97: Chapter 97 Senior, I want to give you an injection!

At the factory gate, the silver-white aircraft tore through the clouds and disappeared into the horizon in an instant.

After sending off the "plague god," the playful smile on Shen Hongyuan's face vanished instantly.

He turned around, reverting to that stinking face that looked like everyone owed him money.

He looked at Su Ming as if he were a piece of sticky toffee that couldn't be shaken off.

"The show's over, and the people are gone. Why are you still standing here, kid? Get lost!"

Su Ming seemed not to hear the impatience in his words and cheekily leaned in.

"Boss, I'd like to take a leave of absence tomorrow."

Shen Hongyuan raised an eyebrow:

"Leave? You're just a temp, and you're asking for leave? Don't come if you don't want to, who cares."

"That won't do. I'm still hoping to become a permanent employee, so I have to follow the proper procedures."

Su Ming said solemnly,

"I have the national college entrance exam tomorrow."

Shen Hongyuan was stunned for a moment.

He had almost forgotten that this kid was still a high school student.

A high school student who could ride a Tier 3 Source Beast and punch a pseudo-fifth-tier to death...

"Go take the exam then, don't bother me."

Shen Hongyuan waved him away.

Before Su Ming could reply, Shen Qingci, who had been standing quietly to the side, suddenly spoke up.

"Oh? Then... can I go watch tomorrow?"

She said it very casually, as if it were just a passing thought.

Su Ming was stunned, turning his head to look at Shen Qingci.

Shen Hongyuan's movements also froze for a beat.

He slowly turned his head to look at his daughter.

Shen Qingci's expression was normal, her gaze calmly fixed on the scrap mountain in the distance, as if she hadn't been the one to say that just now.

Shen Hongyuan's mouth twitched.

"Didn't you say when you arrived that you had to go back to school to report tomorrow? Is today the last day?"

The tips of Shen Qingci's ears turned visibly red.

It's over!

Shen Hongyuan looked at his daughter in disbelief, his heart skipping a beat.

A lifelong single who had had zero interest in the opposite sex since she was a child.

Now?

Actively wanting to go watch some brat's college entrance exam?

If this isn't falling in love, what is?!

Shen Hongyuan felt like the Chinese cabbage he had raised for eighteen years was sprinting down the road, about to be rooted away by a pig.

Shen Qingci was exposed in public by her father and glared at him fiercely.

"I've reached the Tier 3 Realm!"

Her angry voice carried a hint of annoyance.

"Teacher Huangfu just sent a message this morning saying that my Breakthrough period needs stabilization, so she specially approved me to rest for two more days!"

She cursed her father in her heart.

Why do you have to open your big mouth!

"Tier 3 Realm?!"

Shen Hongyuan had spent the whole afternoon on guard, almost forgetting the important matter.

He carefully sensed his daughter's Aura.

Sure enough!

The Aura surrounding Shen Qingci was more refined than before by more than one grade.

Her Geng Metal Qi was sharp and restrained—it was undeniably the Tier 3 Silver Realm!

Shen Hongyuan, who had a dark face a second ago, was now filled with uncontrollable pride.

He slapped Su Ming on the back with enough force to almost drive him into the ground.

"Hahahaha! Good! Not bad, not bad!"

He rubbed his hands together, circling Shen Qingci twice, his eyes filled with undisguised pride and doting.

"Daughter, what do you want to eat tonight? Dad will cook for you himself! Braised Iron-Armored Beef? Or steamed Deep-Sea Dragon Grouper?"

"..."

Su Ming rubbed his aching back, watching this scene, his expression gradually becoming numb.

What a daughter-slave.

Where did that "get lost" face from earlier go?

It changes just like that, huh?

Over there, Shen Hongyuan was still frantically currying favor.

"Is there anything you want? Dad will take you to the third floor of the Hidden Vault; there are plenty of good things there!"

Su Ming felt like he had been shot in the heart.

Old man, can you avoid me when you're flexing?

Who is showing off here!

It's so blinding...!

He took a deep breath, forcing himself to look away from the father and daughter.

He scanned the factory area and suddenly froze.

There, next to the mountain of scrap armor, a huge figure was skulking about.

It was Big Yellow!

This guy was stuffing its head into a pile of tank track fragments, mouth opening and closing, making a "crunch, crunch" sound, eating with such gusto.

Su Ming's pupils shook.

Damn it!

That's my buffet!

That's my ration for after the college entrance exam!

You dog, how dare you steal my rice bowl!

Su Ming's heart bled.

He rushed over in a few steps, grabbed the mane on the back of Big Yellow's neck, and dragged it out of its "rice bowl."

Big Yellow still had half an alloy steel plate in its mouth, looking at its owner in confusion.

"Spit it out!"

Big Yellow opened its mouth innocently, and the alloy plate fell to the ground with a "clatter."

Su Ming suppressed the urge to beat the dog.

Then, he dragged this two-meter-tall giant hound and walked quickly back to Shen Hongyuan.

He put a fawning smile back on his face, patting Big Yellow's sturdy back.

"Boss!"

Shen Hongyuan was discussing the dinner menu with his daughter and turned his head, frowning at the sound.

Su Ming pushed Big Yellow forward:

"I have a gift for you, too!"

Big Yellow was pushed to within three meters of Shen Hongyuan, facing those eyes that seemed casual but actually contained the infinite Void Realm.

The next second, all the fur on Big Yellow's body exploded.

Its four legs began to tremble, and both heads bowed down, almost touching the ground.

A fear from the depths of its Soul made it stop breathing.

The strongest existence it had ever seen was the Tier 6 Dragon-Turtle shadow that had possessed the Iron-Spine Rhinoceros that day.

But the middle-aged man in front of it... was ten times, no, a hundred times more terrifying than that shadow.

Big Yellow's four eyes were full of horror, and a whimper came from its throat; it almost peed itself on the spot.

It finally remembered Su Ming's warning...

The human world is indeed dangerous!

It now deeply understood the meaning of this sentence.

Shen Hongyuan glanced at the Two-headed Demon Hound shivering on the ground and curled his lip.

"Get lost! Dragging your family along to mooch off food and drink, do you think this is a shelter?"

"Boss, you've misunderstood!"

Su Ming quickly leaned in,

"This isn't mooching, this is a mount for you! A Tier 3 Source Beast, a Two-headed Demon Hound. Look at this build, this Aura, how cool it would be to ride it out!"

"Me, ride this thing? Embarrassing."

"Then use it as a guard dog! Your factory is so big, you need something to hold down the fort..."

"My factory needs a dog to hold down the fort?"

Su Ming choked.

He changed his angle:

"Then... as a mount for the Young Miss? It'll be convenient for going to and from school..."

Shen Hongyuan didn't even lift his eyelids:

"She has an aircraft."

...

Su Ming had worn his lips thin, but Shen Hongyuan was impervious to reason.

He had no choice but to cast a pleading look at Shen Qingci.

Shen Qingci received the signal.

Her face was still slightly red, but she coughed lightly and helped him out.

"Dad, Big Yellow helped a lot in the Source Abyss."

She paused,

"My ability to reach the Tier 3 Realm... also has something to do with it and Su Ming."

One sentence directly gripped Shen Hongyuan's Achilles' heel.

His daughter had spoken; what else could he do?

Shen Hongyuan glared at Su Ming, feeling extremely unhappy but unable to vent.

Fine, you win, kid!

He recorded this "fox borrowing the tiger's might" trick of Su Ming's in his little notebook.

Once his daughter went back to school, he would definitely have to deal with this brat properly.

He looked at the Two-headed Demon Hound again, sizing it up, his tone full of disdain.

"This is the battle pet you collected? ...It's still a mutt."

Big Yellow raised both heads at the same time, its eyes full of confusion.

"Wolf head with a dog body, two heads added together don't even have two pounds of brains."

Shen Hongyuan shook his head in disgust,

"Trash among Source Beasts..."

Big Yellow: ...

It felt like someone was scolding it.

It really wanted to retort, but fear kept it from even opening its mouth.

Su Ming listened from the side and actually nodded along.

Indeed!

This guy's IQ was indeed worrying.

On the way back this afternoon, there was a fork in the road, and the two heads went left and right, almost tripping itself up.

Big Yellow felt the disdainful gaze of its owner and felt even more aggrieved.

Shen Hongyuan circled around Big Yellow and suddenly stopped.

"However..."

He reached out and pressed his hand on Big Yellow's back, Source Energy slightly probing inside.

Big Yellow stiffened, not even daring to tremble.

A moment later, Shen Hongyuan withdrew his hand, a flash of surprise in his eyes.

"The ability to perform Fusion is actually a pretty good trait. A dual-Soul symbiont, theoretically with no upper limit... There might be hope for it in the future."

Su Ming's heart jumped.

No upper limit?

Shen Hongyuan looked at his daughter and snorted:

"Enough! For Qingci's sake, I'll give this dog thing a stroke of fortune today!"

Su Ming and Shen Qingci looked at him curiously.

Shen Hongyuan beckoned into the air.

A metal box the size of a palm appeared out of thin air, with an emblem of crossed swords engraved on the lid.

Opening the lid, a dark gold syringe lay quietly inside.

The same double-sword emblem was printed on the barrel, with a striking "Seven" character below it.

The symbol of Federal Military Industry—Level 7 Top Secret Authorization!

The liquid in the syringe was as thick as molten gold, exuding a majestic and pure Life Qi, without a trace of violent Impurities.

"Consider yourself lucky, doggy. This thing was just delivered today, perfect for testing the effect on you."

He pulled off the needle cap and walked over to Big Yellow.

Big Yellow was trembling all over with fear, wanting to run but not daring to.

Shen Hongyuan couldn't be bothered to talk nonsense with it.

He pressed down on its neck with one hand and held the syringe in the other, stabbing it violently into the thickest muscle on its neck!

"Awoo!"

Big Yellow screamed.

The golden liquid was slowly pushed into its body.

The next second, a terrifying Aura erupted from Big Yellow's body!

Its muscles began to squirm violently, and its bones made an unbearable "crackling" sound.

Under its dark red fur, a golden light faintly flowed.

The originally Tier 3 Aura began to climb sharply...

Tier 3 Middle Stage.

Tier 3 Late Stage.

Tier 3 Peak!

The whole process took less than ten seconds.

Just one step away from impacting the Fourth Tier!

The Aura stabilized.

Big Yellow felt its body filled with power, both heads feeling much more energetic, and a layer of golden light added to the depths of its pupils.

Holy shit!

Su Ming's eyes almost popped out.

One shot, and it went straight from Tier 3 Early Stage to Tier 3 Peak?

What kind of god-tier potion is this?!

"Boss!"

Su Ming dashed to Shen Hongyuan's front in two steps, eyes glowing,

"Give me a shot, too!"

Shen Hongyuan slanted a glance at him and sneered:

"You don't deserve it."

Three words, crisp and neat, without a trace of hesitation.

Su Ming felt his chest tighten.

What do you mean I don't deserve it?

I'm at least a Tier 3 Silver!

A man who can punch a pseudo-fifth-tier to death!

You give a dog a shot but not me?

He was about to continue arguing when Shen Qingci suddenly spoke.

"Dad, can I have a shot then?"

Shen Hongyuan's expression instantly switched from disgust to affection:

"Of course you can, but the adaptability of this thing to the human body still needs to be..."

Su Ming didn't hear the rest.

He turned his head and looked at Shen Qingci.

His gaze moved from her face, slowly down to her neck, and then to...

His gaze gradually became somewhat playful and hot.

A highly inappropriate thought popped into his head.

He spoke to Shen Qingci, implying something:

"That's fine, Senior. I can give you injections like this in the future..."

As soon as these words came out, Shen Hongyuan's fatherly smile instantly froze!

Who was Shen Hongyuan!

Su Ming's subtle changes in expression and the trajectory of his wandering gaze were all seen by him.

This old fox didn't even need mind-reading; just looking at the angle of this kid's gaze, he knew what dirty things were in his head.

Daring to drive a high-speed car about my precious daughter right in front of me?!

Boom!!!

An invisible, terrifying Aura exploded!

Su Ming immediately realized he was done for!

The bad-boy grin that only adult men understand hadn't even faded yet!

The whole person "whooshed" away, turning into a parabola.

He was slapped away.

With a loud crash, the alloy gate of the factory was smashed through, creating a large hole.

Amidst the dust, a shrill howl could be faintly heard from the air:

"Father-in-law, it's a misunderstanding! I meant I'd give her a vaccine!!!"

Shen Qingci was startled by her father's sudden outburst of Aura.

She looked at her furious father, feeling confused.

"Dad, why did you suddenly get angry? Why won't you let him give me the shot?"

Her pure eyes were full of confusion.

"Does... does his injection hurt a lot?"

Shen Hongyuan: "..."

Looking at his innocent and naive precious daughter, and then thinking of that reckless brat, the face of this Marshal of the Nation turned from red to purple, from purple to black, and he was completely disheveled in the wind!

No!

I can't take it!

Shen Hongyuan trembled, his consciousness instantly sinking into the Void Realm, while he roared wildly in his heart:

Quick! Kongming!

Where is my special heart-saving pill?!

Give it to me quickly!

I'm about to have a heart attack!

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