The Last Gentleman-Chapter 184: Day 1 of Life

Parasitism, physical transformation, and the formation of the complete body took only two minutes.

The released threat level had Yi Chen’s whole body covered in goosebumps, and the plants within him surged crazily, wanting to deal with such a creature in the absence of weapons and with weakened abilities, the odds of winning were very low.

But…

One rule, Yi Chen silently noted in his heart.

He did not turn around, nor did he make any defensive gestures, but continued to focus on eating, perfectly slicing off the sticky eggshell and putting it in his mouth.

Velvety, silky, accompanied by the splashing of juices, the biological fishiness was indeed strong, but if one could endure it, one would feel a surging energy throughout the body.

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Just as the alien’s tear-like abdominal eye was about to bite and crush Yi Chen’s body from behind,

Smack!

A disproportionately large hammer struck down vertically, performing a dimensional reduction strike on the creature, grinding it into a meat patty.

The person who took action was the head chef,

Wearing a metal hoop resembling a nose ring, which pierced through his cheeks and hung under his jaw. The hoop was engraved with some strange symbols, and he wore a loathsome black iron mask.

“Thank you, Chef.”

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“Mm,” the masked figure responded, his voice carrying heavy breaths, yet it gave Yi Chen a sense of kinship.

Back in the Orphanage of his living days, Yi Chen did not despise everyone inside; some maintained a good relationship with him, like the head chef responsible for the cafeteria – Li Hong.

The food he prepared was all conducive to the physical growth of the orphans, only the taste and appearance might change depending on his mood for the day.

But no matter what the food, Yi Chen could always swallow it completely and even relish it, which slowly caught the Chef’s attention. Occasionally, he would sit beside Yi Chen for a chat, from food to some trivial matters in life.

As their relationship grew closer, he would also give Yi Chen some compressed food that could restore physical strength in private,

Some of the food was stored by Yi Chen in a hidden compartment in his room, becoming a key supply for his later escape plan.

Perhaps it was a perfect replica of the memory by the Duke, or perhaps the sincere gratitude transmitted through Yi Chen’s eyes that made the Chef in front of him pause momentarily, watching Yi Chen through the black iron mask for a long time.

A deep voice rolled out from between his throat tubes: “Have we met before?”

“Perhaps we have,” Yi Chen replied.

Faced with Yi Chen’s strange answer, the Chef just nodded and turned away.

Lunch continued.

Thanks to Yi Chen’s and Lorrian’s complete acceptance and meticulous techniques for ‘culinary delights,’ this level of eating ‘difficulty’ was no trouble at all; consuming the entire meal in just ten minutes, the large egg’s outer flesh sac was clean. ŗ𝐚𝐍𝔬ᛒΕṤ

A ‘cute little’ thing, its spine protruding and with a human face, a reptile embryo soaked in a white liquid wrapped in a soft membrane was left on the dinner plate.

It was this creature that caused many orphans in the dining area to undergo parasitic mutations and ultimately get executed by the Chef.

Yi Chen suddenly raised his hand to ask, “Can this thing be taken away or eaten?”

The Chef’s voice came from behind:

“A completely stripped, flawless embryo can be exchanged here for 3 points. Of course, you may also choose to deal with it yourself thereby forgoing the exchange of points.”

As soon as the words fell—smack!

Yi Chen directly bit through the soft membrane, exploding the head of the residing embryo.

The milky white incubation liquid and the embryo’s brain fluid burst in his mouth, and then following the special spine of the embryo, he sucked it clean as if sucking on veal bones.

A bit like eating spicy sticks, Yi Chen even sucked each of his fingers one by one.

“This is the real essence…”

Waves of heat passed through his spine, compelling Yi Chen to stand up straight,

His body forming an arch, his arms supporting the table, his spine showing a clear outward bulge, and even his entire skeleton subtly moving, gaining a corresponding amplification.

Yi Chen’s unique physical body easily accepted such changes and even felt an extra segment added to his spine, increasing his height.

He personally also received a game mental reminder.

“Perfect absorption of [Alien Embryo], spinal system amplified, physical quality elevated.”

Whew~ Yi Chen took a deep breath

As he straightened up again, his spine immediately made a crackling noise, his height rapidly approaching six feet, his physique becoming stronger.

This wasn’t just a change in the gambit game character,

But also in reality, Yi Chen’s original body, preserved inside the Duke.

The conduits attached to him were also infused with a milky white spinal nutrient, enabling Yi Chen’s original body to undergo similar changes and growth.

This belonged to the “Hidden Reward.”

The gambit was not just a hypothetical setting; if taken seriously, it would yield unexpected rewards.

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Ka~ Yi Chen twisted his neck to the left and right at exaggerated angles, producing a crisp sound, then turned his head to look at Moon Scar.

“Lorrian, do you want to eat this? It can enhance the physical body.”

“I only eat ‘eggshells,’ this kind of physical flesh is too raw for me, and my body must remain pure, not contaminated with too many impurities… We are still different in that regard.”

Lorrian exchanged the youngling for three points, and lunch ended.

Perhaps because both were skilled at eating and adapting to biological themes, a difficulty level 8 lunch was not a challenge at all, it even came with a generous gift.

During the break,

they headed to the Orphanage’s “convenience store.”

This place didn’t have a counterpart in the Orphanage from Yi Chen’s previous life, it was an original concept by the Duke to meaningfully extend the duration of the gambling and enhance its excitement.

The manager of the convenience store was also the ‘postman.’

His distinctive high hat and red lips were quite recognizable; he seemed to embody all the neutral roles in this gambling event.

As the two approached the convenience store, the postman’s gaze deliberately shifted toward them.

Here, one could buy items fitting the era’s backdrop visible in the marketplace.

Everything was available, from seafood noodles to boxed editions of Three Kingdoms Kill, to three-shot M16 rifles, although the price difference was substantial.

Yi Chen also specifically looked up the “axe.”

He would need 10 points to exchange for a handy silver-plated hand axe, so he decided to return in a few days to get it.

Moon Scar directly took out the three points earned from lunch and bought several novels about the “moon,” without remembering the accumulated points, seemingly wanting to spend more time in this Orphanage.

At least for now, the events taking place were very interesting to Moon Scar, and he wasn’t close to growing bored of them yet.

‘Afternoon – Knowledge Class’

The schedule matched the one from Yi Chen’s previous life, with only the afternoon dedicated to learning sessions, which were genuinely regular classes without deliberately making it tough for any student.

Enhancing knowledge was beneficial for the Orphanage to select elites like Yi Chen, who could continue to undertake the teaching responsibilities of the Orphanage in the future.

Moreover, because of the knowledge gained, Yi Chen was even more eager to explore the outside world.

Of course,

there were still classroom rules to follow; any instance of breaking the rules during class,

such as being caught daydreaming by the teacher, unable to answer a sudden question, would be marked down as a demerit.

If one accumulated three demerits, they would be sent to Director Cao’s office for a ‘cranial test.’

Passing the test would allow a student to return to class as normal, but no one ever did.

Those who failed were transformed into ‘Attendant Students,’ crawlers with brains fully exposed and perception enhanced by devices, crawling in various classrooms to monitor every student.

Whenever they detected any rule-breaking, the Attendant Students would immediately alert the teacher.

In his previous life, Yi Chen had never had any classroom demerits but had witnessed the ‘Attendant Student transformation,’ the screams of living beings being sawed open for brain modification still haunted him.

Returning to the gambling,

‘Central Corridor’

All the orphans gathered here to draw lots, deciding which classroom they would go to for classes.

However, Yi Chen and Moon Scar pulled out two dice, and the person responsible for the draw was again the postman.

[2], [2] such low numbers slightly disappointed Moon Scar.

The two were arranged in a small classroom for an ordinary language arts class,

Recently fascinated by novels, Moon Scar was immediately captivated by this literary class, sitting upright and staring unwaveringly at the blackboard, on several occasions nearly removing his gauze.

The danger in the classroom was limited to impossible questions; students would have their fingers broken to be used as chalk substitutes, but overall, it did not threaten their lives.

Moon Scar committed the entire four hours of class content to memory and rushed back to the dormitory to immerse himself in novel reading as soon as class ended, growing more engrossed.

Dinner was personally delivered to the dormitory, a far more comfortable arrangement than what Yi Chen had previously experienced… previously, their dinners had been night-time food hunts in the basement, competing with rats or directly eating them.

‘Evening – Talent Class’

This was the last session of the first day of life in the Orphanage.

On their way to the Art Hall, two dice the size of human heads blocked their path.

This time, their luck was rather poor.

Yi Chen [5]

Moon Scar [6]

They threw numbers almost perfect for a disaster… For a moment, an eerie aura shrouded the path to the Art Hall.