Several more days passed.
Task World 1, Qixing.
A villa nestled within the jungle.
Zhou Kongming sat in a reclining chair, Qixing specialties—pastries and drinks—set before him as he calmly gazed at the jade-like lake not far away.
From afar, he could see gentle herbivores strolling leisurely along the shore, occasionally lowering their heads to nibble at the aquatic grass by the lake.
The cooing of birds drifted from deep within the woods, accompanied now and then by faint rustling sounds.
He lifted the drink before him and took a sip. Its sweetness blossomed across his mouth, but it was not cloying.
"Looks like that's the only way."
Setting down his drink, he lightly tapped the tabletop with his fingertips.
Over the past few days, he had made several more trips through the starry sky of this world and discovered several races entirely different from humanity.
Among them were no shortage of races like the Changyuan Civilization, possessing special innate talents.
But a small portion were civilizations like the Qixing Civilization, with reason, self-awareness, creativity, and a thirst for knowledge.
Still, even the most advanced among them had only just gained the ability to leave the planet inhabited by their own race.
They were nowhere near the Qixing Civilization, which could already transform entire planetary systems.
Naturally, he had found no method that could accelerate the progress of the genetic optimization project.
Just as he was pondering this—
"Master."
A voice came from nearby.
Then a figure walked in.
Neat short hair, delicate yet heroic features, and a white one-piece skintight leather suit that outlined her lovely figure. Her chest was full and enticing.
That was right, it was still Heng!
After observing him these past few days, she had realized that her master seemed to prefer short hair.
So,