The Gentleman at the End
Chapter 374 - Chapter 374 Chapter 373 Skin Proliferation

Chapter 374: Chapter 373 Skin Proliferation Chapter 374: Chapter 373 Skin Proliferation “Ah?”

Yi Chen looked at the nail number in his hand that had been given a bye, slightly confused.

“I remember when I was still in the human stage, my ‘Luck’ attribute, which couldn’t be increased, was only 3. Could it be that their luck is lower than mine, or has my Luck Value increased without my awareness?

However…

Perhaps their luck is actually higher than mine. After all, becoming the First Gentleman might not always be a fortunate event. Spending too much energy in the first round could decrease the likelihood of winning the final contest. Not becoming the First Gentleman might be seen as a luckier outcome from a certain perspective.

Either way, it fits my intentions perfectly since I aim to become the First Gentleman.

Not only can I conserve my strength, but I can also get an early understanding of the abilities and power levels of these fellows, especially…

At this moment, the First Gentleman began to speak.

“The first round of Cortical Confrontation will take place between the two people who drew the number ‘1’. The rest of you, please temporarily retreat to the Observation Platform.”

With a leap, Yi Chen arrived beside Principal Daislin and Professor Qian Bosen,

and from his suitcase, the gentleman’s clothes slid out seamlessly to change, creating a leather seat that fit snugly between the two of them.

Due to limited space on the Observation Platform, Principal Daislin’s crossed leg slightly touched Yi Chen’s, almost as if hinting at a ‘massage’, but considering the crowd, she didn’t actively suggest it.

Principal Daislin’s voice came from beside his ear:

“William, what was the deal with the ‘Skin Sensitivity’ assessment earlier? Did you intentionally time it to the thirty-minute limit, or was there another reason… and then all that strange blood with skin in it oozed out.

Such Old World matters require me to expend several or even tens of times more ‘Divination Epidemic Value’ to resolve. If it involves high-level entities, I could suffer from divination backlash, and because of the interference caused by different worlds, the divination might not even be accurate.

So, you need to explain what exactly happened inside the First Gentleman,

even now, I can still smell a bit of turbidity and unease emanating from you.”

Yi Chen told Principal Daislin the entire process of the Skin Sensitivity assessment, explaining in detail his choice to fall and the ‘Bottom Bounce’ event.

This narration caused Principal Daislin to change the position of her legs again, and the eyes beneath her mask seemed perplexed. She even turned her head to scrutinize Yi Chen,

“You actually dared to approach the Mysterious Skin Factory during such a critical point of Skin Promotion and directly negotiate terms with people over there? Are you that confident… Fortunately, you were refused at the last moment and forcefully bounced back.

However, the appearance of the bloody water is very strange. Professor Qian Bosen, what do you think?”

White Eagle Qian Bosen had already been deep in thought halfway through Yi Chen’s tale. Stroking his white beard, he responded, “I believe it’s necessary to inform the Organization’s higher-ups about William’s detailed experience.”

“Hmm… Let your owl send the message out. It’s better to be careful.”

After the simple exchange, attention returned to within the Church.

However, Yi Chen was still engaged in a layered conversation in his mind, as a strand of yellow thread outlined text appearing before his eyes.

SS The bloodstains on you, although mixed with the properties of Skin, do not come from the waste blood dripped during skin processing in the Skin Factory. At least during my time there, I never saw such blood. SS

“Could it be that there are invaders in the Skin Factory? Is this why the First Gentleman has been unable to contact the Skin Factory for the past three months? Lately, I’ve also been hearing about issues with the Skin Factory.”

SS It’s possible, but not certain.

As the Source Epidemic Area, the Mysterious Skin Factory is closely guarded by Skin Origin. Few internal powers of the Old World would attempt to shake the status of the Skin Factory.

In my view, it’s more likely that the Skin Factory is undergoing ‘comprehensive reform’, perhaps even optimizing and overhauling the entire factory, and potentially altering the most fundamental skin production process.

This could be why your low-rank subsidiary division hasn’t been able to contact the Skin Factory, yet the supply of leather continues uninterrupted.

Additionally, the emergence of a new manufacturing industry could be the source of the blood you’ve recently come into contact with. SS

“That would be for the best. If the factory is indeed reforming, and I manage to become the First Gentleman, I can then discuss the supply of Skin as well as the reformation of the Connectors with them.”

Yi Chen ceased to ponder this matter and refocused his attention back on the Church,

as the first match of Cortical Promotion was about to begin, featuring [Insomniac – Jodesapen Galon] against [Cross-dressing Tailor – Jessica Lores].

Both candidates were highly regarded by Yi Chen,

Even the little grape ran out in meatball form, draped in a simple suit, standing on her shoulder cheering Jessica on! After all, his outfit was crafted by this miss.

Not far away, the resting President Tailor Spacy also opened his eyes and murmured in a low voice, “Jessica, show them your true potential.”

The competition began,

and a variety of different types of auras immediately emanated from within Jessica, the rich and diversified sebum smells filling the church.

She suffered from a condition known as “congenital adrenal cortical hyperplasia” (CAH)

It was a relatively benign illness and she had been afflicted since childhood, but it hadn’t affected her human nature, only often resulting in massive peeling and increased skin growth in different tissue areas.

As long as she could ‘clean’ it promptly, it wouldn’t affect her normal life.

If defined by the organization’s internal definition of a patient, Jessica would be classified as “Patient Zero.”

But in such an era, having something unusual about oneself inevitably led to rejection by others.

Even in the village where Jessica lived, where the villagers were simple and kind, she was still abandoned by her parents and had to fend for herself. Occasionally, people would leave her leftovers or unused clothes from several meters away,

until she was discovered by President Tailor Spacy and taken back to be nurtured within the organization and association.

Being a patient, she spent almost 365 days a year at the tailor association, rarely meeting others. Loneliness had become a fixed label, always sticking to her forehead.

In her heart, Teacher Spacy was her only friend and confidant,

She was willing to do anything for him, including studying hard in tailoring, being responsible for the organization’s cross-dressing designs and research, and becoming the First Gentleman.

However, the current situation had changed,

Since Spacy said there was a young man more suitable to be the First Gentleman than her, she decided to go all out in the first screening and then directly hand over the position to William Behrens in the final.

[Restriction Removal]

From within Jessica’s outfit, streams of distinctly different skin energies flowed behind her.

Swish, swish, swish~ numerous ‘skin tubes’ grew out from her back,

and these skin tubes were connected to a throng of ‘puppets’ that looked like Jessica but had completely different auras and forms, numbering over a hundred,

some standing upright,

some crawling on the ground,

some perhaps suspended in the air.

With Jessica’s growth, the amount of ‘skin proliferation’ each day was increasing, she could control it, but it required spending some time each day to ‘externally expel’ the excess skin.

The excess skin wasn’t burned or thrown away, but was stored to be used as material instead.

This proliferated skin carried Jessica’s own genes, and she could even fill the skin with vitality and servile consciousness through ‘cortical activation.’

She reshaped the skin she proliferated daily, processing and crafting it into a multitude of puppets.

And being in a special place like the tailor association, she could directly use some of the surplus Gentleman’s Skin, giving each puppet its own unique gentleman’s clothes.

When this proliferated army was displayed, many people in the venue widened their eyes,

An army of one. If Jessica were allowed to develop further, she would inevitably become an important combat force for the organization, or perhaps already was.

However,

facing such an army of skin,

The Insomniac Galon just yawned, and standing upright, fell asleep with his eyes open… Snoring could even be heard emanating from his mouth within the church.