My life has the gift of growth.

Chapter 2 Ancient Beasts
[Ancient Awakening Level 1: Strengthened brain memory ability.

(For every 10 points of mental attributes, the talent increases by one level, and the effect of the next level is: enhanced insight ability.)]

The talent card printed with the human cerebral cortex was integrated into the crystal. Bai Yu felt that his head had become a lot lighter. He opened the history book:
"The total land area of ​​the Blue Star is about 3 million square kilometers, of which % are occupied by human federation activities, % are undeveloped areas, and the remaining areas are occupied by alien beasts."

Bai Yu recited the content silently in his mind and began to memorize it. After he finished memorizing the "Where We Live" chapter of tens of thousands of words in one breath, he felt dizzy, as if he hadn't slept in several days.

"It still takes time to grow, and the current brain power is completely insufficient to support the effect of [Ancient Awakening]."

Bai Yu thought vaguely, rubbed his eyes, hugged the book, found Zhou Yulan who was talking among the adults, and then fell asleep on his lap.

When he woke up again, he was in the hospital. He was lying in a cradle-like instrument. Not far away were doctors in white coats and Zhou Yulan.

"Sister Wu, is my feather really okay? He slept for almost 40 hours." Zhou Yulan asked uneasily.

"It's okay, the baby just fell asleep. This kind of situation is rare, but I have seen it too."

The middle-aged female doctor said as she picked up the test report on the table.
"You see, the detected indicators are very good, especially the biological force field strength is much higher than that of babies of the same age. It has great potential to become a professional martial artist. If you have the intention, you can definitely guide your child in this direction.

Becoming a martial artist is a good way out for us ordinary people now. Doctors like me have not had a salary increase for five or six years, and they may one day be replaced by machines. "

"Let's talk about it later, the child is still young."

Zhou Yulan was perfunctory, and turned around to see Bai Yu who had already woken up. She was completely relieved, "Sister Wu, do you want to keep the baby for observation for a while longer?"

"No, you can take the baby home and rest now."

"Okay, excuse me, Sister Wu. Let's talk later."

After leaving the hospital, Zhou Yulan saw the martial arts gym with red lanterns across the street. She put away her fake smile and her eyes became a little complicated.

She stared at it for a while, then turned to Bai Yu, "It's so dangerous to fight and kill. It's good for us to be ordinary people and stay safe, right?"

Bai Yu had no answer, his hand was held tightly by Zhou Yulan.

After the small episode, life returned to normal. Bai Yu still ate five meals a day, and spent the rest of the time reading books and watching TV. Occasionally, he and Zhou Yulan would explore the world nearby.
Days like this continued until one morning in April, when he was chewing on an apple, the energy bar filled up for the second time, and a card with a notebook printed on it appeared:

[Learning Instinct: Mental Potential +2, Activation Requirements: Read a total of million text-based knowledge books. 】

"Twenty million words, read 200,000 words every day, and you can complete it in 100 days."

Bai Yu thought and took another look at the crystal interface. The energy required for the next upgrade has been increased to four thousand. In the future, it will be eight thousand or sixteen thousand. It is getting more and more difficult.

At this time, Zhou Yulan came over with preserved egg and lean meat porridge, "Feather, do you understand? I just like to change channels, huh?"

She touched Bai Yu's face and changed the news station that was broadcasting current affairs to the children's channel "Baby Garden", "Look at how good this is."

"Hello Makabaka, what are you doing today?"

"Sing."

Bai Yu frowned for two seconds, took the remote control back from Zhou Yulan's hand, and switched to the news station again.

This behavior is easy for ordinary people, but when it appears on a one-year-old child, it looks weird no matter how you look at it. Zhou Yulan was not surprised. She was used to the difference between Bai Yu and other babies of the same age.

Not only is she a big eater, her intellectual development is also extraordinary. She learns everything quickly. People around her are envious of her for giving birth to a smart baby.
But sometimes she felt that she was a little too relaxed as a mother, not as tiring as others said.

"Feather, do you want mom to feed you?"

She couldn't help asking softly when she saw Bai Yu's obedient self drinking porridge with a small spoon.

"No."

"How about mom take you to the amusement park later?"

"The Museum of Alien Beasts is open today."

"That's a pity. Mom has to ride the merry-go-round alone. You can go to the museum alone, right?"

Zhou Yulan said "regretfully" and turned the channel to "Baby Garden" again. The remote control was also placed on the cabinet that Bai Yu could only see when he raised his head.

As the sun set, Bai Yu asked Zhou Yulan to take him to the bookstore after coming out of the amusement park. He wanted to buy an "Illustrated Book of Alien Beasts".

Alien beasts are the collective name for the ancient creatures of Azure Star, which are equivalent to dinosaurs on the earth, but they have not become extinct in the long history.

On the contrary, they have always been at the top of the blue star's food chain. Since the birth of human ancestors, they have only been small snacks for them.

Later, the climate of the Blue Star changed drastically, and the alien beasts could not adapt and began to die on a large scale. Some of them moved to colder areas, and human civilization was able to develop.

Today, the struggle between humans and alien beasts continues. Millions of people die every year due to the activities of alien beasts. Hundreds of thousands of alien beasts become food on the human table, or are made into various genetic medicines, or even to weapons.

After buying the book, Bai Yu and Zhou Yulan were about to leave. At this time, a little girl who was doing sales activities in the mall took the initiative to talk to her:
"Hello, mother, we are employees of Longxin Food Company. This is our latest product "flavored minced meat". It is specially developed for babies under 3 years old. It is easy to digest and absorb. A large amount of consumption can improve the baby's potential and make the baby The future is smarter and stronger.”

The little girl said, and another girl brought a small tasting bowl, "You and your baby can taste it now."

If someone on earth promoted it like this, Bai Yu would definitely sneer at it.
But this is normal on the Blue Star. Alien meat does have a strengthening effect on the human body, but it is also extremely expensive. The lowest grade of alien meat costs 2000 federal coins per pound, which is half a month’s salary for an ordinary worker.
He turned around and wanted to leave, but Zhou Yulan picked up the small spoon and fed him a mouthful.

"How is it?" Zhou Yulan asked, taking a small taste herself.

Bai Yu looked at the energy bar that had grown by 2 points and hesitated.
There is no doubt that this is what he needs. Just a few grams have such an effect, which is equivalent to a meal he usually eats, and if he opens his mouth, Zhou Yulan will definitely buy it.
But this amount of money is a huge expenditure. Zhou Yulan, who is a stay-at-home mother on weekdays, is reluctant to buy even new clothes, and her family still has a mortgage.

While he was still thinking, Zhou Yulan asked the little girl the price.

"Two thousand five hundred federal coins per jar, 500 grams per jar." The little girl said with a smile the eye-popping price.

Zhou Yulan frowned and looked at Bai Yu again, "Buy four cans."

"Okay, thank you for your patronage."

After swiping the card to pay, Zhou Yulan had an exquisite gift box in her right hand. She held Bai Yu in her other hand and the two of them walked home together.

(End of this chapter)