One Year in the Blink of an Eye

Chapter 85 A Year in the Blink of an Eye (2)

Tang San's missions are easy, and the rewards gradually increase as his strength improves, but You Chen can't keep taking advantage of just one person, can he?

He knew very well that completing Tang San's missions a hundred times now would not be as effective as completing just one of Tang San's missions later!

If Tang San is driven to the brink of collapse now, he will no longer be willing to spar with Youxing, this alt account...

That means we'll probably only have another mission when Yusei reveals his true colors and the two sides become genuine enemies! Or rather, only then will we have a chance to complete the mission!

That would truly be a devastating loss!

As for reforming Tang San, or following the path of good brothers in some fan fiction novels?

You Chen is no longer as naive as he used to be.

In this world, superficial relationships between people are easy to change, but when it comes to the root and essence of a person, things are never that simple!

Tang San will become an enemy of "Youxing" in the future because he is Tang Hao's son. As long as this is true, he will never give up his revenge against the Spirit Hall!

Unless You Chen is willing to completely betray the Spirit Hall, this conflict cannot be easily resolved.

Just because You Chen has a low floor doesn't mean he has no floor!

Even without formally establishing a nation, the Spirit Hall is practically a country in the Douluo Continent.

This is especially true for orphans who were adopted by the Spirit Hall from a young age, and for family forces that have long since joined the Spirit Hall's fold.

You Chen grew up in Wuhun City, and it can be said that all his achievements and interpersonal relationships were built here. Naturally, he also had a sense of belonging to the Wuhun Hall that was close to that of a country.

His previous statement about "leaving the Spirit Hall" was similar to immigrating and living in seclusion abroad.

But choosing to stand on Tang San's side is tantamount to helping foreigners destroy one's own country!

Perhaps the Spirit Hall does have its flaws, but it certainly doesn't possess the absolute righteousness that some fan fiction or unscrupulous editors claim.

There is no such thing as the best future being one where the Spirit Empire rules the world!

But it's not a question of right or wrong, it's a question of stance!

Even if he ousted Bibi Dong and took power himself, that would still be an internal problem for the Spirit Hall.

No matter how things turn out in the end, he will ultimately preserve the Spirit Hall organization.

That was, after all, the mark of his life...

Besides Tang San, You Chen also naturally had to complete the task of farming Yu Xiaogang.

However, this guy is already an old hand, and perhaps he knows in his heart that he can't afford to offend You Chen, and his fate power is far inferior to Tang San's. Even though You Chen teases him more often, the number of missions he triggers is barely about the same as the number of missions Tang San has.

The unexpected surprise was that he led You Chen to discover a hidden secret—the same task could have multiple task objects merged into one.

This is what is known as "faction missions" or "group missions".

On one occasion, Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, the master and disciple, were particularly united in their hatred of the enemy. The result was not that only one mission was triggered and the other mission was cut or postponed, but that they were merged into the same mission.

The task rewards are not deducted, but are directly added up, and even higher quality rewards are generated.

Unfortunately, in a whole year, You Chen only triggered the group mission once, so he couldn't conduct a more in-depth study on it.

Actually, the task itself is secondary.

The most important thing this year, besides further fully digesting the system rewards, is Tang San's "simp-like" plan, commonly known as the "dog training plan".

So far, the "dog training plan" has been progressing very smoothly, achieving phased progress without provoking an overreaction from Tang Hao.

Tang San's cultivation progressed much slower compared to the original story.

Firstly, in the third month of Notting City Academy's opening, in order to collect the one hundred Zhuge Divine Crossbows that he had lost to You Chen, Tang San had to work at the blacksmith shop and make at least one Zhuge Divine Crossbow every day.

Secondly, with Xiao Wu gone from Dormitory 7 this time, Tang San, who doesn't like to show off and can't bring himself to push the task onto his roommates, can't avoid the miscellaneous tasks of a work-study student, which consumes another part of his time.

Ultimately, what dragged Tang San down the most was something that couldn't be measured in terms of specific duration: the presence of Youxing and Xiaowu, which caused hidden mental strain.

Time, like money, is something that people need most when they lack it.

For example, a monthly salary of 3,000 and a monthly salary of 6,000, after deducting expenses such as rent, utilities, and food, actually result in a disposable income that is far more than double the salary.

The same goes for time.

After deducting time for rest, meals, and study, every extra minute of the remaining time, though seemingly insignificant from the perspective of a whole day, represents a tremendous drain on Tang San's cultivation time.

A year has passed, and during the initial phase of rapid level progression, Tang San has only advanced from level 13 to level 15. Whether this pace will allow him to break through to the Great Soul Master level before the three-year agreement arrives depends on just how far Tang San can push himself…

Tang San isn't eating soul beast meat every day like he would later at Shrek Academy. Squeezing his potential like this would be a hidden drain on his abilities...

Besides the situation of Tang San and Yu Xiaogang in Notting City, Bibi Dong's reaction in Wuhun City is also worth mentioning.

You Chen couldn't see Bibi Dong's expression, but he could guess a thing or two.

The sign that read "No dogs or urinals allowed" was soon ordered to be removed by the Lord of Nottingham City.

However, Tang San probably thought that You Chen had shown kindness because of him, and inexplicably went to thank him.

Half a month later, the two yellow-robed deacons in the remote city of Notting were already being overworked, so two more yellow-robed deacons were inexplicably transferred over. What was absurd was that one of them had reached the Soul King realm, which, in theory, was enough to make him a purple-robed bishop.

Of course, the others didn't have You Chen's insight. Although they were puzzled by the two yellow-robed stewards, they didn't know that one of them was a Soul King, so they weren't too shocked.

You Chen could easily guess the reason these people were sent here: to "keep an eye on" him and prevent him from continuing to discipline Yu Xiaogang.

With the four yellow-robed deacons in Notting City, their power was naturally divided accordingly. Therefore, if You Chen wanted to do anything with his yellow robes, the constraints would be greatly strengthened, unlike before when the Palace Master was busy and couldn't pay attention to You Chen.

Now, at least one yellow-robed deacon is keeping a close eye on You Chen.

All of this is in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Spirit Hall.

You Chen guessed that Bibi Dong probably thought that the reason he had "self-exiled" himself to Notting City was to target Yu Xiaogang...

Others might just think that You Chen did it on a whim.

But in Bibi Dong's eyes, Yu Xiaogang had that kind of value.

Even if You Chen, a figure standing at the pinnacle of theoretical circles, deliberately demoted himself for the sake of a mere Yu Xiaogang, and then spent several years hiding in Notting City just to target Yu Xiaogang, Bibi Dong, looking at it through her filter, felt it was perfectly reasonable.

You Chen could only secretly rejoice at this.

He wished Bibi Dong thought the same way.

Who knows, Bibi Dong might still be smug about how quickly she "realized" You Chen's purpose in going to Notting City.

As for the deceased Soul Emperor Bai Hu? It seems he truly died in vain. Judging from the fact that the strongest Soul Master Bibi Dong subsequently sent to Notting City was only a Soul King, she probably never even considered the possibility that You Chen killed Bai Hu.

Compared to Tang San's hindered cultivation progress and Bibi Dong's blind spot while monitoring You Chen, You Chen's progress in all aspects was very smooth.

(End of this chapter)