I'm a proper student; I only take nine kinds of potions every day.

As I pondered this, the rain that had been falling for two days finally stopped, and bright sunshine streamed in.

Ignoring the dampness and cold outside, Evan hurriedly opened the muddy window.

As the sunlight shone on him, an unprecedented feeling of warmth filled his body.

In an instant, my empty stomach felt slowly filled under the sunlight.

This doesn't feel like eating food normally, but more like refueling a gas tank.

The energy is absorbed through the skin and appears out of thin air in the stomach, where it slowly grows and creates a feeling of fullness.

After achieving a solar affinity of over 500%, Evan's identity has now changed from a believer in the sun to a disciple of the sun.

You have been promoted to Disciple of the Sun. (Your level will not drop as your stats decrease.)

You can quickly replenish lost energy by sunbathing; the higher the value, the faster the replenishment.

[Under the sun's rays, energy conversion rate increases by 20%, and physical and mental constitutions increase by 2.]

[Once the value reaches 2000%, proceed to the next stage.]

There are two core members within the entire Sun Disciple group.

One change is that what used to be a normal way to replenish energy has now become a rapid way to replenish it.

After crossing the 500% threshold, Evan felt that the speed at which he gained energy from sunbathing increased by more than five times compared to before!

The real key point is the second one, which is to turn the previously unused self-healing rate into energy conversion efficiency.

This 20% improvement is crucial because it can enhance the efficiency of all energy conversion processes.

Not only does it increase the efficiency of obtaining energy by 20% through sun exposure, but it also provides this 20% bonus for eating and drinking as long as you are in the sun.

It was precisely because his solar affinity broke through 500% a month and a half ago that Evan finally avoided going bankrupt due to food shortages.

Subsequently, with the steady increase in his affinity with the sun, his income and expenses reached a balance.

This is also the core reason why Ivan dares to activate the final stage of the Black Sun Wings.

As his affinity with the sun further increases, he has excess energy to cover the new consumption.

P.S.: Monthly passes are very filling, friends!

Chapter 243: What Eating Contest? I'm doing this for an investigator's mission!

Evan went downstairs and bought an 80-cent carb gift pack with lots of oil and salt to take home.

Then I sat by the window, comfortably basking in the sun for an hour while stuffing all sorts of food into my mouth.

The reason he can enjoy the sun so much today is because it's now spring break.

The seven-day spring break runs from the 14th to the 20th. During these seven days, Ivan has only one core goal: to make money!

He's been spending lavishly on experiments and medications lately, and has already squandered all of his savings of two or three thousand dollars.

Now all I have left in my pocket is a pitiful forty dollars, and the house is leaking and covered in mold!

The leader of a prestigious demon hunter faction, a city savior, a chosen one of the Holy Son, and blessed with the power of the Four Gods...

He's even poorer than the dockworkers carrying bags; nobody would believe it if I told them.

Now that the protective potion is in place, Richard's related missions and hunting plans are going quite smoothly, and he doesn't need to interfere too much.

With the aftermath of the Sap Group finally subsided, there has been a significant decrease in activity in Bolton City recently.

Evan has no intention of competing with Richard and his men for the already scarce prey.

After all, compared to them, as the leader, I have many more options!

With the intake of various forms of energy, Evan clearly felt his body begin to warm up.

My whole being felt like a car that had finally been fueled up, brimming with boundless energy.

After finishing the meal, my stomach was about 60% full.

"We need to get to the station, or we'll miss the eating contest over there!"

After finishing his meal, Evan first licked the oil off each of his fingers with his mouth, then went to the bathroom to take care of his personal hygiene.

After changing into that respectable three-piece suit, Ivan put on his hat and picked up his cane.

Once spring arrives, there's no need to wear the Shadow Cloak anymore; it would only make him look out of place.

Evan has taken on several missions and is preparing to go to Worcester.

First, there's Dr. Armitage's investigation at the University of Michigan.

A college student went completely insane in less than two weeks after returning to his ancestral home from a trip.

Immediately afterwards, a number of horrific disappearances occurred in the surrounding area.

According to witnesses, the creature that captured and ate those people was a monster with a human body and a rat's head.

The supernatural organization in Worcester conducted a related investigation, but seemed to feel that the matter was too complicated to handle, so they outsourced the task to the University of Michigan.

Given that Evan is currently the most capable and closest to Worcester, Armitage assigned him this task.

In addition to his mission as an investigator at the University of Michigan, Evan also accepted an invitation from the siblings, Ryan and Leqi.

The two poor witchers who were captured by the ghouls and bled along with Richard have successfully returned to Worcester after being rescued last time.

When we parted last time, Evan half-jokingly said that if there were any potion testing missions, I could contact him.

The siblings remembered clearly that they called Evan's current company the day before yesterday to extend an invitation to him.

It is said that the target of this drug trial was a group of researchers from the Institute of Excellence.

Ivan readily agreed.

While chatting with his siblings, Evan overheard that there was going to be an apple pie eating contest that day.

It's said that there's plenty of apple pie, and you can't use your hands!

If you can eat the most apple pie in twelve minutes, not only will the food be completely free, but you will also receive an extra five-dollar bonus.

Bonuses or not don't matter; what matters is being able to have a big meal without spending any money. Just thinking about it fills Evan with an immense sense of happy anticipation.

He casually stuffed the copper crucible covered in coal ash into his lower back, then grabbed the flesh of the back of Huang Jin's neck and stuffed it in as well.

He then left quietly, having nothing else to take with him.

The train departs at 10:20 a.m. and arrives in Worcester in about an hour and a half.

After leaving home, Evan took a tram to Cotte Street in the city center.

Cotter Street is the neighborhood where the McCrae Detective Agency is located, situated between Washington Street and Skoley Square in downtown Washington.

This area is home to a large number of detective agencies of all sizes. McCrae's detective agency is located in a relatively remote and southern area near the edge of the block.

The most famous of these places is, of course, the Bolton branch of the Pinkerton Detective Agency.

Now, Ivan's company has also rented a floor of a building in this area that is in fairly good condition.

The entire first floor covers a total area of ​​72 square meters and is divided into two areas: an inner and an outer area.

The outer room is for reception, while the inner room is a secret room used to store various weapon data, as well as some temporary potions and extraordinary materials.

Located in this area, the prices are naturally not cheap.

The monthly rent is $68, and the lease term is one year.

When you rent it, you need to pay the first month's rent, plus the last month's rent, and there is also a one-month deposit for damage to the items.

The first payment alone was $204.

Fortunately, they are mainly taking orders from the police these days, and the house hasn't undergone any renovations, which has saved them a lot of money.

After all, as long as that official letter of appointment is posted on the wall, no matter how worn it is, it can still demonstrate their authority.

After getting off the tram, Evan immediately spotted his company's sign, which displayed a single word in a neat, square font: Wild Hunt.

The scope of services is listed in small print below: security escort, thief tracking, mystery investigation...

The company is located facing south, and the storefront is not very large. The second and third floors belong to a medium-sized law firm.

From the outside, you can see the dark walnut wood door frame and the recessed glass door.

The red brick walls on both sides look at least thirty or forty years old, with the cracks between the bricks filled with traces of soot blackened over the years.

Although it's a bit run-down, the location is excellent.

McCree's detective agency is about 100 meters to the left.

About eighty meters to the right, you can see the Pinkerton Detective Agency with its magnificent facade and bustling entrance.

This distance is enough for their company to get some scraps of meat from the mouths of these large security organizations.

After all, with the major events subsiding, those extraordinary cases don't happen every day.

That's how business is; you can't possibly arrange everything perfectly.

Generally, once business comes in, there will be so much that you won't be able to handle it all.

If there's no business, it can even keep you from opening for a whole month.

When there are no other extraordinary events, they also take on security services for ordinary people.

He pulled the slightly dusty brass doorknob, and with the crisp sound of the doorbell, Ivan strode inside.

Because they haven't done any renovations, the floor is still made of old, narrow, hard pine planks. Although it's generally well-maintained, it's full of scratches.

The reception area on the left is covered with several dark wool carpets, and the lower half of the surrounding walls is made of walnut wood paneling, with gray wallpaper on top.

There are simple plaster moldings in the corners of the walls on both sides, and a brand-new electric light that had just become popular at that time can be seen overhead.

The black cast iron stove in the corner, which was used for heating, has stopped burning as the temperature rises.

In the middle of these arrangements, there are four light yellow wooden desks on each side.

There were ink, pen holders, folders, ashtrays, city maps, and other similar items on top.

On the wall to the far left of the window hung the letter of appointment from the special operations team, along with several handwritten thank-you notes, all to emphasize his trustworthy character.

This is the first company Ivan has founded in the world, and it has four employees including himself.

David and Erron had already arrived at two of the tables.