The Gentleman at the End
Chapter 363 - Chapter 363 Chapter 362 Receiving the Award Again

Chapter 363: Chapter 362: Receiving the Award Again Chapter 363: Chapter 362: Receiving the Award Again Although the new year held little significance for those living in such a world,

to some, the arrival of the new year signified another year having slipped by, indicating that the end of days was one year closer.

Nevertheless, many people still indulged in timely celebrations.

Reagan spent the New Year’s Eve with numerous researchers inside the institute, today discussing nothing related to research.

Jin, having used up a substantial amount of physical substance in battle, and unable to find William during the New Year period, had no choice but to spend all night alone in her room making “physical substance,” undisturbed even as the smell permeated the entire apartment building.

Yi Chen, unexpectedly, stayed in Principal Daislin’s office to celebrate the New Year. The two of them gazed at the starry sky from the surface of the planet and shifted from discussing magic and academia to lighter, more commonplace topics.

They conversed unconsciously about Daislin’s family of origin,

the Baldivia family,

one of the four great families between organizations, producing precisely three Prophets over the generations, including Daislin; Daislin’s mother was also an elite gentleman of the organization but failed the Prophet examination.

Her mother was exceedingly dominant, being extremely harsh on both Daislin and her husband,

after reaching adulthood, Daislin could no longer stand it. Having acquired her Prophet identity, she planned to take her father and leave the family, but her father could not shed his timidity and chose to stay in the last moments before stepping out of the door.

From then on, Daislin became completely independent.

She never returned to her family after that, nor did she make any contact with them.

She lived alone, enjoying the feeling of being immersed in the void, uninhibited and unmentored by anyone, even labeling herself as ‘absolutely independent.’

Although she often disguised herself to snack in the street districts, she would refuse any prolonged interaction with others.

This was the first time,

Daislin ripped off the label that had followed her for decades, instinctively wanting to be with someone, even setting aside her identity temporarily, sharing the buried past in her heart.

Early morning, Principal’s office

When Yi Chen woke up, he was the only one still lying on the couch; there was a note left on the table, Daislin had left early to attend an urgent top-level organization meeting.

After washing off the lingering scent on his cheek and leaving another note, he too, with his briefcase in hand, left the principal’s office.

“Sigh… Since Principal Daislin holds such a high regard for ‘Insomniac Galon,’ no matter how much I cram in the last few days, I couldn’t catch up.

It’s better to just let go of this tense and uneasy mood and go find Jin first.”

Who knew, as Yi Chen took the train out of school, he ran into two teammates at the station platform, or rather Jin and Reagan were about to go to the school to find him.

“Hmm? What’s up with you guys?”

Just as Yi Chen felt curious, Jin stepped forward, lifting her mask slightly and sniffing near his nose.

“… Have you already washed up? Where were you last night?”

“I was with Teacher Zede learning about corpses and having a verbal exchange about physical matter, as I just recovered and couldn’t engage in close combat… I took a bath because I got covered in corpse smell.”

“Oh~ So you were in the underground area, no wonder the ‘Messenger’ from the organization said they couldn’t reach you and had to send us to deliver the message.”

Jin deliberately elongated her voice, seeming somewhat incredulous.

“What message?”

“You should be able to guess, right, William?”

“Is it regarding the reward for the death incident?”

“Exactly, considering our clearing of Levinehome and the deceased’s threat, we’ve earned the opportunity to be honored at the Glory Hall… Although I don’t really want to be too affiliated with the organization, there’s no way I can turn down something that’s offered for free.”

“OK.”

…

[Glory Hall]

A horizontal tombstone labeled “Death Pioneers,” adorned with the images of three youths and a floating eyeball, was placed between the niches in the hall, and everyone received substantial bonuses as well as the qualification to access the Gentleman’s Treasure Vault.

Similarly, an internal squad voting took place. If a person from the three-person squad received two votes, they would qualify to visit the “Secret Storage Room.”

Undoubtedly, William was chosen while he was still hesitating.

“It’s you again.”

Archbishop Yaleris Highton, his face creased with wrinkles, had no choice but to lead Yi Chen again to the Original Church’s Secret Storage Room, an organization development that had never allowed anyone to receive secret storage rewards twice within a single month.

A weathered voice squeezed through his throat, warning:

“Don’t think about targeting the Holy Bodies again…”

“Understood.”

Yi Chen smiled awkwardly, as without the Archbishop’s words, he might have really considered heading to the “Holy Body Room” again.

After all, Small Grape had contributed greatly to the recent event, and Yi Chen had also felt Small Grape’s true potential through this recent ‘Skin Bag Fusion.’

If he could continue to develop Small Grape, it would greatly amplify his own abilities.

“I just received a spine weapon perfectly matched with the death attribute, and I don’t need another weapon anymore… Wait, besides the axe, I still lack one weapon.”

Yi Chen took out a sawed-off shotgun named “Body Breaker” from his suitcase, which had not been used for a while.

This weapon, made from a Severe Patient, no longer met the current needs of Yi Chen and was not in use, as the attribute effect of bullets drawing from iron was negligible for an Open Sourcerer.

Although the “Dead Spine Lake” could switch to dual-wielding mode, it couldn’t achieve the flexibility or variability of firearms, and suffered when facing enemies at medium to long distances.

Yi Chen still favored a state that could handle both close and distant engagements, and he had adapted to this complex combat mode that mixed cold and firearms.

His body and brain could adapt to this mix and exhibit a synergy where 1+1>2.

“The Original Church’s Secret Storage Room mainly has antiques; there’s nothing directly related to firearms. It’s probably useless to ask the Archbishop, he has never left here and might not even recognize a firearm.

However, I can inquire about some of the principles.”

“Archbishop Yaleris, I have a modern weapon created with unopened source sick objects on me. Is there any way to elevate it to an Open Source Level?”

“Using a sick object as a tool, if you have not destroyed the sick object’s native structure, you can use similar attribute Relics to enhance its quality.

Fortunately, there are some relics in the Secret Storage Room, you can choose some.”

“Relics?”

Speaking of relics, Yi Chen happened to have one in his hand, which was not necessarily inferior to those in the Secret Storage Room. In fact, it was even fresher in terms of condition.

“Archbishop, would this item work?”

As Yi Chen unbuttoned his shirt rather ungenteelly and put his finger into his navel, a Black Umbilical Cord was pulled out from it.

This token from a former friend, ever since Yi Chen awakened the death attribute, had seldom been used, and had always coiled deep inside his body, buried in the inner lining and fused with his flesh.

As the umbilical cord was exposed to the air, it immediately began to twist in the air, releasing strands of “Newborn Breath” from the other end.

Although this breath was similar to Jin’s regenerative tumor, its essence was distinctly different,

The tumor corresponds to infinite proliferation, representing a process from 1-,

While the umbilical cord corresponds to rebirth, representing a process from 0-1,

As this rare breath of new life spread out in the Secret Storage Room, penetrating the ground… Buzzing!

The area where everyone was located, which is below the “Holy Body Room,” stirred with intense commotion; at least three Holy Bodies resonated strongly due to this new birth.

Archbishop Yaleris was both shocked and helpless,

“Why does every time you come here, the Holy Bodies become so restless and uneasy.”

This item should be very rare, and even in the Old World, such ‘Beast Disease Navels’ are similarly rare, let’s put it away~ Let’s discuss your reward issue again.”

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