Hearing Shen Qinghanâs shout, Lin Zichen got out of bed to open the door for her.
As soon as the door opened, Shen Qinghan, dressed in a connected dress, handed the lemon tea she was holding to Lin Zichen, and smiled sweetly,
âJust took it out of the fridge, itâs cool and refreshing, feels great to drink.â
âLet me try.â
Lin Zichen took the lemon tea, took a sip with some anticipation, savored the burst of sour and sweet on his taste buds, and couldnât help but praise, âIt tastes quite good, much better than the ones sold outside for over ten bucks.â
âOf course.â
Shen Qinghan said somewhat proudly.
After speaking, she noticed something different about Lin Zichenâs skin and asked with curiosity, âXiao Chen, how do I feel like your skin seems to have become firmer?â
âYou can tell?â
Lin Zichen felt a bit surprised, he hadnât expected Shen Qinghan to be so observant.
Shen Qinghan stretched out her hand to touch his arm, and as she felt it she said, âObviously, Iâve been sharing a bed with you for several days now, Iâm really familiar with your body.â
After touching for quite a while, and finding that Lin Zichenâs skin indeed had become a lot firmer, she asked curiously, âSo why has your skin become firmer?â
âItâs the effect of the Blood Tempering Technique.â
âThe Body Refining method given to you by Tianren Pavilion?â
âRight.â
âIt really works well, makes me want to practice it too.â
Shen Qinghan said enviously.
Lin Zichen laughed, âForget it, if you can walk the path of Genetic Fusion, thereâs no need to follow the Pureblood Human Path.â
Shen Qinghan curiously asked, âBy the way, whatâs your current Biological Level? I havenât asked you yet.â
She had been curious for a long time, but had never asked.
Now that they had both confirmed their intention to get married after college graduation, being a closely connected engaged couple, it was okay to ask a little secret about the other.
Lin Zichen didnât hide it from her and honestly replied, âNormal seventh rank.â
âYouâre already at normal seventh rank?â
Shen Qinghan said with a feeling of powerlessness, âIâm only at normal second rank.â
There was no surprise on her face regarding Lin Zichenâs high Biological Level of normal seventh rank, only a sense of helplessness.
After all, back in elementary school, she had witnessed Lin Zichenâs far exceeding strength among his peers, knowing he had always been concealing his true power and not showing too much of it.
âYouâre different, your Genetic Fusion compatibility has reached 21%. Once you get to college, just casually fuse some Exotic Beast Genes, and you could evolve into an Advanced-level Creature easily.â
Lin Zichen soothed her with a smile.
âRight.â Shen Qinghan curved her beautiful eyes in a smile, âThen letâs see who evolves into an Advanced-level Creature first.â
Lin Zichen: âSure, letâs see whoâs faster.â
Shen Qinghan: âOh right, Xiao Chen, that cheap master of mine has never taken the initiative to contact me, it feels like Iâve been left to fend for myself.â
Lin Zichen: âBeing left to your own devices isnât so bad, at least youâre free.â
At that moment, Shen Qinghanâs phone vibrated, someone had sent her a message on WeChat.
She opened WeChat and found it was a message from Li Chuxin.
[Chu Xin: Han Han, Iâm planning to retrieve my eggs next Monday, want to come together?]
[Han Han: So soon?]
After replying to the message, Shen Qinghan turned to Lin Zichen and asked, âXiao Chen, Chu Xin invited me to retrieve eggs next Monday, do you think I should go?â
Students who decide to walk the path of Genetic Fusion usually go to a specialized hospital to have their sperm or eggs retrieved and stored before they undergo their first Genetic Fusion.
Because after undergoing Genetic Fusion, there is a high probability of losing the ability to reproduce.
If one wishes to have children in the future, they must retrieve and store their sperm or eggs in advance, to be used when they desire to have offspring.
Lin Zichen suggested, âSince Chu Xin invited you to retrieve eggs, then go ahead. Retrieve them sooner and get it over with, so you donât have it weighing on your mind.â
âThen Iâll go retrieve them next Monday.â
After finishing, Shen Qinghan sent a reply to Li Chuxin, agreeing to go with her next Monday to collect the eggs.
In the time that followed.
Lin Zichen returned to sitting on his bed, holding the translation of the âBlood Tempering Techniqueâ and studied it earnestly, ready to start the next Body Refining phaseâTempering Flesh.
Shen Qinghan sat beside him and watched for a while, but she couldnât understand at all, so she took out her phone to entertain herself.
It was hard to tell how much time had passed.
Shen Qinghan, who was scrolling through short videos on her phone, looked up at Lin Zichen and hesitantly asked with a blush, âThat⦠do you have one of those educational websites that boys often look at? Iâve never seen it before, and Iâm a bit curious to take a look.â
âYouâve never seen it?â
Lin Zichen was a little surprised.
He figured that in this age where everyone had a smartphone, anyone should be able to find whatever they wanted to watch online, and there shouldnât be anything they couldnât see if they wanted to.
He suspected Shen Qinghan was lying.
âIâve never seen it.â
Shen Qinghan shook her head in response, then her cheeks turned even redder as she said, âDo you have any? If you do, recommend one for me.â
Lin Zichen took out his phone, opened up the video cache list in a browser, and handed it to Shen Qinghan, saying, âForget websites, I have a few downloaded on my phone. Theyâre all anime-style. If youâre curious, go ahead and take a look.â
âOh, then Iâll take a look.â
Shen Qinghan, with a blushing face, took Lin Zichenâs phone and casually selected one of the educational videos to watch.
The next second, the room filled with the passionate voice of an anime-style female teacher giving a lecture.
Shen Qinghan was startled and quickly turned the volume down to the lowest setting.
Lin Zichen found her awkwardness adorable and smiled as he handed her a pair of earphones, saying, âItâs no fun without sound. Put the earphones on and take your time watching.â
Shen Qinghan took the earphones with embarrassment, feeling she really was stupid.
In her heart, she hoped that her future children would inherit more of Lin Zichenâs intelligence and less of her own clumsiness.
Deep under Shanhai City.
Twenty thousand meters deep.
Inside, the tunnels crisscrossed, resembling an ant colony.
Half a year ago, all these tunnels were emitting streams of warm air, and the temperature was extremely high.
Now, however, the temperature had dropped to the same normal range as the surface above.
The reason was that many deep blue crystals were embedded in the walls of the tunnels.
These deep blue crystals constantly emitted a chill, maintaining the temperature in the tunnels at the same normal range as aboveground.
In addition to the deep blue crystals, the walls were also covered with the root systems of unknown plants.
These root systems firmly fixed the tunnels, making them incredibly stable, so stable that collapse was impossible.
At the center where countless tunnels intersected, there lay a vast, spacious Underground Palace.
At this moment, two humanoid creatures were conversing in the palace.
One was a Three-eyed Giant over four meters tall.
The other was a mysterious person, only 1.7 meters tall, holding a wooden cane in his hand and wearing a mask on his face.
âDivine Envoy, all 108 tunnels have now been fully dug through. Now, we will trouble you to set a biological coordinate here,â the Three-eyed Giant, who six months ago had been loftily superior before the Rat King, now acted extremely subservient before the masked person, always trying to force a pleasing smile on its gruesome, fearsome face.
The masked person didnât say anything but just nodded.
Afterward, he thrust the cane he was holding into the ground with force, cut his wrist, and let the blood pour onto the cane.
The blood was quickly absorbed by the cane, and then numerous blood-red roots grew from the bottom of the cane, filling up the entire bottom of the Underground Palace.
After finishing this, the masked person said in a hoarse voice, âThe biological coordinate here is set. What remains is to wait for the Origin Land to also find a corresponding boundary point and lay down a similar biological coordinate. Once the coordinates begin to resonate with each other, the tunnels can be connected to the Origin Land.â
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