now.
"At this hour, Ye Jin should play a few games to relax after eating, right?"
"He's been tired out all day, and he still isn't going to play games? If it were me, I'd play all day."
"Never mind him. I feel like my whole self has been blown apart today, and my head's all fuzzy. I'm going to play a few rounds of League of Legends to relax too."
"Same here, same here. I'm going to watch a few episodes of a variety show to relax. Luckily, I have two electronic devices so I can watch both at once."
"Huh? Why is Ye Jin going out again?"
"No way. What's he going out for so late?"
"Is he going out to buy himself some booze and drink until he's drunk?"
"Bullshit. He's not that guy Yige'er from the Iron Bear Country. Was that guy a wine barrel that became a spirit in his previous life?"
Ye Jin got straight into the car.
His destination was the library.
When they saw where Ye Jin had arrived,
everyone was stunned.
Th-this, for fuck's sake!
He was way too fucking hardworking!
All of humanity had disappeared, and he was still studying so hard.
And he hadn't stopped from morning till night.
They were practically in tears.
They wanted to drag their sons away from scrolling through Kuaishou and give them a beating.
Look at him.
Now look at you!
This account is ruined. Time to level a new one!
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