Chapter 37

On the first shelf of the bookshelf, a classification label was posted: Nature and Life.

The predecessors of the Life System had already noticed the impact of nature on life. Although they did not combine nature and life into an independent Life System tradition as the Natural Creation Dao did, they did take the concept of nature influencing life as the foundational theory for beginners.

Just like the first book Hero read: The Natural Evolution of Life.

At this moment, Liu Rushi, who was sitting on the lab table mixing potions, looked in surprise at the little guy sitting in the corner reading a book. She couldn't sense the little guy's presence at all, as if he were air!

She knew he wasn't air but had blended into the world. Liu Rushi couldn't help but be overjoyed. She knew very well what situation would lead to this: the spirit merges with the book, and the book merges with the world.

In Hero's spiritual awareness, the book had already transformed into a world, with the knowledge inside forming images that explained the content of the book.

But neither Liu Rushi nor Hero noticed that the gourd heart quietly released an innate talent that had not yet fully developed: the Time Manipulation Talent.

In the unknown part of Hero's heart, a faint circular pattern was forming: the Time Pattern.

Under the influence of the Time Pattern, Hero's spiritual awareness felt that everything in the world was moving slower, while his thoughts could still function normally. Hero didn't realize that his thoughts were actually accelerating by an unknown multiple.

He practiced the Natural Creation Dao, adhering to the principle that nature would not be influenced by time, but time would be used to influence himself, making his spiritual awareness faster than nature.

When Hero adapted to this accelerated spiritual time, his body also began to change subtly.

After entering this state of spiritual acceleration, Hero didn't realize how astonishing his actions were.

Under the shocked gazes of Old Turtle and Liu Rushi, Hero's reading speed increased from one book per half hour to one book every five minutes, and then stabilized at this speed.

In these five minutes, he not only completed reading the book but also fully understood its content.

These books were not elementary school textbooks! They were even more profound than advanced mathematics.

When Old Turtle saw Hero reading a book every two minutes, he almost went crazy. Only he knew why: it must be that bird gourd causing trouble! This damn cheat is going to defy the heavens!

When Liu Rushi watched Hero flip through the five hundredth book, he suddenly fainted. Even as he fainted, he had a silly smile on his face, indicating that he had overexerted his spiritual awareness!

Reading five hundred Life System books in a day, even a top student would have to take a break a hundred times.

Even after fainting, Hero continued to flip through books on the ground, as if he was still in a state of ecstasy. It seemed he had really gotten into the rhythm of flipping through books.

Seeing Hero in this state, Old Turtle shook his head. This guy must have treated the books like girls to conquer. But the speed of conquest was too fast.

Five hundred girls in a day? Even Zhu Bajie would turn into a ribcage spirit.

Hero didn't know how long he had been unconscious. When he woke up, he found himself lying on a bed in a wooden house.

He then noticed that he was being curiously examined by several pairs of eyes, as if they were trying to see through him.

Hero sat up, scratched his head, and said with a silly smile: "Sisters, is there something written on my face? I feel so embarrassed."

The tall and slender Zi Ying was taken aback for a moment, then huffed: "Hmph, we sisters have already seen what you're made of. Just keep up the act."

Hero was also taken aback: "So you want me to be a bit more wild?"

Thinking about this, Hero grinned and was about to reply with his usual cheeky manner when Zi Ying knew things were about to go wrong. She immediately made a gesture to stop him and said: "Stop, stop, just keep up the act. I can't stand your cheeky attitude."

Actually, Hero was also embarrassed to be so rude in front of the younger sisters, especially the pretty senior sisters. He had to be as well-behaved as possible.

His senior sisters just wanted him to be a bit more well-behaved. Being well-behaved and being a show-off were two different things. So when Hero acted more well-behaved, he did so with great modesty.

The younger sisters exchanged glances and sighed simultaneously, thinking: "Well, the Master has already taken him as a disciple. We suddenly have such a junior brother. We'll just have to teach him more in the future."

Old Turtle secretly sighed: "Who knows who will be teaching whom!"

The fact that Hero had read until he fainted couldn't be hidden from these senior sisters. When they heard that Hero had read five hundred books in one go, they all went crazy, with only one thought in their minds: "Junior brother is really impressive!"

Since Junior brother was awake, these senior sisters didn't intend to stay. Xiao Ya, holding a turtle in her arms, huffed at Hero: "Hmph, to prevent you from influencing this cute turtle, I'm temporarily taking him away."

She had heard from the Master that this turtle could read books, what a magical and adorable pet!

Hero was struck like lightning when he saw Old Turtle in Xiao Ya's arms: "When has this old guy ever been cute?"

Hero wanted to step in to protect his junior sister, but he saw Old Turtle nobly lift his head and say in turtle language: "I am a good turtle, and protecting all the little sisters in the world is my duty!"

Only Hero and Old Turtle could understand this turtle language. Hero was both amused and angry, sending a telepathic message: "Go to hell, isn't your duty to be my laborer?"

Hero's gaze, which seemed lecherous to others, was fixed on Xiao Ya's undeveloped chest, but only Old Turtle could understand it.

To prevent this old guy from corrupting the little sister, Hero was about to grab the turtle, but Xiao Ya glared at him and huffed: "No, no, no, I won't give him to you."

Seeing her determination, Hero had to back down.

Seeing Hero give in, Xiao Ya's gaze softened, and she said: "You should cherish the opportunity to stay in the Inner Court and seek guidance from the Master. In the future, you'll need to show results to get the Master's personal instruction. I'm leaving, bye-bye."

Hero was grateful for the little sister's reminder, so he decided to let Old Turtle stay with her for a while.

Xiao Ya left, humming and carrying Old Turtle.

This wooden house in the willow forest by the stream was the residence arranged for Hero by Liu Rushi.

With no one else in the room, Hero sat cross-legged on the bed, beginning to digest the five hundred books he had read. Although he understood the surface meaning, he needed to thoroughly digest and apply the knowledge to new situations.

Gradually, the rogue aura around Hero dissipated, replaced by a thirst for knowledge and a serious attitude towards learning. He was captivated by the knowledge that seemed unrelated to emblems and abilities, which was the true foundation.

A skyscraper rises from the ground. Although a grain of sand and a stone are small, they are the foundation of a skyscraper, and any missing part would be a flaw.