Evolving infinitely from ground zero

Over the next few days,

Lin Zichen left class on time every day, ahead of schedule.

At four in the afternoon, he would take Shen Qinghan out of the classroom and head to the swimming pool in the gymnasium to do research.

Unfortunately, after several days of continuous research, there was no progress to be reported.

They still hadn’t figured out why Shen Qinghan’s hands were leaking water, nor understood how to achieve voluntary control over whether to leak water or not.

However, neither of them was in a hurry, both believing that with enough time, they would eventually find a solution.

And so, several more days passed.

Shen Qinghan’s hands healed and no longer leaked water.

But when it came to holding in urine, there was still no change, just like before.

She had to wear diapers at night, otherwise, there was a high chance she’d wake up to wet sheets.

As for whether she felt the same abnormal sensation when she had the urge to urinate as when her hands leaked water, the answer Lin Zichen received from Shen Qinghan was that, for the moment, she could not tell.

One Saturday morning,

in the living room.

After eating breakfast, Lin Zichen sat leisurely on the sofa with his parents, watching the morning news on TV.

At that moment, the screen was broadcasting a news story about a Gene Integrator mutating and causing massive casualties.

The details revealed that a Triple Gene Fusioneer had suddenly lost control over the Exotic Beast Gene within him, leading to his mutation right on the street.

Then, losing all humanity and succumbing to bestial rage, he attacked anyone he saw, resulting in over a hundred casualties, shocking the entire nation.

“Losing control of the Exotic Beast Gene inside and then mutating into a monster that is neither human nor ghost?”

“Fortunately, I possess the ‘Biometric Attributes’ of the survival of the fittest, which allows me to assimilate various biometric properties without risk by simply devouring them.”

“Survival of the fittest can basically be considered a perfect upgraded version of Genetic Fusion…”

These thoughts crossed Lin Zichen’s mind.

While he was contemplating these things, the news anchor had finished explaining the incident, and the news station then played a video clip.

The footage showed two groups of people engaged in a heated debate in a hall, seemingly on the verge of coming to blows.

The debating parties were the conservative faction, which opposed Genetic Fusion, and the Liberal Faction, which supported it.

The conservatives pointed to the mutation incident as a challenge to the liberals.

They argued that Genetic Fusion was a wrong path to follow.

They cited information from ancient relics and various mythological and monster tales that have been passed down over the ages, indicating that only monsters have always desired to transform into humans, not the other way around.

They claimed that human potential was immense and that with the right methods, it would be possible to break through ordinary limits and evolve into Advanced-level Creatures.

They proclaimed that the human powerhouses recorded on the stone tablets in ancient relics or the all-powerful Immortal Gods from mythological tales undoubtedly evolved by continuously tapping into human potential.

They suggested reducing the resources and funding dedicated to Genetic Fusion research and reallocating them towards the exploration of human potential.

In contrast, the Liberal Faction was also fiercely retorting.

They argued that the human powerhouses recorded on the stone tablets in ancient relics and the Immortal Gods described in mythological tales remain unverified to this day, hence it was unreasonable to put all one’s eggs in that basket.

They reasoned that even if the Immortal Gods of legend truly existed, many depicted with strange and monstrous forms—some with a snake’s body and a human head, others with three heads and six arms or faces jutting out in four directions—underscored the correctness of the Genetic Fusion path.

They challenged conservatives by asking if, in the absence of Gene Integrators, they expected traditional Martial Artists, who couldn’t even stop bullets, to face off against Exotic Beasts?

They stated that many components in mechanical modifications were made from parts of Exotic Beasts and were therefore related to Genetic Fusion; without it, humanity would have been doomed long ago.

In the video, both factions clung to their views, arguing loudly.

Even through the television screen, the noise was so loud that it buzzed in the ears.

“I’m fed up with these traditional martial artists, they themselves can’t counter the exotic beasts to protect their nation, yet they don’t allow the development of Genetic Fusion to combat them, what are they thinking?”

As he watched the video playing on TV, Lin Yansheng had a poor impression of the traditional martial artists shown.

Zhang Wanxin said, “Maybe it’s because the rise of Genetic Integrators has caused their societal status to plummet, and they harbor resentment because of that.”

“That must be exactly it.”

Lin Yansheng nodded in agreement, then added, “But to be fair, being a Genetic Integrator does have its downsides. If the exotic beast genes inside aren’t handled properly, and mutation occurs, it leads to a massive catastrophe with countless casualties.”

Zhang Wanxin dismissed the concern, “You’re being overly worried. As long as the gene fusion is done through legitimate channels and is properly maintained afterward, mutation won’t happen. After all, the state has very strict controls over this area.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she continued, “If you ask me, instead of worrying about mutations, it’s wiser to worry about passing down the lineage. Most Genetic Integrators lose the ability to reproduce, and if the stuff saved in the storage before fusion goes bad, that’s the end of one’s lineage.”

Lin Yansheng replied, “That’s true; you definitely need to save up more before gene fusion, or you might as well just find a partner and have children before undergoing Genetic Fusion.”

“Hey, our son is here, let’s not talk about this stuff.”

Realizing belatedly that Lin Zichen was sitting nearby, Zhang Wanxin gently hit Lin Yansheng and whispered to him.

Hearing Zhang Wanxin’s words, Lin Zichen tactfully got up and left the sofa to go upstairs, to spare his parents any embarrassment.

As for the issue of lineage and genetic integration his parents had just been discussing, he had read about it when he was very young.

Due to mixed genes, ninety percent of Genetic Integrators lose the ability to reproduce.

The remaining ten percent who retained the ability to reproduce often had children with all sorts of problems: either they were weak and sickly and died young, or they looked so abnormal it was shocking.

However, given the randomness of genetics, theoretically, it is possible for two Genetic Integrators to conceive a child who only inherits the strong traits from both parents, a true prodigy.

But that’s just theory.

As for reality, Lin Zichen had not seen any such examples yet.

The next day, Sunday.

Lin Zichen had just finished a high-intensity workout in his room on Sunday morning when his phone on the desk vibrated.

Picking up his phone, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the payment for the second month of his novel being online had been deposited: a total of just over 120,000.

Adding in the payment from the first month, the total earnings for two months were close to 210,000.

This sum of money was enough to buy 100 pounds of Violent Great Eagle Meat to devour and then unlock the Violent Great Eagle photo album to acquire the related biometric attributes.

Soon after, Lin Zichen took his bank card and headed out to the market to purchase Violent Great Eagle Meat.

Upon reaching the market, he gave all the jars and containers from home to the landlord, who quickly purchased 100 pounds of Violent Great Eagle Meat and brought it back using his bank card.

An employee from the market helped wheel it over.

Lin Zichen took back his bank card from the landlord, picked up the 100 pounds of Violent Great Eagle Meat, and left to find a secluded spot to begin devouring it.

[You have devoured a large quantity of “Violent Great Eagle” life essence]

[Violent Great Eagle Photo Album: 100%]

As the textual information appeared, in the void a muscular falcon emerged, flying over the sea surface in the empty space.

Suddenly, spotting its prey, the falcon dived swiftly, plunging from the sky to the sea in less than a second.

When it emerged again, its talons grasped a deep blue squid.

At the same time, two new lines of text appeared in the void.

[You have successfully unlocked the Violent Great Eagle Photo Album, acquiring the biometric attribute—Eye of the Sky.]

[Eye of the Sky: Your field of vision and dynamic visual capture have been greatly enhanced.]

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