As the two mothers shopped, they soon entered a women’s clothing store.

They tried on outfit after outfit, flattering each other the whole time.

Xu Meng praised how good Zhang Wanxin looked in a short skirt, with her long legs, fair white skin and overall sexiness.

Zhang Wanxin praised how good Xu Meng looked in a camisole dress, with delicate, sexy collarbones, soft and smooth shoulders, being very alluring.

Listening to the two mothers exchanging compliments, Lin Zichen couldn’t help but size them up.

It had to be said, both young mothers were truly attractive.

In both figure and appearance, they scored at least an 8 out of 10.

Being in their twenties, they radiated both youth and maturity, brimming with feminine charm.

Lin Zichen only looked briefly before shifting his gaze from the two mothers to Shen Qinghan beside them.

An oval face, big eyes, small upturned nose, cherry lips and delicate white skin—she had clearly inherited her mother Xu Meng’s beauty and would surely grow up to be a stunning woman.

After leaving the clothing store, the two mothers took the children upstairs to a toy store.

They wanted to buy toys for the kids.

Shen Qinghan didn’t like any toys but instead took a liking to snacks from the shop opposite.

Lin Zichen also had no interest in toys, saying he wanted to go into the bookstore next door to read and learn more about the world.

The two mothers were puzzled. Children their age usually loved toys, so why were these two so different?

Still, puzzled or not, they respected the kids’ choices and bought what they wanted.

When buying books, Lin Zichen picked those about Aberrant Beasts, Gene Fusers and Cyborgs.

“Chenchen, these books aren’t really for children. How about we get some picture books like Hanhan’s?” Zhang Wanxin suggested, pointing to the children’s section ahead.

Lin Zichen opened the book he had chosen, “These books have pictures too, I like these pictures.”

Zhang Wanxin glanced inside—gruesome Aberrant Beasts, mutated Gene Fusers and expensive Cyborg parts.

She thought kids shouldn’t be reading such things, but since her son liked them, she bought them anyway.

* * *

Back home.

Lin Zichen eagerly flipped through his new books.

[You are reading a book, Spirit +1, Comprehension +1, Knowledge +1]

[Achievement: Read a total of 100 million words]

[Reward: Acquired Biological Attribute — Innate Wisdom]

[Total words read: 10,086/100,000,000]

As he read, lines of text suddenly appeared before his eyes.

Scanning the words, his heart stirred with excitement.

After his very first Leg Kicking achievement, finally a second achievement appeared.

From then on, in addition to his boring training, reading would also be part of his daily routine.

* * *

As days passed, Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan grew old enough to attend kindergarten.

After discussing, their parents decided to enroll them in Rainbow Kindergarten, the closest to home, for convenient pick-up and drop-off.

The tuition was expensive, but the courses were richer than ordinary kindergartens.

There were outdoor activities, foreign language classes, intelligence development classes and more.

On the day before school started, Lin Zichen’s parents suddenly had to leave. Before departing, they left him at Shen Qinghan’s house, asking her parents to take him along to kindergarten the next day.

* * *

At the neighbor’s house.

Xu Meng spoke gently, “Chenchen, your parents will only be back tomorrow night. Tonight you’ll sleep at Auntie Meng’s house and tomorrow morning I’ll take you and Hanhan to kindergarten.”

“Alright, thank you Auntie Meng.” Lin Zichen nodded.

Hearing that, Shen Jianye sighed, “Chenchen is so sensible, even thanking your Auntie Meng. Truly a little adult. If only Hanhan were as sensible as you.”

That evening, after bathing, Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan went to bed together.

Shen Qinghan was overjoyed to share a bed with him, constantly talking.

She said she was excited for kindergarten and to meet many friends.

Lin Zichen only occasionally replied, spending most of the time sitting against the wall reading.

[You are reading ‘Aberrant Beasts Illustrated Guide’, Spirit +1, Comprehension +1, Aberrant Beast Knowledge +1]

[Total words read: 43,960,000/100,000,000]

To achieve his reading goal, Lin Zichen had maintained a pace of 300,000 words a day for nearly five months.

Yet he was not even halfway there.

This achievement was at least ten times harder than the Leg Kicking achievement.

After a while, he decided it was late enough and put down the book to sleep.

Meanwhile, Shen Qinghan, who had been chattering endlessly, was already fast asleep, drooling.

Lin Zichen wiped her mouth with a tissue. While doing so, his gaze lingered on her thick diaper.

Even at four years old, Shen Qinghan still wet herself and often wore diapers.

Her parents had taken her to several hospitals, but no cause was ever found.

* * *

The next morning.

Xu Meng woke early and cooked porridge, calling the children to breakfast.

Lin Zichen was already awake; when she came, he had already been exercising for over an hour.

Shen Qinghan, on the other hand, had lazed in bed until Xu Meng dragged her to the dining room.

At breakfast, Lin Zichen quickly finished his porridge and even washed his own bowl, the picture of sensibility.

Shen Qinghan, meanwhile, mechanically scooped porridge with her spoon while half-asleep, stuck in a dazed loop of being too tired to eat and too hungry to sleep.

While waiting for her to finish, Lin Zichen sat reading, absorbing more knowledge from his books.

He learned that biological levels included six ranks: Ordinary, Advanced, Rare, Epic, Legendary and Mythical.

Each rank had nine stages.

These ranks were discovered centuries ago from ancient stone tablets in mysterious ruins and had been used ever since.

Through centuries of study, humanity also learned a despairing truth.

Because of their weak flesh, humans had extremely low evolutionary limits—only reaching Ordinary Ninth Stage at best.

To evolve further, they had to fuse with powerful Aberrant Beast genes.

Or they could undergo mechanical transformation, allowing their bodies to rival Advanced, Rare or even Epic beings.

Epic beings were said to be so strong they could withstand nuclear explosions with their bare bodies.

‘To resist a nuclear bomb with flesh alone... is that really possible?’ Lin Zichen thought in disbelief.