Chapter 74 of 100
Chapter 74
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Chapter 17: One Night
The female cavalry captain declined Ye Qi's offer of red wine and chose milk tea instead. After taking the food out of the basket and placing it on the table, Ye Qi took out the candles he had prepared and lit them.
"Is this a pre-dinner surprise?" The female cavalry captain pointed at the candles, turned her head to look at the smiling Ye Qi, and pulled out a chair to sit down. "Did I refuse the red wine too soon?"
"Whether it's red wine or black tea, it's not too late!" Ye Qi took out the red wine and black tea from the basket and placed them in front of the female cavalry captain. "To be honest, this is the surprise I wanted to give you!"
Although the female cavalry captain did not laugh out loud, Ye Qi saw a clear upward curve at the corner of her mouth. The female cavalry captain, who had been taking care of Jacob for several days, had been resting in his room instead of returning to the ranger camp. This was not because of anything else, but because the female cavalry captain was currently under review.
Although the cold-faced man's investigation had proven the female cavalry captain's innocence, the blacksmith found in the ranger camp after the sudden attack had raised doubts about the female cavalry captain's leadership. Especially the relationship between the female cavalry captain and Ye Qi made some people doubt whether she could continue to lead the rangers correctly. Therefore, the female cavalry captain temporarily stayed at the headquarters castle, and her duties as captain were temporarily taken over by her deputy.
Ye Qi could not say he fully understood the female cavalry captain's feelings for the rangers, but he did understand them—both comrades and family, just like he and John...
"Have you ever seen the sea?" Ye Qi turned off the lights in the room and, with the flickering candlelight, gazed at the female cavalry captain. "I think we can go on a trip to the bay and see the vastness of the sea! Of course, we can go to other places too!"
"No!" The female cavalry captain shook her head, her expression somewhat gloomy. "I grew up in the ranger camp..."
"Hmm, then let's go see the sea!" Ye Qi propped his chin with one hand, pondered for a moment, and then made a decision. "Trust me, we will definitely create memories that will last a lifetime there!"
Ye Qi's rather explicit words immediately made the female cavalry captain blush and lower her head, no longer speaking. Ye Qi smiled, stood up, and filled a cup of milk tea for the female cavalry captain, gently placing it in front of her.
In the dim candlelight, Ye Qi stood beside the female cavalry captain, quietly admiring her expression, which was different from usual—a hint of red appeared on her wheat-colored skin, and the firm lines of her face could not hide the beauty of her shyness, making her even more captivating and enchanting him.
Ye Qi leaned down and lightly kissed her cheek.
"Clang!"
A clear sound, the female cavalry captain's knife and fork fell onto the plate, and she turned her head, stunned, to look at the still leaning Ye Qi. In the face of the female cavalry captain's surprise, Ye Qi did not pause, but continued to lean forward...
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The next morning, the light in the room was particularly soft, and the morning sun's rays shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows, filling the entire room. Jacob was savoring the fragrant bacon in front of him and gestured for Ye Qi to enjoy the portion in front of him.
"Thank you!" Although the beef bacon was tempting, Ye Qi had no intention of enjoying it. Instead, he stared intently at Jacob and asked, word by word, "Can you give me an explanation?"
"An explanation?" Jacob raised his head in surprise and then asked with a puzzled look, "Why should I give you an explanation?"
"Oh, is that so? The one who disturbed us last night was you, wasn't it?" Ye Qi's hand was already on the hilt of Yama, his eyes slightly narrowed. "Maybe we can have this conversation elsewhere, like the Arena Tower?"
"Is this the demeanor of the new Chief Apostle? To challenge someone who has no means to fight back to the Arena Tower!" Jacob looked at Ye Qi with a disappointed expression and shook his head in great disappointment. "What a cruel heart! Could you really have the blood of a demon? Are you the son of the devil?"
Ye Qi found that he had never disliked the other's hoarse voice more than at this moment—last night, just as he and the female cavalry captain were about to reach a climax, this annoying voice interrupted them, and then he was called to the current room under the pretext of having something to discuss, wasting the entire night. Even now, the other was still trying to change the subject...
"Can I see your M500?"
Glancing at the other, knowing that he was still trying to change the subject, Ye Qi directly took out the M500 and threw it to him, of course, after removing the bullets—although the other was an acquaintance, Jacob, he was not John, a crooked merchant, or a companion. Many people had died unintentionally at the hands of acquaintances, hadn't they?
"Very well maintained!" Jacob praised, as one of the few Moonlight-level apostles who used a holy artifact-level firearm, he indeed had the right to comment on the M500's low power. "Just a bit underpowered!"
Ye Qi shrugged—among ordinary people, the M500's power was absolutely shocking, but after entering the ranks of apostles, the power of firearms began to weaken in the face of increasingly intense battles. To make up for the power of the firearms, Ye Qi specifically chose the third-level spell Fire Arrow to enhance the bullets.
However, the limited duration and number of Fire Arrows meant that they could not sustain Ye Qi in prolonged battles—unless Ye Qi considered the Wolf's suggestion to kill the other Jacob and forcibly take his Ebony or Ivory, or had an incredibly lucky break and obtained a holy artifact-level firearm, this situation would not change for the time being.
"I know a firearms modification expert, maybe you should try him out!" Jacob returned the M500 to Ye Qi, pulled out a piece of paper, wrote an address, and handed it to him. "This is his address. Mention my name, and you can get a 20% discount!"
"Is this your compensation?" Ye Qi folded the note and put it in the lining of his windbreaker, looking at the other and asked, "Is there any other compensation?"
"..."
Ye Qi, who had repacked a breakfast from Jacob, quickly walked towards his room—being a Moonlight-level apostle, Jacob not only lived in a higher-level room but also had a dedicated chef.
Isn't this a benefit of great power?
"Captain Elise's review ended this morning! She asked me to tell you that she has returned to the ranger camp!" At the door of Ye Qi's room, the cold-faced man stood there and said coldly to the approaching Ye Qi; when he saw the obvious disappointment on Ye Qi's face, he continued, "Captain Elise made breakfast for you..."
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