Chapter 92

After the delivery man left, Feng Yi closed the door and dragged the newly arrived scale to a flatter place.

He took off his coat, threw his phone aside, and kicked off his shoes.

Taking a deep breath, he stepped onto the scale slowly.

The platform wobbled slightly under the sudden weight.

【203.9 kg】

Feng Yi: "……"

When did my weight secretly exceed 400 jin?!

What?!!

Could it be because I ate too much on the way back?

Should I digest a bit and weigh myself again in an hour or two?

The weight is increasing too fast, and Feng Yi really doesn't know how much more it will grow.

After some thought, Feng Yi called the butler.

"Currently, my weight has increased to 200 kg. How much more will it increase?"

"It varies from person to person, so it's hard to say." The butler's tone was relaxed.

"Then what's the minimum?" Feng Yi asked.

"500."

"500 jin?"

"Kilograms."

Feng Yi: "……"

The butler continued, "Even if you develop poorly, it won't be less than 500 kg. If it's below that, it means your evolution has likely failed."

500 kg is equivalent to the weight of an adult male polar bear!

With such weight distributed on two feet, the ground would shake with every step, and running would be unimaginable!

500 kg, in that case, can I still drive? The car seats won't hold up!

It seems the butler knew what Feng Yi was thinking and said calmly, "So you need to stock up on enough food before this. The real rapid growth period is actually not long, but you have to endure it. I can't tell you more, you'll have to handle it yourself."

Feng Yi: "If I hadn't asked, would you not have told me?"

"Actually, you would have known these things even without anyone telling you, and perhaps even better than I do. Trust your instincts."

"Instincts?"

My instincts aren't saying anything now!

"Can't you give me some advice? Even if you haven't experienced it, you must know more information, right? Didn't you learn these things when you were with my aunt?"

"Actually, no. Mrs. Feng only left me a handwritten notebook on raising offspring."

Feng Yi: "……"

Say that again!

What notebook?!

Offspring?!!

The butler flipped through the notebook and read the words clearly, "Oh, to be precise, it's called 'Raising and Caring for Offspring and Preventing Diseases.'"

Feng Yi: "……"

Taking a deep breath.

"Offspring?"

Feng Yi tried to keep his tone calm.

"I'm already 24 years old!"

The butler: "We generally measure by the stage of evolution, not by how many years you've been alive."

Feng Yi hesitated and said with difficulty, "So I'm still just a... 'baby'?"

The word was hard to say!

"Not exactly." The butler said.

Feng Yi let out a sigh of relief.

The old butler continued, "By the stage of evolution, your current state is equivalent to the 'hatching period' of oviparous or ovoviviparous animals."

Feng Yi: "……"

So I'm like an 'embryo' in an egg now?

Not even worthy of being called a 'baby'?

Feng Yi had a clear idea about his weight and knew it would continue to increase rapidly, so he needed to stock up.

Gathering his thoughts, Feng Yi told the butler about the encounter with the police that day.

"They aren't suspicious of me now, as this incident has nothing to do with me. I was just asked a few questions. But what if I get involved in something in the future?"

"You can contact me, and I'll handle it."

"How will you handle it?" Feng Yi was curious.

"I'll contact a specialized team to deal with such incidents. As long as you're not caught in the act and there's no substantial evidence, you'll be fine."

Feng Yi understood. There must be some powerful legal and public relations teams involved.

But...

"Isn't it expensive to hire such teams?"

"The money will be deducted from the inheritance Mrs. Feng left you."

"Oh."

Feng Yi wasn't stingy; from the butler's tone, he knew his aunt had left him a lot of money!

To hire such powerful legal and PR teams, one needed substantial financial resources.

This could indeed solve some worries.

The butler's answers also helped Feng Yi understand some things.

The initial billion left to him was just to provide a certain level of living security. The money was given to him, and how he used it was his own business. The old butler wouldn't interfere or restrict his spending.

However, every action during the evolution process would affect the progress.

For example, after participating in a two-month scientific expedition, Feng Yi's body entered a state of stress and his evolution deviated.

The butler and the inheritance left by his aunt only provided a certain level of protection and couldn't offer all the help throughout the process.

For example, in nature, the mother of ovoviviparous animals only provides a certain level of protection to the embryo, and the nutrients needed during the embryonic development period mostly come from the egg itself, not from the mother like in viviparous animals.

Relatively independent, with less dependency.

As for the "next stage of evolution" the butler often mentioned...

If Feng Yi could successfully evolve to the next stage and survive, it would be like the successful hatching and survival of the offspring in nature.

So now it was still an observation period. On one hand, the evolution process was easily influenced, and on the other hand, Feng Yi hadn't received true recognition yet. The butler wouldn't come to help him wholeheartedly.

Only after completing the initial stage of evolution and "hatching and surviving" would he receive true recognition and the full inheritance left by his aunt!

If he failed, he would be abandoned.

This was a form of natural selection.

Feng Yi had no complaints about this.

The survival of the fittest has always been cruel, just in different forms.

Moreover, his current situation wasn't bad.

The next morning, when Feng Yi woke up, he suddenly had a premonition.

It was like hibernating animals knowing they need to store food and fat to survive the winter.

Feng Yi's premonition was telling him: energy! Prepare enough energy!

The rapid growth period was truly beginning now!

Feng Yi didn't rush to have breakfast but first weighed himself.

【213.7 kg】

Gaining 10 kg after a night's sleep, the speed was much faster than before, but this was just the beginning!

Feng Yi didn't have time to be surprised. Looking at the scale he had just bought and thinking about the minimum weight the butler mentioned, he ordered a high-precision electronic floor scale.

The kind used for weighing pigs and cattle.

Time was tight, and to facilitate quick delivery, his options were limited.

Feng Yi ignored the "for livestock use" in the product description.

After placing the order, Feng Yi tidied up, put on a mask and hat, and went out to find food.

Looking at the shoes in the shoe cabinet, Feng Yi put on a pair and placed two more pairs in the car as backups. He then noted in his to-do list, "Buy 10 pairs of shoes."

They had to be soft-soled and durable!

If the minimum weight was 500 kg, as the butler said, he needed to stock up on shoes. He couldn't get custom-made ones now, so he had to buy more, making shoes a fast-consumable item.

Feng Yi planned to spend two days stocking up on enough food, both for himself and for storage.

He didn't shop at a fixed place or limit himself to large supermarkets. He bought in batches from various large and small stores, retail shops, grocery stores, and markets.

Over these two days, he wouldn't return to a place after buying once, avoiding repeated appearances in the same place.

Eating while shopping.

After filling up the car, he would take it back, transfer the goods, and then go out for the second load.

On the way back home, Feng Yi went upstairs and moved a refrigerator and a freezer down.

With his current strength, moving a 100 kg refrigerator wasn't difficult.

However, he had to be careful when moving the refrigerator, as heavy footsteps would cause noticeable vibrations, which were very dangerous.

The space in the first-floor refrigerator wasn't enough, and he needed to buy more meat the next day. There was no cold storage at home, and it was mid-September, so the temperature wasn't low, and the meat couldn't be stored for long.

The first-floor rooms were all cleared out to store food.

Feng Yi decided to fill the basement as well.

As the old saying goes, "With food in hand, there's no panic in the heart."

Before going to bed, Feng Yi weighed himself again.

【250.8 kg】

He gained 50 kg in 24 hours.

His current weight had already exceeded 250 kg!

What does 250 kg mean?

An adult Siberian tiger is roughly this weight (excluding exceptional individuals).

Feng Yi was mentally prepared. He went out to stock up, and he got hungry quickly, with his digestion speed much faster than before.

"The rapid growth period has started! Another 250 kg to go!"

To reach 500 kg, he still needed to gain 250 kg!

Over two days, to stock up, Feng Yi wore out 7 pairs of shoes.

He only wore shoes when going out and was barefoot at home.

After the last load, Feng Yi patted his car.

"Thanks for your hard work! After this period, I'll take you for maintenance and repairs!"

Some parts of the driver's seat needed to be replaced.

Now, the first floor of the house was filled with cabinets, and he even bought several sets of kitchenware.

The second floor...

He didn't go up there.

The basement was filled, and the basement stairs were reinforced with limited materials, using steel plates and steel frames.

While welding the steel plates, Feng Yi thought, "I'm damn amazing! I've learned so many skills from one evolution!"

He also checked the security facilities around the house, making sure no one could sneak in when he was less mobile, which would be hard to explain.

He looked like he was preparing for the end of the world!

Now, he didn't have time to go to the swimming pool; with his weight, swimming would be too technically challenging.

After stocking up enough supplies, Feng Yi stayed at home.

On the first day of staying at home, he received the floor scale.

Feng Yi weighed himself.

【427.3 kg】

From 250 kg to over 420 kg in just two days.

At night, Feng Yi slept in the backyard, almost flattening the grass.

Walking indoors, he felt the ground shaking with every step.

Was there a stone?

Even barefoot, his foot would either embed the stone into the ground or crush it, leaving his foot unharmed.

He didn't dare step on the wooden floor.

Even at home, the floor tiles cracked in many places when he walked barefoot.

As he walked more, the cracks spread.

Fixing these would cost a lot of money.

Evolution was expensive!

But now, these were minor issues for Feng Yi. The most important thing was to ensure his evolution and development were in good condition.

He was a bit nervous after the butler's words.

Every day, he checked if he had reached 500 kg.

But when he finally reached 500 kg, Feng Yi was surprisingly calm.

"Oh, just 500 kg, I can still grow. My rapid growth period isn't over yet."

On the second day of staying at home.

Weight: 【551.8 kg】

He had grown from a Siberian tiger to a polar bear.

During the day, with the sun out, he slept on the tiled floor, and when he turned over, the tiles cracked with a loud sound.

The tiles, cracked!

So heart-wrenching!

At first, Feng Yi felt sorry, but after hearing it so many times...

Feng Yi: Let it all break!

I'll renovate everything later!

Over the next few days at home, he ate, drank, went to the bathroom, and slept, constantly eating, sleeping, and replenishing energy.

Although Feng Yi tried to control it, some damage was unavoidable.

The floor tiles cracked more and more, and stepping on them made them shatter. Cabinets and furniture were damaged to varying degrees from accidental bumps and knocks.

He destroyed a few kitchen utensils while cooking due to lack of control.

Hot oil splashed on his arm, but he felt no pain, just a mark that disappeared in an instant, leaving no trace.

On the third day of staying at home, his weight exceeded 700 kg.

On the fourth day, it was over 900 kg.

On the fifth day, Feng Yi's weight had exceeded one ton.

He didn't weigh himself anymore.

On the third day, the food stored on the first floor was almost gone, so he moved the food from the basement upstairs.

Fortunately, he had reinforced the basement stairs before staying at home. He could feel the stairs creaking under his weight, fearing they might collapse at any moment.

On the fifth day, Feng Yi felt the critical point approaching.

After a heavy meal, Feng Yi lay on the ground and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

The windows were open, but the security bars were welded shut.

The temperature, humidity, and oxygen levels were just right.

The room was well-ventilated, and external disturbances were minimized.

Since Feng Yi started staying at home, the weather had been overcast and rainy, with high humidity.

For others, such weather was annoying, as clothes couldn't dry in the sun, and breathing felt stuffy.

But for Feng Yi, everything was perfect.

It might be a coincidence, or there might be other reasons.

Feng Yi was in a deep sleep, but his consciousness was in a very peculiar state.

He seemed to know a lot of information but couldn't articulate it.

At night, it was pitch black.

But Feng Yi's body emitted a faint glow.

It was as if energy was radiating from him.

The accumulated energy began to be consumed rapidly, providing enough energy for his body to undergo overall strengthening and renewal in a short time.

Cells that couldn't evolve were quickly replaced, and the enhanced cells began to work together.

New metabolic pathways were forming.

New energy substances would store and supply energy to the body more efficiently.

The humidity in the room increased.

A layer of fine water droplets formed on the window glass.

Outside the neighborhood, a large area of fog was forming.

4k, to make up for yesterday.

I dropped the draft while writing last night, so it took a bit longer.

There will be another chapter later, everyone can go to sleep now.