25: Chapter 25, Number One!

After a long while, Lin Wan broke the silence.

"Let me be clear, you were the one who grabbed onto me tightly after you fell unconscious, so I was forced into this."

"I know."

Lu Nuonuo's voice was still a bit hoarse, clearly her injuries hadn't fully recovered yet.

She tugged gently at the hand still holding hers, but it wouldn't budge.

"And now?"

A ripple appeared between Lu Nuonuo's brows, and her expression as she looked at Lin Wan was somewhat subtle.

Lin Wan chose to ignore her gaze.

"You know, I was the one who saved you."

Lu Nuonuo: "Mm!"

"So, for the next half hour, I'm going to hold this hand. Consider it interest for saving you. That's not too much to ask, right?"

After Lin Wan finished speaking, he even lifted Lu Nuonuo's hand up.

"If it's just holding hands for half an hour, that's not too much!" Lu Nuonuo nodded calmly.

She could feel that the man in front of her was very weak; she could easily break free.

"Then what is the principal?"

Lin Wan sat up: "I haven't thought of that yet. I'll tell you when I do."

"Fine."

Soon, half an hour passed.

"You actually didn't do anything opportunistic!"

Lu Nuonuo looked at Lin Wan, who had broken her hand free right on the dot, looking surprised.

"You don't have money on you, nor any heavenly treasures, your clothes are a bit tattered, you look like a tabby cat, you're sweaty and haven't bathed—what could I possibly take advantage of?"

Lin Wan asked rhetorically.

Lu Nuonuo was stunned upon hearing this.

"You..."

She first clenched her fists, veins popping on her forehead, and then glared at Lin Wan with dead fish eyes:

"Do you want to die?"

Lin Wan shrank his neck: "I just saved you."

"At worst, a life for a life. I'll beat you up first."

Lu Nuonuo couldn't stand people with sharp tongues.

But she didn't actually take action against Lin Wan; after all, they weren't that familiar with each other yet.

It was Lin Wan's turn to feel depressed.

This wasn't like the novel tropes; he was clearly the savior. If not offering herself, surely there should be some kind of reward? It didn't have to be a big reward, even just giving him some cultivation resources would be fine.

Lin Wan was very money-minded. He had hinted so clearly, yet he hadn't received any compensation; he really wanted to cry.

Seeing Lin Wan's sad appearance, Lu Nuonuo felt relieved, and even a little excited.

She patted Lin Wan's shoulder hard.

"Alright, alright, call me Boss, and I'll give you the compensation you want right now."

"Hiss..."

Lin Wan gritted his teeth. Dog woman, hitting his shoulder so hard.

"Who are you! Why should I call you that? And how do you know what compensation I want?"

Lin Wan was very angry now.

If Lu Nuonuo couldn't give him a satisfactory answer, he would definitely activate Divine Flesh Unity and stab her to death with one sword.

Lu Nuonuo smiled, not saying anything, but snapped her fingers.

A golden box appeared out of thin air in front of Lin Wan.

"Is this... a space ring?"

Lin Wan looked at the red ring on Lu Nuonuo's left hand.

He hadn't noticed it before and thought it was just an ordinary ring. If he had known, he would have taken the ring off earlier.

"Correct. Stop eyeing my ring. Although my intuition tells me you are dangerous, if we really fight, you might not be able to beat me when I go all out."

Lu Nuonuo's smile didn't fade; she truly had the air of a little devil.

Based on her Profiling ability, she had long deduced that it was Lin Wan who saved her from Hesikeer, so she didn't doubt Lin Wan's strength.

Lin Wan didn't care what she said. Seeing that there were benefits, his entire focus was on the golden box.

However, he still had to be cautious. He used his spiritual energy to control the taie sword to open the golden box.

Beside him, Lu Nuonuo curled her lips: "Is that necessary..."

The box opened, and a golden light rose up. Seven glittering blades were lying in the box.

"This is..."

Lin Wan's eyes lit up. This dog woman actually knew what he wanted.

Ah right, she had Profiling, so it wasn't strange that she knew this. It was just unexpected... that she would gift him weapons of this level.

"These are alchemy weapons. Each one has the ability to inflict damage on Dragon Kings, which is the Tier 2 standard rated by the cosmic will."

"I see the sword you're using is just an ordinary item, so consider this an upgrade for you. How about it, want to be my underling? There will be plenty of benefits in the future~"

Lin Wan rolled his eyes: "Why do you like making people your underlings so much..."

"And isn't this what I deserve?"

Lu Nuonuo fell silent after hearing this.

She nodded: "Fine, forget it if you don't want to."

Lin Wan seemed to notice the change in atmosphere, so he returned to the main topic:

"What are these seven blades called?"

"The seven deadly sins!"

Lu Nuonuo responded with no interest.

"What are their individual names?"

As the saying goes, blades and swords are not separated. Lin Wan felt that his Unlimited Blade Works had an effect on all blades and swords.

"Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, Lust!"

After Lu Nuonuo pointed out the blades to Lin Wan one by one, she didn't care at all how dirty the ground was. She sat down, leaned back, and lay on the ground in a spread-eagled position.

Now being hunted by Hesikeer, and with her injuries not yet recovered, she had no intention of going outside.

"Big sister, since your clothes are so dirty, aren't you planning to change?"

"I didn't bring any."

Lu Nuonuo responded with her mouth, but her gaze was fixed on the rock ceiling, not knowing what she was thinking.

"You have a space ring, and you didn't bring a change of clothes?"

"The space ring was something I picked up when I entered. My civilization doesn't have things like space rings at all."

"Then you're very lucky!"

"Thanks for the compliment."

The two chatted intermittently.

Lin Wan picked up the Han sword named Pride, feeling the combat power it provided.

1 point.

It was ten times that of the taie sword.

However, it was only 1 point when the enhancement was detached. When held, his physical template combat power increased by 100%. So his current combat power was...

[Chaotic Beast Star Sector Combat Power Ranking]

[01: Lin Wan / Human Race]

[Comprehensive Combat Power: 17803]

"Number one on the rankings?"

Lin Wan smacked his lips. This cheat came a bit too unexpectedly.

He still underestimated the value of the SSS-level Unlimited Blade Works talent.

Of course, without a series of rewards and opportunities, combined with a little bit of effort, he wouldn't have been able to achieve this.

At this moment, his gaze towards Lu Nuonuo was much more pleasing; really, the more he looked, the more pleasing she became.

"Mo... Sister Nuonuo, do you need a change of clothes?"

Lu Nuonuo shivered and turned her head to glance at Lin Wan:

"Tsk... you were fine just a moment ago, revert back; I still prefer your unyielding and arrogant look from just before."

Lin Wan chuckled: "You haven't answered my question yet?"

"You have clothes? Let's be clear, I won't wear anything you've worn."

"That goes without saying."

Lin Wan had plenty of clothes among his target rewards. Whether it was bunny girl, maid outfits, black silk or white silk stockings, Nexus, he had all kinds of attire.

Of course, Lin Wan didn't dare to give her those not-so-formal ones. It was fine if he saw them, but it wouldn't be good if others saw them.

So Lin Wan materialized a red trench coat for her, paired with black jeans, and even added white high-top canvas shoes.

Once the outfit appeared, it was Lu Nuonuo's turn to be stunned. She opened her mouth and looked at Lin Wan with an expression of disbelief:

"How did you know... what I usually wear?"

"I don't know!"

"Ah right, if you don't like it, I have other combinations here."

While Lin Wan felt speechless, he was still desperately showing off his inventory.

Deep purple suit skirt, moon-white silk small blouse, purple silk stockings, and gold-inlaid amethyst jewelry, and even the iconic silver four-leaf clover earrings.

Lu Nuonuo's eyes grew wider and wider.

It was useless; Profiling was useless. These clothes seemed to have been conjured out of thin air, without any trace at all.

Moreover, Lin Wan's expression didn't look like he was doing it on purpose; she could tell if it was intentional.

But why was everything he conjured from the space ring the kind of clothes she liked to wear?

Lu Nuonuo looked at the clothes all over the floor, her heart filled with mixed feelings.

Lin Wan felt it wasn't enough, and even materialized a bathroom that could provide bathing facilities, leaving her completely numb.

Finally, the way she looked at Lin Wan became inexplicable.

"If it weren't for the fact that we aren't from the same civilization, I would suspect that you have been spying on my life all along!"