Chapter 223: The Genius's Disguise (Bonus 2 for

Facing the aggressive Huo Ying, a trace of disdain and undisguised calm appeared at the corner of Jeris's mouth. "Do you believe that if you dare to touch me, I can make you kneel on the ground and beg me to let you up?"

"I really don't believe in that nonsense." Huo Ying had never seen anyone so arrogant in all his life; just as he was about to make a move, he was kicked by Zhou Naiyi.

"You had better sit down quietly." Zhou Naiyi pointed to the opposite side. Several professors had already stood up, looking at Huo Ying with unkind expressions. It was clear that if Huo Ying dared to make any move, they could at least get him a disciplinary record, and members participating in the Mid-Season Tournament were not allowed to have disciplinary records.

"Mr. Jeris, respecting others is respecting yourself," Zhou Naiyi said indifferently.

Jeris shrugged nonchalantly. "If my words made you feel uncomfortable, I apologize. I am not targeting you, nor do I intend to argue with you; I am merely stating a fact."

At this moment, Zhou Naiyi also wanted to teach him a lesson.

Li Hao was sweating. "Cough, cough, brothers, you guys eat. This guy's brain isn't quite normal. I'll go talk to him somewhere else. By the way, Zuo Xiaopang, help me pack a steak, and remember to include a head of garlic."

Saying this, he dragged Jeris away without further ado. How could someone with a mouth like that have survived until today?

"Naiyi, why didn't you let me educate this kid? He's just begging for a beating."

"Heh, Huo Ying, if you had touched him, the professors opposite would have fought you to the death. Jeris is currently the most highly regarded genius at the Earth Federation Academy of Sciences. His Golden Manifestation is an extraordinary intelligence, involving over a dozen major fields. His brain's data processing capability is comparable to a computer; he is the kind of genius who could potentially change the course of human development. From a certain perspective, he is right—compared to him, others are indeed fools," Sheng Man said helplessly. "At the same time, he is also a member of the Solar System Human Think Tank. Let's put it this way: if the human apocalypse were to happen, he is the type who would have a ticket to survive."

"This person is very important and has appeared on the covers of science magazines many times. Of course, his inability to speak properly has also drawn quite a bit of criticism, but no one would demand that a genius scientist learn social graces. This Interstellar Civilization Conference has also become highly sought after precisely because of his unexpected appearance. He is at the king level in the scientific world," Tan Ziyuan laughed. "But how could he be so familiar with Li Hao?"

The atmosphere suddenly became strange. A person like that should have been on a parallel line completely unrelated to them; why did he also come looking for Li Hao?

In fact, starting from this year, many things they couldn't have imagined had happened one after another. Li Hao... that tail-ender who was as ordinary as could be last year, has done it again and again this year...

Wuzang lowered his head, a trace of regret appearing in his eyes. He hadn't participated in the Tianqi selection back then; he seemed to have missed out on a lot.

"What's the situation? Does this guy have something wrong with his eyes? How could he think the Team Leader is the same kind of person as him? I think the Team Leader is about the same as me," Huo Ying muttered. He also realized the importance of this person, but if someone provoked him, he wouldn't care; his fists were faster than his brain.

"Cough, cough, let's eat. After we finish, we'll go directly to the EMP to wait," Zhou Naiyi didn't want to continue dwelling on this issue.

Jeris, a former member of the Tianqi Youth Class.

After changing locations, Jeris was no longer long-winded and acted like a normal person.

"Second Brother, sorry for putting you in a difficult position. I felt that handling it this way would be more convenient and would reduce the trouble of explaining," Jeris smiled slightly. With his IQ, he could master anything quickly; how could he not understand human nature? He simply chose a persona of someone socially inept to save himself a lot of trouble.

"You guy, how did you find me?" Li Hao clearly wasn't surprised.

Jeris smiled. That was why Second Brother was the same kind of person as him: avoiding situations that required explanation with people whose intelligence was not on the same level as much as possible.

"Aofei and the others have all come; they surely know everything they should know. Second Brother, why do you still want to take this path of Mecha? This path is not efficient." Although Jeris was not from the combat department, he, like Kevin, was a core member of the Hunter group. They were also participants in that battle back then. If it hadn't been for Li Hao's protection, they might not have left Tianqi in one piece. At the same time, they were clearer about the truth of the matter: the center of the incident was Nangong Yuhang and Xilian, and even the organizers of Tianqi, while they were all just pawns. Li Hao was the hero of the Earth faction, and the ridiculous thing was that the one the Moon People and Martians couldn't defeat together...

... was finished off by their own people.

All of this made Jeris, Kevin, and the others grow up overnight, understanding many principles they hadn't understood before.

Li Hao smiled. "I didn't intend to take any particular path. It was just by chance that I participated in this competition; I'm just taking part. Actually, you should understand me better."

Jeris paused and nodded. "Second Brother, I've been researching Giant Insects recently and discovered quite a few problems. Do you remember? You mentioned back when you were at Tianqi that the Giant Insects and Kepler might be a conspiracy targeting humans."

Li Hao touched his nose. "Ah, did I say that? You might have remembered wrong."

"Second Brother, you know, my memory is comparable to a computer. Computers can have bugs, but I don't," Jeris said. "And neither do you."

Li Hao shrugged helplessly; dealing with him was mentally exhausting. "Speak, what exactly do you want to do?"

Jeris gave a cunning smile and took off his ill-fitting suit. "I dissected some Giant Insects and discovered a problem: is it possible that these Giant Insects were designed by some Advanced civilization?"

"There is a certain possibility." Li Hao nodded. Since he couldn't keep up the act, he might as well satisfy him; otherwise, he really wouldn't be able to handle it.

The two began a conversation that was unimaginably wild. The more they talked, the more they hit it off. From a certain perspective, Jeris's IQ and imagination could keep up with Li Hao's insight.

"Silicon-based is indeed more suitable for survival in the universe. Solving the anaerobic nature of Silicon-based also has a touch of supernatural craftsmanship, and the Silicon-based structure is, from a certain angle, equivalent to a chip, more suitable for group control, collective manipulation; it can be independent, or it can achieve a high degree of synergy, and it can be a super biological weapon," Jeris said.

Li Hao nodded. "Not only that, low-level Giant Insects are almost all just shells, completely capable of serving as carriers for free consciousness, and the capacity is actually one hundred percent."

"In other words, they are completely driven by instinct, yet can fully accept commands?" Jeris frowned. "Is it really possible to perform a complete consciousness transfer?"

"It is." Li Hao nodded.

Jeris's eyes flashed; he was completely shocked because he could understand it. If Li Hao said it was possible, it must be verifiable through some means. The things they were discussing were shocking even in the scientific world.

Only a genius can understand a genius. When the Hunter group recruited him and Kevin back then, the two of them fundamentally looked down on Nangong Yuhang, Chao Qinglong, and the others. Everyone was not on the same path; they were a group of people with developed limbs, while they were the ones with developed brains. But after meeting Li Hao, it was completely overturned, especially the understanding of the universe and life that Li Hao displayed—that was simply not something a group of brutes could understand. The two of them had also always wanted to pull Li Hao over to explore the mysteries of the universe together; wouldn't that be more challenging than falling into the mundane world?

"There is one more point: high-level Giant Insects are a bit different. They can serve as carriers, but the success rate will decrease. I judge that it is not because they have a Spirit, but some limitation we don't know yet, so the design intent is very strong. You can try in this direction."

Jeris fell completely silent. He had thought he hadn't wasted his time over these years. As the number one research target for humans, Kepler's K23 and the Giant Insect civilization, he focused on the Giant Insect civilization, and multiple papers had a huge influence in the Solar System. But after meeting Second Brother for only half an hour, everything returned to five years ago.

"Second Brother, what are you guys doing? Do you have any plans?" Jeris asked suddenly.

"Ah, what?" Li Hao didn't quite understand.

"Kevin, this kid hasn't been quiet in the background. He might fool others, but he can't fool me. Whatever you do, remember to take me with you, even if it's destroying the world, it would be quite interesting," Jeris laughed, a flash of inadvertent madness flickering behind his glasses.

Bang~~~

Jeris's head was flicked with a loud pop. If the professors who liked him saw this, they would swallow Li Hao alive; they couldn't even bear to touch this head, which was comparable to a national treasure, on a daily basis.

"What kind of nonsense are you thinking about? I am a law-abiding, model student. You just do your own thing; don't spend all day overthinking. If you have time, study the Giant Insects properly. Whether it's a conspiracy or not is secondary. Since Kepler cannot be abandoned, then find a way to make a contribution," Li Hao glared fiercely at Jeris. "You're already this old, how are you still like a troubled teenager?"

Jeris held his head and rubbed it desperately,

his face full of innocence. "Second Brother, I don't accept that. I am the one who is law-abiding. Go ask around; who doesn't know I am an honorary citizen awarded by the Solar System Council? If you want to talk about who can cause trouble, it's still..."

Seeing Li Hao glare, Jeris swallowed the rest of his words. "Cough, cough, anyway, I don't care. I've already rejoined the team. I'll reluctantly yield to Kevin a bit; anyway, his IQ isn't as high as mine."

Li Hao was also very helpless. "You two, contact each other less and be quiet."

Who knew what kind of mess these two with excessive IQs could cause when they got together? Fortunately, both of them suspected the other's intelligence was problematic.

The two chatted about some other things, almost none of which a normal person could understand. Suddenly, Li Hao glanced at the time and slapped his thigh. "Jeris, I have something else to do. Let's talk later."

Damn it, there was still a match tonight; he almost forgot.

Jeris watched Li Hao's hurried back and sighed softly. Even a normal person like him had to wear a disguise, let alone Second Brother. Compared to the past, it was truly a earth-shattering change. It was unimaginable that the once cold King of Apocalypse had to become like this to compromise with life and mortals.

A flash of indignation crossed Jeris's face, and a curve appeared at the corner of his mouth. Time was changing, and they were all changing too. Their power and influence were constantly increasing; the era of being slaughtered was gone forever. Moreover, he always suspected that Second Brother was planning something—all the plainness was just a cover!