ARBW Chapter 37

Chapter 37

Pei Yuhuai didn’t go to work today, so Xiao Su came to deliver his meal.

The lunch today wasn’t prepared by Xiao Su but was brought over from the Pei family’s old residence.

The dishes Xiao Su could make weren’t as refined or nutritious as those prepared by the specialized chefs at the Pei family’s old residence.

When the elderly lady found out that Pei Yuhuai wasn’t feeling well today, she called Xiao Su to bring food from the old residence.

The elderly lady was in good spirits and even personally prepared pigeon soup for Pei Yuhuai.

When Xiao Su arrived at noon, Pei Yuhuai had already been up for a while.

He claimed to have pushed all his work aside, but upon waking up, he instinctively started reviewing documents.

Someone accustomed to being busy suddenly finding himself idle still felt somewhat uncomfortable.

After finishing his lunch, Pei Yuhuai let Xiao Su go back to rest. In the afternoon, he planned to play a game and didn’t need Xiao Su to stay with him.

Originally, Pei Yuhuai intended to take a nap, but just as he was about to rest, his backup phone suddenly buzzed with a notification.

Pei Yuhuai picked up the phone and saw that there was trouble in the town, which immediately killed his desire to rest.

He logged into the game and headed toward the outskirts of the troubled town.

Attackers had come to the town, which was the first time since Pei Yuhuai took over that such an incident had occurred.

When Pei Yuhuai arrived at the outskirts, he realized that the attackers weren’t the Nobles but rather the Lower Class People from the Outer City.

At that moment, Lin Mian and Cheng Xiaowan were confronting the attackers.

Seeing Pei Yuhuai arrive, Cheng Xiaowan immediately shouted, “Mr. Pei, these people are going too far. Not only did they attack the townspeople, but they also tried to steal our weapons.”

Hearing this, Pei Yuhuai walked over to Lin Mian. He first checked Lin Mian’s condition to ensure he wasn’t injured before turning his attention to the people outside.

Most of the outsiders were Lower Class People, with a few Mutants among them.

Without the Mutants backing them, the Lower Class People wouldn’t dare to launch a sneak attack on the town.

The Mutants, however, weren’t considered Lower Class People, nor were they Nobles.

Many of them didn’t take sides, so their sudden alignment with the Lower Class People made the situation particularly strange.

It was likely that they had heard about Pei Yuhuai’s ability to grant ordinary people Abilities and wanted to test his strength.

Alternatively, they might have been acting under the orders of the Nobles.

Whether it was the former or the latter, their intentions this time were undoubtedly malicious.

As if to confirm Pei Yuhuai’s thoughts, the next moment, their names turned red.

The leading Mutant said to the people behind him, “Don’t waste time talking. Let’s take that Pei Yuhuai away!”

As he spoke, he was about to launch an attack on Pei Yuhuai.

However, in the next second, his body stiffened, and he suddenly turned around and hurled a massive fireball at his own people.

His companions were dumbfounded, completely baffled by what had just happened.

Since they hadn’t expected him to attack his own, the fireball he threw severely burned several of them.

Pei Yuhuai’s Control-based Ability was still on cooldown. Seeing the enemy still in shock, he seized the opportunity to unleash a large-scale Lightning-based Ability.

Lin Mian, seeing this, immediately summoned his mutated wolf to attack the Lower Class People outside the lightning’s range.

Lin Mian was generally lenient toward the Lower Class People, but his leniency had its limits.

They were not to harm the town or Mr. Pei. Now that these people were not only attacking the townspeople but also threatening to take Mr. Pei away, he would not tolerate their actions.

Some of the townspeople chose to remain on the sidelines, unsure of whom to support. To them, one side was their own kind, while the other was Mr. Pei, who had helped them. They were genuinely torn.

Others were gleeful, particularly those who had a strained relationship with Lin Mian and Pei Yuhuai. They leaned more toward aligning with the Nobles and were pleased to see someone trying to take Pei Yuhuai away.

Of course, the majority still stood with Pei Yuhuai and Lin Mian.

These people were either grateful for the help they had received or felt their interests were tied to Pei Yuhuai. They knew their survival was due to Pei Yuhuai’s assistance.

Now that Pei Yuhuai was in danger, they had to rise up to protect him. Only by ensuring his safety could they secure their own future.

Thus, after seeing Mr. Pei engage with the attackers, the townspeople with Abilities, weapons, and strength also began to attack the invaders.

As Pei Yuhuai had suspected, this attack was primarily a test.

First, to test Pei Yuhuai’s true strength, and second, to gauge how many townspeople possessed Abilities.

What they hadn’t anticipated was that while they did manage to test Pei Yuhuai’s strength, they also ended up fearing him.

How could one person possess so many Abilities?

Lightning-based, Speed-based, Control-based, Space-based, Healing-based…

Moreover, he had a few strange robots by his side.

The small patrol robot was manageable—it was essentially a watchdog for patrolling, and destroying it wouldn’t be difficult.

But… the tall female robot and the spherical one were clearly much more troublesome.

Dealing with Pei Yuhuai alone was already challenging, and with these two troublesome robots by his side, killing him would require considerable effort.

Realizing they couldn’t take Pei Yuhuai away or kill him, the attackers decided to retreat.

Unfortunately for them, Pei Yuhuai had no intention of letting them leave.

They had turned Red Name when facing him, clearly indicating their malicious intent to kill him.

The fact that they hadn’t succeeded wasn’t due to a change of heart but rather their lack of capability.

If he let them leave easily this time, there would only be more attackers like them in the future.

Pei Yuhuai believed that different worlds required different approaches. When dealing with people who wanted to kill him, he couldn’t afford to be merciful.

So, he couldn’t let them go.

Only by killing them could he deter others in this post-apocalyptic world.

In the end, all the attackers who had come to raid the town were eliminated.

After their deaths, they dropped a number of treasure chests.

Pei Yuhuai collected the chests and had the townspeople clean up the mess.

Today’s incident also served as a training exercise for the townspeople. While he was still here, they needed to practice and prepare so that even if he wasn’t around in the future, they could still protect themselves in this world.

After dealing with the attackers, Pei Yuhuai returned to the town with Lin Mian.

It was then that Pei Yuhuai noticed a new building had been completed.

Together with Lin Mian, he moved the townspeople who hadn’t yet been housed into the new building.

One building could accommodate thirty to forty people, and with two buildings now, they had solved the housing issue for nearly half the town.

As the construction team continued to build more houses, the townspeople would no longer have to live in such crowded conditions.

Pei Yuhuai thought that in the future, they could gradually build smaller houses. This would allow small families to live together, giving the townspeople more privacy.

Afterward, Pei Yuhuai didn’t proceed with the usual Time-limited tasks. He wanted the townspeople to slowly adapt to life without relying on him for supplies.

As the saying goes, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” Initially, he had provided supplies because the situation was dire, and they couldn’t fend for themselves.

Now that they had the help of Ability users, they could become self-sufficient and no longer needed to depend on Pei Yuhuai for everything.

When Mr. Pei didn’t distribute supplies today, there was only a minor disturbance among the townspeople.

Later, when they saw their own farmland flourishing thanks to a Plant-based Ability user, their anxiety about food diminished.

The crops grew rapidly, and within a few days, they had a field of fresh vegetables. With food no longer a pressing concern, their biggest worry now was the troublemakers coming to the town.

Some people still wanted Pei Yuhuai to grant more Abilities.

They believed that only by having more Ability users could they survive well.

However, Pei Yuhuai currently had no Ability Slots available. Moreover, he wasn’t the type to be easily manipulated.

The more they pressured him to grant Abilities, the less inclined he was to comply.

Pei Yuhuai needed to make them understand who was the giver and who was the recipient.

Anyone who tried to control or coerce him would not get their way.

On the contrary, even if he had Ability Slots in the future, he wouldn’t allocate them to such people.

Around four in the afternoon, Lin Mian took the initiative to increase his intimacy with Pei Yuhuai.

Recently, through Pei Yuhuai, he had learned more about their intimacy system.

Eager to meet the Mr. Pei from another world sooner, Lin Mian was very proactive in boosting their intimacy.

For example, at this moment, he actively requested to kiss Mr. Pei.

Simple acts like holding hands or hugging usually only added one point of intimacy.

Lin Mian felt that was too little and preferred direct kisses, which added five points per kiss.

Mr. Pei said he had nothing else to do afterward, so Lin Mian wanted him to stay still while he sat in his lap to boost their intimacy.

The so-called intimacy boosting involved Lin Mian continuously kissing Mr. Pei.

One kiss, five points.

One kiss, five points.

With five points added each time, an hour or two should significantly increase their intimacy.

However, as he kept kissing, Lin Mian noticed a drawback.

Whenever he kissed Mr. Pei, he couldn’t help but want to prolong the kiss.

This meant that his initial plan of gaining five points per second was ruined.

After adding a hundred points through kissing, Pei Yuhuai finally couldn’t take it anymore.

He chose the last option in the intimacy interaction and teleported to Lin Mian’s side.

Then, holding Lin Mian in his arms, he thoroughly experienced a more genuine kiss.

He kissed his lover so passionately that Lin Mian nearly ran out of breath before Pei Yuhuai finally let go with a smile.

Lin Mian took several deep breaths, his eyes teary as he looked at Pei Yuhuai and asked, “Mr. Pei, are you here?”

Lin Mian knew that this body belonged to Mr. Pei.

But most of the time, this Mr. Pei was rather aloof and reserved.

Only when they were intimate did he seem more real.

Mr. Pei had explained that it was only during such moments that his true soul could be transmitted to this world.

Knowing this, Lin Mian felt that Mr. Pei’s system was somewhat unconventional.

Only through intimacy could the two lovers truly be together, which, to be honest, was a bit… perverse.

Pei Yuhuai: “I’m here.”

Hearing this, Lin Mian’s cheeks flushed. He understood what Mr. Pei’s arrival meant.

Feeling a bit shy, he lowered his head and reached out to straighten Mr. Pei’s collar, which he had messed up earlier.

Then, Mr. Pei picked him up and laid him down on the wide table nearby.

In the past… Mr. Pei had been very proper. Even during their most intimate moments, he rarely ventured into other rooms.

But recently… perhaps Lin Mian had influenced him, or maybe Mr. Pei had discovered some new interests.

Today, they were together in the first-floor study, which Lin Mian found quite unusual.