‘Another language?’
Ye Lingchen’s brows twitched a little. Although he was not delighted, he was not disappointed either.
When it came to languages, they have not been particularly helpful. To date, he was able to understand Bird Language and Dog Language[1] and wondered what language it would be this time.
Ye Lingchen had a feeling that the basic level of a language skill only allowed him to understand but not speak, which made it very limiting. If his language could be upgraded and allowed him to directly communicate with animals, that would give it some value!
Along with a flash of gold, another line of language appeared under Turkish—Bug Language!
‘First the Wood Spirit Constitution and now Bug Language. Is this trying to tell me to be one with nature?!’
He recalled a saying on insect noises and bird calls. It described the sound of insects and birds as a type of symphony. ‘Too bad I won’t be able to enjoy that as they will all be ceaseless chatter to my ears.’
‘Sigh, a prodigy would lose a lot of enjoyment in life in the course of obtaining great strength. Perhaps this is what it means to gain some and lose some.’
After two lucky draws and spending 200,000 popularity points, he was satisfied and stopped there.
Intermediate skill upgrade would require one million popularity points. It was a little too costly. Ye Lingchen was hoping to save up 10 million popularity points, therefore without any special conditions, he would hold back from taking intermediate skill upgrades.
It was good enough to upgrade those two skills. Life should not be rushed.
However, when Ye Lingchen’s gaze fell on the popularity points display, he was stunned, completely flabbergasted.
Logically, after spending 200,000 popularity points, his 4.8 million popularity points should go down to 4.6 million. However, it seemed to have increased instead…
After rubbing his eyes, Ye Lingchen finally confirmed that his popularity points were at 5,083,876.
It did not go down by 200,000 but instead went up by another 200,000. It was excessively dramatic, and came as another surprise to him.
‘This…did the heavens fell in love with me? This is a little too much of a surprise for me, right? It just keeps coming.’
Ring, ring, ring!
Just then, his phone rang.
“Hello, Feifei.”
“Lingchen, did you really save those lost infants?” Xiao Feifei sounded urgent and skeptical.
Ye Lingchen smiled, finally understanding the reason his popularity points increased. He then answered, “Yes!”
“You’re fantastic!” Even someone as composed as Xiao Feifei was unable to let out a girly scream. “Did you know that you’re on China Morning News?! Moreover, you were named on the news. It was a full 15 seconds of coverage!”
Xiao Feifei’s voice was trembling. She was beside herself with excitement.
That was China Morning News! The most authoritative news body in the country!
Appearing on this news segment meant acknowledgment from the government. Those that appeared there were greater than any celebrity!
One would know that even if a celebrity made a short appearance on the China Morning News, it would be sufficient to brag for life!
What about Ye Lingchen?
Not only was he praised, he also had a full 15 seconds of coverage! How long was a news segment? Every second was essential!
If a news report went on for 15 seconds, that was sufficient to prove its importance to the entire nation.
“Hahaha, I’m just lucky,” Ye Lingchen replied, laughing.
He knew that the news segment was related to the Warrior’s Department. After all, Ye Lingchen had not merely rescued some children, but the other matters could not be made public. The government would naturally divert attention to this.
Just that news segment alone would allow Ye Lingchen to do as he liked in the entertainment industry. After all, nobody would dare to offend the hero who was acknowledged by the country!
“Show off!” Xiao Feifei could not resist reacting coquettishly. She then asked in a worrying tone, “Are you…hurt?”
She had her guess that the matter would not be as simple as Ye Lingchen claimed.
“What could possibly happen to me? I’m very strong,” Ye Lingchen replied with a smile.
“You just love to do those dangerous things and make me worried! Next time…”
They both chatted for a while before ending the call.
However, just as the call ended, another came in.
Ye Lingchen looked at the caller ID display and a heartwarming look appeared in his eyes. “Mom.”
“Son, you’re on the news!” Xu Zhen was obviously elated and filled with pride.
Unlike Xiao Feifei, she was oblivious to the significance of this matter. Instead, she only felt that her son was amazing and was happy for him.
“Mom, calm down, calm down. Small matters like this are nothing to your son,” Ye Lingchen bragged.
“Hmph, you’re too prideful. You’re already a big boy. When will you act more maturely?” Ye Jin’s voice could be heard on the other end of the phone. It would seem that the phone was on speaker mode.
“Of course, my achievements today are all because of your teachings. It’s because you guys have taught me well,” Ye Lingchen immediately responded.
On the other end, Ye Jin’s emotions had obviously turned a lot more mellow. “This time you’ve done well. You’re bringing glory to our family.”
At first, he was worried that Ye Lingchen would develop some bad habits after entering the entertainment industry. After seeing that news segment, he felt reassured.
“Son, don’t let your dad fool you. Just earlier, he was telling people in their hospital chat group to turn on their TV to watch the morning news segment.” Xu Zhen mercilessly exposed the facade. She then asked out of concern, “Was it dangerous to save that many children? Are you hurt?”
“I’m fine. I’m just lucky and discovered the culprits’ hideout. Nothing happened to me,” Ye Lingchen replied.
“It’s good that you’re safe. Let’s cut this short. I need to forward this news to my WeChat Moments,” Xu Zhen said excitedly.
Just before she ended the call, Ye Jin suddenly stated, “Act within your power. If it’s beyond you, think of another way. Don’t force yourself.”
In the end, he was still worried.
“I understand, dad…” Ye Lingchen replied softly.
After that, Zhao Liangying, Hu Yue’er, and even Ouyang Qing called in as well. They started by congratulating him, then expressed their concerns.
When he was done with the calls, more than an hour had passed. Ye Lingchen finally went downstairs.
Downstairs, Ali and Li Jing had already returned home. Zhang Yunxi and Miyako had also gone to the Y Cosmetics store. Only one girl was left—Dong Miaomiao.
Zhang Yunxi and the other three were the most astonished. It was because they knew what Ye Lingchen had done. Piecing the rumors online about mutated beasts and the news segment on the infants together, they could somewhat guess what had happened. However, they had been staying with Ye Lingchen long enough, hence giving them a very good understanding of what was going on. Ye Lingchen only needed a simple explanation for them to calm down.
Only Dong Miaomiao remained in a daze—her mind blank. At that moment, she was still seated on the sofa staring absentmindedly at the China Morning News news segment.
Right then, she had only one thought in her head. The company…was gone just like that…
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[1] Author, why’d you forget Fish Language?!
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