Gene Energy

Dawn gradually broke.

Inside the military command center, a man and a woman walked through a silent corridor.

The sunlight outside the windows was somewhat dim, shining onto the spotless tiled floor and casting a hazy glow.

Lin Ye followed behind Secretary Xu, walking slowly down the quiet corridor as he asked, "Secretary Xu, where are you taking me?"

"You'll know when we get there. Anyway, I'm not going to harm you!" A smile curved Secretary Xu's lips as she said without looking back, "I might want to, but I'm no match for a War General like you!"

Lin Ye: "..."

Three minutes later, the two arrived at a spacious Martial Arts Hall.

"Mr. Lin Ye, how long have you been cooperating with our military?" The young secretary leading the way suddenly turned around and asked Lin Ye.

"..." Lin Ye wore a thoughtful expression at the question. "If we count from our first cooperation on February 16, it's been exactly eight months now!"

"Yes, eight months."

A wistful look appeared on Secretary Xu's face. She turned away and seemed to mutter to herself, "Back then, you were only a Junior Warrior!"

"Mm." Lin Ye responded softly without saying much else.

"Who would have thought that young Warrior from back then would now possess the strength to kill a Junior Beast General?"

Lin Ye and Secretary Xu reached the end of the corridor and stopped before a door resembling the entrance to a Martial Arts Hall.

They stood facing each other.

Behind her gold-rimmed glasses, Secretary Xu's eyes gleamed with an unusual light. Her red lips parted as she said softly, "What I'm about to show you is very important. Please do not reveal it to anyone!"

Lin Ye: "..."

He had no idea why the clever and beautiful secretary before him had suddenly said such a thing.

Lin Ye smiled. "Secretary Xu, you can trust me completely. After all, the military saved both my sister's life and mine."

"Have you forgotten? If you hadn't rescued my sister and me from that pack of Tiger Mastiff Dogs a year ago, we would have long become two sets of white bones in the wilderness.

How could there possibly be a Martial Artist Lin Ye today?"

Lin Ye laughed self-deprecatingly, a wave of bitterness rising in his heart.

Whenever he recalled that night a year ago, when he had run for his life, a chill would creep down his spine.

If not for the Martial Artists and rescue troops who had arrived in time, his sister and he would most likely have been buried in the bellies of monsters...

"Creak—"

Secretary Xu pushed open the doors. The Martial Arts Hall, spanning several thousand square meters, was completely empty.

"Come on. We'll talk inside."

At Secretary Xu's invitation, Lin Ye followed her into the Martial Arts Hall.

Lin Ye swept his gaze over the various weapons in the corner and jokingly asked, "Do you want to test my strength again and see whether I'm worth the price?"

"Mr. Lin Ye, the military has absolute confidence in your strength. There's naturally no need to do something redundant."

Secretary Xu smiled, then continued, "Actually, we invited you here this time because we have something to give you!"

"Watch carefully. What comes next may be very important to you!"

As she spoke, Secretary Xu walked to the desk in the corner and took an agreement from a drawer. "But before that, we need to sign a confidentiality agreement!"

"Military procedure... I understand!" Lin Ye took the contract and looked over its contents.

A confidentiality agreement was a contract the military used for extremely important documents and information.

Once violated, even Martial Artists would face severe punishment.

"It's about the same as the previous confidentiality agreements!" After reading through it, he signed his name at the end without hesitation.

"Good!" Secretary Xu watched Lin Ye sign without any hesitation and smiled. "I guarantee that what comes next will leave you utterly shocked."

As she spoke, her slender fingers flew across the keyboard.

Soon, a huge transparent screen appeared on the wall of the Martial Arts Hall, and an article rapidly appeared on it—"Gene Energy Cultivation Method!"

"Gene Energy Cultivation Method?" Lin Ye frowned slightly as he looked at the row of golden words.

He actually felt a strange sense of familiarity.

The next moment, Lin Ye suddenly remembered.

He had once seen posts on the Warrior Forum about the Gene Energy Cultivation Method and Guidance Techniques.

However, the original poster had only casually mentioned that the Gene Energy Cultivation Method could help Martial Artists strengthen their physical qualities and improve their strength.

At the time, Lin Ye had already tasted the benefits of Point Allocation, so he had merely laughed off such forum posts written to farm experience.

He had never expected Secretary Xu to bring it up so solemnly several months later. Lin Ye could not help but take it seriously.

"That's right, the Gene Energy Cultivation Method!" Secretary Xu Qi said softly. "But this cultivation method is an improved version of the old one, capable of greatly increasing cultivation speed."

She paused before continuing, "This Gene Energy Cultivation Method was created by the world's three greatest experts—Hong, Thunder God, and Jia Yi—combining Great Xia's ancient martial arts system with yin-yang theory. It is the cultivation method most suitable for Martial Artists, allowing them to improve rapidly—the Five Hearts Towards Heaven Cultivation Method."

"Mr. Lin Ye, as a Martial Artist, you should know the flaws of the original Gene Energy Cultivation Method, right?"

Lin Ye: "..."

Seeing that Lin Ye did not speak, Xu Qi naturally took it as his tacit agreement.

"Then now, on behalf of the military, I present this new cultivation method to you!"

As Xu Qi spoke, her expression suddenly turned solemn:

"I hope you can absorb the energy of the universe more quickly, elevate your cells, flesh, bones, meridians... to an even stronger level, and help humanity kill more monsters!"

"I'm counting on you!"

After saying that, Xu Qi gave Lin Ye a deep bow.

"N-No need to be so polite..."

Secretary Xu's sudden gesture left Lin Ye somewhat at a loss.

The moment he raised his eyes, his vision swayed slightly. So white.

Xu Qi's slender legs appeared especially straight beneath her professional skirt, and Lin Ye's gaze shifted slightly upward.

All he saw was a field of snow-white skin. Her graceful neck left Lin Ye somewhat entranced.

"Since your military is willing to be so generous, then I'll make a promise as well. If Lin Ye ever seeks a force to develop under in the future, the military will definitely be the first one I consider."

"It's a deal!"

"A gentleman's word cannot be taken back!" Lin Ye's voice rang out loud and clear, full of masculine vigor and righteousness.

In September, Mountain City's sunlight remained scorching. A slanting beam of sunlight shone in through the window and fell upon Lin Ye, making the entire Martial Arts Hall even brighter.

The youth standing in the sunlight was as gentle as jade, yet he carried an indescribable martial and murderous aura.

Xu Qi took it all in, and her cheeks could not help growing slightly warm.

She was about to say something, but Lin Ye had already begun carefully reading the article on the big screen.

The existence of Gene Energy was what humans relied upon to optimize their genes and evolve toward a higher level.

Now that there was a better cultivation method, it was naturally wonderful news for Martial Artists.

Likewise.

Cultivating Gene Energy was also Lin Ye's first attempt at it, and he was looking forward to it.

"Secretary Xu, since you've already given me the Gene Energy Cultivation Method, then the Guidance Technique..." Lin Ye said with a smile, his expression perfectly calm,

"Actually... my Guidance Technique isn't very useful either."

"The Guidance Technique will be given to you as well."

"Thank you, beautiful Secretary Xu."

"..."

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