Display and Testing (Part One)
Xiang Kun had actually seen Zhou Yiqing in the passenger seat when Chu Xiuwen greeted him, and recognized him as the doctor who had rescued the old man outside the train station on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month.
Why is this doctor here, and why is he in the same car as Chu Xiuwen?
Xiang Kun didn't doubt whether the doctor was from the First Hospital. He had already determined at the train station that the doctor's hospital was not in Citong City.
Since they were with Chu Xiuwen, they must have gone to see the patient Chu Xiuwen visited at the hospital.
However, judging from the look the doctor gave him in the car, he must have realized something. Xiang Kun quickly realized that the coat he was wearing was the same one he had worn when he first arrived at the train station that day, and given his physique, it was normal for him to be noticed.
Xiang Kun wasn't worried. Even if the doctor thought he looked familiar, he might not realize that he was the person who claimed to be a cardiac surgeon at the train station that day. Even if he suspected that he was that person, he might not actually come looking for him.
After all, judging from the public opinion that later surfaced online, everyone considered the young and handsome doctor to be the hero who saved the old man. No one paid attention to Xiang Kun, who just happened to pass by and "stole" the spotlight without even showing his face in the video. The doctor, who was already regarded as a hero, should have had no motivation to look for him.
Even if the doctor did obtain his identity from Chu Xiuwen and came to inquire, Xiang Kun could simply deny it.
At the time, he was wearing the hood of his coat, which concealed his bald head, and he had also taken off his glasses. It was impossible to confirm from just his coat that he was the passerby who was "impersonating" a cardiac surgeon at the hospital.
He hadn't done anything wrong, and it would be difficult for the other party to obtain the cooperation of public authorities and mobilize resources to verify whether he was the one at the train station at the time.
After the bus arrived at the station, he walked for a while and arrived at the residential area where Lao Xia rented a place.
After confirming his father's health was fine again in the morning, Xiang Kun contacted Lao Xia to come over and continue their conversation from last night—in fact, the two of them had already discussed and planned things via WeChat early this morning.
Upon entering the house, Xiang Kun noticed that there were some extra items in Lao Xia's home.
The items included laboratory supplies such as microscopes, as well as common diagnostic and treatment instruments such as blood pressure monitors and stethoscopes, and an electronic scale.
"You didn't steal these from your hospital, did you?" Xiang Kun teased.
"No, I bought it." Xia Libing shook her head, and then began to conduct various physical examinations on Xiang Kun according to what they had discussed on WeChat.
The process was quick, and Lao Xia also checked many details that Xiang Kun couldn't examine carefully before, such as using a mouth mirror to check the condition of the oral cavity and whether there was anything unusual about its internal structure, as well as the ears and nostrils.
To demonstrate the speed of recovery after an injury, Xiang Kun even made a small cut on his index finger with a knife, allowing Lao Xia to witness firsthand the rapid healing process of his wound.
Of course, Lao Xia also observed the process of Xiang Kun's body tissue cell transformation under a microscope.
Under her observation, the transformation process of those tissues did not accelerate, further increasing the possibility that Xiang Kun had previously speculated—that the speed of the body tissue transformation was related to his own instincts and subconscious.
At noon, Xiang Kun simply heated up some leftovers from the refrigerator for Lao Xia, without cooking anything new. After all, their main focus today was speed and efficiency, as they had to go out to test other projects in the afternoon.
Of course, Lao Xia didn't pick at all when he ate the big bowl of soup noodles made from the leftovers, slurping it down with gusto, sweat beading on his forehead.
Moreover, through the emotions reflected by her special chopsticks, Xiang Kun clearly sensed that she was not picky about the leftover stew and had a good appetite for it.
Watching her eat, Xiang Kun "conjured" himself an Ice Cream, and while eating it, he asked, "Lao Xia, I have a question. Since you could only easily get emotional feedback and experience emotional fluctuations when eating delicious food, why don't you eat more delicious food and put more effort into eating to try to gain richer emotional experiences? When we first met, Zhen'er said that your consistent style was that you didn't care much about food and seemed to only pursue a simple and quick way of eating?"
Lao Xia wiped his mouth and said, "I can't expand it; I'm afraid of overdrawing my resources."
"Oh." Xiang Kun nodded, immediately understanding the meaning behind her simple answer.
What Lao Xia meant was that she had tried similar methods before, but she couldn't extend the emotions she felt from eating to other aspects of her life. Moreover, indulging her appetite could easily cause problems with this only way she could experience emotional changes. After all, the method used by Dr. Li was an extreme one, making Lao Xia associate extreme hunger, threats to her life, and other things. Her emotions towards food didn't start from something pleasant.
In the afternoon, the two of them took some equipment and went to an abandoned factory area on the outskirts of the city to conduct some physical fitness tests.
Lao Xia carefully measured the distances on the ground with his measuring tools, then marked them. He also made height markings on the entire wall and weighed the items that were to be carried.
With Xiang Kun's extraordinary perception, he can ensure that no one is moving around nearby. Even if someone comes, he can detect them in advance and is not afraid of being accidentally seen.
According to their plan, Xiang Kun was going to test or demonstrate in the afternoon was mainly strength, explosiveness, and reaction speed.
Some of the tests were things Xiang Kun had done himself before, such as short-distance sprints, extreme jumps in place and after a running start, and high-difficulty strength training exercises with added weight; others were done according to Lao Xia's requirements, such as using the sound of the wind to judge incoming objects and dodge them, and using the smell to search for various items that Lao Xia had casually thrown out of the abandoned factory buildings.
To be honest, even those tests that Xiang Kun used to take frequently now felt different to him.
Because in the past he always tested himself alone, and he had to worry about being seen by others.
But now, it's about showing your uniqueness to another person; for the first time, you have an "audience."
Although Lao Xia was not a very good "spectator," even when she saw Xiang Kun displaying some abilities that could be described as superhuman, she did not show any surprise or admiration. She always maintained a very calm perspective as a thinker, observer, and recorder, occasionally raising some opinions or questions, as if she had been used to this scene for a long time.
But regardless of the circumstances, whether or not there is an "audience" makes a big difference.
Although Xiang Kun mostly maintained a rational, even awe-inspiring and exploratory attitude towards his abilities and mutations, deep down, he couldn't help but feel a sense of pride—he was now a true superhuman, not only in terms of strength, speed, and regenerative abilities, but also in the ability to fly at times! Not to mention the foreseeable evolution and expansion of his abilities in the realms of dreams and electromagnetic fields; in the foreseeable future, he might even be more powerful than the superhumans in many literary works.
Rationally, he knew he couldn't be arrogant now. Let alone the whole world, there were still too many things he didn't understand about himself, not even how the mutation had occurred. There might be Mutated Creature far stronger than him, or even more powerful beings, in this world. If something unexpected happened, he could be annihilated in the next moment, just like the owl, the spider, and Guo Tianxiang.
But being able to show people the results of my long-term training and guidance of mutation and evolution, and let them know how awesome I am, still feels pretty good.
Therefore, Xiang Kun's presentation style began to become increasingly radical.
He found that his condition was getting better and better.
Something really annoying happened today. I yawned this afternoon, and then... my jaw wouldn't close... Yes, my jaw dislocated! I tried to fix it myself for ages but couldn't, and even the methods I found online didn't work. Finally, I had to drive to the hospital. I sat on the floor while the dentist held my back teeth and gently pulled and pushed, and that was it! Then they put on a resistance band to sling my jaw down, I wore a mask, and I was back home... emmmm... Handsome people really do have a lot of trouble!! Here's what I learned from today: 1. If you can't put your jaw back in place by yourself after a dislocation, don't try to fix it yourself using methods you find online. It's hard to apply the force. Go to a dentist; they'll fix it instantly. 2. If you don't open your mouth wide enough, you can't yawn completely, which is uncomfortable. 3. Handsome people should be careful when yawning lately; the heavens are jealous of handsome guys, comrades!