Free Web NovelChapter 354: Chapter 293: Surging Wildly, It Can’t Be Stopped
"Are you sure you want me to go first?" Gao Neng asked in return.
"That’s right. You’ve already beaten me three times in a row. For this fourth test, it’s only natural for you to lead the way for everyone!" Shaximo nodded.
"Then beg me."
"???" Shaximo was baffled.
"Heh, just kidding. If I’m first, I’m first." Gao Neng chuckled. He knew exactly what Shaximo was thinking. He was trying to get his pride back.
In the previous tests, Shaximo had always been the one to go first.
But this time, Shaximo decided to give him a taste of his own medicine. He would let Gao Neng have the spotlight for a bit, then come in and crush him.
It was a pretty good idea.
But sometimes, there’s a significant gap between an idea and reality.
There’s a saying: if you want to make someone go crazy, first you let them get arrogant.
And Gao Neng loved it when his opponents got arrogant.
The people around them naturally saw through Shaximo’s plan. It was a classic ’build them up to tear them down’ tactic, a surefire way to make Gao Neng lose face.
"Can Gao Neng still one-up Shaximo this time?"
"Heh, are you kidding? This is a test of cellular tissue activity, which is directly tied to one’s tier. Do you think it’s even possible?"
"Maybe there’ll be a surprise?"
"Hahaha..."
In reality, the people from the sects and prominent families knew that even if Gao Neng lost this time, it wouldn’t have much of an impact.
After all, Gao Neng’s talent was already incredibly formidable.
But it was precisely because his performance had been so dominant that they felt a little resentful. So, it was only natural that they wanted to see him taken down a peg.
"..." Shaximo didn’t say anything more and voluntarily stepped aside.
Gao Neng didn’t mind.
He walked straight toward the glass booth for the test.
The method for testing cellular activity was a high-tech invention recently developed by the Human Alliance. Moreover, this high-tech product was rumored to have some connection to the Magnetic Heap Civilization.
As for the reason...
The explanation wasn’t too complicated.
To put it simply, there were many ways to test cellular activity. The most primitive and crude method was to cut you and then use ultra-high vis-dimensional imaging to observe the cells’ regenerative capabilities.
But cutting test subjects for no good reason was somewhat problematic.
Most importantly, this method could only observe a localized area.
To be blunt, you could make a cut on a muscle, but could you go and slice up the internal organs?
The cellular activity test was a comprehensive, full-body assessment and a crucial part of the overall evaluation. How could it possibly rely on just a localized result?
Of course, there were other methods, such as x-rays, cellular resonance, and so on.
But all these methods shared a common flaw.
They couldn’t measure the limit!
With the current level of human technological development, plus the hundred years since the Great Cataclysm, research achievements had been piling up. Cellular research had always been at the core of bio-genetics, so it was naturally even more advanced.
Older methods could measure cellular activity, but determining a person’s limit was very difficult.
For example, if someone was injured in summer versus in winter, their wound recovery speeds would actually be different. Because winter is colder, cellular activity is affected by the environment and would be slightly lower.
This was the effect of the environment!
Besides that, there were many other influencing factors, like emotions and physical activity. Under different emotional states, cellular activity levels would also differ.
Cellular activity also varied before and after exercise.
There were too many influencing factors.
Because of this, trying to determine a person’s maximum cellular activity was extremely difficult to judge!
Fortunately...
The Magnetic Heap Civilization had solved this problem.
Researchers from the Human Alliance discovered a special ’Bright Matter’ within the Magnetic Heap Civilization. This ’Bright Matter’ was difficult to see with the naked eye, but it definitely existed.
Most importantly, this ’Bright Matter’ could fully ’activate’ cells.
Through decades of research, scientists managed to control this technology and apply it to various fields, such as cellular tissue research, pharmaceutical studies, virology, and more.
The cellular activity test was one such application.
And this test had a very nice-sounding name...
The Taste of Love!
Yes... it was painful, yet blissful!
Pain and sadness could stimulate a person’s nerves and emotions; happiness and excitement could do the same.
Combined with special environmental simulations and the ’Bright Matter’, the limit of a human’s cellular tissue activity could be displayed by a machine.
Extremely high-tech!
Gao Neng walked to the door of the testing chamber.
A researcher handed him a small cup of clear liquid that looked just like plain water.
GULP. Gao Neng downed it in one go. He had been listening carefully earlier, so he knew this clear liquid contained the ’Bright Matter’.
The door to the testing chamber opened.
Gao Neng walked inside.
"Begin!" the researcher announced.
The temperature inside the testing chamber began to change.
Gao Neng felt the temperature stimulating his skin and muscles. Combined with the ’Bright Matter’ he had consumed, which was starting to take effect, his emotions began to shift.
A mixture of joy, anger, sorrow, and delight swirled within him.
At this point, everyone’s gazes were fixed on Gao Neng and the screen above the testing chamber.
"I heard ’The Taste of Love’ doesn’t cause any physical harm, but it has a pretty big effect on one’s emotions. Some people have even cried their eyes out in there!"
"Cried their eyes out? It’s worse than that! I heard some people even started hallucinating, acting like they were drunk and just rolling around on the floor making a scene."
"Heh, it’s not that serious. As long as you don’t try to tough it out, you generally won’t hallucinate."
The quiet discussions arose.
Meanwhile, a constantly changing value appeared on the screen.
Cellular Tissue Activity: 3.05
Cellular Tissue Activity: 3.98
Cellular Tissue Activity: 4.79
...
"It’s increasing so fast!" someone exclaimed.
The others also wore shocked expressions.
Because it really was fast!
The results of the cellular tissue activity test were supposed to increase steadily along with the body’s changes, but the speed of Gao Neng’s increase was clearly a bit outrageous.
He had been inside for less than a minute, and the value had already reached 4.79.
And it was still climbing rapidly.
"It’s at 5.88!"
"That’s already at the level of a normal Tier Five Late Stage!"
"It’s still rising?!"
"It feels like it’s not going to stop!"
"It’s 6.43!"
"It’s rising so fast! This is already on par with a Tier Six Late Stage, isn’t it? How is this possible!"
If the crowd wasn’t too surprised when the value hit 5.88, they were genuinely stunned when it leaped to 6.43.
Because the value was still going up!
At this rate...
Gao Neng’s cellular tissue activity would reach at least 7.0!
「Inside the testing chamber.」
Gao Neng’s body felt like it was in a furnace.
He felt every cell in his body swimming around, and every inch of his skin became extremely sensitive.
’What was that saying again?’
’I feel like I’ve reached the peak of my life!’
That was how Gao Neng felt right now.
Of course, his emotions were also taking a bit of a hit.
Born and raised in the Forgotten Land, he had seen and experienced quite a lot. On the contrary, he knew more than many adults.
For instance, seeing two men being intimate with each other wouldn’t surprise him in the slightest.
’Perfectly normal!’
Another example: two men marrying one woman, and then that woman has a best female friend who turns out to be the ex-wife of both men.
’Normal?’
’Couldn’t be more normal, okay!’
In the Forgotten Land, things like this were all too common. In fact, some things were far more outrageous, but Gao Neng never thought there was anything wrong with them.
However, precisely because he had seen so much, his emotions were a bit chaotic.
One moment happy, the next excited, then sad, then pained...
But gradually...
These emotions coalesced into one.
Happiness!
Yes, Gao Neng was very happy.
At heart, he was an optimistic, positive, ambitious, and bright young man. Therefore, the darkness of the Forgotten Land couldn’t truly affect him.
It was just that the testing chamber had dredged up these emotions.
With a small adjustment.
They all turned positive.
Gao Neng started to laugh.
And it was a very natural, very happy laugh.
"..." The people watching this scene were all a little dumbfounded.
’What is Gao Neng laughing about?’
’Could his life really have been that happy?’
’Shouldn’t someone born in the Forgotten Land normally have a painful childhood they’d rather not remember? Why is Gao Neng different?’
"It’s actually happiness?!" Zhang Hongying was also extremely astonished. She never would have imagined that the emotion most stimulating to Gao Neng would be happiness.
"Sister Ning’Er, look! Gao Neng’s cellular tissue activity value has broken through to 7.35!" Fang Tangtang, on the other hand, wasn’t thinking about Gao Neng’s emotional state. She was more concerned with the numbers on the screen.
"Mm, it can still go higher!" Shen Ning’Er nodded, but she imperceptibly calmed herself, seemingly letting out a sigh of relief.
’Experiences in the Forgotten Land?’
’Happiness?’
’Those two words together... they’re really unusual!’
After all, Shen Ning’Er knew very well what the Forgotten Land was like, and what she actually feared most was that Gao Neng harbored some kind of ’hatred’ in his heart.
But now it seemed...
’I was overthinking it!’
Shen Ning’Er didn’t dwell on it and glanced casually at Shaximo.
Shaximo’s expression was grim!
Well... anyone in his shoes would probably look just as bad, right?
Because Gao Neng’s test value hadn’t stopped. It was still climbing!
And as Fang Tangtang’s voice rang out,
everyone else’s gazes also focused on the screen of the testing chamber.
Cellular Tissue Activity: 7.89
"It rose again, to 7.89! It’s about to break 8!"
Cellular Tissue Activity: 8.13
"It broke 8! It broke 8! It’s already at 8.13, and it’s still rising... Holy crap, it’s still rising?! Is he a monster?!"
The disciples from the sects and prominent families were about to lose their minds.
This was insane!
The value surpassed 8, and it still wasn’t stopping?!
(Finished my meeting, was too tired when I got back, so I slept for a long time... Here’s one Chapter for now, I’ll try to get two more out before midnight tonight!)
