The usually lively R&D Department was so silent that if they tried to drop a pin, the sound would reverberate throughout the lab.

　　Everyone’s focus was on the inmate within the glass case.

　　What they saw was a near-death person, who had been left for death, suddenly resurrected back to life. His heartbeat pulsated as if he had regained a second wind.

　　He’s alive!

　　The nerves within the inmate’s body had been completely damaged, and all of the researchers had already sentenced him to death. Any potions were of no use since they had been waiting for him to take his last breath.

　　Unexpectedly, this new kid seemed to have presented a bottle of immortal potion and snatched the man back from the grip of Hades.

　　Everyone was stunned as they came together to carefully observe the reaction of the inmate. Some people even used the chip to start recording and collecting this valuable data.

　　Every member of the R&D Department gave off an expression of passion. They looked onward fanatically, ignoring even team leader Aike’s increasing discontent.

　　The naked man’s limbs trembled non-stop within the glass container, his eyes wide open. It turned from what had been a dead expression to one that was full of vigor, hatred, menace, and sorrow while staring at those around him. His expression was as though he was an evil spirit that had been resurrected from hell and brought back onto Earth. All he wanted was tear through everyone around him; eat their flesh and drink their blood.

　　With such a fierce expression, the seemingly meek researchers showed no reaction at all. They were all accustomed to such expressions. The subjects of their experiments were never treated as ‘people’.

　　Would anyone care about the lab rat’s hatred?

　　What they were interested in was the lab rat’s reaction!

　　What originally was a living dead with failing nervous system had come back to life after consuming a potion.

　　How would this not be shocking?

　　They had developed a strong interest. If they could, they would have dissected the inmate on the spot to get further data.

　　The measurement devices installed within the glass container were flashing non-stop as it displayed various data and metrics.

　　“Look quickly, his ECG is rising. His vitality is recovering!”

　　“His brainwave activity is also increasing. It has risen past 100 plus points!”

　　“The improved Adrenaline Potion is a success. What an astounding newbie!”

　　…

　　They gathered around to discuss the changes that happened to the inmate during the experiment. Most of them were praising Feng Lin’s improved formula, not even noticing that Aike’s face had turned sour.

　　Uh uh uh…

　　As if he was a duck being strangled, the man within the glass container made his last struggle. At the same time, the researchers all gathered around. The inmate’s body trembled out of control and then suddenly stopped moving. He had struggled until he was out of breath.

　　Everyone sighed, as none of them was surprised.

　　The nervous system of this person was already dead. He had been in a state of near-death this whole time, and his body was beyond repair.

　　The human body was a sophisticated system. This lab rat’s body had undergone countless experiments to the point where even the high-grade Adrenaline Potion could only provide him with a final radiance of the setting sun.

　　His body had already been broken beyond repair and could no longer withstand this short glimpse of excitement, resulting to him drawing his last breath.

　　Gene potion was shockingly powerful. Even a non-graded potion could not be drunk casually by normal humans.

　　All in all, the effect of Feng Lin’s Adrenaline Potion was beyond the imagination of the entire department. This showed that the improvement to the formula was indeed a success.

　　Everyone could not help but look toward team leader Aike, only to be met with his complicated expression.

　　They were clear that this trial was just an excuse for Aike to put Feng Lin in his place. However, what they had not imagined was that the newbie would actually succeed in it.

　　They were curious about how the team leader would react.

　　The research department, under the long-term pressure and management of the team leader, had been weary of him. But now seeing him making a fool of himself, they were internally laughing, but they did not dare show it on their faces.

　　Feeling the surrounding gazes that were mocking him from within, Aike’s expression became increasingly sinister.

　　After keeping his silence for a while, he finally spoke albeit unwillingly, “Feng Lin has successfully improved the Adrenaline Potion. With such an amazing performance, he will receive this month’s bonus of 100,000 star coins!”

　　He actually gave Feng Lin 100,000 star coins in one go. This was the equivalent of two months’ salary for Feng Lin!

　　Seeing that Aike spoke while gritting his teeth, it was clear how unwilling he was, but he could not do as he pleased.

　　The Adrenaline Potion was an important research topic for the R&D Department. It could stimulate the nervous system within the human body, raise mental energy, and allow life evolution to take place.

　　Feng Lin’s improvement to this potion was definitely the forefront in terms of performance within the R&D Department.

　　Those with the ability would gain more.

　　After presenting a huge contribution to the department, he must be rewarded accordingly.

　　This was the rule of the company. If he had violated this rule as the team leader, he would have a hard time leading the team in the future.

　　This feeling of not being able to deal with someone who he did not like made Aike uncomfortable.

　　He was reluctant to stay even a second longer. Aike simply said two lines of congratulatory speech to Feng Lin and left in a hurry. He just wanted to stay as far away as possible.

　　Snickers slowly resounded behind him.

　　The colleagues within the R&D Department had different expressions toward Feng Lin. Some looks were curious, admiring, or afraid… but all of them gave him different looks.

　　After all, it was rare for someone to cause the highly arrogant and capable team leader Aike to become so dejected.

　　Feng Lin ignored these people. He turned around and left.

　　The assignment given to him had been completed, and these people were left speechless.

　　His footsteps never stopped as he left the R&D Department. He headed toward his living quarters, looking onward with a heavy expression.

　　Even though he had completed the assignment, there was not an ounce of happiness on his face. The sight of a human struggling on his last breaths was still fresh in his memory.

　　Though he had not intended to kill the inmate, his death was indirectly caused by Feng Lin. (TL note: the actual sentence is “I did not kill Boren, but Boren died because of me!”)

　　Feng Lin was not a weakling. If he wanted to kill a target, he would not hold back. But for him to do that, the target would have to be his enemy.

　　The subject of the experiment had no conflict with Feng Lin. Seeing the inmate died after drinking his potion caused extreme discomfort within his heart. Any normal people would feel that way.

　　Feng Lin could feel an increased sense of urgency.

　　If the rabbit dies, the fox grieves. (TL note: this is an idiom meaning “having sympathy with like-minded people in distress”.)

　　The solar system was a chaotic star region; dangers were everywhere. It was an oppressive and dark society.

　　Power!

　　He must have a certain level of power in order to save himself. He could not rely on others.

　　Otherwise, he would also be at the mercy of others.

　　If he did not have actual strength, one day he would turn into one of the lab rats. By then, he would be taken advantage of, and living would be no better than death.

　　This was something that Feng Lin wanted to avoid no matter what.

　　Returning to his living quarters, Feng Lin began cultivating diligently.

　　This time, he had fully replenished the vitality that he had used up. Of course, he planned to level his genes up until their max points.

　　He did not drink any more potion of life because he had consumed enough Adrenaline Potion before.

　　Although Adrenaline Potion was used to stimulate the adrenaline gene, as a gene potion, it was rich in nutrients.

　　Feng Lin continued his cultivation and quickly digested the nutrients within his body.

　　Slowly exhaling…. Slowly inhaling….

　　Feng Lin closed his eyes as he stabilized his breathing. His breaths were very calm and lengthy, releasing a certain kind of rhythm to the air. A stream of heat flowed through his body, nourishing every part of it.

　　Genetic potential +20%, +19%, +18%… …

　　Feng Lin’s genetic potential increased rapidly, quickly breaking through the 1000% mark, reaching as much as 1021%.

　　His 3.7 vitality was slowly increasing, from 3.8, 3.85, 3.9, 3.95… …

　　Pop!

　　Feng Lin’s body suddenly shook as he broke through a threshold to the next level. It was as though he could feel his body from the inside out!

　　4.1 vitality!

　　His vitality had broken through the 4th vitality threshold, passing it by 0.1.

　　Each point of vitality was a threshold.

　　Feng Lin could clearly feel the strength emanating from within his body. It was as though a dormant volcano would erupt at any time.

　　But this was not the most crucial part.

　　To allow himself to quickly gain power, he had used up most of his vitality to level up his genes. However, he had finally replenished his depleted vitality now.

　　It was a feeling similar to paying off a giant debt. A huge mountain was lifted off his shoulders all of a sudden.

　　Feng Lin took in a deep breath. He had nothing else to worry about now. He could finally continue with his gene strengthening.

　　He had many unspent genetic points before and could increase his genes anytime, but he held back because of his low vitality. After enduring for so long, he finally made a full recovery. How would he be willing to wait any longer?

　　Without further ado, he began immediately.

　　With a quick thought, Feng Lin’s genetic potential suddenly dropped by 100%.

　　One nebula that represented the genetic point in the Dantian’s genetic map exploded immediately. It turned into a plume of energy and injected itself into the Stonebirth Gene; the strengthening tally went from 8 to 9 silently.

　　What surprised Feng Lin the most was that his vitality skyrocketed from 4.1 to 4.9. The increase was no longer in steps of 0.1 but 0.8. It was 8 times what it had been previously.

　　It would seem that the nutrients he had consumed were not in vain. The return was enormous.

　　Feng Lin rejoiced within his heart. The path he had chosen was the most steady and secure. His future was looking bright.

　　After recovering his vitality with great difficulty, it was not enough to strengthen it by just a little bit.

　　Feng Lin, who had a taste of what it was like, knew that gene strengthening was highly addictive.

　　The feeling of instantly improving by leaps and bounds was too fascinating.

　　Feng Lin did not hesitate and continued to add points.

　　Stonebirth Gene flashed without any stagnation. It was instantly increased to 10 points, breaking through the theoretical genetic limit.

　　Everything seemed to flow smoothly like water.

　　Monkey Gene was at max point.

　　Stonebirth Gene was at max point.

　　What was left was their evolution to Stone Monkey Gene.