So Strong

The three papers published in the Journal of Chemical Physics went unread by foreign readers, and the fourth paper sent to Physical Review B also received no reply. Du Ke was unhappy with all of this.

He felt that his electron flow theory was lukewarm, failing to make a splash.

"Forget it, these are just superficial contents related to preliminary theories. Once my subsequent papers are published one after another, I'll definitely make a name for myself," Du Ke wasn't discouraged. Possessing a fantasy world, his inner richness was incomparable to anyone else.

For the next two days, he didn't leave his home, instead meticulously organizing his materials.

During his seven-day trip to the fantasy world, he had filmed a large amount of video material. The most unforgettable was being forced to flee the fantasy world by the bald monkeys. Through the video, he could see clearly that these monkeys only resembled monkeys in shape. Their bald heads were entirely red, and their fur was grayish-yellow, making them appear particularly ugly when combined. Thus, "Red-headed Bald Monkey" became their scientific name.

"These monkeys are tough to deal with. Ordinary high-explosive grenades and Vulcan Cannons are no longer effective. You either need to use artillery shells or snipe them," Du Ke harbored deep resentment towards the Red-headed Bald Monkeys.

He had only wanted to taste some fermented rice, yet he was chased by this group of monkeys all the way. If it weren't for his Mind Armor, he would have been beaten to death.

Besides the Red-headed Bald Monkeys, the South Lake Plesiosaur and the Dragon that he had caught a glimpse of were both subjects he urgently wanted to research. One was the ruler of the water, and the other was undoubtedly the ruler of the sky.

"A Dragon!"

"This is truly a Dragon!"

The video was playing the footage of the Dragon he had filmed. The high-definition camera had captured the Dragon's details.

However, because the lens was facing the sun at the time, the colors were slightly distorted, but the Dragon's texture was still clearly visible. It had a streamlined body, and a pair of wings that blotted out the sun. It had strong limbs, clearly capable of running on land, so its wings might not have evolved from its forelimbs. This was clearly different from bats or birds, as bats and birds evolved their wings from their forelimbs.

It was also different from the ancient creature Pterodactyl, whose forelimbs also evolved into wings. Pterodactyls once dominated Earth's skies, but their maximum size was only a little over ten meters.

This Dragon, however, was comparable to a Boeing 747, with a fifty-meter wingspan and a sixty-meter body length.

This size clearly surpassed Earth's largest known creature, the Blue Whale. Blue Whales can reach up to 33 meters in length, which is clearly only half the size of the fantasy world's Dragon. However, Blue Whales can weigh up to 181 tons, with their massive bodies being almost entirely muscle and fat. But despite its exaggerated size and developed muscles, the Dragon appeared very slender and slim compared to the Blue Whale, and its weight should not be heavier than a Blue Whale.

"The reason the Blue Whale became Earth's largest creature is because it utilized the buoyancy of the ocean to continuously grow. Therefore, land animals on Earth are not so fortunate. Even during the oxygen-rich Dinosaur Era, the largest creature, the Argentinosaurus, only weighed thirty to forty tons," Du Ke mused as he organized the video, cutting out high-definition stable shots.

"Then."

He wrote in his personal notes: "What do the creatures in the fantasy world rely on to grow so large? Its gravity is comparable to Earth's, and although the oxygen content is high, it should not be as high as during the Dinosaur Era. So, how did this Dragon, comparable to a Boeing 747, grow so large? Could it be... that all of this is related to the magic elements contained within the fantasy world?"

Having written this.

He couldn't help but take out the "specialty" he brought back from the fantasy world – Spore Powder.

When he was in the fantasy world, he had strongly suspected that the Spore Powder must have been rich in magic elements, otherwise, the Flower Spirit Shawa Shawa wouldn't have been able to advance so easily. After a few days of consuming it, he clearly felt his body changing, and his physique becoming stronger and stronger.

"Why don't I give myself a physical test?"

He decided to do it as soon as he thought of it.

He immediately began measuring from simple data. First was his height. Du Ke was originally 1.73 meters tall, neither tall nor short. Born in 1998, he was now 23 years old in 2021, and his height had stopped growing five years ago. However, upon measuring this time, he was startled. The steel tape measure clearly showed that his height had reached 1.76 meters, an increase of a full three centimeters.

"My god, is this real? Could it be that the steel tape measure I materialized has a problem?" But he quickly dismissed the idea, thinking it unlikely. His Mind Armor could perfectly replicate things, even chips, so why not a mere steel tape measure?

"So, does this mean I've really grown three centimeters taller!"

"Holy crap!"

"This is awesome!"

His height of 1.73 meters hadn't caused Du Ke much negative impact, but who wouldn't want to be a tall, handsome guy over 1.8 meters? So, seeing that he had actually grown three centimeters taller, Du Ke was very excited.

He quickly proceeded to measure his weight. He should have weighed sixty-four kilograms, but the measurement now showed sixty-eight kilograms, an increase of four kilograms.

"I stayed in the fantasy world for a week and grew three centimeters taller and gained four kilograms... My god, is the Spore Powder that potent? No, the Magic Beast meat must have contributed too. If I go again next time and stay longer, will I continue to grow taller and gain weight? My childhood dream was to be a tall guy over 1.86 meters. Could it actually come true?"

But he suddenly frowned again, "If I suddenly grow to 1.86 meters, won't that be too conspicuous? Although men can still grow a bit in their twenties and thirties, this is too much of a growth spurt."

Being low-key was his consistent principle.

"So, I have to stop growing once I reach 1.83 meters... But speaking of which, can I really control my height to stop exactly at 1.83 meters? What if I keep growing and become a two-meter giant?" Thinking this, Du Ke immediately became vigilant, and even the Spore Powder in front of him didn't seem so appealing anymore. Too much of anything is bad.

After worrying for a few minutes, he suddenly thought, "It's impossible for me to keep growing. If I could keep growing, wouldn't the behemoths in the fantasy world be everywhere? How could there still be such small creatures?"

"Worrying about nothing, worrying about nothing."

"It must be the food from the fantasy world that stimulated me, causing me to grow rapidly in a short period. After all, my epiphyseal plates should have closed. Perhaps there's no hope of growing to 1.8 meters, so there's no need to worry too much."

After measuring his height and weight, he materialized a grip strengthener to measure if his strength had increased.

Du Ke hadn't trained much before. His highest record was with a 45kg grip strengthener, which he could squeeze 30 times in one go. Of course, this was definitely not his true strength; with more practice, he could definitely squeeze higher. Now, he materialized a 45kg grip strengthener and found it effortless to squeeze. Unconsciously, he exceeded 30 reps, feeling almost no exertion, as if it were a child's toy.

"Not bad, I've really gotten stronger. Let's try the 60kg one."

A while later.

His eyes lit up, "Am I this strong? I can continuously squeeze the 60kg one without getting tired? Let's try the 100kg one and see how many reps I can do." The result was astonishing. He managed to squeeze the 100kg grip strengthener a full 30 times before feeling his face flush and his neck bulge.