I Can Control Resources

Chapter 346: Chapter 288: The World is Shocked, True Perfection

"It’s Level 8 intensity. There’s no doubt about that," the Speaker with the goatee said, then added thoughtfully, "It seems Gao Neng’s potential is even greater than we anticipated!"

"Two, or even more than two, types of mutated genes, plus a high-level metabolism... And I’ve heard this Gao Neng’s Spiritual Power is also very strong," another council member mused.

"A super genius! A super genius who’s only eighteen years old!"

"Was he really born in the Forgotten Land?"

"He was. The files show that Gao Neng’s father disappeared when he was young and is possibly dead. He was raised by his mother alone."

"What’s Gao Neng’s mother’s name?"

"Xu Zilan. A very ordinary woman. She raised Gao Neng in the Forgotten Land by working odd jobs. They lived in the slums of the Forgotten Land, and their conditions were very harsh."

"Have any of you heard that name before?"

"No." The council members shook their heads.

"Did Gao Neng suddenly awaken his powerful abilities? Or was he like this from birth?"

"That’s hard to determine. As you know, the records for people from the Forgotten Land are generally incomplete. The only records we could find for Gao Neng are from his school. According to those, Gao Neng was outstanding even in elementary school, consistently ranking first. His rank never dropped, all the way through middle and high school."

"How were his college entrance exam scores?"

"He got a perfect score on the theoretical portion, and his combat assessment scores were also very strong. Later, Shen Ning’Er discovered him and recommended him to the Eastern Capital Military Academy, where he was accepted as a special recruit."

"Hmm, so it seems he really did develop all on his own?"

"As the old saying goes, it takes wealth to train a warrior, and those aren’t just empty words. Without sufficient resources, how could one possibly raise a powerful Warrior? For Gao Neng to have come this far, it can’t be a coincidence. I suspect there are only two possibilities."

"Which two?"

"One is that he had some kind of ’fortuitous encounter’ we don’t know about, most likely in the Forgotten Land. The other is that... he has a backer!"

"The ’backer’ theory is unlikely. After all, if he really had one, he would have been sent to the City of Hope long ago, not discovered by Shen Ning’Er by chance."

"Correct. That leaves only one possibility."

The council fell silent. All eyes turned back to the screen. At that moment, every one of them was wondering the same thing: ’What exactly happened to Gao Neng?’

...

「In the research institute’s pressure testing room.」

Gao Neng was still holding on.

Shaximo, on the other hand, had already staggered out of the pressure testing room. A foul smell emanated from his body, and his face alternated between flushed and pale.

It was a pathetic sight!

In his entire life, this was the first time Shaximo had ever suffered such a blow.

The people around looked at Shaximo, all with expressions of pity.

To lose control of your bowels and bladder in a pressure contest... This memory would probably stick with Shaximo for the rest of his life.

"Shaximo, are you all right?" Yi Qingge walked up to Shaximo, intending to offer a comforting hand, but he stopped midway.

Because he saw the filth on Shaximo’s hands.

The Bright Sect had always emphasized sanctity.

To someone like him, such filth... was utterly vile.

"I’m fine, you..." Shaximo started to respond, but when he saw Yi Qingge’s hand frozen in mid-air, his face flushed crimson again. "Just leave me alone!"

With that, Shaximo turned and left.

He couldn’t stand to be there a second longer and bolted for the restroom.

The others silently watched all this unfold. Only after Shaximo had completely disappeared did someone finally let out a snort of laughter.

After all, they really couldn’t help it.

The state Shaximo was in was just too hilarious. The number one on the Dragon List, humiliated to such an extent? If word of this got out, people would be laughing about it for a whole year.

As everyone was laughing, another voice spoke up.

"Gao Neng hasn’t come out yet!"

"Huh?!" Everyone’s gaze shifted back to the pressure testing room.

Just as the voice had said, Gao Neng was still grimly holding on. He hadn’t stopped the test the moment Shaximo left.

Zhang Hongying’s eyes narrowed, her gaze fixed tightly on Gao Neng inside the pressure testing room.

Another thirty seconds passed!

’Shaximo couldn’t take it and had already lost control, but Gao Neng is still going? What’s more, he doesn’t even seem to be in that much distress.’

’Just how strong is he?!’ Even Zhang Hongying found herself wondering.

"Nine minutes!"

"He’s lasted for a total of nine minutes!"

"The first five minutes were Level 7, and the last four have been at Level 8. Gao Neng has lasted four minutes at Level 8 intensity?"

Awe. Shock.

It was unbelievable.

Everyone recalled Shaximo’s expression from before; they knew he hadn’t wanted to give up. In fact, after he came out, some of them had even felt sorry for him.

Because everyone thought that if Shaximo had just held on a little longer, Gao Neng would have ended up in the same state.

But the reality was...

Two minutes had passed since Shaximo had come out.

And Gao Neng was still completely unscathed.

More time passed.

"Ten minutes!"

"He broke the ten-minute mark?!"

"This... isn’t this a little too terrifying?"

Everyone’s eyes were wide with disbelief.

And just then, Gao Neng finally opened his mouth, trying to speak and gesturing frantically to the people outside.

"S... Stop..." The researcher heard Gao Neng’s strained voice and immediately pressed the stop button, her mind still reeling in shock.