After Cultivating, there was a specially prepared medicated meal to replenish the body's consumption.
Xiao Hongchen ate weakly, his condition much worse than Miss Meng's beside him.
Because of a certain person's early departure, Xiao Hongchen's competitive Spirit made him slightly Breakthrough his limits, accelerating his Cultivation of the Body Tempering Method. The result was exhaustion afterward.
"Xiao, there's no need to push yourself so hard. With your Talent, Cultivating step-by-step, combined with the Body Tempering Method, reaching level 20 at nine years old and attaching a thousand-year spirit ring won't be difficult."
Kong Ming'an couldn't help but remind his little friend.
"I know..." Xiao Hongchen felt an inexplicable headache, "...I just don't understand."
Innate full spirit power, a top-tier Spirit of the Three-legged Golden Toad with Divine Beast Bloodline, and the Spirit Talent of Metal Control, which is naturally suited for the path of a Soul Engineer... From the Awakening of his Spirit until two months ago, Xiao Hongchen considered himself the number one Genius of the Sun and Moon, destined to be famous throughout the continent.
This was by no means an empty boast; he truly had that potential!
But ever since he followed his grandfather, Jing Hongchen, to see the world two months ago, he began to doubt his life.
You tell me, what exactly is this guy in front of me?! Ah?!
He initially thought this guy was like him, powerfully talented, also with Innate full spirit power.
However, after meeting a month ago, he challenged him to a duel and was beaten to the point of being unable to get up by this guy's physical strength. It was only during their conversation afterward that he learned... this guy had 0.5 spirit power!
Sighing lightly, Xiao Hongchen looked at Kong Ming'an.
He could see that a certain person's Cultivation effect of the Body Tempering Method was definitely several times his own, but similarly, the pain his body endured was also several times theirs.
But... looking at Kong Ming'an in front of him, who seemed perfectly fine, and then at his own powerless hands, Xiao Hongchen still couldn't help but speak.
"Actually, even now, I still can't quite believe your Innate spirit power is 0.5."
"The level of Innate spirit power has nothing to do with intelligence."
"Intelligence..."
Xiao Hongchen unconsciously murmured, pondering these two words, but only felt his brain itch, an indescribable strangeness.
Miss Meng beside him blinked, her expression subtly changing to one of oddness.
Ming'an... is he saying my brother isn't intelligent?
Her ice-blue eyes lifted, and Miss Meng naturally met a certain person's gaze. Then, with a hint of curiosity and inquiry, her eyes blinked.
Kong Ming'an was startled, then blinked back, a faint smile on his lips, quietly nodding in response.
Miss Meng's eyes brightened, but she unconsciously averted her gaze slightly, clearing her throat to keep herself from laughing aloud.
Her older brother, it seemed, sometimes didn't use his brain much... Hmm... can't laugh, otherwise, her brother's pride would be hurt again.
Beside them, Xiao Hongchen, who had stopped his head-itching, noticed his younger sister and a certain person "exchanging glances."
"?! !"
Something's not right! Very not right!
I treat you as a rival! And you're hitting on my sister?!
In an instant, Xiao Hongchen's eyes blazed with Battle Intent once more!
Kong Ming'an: "..."
No... did this guy take the wrong medicine again?
...Bearing intense Battle Intent, Xiao Hongchen went to Cultivate immediately after lunch.
Body Tempering Method in the morning, meditation Cultivation in the afternoon, spirit tool studies in the evening, and meditation Cultivation replacing sleep time.
Xiao Hongchen instantly filled his schedule to the brim and resolved to challenge a certain person again after acquiring his second spirit ring!
Watching Xiao Hongchen leave quickly, Kong Ming'an's mouth twitched. He unconsciously looked at Miss Meng beside him.
"Your brother, he...?"
Miss Meng unconsciously massaged her forehead.
"It's nothing, it's normal. He should be fine after a while..."
Miss Meng said helplessly, yet with an air of having seen it all before. Then she turned to a certain person.
"Let's go, Ming'an. You promised to study with me today. You can't go back on your word."
As she spoke, Miss Meng reached out and very naturally grabbed a certain person's hand. Then, without further ado, she pulled him towards the laboratory.
Xiao Hongchen, who hadn't gone too far, turned around and suddenly saw his younger sister pulling a certain person and running quickly:
"???"
The good cabbage has been snatched by a pig?!
...While Xiao Hongchen was still somewhat doubting his life, the "cabbage and pig" on the other side had already arrived at the laboratory.
The laboratory was brightly lit and fully equipped. As a laboratory occasionally used by a certain person's grandfather, its specifications were very high, with all settings on par with a ninth-grade Soul Engineer's.
Miss Meng unconsciously looked around with a hint of curiosity, but she didn't look for long. After all, she had often visited her grandfather Jing Hongchen's laboratory when she was little.
Most of the facilities were similar, but soon, Miss Meng noticed the cages stacked exceptionally neatly beside the experimental platform ahead, and... the Soft Bones Rabbits with snowy white fur in each cage.
"This is...?"
"Materials."
Kong Ming'an's expression was calm, but he was silently observing Miss Meng's change in expression.
Although it sounded a bit strange to say it like this, he really wanted to personally nurture an "assistant."
Most research achievements cannot be completed by one person alone. In other words, if he had an assistant, he would be much more relaxed.
For example, if there had been a few assistants who could keep up with his pace in the Early Stage of the Body Tempering Method's framework construction,
Then, his so-called "three months of difficult exploration" might have been reduced directly to one month. This was a leap in efficiency, and he found it hard not to take it seriously.
During the time he was researching the Body Tempering Method, he was too busy and had no time to look for assistants.
Now, however, he had some free time to look for assistants, and coincidentally, his grandfather had sent him two playmates.
Thus, very naturally, after a month of getting along, Miss Meng became his "assistant" in training.
As for Xiao Hongchen... he was more suited to be an experimental executor for practical operations. As for research... that would be a bit too much to ask of him.
Now, he was observing Miss Meng's basic qualities.
Under Miss Meng's somewhat puzzled gaze, he slowly walked forward and casually took a pure white Soft Bones Rabbit from a cage.
His breeding farm was not yet mature, so this Soft Bones Rabbit was caught for him from the Spirit Beast forest for money. It was clearly more robust and agile than the "samples" he had seen before, with a hint of spirituality in its eyes.
Seemingly sensing some kind of threat, the Soft Bones Rabbit began to struggle violently, trying to escape a certain person's grasp.
Kong Ming'an completely ignored this, directly twisting its neck to the right, ending its life.
"This..."
Miss Meng was somewhat puzzled. However, the next moment, a circle of soft light and faint spirit power fluctuations, an iridescent white spirit ring, slowly rose from the Soft Bones Rabbit's corpse. Then... it was gently grasped by a hand and held up.