Ever since becoming a Priest and getting Little Black, Ye Yun found himself unable to settle down and grind for levels. This was because Little Black seemed to be doing all the work for him.
All he had to do was command Little Black to roam among five hundred monsters, drawing their aggro, and then he could just wait for experience to roll in. Not only could Little Black instantly kill these monsters, but its greatest asset was its passive reflection skill, a true weapon for mass grinding.
To this end, Ye Yun even spent ten small target sums of gold coins, purchasing 10,000 attribute points and piling them all into HP. This caused Little Black's HP to explode once more, reaching 217,020! Ye Yun's own HP had reached 145,000.
Combined with Ye Yun's two new skills, it was enough to make those monsters die with regrets. For nearly 100 out of every 500 monsters, they died to Little Black's reflection damage!
Indeed, the power of capital was detestable! But the smell of money was truly intoxicating.
Little Black was like a powerful magnet, with hundreds of monsters swarming around it, launching fierce attacks. Yet, even until their deaths, they had only managed to chip away less than half of Little Black's HP, making it incredibly easy.
However, Ye Yun was starting to regret his decision. He regretted making his defense too high. If it were a little lower, the overall efficiency of monster grinding would have greatly increased, and he could have had an easier time.
Fortunately, these monsters were all level 15 and above, capable of dealing tens of points of damage to Little Black.
Watching Little Black gradually getting on track, Ye Yun exited the game with satisfaction. Having a free worker with unlimited stamina felt incredibly good.
Ye Yun had calculated that by grinding monsters above his level, each round would yield approximately 3.6 million experience points. Ye Yun currently needed two more rounds to reach level 12.
As soon as Ye Yun logged out, he smelled the aroma of cooked food. He saw Ding Yi busy in the kitchen, which gave Ye Yun a peculiar feeling. Although his ex-girlfriend had hurt him, it didn't mean this woman had lost her abilities.
"Sigh, oh my, my stamina isn't keeping up yet, but the effects of the cancer are becoming less and less noticeable. I should take good care of myself..." Ye Yun looked at Ding Yi, who was in her professional attire with black stockings underneath, and felt utterly powerless.
The entire apartment was cleaned spotlessly by Ding Yi, with items arranged in an orderly fashion. Even the socks Ye Yun had casually discarded on the floor in the bedroom had been washed and were now hanging on the balcony to dry.
"She's truly a woman who knows how to manage a household," Ye Yun couldn't help but sigh. Ding Yi had the education and the looks, she just had the misfortune of such a family.
In this society, the worst thing is to associate with the wrong people.
"Boss, you're offline. Dinner will be ready soon." Ding Yi came out of the kitchen carrying a plate of food, seeing Ye Yun zoning out on the sofa.
"Mm, Sister Ding, you can just call me Ye Zi from now on. Boss, boss, it sounds too formal." Damn, black stockings with an apron, I can't handle it.
"Alright then. Oh, by the way, I noticed the kitchen was missing a lot of cookware and ingredients, so I took the liberty of buying some from the supermarket. Here's the receipt, a total of 2760 yuan. Breakfast and today's dishes cost 119 yuan, leaving 2121 yuan." As dinner was being prepared, Ding Yi handed Ye Yun a long receipt.
Looking at the receipt before him, Ye Yun felt the food on the table instantly lose its appeal.
Damn it, it's true that one finds it hard to deal with small-minded people and women! In just half a day, my entire month's food budget is gone? What bullcrap cookware and ingredients, do I need all that living alone? Most importantly, I don't even know how to cook!
However, looking at the clean and tidy room, the socks drying on the balcony, and the three dishes and one soup on the dining table that looked appetizing, I'll endure it! All for the sake of my health!
"Mm, if you need more money, just tell me. By the way, has your brother's situation been resolved?" Ye Yun understood what it meant to swallow one's pride.
"Him? He dropped out of school and took a train back to our hometown overnight to take care of our parents," Ding Yi said dejectedly.
"It's okay, things will get better. By the way, if you have nothing else to do, you can go back to your own home. Just ask me for your meals." Ye Yun didn't know how to comfort people, because during his long time in the hospital, not a single person had come to comfort him.
"My own home?" Ding Yi was taken aback.
"Um... I've already quit the apartment next door. I couldn't afford the rent, so I took it all back home for my brother."
...
Ye Yun stared at her, dumbfounded, suddenly recalling a type of devil that was most common in society and frequently heard about online!
"Then where will you sleep tonight?" Ye Yun's apartment was a standard one-bedroom unit. When he rented it, he never imagined that in his second life, someone would end up living with him.
"I can sleep on the sofa in the living room."
"Don't worry, I promise I'll tidy up first thing in the morning and won't bother you."
Ye Yun looked at this highly educated elder sister and his head started to ache. Wasn't she afraid that he might have ill intentions towards her? He had no words. She was already so miserable, could he really make her sleep in the hallway?
I knew it, one good deed requires countless others to compensate! It was better in his past life, where he only scammed others. There was no reason for him to pay. Although his reputation wasn't great, he was at least carefree and undisturbed.
That's right, as a straight man with cancer, Ye Yun had always been a loner. Even after three years in his previous life, he hadn't made a single friend.
Some said he was a failure, others called him calculating, and some even cursed him as a scoundrel, but so what? He just wanted to live, that's all. In his past life, he had always been on the brink of death, and no one could understand the sense of urgency of racing against death.
After lunch, he returned to the bedroom with a cup of warm water and began tending to his medicine bottles. More than a dozen large and small bottles, these medications alone cost tens of thousands each month.
"Xiao Ye, what's wrong? Are you sick? Do you need to go to the hospital?" At this moment, Ding Yi pushed open the door and walked in. Seeing Ye Yun stuffing a handful of pills into his mouth, she asked in surprise.
"Sister, can you knock before entering in the future?" Ye Yun rolled his eyes and swallowed the medicine with a look of utter despair.
"Mm, I came in to get a suitcase. The living room was too small, so I put the suitcase there this morning."
...
Was I just looked down upon for having a small living space?
Ye Yun was completely bewildered as he watched Ding Yi walk out of the bedroom with her suitcase. How did this woman become the head of the publicity department at Teng Yi Group? Doesn't she understand basic etiquette? Basic communication skills?
Indeed, women...
Heh.