Jia Yi's Disciple

"Xiao Yu, now that you can walk freely, what plans do you have for your future life?" Jia Yi looked at Lin Qingyu.

Although this was originally something Zheng Xinyi or Lin Meng should have asked, Jia Yi had truly developed an appreciation for Lin Qingyu's talent. Besides, Lin Meng was his disciple, so he could be considered Lin Qingyu's elder as well. It was only natural for him to ask.

In fact, even if Lin Qingyu were not a Mental Master, a fifteen-year-old Advanced Warrior level fighter who had never cultivated any Origin Force was already astonishing enough.

This meant that once Lin Qingyu began cultivating, he could practically step into the Warlord level immediately. Entering the War God level in the future would be almost guaranteed.

"I do." Lin Qingyu nodded. He had a very clear plan for his future. "I plan to begin cultivating Gene Energy and improve my strength. But I won't devote all my energy to getting stronger. I should also carry out some scientific research."

"Research?" Jia Yi was somewhat curious. "What kind of research?"

"Research into pharmaceuticals and biology," Lin Qingyu said. "The same field as my mother."

Lin Qingyu's mother, Zheng Xinyi, was a top scientist in Huaxia Country. Her specialties were pharmaceuticals and biological science, and she had entered the Huaxia Academy of Sciences as top talent before reaching forty.

"Oh? Do you want to be like your mother?" Jia Yi nodded. "Wanting to become a scientist is a good thing, but with your talent, you have a very high chance of becoming a top powerhouse. Why not put all your energy into becoming stronger?"

Is this a test for me? Lin Qingyu pondered inwardly. Jia Yi's questions had already gone beyond the scope of an elder simply caring for a junior. They sounded more like a master testing his disciple's character.

However, Lin Qingyu was not worried. After all, he had his own reasons for choosing to become a researcher as well.

"I've calculated the number of human martial artists. The total should not exceed two million. We can currently maintain a balance with the monsters because our top powerhouses are not much weaker than theirs, and may even be slightly stronger." As the child of a War God, he had been exposed to plenty of information since childhood. "But the gap between ordinary people and monsters is far too great. Once the monsters break that balance, perhaps the top powerhouses can survive, but large numbers of civilians, and even ordinary martial artists, will die. Humans grieve when their compatriots die, but monsters do not care whether low-level monsters live or die. Therefore, the initiative in the balance between humanity and monsters actually lies with the monsters. I believe that is disadvantageous to humanity."

"Oh? Then what do you think can break the current situation?" Jia Yi asked.

"There are two methods. One is for humanity's top powerhouses to achieve an enormous breakthrough, one so great that the monsters cannot wear them down through sheer numbers. But for now, that seems difficult. The second is for humanity's non-powerhouse population to grow stronger! On one hand, they can strengthen themselves. On the other, we can develop low-cost weapons that threaten monsters." Lin Qingyu's thoughts were clear. "There are actually many ways to strengthen oneself, such as Dragon Blood. But Dragon Blood is extremely expensive. If we can conduct research and reduce the cost of these methods, humanity as a whole will certainly undergo a tremendous improvement. Only when all humans grow stronger can humanity truly stand tall and once again become the master of Earth. If, by some chance, the monsters launch a full-scale assault, having everyone become stronger can at least reduce the casualties."

"Good, very good." Jia Yi happily praised him after hearing Lin Qingyu's answer.

Lin Qingyu's willingness to consider the vast majority of people beyond the top powerhouses made him very happy.

Most powerful martial artists on Earth focused on breakthroughs in their personal strength. Of course, that was not a bad thing. Jia Yi could only feel pleased when he saw most powerhouses becoming stronger.

After all, once those powerhouses successfully reached higher realms, they could enhance humanity's overall strength and make those King level and Lord level monsters wary.

But the monster world did not contain only top-level monsters!

Perhaps Beast Soldiers and Beast Generals were not worth mentioning in the eyes of top powerhouses, but to ninety-nine percent of Earth's population, they were already nightmare-like existences!

And most of the time, it was the military that resisted these Beast Soldiers and Beast Generals. Many soldiers in the military were not even martial artists.

Therefore, sacrifices had always existed, and they were far from few.

Jia Yi was a powerhouse, but he was not merely a powerhouse. His gaze had never been fixed solely on humanity's peak.

If he had wanted to accept Lin Qingyu as a disciple before because of his talent, then now both Lin Qingyu's talent and character delighted him.

"Xiao Yu, are you willing to take me as your master?" Jia Yi asked without hesitation.

"Uh, Grandpa Jia, my father is your disciple too, isn't he?" Lin Qingyu wanted to evade the matter, but he could not say so directly.

Jia Yi asking him to become his disciple was not like the relationship between students and teachers at school. It was closer to the relationship between masters and disciples in ancient times. But if that happened, the generations between him and his father would become a problem.

Moreover, he understood why Jia Yi thought so highly of him, but what Jia Yi saw was not necessarily completely equal to who he truly was.

"It's fine, Xiao Yu. Your father will be delighted that you can become Commander Jia's disciple. If necessary, you can simply treat each relationship separately," Zheng Xinyi said.

"That's right." Jia Yi also said with a smile, "A'Meng probably won't mind either."

"Disciple Lin Qingyu greets Master." Lin Qingyu hesitated slightly, but in the end, he still performed the formal bow of a disciple to Jia Yi.

Lin Qingyu's hesitation was not because he was gaining another master.

After all, as Lin Meng's son, he should have treated Jia Yi with the respect due to a grandfather anyway. Changing his status to that of a master was not much of an issue. No matter what, he still had to honor him.

The real reason for his hesitation was that he was not truly the kind of person who cared for the whole world as Jia Yi believed.

His analysis above was true, but it was based on the premise that he had not read the Original work.

His desire to become a researcher was also true, but his fundamental purpose in becoming one was not to reduce the sacrifices of ordinary soldiers. Rather, according to his plans, he wanted to become a "pharmacist," or rather, a "Cosmic Researcher," in the future, then use pharmacy as a starting point to branch into crafting treasures.

This profession could maximize the characteristics of Absolute Record and True Deduction within his Will Space, and it could also make money.

Moreover, becoming a top researcher had been his dream in his previous life.

Lin Qingyu knew very well that while he was not a bad person, he was definitely not as noble as Jia Yi thought.

Even in his previous life, when he had read Swallowed Star, he had admired Jia Yi. In this life, as Jia Yi's junior, he was even less willing to earn Jia Yi's favor through a "fabricated persona."

Of course, Lin Qingyu ultimately still agreed.

On one hand, under the current circumstances, it was not easy for him to refuse.

On the other hand, after thinking it over carefully, taking on one more responsibility was not something he could not accept.

In any case, he was bound to become one of the strongest people on Earth sooner or later. The responsibility of protecting Earth would naturally fall upon his shoulders.

So whether it came sooner or later was not a major issue.

Since I'm researching anyway, it wouldn't be bad to research more pharmaceuticals that can help Earthlings evolve. Lin Qingyu made his decision inwardly.