"Hmm?"

Ryan raised an eyebrow, curious to hear James' conclusion and what bold statements he would make. However, he couldn't help but feel a little touched.

James was a good brother, not keeping secrets from him even in matters as significant as Divine Fire. But this matter was too dangerous, and he couldn't tell James yet.

"I just had this feeling in the meditation room, like a sticky liquid entered my brain, enlightening me and elevating my spiritual power to a new level. Even my brain domain's capacity has increased significantly!" James exclaimed, excitedly waving his fist and patting Ryan's shoulder.

"Ryan, do you think I could be a genius who suddenly unlocks all his potential and shocks everyone by breaking through to a new level? I used to be lazy, but now I'll meditate and work hard to improve myself, and when I'm strong enough, I'll protect you. And if anyone tries to bully you, I'll beat them up! Matthew and David won't stand a chance!" James proclaimed.

"Very ambitious! I'll be waiting for that day," Ryan smiled and gave James a thumbs-up.

It seemed like Divine Fire's help had not been in vain, at least in inspiring James' fighting spirit. A month of preparation could make a difference.

"How are you not shocked by this news at all? And earlier, you stopped me from telling Matthew. Did you already know?" James suddenly realized something was off and asked Ryan.

"You were smiling so lasciviously earlier. I know you well enough to know that you wouldn't be so happy without a good reason. Matthew is up to no good, and if he does something to you, it won't end well," Ryan explained.

"Are you serious? I'm so obvious? I need to control my emotions better," James widened his eyes and rubbed his chubby face, then looked at Ryan seriously. "Ryan, you can't do this for me anymore. It's too dangerous. I can take care of myself, so please don't put yourself in harm's way."

Ryan nodded, feeling a warm feeling in his heart. This was what brotherhood was all about, protecting each other from harm.

"I'm a guy, and you've helped me too much already. I can't repay you the same way, so I'm sorry. Of course, if you don't mind, it's okay too. We're good brothers, after all," James suddenly wiggled his eyebrows and grinned mischievously.

"Get lost! I mind!" Ryan shook his shoulder, pushing James away.

He knew James was a pervert, but he didn't expect him to be this shameless!

"Hahaha, I am a genius! A genius! I'm going to take off, no one can stop me!" James laughed and then slapped Ryan's shoulder, full of anticipation on his face.

"James, confidence is a good thing, but don't be too confident!" Ryan looked at James, who was about to float up into the sky, and while amused, he solemnly said, "Master Luo is a genius, but think about what he just said. Diamond Valley is too small! The geniuses we see may only be slightly better than others. Effort comes first, talent comes second. We can't be lazy anymore. If we want to become strong, we have to be the strongest!"

Master Luo's words just now had a great impact on Ryan.

Diamond Valley is too small!

The peak of Third Grade is like a peerless expert!

Entering Crescent City divine academy is a game-changer!

They were like frogs in a well, not knowing how big and brilliant the outside world was!

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Jump out of the well!

Enter divine academy!

Step into the Metaverse battlefield!

This is what Ryan is most looking forward to right now.

Because the bigger the world, the more opportunities there are, and the greater the chance of becoming strong!

"Good! Let's work hard together and become stronger together!"

James nodded vigorously and his gaze became resolute.

And he felt that Ryan beside him seemed a bit different from before.

Not only was he as rational and determined as ever, but he also seemed to have gained some confidence that he hadn't seen in three years, even stronger than when everyone thought he was a genius!

After leaving the meditation room, Ryan and James went home separately, and they agreed to meet at the door of the divine research institute tomorrow.

...

Diamond Valley, District 2, David's family villa.

After leaving the meditation room, Matthew went home directly and found a recruitment notice for experimental subjects at the divine research institute on a part-time website.

He could almost be sure that Ryan had broken free from the shackles of the past three years and increased his brain domain development by 0.0007% in just one day through this method!

If a genius participated instead, how much would it increase?!

"Brother, why are you back so early? Didn't you go out to have fun today? In seven days, aren't you going to rotate into the Metaverse?"

At this moment, David, who had returned home from school, pushed open the door and saw Matthew staring thoughtfully at the holographic screen of his light brain, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

In today's world, all citizens are soldiers, or rather, as long as they can enter the Metaverse, they can be considered reserves.

Elites like Matthew had to rotate between the real world and the Metaverse, even in this semi-peaceful era. The duration of rotation for First and Second Grade was generally one month. After entering the Metaverse for a period of time, the duration was used up, and then they would spend a month in the real world to adapt and absorb the spiritual energy to achieve a leap in strength before entering the Metaverse again.

Within the Metaverse, military control is implemented, with strict military discipline. Therefore, many consciousnesses who return to the real world from the Metaverse and those who are about to enter the Metaverse will go crazy and vent their emotions. Fortunately, after entering the Metaverse, they can resist the tense atmosphere and the potential for violence.

"I saw Ryan at the meditation room today. His brain development broke through the shackles and increased by 0.0007%..." Matthew heard David's words and then came back to his senses, saying in a low voice.

"Ryan went to the meditation room? How is that possible?" David heard Matthew's words and immediately froze in place, unable to believe it. He didn't even hear the second half of Matthew's sentence clearly.

"Did you have someone deal with him?" Matthew, seeing David's reaction, knew what was going on and said in a deep voice.

"How could I..." David nervously shook his head, then suddenly reacted and looked at Matthew incredulously: "You said Ryan's brain development broke through the shackles and started to increase again? How is that possible! There was no change yesterday!"

"It's absolutely true. My subordinates tested it themselves. It is said to be related to an experiment at the Divine Institute." David frowned and gave a definite answer, then looked at David and said, "What did you do to Ryan? Why do you find it incredible that he could go to the meditation room...Tell me everything, don't hide anything."

"Brother, I really..." David instinctively wanted to lie, but when he saw Matthew's increasingly cold gaze, he sat on the sofa and said hesitantly: "I had Benjamin deal with him. He didn't go to school today, so I thought Benjamin had succeeded. I didn't expect that this waste Benjamin didn't do anything and cheated me out of a thousand star coins! Brother, you won't blame me for messing around, right? Ryan is really too annoying, he kept provoking me..."

"A waste, dealt with and that's it. What's the big deal! If he gets beaten to death, it's only because he's weak, he deserves to die! You can find Benjamin to do it, which is considered progress. As a leader, there's no need to do everything yourself, so as not to cause trouble. Just find someone else to do it!" Matthew laughed casually, not angry about David wanting to deal with Ryan, but rather approvingly nodded. Then he said lightly: "It's Benjamin who's really ridiculous, wanting to cheat us out of our money!"

"Brother, can you help me find Benjamin and warn him? Either spit out the money or do what was agreed upon sincerely!" David heard this and completely let go of his worries. After taking a deep breath, he looked at Matthew expectantly and said.

"It's a small matter, I'll send a message." Matthew smiled casually, sent a message to his subordinates to find Benjamin, and then turned the holographic screen towards David, saying, "Those are all trivial matters. What's important is this experiment. Do you want to sign up? Even a waste can increase their brain development by 0.0007% in a day. With your talent, you'll surely have an amazing increase, hundreds of times more than him!"