[Playful]

[Rank: S]

[During harsh winters and scorching summers, charm doubles, and defense is greatly enhanced.]

[After actively using the "Playful" skill, you can perfectly mimic the target, both in appearance and voice.]

[If no target is specified, a random simulation will be performed.]

[Friendly reminder: You can only simulate targets of the opposite gender to yourself.]

[A gift from fate...it seems impossible to refuse!]

Looking at the attributes before him, Li Qingyu calmly nodded. The defense had increased dramatically; this was definitely worth it.

As for his charm... is there any room for improvement? He's clearly already reached his peak; there's no need to improve it further!

Click!

Just as Li Qingyu was admiring the attributes of the new skin, a sharp tearing sound suddenly rang out, drawing Li Qingyu's attention.

It turned out that Da Vinci, who was not far away, saw that Li Qingyu had finished evolving and, on his way over, accidentally got his white coat caught on the instrument, tearing a large hole in it.

Bang!

There was another muffled thud, and Li Qingyu turned his head to look.

Luo Ji, who was sitting on a stool holding a small fish tank and waiting for Li Qingyu to evolve, suddenly plopped down on the stool and got splashed with water from the fish tank all over his face.

Well….

You guys are really unlucky...

Having roughly figured out what was going on, Li Qingyu ordered Erha to dissolve the monarch's rule.

He genuinely didn't expect that even though the laboratory was so safe, the "lucky koi fish turning over" effect could still be used to create such a fuss.

With the removal of the monarch's control, the koi king, which had been perched on Li Qingyu's head like a balloon, instantly regained its lively expression.

Then, in a panic, it released the koi's possession, transformed into a golden streak of light, and returned to the small fish tank with barely any water.

Staring wide, adorable eyes at the husky with utter terror, looking utterly frightened.

As for the husky, it lazily yawned and completely ignored the little fish.

There's no way around it... The forced mating these past two days has exhausted it. It's still just a baby, yet it has to endure so much hardship and suffer so much torment.

Da Vinci, casually tucking the torn hem of his white coat into his waistband, walked over to Li Qingyu and asked, "How does it feel to be evolved?"

Li Qingyu stretched out his right hand, and it was clear that the skin on his hand was even whiter, as if it had been filtered with a level 10 beauty filter, making it both white and tender.

"I don't feel anything, but judging from the attributes, the defense should have been greatly enhanced, but I don't know to what extent," Li Qingyu answered honestly.

Putting aside the active skills, Li Qingyu was quite satisfied with the passive skill.

Defense... his absolute favorite!

It seems that the outcome of evolution is indeed subtly influenced by some subjective consciousness, which is some of the experience he has summarized after so many days of evolution.

"Hehehe... Let's go test my defense in person then." Da Vinci was full of curiosity, then changed the subject, "By the way... could you evolve me? I'd love to try it too."

"Uh... are you sure?" Li Qingyu didn't care; it was just a matter of spending a few evolution points. He was also quite curious about what would happen if he evolved someone else.

I'm a little worried that if it evolves incorrectly, it will have to regress, which would be very expensive.

"Hehehe... Let's test the defense first. Once the exploration fleet brings back that batch of Red Star Magic Cores, if they can replenish your energy, then we'll conduct further experiments in this area," Da Vinci chuckled, understanding Li Qingyu's predicament.

"Okay," Li Qingyu replied. It would be even better if he didn't have to pay out of pocket and could get reimbursed.

Not long after, the test results for the skin's defense capabilities came out.

Originally, Li Qingyu's defense, after sharing half of the husky's attribute bonuses, was such that bullets, explosives, and other weapons could not damage him.

He then upgraded his skin to S-level in one go, making it impervious to bullets, explosives, and even lasers.

After losing two shields in succession, Li Qingyu finally succeeded in turning himself into a human meat shield.

Li Qingyu finally breathed a sigh of relief, no longer having to worry about those mosquitoes that only suck the blood of virgins.

Aside from the slightly unusual skin temperature, this skin really has no flaws.

Li Qingyu is still unaware of the effects of summer heat, but he is aware of winter cold. Although he himself does not feel it, when he holds a water glass, he can clearly see the water in the glass slowly freezing.

Li Qingyu sighed inwardly. If he were to go on a blind date, wouldn't he be unable to even hold hands with the person in front of him?

With a sigh, the two finished their experiment for the day. After eating in the cafeteria, Li Qingyu returned to his dormitory and went straight to sleep.

"Sigh... I feel like being on vacation is more tiring than playing in a competition. When I'm playing, I can sleep until the afternoon every day, but on vacation I have to get up early for meetings and experiments. It's not as good as playing in a competition!"

Amidst some minor holiday annoyances, Li Qingyu quickly drifted off to sleep.

.........................................

[System: The second round of the Civilization Competition will begin in twelve hours. All civilizations are requested to prepare for the competition.]

[Given that the player mortality rate exceeded 50% in the first match, the balancing mechanism is being activated...]

The second match will add twenty random players and one designated player to each civilization.

........

Li Qingyu sat up in bed, looking bewildered, his eyes slightly blank as he recalled the system message that had just popped up.

What the hell did I just go through?!

Thirty days of vacation, it feels like it went by in the blink of an eye!

Like many people who spend their holidays, Li Qingyu always thought his holiday was going to last a long time, little did he know that the holiday might end after he woke up.

Li Qingyu was now facing the harsh reality that... the holiday was indeed over!

Li Qingyu reached up and pinched the space between his eyebrows, his mind vaguely recalling the past holiday...

Meeting... Success!

Catching the Magikarp... failed!

Military training...may be a success!

Seven houses on blind dates... and it all failed?

Dog sold…success!

The evolution of Leonardo da Vinci...failed?

A little private experiment...hehehe! ~

Sleeping... Success!

Sleeping... Success!

Sleeping... Success!

…

Um!?

What have I been doing all these days?

After sitting there in a daze for a while, Li Qingyu finally managed to accept the fact.

So Li Qingyu slumped back onto the bed, ready to take another nap. He'd already prepared everything he needed to; all he had to do was wait for the competition to begin.

Looking at the remaining thirty-five evolution points in his mind.

Li Qingyu was completely unfazed and full of confidence.