The scorching sun hung high in the sky, the scorching sun scorching the ground.
The hot weather in California in July was unbearable. However, in a French-style villa located at the foot of a green mountain near Silicon Valley, with its back facing a vast lake, relying on the unique geographical environment, even though the air conditioner was not turned on, the temperature was still very cool.
On the trapezoidal terrace of the villa built along the mountain, a middle-aged man who was meticulously dressed in a black tuxedo and even had a bow tie on such a hot day gestured and commanded a group of maids to arrange the dining table under the grape trellis in an orderly manner.
"Fresh flowers, Adiya! Fresh flowers refer to the flowers that have just been picked, not this kind of wilted plant embryo. Change all the flowers immediately. There's no need for special customization. Just go to the wild and pick a few handfuls of mountain flowers and soak them in water. Wild taste! Do you understand, Miss? What we need is wild taste!
Tinia, Jones, I've already told you to consider the height and weight of the guests when arranging the dining plates. As the main guests, Miss Guo and Miss Adiya are both very slim. Not only that, both of them are very good friends, so for this reason, their dining plates should be placed closer to each other so that it's easier for them to talk. There's no doubt that it'll be more enjoyable during the meal.
Wine, Adiya, Candice, I've seen the wine that you've prepared. Chateau Margaux's 1987 flagship red wine … You've chosen well but how could you forget the most important thing? Where's Coke? To Sir, a cold Coke is his only love. I'm afraid he'll drink a dozen of it during the banquet. Go prepare it now … "The villa's butler picked faults, it was apparent that he wanted to do his duty perfectly.
While he and the servants were busy, Zhang Lisheng, who was sitting cross-legged on the big bed in the master bedroom of the villa close to the lake, suddenly jolted. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and muttered in surprise, "I've made a breakthrough! I've made a breakthrough!
Rank-9 Wizard, Rank-9 Wizard! I've been busy with remedial classes and oral defense in the university these few months and have been cultivating intermittently. I can't believe that I've made a breakthrough just like this unknowingly … "
A few months ago, Tudenan seized the opportunity of the tribal alliance led by Samru, Pelungia, and Eruya, and the Kamando people mistakenly attacking the human gathering place. With the help of the air strikes from the US army stationed on the island, they staged a shocking trick of swallowing an elephant and occupied the entire Shrimp B1 Island.
Due to the fact that the victory came too suddenly, it would take at least five to six months to digest the spoils of war such as building a separate residence, selecting new warriors, and replenishing the army with giant millispiders after capturing the entire island.
If they were to imitate the steam-powered ships and forge sharper weapons and sturdier armors to completely stabilize the situation of the entire tribe, it would probably take a year.
Taking advantage of this gap, Zhang Lisheng returned to Stanford. While cramming on the basic theory of biological research for nearly a semester, he planned his trip back to his hometown.
Not long ago, he applied for a doctoral defense and submitted a thesis co-authored with his supervisor to the university's Academic Degree Committee.
Even though he did not know whether he had passed the doctoral defense or not, he could still say that he had completed one of his worries. Not only that, his witchcraft cultivation had also made a breakthrough to Rank-9 Wizard, so how could he not be elated?
After being happy for a while, a sudden palpitation made Zhang Lisheng's body stiffen.
Frowning, he recalled the pain he suffered when he made a breakthrough to Rank-8 Wizard because he did not transform the wizard gu in time. Hastily, he commanded Ghostface, who was hiding in the vast lake outside the window, to nihilate his body and crawl into the bedroom. Revealing his body, he returned to his normal state.
Looking at the slender legs that were bent on the ground, he saw that it was still nearly two meters tall.
When the flesh hole on its back opened and closed, it would reveal the shape of a grimacing face for a while before turning into a ferocious giant spider with its mouth wide open. Zhang Lisheng stroked its long hair and took off his clothes. When he was about to recite an ancient incantation to calm himself down and transform, he suddenly heard the ringing of his phone resonating from the pocket of his shirt that he had thrown at the head of the bed.
The moment the ringing disturbed him, the young man lost his cool and sat painfully on the bed. After panting a few times, he climbed to the bow of the boat and took out his phone. When he saw that it was an unfamiliar number, he picked it up.
"Good afternoon, is this Mr. Zhang Lisheng?" A solemn old voice with a slight California accent resonated from the phone.
"Yes, I am. Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Mr. Zhang, I'm Anita Eplier, the chairman of Stanford University's Academic Degree Committee. I'm calling you to officially inform you that your paper, 'Study on the Island Ecology of Shrimp B1 Island', has been accepted by Stanford's Academic Degree Committee."
Even though Zhang Lisheng had no idea who Anita Eplier was, since he was the chairman of Stanford's Academic Degree Committee, he must be a professor with outstanding scientific achievements. Zhang Lisheng was stunned for a moment before replying excitedly, "Oh, Professor Eplier, you mean … you mean …"
"Yes, you've obtained a Doctor of Natural Sciences degree from Stanford University. Congratulations, Doctor!"
In the Western society, people would usually use their academic title to replace the title of Mr. or Ms. to show respect for scholars who had a doctorate. Many political and business celebrities with high social status also preferred to be called 'Doctor' instead of being called a member of parliament, minister, or even speaker or prime minister.
From a certain point of view, when a person had a doctorate in the West, it might not change his quality of life, but it would be equivalent to being labeled as an elite by the mainstream society. Not only that, this label would also follow him all the time. When others called him by his title, it would automatically be attached to him.
Such a label might seem to be insignificant to Zhang Lisheng, who had shocking power, a net worth of more than 10 billion, and millions of believers, but in fact, it was the key to whether he could stay in the Shrimp World No. 2 and lead the Tudenan people to conquer the Hellfire Archipelago in the name of presiding over the biological laboratory to collect 'materials.'
"Doctor, am I a Doctor now? Thank you for telling me this good news, Professor April. Thank you."
"It's nothing. This is what you deserve, Doctor Zhang. Even though you're slightly lacking in the breadth of biological knowledge, compared to your extremely courageous scientific spirit and outstanding contribution to the field of biology, we all agree that this little regret is nothing.
Congratulations again, Doctor! Goodbye! "
"Goodbye, Professor!" Zhang Lisheng hung up the phone and calmed his emotions down before muttering to himself, "Today's a good day. It's really a double blessing …" Turning his gaze to Ghostface again, he breathed a long sigh of relief and began to chant the spell 'pst shh …' to calm his heart down completely.
Then, he slowly closed his eyes and began to breathe in and out one breath after another. After spending more than half an hour, he finally expelled all the air in his body out of his body, causing his entire chest to sink deeply.
At this time, Zhang Lisheng opened his eyes and sketched the image of a demon in his mind according to the secret cultivation method. Then, he took a deep breath at the giant spider in front of him.
As the young man inhaled, the space around Ghostface began to distort. Then, a wisp of colorless smoke drifted out from the wizard gu's long hair and entered Zhang Lisheng's mouth and nose.
Sensing that the test was coming, the young man waited for the unbearable pain to rise from his heart according to his experience when he transformed in the future. To his surprise, he did not feel any discomfort this time. All of a sudden, his vision turned black. Then, he saw a bolt of lightning piercing through the sky, followed by countless burning meteorites that fell to the ground in the heavy rain.
The meteorites hit the ground, forming a doomsday situation of the earth shaking, volcanoes erupting, and oceans overturning. Right at this moment, a black-haired giant snake suddenly soared into the sky in the soaring fire.
When these vivid images appeared in the young man's mind, a cloud of black fog suddenly condensed in the air behind him and automatically outlined a human-headed snake monster with incomplete facial features, one black pupil and one white pupil, an indifferent expression, deteriorating skin, and a head full of black hair that resembled weeds.
When the monster's image appeared behind Zhang Lisheng, the young man unconsciously took a deep breath and easily turned the giant wizard gu lying in front of him into a cloud of colorless mist in the air, before sucking it into his stomach without leaving anything behind.
Just like that, he completed the transformation inexplicably. Zhang Lisheng's eyes lit up as he regained his normal vision. The human-headed snake-bodied elephant behind him that had obviously become more dilapidated disappeared without a trace.
Naked, Zhang Lisheng stared blankly at the spot where the wizard gu had disappeared. After standing for a while, he finally snapped back to his senses. He could feel that the wizard power in his body was deep and restrained, no longer as restless as before. He could only feel that he could not make head or tail of everything at all.
With a wry smile, he sat on the bed and muttered to himself, "Don't tell me that I've transformed Ghostface just like this? I used to pass out and wake up for a few hours but now, I can complete it in just two to three minutes. Did I find a shortcut by accident or did I go berserk …"
Zhang Lisheng's heart skipped a beat when he thought of Qi deviation. He tried to transform his body using the Ghastly Faced Gigantic Spider's power. His body moved according to his mind and a long, big mouth appeared on his chest and back right away. His flesh and blood turned into two lifelike embossed faces.
At the same time, six eyes appeared on both sides of his head and the back of his head. His limbs became as thin as steel thorns, and long hair that swayed by itself grew all over his body. Eight Chinese hieroglyphs also appeared in his mind, 'Capture the wind and capture the shadow, capture the soul'.
Now that the omniscient power of transforming Ghostface had appeared, there was no doubt that Zhang Lisheng had not gone berserk at all.
"What the f * ck? Don't tell me that today is really my super lucky day …" Feeling relieved, the young man who could not figure it out no longer thought about it and comforted himself. Walking to the bedside table, he opened the drawer and picked up a picture of a clown before pasting it on his forehead.
After that, he walked into the bathroom to take a shower. Looking at his face in the mirror that had become much more haggard, he sighed and changed into clean clothes before pushing the door to walk out of the bedroom.
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