Zongman: Evolution Paradise Chapter 007

“Got a story?”

Xu Lun raised an eyebrow and turned to the next page.

Young curly-haired baboon, when you open this book, it means you will inherit my workshop.

“You’re cursing again!”

How could he be a curly-haired baboon? This book must be wrong.

Third page.

I know you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Today you are the luckiest curly-haired baboon in the world, after all, this is the workshop of the great Father of Evolution, Darwin.

However, to prevent my path from influencing you, I have deleted the entire gene pool, retaining only some basic evolutionary techniques.

My genius might put a lot of pressure on you. Don’t be discouraged even if you can’t surpass my achievements. As long as you live long enough, evolution will always bring some accomplishments.

“As expected, he’s very narcissistic.”

As the world’s luckiest “curly-haired baboon,” Xu Lun’s expression was a bit hard to maintain.

He flipped backward and found there was nothing left. The text he had read quickly faded, leaving only the first page’s sentence that hadn’t disappeared.

The entire book lit up, and the entire workshop was no longer dim.

(Workshop energy storage: 3)

(Maintain basic workshop operation: 1/day)

(It is recommended to acquire energy as soon as possible to maintain workshop operation)

“So, Banana, where does the workshop’s energy come from?”

Xu Lun looked at the still dazed Banana.

Banana snapped back to reality and glanced at this heavily de-furred curly-haired baboon. He couldn’t quite believe that he had inherited the workshop just like that and become his master.

“We can decompose that gecko.”

“That gecko?”

Xu Lun had already guessed the reason for the workshop’s sudden activation. Those 3 points of energy were probably absorbed from the gecko’s fragments.

He came to the operating table, and new information appeared on the book.

(Detected low-level biological material, 2 energy can be consumed for a data retrieval, this data retrieval is expected to take 0.2 seconds)

(Detected low-level biological material, can directly extract life energy, expected to yield 50 energy)

“Energy? Data retrieval?”

“Banana, what’s the use of data probing?”

“It can view the specific attributes of this creature. If there are excellent abilities, they can be extracted.”

“Then let’s start probing.”

Xu Lun thought of the gecko’s invisibility ability. Please, that’s invisibility, which man wouldn’t want it?

(Consumed 2 energy, data retrieval completed)

(Gecko subjected to unknown evolution)

(Extractable list: 1-Epidermal reinforcement, 2-Tongue reinforcement, 3-Special invisibility ability attachment, 4-Life level evolution, 5-Intelligence evolution)

(Recommended to extract special invisibility ability, this action consumes 15 energy, takes 1 second, consumption can be offset by the gecko’s own life energy)

Other abilities could naturally be extracted, but there was no need, because these enhancements didn’t even reach Xu Lun’s own level. Even if attached, they wouldn’t produce the slightest use.

The gecko was decomposed and flowed into the bottom of the operating table, leaving only a green seed.

(Special invisibility ability from a special gecko, can be grafted onto a biological body, consumes 5 energy, takes 1 second)

“Still need to consume?”

Xu Lun helplessly summoned his body in. His soul returned to his body, instantly filling him with a sense of security, unlike the void feeling his soul gave him.

“Attach special invisibility ability!”

He felt nothing. The ability grafting was already completed. Xu Lun couldn’t wait to go out and experience it.

“Goodbye, artificial idiot.”

“What? I’m not, I’m not…”

Banana looked a little lost at the direction Xu Lun disappeared.

—

Back in the room, Xu Lun felt the sensation of entering the workshop.

The soul entered very quickly, almost transferring with a single thought, while the body entering clearly had a brief preparation time.

It seemed difficult to use in combat, but it would probably be very useful for dodging Ultraman’s charged ultimate moves, and could also be used to escape pursuit.

And now, of course, was to experiment with the invisibility ability. The workshop’s grafting was like turning this power into his instinct, like blinking or reaching out, effortless.

As the thought of invisibility moved, his fingers began to blur, then his arm, extending rapidly forward until his upper arm. This power of invisibility stopped.

“Gone?”

Xu Lun’s face darkened. He felt that after covering one arm, the invisibility ability seemed to have reached its limit. Continuing to extend it was as powerless as trying to lick his own nose with his tongue.

“After all that, the extracted invisibility ability can only cover its own size.”

The gecko’s ability obviously could only cover itself. The workshop extracted this ability and grafted it onto Xu Lun. Although it became Xu Lun’s ability, its essence was still the gecko’s, so the effect naturally didn’t change.

So what’s the use of that?

Pretending to have a severed arm and then suddenly punching someone in combat?

After a moment of thought, he removed the invisibility from his arm. He suddenly had an idea.

The ability converged on his face, and his head disappeared.

Xu Lun touched his head, confirming it was still there, just invisible.

“Possibly, maybe, probably.”

“Making my face invisible doesn’t seem to be much different from being completely invisible.”

After all, he could let go of the mask in his heart. If he ever needed money, he could even cosplay as a headless knight.

This invisibility ability was very strange. It seemed to turn the invisible parts transparent. Xu Lun looked in the mirror and found a void where his neck was. Blood was still flowing to his invisible head, which looked even more terrifying.

“Xu Lun-kun, dinner is ready. Have you rested well?”

Toshima Saeko’s voice came from outside, making Xu Lun stop exploring his abilities.

“Coming.”

Coming outside, the food was already on the table. Kurukawa Shizuka looked at him pitifully, seemingly having waited for a while.

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

Xu Lun sat at the table, looking at the food laid out. Toshima Saeko made some simple Japanese dishes: tempura, tonkatsu, and salad, along with a steaming bowl of miso soup, emitting an inviting aroma that made the already hungry Xu Lun’s appetite soar.

He couldn’t wait to taste every dish. The tempura was crispy outside and tender inside, the tonkatsu was crunchy and delicious, the salad was refreshing and light, and the miso soup was rich and savory.

It reminded Xu Lun of the extra-large tonkatsu bowl from the place near his house.

He wondered if it was his imagination, but Xu Lun felt like he had forgotten something.

—

At this moment, Kirisu Mafuyu had just finished dealing with school matters and returned to her apartment feeling a bit tired. “I’ll have cup noodles for dinner tonight.”

Walking to her door, she pulled out her key and saw 202 next door. Only then did she suddenly remember the message Xu Lun sent today.

“Little Mafuyu, want to come to my place for sukiyaki tonight?”

Automatically ignoring the nickname, sukiyaki… Kirisu Mafuyu touched her empty stomach, feeling a little tempted.

“But going to a student’s house for dinner…”

As a teacher, Kirisu Mafuyu wanted to maintain a flawless image.

But she thought about the difference between cup noodles and sukiyaki.

Anyway, her image had already been used up in front of Xu Lun. Going today would be a good opportunity to persuade Xu Lun about his studies. Yes, that’s it.

Kirisu Mafuyu convinced herself.

She returned to her room, changed into casual clothes, a red tracksuit, and grabbed two cans of soda. Although her expression remained calm, her slightly faster-than-usual steps betrayed her joyful heart.

Thump!

Kirisu Mafuyu knocked on the door of 202, already imagining the scene that would unfold.

The door opens, Xu Lun, wearing an apron, greets her from the kitchen: “You’re back, Kirisu-sensei?”

“Sukiyaki is ready, shall we eat now? Or do some pre-meal warm-up exercises first?”

She walks to the wooden table and sits down. Xu Lun stands behind her, massaging her sore shoulders with gentle yet firm hands.

Then, she would lie sideways on Xu Lun’s lap, allowing Xu Lun to gently insert an ear pick into her ear, completing a meticulous ear cleaning.

But, why isn’t the door opening yet?

The long-unopened door made Kirisu Mafuyu exit her fantasy state, feeling a bit confused.

Thump!

Thump-thump!

Thump-thump-thump!

Finally, Kirisu Mafuyu calmly returned to her own small room, only to find two buckets of miso-flavored tonkotsu cup noodles, and they were already expired.

“Humiliation!”