Chapter 972: Genius

Today was Reboot's enrollment day, and from today onwards, she would begin to learn various subjects and receive preschool education.

However, despite that, Xiao Chongqi had actually started learning long ago.

Perhaps inheriting the talents of her Parent, who were scholars and engineers, she was exceptionally good at learning, to an incomprehensible degree.

It was truly… incomprehensible.

No matter what she studied, she could understand it with ease, and her learning speed was astounding.

When she was five years old, the first day she picked up a math book, she asked Abo, “Dad, why can this formula be used to calculate the area of a triangle?”

“Well, this is because two triangles put together form a quadrilateral, so by this method, you just divide by two to get the area of the triangle,” Abo patiently explained.

“Hmm, what if this triangle cannot form a quadrilateral?” Reboot asked.

Saying that, she added an irregular angle to the triangle.

“In this case…” Abo was thinking about how to explain it in a way a child could understand.

But Reboot had already started drawing and writing on the paper, pondering to herself.

She seemed to be talking to herself, and also to Abo, “Dad, you just said that you can combine it into other shapes and then divide by two, right? So if I add a line here and combine this shape into two triangles, can I also calculate it by dividing it?”

“And then… divide all these irregular shapes into many, many quadrilaterals and pentagons… Then, the area of this irregular shape can be roughly expressed as the sum of the areas of these quadrilaterals and pentagons.”

She began to draw auxiliary lines, and as the rectangles under her pen were divided more and more, the method for representing the area of the irregular pattern became more and more precise.

“This method is so simple! Now, not only can I calculate the area of triangles, but I can calculate the area of all shapes!” Xiao Chongqi picked up her colorful scratch paper and happily showed her new discovery to her Parent.

Abo was stunned speechless.

She was only five years old.

In just a few minutes, she independently deduced calculus?!

He had only reminded her that the area of a triangle needed to be divided by two because it formed a quadrilateral, nothing more.

How did her brain work?

However, what surprised Abo even more was yet to come.

His little princess learned everything incredibly fast, not just mathematics.

Grammar, history, and the like, she almost never forgot anything she saw.

As for numbers and geometry, which required logical thinking, she could easily deduce extremely complex logic, with only a few unsolved mysteries-level problems stumping her.

But she… was only ten years old.

Every time Abo saw the extent of his daughter's Genius, he couldn't help but look at the corpse beside her.

Could it still be called a corpse?

Abo wasn't sure, but he had been following Reboot like this, and Reboot didn't seem to be afraid of him.

In fact, he had even become Reboot's friendly playmate, just like the teddy bear every little girl has, except this teddy bear looked a bit terrifying.

But… there was no hostility; he just followed along. Even the other residents of Leiding City had grown accustomed to seeing a strange humanoid creature following their little princess. They all thought it was a biochemical guard made by the Shipowner Abo.

They just felt the aesthetic was a bit strange, but as long as the little princess liked it, that was fine.

In short, faced with such a Genius, Abo decided to send her to school today.

Of course, it wasn't just studying with him; that would be too ordinary.

He spent a lot of money to contact a super civilization, hoping to send his child there to study abroad.

Today was the day of departure.

Originally, that super civilization was too lazy to bother with such matters, but they took one look at Xiao Chongqi's situation and immediately realized that they might have hit the jackpot.

It was not impossible for a super Genius to be born in a low-level civilization; in fact, it could be said that… the Universe was full of such rumors.

Like a low-level civilization suddenly producing a Cultivation Genius, whose local cultivation method was even the most basic martial arts, and then they would Ascend in a few years, relying on their talent and fortuitous encounters to rampage through, defeat various major forces, and ultimately achieve dominance at a young age.

Although these were all legends, the existence of legends indicated that there were still cases.

Genius truly existed in this Universe, although many of these Geniuses chose to join the Nine Lands Under Heaven.

The super civilization in the eyes of the Limitless Civilization was a fifth-grade civilization. They knew about the existence of the Nine Lands Under Heaven, and although the Nine Lands Under Heaven were like a background for the Universe to them, they at least knew of their existence.

Such a super Genius, if they could be grasped, would be a huge opportunity for both the Limitless Civilization and this super civilization.

The priorities were naturally clear at a glance.

As for suppressing foreign Geniuses, that was even more impossible. If you suppressed her, she would be a foreign Genius. If you accepted her, she would be a Genius of your own race!

A ten-year-old girl, no matter how much of a Genius, as long as she was treated well, could she not develop a sense of belonging?

Anyone with a bit of intelligence would not do something that would destroy their own foundation. A Genius who might lead a civilization to Breakthrough, even if the probability was very small, perhaps only one in a billion, was still worth taking seriously.

Therefore, this super civilization, capable of faster-than-light travel, decisively chose to accept her.

They had only one condition.

That was, the sooner the better, preferably sent immediately.

It would be best if this little girl's childhood could be spent here. Even if they missed the first few years, it could be considered a Parent's privilege, and there was nothing to be done.

Thus, Xiao Chongqi bid farewell to her Parent and arrived at another humanoid super civilization today.

This super civilization was different from the Limitless Civilization; it was a Cultivation Civilization, but they were not purely individual Cultivators. Instead, they formed an organization called the Xianqi Alliance.

It is said that this was because this super civilization obtained a cultivation method from a mysterious entity known as an 'Immortal', and thus began its Cultivation path. Originally, they followed the collective technology path, but after acquiring cultivation methods, they combined the two.

They used scientific research methods and collective technological development paths to promote better Cultivation, achieving a dual development path of technological level, industrial strength, and individual power.

Xiao Chongqi thus unknowingly joined the Xianqi Alliance, becoming a fifth-grade closed-door Disciple.

She was not afraid of going out, after all, she could call her Parent anytime, anywhere, and her Parent would occasionally come to see her, just like living in a boarding school.

The Xianqi Alliance had no intention of brainwashing her or anything, because the best way was not brainwashing, but to genuinely show their goodwill, treating her as one of their own civilization, only then could a true sense of belonging be cultivated.

So, Xiao Chongqi began her Cultivation like everyone else, playing and joking with her Senior Brother and Senior Sister, but if she made a mistake, she was punished accordingly.

She was lively and particularly fond of experimenting with her ideas, so she caused a lot of trouble and was criticized often, but the Xianqi Alliance, at this stage, saw the astonishing strength of this little girl.

Yes, she did like to cause trouble.

But they had never seen a twelve-year-old in their dorms collaborating with classmates to build a continental plate destruction device.

By monitoring the status of seismic waves, at specific locations, such as supervolcanoes, actively detonating geological movements could use the planet's own power to directly destroy continental plates, such as shattering Pangea into seven continents.

To make it easier to secretly build this thing in the bathroom without being discovered by others, she even miniaturized it, compressing it from a huge mountain facility into something that could fit in a cabinet.

Afterward, she was punished by copying the design blueprint a hundred times. While copying, she suddenly felt the design blueprint was a bit unreasonable, so she modified it and secretly built it herself. This time, she miscalculated and directly blew up the entire dormitory.

Fortunately, the on-duty teacher reacted quickly and suppressed the explosion, which saved Reboot's life.

Later, the teachers unanimously decided to prohibit her from purchasing Materials. All experimental Materials had to be applied for and obtained, and could only be conducted under the guidance of a teacher, making her devote more energy to theoretical study.

However, even with these measures, in reality, Xiao Chongqi was completely unharmed.

It wasn't because she was lucky, but because of the corpse beside her.

That corpse… was also the reason the Xianqi Alliance was certain of her specialness.

No matter what happened, that corpse seemed to be able to protect her. Xiao Chongqi was simply a Master of courting death; every second, her mind was filled with various eccentric ideas, and once they became reality, each one was a heavyweight.

Coincidentally, her practical ability was extremely strong, and most of these eccentric ideas would be secretly made by her.

At such times, if something went wrong, the corpse would protect Xiao Chongqi well. No matter how big a problem she caused, it was others who suffered; the corpse would not let her get hurt.

As for asking what this corpse was?

No one knew. The Xianqi Alliance inquired about the origin of the corpse, but only received the information Abo knew.

The 'honor guard' beside the corpse had also long disappeared. Ever since he knelt before the infant Xiao Chongqi, the cry of Xiao Chongqi dispelled the oppressive Aura around him, making the corpse look like an ordinary corpse, a biochemical servant.

So, there was no way to trace the origin of the corpse by following that Aura.

But… it didn't matter.

Despite the many mysteries surrounding Xiao Chongqi, her progress made everyone incredibly happy.

She quickly advanced to eighth-grade, taking only two years.

However, she got stuck in the period just before seventh-grade because she couldn't find her direction.

She could Breakthrough easily, whether through direct prosthetic body modification or Cultivating to turn her Spirit Soul into a physical entity, which is known as 'soul Materialization' or becoming a 'Yang Spirit', she could easily achieve longevity.

But Xiao Chongqi always felt it was unnecessary.

She was only twelve years old and had no feeling whatsoever about her lifespan reaching its limit; she would just keep learning slowly.

When Xiao Chongqi was fifteen, she had already entered the highest echelons of the Xianqi Alliance's vision, because when she was eighth-grade, she had defeated two seventh-grade Savage Beasts.

Although she had not advanced in grade, as an eighth-grade, she was already skilled at disassembling and manufacturing seventh-grade combat robots. With this skill, she already possessed the ability to travel alone outside the Void Realm.

Thus, the Xianqi Alliance and the Limitless Civilization decided to let her go out and explore on her own.

Xiao Chongqi was very happy. She invited her Parent and Master to dinner, and she cooked it herself.

This deeply moved Abo and her Master.

She had not become eccentric because of her talent; in fact, she had grown into a graceful young woman, with a quirky yet gentle and kind personality.

The whole world treated Xiao Chongqi gently. Both Abo and the Xianqi Alliance treated Xiao Chongqi with kindness and sincerity, so Xiao Chongqi was also very gentle to the world.

But her gentleness sometimes manifested in strange ways.

Look closely at this fifteen-year-old girl; she had the healthy body of her age, a slender waist, a beautiful face, and large eyes. Some might think she looked like a doll.

But when you gazed into the depths of her eyes, everyone would realize, would definitely realize, that the girl before them was not an ordinary person; she would never just go with the flow; she would do what she believed was right at critical moments.

Like suddenly cooking a meal for her teachers and Parent.

After that, she embarked on her adventure with the corpse.

A sixth-grade small flying boat set off, rapidly navigating through the cosmic Void Realm.

Standing cheerfully by the porthole, she felt an unprecedented sense of openness, leaving home for the first time, embarking on her own adventure for the first time.

From then until now, nothing she had said or done had had much impact. Although her teachers and Parent always tried every means to satisfy her every whim, it was ultimately under the supervision of her Parent.

It wasn't that she had any complaints about her Parent; she actually liked her Parent and teachers very much, but… she was young, and it was always like that.

Even just having her own room at home would make her as excited as if she owned the whole world.

This flying boat, and the vast world outside, now belonged to her.

“Now it's just the two of us, corpse!” Xiao Chongqi patted the corpse beside her.

The corpse remained the same, as if it had no capacity for thought, but its reactions were quick; Xiao Chongqi firmly believed this.

She had encountered many troubles, but the corpse could handle them for her. So far, nothing had been able to Breakthrough the corpse's protection and harm Xiao Chongqi.

So she wasn't afraid at all of going out alone!

However, just after she left… the Xianqi Alliance suddenly received a summons.

A more powerful civilization wanted them to provide Materials for a certain war, for a fee, of course, paid with knowledge.

The Xianqi Alliance readily agreed and joined the war.