This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 4 [Pneumatic Pressurization] and Tamron Reagent
Metal energy began to cover, and soon, the pneumatic hammer disappeared from his hand.

In an instant, he felt a tingling sensation in his bones and the sense of increased strength was extremely clear, making him feel indescribably comfortable and intoxicated.

"Try pneumatic pressurization." Li Ming took a piece of iron plate, thought about it... and changed it to a wooden board.

[Pneumatic pressurization] Start!
Soon, heat surged in his body and quickly gathered. He felt as if he had eaten too much and had to release the fullness. The three seconds passed quickly.

With a slight movement of his mind, heat flowed to his right arm and he punched out!
Click!

The one-centimeter-thick wooden board was directly pierced through, with most of the arm embedded in it and wood chips flying everywhere.

Li Ming's facial features were gathered together, his fingers were trembling, blood was already appearing on his knuckles, and his arms were covered with marks from being scratched by splinters.

"It hurts so much... Fortunately I thought of it and changed it to a wooden board. If it was an iron board..." Li Ming breathed a sigh of relief and slowly pulled out his arm, feeling hungry quickly.

After taking care of the wound and drinking some nutrient solution, I finally felt much better.

He noticed that this "blessing" was additional and was calculated as a whole.

Essentially, it was impossible for Li Ming to exert 100% of his strength, not to mention that he had not been trained yet, so the power of a normal punch was even lower.

But this ability is calculated based on his full strength, and its power is far beyond expectations.

Then, the pneumatic hammer appeared in his hand again. He looked at the circular interface at the end, which was the interface for connecting the air pressure tube. By increasing the pressure, the force would be increased when the hammer fell.

However... his eyes flickered, and he raised the hammer with both hands. The physical strength that had just recovered was once again drained away by the unknown force, and the hammer head began to tremble.

boom!
The hammer hit the ground, causing Li Ming's palm to go numb. He couldn't help but let go, but the surprise in his eyes remained. "After containing it, my physical strength can be used as a running energy source?"

He instantly thought of many things, especially firearms. Would he not need to reload bullets in the future?

Likewise, his body became weaker and his legs became weak.

"My body is too weak..." He was increasingly eager to strengthen his body. To fully exert the effect of this plug-in, one must have a strong body.

"If I want to upgrade this hammer to the lowest F grade, I will need 40 points of metal energy, and it will take some time to accumulate." Li Ming calculated that the metal energy required for evolution would be reduced or increased due to various factors, and quality should be an important factor.

That chip only needs 10 points of metal energy to evolve, while this hammer needs 40 points. But that's normal, the size difference between the two is big enough.

"However, if my physical fitness can't keep up, I really don't have the money. The cheapest gene seeds cost tens of thousands of star coins." Li Ming sighed: "The nutrient solution is almost finished. I can't starve. That would be too miserable."

The interstellar space is vast, and even the Blue Star civilization is just a corner, and it has not been connected with the Interstellar Alliance for less than a hundred years.

The mainstream way to improve the level of life in the interstellar world is gene seeds.

The genes of various powerful creatures are made into seeds through special methods. After being integrated into the living body, they can make the organism stronger by increasing the degree of fusion, and even gain various unique abilities.

Let's just look at the present situation first. After he calmed down a little, he returned to the second floor and continued to absorb the metal door, hoping that Li Changhai's room could bring him some good news.

For the whole next day, Li Ming did not leave the house. Except for sleeping, going to the toilet, and drinking nutrient solution, he squatted in front of the door.

Mr. Yang looked for him again. Li Ming was afraid that he would call the police, so he could only spare a few minutes to meet him.

Finally, the metal energy that was almost zero reached 26. With a loud bang, the metal door was corroded into a "mouth" shape, and the alloy plate in the middle hit the ground, raising dust.

After stretching his slightly numb limbs, Li Ming crawled in. He calculated that the entrance was just big enough for him to pass through, although it was a bit indecent.

"Well... it's not like there's a lot of X-rated books on the walls." Li Ming got up from the ground, dusted himself off, and looked around the room. The quilt on the bed was neatly folded, too clean and tidy, not like a repairman's at all.

There was a large table against the wall, with several items on it, the most eye-catching of which was the gray-black metal suitcase. His eyes lit up slightly, and he walked over quickly. There was a hexagonal prism logo on it, with a few words below - Prism Biotechnology.

"This..." Li Ming felt that the name was somewhat familiar. He seemed to have heard of it before, but he couldn't remember it.

He wanted to open it, but his face darkened, "There's actually a password."

However, this was no longer a problem for him. It only took him two or three hours to completely rust the edges and corners, while also increasing the metal energy by 1 point.

Just open it, and wisps of bright blue gas leak out, which is icy cold. Placed in the center is a black liquid in a transparent test tube.

There is also a palm-sized blue button-shaped object next to it.

He pinched it out and placed it on the table. With a click, the blue button split open from the center, projecting a virtual screen with dense data on it, accompanied by a gentle voice -
"Prism Biotech is here to serve you. What you are looking at now is the third-generation Tamron reagent produced by Prism Biotech. It uses the latest formula and has gone through 1844 testing procedures..."

"After use, it can help you reach the minimum requirement of fusion gene seeds within seven days. If the user has heart disease and a history of allergies..."

Li Ming also listened carefully to the precautions that followed, and then looked at Tamron Reagent with a fiery gaze.

He remembered that Prism Biotechnology was a company of the Blue Star civilization that produced genetic seeds and related items.

Accommodating genetic seeds is not without requirements. If the organism itself is too weak, it can easily lead to deformation.

The so-called minimum requirement for accommodating gene seeds is roughly the limit of human beings, and has not yet reached the minimum standard of F-class life forms.

"Just drink it." Li Ming recalled carefully and made sure that there were no problems indicated in the precautions of the previous version. Without hesitation, he unscrewed the lid and gulped it down in one gulp.

The reaction came faster than he expected, as if boiling water was flowing through his body. Soon his skin turned bright red and even emitted white smoke.

"Hu, hu, hu..." Li Ming was gasping for breath, like a cooked lobster. His muscles seemed to be torn, his tendons seemed to be pulled, and his whole body was stinging, as if he was being rolled back and forth with a fascia knife.

Li Ming gritted his teeth and said, "It's a normal... phenomenon. People with weak physiques will be overly stimulated at the beginning."

Half an hour later, the redness on his skin gradually faded away, and he felt very light. He could clearly feel the improvement in his physical fitness, which was much stronger than before.

There is also a warm feeling in the body, as if it is soaking in warm water, which continues to strengthen the body.

This process is relatively mild and will last for about ten days. It does not require additional nutrient supply, which is already included in the Tamron reagent.

Although the process was painful, the improvement was extremely refreshing. He even found that the scratches on his arm had disappeared.

If [Pneumatic Pressurization] is used again, the power will probably increase significantly. He was eager to try it, but finally suppressed the desire to vent.

Li Ming was in a good mood. He calmed down and stared at the metal box in front of him. While absorbing the metal energy, he muttered:
"I didn't expect that Li Changhai had such a good thing hidden in his room. The official price of this thing is at least 50,000 star coins. It can save at least several years of hard work. Why did he think of it..."

Huh? Suddenly, Li Ming was stunned. He remembered that one of the admission requirements of Capital University of Technology was that one's physical fitness had to reach a certain level.

His predecessor didn't care about most things. It was only when Li Changhai said he would get him a place that he learned about the relevant matters.

"Li Changhai prepared so well and even bought the Tenglong reagent. How could he really be cheated?" Li Ming frowned, with many doubts in his mind, but he finally shook his head:

"Anyway, there are some benefits that come with being an identity."

Then, his eyes fell on the other side of the suitcase, which was a palm-sized smart terminal, silver-white in color, with a small display screen.

(End of this chapter)