Chapter 121 ：Deep‑Sea Thunder Eel Extract
“Grandpa Hale, please come in.”
Evan respectfully welcomed President Winston Hale into the villa,
brewed the best tea he had,
and brought out fruit and snacks.
Winston Hale took a sip of the steaming tea and said:
“I’ll get straight to the point.
For winning first place in the freshman assessment—
what kind of extract do you want?”
Evan fell silent.
He had thought about this question many times,
but never reached a final decision.
Before the New Year,
he had discussed it with Professor Wendy Lewis.
She had pointed him toward two options:
a flight skill, and
the Gravity Dust skill.
Now—
He already had a flight skill.
He already knew where the Gravity Demon was.
He was simply waiting for the right time to hunt it.
Which meant:
His four Cocoon‑tier skill slots—
one was already reserved for Gravity Chains,
the remaining three… he still hadn’t decided.
He had considered absorbing a mental‑defense skill
to patch his biggest weakness,
but he had never fully committed to that idea.
He also thought about asking Wendy again—
but she didn’t know his true situation:
she didn’t know he had extra skill slots,
she didn’t know he had four empty Cocoon‑tier slots.
So her advice, while well‑intentioned,
wouldn’t necessarily fit him perfectly.
Maybe this time I should decide for myself…
Let me see what Dongli’s national treasury actually has.
Who knows—maybe I’ll find another treasure
like the Mutated Upright Ape Extract…
Evan finished thinking and said:
“Grandpa Hale, I want to see what extracts are available.”
Winston Hale wasn’t surprised.
He took out his phone, logged into the Dongli national intranet,
and with his S‑tier clearance,
opened the full inventory of the national treasury.
He pulled up all Tier‑3 S‑grade extracts
and handed the phone to Evan.
“Take your time.”
🧬 Browsing the National Treasury
Evan began scrolling through the list.
Dongli’s treasury held over thirty Tier‑3 S‑grade extracts.
Just like the Tier‑2 S‑grade inventory—
the deeper he scrolled,
the older and more problematic the extracts became.
The top dozen or so—
the newer ones—
had a few usable options:
Mostly close‑combat attack skills.
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Safe. Reliable.
But none of them would give him a significant boost.
The older ones—
the “veterans” of the treasury—
were almost all marine‑type beast extracts,
with skills that only shined underwater.
As for the mental‑defense extract he wanted?
Not a single one.
Mental‑type skills were rare to begin with.
Mutated beasts like the giant crocodile
or the upright ape were even rarer.
After going through everything,
only one extract truly caught his attention:
⚡ Deep‑Sea Thunder Eel Extract
【Deep‑Sea Thunder Eel Extract】
Tier: 3‑S
Skills: Thunder‑Charged Body, Stored Lightning Strike …
Evan knew this one well.
Aunt Yvonne had absorbed this extract
and gained Thunder‑Charged Body—
allowing her attacks to carry electric current
and granting her lightning immunity.
This skill actually fit Evan quite well.
His raw strength was already monstrous—
his “normal punch” was practically a skill by itself.
With Thunder‑Charged Body,
his attacks would become even more terrifying.
A casual punch—
now with electric shock.
If he didn’t kill someone with brute force,
he’d electrocute them.
And the paralysis effect
would compensate for his lack of control skills.
This is probably the best option
in Dongli’s entire Tier‑3 S‑grade inventory…
After thinking it through,
Evan made his decision.
“Grandpa Hale, I’ll take the Deep‑Sea Thunder Eel Extract.”
Winston Hale nodded.
“A good choice.
I’ll have someone deliver it to you later.”
📂 Planning Ahead — Gravity Demon Hunt
After sending him off,
Evan pulled out his phone
and opened the confidential file
that Shawn Miller had stolen for him—
the one detailing the possible locations
of the Gravity Demon.
Truthfully,
he wasn’t fully satisfied with the Thunder Eel Extract.
It was the best among limited options—
but still a compromise.
So he planned to hunt the Gravity Demon
as soon as possible
and absorb its extract first.
As for the Thunder Eel Extract—
he could keep it for later,
or sell it
and buy something better from EvolutionTech.
He studied the file carefully.
It recorded eight Gravity Demon sightings
by EvolutionTech hunting teams
over the past two years.
These eight sightings
were concentrated in four regions.
One region only had a single sighting—
too little data,
too far away,
not worth considering.
Three regions remained.
“An abandoned mine under the Despair Desert?
That means crossing the Desert United Kingdom…
Too far, too dangerous.
Forget it.”
Two options left:
Thousand‑Hero Mound, northeastern Dongli
Miracle Oasis, at the border of Dongli, Rovan, and the Desert United Kingdom
“Both are similar in distance…
Both are dangerous…
Which one should I choose?”
Just as he hesitated,
a notification popped up.
💬 Class Group Chat — Military Training
He had been added to the Class 01 Evolution‑2 Group Chat.
Added by Hannah Keane.
The moment he joined,
classmates flooded him with greetings.
After a round of small talk,
Hannah said:
“Evan, the counselor says military training starts the day after tomorrow.
Come pick up your uniform tomorrow.”
“Where’s the training held?” Evan asked.
“On the school field.”
“Not in the wild?!”
Evan had heard
that many universities conducted military training
directly in beast‑infested wilderness zones.
Hannah explained:
“Only the Combat Department trains in the wild.
Our Research Department always trains on campus.”
“Boring,” Evan muttered to himself.
Campus military training meant jogging and standing at attention—
child’s play for a Cocoon‑tier evolver.
A complete waste of time.
He typed in the group:
“Where is the Combat Department training this year?”
Someone quickly replied:
“I heard they’re going to Bloodsoil Forest.”
Bloodsoil Forest?!
Thousand‑Hero Mound
was also in Bloodsoil Forest.
Perfect.
No more hesitation.