The Sea God Awakens
A few days later, on Monday.
After breakfast, Lin Zichen accompanied Shen Qinghan to a specialized hospital to retrieve her eggs.
The hospital was a bit far away, so the two didn't ride bicycles but instead hailed a Didi (ride-hailing service) on the roadside.
When I arrived at the hospital, Li Chuxin was already waiting outside.
As soon as he saw the two get out of the car, he immediately waved and called out with a big smile:
"Hanhan, Zichen, over here!"
Hearing the sound, Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan walked towards her.
They then went into the hospital together.
Go inside and look around.
Unlike typical hospitals that are always crowded, this one was unusually quiet and nearly empty.
It's less of a hospital and more of a cryopreservation facility for genetic material.
The services offered here are very limited: genetic material extraction, cryopreservation, and in-vitro fertilization.
That's all.
This is an official project designed to serve high school graduates who choose either Gene Fusion Path or Mechanical Modification Path, and it is not for profit.
"There's an information board over there, let's go take a look."
Li Chuxin pointed to a wall in front of her and said.
On that wall, there was a bulletin board displaying information about the hospital's services.
Soon, the three of them walked over together.
Lin Zichen quickly skimmed through the information on the introductory section, which mainly introduced the technology of cryopreserving genetic material.
It can preserve not only the genetic material of one male or female, but also the genetic material of a couple who have successfully fused together and are ready to give birth to a newborn.
With the latest freezing technology, it is theoretically possible to preserve something for hundreds or even thousands of years.
It is true that the human race has died but still exists.
It's possible for a baby to be born in 2999, but whose biological parents would have already passed away in 2099.
"Zichen, Hanhan, we can retrieve and freeze fertilized eggs here. Would you two like to consider it?"
Li Chuxin teased the two people beside her.
Shen Qinghan actually considered it and silently looked at Lin Zichen to ask for his opinion.
Lin Zichen replied without hesitation, "There's no need."
Retrieving and freezing fertilized eggs feels like taking a child out of the womb and freezing it immediately after birth, which is a bit hard to accept.
Hello, do you have an appointment?
A nurse walked over with a smile and asked.
She was a woman in her early thirties, with a particularly warm smile and an attitude that didn't seem like that of a nurse.
The reason for their good attitude is mainly because those who come to this hospital are all future high achievers, and the attitude towards serving such high achievers naturally has to be good.
"It's already booked."
Li Chuxin opened the appointment voucher on her phone and showed it to the female nurse.
Shen Qinghan followed suit.
The nurse glanced at the appointment slips on the two men's phones, then smiled and asked Lin Zichen, "Sir, do you have an appointment?"
Lin Zichen replied casually, "No, I came here with them."
He follows the Pure-Blood Human Path, so his fertility will not be affected, and there is no need to remove his genetic material.
"Please follow me, both of you."
After checking the appointment voucher, the female nurse led Shen Qinghan and Li Chuxin inside.
Feeling bored, Lin Zichen started browsing news on his phone in the lobby, paying attention to social issues.
About an hour and a half later.
Shen Qinghan and Li Chuxin both came out.
The couple did not retrieve their eggs; they only underwent a physical examination and received an ovulation-stimulating injection.
The eggs can only be retrieved tomorrow.
"This is so troublesome. I thought I could just pick it up as soon as I arrived, but I didn't expect I'd have to wait until the next day."
Li Chuxin complained.
In general, eggs can be retrieved directly upon arrival.
However, the genetic material in both of them is not mature enough, so they need to be accelerated to mature for another day.
"I heard that the ovulation-stimulating injection I just received has an aphrodisiac effect, but I don't know if it's true or not, because I haven't felt anything yet."
After Li Chuxin finished speaking, she looked at Shen Qinghan and asked, "Hanhan, do you have any feelings about it?"
Shen Qinghan shook her head. "I don't feel anything."
Li Chuxin smiled and said, "It's okay if I have feelings for you, since you have Zichen anyway."
After saying that, she continued, "Unlike me, I'm almost 19 and still single, I've never even held a boy's hand. When school starts, I'm definitely going to find a boyfriend!"
The three of them walked out, chatting intermittently.
As they walked out of the hospital, Li Chuxin suggested that they not rush home, saying that since they had come out for a while, they should go shopping.
Shen Qinghan was overjoyed and also wanted to go shopping.
Lin Zichen wanted to go home to Muscle Tempering, so he didn't go shopping with the two of them.
After all, girls like shopping, but boys don't.
I went home alone afterward.
Lin Zichen went upstairs to his room and quietly studied the Muscle Tempering process of the Blood Tempering Technique.
After studying for half a morning, I finally mastered the technique of Muscle Tempering.
Then, he couldn't wait to begin Muscle Tempering, starting with his right arm.
The right arm is used more frequently, so it should be tempered first.
Compared to Skin Tempering, the burning sensation of Muscle Tempering is more intense, but still within a tolerable range.
[You are using Qi and Blood Tempering to strengthen your muscles. Skin and muscle strength +1, Blood Tempering Technique proficiency +1...]
Before I knew it, an afternoon had passed.
Lin Zichen consumed nearly half of his vital energy and blood to finally temper all the flesh on his right arm.
The price was that I was very weak.
My head is spinning terribly.
This indicates excessive consumption of Qi and blood.
For Martial Arts Student with average talent, it would take months to train an entire arm.
Lin Zichen accomplished this in just one afternoon.
The difference is so vast that it's like comparing heaven and earth; they almost seem like they're not even the same species anymore.
"If Exotic Human really exist in this world, I wonder if their talents can compare to mine."
Lin Zichen was somewhat curious about this.
However, he didn't delve too deeply into it. He quickly picked up the food that had been prepared in advance and began to eat it heartily to replenish the energy and blood he had consumed during the Muscle Tempering.
Once my blood and energy had recovered, I found a hand gripper made of a special elastic alloy and set the intensity to the highest level.
Then, clench your right hand tightly and feel the grip strength of your right hand now.
After experiencing it, I noticed a significant improvement in my right-hand grip strength.
It has increased by at least 50%.
And this is merely an increase in strength.
In addition to strength, it must have also received a similar increase in other aspects such as defense, stamina, and recovery.
The effect of just First Body Tempering is already so exaggerated; if one could Quinary Body Tempering, one's strength would probably increase several times over.
No, it could be more than ten times.
Now, after just one workout to strengthen the muscles in my arm, my right-hand grip strength has increased by 50%.
If you were to train all the muscles in your body and strengthen them all, the increase in your right-hand grip strength would definitely be more than 50%.
After all, grip strength is affected not only by the muscles in the arms, but also by the muscles in other parts of the body, such as the pectoral muscles.
Thinking of this, Lin Zichen felt invigorated and filled with the motivation to temper his physical body.
In the evening, after dinner.
Lin Zichen sat and digested for a while, feeling his body full of energy and blood.
So he didn't stay downstairs for long, got up and went back to his room to continue Muscle Tempering his muscles, aiming to fully develop them within half a month.
Almost a night has passed.
All the muscles in my left arm have been completely trained.
After experiencing the strength in his arms, Lin Zichen felt he could give himself a nickname. "Vajra Arm."
"Xiao Chen, I'm here to see you, open the door quickly."
"They've arrived."
Upon hearing Shen Qinghan's voice, Lin Zichen responded and went to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, Shen Qinghan handed him the shoebox she was holding and said, "These are running shoes I bought with Chu Xin today. See if they fit."
"I'll give it a try."
Lin Zichen opened the shoebox, inside was a pair of light gray running shoes.
I tried them on, and they fit perfectly and are very comfortable.
"These are couple shoes. I have a light pink pair at home, so we'll wear these when we go for runs or exercise."
Shen Qinghan took off her slippers, walked to the bed and sat down, speaking in a sweet and clear voice.
Lin Zichen felt the shoes were very comfortable and thought they must be expensive, so he asked:
How much did you pay for these shoes?
"The two pairs together cost exactly 1000 yuan."
"It's quite expensive."
"A little more money makes them more comfortable and durable. Cheap shoes wear out in just a few days."
"Too."
They chatted for over an hour, and by then they were both lying in bed.
As they chatted, Shen Qinghan blushed slightly and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Um... I haven't finished watching those anime and manga learning videos on your phone yet. I'd like to continue watching them."
"Are you hooked on it?"
Lin Zichen couldn't help but tease her, "I never knew you were such a lecherous girl."
"No way! I'm not addicted at all, I'm just curious." Shen Qinghan pouted and retorted, "But you, you even cached it to save it, you're the most lecherous one, and you still have the nerve to say that to me!"
"It's just my nature as a man; I've always been lustful."
Lin Zichen is thick-skinned and openly admits to being a womanizer.
Shen Qinghan was completely baffled, thinking to herself that shamelessness truly knows no bounds.
"You always make fun of me, so as punishment, I won't let you kiss me tonight!"
Shen Qinghan puffed out her cheeks, pretended to be angry, turned her back to Lin Zichen, and acted a little coquettish.
Ignoring her punishment, Lin Zichen simply turned her around with his hand, hugged her, and kissed her.
Shen Qinghan offered only token resistance before quickly succumbing to Lin Zichen's advances and began responding to his kisses.
Early the next morning.
After the two finished eating the breakfast Zhang Wanxin had prepared, they went out and took a taxi to the hospital to meet up with Li Chuxin.
After quickly completing the formalities, Li Chuxin went to retrieve her eggs.
It was a very simple minimally invasive surgery, which took only about ten minutes to complete.
"How does it feel?"
Upon seeing Li Chuxin emerge from the operating room, Shen Qinghan immediately asked her what was wrong.
Li Chuxin replied, "I didn't feel anything. I just lay there and played on my phone for a while, and then it was over. The only scary thing was the needle used to retrieve the eggs; it was a bit frightening."
As she spoke, she gestured in front of Shen Qinghan, saying, "It was a needle this long and this thick, which was then plunged directly into my lower abdomen. Without anesthesia, it would have been excruciatingly painful."
"Chu Xin, don't scare me!"
Shen Qinghan was filled with regret; she should have known better than to ask Li Chuxin how she felt.
Originally, I wasn't afraid of the egg retrieval procedure, but after Li Chuxin described the needle, I couldn't help but feel a little scared.
"Next, come in!"
The female doctor's voice came from the operating room.
Hearing the shout, Shen Qinghan quickly went inside.
Then, about ten minutes later, she came out of the operating room.
His body looked perfectly normal, not at all like someone who had been pricked with needles.
The world has advanced biotechnology and medical technology, and many minimally invasive surgeries are essentially painless after completion, with very mild postoperative anesthesia.
"Speaking of which, summer vacation has been going on for so long, and the four of us in our group haven't gone out to play together yet. How about we plan to go out for a day?"
Li Chuxin looked at the two of them and made the suggestion.
Shen Qinghan was the first to agree, "Okay, let's go out and have some fun as a group of four."
Lin Zichen remained silent.
Since Shen Qinghan is going, it means he will definitely go too.
The two are bound together.
Li Chuxin smiled and said, "Then it's settled for now. We'll discuss it in our group chat when we get back and see where we can go for fun."
The three chatted for a few minutes in the hospital.
Soon they each took their own taxis and went home.
Back home.
Lin Zichen spent the entire day training his muscles.
It's the leg muscles that are being strengthened.
The muscles in the legs are much more numerous than those in the arms. After nearly a day of training, only the entire right leg has been completed.
The remaining left leg will require another day of tempering.
At 11 PM.
Shen Qinghan arrived on time, dressed in her pajamas, to find Lin Zichen to go to bed.
Since deciding to get married after graduation, the two have been sleeping together quite often.
The main reason is that Shen Qinghan is clingy and likes to sleep with Lin Zichen. She has to share a bed with him at least three out of ten days, otherwise she feels uncomfortable.
"Xiao Chen, quickly check the group chat! Chu Xin and He Yu are already discussing where they want to go."
After sitting down on the bed, Shen Qinghan immediately told Lin Zichen about it.
Lin Zichen opened the group chat and saw that it already had 99+ messages.
Looking at the message history, some people said they wanted to go hiking to watch the sunset, some said they wanted to go horseback riding, some said they wanted to go to the water park, and some said they wanted to go to the beach.
They've discussed many places, but because Li Chuxin and He Yu have differing opinions, they still haven't decided where to go.
The two tagged Shen Qinghan in the group chat, asking Shen Qinghan where she wanted to go.
Shen Qinghan didn't have any particular preferences and was fine with going anywhere, so she replied that it was up to them.
As for Lin Zichen, neither of them asked him.
We've been classmates for three years, and we both know that asking is pointless; we know the answer we'll get is that I think Hanhan is the one who's the best.
They argued for about half an hour.
Li Chuxin and He Yu finally reached a compromise and decided to go to the beach.
Shen Qinghan was in a dilemma when she heard that they were going to the beach.
She can't go into the sea; if she does, she hears eerie sounds coming from the water, which makes her very uneasy.
"Xiao Chen, what should we do?"
Feeling somewhat at a loss, Shen Qinghan could only turn to Lin Zichen for help.
Li Chuxin and He Yu asked for her opinion, and she said either way was fine, and the two of them would decide.
The two had been arguing for almost half an hour and finally reached a satisfactory agreement that they could go to the beach. If she said they couldn't go to the beach, that would be really awkward.
"Just say you're injured and can't touch seawater, so you can't go to the beach."
Lin Zichen thought for a moment and then said.
Shen Qinghan hesitated for a moment, then finally shook her head and said, "Forget it, they finally reached a compromise. It would be too much for me to say no."
"Let's go to the beach then. At worst, I'll just sunbathe and have a barbecue on the sand instead of going into the sea."
"Okay, that's decided."
After Shen Qinghan finished speaking, she replied in the group chat that she agreed to go to the beach.
Seeing this, Lin Zichen let her have her way.
He also felt that as long as he didn't go into the sea, he should be fine.
After deciding to go to the beach...
The four of them discussed it and decided to set off at 7 a. m. ten days later to go to a beach in the city called Double Sun Bay.
During the time I spent playing at the beach before setting off.
Lin Zichen rarely leaves his home.
Aside from going out for workouts with Shen Qinghan, he spends the rest of his time at home building muscle.
It was tempered for nine consecutive days.
As the saying goes, "Heaven helps those who help themselves," and he finally completed the training of all his muscles.
The moment the muscles were fully trained, a notification popped up in the Void.
[Your Biological Rank has been increased to Ordinary Rank 8]
This is just Ordinary Rank 8... Lin Zichen felt a little unreal.
Before practicing the Blood Tempering Technique, it took me an average of three to four years to increase my Biological Rank once.
After cultivating the Blood Tempering Technique, before the summer vacation was even halfway over, he had already raised his Biological Rank from the Ordinary Rank 6 to the Ordinary Rank 8, which was nothing short of miraculous.
"After tempering the skin last time, the Biological Rank evolved to the Ordinary Rank 7. After tempering the flesh this time, the Biological Rank evolved to the Ordinary Rank 8. So after tempering the bones next time, it will definitely evolve to the ordinary Tier 9."
"Ordinary Tier 9, and above that are high -Advanced Being."
"It seems that joining the Heavenly Human Pavilion was an absolutely correct decision. This <Blood Tempering Technique> is perfectly suited to my physical talent and can greatly increase my evolution speed."
Lin Zichen muttered to himself, feeling very excited.
The next day, at 7:00 AM.
The four members of the Dawn Group gathered at the entrance of Shanhai High School and set off for the beach.
The mode of transportation was by car, and the driver was He Yu.
"He Yu, when did you get your driver's license?"
In the car, Li Chuxin, sitting in the passenger seat, asked with a curious expression.
It's unbelievable that someone already has a driver's license after only about a month of summer vacation.
He Yu casually turned the steering wheel with one hand and replied, "I've had it for almost three weeks now. I got my driver's license just ten days into summer vacation."
"Did you start practicing driving during winter break?"
No sooner had she said that than Li Chuxin contradicted herself, saying, "No, you turned 18 during the next semester. You were still a minor during winter break. What's going on?"
"I enrolled in an accelerated course; I can get my driver's license in ten days."
"There are such crash courses?"
Li Chuxin looked puzzled. "I've lived in Shanhai City for so many years, how come I've never heard of it?"
He Yu said smugly, "This was found for me by my dad through connections, of course you haven't heard of it."
After saying that, he continued, "If the three of you want to enroll in an intensive course, I'll just go back and talk to my dad. Do you want to enroll?"
"Young Master He, it's absolutely necessary!"
Li Chuxin, feeling indebted to those who had given her food and accepted gifts, changed her address to "Young Master He," emphasizing her flexibility and adaptability.
Sitting in the back row, Lin Zichen chimed in, "Young Master He, could you please register me and Hanhan as well?"
Hearing "Young Master He" from that address, He Yu felt a sense of satisfaction.
More than an hour later.
The car arrived at its destination Double Sun Bay.
It was the height of summer, and the beach was packed with people.
As soon as he got out of the car, He Yu's eyes kept glancing at the bikini-clad women in the crowd.
His gaze was undisguised, his lustful intent blatant.
In comparison, Lin Zichen appeared much more serious.
Unless a swimsuit-clad beauty of Shen Qinghan's caliber appears, he wouldn't even bother to glance at her; he has absolutely no interest in her whatsoever.
"He Yu, can you stop being so lewd? Look how gentlemanly Zichen is, there's not a single lecherous glint in his eyes."
Li Chuxin said to He Yu with some dissatisfaction.
He Yu scoffed, "What a joke! Zichen's tastes have just been spoiled by Hanhan, how could he not be lecherous?"
"Is every man a pervert?"
He Yu continued, "Furthermore, what's the point of a man coming to the beach if he doesn't look at bikini-clad women?"
Li Chuxin was speechless.
She took Shen Qinghan's hand and walked away, saying to Shen Qinghan, "Come on, Hanhan, let's go change into our swimsuits over there. Don't pay any attention to him."
Lin Zichen looked at He Yu and said, "Let's go change too."
"Let's go, let's go! I can't wait to go diving!"
After saying that, He Yu excitedly followed Lin Zichen towards the locker room.
On his way to the locker room, Lin Zichen was recognized by many people as the Top Scholar of College Entrance Exam in Nanjiang Province.
These people were pointing and whispering about him, saying that he had joined the Heavenly Human Pavilion, which meant he had a problem with his thinking and had been brainwashed.
Lin Zichen's senses were keen, and he heard every single negative comment.
He remained completely unmoved by these negative comments.
However, he silently remembered the person behind this situation.
When I become powerful in the future, I will definitely settle accounts with the mastermind behind this.
The compensation for emotional distress would be at least tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.
"Who do you think you are, to dare to comment on the Top Scholar of College Entrance Exam in Nanjiang Province?"
He Yu, who was traveling with him, overheard someone talking badly about Lin Zichen on the way and immediately went over to confront them angrily.
Those who were confronted by him all cowered like turtles, and not one of them dared to fight back.
They dare to make fun of the Top Scholar of College Entrance Exam in Nanjiang Province in private, but that doesn't mean they dare to offend him.
Even if the Top Scholar of College Entrance Exam in Nanjiang Province were to become an ordinary person by choosing the Pure-Blood Human Path, they would still be someone that ordinary people like them could not afford to offend.
Not to mention, this Top Scholar of College Entrance Exam in the college entrance examination can change his major at any time and return to the Gene Fusion Path.
"Zichen, you have such a good temper. If I were the one being talked to, I probably would have punched him already!"
He Yu said with a face full of indignation.
Lin Zichen said with a smile, "A good temper is relative. It just so happens that I don't care about these things. If it comes to things that I do care about, I will definitely take action."
He Yu asked with some curiosity, "Then what do you care about?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Chuxin, who had already changed into her swimsuit, walked over and answered for Lin Zichen with a smile, "Is there even a need to ask this question? Zichen cares most about Hanhan!"
"Yeah, I feel like I asked a really stupid question."
He Yu said with an embarrassed smile.
As he laughed, his gaze fell on Li Chuxin.
Li Chuxin was wearing a cropped swimsuit, showing off her slender and fair waist, which looked very alluring.
Shen Qinghan, standing next to her, looked much more covered up.
She was wearing a fitted beach dress, revealing only her slender, fair legs and delicate, exquisite feet.
Besides that, there was nothing else to see.
Soon, Lin Zichen and He Yu went to the changing room to change into their beach shorts.
When the two came out after changing into their beach shorts.
Li Chuxin and Shen Qinghan had already found a good spot on the beach and set up mats and parasols there.
Seeing that the sun was a bit strong, Lin Zichen walked over to Shen Qinghan, took out a bottle of sunscreen from his bag, and offered to help her apply it.
Shen Qinghan had no reason to refuse, and agreed with a slightly flushed face.
"Chu Xin, let me help you apply sunscreen!"
He Yu also wanted to touch the tender skin of an eighteen-year-old girl, and volunteered to say this to Li Chuxin.
Li Chuxin rolled her eyes at him. "Heh, trying to take advantage of me? You wish! I'll have Hanhan help me apply it later. Don't even think about it, you lecherous scoundrel."
He Yu felt a pang of regret.
On the other side, Lin Zichen had already made Shen Qinghan lie face down on the mat and was applying sunscreen to her.
Shen Qinghan was dressed very conservatively, only revealing her face, neck, arms, calves, and feet.
Logically speaking, applying the cream only to these areas should be enough.
In fact, you don't even need to apply it to your feet.
However, when Lin Zichen was applying sunscreen to Shen Qinghan, he applied it to everyone.
Even if the area was covered by a skirt, he would still put his hand inside to apply the product, and he would keep applying it upwards.
Is she applying sunscreen?
This is taking advantage of someone!
Shen Qinghan was fully aware of this, but she let Lin Zichen take advantage of her.
Because she was also enjoying this intimate physical contact, enjoying the ambiguity with Lin Zichen, and was somewhat addicted to it.
Just as she was silently enjoying the caresses of Lin Zichen's hands, feeling so comfortable that she squeezed her long legs together and her face was flushed, she suddenly heard an ancient and weathered whisper in her ear.
"The great... God..."
"Recovery..."
"The... Origin Land of the sea..."
Hearing the eerie whispers, Shen Qinghan suddenly opened her eyes, her gaze filled with panic.
The whispers came from the sea!
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