Xu Pinghu mused, "I suggest we keep this news under wraps for now. Your pace of development is extraordinary, and it might arouse the curiosity of others."
The man primarily in charge of the laboratory’s security was also a D-class life form who had served in the military and followed Wu Yanqing for a long time.
"Yeah, that was my thought too," Luo Chuan nodded.
Li Ming then asked, "Senior brother, if we do as you say and prepare the gene fusion environment for me, will we still be able to keep it a secret?"
Luo Chuan hesitated, "You talk too much."
Xu Pinghu grinned and then reminded, "You just had a very troubled look on your face; is there something important? Don’t waste time."
Luo Chuan’s expression froze again, and he said irritably, "It’s nothing, nothing!"
Li Ming’s progress was beyond imagination, which made all the words Luo Chuan had prepared to say on the way get stuck in his throat.
What could he say? That he was here to educate Li Ming not to waste time on trivial matters?
But now, stunned by Li Ming’s pace of development, if he mentioned it, he would feel ashamed.
With such a terrifying pace of development, what’s wrong with having a hobby or two? Even if his teacher found out, he might even blame him for meddling.
What’s the harm in the kid spending a little money?
Xu Pinghu and Li Ming exchanged a look, unsure who had angered their manager.
"Don’t clean this room for now. You stay here to avoid any signs being discovered. We’ll talk about it after some time."
Luo Chuan said this reasonably, but for some reason, Li Ming always felt that Luo Chuan was somewhat angry with embarrassment.
Luo Chuan quickly switched topics to cover up his embarrassment: "Take a rest for now. Don’t start your development right after the gene fusion."
"Additionally, the Thunder Sixteen Forms can’t keep up since your gene seed now contains the Fire Element. But don’t worry, the teacher had everything prepared before he left, and I’ll bring it to you later."
His fusion with the Thunderflame Fighting Ape Gene Seed was something foreseeable, and Old Wu had prepared everything necessary.
"When will the teacher be back?" Li Ming inquired.
"It might take some time," Luo Chuan replied, seemingly recalling something and sighed, but did not elaborate, simply telling Li Ming to rest.
After the two left, Li Ming’s lips curved slightly, then he quietly chuckled to himself.
A D-class life form unlocking another control bar slot was a significant upgrade for him.
Being able to control one more Genetic Radiation Device meant a development pace increase of 200%.
Undoubtedly, the higher the life level, the more difficult the development – a universally accepted rule in the interstellar community. However, this was not necessarily the case for Li Ming.
Yet, he also needed more metal energy to turn such an ideal upgrade into reality.
He glanced at the accompanying combat technique; a significant power increase, 60% of the combat technique Thunder Flame Armor, could quadruple his maximum boost, greatly enhancing both his thunder and fire resistance and causing formidable damage.
A few minutes later, Luo Chuan knocked on the door carrying a metal box.
Inside lay a red and blue intertwined sphere the size of a fist and a thumb drive.
"The Thunder Burning Thirty-two Forms Body Refining Technique can develop a gene seed that combines both Thunder and Fire Elements, theoretically increasing the development pace by four times. The teacher got it from an old friend," Luo Chuan said, somewhat emotional, for his teacher’s concern for Li Ming was something he had never seen, and his other junior brothers didn’t get such treatment.
Of course, at his age, he would not feel any jealousy or unfair emotions; it was just a sigh.
"Don’t take this lightly. The depth of this body refining method is in no way comparable to the Thunderclap Sixteen Forms. "
"You must combine the thunder and fire elements for mutual tempering, and if you’re not careful, you might even cause the elements to clash and hurt yourself," Luo Chuan warned, then added:
"Don’t waste your time on things that aren’t worth it. Put some serious thought into it."
"I understand," Li Ming took over, somewhat puzzled. What was Luo Chuan talking about, about things not worth the time?
[Thunder Burn Thirty-two Forms Apparatus Ball – Class C: A tool used to assist in the development of Thunder and Fire Element gene seeds.
Control Conditions: 70,000 metal energy
Control Effect: Thunder Element augmentation – 150%, Fire Element augmentation – 150%
Control Ability – Thunder Burning Body: Helps the host perfectly perform the Thunder Burning Thirty-two Forms Body Refining Technique.]
A Class C item, requiring 70,000 metal energy to control.
Li Ming pondered, "I just found a considerable amount of interstellar precious metals in Huo Ming’s office and absorbed 30,000 points of energy. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been enough."