Aether Editing Technique

When Wang Lei woke up again, he found himself lying in a hospital bed at City Hospital. Qi Lin and Rui Mengmeng were keeping watch beside him.

The moment Wang Lei opened his eyes, he saw Qi Lin in her police uniform anxiously asking how he felt and whether anything in his body felt uncomfortable.

Yet Wang Lei felt that the entire world had changed. More precisely, he could now edit the world. Before, he had been completely unable to tell Rui Mengmeng apart from an ordinary person.

But now, a game-like health bar hovered above Rui Mengmeng's head. Looking more closely, he could even see simple attributes beneath it, such as strength and stamina. The same applied to himself.

For example, Wang Lei currently had 150 strength, 100 stamina, and an infinity symbol beside his energy. His Stellaron energy was probably unlimited. After all, according to its settings, it could independently absorb the Imaginary Number Energy that existed everywhere in the universe. So, in terms of total energy alone, it was infinite.

But how much energy Wang Lei could actually draw upon in battle depended on his own ability. The Stellaron within him was only in its preliminary activation stage. It had more than enough energy, but the amount he could draw at once was fairly limited.

After checking himself, Wang Lei looked at Rui Mengmeng again. Strength 100, stamina 80, energy 20.

Alright, this girl had only just activated her Super Gene. For now, she was no match for him after the preliminary enhancement from activating his Stellaron.

Then Wang Lei looked at Qi Lin. Strength 60, stamina 20, energy 70. It seemed Qi Lin had activated her Super Gene too. But her gene level was truly low. They were both only at the preliminary activation stage, yet without her gun, Qi Lin would be completely unable to beat Mengmeng without her sword.

Next, Wang Lei tried to alter the world, only to discover that he could not do anything yet. The Aether Editing Technique had granted him the ability to edit all things.

But when Wang Lei tried changing his strength to 11, the Aether Editing Technique in his mind directly informed him that doing so would cause unknown mutations in his body.

Wang Lei did not dare treat his own body as a joke, so he tried editing objects within his line of sight instead. However, even the slightest adjustment to any parameter would return a warning that the modification would damage the object.

In the end, Wang Lei settled for changing an object's shape, and that finally worked.

The object whose shape he changed was a strand of Rui Mengmeng's hair. Wang Lei made it naturally split at the end. If he did not want to cause a huge commotion right now, he could only experiment with prank-like things like this.

So Wang Lei immediately shut down, completely ignoring how the two women beside him felt.

From Rui Mengmeng's perspective, after Wang Lei woke up, he stared hard at her with a "confused" expression. Then he looked at Qi Lin, looking even more "confused." After that, he started looking around everywhere before finally looking back at her. Rui Mengmeng immediately thought of a possibility and cried out tearfully.

"Boss! You didn't lose your memory, did you? I'm Rui Mengmeng! Your clerk! You said you'd teach me how to cook, so I could become a chef someday. I'd be able to casually whip up a couple of dishes a day, earn tens of thousands a month, and easily support my whole family!"

The moment Wang Lei heard that, irritation surged through him. You're the one with amnesia. He crooked a finger, signaling for Rui Mengmeng to bring her head over.

Rui Mengmeng obediently stretched her head over.

Seeing that, Wang Lei gave her a sharp knock on the head.

"You're the one with amnesia. Only a silly airhead like you would lose her memory. Your boss was just trying to remember why I ended up here."

Feeling the familiar knock on her head, Rui Mengmeng immediately smiled. It was not that she had any strange hobby; it was simply proof that Wang Lei had not lost his memory, and she was happy.

Wang Lei usually treated her very well. But whenever he taught her cooking, he became a demon king. Making a mistake for the first time was fine—he would kindly explain it to her. But if she made the same mistake repeatedly, getting knocked on the head became routine.

Of course, Wang Lei had taught her with dedication. According to him, with Rui Mengmeng's current cooking skills, if she opened a small private restaurant by the roadside, she would at least never go hungry.

In truth, Rui Mengmeng had already obtained the intermediate chef qualification certificate issued by the state. If she were old enough, she could probably get the advanced one too.

As for Wang Lei's own level, he had only taken the basic exam for the sake of opening his restaurant. Later, his reputation rose, and he became well known in the culinary world. Seeing that Wang Lei was too lazy to take any more exams, the Chefs' Association went through the procedures and sent him a specially approved chef technician certificate. Otherwise, he would probably still be registered as a basic chef.

So although Rui Mengmeng was nominally a clerk, she was actually Wang Lei's apprentice. A master could discipline an apprentice however he liked.

But Qi Lin spoke up for Mengmeng at that moment.

"Wang Lei, stop knocking Mengmeng on the head. Mengmeng found you unconscious in your room this morning when she came upstairs to open the shop. The doctor said you suffered fatigue shock. Have you been staying up late studying recipes again lately? And you fainted while wearing a full set of camping gear. Did you find out about some unusual ingredient and plan to search for it in the wilderness? Honestly, take better care of yourself. Also, things have been unsettled outside lately. Don't leave the country. No, it would be best if you didn't even leave Juxia City."

The moment Wang Lei heard Qi Lin speak, he decisively changed the subject.

"Hm? You said things outside the country are unsettled? Speaking of which, I heard about what happened at Feiliu District Airport yesterday. I called you several times, but you never answered. Did something happen?"

Qi Lin nodded helplessly.

"Yes, something happened. Also, Wang Lei, there's something I need to tell you... I... might... be joining a confidential team... I might not be able to return to a normal life for some time... so..."

Wang Lei could tell that Qi Lin felt guilty toward him, so he patted her shoulder and said seriously, "Qi Lin, don't agonize over it. Your life is yours to decide. Don't make a choice you'll regret because of me. I don't know what confidential team you're joining, but if you're willing to give up the good life you have now for it, then that proves it holds your dream, or there's a responsibility there that you have no choice but to bear. So you don't need to apologize. Whenever you leave, I'll put together a farewell feast and give you a proper meal before you go. But when you're allowed to contact the outside world, make sure you contact me. Don't forget me after a few years."

Seeing how supportive Wang Lei was, Qi Lin was deeply moved. Carried away by emotion, she directly pounced on Wang Lei and kissed him.

Wang Lei had not expected her to do something so bold. Mengmeng was still right beside them! And was Qi Lin treating his mouth like a pig trotter and gnawing on it? So, using the kissing skills he had at least learned from watching others in his past life, Wang Lei kissed her back.

Rui Mengmeng, standing nearby, felt that this was far too exciting. She did not dare look, she did not dare look. She covered her eyes with both hands, leaving gaps between her fingers wide enough to see through.

After Wang Lei and Qi Lin finished kissing, he declared that he was completely fine and did not need to stay in the hospital. He pulled out his IV drip and prepared to leave.

Neither Qi Lin nor Mengmeng could talk Wang Lei out of it, so they could only handle the discharge procedures first. However, Qi Lin made Wang Lei promise three things: he was not allowed to open the shop today, and he was not allowed to play games either. Mengmeng would supervise him the entire time.