Chapter 18: The Discovery of the Self-Healing Gift? The Director’s Invitation and Regret.
Dismissed? Imprisoned? Director Qin smiled faintly, casting a glance at the frightened Xiao Liu.
“Xiao Liu, are you joking?” she said. “Look at that handsome little boy, and then at that beautiful little girl... Do you really think the director would dare to hold us accountable?”
“Not to mention that we only used twenty drops of his true blood; even if it had been forty, the director wouldn’t blame me today.”
Director Qin stood tall and proud, though her wealth was nothing but an empty runway.
Assistant Xiao Liu was puzzled and confused, but soon she shook off her fixed mindset and her face lit up with sudden understanding.
The handsome little boy, Xu Ran, was two years and nine months old, with a vitality score as high as 206 points! He also possessed innate comprehension and bone quality!
The little girl, Jiang Liuli, only two and a half years old, had already awakened her bone quality, and her vitality score was no less impressive.
If these two prodigies continued to grow, even in the Half-God Kindergarten—a gathering place for the province’s finest talents—they would rank among the best.
Having uncovered such exceptional geniuses, the director would be eager to reward them, not punish or hold them accountable.
Relieved, the assistant let out a breath.
Yet the usual imposing presence of Director Cheng Qi still made Xiao Liu tremble.
“Bang—”
“Bang—”
“Bang—”
Heavy footsteps approached, pressing down like a mountain.
The kindergarten director, a towering figure standing two meters tall, appeared.
His gaze was sharp, brows tightly furrowed, and his face bore the unmistakable mark of a stern, no-nonsense educator.
A piercing look locked onto Director Qin. “Qin Lu! What kind of mischief have you been up to?!”
His voice was low and fierce, like a roaring tiger, striking fear into the heart.
Assistant Xiao Liu shivered, and Director Qin was drenched in sweat.
The director’s cultivation had reached the first stage of the Mountain Realm! His vitality was as immense as a thousand-meter-high mountain.
Such a formidable presence, merely by speaking sternly, filled her with dread and pressure.
Director Qin immediately knelt down abruptly. “Director, I’ve found two super geniuses for our Half-God Kindergarten! I am a diligent and dedicated employee! Please come see them!”
As she spoke, she pointed proudly to Xu Ran and Jiang Liuli, chest puffed out as if claiming credit.
“This handsome little boy is two years and nine months old, yet his vitality is 206 points, plus innate comprehension and bone quality!”
“This beautiful little girl is two and a half years old, with a vitality of 91 points. She just awakened her bone quality. She is a ‘Heaven’s Punished,’ but she survived the ‘Heaven’s Punishment’!”
The director’s eyes flashed with surprise. He glanced at Xu Ran, then at Jiang Liuli.
“Really?”
“Not a bit of doubt.”
“Little one, let me verify, shall I?”
Xu Ran nodded calmly, unafraid, but Tiger Girl shrank behind Aunt Chen for the first time.
Xu Ran beckoned, “Liuli, come here.”
Seeing Xu Ran’s invitation, Tiger Girl gained courage and scampered over, hiding behind him, her bright eyes warily studying Director Cheng.
Xiao Liu comforted Tiger Girl, “Director Cheng isn’t a bad man. He just wants to check their vitality.”
As she spoke, she drew blood samples from Xu Ran and Tiger Girl for testing.
When the instrument displayed the vitality results of Xu Ran and Jiang Liuli, a gleam of insight flashed in the director’s eyes.
He slowly crouched down and gently rubbed the spot where Xu Ran’s blood was drawn.
The wound had already healed perfectly and flawlessly...
Xu Ran: “...”
Oh no, I forgot to control the healing speed!
Could this be another talent exposed?
He couldn’t blame himself—it was an unconscious bodily memory!
His skills were numerous and formidable; he simply forgot to suppress this one!
Who would have thought the well-informed director would notice?
No denying it—the director was quite remarkable.
He could detect clues from the smallest detail...
Xu Ran thought to himself.
But surely the director wouldn’t guess I have rapid regeneration?
After all, my skills are so extraordinary, he could never fathom such depth...
Xu Ran breathed calmly.
Seeing this, the director seemed not to press further. He patted Xu Ran’s round head. “Comprehension and bone quality, and a vitality of 206 points before even turning three. Excellent talent!”
Then he took Liuli’s small hand, feeling her pulse.
“Hmm, there’s a bone quality fluctuation. The energy level has reached the first rank. I don’t know the type yet; we’ll have to explore that gradually. But a vitality of 91 at two and a half is also impressive.”
“Where are the children’s parents or guardians?”
Tiger Girl’s mother and Lin Qian stepped forward. “It’s us.”
The director stood and bowed his head, handing out a business card. “I’m Cheng Qi, director of the Half-God Kindergarten in Jing Province. My duty is to discover young geniuses and protect and train them using the most scientific methods.”
“Your children meet the entrance standards for the Half-God Kindergarten.”
“Now I officially invite these two little prodigies to join the campus and participate in training. It’s best to start immediately.”
Lin Qian and Tiger Girl’s mother were surprised. “...Start immediately?”
“Yes. Children under eight cannot cultivate and can only nourish themselves by eating crystal beast meat every day.”
“For ordinary children, losing a day or a few months doesn’t matter much. But for top-tier geniuses, each day lost is a huge setback.”
The director’s face was serious. “We have eight children in the kindergarten with vitality values exceeding 460 points.”
“Five children have vitality exceeding 490 points. They are only slightly weaker than Adam.”
“Your little ones were discovered too late...”
“Compared to them, it will definitely be difficult. Even if they stay in the kindergarten, they may never reach the heights of those geniuses...”
The director admired their talents but also felt regret and pity.
One had comprehension and bone quality unnoticed until two years and nine months.
The other only awakened bone quality at two and a half.
Far behind geniuses admitted at age one.
Many prodigies share this fate: without a patron to discover them, they either fade into obscurity or perish unnoticed...
“However, on the other hand, they are lucky; two years old is not too late.”
“With their talents, if they start eating the best crystal beast meat and work hard from now on, they will surely become pillars of the Xia Kingdom!”
Hearing the director’s words, the two mothers leaned back in astonishment. “So the competition is this fierce? Should we also go to the kindergarten?”
The director nodded. “Of course.”
“Children aged two cannot live without parental care.”
“And courses like swimming, running, studying, climbing, and traveling all require parental accompaniment.”
Lin Qian and Tiger Girl’s mother hesitated. “What about the tuition? It must be very expensive?”
The director answered, “All expenses are covered by the Half-God Kindergarten, including the guardians’ living costs.”
“Our Half-God Kindergarten is devoted solely to cultivating the strongest cultivators; saving money is not a consideration!”
Lin Qian and Tiger Girl’s mother exchanged a glance.
The Half-God Kindergarten could provide the finest crystal beast meat!
That alone was tempting enough.
Top-grade crystal beasts cost hundreds of thousands per pound!
Plus, the safety measures for the children were another attractive factor.
Their mothers had long wished for a safe haven.
After all, there were times late at night when they felt a sinister presence lurking in the house...
Moreover, the incident with the Gu Huo Chang had left a deep shadow in their hearts.
Though thousands of the creatures were hunted nationwide afterward, not a single corpse of the missing infants from that event was ever found...
Where had those bodies gone?
Why couldn’t the cultivators find them?
It was all so strange and eerie.
In the dark corners hidden from all eyes, what dangers lurked—no one knew!!
Taking a pessimistic view,
Perhaps in a few years, new mysterious planets would invade, bringing even more terrifying chaos...