As someone in sequence 001, I also want to give up today.

Bell is on holiday.

For Li Xian, this meant he didn't have to get up at seven o'clock every morning to cook for her.

Although Li Yu was in charge of most of the time…

But it also means that this girl will be wandering around the house from morning till night, chattering away incessantly.

"Old Deng, Old Deng, I'm hungry!"

"Old Deng, Old Deng, Fat Orange has run off again!"

"Old Deng, Old Deng, I want to go to Wanwan's house!"

On the first day, Li Xian endured it.

The next day, Li Xian also put up with it.

On the third day, Li Xian made a decision—

To work.

Although he could choose not to go, he should still go.

At least the office is quiet.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Li Xian delivered the bell to Su Wenjin's door.

"I'll pick you up this afternoon," he said.

Without looking back, Lingdang ran inside, saying, "Okay, okay!"

Li Xian watched her figure disappear behind the door, then turned and left.

When he reached the entrance of the residential area, he looked around and turned into a small alley.

A thought subtly stirred within me.

A person who looked exactly like him appeared in front of him.

The clone yawned as soon as it appeared.

"Why did you make me come out again?"

Li Xian looked at him and remained silent for a second.

This persona is truly ingrained in their very being.

"Go out and take a look around," Li Xian said. "See if you can find a suitable gift for Su Wenjin."

The clone was taken aback for a moment: "Giving a gift? Why?"

"Lingdang goes to their house every day to freeload, shouldn't she at least offer some compensation?"

The clone thought for a moment and nodded.

"That makes sense. So, what should we send?"

"How would I know?" Li Xian said. "You decide. Don't make it too expensive, don't make it too cheap, don't make it too ordinary, and don't make it too strange."

The clone remained silent for three seconds.

"Your request is harder than asking me to fight an S-class alien beast."

Li Xian patted him on the shoulder.

"I trust you."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the branch office.

The clone stood still, watching his retreating figure, and sighed.

"Alright, let's go shopping."

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Rapid Response Team Office.

Li Xian pushed open the door and entered, noticing that something was off.

Everyone gathered around Xiaoyuan, craning their necks to look at his phone.

"Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!" Xiaoyuan's voice was so excited it almost split her legs. "Tenth! Tenth!"

Old Zhao chuckled憨厚ly from the side, "Impressive, impressive."

Su Lin also craned her neck to look: "Let me see, let me see."

Although Cixian didn't go over there, his eyes still glanced in that direction.

Li Xian walked over and patted Xiao Yuan on the shoulder.

"What are you looking at?"

Xiao Yuan turned around, saw him, and her eyes lit up.

"Brother Xian! Look! Brother Zhe is in the top ten of the leaderboard!"

Li Xian was taken aback.

"What list?"

"Top Ranking!" Xiaoyuan shoved her phone screen into his face. "Global S-Class Ability User Combat Power Ranking! Ranked by netizens!"

Li Xian took the phone and looked down at it.

The screen displays a webpage with the title:

[Global Top-Tier S-Class Ability User Combat Power Ranking (Compiled by Netizens)]

Below is a long list, with each name followed by its nationality, record, and reason for ranking.

First Place: Lilith, the Witch of Reason (China) – SS-rank, record of killing 5 S-rank monsters (publicly disclosed). Reason: The only publicly disclosed SS-rank monster globally, one of the strongest in the Abyss Echoes incident, the ceiling of combat power, undisputed number one.

Second Place: Ice Emperor Jiang Yu (China) – S-Rank, Record of S-Rank Beast Kills: 5 (Public). Reason: One of the strongest in the Abyss Echoes incident, publicly suppressed S-Rank beasts multiple times, invincible in the polar battlefield, and widely recognized as the second strongest.

Third Place: Thor (Norse) – S-Rank, Record of S-Rank Beasts Killed: 3 (Public). Reason: Guardian God of the Norse, with a perfect record of winning all three public battles.

Li Xian scrolled down.

The fourth, fifth, sixth... all the way up to the ninth, are names I don't recognize.

Four of them are foreign names, and two are Chinese names.

However, given that Chinese people are generally quite low-key, this ranking list is probably quite inflated.

As far as Li Xian knew, Zhao Mingyuan and Lin Mo were definitely in the top ten, but he just hadn't seen them.

Keep reading.

10th Place: Chi Shu Chen Zhe (China) – S-Rank, S-Rank Beast Kill Record: 1 (Public). Reason: In the latest battle video, he single-handedly crushed an S-Rank Lava Mineral Worm, dominating the entire battle with ease. Although he currently only has one kill record, the dominance he displayed far surpasses that of ordinary S-Rank beasts, and his ranking is expected to rise in the future.

Li Xian looked at the title "Zhi Shu" and his lips twitched.

Chishu?

What kind of cringeworthy title is this?

He continued rowing downwards.

12th Place: Honglian Su Wan (China) – S-Rank, Record of S-Rank Beast Kills: No publicly available records. Reason: One of the participants in the Abyss Echoes event, possesses unparalleled mastery of fire and rich combat experience.

Thirteenth: Bai Hao (Huaxia) – S-rank, Record of S-rank Beast Kills: No publicly available records. Reason: One of the participants in the Abyss Echoes incident, rumored to be able to withstand the attacks of the Abyss Echoes as a meat shield.

Li Xian continued scrolling down.

After scanning through more than ten names, I finally saw a familiar one.

37th Place: Heart Blade·Li Yu (China) – S-Rank, Record of S-Rank Beast Kills: No publicly available records. Reason: Demonstrated large-scale clearing capabilities during the Jiangcheng rat infestation incident, but did not directly engage in combat with S-Rank beasts. Extremely beautiful, dubbed "the most beautiful S-Rank" by netizens.

Li Xian stared at the "thirty-seventh place" and remained silent for a second.

Then he saw a line of smaller text below.

Clicking on it leads to the comments section.

"Holy crap, Li Yu is so beautiful! I want to marry her!"

"+1! This kind of cool and aloof mature woman is my type!"

"Forget about it, they're S-class, do you even deserve it?"

"Does not being worthy mean you can't even think about it? Thinking about it isn't illegal!"

"To be fair, her looks are top-notch even on the entire list."

"Ability doesn't matter, my wife is the most important!"

Li Xian frowned.

He scrolled down again.

Does anyone know if she has a boyfriend?

"Same question! Urgent! Waiting online!"

"Why are you all in such a hurry? He's only in his early twenties, there's no rush."

"Early twenties? Isn't that perfect?"

Li Xian tightened his fingers slightly.

The phone screen made a slight "creaking" sound.

Xiao Yuan watched from the side and swallowed hard.

"Xian...Brother Xian? Are you alright?"

Li Xian took a deep breath and handed the phone back to him.

"fine."

He returned to his seat, sat down, and stared at the computer screen.

Those comments are still replaying in my mind.

"I want to marry him."

"Wife."

Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?

Li Xian's temples throbbed twice.

He took out his phone and tapped on Li Yu's WeChat profile picture.

The chat history is still stuck on yesterday's "Goodnight".

He stared at the profile picture for three seconds.

Then he sent a message to Li Yu.

"Light rain."

Three seconds later, Li Yu replied.

"Um?"

Li Xian thought for a moment and then sent another message.

"What would you think if someone wanted to marry you?"

There was a three-second silence on Li Yu's end.

Then she sent a voice message.

Upon clicking, Li Yu's voice, tinged with laughter, came through:

"Bro, have you seen that leaderboard?"

Li Xian: "..."

"I read the comments section," Li Yu continued laughing. "Those netizens are just bored; don't take them seriously."

Li Xian remained silent for a second.

"I didn't take it seriously."

"Then why are you asking me this?"

Li Xian did not answer.

Li Yu sent another message:

"Brother, are you jealous?"

Li Xian stared at the line of text and remained silent for three seconds.

Then he replied.

"no."

Li Yu sent a "disbelieving" emoji.

Li Xian slammed his phone face down on the table, ignoring her.

But I still can't help thinking about it.

Those netizens are quite bold.

He dared to covet his sister.

He thought for a moment, then picked up his phone again and clicked on the link to the leaderboard.

Scroll down to find Li Yu's name.

Screenshot.

Then open a photo editing software.

Change "thirty-seventh place" to "first place".

Change "No public records" to "Too lazy to do it".

I blurred out all the comments saying "I want to marry you".

Then save it.

He looked at the revised screenshot and nodded in satisfaction.

Send it to Li Yu.

"This is your true ranking."

There was a three-second silence on Li Yu's end.

Then he sent a voice message, laughing so hard he couldn't stand up straight.

"Brother, how childish are you!"

Li Xian ignored her.

I put my phone away, leaned back in my chair, and continued staring at the ceiling.

Is it childish?

Okay.

As he was thinking, Xiaoyuan suddenly shouted again.

"Holy crap! Zhe-ge's ranking has gone up again! Ninth! Ninth!"

Li Xian raised an eyebrow.

It went up?

He walked over and looked at Xiaoyuan's phone.

really.

Ninth Place: Chi Shu Chen Zhe (China) – S-Rank, Record of S-Rank Beast Kills: 1 (Public). Reason: The latest video has sparked heated discussion. Technical analysis shows that its flame temperature peaks above 20,000 degrees Celsius, far exceeding that of ordinary S-Rank beasts. Overall combat strength assessment has been adjusted upwards, temporarily ranking ninth.

Li Xian nodded.

Ninth, not bad.

Then he scrolled down.

Li Yu's name is still thirty-seven.

The comments section is still filled with people saying "I want to marry him".

Li Xian remained silent for a second.

Then he asked Xiaoyuan, "How was this ranking determined?"

Xiaoyuan paused for a moment, then explained, "This was compiled by netizens based on publicly available battle videos and battle records. The stronger the record, the higher the ranking. If there are any disputes, please discuss them in the comments section until a consensus is reached."

Li Xian nodded.

"So, you can't get in unless there's a publicly available video of the battle?"

"Pretty much," Xiao Yuan said. "Like Sister Li Yu, although everyone knows she's powerful, she's never fought an S-class alien beast, so she's ranked lower."

Li Xian seemed to be deep in thought.

He thought for a moment, then asked, "If someone posted a video of Li Yu single-handedly defeating an S-class alien beast, would she be able to get into the top ten?"

Xiao Yuan paused for a moment, then nodded.

"Definitely! An S-rank character can single-handedly defeat another S-rank character; they're guaranteed at least a top-ten finish!"

Li Xian nodded and said nothing more.

He returned to his seat and began to think about a problem.

Should we find an S-class alien beast and have Li Yu fight it?

Ideally, it should be someone who looks fierce but is actually quite incompetent.

Let her resolve it easily, and casually film a video to post online.

That way she can make it into the top ten.

There might be fewer comments saying "I want to marry her".

As Li Xian thought about it, he felt that he might be making a mountain out of a molehill.

It's just a ranking, why bother with it?

Li Yu herself didn't care.

What does he care about?

But then I thought about it again and realized that it didn't quite make sense.

Why is his sister ranked thirty-seventh?

What makes those men "want to marry"?

Li Xian leaned back in his chair, staring at the ceiling, lost in thought.

Ten minutes later, he made a decision.

I'll find an opportunity later to let Li Yu fight an S-class alien beast.

Not for any other reason than to get her ranking higher.

If those netizens dare to "want to marry" him again, he will send them screenshots.

Let them see who's number one.

As for now—

He glanced at the time.

Half past ten.

It's still early, I'll lie down for a while longer.

"wrong."

Li Xian suddenly sat up and looked towards the northern suburbs.

He sensed an unusual fluctuation.

then.

He lay back down.

"Let my clone go check it out, I can't be bothered with it..."