Chapter 365: Bro! Please Accept My Bow!
Very soon.
Chen Ye made his move and killed the middle-aged uncle.
The main reason was that the explosion just now caused too much of a commotion, which alarmed the other residents in the neighborhood, and someone immediately called the police.
It was only after hearing the sound of sirens that Chen Ye finished off the middle-aged uncle.
When the middle-aged uncle died under his fireball, Chen Ye immediately received a prompt from the secret realm:
[You killed a heretic, gained 317 potential points…]
Chen Ye's eyes instantly lit up.
A weakling actually gave a reward of 317 potential points?
Not bad!
This time, the secret realm was truly generous.
Very soon.
The sound of sirens drew closer and closer, even Gao Ming could hear it.
"Gao Ming, I don't want to show my face for now. I'll leave things here for you to handle."
Upon hearing this—
Gao Ming immediately understood. Chen Ye still wanted to remain in the shadows, so he nodded. "I understand."
Chen Ye didn't say any more and simply left.
"Old Chen, wait!"
Gao Ming quickly called out, "What about these two items?"
"I don't care for them!" Chen Ye waved his hand. "They're yours."
Gao Ming: "..."
As soon as he finished speaking,
Chen Ye left Gao Ming's house.
As for how Gao Ming would deal with the police, Chen Ye couldn't be bothered. With Gao Ming's local connections, he probably wouldn't have any trouble handling it.
Watching Chen Ye quickly leave through the back door, Gao Ming was a bit silent.
Even now, he found it hard to accept that his old classmate, Chen Ye, turned out to be a reincarnator even stronger than himself, and his overall strength might have even reached A-rank…
An A-rank powerhouse would be a big shot anywhere!
Even in the Reincarnation Bureau that Gao Ming feared, if an A-rank was willing to join, he could at least land a leadership position.
Once Chen Ye's figure disappeared, Gao Ming withdrew his gaze and looked at the two items left behind by the perverted middle-aged uncle, unable to hide the greed in his eyes.
To him, these two items were treasures!
Who would have thought Chen Ye wouldn't even care about them…
Very soon.
A group of police officers rushed in.
Gao Ming collected his thoughts, calmly stood up, and started dealing with the police.
…
Meanwhile, after leaving—
Chen Ye was reflecting on his previous actions.
From beginning to end, while dealing with that perverted middle-aged uncle, he only used fire-type abilities and never revealed his true power.
This was because Chen Ye knew he was currently wanted. There was a good chance the Main God Space already had some information about him. If he exposed his true strength, it might attract unwanted attention.
Chen Ye had already decided that until his strength was fully restored, he'd minimize using his real power and stick to fire abilities whenever possible.
If he ever did need to use his power to deal with an enemy, he would make sure to leave no witnesses.
After a while—
Chen Ye returned to the company dormitory.
He had to admit, Gao Ming's company offered pretty good benefits. The staff dorms were all single rooms.
So, even though it was past four in the morning when Chen Ye came back, he didn't disturb anyone else's sleep.
He then began to allocate the potential points he had just received.
This time, since it wasn't a secret realm mission, there was no need to wait until the task was over to get rewards. For heretic hunting missions, the rewards were given instantly and could be used immediately.
Originally, Chen Ye planned to put all his potential into his spirit stat.
But to avoid upsetting some mysterious obsessive-compulsive higher-up, he left 7 potential points and spread them among constitution, strength, and agility.
So,
Chen Ye's stats were as follows:
Name: Chen Ye
Constitution: 8310
Spirit: 5390
Strength: 8310
Agility: 8310
Talent: Saitama Physique
Potential points available: 0
…
At dawn—
Chen Ye opened his eyes in bed. As usual, he washed up and went to work.
He'd slept less than three hours the previous night, but still looked refreshed. With his current spirit stat, not sleeping for an entire night had no effect at all.
When he arrived at the company, before he could even clock in, he saw Gao Ming actually waiting for him in the lobby.
"Old Chen, come on, come on, let's go chat in my office!"
Gao Ming spoke while pulling Chen Ye into the elevator.
Chen Ye had been expecting this.
Once they got to the office—
Gao Ming immediately told his secretary not to let anyone disturb them and shut the door.
"Old Chen! Brother Chen!!!"
Gao Ming looked a bit excited. "You really are full of surprises!"
Chen Ye replied immediately, "Gao Ming, don't get worked up. Let's sit down and talk."
"An A-rank big shot is sitting right in front of me, and he's my old classmate. How could I not be excited?" Gao Ming rambled. "Brother Chen, if I'd known you were this awesome, I'd have followed you ages ago!"
Chen Ye: "..."
Follow him?
Become an enemy of the Main God Space?
Chen Ye quickly changed the subject: "Did the police give you any trouble last night?"
"Trouble? The police chief himself gives me the VIP treatment!" Gao Ming waved it off, then hesitated. "But the Reincarnation Bureau isn't so easy to fool. They know my strength and that I'm no match for that fugitive…"
Chen Ye thought for a moment and said, "If it comes down to it, just turn me in."
Gao Ming hesitated and asked, "Tell me the truth, Brother Chen, did you offend someone in the Main God Space? Is that why you're hiding your identity in reality?"
"Not really." Chen Ye deliberately kept it vague. "My situation is a bit special—hard to explain in a few words."
"I get it, I get it." Gao Ming nodded as if it was only natural. "To be an A-rank powerhouse like you, it's normal to have some secrets."
Chen Ye suddenly said, "Gao Ming, could you write a guide about the Main God Space for me, based on your own understanding?"
"Huh?" Gao Ming was stunned. "Brother Chen, are you making fun of me? You're an A-rank, and I'm just a rookie. Why would you need my guide?"
"Cut the crap! Are you writing it or not?"
"I'll write it! Since you want it, of course I'll write it!"
"Good! Be thorough about it!"
Chen Ye thought for a bit, then added, "Get your other teammates to write one too. I need to collect guides."
"No problem! As long as it helps you, Brother Chen!"
Chen Ye gave Gao Ming a sideways glance. "Gao Ming, I've always seen you as a brother and a true friend. If I needed a job, you were the first I came to. If you keep this up, I'll just leave."
"Don't, don't, Brother Chen—no, Old Chen! Old Chen! Is that better?"
Gao Ming grinned knowingly as he spoke.
Chen Ye saying this made him very happy.
Besides, having an A-rank powerhouse as a buddy had obvious benefits for him, too.
Then, Gao Ming suddenly thought of something.
"By the way, Old Chen, you said before that you were short on cash? Is that really why you came to work for me?"
"Nonsense!"
"It's not that… Old Chen, with your current strength, making money would be ridiculously easy. Even if you did nothing else, you could just take a position at some big company. With your worth, your yearly salary would start at at least five million. You wouldn't have to do anything—just get paid for showing up… Oh, right, you have to keep your identity hidden."
At this point, Gao Ming couldn't help but pat his own forehead. Then he continued, "By the way, those two things you left me last night are both extremely valuable! Maybe they don't mean much to someone as strong as you, but for weaklings like us, they're a huge deal."
"As for the value of the treasure map, it's hard to say. But take the Silver Guard Shield—the reason that fugitive could keep evading the Reincarnation Bureau for so long was all thanks to that thing…"
Chen Ye interrupted, "We're brothers, why bother with this?"
"It's exactly because we're brothers that I can't take it for granted. Even real brothers settle accounts! Plus, if you hadn't been there last night, I'd be dead by now. Honestly, you saved my life."
Seeing that Chen Ye was getting impatient, Gao Ming quickly said, "Alright, alright, I'll get to the point… The Silver Guard Shield really is great. For me, it's incredibly important right now, so I'll keep it! If this was put up on the Main God Space's trading market, it would probably fetch four thousand reincarnation coins. I don't have that much, but since you need cash, let me buy it from you instead!"
"Fifty million! Old Chen, are you okay with that price? I know, it's not really enough for the Silver Guard Shield. But that's all I have right now…"
Actually, this price was already pretty high.
The Silver Guard Shield was decent—it could block some attacks and repair itself—but honestly, it was still a low-level special item, only really suitable for low-level reincarnators.
It wasn't as amazing as Gao Ming made it sound.
In C-rank scenarios, the Silver Guard Shield was useful. But in B-rank, it already wasn't enough.
That perverted uncle was pretty poor too. Last time he saw someone selling it for 3,500 reincarnation coins, he had to borrow 3,000 from Tyrannosaurus to buy the Silver Guard Shield for protection.
Chen Ye hadn't planned to take Gao Ming's money.
But since he really was short on cash, he swallowed his refusal.
"I really do need money, so I won't be polite about it."
As he said this, Chen Ye remembered that Gao Ming was a loyal guy. Maybe that shield wasn't worth much anyway—he really didn't care about it—so he said, "Thirty million, then."
Gao Ming tried to say something, but Chen Ye stopped him: "Everyone present gets a share! If you keep arguing, I'll just refuse."
"…Alright!"
Gao Ming agreed, full of gratitude.
Then he asked, "About the treasure map—I checked it, you need A-rank strength to use it. That guy last night definitely couldn't use it, that's why he kept it till now. I can't use it either… Old Chen, what are you planning to do? Why not use it yourself?"
Use it for what?
He wasn't a reincarnator!
How could he use Main God Space stuff?
Chen Ye thought for a bit and said, "I want to leave more money for my family. Help me sell it! Exchange it for RMB!"
"Huh?" Gao Ming was stunned, and tried to persuade him, "Old Chen, real-world cash is useless in the Main God Space. If you traded the treasure map for reincarnation coins, that'd be better. Exchanging it for RMB is such a loss…"
Chen Ye waved his hand. "Just do as I said!"
Of course, he knew reincarnation coins were more valuable for reincarnators.
But he wasn't a reincarnator.
"…Alright!"
Gao Ming thought for a moment, then said, "Actually, next month there's an auction at the trading market. Why don't I just put the treasure map up for auction?"
Chen Ye made a mental note of that, then said, "Do whatever you want—I just want the cash."
"Got it!"
…
After sorting out how to deal with the items, the two chatted about other things.
"By the way, Old Chen, I just realized—last night, when you suddenly suggested coming to my place, did you already know that pervert was following us?"
Chen Ye didn't hide it and answered honestly, "That's right. When we were drinking at the restaurant, he was there too. When you called him impotent, I noticed he reacted a bit strangely, so I stayed alert."
"So that's how it was!"
Gao Ming felt a wave of fear. "If it weren't for you, Old Chen, I probably wouldn't have survived last night."
Chen Ye waved his hand. "Why bring it up again?"
Gao Ming grinned, "Looks like I was right after all. That pervert really was impotent! Otherwise, why would he be so petty, following us and trying to ambush me? Damn, these perverts really are nuts."
Chen Ye just smiled and said nothing.
"By the way, Old Chen, I forgot to ask," Gao Ming suddenly looked curious, "which squad are you from? At your level, you must know a ton of big shots, right?"
Chen Ye hesitated for a moment. Remembering what he'd overheard outside the office last time, he replied, "I'm a lone wolf."
Gao Ming was probably trustworthy, but Chen Ye still didn't want to reveal his real identity.
He was a wanted criminal in the Main God Space. If the Main God Space was personally hunting him, the bounty had to be huge.
Money can move anyone.
Chen Ye couldn't guarantee that, if Gao Ming knew his real identity, he wouldn't be tempted.
He couldn't take that risk, and didn't want to.
Even if Gao Ming never betrayed him, there was no guarantee he wouldn't slip up someday.
So, keeping things hidden and letting Gao Ming think he was just a reincarnator was the safest bet.
"What the—?!"
Gao Ming was shocked. "Old Chen, you're actually a lone wolf? A-rank lone wolves are super rare!"
So-called "lone wolves" were solo operators in the Main God Space.
Most reincarnators worked in teams. Teamwork had clear benefits—if everyone could trust each other, they could complement each other's strengths and tackle missions together.
So, lone wolves became an extreme—either they did really badly, or they did really well.
Chen Ye was clearly one of the latter.
After all, just reaching A-rank was tough, let alone doing it as a lone wolf.
Chen Ye didn't want to discuss it, so he waved his hand, "If there's nothing else, I'm going back to work."
"Work? What for?" Gao Ming complained, "Even if you sold me off, I couldn't afford to hire someone like you."
"What, am I fired?" Chen Ye laughed.
"That's right! My little company can't hold a big shot like you," Gao Ming shot back.
(End of this chapter)
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