"Cousin, come out and help me with the showdown!"
Under the adoration of Lin Ying and Lin Bingyun, Master Fuli completed his bath preparations with great pride, stood upright on Lin Ying's bed, and in his heart, silently allocated all the Wish Power points.
Starting with the giant black fungus tree, then the right hand, Merino sheep, Dao League, some minor wishes, and now +16 points to blow up the giant toothed shark.
Ansheng has now accumulated a total of 52 Wish Power points.
[Physique: 240] (Note 1)
[Wisdom: 90→142]
[Wish Power: 0]
As Wish Power allocation took place, the list turned into a pale blue light and surged up from the spine, entering Master Fuli's mind, and began catalyzing the statue.
At the same time, Ansheng closed his eyes and entered the dream space within his mind, extracting new anchor points.
A new [Self Anchor Point] appeared, and the Three-tailed Fox Statue opened its mouth and swallowed deeply into the memory library.
Next to the statue's three tails, a pale blue tail suddenly appeared, transitioning from virtual to real, and the entire statue experienced a slight tremor, with its originally less agile eyes gradually becoming lively.
"Mew—"
The Four-tailed Fox Statue suddenly stood up, issuing a long, youthful fox mewl from its mouth.
"Hmm?"
Ansheng emerged from the dream space, immediately realizing his perspective was off, instinctively looked around, and muttered in an astonished expression:
"I... have now become the Four-tailed Fox Statue?"
After emerging from the dream space, Ansheng did not float in the consciousness space as usual. Instead, he entered into the Four-tailed Fox Statue himself, facing a massive lake in the memory world.
As Ansheng realized this, his form reappeared in the consciousness space above.
And the Four-tailed Fox Statue resumed squatting by the lakeshore, with its four tails standing firmly behind.
"Would this be... the completion of the foundation building? Unos's talk about [Self Will] awakening refers to being able to harness the self-manifested body..."
Ansheng reflected deeply, and with a shift in thought, the scene before him changed, transforming into the Four-tailed Fox Statue.
"Hmm..."
Ansheng carefully felt the changes in his body, as his mind was filled with numerous fragments of memory. All knowledge within the memory library would reflect in real-time as thoughts shifted.
Just like piecing together a puzzle, thoughts instantly sprout countless creative ideas.
"No wonder... Unos always works overtime, brainstorming endlessly, and although new ideas and creativity are born, without verification, they are but theory, requiring later confirmation."
Ansheng closed the memory library, suppressing all ideas and creativity resonating from knowledge, and withdrew from within the statue.
With the foundational memory library, it then evolved into integrated memory and associative thinking capabilities.
Ideas surged endlessly, but my mind was filled with microbiology, chemical formulas, mechanical drawings, and even instinctively brought up mechanics formulas to attempt force analysis calculations on an object...
Ideas were overly dense, nearly overwhelming Ansheng's self-awareness in an instant.
Spending all his time thinking, he forgot to eat.
…
Having personally experienced the power of [Wisdom], Ansheng began to understand the words of Shark Shark spoken before.
Midway through the First Epoch, life forms no longer required labor, including reproduction and growth; whether or not to hatch was a decision for the concordant.
Their responsibility was to simulate. Simulate gene optimization and release it. Upon complete verification and commercial promotion, one could obtain corresponding wealth and elevate social status.
In various industries, those who obtained [Miracle] status were the strongest within their field.
They even employed many people, renting their brains for auxiliary thinking, offering corresponding pay.
One could swagger into work fully rested, enjoy leisure till the next day, return to sleep while calculating working hours.
However, when at work, one must not touch substances that damage or obstruct brainpower, otherwise wages would be deducted.
Previously, Ansheng felt Shark Shark's words were far-fetched; how could anyone have endless creativity and inspiration?
But after this firsthand experience, Ansheng gained deeper insights into Shark Shark's prior words.
With ideas comes more ideas, with capability comes brainpower, forming the collective society of the First Epoch.
The Second Epoch likely advanced this concept further, evolving to establish a cluster will through the black fungus network.
"The First, Second Epoch..."
"Certainly a goal to strive toward..."
Ansheng displayed a thoughtful expression, gaining some insight into what once transpired on Blue Star.
"Unos keeps a stern face, muttering about having a tight schedule, 'don't waste my time.' Perhaps he's aware of Blue Star's past glory and wants to give it another shot, restoring the glory of Blue Star's creatures out of stubbornness?"
"In the future... I, I might as well help out! I'll handle the PPT; you and Old Li will do the work..."
With an inner jest, Ansheng manipulated his will and departed from the consciousness space.
At the same time.
Master Fuli, lying on the bed, opened his eyes and immediately looked at Lin Ying and asked:
"Lin Ying, did anything happen while I was unconscious?"
"...There was."
Lin Ying had a strange expression, a bit hesitant as if too embarrassed to speak.
"...." Lin Bingyun, holding a camera, squatted subtly by the bed, passing the surveillance screen to Master Fuli, suggesting he might need to see it for himself.
"Hmm?"
The video file on the camera opened, and Ansheng saw the changes in his physique while he was asleep.
Master Fuli lay on the bed, snoring peacefully, but shortly after, his physique began to change drastically.
Originally, his winter fur suddenly curled, the pure white turned into a running light show.
Eventually, Master Fuli became a light yellow, directly blending with the color of the sheets.
And finally, on the eve of Master Fuli opening his eyes, all the abnormal changes stopped, instantly returning to the default settings.
"Is this... the Life Blueprint System?"
Seeing the images on the surveillance screen, Ansheng's little fox face showed a hint of surprise, instinctively squatting, extending his fox paw, and staring at his fingertips.
Ansheng's eyes focused, as the nails, originally trimmed and polished by Ah Qing, began to rapidly grow, extending three or four centimeters beyond his fingertips, straight as daggers.
"It really is like this..."
Seeing the changes at his fingertips, Ansheng immediately flashed a pleased smile.
Master Fuli possessed the Life Blueprint System, but the Life Blueprint is unlocked with willpower as the key.
And now, even though it's just very minor keratin control, it all demonstrates that Master Fuli can now control certain specialized aspects of his physique through his own will.
"Housekeeper Lin..."
Ansheng showed a peculiar expression, turned around, and called out to Housekeeper Lin.
"Hmm?"
Lin Bingyun froze, just showing a puzzled expression, ready to ask Master Fuli when suddenly, he felt his arm poked by something blunt, instinctively letting out an "ah" of surprise.
"Hey....."
"From now on, if anyone dares to boast in front of me, I don't even need to grab a knife from the kitchen or a Gravity Hammer, I'll just lift a finger and poke the most vulnerable part of them."
Ansheng chuckled, teasingly looking at Lin Bingyun.
Lin Ying & Lin Bingyun: "......"
You just mentioned... the Life Blueprint?
That's the ultimate technological marvel of the First Epoch, rumored to be the all-transforming, indestructible technology tree.
"Then... they should pay you for it." Lin Ying said in a pensive tone while handing over a cola, agreeing:
"After all... those are nails grown through the Life Blueprint, more valuable than gold, and in the life sciences, their worth is self-evident."
"After paying, they should also say thank you!" Lin Ying confidently told Master Fuli.
As a parent who doesn't spoil the fun, Lin Ying naturally followed along with Master Fuli's teasing, offering a playful comment.
"Whoa....."
Ansheng was full of awe, looking at Lin Ying, completely not expecting her to follow up so well.
"Tonight, we're both having steak added to our bowls! And I'll tell you a little secret."
Ansheng leaped onto Lin Ying's shoulder, signaling her to quickly leave with him.
Actually, what Ansheng wanted to say wasn't much of a secret.
Ever since Ah Qing knew that her second uncle was smelting, and the products were Spiritual Particle Metal.
She, while complaining, inadvertently let Ansheng know something.
Every year her uncle sent her some metallic trinkets, but Ah Qing found them too sharp, so except for those that could be used as accessories or decorations at home, others like axes, swords, forks, and spears were packed in boxes in the attic to prevent family members from accidentally getting hurt.
Ansheng planned to pocket some of them as a grand gift for Lin Ying to use for self-defense.
However.
Ansheng had a feeling that when returning to the dorm, Ah Qing might make a fuss, jump on his back, and take a bite out of his fluffy fox ear.
Previously Ah Qing wanted to do this but was always thwarted by Ansheng's hind leg.
But Lin Ying was really too generous, and Ansheng felt obliged to give her something in return.
Ansheng planned to take a risk.
"Lin Ying hurry up, let's skip the front door, climb over the wall, and go upstairs directly...."