Chapter 151: A Father’s Evolution

It’s now the year 225 of the Human Federation.

Lin Yu was already 21 years old, and just over three years ago when she and Lin Feng turned 18, they both got tested for innate brain development, as was standard.

The results? Lin Feng scored 31.5%, while Lin Yun hit 31.6%.

Back then, because Lin Yun beat him by just 0.1%, Lin Feng sulked for an entire day.

Of course, that’s not really the point.

Here’s the real issue: even though both Lin Yun and Lin Feng scored over 30%, their annual acquired increase is only about 0.1%.

That might sound impressive for ordinary people, but when you look at Lin Yu…

He’s gained over 11% in 25 years—that’s an average of more than 0.4% per year.

Come on, Dad, your yearly improvements are almost on par with most people’s total innate gains by age eighteen!

Lin Yun took a deep breath, trying to steady her shock. Then, using the lab’s robotic arm, she pressed a Gene Enhancer into Lin Yu’s right arm.

With a touchless injection, that bright blue liquid flowed straight into Lin Yu’s veins.

One minute passed…

Two minutes…

Three minutes…

Lin Yun was completely stunned!

Dad, how are you still awake?

Normally, after getting that stuff, as the Gene Enhancer starts reworking your body, your self-defense mechanisms kick in and you go straight to sleep.

No matter how much you try to fight it, you just can’t.

At least, Lin Yun had never seen anyone stay awake, and the longest anyone managed after injection was only 11 seconds.

But right now…

Three minutes had gone by and Lin Yu was still wide awake.

You couldn’t even spot a hint of drowsiness on his face.

“Dad, aren’t you sleepy?”

“Should I be right now?”

Lin Yu shot back, sounding almost smug.

Lin Yun puffed out her cheeks in frustration.

She quietly stuck more than a dozen sensor patches onto Lin Yu’s body.

Then she focused intently on the flood of data coming in.

From the numbers, she could confirm the Gene Enhancer was definitely working—not like she’d briefly worried that it wasn’t.

But now there was a new problem.

If the Gene Enhancer was doing its job, why could her dad fight off sleep?

Forget it, no point stressing. She’d just ask Dad for some blood samples after the process finished. Surely…

He wouldn’t say no to his adorable daughter, right?

——

A day later.

Lin Yun realized she’d seriously underestimated things.

Because, checking the real-time data in front of her—

Her father Lin Yu was evolving very slowly, and the process still wasn’t done.

Shouldn’t people with higher brain development evolve faster, with better results?

So why was her dad’s evolution so slow? He was literally dead last out of everyone on record. His efficiency was low too.

For instance, his skeletal strength was going up less than 80% per hour.

The worst performer among millions of previous injectees managed over 200% per hour.

Granted, we’re only talking about efficiency, not the total improvement.

Because others, even if their rates reached 200% or 300% an hour, their Gene Enhancer would wear off after just 3 to 5 hours.

In other words, their total improvement topped out at maybe 1,500%.

Take Su He for example—she hit that benchmark exactly.

But Lin Yu?

His hourly evolution rate was only 80%, but it had already gone on for 24 hours. What’s more, unlike everyone else whose speeds dropped over time, Dad’s stayed rock-solid at 80%.

After a full day, Lin Yu’s total physical improvement was nearing 2,000%.

And the process still showed no sign of ending.

In the end, it took a full two days before everything finally wrapped up—except that’s when the truly unbelievable part started.

Because…

Right after the injection finished.

As Lin Yu reached to grab his Federation Fleet uniform…

Maybe Lin Yu didn’t notice, but Lin Yun sure did—

At that instant, Lin Yu’s hand was still a few centimeters from the uniform, when suddenly it flew into his grasp like a piece of iron to a magnet.

The uniform leaped to his hand, pulled as if by some invisible force.

Even as Lin Yu left the lab, Lin Yun was still in shock from what she’d seen.

She hadn’t come close to wrapping her head around it.

——

Honestly, Lin Yun wasn’t even sure she’d really seen what she thought she had.

And crucially, all the lab cameras had been turned off before Lin Yu’s test even started.

So even if she wanted to double-check, there was no way to do it.

In the end, without proof, Lin Yun didn’t mention it to Lin Yu. But ever since that day, she kept a close eye on her dad’s every move.

Unfortunately, she never spotted anything like it again.

She couldn’t help but wonder—had she just imagined it?

Was it all just a trick of the eye?

Either way, since the Gene Enhancer injection, Lin Yu’s physical abilities were downright monstrous.

Before him, Su He was the record holder for physical improvement, boosting her stats fifteenfold.

But Lin Yu?

His gains shot up to more than thirty-eight times his previous stats.

He was basically a pint-sized superman at that point.

Lin Yun couldn’t help but worry—would her parents’ nightly routines even work now?

After all, even Mu Qingxue, who’d just completed her own injection, had only slightly outperformed Su He, coming in a bit over sixteenfold.

So, she felt compelled to warn Lin Yu.

“Dad, you really need to get used to your new body—don’t go hurting Mom, okay? It’s probably best to lay off for now…”

Good grief.

Hearing this ‘helpful’ reminder, Lin Yu was left speechless.

How did she even come up with these things at her age?

He just gave her a light tap on the head.

But then he thought about it—

Actually, Lin Yun isn’t a kid anymore. She’s already 21.

Back when he was 21, he’d already started a family with Mu Qingxue.

But unlike Lin Feng, who’s been happily dating Su He for years now, Lin Yun—

Still hasn’t dated anyone.

She doesn’t even have a single male friend.

They always say dads don’t want their daughters to have boyfriends.

But honestly…

Watching Lin Yun now?

It’s kind of a headache, okay?!