On the Ark.

Lin Ye was stunned.

He still remembered what had just happened.

But... what was that? An illusion or a dream?

Lin Ye felt a little dazed before he noticed his and Chen's posture.

Now his hand was less than five centimeters from Chen's face, making it look as if he wanted to touch Chen's face but was stopped by Chen, who had just woken up.

The pain in the wrist is also caused by this.

"I want to cover you with a blanket." Lin Ye decided to deal with the immediate situation first. "You just fell asleep, so it seems my treatment is quite effective."

Chen looked down at the blanket covering him, lost in thought, and slowly released Lin Ye's hand, remaining silent.

Lin Ye didn't dare to speak, and the atmosphere in the room became tense.

It wasn't until Nightingale walked up to Lin Ye and asked when he was going to eat that Chen slowly spoke up: "You are indeed an excellent psychologist."

"Uh, thank you for the compliment." Lin Ye didn't know what to say.

"Did I say anything after I fell asleep?" Chen asked.

"No."

"Really not?" Chen squinted his eyes.

"Really, no," Lin Ye could only assure him.

Chen remained silent for a moment, then lifted the blanket and stood up.

"It's best if there isn't one, but if there is, I hope you can keep it a secret," Chen said calmly. "As a reward, you can come to me if you need anything when you come to Longmen in the future."

After saying that, he left.

Chapter Seventy-Five: How to Treat It

what is the problem?

On the way back to the party, Lin Ye kept thinking to himself whether what he had experienced before was an illusion or a dream, or whether he had actually encountered something strange.

Completely baffled, he asked Nightingale, "How long did Officer Chen sleep?"

Nightingale thought for a moment and said, "A few minutes?"

"How long did I stay next to her?" Lin Ye continued to ask, "How long did I stand next to her after I covered her with the blanket?"

Nightingale looked at Lin Ye with curious eyes, then asked, "Pineapple Bun, are you out of your mind?"

"...No, you can just tell me directly."

“You went to cover her with a blanket, and then you touched her face, but she grabbed you.”

Lin Ye's lips twitched: "I didn't touch her face."

"Yes, because they got caught."

“Even if I don’t get caught, I won’t touch someone’s face,” Lin Ye said. “That’s indecent, and I’m not that kind of person.”

“Oh.” Nightingale nodded, her expression saying “I believe you,” which gave Lin Ye a headache. However, he also got the information he wanted: regardless of whether his brief experience was a dream, an illusion, or something else inexplicable, in reality it was just a fleeting moment.

So brief that even Nightingale, standing behind Lin Ye, didn't notice anything amiss.

...Could this be one of my new abilities?

Lin Ye suddenly thought of something.

Could it be that besides his ridiculous animal affinity, he's finally going to have a new ability? Has the system or the main god space finally discovered that there's a transmigrator who's been in the Terra world for over two years? Is his life going to turn into a typical overpowered protagonist story?

Thinking about it this way... I'm actually a little excited.

Nightingale poked Lin Ye's waist: "Pineapple bun."

"Ok?"

"Your drool is dripping down."

Lin Ye quickly snapped out of his reverie and wiped his mouth.

Where's the saliva?

He glared at the nightingale, who then looked away.

Tsk, it seems like the little devil has become smarter and smarter since using Kal'tsit's potion.

Forget about that for now, it's more important to focus on my new ability. Lin Ye has already decided it's his new ability, and that his life is about to change. But the most pressing thing is to figure out what this new ability is for. If it's a dream world, then it's like Inception?

We still need to find someone to try it out.

Lin Ye thought to himself, then looked at Nightingale again.

"Liz, I'll come to your room tonight."

Nightingale turned to look at Lin Ye, somewhat puzzled: "Why?"

Lin Ye thought for a moment and said, "I can watch over you while you sleep."

Nightingale thought for a moment, and feeling that there seemed to be no problem, nodded: "Okay."

Lin Ye laughed, but before he could laugh for long, he was interrupted by a soft female voice: "I don't think it will work."

Nightingale turned her head and obediently said, "Dr. Kal'tsit."

Lin Ye's smile froze.

Kal'tsit appeared beside them at some point, arms crossed, fingers lightly tapping her arm.

"Dr. Lin Ye, it's not appropriate for you to sleep with Nightingale," Kal'tsit said calmly. "I don't think Shining would be too happy either. Even if she entrusted Nightingale to your care, it shouldn't be this way of taking care of her."

Lin Ye was speechless for a moment, and the scene became quite awkward.

Fortunately, Nightingale came to the rescue in time: "It's okay, I can sleep with Pineapple Bun."

So why did he think the Nightingale was there to help him out...? He never intended to sleep with the Nightingale at all!

"It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding," Lin Ye quickly explained. "I just felt that the hypnosis I used on Officer Chen seemed to be quite effective, so I wanted to try it on Nightingale to help her sleep more soundly tonight."

Kal'tsit looked at Lin Ye with some surprise: "You really put that Officer Chen to sleep?"

"Yes, although I didn't sleep for long," Lin Ye nodded, "but at least I gained her approval."

“That’s really not easy,” Kal’tsit smiled. “She doesn’t seem like someone who gives in easily. How did you manage it?”

Before Lin Ye could speak, Nightingale raised a finger and interjected, "First, you touched her hand."

“Uh…” Lin Ye immediately explained, “It’s to help her relax.”

The nightingale held up a second finger: "Then fairy tales."

"This is to help her relax," Lin Ye continued to explain.

Kal'tsit nodded and praised, "Very professional."

Nightingale held up her third finger: "Touch her face when she's asleep."

Lin Ye and Kal'tsit fell silent.

A demon, isn't he? You really are a demon, aren't you? Beneath that beautiful exterior lies nothing but darkness! No, you don't even need to cut it open; the darkness is already showing!

Lin Ye's heart was roaring.

But he didn't expect that this was not the end.

After saying that, Nightingale seemed to remember something and slowly added, "Also, the pineapple bun made Officer Chen bleed several times."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ye noticed that Kal'tsit's expression had turned quite unpleasant.

Fortunately, after Lin Ye's five-minute explanation, Kal'tsit's expression softened considerably. After all, she knew Nightingale's somewhat absent-minded nature; she could indeed misinterpret normal things. Although, frankly, Lin Ye's actions were also prone to misunderstanding.

"Let's go," Kal'tsit said to Lin Ye after calming down. "Go say hello to Mr. Wei Yanwu. We should be going."

"You've already left?"

"Well, the purpose of this party is just to discuss some things. Once we've finished, you can leave," Kal'tsit said calmly. "I don't like spending too much time in these hypocritical gatherings. I'd rather be alone in the lab."

Although Nightingale still wanted to continue eating, Kal'tsit had already said so, so they had no choice but to follow Kal'tsit to find Wei Yanwu.

Lin Ye then learned what Kal'tsit had come here tonight to discuss with Wei Yanwu.

"Don't worry, Miss Kal'tsit," Wei Yanwu said calmly. "I will find suitable talent for Rhodes Island as compensation for this misunderstanding."

"Talent?" Lin Ye looked at Kal'tsit.

Kal'tsit nodded: "Lungmen has many more channels than Rhodes Island. We need Lungmen to recruit talent for some specialized fields."

Lin Ye thought for a moment and asked, "Then could my assistant...?"

Kal'tsit glanced at Lin Ye: "If you'd like."

"Oh?" Wei Yanwu asked after hearing Lin Ye's words, "Does Dr. Lin Ye need to hire an assistant?"

"Ah."

“I already heard from my daughter that you helped Officer Chen solve her insomnia, which had been bothering her for days. Officer Chen also said you are an excellent psychologist,” Wei Yanwu said with a smile. “It would be a great thing to have someone as your assistant. How about this, if you trust me, I can choose a suitable assistant for you, what do you say?”

Lin Ye glanced at Kal'tsit, who showed no sign of objection.

"Then I'll trouble you." Lin Ye still had the recruitment notice that Kal'tsit had given him in his pocket, and he handed it to Wei Yanwu. "Just one will do."

Wei Yanwu took the announcement, glanced at the requirements, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"You're a really interesting person," Wei Yanwu said with a smile.

Author's BB: Who would you like to see as Lin Ye's assistant?

Chapter Seventy-Six: Ability Test (Part 1)

After returning from the party in Lungmen, Lin Ye chatted with Kal'tsit for a few more minutes before going back to his room.

When it was midnight, he sneaked out of the room again.

At this time, Kal'tsit would either be resting or still in the lab and wouldn't be here. So, after confirming that there were no surveillance cameras in the corridor, Lin Ye tiptoed to Nightingale's room and knocked on the door.

The moment he knocked on the door, he sensed something was wrong.