Chapter 2
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A spaceship silently appeared in an abandoned construction site in the southern suburbs of Beijing. A few minutes later, the spaceship vanished into the night quietly as though it didn’t even appear.
Interstellar travel was much faster than people imagined. The warp engine technology made traveling the distance between planets very easy.
The distance between the Blue Sea Star and Earth was nearly 200,000 light-years, and the spaceship merely used four warps to arrive at Earth. The total time elapsed was only a few hours, and before Xia Fei could be content with the space travel, he was chased off in a rough manner.
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After distinguishing a direction, Xia Fei took big steps and conveniently touched the few thin pieces of cash notes in his pocket. He didn’t need to count since he knew that there was only a total of $73, and this was pretty much all of his wealth.
After turning at the corner, Xia Fei was lucky enough to flag down a taxi. Twenty minutes later, Xia Fei had returned to his own home.
Since ancient times, Beijing has had the saying, ‘The rich in the east, the noble in the west, the poor in the south, and the commoner in the north.’ Xia Fei’s home was situated in the southern part of the city, and it was in the dormitories of a leather factory.
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This government factory had been shut down for many years, and most of the residents were the factory’s laid-off workers. The building was a tube-shaped apartment that was constructed dozens of years ago.
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There was a certain risk when consuming the gene optimization fluid, but the risks were incomparable with the benefits.
In fact, apart from the consumption of the gene optimization fluid, humans could also cultivate the ‘Star Tip Mantra’ to unlock the seventh brain region.
From the discovery of this fact, everyone from young to old was practicing this type of exercise daily. It was a pity that after three years, less than 8,000 individuals were able to unlock their seventh brain region by cultivating the ‘Star Tip Mantra.’
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“No hurry, no hurry. Let me check why my bottle of fluid is purple in color.” Xia Fei mumbled to himself.
Xia Fei grabbed the mouse and gently scrolled down. There were indeed a lot of articles regarding the gene optimization fluid on the Starry Sky Network. There were at least a few thousand articles.
“Variety of gene optimization fluids.” Xia Fei clicked gently to open up the article.
“The gene optimization fluid’s quality is separated into peak grade, high grade, middle grade, and low grade. In the universe, most civilizations produce their own gene optimization fluid; therefore, the colors and tastes are all different. The gene optimization fluid of higher qualities would use raw materials that are much more precious. As such, the effects after consumption would be more obvious.”
Xia Fei was suddenly enlightened. “So it turns out that the gene optimization fluids aren’t all green. I wonder what the grade of this bottle is?”
“Forget it! I will know if I simply drink it. The worst-case would be death or turning into a mathematician.” Xia Fei scanned his hideous room with his eyes and said, “It doesn’t matter what grade it is; it is definitely not going to be worse than my current state.”
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Xia Fei took out the purple bottle from the drawer.
*Pop*
There was a clear and crisp sound as Xia Fei took off the cover of the bottle.
*Gulp*
After lifting his neck, the gene optimization fluid entered Xia Fei’s stomach in one smooth motion, and there wasn’t any hesitation.
The purple fluid had a slightly sour flavor and an indescribably strange taste.
Xia Fei lit up another cigarette for himself and sat on the chair while waiting quietly.
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After one minute, apart from the warm sensation in his stomach, there wasn’t any other anomaly.
Xia Fei was a little anxious. He took a glance at the small bottle and saw hints of purple on the walls of the bottle, meaning there was some residual left.
He ran to the bathroom and opened up the tap to fill up half of the bottle with clean water. He then shook the bottle repeatedly.
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*Gulp*
The clean water, along with the remaining fluid, entered Xia Fei’s stomach, and this time, the bottle was completely empty. Xia Fei revealed a satisfied smile.
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Right at this moment, the gene optimization fluid started to take effect!
In an instant, Xia Fei felt the world was spinning, and it felt as though he could see thousands of butterflies flying in front of him while his mind was experiencing a ripping pain.
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The bathroom had an old bathtub that wasn’t used for many years. This slum area would frequently experience water stoppage; therefore, Xia Fei had always kept his bathtub full in case of unexpected needs.
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*Plop*
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Xia Fei shook his head twice and dove straight for the bathtub.
His entire head was now immersed in the icy cold water.
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