89: Chapter 89 One Month, Third Rank, Fifth Level

Lin Mo clenched his fists.

"It feels... not bad."

The second dose.

Injected.

This time, the sensation was much weaker. There was only a slight feeling of heat, which quickly disappeared.

The third dose.

Injected.

The effect was even weaker; he felt almost nothing.

Lin Mo frowned.

He stood up and stretched his body.

His agility attribute seemed to have increased slightly, but not by much.

He thought for a moment, walked out of the tent, and found Li Chengxi.

"Battalion Commander."

Li Chengxi was gnawing on a chicken leg. Seeing him arrive, he hurriedly greeted him.

"Come, come, have a chicken leg!"

Lin Mo shook his head.

"I have a question for you."

"After using the S-grade Gene Strengthening Fluid, why does it feel like there isn't much effect?"

Li Chengxi was stunned for a moment.

"You used it?"

Lin Mo nodded.

"I used all three doses."

Li Chengxi composed himself and said solemnly:

"Gene Strengthening Fluid increases potential, not immediate strength."

"It's very normal that you don't feel an obvious effect after using it."

Lin Mo looked at him.

"Then what's the use?"

Li Chengxi laughed.

"Think about it, how many attribute points does an ordinary Third-Order Awakener gain when they increase their cultivation by one level?"

Lin Mo thought for a moment.

"About ten points or so."

Li Chengxi nodded.

"Right, about ten points."

"But since you used the S-grade Strengthening Fluid, your potential has increased, so in the future, every time your cultivation increases by one level, the gain won't just be ten points."

He paused.

"Normally, the upper limit of improvement from Gene Strengthening Fluid is around 30%. You used three doses of S-grade Gene Strengthening Fluid, so you've almost reached the limit."

"The limit is 30%, which means that for every cultivation level you increase, you get about three extra attribute points!"

"It doesn't look like much, but by the time you reach the Fourth-Order or Fifth-Order, it will accumulate into a difference of dozens or hundreds of points."

"What do you call this?"

He said smugly.

"This is called winning at the starting line!"

Lin Mo fell silent.

"It seems... to make some sense."

Li Chengxi patted his shoulder.

"Don't worry, with these three doses, your future growth potential is much greater than that of ordinary people."

"You can't feel it now, but you will know later."

Lin Mo nodded.

"Understood."

He turned and left.

Li Chengxi watched his back and suddenly called out to him.

"Lin Mo!"

Lin Mo looked back.

"What is it?"

Li Chengxi chuckled.

"Uh... what is Shen Yi doing right now?"

Lin Mo glanced at him.

"I don't know."

Li Chengxi rubbed his hands together.

"Can you help me ask her out? Just say... just say I'm inviting her to dinner?"

Lin Mo was silent for a second.

"Battalion Commander."

"Hm?"

"Give up."

He turned and left.

Li Chengxi stood on the spot and shouted loudly:

"I won't give up!"

Laughter from Yi Xiaoyu came from afar.

"Battalion Commander Li is confessing again?"

Lin Sisi leaned over.

"Confessing to whom?"

Yi Xiaoyu rolled her eyes at her.

"Who else could it be besides Shen Yi?"

Lin Sisi covered her mouth and laughed.

"Battalion Commander Li is really persistent."

Ye Zhixia spoke indifferently.

"He is persistent, but it's a pity he has no chance."

Everyone looked at each other and burst into laughter.

Shen Yi was sitting not far away, watching this side, the corners of her mouth slightly curled up.

Yi Xiaoyu brought her food tray and leaned over.

"Shen Yi, are you really not considering Battalion Commander Li?"

Shen Yi glanced at her.

"Consider what?"

Yi Xiaoyu blinked.

"He is the Battalion Commander, after all; he calls the shots in the entire camp."

Shen Yi spoke indifferently.

"And then?"

Yi Xiaoyu thought for a moment.

"Then... then you can get free food and drinks?"

Shen Yi: "..."

Lin Sisi added from the side.

"And although Battalion Commander Li is a bit lecherous, he's actually a pretty good person."

Ye Zhixia silently added.

"Right, other than being a simp, he has no other flaws."

Shen Yi silently put down her chopsticks.

"Are you guys too idle?"

The three looked at each other and shook their heads in unison.

"Not idle, not idle!"

"We are very busy!"

"Yes, yes, yes, busy eating!"

Shen Yi shook her head helplessly.

In the distance, Li Chengxi was still looking over.

Lin Mo walked over and patted his shoulder.

"Battalion Commander, let's eat."

Li Chengxi sighed.

"Alright then."

He carried his food tray and walked over here.

As soon as he sat down, Lin Sisi leaned over.

"Battalion Commander, did you confess again today?"

Li Chengxi glared at her.

"What do children know!"

Lin Sisi stuck out her tongue.

Yi Xiaoyu asked with a smile:

"Battalion Commander, what exactly do you like about Shen Yi?"

Li Chengxi thought for a moment.

"She's pretty."

Everyone: "..."

Lin Sisi pressed further:

"Anything else?"

Li Chengxi thought again.

"She's especially pretty."

Everyone fell silent again.

Ye Zhixia said quietly.

"Battalion Commander, that's called being superficial."

Li Chengxi was unconvinced.

"Then you tell me, if you don't look at the face when you like someone, what do you look at?"

Yi Xiaoyu thought for a moment.

"Look at... look at their personality?"

Li Chengxi scoffed.

"Personality? If you don't understand their personality, how do you know if you like them or not?"

Lin Sisi raised her hand.

"Look at their character!"

Li Chengxi shook his head.

"Character can be faked."

Ye Zhixia frowned.

"Look at their strength?"

Li Chengxi laughed.

"Strength can be hidden."

Everyone fell silent.

Li Chengxi said smugly.

"So, the first look is at the face. If the face is right, then you want to understand their personality, character, and strength."

"This is called starting with looks."

He looked at Shen Yi.

"Miss Shen Yi, don't you agree?"

Shen Yi put down her chopsticks.

"Battalion Commander Li."

Li Chengxi's eyes lit up.

"Yes!"

Shen Yi looked at him, enunciating each word:

"You talk too much."

Li Chengxi: "..."

Yi Xiaoyu and the others laughed so hard they couldn't straighten their backs.

...

Time flew like a white horse passing a crack; in the blink of an eye, a week had passed.

During this week, Lin Mo's life had never been so regular.

During the day, he led the team on patrols and hunted Fierce Beasts; at night, he practiced his saber technique. His strength entered a period of steady improvement.

Shen Yi would occasionally come to the training ground to watch him.

She didn't speak, just sat on the side, watching him practice.

Yi Xiaoyu and the others also came.

But when they came, they were always chattering.

"Lin Mo, aren't you going to sleep yet?"

"Lin Mo, let's eat together tomorrow?"

"Lin Mo, look at the new move I learned!"

Lin Mo usually only had one word:

"Mm."

But they didn't care.

After saying what needed to be said and making enough noise, they would go back together.

Days passed by like this, one by one.

On the ninth day after killing Zhou Xiong, Lin Mo's cultivation finally broke through to the Second-Level of the Third-Order.

slaughter value consumed: 2600.

This was mainly due to the system's penalty mechanism; as Lin Mo's cultivation increased, the difficulty of obtaining slaughter value also became greater and greater.

On the sixteenth day, Lin Mo's cultivation increased to the Third-Level of the Third-Order.

slaughter value consumed: 2800.

As time passed, the number of Fierce Beasts around the camp gradually increased, and he could occasionally encounter Third-Order Fierce Beasts, so the speed of obtaining slaughter value became slightly faster.

On the twenty-fourth day, Lin Mo's cultivation increased to the Third-Level of the Third-Order.

slaughter value consumed: 3000.

During this period, the speed of obtaining slaughter value increased again.

On the thirty-first day, at three in the morning.

Lin Mo sat cross-legged on the bed, his whole body wrapped in golden lightning.

The light became brighter and brighter, more and more intense.

[Ding, congratulations to the host, 3400 slaughter value consumed, cultivation increased to the Fifth-Level of the Third-Order!]

Lin Mo opened his eyes.

In his right eye, golden light slowly flowed.

He clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within his body.

A month ago, when he faced Zhou Xiong, he had to go all out, and even almost crashed after Zhou Xiong desperately broke through to the Fifth-Order.

Now, if they fought again, Zhou Xiong wouldn't even have the chance to take a forbidden drug.