341: Which one do you want to listen to first? (Three chapters in one)

Thirty seconds later.

Lin Yang walked out of the medical cabin.

The medical cabin also issued his physical examination report in real-time.

Everything was normal.

The only problem was… “Huh? Excessive kidney fire?”

The White Fatty Old Man appeared like a ghost, glanced at the report, and gave Lin Yang a strange smile: “Little guy, still single, aren’t you? These years must have been quite difficult for him.”

“…”

Lin Yang resisted the urge to roll his eyes.

What’s wrong with being single?

Who isn’t single?

Also, what’s wrong with having a difficult time?

Who hasn’t gone through that?

Who did being single offend?

Why does this old man say such things with a discriminatory tone?

Right, all you single doggos in front of the screen?

…“Alright, I’m not teasing you anymore. This is an intermediate Gene Potion, and it’s a mid-grade intermediate Gene Potion. Do you have the courage to use it directly?”

The White Fatty Old Man laughed heartily at Lin Yang’s somewhat embarrassed expression, then flipped his wrist and took out a bottle of blue potion.

“Um, senior, are we really using such a potent Gene Potion right away? Shouldn’t we start with the elementary one?” Lin Yang couldn’t help but blink.

He wasn’t even an elementary Gene Warrior yet. Skipping to an intermediate Gene Potion was already a huge leap. But this old man wanted to give him a mid-grade intermediate Gene Potion directly. Was he sure there wouldn’t be any problems?

“What? Scared?”

The White Fatty Old Man glanced at him, saying faintly:

“You should know that you don’t have much time now. If you want to achieve even a slight ranking in the competition, you must save all the time you can. Although this step is indeed a bit big, you should understand the principle of seeking wealth in danger, right?”

“This junior naturally understands that principle. Since senior has arranged it this way, I will listen to senior in everything. I believe senior’s arrangement will certainly not put my Life in danger,” Lin Yang took a deep breath and slowly said.

“Heh heh, you’re quite clever, young man.”

The White Fatty Old Man chuckled softly, then nodded and said:

“Indeed, if I let you take this Gene Potion directly, I naturally have the confidence to ensure your Life is safe, but you will have to bear the pain yourself. Whether you can endure it or not is entirely up to you.”

With that, the White Fatty Old Man pointed to a special bed with a metallic sheen next to the medical cabin and said, “If you’ve made up your mind, lie down and begin the Gene Potion injection and modification.”

Lin Yang didn’t speak, directly demonstrating his resolve with action, walking quickly to lie on the metal bed.

Click, click, click!

The moment he lay down, his hands and feet were all fixed to the bed by metal cuffs that suddenly emerged from the bedside, rendering him unable to move.

“Good, since you have this determination, then this old man will begin.”

The White Fatty Old Man smiled approvingly, approached with the Gene Potion, and at the same time, pulled out a syringe.

A… super-sized syringe!

The needle was very thick, as thick as two adult fingers!

Lin Yang was instantly dumbfounded: “Se-senior, are… are you sure you’re using this thing to inject?”

He was completely stunned.

He had never seen a syringe with such a thick needle.

Was this thing really for injecting Gene Potion, or was it for taking Life?

“Nonsense, what else would I use?”

The White Fatty Old Man shook the super-sized syringe in his hand, put the Gene Potion inside, and said faintly:

“Your body is too weak. The Gene Potion must be injected into your body instantly. If a smaller syringe were used to push it in, even a tiny bit of Gene Potion injected into your body would cause a huge reaction immediately.”

“The slower the potion is pushed, the greater your pain will be, and there will be an acute rejection reaction, causing the subsequent potion to be pushed in even slower. But this syringe can completely ensure that all the Gene Potion is injected into your body instantly!”

“…” Lin Yang was numb.

His scalp tingled.

He had thought that even with a direct injection of an intermediate Gene Potion, it would be done slowly, pushing it in while the body adapted, and then continuing the injection. But now, it was completely the opposite.

Was he not afraid that the medicinal power would be too strong, and he would just burst open?

This was too illogical!

Shouldn’t it be that the weaker the body, the slower it should be given a chance to adapt?

The White Fatty Old Man seemed to have seen his current thoughts and said leisurely, “If it were a normal elementary Gene Warrior, we could indeed take it slowly, but you cannot. Although you might not understand why a weaker body requires such an intense approach, your situation is just like that.”

“This… alright, then please proceed!” Lin Yang sighed.

“Heh heh, don’t worry, you won’t die. This syringe was specially tailored for you by this old man. It will absolutely ensure that the Gene Potion enters your body instantly, so you won’t feel the pain of the injection process!” The White Fatty Old Man grinned.

Lin Yang: “…”

What the hell tailor-made!

This old man is truly abstract!

Watching this old man approach him with the super-sized syringe, he really wanted to shout: Don’t come over!

Slap!

The next moment, before he even had time to react, he felt a sharp jab in his butt!

“Hiss!!!”

In an instant, a piercing pain shot straight to his head, making Lin Yang gasp in cold air.

He glared at the White Fatty Old Man, gritting his teeth in pain and saying, “Didn’t you say it wouldn’t hurt?!”

“What are you thinking? With such a thick needle, how could it not hurt at all? Do you have any common sense?”

The White Fatty Old Man rolled his eyes at him and sneered:

“What this old man meant by ‘not hurting’ was merely to shorten the pain you would originally have to endure during the injection process. I never said it wouldn’t hurt at all!”

“…”

Damn it!

Lin Yang was speechless, constantly complaining in his heart.

But in just three seconds, intense pain spread throughout his body.

The severe pain left him no mood to continue complaining about the old man in his heart.

This pain was identical to the pain he suffered last time in Feng’s hands, perhaps even more intense.

Last time, the greatest pain came from the breaking of all his bones.

But this time, his entire body, from inside to out, every piece of skin, every muscle, every nerve, and even every single hair was in pain!

He even felt as if his body was crawling with countless ants gnawing at him.

Incredibly itchy, both painful and itchy!

He could even see the skin on his body splitting open for a moment, then healing again.

Then this cycle of splitting and healing repeated endlessly, and the intervals between repetitions grew shorter and shorter.

His surface skin was constantly reorganizing.

As for his insides, though he couldn’t see it, he could feel every part of his body undergoing this process.

He could even see the blood vessels on his arm bursting and then regenerating.

Soon, his entire body was soaked with exuded blood.

Pain!

Indescribable pain, unutterable pain!

He didn’t know how long it had been. In the midst of immense suffering, Lin Yang only felt dizzy, his entire being extremely muddled, and finally, he lost consciousness… “Host, Host, do you hear me, please respond, do you hear me, please respond!”

After an unknown period, Lin Yang’s muddled consciousness seemed to hear the System constantly calling him.

He subconsciously responded in his mind.

“Host, System detects that your current state is in extreme danger. Your body tissues are reorganizing, and some genetic tissues are changing. You have injected a Gene Potion far beyond your body’s tolerable limit, and there is a possibility of your body collapsing at any moment!”

The System’s voice was urgent.

Lin Yang smiled bitterly: “I know, but that old man can save my Life.”

“Host, please be aware, saving your Life is one thing, but becoming disabled is another!”

The System’s voice was faint!

“Hmm? What do you mean?”

Lin Yang was startled.

“Host, you have currently injected a Gene Potion far exceeding your body’s tolerable limit. Even if that old man outside can save your Life when you can no longer bear it, you have over a ninety-nine point nine nine percent chance of becoming permanently disabled, with certain parts of your body suffering irreversible damage!”

The System’s tone was unprecedentedly serious.

“Holy crap!”

Lin Yang was instantly stunned, and quickly said: “Is there no possibility of success at all?”

“I regret to inform you, Host, based on System’s detection results, your probability of successfully enduring it is less than one in a hundred million, and your chance of becoming disabled is nearly one hundred percent,” System said.

“Damn it… then why didn’t you say so earlier? I called you before, and you didn’t respond at all! Isn’t it a bit late to say all this now?” Lin Yang was truly speechless.

This damn System, when he called it, it didn’t respond at all. Now it comes running to say these despairing words.

“Ahem, I apologize, Host, System was undergoing a self-upgrade a few days ago and just finished restarting!”

The System’s voice carried some embarrassment.

“…You damn System, why didn’t you upgrade earlier or later, but precisely during this period??” Lin Yang was exasperated.

“I am truly very sorry, Host. This System upgrade was a temporary upgrade. System was unable to inform you in advance. System will record this error and strive to provide you with even more comprehensive services in the future!”

System apologized again.

Hearing this, Lin Yang was exasperated again: “You always say you’ll record it, but you just don’t change, right?”

The System had said this several times before, always saying it would record the current error and correct it in the future, but it seemed to have never really changed!

It knew it was wrong, but it refused to change even if it meant death!

“I apologize, Host, for providing you with a very poor user experience. System will definitely strengthen its self-management.”

System spoke again, uttering familiar words once more.

Lin Yang was thoroughly amused.

Sincere apology, error recorded, strengthened and improved System management, but no change!

This had become the System’s standardized apology procedure!

It really was… exasperating!

“Sigh…”

Lin Yang let out a helpless bitter laugh, too lazy to argue further with the System, and directly asked: “So, is there any way to salvage or remedy the situation now?”

“Host, please wait a moment. Your current physical condition is extremely poor, a state usually only reached during certain inhumane human experiments.”

“You are truly brave!”

System praised him.

But Lin Yang felt that this damn System was being sarcastic.

Brave?

Brave my foot!

He was just tricked by that old man!

He was directly injected with an intermediate intermediate Gene Potion right away.

If he had started with the elementary one, perhaps it wouldn’t have been like this.

And that old man didn’t warn him about anything else.

But… the responsibility wasn’t entirely on that old man.

He also had himself to blame!

He subconsciously believed that as long as his Life could be saved, then it must be a success.

He never even considered the possibility of becoming disabled.

After all, with the White Fatty Old Man’s mysterious and unfathomable abilities, he subconsciously believed that as long as his Life was preserved, it meant he had successfully endured it.

This thought was entirely due to habitual, subconscious thinking!

It was a habitual way of thinking, an inexplicable trust in the strength of a powerful person!

Who would have thought of failure?

“…”

“…”

At this thought, Lin Yang’s exasperation reached its peak at this moment.

This damn habitual thinking truly kills people!

“Host, System has found a solution. There is a potion in the System Mall that can neutralize the power of the Gene Potion. You can exchange for a bottle of Intermediate Gene Potion Neutralizer to suppress your body from collapsing.”

The System quickly provided a solution.

But this solution made Lin Yang hesitate: “After neutralization, will the Gene Potion’s effect be gone? Does that mean I failed this time?”

“Yes, Host. After taking the neutralizer, the Gene Potion’s effect will be weakened, but not completely gone. For you, it can be said that this time was a failure, and you cannot inject Gene Potion again within a certain period. Your body needs some time to recover.”

The System gave a definite answer.

“This… Is there no other way? The Gene Potion has already been injected. Giving up now would be too much of a loss, wouldn’t it?”

Lin Yang became conflicted.

“Besides, I don’t have much time now. If I can’t continue injecting Gene Potion, then I definitely won’t get a ranking in this competition, and then Blue Star will be in danger.”

“…”

At this, the System fell silent.

A moment later, the System’s voice sounded again: “Host, there is another way.”

“What way?” Lin Yang’s spirit lifted.

“You can just endure it for now. Anyway, with the White Fatty Old Man’s protection, you won’t die. At worst, you’ll become crippled. After you’re crippled, System can get you a Carbon-Based Lifeform Repair Fluid. This repair fluid can completely heal your body, but it will also repair all Gene Potion effects you’ve already taken. You will return to being a normal, ordinary adult.”

The System’s voice was leisurely:

“Including the effect of that special Gene Potion you took before, it will also be repaired.”

“…” Lin Yang was utterly stunned.

What the hell is this joke?

If everything is repaired, then what’s the point for him to play?

All that hard work for so long, only to return to square one?

“No, System, are you serious? I need to become a Gene Warrior now, and a powerful Gene Warrior at that. If that repair fluid clears all Gene Potion effects, how am I supposed to compete? Am I just supposed to give up?”

Lin Yang had a headache.

“Host, if you want to become a Gene Warrior, there’s no need to take these inferior Gene Potions from outside. The effects of these Gene Potions are not only violent, but absorbing their effects also requires a considerably long time. After your body is fully repaired, you can obtain perfect-grade Gene Potions through System. Their effects are better, and they don’t require long absorption times.”

The System replied.

“Ah? This…”

The System’s words instantly reminded Lin Yang of a previous question: “Right, that White Fatty Old Man said that basic Gene Potion can increase a person’s physical fitness tenfold, but the Gene Potion you gave me last time only increased it fivefold. This White Fatty Old Man just said that the Gene Potion I took before might be a defective product. Now you’re saying the potion the White Fatty Old Man gave me is a defective product. What exactly is going on?”

He had asked this question before, but the System hadn’t responded then.

Now that the System brought it up, he took the opportunity to ask again.

“Host, do you not have complete trust in System? Everything from System is absolutely the best of the best!”

The System’s voice held a hint of indignation!

“Nothing produced by System can be a defective product. The reason that White Fatty Old Man said that is entirely due to his lack of knowledge!”

“Under normal circumstances, basic Gene Potion can indeed increase physical fitness tenfold, but those Gene Potions can only improve physical quality and cannot improve cognitive ability at the same time!”

“While the potion System gave you before only increased your physical fitness by fivefold after you took it, your cognitive ability also received a fivefold increase!”

“In other words, Host, you can understand that the Gene Potion produced by System even boosts your intelligence!”

“This is something those defective Gene Potions simply cannot achieve!!”

“…”

Lin Yang was stunned!

Because…

What the System said seemed to be true.

Ever since he took that Gene Potion, his intelligence had indeed greatly improved. The most obvious thing was that before taking it, he couldn’t understand some things, like certain math problems, but after taking it, he understood them at a glance!

And these Gene Potions provided by the White Fatty Old Man indeed only provided physical strength.

He had never heard of a Gene Potion that could also boost intelligence.

Furthermore, the Gene Potion given by the System was indeed completely absorbed after only two days of sleep, unlike what the White Fatty Old Man said, that basic ones take a month to absorb, and intermediate and advanced ones even several years.

Comparing them like this, it really seemed that the Gene Potion provided by the System was more impressive.

The gap was huge!

But the problem was… the last Gene Potion was obtained through a lottery, and there were no Gene Potions sold in the System Mall. Now he urgently needed a Gene Potion.

If he couldn’t get a Gene Potion produced by the System after taking the repair fluid, then this time he really could just go straight home.

He asked this most crucial question.

The System was silent for a while before saying: “Host, this issue is a bit troublesome. There are indeed no Gene Potions for sale in System’s Mall. Although you still have some lottery chances with System, it’s somewhat unrealistic to rely on the remaining lottery chances to obtain Gene Potions of various required grades.”

“Then what are you even talking about?” Lin Yang was starting to lose it.

“Ahem, well, Host, although there are no Gene Potions in System’s Mall, given the current special circumstances, if you are willing to expend all your current national treasure value, System can not only get you a Lifeform Repair Fluid but also an additional Gene Potion Fusion Device.”

“You can put those defective Gene Potions from outside into the fusion device for purification. Although the purified Gene Potions cannot achieve all the effects of Gene Potions produced by System, they also won’t require too much time to absorb.”

The System offered another solution.

“…I suspect you’ve been trying to drain my national treasure value all along, but I have no proof.” Lin Yang began to suspect.

It was always like this before; whenever his national treasure value increased, there would coincidentally be some special event that required him to use up all of it.

It was the same now, he really had to be suspicious!

And!

“If the Gene Potions I take from outside can only improve physical fitness, wouldn’t I be at a huge disadvantage?”

Lin Yang’s dilemma reached its peak at this moment.

The Gene Potion from the System could even boost intelligence.

Intelligence was more important than anything!

If he only had brute strength but not enough intelligence, he could only be someone’s thug!

This was too unsuitable.

“Don’t worry, Host. The reason System’s Gene Potion can also boost intelligence is, to put it plainly, because it enhances brain development. And there are other ways to enhance brain development.”

“Given the urgency of the situation, you need the power of a Gene Warrior to complete the competition and achieve a ranking, so for now, just focus on improving physical fitness. Later, you can use specialized items to improve brain development!”

The System finally delivered the only news in this conversation that brought Lin Yang some relief.

“It can be done like that? Then let’s do it!” Lin Yang was finally a little happy.

“Alright, Host. Please authorize System to directly deduct all your national treasure value. At the same time, System also needs to remind you that after this national treasure value deduction, System will once again enter upgrade hibernation, and the duration of this hibernation cannot be accurately informed to you in advance.”

“If you have any other questions, please ask them before System goes into hibernation. System may not be able to provide you with other additional help during your competition.”

The System said.

“Uh… Hibernating again? Didn’t you just finish upgrading?” Lin Yang wondered.

“Yes, Host. As you come into contact with more and more cosmic information, System also needs to hibernate for upgrades to unlock more databases and permissions, so that it can provide you with the most complete and perfect service.”

The System gave a reason, but Lin Yang felt the reason was a bit casual.

And… “Wait a minute, you’re going into hibernation for an upgrade after deducting the national treasure value. You wouldn’t happen to need national treasure value to complete the upgrade, would you?”

Lin Yang felt like he had discovered a secret of the System, and the more he thought about it, the more likely this possibility seemed.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why the System was so keen on him earning national treasure value, and then so keen on deducting all his national treasure value at once.

And if it really needed national treasure value to complete the System upgrade, then everything that happened before would become logical!

The System fell silent.

He didn’t know if it was because its secret had been discovered by Lin Yang and it was thinking of how to quibble.

After a long while, the System finally spoke: “Apologies, Host, System cannot provide you with an answer regarding this question. Please ask other questions. If there are no other questions, please authorize System to deduct the national treasure value to obtain the Lifeform Repair Fluid and Gene Potion Fusion Device for you.”

Hearing this, Lin Yang smiled faintly: “Authorized!”

He was now a hundred percent sure that this damned System indeed needed national treasure value to upgrade.

“Alright, Host, thank you for your trust. The Lifeform Repair Fluid and Gene Potion Fusion Device, along with their relevant usage instructions, will be stored in the System space. You can check them yourself later. System will enter upgrade hibernation in ten seconds. I wish you success and excellent results in this competition!”

“Thank you.”

Lin Yang politely thanked it.

“You’re welcome. It is System’s honor to serve you!”

The System replied.

Ten seconds later.

The System completely fell silent.

And at the moment the System went silent, Lin Yang felt his consciousness being pulled back into his body, once again experiencing the extreme pain.

Not long after, his consciousness again became hazy due to the pain.

He didn't know how long passed in a semi-conscious state until he suddenly felt a cool sensation spread throughout his body.

Under the effect of this coolness, the pain in his body completely disappeared, and his strength recovered a little, allowing him to barely open his eyes.

Then he saw the White Fatty Old Man watching him. Seeing him open his eyes, he slowly said:

“Kid, congratulations on successfully enduring the pain. Now there’s good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?”

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