Evolving infinitely from ground zero

Chapter 3

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As he grew older, Lin Zichen began to understand more about his family background.

They lived in a place called Shanhai City.

In a standalone house in a village within the city.

Just a simple family of three, with no other relatives.

Both parents were internet novelists, they didn’t socialize much, and usually stayed at home typing away at their keyboards.

Their only social interactions were the occasional meals with the family of a baby girl who had just moved in next door.

After dining together several times, Lin Zichen became familiar with the baby girl’s family.

He learned that her name was Shen Qinghan, her parents were teachers, her mother was Xu Meng, and her father was Shen Jianye.

Beyond that, he didn’t know much else.

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Today,

Lin Zichen was celebrating his second birthday.

Right after the celebration, the first thing he did was to find a box of odds and ends, put nearly 20kg of miscellaneous items in it, and then tried to lift it with one hand.

To his ease, he lifted it up effortlessly.

“Alright, now I’m also a nationally sensational prodigy.”

Lin Zichen smiled.

At that moment, Zhang Wanxin’s voice came from the living room, “Zi Chen, Han Han is here to play with you!”

Upon hearing this, Lin Zichen put down the box of odds and ends and walked to the living room at a leisurely pace.

When he arrived in the living room, he saw a beautiful young woman and a delicate little girl who looked like a porcelain doll.

The visitors were none other than Shen Qinghan and her mother from next door.

The baby girl who couldn’t even crawl before had now grown into an adorable little girl with twin ponytails.

“Zi Chen, these are the egg tarts Aunt Meng made, they’re really yummy,”

Xu Meng handed Lin Zichen a box of egg tarts, saying this with a beaming smile.

Lin Zichen accepted the egg tarts and thanked her politely, “Thank you, Aunt Meng.”

This thanks sounded very bitter in Xu Meng’s heart.

At the same age, Lin Zichen could already converse fluently with adults, while her own daughter, Shen Qinghan, often couldn’t express her thoughts completely.

She seemed too slow, almost dull.

Truly, there’s no harm until comparison is made.

After staying in the living room and tasting a few egg tarts,

Lin Zichen, having nothing better to do, soon went back to his room, closed the door, and began to train his body intensively.

Shen Qinghan, who really enjoyed his company, followed him into the room and sat by curiously watching him as he frantically went up and down on the floor.

“Here, have an egg tart.”

Watching him, Shen Qinghan reached out with an egg tart in her hand towards Lin Zichen’s mouth.

Her voice sounded babyish, and she slurred her words, saying “have” as “here.”

“No need, you eat it,”

“Here, here, it’s really good.”

Shen Qinghan insisted that Lin Zichen eat the egg tart.

Egg tarts were her favorite food, and she wanted to share it with Lin Zichen desperately.

Lin Zichen had no choice but to stop and eat the egg tart she offered.

After finishing the egg tart, he continued doing push-ups to train.

After a while, he felt the intensity wasn’t quite enough, and the physical improvements were not noticeable.

As his body grew stronger, simple fitness exercises were no longer enough to satisfy his need for evolution.

He stopped, looked around the room, and ultimately set his eyes on Shen Qinghan sitting beside him, inviting her to sit on his back as a weight.

Shen Qinghan was more than happy to oblige and clung to his back like a koala.

While doing weighted push-ups, Lin Zichen noticed a strange sensation from his back, realizing that Shen Qinghan was wearing a thick diaper under her dress.

It’s obviously not normal for a two-year-old to still be wearing diapers.

Regarding this issue, Lin Zichen had heard Xu Meng complaining to Zhang Wanxin that Shen Qinghan still liked to wet her pants, so she often had to wear diapers as a result.

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Time flies.

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Time flew, and before long, another year had passed.

Lin Zichen reached the age of three.

By now, his physical strength was so freakish that he could lift a 40kg rice sack single-handedly.

He didn’t know what level that was.

He only knew that the child prodigy from Capital City he had seen on TV last year was no match for him now.

He had always been keeping an eye on the news about that prodigy.

The prodigy was now four and a half and still struggling to lift a 30kg dumbbell with one hand.

The gap in strength was vast.

Lin Zichen was puzzled by this.

How could the Capital City prodigy lift a 20kg dumbbell with one hand at two years old, but fail to lift a 30kg one at four and a half years old?

That growth curve for strength didn’t make any sense.

Lin Zichen thought about it briefly but didn’t dwell on it too much. With a quick thought, he activated his character panel to check his data.

[Name: Lin Zichen]

[Age: 3 years old]

[Biological Level: Ordinary (Tier 1)]

[Biometric Attributes: Use It or Lose It]

Lin Zichen’s gaze landed on the Biological Level, where the words “Ordinary Tier 1” still displayed.

He could lift a 40kg object with one hand and yet his Biological Level was still only Ordinary Tier 1?

What level would Ordinary Tier 2 be?

Surpassing human limits?

As he was contemplating, Zhang Wanxin suddenly walked over and asked, “Zi Chen, Mom is going to go shopping with Auntie Meng later. Do you want to go shopping with Mommy or stay at home with Daddy?”

“I’ll go shopping with Mommy.”

Lin Zichen answered without hesitation.

Being cooped up at home every day training had been somewhat stifling; it was time for a change of scenery.

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As mother and son were changing shoes to go out, Shen Qinghan and her daughter were already waiting outside.

Three-year-old Shen Qinghan wore a lacy dress with a pink butterfly hair clip, her big Caracal eyes brimming with water, looking incredibly lively and cute.

“Zi Chen, have some cookie.”

Shen Qinghan broke the cookie she was holding in half and offered the bigger piece to Lin Zichen.

Her voice wasn’t as babyish as before, and her speech was no longer slurred, sounding much smoother.

“Thank you.”

Lin Zichen took the cookie and ate it in one bite.

Seeing this, Shen Qinghan’s face was all smiles. She was still as cheerful as before and, as habitual, was still prone to accidents, wearing a thick diaper under her dress.

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[You are walking. Qi-Blood +1, Body Coordination +1, Walking Proficiency +1…]

Upon reaching the street.

Lin Zichen exercised by walking while observing the surrounding environment.

Streams of traffic and towering buildings were not much different from his previous life.

At most, the architecture and the modes of transportation seemed a bit more high-tech.

Slightly more obvious was the occasional presence of beastmen and robots among the crowd.

So-called beastmen were Martial Artists who had fused with Exotic Beast Genes, resulting in some features of exotic beasts on their bodies.

Some had animal ears on their heads.

Some had wings sprouting from their backs.

There were also those covered in scales, resembling lizards moving through the crowd.

Robots were Mechanically Modified Humans, with various body parts turned metallic, looking like Genos from the anime One Punch Man and filled with cyberpunk style.

Both Genetic Integrators and Mechanically Modified Humans were not common; one had to walk a considerable distance before occasionally spotting one.

However, their appearances were quite striking, so they tended to draw attention the moment they appeared.

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