233: Chapter 233 The Calm Before the Storm

Inside the suite of a luxury hotel.

Chen Yi lived a life of pain and pleasure every day.

For two and a half months, eight uniquely styled, charming Contracted Girls took turns coming forward to cultivate their affinity.

This level of intensity, even with Chen Yi's extraordinary physique, made him faintly feel a bit... strained!

"Grinding down to an embroidery needle, I fear that day is just around the corner..."

However, what gave him quite a headache was that despite such high-intensity cultivation.

On the system panel, the favorability of The girls towards him hardly moved at all.

Clearly, at their level and degree of bonding, simple intimate contact could no longer easily increase favorability.

What was needed was deeper emotional resonance or shared experiences.

Of course, during this time, it wasn't just The girls who appeared in Chen Yi's life.

That Black Rose, not knowing what methods she used, actually managed to get a room right next to the hotel where Chen Yi was staying!

Even more outrageous, she used some connection to set up a private kitchen in the hotel.

Every day she would research culinary arts with changing patterns, and then from time to time at meal times, she would deliver dishes she had cooked herself to Chen Yi and The girls.

At first, Chen Yi remained highly vigilant.

Because the system was there, Chen Yi could clearly see if the food contained any harmful substances.

But to his surprise.

All the food Black Rose sent was clean, and she hadn't tampered with it at all!

As for the taste, it was absolutely superb!

At least in Chen Yi's view, it was not inferior to the chefs of this luxury hotel!

It got to the point where The girls would even sometimes take the initiative to go and chat with Black Rose!

She was genuinely and sincerely trying to build a good relationship with Chen Yi and The girls in this way.

After some back and forth, she became familiar with almost all of The girls.

She had a gentle personality, spoke appropriately, and had unique insights into spirit beast cultivation, quickly winning the favor of The girls.

Seeing this, Chen Yi speculated to himself.

It was likely that there was a split within the Demon Abyss Cult, and the radicals had successfully seized control.

Radicals like Red Snake wanted to forcibly take him away, but failed and caused such a big commotion.

So the conservatives were back in power, and it was the turn of conservatives like Black Rose to take the stage.

Intending to adopt a soft approach, first become familiar, build a relationship of trust, and then slowly proceed with the next step of the plan...

However, Chen Yi was not overly worried about this.

Since he already knew Black Rose's background, he could always maintain the initiative.

Moreover, his curiosity was indeed piqued.

What exactly did the Demon Abyss Cult, an organization defined as anti-human, want to tell him by being so persistent in wanting to talk to him?

"What's wrong, Chen Yi? What are you thinking about?"

Yun Zhiyao asked, sitting down next to Chen Yi with a cup of hot tea.

Chen Yi snapped out of his thoughts, shook his head, and quickly composed his expression.

He put on a slightly playful smile, leaned close to Yun Zhiyao's ear, and whispered: "It's nothing, I was just thinking, you are all so beautiful and charming, what should I do to satisfy all of your needs?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Zhiyao's fair cheeks instantly flushed, and she lightly punched Chen Yi's chest to express her dissatisfaction.

The eight of them could barely keep up with Chen Yi in a tag-team battle now, yet this guy was still here humble-bragging!

However... this feeling, it seemed pretty good?

At least it proved their charm was still there!

And since Chen Yi still had the energy to joke, it meant his condition was probably fine!

"Is it my turn first tonight?"

"Yes! Wash up and wait for me!"

"I've already washed up several times for you~~~"

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Time passed quietly in such peaceful days and in the subtle neighborly relationship with Black Rose.

A few days later, it was the end of the year.

The large-scale investigation finally came to an end, and the authorities announced that they had caught several suspicious individuals and publicly executed them.

Of course, insiders knew that these were likely abandoned pawns deliberately thrown out by the Demon Abyss Cult.

The Dragon Kingdom's top brass also knew it was hard to find core members, but to give the public an explanation, they could only settle it hastily.

But because of this, Yanjing at least gradually recovered its former prosperity.

The martial law was lifted, and the postponed Beast Taming Contest melee resumed.

The following matches were without suspense.

Leng Wuhen won second place with his formidable strength, and Gao Wenyu placed third.

It is worth mentioning that Lei Han also managed to get 50th place, which, although not top-tier, was enough to justify his family and his previous efforts.

Li Yang was so excited he jumped up.

Although Chen Yi's ability to achieve such good results had almost nothing to do with him.

But... the registered spokesperson was him!

After returning home, he had so much face, and immediately inherited his father's position!

He even married a wealthy and beautiful woman...

It can only be said that everything was thanks to Chen Yi!

So for such a benefactor, he was naturally not stingy!

He used all his connections to start looking for heaven and earth spiritual treasure of Light Attribute and Dark Attribute for Chen Yi!

And just as the final rankings of the melee were settled, the organizers, the Dragon Kingdom Beast Tamer Association, and the top government officials jointly announced a major piece of news.

[The true intention of holding this Beast Taming Contest was to select candidates to explore the upcoming Antarctica secret realm! And the selected ones are the top three of this melee—Chen Yi, Leng Wuhen, Gao Wenyu!]

Once this news was released, it instantly exploded across the entire internet!

"Antarctica secret realm? What is that?"

"Is it the secret realm that has been rumored on the foreign internet recently, the one that only Beast Tamers below Tier 7 can enter?"

"I knew it, the rewards for this Beast Taming Contest were so generous, there really was an inside story!"

"I heard it seems to be related to the secret of the descent of the magic beasts, I don't know if it's true or not..."

"..."

Netizens were discussing it fervently, almost forgetting about the previous Demon Abyss Cult matter!

But soon, a netizen realized something and put forward a point of view that made all Dragon Kingdom netizens extremely excited.

"Wait! Brothers, I've found a blind spot! With Great Master Yi Chen in our Dragon Kingdom, what are we worried about? He could beat Tier 7s when he was Tier 5, and now he's already at Tier 6, Stage 1! Once he gets into the secret realm, won't he just be slamming those foreign Tier 6 geniuses into the floor?"

This topic fermented rapidly, and the related discussions became increasingly wild.

"What, what, what? Chen Yi has already broken through to Tier 6, Stage 1? In just two and a half months?"

"Yes! The official website specifically announced it the day before yesterday! They even issued a congratulatory message!"

"Besides that, Gao Wenyu and Leng Wuhen have also broken through to Tier 5, Stage 10. It looks like to prepare for this trip to Antarctica, the country must have brought out quite a few hidden treasures to cultivate them! Otherwise, it's impossible to level up so fast!"

"Anyway, regardless of anything else, with Great Master Yi Chen in our Dragon Kingdom, we are not afraid of those foreigners snatching resources!"

"The person above is right! When Yi Chen goes on an expedition, not a blade of grass grows!"

"I've already started to feel sorry for the geniuses of other countries, hahaha!"

"Asking for a friend, what is it like to have treasures snatched by Great Master Chen Yi in the secret realm? Waiting online, it's quite urgent!"