Qin Ye’s leave of absence from Hell lasted for a whole week.

During this time, his heart was fraught with incomparable anxiety. The official documents alone would already pile up like mountains in his week-long absence, and there was still the need to keep Arthis in check to prevent all forms of… corruption. They even needed to attend to the most pressing issue of firming up the next steps of Hell’s developmental work. After all, they had only two years’ time to establish a sea port city good enough for commencement of their trade routes. There was truly no time to lose. That said… he had no choice but to stick to his leave of absence.

There were currently a multitude of instruments tethered to his body. As soon as he enters Hell again, these instruments would begin to blare and beep like a wild medical concert. Furthermore, the icing on the cake was indubitably… the extremely obtrusive Local Bully that was hovering about right next to him.

Local Bully was a man who was completely oblivious to all forms of social cues whatsoever!

Everyday, he would watch over Qin Ye with an expression like that of a benevolent grandfather, asking Qin Ye whether he was thirsty or hungry, or whether he would like to use the bathroom or have some fruit. He turned a blind eye to Qin Ye’s coldness and even menacing gaze at times.

One thing was certain - Local Bully would make for a good father in future. That said, Qin Ye couldn’t wait to get out of this ‘fatherly’ hell as soon as he could.

And the worst part of it all was that there was simply no room for retreat on his part!

During this time, some of his other students had dropped by in their free time to visit him, and their presence was what helped sustain him through...