Silicon Invasion

Zhang Zhi came to understand what a genius truly was. Luo Rui could learn any action after watching it a few times, and then reproduce it perfectly. By the next day, he could apply it to actual combat. It was simply inhuman.

In some respects, Luo Rui had indeed surpassed the limits of humanity.

Over these two months, he hadn't been idle. Through constant eating and replenishment, his attributes had increased across the board.

Strength: 1.3

Agility: 1.7

Endurance: 1.5

Energy: 299 points

Not only had Strength and Agility each increased by 0.1, but Endurance had increased by 0.2.

This was an all-around improvement, not just in the names of the attributes, but a truly comprehensive, holistic enhancement. He could see further, hear more clearly, run faster, jump higher, and at the same time, he became smarter, even reaching the legendary level of photographic memory.

Moreover, he discovered a new relationship between the attributes: Endurance could not exceed Strength by more than 0.2 points, and Agility could not exceed Strength by more than 0.4 points. This was also the reason he increased his Strength attribute.

Now, to increase Agility and Endurance, he needed to continue increasing his Strength attribute. Fortunately, the Strength attribute hadn't reached 1.5 yet, so the required energy points weren't too many; he could accumulate them in a few days.

Luo Rui now had a preliminary understanding of attributes. The limit that humans could reach on their own was probably around 1.4 to 1.5. It was almost impossible to exceed this value.

Therefore, Zhang Zhi discovered that Luo Rui's memory wasn't the most outrageous thing; the most outrageous thing was this kid's reaction speed.

Zhang Zhi, who had earned the nickname 'White Phantom,' relied on his elusive assassin-type mecha skills. Pilots of assassin-type mechas usually have good reaction speeds, and he was one of the best.

But the test items he assigned to Luo Rui were a bit... hard to describe.

"Teacher, how are my results?" Luo Rui asked with a face full of eagerness to learn.

Score: 125

"Um, so-so..." Zhang Zhi struggled to suppress the twitching at the corner of his mouth. How could he describe this score? Many people probably couldn't reach this data in their entire lives, and this was only Luo Rui's first time.

However, to avoid Luo Rui becoming arrogant, he naturally wouldn't tell the truth, but added: "You still need to work harder..."

Luo Rui didn't notice anything unusual and obediently nodded, saying, "Indeed, I didn't do many things well just now. I'll think about it some more."

Zhang Zhi was somewhat expectant. He knew that the first score didn't count; only after becoming familiar with the test process could more accurate data be obtained.

And Luo Rui already had such a performance on his first try, so what would happen after he became familiar with it?

Half an hour later...

"Teacher, is this score okay?"

Score: 162

After half an hour of practice, Luo Rui corrected several mistakes, and his score had improved significantly.

It was indeed significant, nearly a 30% improvement from the beginning.

Zhang Zhi found this hard to accept.

Even though he knew from the beginning that Luo Rui's talent in reaction speed was somewhat terrifying, he didn't expect it to be this strong.

This value was already higher than his peak value.

Although this was only talent in reaction speed, in the world of martial arts, speed is paramount. Reacting faster than others is a huge advantage in itself.

Sometimes it's very annoying to have a student who is too talented.

Zhang Zhi used to think this was a joke, because his teacher had never been bothered by having nothing to teach him, but now, he felt this annoyance.

In just half a month, he had nothing left to teach. To put it bluntly, the combat moves he taught were just routines. To truly turn them into one's own, a lot of practice was needed.

So what Luo Rui needed most now was practice, but practice required someone to spar with, and Zhang Zhi obviously didn't want to be that person.

So, the bitter Little Li Teacher was pulled in to take on this task. After completing his daily teaching tasks, he also had to come to the practice room to spar with Luo Rui.

Little Li Teacher had initially relied on his excellent close-quarters combat ability to defeat Luo Rui. Although Luo Rui didn't hold a grudge because of this, it was always good to have a chance for revenge now.

On the first day, at the beginning, Little Li Teacher still maintained his advantage in experience, with a fierce offensive, pressing Luo Rui. But by the end of the day's practice, this advantage was already very weak.

By the second day, Luo Rui, who had practiced in his brain all night, could press Little Li Teacher after getting slightly used to it.

On this day, Little Li Teacher's expression was lonely, unbelievable, and deeply shocked.

Fortunately, Zhang Zhi understood his feelings and pulled him out of the gloom with one sentence.

"I've never seen this kind of freak before. What's the point of comparing yourself to him?"

Although the words were a bit vulgar, and one sentence seemed to offend two people, Little Li Teacher felt much better, but he never practiced with Luo Rui again.

This made Zhang Zhi a little embarrassed. He certainly wouldn't go down in person, and Luo Rui, as a secret weapon, shouldn't let too many people know his strength.

This was actually the intention of the school's bigwigs. In fact, according to Zhang Zhi's idea, there was no need to bother so much. Luo Rui was already so strong, what was the point of hiding it?

Just reveal it openly, and block the soldiers with generals and the water with earth. As long as they don't play dirty tricks, they can't be Luo Rui's opponent.

But Zhang Zhi told his brother-in-law, Director Bai, about his idea, and after Director Bai reported it, the school's bigwigs actually had a huge dispute over this matter.

One side believed that since Luo Rui was such a genius, he should be kept even more tightly guarded, and they didn't even want him to go to the exchange competition. But they were also kind, because what geniuses fear most is dying on the road to growth. They wanted to give Luo Rui the best growth environment until he became a towering tree.

The other side believed, how could the flowers in the greenhouse become towering trees? Only by experiencing wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, experiencing these most terrible setbacks and hardships, would they eventually become talents.

There are thousands of geniuses, and even if they show strong talent, if they fall on the road, then they should be forgotten.

After all, this is a school that focuses on cultivating mecha pilot-related majors and has inextricable links with military industry and the military. Many bigwigs have military positions, so unsurprisingly, the bigwigs of the training faction eventually prevailed.

The opinions of the greenhouse faction still had a little effect. Luo Rui's information was strictly kept confidential and raised several security levels. The identities, backgrounds, and assets of the two Luo family elders could no longer be found by ordinary people.

As for Luo Rui, the school didn't allow him to publicly seek battles, but also provided several personnel for Luo Rui to practice against. These people looked upright, and their unique temperament was very obvious. Where they came from was self-evident.