From picking up corpses to becoming a true god of America

Inside the research institute at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Rachel sat at her desk, watching Ye Xiao's busy figure, and suddenly felt a sense of unreal dreaminess.

Even though the time and space I'm in haven't changed, and the school is still the same as before.

But after meeting Ye Xiao, Rachel felt as if she had traveled to another world.

A parallel world where I lived before, but which was very different from the one I lived in.

Amazing supernatural powers, a gray area job that skirts the edge of the law, and a brutal attitude towards oneself.

Everything around Ye Xiao was like American cocoa—mysterious and alluring.

Rachel became increasingly engrossed in it, unable to extricate herself.

However, just as she was dreaming of becoming a renowned independent journalist on the West Coast,

Suddenly, I noticed that the "corpse" on the autopsy table in the distance moved slightly.

Is it a hallucination?

In that instant, Rachel was so frightened that her heart almost jumped into her throat.

She had heard from her classmates that the medical school morgue had been haunted recently.

Several times, people have witnessed bloody ghosts appearing near the morgue, as if they were vengeful spirits coming to claim lives.

Could that rumor be true?

Rachel strained her eyes, only to see the "corpse" slowly sit up!

wrong!

This is not an illusion!

The white shroud fell down, revealing a pale face.

It was a tall, thin, blond white boy covered in wounds.

He sat on the dissection table, expressionless, and turned his head blankly, revealing a bloodless face!

Seeing Ye Xiao collecting the corpses beside him, his gray, cloudy eyes flickered.

The air conditioning in the dissection room was on full blast, and the sound of the compressor was even louder than the boy's footsteps.

Ye Xiao, who was busy with his work, seemed completely unaware that a "zombie" was walking towards him step by step from behind.

Seeing this, Rachel felt her blood run cold!

Terrified, he collapsed into a chair, feeling utterly weak.

"No, Ye, Ye! Turn around!"

As the zombie drew closer, Rachel emitted a sharp, popping sound, like when testing the purity of hydrogen.

However, something even stranger happened.

Ye Xiao seemed not to hear at all, still busy with something with his back to the zombie, as if he were isolated in another world.

A chill suddenly ran down my back.

Helpless and weak, Rachel just sat there in the chair, too afraid to escape, and unable to escape at all.

He could only watch helplessly as the zombie slowly placed its hand on Ye Xiao's shoulder.

"Oh, it's you?"

Ye Xiao calmly took off his headphones, showing no surprise, but his tone carried a hint of helplessness.

"Why did you get yourself into such a mess again?"

"I ran into seven Blood Gang guys this morning; I didn't notice they were carrying guns."

Rachel, who was scared half to death, had no idea.

This so-called zombie is Klingen, the top student's younger brother of the prostitute from before.

Previously at the dock, Ye Xiao gave him two white seeds, Strength and Swiftness, as well as a strange black seed with an unknown function.

Unexpectedly, after Klingon obtained the seed, he stopped going to school and spent his days wearing a Spider-Man mask, fighting evil and doing good, which resulted in him getting injured all over.

One time, Ye Xiao couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he took him back to the morgue at the medical school to bandage his wounds.

From then on, Klingen became a regular here, often dressing up as a corpse to scare people.

Ye Xiao shook his head helplessly.

He stood up, glanced at Rachel who was frozen in terror, then turned and led Klingan to another room to bandage his wounds.

He's different from the skinny kid he used to be.

Klingen had clearly grown much taller and stronger, with a sharp edge in his eyes.

Moreover, Ye Xiao was surprised to find that his wounds were healing faster and faster.

The injury I sustained this morning is almost healed.

Could it be because of that black seed?

Ye Xiao couldn't help but feel curious.

But then, something even more surprising happened.

A faint light suddenly appeared in front of Ye Xiao.

Seeds successfully recovered.

Seed quality improved: White [Swiftness] is upgraded to green [Agility].

WTF?

Klingen couldn't see any of this and assumed Ye Xiao was checking his injuries.

Completely unaware that Ye Xiao's calm expression masked a turbulent inner turmoil.

He had only meant well, taking pity on the boy Klingen, so he gave him two seeds to protect him from being bullied.

But Ye Xiao never expected that the charity he received back then would be repaid to him in this way.

Can the quality of seeds be improved and recycled after being given to ordinary people?

So is this a unique probability event in Klingen, or is it a common occurrence?

Just as Ye Xiao was pondering, Klingen suddenly raised his head and asked.

"Sir, could you grant me some more extraordinary power?"

"What do you want to do?"

Ye Xiao frowned slightly, feeling that Klingen seemed to have gone a little crazy.

"I want to destroy those bad guys! I want to be your Robin!"

"I want to be a hero like you!"

Klingen looked up, his grey-blue eyes sparkling with a clear folly.

"Klingen, you've got one thing wrong. I'm not a hero."

Ye Xiao shook his head.

"How could that be! That's what everyone says! You're Seattle's superhero!"

Klingen became agitated, clenching his fists, his ashen face flushing red with anxiety.

"And you saved us all!"

"I'm not that noble; I was just trying to protect myself."

I noticed that Klingen's thinking was becoming somewhat extreme.

Ye Xiao shook his head and said in a serious tone.

"I didn't intend to save you or let you go; it's just because I'm not a psychopathic killer."

"How could this be?"

Klingen was clearly disillusioned, a faint look of disappointment appearing in his eyes.

Although these words were cruel to Klingen, Ye Xiao had no choice but to say them.

America isn't Tokyo University; it doesn't have that kind of tender affection.

The more you do, the more brutal the retaliation from those guys will be.

Their future enemies will not only be ruthless gangs, but also corrupt bureaucrats.

Before possessing sufficient strength, self-preservation is not a sign of weakness.

Clearly, Klingen did not understand these principles.

He was like a young lion, his eyes filled with the desire to become the king of the grasslands.

If we don't want Klingen to die meaninglessly in the street, we must make him understand these principles now.

"To become a hero, one needs to pay an unimaginable price and possess sufficient strength."

Ye Xiao patted Klingen on the shoulder.

"The enemies you will face in the future are powerful and evil, and cannot be defeated overnight. If you are not careful, you may face their most brutal counterattack."

"When you grow up, learn more knowledge, and have greater strength, it's not too late to start slowly changing the world."

When people see beautiful things, they can't help but feel a subtle appreciation.

Back when we were at the dock.

The determination and longing in Klingen's eyes reminded Ye Xiao of his past self.

He instinctively felt that such a righteous child shouldn't be living in this filthy place.

This is not another country on the other side of the ocean.

Without her sister's protection, Klingen might not have survived to adulthood, and would have eventually become corrupted by evil things and died suddenly in the street.

To be honest, Ye Xiao already considered this child as his disciple.