Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution-Chapter 675 - Gou Li Nest
Chapter 675: Chapter 675 Gou Li Nest
As Tian Xun had anticipated, Dean An Yi didn’t refuse to see him, but he truly didn’t get to see him.
A member of the An Family named An Zhixue received Lin Shen. An Zhixue was courteous, his behavior exhibiting a gentlemanly demeanor, and he did not make Lin Shen feel neglected or hostile when speaking with him as if he was merely receiving an ordinary guest.
An Zhixue told Lin Shen that Dean An Yi was too busy with official duties to find time to receive him.
However, Dean An Yi was already aware of Lin Shen’s purpose for visiting and instructed An Zhixue to take Lin Shen to the Gou Li Nest, allowing him to obtain the Dark Domain Lotus Seed himself.
Upon hearing this, Lin Shen couldn’t help but frown. The Gou Li Nest could house the Dark Domain Lotus Seed because it was an extremely special place.
According to Emperor Tianshu, the location where An Family’s First Mansion was built was originally the nest of an undying creature.
That Gou Li Nest was previously the place where the undying creature nurtured its offspring, having a special energy flowing within that easily corrodes the bodies of ordinary people who enter, causing them to contract a strange disease.
Those infected with this strange disease would experience an abnormal increase in the hardness of their bones, but their toughness would diminish.
The outcome of this was that the patient’s bones would become like glass, both hard and brittle, and a fall could shatter all the bones in their body, making it nearly impossible to fight again.
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Not to mention fighting, even walking required caution, as a single careless fall could potentially be fatal.
The closer one got to the storage site of the Dark Domain Lotus Seed, the stronger this special energy became, and the more severe the body’s corrosion would be.
Unless one possessed the ability to resist this special energy, the whole body could turn into glass when trying to retrieve the Dark Domain Lotus Seed.
Emperor Tianshu had warned Lin Shen that this special energy was very peculiar, and normal Nirvana Power wouldn’t affect it. Among all known Attributes, only a certain Nirvana Attribute that An Yi possessed could resist the corrosion of this special energy.
In other words, currently, the only person who could enter the Gou Li Nest and retrieve the Dark Domain Lotus Seed was An Yi alone.
Now, An Yi didn’t directly refuse to give him the Dark Domain Lotus Seed, but by asking Lin Shen to go to the Gou Li Nest himself, it was no different from not giving it to him.
An Yi’s attitude was already very clear: If you have the capability, take it; if not, the Dark Domain Lotus Seed would remain in An Family’s First Mansion.
“Brother An, may I have the chance to see Dean An Yi in person?” Lin Shen asked, looking at An Zhixue.
“The Head of the Heavenly Institute may simply call me by my name. I am just a steward and do not deserve to be addressed as Dean,” An Zhixue said with an air of difficulty: “At present, it is a time of troubles. The peripheral planets of our clan are experiencing constant friction with other tribes. To resolve these issues, the Family Head hasn’t returned home for many days and truly can’t spare the time to meet you, Head of the Heavenly Institute. I hope you will understand.”
There’s an old saying, “don’t slap a smiling face.” Knowing well that the An Family was making things difficult for him, Lin Shen was left without a real solution; venting his frustration would have been futile.
He would have preferred dealing with someone like An Jiahe, who would come up to handle him directly, giving Lin Shen a good reason to slap his face.
With a person like An Zhixue, there was simply a sense of helplessness.
A thought struck Lin Shen, “The Tianyi Institute Head is occupied with official duties, and I wouldn’t dream of disturbing him, but for such significant matters, it’s only proper to notify him. Would it be possible for me to see Young Master An?”
“Chief of the Heavenly Institute, I truly apologize. Our young master has been gravely injured, and his condition hasn’t improved; he has gone to an Alien World for treatment, and I’m afraid it will be difficult for him to return in the coming days, which is why we couldn’t personally receive you,” An Zhixue blocked Lin Shen’s path with his words.
Lin Shen let out a light sigh, “Since that’s the case, I’ll come to visit another day.”
An Zhixue smiled bitterly, “Chief of the Heavenly Institute, please don’t say that. The Family Head has instructed us that such a precious item should not remain in our mansion any longer. Should anything go amiss, no one could bear the responsibility. The Family Head repeatedly emphasized that if you were to visit, we must ensure that you take the item with you. Our mansion really lacks the capability to continue safeguarding it. If, Chief of the Heavenly Institute, you truly are unable to take away the Dark Domain Lotus Seed, and wish to leave it here, you’ll need to sign a disclaimer. If any issue arises with the Dark Domain Lotus Seed, we truly cannot afford the losses, and we hope you can empathize with the plight of us servants.”
Lin Shen thought to himself, “Isn’t this just saying, if I don’t take the Dark Domain Lotus Seed with me today, they’ll swallow it themselves.”
“Lead the way,” Lin Shen knew that since he had come today, it was probably impossible to leave without the Dark Domain Lotus Seed.
An Yi wanted to trouble him, but Lin Shen couldn’t just comply with his wishes.
If An Yi had placed an Undying Creature to guard the place, Lin Shen would indeed be helpless, but that special energy that could infect people seemed similar to viruses, and Evolution Theory was most effective in dealing with such matters.
An Zhixue led Lin Shen to a courtyard in the back of An Family’s First Mansion, where there was an exceptionally large mound over ten zhang high.
“Is this the Gou Li Nest?” Lin Shen couldn’t help but see it as a large grave mound.
“Indeed,” An Zhixue nodded with a smile.
“Are you sure this isn’t just a grave mound?” Lin Shen even saw, on one side of the Gou Li Nest, a huge stone stele several meters high which looked very much like a gravestone no matter how one looked at it.
“How could it be a grave mound? This is the Gou Li Nest, don’t believe me, look at that stele,” An Zhixue said, pointing at the stele.
Lin Shen looked towards the stele and saw the two largest characters “Gou Li” inscribed on it, followed by many smaller characters.
Upon closer inspection, Lin Shen found it was an exhortation to study.
The general message was that one should study early and not be idle, among other tired platitudes. It wasn’t very interesting to read.
An Zhixue explained, “Gou Li was the name of the first son born to the founder of An Family’s First Mansion. Gou Li was playful and mischievous as a child, almost to the point of being universally detested. The Family Head of An Family’s First Mansion then had this exhortation to study, along with the name of Gou Li, engraved here as a reminder to later generations of the An Family to study well and not give into frivolity.”
“Is such a method of encouraging study effective?” Lin Shen found this ridiculous. Was carving an exhortational text supposed to cause a child to obey?
“It is effective, very effective,” came An Zhixue’s unexpected reply.
An Zhixue spoke earnestly, “That Family Head of An Family’s First Mansion threw Gou Li into the Gou Li Nest and only took him out after several days. By that time, Gou Li had become a ‘glass person,’ susceptible to shattering bone fractures from the slightest collision. It wasn’t long before he was left crippled and disabled. Seeing Gou Li’s condition, the other children became incredibly well-behaved and developed a great love for learning.”
Lin Shen was dumbfounded upon hearing this, and after a moment he said, “That Family Head of An Family’s First Mansion was truly insightful in his educational methods. With such a method of teaching, there must be no other child who would dare to disobey.”
“Not necessarily. There will always be those who are headstrong, ignoring the lessons of their forebears,” said An Zhixue indifferently.
“Are you referring to me, Zhixue?” Lin Shen discerned the implied meaning in An Zhixue’s words but remained composed.
