342: Is there something wrong? (Two in one)

“Good news and bad news?”

Lin Yang paused, then slowly said, “Then please, Senior, tell me the good news first.”

Others might prefer to get the bad news over with, then hear the good news, but he felt the bad news couldn’t get any worse, so he might as well hear some good news first.

After all, as the saying goes, suffering first doesn't necessarily mean sweetness later, but sweetness first definitely means you've already experienced sweetness!

“Hear the good news first?”

The White Fatty Old Man was slightly surprised, muttering, “You really are a bit different from others, kid. People usually want to hear the bad news first, then the good news to lighten their mood. But you, you want the good news first.”

After muttering, without waiting for Lin Yang to speak, he cleared his throat and said seriously, “The good news is that the Gene Potion is working very well in your body. You only need a few months of absorption, and your physical condition will slowly reach the level of an intermediate Gene Warrior.”

“Ah? It succeeded?”

Lin Yang was stunned.

The system just told him he would fail this time and become crippled, but what was this old man saying now?

It actually succeeded?

“Se-Senior, you’re not teasing me, are you?” Lin Yang blurted out subconsciously.

The White Fatty Old Man’s expression shifted slightly: “What kind of talk is that? And what kind of expression is that? Is success not worth being happy about?”

“Uh… no, I thought it failed,” Lin Yang was stunned again.

It actually succeeded?!

“Failed? Why would you think it failed?”

A hint of displeasure appeared in the White Fatty Old Man’s eyes: “Since I let you use it, I obviously had confidence, didn’t I? You, kid, actually thought it would fail??”

“Uh…” Lin Yang was stunned yet again.

This… “Ahem, well… Senior, I didn’t mean anything else. I was just thinking that it was so painful just now, perhaps my body couldn’t handle it, which might have led to failure…”

After a moment of silence, Lin Yang forced an explanation.

The White Fatty Old Man’s expression then improved slightly, and he said indifferently, “The pain was indeed great, so it’s normal for you to think that way. However, with me taking action, success is inevitable!”

“Yes, yes, Senior is simply too amazing, seeing everything clearly, planning everything out. This junior truly admires you!”

Lin Yang sighed internally and offered a few flattering words.

To be honest, he had never flattered anyone like this before.

It was just that his immediate assumption of failure upon waking seemed to have hit a sore spot in the White Fatty Old Man’s heart, making the old man very angry. Coupled with the Silver-haired woman's reminder before she left that this old man had a very peculiar temper, he could only say a few words.

Flattery always works!

Sure enough, after a few standard flattering remarks, the White Fatty Old Man’s expression completely brightened: “Heh heh, you’re a smooth talker, kid.”

Lin Yang secretly grumbled to himself, then asked, “Then, Senior, what is the bad news?”

He was a little curious.

If it had failed, the bad news would definitely be crippling.

But since it succeeded, what other bad news could there be?

The White Fatty Old Man glanced at him and said indifferently, “As for the bad news, although it succeeded, perhaps because this step was indeed a bit too big, the Gene Potion’s efficacy ran rampant in your body. Although I intervened to control it, in order not to affect the final outcome, I only managed to save your Life. Some parts of your body still suffered a certain degree of damage.”

“Damage? Is it serious? Is it irreversible?” Lin Yang’s heart skipped a beat, asking three questions in a row.

These words made the White Fatty Old Man seem a little guilty; he cleared his throat twice before replying, “As for serious, in my opinion, it’s not very serious. It just might take some time to recover. But don’t worry, I will definitely find the best medicine for you in the shortest time possible, so you can recover as soon as possible!”

“Ah? What exactly is the problem?”

Lin Yang felt his body but didn’t find anything uncomfortable.

“Well, don’t ask about that for now. In short, there’s no big problem, and it’s not an irreversible injury. You can rest a hundred percent assured,” the White Fatty Old Man said vaguely.

“This…”

Lin Yang was a bit suspicious, always feeling that this old man seemed to be deliberately hiding something.

But since this old fellow wouldn't say, he was powerless and could only nod: “In that case, I'll trouble Senior to take the time to heal this junior.”

“No problem, no problem. For this period, you should slowly adapt to your gradually increasing strength. The training room is just outside this door, and I’ve also drawn up a training plan for you. You just need to follow the training plan in the training room every day.”

The White Fatty Old Man chuckled, rubbed his hands, pointed to a training plan on the table, and then continued:

“Every day, a dedicated Robot will also bring you the meals I’ve prepared. You must eat every single meal completely, without wasting a bit, otherwise, your body will gradually fail to keep up with the increasing strength and eventually collapse.”

“Under normal circumstances, the absorption of an intermediate Gene Potion’s efficacy takes one to two years. But in order to shorten this time, I added some other things to the Gene Potion, which led to an overly strong effect and some situations I hadn’t anticipated.”

“These meals are specially prepared by me according to your current physical condition. You must eat every meal completely to greatly shorten the time it takes to absorb the potion’s efficacy.”

“You must remember this point!”

The White Fatty Old Man’s tone was very serious, more solemn than ever, as he urged Lin Yang to eat all the meals.

“This junior understands.” Lin Yang nodded, making a mental note.

From this sentence, he also understood why, even though it succeeded, an accident still occurred.

It turned out that this old man, in order to allow him to improve as much as possible before the competition, had added some extra ingredients to the normal Gene Potion… His expression was a bit strange as he asked the White Fatty Old Man, “Then how long will it take for me to fully absorb the effects of this Gene Potion this time?”

“About three months,” the White Fatty Old Man replied.

“Three months??” Lin Yang was dumbfounded.

From two years shortened to three months?

Isn't this a bit... He couldn't help but look at the White Fatty Old Man strangely again.

Is he really not afraid of killing himself?

And the White Fatty Old Man seemed to have noticed something from his expression, and cleared his throat twice again, saying a little guiltily:

“Well, Yue You said before that I could mess with you however I wanted. Since she said that, to be honest, I also wanted to see what was special about you and where your limits were, so I added a little bit too much.”

The White Fatty Old Man pinched his thumb and forefinger together, leaving a gap, and emphasized again: “Just a tiny bit!”

“…” Lin Yang was speechless.

He was really being experimented on??

No wonder the system said before that this level was only reached through cruel and inhumane experiments!

He looked at this old man; if it weren’t for the old fellow’s strength and the fact that he was counting on him to help protect Blue Star, he would definitely curse this old fellow to hell and back!

He would let this old fellow know how brilliant thousands of years of national culture were!

“Alright, alright, don’t make such an ugly face. Didn’t it succeed? Be happy!”

The White Fatty Old Man seemed to grow increasingly guilty under Lin Yang’s gaze, couldn’t help but turn his body, waved his hand, and muttered.

Happy?

Lin Yang was too weak to complain.

He was almost crippled, and he should be happy?

It was only because he had the system, which could give him a Life Repair Fluid; otherwise, he would have truly been crippled in the future.

Wait!

System?!

Thinking of the system, Lin Yang’s expression suddenly changed. Now that he had succeeded, he wouldn’t need that Life Repair Fluid!

Doesn't that mean he wasted three hundred million national treasure value… Damn it! (A type of plant)

Lin Yang could no longer hold back and directly cursed.

He suddenly suspected that the system’s earlier statement about him failing this time and becoming crippled was a deliberate ploy to deduct national treasure value.

It deliberately made the situation sound so severe to make him agree without hesitation to deduct all the national treasure value.

But… although the system had always scammed him for national treasure value in the past, it had never deliberately exaggerated any situation.

This was also a limitation of the system's underlying operating rules.

Can't tell!

For a moment, he really couldn't tell whether the system was deliberately exaggerating, or if his own body was truly extraordinary, surpassing the system's estimates and successfully enduring it.

His head was starting to hurt.

“Sigh…”

Lin Yang sighed helplessly.

Regardless of whether the system exaggerated or whatever, his three hundred million national treasure value was gone.

The only comfort was that, besides the Life Repair Fluid which he no longer needed, there was also a Gene Potion Fusion Device.

It wasn’t too much of a loss after all… especially since with Academician Bai Pang’s Dream Series Quest Two, earning national treasure value from the Ecology Institute wasn't too difficult now.

Worst case, when he returned next time, he would just collect unique animals from across the universe and bring them back to the Ecology Institute.

“Kid, don’t be so angry. I admit that I went a little overboard this time and almost caused a disaster, but didn’t I also say it’s not a major injury, and it’s not incurable? I’ll go find the medicine for you now, just wait for me to come back.”

Seeing Lin Yang’s expression, the White Fatty Old Man also seemed to realize that he had indeed gone a little too far this time, and actually offered comfort, even actively admitting his mistake!

This made Lin Yang’s eyes widen slightly.

This mysterious old man would actually admit his mistakes?

Admit his mistakes to a junior like him??

He found it a bit hard to believe.

A great person admitting mistakes to a small person??

This… “Senior, you’re too kind. You’ve helped this junior without regard for the cost; this junior is already so grateful, how could I possibly be angry with Senior? This junior suddenly thought of something else and couldn’t control his emotions for a moment.”

Lin Yang was a little touched.

This old man didn't have to explain himself to him, much less admit his mistakes.

But he still managed to humble himself and speak to him.

He admitted that at this moment, the last bit of resentment he had towards the old man had vanished.

This old man might have a peculiar temper, but his character was beyond reproach.

“Is that so? Well then, you rest for two hours. After two hours, follow the training plan and train. I’ll go find the medicine to heal your injuries.”

Although the White Fatty Old Man was a bit suspicious, he didn’t say much more. As soon as he finished speaking, he vanished directly from Lin Yang’s sight.

He didn’t say how long he would be gone.

Lin Yang, following the old man’s instructions before he left, rested for two hours, then began training according to the training plan.

The training exercises weren't extensive; the main focus was teaching him how to control his constantly increasing strength.

Unconsciously, several hours passed, and the training room door automatically opened.

A Robot carrying a tray walked in and said to him, “Hello, Lin Yang. It’s mealtime. Please eat.”

Lin Yang immediately understood; this must be the time set by the old man. Whenever it was mealtime, the Robot would directly deliver the meal.

After a quick wash, Lin Yang began to eat.

Only… “Holy crap!”

“P-p-p…”

As soon as the food entered his mouth, Lin Yang subconsciously wanted to “Pfft” and spit it all out.

But in an instant, remembering the old man’s previous instructions, he half-spat and then forced the food down!

After a difficult swallow of the first bite, Lin Yang couldn’t bear it anymore and said to the Robot waiting nearby to collect the tray after he finished:

“What the hell is this taste? Is this even for humans to eat? Are you sure you didn’t deliver the wrong meal?”

The presentation of the meal on the tray was already bad, not to mention the taste.

The taste was simply indescribable, beyond words!

It was the worst thing he had ever eaten in his Life!

Although he had never eaten shit, he felt this stuff must be worse than shit!

Pig slop probably tasted better than this!

“Hello, Your Excellency Lin Yang. I did not deliver the wrong meal. This is indeed your meal. If you have any opinions or dissatisfaction, please file a complaint with my superior for rectification. Do you need me to contact my superior immediately?”

The Robot replied.

“...Forget it, no need.”

Lin Yang waved his hand helplessly.

Since it wasn't the wrong delivery, then this was customized by that White Fatty Old Man. What's the point of rectifying it then?

“Understood. Thank you for your benevolence, Sir.” The Robot replied again from the side.

Lin Yang ignored it, instead glancing at the truly unappetizing stuff, and finally pinched his nose and bolted it down.

Then he casually picked up a glass of purified water from the tray and drank it, wanting to rinse his mouth and alleviate the taste.

“P-p-p…”

As the water entered his mouth, a taste even more disgusting than the food spread through it.

Lin Yang instinctively wanted to spit it out again, but in the end, he still swallowed it, because he wasn’t sure if this water was also something he had to consume.

After drinking the first sip, he looked at the Robot.

Before he could even speak, the Robot actually said on its own: “Hello, Lin Yang. My superior also said that you need to drink all the water.”

Lin Yang: “…”

Silence.

He didn't understand why water that clearly looked like purified water could have such a disgusting taste.

But in the end, he still gulped down all the water in the glass.

He began to suspect that the White Fatty Old Man was doing this on purpose.

Even if it was to shorten the Gene Potion’s absorption time with the food and water, couldn’t the taste be made a little better?

This was simply not human food!

He decided to protest slightly when the White Fatty Old Man returned.

If the taste didn't change, he really couldn't guarantee he could eat every meal.

However… for over two consecutive months, the White Fatty Old Man never returned!

Even the Gene Potion’s efficacy in his body was almost completely absorbed, and the old man still hadn’t returned.

Lin Yang also went from initial calm to later becoming somewhat worried.

Just going out to get some medicine, and he was gone for so long.

That old man… nothing happened to him, did it?

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