Tang Qiu's new look

After several rounds of drinks and dishes, everyone had eaten their fill.

Zhang Yun and the other two didn't babble on, instead saying, "We've eaten and drunk our fill, and it's getting late. Everyone should go back and rest."

After bidding farewell, everyone got up to rest. Just as Ye Chen turned to leave, Zhang Yun suddenly called out to him.

"What is it, Commander Zhang?" Ye Chen asked with a smile.

Zhang Yun patted Ye Chen's shoulder and said, "Come to the office tomorrow."

Ye Chen nodded and said, "Okay."

Ye Chen took Yu Nian and the other four back to their previous residence.

"Oh, my!"

Zhu Qiang collapsed onto the sofa, groaning, "It's so comfortable at home. I'm truly fed up with that wretched place, Monster Island."

Lin Nuoyi and Yu Nian took Little One to the bathroom for a bath.

In the living room, Ye Chen and the other two were lying on the sofa.

This journey had been exhausting, and they were all physically and mentally drained.

Fortunately, they had gained a lot. Ye Chen took out ten crystals and placed them on the table.

Zhu Qiang got up and said, "Brother Chen, do you have enough forging stones?"

Ye Chen nodded and said, "Enough."

Blood Asura also ran out, excitedly handing the Death Scythe in his hand to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen took the Death Scythe, opened the Monster Shop, and found the forging interface.

"What!"

Ye Chen asked in surprise, "What's wrong, Brother Chen?"

Ye Chen frowned and said, "This forging furnace is actually divided into tiers: the primary forging furnace has a 30% success rate, the intermediate forging furnace has a 50% success rate, the advanced forging furnace has a 70% success rate, and the special-grade forging furnace has a 90% success rate."

Ye Chen couldn't help but feel speechless.

Zhu Qiang also leaned over to take a look and cursed, "Is there no 100%? This is too much of a rip-off. The primary forging furnace costs 100 gold coins for the first forge, the intermediate 300 gold coins, the advanced 600 gold coins, and the special-grade 1000 gold coins. They're robbing us!"

Ye Chen opened the system's points store to look for a forging furnace.

"One-time Forging Furnace: 100% success"

Only costs 100 points.

"Patterned Forging Furnace: 100% success, and an additional 10% attribute bonus"

1000 points.

Ye Chen glanced at his points, he had 3980 points.

Without hesitation, he directly chose to purchase the Patterned Forging Furnace.

A three-legged cauldron emitting blue light appeared in Ye Chen's inventory.

Ye Chen threw the Thunderclap Blade and five thunder stones into the forging furnace.

Buzz, buzz, buzz.

The forging furnace hummed as it worked. Ten seconds later, the forging furnace stopped operating.

"Forging Successful"

Forged Stage One; increases attack by 10%.

Additional attribute: Lightning damage increased by 10%.

Ye Chen's face lit up with joy; this was much more worthwhile.

Immediately, Ye Chen threw the Death Scythe into the forging furnace.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

Ten seconds later, the forging was successful.

Forged Stage One: Increases attack by 10%.

Additional attribute: Dark damage increased by 10%.

Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh, this system store truly was on his side.

The Thunderclap Blade and Death Scythe emitted a faint white light. Blood Asura took the Death Scythe and couldn't help but rub his small face against it.

Creak.

A door creaked open.

The three turned to look.

They saw Yu Nian and Lin Nuoyi emerge wrapped in bathrobes, their hair still a bit damp.

Both revealed half of their fragrant shoulders, their small feet stepping on the floor, with bath towels wrapped up to their thighs, their fair calves exposed.

Lin Nuoyi's fragrant shoulders were extremely fair, appearing delicate and easily broken, while Yu Nian's, in comparison, had a healthy fairness.

The three were instantly stunned.

Yu Nian scolded sweetly, "What are you looking at, you three hooligans!"

The three quickly turned their heads, covering their eyes with pillows, while Little One toddled after the two back into the room.

Once the two were back in the room, the three immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Qiang patted his chest and stomach, saying, "Good thing I didn't see anything."

Zhu Qiang and Tieniu had been lying on the sofa just now, only seeing Yu Nian and the other's damp hair.

Ye Chen sat on the sofa, but he had seen quite a bit. He got up and said, "Alright, everyone rest."

The two responded, lying on the sofa, ready to rest.

Ye Chen returned to his room, lay on the bed, his mind also in a mess.

Amidst a flurry of random thoughts, Ye Chen drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, a knock sounded on the door.

"Ye Chen, are you awake?"

Ye Chen yawned and opened the door, finding Tang Qiu standing excitedly in front of it.

Tang Qiu was not wearing a combat uniform today, but rather a fresh and simple outfit.

This attire made Tang Qiu look completely different from before.

Tang Qiu, who had always worn a combat uniform, gave off a very cool and strong older sister vibe, but dressed in simple clothes, she appeared very cute.

Tang Qiu had also specifically tied her hair into a bun today, making her already somewhat doll-faced appearance even cuter.

Ye Chen yawned and said, "Ah, what's wrong?"

"What's wrong! I just came to see you all!" Tang Qiu said, putting her hands on her hips.

Ye Chen hummed and walked out of the room.

Zhu Qiang greeted, "Brother Chen, you're up! Come, Tang Qiu Jie brought breakfast, come eat some."

Ye Chen washed his face, then finally woke up, and sat on the sofa to eat a bun.

He said while eating, "We're going to Commander Zhang's place later. We'll go together then."

"Okay, Brother Chen!"

Tang Qiu came over to the five of them, leaned back on the sofa, resting her chin in her hand, and asked, "How was it on Monster Island this time?"

Zhu Qiang took a bite of his bun and said, "It was too dangerous, we almost didn't make it back. If Brother Chen hadn't been both wise and brave, turning the tide, you wouldn't be seeing us now!"

Tang Qiu looked at Ye Chen with a strange glint in her eyes, saying nothing.

After breakfast, Ye Chen asked Tang Qiu to lead the way to Zhang Yun's office.

Zhang Yun's office was in the command center, a three-story building.

The command center was a separate area, with a courtyard the size of a basketball court.

There were four buildings around it: three three-story buildings and one detached building. The detached building looked like a luxurious detached villa.

That detached building was the General Commander's office building, and it was estimated that Zhang Yun would move there in a few days.

Tang Qiu led Ye Chen and the others and knocked on a door.

"Please come in."

Tang Qiu pushed the door open and smiled, "Uncle Zhang, Ye Chen and the others are here."

Zhang Yun looked up at Tang Qiu and smiled, "Qiu Qiu, let Ye Chen come in. You can take the others and look around outside."

"Okay, Uncle Zhang."

Tang Qiu turned to Ye Chen and said, "Ye Chen, Uncle Zhang wants you to go in by yourself."

Ye Chen nodded and walked inside.

Zhang Yun looked at Ye Chen and smiled, "Little Chen, come, have a seat."

He spoke very politely.

Ye Chen nodded, pulled up a chair, and sat down: "Commander Zhang called me here, what are your instructions?"

Zhang Yun smiled, "Master Li said you're quite direct in your speech and actions. I didn't expect you to be this direct."

Ye Chen chuckled, "There's no point in beating around the bush."

Zhang Yun also laughed, "That's true. Come, take a look at these."

With that, Zhang Yun took out a stack of documents and placed them in front of Ye Chen.