Super Gene Optimization Fluid

“Xia Fei, you’ve taken Amethyst before, haven’t you?”

Xia Fei shook his head. “I’m not sure what you’re talking about. You don’t have much time, so I hope that you stop talking about irrelevant things. All I care about now is your identity, your motives, and why you’re spying on me.”

It was inaccurate to say that Xia Fei did not have a menacing aura. Although he was still quite young, every time he got serious, the air would be enveloped by palpable killing intent. After all, not many people in this world had been through hell, but Xia Fei just happened to be one of those few.

Anyone who made a trip back from hell would have this unique quality. This quality was inviting yet dangerous—something no words could describe, but if it had to be put in word, ‘despair’ would probably be the closest one.

When someone had gone through a hellish experience, they would emanate something that made their opponents feel a sense of despair. This had nothing to do with their strength as it was a pressure purely out of temperament.

Surprisingly, Harris was not overwhelmed by Xia Fei’s killing intent, saying with a bitter smile, “Of course, it’s relevant; it’s my life’s work, after all.”

Xia Fei could not understand why Harris looked so forlorn.

“What’s Amethyst?” Xia Fei secretly asked Phantom.

“You said that you’ve done research for decades; wouldn’t it mean that you’re well over a hundred?” asked Xia Fei.

Harris took a few moments to recall. “If my memory serves me right, I’m probably a hundred thirty-six years old this year.”

Xia Fei was surprised. From his looks, Harris appeared to be sixty years old at most, but his real age was more than double that.

“Really? You don’t look that old at all.”

Harris laughed. “You probably don’t know that every increase in the level of a person’s ability, their lifespan increases with it. Apparently, there were a few during the ancient times who reached immortality. There are probably a few like that in the Alliance, but they are so high up that we will never have a chance to meet them.”

Xia Fei finally realized that although Qin Mang, Thuram, and the others looked incredibly old, they were still of decent mental and physical capacities. This was probably because of the level of cultivation they had. As for their real age, Xia Fei had never looked into it.

“It is as he said; the higher the cultivation status, the longer you live,” concurred Phantom.

Xia Fei furrowed his eyebrows. “Why are you only telling me this now?”

“You’ve never asked.”

Xia Fei pouted before continuing his questioning. “You’re in this uninhabited area for this long; have you found the material that you’ve been looking for?”

Harris shook his head. “No. Space is incredibly vast, and this uninhabited area is just a small part of it. As long as I live, I’ll travel even farther to look for it.”

Xia Fei could not help but be moved by Harris’s resolve.

Anyone who worked hard to achieve their goals deserved to be respected. Everyone had dreams when they were young; some dreamed of being scientists, some dreamed of being presidents, and so on, but how many of them actually worked hard and managed to achieve their dreams? Even if they tried, how many would keep going, never giving up?

Although Harris was quite insane, at least he had been trying hard all along without entertaining any notions of giving up. Nobody could refute this fact. Xia Fei never liked the so-called rules, so the deviant Harris, in the eyes of a judge, was just an overly stubborn person; it was just that his methods were all wrong.

“I truly understand you,” Xia Fei said plainly.

“You understand me?” Harris was confused.

Xia Fei nodded. “It’s just that you went at it using the wrong methods. There are many in this world who don’t deserve to live; you should’ve used those people if you wanted to do human experimentation. Only you could come up with experimenting using innocent humans. If I were the judge, I’d give you the death penalty.”

With that, Xia Fei stood up and was ready to leave.

“Aren’t you going to kill me?” asked Harris.

Xia Fei smiled. “No need to be in such a hurry. I can take your life any time, but I still have some questions that I would like to mull over.”