Offside game

For the next week, Su Yi continued to work hard to prepare for the college entrance examination. As for other matters, Su Yi decided to wait until after the initial rehabilitation.

As for the T20 he bought, it was kept in the living room for the Kosei to absorb energy, serving as a model for researching Earth's electronic technology. As long as it was within the mother hive's sensing range, the Kosei could control the computer without any physical intervention and could scan the T20's structure and components. Eventually, all the appliances in the house could be remotely controlled by the Kosei, essentially making it seem as if Su Yi was controlling them. This kind of life was quite novel to Su Yi; after all, this kind of intelligent living was something that usually only existed in Hollywood science fiction movies.

Although Kosei could communicate with Su Yi, it was still based on consciousness. However, for internet access, Kosei needed to understand Earth's languages. Fortunately, Chinese could be understood by reading from Su Yi's mind, and the rest wasn't too difficult for the Mother Nest, as many foreign language tutorials and translations were readily available online. Therefore, in just one day, Kosei's understanding of foreign languages ​​had reached a level that Su Yi greatly envied. However, he also had his own ideas: after his initial modifications, Kosei would be an excellent teacher for learning foreign languages.

As time passed, Su Yi finally went through the five subjects of the college entrance examination: Chinese, mathematics, English, physics, and chemistry. He also waited until the energy of the initial transformation was fully absorbed.

"Kosei, can we begin?" Su Yi sat naked on the sofa. In front of him, a tentacle had already extended from the plant-like mother nest in the flowerpot. It was a somewhat indecent sight, but after understanding the general process of the modification, he decided to proceed anyway. After all, no one else was watching, and he didn't want to waste his clothes for nothing. According to Kosei, the modification process would feel like a sleep, and when he woke up, it would be complete.

"Master, the energy reserves of the Kosei have met the requirements for the first modification. Shall we begin the modification now? Please confirm."

"Let's begin." As Su Yi finished speaking, the tentacle slowly extended and stopped above Su Yi's head. Then the tentacle moved downwards, pressing against the Baihui acupoint on the top of Su Yi's head. Su Yi felt a surge of heat coming from the top of his head, and the warm feeling in his brain gradually turned into a burning sensation, which then gradually spread throughout his body...

If you were standing nearby, you could see the tentacles reaching into Su Yi's head, and then countless tendrils extending from the ends of the tentacles, gradually spreading out in a net-like pattern around Su Yi's body. This sight would be quite terrifying to others. As more and more tendrils joined in, Su Yi's body was completely enveloped by layers of a green cocoon.

Inside the cocoon, Su Yi felt the liquid flowing from the tentacles enveloping him, yet his breathing remained completely unaffected. He felt his sense of touch was incredibly clear; he could even feel each molecule of the liquid seeping into his skin. As the liquid seeped in, the tentacles continuously replenished the decreasing fluid, keeping the cocoon constantly full.

At the same time, Su Yi could feel his brain slowly stretching and contracting—a strange sensation. Many past experiences surfaced in his mind, some only fragmented pieces, familiar yet unable to recall the specific events. This repeated itself, almost driving him mad, yet he still had to endure its spread. Then he felt pain traveling through his limbs along his meridians, a spasmodic pain that, intensified by the sensation, nearly made him faint. These sensations continued, sometimes occurring in cycles, sometimes simultaneously. Su Yi lost track of time, feeling only that he was trapped in endless agony and torment…

The thought that flashed through his mind at that moment was—damn it, wasn't it supposed to be just like taking a nap? Who the hell suffers so much when they sleep?!

However, this thought only flashed through his mind for a moment, because almost every part of his body was surrounded by an excruciating pain that felt like it was about to burst, and his brain seemed to be constantly expanding and contracting. It was a feeling that pierced his very soul, yet he couldn't scream out. He just felt as if he would explode at any moment, but even so, he gritted his teeth and endured it... endured it...

A dazzling light flashed across Su Yi's body.

Then, as if waking from a dream, all sensations instantly receded like a receding tide. Su Yi wearily opened his eyes and saw the plant-like mother nest in front of him, just as before. It all seemed like a dream.

But he still felt different. His body felt reborn, and his skin was smoother and more delicate. He stretched out his hands and looked at them. The calluses on his palms had disappeared. This new feeling was like a refreshing deep breath in the morning, making him feel refreshed in both body and mind.

After carefully experiencing the changes in his body for a long time, Su Yi finally said to the mother nest in front of him, "Kosei, the modification is complete, isn't it?"

"Yes, Master. The modification was successful. Energy consumption was 90%, brain development was 30%, and the nervous system was expanded by 150%."

"But didn't you say there would be no pain at all, just like taking a nap? I almost died of pain just now!" Su Yi recalled the feeling just now and was still shaken, so he couldn't help but shout out in a somewhat out of control.

"The Mother Nest detected the anomaly just now. The cause is likely due to an error in adaptation caused by the first initial modification performed on a human. Adjustments have been made for the next modification of the same type," the Kosei's voice sounded again. This seemingly carefree conclusion left Su Yi somewhat amused and exasperated. In short, it meant that the next initial modification on a human wouldn't result in today's situation. The key issue was that he couldn't perform another initial modification, and the Mother Nest couldn't perform initial modifications on others. This adjustment… was truly a bit bureaucratic.

Then Su Yi received a message from the Mother Nest: "Master, the results of this initial modification exceed the normal values. The analysis shows that the reason is that the master's talent is higher than that of ordinary people, so the result exceeds 50%."

This news is somewhat comforting, even though I was in a lot of pain just now.

At that moment, an image of a human body suddenly appeared in Su Yi's mind, and then a green line moved through the body, forming a meridian-like diagram. Su Yi's heart stirred, and a vague warm current also flowed through his body, just like the green line, and he entered a state of clarity. When the diagram was as complete as in his consciousness, he felt his whole body filled with a sense of power.

"What is this?" he couldn't help but ask.

“Master, this is the manipulation technique of the Yuga civilization. I have made some adjustments based on human structure. By practicing the manipulation technique, one can control various seeds at will, and the ability to manipulate them will increase as the practice deepens.”

In a flash, Su Yi understood the significance of the manipulation technique. The so-called "seed" was an achievement of Yuga technology, divided into combat and support types, and the most commonly used method by the Yuga people. Its effects were similar to those of druids in Western fantasy novels. Su Yi had only initially grasped this manipulation technique; to reach a level of complete control, he needed continuous practice. This manipulation technique was also similar to martial arts internal energy cultivation methods in wuxia novels, operating within a system resembling meridians, which also greatly benefited the body. The manipulation technique was originally created by the Yuga people, before the invention of the seed, precisely for the purpose of better adapting to the modification of the brain and nervous system.

However, Su Yi was still a little scared after the pain of the initial transformation. Although the transformation was ultimately successful, and very successful at that, there was no guarantee that something might go wrong with the cultivation method and he would be done for. Moreover, the most terrifying thing described in novels is going into qi deviation, so he couldn't help but worry about it.

"Kose, will there be any more problems with this cultivation method?"

"Master, based on the data we just obtained, the Mother Nest has adjusted the cultivation method again, reducing the failure rate to less than one in one hundred million, and the damage to the body caused by failure to less than one in one hundred billion."

Hearing this, Su Yi felt slightly relieved. Even if it failed, the damage rate was less than one in a hundred billion, which was far smaller than the odds of winning the lottery. He shouldn't be that unlucky. Unable to suppress his longing for the divine skill manual, Su Yi decided to learn the manipulation technique's manual. Besides, he knew that after running it once, he could use the Mother Nest to check his body's condition, which was like having an extra layer of insurance.

Because Su Yi's initial modification used less energy than expected, the Kosei still has a lot of energy left. Su Yi now urgently needs the Kosei to store energy as soon as possible. After all, energy is the foundation for all the functions of the mother nest; whether it's further evolution or seed production, a large amount of energy is required.

Su Yi's primary task now is to prepare for the college entrance examination.