Chapter 20: Chapter 18 Advanced Nutrient Solution
“I don’t have to be conscripted anymore.”
Lin Yuan repeated.
Lin Yuan’s original plan was to visit the Evolver’s Association.
To register and then, as an Evolver, refuse conscription.
But after being promoted to a second-class citizen, everything became much simpler.
Among the three methods given by the Goddess of Wisdom to be exempt from conscription, the identities of both an Evolver and a second-class citizen had the privilege to refuse conscription.
“Xiaoyuan, are you alright? Do you need to go to the hospital to have a look?”
Mother Lu Qiong didn’t show a hint of joy but said with a worried face.
Forced conscription was no trivial matter, and it wasn’t something one could refuse just by wishing it.
In Lu Qiong’s view, had Lin Yuan experienced some kind of shock that caused a mental abnormality, which led to him talking nonsense?
“I’m fine.”
Lin Yuan shook his head slightly, pondered for a moment, “I should be an Evolver now, don’t believe me? Look.”
Lin Yuan lifted his right hand and pushed in the direction of the living room.
A few meters away, the ceramic bowl on the dining table turned to powder.
“Ah?”
Mother Lu Qiong widened her eyes at the sight.
Facing such an incredible scene, Lu Qiong’s heartbeat suddenly began to accelerate.
“Really an Evolver?”
Lu Qiong murmured to herself.
Besides those miraculous Evolvers, how could an ordinary person do such things?
“Old Lin, Old Lin, get up quickly.”
With that thought, Lu Qiong hurriedly ran out to report the good news to her husband, Lin Shoucheng.
A moment later.
Lin Yuan sat in front of the dining table.
His father Lin Shoucheng and mother Lu Qiong sat upright, scrutinizing Lin Yuan up and down.
It was as if they were meeting their own son for the first time.
Especially Lin Shoucheng, who was racking his brains about the conscription matter. Even if there was not much hope, he could not accept watching his son being sent to fight against alien races.
But Lin Shoucheng could never have dreamed that the matter would be resolved in another way.
Lin Yuan had become an Evolver.
According to the Human Civilization Charter, even an unranked Evolver had the right to refuse conscription.
“How did you become an Evolver?”
Father Lin Shoucheng couldn’t help but ask.
There were many ways to become an Evolver, but the vast majority required paying a sufficient price, whether in money or in other ways.
And Lin Yuan was just an ordinary student, with no price to offer.
“I just woke up with it after a sleep this morning,”
Lin Yuan thought for a moment and came up with an excuse.
Of course, he couldn’t possibly reveal the Door to the Myriad Realms in his mind.
This was his biggest secret, one that he couldn’t tell to anyone but himself, not even to his closest kin.
It wasn’t that his parents would harm Lin Yuan, but the more people who knew, the greater the risk of the secret being leaked.
“Could it be that you’re an awakening-type Evolver?”
Father Lin Shoucheng excitedly speculated.
Evolver types were divided into two categories, unique and common.
Among the unique types, there were many kinds, and awakening-types were among them.
Awakening-type Evolvers possessed evolutionary genes in their blood. These genes might never manifest in a lifetime, or they might suddenly manifest one day.
Going by Lin Yuan’s description, his son closely resembled an awakening-type Evolver.
“In our Lin Family, there must have been a powerful Evolver among our ancestors, otherwise, how could there be evolutionary genes passed down?”
Father Lin Shoucheng was quite pleased with himself.
Mother Lu Qiong immediately objected, pushing Lin Shoucheng, “Why can’t the evolutionary genes come from my side?”
The two spoke with a noticeably lighter tone.
Regardless of which side the evolutionary genes came from, Lin Yuan had become an Evolver, and therefore the upcoming forced conscription had nothing to do with him anymore.
Of course, after being exempted from forced conscription, all the conditions previously offered by the government were naturally also voided.
But these matters, compared to having one’s own son become an Evolver, were utterly insignificant.
After all, as long as Lin Yuan entered the circle of Evolvers, not to mention skyrocketing to success, at least crossing social classes would be a breeze, and by extension, they could also benefit from his light.
…
Cang Lan Star Virtual World.
Central Plaza Area.
Without exception, those who could appear here were either citizens above the second level or Evolvers.
Ordinary citizens didn’t even have access to the Virtual World, let alone enter this area.
Among the seven major areas of the Virtual World, Central Plaza Area was the liveliest, with the towering monument formed by the Canglan Evolution Ranking.
It was looked up to by countless Evolvers and high-level citizens.
“You’ve just become evolvers and entered the Virtual World, and the first thing you need to know is the significance of the Canglan Evolution Ranking,”
In a corner of the Central Plaza Area, a middle-aged woman with black-framed glasses was disseminating common knowledge to a few young men and women.
“The Canglan Evolution Ranking includes the hundred most powerful evolution paths in the history of our Canglan Star, some of which have even shone brightly in other Star Domains.”
“Remember, these hundred evolution paths have all been honed through the long passage of time. They are the monuments of us evolvers and are immutable,” the woman with black-framed glasses quickly said.
The young men and women listening nodded their heads in agreement.
What a joke, they weren’t fools and naturally understood the value of the Canglan Evolution Ranking.
“Hmm…”
The woman with black-framed glasses gave a slight nod.
This time there were no people of overbearing pride and low ability to stand up and argue.
“Next…”
The woman with black-framed glasses was about to continue speaking.
Just at that moment,
Below, a baby-faced young woman suddenly opened her mouth wide.
“Sister Ruan, it changed, the ranking has changed,” stammered the baby-faced young woman.
“Are your eyes playing tricks on you? How could the Canglan Evolution Ranking possibly change?” the woman with the black-framed glasses frowned slightly.
The hundred evolution paths on the Canglan Evolution Ranking were the strongest that had emerged from countless other paths over nearly a million years.
A change in the Canglan Evolution Ranking meant that one of the paths had been surpassed and kicked off the list, which was, of course, an incredibly incredible event.
Out of curiosity, she nonetheless looked up again at the Canglan Evolution Ranking.
“Blood Evolution Path…”
The woman with black-framed glasses first looked at the ‘Blood’ Evolution Path ranked at one hundred.
“It’s really gone?” she thought with a sinking feeling.
The ‘Blood’ Evolution Path that had been ranked at one hundred had vanished, in its place the previously ninety-ninth ranked path.
“Martial Tao Evolution Path….”
The woman with black-framed glasses quickly looked higher and immediately noticed a ‘new face’ in the ninety-third position.
“Is it this evolution path that has broken into the Canglan Evolution Ranking?”
The woman with black-framed glasses took a deep breath, her heart surging with waves.
Entering the ranking already proved the potential of the Martial Tao Evolution Path; what shocked her was which big shot had developed this evolution path.
“Big trouble is brewing,” the woman with black-framed glasses thought to herself.
Changes in the Canglan Evolution Ranking would inevitably draw the attention of many powers on Canglan Star.
For example, the Blood Evolution Path being squeezed out of the ranking probably had its practitioners going mad by now.
…
The change in the Canglan Evolution Ranking was noticed by others in the plaza at the same time.
Suddenly, the entire plaza burst into an uproar.
“Amazing, the last time the ranking changed was five hundred and sixty years ago.”
“Ahhh, who developed the Martial Tao Evolution Path? Dr. Chen? Or perhaps Dean Shi?”
“Not sure, Dr. Chen is my relative, and I haven’t heard about him working on a new evolution path recently.”
“How is the Martial Tao Evolution Path? Has anyone tried it out?”
…
Many evolvers and citizens of second level and above were discussing animatedly.
They wanted to know who had developed the Martial Tao Evolution Path, but alas, the citizen number was hidden, and no one knew.
…
Lin Yuan was naturally unaware that his upload of the Martial Tao Evolution Path had caused a hurricane-like commotion in the Virtual World.
At that moment, he was browsing the mall, intending to purchase some nutrient solutions to quickly restore his strength.
The so-called mall is a shopping platform officially constructed by human civilization.
With a huge variety of goods and fair pricing backed by official endorsement, products in the mall were very diverse.
As a second-level citizen, Lin Yuan primarily had access to restricted items.
Genetic agents that ordinary citizens could never touch were included there, and they were selling for only a million each.
“Advanced Nutrient Solution?”
Lin Yuan quickly searched for a while, and then his gaze settled on the ‘Advanced Nutrient Solution’.
Nutrient Solutions were essential supplies for space explorers, greatly supplementing their energy consumption.
Nutrient Solutions were divided into low-level, mid-level, and high-level.
A single dose of Low-level Nutrient Solution contained enough energy to satisfy a normal person’s needs for a month.
In other words, after taking a dose of Low-level Nutrient Solution, a normal person could go without eating or drinking for a month.
As for mid-level and high-level, they were mostly used by certain gigantic beasts and exotic creatures.
Ordinary humans simply could not withstand the terrifying energy contained in such high-quality Nutrient Solutions.