97: Chapter 97 New Golden Entry: Dual Cultivation Replenishes?

The group walked out of the tavern in a single file.

The Ghost Fortress was parked fifty meters outside the force field, an eighteen-ton steel behemoth hovering in mid-air, the blue electric arcs on its chassis flickering in the morning light.

The A-rank maglev engine emitted a low-frequency hum, sounding like a sleeping beast breathing evenly.

The armored door opened hydraulically, and warm air surged out from the cabin.

The moment Blood Rose stepped over the threshold in her tall boots, her entire body stiffened for a second.

Constant temperature of twenty-four degrees Celsius.

The fresh air, filtered by the air purification system, carried a faint scent of shower gel.

Spotless metal floors, leather sofas, cold-light LEDs—the holographic projection on the command console was still running at low power.

It was ten levels higher than her suite, which was filled with whips and chains.

Before her heels had even settled—

[Ding! New Beauty Karma Bond detected!]

[Target: Blood Rose]

[Beauty Evaluation: 96 points (Exquisite)]

[Identity Determination: SS-rank Talent Holder (Carries Succubus Luck)]

[Binding successful! Extracting exclusive Gold Trait...]

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Gold Trait: Forbidden Domain Dual Cultivation · Bloodline Mutual Feeding (Lv.2)!]

Chen Chen stopped in his tracks.

On the system panel, golden characters emerged line by line:

[Trait Effect: When the Host has deep physical contact with a Beauty inside the core vehicle (Ghost Fortress), both parties' attributes will generate a short-term resonance. The Host can unidirectionally transfer attributes that are higher than the Beauty's, randomly strengthening the other party's constitution/spirit/agility, etc.]

[When a certain attribute of the Beauty is higher than the Host's, 2% of that attribute will back-feed the Host in a free state. Current level: Lv.2. Back-feed limit: Three times.]

Chen Chen read the panel over and over three times.

The first half wasn't much of a surprise—his attributes crushed everyone on the vehicle, so currently, he could only output unidirectionally.

But the second half.

“When a certain attribute of the Beauty is higher than the Host’s—”

His Luck value was fixed at 10 points.

It was the most pathetic column on the entire system panel.

Meanwhile, Shen Wanxing's Luck value, after she had allocated all her free attribute points, had soared to 70 points.

70 to 10.

A seven-fold difference.

Chen Chen turned his head.

Shen Wanxing had just been set down by him and was squatting on the ground, wiping meat residue from the corner of Su Xiaoqi's mouth.

The hem of her silver-sequined evening gown spread across the metal floor, and her waist-length hair hung down, obscuring half of her profile.

When she tilted her head, the line from her neck to her shoulder blades formed a smooth arc, and the backless design of the evening gown exposed that skin, which was so fair it was almost translucent.

“Wanxing.”

Shen Wanxing looked up.

“Go to the second floor.”

“?”

“Change your shoes.”

Shen Wanxing froze for two seconds.

Then, as if remembering her earlier words of 'you help me put them on,' a blush surged back onto her face. She stood up obediently, clutched her skirt, and followed Chen Chen to the second floor with small steps.

Jiang Yanxue leaned on the sofa, clutching her blade, watching the two figures head up the stairs.

She turned her head to scan the other women present.

Shen Wanbing sat before the command console, her finger pressing against her necklace as she expressionlessly tuned the Radar.

Qin Hongye was cleaning her gun at the second-floor sniper window.

Blood Rose had just sat down and was still sizing up the interior furnishings of the cabin.

Su Xiaoqi squatted in a corner munching on an energy bar, crunching away.

“Up they go again,” Jiang Yanxue muttered, laying her blade across her lap and closing her eyes.

The second-floor levitation pod.

The c-rank mental soothing bed was covered with a soft layer of memory foam, and a faint blue fluorescence seeped from the edge of the bed.

Chen Chen sat on the edge of the bed and placed the pair of nude pink high heels by his feet.

Shen Wanxing stood before him, her hands wringing together in front of her. Her ten fingernails were painted a light nude pink, almost the same color as the shoes.

“Give me your foot.”

Shen Wanxing bit her lower lip and slowly lifted her right foot.

Her feet were small, and their shape was excessively beautiful.

The arch of her foot curved like a crescent moon, and her ankles were slender, with the faint blue veins visible beneath the skin.

Her five toes were pressed together, her nails trimmed neatly, and the nude pink polish shimmered with a gentle luster under the cabin lights.

Chen Chen supported her heel with one hand and pried open the shoe's opening with the other.

His movements were very practiced.

The heel slid in along her arch, and the seven-centimeter heel pulled the line of her calf into its most beautiful angle.

“The other one.”

Shen Wanxing switched feet.

This time she didn't stand steady, her body leaning forward, both hands pressing against Chen Chen's shoulders.

Her long hair slid off her shoulders, brushing against his cheek.

Chen Chen looked up.

Shen Wanxing looked down.

Their noses were less than five centimeters apart.

“Done.” Chen Chen let go.

Shen Wanxing took a step back, her high heels making a crisp sound on the metal floor.

She wasn't used to this height; her body leaned slightly forward, and her legs, mostly hidden by her skirt, were tensed straight.

“Take a few steps and see.”

Shen Wanxing carefully took two steps and almost twisted her ankle.

Chen Chen reached out to support her waist.

He didn't let go after grabbing her.

“Chen Chen...?”

“What is your Luck value now?”

The sudden jump in topics left Shen Wanxing completely unresponsive: “Se... seventy. Why?”

Chen Chen's hand moved up two inches from her waist.

“I just unlocked a new feature.”

His voice was very low, his lips almost touching Shen Wanxing's earlobe. “Spending some time with you on the vehicle can increase my Luck.”

Shen Wanxing's mind went blank for a full three seconds.

Then she understood.

“Wa—Wait a minute, you’re doing it again—in broad daylight—there are people below—”

Chen Chen pushed her down onto the bed.

Shen Wanxing's back sank into the memory foam, the hem of her silver-sequined evening gown spread out, and her nude pink high heels were tilted in the air, the heels catching a glimmer of light.

She pushed against Chen Chen's chest with both hands, but she couldn't budge him.

It was no different from pushing a wall.

“That... can we wait until tonight to—”

“No.”

The first-floor cabin.

Shen Wanbing sat before the command console, pressing her necklace as the Radar's holographic projection spread out before her.

A muffled, short exclamation came from the second floor, followed by the 'creaking' sound of the c-rank mental soothing bed.

Shen Wanbing's finger on the necklace tightened slightly.

Her attention drifted away from the Radar data for three seconds—before being forcibly pulled back.

The blue light of the Ice Heart Necklace provided a steady output, helping her suppress her surging emotions back beneath the surface of the ice.

Jiang Yanxue opened one eye on the sofa, the corner of her mouth twitching upward.

Blood Rose sat opposite her, biting an energy bar and glancing up at the ceiling.

“This man...” she whispered, “his stamina is just too good.”

Jiang Yanxue glanced at her: “Haven't you already tried it?”

Blood Rose's mouth twitched, but she didn't respond.

Su Xiaoqi huddled in the corner hugging her knees, her big eyes blinking as she looked at the ceiling.

“Are they fighting again up there?”

“No,” Jiang Yanxue closed her eyes.

“Oh,” Su Xiaoqi pulled out a piece of jerky and stuffed it into her mouth. “Then why is the bed making noise?”

Silence fell in the cabin for five seconds.

Qin Hongye leaned halfway down from the second-floor sniper position, her lips fluttering a couple of times without making a sound.

“Crunch.”

Su Xiaoqi bit through the jerky and continued chewing.

“Brother Chen Chen fed me so much yummy food, I'm going upstairs to find Brother Chen Chen tonight... to repay him properly!”

The other four women: “...”