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However, I found that the public was only interested in my extraordinary intelligence; no one cared about my thoughts.
"Promote human evolution!"
This is my ultimate goal, not simply to promote the development of human society.
However, no one understood me. The public even began to reject me, thinking I was an eccentric madman, and started attacking my ideas as dangerous.
Ha... they're just a bunch of monkeys!
Social development? That's nothing more than monkeys playing with more advanced sticks and stones; nothing has changed in essence.
And I, Genus, am here to lead these ignorant monkeys to break free from the shackles of their genes and achieve a leap in their life level!
I was hit hard, but I didn't give up. This is my dream, and I will persevere even if I'm all alone!
After that, I became engrossed in research, and that continued until seventy years later—I found it! The secret to human evolution!!!
So I regained my youth, created a large number of clones to help me with my experiments, and also established the House of Evolution.
The path of genetic evolution is correct! Although various experimental subjects have all sorts of flaws, as long as we continue our research, we will one day achieve perfect human evolution.
I always thought so, until... a bald man shattered my illusion...
Dr. Genus stood frozen, staring at the base riddled with holes. Dusk had fallen outside, and the orange sunlight bathed him, making him appear even more forlorn.
"Can I become this strong just through training? Then what have I been persisting in all this time?!" A sense of bewilderment instantly enveloped him.
He felt as if he had turned back into that young man who was rejected by the world and was isolated and helpless, except that this time, even he himself began to doubt himself.
Then, an unparalleled rage erupted from the depths of his heart like a volcano. How dare he! How dare a mere mortal, using the most primitive and foolish methods, reach the realm he so desperately desired?!
He clenched his fists in anger, his nails digging deep into his palms.
“Doctor…” A deep voice came from behind.
Genus turned around and saw the surviving armored gorilla. A hint of pity flickered in his eyes. He wanted to scold it, but found he didn't even have the strength to speak.
After a long while, the anger in Genos's chest gradually subsided, and his face became frighteningly calm, his mad scientist personality taking center stage once again.
"It seems we need to establish a new research direction..."
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[Fear from the Armored Gorilla, Energy Points +300!]
[A sense of bewilderment from Genus, Energy Points +50!]
[A lingering sense of astonishment from the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle, Energy Points +5000!]
A series of crisp and pleasant notification sounds rang in Lin Mo's mind, making him almost burst out laughing.
He walked beside Saitama, carrying discounted hot pot ingredients he had bought from the supermarket.
"It's still better to follow Saitama. The monsters are of higher quality and have more energy." Lin Mo was overjoyed.
"System, bring up the personal attribute panel!" Lin Mo silently said to the system in his mind.
A pale blue light screen, visible only to him, unfolded before his eyes.
Name: Lin Mo (KING)
【Sex: Male】
【Energy Value: 12082】
[Stamina: 50]
【Strength: 50】
【Speed: 50】
[Mind Power: 15]
[Skill: Intimidation (Dragon Level)]
[Items: 1 Misfortune Coin, 3 Basic Martial Arts Fragments, 2 Basic Stamina Recovery Potions, 2 Basic Healing Potions, 2 Basic Mental Recovery Sunglasses, 1 Powerful Hair Growth Potion...]
More than 12000 energy points!
Lin Mo almost stopped breathing. He thought he would be "poor" for a long time after using up 2 energy points last time, but he didn't expect to become rich again so quickly.
At this moment, Lin Mo noticed the small "lv1" at the top of the attribute panel.
With a thought, Lin Mo asked, "System, how many energy points are needed to upgrade to level 2? What will I get after upgrading?"
[Reply to host: Upgrading the system requires 10000 energy points. You will only know this after your permissions are upgraded.]
"Upgrade, system!" Lin Mo didn't hesitate. He didn't need to worry about his safety for the time being, as Saitama had been by his side recently.
Since it's not possible to quickly improve one's own capabilities in the short term, investing in the system itself might yield unexpected results.
[Deducting 10000 energy points, system upgrade begins, estimated time 24 hours. Please wait patiently...]
Upon hearing this, Lin Mo was startled. Why did it take more time to level up? That meant he'd have to spend the night at Saitama's house…
[The skill belongs to the host; the system has no right to interfere. Please rest assured.]
Lin Mo breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving an affirmative answer.
He glanced up at Saitama beside him, who was staring intently at the cabbages in the shopping bag, muttering to himself, "The cabbages seem to be 5 yen more expensive today than yesterday, is it just my imagination...?"
Lin Mo smiled helplessly, "This bald guy..."
The two walked one after the other on the road back to the no-man's-land of Z City. The setting sun cast long shadows of them.
After a long while, the apartment building finally came into view.
However, at the entrance of the apartment building, a figure was already standing there straight.
“Jenos?” Lin Mo was somewhat surprised.
"Is Dr. Kuino really that amazing? He fixed Genos in such a short time." He looked at the brand-new Genos in front of him and secretly admired him.
“Saitama-sensei, Mr. King,” Genos bowed respectfully. “I apologize for the sudden visit.”
He paused, his golden electronic eyes fixed on Saitama, his tone resolute: "I want to live in your house, Master, to learn the secrets of your power up close. I wonder if that's possible..."
"Huh?" Saitama interrupted him, displeased, "How can this be? My house isn't that big to begin with, and King comes almost every day..."
Genos pulled out a large wad of cash. "I can pay the rent and cover all utilities and other expenses. I absolutely won't be eating and living here for free!"
"Huh? Ah! I see..." Saitama looked at the thick stack of cash, his voice immediately softened, and his eyes became shifty.
He counted on his fingers and realized that this amount of money was enough for him to buy discounted ingredients for several months.
"Well... okay... did you bring your toothbrush and blanket?" Saitama coughed lightly and asked somewhat embarrassedly.
"I'll go buy it later, please don't worry." Genos was very happy to see Saitama agree.
"I will definitely find out the secret to Saitama's strength..." Genos vowed silently in his heart. Clearly, he didn't believe in the methods Saitama had used to become stronger.
"Well... in that case, Genos, why don't you join us for dinner too?"
Lin Mo held up the shopping bag in her hand at the right moment and extended an invitation with a smile, "I bought a lot of good things today, so we can have hot pot."
Genos bowed slightly and replied respectfully, "Then I'll take my leave."
Hot pot set, progress 3/6.
Chapter 15 Level 2 System
System upgrade successful! Final debugging in progress... Debugging complete!
A series of crisp notification sounds rang in Lin Mo's mind.
Lin Mo suppressed his excitement and asked in his mind, "System, what new features are there after the upgrade, or what's different?"
[After the system upgrade, C-level lottery draws are available, costing 1000 energy points per draw.]
[A new exchange shop has also been launched, where any item you've won in a draw can be redeemed again using energy points.]
"Exchange Shop?"
With a thought, a futuristic blue virtual interface unfolded before his eyes, and he curiously clicked on the shopping cart-shaped mall icon in the upper right corner of the interface.
However, the scene that came into view made him somewhat uneasy.
On the huge online store interface, the shelves looked empty, with only a few lonely items listed there, which looked rather pitiful.
[Effect: Purely decorative, but might make you look cooler?]
[Required Energy Points: 100]
Basic Stamina Recovery Potion
[Effect: Restores the user's stamina; the stronger the user, the weaker the effect.]
[Required Energy Points: 300]
[The Unlucky Coin]
[Effect: After throwing, you can designate a target (excluding yourself) and subject them to a severe "misfortune" commensurate with their strength for the next hour.]
[Required Energy Points: 5000]
"Hiss—" Lin Mo thought the items in front of him were nothing special, and the prices weren't expensive, even without discounts.
It's worth noting that when Asura Rhino Beetle was in berserk mode, he was punched to pieces by Saitama, and the intense emotions he generated only provided him with 5000 energy points.
This coin is equivalent to all the energy a "Dragon" level monster could provide? Isn't that a bit outrageous?!
Even if this coin is really that powerful, is it something you can get from a regular C-level lottery?
"System, come out and tell me what's going on?" Lin Mo called out to the system.
In the past, whenever Lin Mo had any questions, the system would respond immediately.
But this time, his calls went unanswered, his mind went completely silent, and the system seemed to have gone mute.
"System? Hello? Are you there? Don't play dead!" Lin Mo tried calling out several more times, but there was still no response.
"Could they have put it in the wrong lottery pool? They couldn't possibly be giving me special treatment, could they?" The more Lin Mo thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
But even the system gets embarrassed? That's kind of cute...
"Never mind, it's a good thing anyway. It's stupid not to take advantage of a good deal." He shook his head, no longer dwelling on it, and turned his attention back to the lottery.