13: Chapter 13: Continuing with the bath...

[Congratulations to Jiang Wanxing for becoming the first mistress of the Villa. The talent attribute [Speed Boost] has been upgraded from D-rank to C-rank, all physical attributes have increased by 100%, and the C-rank talent attribute [Phantom Acceleration!] has been awakened.]

[Congratulations to the Host and the Villa's mistress, Jiang Wanxing, for achieving 100% compatibility. Talent sharing has reached 100%, allowing for 100% sharing of Jiang Wanxing's talent attribute [Phantom Acceleration!].]

Just as Professor Su Qinghan and Qin Lan finished their showers and stepped out of the bathroom, that cold, mechanical voice echoed throughout the Villa.

Upon hearing this voice, both women were stunned on the spot.

"This... these two actually... actually..."

Professor Su Qinghan stared at the direction of Jiang Wanxing's bathroom, her pretty face flushed red as she found it hard to speak.

"This is truly too much!"

Qin Lan also flushed, spitting out a sentence.

Especially hearing the somewhat soul-stirring sounds coming from Jiang Wanxing in the bathroom, they felt even more ashamed and indignant.

It was as if they weren't treated as outsiders at all!

"But I have to say, the magnitude of this improvement is truly massive. To forcibly raise a talent by an entire rank—it really makes one envious!"

Professor Su Qinghan changed the subject.

If she were to also...

Wouldn't her C-rank talent be able to directly upgrade to B-rank?

Then her abilities would also increase several times over.

In this apocalyptic world, their chances of surviving would be even greater.

Thinking of this, her heart began to flutter slightly.

"If my Strength Enhancement talent could be upgraded to A-rank, wouldn't I be able to kill an Iron-Spine Wolf with a single punch?"

Qin Lan was a straightforward person and couldn't help but exclaim excitedly.

"What? Do you... also want to offer yourself to Lin Zhou?"

Upon hearing this, Professor Su Qinghan couldn't help but look at Qin Lan and deliberately asked.

As soon as these words were spoken, Qin Lan blushed instantly.

"You're talking about me, but don't you want to?"

Qin Lan immediately retorted.

After all, in this apocalypse, no one could refuse such a boost in talent.

[Detected that Professor Su Qinghan has developed favorability toward the Host, +10 favorability, current favorability is 50.]

[Detected that Qin Lan has developed favorability toward the Host, +10 favorability, current favorability is 40.]

In the bathroom, Lin Zhou, who had just put on his pants, was a bit bewildered upon hearing the system's notification sound.

What's going on?

He had been focused on scrubbing Jiang Wanxing's back and hadn't provoked those two women at all.

Why did this favorability... just... rise for no reason?

And it increased by ten points all at once.

Now one is at fifty and the other at forty; they've basically passed the halfway mark.

The system had said that once they pass the halfway mark, hugging and kissing generally wouldn't be a big problem.

But it's possible... they might still refuse.

Especially a cold-natured woman like Qin Lan; even if her favorability reached fifty, I'm afraid I couldn't easily make a move.

And if I want to eat meat, to be safe, it still needs to be above ninety.

Of course, that also depends on their inner feelings.

If, like Jiang Wanxing, they have already completely fallen for him, then ninety favorability is enough to make a move...

If it's just because they want to find a safe shelter and aren't genuinely in love, then it needs to reach ninety-five.

Otherwise, once it fails, the female lead will be kicked out of the Villa.

Therefore, since these goddesses have already been invited in by him, how could he possibly let them go?

He must cultivate their feelings and then make a breakthrough in one fell swoop.

Jiang Wanxing is a very good example.

"Oh my god, Lin Zhou, my... my talent rank actually upgraded."

Jiang Wanxing was still in shock, staring at her attribute panel with disbelief.

After confirming she hadn't misread it, she looked at Lin Zhou again, her eyes filled with deep affection.

"Congratulations, School Beauty Jiang. You have now officially become the mistress of this Villa, and the first mistress at that!"

Seeing the expanse of pale skin on Jiang Wanxing, Lin Zhou took a deep breath and immediately changed the subject.

He had already eaten the meat.

If he wanted to savor it, he would have to find time to do so slowly later.

Otherwise... this bath time would be too long.

"I am honored to be the mistress of this Villa. Lin Zhou, thank you!"

Jiang Wanxing said with a serious look in her beautiful eyes.

"I should be the one thanking you. Your improvement, to me, is my improvement. I can now utilize your C-rank talent [Phantom Acceleration] at 100%."

"And I can clearly feel that the speed of this [Phantom Acceleration] is more than double your previous Speed Boost. With such incredible speed, we have a much greater chance of surviving in this apocalypse!"

Lin Zhou smiled.

Especially feeling the sensation of that Phantom Acceleration, he felt that his current speed, when pushed to the limit, could almost leave an afterimage.

This made him very excited.

If he could also get the other two women, wouldn't his strength and ice-element attacks also skyrocket?

Thinking of this, life was looking more and more promising.

"Husband, this is all your credit! If it weren't for you, where would I be?"

Jiang Wanxing said coquettishly.

"What did you call me?"

Hearing those two words, Lin Zhou, who had been forcing himself to stay calm, suddenly looked up at Jiang Wanxing, his breathing instantly becoming hot.

"Hus... Husband? I'm already the mistress of this Villa, so... can't I call you that?"

Jiang Wanxing asked, looking a bit aggrieved.

Seeing Lin Zhou's reaction, she thought he didn't like it, which made her feel very wronged.

She had already given her most precious thing to Lin Zhou, yet Lin Zhou didn't even want to acknowledge her...

"Of course you can call me that! It's just... I don't think the third wave of Strange Monsters outside will arrive that quickly. So... we still have time to continue scrubbing!!!"

After saying this, Lin Zhou pounced on her again.

Jiang Wanxing, who had managed to stand up with some difficulty, was pounced on and knocked down by Lin Zhou again...

...

"Ahem... well... the smell of blood on me was too strong, so I took a little longer to wash up. By the way, there's food and drink in the fridge. If you want anything to eat, help yourselves!"

An hour later, Lin Zhou walked out of the bathroom with a look of satisfaction.

He was still reminiscing about Jiang Wanxing's waist strength... when he suddenly saw the two women sitting on the sofa.

At this moment, the two women were also staring straight at him.

This immediately made him feel awkward, and he quickly changed the subject.

"We aren't hungry, but you certainly look quite hungry..."

Professor Su Qinghan stared at him with her beautiful eyes and deliberately said.

It was unclear what exactly she meant by "hungry."

"Hmph!"

Qin Lan let out a cold snort at this moment.

Then she stood up and walked toward him.

This sudden turn of events made Lin Zhou swallow his saliva.

This woman... why does she have such a threatening vibe!