Technological practice: leading the human race to the stars

Chapter 90 A moment of thought

"You are only one step away from becoming a talent scout."

Yuanze witnessed the whole process. The foreman was instantly suppressed by the powerful source power and his life disappeared in an instant. It all seemed so simple and brutal.

Combined with Huihua's previous emotional instability, Yuanze deduced that his problem might be his self-limited mental strength, which prevented him from making any further progress.

"Indeed, there is only one step left. But having said that, I have to say that you did a great job just now. The battle was impeccable."

Huihua raised his head and looked at Yuanze, meeting Yuanze's gaze, but somewhat dodging it: "It's all my fault, I lost my composure just now."

“It’s because of my ability.”

Yuanze simply threw out the crux of the problem. The "temptation" emotion he used was originally part of Li Ru's ability, so it was normal for his son to see through it.

"Yes, the ability you used at first was my father's specialty. He was very good at using sweet words to deceive people and make them work hard for him. I grew up with him doing this."

After Huihua said this, he fell silent. In his heart, his father was a complicated person.

To outsiders, the old man in white robes is a hero who saved China and humanity. He struggled on the brink of life and death many times and successfully repelled the attacks of the source beasts. He founded a martial arts school, which gave many people the power to fight against the source beasts. The concept of "mechanical city" he proposed provided the last refuge for mankind.

To his family, Li Ru is an extremely irresponsible husband and father. He disguised the scene of forcing his mother to death as a glorious sacrifice. He treated her strictly only because he didn't want others to think that he was a bad parent. His life was centered only on his own interests.

"I don't think your father is a pure hero. He once bewitched me, even..."

Yuanze told Huihua some of what happened to him, which made him sigh repeatedly.

Especially after hearing that his father caused Yuanze's friend's family to disappear, he could no longer control his emotions.

A hero in the eyes of others, a sinner in their eyes.

"So after you discovered your father's secret, you've been trying desperately to get rid of his control. But once you see similar abilities, you get scared, afraid of being controlled by others again, and even subconsciously regard me as an enemy."

"Yes, when you used that trick, your tone of voice was exactly the same as my dad's."

"Do you think you can't get out of this predicament? You don't even dare to kill me, who has the shadow of your father. Are you so cowardly?" Yuanze questioned him with a heavier tone.

Huihua fell silent again, and Yuanze could feel the unspeakable pain deep in his heart.

"Have you ever thought about getting over it? Do you think that by dressing yourself up like this and having great strength you can hide your inner weakness?"

"You are yourself, an independent individual. You should not always live in his shadow. You should have a brighter future."

Huihua thought back to the days when he was with Jinghua, and how he had been endlessly seeking that empty sense of security from her. Constantly being tortured by his father, he also tortured the heart of the one he loved, and eventually everything fell apart. The endless cycle brought about by this torture turned him from a victim to a perpetrator. By gaining power, strength, and controlling others, he seemed to think that this would reduce the risk of himself being hurt.

"A truly strong person will break this cycle and block all harm for others. Those who cannot get out of this cycle are not worthy of respect." Yuanze's words were like a sharp knife piercing Huihua's heart, making this so-called "strong person" feel ashamed.

Huihua turned around, feeling completely humiliated by what he had said. He didn't want to face Yuanze again.

"Alas, is it really a good idea for you to offend a Nirvana-level expert like this? He is just a little bit away from being promoted to the scout level." Astra said to Yuanze with some concern.

"Just wait and see. Whether he can be promoted to the Star Scout level depends on the knot I mentioned. If he can resolve this knot, he will be able to break through immediately. By then, a Star Scout level expert will owe me a favor."

"You can daydream quite well..."

Before Astra could finish her words, she realized something was wrong.

Huihua's mental electromagnetic waves were like an invisible storm, spreading outward crazily, stirring up the surrounding air. The chaotic and violent fluctuations were like the resentment that had been pent up deep in his heart for a long time, finally finding an outlet for venting.

Yuan Ze saw this and knew that the situation was not good. He originally wanted to observe how Huihua would be promoted to the planetary realm, but now it seems that this promotion is not as smooth as he imagined. He made a prompt decision and turned on the diving mode. His figure flashed and disappeared from the spot.

The next moment, he had already jumped into the pond beside him. On Huihua's side, the storm of mental power became more and more intense, as if it was going to swallow up everything around it.

After struggling and settling down for most of the day, the mental storm in the outside world finally subsided. The originally chaotic and disordered mental electromagnetic waves have now become stable and orderly, returning to Huihua's body as smoothly as flowing water.

Huihua closed his eyes tightly, and carefully felt the earth-shaking changes in his body. A faint light was diffused around his body, which was one of the unique signs of promotion to the planetary realm, and also the testimony of his leap in strength.

When he opened his eyes again, the light surrounding his body gradually retreated and returned to his body. Huihua was very excited, feeling his growing strength, and his hands kept clenching and unclenching.

He could clearly feel that his strength had far surpassed his father's. Years of repression and hard work finally paid off at this moment. He successfully crossed the third level, the watershed of human first-class combat power, and reached the fourth level of the scout level.

Huihua hugged Yuanze tightly, who had just emerged from the pond. Although Yuanze's strength was far inferior to his, at this moment, Huihua's gratitude and respect were beyond words. Yuanze's image was so tall.

"Mr. Yuan, I would like to apologize for my previous offense, and I would also like to thank you very much." As he said this, he lowered his head to look at the ground, then knelt on one knee, placed his right hand on his chest, and supported the ground with his left hand.

Yuanze was a little surprised. This was a courtesy of submission, an etiquette that was born after the "Great Cataclysm". It was a gesture for the weak to express submission to the strong and ask for forgiveness.

"Not really, not really. This is all up to you. I'm just a bit of a nag."

"The one who achieves first comes first, Mr. Yuan. It is you who opened my eyes to the possibilities and broke the shackles that bound me for so many years. Although your strength is not as good as mine at present, your wisdom and vision make me believe that it may only take a few short years for you to surpass me."

"This is just my greeting in advance!"

(End of this chapter)