Bengtie: A Genius's Out-of-the-Domain Idea

Lin Yi continued to praise me with a look of delight.

Divination and feng shui are more suitable for a psychologist with a "fairy boat baby" constitution. The table's fault, the chair's fault, someone else's fault—it's never your fault. When praising someone, you make people think, "Yes, yes, yes, that makes so much sense!" That's me.

"The upper trigram Zhen represents movement, and the lower trigram Gen represents stillness. If the whole hexagram is viewed as a person, then there is an indication that the upper body is easy to move but the lower body is difficult to move. Therefore, there is a feeling that one can only do small things in a small area and a close place, but it is difficult to do big things in a larger area and a farther place. Hence the hexagram's saying, 'Small things are possible, but big things are not.'"

Lin Yi frowned slightly, sensing that something was amiss. It seemed that the divination on the Immortal Ship wasn't just feudal superstition but genuinely effective, which had disrupted his conventional thinking.

"The top two lines of this hexagram are yin, and the bottom two lines are yin, like a bird spreading its wings. The two yang lines in the middle are like the body of the bird. The whole hexagram has the image of a bird spreading its wings and flying. In addition, the top of this hexagram is Zhen (震), and the bottom is Gen (艮), which is very similar to the posture of a bird soaring. It also has the image of a bird."

"When birds fly downwards, they can use the upward buoyancy to spread their wings slightly, which can save a lot of energy. They can glide freely downwards easily and happily, and often accompanied by soft, pleasant, and cheerful calls."

However, when flying upwards, birds need to constantly flap their wings up and down to ascend. This is slow and requires considerable effort, making it difficult to soar high. It is often accompanied by sharp, piercing cries of pain from the exertion. Birds are better off flying downwards than upwards. The hexagram "The sound left behind by a flying bird is not suitable for going up but for going down" means that, judging from the sounds left behind by birds during their upward and downward flights, it is not advisable to strive upwards but rather to exert effort downwards.

"If one can know one's own abilities, one can be outwardly humble but inwardly strong, outwardly gentle but inwardly firm, and outwardly modest but inwardly resolute in one's actions."

Therefore, one's actions will accumulate gradually, growing from small to large, and ultimately bringing great fortune and achieving great success. Furthermore, the hexagram's shape is a large Kan (坎), which represents a large moon; a large moon also symbolizes brightness, beauty, and auspiciousness, hence the hexagram's word "great fortune."

For some reason, Lin Yi felt that the divination had something else in mind, but inspiration did not come this time, so he regarded this feeling as an illusion and temporarily put aside the divination text.

Chapter 8 Huanlong: You didn't expect that, did you? A genius!

Pleasant times always pass too quickly, and these days Lin Yi seemed to be truly focused on having fun.

This wasn't his first time in Luofu, but he hadn't had time to wander around before.

This time, I visited all the famous scenic spots on Luofu, and spent the rest of the time wandering around Changletian, Dandingsi, and Linyuanjing, with Linyuanjing being the place I visited the most.

"The Black Tower's Call"

"The Black Tower's Call"

"The Black Tower's Call"

Things shouldn't happen more than three times, then connect.

"'Black Tower's profanity# I'm working myself to the bone here, while you're having a blast in Luofu, having fun? The Memory Prism you wanted is gone!" The call connected and I immediately heard Black Tower swearing, though his aggression needs improvement.

"If you have nothing to do, hurry up and go to the company, get things done quickly and come back to help!!"

"No, Black Tower, I'm really busy with important business. I just finished it yesterday, and we can set off soon."

"Oh, by the way, did you do the job that one of my dolls is missing?"

"I really didn't do it this time."

"So you're saying you were the one who did it last time?"

Oh no, I've been exposed. I was just about to make up a lie to fool them when I hung up.

The Black Tower didn't care about the disappearance of one or two dolls, but it couldn't stand the fact that one was going missing every few days.

Lin Yi did take a few back. The dozen or so that the Black Tower in the Divine Firmament Space Station had placed there for convenience had been dismantled by him and couldn't be put back together, so he had to take a few and then pretend nothing had happened.

"I had no choice but to ask for your help. I'll be leaving tomorrow. Thank you so much, Miss Tingyun, for your assistance these past few days."

Lin Yi spread his hands, holding three hands, and said to Ting Yun, "I think you should know the purpose of this watch. It's an original set; consider it compensation for your expenses these days."

The pocket watch appeared on Tingyun a dozen days ago, but the hands were missing. Lin Yi didn't ask what happened. Once a gift is given, it belongs to the recipient, and it's their business how they want to handle it. He wouldn't interfere.

Although he had no concept of money, he knew that he had spent a lot of money this month. Tingyun was a familiar and favored character, so he gave him another pointer as a reward. He had just made it yesterday, and he wouldn't back up such a useless thing.

Looking around, Lin Yi smiled faintly. There was always an extremely vigorous life energy following him, changing every day, and often creating a coincidence. But such a conspicuous life aura was useless no matter how well it was hidden.

These people have been following us for about 20 days, and today they've finally dwindled in number, so it seems they're preparing to take action.

"Miss Tingyun, call for backup!"

As for fighting himself? Are you kidding me? He's a scholar, not skilled in martial arts.

It's not that he's truly unable to win, but on Immortal Ship's territory, if a genius who relies on his intellect were attacked and had to take action himself, wouldn't that make Immortal Ship and Cloud Cavalry appear incompetent?

A streak of light flashed in Lin Yi's eyes, followed by a continuous glow, but he did nothing.

'Stepping away from the wolf pawns, interesting.'

Lin Yi thought to himself that he really didn't know what these things were before. When there was no risk, he was quite reckless, especially after the Laplace's Demon Matrix system was built.

Life needs surprises; it's no fun if you know everything in advance.

"What? I'll call out immediately. May I ask what you've discovered, young master?" Tingyun was taken aback for a moment, then quickly reacted.

"Huh, so fast? It's not a big deal, we're surrounded by the Bu Li Wolf Soldiers, probably in a few minutes, no, a minute."

From Lin Yi's perspective, the Bu Li Wolf Soldiers tore off their disguises and charged at full speed, exceeding the theoretical maximum speed of ordinary Bu Li warriors. These were not ordinary Bu Li warriors; they were all destined travelers, exuding an aura of destruction that Lin Yi found repulsive.

"The aura of abundance, the destructive energy of destiny, ah," Lin Yi murmured softly.

"Ah? There are actually scoundrels infiltrating the immortal ship! Young master, how many scoundrels are there? Perhaps we should retreat first. Your status is too noble; it's not worth risking your life."

"We can't retreat, we're surrounded. But there aren't many, only about 137."

Tingyun suppressed his urge to complain, "What do you mean 'just'? We only have three Cloud Riders around us, and even counting those in secret, there are only a few dozen people."

In fact, if it weren't for the need for someone to carry things, even these three Cloud Riders wouldn't have followed. Lin Yi thought they were too conspicuous, so he chased them all away, leaving only these three.

There weren't many people secretly guarding them; any more and they would have been hard to hide. No one expected that some wicked creature would be so bold as to infiltrate the Immortal Ship's headquarters, and incredibly, they actually succeeded.

Those who arranged the guards probably never considered that the celestial ship would encounter enemies of this caliber inside.

"It will take some time for the Cloud Cavalry to arrive, young master, what should we do?"

Although Lin Yi said that they were surrounded by hundreds of monsters, Ting Yun was not panicked. After all, there were still dozens of Cloud Riders. In a one-on-one fight, most Cloud Riders were no match for Bu Li.

Because the two sides have different preferences in bestowing blessings, the current Immortal Ship people restrain their nature and abandon the use of other transformations to modify their physical bodies and suppress the Immortal and Medicine King appearances.

The abundant blessings are nothing more than longevity and restorative power, which are naturally no match for the wolf soldiers who have been fighting constantly since birth.

However, the Cloud Cavalry formation is the opposite. Dozens of Cloud Cavalrymen can withstand the attack even if they cannot win. They trust each other and cooperate with each other. In addition, this is on the territory of the Immortal Ship, and the Cloud Cavalry will arrive in no time.

Besides, the person next to her was a genius, and she couldn't believe that a genius wouldn't have any means to deal with unexpected situations.

"What else can we do but wait for reinforcements? I'm a scholar, not skilled in martial arts. Or perhaps Miss Tingyun can suddenly injure someone and quickly eliminate these bastards," Lin Yi said with a smile, looking at Tingyun.

"Young master, please don't joke. I'm just a weak woman, powerless to even kill a chicken. How could I possibly fight these monsters? I'd probably be torn apart by them in an instant. Can you bear to do that, young master?" Tingyun pretended to be on the verge of tears.

Having spent so many days together, we're quite familiar with each other and can joke around.

Lin Yi was about to say something when his expression froze, revealing an incredulous look. His mind caught up, but his body couldn't.

One of the three Cloud Riders who had been following him for the past month raised his battle sword, but not to fight.

Amidst the shocked expressions of the two Cloud Riders beside him and the incredulous looks of the Wolf Warriors charging from afar, a blade was thrust into Lin Yi's back.

The gemstone pendant around Lin Yi's neck shone brightly, and an amber shield unfolded.

However, with a loud bang, the shield failed to stop the array blades in the slightest and shattered.

The rattan bracelet on her wrist stretched wildly in response to the stimulation, but withered instantly upon contact with the array blade.

Then, the array blade ignored space and the fact that it was in a different phase from Lin Yi's, piercing through his heart with a horizontal slash. It decapitated him in one blow, blood splattering all over Ting Yun and the other two Cloud Riders before their bodies fell to the ground.

The cloud rider also collapsed to the ground, a ball of fire rising from his body as he sped away, leaving behind only a defiant utterance.

Chapter 9 Students Chasing Stars

"Even the geniuses of the club aren't that clever—goodbye."

Tingyun stared in disbelief, her hands trembling as if she couldn't believe what was happening before her eyes.

"How...how could this be...this is a huge problem!"

The Cloud Riders, who were secretly guarding the area, arrived late, but they didn't have time to do much, because the faster-moving Footmen had already arrived.

A few were left behind to be treated and kept alive as much as possible, while the rest of the Cloud Cavalry immediately formed ranks to meet the approaching and imminent Infantry Wolf Soldiers.

Although the infantrymen were momentarily stunned when the cloud cavalryman stabbed them in the back, they quickly recovered and desperately broke through the formation.

The Cloud Riders on the Immortal Boat were filled with concerns in the bustling city, but the Wolf Soldiers on the Stepping Stones had far fewer concerns.

In the end, the Cloud Cavalry suffered seven or eight out of ten casualties. In order to buy time, more than a hundred Wolf Soldiers were also killed or wounded. Finally, they broke through the formation and seized the rattan bracelet from the bracelet on the severed corpse in the pool of blood.

Once they succeeded, they fled without hesitation, while the remaining Bu Li soldiers covered the wolf soldier who had successfully snatched the bracelet.

"Execute! Without mercy!"

A golden giant, hundreds of feet tall, crackling with lightning, glaring fiercely and wielding a formation blade, slashed down in the direction where the remaining Bu Li followers had fled.

It's clear that General Jingyuan has held back as much as possible.

"General" Yu Kong led a small squad of cloud cavalry to arrive and join the majority of the cloud cavalry behind Jing Yuan.

"Quickly summon the White Dew Dragon Maiden; see if there's any hope of saving her!"

That's what they say, but Jingyuan also thinks it's impossible. They're not from the Immortal Ship; even if someone's head is cut off, it can be stitched up.

"Seal off the immortal ship, maintain a tight perimeter while keeping the interior loose, investigate any accomplices within; there should still be survivors. Immediately escort them to the Ten Kings' Division for interrogation."

Jing Yuan gave the commands in a strong and methodical manner, but his somber face revealed that he was suppressing his anger.

"Also, seal off the nearby streets and send the Ten Kings to investigate and see if there are any clues."

Meanwhile, on a shipping lane near the company headquarters, Pierpoint, there was a ship that was exactly the same as the Rainbow.

"Data collection complete, teacher," a slender girl carrying documents ran up to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi got up from the incubation chamber

"As expected, Huanlong had already made arrangements on the immortal ship," Lin Yi said calmly.

Lin Yi and Zhu Xing were clones created using "origin cells" and whose bodies were controlled by the soul source code.

These bodies were designed with limitations from the outset, making it impossible for them to develop self-awareness.

"Then, teacher, should we inform those who know the situation about what happened?"

"Not for now"

"Didn't they even inform my older sister?"

The pocket isn't fully woven yet; don't make any unnecessary movements before Huanlong is caught in the net.

"But...aren't we supposed to be going to Pierpoint? Are we still going?" Zhu Xing asked tentatively.

Lin Yi: "..."

"Duang"

Lin Yi flicked Zhu Xing on the forehead, somewhat exasperated: "Shut up! How could I not know? Okay, I really forgot. Sigh~ What a great opportunity. This card is being revealed for the first time. What a pity."

"The first death was wasted. It was a good opportunity to make Huanlong lower his guard and not take precautions. It's a pity now. We can only wait for the next opportunity. Zhuxing, prepare for data analysis."

"Yes, teacher!"

Chasing Star was a child he picked up, or rather, a child he stole. After his feud with Flowing Light and Memory that year, he tried to research weapons targeting memetic life forms.

I sought out Dr. Original to make some technical exchange and obtain his meme-related technology. Although I got what I wanted and obtained some meme virus technology, the negotiation was extremely unpleasant.

So, in order to clear his mind, he destroyed four laboratories in the Origin Forest, or rather, three and a half. Although this was nothing to the Primal Doctor, he did not intend to make a mortal enemy. This level was just right.

The assessment of Dr. Lin Yi, the original doctor, is that his starting point was good, but he could have chosen a different starting point.

On his way to the fourth one, he discovered that someone had already beaten him to it—the Sea Patrol Knight.

And so there they encountered the young AKA3—Ranpo, covered in blood; and the even younger AKA4—Zhuxing, who had not yet fully left the incubation chamber.

With Lin Yi around, the research apes were unable to destroy all the data in time, and the wandering knight continued his hunt following the clues, entrusting both children to him.

Zhu Xing herself chose the name.

Because on that day she saw a dazzling shooting star (light arrow) streak across the sky.

Zhu Xingming and Luan Po have the same genotype, but they exhibit two extremes. Luan Po possesses superb physical qualities, sensory abilities, and extremely high intelligence.

But those idiots' forced physical development and the meme virus during their formative years severely damaged their intelligence. He should have been a well-rounded individual, but now he's just a one-trick pony, focused on his own little world.

In contrast, Lin Yi had read the lab report and learned that they had tampered with the cultivation process to prevent AKA4 from experiencing the same runaway state as AKA3.

It emphasizes brain development while inhibiting physical growth, and then, before it can fully leave the incubation chamber, it is forced to leave due to unforeseen circumstances, which suggests a kind of congenital deficiency.

Of course, Zhu Xing's physical weakness is relative to Luan Po. Lin Yi's methods are gentle, harmonizing genetic conflicts, correcting human defects, and subtly stimulating one's own potential. Although it is not as fast as those methods, it is harmless and safe.

Getting back to the main topic—

The data comparison and analysis between Lin Yi and Zhu Xing has been completed.