Feasibility of Mermaids Infiltrating Qilin

When he woke up again, Zhang Shenglin felt more relaxed than ever before.

A faint glow appeared on his jade-like skin, which vanished in an instant. He moved his body and felt a lightness as if he had been reborn.

During his activity, he seemed to hear a slight cracking sound from his bones, and his skin, muscles, and even veins felt slightly strengthened.

The biggest change was in his bloodline.

Zhang Shenglin opened his palm and looked down. A lifelike phantom of a Qilin appeared in his palm. It was a phantom of a Qilin formed from the power of his bloodline. His bloodline power had increased by at least two or three times compared to before.

Su Xingze lay on the bed, his long tail dangling down from the bed, swaying idly.

After observing Zhang Shenglin for a while, the man with green eyes came to a conclusion.

"The blood concentration is 39%, and the purity is just a little short of 50%, which is very good. It seems you haven't been slacking off."

The cultivation methods Zhang Shenglin learned from the "Complete Collection" had the effect of improving blood circulation, but the effect of each cultivation session was limited, and it required long-term persistence to see results.

Treasures that can purify bloodlines are extremely rare in this world, and even if they exist, they are beyond the reach of an orphan like Zhang Shenglin. The items in the shop are far too expensive.

The Qilin blood that Su Xingze reconstructed did have the effect of increasing bloodline concentration, but the power required for each reconstruction was too great, and it couldn't be used frequently.

The fact that he was able to increase his blood concentration from 30% to 39% in three years is already a result of his hard work.

As for the purity of his bloodline, purity is much harder to improve than concentration. Don't be fooled by the fact that Zhang Shenglin's bloodline purity was already close to 50% before. Reaching the 50% purity level is a difficult hurdle for any bloodline descendant.

Either you rely on persistent effort, like water dripping on a stone, to accumulate enough to break through 50%, or you rely on powerful natural treasures, especially those related to bloodlines.

Su Xingze already had an idea about this.

"Little Qilin".

The fish tail transformed into legs, and Su Xingze jumped off the bed, showing off in front of Zhang Shenglin.

"Do you notice anything different about me?"

Zhang Shenglin looked at the little mermaid who raised her chin expectantly, and with a smile in his eyes, he gave her a satisfactory answer.

"Aze, you've grown taller!"

Su Xingze couldn't help but laugh out loud, raising his hand to compare their heights: "I'm just a little bit shorter than you."

"No, I'll surpass you soon."

He told Zhang Shenglin about the meteorite jade he had found in the tomb.

"In the footage I saw, this meteorite jade containing a lot of energy was originally a large, single piece. It was only when it fell to Earth that it was broken into several large meteorites by atmospheric friction: the largest meteorite body, several smaller meteorites, and countless smaller fragments."

"If I can find more of these meteorites and absorb their energy, I will grow taller very quickly."

However, the energy he needs to grow increases exponentially. A piece of jade covering his face made him grow several centimeters taller, but the next meteorite of the same size would probably not even make him grow a centimeter taller.

Seeing his excited expression, Zhang Shenglin silently rejoiced for him and kept the meteorite in mind.

He had never seen a meteorite before, but the little mermaid had said that meteorites contained a peculiar energy and had even shown it to him in a simulation. He was sure he would be able to recognize it the next time he saw it.

Boom boom boom!

A dull knock sounded on the door, followed by Zhang Haike's voice.

"Is Zhang Shenglin there?" There was no response from the room. Zhang Haike muttered to himself in confusion, "Strange? Could it be that he hasn't gotten up yet? I didn't see him doing his morning exercise this morning either."

This is almost impossible for the self-disciplined Zhang Shenglin.

Could he be sick? He muttered to himself.

After waking up, Zhang Shenglin glanced at the time on the system. He had slept straight until noon the next day, which explained why Zhang Haike had come looking for him.

Before opening the door, Zhang Shenglin glanced back at the little mermaid. Su Xingze knew that it would be difficult to explain his current appearance in the little Qilin's room. Almost at the same time that Zhang Shenglin looked at him, he shrunk his body, turned into a tiny mermaid, and flew to sit on Zhang Shenglin's shoulder.

The door opened, and Zhang Shenglin quietly looked at Zhang Haike, who seemed about to break down the door: "What is it?"

Zhang Haike retracted his half-raised foot, put his hands behind his back, and pretended nothing had happened.

"Hey, you're here. I thought you were sick."

Afraid that Zhang Shenglin would notice his gesture of trying to kick the door, Zhang Haike quickly changed the subject before he could answer.

"It's almost noon, and you haven't come out to eat yet. I'm worried you might have something to do."

"But seeing how radiant you look now, it seems I misunderstood."

Zhang Shenglin nodded gently, "I'm fine, I'll be right out."

"That's good." Zhang Haike was about to turn and leave when he suddenly remembered something. "Oh, right, there's an opera troupe coming to town to perform today. Do you want to go see them?"

"It is said that this is the most famous opera troupe in Hangzhou. Before Madam Lin fell ill, she loved watching their operas. This time, to celebrate Madam Lin's recovery, Mr. Lin specially invited the opera troupe from Hangzhou."

"Master Lin is hosting the event, and it is said that he ordered food and drinks from the best restaurant in town, and pastries from the most famous pastry shop."

Upon hearing about the delicious food, Su Xingze's eyes immediately lit up: "Little Qilin, say yes! Say yes!"

Zhang Shenglin nodded: "Okay, I will go."

Zhang Shenglin had no interest in drama, but since the little mermaid wanted to go, he agreed without hesitation.

There was still some time before evening, and Zhang Haike, unable to stay idle, greeted Zhang Shenglin and then asked someone familiar with the town to take him out for a stroll, preparing to go see a play that evening.

Zhang Shenglin quietly finished his lunch, made up for the training he had postponed today, and then sat in the garden holding a cup of tea, lost in thought.

He appeared to be daydreaming, but in reality, his mental body had entered the learning space and begun his daily studies.

Su Xingze leaned against him, and his spiritual body followed him into the learning space.

Zhang Shenglin is a genius. Apart from not being particularly talented in cooking, he always learns other things very quickly.

Since he started learning from the binding system, only four years have passed. He has not only mastered the basic subjects that Su Xingze arranged for him, but has also explored many other subjects that interest him.

The techniques learned in the Zhang family school, such as mechanisms, hidden weapons, disguise, lightness skills, bone shrinking skills, martial arts, and knife skills, which were not studied in depth due to age limitations, can be further improved with the help of the learning space.

In addition to these, at the suggestion of the little mermaid, he also studied acting, medicine, farming, and animal husbandry. However, he focused most of his energy on mechanisms, hidden weapons, swordsmanship, and martial arts. Apart from his acting skills, which he had mastered, he was still at the stage of being rudimentary or having a basic understanding of the others.

When Zhang Shenglin has mastered 10 courses, his study slot will automatically increase by one, and he can continue to study the mastered courses without occupying a study slot.

The courses currently occupying his study space are farming, animal husbandry, medicine, and acting.

As is his usual practice, he studies each course for one hour, and the remaining time is, as is customary, his comprehensive training time.

The so-called comprehensive training time is actually fighting against enemies simulated by the system in the training field.