Chapter 199: Chapter 199 Outbreak and Sustenance

“When you were at the Alloy Level, could you carry this?” Ling Luo asked, looking at Lin Shen, who was still running, and turned to the others nearby.

“Could carry it, but couldn’t run with it,” He Fang replied.

“Couldn’t carry it,” Lv Ying shook her head and said.

“Couldn’t move it,” Tian Buku and Tian Bunaon spoke strangely. They had no prior communication, but when they spoke, they were in unison, as if one person was speaking.

“Perhaps only Bai, who practiced ‘Talent Theory,’ could manage that,” He Fang thought for a moment and added another sentence.

“Could the rumors that Lin Shen has mastered ‘Talent Theory’ be true?” Lv Ying’s eyes blazed with the fires of gossip. “Do you think Bai would really forsake Ouyang Yudu for our little junior brother?”

“I think our little junior brother is quite handsome, and he’s not inferior to Ouyang Yudu. Choosing him wouldn’t be a problem,” Tian Buku and Tian Bunaon said in unison, their lengthy statement sounding as though it was from one person.

Although everyone seemed to have accepted that Lin Shen had mastered ‘Talent Theory,’ only Instructor Mu in the office knew that Lin Shen had not mastered ‘Talent Theory.’

Instructor Mu was looking over Lin Shen’s registration form. The level listed was Alloy, and under the technique for Base Mutation practiced, ‘Evolution Theory’ was filled in.

When Instructor Mu first saw that Lin Shen practiced ‘Evolution Theory,’ he frowned slightly.

But after this intentional entrance test he had set up, Instructor Mu discovered that Lin Shen, who practiced ‘Evolution Theory,’ had an extraordinarily terrifying potential.

“Previously Tian from Tiancheng also practiced Evolution Theory. Could it be that Evolution Theory has some profound mystery that ordinary people cannot understand, and its effectiveness could rival that of ‘Talent Theory,’ or even surpass it?” Instructor Mu felt very conflicted.

He Fang and the others believed that Goddess Consort Bai was able to do what Lin Shen did now when she was at Alloy Level.

However, Instructor Mu knew that even if it was a bit heavier, Goddess Consort Bai could have carried it and run, but she wouldn’t have been able to run for such a long time.

‘Talent Theory’ is strong, so strong it allows one to challenge beyond one’s level, but it couldn’t provide endurance like Lin Shen’s.

The lack of stamina became evident during the battle at Sky Star Slope, where both Ouyang Yudu and Goddess Consort Bai showed clear signs.

Under extreme combat conditions, ‘Talent Theory’ wielders were the strongest in the first hour of battle, but as the battle duration increased, the combat strength of both Ouyang Yudu and Goddess Consort Bai continuously declined.

This wasn’t really a problem, as all Mutators were like this. They could adjust their battle rhythm or control their Strength distribution to mitigate this issue.

But in the end, it was just about spreading out the period of dominance over different intervals, which fundamentally didn’t solve the problem.

If facing long, high-intensity battles, their combat strength would gradually decline just like any other Mutator, only slower.

Mutators like Lin Shen who could maintain high intensity over a long period were rare, even for Instructor Mu.

“Do those who practice ‘Evolution Theory’ have a chance to defeat those who practice ‘Talent Theory’?” Instructor Mu was eager to know the answer to this question.

Truth be told, Goddess Consort Bai didn’t need to participate in the training camp. The Bai Family specialized in ‘Talent Theory.’ No one understood it better than the Bai Family; of course, they didn’t need anyone else to teach Goddess Consort Bai.

The Goddess Consort Bai came to Sea Corn Base and joined the training camp mainly to have Instructor Mu help with the most scientific physical training.

This training proved to be fruitful. In the battle at Sky Star Slope, Ouyang Yudu obviously had physical issues, while Goddess Consort Bai didn’t suffer as severely.

“The explosive power of ‘Talent Theory’ or the endurance of Evolution Theory, which one is stronger? Which one is more important?” Instructor Mu was looking forward to the clash of these two different styles.

Lin Shen forced himself to finish ten laps, his body still feeling very uncomfortable. He dropped his backpack and plunked down on the ground, breathing heavily.

When he was running, he didn’t sweat that much, but as soon as he stopped, the beads of sweat began to pour out, dripping profusely.

“Little junior brother, your physical stamina is not bad,” He Fang brought a bottle of water over to Lin Shen.

Lin Shen took a sip of water and immediately felt something was off, looking at He Fang with suspicion.

“This is an extract of the Base Mutation Fluid, drink up, it’s good for you,” He Fang said with a smile.

“Don’t be polite to him. Your senior brother He Fang is the young master of Tianxia Business Firm. His family lacks nothing, especially money,” Ling Luo said.

Lin Shen’s heart stirred, he had heard of the Tianxia Business Firm, the largest merchant in Sea Corn Base. Their business reached not only across the continent but also had many channels overseas. If He Fang really was the young master of the Tianxia Business Firm, then he truly was a bona fide rich second generation.

Compared to him, Lin Shen was at best the son of a small rural store owner.

“Senior Brother He is actually from the Tianxia Business Firm’s He family?” Lin Shen looked at He Fang with surprise, the once declining Asura Training Camp actually had big shots sending their offspring here.

“It’s nothing to mention, we’re all human, what’s so different. I just have a few more buildings than you, look a bit more handsome, and oh, own a few thousand stores around the world, that’s all. It’s no big deal, with some effort, you’ll have the same in the future,” He Fang said with a modest expression.

The brothers all neatly flipped him the middle finger, some even feeling the urge to give him a beatdown.

Instructor Mu came out to tell them to have something to eat, and then rest for a while.

Lin Shen hadn’t expected the training camp to provide meals, his ten thousand plus wasn’t spent in vain after all.

Only when the meal came did he realize that it was just several bottles of Base Mutation Fluid, there were no actual meals.

After drinking the Base Mutation Fluid, they all sat at the doorway watching the images in the sky.

Ever since Zuo Qinglong’s defeat, he had been actively seeking allies, hoping to use the advantage of numbers to deal with Qing Jia.

However, Zuo Qinglong’s actions had sparked different opinions within the human ranks.

Some people felt that since Qing Jia came alone to challenge human powerhouses, they should meet him head-on, one on one. Otherwise, even if they defeat Qing Jia with sheer numbers, humans would still lose face.

Others argued that there was no need to play by the rules with the Ultra-Burn Tribe. War isn’t child’s play like a tournament; killing the enemy is victory, and the means don’t matter.

So when Zuo Qinglong wanted to unite others to besiege Qing Jia, some of the powerful Base Mutators from large factions refused him.

Everyone knew that their every move was being watched by the whole world, and some did not want others to see them ganging up on Qing Jia.

This hindered Zuo Qinglong’s actions, and he had still not made any significant progress.

Lin Shen tended to agree with Zuo Qinglong’s approach. It was a battle between humans and the Ultra-Burn Tribe for the resources on Realm King Planet, not a ‘friendship first, competition second’ sports game. Resolving the issue was what mattered most.

If Qing Jia didn’t die, many humans might later perish at his hands.