Chapter 144: Can Your Method Be Taught?

Incredible, absolutely incredible. Ye Chen's explanation just now had truly confirmed my hypothesis... You Ya muttered to herself.

While others were still fighting tooth and nail over a single piece of raw essence stone, and while the Research Bureau was still conducting unspeakable experiments to increase internal essence values, someone was telling her that he could achieve an increase in internal essence values on his own.

What did this mean? It meant that the world of the Awakened was about to undergo a earth-shattering transformation.

After a long while, You Ya asked tremblingly, "Can your method be taught?"

Realizing her phrasing wasn't precise enough, she hurriedly added a qualification: "Don't misunderstand, I... I don't mean to ask if you are willing to teach me. I mean, can this technique for increasing internal essence values be used by others?"

Ye Chen smiled readily and said, "I am willing! Although I haven't put it into practice yet, I suspect the prerequisite is that the other person's level does not exceed mine, or that they are just an ordinary person."

In an instant, You Ya also smiled, like a black rose blooming quietly in the dark of night.

This assignment—let alone giving it an A-plus—she would have been happy to frame it and hang it by her bedside. No wonder he had asked about her awakening level earlier; he truly wanted to teach her. At that moment, You Ya had never found the man across from her more handsome.

"Am I the first person to know about this?" Realizing the importance of this information, You Ya hurriedly voiced her concern.

Ye Chen nodded.

"That's good, that's good. I will classify this as one of the highest secrets of the Extraordinary Bureau." You Ya patted her chest with her slender, delicate hand, exhaling in relief.

Finally, when she asked whether someone who had been taught the "Breath Technique" could pass it on to others, Ye Chen shook his head, indicating he was unsure. It was a decision he had only just made, and he had not yet officially taken on any students.

...

You Ya eventually walked downstairs leaning against the wall. Fortunately, their entire conversation had taken place under everyone's watchful eyes. Otherwise, given her exhausted appearance, someone might have suspected what they had been doing in the room.

After seeing off You Zhi and the others, and after Niu Niu finished playing with Eggie for a while, it was time for the children to sleep, and both families said their goodbyes to the host. As they were leaving, Eggie's father shook Ye Chen's hand warmly, saying he would invite Ye Chen and Ye Shanshan to visit his new home in a while, hinting that he, too, was considering buying a house. The other five, seeing that it was getting late, set off together.

Jin Yinghui ultimately didn't insist on staying the night, but the remaining drinks were neatly stacked in the basement, meaning there would be many more chances to come over for food and drinks in the future. It seemed everyone had found a new favorite spot for gatherings. Watching the figure sway into the distance, Ye Chen was curious as to how the old man had become so familiar with You Zhi. Aside from mealtimes, they hadn't spoken much, yet they had been stuck together the whole time. This definitely wasn't as simple as a mutual appreciation between two chain-smokers!

...

Inner City, City Lord's Mansion.

Young City Lord Mosa, dressed in white, walked down a corridor covered with expensive carpets, looking dashing and peerlessly handsome. When the servants saw him, they stopped their work and bowed in greeting. Mosa's destination was the City Lord's chamber on the top floor.

Before he even entered, he saw a white figure bowing and exiting the room. Looking closely, it was Dr. Gu Yi from the Research Bureau, who seemed to have something on his mind. A flicker of doubt crossed Mosa's heart, but it vanished as quickly as it appeared. Usually, at this hour, the person entering and exiting his father's room should have been the old butler.

However, he was clear about the status Dr. Gu Yi held in his father's heart. His position had risen rapidly during this period, to the point where it was nearly on par with his own and that of the old butler who had served his father for countless years. The fact that he could enter and exit his father's room directly to report and confer was a treatment that neither Uncle Tu from the Defense Bureau nor Uncle Wan from the Patrol Bureau enjoyed. As for the senior officials of other functional bureaus, they could only wait in the conference room at best.

Mosa gently tugged at Dr. Gu Yi’s sleeve and leaned in to whisper, "Doctor, do you know why my father called me over so late?" He figured that if his guess was right, Dr. Gu Yi must have been in his father's room when he was contacted, so he decided to probe for information.

The doctor narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Go in, it's good news, good news!" He then left, looking preoccupied.

The Young City Lord knocked on the door full of suspicion and waited quietly outside. Even he did not dare to push the door open without a response from within. Not long after, the bedroom door opened, and it was the old butler who stood there.

Eh? There had been three people discussing matters inside just a moment ago!

The bulky City Lord, wrapped in a bathrobe, was slumped in a single-seat sofa and gestured for his son to sit opposite him. It was fortunate that the sofa was of good quality; otherwise, it would never have withstood such heavy pressure over the years. There was another long sofa, as always facing the massive floor-to-ceiling window—it was his father's place of leisure, and no one of the opposite sex was allowed to sit there. However, there were no beauties in the room at the moment; the old butler knew his place.

"Father, you wanted to see me..."

As the City Lord set down his teacup, he said slowly, "You must have run into Old Gu at the door just now. I heard from him that you have been spending a lot of time at his training grounds lately."

"Yes, Father."

"Let's talk about you first. How do you feel after the injection?" Dr. Gu Yi had shown him the Young City Lord's test data before, but he still wanted to hear his son's own account.

After a moment of thought, Mosa replied, "Dr. Gu Yi's Type 1 reagent is very stable, and the C-rank strength is very solid, but..."

Seeing his son's hesitation, his father encouraged him: "Speak freely!"

With his father's permission, Mosa dared to continue, as the latter part of his statement might impact others: "But because the ability is too powerful, the consumption each time I use it is immense. I estimate it won't be long before I need to inject the Type 0 reagent again."

This answer seemed to be within City Lord Mo Shi's expectations. He said, "Yes, that is exactly what I wanted to discuss with you. Old Gu just mentioned this to me as well. The higher the grade of the Type 1 reagent, the higher the dosage of the Type 0 reagent required to go with it. Actually, this isn't because the consumption is too high; according to calculations, even a standard dose of the Type 0 reagent should be enough to last you a long time. This is a problem of energy dissipation, and it is a difficult challenge that our capital city has yet to solve."

The City Lord gripped the armrests, hoisted his body up, and paced the room with heavy steps.

"Therefore, I have a task to assign to you."