Gaining a tiny bit of weight every day, my weight is a billion tons.

"Ouch! My head hurts so much, my body feels like it's going to split open!"

"stop!"

Shen Hongyuan interrupted with a dark expression.

"Could you at least try to act convincingly?"

Su Ming's mask of pain was stuck on his face, leaving him in a dilemma.

awkward.

It's so embarrassing.

They caught them red-handed.

He nimbly slid down from the pile of scrap and dusted off his backside.

Shen Hongyuan glared at him irritably, then turned to look at the workers around him who were still in a daze.

"No one is allowed to tell anyone about what happened today."

"We were given an early holiday, which surprised everyone. This month, everyone's salary will be doubled."

"Everyone, pack up and go home!"

The entire sorting area was quiet for a moment.

A gasp of surprise immediately followed.

"The boss is awesome!"

"Boss Shen is awesome!"

Scarface Li, clutching his two broken ribs, managed to sit up from the stretcher and give a thumbs-up.

The short-haired woman's eyes were red, and she kept shouting while wiping away her tears.

A group of dusty, laboring men surged out, yelling as they went.

They were afraid that Shen Hongyuan would change his mind.

In less than a minute, the huge sorting area was completely cleaned up.

Only Shen Hongyuan, Shen Qingci, and Su Ming remained.

Shen Qingci sheathed the Cold Edge Tang Blade, the last trace of silver light fading from between his fingers.

There was no haughty arrogance, nor the airs of an SS-level genius.

The top student from the military academy stood with his legs together, back straight, and bowed to Su Ming with utmost solemnity.

"Thank you for earlier. If you hadn't taken that hit, many people would have died today."

She raised her head, her eyes bright: "My name is Shen Qingci."

After she finished speaking, she extended her right hand.

Shen Qingci was known for being aloof at the military academy.

It wasn't like Su Ming's feigned coldness; it was genuine coldness.

Aside from swords and cultivation, her attitude towards everyone and everything can be summed up in three words: "I don't need it."

The number of people she would willingly reach out to is very small, you can count them on one hand.

Su Ming looked closely at the face in front of him.

His delicate features were framed by a fine fuzz in the sunlight, revealing a heroic air born from years of martial arts training.

At this moment, for the first time ever, she also exuded a youthful spirit and girlish charm characteristic of girls her age.

Su Ming was filled with doubt.

She's truly beautiful, but I wonder if I'd cry for a long time if this girl punched me.

He cleared his throat and vigorously rubbed his hands on the faded school uniform trousers.

Then he extended his right hand and gracefully and gentlemanly touched Shen Qingci's fingertips lightly before withdrawing it.

The sense of proportion is perfectly grasped.

The aloof and arrogant academic genius persona is here right on time.

"You're welcome."

Su Ming tilted his head slightly, his eyes displaying a perfectly measured composure beneath their indifferent expression.

"Every capable man would do this."

How could I just stand by and watch my coworker die before me? That would go against my conscience.

Shen Qingci's hand hovered in mid-air, her fingertips still lingering with the sensation from their brief contact.

It's amazing.

She had overheard the boy's background while her father was talking to Liu Feng.

He has an F-level talent and seems to have contracted a terminal petrification mutation; he won't live for more than a few years.

Faced with the inevitable fate of dying at any moment, and a mechanical behemoth capable of crushing tanks, how dare he risk his life?

When he said "every man with ability," there was not a trace of the sorrow of a dying man in his tone.

Shen Qingci lowered her eyes, clenched the hand she had just shaken, and tightened her knuckles slightly.

Shen Hongyuan suddenly strode over, his expression unfriendly.

"Hey kid, stop showing off."

He held up a finger and tapped Su Ming's forehead.

"The military's highest-strength hydraulic explosion-proof body suffered 17% combat damage after you crashed into it."

"You're a carbon-based human, where do you get such tremendous kinetic energy? Explain yourself."

The old man is not easy to fool.

Su Ming scratched his head and stammered, "Well... maybe I've evolved again."

"Evolution? Is that even possible?"

"Yeah...yes." Su Ming said, spouting nonsense with a straight face.

"I feel like I've gained several times my weight, and my bones are getting harder. I'm just constantly feeling hungry."

Now, seeing high-density metal feels especially familiar.

hint.

A blatant hint.

I want to eat iron!

Shen Hongyuan raised an eyebrow, clearly not believing such absurd nonsense.

Without any warning—

Shen Hongyuan suddenly raised his right hand and delivered a swift chop to Su Ming's left collarbone with a sharp whistling sound that seemed to tear through the air!

This attack was so fast that it was impossible for the naked eye to catch it, and its force was enough to shatter a Class C alloy armor with bare hands.

"clang--!"

The sound of the collision was like a resounding bell echoing in the empty factory area.

Su Ming felt a tremendous force slam into his shoulder and neck.

He was slashed and staggered back two steps.

It didn't hurt, but the shock made me feel a little numb.

Shen Hongyuan stood still, his gaze fixed on Su Ming's collarbone.

There wasn't even a white mark!

On the contrary, the edges of his own palms felt slightly numb.

abnormal.

That guy is a complete freak.

Now he truly believed it.

It's not a disguise of talent, nor is it aided by external forces.

This kid's physical density is just beyond belief.

Now that he had confirmed that the assassins were not sent by his enemies, Shen Hongyuan simply stopped asking questions.

In this world of advanced martial arts, everyone has their own secrets.

The talent system has been around for less than two hundred years, and there are too many bizarre and inexplicable situations.

Just looking at the boy in front of him, whose hardness was comparable to that of superalloy.

The thought that he might be crushed to death by his own weight in the near future made Shen Hongyuan feel a little uneasy.

This tough nut to crack happens to be on a countdown.

He sighed.

He reached into the void and pulled out a syringe emitting a glowing green light, then tossed it to Su Ming.

Su Ming caught it with both hands, then looked down.

The tube is printed with the red serial number of the Southern Military Region.

"Military-grade high-level life nutrient solution." Shen Hongyuan said calmly.

"It's for improving your physical condition. I can't say whether it will work for you, but give it a try."

Su Ming put the hand in his pocket.

"Thank you, Boss."

"Besides, you saved everyone, that's commendable." Shen Hongyuan said, hands behind his back. "What are your requests? Just say so."

Is there another reward?

Su Ming's eyes lit up.

Why wouldn't you take something that's free?

Since the boss has spoken, we have to ask for an exorbitant amount!

His gaze unconsciously drifted in another direction.

Shen Qingci was standing three meters away, and she was also looking at him.

Eyes facing each other.

Shen Qingci blinked.

From this angle, sunlight streamed through the gaps in the tin shed, landing directly on her shoulder, causing the silver sword emblem on her combat uniform to flash.

Su Ming noticed that the girl actually had quite long eyelashes.

Shen Qingci felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, and her big eyes fluttered as she looked back at Su Ming.

She hadn't looked closely before, but now she suddenly realized that although the boy was thin...

But his facial features were unusually deep-set, with a sickly yet handsome look, which made him quite dashing.

"The way Miss Shen wielded her sword just now was even more beautiful than the Valkyrie in the Federation's promotional video."

Su Ming's tone was sincere, and his eyes were clear.

"It is my greatest honor to fight alongside Miss Shen..."

The sudden, direct praise made Shen Qingci, who had only ever focused on cultivation, blush deeply.

She gave Su Ming a shy, glaring look, her ears burning hot.

"But..." Su Ming changed the subject, "I dare not refuse a gift from an elder! It would be disrespectful to you."

"Hey hey hey!"

Shen Hongyuan's face darkened.

This guy not only flirted with his daughter right in front of him, but he even dared to take advantage of the situation.

The old man quickly took half a step in front of Su Ming, completely blocking his view.

"Speak up, where are your eyes looking!"

I treat you like an employee, and you actually want to be my son-in-law?!

Dream on!

Despite having his view blocked, Su Ming remained calm and composed, looking at Shen Hongyuan with neither arrogance nor servility.

"Boss, I've made up my mind."

"What I want... is... Miss Shen..."

Shen Qingci's mind went blank for a moment.

Her face started burning from her ears and spread to her neck.

How could he say such outrageous things in front of his father?!

They've only met for the first time today!

She instinctively took half a step back, and in her panic, she even stole a glance at her father's profile.

My dad's face was ashen, and the veins on his temples were throbbing.

His fists were clenched so tightly they cracked.

Just as the father and daughter's blood pressure spiked to a critical point, and they were about to take action.

Su Ming slowly uttered the second half of the sentence.

"...this robot!"

"That's the one."

He pointed to the steel behemoth lying on the ground, its power cut off.

"Can you give it to me?"

"..."

A gentle breeze lifted the plastic bags on the ground, which then drifted awkwardly between the three people.

Shen Qingci's breath caught in her throat, and she almost fainted.

Her expression went through a three-stage transformation in a mere 0.3 seconds: blushing, anger, and then a desire to draw a knife.

She rolled her eyes at Su Ming and turned to leave.

Shen Hongyuan's fist hardened.

He gritted his teeth and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"You like to breathe heavily, right?"

Su Ming blinked innocently.

"Huh? What's wrong? I just feel like I have a special connection with this robot. It's my first time fighting, and I wanted to keep a memento."

Shen Hongyuan really wanted to punch him.

Eight million.

This kid just asked for eight million.

Just as he was about to refuse, his phone suddenly vibrated in his pocket.

He took it out and looked at it, and his expression changed drastically!

……