Konoha's task master

In the research room, vines spread out of the void and tightly wrapped Yakumo around him. He lay in a cradle made of vines, sleeping quietly.

Although the momentum throughout his body is not powerful, it is harmonious and natural.

The whole body is filled with the breath of primitive nature.

Whoosh, the door to the research room was opened from the outside.

Zhang Mingyao appeared in the small laboratory. He looked at the young man sleeping peacefully under the vines, with an ecstatic smile on his face.

This was his happiest day in three hundred years.

Sure enough, the Holy Familiar had awakened, and the scene was even grander than when he awakened, and the natural energy of hundreds of miles around was activated.

This is a natural seed of the Holy Spirit. In front of the Holy Spirit... there is no possibility of gene fusion failure. It can grow to the ninth level of perfection smoothly, and even when it breaks through the Holy Spirit, it will be slightly more likely than ordinary people.

Zhang Mingyao waved his hand and used the cell energy in his body to build a white barrier that blocked the flow of energy and isolated the strange fluctuations around him.

There are currently undercurrents surging within the Free Federation, and the Speakers have different thoughts. It is better to hide the information about the Innate Holy Spirit for the time being.

The life of the First Speaker is nearing the end.

In the blink of an eye, Wang Ming's information was put directly in front of his eyes by the virtual assistant. This information was extremely detailed and even included several girls that Wang Ming had a crush on in college... Through this information, Zhang Mingyao has completely grasped Wang Ming's information.

Character traits.

"Crudent, steady, self-proclaimed genius... but his talent is not appreciated."

But it's a bit... mediocre.

That's right, it's mediocre. In Zhang Mingyao's opinion, Wang Ming's performance in the first seventy-six years can be described as mediocre.

But such people have awakened the Holy Family.

Destiny is unpredictable...and his talent is even stronger than his own.

From now on, the Free Federation will have a legend that belongs to Wang Ming.

Yakumo slowly opened his eyes.

His originally dark eyes were stained with a hint of green, and he immediately noticed the changes he had caused.

With a simple wave of his hand...the surrounding trees and vines immediately disappeared out of thin air.

This is a perfect mastery of plants.

Yakumo saw Zhang Mingyao appearing in the research room, and then his face showed tension and fear, and he bent down to greet him with some restraint.

"The Ninth Speaker."

He can't beat this, so there's no problem in taking it from the heart.

Make a decision and then act.

Yakumo did not notice any hostility from Zhang Mingyao.

"Are you willing to be my student?"

Zhang Mingyao barely suppressed the excitement in his heart, put on an inscrutable look on his face, and asked Yakumo in a rather indifferent tone.

"I'm... really excited. Of course I am willing."

Yakumo's feet slipped, his body lost balance, and his face showed excitement and fear, which truly showed his joy and excitement at this time.

Students...compared to apprentices in ancient times, represent the inheritors, and Zhang Mingyao is one of the strongest in the entire Free Federation.

This feeling is like reaching the sky in one step.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Minghui nodded slightly.

In his perception, Wang Ming's reaction did not seem to be fake, and it could almost be ruled out that this was a premeditated plan. This would require careful investigation to rule out all suspicions.

In particular, he could sense the emotional changes in Wang Ming's heart, but what he didn't know was... Although Yakumo's intelligence attribute was suppressed by the game system, he could control the changes in his inner emotions, but he could do it easily.

"Let's go, follow me to Area S."

Upon hearing this, Yakumo immediately followed Zhang Mingyao's footsteps.

The two of them walked in the silver-white metal corridor. Occasionally, a researcher wearing white clothes walked by. When he saw Zhang Mingyao, he immediately stopped and bent down to greet him.

The surroundings are filled with a sense of technology, and the passages seem to be one piece. There is no trace of patchwork, and no light source can be detected, but the passage is extremely bright.

An invisible sense of voyeurism enveloped Yakumo, and it was obvious that he had attracted the attention of other powerful people in the Ninth Research Institute.

Yakumo boarded the elevator leading directly to Area S.

S-001 research room covers a huge area.

There are six workstations inside the laboratory, and a dozen energetic silver-haired old men form the core research team directly under Zhang Mingyao.

When they saw the two people coming in, they didn't stop their experiments.

In the center of the laboratory, a plant brain with a diameter of about ten meters is soaked in a light blue nutrient solution. The whole brain is outlined by various plant fibers, and even has a few blue flowers growing on the surface.

Bubbles appeared in the giant tank, as if the brain was breathing.

Now Yakumo doesn't know the function of this brain, but it detects the close aura on this behemoth and the fluctuation of Zhang Mingyao's cell source energy.

Zhang Mingyao led Yakumo into his private study.

The first thing that catches the eye are several huge bookshelves, filled with thick and simple books, and a strong historical atmosphere spreads out.

On the virtual network of the Free Federation, 99% of the knowledge can be queried, but only the 1% carried in books is the most valuable wealth of the entire Free Federation.

"Your authority has been upgraded to a special researcher. You can travel freely in Area S, but you are not allowed to record confidential information in any form."

Zhang Minghui looked at Yakumo's face and said, "Although the awakening of the Holy Family is rare, it is impossible to become a truly strong man based on talent alone. The character of Wang Ming in front of him still needs to be polished."

"Thank you, Mr. Ninth Speaker."

Yakumo replied sincerely.

Although he still doesn't know the value of the Holy Family, from Zhang Mingyao's reaction, he can easily confirm that the Holy Family... seems to be very valuable.

"Just call me master from now on..."

"Learn the knowledge in this book in five days."

Zhang Mingyao stared at Wang Ming, nodded after a few seconds, and took out a book with about 200 pages from the desk drawer.

"As you command, Master."

"You can use the lab next door as you like. If you need anything, you can contact the virtual assistant. You have two million points."

Yakumo bowed deeply...to express his gratitude.

Such a big gesture... I love the feeling of hugging my thigh. I love it.

Zhang Mingyao did not continue to speak, but lowered his head to flip through the books at hand. The only sound left in the study was the rustling of books.

Yakumo understood in his heart, turned around gently, pushed open the study door, and turned to the laboratory next to it.

"This is a test."

Although the Holy Family is precious, he still needs to prove his worth.

Yakumo first opened the game system.

"Task 1: Promote to Level 2 Researcher."

"Task status: Submittable"

With Zhang Mingyao's simple words, Yakumo completed the first task in Wang Ming's last wish.

This is not a bad start.

Special researchers, located above the fourth-level researchers, are the real core of the Ninth Research Institute. They often need to achieve many achievements in gene fusion to obtain the qualifications of special researchers.

This also proves the preciousness of the holy family.

Since the holy family is so precious, what about divine grace?

"submit."

Heat was born from deep inside the body and rushed towards the brain, muscles, blood and even bones. Wang Ming's fragile body was quickly strengthened by this heat.

On the outside, not many changes can be noticed.

But earth-shaking changes are taking place internally.

After half an hour, the body returned to calmness.

Yakumo clenched his fist slightly, feeling the rolling power inside his body. After all, he had some ability to protect himself in this world.

〖Personal interface〗

Name: Jing Bayun (Wang Ming)

Age:76

Constitution: 39.3 (endurance, resistance, recovery)

Strength: 31.0 (weight bearing, attack, etc.)

Agility: 33.3 (nervous reaction, running speed)

Intelligence: 42.3 (learning ability, mental resistance)

There was a slight difference between this data and Yakumo's calculation. After he couldn't figure it out, he could only think that it was the difference between the two universes.

Yakumo turned his attention to several other prompts.

〖Congratulations to the player for obtaining 50 rays of world power.〗

〖Tip: The World Power exchange store opens in advance.〗

When he successfully became a disciple of Zhang Mingyao, the game system instantly captured 50 rays of world power.

Maybe...this is what is called leaning against a big tree to enjoy the shade.

The opening of the World Power exchange store in advance revealed to Yakumo the urgency of the game system's need for World Power. It... needed World Power, so it made an unprecedented change in the rules and opened the exchange store in advance.

Yakumo opened the store and browsed briefly, and found that in addition to various basic props, World Power can even be directly exchanged for gold coins. One ray of World Power is equal to 100 gold coins.

The apprenticeship event brought Yakumo a profit of 5,000 gold coins.

But in order to attract Zhang Mingyao's attention, he spent 12,000 gold coins. Regardless of the subsequent benefits, this wave of blood loss.

Among them... the price of free attribute points is 250 rays of world power. In addition, there are several magical props that make Yakumo covetous, but the amount of world power required is huge.

Yakumo placed the books he obtained from Zhang Mingyao on his workbench, and attached the port that connected to the virtual network to his temple. This link port was shaped like a thumb-sized silver button.

The scene in front of me immediately changed.

Virtual assistant, forest spirit appears in the empty space.

This pure white space is Wang Ming's virtual residence, which can be expanded and filled with furniture by spending star coins. The reason why it is so empty is because the original owner... lives a very frugal life.

The virtual elf image originally designed by Wang Ming turned out to be a wrinkled old tree man. What kind of aesthetic is this? Isn’t the green-haired long-eared female elf cute?

Yakumo was full of complaints, but he didn't reset his image.

"Ahem, congratulations, master, for your authority in the Ninth Research Institute has been upgraded to a special level, and you have obtained two million points."

The wrinkled tree man first sent blessings.

"Spend 100,000 points, exchange them for star coins, and deposit them into my father's virtual account. Explain the source of the money in advance to save my father from worrying."

"As commanded."

The old tree man bowed respectfully.

In Wang Ming's memory, his parents spent all their wealth in order to allow him to undergo secondary genetic adjustment... just because he was a top student at the University of Life and Engineering.

Wealth that does not return home is like walking in brocade at night.

Yakumo cannot always play Wang Ming as a filial son, but he can seek benefits for Wang Ming's parents as much as possible within a limited time.

Perhaps it was an illusion, but after he finished all this, his spirit and this body seemed to become more consistent, and the initial strangeness gradually faded away.

"Use my authority...to inquire about the Holy Family."

"Ding, directory 598 was found."

"Select the most read, official description."

Text with the words "Top Secret" suddenly appeared in front of Yakumo's eyes.

Awakening of the Holy Beloved: The Holy Spirit is born and requires great stimulation to awaken. There is no possibility of failure of the Holy Beloved when fusing cells before the Holy Spirit stage. There is no bottleneck before the Holy Spirit stage. According to currently known data, the Holy Beloved is the most

Soon to break the Holy Spirit record of 150 years.

Note: The Holy Beloved have unique special talents. Currently, there are 127 known Holy Beloveds in the Free Federation.

Yakumo suddenly realized that he somewhat understood Zhang Mingyao's excitement. He was the Holy One, one of the miracles that only 127 people were born out of the 24 trillion in the Free Federation, and he was integrated into the basic gene of Giant Wood No. 9.

This is equivalent to being firmly bound to Zhang Mingyao.

"Close the virtual network."

Yakumo took off the link port and picked up the book. When he clearly realized the importance of the Holy Beloved, he believed that Zhang Mingyao must be observing him in the dark, so Yakumo needed to perform his orders to Zhang Mingyao as much as possible

degree of attention.

Although he was holding books in both hands, his attention was on the interface of the game system, with a thoughtful look on his face.

initiative:

Giant Tree Gene Fusion Method Lv.11 (Breaking Limits, Holy Family, Divine Favor)

"Breaking limits: The speed of gene activation is greatly increased."

"Holy Familiar·Infinite: Infinite fusion of plant genes."

"Divine Grace·Assimilation: Can quickly integrate genes in the body."

Yakumo felt it carefully... He felt that his talent was ridiculously strong. He already knew the origin of the Holy Family, but the origin of the Divine Grace was completely beyond his comprehension.

He even dared not search for information about divine grace in the Ninth Research Institute, because doing so would expose his dual talents of being a Holy Family and divine grace!

It is known... that the giant tree gene fusion method has an upper limit of only nine levels.

Yakumo broke the upper limit twice in a row.

After some simple thinking, Yakumo turned his attention to the book in his hand and discovered that it was a secret technique that could increase the speed of gene activation.

"Mysterious Forest Origin Code."

There are three levels of this technique, the main idea of ​​which is to stimulate the flow of cell energy in the body, produce wonderful fluctuations, and promote the activation speed of basic genes.

This thing has some overlap with the effects of divine grace, and as the body's strength is unlocked, the amount of cell source energy increases several times.

At this moment, Yakumo is exploring the movement cell source energy... he can clearly feel that some hidden energy in the body is gradually awakening. This awakening will feed back to an increase in body strength, and the cell source energy will become more.

Naturally, the activation speed of Jumu No. 9 becomes even faster.

This is due to Yakumo's already quite strong physical fitness.

That's not fast enough...

Yakumo clicked the call button on the workbench.

"Dudududu..."

"Is something wrong?"

Zhang Mingyao's cold voice came from the other end of the communicator. This is an internal dedicated line that communicates within the S-class research room.

"Master, before the Holy Beloved awakened, I once felt blurred vision and severe pain like heart twitching..."

"I will investigate this matter."

"Then...goodbye, master."

A smile appeared on Yakumo's face.

He could sense the suppressed anger in Zhang Mingyao's tone, and believed that the cause of the original owner's death would be investigated clearly in a few days, and by then mission two would be completed directly.

This is the benefit of taking advantage of the situation.

Two hours later.

Yakumo received Zhang Mingyao's reply.

The other party used a very simple method. Poisonous gas was poured into the air ducts. Not only him... In the F-class research room, one person died today due to this poisonous gas.

This kind of poisonous gas can only promote people's health when they are tired, and will not cause harm to the human body otherwise. The method of poisoning is quite secretive, and the death caused is like sudden death from a heart attack due to overtime work.

In the Ninth Research Institute, there are a total of 2,600+ F-level research rooms

Since the number of deaths each time was only single, and there were huge and irregular time intervals, this group of people was never exposed.

Today they were all caught in one fell swoop.

There are traces of the dark demons behind this group of people...

Whether this is the truth or not is not important, what is important is...whether the game system believes that Yakumo has completed the mission.

This is the game system interface.

"Task 2: Confirm the truth about Wang Ming's death"

"Task status: Submittable"