The Gentleman at the End

Chapter 80: Chapter 79 One Month

Forge had not gone as smoothly as anticipated, due to the “requirements” proposed by Yi Chen being rather demanding.

Moreover, the tumor-like crystal of the Moon Night Rat – Jesmin Lee encountered various technical issues in actual handling. To ensure that the materials would not be worn down during use, the Blacksmith Shop even needed to apply to Zion for a special support, naturally requiring an application fee.

Not to mention the significant increase in cost,

the estimated time for the finished product was pushed back to a month later.

Of course,

Yi Chen was not in a hurry.

Due to the perfect completion of the Secret Medicine Recovery mission, the academy had also prominently marked the files of the four of them, allowing a three-month recuperation period during which they were not required to undertake any other gentleman’s tasks.

Yi Chen chose to spend his free time at the academy.

Although his physical training had achieved its effects,

Yi Chen would still spend 1 to 2 days a week visiting Zede’s paradise for consolidation,

no longer needing to train day and night on the premise of exhausting his physique as he used to, but rather engaging more in exchanges and discussions on the physical level with Teacher Zede.

After the battle at the Twilight Clinic,

Yi Chen’s physique had improved to a certain extent through combat. Although his Physique attribute had not changed numerically, Teacher Zede’s examination suggested that this number should have risen by 0.5.

Only when the value increases by [1] would it directly manifest.

During his daily ‘exchanges’,

Yi Chen also gradually discovered how terrifying Teacher Zede’s physique was; even down to the most basic muscular fiber, Zede could execute precise control.

While staying in paradise, the two would occasionally engage in a sparring match of a challenging nature.

Unlike Professor Qian Bosen’s ‘normal sparring’,

sparring with Zede could be described with the word ‘nightmare’. Many times, Yi Chen even doubted whether he was facing a human or some kind of monster.

Given Yi Chen’s current perspective, he was unable to estimate Teacher Zede’s ‘true strength’, nor could he imagine how fearsome he would be when truly unleashing his killing intent.

Besides,

in addition to the two mandatory classes each week and the interactions with Teacher Zede,

Yi Chen devoted the rest of his time to the academy’s Great Book Library, fully utilizing his Professional Characteristics, and compensating for the information deficit as a transmigrator.

The Great Book Library would grant reading qualifications for a designated area based on the individual’s mission records in their files.

Thanks to the “Secret Medicine Recovery” record, Yi Chen could access about 40% of the basic books in the Great Book Library.

It took one month.

He completed reading all the basic books he could access,

from Zion to the initial establishment of the academy,

from the earliest gentleman groups to the gradually formed framework of the G&D Organization,

from some basic and simple physical training methods to advanced forms of physical, thought, and sensitivity cultivation, as well as investigative methods for different areas and environments.

With the aid of the Emblem of Books at the back of his head, he linked together valuable knowledge points, constructing and weaving them into a network of knowledge unique to himself, fully integrating into this pathological world through the text.

It was not just knowledge that he gained.

While reading about botany and the entry-level magic books, Yi Chen gained deeper understanding of his own “Pathological Traits.”

He was also determined to use the “Gentleman’s Skin” awarded from the mission to craft a pair of gloves, deciding to delay the upgrade of his outfit.

The only regret was that, @@novelbin@@

even the academy’s Great Book Library did not stock books on “Pathogen”, for the same reason—texts involving the disease might serve as a medium to draw pathogenic agents here.

[One month later]

After completing all accessible readings in the Great Book Library, such a reading lifestyle came to a temporary halt.

At night,

as Yi Chen lying in his dormitory bed was about to fall into a dream,

whiffs of white smoke rose in his head, accompanied by the aroma of brain flowers being roasted.

Since becoming a gentleman,

Yi Chen had found two types of delicacies irresistible—one being plants and the other, brains.

When he smelled this fragrance, Yi Chen, about to fall asleep, unexpectedly drooled, even soaking his pillow.

As his consciousness gradually awoke, only then did he realize it was his own head heating up… more precisely, his brain heating up.

Frightened, he quickly went to the bathroom,

A minute passed,

White smoke began seeping from the gap under the bathroom door, the situation did not improve.

But he roughly confirmed one thing,

The hottest area was at the back of the head, suspected to be related to the book emblem.

This commotion completely woke up the little grape, who was very worried about Yi Chen’s condition.

“Don’t panic, I’ll help you see what exactly is going on inside your skull. If there’s a risk of an ‘exploding brain’, hurry to find that Qian Bosen.”

The little grape made a standard diving motion,

The black fur ball ‘dived’ straight under the skin, leaving only a coin-sized tuft of hair visible,

Rapidly moving to the brain area via the shoulder, it found the true culprit causing the entire head to heat up, confirming Yi Chen’s suspicion, it was indeed the book emblem between the back of the brain.

The emblem was burning red, as if it had just been branded.

The little grape didn’t quite understand this kind of thing either and tried to touch it… Sizzle!

The black hairs between its fingers were burnt off instantly, causing it so much pain that it jumped out from the back of the head, quickly landing in the washbasin.

While rinsing with cold water, it said in a panic,

“William! You’re gonna explode, your head is definitely gonna explode!

I’ve been in the Easton Cemetery for so many years, rummaged through the brains of countless guys, and I’ve never seen one as hot as yours! What do we do, it’s definitely too late to find Qian Bosen now.

Don’t worry~ If you really die from an exploding brain, I will figure out a way to bury you back in the Easton Cemetery, maybe one day in the future you can crawl out from between the graves, and then we can pair up again.

However,

The journey from here to the Easton Cemetery is quite far, the travel expenses will be paid with your grapes~ After all, if I bury you in the cemetery, the grapes will go bad and expire anyway.”

Yi Chen naturally didn’t hear the little grape’s arrangements for his own affairs,

Although his brain’s temperature was very high, he himself didn’t feel uncomfortable.

In the end, with no other options, he directly used the maximum water flow of cold water for the shower.

Sizzle!

The initial water that hit his head directly evaporated, and the entire bathroom was instantly filled with white smoke, making it almost impossible to see any figures.

As time went on, the temperature of the brain began to dip.

This process lasted a full hour,

Finally, the brain cooled down to a normal temperature.

At the same time, changes in the corresponding data were projected onto the retina.

[Intellect] has increased [4] → [5]

*Special Note: Intellect has reached extraordinary levels, and the “Pathological Traits” directly affected by this attribute will also change. Please simulate and practice this trait after the brain has completely stabilized.

The brain completely cooled down,

Yi Chen merely felt his thoughts become broader, more flexible, with more synapse structures newly formed and more neurotransmitters transmitting rapidly across the brain,

Even some scientific issues that he had not been able to figure out in his lifetime suddenly had answers at this moment.

However, Yi Chen no longer needed to write any academic papers.

He felt the plant pulses within his body and connected them to the active brain.

He extended his palm.

Whoosh~ A thick and sharp plant rootstock suddenly shot out from the center of his palm, piercing out like a spear.

Bang!

The round mirror on the washstand two meters away was pierced and shattered, even leaving a few centimeters deep conical groove on the back wall.

“My plant control has finally reached the level of that living corpse!”

At this time,

The little grape standing between the sinks,

While chewing on the broken glass, looked at Yi Chen, muttering softly,

“It’s good that you’re alright~ I don’t want to eat the grapes before they’re ripe… Keep growing well, William.”