Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 5 Human Cell Repair Agents

Around 6 a.m., after buying a batch of regular pork and settling the worker insects, Qin Mu hurriedly went to the Extreme Martial Arts Hall for his strength test.

"Punching power 910kg, speed 27.1m/s."

Qin Mu was overjoyed; the feedback when the larvae evolved into worker larvae was better than expected.

The physical requirements for martial artists are a punching power of 900 kg and a speed of 25 m/s, and I have already passed the qualifying standards.

In particular, the speed far exceeds the acceptable level.

"Strength and speed are sufficient; now it's all about nerve reaction speed."

Qin Mu walked to the door of a relatively small room in the training hall, took a deep breath, and calmed his inner excitement.

The martial arts assessment is divided into strength, speed, and nerve reaction speed.

What Qin Mu was most worried about was the speed of his nerve reaction, because it was a comprehensive test of his agility, strength, speed, and so on.

Pushing open the door, one sees a tall, valuable instrument placed on the ground.

The front of this instrument has a series of metal tubes, like a six-barreled Gatling gun, but there are many more metal tubes than a Gatling gun, numbering in the dozens.

The requirement for the neural response test is to avoid rubber bullets and red light fired by the instrument within a circle with a diameter of 3.6 meters.

You cannot leave the circle. Touching the red light or bullets will deduct points. If you don't have enough points, you will fail.

"clatter!"

Qin Mu turned on the instrument and stood in the red circle.

The edge of the circle, which was 3.6 meters in diameter, immediately emitted a hazy red light upwards.

"Beep~~ Beep~~"

The enormous muzzle of the neural response testing machine began to rotate, and dozens of gun barrels within it almost instantly emitted streaks of red light, some fast and some slow, their flight paths haphazard and unpredictable.

Qin Mu stared intently ahead, his body moving swiftly back and forth, left and right, slipping through the gaps between the red bullets being fired.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

He was hit by shots several times in a row.

Fortunately, these bullets have rubber tips, so they are not very powerful and don't hurt much when they hit a person.

"hiss--"

After several bursts of attacks and dodging, Qin Mu's body suddenly stiffened, and a sharp pain shot through his entire body.

"It has aggravated the physical injuries."

Qin Mu's face darkened, and the stiffness in his body instantly led to him being hit repeatedly.

One minute later, the muzzle of the testing machine automatically slowed down and stopped rotating, and the test data appeared on the central screen.

"Hit 89 times and touched the red light 5 times within 60 seconds. Failed!"

"Just as I guessed, the relatively simple punching power and speed tests were fine, but when it came to movement techniques, they were no good."

"The injuries on my body are a big problem."

Looking at the results, Qin Mu's expression was not good; this data was far from passing the assessment.

After the larvae molt into worker larvae in the morning, although some of their injuries have been repaired, they will feel stinging and stiffness in their bodies if they have a series of outbreaks.

Qin Mu had no other way to treat this hidden injury but to slowly repair it by having the worker insects feed on it.

After several tests with less than ideal results, Qin Mu stopped to cultivate for a while.

"I don't know how long it will take for this injury to fully heal. If it's still not healed by the time the assessment starts, that would be troublesome."

Qin Mu thought to himself with a headache.

"It's not just my injuries; my agility and reflexes are also quite poor, so I need to train more. For now, I'll mainly focus on improving my agility and reflexes."

Having recognized his own shortcomings and weaknesses, Qin Mu began to train in a targeted manner.

Only during my rest periods did I occasionally sense the insects in my home through a soul connection.

After evolving from a larva into a worker, its feeding speed increases significantly.

Unfortunately, since the worker insects' strength has stopped increasing, their feedback to Qin Mu is limited to healing; they will no longer enhance his strength.

Qin Mu was not disappointed by this. It was just a worker insect. It was already quite good that it could help him reach the level of a quasi-martial artist, not to mention that it could continuously repair his injuries.

Once I become a martial artist, I can take it to the wilderness and hatch it into a mother nest. I imagine my strength will increase significantly then.

For now, I should focus on preparing for the martial arts proficiency test.

They must pass the neurological reaction speed test for prospective martial artists before the end of the month.

Qin Mu devoted all his energy to training, and time flew by during the high-intensity training.

However, it still falls far short of the minimum requirements for neural reaction speed.

At this rate, it will be difficult to reach the goal before the end of the month. Qin Mu has to start thinking about what to do if he fails the assessment!

September 23th, evening.

Qin Mu returned home exhausted after a day of training.

After a quick wash, I collapsed onto the sofa and turned on the TV to watch the news.

"Knock knock knock"

A knock came at the door, and Qin Mu got up and walked to the door, looking through the peephole.

Qin Mu quickly opened the door and welcomed in a square-faced, one-armed middle-aged man.

"Uncle Qing."

Wang Qing nodded, picked up a bag from his one arm, and went inside.

"Huh, why does the room smell so good?"

As soon as Wang Qing entered, he smelled a strong fragrance.

"I bought an air freshener while cleaning the house these past two days, and I sprayed it on, but I think I sprayed a little too much."

Qin Mu remained calm and replied with a smile.

In fact, this was because Qin Mu was worried that someone would smell the odor emanating from the worker insects, so he deliberately sprayed a large amount of air freshener.

Before getting up to open the door, she had already instructed the worker insects to conceal their presence and hide in their room.

"Oh, look, I brought you something good."

As Wang Qing spoke, a smile appeared on his face, and he took out a well-packaged parcel from his pocket.

Opening the package revealed a seemingly ordinary box with the words "Human Cell Repair Agent" prominently displayed on it.

"This is?"

Qin Mu was a little taken aback.

"Human cell repair medicine, a good thing I got from my comrades in the army."

This is a side result of gene therapy research.

It has little effect on martial artists, but it has a good healing effect on those below the level of martial artists, especially on hidden injuries caused by cultivation, and can also slightly improve physical fitness.

The usage is very simple; just inject it directly.

Seeing Qin Mu looking somewhat dazed, Wang Qing smiled and explained.

"Don't tell anyone about this. It's a rare find in the military, and it's very rare to see it on the market."

Qin Mu actually knew about human cell repair agents, because they were very good healing medicines. The original owner of this body had wanted to buy them after being injured, but couldn't find them at all.

Although the price tag is 200,000 each, these items are actually only circulated within the military and are not available on the market at all; you can't buy them even if the price is several times higher.

"Haha, you were injured before, and I asked a lot of my comrades to buy it, but we couldn't find a solution."

Fortunately, one of my comrades-in-arms recently performed meritorious service and received a military reward, which is how I managed to get this.

Wang Qing smiled, his tone tinged with relief.

"Uncle Qing, I can't accept this! It's too valuable!"

Qin Mu subconsciously declined.

It is indeed too valuable. Although the price tag is 200,000, if it were sold on the black market, people would be willing to buy it for 1 million!

This is no small amount.

Qin Mu knew about Wang Qing's family situation; he worked in an arsenal and earned only five thousand yuan a month.

Even if comrades help to buy it, even if it's bought at the original price, it would still cost 200,000!

Two hundred thousand? Even if Uncle Qing didn't eat or drink, it would take him three and a half years to save up!

"If you don't want it, who will? I bought it especially for you! I waited for more than half a year to buy it, just so that your injuries could heal."

Wang Qing's face darkened, and he reprimanded.

"Hurry up and open it! I know you've been training at the Extreme Martial Arts Gym every day lately. You already have some hidden injuries. If you keep training like this, your body will be ruined before you even become a martial artist."

Qin Mu fell silent. To be honest, he never expected anyone to treat him like this.

Normally, after transmigrating, as an orphan, shouldn't one be someone who wants to bully them and suffer all sorts of crises?

Qin Mu was filled with emotion as he looked at Uncle Qing's eyes, which were still bright despite their exhaustion.

After a long pause, a smile appeared on his face, and he no longer hesitated.

"Okay, I'll use it."

Upon opening the package, Qin Mu took out a metal syringe, inserted it into his arm according to the instructions, and pushed the clear liquid inside into his body.

(End of this chapter)