Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

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"You've given me so many gifts, and I have nothing to give you in return. How can I accept this?" Lin Shen felt too embarrassed to accept gifts from Tian Xun.

"What's there to be embarrassed about? You're my little lover after all. It's only right and proper to give gifts to one's lover. Just take a look, and who knows? You might like it." Tian Xun said softly, cheek pressed against Lin Shen's.

"Even if I like it... I shouldn't... right... Wouldn't that be disregarding the thoughtfulness you put into it?" Initially, Lin Shen planned to refuse, but after opening the gift and seeing its contents, he found he couldn't utter a word of rejection.

Inside the box was a snow-white crystalline token, square-shaped and about the size of a business card, though slightly thicker. It also had a carving of a person's bust on it.

That bust was none other than Lin Shen himself, captured so exquisitely that even he recognized his own likeness immediately.

"Do you like it?" Tian Xun asked gently, embracing Lin Shen from behind.

"I do." What else could Lin Shen say? If Tian Xun had carved it himself, and Lin Shen said he didn't like it, wouldn't he be the sort who throws kindness back in people's faces?

"As long as you like it. Come with me," Tian Xun said suddenly standing up from the bed, not even bothering to put on shoes, her bare, snow-white feet directly stepping on the floor. She took Lin Shen by one hand and the Lamp of Life and Death in the other, and ran toward the door.

Fortunately, Lin Shen hadn't taken off his shoes and was pulled by Tian Xun to the dome hall on the top floor.

Holding the lamp, Tian Xun lit up the dome hall, where now a white flying vehicle was parked alongside Tian Xun's usual red one.

From its design and model, it was identical to Tian Xun's red flying vehicle, the only difference being in color.

"Come closer." Tian Xun said with a smile.

Lin Shen realized something and, as he approached the white flying vehicle, couldn't help looking at the jade plaque in his hand.

The jade plaque lit up for a moment. Almost at the same time, the white flying vehicle also lit up.

Under the illumination of the Lamp of Life and Death, some lights on the flying vehicle could be seen, though they were not as bright as usual.

Only then did Lin Shen understand that the jade plaque was actually the key to the flying vehicle.

"Why are you giving me this? I won't be able to use it often," Lin Shen said.

"Just get on and try it out," Tian Xun simply said with a smile.

"It's still dark outside now, and we can't go out. How am I supposed to try it?" Lin Shen complained, but he still opened the door.

After all, it was a thoughtful gesture, and he didn't want to dampen her enthusiasm.

Once he opened the door, Lin Shen saw that on the driver's seat lay a complete set of Battle Clothes. The design and craftsmanship made it clear that it was no ordinary item.

"The clothes you usually wear may look nice, but they're not very practical in battle and they provide no protection. This is a Battle Suit I had customized at Sky Pinnacle Star. It doesn't hinder the use of Base Mutation Carapace and it does offer some protection. Ordinary Life Base weapons would find it difficult to destroy it in a short time.

Yet, it is a suit after all, not a carapace capable of defending against all sorts of power attacks. It can only protect against sharp weapons, and its defense against heavy blows is just average. You won't think it's not good enough, will you?"

"With all the thought and care you've put into this, how could I ever complain? The only thing to complain about is myself," Lin Shen said as he climbed into the flying vehicle, closed the door, and changed into the Battle Suit inside.

It had to be said, putting on this suit made him feel immediately more upscale, almost like he was part of a high-tech civilization, not like the simple and formless Battle Clothes and helmets of the Ultra-Burn Tribe.

The Battle Suit was even equipped with a Pet Gun, similar in style to the Angel Revolver that Tian Xin carried.

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Just as Lin Shen was about to pull it out to give it a try, Tian Xun said, "This is an Ascension Level Pet Gun called the upgraded Angel Revolver. It can load ten Pet Capsules, with a firing rate of 88, which makes it one of the finest among Ascension Pet Guns. However, you haven't Ascended yet, so you can't activate it for now. You'll have to wait until after your Ascension to use it."

Tian Xun also gave him an Ascension Egg, a flying machine, Battle Clothes, and a Pet Gun, all of them top-notch. It made Lin Shen feel somewhat embarrassed, as he didn't seem to have anything to give to Tian Xun in return.

Fortunately, Lin Shen had thick enough skin. Although he felt embarrassed, he still took the gifts with a clear conscience.

"Do you like them?" Tian Xun asked.

"I do. How can I thank you?" Lin Shen sighed.

"In a few days, I might go on an adventure to a mountain within the Giant Ring Star. You can come with me," Tian Xun thought for a moment and then said.

A few days ago, when exploring Giant God Mountain, the Pioneer Corps formed by three families suffered heavy losses. Out of thirty thousand people, more than half died, including quite a few Ascenders.

However, despite the heavy price paid, they more or less figured out the situation of certain areas of the Giant God Mountain and even discovered a very magical region.

Only Mutators could enter that area, where a special kind of Base Mutation plant grew. The Mutators from the Pioneer Corps picked the Base Mutation fruits there and, after eating them, their Attribute levels actually increased.

Although the increase wasn't much, at most just a little, usually, Attributes have a maximum limit. Once the limit is reached, external forces can't affect it anymore.

The fact that the fruit there could allow Attributes to break through the upper limit was already very miraculous.

The Tian, Chi, and An families had already agreed to send some Mutators to pick the fruits. It all depended on the individuals' abilities and cultivation. Whoever could pick more would keep more.

The fruits were only useful to Mutators, so Tian Xun naturally couldn't use them. Taking Lin Shen was also meant to let him eat some of the fruits.

With Lin Shen's strength, in a place exclusive to Mutators, it would be like bringing dimensionality down a notch; there was simply no risk at all.

Lin Shen was unaware of Tian Xun's thoughts and thought that Tian Xun just wanted someone to accompany her. After thinking it over, he agreed.

After bringing Lin Shen back to his room, Lin Shen initially thought Tian Xun would come in to sleep together, but to his surprise, Tian Xun kissed him on the forehead at the doorstep, said goodnight, closed the door, and left.

"Come on, what was that about? What happened to sleeping together? What about getting up to some mischief?" Lin Shen felt somewhat dejected inside.

Although he didn't want to do any mischief, he wanted to cuddle while sleeping. The Fire Seed was still with Tian Xun after all.

"Never mind, it's not urgent right now. Considering Tian Xun's attitude towards me, finding an opportunity to cuddle and sleep shouldn't be hard." Lin Shen returned to his room and examined the Avenger Angel Ascension Egg for a while.

He couldn't see anything special about it, but Fatty suddenly jumped out, wanting to eat the Avenger Angel Ascension Egg. Lin Shen pressed him directly into his backpack with one hand, fastened the backpack's buckle, and prevented him from sneaking out to eat it.

"When it's daylight, I'll ask Big Sister if she wants to use this Avenger Angel Egg to Ascend," Lin Shen thought as he lay in bed, pondering how to repay these favors in the future.

No one is nice to another person without a reason. Tian Xun was so good to him, probably seeing potential in him; it was an investment.

Having accepted her kindness, Lin Shen was mentally prepared to repay her. This was a matter of principle in being human.

Taking advantage of others while criticizing their motives, wishing to gain without working, unwilling to give something in return—Lin Shen couldn't respect those kinds of people and would certainly not become one of them.