Singlehandedly - Chapter 15

Chapter 15: A Dream-like Opening

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Cold winds blasted all around, water was all over the ground in the dark night and he was feeling dizzy from his cold.

The temptation of returning to the dormitory to eat hotpot, watching the slices of lamb and potatoes get cooked was already at the extreme for Tang Hong.

In the past, it was impossible for Tang Hong to hesitate, nor would he be able to. The large boost in his willpower percentage figure allowed his thoughts to be more lucid and gave him greater resolve and decisiveness.

“Why don’t I go back and have some food first.”

“It’s almost 11PM, if I return to the dormitory, I won’t be able to leave again.”

Tang Hong patted his stomach, feeling a little regretful.

One point of individual value everyday, a stable and lasting long-term gain, it could be seen as the basic points in a college entrance examination script that must be clinched, not one point could be let off. At the least, this ought to be so for the days before he entered the special training camp in the capital.

Missing even one day…

was a sin.

Tang Hong swallowed his saliva, he had to move out of the dormitory.

“What a pity.”

“If Fang Nanxun had both position and power, with his words carrying a lot weight and had postponed me to the session of special training camp held at December end.”

Right now.

Whether he participated in the special training camp or not, was not the business of Tang Hong alone, nor was it something that Fang Nanxun was qualified to interfere and postpone.

One week ago, the government had indeed taken notice of the video surveillance of that night. If it wasn’t because the Yellow River Organization had brought out that contract, he probably would have been drafted long ago and left school to join the military.

Tang Hong had to go to this session of special training camp, otherwise, Yellow River Organization’s Yunhai Division Office wouldn’t be able to account to the government.

Even though he knew nothing, Tang Hong gradually understood that joining the Yellow River Organization was indeed the best choice.

This was because…

He escaped the sacred voices of the gods, possessed exceptional willpower, all of this stemmed from individual value…

Freedom! Ample free time and space! This was a pre-condition to triggering individual value, and also Tang Hong’s support to becoming stronger. The resources that the government could provide might be more than that of the Yellow River Organization.

But in the Yellow River Organization, Tang Hong could gain freedom.

If he’d joined the government military, he would truly be miserable, it would be equivalent to losing half of his capabilities. It was possible that even several months into enlistment, his willpower would not even be as high as it was now.

“Fortune and misfortune are closely intertwined.”

Rejecting his roommates’ hotpot invitation and following the address that Fang Nanxun had sent through WeChat, Tang Hong got onto the last bus and arrived at a certain estate in Yunhai, Yangtze District.

The greening of the street where the entrance to the estate was located was extremely well done. It was very clean, and street lamps illuminated that conspicuous sculpture that stood erected like an eagle with a metallic luster. There was also a mini fountain behind the sculpture, gurgling as water rose and fell, it was still operating.

A peaceful silence spread with the gurgling sound of water flowing.

It instantly soothed Tang Hong’s terrible mood.

He swept a glance at the entrance. The sculpture and fountain stood in the middle, on the two sides were tall trees and further ahead was the entrance. An LED display hung above it, changing at times and quiet at times. It ran prompts of welcome home and beware of the wet floor.

“Uh.”

Tang Hong’s eyes lit up, he saw a middle-aged man holding the hand of a small girl, preparing to enter.

He hurriedly followed. That middle-aged turned back and surveyed Tang Hong, then held the metal gate. He waited until Tang Hong was close before leading his daughter in.

“Thank you,” said Tang Hong.

The middle-aged man waved his hand without a word, he soon disappeared in the gloomy night. Whereas Tang Hong followed the map and searched for a few minutes before finally finding that building.

“Three units…”

Tang Hong did not rush to go in, he observed the surroundings and marveled at it.

Every unit corresponded with a pavilion. The pavilion seemed like ancient architecture, having an antique flavor, there were also lights lit up inside the pavilion.

The amount of greening in this area was extremely high, and the gaps between buildings were really big as well. Slogans of all kinds of real estate advertisements floated through Tang Hong’s mind: unique style, wonderful living environment, limited edition, collectors’ edition.

“Head hurts…”

The devil is in the details. Tang Hong pulled open the unit door and went up another two steps before he saw the unit number of 103.

Pulling out the key, he rubbed it and lightly pushed it in.

Click.

The door opened, emitting a creaking sound. Tang Hong instantly felt less nervous and constrained.

He closed the door, changed his shoes and toured the place. This house that Fang Nanxun loaned him actually had four bedrooms, three washrooms and two living rooms. Brand new appliances were in the open kitchen, dishwasher, oven, even bread machines, pressure cookers and whatnot were available.

“*Gulp*”

“This is way too big.”

Tang Hong dusted off his pants, hesitated for a moment and sat down lightly on the edge of the sofa.

What was this inexplicable sense of guilt?

He opened WeChat and contacted Fang Nanxun. “This house is too big! And it’s so well furnished, if it’s rented out as a guest house, the prices would start from at least 700, right!”

After some time.

Fang Nanxun replied, “700? Haha.”

“At least 1000 Hua dollars/grins.” Presently, Tang Hong was still seated on the edge of the sofa.

“Knock it off,” Fang Nanxun replied. “The sofa that you’re currently seating on is worth 500 thousand Hua dollars. The furnishings cost close to an eight digit figure… All of them were gifts from other people. I could not reject and could only keep them.”

“Make yourself at home.”

“Take it that you’re helping me absorb formaldehyde. It’s no good if a house is left uninhabited for a long time.”

These few voice messages from Fang Nanxun completely shocked Tang Hong.

Tang Hong felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. He stood up in surprise and bewilderment. “A gift?”

“From the developer, cost price.” Fang Nanxun instructed, “Other than the bedrooms, there are real-time monitors in all other places, just don’t do shameful things.”

“I’m away on business outside.”

“Go to the basement first. There’s a staircase beside the living room, just go down along it. You’re not scared of the dark, are you, the light is spoiled… the left side of the basement is the garage, I’ve told you the password… Take the key and get on, I’ll teach you how to drive.”

Staring at the rhubarb yellow, streamlined car body on the other side of the translucent semi-tempered glass, Tang Hong only felt his mind go blank. He held his breath unconsciously and stepped back while keeping his eyes on it.

The first thought that came to mind:

Driving alone should be able to increase individual value too.

But…

He was a little dizzy now…

He picked up the invitation to video-call from Fang Nanxun.

“Forget it.”

“Let’s forget it.”

Tang Hong quickly waved his hand, he was feeling extremely complicated, the fancy car that he could usually only see in movies, novels, news, Tik Tok, or by the streets at night was right before him now. It wasn’t guarded in the slightest, as if he could take whatever he pleased.

An indescribable impact!

It was as if the 2D little fairy in the comics was lying stark naked on the bed and looking over affectionately.

Dong Dong.

His heart was disappointing as it beat faster, the basement fell into silence, only Fang Nanxun’s laughter came from his phone’s speakers.

…

North Lake Province, the leeward side of a barren mountain.

“Consultant Fang.”

Liu Sheng who was draped in long ropes turned her head and stared at Fang Nanxun, her countenance was grim. “That dangerous god is about manifest, this isn’t the laboratory at Tiansheng Organization, we do not have the large-scale collider that can suppress the gods!”

Fang Nanxun said coolly, “Will we certainly be able to kill the gods if we wait obediently?”

Liu Sheng sneered, “I cannot bear to see this, a dignified figure at the consultant-level becoming a domestic nanny.”

“Haha.” Fang Nanxun’s eyes instantly turned sharp, pricking straight at one’s soul. “More like you do not wish to see us Transcendents of humble birth reach the top in one leap. That child likes money, he likes material things, so I’ll do my best to satisfy him. If you cannot stand the sight of it, you can choose not to watch.”

Liu Sheng faltered, her countenance changed slightly and she was so enraged that even her fair collarbones trembled.

“Ruining the ethos of Transcendents!”

She completely disagreed with Fang Nanxun’s distorted idea.

“I won’t argue with you.” Fang Nanxun’s eyes became calm as water again. “When someone talks about treatment with you, you insist on talking about dreams. After dreams, you want to go on to responsibility, after responsibility, mission, after mission, glory, that’s not suitable… In our line of work, we fight with our lives. The casualty rate for consultants last year also reached more than 20% last year… Tang Hong is someone I forcefully dragged into the Yellow River Organization. Before he becomes a Transcendent, so what if I gift him with riches and honor. Young people, they like to play everywhere, it’s normal if he’s more materialistic.”

It was easy for the frugal to become extravagant but difficult to reverse the process, he wanted to let Tang Hong experience a dream-like life.

Then, make Tang Hong understand that all these were just temporal illusions, they did not belong to him. He’d use that to incite Tang Hong’s eagerness to become a Transcendent. This was motivation.

“Problems that can be resolved with money aren’t problems.”

“I do not wish to see a genius of the era leave the Yellow River Organization midway again.” Fang Nanxun darted a glance at Liu Sheng who said nothing.

After some time.

Liu Sheng stumbled, “But you’re too friendly to ordinary people, you also helped that Fan Yu from reception to strive for a spot in the special training camp…”

“Mm!?”

Fang Nanxun suddenly stood up, his eyes like morning stars.

“He is manifesting! Stop Him!!”

Rumble!

All of a sudden, mud and rock exploded. He dragged out a shadow behind him, shooting towards that flowing divine brilliance ahead like an arrow that left its bow.