Chapter 197

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    Chapter 197

    Su Hao had never held high expectations for Yashan's academic abilities.

    After all...

    The man had once been completely illiterate.

    Years ago, following Su Hao's suggestion, Yashan established the Temple Forest Academy in Temple Forest City. Its curriculum focused on literacy, arithmetic, and practical skills.

    Of course, the most important subject wasn't knowledge itself.

    It was ideology.

    Both ordinary people and extraordinary individuals were taught the values the Temple Forest Association wished to spread.

    Education had to begin with children.

    Given a few decades, the entire region would naturally undergo a transformation.

    Now, the academy system had even spread to Huiyang City.

    According to Yashan, all academies had been renamed under a unified title—

    Wei Education Academy — XX Branch.

    Su Hao found the naming rather inappropriate.

    Still, he had no intention of interfering.

    The future belonged to the Zhu Hua people.

    As long as knowledge and ideas continued to spread...

    The name itself was of little importance.


    ---

    Five days later, Su Hao called Yashan into the laboratory.

    First, he instructed Yashan to consume nearly all of his Vital Energy, leaving only about one-tenth behind.

    This was to prevent any newly implanted rune from activating uncontrollably during the genetic reconstruction.

    Afterward, Su Hao injected the specially cultivated genetic solution into Yashan's body.

    Before long...

    Yashan fell into a deep sleep.

    Su Hao quietly observed every stage of the transformation until the genetic modification was complete.

    Unlike the natural evolutionary genes of the Zhu Hua people, which belonged to the Controller Gene System and could be activated or deactivated at will—such as the transformation into a Lifebearer—the genes Su Hao had designed were permanently fixed within the body.

    They were forcefully expressed from birth to death.


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    When Yashan awoke, he immediately noticed something different.

    A new pattern had appeared inside his body.

    The Rotation Rune.

    As time passed, the rune gradually deepened.

    His Vital Energy naturally flowed along its pathways, forming an entirely new circulation network.

    By the second day...

    The rune had completely stabilized.

    At that moment, the remaining Vital Energy inside his body naturally connected to the rune, forming an entirely new energy system.

    His internal Vital Energy capacity expanded dramatically.

    Yashan couldn't help exclaiming,

    "Boss Wei... this is incredible!"

    Su Hao casually created a diamond shield and placed it before him.

    "Try using your innate ability."

    "The Rotation Rune."

    Without hesitation, Yashan threw a punch.

    Bang!

    The incredibly sturdy diamond shield shattered instantly.

    Yashan's eyes lit up.

    "It activates so naturally."

    "It feels like breathing."

    "And... it's unbelievably powerful!"

    Su Hao smiled.

    "Once your Vital Energy is fully replenished..."

    "You'll discover you're much stronger than you are now."

    "And..."

    "I have another task for you."

    Seeing the smile on Su Hao's face, Yashan suddenly felt a bad premonition.

    "What task?"

    Su Hao answered calmly.

    "Find a woman."

    "And have another child."

    Yashan froze.

    "...What?"

    "This is... a mission?"

    "Boss Wei..."

    "Are you serious?"

    After hesitating for a long while, he finally muttered,

    "I... do have someone in mind..."

    "I'll handle it myself."

    Su Hao nodded.

    "Good."

    "It's been many years."

    "It's time you found yourself a companion."


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    Su Hao wasn't worried about compatibility.

    Even if Yashan chose a woman from another sequence, any child they had would still inherit Yashan's Shell People sequence.

    More importantly...

    Su Hao had secretly implanted a special genetic segment into Yashan.

    It would subtly modify the mother's genes during fertilization.

    Unfortunately, children born to high-level extraordinary beings could naturally inherit genes only up to the third level.

    Genes of the fourth level and above still required consuming extraordinary flesh.

    Those higher-level genes had originally belonged to extraordinary beasts.

    They were never naturally evolved by the Zhu Hua people.

    Su Hao's research showed that an infant's body simply couldn't withstand the expression of such powerful genes.

    During fetal development, those higher-level genes were automatically discarded.

    Fortunately...

    That wasn't Su Hao's real objective.

    He merely wanted to determine whether the Rotation Rune Gene could be inherited naturally.

    To accomplish that...

    Yashan's dignity would have to be sacrificed.

    As for why Su Hao didn't perform the experiment himself...

    The answer was simple.

    He had already engraved the Perception Rune, which wasn't part of the Rune Gene system.

    Besides...

    He hadn't yet met any Zhu Hua woman who interested him.


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    After leaving the laboratory, Yashan appeared calm on the surface.

    Inside...

    His thoughts were in complete turmoil.

    One daughter...

    Taini...

    Had always been enough for him.

    He had once had a son as well.

    But that child had died long ago.

    He had never considered having another.

    Yet...

    Boss Wei had called it a mission.

    And Boss Wei's missions...

    Could not be refused.


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    Standing alone in the courtyard, Yashan hesitated for a very long time.

    One beautiful face after another flashed through his mind.

    Every woman possessed her own unique charm.

    To his horror...

    He realized his biggest problem wasn't finding someone willing.

    It was having far too many choices.

    Middle-aged Yashan—

    Leader of the Temple Forest Association—

    Was extraordinarily popular.

    Yet over all these years, he had remained remarkably disciplined.

    Following Boss Wei's teachings of Three Disciplines, Four Diligences, and Five Prohibitions for martial artists, he had lived a clean and restrained life.

    Now...

    For Boss Wei's mission...

    He was prepared to abandon his pride.

    "So..."

    "Who should I choose?"

    "They're all excellent..."

    "I can't possibly choose all of them..."

    "That would definitely be too much..."

    The question troubled him for quite some time.


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    Another month passed.

    Yashan's body had fully stabilized.

    After recovering to peak condition, he bid farewell to Su Hao.

    "Boss Wei."

    "This trip will probably take about a month."

    "Within this month..."

    "I'll definitely complete the mission you assigned."

    Su Hao nodded.

    "Go."

    "Do your best."

    Yashan's expression became as solemn as a warrior heading for battle.

    He spread his wings and flew toward Huiyang City.

    The journey took only five or six hours.

    Soon...

    He landed outside the city.

    After gathering his resolve...

    He strode toward the Temple Forest Association headquarters.

    "For Boss Wei's mission..."

    "So what if I sacrifice a little dignity?"

    "So what if I lose some face?"

    He kept repeating those words to himself.

    By the time he reached headquarters...

    He had completely convinced himself that this was an honorable and righteous mission.


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    Entering the president's office, he found Taini seated behind a desk, reading through documents.

    Beside her stood Soul Devourer Norin, assisting with administrative work.

    The moment they noticed him, Norin immediately bowed.

    "Boss Yashan."

    "Welcome back."

    Taini's eyes brightened.

    She hurried over and grabbed his arm.

    "Dad!"

    "Perfect timing!"

    "There's something I need your opinion on."

    Yashan's thoughts instantly began wandering.

    He unconsciously glanced at Norin.

    Not bad...

    Excellent figure...

    A very good candidate...

    He quickly shook those thoughts away.

    Today's target wasn't Norin.

    Taking a deep breath, he gently pulled his arm free.

    "Taini."

    "You can handle that yourself."

    "I have something much more important to deal with."

    Turning toward Norin, he said,

    "Norin."

    "Please contact Shadow King Nana."

    "Tell her..."

    "I'd like to see her at my house."

    Norin hadn't yet realized the gravity of the situation.

    She simply nodded.

    "Of course, Boss Yashan."

    Yashan then turned and quietly left.

    Returning home...

    He sat down and waited.

    Before long...

    A knock sounded at the door.

    A cheerful voice followed.

    "Boss Yashan?"

    "You're back already?"

    "You wanted to see me?"

    It was...

    Shadow King Nana.

    (End of Chapter 197)
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    Here to say that Mc could’ve easily verified the passing down of rune genes with the mice… 3
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      It's does for Mice but he wants to test it on intelligent creature
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    The MC should leave his progeny in each world he visits. Matter of fact, I've been hoping that the MC would arrive in world that would give him the ability to leave metaphysical marks on bloodlines. With this, he might be able to sense the descendants of people he marked, and if he ever found a way to return to those worlds he can choose to interact with them. That'd be cool af
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