93: The Vision of Evolution

The tricycle sped along, with utility poles rapidly receding on both sides.

"A Chuan, you..."

"Don't talk, focus on driving."

"Oh..."

This conversation repeated itself on the vehicle from time to time.

Lu Chuan rested his chin on his hand, calmly watching the scenery pass by.

He Jingrui's face, however, was filled with curiosity, and he would secretly glance at Lu Chuan from time to time, eager to ask something immediately.

This situation continued until they arrived home, when Lu Chuan finally looked at He Jingrui with an expression that said, "Ask whatever you want."

"There's so much I want to ask!"

He Jingrui chuckled and rattled off a whole string of questions.

Lu Chuan quickly called for a halt.

"Wait, can you ask one question, and then the next? If you ask so many at once, how am I supposed to answer?"

He Jingrui scratched his head but still asked what he was most concerned about.

"How did you create that spherical space with no water inside?"

Lu Chuan smiled, as expected.

All this way, he had been trying to find a way to justify the system's existence.

After racking his brains, he finally came up with an explanation.

He patted He Jingrui's shoulder, looked him in the eye, and said seriously:

"This is an application of 'Cellular Energy'!"

He Jingrui's mouth instantly dropped open, and his eyes burst with joyful light.

"Cellular Energy? Is it a superpower? A Chuan, you're amazing, you actually have superpowers, can you teach me?"

Seeing He Jingrui get into character, Lu Chuan laughed heartily, a profound and spirited laugh.

The so-called Cellular Energy was actually a concept he created by combining the system's introduction to Gourmet Cells; it wasn't entirely made up.

The system had once said that Gourmet Cellss could gradually evolve the host, making him stronger.

Whether he could become "stronger" was secondary; the key was that the word "evolve" was very thought-provoking.

Lu Chuan had specifically searched for some popular science short videos and learned that the evolution of species is an extremely long process.

It requires a population to go through three stages: mutation, natural selection, and isolation, ultimately achieving the transformation into a new species.

That is to say, a normal individual cannot achieve his own evolution within a short lifetime.

But Gourmet Cellss can!

What's even more amazing is that this is a directional evolution achieved with the host's subjective consciousness participating.

This sounds a bit complicated, but it's actually easy to understand.

For example, if Lu Chuan wanted to become taller and more handsome, he would find a way to make the Gourmet Cellss develop in that direction.

Or, to be more non-human, if he wanted to add a pair of wings to himself, although the difficulty would increase, it wouldn't be impossible.

So, in Lu Chuan's vision, perhaps it might be possible for Gourmet Cellss to directionally evolve into "superpowers" in the future... His thoughts returned to the present.

Lu Chuan looked at the eager He Jingrui, patted his shoulder heavily, and continued to bluff:

"Which boy doesn't want cool superpowers? I understand how you feel! But I can't do it!"

He Jingrui's face instantly fell, and he looked at Lu Chuan with a bitter expression.

"Why not? Or why don't you tell me how you got your superpowers, and I'll figure it out myself!"

However, Lu Chuan smiled and waved his hand.

"You can't replicate it, because this is an ability unique to me!"

However, He Jingrui would not give up, so anxious that he almost grabbed Lu Chuan's leg.

"Just tell me, let me try!"

Lu Chuan desperately pulled his left calf out of He Jingrui's embrace and said irritably:

"I can't do anything with you, so I'll tell you."

He Jingrui immediately sat upright on the ground, his eyes sparkling.

Lu Chuan shook his head helplessly, but he was secretly very pleased.

He paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and said with a profound expression:

"Do you remember that state you entered last time?"

He Jingrui nodded quickly, then looked at Lu Chuan thoughtfully, vaguely realizing something.

Lu Chuan stopped at this moment, his face showing timely excitement.

"I researched it later and found that the reason you entered that state was because you awakened your Gourmet Cellss, and then you didn't satisfy the instinctive craving of the Gourmet Cellss, which caused them to run wild!"

He Jingrui was simple-minded and didn't doubt how Lu Chuan could have researched it without any tools or equipment.

Anyway, he believed whatever Lu Chuan said.

So after hearing Lu Chuan's explanation, He Jingrui first clapped his hand in sudden realization, and then asked in confusion:

"What are Gourmet Cellss?"

Lu Chuan waved his hand, signaling him not to interrupt.

"Just a random name, it's not important. Come, come, let me first tell you what these Gourmet Cellss are for."

A few minutes later, He Jingrui's face showed an awe-inspiring shock.

But then he returned to his bitter expression.

"So, I still can't learn your ability? It's so cool!"

Seeing He Jingrui completely taken in by his bluster, Lu Chuan felt a little bad and offered a word of comfort.

"Don't give up so quickly, maybe you can develop even cooler and more powerful moves?"

At this moment, Lu Chuan thought of something, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly added:

"Just like when you were practicing your punches the other day, with the falling leaves dancing around, maybe that's the prototype of your ability!"

Hearing Lu Chuan say this, He Jingrui's eyes once again showed a glimmer of hope.

But the next second, he suddenly scratched his head again, looking at Lu Chuan in confusion.

"A Chuan, when did you awaken your Gourmet Cellss, and why have I never heard you talk about it before?"

Seeing that He Jingrui was only now realizing it, Lu Chuan covered his face speechlessly, then shook his head and went straight to wash up.

He couldn't be bothered to talk to a fool.

But thinking about it, He Jingrui didn't seem so foolish before, could this also be a side effect of the Gourmet Cellss?

Lu Chuan couldn't figure it out and hoped this side effect wouldn't appear on him.

---

At this moment, in a secret research institute far away in the Magic City.

Even in the dead of night, the laboratory was still brightly lit.

Gao Lingfeng and four other volunteers, dressed in sterile lab coats, were led by two researchers into specially designed experimental pods.

When they lay down, the pod doors closed with a "click" of mechanical locking.

Then, a precise dose of anesthetic gas was injected into the pods, inhaled by Gao Lingfeng and the others.

At this point, Gao Lingfeng faintly heard the conversation of the two people outside the pod.

"It seems the Cold-Faced God values these volunteers very much, even redesigning the experimental pods for them."

"Shh! Lower your voice, they're not fully anesthetized yet!"

"..."

Gao Lingfeng felt the coldness of the pod walls, heard the fading footsteps, and his consciousness gradually blurred.

He seemed to be back on the battlefield of that day.

Smoke and dust, monster roars.

Only this time, he would not let anyone else sacrifice themselves in front of him.

"How good..."

Drip, drip, drip, drip, drip... Green liquid was injected into the pod.

Then, the needle at the top of the robotic arm popped out, pushing the crimson liquid inside the syringe into his body.

The next moment, screams of pain echoed from each experimental pod.