Chapter 54 - 55: Teacher Shen’s Rebirth

Chapter 54: Chapter 55: Teacher Shen’s Rebirth

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for successfully upgrading your female follower’s talent!]

[Talent Synchronization triggered!]

[Host has synchronously obtained: [D-grade Purification]!]

[Host has synchronously obtained the special skill: [D-grade Yin-Yang Harmony]!]

Hearing this series of notifications, Lin Ji froze on the spot.

He could understand synchronizing [Purification], but even the [Yin-Yang Harmony] he had just given out could be copied over?

Wasn’t this system a bit too overpowered?

"Wait..."

An incredibly bold and wondrous idea suddenly flashed through Lin Ji’s mind.

He quickly asked the system in his thoughts:

"System, if Shen Manyun and I both use [Yin-Yang Harmony] on each other at the same time, could we infinitely stack buffs on each other, exploiting a perpetual motion machine bug?"

If this hypothesis held true.

Then all they had to do was lie down in bed, and they could max out their stats!

However, the system quickly poured cold water on his idea.

[Ding! Warning to Host: This world follows the fundamental law of conservation of energy.]

[[Yin-Yang Harmony] is essentially a unidirectional flow and conversion of energy.]

[If both parties use this skill on each other simultaneously, the energy will form a closed-loop deadlock between them, unable to produce any beneficial effects. It may even trigger an energy rampage, damaging both parties’ Meridians.]

[In simple terms: Only when one party gives can the other receive pleasure.]

"Tch, I knew it couldn’t be that easy."

Lin Ji curled his lip. Though he felt a little disappointed, it was within his expectations.

If they could really exploit such a bug, this post-apocalyptic survival game would have collapsed long ago.

Still, even if he couldn’t exploit a bug.

The moment [D-grade Purification] synchronized with him, his already monstrous vitality from his second-tier physique felt as if it had been infused with a clear spring.

Even the deep, bone-exposing gash left by the Rat King’s tail spike in the cargo ship’s lower deck earlier had now completely healed in an instant!

In this maritime environment without antibiotics or sterile wards, this ability to dispel infections and accelerate healing was absolutely a divine skill.

Meanwhile, Shen Manyun, kneeling before Lin Ji, was completely immersed in the immense joy of her skill enhancement.

The weakness she had felt after using [Yin-Yang Harmony] vanished without a trace.

In its place was an unprecedented sense of lightness and strength.

She felt that her hands could even gather faint, shimmering light—a glow filled with the miraculous power to dispel filth and illness.

"This... this is what a D-grade Talent feels like?"

Shen Manyun trembled with excitement, her intelligent, beautiful eyes hidden behind gold-rimmed glasses filled with disbelief.

She even forgot about the shameful, desperate acts she had just performed.

Only one thought remained in her mind: to try out her new skill!

"Captain!"

Shen Manyun stood up excitedly, not even bothering with the clothes slipping off her body, revealing large patches of snow-white skin.

"I want to go to the first deck to check on that unconscious girl!"

"With my current [Purification] ability, I might be able to dispel the infection and toxins in her body and wake her up!"

Seeing her eagerness to play the angel in white, Lin Ji frowned and grabbed her wrist.

"No."

His cold voice instantly doused Shen Manyun’s enthusiasm.

"Why?" she asked, puzzled.

"Because she’s still an unstable factor."

Leaning against the headboard, Lin Ji leisurely lit a cigarette.

"That woman was tortured by those men. Who knows if her mind has already been twisted?"

"Or what if she was already dark-hearted to begin with?"

"It’s the middle of the night, and everyone’s exhausted. If you wake her up and she has malicious intentions..."

"If she does something while everyone’s asleep, the entire ship will suffer."

In this cannibalistic apocalypse, excessive compassion is the deadliest poison.

Lin Ji would never allow any uncontrollable risks in his stronghold.

Hearing his cold, rational analysis, Shen Manyun was stunned for a moment before realizing he was right.

Indeed, she had been too impulsive and naive.

Without Lin Ji’s caution, they would have died countless times already.

"I... I understand."

Shen Manyun lowered her head, feeling ashamed.

Just then, she suddenly realized she was still nearly naked.

Recalling how, on this wide wooden bed, under Gu Yihan’s "guidance," she had abandoned thirty years of restraint to please this man several years her junior...

Shen Manyun’s pretty face flushed crimson, her fair neck and ears tinged with red.

Yet, amid the shame, there was an undeniable, intoxicating pleasure.

That feeling of releasing pressure in the most primal way after teetering on the edge of life and death... was truly too comfortable.

So comfortable that it filled her, a usually conservative teacher, with conflict and guilt—yet she couldn’t help wanting more.

"Hmm..."

Just then, steady breathing sounded beside them.

"Hmm..."

Lin Ji turned to look.

Gu Yihan, who had been passionately energetic earlier, was now fast asleep, utterly exhausted.

Curled on one side of the bed, the corners of her eyes still held traces of dried tears and a satisfied smile.

From fighting enemies and upgrading the ship during the day to tonight’s intense "battle," this former young lady was truly worn out.

Looking at her peaceful sleeping face, Lin Ji’s gaze softened unusually.

He turned to Shen Manyun, who was still standing awkwardly by the bed.

"Seems you’re still full of energy."

A mischievous smile curled at Lin Ji’s lips as he eyed her voluptuous figure.

"Since you’re so energetic, you’ll take over the night watch for Gu Yihan."

"Let her sleep well. She’s been working hard lately."

Shen Manyun was taken aback for a moment before quickly nodding.

Her mind was still filled with the embarrassing scenes from earlier, and she desperately wanted to find an excuse to escape this hormone-filled room.

"Y-yes, Captain. I’ll go keep watch on the second-floor terrace right away."

As she spoke, she scrambled to pick up her clothes from the floor, ready to dash out.

"What’s the hurry?"

Lin Ji pulled her back onto the bed, wrapping an arm around her slender, soft waist.

"It’s only the first half of the night. The sea breeze outside is cold."

"Lie down on the bed for a while. Your turn will come in the second half of the night."

Shen Manyun let out a gasp as she tumbled into Lin Ji’s broad embrace.

Feeling the man’s scorching body heat and intense masculine aura, her heart skipped a beat.

Her entire body went limp, unable to muster even a hint of resistance.

Like a startled fawn, she blushed and obediently lay down on the other side of the bed.

Lin Ji didn’t tease her further.

He got up and walked over to the ship’s control console.

The control system of this Level 3 Steam Ironclad was far more advanced than that old raft from before.

Lin Ji skillfully adjusted the direction.

Locking the course firmly on the target location 50 nautical miles away—the Magma Floating Island.

"I hope that place will give me what I want."

After setting the autopilot, Lin Ji finally returned to the bedside and casually extinguished the torch used for lighting on the wall.

The room was instantly plunged into darkness.

Lin Ji climbed onto the bed and lay down between Gu Yihan and Shen Manyun as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

As soon as he lay down, Gu Yihan, still asleep, seemed to sense the familiar warmth and scent.

She drowsily opened her eyes, like a lazy sloth.

She casually draped her long, straight leg over Lin Ji’s body.

Wrapping herself around him tightly, like an octopus.

"Husband..."

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