154: Chapter 154 Intermediate Gene Agents

Dilireba Nazha lowered her head again after hearing that, a secret smile playing on her lips.

"Chu Xiaowu, I think you're looking for a beating, aren't you? Want me to loosen you up a bit?"

Retorted by his younger sister, Chu Ge thought of the scene in the pavilion earlier and immediately prepared to "silence the witness."

Chu Xiaowu skipped behind Mother Chu and stuck her tongue out at Chu Ge.

"Alright, it's the middle of the night, stop fooling around. Xiaowu, hurry up and take your sister-in-law to wash up. Mom will get you a new blanket. It gets quite chilly late at night, so don't catch a cold, dear."

Mother Chu said as she walked up to Dilireba Nazha and took her small hand.

"Look, my girl's hands are... huh? Why are they sweaty?"

Dilireba Nazha gave an embarrassed smile and shot Chu Ge a look for help.

"Mom, go get their beds ready. We're going to wash up." After saying that, he led Dilireba Nazha and Xiaowu out.

In the wing room, Xiaowu and the others were chattering while washing up. By the time Chu Ge finished everything, he found they had only just started. Women had so many things to do; he sensibly said goodbye and went back to his own room.

Lying in bed, Chu Ge was blissfully reminiscing about everything tonight, and he hadn't even reached the climax yet. Suddenly, a "thud, thud, thud" knocking sound came from his head, making his skull ring.

"System Big Brother, I'm off duty today. No court session."

[System has detected that the host's prestige points are about to reach 1 billion. The reward system is about to open. Is the host sure about giving up this reward?]

"Are you stupid or am I? Knock as hard as you want! See if I cry out for justice."

Chu Ge rolled out of bed, pulled up the system interface, and saw his prestige points soaring rapidly.

Today, Chu Ge had made his presence felt once again. Centered on this county town, the news of his return home was spreading fast.

The prestige points were fluctuating rapidly along with it.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for triggering the 1-billion prestige points reward mechanism. The system is preparing the prize. Please wait a moment.]

Chu Ge thought System Big Brother would deliver instantly like last time, so he sat there obediently waiting. However, he was mistaken. Five minutes passed, and the thing was still holding it in without a sound.

"Big Brother, are you going to give me another 'difficult labor' reward like the first time? This one-two-one rhythm you've got going is quite something."

[...] The system ignored him.

"Fine, crashed again. You have so many good things in that system, yet you're always so stingy, calculating everything. You're just a generic, off-brand product. Otherwise, I'd definitely sue you for every penny you're worth."

Chu Ge took out his phone and fiddled with it aimlessly to pass the boring time. His eyes fell on the Penguin chat app. He thought about it; he hadn't opened this app for over half a year.

He clicked in casually, and a dense flood of chat messages poured in.

The most messages were from his old classmate, Wang Qiang—there must have been dozens. After reading them one by one, Chu Ge felt a bit embarrassed and sent a smiley face back.

"Holy crap, Academician Chu is actually still alive?" Wang Qiang replied almost instantly.

"What kind of talk is that? I'm alive and kicking. I've just been a bit busy. This is the first time I've logged into this app since the New Year. I saw your messages and replied."

Out of so many messages, Chu Ge didn't reply to anyone else, only to Wang Qiang.

If he were to reply to everyone from university, high school, and middle school, Chu Ge figured he'd be exhausted, and many of them were classmates he wasn't even that close with.

Let them call him cold or arrogant; Chu Ge didn't have time to worry about such trivial matters. They were all adults. Chu Ge felt that those who understood would understand, and he didn't care about those who didn't.

"I know. I only sent a lot at the beginning. Later, I stopped because I was afraid you'd find it annoying. Then I couldn't reach your phone anymore, and I was worried for a while. But then I saw you on TV, so I was relieved. Old classmate, you're a big celebrity now. Amazing!"

Wang Qiang sent a bunch of worshiping emojis. Chu Ge smiled as he watched; he knew this old classmate was sincere.

Just now, he took a peek at the high school classmates' chat group. Everyone was discussing his return home to visit relatives. The chat room was very lively, with a bunch of female classmates joking about wanting to have his babies.

There were also discordant voices, such as Feng Zheng, who was contradicting everyone as usual.

"You guys should stop. Chu Ge is incredibly famous now; would he still remember old classmates like you?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, Dilireba Nazha, a popular young starlet. Chu Ge really knows how to play! Who knows how much money he had to throw at her. It looks like our class has gained another tycoon."

Above that sentence were several photos posted by classmates. They were taken when Chu Ge went to pick up Dilireba Nazha. They were quite clear, likely taken from a distance with a professional camera.

Wang Qiang couldn't stand the words that followed and retorted immediately. The two of them started arguing back and forth in the group chat.

Chu Ge scrolled through casually, then switched back to his chat window with Wang Qiang.

"There's no need to argue with them. Feng Zheng was like this back in school. However, loose lips sink ships; he'll suffer for that mouth of his sooner or later."

"I just can't stand that look on his face. You don't know, Yan Bing married him after the New Year. I heard from our classmates that she's not happy. Feng Zheng is the type to abandon people after he's done with them. Once he got her, he turned around, wiped his mouth, and went off to cheat. It's a pity; Yan Bing was at least the school beauty back then..."

Chu Ge thought of Yan Bing's appearance at the pre-New Year gathering, and fragments of school memories appeared in his mind.

Back then, Yan Bing could be said to have fulfilled the beautiful fantasies of all the boys in the class. Now, all that remained was likely the sighing lament of how things had changed.

[Congratulations to the host! The gift is ready. Please receive it!]

System Big Brother's sudden words startled Chu Ge so much he almost jumped. Especially since he was reminiscing, the forced mental intrusion was a bit much to handle.

"Big Brother, in the future, please knock first. This suddenness is going to give me a mental breakdown one day, and I'll really have to thank you for that."

[...]

After saying that, Chu Ge excitedly clicked open the gift pack that had arrived.

[No. HQL-J002 Intermediate Individual gene reagents, host exclusive.]

Medicine again? Chu Ge didn't have time to complain to System Big Brother. If this gene reagents could turn him into the Hulk... wait, no, a Superman-type, that wouldn't be too bad.

[Reminder: Intermediate Individual gene reagents is a one-time functional agent; effects do not stack. Method of administration: Body injection.]

[Special Note: Must not be used by other individuals. It is specially customized for the host. Otherwise, the effects will fail and cause irreversible damage to the experimental subject.]

[The effects of this reagent are as follows: 1. Under the premise of current optimal functional indicators, improve the host's various body functions by 50%. Functional indicators include: life, strength, memory, vision, hearing, taste, speed, explosiveness, and all other physical functional indicators.]

[2. This gene reagents will stimulate the cellular activity of the host's various organs and tissues, guiding directional genetic mutation, changing the cellular dependency on certain specific substances, optimizing metabolic efficiency, and strengthening the range of cellular survival capabilities (such as the range of pressure tolerance, temperature difference tolerance, and cosmic radiation intensity tolerance). It also serves as foundational preparation for the final whole-genome mutation.]