Chapter 20 You’re a Genius!!!

Returning to his residence, Arthur felt a bit excited. This excitement was akin to the time when he had to infiltrate enemy territory for an assassination mission. The same full-body tremors, the same… rain-like urination!

Coming out of the bathroom, Arthur calmed down his emotions a bit, feeling a slight self-mockery.

After all, he was still an otaku. Although he had inevitably gotten involved in blood and fire after coming to this world, that small, excitable mindset when encountering significant events was far from being erased.

The familiar sound of the Disassembler echoed, and Arthur finally settled down completely.

Honestly, in this strange yet familiar world, the familiar sound of the Disassembler brought him the greatest comfort.

[Announcement!]

[Disassemble item successful!]

[Genetics knowledge*1]

[Disassembler experience +1]

[Disassemble complete, Would you like to extract at once?]

"Extract!"

Arthur felt a bit excited in his head.

Then, a book that was almost indistinguishable from the Disassembler's product appeared in Arthur's hands.

With a slap of his hand, a radiant light filled the air. In the next moment, Arthur's mind was filled with a lot of knowledge he had never understood before.

"It really works?"

Arthur widened his eyes as he suddenly felt that if he had this thing before he crossed over, it would have been great.

He could have become the CEO early on, married Ms. Perfect, and reached the pinnacle of life.

Disassemble continued!

After about ten minutes, all the books Arthur bought were completely disassembled.

And he also noticed an interesting phenomenon…

Firstly, when disassembling books, he didn't get the (Disassemble equipment) prompt, but 'Disassemble item.' Secondly, regardless of whether the book was new or old, the result of disassembling was *1!

There must be a rule among them, but Arthur couldn't figure out what this rule was.

What's the difference between an item and equipment?

However, he didn't seek an answer and just let it be. Anyway, he could gain tangible benefits.

In total, he obtained twelve books on genetics.

After absorbing all of them, Arthur didn't know what level he had reached.

Anyway, he felt like a professor who had been studying genetics for many years, and various kinds of knowledge were overflowing in his mind.

"Well, this might be an illusion."

Thinking this way, Arthur suddenly remembered the scattered files he had seen in Dr. Erskine's room.

His memory, enhanced by Battle Soul, had reached a terrifying level. Recalling it now, everything was vivid.

There were equations, theoretical bases, and other things. Combining the knowledge in his mind, Arthur took a piece of paper and a pen from the table, subconsciously doodling on the paper. He also wrote down a few speculative formulas, and in the end, even he found it a bit mosquito-brained.

"Time for sleep…"

Arthur yawned, feeling too tired to continue writing. He casually threw the pen on the table and tossed himself onto the bed, burying his head in the covers for a deep sleep.

Perhaps due to the substantial amount of knowledge, Arthur felt his head swelling a bit.

The sleep was deep enough, cutting off all perceptions of the outside world.

So much so that when he woke up in the morning, he had no idea when there was suddenly another person in the room…

The person had their back turned to him, standing at the table, holding two sheets of paper and carefully examining them. It seemed like they wanted to memorize every piece of data.

"Oh no!"

Arthur was shocked. This was Dr. Erskine!

Why would this old man, who usually slept early and woke up early, not be in his own room but in Arthur's room early in the morning?

And… Isn't he holding the nonsense I wrote yesterday?

After Arthur wrote these things, he himself was confused. Putting it in front of Dr. Erskine, it was undoubtedly at the level of gibberish!

This is disastrous!

Arthur sighed in his heart. He wanted to elevate his knowledge of genetics first. Then, deliberately or unintentionally, presented his 'doodles' to Dr. Erskine, letting him 'discover' that he unexpectedly had knowledge in this field. This would naturally lead Dr. Erskine to guide him into the academic field!

But now?

The things he wrote, in Dr. Erskine's eyes, must be utterly worthless! All of his dreams were shattered!

At this level, it's impossible to make Dr. Erskine take notice, right? While he was still lost in his thoughts, Dr. Erskine had already turned around. Seeing Arthur staring at him with unfocused eyes, he suddenly felt a bit awkward and said, "I knocked on the door."

"Ah? Oh, it's fine, it's fine… Doctor, you're up early."

Arthur laughed, thinking of quickly changing the topic to make Dr. Erskine forget about his 'doodles'.

"Is this your writing?"

But Dr. Erskine didn't take the bait as he directly waved the two sheets of paper in his hand.

Arthur's face turned dark. What can he do at this point?

He could only nod and force a bitter smile, "It's just… some random thoughts. I've been self-studying in this area recently, forgive me for showing you this."

"You recently learned this?"

Dr. Erskine looked at the papers in his hand, then shook his head, "Colonel Phillips' evaluation of you is unfair. In his words, you're a reckless kid, ignorant and arrogant. Due to the early loss of your parents, you even have a somewhat cynical view of the world. But now, it seems that you are not only active and brave on the battlefield, but also relentlessly pursuing knowledge. And… too modest!"

Dr. Erskine came to Arthur's side, sitting on the edge of the bed, "To be honest, I'm surprised! I never expected you to be reading books in this field and self-learning. This fact… is too humble!"

"If it weren't for immersing yourself in this knowledge for more than ten years, you wouldn't be able to write this kind of data!"

Dr. Erskine said excitedly, "And you… What are you saying? You say all of this is what you've recently self-learned? Well, forgive my emotional outburst, I really didn't expect that, just before reaching the peak of my life's achievements, I would encounter a child like you!"

'I'm supposed to be a genius, and I need someone else to tell me that!!!???' Arthur looked utterly dazed when he heard this.