Chapter 107: I Can Do Anything...

"Because of 200 power stones i have release one more extra chapter with regular chapters" Back to the story

"Anyway, let's reward Pepe for its great contribution," Gu Tang said as he fed a few pet biscuits to Pepe.

Pepe happily munched on the treats, licking Gu Tang's palm after finishing.

"Alright, now lead us to Dan Heng," Gu Tang patted Pepe on the head.

"Um... finding Alan is one thing, but Pepe isn't familiar with Dan Heng's scent, is it?" Stelle tilted her head.

Gu Tang pulled out a photo of Dan Heng from his hand: "No worries, Pepe can locate someone just by looking at their photo."

"This dog is amazing. Is it really identifying people by their scent?" Stelle was incredulous.

"Oh, by the way, March 7th, would you like to come with us?" Asta asked.

March 7th shook her head. "I have some things to take care of here, so I'll pass this time."

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Soon enough, with Pepe's guidance, the group found Dan Heng and Alan.

Clang—!

The sound of metal clashing rang out.

Alan was holding a great sword, fighting against a Mara-Struck Soldier.

Dan Heng stood on the side with his arms crossed, a stern expression on his face.

"Move more nimbly! Keep your eyes on the enemy's movements at all times!" Dan Heng shouted like a strict drill instructor.

"Yes, sir!" Alan replied, dodging an incoming attack from his opponent.

"What are you doing?" Gu Tang and his group approached Dan Heng.

"Oh, it's my bro. Actually, Alan said he wanted to explore the way of brotherhood, so I'm honing his body and mind," Dan Heng explained to the group.

Stelle scratched her head. "Um... how does that relate?"

"Heh... the most important thing in exploring the way of brotherhood is strength." Dan Heng extended his hand and clenched it tightly into a fist right in front of Stelle, the veins on the back of his hand bulging. "With strength, you can protect your brothers. Otherwise, you'll just kneel and cry out, 'I can't do anything…'"

Stelle seemed to understand a bit.

"You're still bothered by Svarog, aren't you?" she said, looking at Dan Heng.

"Never heard of that name," Dan Heng replied with a straight face.

Gu Tang spoke up, "Bro, we came to find Alan for something. Could you pause the training for now?"

Dan Heng nodded. "Sure, training can always resume later."

With that, Dan Heng rushed behind Alan, grabbed him, and flung him forcefully.

"Stay away from Gu Tang!" Dan Heng shouted.

Alan flew like a cannonball and smashed into the Mara-Struck Soldier.

Thud—!

The Mara-Struck Soldier was instantly sent flying.

"You remember it pretty well…" Stelle said, looking at Dan Heng, speechless.

Thud.

Alan landed on the ground, unconscious.

What followed next was the familiar loot extraction scene.

**[A-Yo]** 

**[Type: Enhancement Item]** 

**[Level: 5]** 

**[Effect: Temporarily grants the skill [Resilience], temporarily grants the skill [Cooking], and temporarily grants the ability to respond to messages within 13 seconds. Lasts for one hour.]** 

**[Description: Oil extracted from Alan, purple-black in color, tastes like fried rice.]**

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"What happened...? Did I black out?" Alan slowly opened his eyes and got up, holding his head.

Dan Heng looked at him calmly. "Another Voidranger came and attacked you from behind. But don't worry, I've already taken care of it."

"I see, no wonder my head hurts... I was too careless, Dan Heng-sensei," Alan said, his tone filled with disappointment in himself.

"Yes, it's good to have that awareness. But these people are here to talk to you, so go ahead," Dan Heng said, stepping aside to reveal Gu Tang and the others.

"Miss Asta, Mr. Gu Tang, Ms. Stelle... Why are you all here?" Alan looked puzzled to see them.

"Alan! I'm sorry!" Asta bowed her head and apologized. "It's my fault for putting so much pressure on you, making you feel so stressed. You even went to study those handwritten notes just to learn how to cope with the negative pressure I caused you…"

"Huh?" Alan blinked in confusion.

Stelle added, "Alan, there's no need to hide it anymore. We've thoroughly investigated your training journey."

Gu Tang, while petting Pepe, nodded, "That's right. You started this training to deal with pressure from your superior, right? And speaking of your superior, it can only be Asta."

"I did start training to deal with a superior's pressure... but it's not because of Miss Asta; it's because of Ms. Herta," Alan explained hesitantly.

"Huh?" Everyone was stunned.

"Every time Ms. Herta comes back to the Space Station, she asks me to do some... tasks that are outside the scope of the Department of Defense's duties." Alan sighed deeply, a look of exhaustion on his face. "I can't—nor do I dare—refuse her... because Ms. Herta's sense of intimidation is just too strong."

"Ms. Herta's tasks... can you give us some examples?" Dan Heng asked, intrigued.

"It's either using me as a test subject for her new samples or searching for some unheard-of ancient texts…" Alan massaged his temples. "I could manage these tasks before, but now, with the recent invasion of the Antimatter Legion just ending, I really don't have the time or energy to spare…"

Stelle snapped her fingers. "Ah, I see now. You wanted to practice in advance so you could learn to refuse Herta's requests, right?"

Alan nodded. "Yes, I found a nameless handwritten notebook while doing some cleaning, and it recorded various…"

"Don't believe in such dubious things! You fool!" Asta angrily raised her fist and gave Alan a hard knock on the head.

"She's changed her attitude quite fast, this one..." Dan Heng murmured as he watched Asta.

Stelle frowned, rubbing her chin. "Strange, why did we instinctively overlook Herta when we talked about superiors…"

"Because Herta hardly ever manages the Space Station," Dan Heng stated bluntly.

Asta sighed. "While that might be true, we should still show some respect to Ms. Herta in the Space Station…"

Stelle shot Asta a side-eye. "But didn't you forget as well?"

"Ah, well… there are always blind spots in our thinking…" Asta awkwardly scratched her head, her smile a bit embarrassed.

"Fine, let me take care of it," Gu Tang took out his phone, dialed Herta's number, and put it to his ear.

Soon, the call connected.

Herta: "What? Want to do it?"

Gu Tang: "Do it, my ass. Don't bother Alan for a while; he's very busy."

Herta: "Alright, alright, whatever you say, darling~"

The affectedly coquettish tone made Gu Tang's scalp tingle.

Herta: "But if I can't call on Alan, who else would I use?"

Gu Tang: "There's someone named Capote; he'd be a good choice. I recommend him."

Herta: "Did he piss you off? I don't mind."

Gu Tang: "Okay, let's leave it at that for now."

After hanging up, Gu Tang pointed his phone at Alan and said, "You owe me one."

"Thank you so much, Mr. Gu Tang!" Alan said gratefully.

Asta also pulled out her phone and started tapping furiously on the screen.

"Asta, what are you doing?" Stelle asked curiously.

Asta huffed, "Because I got helped by Gu Tang again, and it really annoys me, so I'm transferring a ton of money to his account as payment. That way, it's not a favor, but a transaction, which makes me feel better."

Then she began to punch in zeros with her eyes closed.

"A rich lady, huh…" Stelle said enviously.

By the way, a week later, Capote turned bald due to excessive stress.