I Can Control Resources

"What?! He... he broke through again?! Tier... Tier Six Mid Stage?!" Zhang Hongying’s face flushed red, and she felt as if she had just been slapped across the face.

He broke through two ranks in just over half a month?!

Was he even human?

Even a monster couldn’t do that!

It wasn’t just Zhang Hongying. When Shaximo and the others heard Gao Neng, they felt as if they were suffocating. They hadn’t seen him for a mere fifteen days, yet he’d already broken through from Tier Five Late Stage to Tier Six Mid Stage?

That’s way too fast!

"Are you really at Tier Six Mid Stage?" Yi Qinglian looked at Gao Neng, truly unable to believe it. But soon, her face also flushed beet red. "You said you just broke through? You broke through... while you were peeking at me bathing?!"

"..." Gao Neng.

’She wasn’t wrong.’

’He really had broken through while watching Yi Qinglian bathe.’

’But would he admit it? Yi Qinglian was being far too naive asking a question like that. He wouldn’t have fallen for that kind of trap even ten years ago.’

So, Gao Neng shot back, "I already told you, I wasn’t peeking at you bathing. I broke through when I entered the Underground City, right at the entrance!"

"Hmph, you were too peeking!" Yi Qinglian adamantly refused to believe him.

"Great Sun Buddha, the Buddha said: Form is emptiness, and emptiness is form." Shaximo chanted a Buddhist mantra, offering a noncommittal response.

Gao Neng couldn’t be bothered to deal with them. He just wanted to know what the initial 10,000 points could do.

"Instructor Zhang, where do I collect my points?" Gao Neng asked.

"Right here with me, of course!" Zhang Hongying’s feelings were actually quite complicated right now. She was shocked by Gao Neng’s breakthrough speed, which was naturally a good thing for the Federation.

But the problem was, Gao Neng was breaking through too quickly!

It was unbelievably fast.

’Breaking through at this speed... will his cultivation realm really be stable? Will his foundation be solid?’

And most importantly, Gao Neng was getting too arrogant. Zhang Hongying felt that if she couldn’t put some pressure on him, this would all backfire.

"So, can you give them to me now?" Gao Neng didn’t know what Zhang Hongying was thinking. He just wanted to get the points and then go find Shen Ning’Er and Fang Tangtang.

"Where’s your special pass?" Zhang Hongying held out her hand.

"Here it is." Gao Neng immediately handed over the special pass.

Zhang Hongying took out a metal device, pressed a few buttons on it, and then scanned Gao Neng’s pass.

BEEP!

Gao Neng saw a line of numbers appear on the metal device.

15,000 points.

"Huh? Isn’t it supposed to be ten thousand points?" Gao Neng let out a soft sound of surprise.

The others, including Shaximo and Yi Qinglian, also looked toward Zhang Hongying when they heard Gao Neng, their expressions puzzled.

"This was the Federation Government’s decision!" Zhang Hongying gritted her teeth. In truth, even she hadn’t known the Federation Government would give Gao Neng 15,000 initial points.

The initial points were decided directly by the Federation Government and entered into the device’s database; her only responsibility was to distribute them.

"He actually got fifteen thousand points?!"

"So infuriating!"

"Shaximo, how many initial points did you get?" a Dragon List Genius asked Shaximo.

"Twelve thousand points!" Shaximo also gritted his teeth. He had always thought his initial points were the highest, but it seemed that wasn’t the case.

Gao Neng had more than him!

Of course, this was the Federation Government’s decision, and no one could change it. Besides, Gao Neng’s talent was truly astonishing. Twenty full talents—who would dare compare themselves to him?

"Hahaha, I really got fifteen thousand points? Awesome!" Gao Neng laughed when he heard Zhang Hongying. ’Looks like being on good terms with Teacher Wu really paid off.’

’Fifteen thousand points is the equivalent of 1.5 billion!’

’The Federation Government sure is generous.’

"Gao Neng, the Federation Government is focusing its resources on you right now. I hope you can focus your mind in the future and stop messing around with all that nonsense about a laboratory! Once you’re in the Underground City, you need to concentrate on your training. Don’t waste your energy on other matters, and more importantly, don’t disappoint the Federation Government for investing in you!" Zhang Hongying couldn’t help but frown when she heard Gao Neng’s laughter.

"The genetic weapon experiment isn’t some nonsense." Gao Neng wasn’t trying to pick a fight with Zhang Hongying, but he simply couldn’t agree with her on this.

’If all goes to plan, Wu Qingjing and Dr. Lan should be arriving in the Underground City soon to start building the genetic weapon laboratory. I have to be there.’

"Gao Neng, are you deliberately trying to go against me?" Zhang Hongying’s tone changed. "Don’t forget, I’m your instructor. You have fifteen thousand initial points, that’s fine. But do you really think fifteen thousand points is enough for you to train in the Underground City for a year and a half?"

"Of course it’s not enough." Gao Neng wasn’t an idiot. ’If they were called ’initial points,’ that implies there would be other points to supplement them.’

’And no doubt, it would require competition!’

"The initial points are just the first batch of resources from the Federation. From now on, the Federation will issue you a baseline of points each month. The exact amount will be calculated based on your training results in the Underground City. If your performance doesn’t meet the standard, you’ll receive fewer points. It’s even possible for your current S-rank or A-rank evaluation to be revoked. Gao Neng, do you understand what I’m saying?"

"I understand." Gao Neng nodded.

"As long as you understand. If you waste time on an experiment that can’t possibly produce results and your training scores suffer because of it, you’ll be the only one losing out!" Zhang Hongying scolded.

"The genetic weapon experiment has already produced results..." Gao Neng said helplessly.

"Produced results? What results?! Don’t think I don’t know how much time it takes to successfully research a genetic weapon. Without at least half a year to a year, it’s impossible to have any results at all. And now you’re telling me you have results? What kind of results? Show them to me!" Zhang Hongying felt she had been holding back her anger all day, but after hearing Gao Neng’s words, she finally exploded.

’Half a month?’

’And he got results!’

’Who does he think he is?!’

’Even Fang Haotian, the former genius of the Celestial King Group, wouldn’t have dared to make such a claim. And he, a first-year military academy cadet, thinks he can surpass Fang Haotian?’

Zhang Hongying was truly furious.

She had seen plenty of arrogant and complacent people, but she had never seen anyone as arrogant and complacent as Gao Neng.

’It was simply...’

’Simply?’

’SIMPLY...!!!’

Just as Zhang Hongying’s thoughts reached this point, her eyes suddenly widened.

Because, right next to Gao Neng, another Gao Neng had suddenly appeared, as if reflected in a mirror, right before her.

It wasn’t just Zhang Hongying.

Shaximo, Yi Qinglian, and even Lin Ying stared with their jaws agape.

Two Gao Nengs?!

There were two Gao Nengs?!

"These are my results. A genetic weapon with me as the base!" Gao Neng pointed to the genetic weapon that had appeared beside him, then shrugged at Zhang Hongying.

"..." Zhang Hongying fell silent.

"..." Shaximo, Yi Qinglian, and the others also fell silent.

’What the hell was this?’

’In just half a month, had Gao Neng really managed to create a genetic weapon? Was it Tier One? Or Tier Two?’

’Of course, that didn’t matter.’

’Because whether it was Tier One or Tier Two, it demonstrated Gao Neng’s terrifying talent for weapon creation... no, for *genetic weapon* creation.’

"Hahaha, I heard that rascal Gao Neng has arrived?" Just then, a hearty laugh rang out from a distance behind Gao Neng.

"Elder Wu, are you a little too anxious about this kid? You just arrived in the Underground City and you’re already running to find him? Even if his talent is great, he still needs to be polished!" another voice sounded.

"You don’t understand. The site for the genetic weapon laboratory has finally been decided. I have to hurry and drag this kid over to take a look. Otherwise, what if he’s not satisfied and refuses to cooperate?" the hearty voice sounded again.

"Huh? What does it matter if he doesn’t go? I heard you’re the leader of this genetic weapon experiment project, right?" the other voice said, clearly surprised.

"I’m the leader, but the new generation surpasses the old! When it comes to the art of researching and manufacturing genetic weapons, I can’t compare to this kid. You know Lan Ruohua, right? She’s his assistant now. Can you believe it?" The hearty voice was clearly getting excited by the end.

"You’ve got to be kidding me, old man," the other voice said in shock.

"I, Wu Qingjing, never jo— huh? Up ahead is... two Gao Nengs!" the hearty voice suddenly turned into a cry of alarm.

Gao Neng turned around.

He saw two people standing not far behind him.

One was Wu Qingjing.

And the other was the Vice Governor of the Underground City, Yutian, whom he had just met.

The two men stood there, staring at him.

"Teacher Wu, Governor Yun, hello." Gao Neng flashed them a smile he considered both obedient and radiant.

"Gao Neng, what the hell are you doing?! Don’t just take out a Tier Seven Genetic Weapon to play around with!" Wu Qingjing, after a moment of shock, immediately started scolding him.

"Tier... Tier Seven?!" Hearing Wu Qingjing’s words, Zhang Hongying looked again at the two Gao Nengs in front of her and subconsciously gulped.

GULP!

’A Tier Seven Genetic Weapon in half a month?!’

It wasn’t just Zhang Hongying. Shaximo, Yi Qinglian, and the others also had their eyes so wide they looked like they might pop out of their sockets.

’That other Gao Neng... is a Tier Seven Genetic Weapon?’

’How is that possible?’

"So this is the Tier Seven Genetic Weapon you were talking about?" Yutian looked at the two Gao Nengs, utterly shocked as well.

"Yep, this is the one! Pretty cool, right? I personally spent five days recording data for this kid!" Wu Qingjing nodded. Then, without giving Gao Neng a chance to speak, he turned his gaze to Zhang Hongying. "Hong Ying, it looks like you already know. Gao Neng’s genetic weapon research was a success. The Federation has already decided to build a genetic weapon lab for Gao Neng in the Underground City. I came today specifically to discuss his future training plan with you. However, don’t be too indulgent with him. When he needs to be knocked down a peg, you need to knock him down hard! Don’t let this kid get too full of himself!"