Published: February 12, 2025
"Is this what you brought back?" Liu Zhenghong looked at the 'specimens' that Ye Zhongming and Mo Ye, both nine-star evolvers, had collected, with a face full of disdain.
Ye Zhongming and Mo Ye could only smile wryly.
Ever since they evolved to nine-star, everyone's attitude had changed. The core members who were familiar with them were not much different, but at the beginning, there was a subtle... awe or perhaps a sense of unfamiliarity.
Perhaps, this was the pressure and might brought about by the strongest evolver on this planet.
However, this feeling dissipated quickly.
But for ordinary evolvers, it was different. When Ye Zhongming did not show his aura, even evolvers below eight-star felt a bit intimidated when they saw him. Once he glanced at them, the more timid ones might even tremble.
This was the effect of surpassing the strength level.
Of course, there were exceptions. Even Le Da Yuan felt a bit reserved when he first saw Ye Zhongming after his evolution, but his wife, Liu Zhenghong, remained the same as usual, as if Ye Zhongming had not become a nine-star evolver but rather an unknown cell.
The look in the eyes of the King of Cloud Summit made nine-star evolvers feel uneasy.
In the end, Ye Zhongming had three large tubes of blood drawn, had over a dozen strands of hair pulled out, and even 'humbly' provided various bodily fluids...
The most unfortunate part was that the skin of a nine-star evolver was extraordinarily tough. Ye Zhongming had to use a specially crafted purple dagger to cut open his own blood vessels to draw blood.
There was no other way; if it were a golden-level weapon, he would need to make several cuts to draw blood, and it would heal within seconds, making it nearly impossible to extract a sufficient amount.
Thus, the newly minted nine-star evolver, the first nine-star in the national district, almost ended up in a state of autism.
"I'll see what the differences are between this and the magic creatures and those monsters."
After Liu Zhenghong finished speaking, she was about to have the bodies dragged away but noticed Ye Zhongming's hesitant expression.
"Cut it out, what's the big deal, look at you getting anxious."
Sister Hong expressed her deep disdain for the King of Cloud Summit and then beckoned to take the two to a nearby laboratory.
"Old Liu showed off those two robots to you, which are basically his latest results. What a guy wasting his time; it would be much better to upgrade the magic crystal cannon one more level!"
Ye Zhongming couldn't help but twitch at the corners of his mouth upon hearing this.
Now, the annihilation ultimate magic crystal cannon at Cloud Summit was already much stronger than the most powerful magic crystal cannon Ye Zhongming had seen a decade ago in his previous life. He was very satisfied with its power; with these giant cannons positioned at the castle and villa in Cloud Summit, even if a ninth-level lifeform came to attack, Ye Zhongming and Mo Ye would not need to lift a finger to make them suffer.
Yet, Sister Hong was still not satisfied?
You must know that reaching the current level of the magic crystal cannon meant that even a slight increase in power would require a tremendous amount of time and cost, needing to solve nearly hopeless problems.
The difficulty was too high, the time too long, and the cost-effectiveness too low.
This was the reason for Le Da Yuan's alternative approach.
"Enough about him, let me show you two little gadgets instead."
Alright, only this carefree person could refer to the achievements of the Life Gene Laboratory as little gadgets.
"See this?" Liu Zhenghong pointed to a small cage, inside which was a tiny white mouse the size of a finger.
Ye Zhongming was quite surprised; he felt a familiar sensation from this little mouse.
"Grandson of the Rat King."
With one sentence, Liu Zhenghong explained its origin to Ye Zhongming.
He knew that the son of the Rat King was a formidable war rat. Ever since Ye Zhongming let it go, it had carved out a vast territory underground and had quickly reached level eight. Ye Zhongming did not plan to call it back; while an eight-level rat was not exactly indispensable in Cloud Summit, it was definitely not a small matter, so he would let it evolve into a ninth-level on its own before calling it back.