Chen Bai was genuinely a little scared.

He knew Gao Neng had five talents exceeding 80%, and he knew Gao Neng had broken through the Fourth Human Limit. But for him to be this terrifying... it still left him feeling a bit bitter.

’We’re all human...’

’So why are we so different?’

’Damn genius!’ 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Just as he was cursing internally, a thought struck him: Gao Neng had only just broken through and couldn’t yet truly control the absorption and application of energy with his body.

"You just broke through! Don’t do anything reckless!"

"Then hurry up and give me a high-dimensional capsule!" Gao Neng looked panicked as well, as the surrounding iron energy elements were clearly at risk of scattering everywhere.

"Here!" Chen Bai immediately threw one over.

"One isn’t enough! There’s too much! Give me at least five!" Gao Neng continued to act panicked, trembling like a leaf in the wind.

"How could one not be enough?" Chen Bai was stunned, but he still quickly tossed out four more.

"This should do it." Gao Neng caught them. The panic on his face vanished instantly as the once-unruly iron energy was drawn into a single high-dimensional capsule.

As for the other four...

Gao Neng didn’t let them go to waste, stuffing all of them into his pockets.

"???" Chen Bai froze for a second before it dawned on him. ’Me, a dignified Alliance Lieutenant, just got played by an eighteen-year-old high school student?’

’Just like that, he’d scammed me out of five high-dimensional capsules?’

’It’s not like they were worth all that much, though.’

’But the nerve...’

’I can’t just let this go!’

"Lao Bai, why don’t you tell me how to actually control this stuff." Gao Neng had, in fact, noticed a problem. It seemed he couldn’t condense the iron energy into armor to cover his body like Shen Ning’Er could.

"Hmph. Weren’t you controlling it just fine a moment ago?" Chen Bai snorted coldly.

"You mean this?" Gao Neng released a bit of iron energy from a high-dimensional capsule again, then began to play with it in his palm, making it form various shapes.

One moment it was a horse, the next a sheep, and then a tiger...

Chen Bai’s face darkened as he watched.

He was filled with jealousy and resentment.

’People really are different. He remembered that when he first broke through, he had trouble just controlling the energy in his palm. But Gao Neng could already make it change shape at will.’

’Damn genius! How can he control it so well right after breaking through?!’

’So infuriating!’

"You just broke through, so you haven’t officially entered the First-rank. You need to use a ’magnetic core’ to ’magnetize’ your body first. Once your arms are magnetized, the iron energy can cover them. Only then will you be considered to have officially entered the First-rank," Chen Bai explained, despite his anger.

It couldn’t be helped.

This was the mission Shen Ning’Er had given him.

To teach Gao Neng the fundamentals of being an Energy Warrior.

"What about Second-rank?" Gao Neng nodded and asked.

"You can think of your body as three parts: arms, torso, and legs. First-rank is magnetizing the arms. For Second-rank and Third-rank, it’s up to you. Some choose the legs, others choose the torso. Only when your entire body is magnetized can you form a full-body suit of battle armor."

"So if I can form a full-body suit of battle armor, that means I’ve entered the Third-rank?"

"That’s right."

"Then, Lao Bai, what rank are you now?"

"Second-rank. Didn’t you see it last time? My battle armor can only cover my arms and torso; my legs can’t be covered," Chen Bai replied.

"You’re only Second-rank?" Gao Neng looked at Chen Bai as if he were looking at someone weak.

"So, you want to take me on?" Chen Bai’s eyes narrowed. He felt that Gao Neng’s ego was really swelling up. ’Does he really think I can’t deal with him?’

’Last time on the battlefield, I only got hit by lightning, that’s all.’

"Let’s wait a few days. Once I break through to the First-rank, I’ll be able to knock you out with a single punch." Gao Neng shook his head. He wasn’t an idiot. ’Beating Chen Bai is only a matter of time, so why rush?’

"Fine! I’ll be waiting for you to knock me out when you’re First-rank!" Chen Bai ground his teeth. He then pulled out a storage device. "This has the basic Military Boxing Skill. I was going to teach you myself, but since you’re such a genius, you can probably self-study, right?"

"Of course I can." Gao Neng quickly took it, but after a moment’s thought, he asked, a bit confused, "Why do I need to learn this Military Boxing Skill?"

"With the same talent and explosive power, who’s stronger—someone with a boxing skill, or someone without one?" Chen Bai couldn’t be bothered to explain and simply shot back a question.

"Oh, I get it. Now, hurry up and give me the money. I need to get back and pack. By the way, aren’t you going to drive me back? It’s really far!"

"Walk!"

"Give me a ride! And while you’re at it, how about teaching me to drive? I’m a fast learner!"

"..." Chen Bai was speechless. ’He won’t ask me about the boxing skill, but he wants me to teach him how to drive? What the hell is going on in this guy’s head?’

"By the way, does this military base have any discarded copper ornaments? I want to absorb some copper."

"No!"

"What about silver? You must have some silver!"

"Impossible!"

"You must have tin, then, right? A military base this big can’t possibly be out of tin, right?"

"We don’t have any of it! And no phosphorus either!"

"So poor... What do you guys have besides money?"

"..." Chen Bai bit back his retort, chanting silently in his head, ’This guy’s a potential Prince Consort, this guy’s a potential Prince Consort...’ As he repeated it, something suddenly felt off.

’If I really give him nothing now, what if he becomes my superior in the future?’

’That’s a very real possibility!’

’And what if he decides to make things difficult for me later on?’

’That’s an even bigger possibility!’

"Ahem, uh, did you just say you wanted some copper?" Chen Bai coughed twice before replying.

"Huh? Didn’t you say you didn’t have any?" Gao Neng was astonished. ’Lao Bai sure changes his tune fast.’ He had been about to give up and go rummage through a trash heap himself.