39: Start upgrading! Prepare for battle!

One hour later.

Cheng Rui, bruised and swollen, stood before Wang Feng with a look of grievance.

Wang Feng stroked his chin, sizing him up.

The man had two black eyes, a collapsed nose bridge, and had even lost two teeth.

His body was covered in bruises, black and blue all over.

He had been beaten quite badly.

Wang Feng frowned slightly.

“Speak, what happened?”

“Captain!” Cheng Rui spoke with a slurred voice, “It was the people from Carriage No. 479!”

Carriage No. 479?

It belonged to the same sequence as the Gutie Squad of Carriage No. 445.

It was also Wang Feng's first opponent, the sequence carriage that Li Xinxin and Zheng Yuan had defected to.

Wang Feng jerked his chin at him.

“Continue.”

Cheng Rui nodded.

“Captain, after our carriage reached Level 3, we gained access to some of the train's public areas.”

“A few of the brothers and I found a Gym. We were itching to pump some iron, so we went over.”

“When we got there, we ran into those two traitors!”

Traitors!

Without Cheng Rui saying it, Wang Feng already knew their names.

They had long been on Wang Feng's kill list.

“Was it Li Xinxin and Zheng Yuan?”

“Yes! Those two women!” Cheng Rui gritted his teeth.

“We didn't intend to cause trouble, but those two women kept badmouthing us!”

“And that Zheng Zhikai! The Zheng Zhikai from Carriage No. 445!”

Cheng Rui clenched his fists, his words dripping with anger.

“That bastard got lucky in the last instance and won!”

“He leveled up twice in a row; they're already a Level 4 carriage!”

Oh?

Wang Feng smiled.

That kid's luck was actually quite good, managing to level up twice in a row.

“Then, he started cursing us out right there, and those two women were chiming in beside him!”

“Again and again! And the place was full of people from the Fifth Sequence!”

The Fifth Sequence.

Carriages No. 400 to No. 499.

“I couldn't take it anymore, so I went over to reason with them!”

“But... but...”

“I got beaten up by Zheng Zhikai!”

Cheng Rui had no Gene Enhancement.

Naturally, he was no match for a Level 4 Zheng Zhikai.

As for the grudge between Zheng Zhikai and Wang Feng, it could be traced back to Wang Feng's first instance.

Back then, Wang Feng, burdened with the penalty of two consecutive losses, had hounded them relentlessly.

Deng Ran was a defeated opponent not worth fearing.

Zheng Zhikai, however, did have some skill.

Still, he had been tricked twice by Wang Feng, leaving his hearing a bit impaired from the explosions.

If not for Li Xinxin and Zheng Yuan, that match would have been a guaranteed win.

Wang Feng stood up and patted Cheng Rui on the shoulder.

“Young man, you did well.”

“Knowing you were outmatched but still standing up for us—it's okay that you got beaten.”

“Go find someone to tend to your wounds in a bit.”

“And the rest of you, come with me for Gene Enhancement later.”

“On this train, strength is everything.”

“As for Zheng Zhikai and his Carriage No. 445, I'll make them pay the price.”

...As night fell.

Wang Feng didn't sleep; instead, he used CP Coins on Shen Aoxue.

He wanted to boost the cold deputy car commander's Favorability to lower the price of Gene Enhancement.

He needed to maximize the utility of the Points he had on hand.

And so.

Wang Feng commanded the system with his mind.

“I want to use CP Coins on Shen Aoxue!”

Then, a flash of dazzling light appeared before his eyes.

When he opened them again, he was in the CP Space.

“Ah—!!!”

Soon enough, that cold deputy car commander, dressed in a nightgown, landed on the soft white bed.

Shen Aoxue looked around.

After a brief moment of confusion, her memories returned.

She remembered this place, and she remembered everything Wang Feng had done to her.

Anger, fury, an uncontrollable rage!

She looked at Wang Feng.

But Wang Feng was already prepared.

“You bastard!!!”

“Don't think that just because you earned me Performance Points, you can do whatever you want!”

“I'm going to kill you!!!”

Shen Aoxue charged straight at him.

However.

Slap—

With a sharp slap, Wang Feng sent her tumbling back onto the white bed.

She was a bit dazed from the slap.

She stared blankly at Wang Feng, clutching her stinging face.

“You—!!!”

“You dare hit me! You dare hit me!”

Wang Feng smiled.

The supporting props were already prepared.

He sneered and walked toward Shen Aoxue.

She clutched her face, constantly shrinking back, her smooth and tender legs also pulling away.

Amidst the anger in her eyes, there was a hint of fear.

That Shen Aoxue, who was always high and mighty, that deputy car commander with the powerful aura.

The most tyrannical ruler in the First Sequence.

At this moment, she was like a helpless little woman.

And her coldness and strength only further ignited the desire for conquest in Wang Feng's heart.

“Wang Feng!!!”

“If you dare touch me, you're dead!”

She was still making futile threats.

But Wang Feng just smiled faintly... “Congratulations Host, Favorability +10!”

Wang Feng returned to his room, feeling a wave of exhaustion.

It had to be said, Shen Aoxue certainly lived up to her Blue rarity.

It was far too much effort.

If his Life Skill level hadn't increased, gaining Favorability would likely have been very difficult.

Fortunately, he had the supporting props and the Vitality Constitution.

Wang Feng took a deep breath, lay back on the bed, and checked Shen Aoxue's status panel.

[Target: Shen Aoxue (Blue)]

[Identity: Train Z2425, deputy car commander for Carriages 1 to 99]

[Exclusive Privilege: Gene Upgrade (Current Discount: Level 4)]

[Favorability: 40/100 (Status: Developing Interest)]

[CP Coins Used: 4]

[Use CP Coins on Shen Aoxue?]

Tsk... three Blue CP Coins, and it only increased Favorability by 20 Points.

Even the Blue-tier Shen Aoxue was this physically taxing.

If there were other even more difficult Attendants, he might find himself with the spirit but not the strength.

Wang Feng looked at his Life Skill.

Life Skill [Lv-2 (30/200)] (Well-Practiced)

This won't do.

He needed to keep leveling it up!

However, both Dai Yingying and Shen Aoxue were Blue rarity.

To level up his Life Skill, he needed to find some Green-rarity Attendants.

But that was a matter for later.

Since Shen Aoxue's side had already reached Level 4.

Next, it was time to take the men for Gene Enhancement.

Once the enhancement was over, it would be time to head to the Gym and have a chat with Zheng Zhikai about Cheng Rui's situation.