Ashen God
Chapter 233 - 232 Mutual Consent

Chapter 233: Chapter 232 Mutual Consent

October 13, the fifth day after the end of the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, 3:30 PM, teaching building, public classroom.

Zhang Yanhang, who had been continuously practicing Limitless Universe Skill for three hours, had just managed to recover half of his Energy Value and was striving to restore the remaining half.

He must hurry to fully regain his Energy Value and then use Multiple Choice to conduct more experiments. Only after numerous experiments could Zhang Yanhang ascertain which aspects the enhancements from Multiple Choice actually covered.

Previously, Zhao Yalan’s choice to tame a Second Order One Star Elite Monster had entirely drained Zhang Yanhang’s Energy Value. Next, he planned to try other things, such as making choices for ordinary people, to see if the Energy Value required would be lower compared to that for Awakeners.

Of course, assisting others with choices was merely an experimental byproduct. Zhang Yanhang’s main focus was unquestionably on his own choices, for helping others would not strengthen him.

As Zhang Yanhang was intently channeling Limitless Universe Skill to regain Energy Value, he suddenly felt someone tapping his shoulder. Glancing over, he realized it was Sun Jiaming, "What’s up?"

Sun Jiaming did not speak but simply pointed toward the classroom entrance where a pale, tall, thin man was entering.

"Li Zerui? What’s wrong with him again?" Zhang Yanhang was somewhat clueless about the situation.

"Didn’t you see the ring of blisters around his mouth? They say Li Zerui recently clung to a rich woman with peculiar sexual preferences in a rush to raise medical funds," Sun Jiaming, who had burst into quiet laughter immediately after finishing his statement, said similarly as he did the last time.

"You can’t be serious. Awakeners can also get fungal infections? Speaking of which, how dirty must this wealthy lady be for him to end up like this after just a few days?"

Looking toward Li Zerui at the classroom entrance, Zhang Yanhang was inexplicably reminded of the Gamma Type Hunters in Raccoon City, especially the yellow pus-filled sacks near their eyes.

"Li Zerui, after all, is an Awakener. Isn’t this too dreadful?" As a fellow Awakener, Zhang Yanhang couldn’t help but feel some sympathy for Li Zerui, who was living well as both a top performer and an Awakener, like a true winner in life, but was now ruined by his girlfriend’s bizarrely awakened power.

"Yeah, it really is too much. I heard it’s because the Awakener who agreed to treat him was very urgent," Sun Jiaming said, giving Li Zerui a sympathetic look.

"Which Awakener is being so unreasonable? It’s infuriating! Oh, wait, it seems it’s actually me." Zhang Yanhang, although not very familiar with Li Zerui, had his contact information.

That was mainly because all Awakeners within the university were added to the same group chat. Zhang Yanhang usually never spoke there and did not care about their conversations. However, after learning about Li Zerui’s situation earlier, Zhang Yanhang had discussed treatment options with him through this group chat.

After all, treatments cost, so surely they wouldn’t be free, and offering free treatment could easily arouse suspicion, making Li Zerui wonder if Zhang Yanhang had ulterior motives. Charging for services was more in line with normal perceptions.

Although Zhang Yanhang’s main purpose indeed was human experimentation, why would he refuse extra resources if available? At the end of the day, it was a consensual affair, and if Li Zerui was truly unwilling, Zhang Yanhang wouldn’t coerce him.

Currently, Zhang Yanhang had only a few candidates for human experimentation, and Li Zerui was one of the more valuable experimental resources. He planned to conduct experiments on human enhancement whenever he found free time in a few days, with Li Zerui lucky enough to be the first subject.

Because Zhang Yanhang’s Alchemy skill had just been upgraded, he was quite confident about experiments related to human enhancement. Normally, failures seemed unlikely, or even if a failure did occur, it wouldn’t be a major issue.

Even if a failure did happen, Zhang Yanhang could simply use Alchemy to restore the subject’s body, considering the powerful capabilities of Alchemy. Unless the subject died on the spot, recovery was almost certain.

If the enhancement technology succeeded, whether used on himself or others, it was bound to benefit Zhang Yanhang. This reason alone made him take human experimentation seriously.

Otherwise, Zhang Yanhang wouldn’t have contacted Li Zerui immediately after class. This all showed how seriously he took the matter.

"What did you just say? That it seems it’s actually you?" Sun Jiaming looked at Zhang Yanhang, confused and not understanding what he had just said.

"It’s nothing, just talking to myself," Zhang Yanhang shook his head and then continued to channel Limitless Universe Skill to regain his Energy Value.

"Alright then." Sun Jiaming, watching Zhang Yanhang resume his cultivation, was somewhat used to it by now. After all, Zhang Yanhang was famously known as a cultivation fanatic in their class and had relentlessly cultivated through the nights right after his awakening, so this behavior seemed quite normal.

Li Zerui, initially standing at the door, seemed to feel Sun Jiaming’s gaze and glanced in Zhang Yanhang’s direction, but then calmly walked to his seat as if nothing had happened. Although Zhang Yanhang had offered to help him with treatment, they weren’t really familiar with each other, not to the extent that they needed to greet each other upon meeting.

However, Sun Jiaming, feeling guilty after realizing Li Zerui had looked his way right after he finished talking about him, turned his head toward another direction. He thought that Li Zerui, possibly relying on the sensitive senses of an Awakener, might have heard something.

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October 13, the fifth day after the end of the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, 8:30 PM, Xingfuli District, Apartment 505, bedroom.

After school, Zhang Yanhang had still not recovered his full Energy Value, so he went over to East River District for a while. There, he waited for the Transmission Channel to open while restoring his Energy Value. Unfortunately, even after his Energy Value was fully regained, there was still no sign of the Transmission Channel opening.