Evolving infinitely from ground zero

[Zi Chen: Okay, I’ll be there shortly.]

After replying to the message, Lin Zichen didn’t hesitate for a moment and quickly picked up his luggage and set out.

If someone chooses not to live in a luxury apartment, they must be out of their mind.

Zhongyuan Building No. 8, a high-end dormitory building constructed by Evolution College at its own expense, was specially designed to attract top talents from various regions.

At the entrance of the building stood two statues about the height of a person.

On the left was a dragon soaring through the clouds, and on the right was a phoenix dancing gracefully.

The combination of the dragon and the phoenix exuded a majestic aura.

When Lin Zichen arrived at this dormitory, the sight of the dragon and phoenix at the entrance gave rise to a twinge of worry in his heart.

Comparing Evolution College’s upscale dormitory to the small single room he was assigned, his own felt like a crudely made “dog kennel”.

And this “dog kennel” was supposedly the best dormitory in the Martial Arts College.

This inevitably made him question whether Liu Chuanwu, as the dean of Martial Arts College, had the capability to fulfill the promise of triple benefits.

The triple benefits they had discussed initially referred mainly to evolutionary resources, such as Exotic Beast Meat, Exotic Flowers and Fruits, and pills that could increase Qi-Blood, among others.

However, judging by the disparity in accommodations, Lin Zichen felt somewhat doubtful, worried that Liu Chuanwu might not have the funds to provide the triple benefits.

Shaking his head, he stopped dwelling on it.

Lin Zichen took the elevator to Shen Qinghan’s dorm 603 and sent her a message that he had arrived, standing outside her door.

Less than a second after sending the message, the door in front of him opened.

Shen Qinghan, wearing a dress, stood at the entrance and said, “Xiao Chen, come inside. I’ve turned on the air conditioning in the living room; it’s super cool.”

Lin Zichen dragged his suitcase inside, curiously surveying the interior of the room.

It was large and spacious.

The floor and ceiling were spotless, without a trace of dust.

Clearly, it hadn’t been Shen Qinghan who cleaned up the place, but it had been tidied up before she moved in.

“This dorm is so luxurious and clean. It’s obvious that your cheap master cares a lot about you. You didn’t recognize a master in vain.”

“I think so too, master really treats me well,” Shen Qinghan said, smiling sweetly with her eyes curved into crescents.

After chatting briefly, the two quickly opened their suitcases and began arranging the dormitory.

It took about half an hour to set everything in place.

Towels, toothbrushes, slippers, and other daily necessities were neatly arranged, creating a pleasant sight.

“Xiao Chen, from now on, this is our little home. With no parents around, we can run around naked and nobody will care,” Shen Qinghan said, sitting casually on the floor, her face beaming with a smile, looking forward to the cohabiting life with Lin Zichen.

Lin Zichen was somewhat taken aback: “What do you mean running around naked? Don’t get too carried away.”

“Oh, come on, that was just an exaggerated way of expressing freedom!” Shen Qinghan retorted, somewhat speechless.

Then she got up and headed towards the bathroom, saying as she walked, “I sweated a lot when I went to register as a new student earlier. Now that the sweat has dried, I feel sticky and need to take a shower.”

Seeing her enter the bathroom empty-handed, Lin Zichen reminded her, “You’re not taking your clothes; are you planning to come out naked?”

“I’m already in the bathroom, and I’m too lazy to go out and get them. You’ll bring them for me, won’t you?”

By now, Shen Qinghan was treating Lin Zichen as her husband, planning on living with him as a married couple would.

After all, they had grown up together and were incredibly familiar with and understood each other well; in essence, there was no difference from an old married couple.

Soon, the sound of Shen Qinghan humming songs could be heard from the bathroom, a content and relaxed tone in her voice.

Lin Zichen sat down on the sofa, took out the student handbook obtained during registration from his backpack, and began to read out of boredom.

The content was mainly divided into two parts.

One was an introduction to the school’s specialties, and the other was the details of the school’s regulations.

Lin Zichen quickly flipped through the pages at a glance, but when he saw the section on credits, he immediately became interested.

At Shanhai University, credits were akin to contribution points in cultivation novels, which could be exchanged for various evolutionary resources in the school.

For specifics, he could download a school app to check.

There’s a shopping platform-like marketplace section in the school app where students can use credits to exchange for various evolutionary resources.

Following the guidance of the student handbook, Lin Zichen swiftly downloaded the Shanhai University app.

He then logged into his student account, navigated to the marketplace page, and opened it to broaden his horizons.

The webpage opened quickly, displaying the marketplace in less than a second.

What caught Lin Zichen’s eyes next was a plethora of evolutionary resources that money couldn’t buy.

There was Exotic Beast Meat he had never seen before.

There were Exotic Beast Gene Reagents.

There were Exotic Flowers and Fruits.

There were mechanical modification parts.

And there was an array of advanced weapons and equipment, and so forth.

At a glance, all were rare resources that money couldn’t buy outside, exclusive to the school.

“These are all amazing things,” Lin Zichen remarked, his eyes almost gleaming as he looked at the items.

Unfortunately, as a new student without any credits, he could only look at these desirable items, unable to purchase them.

Now, how does one earn credits again?

Thinking this, Lin Zichen picked up the student handbook and continued reading about credits.

After a thorough reading, he learned there were three ways to earn credits.

First, by climbing the peak or rookie rankings. Students who made the list received monthly credit rewards.