Gene Unlocking: I Evolve Every Day

Chapter 309: Chapter 268: Iron Man

The internet was all abuzz.

Although Lu Li didn’t make many online appearances, each time he did, it made quite an impact.

For instance, breaking Nathan’s hot dog challenge record, helping the police solve a dismemberment case, single-handedly taking down a dozen armed thugs, etc.

These feats already garnered him a good number of hardcore supporters.

Now, with him and his research team developing an invisible bomber, his fanbase suddenly skyrocketed.

The fans were overjoyed to see people like Kawashi and the Decryption Little Prince, who ”slandered” Lu Li, all getting banned, and some even getting a taste of iron fists.

Other neutral onlookers found it amusing, knowing that people like Kawashi and the Decryption Little Prince, who liked to ride on attention, finally bumped into an iron wall, messing with someone they shouldn’t have.

Everyone knew developing a world-leading invisible bomber by Lu Li meant a lot to a country and understood the immense value of this person.

Naturally, everyone wanted to protect this ”national treasure” from being slandered or harmed by ill-intentioned people.

That said, at this point in the event, everyone was still quite puzzled about Lu Li.

Ordinary internet celebrities usually specialize in one area.

Like game streamers, outdoor streamers, etc.

This ”internet celebrity” Lu Li was special, spanning too many areas, even completely opposite ones.

A competitive eater, case-solving divine being, martial arts expert, and researcher—all in one person?

It’s undoubtedly perplexing.

How can one person master so many fields and achieve accomplishments that a normal person couldn’t reach in a lifetime?

Despite many unresolved questions, Lu Li’s purpose was already achieved.

To pacify within before addressing external threats.

He dispelled everyone’s belief that he was some kind of ancestral deity.

Now, he could relax and deal with the mastermind behind the scenes!

...

At night.

Lu Li was afraid Liu Kexin might stumble upon his ”affair” with Li Yajing, so he rushed back to Diamond Home first.

After Liu Kexin came back, he spent some tender time with her.

It wasn’t until Liu Kexin fell asleep that Lu Li planned to get things done.

He had just arrived downstairs and was about to catch a ride to Shanglin Garden.

Hmm, the Rolls-Royce Cullinan was given to his parents.

The Porsche was still parked in Poly Yuxi’s underground garage.

Lu Li temporarily had no car to drive.

Just as he stepped out of Diamond Home, his phone suddenly rang.

He thought to himself, who could be calling this late at night?

He reached out, took a look, and it was Gu Wei again.

Lu Li walked toward the outside, answered the phone, and said, ”Old Gu, what’s up so late?”

A slightly cheerful voice came from Gu Wei on the other end, ”Mr. Lu, are you busy right now?”

”Not busy for the moment, but I might get busy later.”

Lu Li walked out of the yard and headed to the west gate of the neighborhood, ”Why aren’t you sleeping at this hour?”

Gu Wei chuckled, ”You solved the issue, which kept me from being punished. I’m happy and want to buy you a drink.”

Lu Li said, ”Drinking is fine, if you want to meet me, you can wait at Shanglin Garden; I’m just getting a cab there.”

Gu Wei quickly said, ”Sure, I’ll wait for you at the entrance of Shanglin Garden.”

Lu Li added, ”Pay back a hundred bucks to Xiaochen for me.”

Xiaochen was the young driver.

”I already gave him the money earlier. By the way, do you want to eat something for a late-night snack? I’ll bring it to you later.” Gu Wei’s side was a bit noisy, ”I’m at the night market, how about I just randomly stir-fry some dishes? Do you have any dietary restrictions?”

Lu Li teased him and said, ”I don’t eat beef.”

Gu Wei obviously didn’t catch the joke, ”Sure, I won’t buy beef.”

Well.

This Old Gu didn’t get the ”joke” between the lines.

Lu Li casually hailed a taxi and headed to Shanglin Garden.

...

Arriving at Shanglin Garden.

Before he could settle in.

Gu Wei called again, ”Mr. Lu, can you come down to pick me up?”

Lu Li said helplessly, ”You’re such a grown-up, do you still need me to pick you up?”

Gu Wei replied with a helpless laugh, ”The guard won’t let me in, otherwise, why would I ask you to come out?”

Lu Li broke into a sweat, ”Have him ring my apartment’s doorbell, I’ll let him know.”

Soon, the doorbell rang.

Lu Li communicated with the guard.

After waiting for about a few minutes.

Gu Wei came over with two big bags of snacks.

Lu Li came forward to help carry a bag, ”Bought so much?”

Gu Wei said, ”I didn’t know what you like to eat, so I just bought a bit more.”

Lu Li smacked his lips and said, ”I like all good food.”

The two chatted as they headed to the living room.

Took out the small dishes from the two bags.

Dishes like Mapo tofu, twice-cooked pork, Kung Pao chicken, nearly filled the entire table.

Gu Wei pulled out a bottle of Feitian Moutai from the bag, ”Came in a rush, didn’t bring any good liquor, let’s just sip on this.”

Lu Li looked at the bottle and exclaimed, ”A bottle of Feitian Moutai priced at over three thousand yuan isn’t good liquor, then what is?”

Gu Wei handed over the disposable chopsticks, then opened the Moutai and poured Lu Li a small cup, ”If you really like good liquor, I’ll bring some better next time.”

The two were eating the late-night snack while casually chatting for a bit.

Gu Wei seemed to usually not drink much; with this fifty-three-degree Feitian Moutai, after just a few sips, his face turned very red.

Lu Li, however, possessed the ability to not get drunk no matter how much he drank, or you could say the alcohol converted into energy as soon as it got in, so he was naturally fine.

Maybe it was because he had a few more drinks than usual, Gu Wei started to speak more than usual. Over there, he exclaimed, ”Really, I have to thank you today, Mr. Lu. Without your help, I might have lost my job. Your way of handling things is obviously better than our actions and completely dispelled external doubts. By the way, is your arm okay?”

Lu Li rolled up his sleeve, revealing an arm as white as jade, ”Take a look, is there anything wrong?”

Gu Wei, looking surprised, said, ”During your live stream, weren’t both of your arms severely scratched? How did they recover so quickly?”

Lu Li half-jokingly boasted, ”That was just for the viewers. Otherwise, even a nuclear bomb wouldn’t harm me in the slightest. And even if there were higher levels of destructive energy like gamma rays that shattered me, I’d still rise from the dead.”

This was all just boasting.

Temporarily, his head couldn’t be damaged.

Other aspects could indeed recover.

Lu Li was boasting like this to make Gu Wei and the big shots behind him have no ideas about him.

He really didn’t want to avoid eating beef domestically.

Sure enough, Gu Wei exclaimed, ”You can rise from the dead?”

Lu Li nonsensically said, ”To be precise, I’m immortal and indestructible, far more advanced than just rising from the dead.”

Gu Wei took a deep breath, looking at Lu Li with even more awe.

After three rounds of drinks.

Gu Wei cautiously probed, ”Mr. Lu, the domestic impact has been eliminated. Next, we plan to root out those behind the scenes. Do you want to get involved?”

Lu Li was in the midst of picking up a piece of Kung Pao Chicken.

Upon hearing this, he paused and said, ”Are you guys going to help me find someone?”

Gu Wei hummed, ”This matter has too bad of an impact. Although you’ve temporarily dispelled external doubts, it’s always a ticking time bomb. We definitely need to find a way to dismantle it.”

Lu Li chewed a few times on the Kung Pao Chicken before swallowing, ”Actually, whether you act or not, I will definitely seek revenge. And I can be frank with you, this time it might get a bit big, and you guys shouldn’t stop me, otherwise I’ll be really unhappy.”

Gu Wei saw how serious Lu Li was and smiled bitterly, ”Your actions are too much of a move. Can’t we negotiate a bit?”

Lu Li resolutely said, ”There’s no room for negotiation.”

Gu Wei tentatively asked, ”Then can I ask how you plan to resolve this matter?”

Lu Li pointed at the food on the table, ”Eat first, I’ll tell you after we’re done.”

Originally, Gu Wei was enjoying his meal quite a bit.

As a result, he heard Lu Li’s words.

He couldn’t focus on eating anymore.

Luckily, it didn’t take too long.

At about midnight, the two finished their late-night meal.

Being considerate, Gu Wei immediately stood up, tidied the table, and threw the garbage into the outside trash bin.

Finally, he returned to the room and eagerly looked at Lu Li, ”Mr. Lu, can you tell me how you’re going to resolve this now?”

Lu Li pointed towards the basement, ”Follow me.”

Gu Wei agreed, ”Alright.”

The two headed towards the basement.

...

Not long after.

They arrived below.

Lu Li reached out and turned on the light.

Looking at the empty basement.

Gu Wei showed a puzzled expression, ”There’s nothing here.”

Lu Li inserted his hands into his pockets, ”Don’t rush, it’ll show up soon.”

Gu Wei was a bit confused by his words, not understanding what he meant.

Lu Li didn’t explain anything but rather examined the basement and its passage.

After confirming there were no issues, he turned around and, with a half-smile, looked at Gu Wei, ”Today, I’m going to give you guys an invisible bomber. Isn’t the technology advanced?”

Recalling the words of Gu Lin and others, Gu Wei nodded in agreement, ”Yes, the invisible bomber you created using ’Divine Power’ is at least thirty years ahead of the current bomber technology.”

Lu Li smiled, ”What if I said I can condense even more advanced high-tech weapons?”

”Huh?” Gu Wei was stunned, ”You can create even more advanced high-tech weapons? What are they?”

Lu Li didn’t answer directly but looked at him with a meaningful gaze, ”Old Gu, after working with you for so many days, honestly, I quite like you as a person, and I sincerely consider you a friend. So I’m willing to show you some things others can’t see. But you must promise not to tell anyone, including your boss, what you’re about to see.”

Gu Wei hesitated for a moment, then decisively said, ”I promise I will do as you say.”

Lu Li nodded slightly, ”Alright, now let me show you even more advanced high-tech weapons!”

Saying this, he waved his hands slightly.

Gu Wei felt, perhaps it was an illusion, that when Lu Li’s hands started moving, the air became thinner.

Soon after, he saw streams of ”particle currents” similar to those that condensed the invisible bomber flowing in from outside.

These ”particle currents” immediately gathered in the basement, seemingly forming something.

Initially, Gu Wei couldn’t tell what Lu Li was condensing.

In less than half a minute.

The ”particle currents” gradually took shape.

They reorganized into something resembling a ”robot.”

This object was about three meters tall.

It looked silver and bright.

Gu Wei curiously asked, ”Are you making a robot?”

Lu Li casually said, ”No, it’s more advanced than a robot, just wait.”

As he spoke, the object before them fully formed, indeed resembling a robot.

Or rather, it looked more like the armor piloted by the villain in ”Iron Man 1,” with a ”cockpit” in the middle.

Additionally, during its condensation, this ”robot” seemed to have formed many weapons, all embedded within, covered by the outer armor.

At this moment, Lu Li pointed, and the final stream of ”particle currents” covered the ”robot’s” surface, forming a coating similar to the invisible bomber.

The only difference was that the coating on this ”robot” was red.

After completing all this, Lu Li turned around, smiling, ”This is my prototype. Its functions are very similar to the armor in Marvel’s ’Iron Man.’ The most important thing is that it can be piloted from inside, or it can be remotely controlled!”

Gu Wei was already stunned by this scene.

He drew a sharp breath, ”What... what did you say? This... this is similar to the Iron Man armor? Damn, is this for real? This is freaking outrageous!”

To be honest, Gu Wei really couldn’t believe what he was hearing!