"Come on, everyone line up, smile. Alright, stop crying, you’ll still have chances to meet again in the future, maybe you’ll even be classmates in elementary school. Parents, come over and join the group photo too!"

At Rainbow Kindergarten, a group of teachers were busy organizing the graduating class to take commemorative photos.

The three years of kindergarten passed just like that.

Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan, a pair of childhood friends, both graduated smoothly from Rainbow Kindergarten.

From the four-year-old children who first entered, they grew into seven-year-old kids now.

It left a deep mark in their lives.

"Hanhan, come over to Aunt Xin and take a photo with Chenchen."

"Coming."

Shen Qinghan ran over with a bright smile to Zhang Wanxin’s side and took a photo with her favorite Lin Zichen.

Lin Zichen looked at Shen Qinghan beside him and realized his childhood friend had unknowingly grown more and more beautiful.

She was dazzling in Rainbow Kindergarten, the secret crush of many boys.

Fortunately, his looks were not bad either and he was just as eye-catching.

In the past three years, he had won all the awards in Rainbow Kindergarten, making his charm even greater than Shen Qinghan’s.

Over the three years, he had received many gifts from little girls in kindergarten.

Every now and then, he would find snacks secretly placed in his drawer by girls who had a crush on him.

After the photo session ended.

Xu Meng came to Zhang Wanxin and asked, "Wanxin, where are you planning to send Chenchen for elementary school?"

"The nearby schools are all about the same, we’re planning to enroll him in Sunshine Elementary, since it’s the closest."

"Sunshine Elementary is really good, then I’ll have Hanhan go there too."

Xu Meng smiled as she spoke.

Hearing this, Shen Qinghan immediately beamed and looked at Lin Zichen with delight, "Chenchen, we’ll get to be classmates again in elementary school."

"Yeah, classmates again."

"Then in middle school, high school and university, let’s continue to be classmates, okay?"

"Okay." Lin Zichen smiled.

He was used to having Shen Qinghan by his side, enjoying the feeling of growing up together with his childhood friend and he hoped it would last forever.

* * *

Summer vacation passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, September arrived, the start of a new school year.

For Lin Zichen, elementary school life wasn’t much different from kindergarten.

He still read his own books in class, deepening his understanding of the world’s background.

Then after class, he would train his body in some hidden corner, walking further along the path of improvement.

The only difference was that Lin Zichen no longer needed his parents to drop him off at school.

He chose to walk on his own, giving himself freedom and easing his parents’ burden.

For Lin Yansheng and Zhang Wanxin, they felt at ease with this.

After all, the school was close, just a ten-minute walk away.

What truly reassured them was that Lin Zichen had always excelled since childhood, excelling in both academics and martial ability, able to protect himself well.

Seeing Lin Zichen walk to school, Shen Qinghan insisted on going with him too.

At first, Shen Jianye and Xu Meng refused, but since she was so persistent, they eventually agreed.

They figured with Lin Zichen accompanying her, their silly daughter would be well protected.

* * *

That morning, after finishing breakfast, Lin Zichen stood at the door waiting for Shen Qinghan so they could walk to school together.

While waiting, he idly opened his character panel with a thought and checked the data displayed.

[Name: Lin Zichen]

[Age: 7 years old]

[Biological Level: Ordinary (Second Tier)]

[Biological Attributes: Use It or Lose It, Innate Wisdom]

His Biological Level was still Ordinary Second Tier.

But compared to when he was in the lower kindergarten class two and a half years ago, his strength had improved greatly.

He could lift a 200kg barbell with one hand.

He could jump 2 meters straight up.

His 100-meter sprint had broken the 8-second mark…

Every data point far surpassed the world records of his previous life.

If it were in his past life, he would be considered superhuman.

But in this mutated Earth, where extraordinary powers existed, he was still far from being called superhuman.

In the past two and a half years, Lin Zichen had watched many videos online about Gene Fusers, Cyborgs and Aberrant Beasts.

These beings could fly, burrow through the earth, move mountains and fill seas, omnipotent like terrestrial immortals.

Each time he watched, he was deeply shocked and filled with awe.

‘This world has too many beings so powerful they defy comprehension, I must continue to improve and strive to reach a position equal to those like gods and immortals one day…’

Lin Zichen thought.

At this moment, Shen Qinghan came out after breakfast.

She wore a light blue summer uniform, brimming with energy as she hopped happily over to Lin Zichen, eyes sparkling as she smiled, "Xiao Chen, sorry to keep you waiting."

Ever since graduating kindergarten, Lin Yansheng and Zhang Wanxin had stopped calling him Chenchen, using Xiao Chen instead, making it sound less childish.

Hearing it often, Shen Qinghan also followed suit and started calling him Xiao Chen.

As for Shen Qinghan, Lin Zichen still called her Hanhan.

After all, it was different for girls. Their doubled nicknames sounded cute, not childish.

* * *

At Sunshine Elementary.

Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan sat together again.

But the two never talked during class, each focused on their own work.

Lin Zichen read extracurricular books he brought from home.

Shen Qinghan listened attentively to the teacher.

Back in kindergarten, Shen Qinghan seemed clumsy and not very smart.

When learning English, she once pronounced grandmother as “gun nima de.”

But in elementary school, she became unusually smart, consistently ranking second in the class.

This big change was partly due to her parents’ (that are also teachers) guidance at home and partly because Lin Zichen tutored her at school.

“Zichen, did you already finish that book Biological Structures yesterday?”

In class, the math teacher passed by and saw Lin Zichen reading a different book from yesterday, so he asked with a smile.

Lin Zichen flipped to the next page without looking up and replied, “Yeah, I finished it.”

He always got full marks on math exams, earning him the right to read extracurricular books in math class without the teacher minding.

The math teacher sighed in admiration, “Zichen, you’re incredible. For next week’s National Elementary Mathematics Competition, the teacher will be counting on you.”

Lin Zichen replied calmly, “Don’t worry, teacher, I’ll get first place.”

The other students in the class looked on with envy.

Feeling the stares from her classmates, Shen Qinghan straightened up proudly, feeling honored by her childhood friend’s excellence.

Lin Zichen, however, remained calm, quietly reading and absorbing knowledge.

* * *

As time went on, Lin Zichen ranked first in every exam and broke school records at every sports meet.

Whether good students or troublemakers, all looked at him with respect.

Just when he thought his six years of elementary school would pass quietly, lighting up the title [Elementary School Leader].

One day, the class suddenly welcomed a very special transfer student.

It was during the first semester of second grade.

Lin Zichen was in math class when the homeroom teacher suddenly walked in with a white-haired girl, introducing her as a transfer student who would be joining them from today.

The moment Lin Zichen saw her.

He sensed a faint aura that didn’t belong to a human.