Chapter 116: Peerless Genius
About five minutes later.
The motorcycle stopped in front of a remote building.
The reason why it is called remote is that this building is built next to the mountain behind the school.
There are only trees around, no other buildings.
Above the entrance of this building, there is a conspicuous sign - Pure Human Research Institute.
Lin Zichen guessed that this Pure Human Research Institute should be the abbreviation of the Pure Blood Human Research Institute.
Song Yuyan casually parked the car aside, looked at Lin Zichen and said, "Let's go, I'll take you inside first, and then I'll take you to see the dean."
After saying this, she walked towards the research institute.
Lin Zichen followed closely behind and looked around after entering.
This purely human research institute is a little different from the research institute we know.
The lights inside are dim.
It is not filled with various sophisticated high-tech instruments as imagined.
Yes, but the corners are filled with all kinds of old junk.
It looks like a large storage room.
But if you look closely, you will find that the so-called "old junk" in the corner is actually more like antiques with great research value.
Soon, the two walked into a brightly lit hall.
There is a TV, a computer, a sofa, a massage chair and a bed inside, it looks very homey.
Arriving at the hall, Song Yuyan, who had been silent until then, began to introduce: "This is the living and leisure area of the institute. When you're bored from your research, you can come here to rest and relax."
"The large room we just passed is the research institute's storage area, used to store various items that can't be researched yet. It looks quite messy, but they are all valuable."
"Go further in and you'll find the research area of the institute. Everyone usually works with the director in research there."
Song Yuyan said as she walked to a freezer about two meters high and stopped. She took out a bottle of drink from inside and tossed it to Lin Zichen, saying, "Everything in the refrigerator was bought with funds. Feel free to take whatever you want to eat or drink."
After saying that, she closed the freezer door and walked deeper into the room with her long legs. As she walked, she said, "Come on, I'll take you to the research area to familiarize you with the environment."
Lin Zichen opened the drink, took a sip, and quickly followed.
I entered the research area and looked around.
Then I found that it was not much different from the miscellaneous area I passed by at the beginning.
It was still a mess, with old junk everywhere, and there was no sign of the high-tech equipment that one had imagined.
"Sister Yan, why is the institute so empty? I don't see anyone."
Seeing that there was no one else in the storage area, the living and leisure area, or the research area since he came in, Lin Zichen couldn't help feeling a little confused.
Song Yuyan explained with a wry smile: "Tianren Pavilion has never been well-received. The school provides very little funding and cannot support too many people."
"Also, pure-blooded humans have been researching for years, but there hasn't been any breakthrough. Many people have lost their patience and given up. Gradually, the Tianren Pavilion declined, and that's why there are so few people now."
"Of course, this is just one of the reasons."
"The main reason is that the dean feels that Tianren Pavilion doesn't need too many people. Just having geniuses is enough. Otherwise, too many people will distract his attention."
"Therefore, the current members of Tianren Pavilion are only the dean, me, you, and three senior martial arts students. Apart from them, there is no one else."
"Even if there are others, they are people with low mobility. They are the kind of people who come in with great enthusiasm and then choose to leave because they can't stand the suffering."
Song Yuyan didn't hide the loneliness of Tianren Pavilion at all, and chose to speak frankly: "In short, there are very few people who can stay forever. Maybe in half a year you will leave because you can't stand the torment."
Lin Zichen was a little confused after hearing this.
Are there so few people in Tianren Pavilion?
What about those people who came with Liu Chuanwu to recruit during the previous summer vacation?
Could it be that he was an outsider called by Liu Chuanwu to help out?
Lin Zichen thought about it and felt that it was almost correct.
After all, Liu Chuanwu came here to recruit talents. If he came alone, it would look too unrefined and not conducive to recruitment.
Thinking of this, Lin Zichen suddenly felt cheated.
During the period just after the college entrance examination, Tianren Pavilion often appeared in the news, constantly making its presence felt, giving people the feeling that it was a large organization.
As a result, there are only 6 long-term members in the entire organization now, including him.
It’s all a routine!
Lin Zichen shook his head, feeling somewhat disappointed with the scale of Tianren Pavilion.
But, I don’t really care.
As long as triple benefits can be given, nothing else matters.
"Dean, I brought Zichen here!"
After taking Lin Zichen around the research institute, Song Yuyan finally stopped in front of a basement, knocked on the door and shouted.
The voice was shouted very loudly, as if afraid that Liu Chuanwu inside could not hear it.
Soon, the basement door opened.
Liu Chuanwu, with his messy hair and dark eyes, stood at the door. He smiled at Lin Zichen and said, "Zichen, you're here. Come on, I'll show you around and familiarize you with the institute."
Song Yuyan: "No need, Dean, I've already taken him around."
Liu Chuanwu: "Well, then come in, let's sit down and have a good chat."
Lin Zichen followed Song Yuyan in and looked around carefully.
The laboratory was a mess, filled with books, bottles, jars, stone tablets and other objects. They all looked very old, like antiques dug out from a grave.
It seems that the style of this institute is dominated by the word "old".
But it makes sense when you think about it. After all, pure-blooded humans have archaeological characteristics.
All related objects were excavated from the ruins.
Unlike genetic fusion and mechanical modification, it does not take a high-tech route.
"Dean, you look so haggard. How long have you been in there?"
Song Yuyan found a chair and sat down, crossed her legs carelessly, looked at Liu Chuanwu with a normal look and asked.
Liu Chuanwu said listlessly, "I've been here for almost half a month now, and I've been studying the content of the Blood Tempering Technique's Awakening Chapter. Unfortunately, there's still no progress. It's a bit overwhelming."
"Alas, the main reason is the lack of support from the martial arts genius."
"At this stage, pure-blooded humans still have to rely on martial arts geniuses with extremely high physical talents to open up new lands."
"If you don't have the talent, then it's not going to work. No matter how many people you have, they can't bring about a qualitative change."
"However, now that Zichen has joined us, the pure-blooded humans will definitely make great progress together."
Liu Chuanwu smiled and then introduced Song Yuyan to Lin Zichen, saying, "Don't look at your sister Yan as a slacker. She was the runner-up in the college entrance examination in Kyoto."
"It's only with Sister Ni Yan's joining that the pure-blooded human community has made significant progress in recent years."
"One of the biggest developments was that I, who had been stuck in the second stage of Body Tempering for decades, successfully completed the third stage of Body Tempering eight years ago. This allowed me to crush high-level and low-level gene fusion practitioners with my ordinary ninth-level pure-blooded human body."
When he said this, Liu Chuanwu's eyes were full of gratitude towards Song Yuyan.
If Song Yuyan had not given up on gene fusion and resolutely chosen to join Tianren Pavilion to make a difference, Tianren Pavilion would probably no longer exist now.
"You didn't expect that, Sister Yan, I was the runner-up in the Kyoto college entrance exam!"
Song Yuyan looked at Lin Zichen and said with a smile: "My physical test data for the college entrance examination was even higher than yours. Are you shocked?"
"Okay, I know you're great, but please don't discourage the younger generation." Liu Chuanwu rolled his eyes at Song Yuyan, then looked at Lin Zichen and said comfortingly:
"Zi Chen, although your physical test data in the college entrance examination is not as good as your sister Yan's, this is just the college entrance examination. There is still so much time in life. There are many examples of people who have accumulated a lot of experience and then made a breakthrough. There is still a great chance that you will catch up and surpass your sister Yan in the future. I am very optimistic about you."
Are you kidding? I am the runner-up in the college entrance examination in Kyoto. How can a mere runner-up in the college entrance examination in Nanjiang Province compare with me?
Song Yuyan looks carefree, but she is still very proud deep down.
However, despite her inner thoughts, she still put on a smile and said, "The dean is right. As long as you accumulate enough, it is very likely that you will achieve great success. It is not impossible for you to surpass me."
Tianren Pavilion finally managed to recruit a martial arts genius. They must treat him well and give him more encouragement, lest he become unhappy and run away.
Liu Chuanwu looked at Lin Zichen and asked, "By the way, how's the Blood Tempering Technique I taught you this summer going? Have you learned how to control your blood?"
Lin Zichen: "I've learned it."
Liu Chuanwu asked again: "Has the biological level evolved to ordinary fourth level?"
Lin Zichen: "Yes, it has evolved."
Liu Chuanwu was very satisfied after hearing this, and said with a smile on his face: "Not bad, you have learned to control blood, and the biological level has evolved to ordinary fourth level. From today on, you can start hardening your skin."
"Next, let your sister Yan teach you how to temper your skin."
"I'll try to complete the skin hardening during the first semester of my freshman year, and then start the meat hardening during the winter break."
"Like your sister Yan, she successfully completed a skin hardening less than three months after the freshman semester started. She has a lot of experience and insights in this area. With her guidance, you will definitely be able to successfully complete a skin hardening in the first semester of your freshman year."
"Also, your sister Yan is the most capable instructor in the martial arts academy. When it comes to teaching, if she's second to none, no one dares to claim she's first. Under her guidance, you'll be able to avoid many detours."
"So in the same amount of time, you can probably go further than she can as a pure-blooded human."
Liu Chuanwu was afraid that Lin Zichen would think of running away after seeing how dilapidated the Tianren Pavilion’s base was, so he kept encouraging him with promises and praised him as a favored child of heaven.
Lin Zichen saw his worry and saw that he was just making empty promises. He simply said, "Don't worry, Dean. As long as the triple benefits are fulfilled, I will stay in Tianren Pavilion for the whole four years of college."
Four years?
Isn't it just half a year?
Liu Chuanwu thought he had misheard and quickly asked for confirmation: "You said you would stay in Tianren Pavilion for four years?"
Lin Zichen: "As long as the triple benefits can be given, I can stay in Tianren Pavilion."
"Haha, sure, sure!"
Liu Chuanwu was extremely excited: "As long as you stay in Tianren Pavilion and follow the path of pure-blooded humans, I promise you that you will always have triple benefits, and you won't lose a single bit!"
He was originally worried that Lin Zichen would not stay long, but now he doesn’t have to worry anymore. As long as he offers triple benefits, he can keep him.
As for the funding issue, I can solve it by spending more time with my old friends in the future.
After calming down a little, Liu Chuanwu quickly realized something.
The reason why Lin Zichen said that he would stay in Tianren Pavilion as long as there were triple benefits might be that he already agreed with the philosophy of Tianren Pavilion and would stay even if there were no triple benefits.
Asking for triple benefits is just a casual request.
After all, it's free, why not take it?
After realizing this, Liu Chuanwu did not feel that he had lost money, but instead felt that he had made a profit.
Because the more Lin Zichen agrees with the philosophy of Tianren Pavilion, the more help he will be in the research on pure-blooded humans.
The benefits here are far more important than the three times benefits given out.
Song Yuyan also saw that Lin Zichen recognized the concept of Tianren Pavilion, and her favorability towards him increased greatly. She immediately smiled as brightly as a flower and said:
"I like you, my junior. Come, Sister Yan will teach you how to harden your skin. I guarantee you'll complete it in the first semester of your freshman year. Then, while the people from the Evolution Academy and the Mechanical Academy haven't grown up yet, you can use your powerful flesh and blood to give them a good beating!"
Lin Zichen said calmly: "No need, I have already completed the skin hardening during the summer vacation."
“???”
Both Liu Chuanwu and Song Yuyan had a lot of question marks in their heads, and for a moment they thought there was something wrong with their ears.
Lin Zichen's words were as shocking as a toddler who had just learned to speak telling his parents that he had learned calculus.
Song Yuyan was the first to react and said, "You must be kidding me! You're home alone during the summer vacation, and no one taught you how to harden your skin. It's already great that you can master the technique of controlling your blood. How can you possibly learn to harden your skin, and harden your entire skin!"
Lin Zichen explained: "The translated version of the Blood Tempering Technique has detailed annotations. I studied it for a few days and learned how to temper the skin."
Study for a few days? No.
In fact, it only took half an hour to learn how to control blood, and then I mastered the skills of skin hardening without any instruction.
"Zi Chen, you must have made a mistake. You thought it was tempered, but it wasn't." Liu Chuanwu also looked unconvinced. He added, "Come on, stretch out your hand so I can see it, I can confirm it."
Lin Zichen did not rush to reach out, but instead thought about it and used the biological attribute [Natural Camouflage] to disguise his biological state.
The biological level is disguised as ordinary level five.
The body tempering progress is disguised as a skin tempering.
During the summer vacation, he studied his nine biological attributes a lot.
After some research, it was discovered that the [Natural Camouflage] attribute can not only hide vitality and thus hide the biological level, but also hide other conditions of the body.
After disguising his attribute status, Lin Zichen stretched out his right hand for Liu Chuanwu to check.
Liu Chuanwu grabbed his arm, touching and pinching it briefly. The next second, his face was filled with shock. He said in disbelief, "How is this possible? It's actually a skin hardening!"
Upon hearing this, Song Yuyan hurried forward to touch and pinch Lin Zichen's arm.
When she found out that Lin Zichen had really tempered his skin, she was completely dumbfounded. She was full of doubt on her face and asked, "What's going on? How did he do that? This isn't biological at all!"
Liu Chuanwu took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and asked with trembling lips, "Zichen, what is your current biological level?"
"Ordinary fifth level."
Lin Zichen replied calmly.
Hearing this answer, Liu Chuanwu could no longer suppress his inner excitement. He looked at Lin Zichen with excitement and shouted loudly:
"Genius, peerless genius!"
"It's stable, the pure-blooded humans are stable together!"
"Haha, with you here, this pure-blooded human body will definitely be able to break the shackles of ordinary creatures and evolve into a higher-level creature!"
While Liu Chuanwu was excited, Song Yuyan was a little shocked.
She was completely baffled and looked at Liu Chuanwu and asked, "Dean, what's going on? His physical talent is clearly not as high as mine, so why is his blood quenching technique so much better than mine?"
Liu Chuanwu calmed down again, thought for a moment and explained:
"In this case, it can only be said that Zichen and the Blood Quenching Technique are highly compatible. Just like gene fusion and mechanical modification, practicing the Blood Quenching Technique also has compatibility."
Is there such a thing as adaptability in practicing blood quenching techniques?
Song Yuyan felt mixed emotions.
She has always believed that as a martial arts genius, she will be able to lead others forward on the path of pure-blooded humans and become a pioneer of pure-blooded humans in the future.
However, now that he saw with his own eyes that there were people who were more suitable to be pure-blooded humans than himself, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
However, this sense of disappointment was fleeting, replaced by excitement and thrill.
It doesn't matter who is more suitable to be a pure-blooded human.
What’s important is that there is someone who can pioneer alongside pure-blooded humans and lead everyone to go further.
Rather than exploring new lands on your own and being stuck at the ordinary ninth level and unable to evolve for your entire life, it would be better to just follow Lin Zichen and walk the path he has walked, saving you both worry and effort.
As for the identity of a pioneer, it is not worth mentioning compared to evolving into a higher-level creature!
After figuring this out, Song Yuyan looked at Liu Chuanwu excitedly and said in an excited voice:
"Dean, we must quickly publicize Zichen's potential, attract more talents to join Tianren Pavilion, and obtain more funding!"
Liu Chuanwu waved his hand and said, "Don't do that. Regarding Zichen's suitability for becoming a pure-blooded human, don't spread the news for now. It should be between the three of us."
"Why, Dean?"
Song Yuyan felt very confused.
Liu Chuanwu explained: "I used to promote Tianren Pavilion with great fanfare in order to recruit talents. But now that the right talents are already there, there is no need to promote and recruit them anymore. It is a waste of time and effort, and it wastes research time."
“Genius lies not in quantity but in quality. If there are too many people, I don’t know whether it will lead to qualitative change, but it will definitely dilute resources.”
"Now that we have Zichen, what we need to do is to focus all our resources on him and do our best to help him break the shackles of ordinary creatures."
Liu Chuanwu finished speaking and continued, "Of course, the most important thing is that there are too many interests involved. If we rashly expose Zichen's amazing adaptability to the path of a pure-blooded human, it will easily lead to danger."
Song Yuyan frowned: "But if we do this, we will lose a lot of funds. If we don't have enough funds, it will not be conducive to researching pure-blooded people."
Liu Chuanwu said calmly, "Don't worry. In the coming time, I will use all my connections to raise funds to prepare evolutionary resources for Zichen."
"Also, once Zichen's performance is impressive enough, I will help him find a backer to protect his safety, and then I will vigorously promote him and the ideals of Tianren Pavilion."
"This way, we have both safety and publicity."
"Dean, you are really thoughtful!" Song Yuyan gave Liu Chuanwu a thumbs up.
Liu Chuanwu laughed and said, "That's right!"
The two could not hide the excitement and excitement on their faces. In their hearts, they had already begun to imagine the day when Lin Zichen, with his pure-blooded human body, would break the shackles of ordinary creatures and evolve into a higher-level creature in one fell swoop.
Seeing the two of them so excited, Lin Zichen couldn't help but smile.
Just because the biological level has evolved to ordinary level five and the skin has been tempered during the summer vacation, you are already so excited.
If I let you know that my biological level has actually evolved to the ordinary ninth level, and that I have completed the tempering of flesh and bones and am currently in the second tempering stage, wouldn't you be stunned?
"Zi Chen, you don't need to go to the Martial Arts Academy anymore. The low-level courses there won't be much help to you. Just come directly to the research institute and study pure-blooded humans with your sister Yan, and exchange experiences in depth."
After saying that, Liu Chuanwu turned to look at Song Yuyan and said, "Yuyan, you don't need to be a mentor anymore. I will pay your salary out of my own pocket. From now on, you will focus on helping Zichen practice the Blood Tempering Technique. Be his exclusive mentor and assist him in his training."
As soon as he finished speaking, before Song Yuyan could respond, he changed his tone and said, "No, Zichen is much more talented than you in practicing the Blood Tempering Technique. You can't be his mentor, you can only be his assistant. From now on, you will be his exclusive assistant."
"Dean!" Song Yuyan said somewhat dissatisfiedly, "Don't I have any dignity?"
Liu Chuanwu laughed and said, "You still have some dignity, you're ridiculed and insignificant every day, your dignity has long been as thick as a bulletproof vest, why would you care about my blunt words?"
Song Yuyan rolled her eyes at Liu Chuanwu and was too lazy to talk to him.
Liu Chuanwu looked at Lin Zichen and smiled, "The school will hold a welcome party tomorrow afternoon, and after that, they will organize a start-of-term trial to select the newcomer king."
"Your biological level is as high as the ordinary fifth level, and you have also tempered your skin once. If nothing unexpected happens, the title of Rookie King will most likely be yours."
"When you participate in the trial, remember to give those freshmen from the Evolution Academy and the Mechanical Academy a good beating and win honor for the Martial Arts Academy. After you succeed, I'll give you ten Qi and Blood Pills!"
This is a personal grudge. He wants to embarrass his mortal enemy, Ma Zhenhe, the dean of the Evolution Academy, and also to show off in front of his ex-wife Yuan Dongzhi.
Song Yuyan was speechless and said, "Dean, you are still as vindictive as before. How petty."
Liu Chuanwu said with a look of disapproval: "What do you know, a young man? Many times, people live just to breathe. If you feel very depressed when holding your breath, you should vent and release it in time."
As he spoke, he looked back at Lin Zichen and said earnestly, "Pure-blooded humans are essentially following the path of Qi and blood."
"The word 'qi' is in the word 'qi'. If the qi is not flowing smoothly, it will affect the blood, and thus affect the cultivation of the physical body."
He patted Lin Zichen on the shoulder and said, "If you feel angry in the future but don't have enough strength, you can hold it in for now. But when you are strong enough, you must take revenge and release this anger."
"Thank you for your teachings, Dean."
Lin Zichen casually said something perfunctorily, and then asked with concern: "Dean, if you win the title of Rookie King in the opening trial, will the school give you any rewards?"
"They will award credits," Liu Chuanwu said, adding, "Based on previous years, the first place winner will receive 10 credits. These credits can be exchanged for evolutionary resources in the school app's store. You can download the app from the school's official website and see for yourself what evolutionary resources are available."
10 credits?
Lin Zichen recalled the prices of the products he saw in the school app store that morning. Many of the exotic animal gene reagents that looked very expensive were only sold for 5 credits each.
From this perspective, a reward of 10 credits is quite generous.
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