Survival Arena

"Yeah, I'm done with work. Did Yingying and the others go out to visit relatives?"

Tong Lianshi asked with a smile as she entered the room.

Her eyes were captivating, brilliant, easily leading men to lose themselves.

After the battle at Huashan, Chu Ge's mindset had begun to change.

Looking at Tong Lianshi now, he no longer held any other thoughts about her.

He truly saw Tong Lianshi merely as his sister's friend.

After closing the door, Chu Ge shook his head and said, "I'm not sure either, I was thinking of ordering takeout. Have you eaten?"

"Not yet. What do you feel like eating? I'll take you out, my treat," said Tong Lianshi with a smile, sitting down on the sofa and placing her bag beside her.

Chu Ge objected, "How could I let you do that? You are a guest at our home; I should be the one treating you."

Stretching languidly, Tong Lianshi laughed, "Then let's go."

Chu Ge nodded, "Wait for me to change."

He got up and went back to his bedroom.

Five minutes later, the two of them left the house.

It was close to the Spring Festival, and there were many kids setting off small firecrackers in the residential complex. Although it was forbidden, such scenes were common during the New Year.

There weren't many pedestrians on the streets outside the complex.

Around the New Year, residents either went back to their hometowns or traveled, and there were even fewer people during the holiday itself.

The two found a trendy restaurant with only six tables of customers, all young people.

Chu Ge let Tong Lianshi order the dishes.

At this moment, his phone rang.

A call from Secretary Xu.

Chu Ge hesitated for a moment before answering the call.

"What are you up to, little brother Chu Ge?" Secretary Xu's coquettish voice came through the phone.

Tong Lianshi, who was ordering, suddenly looked up, startling Chu Ge.

Her gaze was quite sharp!

Chu Ge thought for a moment, what do I have to fear?

He chatted openly with Secretary Xu.

"I'm having dinner with my sister's classmate."

"Oh? Quite the ladies' man, aren't you? It must be a female classmate, right?"

"Do you need something?"

"Our boss would like to meet you. Are you available? And if possible, could you bring that chimpanzee from your team?"

"I'll consider it."

"Alright, I'll wait for your response."

Chu Ge ended the call with a slight frown.

Was Boss Jin eyeing Ye Wukong?

If that was the case, not handing over Ye Wukong might offend Boss Jin.

Indeed.

Being dependent on others is no good.

Chu Ge became lost in thought. It seemed he needed to find an opportunity to strike out on his own, make his own money, so he could keep his parents reassured and not be tied down by others. Continue your adventure at empire

"I've finished ordering. Do you want to have a look?" Tong Lianshi passed the menu to Chu Ge.

Chu Ge casually picked two dishes and then let the waiter take the order.

"Little brother Xiao Ge, it seems you're quite popular with the ladies," Tong Lianshi said, half teasing.

Chu Ge shook his head and replied, "That woman is ten years older than me, how could I possibly like her? It's just some work-related stuff."

Full of curiosity, Tong Lianshi inquired, "Your sister said you're already working for a big company, is it related to animal research?"

Looking up at her, Chu Ge asked, "What's your rating?"

"Huh? What rating?" Tong Lianshi was taken aback and asked confusedly.

It seemed she wasn't a Survivor.

Chu Ge thought to himself.

He always found Tong Lianshi suspicious.

But he had no proof.

Soon after, he diverted the topic and chatted with Tong Lianshi about various other things.

This meal made their relationship more relaxed.

At least they could be considered friends.

Approaching 1:30, the two headed home.

By a stroke of luck, Chu Yingying, Chu Feiqiang, and Han Yujuan were already waiting for them at home.

Chu Yingying was excited, pulling Chu Ge and Tong Lianshi into a conversation about what they had seen and heard over the past two days.

Chu Ge was astonished; he had not expected his family to have gone to Huashan to watch him battle.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness I didn't lose.

Otherwise, it would have been so embarrassing!

…

Nighttime.

Inside the Team Cultivation Hall, Chu Ge saw that only Ye Wukong, Arno, Nangong, and Local Snake were still training.

Chu Ge approached Ye Wukong and conveyed Boss Jin's request to him.

"Damn! Boss, he's trying to tempt me, but I am loyal to you, I will never betray you!" Ye Wukong exclaimed, attracting the curious glances of Nangong, Arno, and Local Snake.

Chu Ge chuckled and said, "I'm just asking. If you go, you can make some money. I definitely hope you won't go, but if you need the money, I respect your decision."

Ye Wukong shook his head and said, "Need money? That's never been a worry for me."

Chu Ge: "…"

Did he just show off?

"Boss, you should break away from him quickly. If you need money, just ask us. I think Arno is also quite wealthy," Ye Wukong said earnestly.

In his view, Chu Ge would surely have a promising future, so why stoop for some cash?

Chu Ge gave him a sharp look and said, "I'm not short on money; I just need an excuse for my family."

"Come to me, Boss. I can offer you a job and help you become independent from your family. How about that?" suggested Nangong with a chuckle, secretly wondering just how old their Boss could be to still be living with his family.

Upon hearing this, Chu Ge was somewhat tempted.

"That won't work; I've got a trip to Africa coming up, and I'll need their company's help," Chu Ge said helplessly.

Local Snake slithered over, calling out, "Ask me, my family owns a travel agency!"

Chu Ge looked at him.

A travel agency?

"I want to go to the African Savannah, can you help me?"

"Of course, even if I can't, my parents definitely can."

"Great!"

Chu Ge immediately decided; he trusted Nangong and Local Snake more than Boss Jin, at least.

How to break away from Boss Jin in the future would be a difficult matter.

"Boss, how old are you in real life, and what's your status?" Ye Wukong asked in curiosity.

Chu Ge laughed, "Well, I'm a Reincarnator, just dropped out of senior year of high school."

Ye Wukong was suddenly enlightened and said, "Damn, that's awesome. No wonder. Well, I'll come clean too; I'm a transmigrator from the M78 Nebula in the year 2987."

"Then you ought to call us your ancestors. I've got an old grandpa in my head," Nangong said with a grin.

"You guys are so lucky. I just had my promised marriage canceled. Tragic, right?" Local Snake chimed in.

Chu Ge rolled his eyes, uninterested in their bragging.

He turned and started browsing the list of Survival Skills.

He currently had 12,100 Survival Points and his ideal goal was to exchange for two Level 4 Survival Skills.

[Lv4]Physical Enhancement: Increase your own Physical Strength by 1,200 points, requires 5,500 Survival Points.

[Lv4]Male Elephant's Strength: Gain the strength of a mature African male elephant, unconstrained by body size, requires 7,999 Survival Points.

[Lv4]Short-snouted Crocodile Bite Force: Gain the Biting Force of a mature short-snouted crocodile, unconstrained by body size, requires 5,100 Survival Points.

[Lv4]Cockroach Reaction Nerves: Have reaction speeds similar to a cockroach's, excluding the cockroach's speed genes, requires 5,400 Survival Points.

[Lv4]Skin Carapacization: Allows the body surface to harden into a carapace, enhancing Defense Value by 1,500 points, requires 5,900 Survival Points.

…

Level 4 Survival Skills essentially allowed the enhancement of single Attribute values by over a thousand points, and even more than two thousand points.

Among them, Survival Skills related to animal genes could be stacked on top of single Attribute enhancements but could not be combined with other gene-related abilities of the same level.

For instance, if Chu Ge exchanged for the Male Elephant's Strength now, he could directly add the elephant's strength, but if he then exchanged for the strength of a rhino, it could actually weaken him.

If, after exchanging for Male Elephant's Strength, he continued to exchange for a single Attribute Strength Enhancement, the strength values could perfectly stack on top of each other.