[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lawful-tyrant":3,"chapter-lawful-tyrant-lawful-tyrant-chapter-100":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Lawful Tyrant",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2284984,4469,"Chapter 100: Bountiful Harvest","lawful-tyrant-chapter-100",100,"\u003Cp>“Whatever you want, I’ll give you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing raised an eyebrow slightly, studying the little girl before him, and asked: “Are you the intelligent system of this research institute?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.” The girl, angelic in appearance, looked at him calmly: “You may call me Chen Guang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chen Guang?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing did not press further, only asked: “Can you access the inspection headquarters’ information database?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My father originally had this authorization,” Chen Guang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing paused, then asked: “You just said… because my strength is high?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guang spoke slowly: “Before you entered the institute, I already scanned you. Your gene optimization rate is only 51.9%, yet your strength exceeds the institute’s maximum tolerance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course—combat techniques are about application; actual strength is hard to judge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even among gene-optimized individuals, strength varies greatly—some optimized genes greatly enhance combat power, others offer no boost at all, so actual capability is hard to determine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, enhancement is common, yet it can directly double combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invisible Blade is pure offensive capability—cutting through alloys is as easy as slicing vegetables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Add to that his instinct-level combat techniques, and his strength far surpasses that of ordinary senior inspectors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing wasted no more time: “You’re certain you’ll give me anything I ask for?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anything I can provide, you can obtain—I’ll give it to you,” Chen Guang said, her gaze calm. “You came here for the fourth-tier gene optimization method, didn’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” Lin Qing said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are three mature theories on fourth-tier gene optimization in the lab.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guang said: “One of them, Class-B Super-Energy Radiation Mutation, can be tried immediately. Would you like to try it now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Class-B Super-Energy Radiation?” Lin Qing immediately recalled one of the gene optimization methods provided by Dawn Group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had rejected it then due to its risks and inferiority compared to bloodline evolution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered how risky the version offered by this underground institute was—if the risk of gene degeneration was low, it might be worth trying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are the effects?” Lin Qing asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Class-B Super-Energy Radiation can trigger genetic mutation in you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guang said: “17% chance to raise gene optimization index by 20% and randomly gain a fourth-tier gene ability; 38% chance to raise it by 10% and randomly gain a third-tier gene ability; 31% chance of failure; 14% chance of gene degeneration.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget it,” Lin Qing shook his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered that Dawn Group’s Class-B Super-Energy Radiation had superior data across the board compared to this underground institute’s version.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Randomly gaining a gene ability was inherently unpredictable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a 14% chance of gene degeneration was far too high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better not risk it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were 1.4%, maybe he’d consider it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about the other two?” Lin Qing asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The other two cannot be tried directly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guang said: “One is the ‘Energy Stabilizer,’ which makes fourth-tier energy absorbed into your body more stable and released more slowly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?” Lin Qing’s eyes flickered with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Often, the reason one cannot absorb high-tier energy is due to instability, followed by low absorption efficiency and insufficient tolerance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third-tier energy in the River of Life serum could be easily absorbed precisely because the energy was stable and released slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With the Energy Stabilizer, you can take it before absorbing fourth-tier energy to make it easier to stabilize.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guang said: “But the Energy Stabilizer alone isn’t enough. Even the most stable fourth-tier energy is still unmanageable for someone whose genes haven’t awakened.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Special cultivation method?” Lin Qing looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guang said: “In the civilization of Zhi Star, all those with talent train a special method called ‘Star Refining Art’—that’s the key reason they can absorb high-tier energy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Star Refining Art…” Lin Qing heard it for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Star Refining Art isn’t suitable for Earth humans.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guang said: “My father spent nearly half his energy trying to create a version suitable for Earth humans.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did he succeed?” Lin Qing asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Partially,” Chen Guang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing frowned: “What do you mean ‘partially’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guang explained: “Zhi Star’s Star Refining Art has two parts: the upper section is for children, helping them absorb fourth-tier energy more easily; the lower section is for adults with awakened genes, helping them absorb fifth-tier energy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shook her head slightly: “Even with my father awakening me to assist in calculations and conducting countless experiments, he only managed to create a crude upper section.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap between the two civilizations was immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth had poured immense effort into creating only the level Zhi Star used for children’s foundational training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My father’s Star Refining Art was designed to include a lower section, but the experimental data is still far from sufficient.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guang said: “The upper section can help Earth humans absorb fourth-tier energy more easily before gene awakening, but compared to Zhi Star’s version, my father’s has higher cultivation difficulty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing asked: “Higher entry difficulty? Or something else?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Entry is simple.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guang said: “But Star Refining Art involves genes—you can think of it as a different kind of combat technique. Its difficulty equals mastering the original combat technique before gene awakening. Very few can achieve it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?” Lin Qing now roughly understood the difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, it was extremely hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most senior inspectors at the inspection headquarters were gene-awakened; the few who weren’t had mastered the original combat technique before awakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inspection headquarters gathered Earth’s elite inspectors. Of those who came here, only one was gene-awakened—the rest had mastered the original combat technique before awakening, but there were only about a dozen of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if there were more such senior inspectors not present, it showed how rare this combat talent was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But your combat talent is extraordinary—I believe you can succeed in cultivating it,” Chen Guang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She extended a slender fingertip, and sheets of white paper floated into the air, covered with dense text and diagrams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Memorize it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guang said: “This is the formulation for the Energy Stabilizer. Give it to the inspection headquarters, and you can receive it for free.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tapped again, and another set of white papers appeared beside them: “This is the Earth-adapted Star Refining Art. You may also give this to the inspection headquarters.” Lin Qing silently began reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his photographic memory, one read-through was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After memorizing, Lin Qing asked: “Just hand this over to the inspection headquarters? If Zhi Star Group finds out, won’t they see Earth as a threat and move to crush it early?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guang fell silent for a moment, then shook her head: “I don’t know whether you overestimate Earth’s civilization or underestimate Zhi Star’s.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?” Lin Qing looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To Zhi Star people, this research is like elementary education Puji  among Earth humans.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guang said: “To them, we’re merely a species of ants that happen to resemble them. Compared to Zhi Star’s hundreds-of-thousands-of-years-old civilization, Earth is far too weak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why haven’t Zhi Star people directly occupied Earth?” Lin Qing asked. “Is it really to help civilizations develop? What do they want from Earth?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The reasons are complex—I don’t fully understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guang shook her head: “But it’s certain that this situation relates to cosmic civilization regulations, and also… Earth has figures like Qi Lingxiao, founder of Chaoyang Martial Arts, and Chu Hongjun, founder of Dawn Group. Zhi Star Group invests in them, so they grant them a degree of respect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing pondered briefly: “So these two major figures only made Zhi Star people think they were worth investing in—but not threatening?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Naturally.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guang nodded slightly: “Don’t confuse Zhi Star Group with Zhi Star’s civilization. It’s like a multinational corporation on Earth—can it represent a nation’s strength?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing was startled, then nodded slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In other words, to Zhi Star people, Qi Lingxiao, Chu Hongjun, and others are merely talented natives worth investing in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guang said: “But my father once said that no matter how talented Qi Lingxiao and Chu Hongjun were, they could never threaten Zhi Star’s civilization if Zhi Star chose to act.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing fell into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Chu Hui had once been a high-ranking member of the Illuminati, and both Chaoyang Martial Arts and Dawn Group had split from the Illuminati.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made sense that Dr. Chu Hui knew these things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing suddenly asked: “Dr. Chu Hui and Dawn Group’s founder Chu Hongjun—both have the surname Chu. Are they related?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” Chen Guang said: “My father was one of Chu Hongjun’s adopted sons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced around, then asked: “Is there anything else you can give me? I’d rather not search around and cause damage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you need a Tier-One Star Armor?” Chen Guang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course,” Lin Qing nodded, glancing at his own tattered inspector uniform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intelligence retrieved from the institute confirmed the presence of Star Armor here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More accurately, it was a spacesuit—extremely lightweight, not hindering movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhi Star Group produced it for those without awakened genes, allowing it to change shape to adapt to different environments and dangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the version Zhi Star children use to land on alien planets—you can use it now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guang tapped the floor; a section sank slowly, then rose again, bearing a small box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kids’ size, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing walked forward, wordless, and picked up the small box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening it, he saw a fist-sized mass of transparent gel-like substance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let it take a bit of your bodily tissue—such as blood—and once fused, it will sense your thoughts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guang reminded: “Visualize the shape of clothing in your mind and infuse it with mysterious energy; it will change according to your will. But its maximum hardness is limited, and its toughness isn’t high—you can tear it apart with your current strength. Still, it repairs itself quickly and can sustain life functions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing traced a faint invisible edge with his thumb, slicing a cut on his index finger, then let a drop of blood fall onto the transparent gel-like substance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the transparent gel-like substance enveloped his finger and began spreading along it, soon completely covering his body—including his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he felt no sensation of suffocation; instead, he felt noticeably more comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this is the function that sustains life?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing pondered, then began infusing his body’s mysterious energy while visualizing the clothing he needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the transparent gel-like substance covering his entire body abruptly transformed, revealing various colors, and within seconds took on the exact form of a Patrol Chief’s uniform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked identical to a real Patrol Chief’s uniform, down to the texture and feel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Incredible,” Lin Qing couldn’t help but exclaim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The technology of Zhi Star Group is truly impressive,” Chen Guang said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing shifted his form several times, quickly stripping off his original Patrol Chief uniform—it was too torn and ruined to wear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to Chen Guang and asked: “Do you have anything else you can give me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you need a biological detector?” Chen Guang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Biological detector?” Lin Qing asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It can detect your and others’ life levels, and after extracting genetic material, it can calculate your gene optimization index,” Chen Guang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” Lin Qing nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guang took another black ring-like object from beneath the floor and said: “Just wear it. It will display information directly on your retina.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Lin Qing put it on, he found the slightly too-large black ring automatically shrank one size, fitting his finger perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, a slight pain prickled his fingertip, and his vision filled with text displaying his information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Life Level: Human Limit】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Health Index: 95】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Energy Remaining: 94.9%】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Gene Optimization Index: 51.9%】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing nodded slightly in satisfaction; this time, he had gained far more than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned again to Chen Guang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have nothing else to give you,” Chen Guang said. “All the drug weapons and such have been taken by the Patrols. Everything else is stuff you can’t carry away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing paused, studying Chen Guang, then said: “This underground research facility has been completely stripped. No one will ever come back. Aren’t you lonely, being alone here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guang looked at him, fell silent for a moment, then asked: “Do you want me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2046,"2026-06-20T02:41:34.488Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7305f83a051fc2c8bb5c335e26cab7811dfdcb68c2686f741a38abf77e696197","lawful-tyrant-chapter-101","lawful-tyrant-chapter-99",442,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flawful-tyrant-cover.jpg"]