The Gentleman at the End-Chapter 348 - 347 Invitation
Chapter 348: Chapter 347: Invitation
Chapter 348: Chapter 347: Invitation
“I thought there were still twenty days left, but now it’s suddenly reduced to nine? Mr. Claude, as the First Gentleman, the former skin prodigy of Zion, who even surpassed the president tailor in talent, would definitely not make a time estimation error.”
The problem is not with him, but rather with the Skin Market that is directly connected to Mr. Claude.
The “Secluded Skin Market” in the Source Epidemic Area might be experiencing something that is causing the First Gentleman’s accelerated decline.
There’s no other way! I have to consult the president tailor. If I continue to study the ‘Skin Sack Bible’ on my own, there is no way I’ll have enough time.
The assessment and selection of the First Gentleman is not only a test of personal strength,
but controlling, understanding, and applying skin must be the true key to the assessment.”
Just as Yi Chen wrapped his ash scarf, pulled up his hood, and prepared to see Mr. Spacy again,
the usually mute Yellow Skin, perhaps because of recent increased contact with skin, became slightly more active.
Text outlined in yellow lines quickly floated up to the surface of his retina,
“Interesting, I never expected that your human organization, which the Skin Market defines as a ‘lower district,’ could cultivate so many talents.
The gentleman just now, suffering from insomnia syndrome, was actually able to kill an ‘Open Source Skin Slave’ dispatched by the Skin Market or gone out on their own, taking and controlling the other’s skin.
This person must be your biggest obstacle to becoming the First Gentleman.”
“Although I’d like to help you cheat during selection matches, my assistance is limited due to the ‘Connector’s’ surveillance. If I provide too much help and get exposed, the Skin Market will spare no effort to come and eliminate me and anyone related to me, even directly erasing your human organization.”
“Leave the city— if you want to catch up with the guy who can kill Skin Slaves in nine days, I’ll teach you personally.
Also, bring your two companions; their traits can help you practice in a targeted manner.”
This was the first time Yellow Skin had conveyed so much information and even initiated advisory suggestions.
Obviously,
from the first encounter at the Official Residence, Yellow Skin felt a threat emanating from the Insomniac Galon, one that could prevent it from recovering the Skin Market alongside William.
If William could not assume the position of the First Gentleman, it would significantly slow down the contact with the Skin Market.
Moreover, if this person became the First Gentleman, he might even bring about a change, possibly even benefiting the development and stability of the Skin Market, which is something Yellow Skin definitely didn’t want to see.
…
[Power Station – Electronic Transmission and Neuroscience Research Facility]
Due to the notoriety of the nightmare incident,
Yi Chen, after stating his intent upon arrival at the Power Station, was granted permission by the director.
Following the internal directions, he finally found Director Reagan’s office.
Perhaps it was because Yi Chen’s hearing was too good,
or perhaps because there was intense activity inside.
As Yi Chen approached the door, preparing to knock, a series of strange noises were coming from inside the room.
There were sounds of electrical wires lashing against flesh, the collision of machinery with flesh, and female cries transmitted through radio waves.
Such bizarre sounds seemed to transport the listener to a ‘battlefield’ in some post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Yi Chen also stood silently at the door, waiting until the noises completely ceased before he knocked on the door.
Click!
The door opened.
Reagan’s entire face had shrunk in size, his forehead and cheeks covered in sweat.
Moreover, he was shirtless, his slightly overweight body showing faint outlines of abdominal muscles with the rest still layered with fat.
He was sweating all over, and one could even see steam slowly rising from his shoulders, clearly having just engaged in some vigorous activity.
And the intense activity was rapidly burning off Reagan’s fat due to the high heart rate state.
“Uh… Reagan, did I interrupt you?”
“No problem, Faye and I were in the middle of a rather important activity.”
This made Yi Chen tense, “Is that something you can say out loud?”
“Why don’t you finish what you’re doing and I’ll come back later— it will give me a chance to look around the research facility.”
“I’m done, you can come in now~”
Reagan opened the door and made a beckoning gesture.
Though his gesture was very gentlemanly, Reagan’s sweaty head and lack of clothing were somewhat discordant.
Yi Chen stepped cautiously into the room and immediately saw Miss Faye sitting at the edge of the experimental table, her body festooned with cables, her eye sockets hollow.
She was wearing only a white dress,
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and raised her right hand, from which cables protruded, to greet Yi Chen.
Yi Chen also noticed that various parts of Faye’s body were in a ‘disconnected’ state, with cables sticking out from the joints.
“Miss Faye, what is this?”
Reagan hurried to explain, “Right, didn’t I tell you earlier? I’m conducting a new type of test with Faye, deliberately exposing these cables to increase flexibility and discharge rate.
That way, Faye will be more lethal, greatly enhancing her chances of survival when she goes out later.”
“The sound I just heard… were you doing modifications?”
“Exactly, what else did you think it was?”
“Nothing~ I came over this time to ask you for a favor, Reagan. Could you spare about a week to accompany me out of town?” Yi Chen quickly changed the subject to ease the awkwardness.
“Is there a high-difficulty task, or are we preparing to head to the Old World?”
“Neither… I have my First Gentleman examination in nine days, and I hope, Reagan, that you could help me with some sparring practice.”
“Leave the city for sparring practice? Perfect, Faye’s new form could also use a test. When do we leave?”
“We’ll leave right after I treat you to a big meal—the carriage has already been booked.”
“Nice!” The mention of a big meal caused Reagan to involuntarily rub his belly.
However, Reagan still picked up on some subtle details in Yi Chen’s request.
“William, you have a wide network of contacts, many choices for sparring partners. Is there any particular reason you picked me?”
“Indeed~ Among my selected competitors, there’s one whose spiritual power is particularly outstanding. I suffered an intrusion when I first met him, and he even briefly affected my consciousness.
So, I hope you, Reagan, can simulate high-intensity spiritual power combat to let me adapt in advance.”
“Hmm? You’re also a gentleman proficient in sensing, and your brain structure is quite unusual. To think that you were invaded… Who exactly is this person?” Reagan became curious upon hearing about a strong spiritual entity.
“A candidate like me, suffering from Insomniac Syndrome, named…”
“Yodessapen Galon! It’s him, right?”
“Reagan, do you know him?”
“Not personally, but I came across the research archives on mental patients during my study of ‘Consciousness Reorganization.’
There was a special patient file for this person.
Suffering from the only case of Insomniac Syndrome in the organization, he was the former Cesimani Executioner. During an outing, due to his insomnia, he accidentally killed the Patient, local residents, and a teammate.
As his mental issues became more severe, he was brought to us for research. It resulted in all the related researchers falling asleep, and ultimately it was the director who intervened to suppress him.
Eventually, the research institute couldn’t come up with any special treatments or medicines for his insomnia; they just provided him with a set of leisurely lifestyle adjustments to regulate, control his emotions.
Plus, he chose to leave Zion and live in a remote and quiet area.
There doesn’t seem to have been anything notable after that.”
“A leisurely lifestyle… So that’s what it was.”
“William, when you go to the selection competition, see if you can take me and Faye with you, I’d also like to see what kind of person this individual who left the research institute helpless is.”
“Alright.”
Reagan quickly packed his bags, while Faye was attached to his spine with cables, assuming the standard ‘couple’s carry’ position,
with Faye’s legs straddling his waist and a wide robe covering her cable-ridden body.
They walked out the door nonchalantly, utterly indifferent to the gazes of others.
After meeting up with Jin, they took a four-berth carriage to the outskirts of the city, embarking on a week-long intensive training.
