Use first and repay later: Advance the future cultivation fruits-Chapter 96 - 87, First-class Merit Redemption_2

"Really?" Lin Qing feigned surprise.

Of course.

He had known this all along.

If it wasn’t so, he wouldn’t have deliberately tested for his Genetic Awakening probability shortly after his breakthrough in the Sunrise Training Method.

This was to make the higher-ups believe—

That he naturally had over a 10% chance of completing a Genetic Awakening.

Recently, while researching cases related to Genetic Awakenings, he discovered a pattern.

That is—

The greater the probability of a Genetic Awakening, the more support and importance the higher-ups would give, especially for those with high talent. They would almost want to maximize the Awakening probability to the utmost, in order to minimize the possibility of failure.

For those with inherently low probabilities of Genetic Awakening, the higher-ups would consider it not worth wasting too many resources.

For example, someone with a 1% chance of Awakening might be deemed by the higher-ups as not much different, whether the probability was increased to 30% or 40%; either way, it would be a risk.

There was a high possibility of failure regardless.

But for someone with a native 10% chance of Awakening, with sufficient support, they might reach 60% or even 70%.

The likelihood of success would be high.

Comparatively, ensuring the success of those with a higher probability of awakening was more cost-effective in terms of resource consumption.

Thus, Lin Qing had taken the Genetic test early on.

If the higher-ups learned of his 11% chance of Awakening shortly after practicing the Original Chaoyang Method, they would naturally think it was innate.

With maximum support from above, even if they added a 40% chance of successful Awakening, that would be a 50% success rate.

Of course, Lin Qing intended to maximize this probability as much as possible.

At the very least, he wanted to achieve a 60% chance before saying anything.

Because...

At a 60% chance of Awakening, there would be no possibility of gene collapse leading to death, eliminating the risk of death.

Failure would only result in the gene locks becoming more firm.

To put it simply—

A failure in Genetic Awakening once could reduce the probability of Awakening by 5% to 20%.

Good luck meant only a 5% reduction in success rate; bad luck could mean a 20% reduction, or even genetic collapse leading to death.

...

After the commendation ceremony, Lin Qing couldn’t be bothered to linger at the scene and headed straight for the Combat Skill secret room at the branch office.

The City Bureau had said he could go to the City Patrol Bureau to become the Deputy General Captain and change his office location.

But Lin Qing wasn’t interested.

After all, in a few months, he would have to go to the Inspection Headquarters.

During this period, training was his main focus; did it really matter where he was?

Besides, Zhao Jiayi and his cousin were in the Xiao Shan District branch, and he suspected that the Original Research Institute might not have given up yet. Being closer would make it easier to keep an eye on them.

...

...

In the dimly lit secret room.

"Lin Qing, every time I see you, you always bring me surprises," the raspy voice said with a hint of wonder. "It’s been a while, and you’ve actually mastered the Original Chaoyang Method and become a Patrol Chief?"

He wasn’t surprised that Lin Qing had mastered the Free Body series of Combat Skills.

After all, Lin Qing was a Combat Genius, and he had already trained one combat skill to the Instinct Level. Mastering the entire series quickly was to be expected.

However, the Original Chaoyang Method was different. The reason the higher-ups had set a four-year limit was due to the fact that the Original Chaoyang Method really depended on luck, and it was hard to say when it might be mastered.

"Just good luck," Lin Qing said with a smile, and asked, "The First-class Merit has been conferred; can I learn anything I want now? Those three Awakening Skills, and the Special Grade Merit authority’s original ’Free Body’?"

"Yes," the raspy voice answered. "Which one do you want to look at first?"

He paused and then said, "Since you’ve already mastered the Free Body series of Combat Skills, you should be able to memorize the original ’Free Body’ now too. You can take a look at it sooner. Although you can’t practice it yet, immersing yourself in the spiritual imagery and becoming familiar with it earlier would benefit you."

"I can’t cultivate? Why?" Lin Qing asked, puzzled.

"The ’Original Free Body’ is generally reserved for Genetic Awakened to cultivate."

That somewhat hoarse voice explained, "Genetic Awakened can control their own genes, making them more suited to the ’Original Free Body,’ which makes mastery possible. As for those who haven’t awakened..."

He continued, "At the very least, one would need to reach the Instinct Level with the simplified version, with a sufficiently high compatibility with the Combat Skills, to have a certain hope of learning and mastering it."

With a contemplative look, Lin Qing asked, "Reaching the Instinct Level with the simplified version changes the genes?"

"Yes," the hoarse voice confirmed. "Otherwise, how could your compatibility with the Combat Skills keep increasing?"

Lin Qing suddenly understood.

That Mysterious Energy does affect genes, though the influence is very subtle and entirely imperceptible. Nevertheless, Combat Skills practiced to the Instinct Level are usually the result of many years of dedication.

It seems that these long years may be necessary to wait for the genes to be gradually altered to achieve better compatibility with the Combat Skills.

"So you’re saying..."

Lin Qing suddenly asked, "If the ’Original Free Body’ reached the Instinct Level, it would cause even greater changes to the genes, right?"

"It would indeed be significant," the hoarse voice confirmed. "But almost only Genetic Awakened are capable of cultivating the ’Original Free Body’ to the Instinct Level. Before Genetic Awakening, it’s nearly impossible."

"Nearly?" Lin Qing immediately caught the keyword.

"There’s a slim chance of other possibilities."

The hoarse voice expounded, "If the genes are optimized in a way that makes them more suitable for the ’Original Free Body,’ and if it involves multiple optimizations in that direction, there would indeed be some hope of reaching the Instinct Level before Genetic Awakening, but the likelihood is minuscule."

"Alright," Lin Qing nodded slightly.

They would need multiple gene optimizations suited for ’Free Body’ to have that slim possibility.

With that time, it would be better to focus on attempting Genetic Awakening instead.

"I’ll start learning the ’Original Free Body’ Combat Skill, then," Lin Qing said.

"Good."

The next instant, the projection before him began to transform, and the hoarse voice reminisced, "You’re really lucky; even at the Headquarters, you’d need a Special Grade Merit to get a chance to learn this original Skill."

Lin Qing nodded respectfully.

It was simply because he was a Combat Genius that he had been given this opportunity ahead of time.

The next moment, an odd image appeared before Lin Qing.

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It was a Star Sky Map.

Within the map, one could see the vast, boundless Cosmic Starry Sky, with countless celestial bodies perpetually in motion, emitting an overwhelming sense of limitless scope. It seemed effortless, yet it immediately made him feel as insignificant as dust.

Upon closer examination, Lin Qing discovered that the movements of these celestial bodies faintly bore traces of the simplified Combat Skills’ essences.

Compared to this original Spiritual Visualization Map, the simplified version appeared too crude and simplistic.

The grandeur of the vast celestial movement, once simplified into six spiritual images, retained only a fraction of the original’s nuances. While similar in nature, the nature of the Mysterious Energy involved was entirely different.

It wasn’t about simulating electricity or wind, but about tapping into the most original, fundamental forces stemming from the starry sky!

Seemingly single and pure, the accumulated essences of the six simplified Combat Skills paled in depth in comparison.

After a moment, the demonstration of the ’Original Free Body’ Combat Skill concluded.

Lin Qing took a deep breath and commented, "It is indeed difficult, just the beginning is quite hard."

"No need to rush," the hoarse voice soothed. "The original Combat Skill is unique. You can come here anytime to experience this ’Free Body’ Spiritual Visualization Map. The breakthrough in genes isn’t as simple as a mere material phenomenon; it’s also greatly related to your spirit and mental state."

Lin Qing nodded slightly. "That’s good to hear. I thought I only had one chance to visualize it."

"With only one chance, the difficulty would indeed be too great; we wouldn’t have shown it to you now," said the hoarse voice with a chuckle.

"There are three Awakening Skills too, right?" Lin Qing inquired.

"Yes."

The hoarse voice replied, "However, frankly, these three Awakening Skills aren’t that useful. They are only taught to those who have earned a First-class Merit in the hopes of trying them out."

"Not very useful?" Lin Qing responded, unsurprised.

"You can see for yourself."

As the hoarse voice spoke, projections began to appear on the three walls surrounding him, densely filled with text.

They were the ’Genetic Awakening Method,’ ’Telekinesis Awakening Method,’ and ’Power Awakening Method.’