Published: February 5, 2025
Little Tiger immediately raised his hand: "Me, me!"
Liang Chuyin and Mo Ye shot him a glare, causing Little Tiger to wilt under their gaze. One was his captain, and the other was an internet celebrity he greatly admired. He had a natural fear of one and an eager desire to please the other, so facing their looks, he instantly felt powerless.
At the same time, Little Tiger knew that the professional parchment scroll was not meant for him yet. Firstly, he had been with Ye Zhongming for too short a time, and his trustworthiness and contributions were still lacking. Secondly, he was not yet an evolver, so having a profession would be a waste for him.
"You have more than one profession, right?" Mo Ye suddenly asked Ye Zhongming.
Though she didn't state it explicitly, she felt that Ye Zhongming had other professions besides craftsman.
Ye Zhongming nodded.
"Then I don't want it either. I don't want to have only one profession," Mo Ye had always wanted to be as powerful as Ye Zhongming. Subconsciously, he became her goal. Since Ye Zhongming had more than one profession, it meant that the path to becoming stronger required multiple professions to assist him. Therefore, she too wanted to follow that path, rather than just having one profession for her whole life, especially one that was primarily supportive.
Seeing that Mo Ye was not interested, Ye Zhongming's gaze fell upon Liang Chuyin again. To be honest, he trusted this woman the most, even more than Mo Ye. He wasn't foolish; he understood what was hidden behind her gaze.
However, he also knew her personality and ambitions. It was likely that she would not choose this profession either.
"I don't want it either."
As expected, after a moment of consideration, Liang Chuyin chose to give up. This profession did not suit her character. Although she did not have ambitions like Mo Ye to chase after Ye Zhongming, she also did not want to be a healer at the back.
Thus, everyone's gaze fell on the last person who qualified to receive the scroll.
Park Soo-young instinctively reached to adjust her glasses but realized there was nothing there. Her previous glasses had broken during the escape, and since becoming an evolver, her nearsightedness had surprisingly healed.
"I, I..." Park Soo-young stammered for a long time, her cheeks flushing without being able to articulate her thoughts.
"Hey, why are you taking so long?" Liang Chuyin couldn't stand it anymore. Over the past few days, she had developed a good relationship with this principled and delicate teacher, likely due to their complementary personalities, showing a trend towards becoming close friends.
Seeing Park Soo-young's hesitant demeanor, Liang Chuyin felt anxious for her. "Look, you didn't want to fight, and now you have a chance to be a healer. Hurry up and express your intentions! This profession fits your character perfectly; a cleanliness freak and a goddess of light are a match made in heaven!"
This remark made Mo Ye and Little Tiger chuckle, and even Ye Zhongming and Xia Lei had smiles creeping at the corners of their mouths. At times, Liang Chuyin truly was refreshingly straightforward and charming.
"Yes, I want it." Park Soo-young gathered her courage and directed her bright gaze at Ye Zhongming.
When she had looked at the Pledge Parchment earlier, her heart was filled with desire. In fact, this beautiful teacher felt that this profession was tailor-made for her.
It had been nearly a week since the apocalypse began, and Park Soo-young had experienced more in that time than in her entire life. Becoming a university teacher, her intelligence was naturally not low. She realized what kind of world this was—a world that required slaughter. However, due to her personality, she couldn't completely eliminate the resistance in her heart. Even though she had wielded a knife and hacked off the heads of zombies that were once her kin just days ago, she still felt averse.
But she understood that she was not the protagonist of this world. To survive, some things had to be done. Originally, Park Soo-young had decided to venture out, to kill, and to blend in with the color of this world, just like everyone else.